EXHIBITS Page 33 <br />A full range of key urban facilities and services shall be provided to urban areas <br />according to demonstrated need and budgetary priorities. <br />10. Annexation to a city through normal processes shall continue to be the highest priority. <br />11. The tax differential concept, as provided for in ORS 222.111 (2), shall be one mechanism <br />that can be employed in urban transition areas. <br />Police, fire and emergency medical services may be provided through extraterritorial <br />extension with a signed annexation agreement or initiation of a transition plan and upon <br />concurrence by the serving jurisdiction. <br />Both Eugene and Springfield shall examine potential assessment deferral programs for <br />low-income households. <br />Creation of new special service districts or zones of benefit within the Plan Boundary of <br />the Metro Plan shall be considered only when all of the following criteria are satisfied: <br />a. There is no other method of delivering public services which are required to <br />mitigate against extreme health hazard or public safety conditions. <br />b. The three metropolitan area general purpose governments concur with the <br />proposal to form the service district or zone of benefit. <br />The district or zone of benefit is an interim service delivery method, and there are <br />legal assurances, such as annexation agreements, to ensure that annexation to the <br />appropriate city occurs within the planning period. <br />d. The servicing city is not capable of providing the full range of urban facilities and <br />services in the short term, although it is recognized that urban facilities and <br />services will be provided by a city consistent with adopted public facilities plans <br />and capital improvement programs. <br />Laurel Ridge Record (Z 15-5) Page 596 <br />