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This project was initiated by City Council action on June 26, 2000, by adoption of the 2001 Capital <br />Budget and pursuant to Section 7.160(5) of the Eugene Code (EC), 1971. <br /> <br />The council adopted Resolution No. 4358 that identifies City Council-directed annexations as one of <br />four types of annexation processes. <br /> <br />RELATED CITY POLICIES <br />Improvement to River Avenue from 200 feet east of River Road to 100 feet west of Beltline Highway <br />addresses the City Council goal for "Safe Community" by improving street safety for the current and <br />future pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular needs along River Avenue. <br /> <br />Three policies in the 1987 Metro Plan address providing improvements, financing them and annexing <br />properties in the River Road/Santa Clara Area. In response, the City will provide a variety of methods <br />for financing these improvements, follow all State Laws and local policies for processing this proposed <br />annexation, and initiate the annexation of these properties prior to construction of a city-standard street <br />in compliance with policy priorities. These policies are: <br /> <br /> · II-D-6, Policy 2: Eugene shall develop methods of financing improvements in the River Road <br /> and Santa Clara areas which are responsive to the unique situation of residents and property <br /> owners, as well as the City of Eugene. <br /> <br /> · II-D-6, Policy 4: Annexation of the River Road and Santa Clara areas will occur only through <br /> strict application of State Laws and local policies, e.g., ability to extend services in a timely <br /> manner. In each case, Eugene will make every reasonable attempt to provide for annexation <br /> only on a voluntary basis and according to individual property owner annexation agreements. <br /> <br /> · Il-B-&, Policy 20: When unincorporated territory within the urban growth boundary is provided <br /> with any new urban service that service shall be provided by the following methods (in priority <br /> order): <br /> a. Annexation to a city; <br /> b. Contractual annexation agreements with a city; <br /> c. Annexation to an existing service district (under conditions described in Policy #19); or <br /> d. Creation of a new service district (under conditions described in Policy #14). <br /> <br />COUNCIL OPTIONS <br />Three options have been identified as follows. <br /> <br /> 1. Cancel the project. The road would remain a two-lane, gravel-shouldered, major collector <br /> facility serving commercial and industrial properties, providing a connection from River <br /> Road to Santa Clara and two connections to the Willamette River Bike Path system. The <br /> results of approximately $650,000 already spent in right-of-way acquisition, tree removal, <br /> utility coordination, survey and design efforts would be shelved until future time when there <br /> is support for the project. <br /> <br /> L:\CMO\2004 Council Agendas\M040913\S0409133.doc <br /> <br /> <br />