CC Minutes - 01/24/07 Work Session

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Ms. Bettman remarked that the policy was only to process voluntary annexations, but the streets were not voluntary annexations. She preferred language related to unannexed property but the motion was specific to the River Road/Santa Clara area. She said the City would need to negotiate a process for annexing roads with the residents of that area and the motion would provide a push in that direction. Mr. Pryor said he was supportive of the motion when it addressed islands, but could not support the motion as restated as it went too far. Mr. Clark asked if a friendly amendment to apply the policy only to island annexations would be accepted. Ms. Ortiz declined to accept the friendly amendment. She said if the current practice was to do no island annexations there was no benefit to the amendment. She said the motion was specific to the River Road/Santa Clara area based on concerns she had heard from the community. Mr. Poling agreed with Mr. Pryor that the motion went too far. He wanted to respect the principle of the annexation process and agreed with Mr. Zelenka that road annexations should be allowed as long as there were no island annexations of property. He would not support the motion. Ms. Taylor, seconded by Mr. Pryor, moved to amend the motion by adding the phrase “where such additions would create islands.” The motion passed, 5:3; Ms. Ortiz, Ms. Bettman and Ms. Solomon voting in opposition. Mayor Piercy said that the inclusion of a reference to islands would prevent problems with provision of services and she was supportive of the motion as amended. The main motion as amended passed unanimously, 8:0. The meeting adjourned at 1:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Dennis M. Taylor City Manager (Recorded by Lynn Taylor) MINUTES—Eugene City Council – Work Session January 24, 2007 Page 10