the financing for the regional wastewater treatment plant serving wastewater users within the <br />cities of Eugene and Springfield and other users within the urbanizable area. <br />This request, if modified, is consistent with this standard. <br />Consider the orderly determination and adjustment of local government boundaries to best <br />meet the needs of Lane County and Oregon. Consider alternative solutions where <br />intergovernmental options are identified and make decisions based on the most effective long- <br />range option among identified alternatives. ORS 199.410(1), 199.410(2), and 199.410(3)(a) <br />and (e) <br />The modified annexation area is located within the acknowledged urban growth boundary of the <br />Metro Plan, which is coterminous to southeasterly boundary of the annexation area. Territory <br />within the UGB ultimately will be within the City of Eugene. Eugene is the unit of government <br />identified in the Metro Plan to provide urban services to territory in this area. The proposed <br />annexation is contiguous to the main body of the City of Eugene. Annexation to the city fulfills <br />the policies adopted in the Metro Plan of annexing out to the urban growth boundary. <br />This annexation is consistent with boundary commission administrative rule implementing <br />policies (l), (2), (5), and (7) which recognize annexation to an existing city as the preferred <br />method of servicing urbanizable land. <br />(1) This policy recognizes cities as the logical providers of urban levels of service <br />within urban growth boundaries when consistent with the comprehensive plan. <br />(2) This policy expresses the commission's preference for providing urban services <br />through annexation to a city in order to provide urban services to urbanizable <br />lands. <br />(5) This policy encourages the provision of urban levels of service within urban <br />growth boundaries. <br />(7) This policy expresses the commission's preference for annexation to an existing <br />city over all other alternatives as a means of extending services to urbanizable <br />lands. <br />Implementing policy (3) recognizes that in order to meet the long-term objectives of annexing <br />out to an acknowledged urban growth boundary, short-term boundaries are created which are <br />logical within the context of the future service boundary. In the long term, all territory within <br />this geographic area will be annexed to Eugene. <br />This annexation, if modified, is consistent with boundary commission policies and this standard. <br />Make boundary commission determinations which are consistent with acknowledged local <br />comprehensive plans. Assure an adequate quality and quantity of public services required in <br />LCLGBC Staff Notes (c Eu 07 - 37) - October 4, 2007 <br />Page IV-A-4 <br />Laurel Ridge Record (Z 15-5) Page 1074 <br />