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Sorenson suggested having more joint elected official meetings more often. He said there <br /> have been areas that have been inadequately addressed. He said human services wasn't <br /> mentioned and there are a lot of homeless people. He said that stormwater was a big <br /> unaddressed issue that is coming up in light of the endangered fish issues that will address <br /> urban Oregon. He added that something should be done about a greenbelt around the Eugene <br /> and Springfield area and unless a mechanism is in place, funding would be hard to get. He <br /> noted that 70% of Oregonian's unserved by a public library live in Lane County. <br /> <br /> Green commented on Public Safety as it relates to the River Road area. He said there are <br /> residents that are located within the city, but there is an expectation that the sheriff will be <br /> able to provide protection and enforcement, which is not the case. He said 25% of those <br /> dwellings are annexed to the City of Eugene. He said there are inadequate levels of police <br /> protection. He favored taking one or two of these issues and assess what can be done under <br /> this type of an agreement. He said annexation would be a solution, but he wanted to know <br /> where the City of Eugene patrol stops and the sheriff picks up. He wanted to give staff <br /> direction to address the inadequate public safety so the citizens in the area of the County can <br /> know who will respond to police calls. He agreed annexation may address a lot of the issues, <br /> but there still needs to be coordination for the services. He said to give policy direction <br /> around the public safety issue as the PSCC will not solve this issue. <br /> <br /> Meisner noted that the residents of the non-annexed portions of River Road/Santa Clara want <br /> services that the City does not have the resources to pay for. He said the agreement does not <br /> provide for the City to pay for it. He added he gets constant complaints from residents who <br /> are currently not complaining about taxation without representation, they are demanding <br /> representation without taxation. He noted island annexation is creating more problems in the <br /> long term. <br /> <br /> Carlson responded to Meisner's issue. He said it was done by the City of Eugene and was a <br /> budget issue. He noted it was not clear whose jurisdiction the area is. <br /> <br /> Meisner noted that the conclusion in Carlson's report stated that annexation was the ultimate <br /> solution and Mayor Maine used the term "goal." He said the two terms are different and <br /> wanted to know the essence of the agreement. He added the residents of Santa Clara/River <br /> Road wanted to know if it is their goal to annex, or if it was a solution. <br /> <br /> Carlson responded the assumption of the Metro Plan is that all the territory within the urban <br /> growth boundary will ultimately be annexed, but the time and method is unknown. <br /> <br /> Meisner reported that he was troubled because he couldn't get any information from the <br /> County about the consultant and the areas to be studied with regard to the library. He said it <br /> will be difficult to find an equitable way for County voters to pay for the capital costs being <br /> <br />Page 6 -- Joint Elected Officials Meeting -- April 14, 1999 <br />WP bc/m/99039/T <br /> <br /> <br />