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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/26/1987 Meeting (2) - M I NUT E S e Eugene City Council Council Chamber--City Hall October 26, 1987 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Debra Ehrman, Freeman Holmer, Jeff Miller, Rob Bennett, Cynthia Wooten, Ruth Bascom, Roger Rutan. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Emily Schue. The adjourned meeting of October 21, 1987, of the City Counci 1 of Eugene, Oregon, was called to order by His Honor Mayor Brian B. Obie. 1. PUBLIC HEARING: ANNEXATION/REZONING REQUEST FOR PROPERTY LOCATED ON BOTH SIDES OF RIVER ROAD, SOUTH OF CROCKER LANE AND NORTH OF THE EXISTING CITY LIMITS (TWELFTH STREET DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, ET AL) (AZ 87-8) Assistant City Manager Dave Whitlow introduced the item. Cathy Czerniak of the Planning Department gave the staff report. She said the annexation proposal is for 17 tax lots totaling 13.5 acres. No nonconsenting property owners are included in the proposal. Eleven of the properties are privately e owned and six tax lots are Lane County rights-of-way. Ms. Czerniak said River Road is being widened and the Chambers Connector is being constructed in the area of the annexation proposal. Annexation at this time will permit property owners to connect to sewers during construction. Ms. Czerniak said the Planning Commission received testimony about notification to the River Road Community Organization. A change in the executive board membership of the organization resulted in some members not being notified of the proposal. She said the Planning Commissioners noted that their decision was made without benefit of testimony from the organization but the commission noted that community organization representatives will be able to testify before the Ci ty Council and the Boundary Commission. The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the proposal. If it is approved, the Tax Differential Plan for the River Road area will be applied. Ms. Czerniak discussed concerns expressed to the Planning Commission about the recommended rezoning of Tax Lot 200 which is currently zoned for residential use. The staff recommended Tax Lot 200 be rezoned for commercial use. She said Tax Lot 100 north of Tax Lot 200 is zoned for commercial use but it is not known when Tax Lot 100 was zoned for commercial use. It is possible the rezoning was a transcription error; however, the Lane County Board of Commissioners legislatively adopted the commercial zoning during the urban transition. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 26, 1987 Page 1 Ms. Czerniak said the Planning Commission recommended Tax Lot 200 be rezoned for commercial use because the surrounding zoning is commercial and because of e the effects of the road improvements. She said the commission recommended the attachment of Site Review Procedures to all commercial zoning in the area to address concerns about access from River Road. She said the River Road/Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan indicates that the effects of the Chambers Connector and other road improvements in the River Road/Railroad Avenue Subarea should be studied. The Planning Commission will consider scheduling the study when it considers its work program. In the meantime, the commission recommended that no properties north of the existing commercial properties in the River Road/Railroad Avenue subarea be rezoned for commercial use until the study is complete. Answering questions from Mr. Holmer, Ms. Czerniak said approval of the annexation proposal wi 11 result in an is 1 and of about 30 residential properties east of River Road. State law would allow annexation of those properties without the consent of the property owners. No conflicts of interest or ex parte contacts were declared. Mayor Obie opened the public hearing. He entered the staff notes and minutes into the record. Bruce Tait, 465 Hunsaker Lane, said he owns Tax Lot 200 and would like the property to be annexed. He said he would like access to City sewers. He said the properties north and across the street from Tax Lot 200 are zoned for commercial use. He said the widening of River Road will result in the loss of about one foot of the porch of the residence on Tax Lot 200. e Harold Chapman, 51 Chapman Drive, sa i d he attended most meetings of the Citizen Advisory Committee (CAT) during development of the River Road/Santa Clara Urban Facil it i es Plan. He displayed a diagram of the River Road/Railroad Avenue Subarea. He said CAT members did not recommend changes to the diagram which indicates Tax Lot 200 should be zoned residentially. Mr. Chapman distributed copies of a ten-page packet of maps, pages from the River Road/Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan, and letters. He emphasized that CAT members considered the plan diagram and policies to be consistent and that both Tax Lot 100 and 200 were zoned for residential use when the Urban Facilities Plan was developed. He said the owner of Tax Lot 200 requested commercial zoning but the CAT denied the request and stated that the existing land use patterns should be maintained until the area is studied. He said a clerical mistake apparently rezoned Tax Lot 100 to commercial use. He said CAT members did not want strip commercial development in the River Road/Railroad Avenue subarea. Vora Heintz, 1038 Jayne Drive, said she is chairperson of the River Road Community Organization. She said she was not provided information about the annexation proposals in time to comment on them. The organization's next meeting will be November 9, 1987. She said Eugene has a policy of illogical extensions and creeping annexations that do not address cost effectiveness, law enforcement, or the right of citizens to vote on annexations. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 26, 1987 Page 2 Ms. Heintz said citizens also were not permitted to vote on sewers in the River Road area. She said development of the River Road/Santa Clara Urban e Facilities Plan by the CAT excluded participation of the River Road Community Organization. She said the community organization opposes the annexation proposals within and without the organization's boundaries recognized by the Lane County Board of Commissioners. She specifically opposed the annexation of Beltline Road. She di scussed State legislation concerning annexation procedures. Ms. Heintz said the River Road Community Organization opposes all annexation proposals in the area. She requested that her testimony be included in the record of each proposal. There being no more requests to testify, Mayor Obie closed the public hearing. Ms. Brody said the zoning on Tax Lot 100 may have been changed by error but the current zoning is commercial. The staff considered that and the impact of the River Road widening when evaluating zoning for Tax Lot 200 and decided that commercial zoning would be appropriate. She said the owner of Tax Lot 200 does not want the property annexed if it is not rezoned for commercial use. Ms. Brody said both the previous offi cers of the River Road Community Organization and those represented by Ms. Hei ntz were notified of the council's public hearing. Abutting property owners were also notified of the hearing and the staff held an informational meeting in the neighborhood before the Planning Commission hearing. Mr. Holmer read from minutes of an April 1986 council meeting in which e Mr. Miller urged council officials to bring the streets in the River Road area up to City standards so property owners would not be assessed for upgrading the streets after annexation. Answering questions from Mr. Holmer, City Engineer Les Lyle said Lane County officials will pay for improving River Road and neither abutting property owners nor the City will pay for it. The City i s still negotiating with County officials about what condition the streets will be left in after the sewer construction. The roads probably wi 11 not be brought up to City standards but the City will take over their maintenance. Mr. Whitlow said streets that are annexed will be included in future urban transition payments to the City from the County. Replying to questions from Ms. Wooten, Ms. Brody said Mr. Chapman referred to the planning process for the River Road Urban Facilities Plan and indicated that rezoning Tax Lot 200 would not be legal because it would not conform to the policy in the plan that indicates existing land use patterns should be maintained until the River Road/Railroad Avenue subarea is studied. Ms. Brody said the recommendation to rezone Tax Lot 200 is the result of an evaluation of the impact of the River Road widening and the Chambers Connector and, therefore, complies with the plan. Answering a question from Ms. Bascom, Mr. Lyle said sanitary sewers have been constructed in the area. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 26, 1987 Page 3 Ms. Ehrman asked about annexation and rezoning procedures. Ms. Brody said the owner of Tax Lot 200 can withdraw from the proposal before it is heard by the e Boundary Commission if the council does not approve the rezoning. Mr. Holmer noted that Tax Lots 5400, 7200, and 7500 could be annexed in separate proposals. Therefore, he suggested that River Road from Fir to Briarcliff be excluded from this proposal to eliminate the creation of an island to the east that could be annexed without the consent of the property owners. He said the creation of the island is disconcerting. Ms. Czerniak responded that this proposal will connect parts of River Road that are within the city limits now. Ms. Brody pointed out that none of the property owners in the island testified against the proposal. She said the annexation of the island may be appropriate in the future for the delivery of services. Res. No. 4063--A resolution furthering annexation to the City of Eugene and the Lane County Metropolitan Service District for property located on both sides of River Road, south of Crocker Lane and north of the existing city limits. Ms. Ehrman moved, seconded by Mr. Holmer, to adopt the resolution. Answering questions from Ms. Wooten, Ms. Heintz said she received a packet of information about the annexation proposals after the Planning Commission hearing. She said she did not receive the staff notes. She said the other executive board members of the River Road Community Organization have not seen the staff notes although someone spoke about the annexation proposals at a e board meeting. Mr. Holmer said he believes all of the River Road area and much of the Santa Clara area should be annexed to Eugene. However, this proposal is aggressive and arbitrary and indicates Eugene will use whatever methods are available to annex the area. He said such actions will poison attitudes and the City should show compassion to River Road residents. Ms. Ehrman noted that all the property owners in this proposal consented to the annexation. Mr. Miller said people should not be surprised by the annexation of River Road properties. Urban services are being provided by Eugene and it is logical to annex the area. He said River Road residents should be represented on the council after annexation and they should take action to obtain representation. He said the status quo cannot be maintained in the area. Ms. Bascom urged the staff to not ify all interested parties of future annexation proposals. She said she appreciated the careful consideration given the proposals by the Planning Commission. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 26, 1987 Page 4 Roll call vote; the motion carried 6:1 with Councilors Ehrman, Wooten, Bascom, Rutan, Miller, and Bennett voting aye and e Councilor Holmer voting nay. Mayor Obie said he favors additional evaluation of the zoning for Tax Lot 200. Ms. Brody said a study of the River Road/Railroad Avenue subarea probably could not be completed until the spring of 1988. She said no public hearing was held when Tax Lot 100 was rezoned to commercial use. Answering questions from Mr. Bennett, Ms. Brody said the rezoning of Tax Lot 200 for commercial use seems to conform to the Urban Facilities Plan but Mr. Sercombe could analyze the conformance further. She said commercial use was unanimously recommended by the Planning Commission. Mr. Sercombe added that he has not analyzed the necessity of the council acting on the Planning Commission's recommendation for rezoning. Ms. Bascom said the Chambers Connector is almost complete. Therefore, the rezoning conforms to the policy in the Urban Facilities Plan that indicates zoning in the area shaul d be evaluated upon completion of the Chambers Connector. Ms. Ehrman said she participated in CAT discussions and strip commercial development along River Road was an important issue. CAT members decided against a request to designate Tax Lot 200 for commercial use. She said she wi 11 oppose a change now but will reconsider the change when River Road is widened. Mr. Bennett said residential use of Tax Lot 200 does not seem reasonable and e that will not change. Therefore, he concurs with the Planning Commission recommendation. Mayor Obie noted that some businesses along River Road are designated Highway- Oriented Sign District but the Outlying Commercial Sign District is recommended for the properties in the proposal. He requested a report later on the criteri a used for the Outlying Commercial Sign District and the Planning Commission discussion of it for these properties. Responding to comments from Mr. Holmer and Mayor Obie, Mr. Sercombe said the diagram on page 2-20 of the Urban Facilities Plan indicates Tax Lot 200 should be residential. He said additional analysis of the controlling effect of the diagram is needed. Ms. Bascom and Ms. Wooten asked that the subarea study be completed as soon as possible. Responding to thei r comments, Ms. Brody recommended against delaying action on the zoni ng because the council must act on both the annexation and zoning before the proposal can be heard by the Boundary Commission. She recommended Tax Lot 200 not be rezoned until Mr. Sercombe can analyze whether the diagram or maps in the Urban Facilities Plan control the land use designations. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 26, 1987 Page 5 Ms. Ehrman moved, seconded by Mr. Holmer, to adopt a final order rezoning property located on both sides of River Road, e south of Crocker Lane and north of the existing city limits from County C-2/UL and County C-1/UL to City C-2, and from County RA/UL to City R-1 and designation of commercial and residential sign districts. Mr. Bennett said he would like an answer to the proper zoning of Tax Lot 200 as soon as possible. Mr. Sercombe said a legal opinion can be ready next week. Mayor Obie said he would like the subarea study expedited. The motion carried unanimously, 7:0. II. PUBLIC HEARING: ANNEXATION/REZONING REQUEST FOR PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDES OF PRAIRIE ROAD BETWEEN BELTLINE ROAD AND LEGHORN AVENUE; ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF FEDERAL LANE BETWEEN GENT ROAD AND PRAIRIE ROAD; ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDES OF IVING ROAD BETWEEN GENT ROAD AND THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD; NORTH AND SOUTH OF BELTLINE ROAD EAST OF THE NORTHWEST EXPRESSWAY; AND BELTLINE ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY WITH ASSOCIATED UTILITY CORRIDORS (MARXEN, KEMPF, ET AL) (AZ 87-9) Assistant City Manager Dave Whitlow introduced the item. Alan Lowe of the Planning Department gave the staff report. He revi ewed the background material which indicated the proposal involved 135 acres. Mr. Lowe sa i d a recent legal description indicated the proposal includes 122 acres. He said e approva 1 of the proposal will not create islands. The properties of both consenting and nonconsenting owners are included in the proposal. All the privately owned properties are designated and zoned for industrial use. All the properties are developed except Tax Lots 1806, 2602, and 4305 (Assessor1s Map 17-04-10-0 0). Mr. Lowe said the proposal includes rights-of-way of parts of Beltline, Prairie, and Irving roads because sanitary sewers will be constructed in Prairie and Irving roads. Annexation of Beltline Road will provide continuity to the city.s main boundary and for a noncontiguous industrial parcel annexed in 1983. The proposal includes the EWEB reservoir, pump station, and transmission and water facilities, and two sanitary sewer pressure mains and one pump station. He said the State will retain jurisdiction of Beltline Road if the proposal is approved. Mr. Lowe said the proposal is consistent with the Metro Plan and the Eugene Code and the properties are contiguous to existing city limits at two places on Beltline Road. A minimum level of key urban facilities can be provided. He reviewed written testimony in the background material and the organizations to which written notification of the proposal was sent. He said the applicants requested the ten-year tax differential plan. Answering a question from Ms. Ehrman about Amended Attachment A, Mr. Lowe said Johnson, Smith, Pacific Northwest Bell, Dunn, and the Univerisity of e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 26, 1987 Page 6 California oppose the annexation, Peterson has not commented, and the opinion of Aratex is unknown. e Mayor Obie wondered why the Highway-Oriented Sign District was not recommended for properties along Beltline Road. Mr. Lowe responded that the industrial and residential sign districts are more appropriate because the Highway- Oriented Sign District is a commercial district and there are no commercially zoned properties in the proposal. Mayor Obie said he owns property adjacent to properties in the proposal but that will not affect his decision. He said he will neither request nor oppose annexation of his property. No conflicts of interest or ex parte contacts were declared. Mayor Obie opened the public hearing. Doug McKay, 2300 Oakmont Way, sa i d he represented McKay Land Development Company which owns Tax Lot 2800. He said the number of employees on the property has increased and City sewers are needed. Robert L. Smith, P.O. Box 5463, said he owns 3.8 acres in three tax lots on Prairie Road. He bought the M-3 property in 1972 for a auto salvage operation. In 1982, the property was rezoned to M-2 without his knowledge and the salvage operation became a nonconforming use. He said annexation or rezoning which is contrary to reasons for investment disregards ownersl rights. He said he opposes annexation of his property. e Bruce Johnson, 2124 Silver Lea Court, said he represented JLB Industries, the tenant on Tax Lot 100 owned by Louis and Ann Johnson. He said JLB Industries competes nationally for business and, when costs increase, the firm is less competitive. He said the existing septic system is more than adequate for present employees. He said obtaining Lane County permits to expand has been difficult and he understands such permits are more difficult to obtain from the City. He said the company will not benefit from annexation and Tax Lot 100 would not have to be included in the proposal. He asked the councilors to delete Tax Lot 100 from the proposal. Harold Chapman, 51 Chapman Drive, read the following statement from the Planning Commission motion on October 13, 1987, recommending approval of the Beltline Road East (AZ 87-10) annexation proposal: Based on the oral. . . with a request to the City Council for a statement that approval of this annexation is not a step toward encircling the River Road area. . . Mr. Chapman said the matter should be addressed by the council now. He distributed copies of a article and an editorial from the Gresham Outlook, read from the editorial, and discussed it. He sa i d the editorial could describe the proposal before the Eugene council. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 26, 1987 Page 7 Mr. Chapman said the next State Legislature will probably review annexation laws and annexation laws are a ma i n issue in the replacement of State Representative Ron Eachus. He said Eugene should be very careful about e creating islands that can be annexed without residents' consent and River Road residents have reason to be apprehensive about annexation proposals. Mr. Chapman suggested Beltline Road east of Highway 99 be deleted from the proposal because there is no reason to annex the EWEB reservoir. He sa i d approval of the proposal as presented will damage relations between River Road residents and the City. During consideration of another annexation proposal, Vora Heintz, said her testimony during consideration of the Twelfth Street Development Corporation, et al (AZ 87-8) applies to this proposal also. Her testimony was: "Vora Heintz, 1038 Jayne Drive, said she is chairperson of the River Road Community Organization. She said she was not provided information about the annexation proposals in time to comment on them. The organization's next meeting will be November 9, 1987. She said Eugene has a policy of illogical extensions and creeping annexations that do not address cost effectiveness, law enforcement, or the right of citizens to vote on annexations. "Ms. Heintz said citizens also were not permitted to vote on sewers in the River Road area. She said development of the River Road/ Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan by the CAT excluded participation of the River Road Community Organization. She said the community organization opposes the annexation proposals within and without the e organization's boundaries recognized by the Lane County Board of Commissioners. She specifically opposed the annexation of Beltl ine Road. She discussed State legislation concerning annexation procedures. "Ms. Heintz said the River Road Community Organization opposes all annexation proposals in the area. She requested that her testimony be included in the record of each proposal. II There being no additional requests to testify, Mayor Obie closed the public hearing. Mr. Lowe said Lane County rezoned many properties, including Mr. Smith's, in 1982 when the Metro Plan was adopted. Discussing the configuration of this proposal, he said nonconsenting property owners, such as the Johnsons, were included in the proposal to create the most effi ci ent serv ice de 1 i very boundary possible. Residential properties were excluded because residents might remonstrate. Part of Beltline Road was excluded to avoid encircling the River Road Area. Some nonconsenting property owners east of Prairie Road were included in the proposal because a fairly large area is needed to justify the construction of sanitary sewers. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 26, 1987 Page 8 Res. No. 4064--A resolution furthering annexation to the City of Eugene and the Lane County Metropolitan e Service District for property located on the east and west sides of Prairie Road between Beltline Road and Leghorn Avenue; on the south side of Federal Lane between Gent Road and Prairie Road; on the north and south sides of Irving Road between Gent Road and the Southern Pacific Railroad; north and south of Beltline Road east of the Northwest Expressway; and Beltline Road right-of-way with associated utility corridors. Ms. Ehrman moved, seconded by Mr. Holmer, to adopt the resolution. Mayor Obie said approval of the proposal will indicate the council IS intent to annex the River Road area and he urges approval. He said he respects the opinion of people who do not want to pay for services they do not need but the City is providing urban services and residents should help pay for them. He said the City does not always annex islands. Some islands created decades ago in the Chase Gardens area have not been annexed. Ms. Ehrman said written testimony indicates the Guenthers oppose the annexation. Mr. Rutan said the proposal meets the annexation criteria and conforms to the City's plans and policies. e Ms. Bascom said some septic tanks in the area are failing and it is important to consider the health of residents. Mr. Holmer reiterated the Planning Commission recommendation that the council state it does not intend to encircle the River Road area. He said he does not want to approve the proposal without such a statement. Answering a question from Mayor Obie, Mr. Lowe said approval of Mr. Johnsonls request to delete Tax Lot 100 from the proposal could result in requests from other property owners for removal of their property and, therefore, could result in the City not being able to provide services to those owners who want annexation. The motion carried 6:1 with Councilors Ehrman, Wooten, Bascom, Rutan, Miller, and Bennett voting aye and Councilor Holmer voting nay. Ms. Ehrman moved, seconded by Mr. Holmer, to adopt a final order rezoning property within the area to be annexed from County 1-2/UL to City 1-2, from County PL/UL to City PL, from County RA/UL to City RA, and from County R-l/UL to City R-1 and designation of industrial and residential sign districts. - M1NUTES--Eugene City Council October 26, 1987 Page 9 The motion carried unanimously, 7:0. e I I 1. WORK SESSION: NO CRUISING ORDINANCE Mayor Obie announced that the council will consider the no cruising ordinance at another time because consideration of the annexation proposals has taken longer than anticipated. Mr. Whitlow said he apologized to people in the audience who were interested in the ordinance and assured them it will be the first item on a future agenda. IV. PUBLIC HEARING: ANNEXATION REQUEST FOR PROPERTY LOCATED ON AND ALONG BELTLINE ROAD FROM ROSS LANE TO RIVER AVENUE (CITY OF EUGENE: BELTLINE ROAD EAST) (AZ 87-10) City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced the item. Neil Bjorkland of the Planning Department gave the staff report. He said the annexation proposal involves 11.35 acres of Beltline Road and Division Avenue rights-of-way and an adjacent EWEB transmission line. He sa i d the propo sa 1 is continguous to existing city limits on the east and west ends and along parts of the northern and southern boundaries. He said approval of the proposal wi 11 clarify responsibility for road maintenance and police service. Mr. Bjorkland said the part of Beltline Road included in this proposal was part of the Wastewater Treatment Plant annexation (AZ 83-2) approved by the City Council in 1983. The Boundary Commission deleted Beltline Road from that e proposal because the Boundary Commissioners felt it was not necessary for Eugene to provide emergency services in the right-of-way at that time. Since then, five annexations in the area have been approved and the need for Eugene to provide services has increased substantially. Mr. Bjorkland said the Planning Commission recommended approval of the request 6: 1. No conflicts of interest or ex parte contacts were declared. Mayor Obie opened the public hearing. Vora Heintz, 1038 Jayne Drive, said her testimony during consideration of the Twelfth Street Development Corporation, et al (AZ 87-8) annexation proposal applies to this proposal also. The testimony was: "Vora Hei ntz, 1038 Jayne Dri ve, said she is cha i rperson of the River Road Community Organization. She said she was not provided information about the annexation proposals in time to comment on them. The organization's next meeting will be November 9, 1987. She said Eugene has a policy of illogical extensions and creeping annexations that do not address cost effectiveness, law enforcement, or the right of citizens to vote on annexations. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 26, 1987 Page 10 --~--- "Ms. Heintz said citizens also were not permitted to vote on sewers in the River Road area. She said development of the River Road/ e Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan by the CAT excluded participation of the River Road Community Organization. She said the community organization opposes the annexation proposals within and without the organization1s boundaries recognized by the Lane County Board of Commissioners. She specifically opposed the annexation of Beltline Road. She discussed State legislation concerning annexation procedures. "Ms. Heintz said the River Road Community Organization opposes all annexation proposals in the area. She requested that her testimony be included in the record of each proposal. II Ms. Heintz said the River Road Community Organization existed in 1976 and was recognized by the Lane County Board of Commissioners. She emphasized that she did not receive information about the annexation proposals before the Planning Commission considered them and members of the River Road Community Organization did not receive the information in time to evaluate it before the council considered the proposals. She said the Executive Board opposes the proposals but members did not get full background information on them. She said 80 percent of the people in the River Road area opposed annexation in 1978/1979. Harold Chapman, 51 Chapman Drive, asked that his comments about i s 1 and annexations during consideration of the Marxen, Kempf, et a 1 (AZ 87-9) proposal be included in the record of this proposal. The comments were: e "Haro 1 d Chapman, 51 Chapman Dri ve, read the fo 11 owi ng statement from the Planning Commission motion on October 13, 1987, recommending approval of the Beltline Road East (AZ 87-10) annexation proposal: Based on the oral. . . with a request to the City Council for a statement that approval of this annexation is not a step toward encircling the River Road area. . . "Mr. Chapman said the matter shoul d be addressed by the council now. He distributed copies of an article and an editorial from the Gresham Outlook, read from the editorial, and discussed it. He said the editorial could describe the proposal before the Eugene counci 1. "Mr. Chapman said the next State Legislature will probably review annexation laws and annexation laws are a main issue in the replacement of State Representative Ron Eachus. He said Eugene should be very careful about creating islands that can be annexed without residents. consent and River Road residents have reason to be apprehensive about annexation proposals. "Mr. Chapman suggested Be 1t 1 i ne Road east of Hi ghway 99 be deleted from the proposal because there is no reason to annex the EWEB e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 26, 1987 Page 11 reservoir. He said approval of the proposal as presented will damage relations between River Road residents and the City.1I e Mr. Chapman said this proposal will make an island of 20 tax lots and the Marxen, Kempf, et al proposal will make an island of over 30 tax lots. He emphasized that the property rights of those owners should not be abused. There being no additional requests to testify, Mayor Obie closed the public hearing. Res. No. 4065--A resolution furthering annexation to the City of Eugene and the Lane County Metropolitan Service District for road and electrical rights-of-way located on and along Beltline Road from Ross Lane to River Avenue. Ms. Ehrman moved, seconded by Mr. Holmer, to adopt the resolution. Mr. Holmer said the proposal will create regular city boundaries but he cannot vote for a proposal that will create additional islands that can be annexed without residents' approval. The motion carried 6:1 with Councilors Ehrman, Wooten, Bascom, Miller, Rutan, and Bennett voting aye and Councilor Holmer voting nay. e v. RESOLUTION REGARDING HISTORIC LANDMARKS Mr. Bennett declared a conflict of interest because of his ownership of the Ax Billy Building. He did not participate in the discussion or vote. Assistant City Manager Dave Whitlow introduced the item. Planning Director Susan Brody gave the staff report. She said the Quackenbush Building, Ax Billy Building, the McDonald Theater Building, the Eugene Hotel Building, the U.S. Post Offi ce Buil di ng, and Johnson Ha 11 and the Museum of Art on the University of Oregon campus are National Historic Landmarks but they are not City Historic Landmarks. The resolution before the council will initiate the City1s National Historic Landmark process for the properties. Res. No. 4066--A resolution directing the City Manager to initiate proceedings to designate seven National Historic sites as City Historic Landma rks. Ms. Ehrman moved, seconded by Mr. Holmer, to adopt the resolution. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously, 6:0:1 with Councilor Bennett abstaining. - MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 26, 1987 Page 12 VI. ORDINANCE CONCERNING LIQUOR LICENSE REVIEWS e Assistant City Manager Dave Whitlow introduced the item. Mr. Holmer said the proposed ordi nance is not adequate and he woul d 1 i ke additional information about the City's policies when liquor licenses are reviewed. Mayor Obie said the ordinance will be "held over." VII. FINDINGS OF HEARINGS OFFICIAL/ORDINANCES LEVYING ASSESSMENTS: CONTRACTS 86-06, 86-09, AND 86-11 Assistant City Manager Dave Whitlow said no objections to the ordinances have been fil ed. CB 2994--An ordinance levying assessments for sanitary sewer to serve Goodpasture Island Road from 750 feet to 1,700 feet north of Valley River Drive (Contract 86-08). CB 2995--An ordinance levying assessments for storm sewer 300 feet east of Glenwood Boulevard from 22nd Avenue to Interstate 5 (1-5) Freeway (Pape Bros.) (Contract 86-09). CB 2996--An ordinance levying assessments for paving and storm and sanitary sewers to serve Pitchford Avenue from e Willow Creek Road to 2,300 feet west (Contract 86-11). Ms. Ehrman moved, seconded by Mr. Holmer, to adopt the findings of the Hearings Official, to read the bills the second time by council bill number only with unanimous consent of the council, and to consider enactment at this time. Roll call vote; the motion carried unanimously 7:0. Ms. Ehrman moved, seconded by Mr. Holmer, that the bills be approved and given final passage. Roll call vote; all councilors present voting aye, the bills were declared passed (and became Ordinance No. 19508 (CB 2994), Ordinance No. 19509 (CB 2995), and Ordinance No. 19510 (CB 2996). VIII. BALLOT AND DETERMINE INTERVIEWEES FOR DOWNTOWN COMMISSION, PLANNING COMMISSION, AND EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD METROPOLITAN PARTNERSHIP OPENINGS/ ESTABLISH INTERVIEW TIMES Mr. Holmer moved, seconded by Mr. Rutan, to appoint Gerry Gaydos, 2820 Emerald Street, to a second term (ending December 31, 1991) on the Planning Commission and to interview candidates for the other vacant position. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 26, 1987 Page 13 Ms. Bascom said she prefers to interview all candidates for vacant positions. Ms. Wooten and Ms. Ehrman agreed with her. e The motion carried 4:3 with Councilors Holmer, Rutan, Miller, and Bennett voting aye and Councilors Ehrman, Wooten, and Bascom voting nay. The councilors submi tted ba 11 ots for interviewees for a vacancy on the Downtown Commission, a vacancy on the Planning Commission, and three Eugene positions on the Eugene/Springfield Metropolitan Partnership Board of Directors. Ms. Bascom suggested that Mayor Obie ask the Metropolitan Partnership Board of Directors to change the length of terms for board members so that the terms of Eugene representatives can be staggered. The other councilors agreed with her suggestion. Ms. Ehrman said the current members of the Partnership Board of Directors received more votes than any other candidates. Ms. Ehrman moved, seconded by Mr. Holmer, to re-appoint Bob Fenstermacher, Tom Hoyt, and Jeanne Wagenknecht to the Metropolitan Partnership Board of Directors for terms ending December 31, 1988. Ms. Wooten said she would like to interview Mr. Fenstermacher, Mr. Hoyt, and Ms. Wagenknecht about their contributions to the Partnership, their future plans for the Partnership, and what the Partnership has accomplished. e Mr. Rutan said it would not be necessary to interview the three since they received more votes than other candidates. Ms. Bascom suggested the three be re-appointed and then invited to meet with the council to discuss the Partnership. The motion carried 6:1 with Councilors Ehrman, Holmer, Bascom, Rutan, Miller, and Bennett voting aye and Councilor Wooten voting nay. Ms. Ehrman moved, seconded by Mr. Holmer, that the council interview all three candidates, Marcia Chambers, Ann Kahanek, and Joy Morrow for a vacancy on the Downtown Commission. The motion carried unanimously, 7:0. Ms. Ehrman said Mr. Stephens received five votes, Mr. Evans received four votes, and Mr. Davi sand Mr. Tollenaar each received three votes for the Planning Commission vacancy. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 26, 1987 Page 14 Ms. Ehrman moved, and Mr. Holmer seconded, that the council interview Howard Davis, Alan Evans, Del Stephens, and e Ken Tollenaar for a vacancy on the Planning Commission. The motion carried unanimously, 7:0. At 9:45 p.m., Mayor Obie adjourned the meeting to October 28, 1987. .. Re?1:~ ~ Micheal Gleason City Manager (Recorded by Betty Lou Rarick) mnccoc26 e e MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 26, 1987 'Page 15