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<br />February 19, 2019, Public Hearing – Item 1 <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL <br />AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY <br /> <br /> Public Hearing: An Ordinance Providing For Withdrawal of Annexed Properties From the Following Special Districts: The Santa Clara Rural Fire Protection District; Santa Clara Water District; Willakenzie Rural Fire Protection District; Lane Fire Authority; River Road Park & Recreation District; And River Road Water District. <br /> Meeting Date: February 19, 2019 Agenda Item Number: 1 Department: Planning and Development Staff Contact: Jenessa Dragovich <br />www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-8385 <br /> <br />ISSUE STATEMENT The City Council will hold a required public hearing to consider an ordinance concerning the annual withdrawal of annexed land from special service districts. <br />BACKGROUND State law and local code require properties that are annexed to cities to withdraw from special service districts through a separate process after the annexation of those properties becomes effective. When annexed properties are withdrawn from special districts, the City assumes responsibility for providing services (such as fire protection and water service) formerly provided by the special districts, and the properties are included on the City tax roll (instead of the special service district). Withdrawals come before the City Council on an annual basis. Properties annexed during the previous year are batched together to facilitate this process. The 2019 batch contains seven annexations approved by City Council in 2018—for a total of 10 tax lots. The special districts affected by this year’s action are Santa Clara Rural Fire Protection District, Santa Clara Water District, Willakenzie Rural Fire Protection District, Lane Fire Authority, River Road Park & Recreation District, and River Road Water District. Withdrawals from special districts are reviewed by the City Council through a public hearing process, consistent with state law and local code requirements. After the public hearing, the City Council will be asked to determine whether the withdrawals meet the approval criterion established by state law and local code; the only approval criterion is that the City “shall determine <br />whether the withdrawal is in the best interest of the city” (Eugene Code section 9.7835). The attached ordinance (Attachment A) describes the affected properties and withdraws them from special districts, and includes a map of each of the affected properties. If the withdrawals are <br />