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Home My WebLink AboutItem 18- Linda Lane AnnexationAGENDA ITEM SUMMARY SPRINGFIELD CITY COUNCIL Meeting Date: Meeting Type: Staff Contact/Dept.: Staff Phone No: Estimated Time: Council Goals: 4/3/2023 Regular Meeting Jeff Paschall DPW 541-726-1674 10 Minutes Promote and Enhance our Hometown Feel while Focusing on Livability and Environmental Quality ITEM TITLE: CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION INITIATING ANNEXATION OF TAX LOTS 18-02-04-00-01511 AND 18-02-04-42-01300 IN ADDITION TO LINDA LANE AND MT. VERNON ROAD RIGHTS OF WAY ACTION The Council is requested to consider and adopt/not adopt the following resolution: REQUESTED: A RESOLUTION INITIATING ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY TO THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD PURSUANT TO SECTION 5.7 OF THE SPRINGFIELD DEVELOPMENT CODE. ISSUE In December 2021 the City purchased tax lot 18-02-04-00-01511, a roughly 34 -acre STATEMENT: parcel of land along Linda Lane. This property was purchased to preserve certain wetlands located on the property to offset necessary wetlands impacts as part of the Jasper Trunk Sewer Extension Project. This parcel is within the City's Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) but is currently unannexed. ATTACHMENTS: 1: Council Briefing Memorandum 2: Resolution 3: Map of Annexation Areas DISCUSSION/ Planned construction of the Jasper Trunk Sewer will impact a little less than one FINANCIAL acre of high-value wetlands. Staff originally sought to purchase the required IMPACT: wetlands credits to offset the impact. However, the exact type of required credits were unavailable. Staff moved to the next option which was to identify local wetlands that might be available for purchase and for which the Department of State Lands (DSL) would approve a conservation easement and issue necessary permits to allow construction of the trunk sewer to begin. The Linda Lane parcel has the necessary wetlands on the property and was for sale in the fall of 2021. Council gave approval negotiate in October 2021, approved the purchase agreement in November 2021 with the purchase executed in December 2021. The necessary conservation easement protecting the wetlands has been determined and approved by DSL with a final area around 11.5 acres. Council approved draft language and gave the City Manager authorization to execute the documents on March 6, 2023. This leaves approximately 22.5 acres of land zoned R-1 Residential District that the City Council will be asked to give direction on managing and potentially selling portions in the future. Upon adopting the resolution, the formal annexation application will be submitted starting the review and comment process by City departments, external referral agencies, and adjacent property owners. Staff anticipates that the first reading and public hearing will be scheduled in June at the earliest. The cost of the annexation application (approximately $100k) is budgeted in storm and wastewater capital funds, the same funds that were used to purchase the property. MEMORANDUM City of Springfield Date: 4/3/2023 To: Nancy Newton, City Manager COUNCIL From: Jeff Paschall, Community Development Director BRIEFING Subject: CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION OF A MEMORANDUM RESOLUTION INITIATING ANNEXATION OF TAX LOTS 18-02-04-00-01511 AND 18-02-04- 42-01300 IN ADDITION TO LINDA LANE AND MT. VERNON RD. RIGHTS OF WAY ISSUE: In December 2021 the City purchased tax lot 18-02-04-00-01511, a roughly 34 -acre parcel of land along Linda Lane. This property was purchased to preserve certain wetlands located on the property to offset necessary wetlands impacts as part of the Jasper Trunk Sewer Extension Project. This parcel is within the City's Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) but is currently unannexed. COUNCIL GOALS/ MANDATE: Promote and Enhance our Hometown Feel While Focusing on Livability and Environmental Quality BACKGROUND: Planned construction of the Jasper Trunk Sewer will impact a little less than one acre of high-value wetlands. Staff originally sought to purchase the required wetlands credits to offset the impact. However, the exact type of required credits were unavailable. Staff moved to the next option which was to identify local wetlands that might be available for purchase and for which the Department of State Lands (DSL) would approve a conservation easement and issue necessary permits to allow construction of the trunk sewer to begin. Following is a timeline of actions that have occurred with the regards to the Linda Lane Property and a rough schedule of potential future actions: • December 2021 — Purchase of tax lot 18-02-04-00-01511 - "the Linda Lane Property" was completed. • Summer 2022 — A consultant surveyor was contracted to survey and create an existing conditions map. Mapping of the Linda Lane right of way (a Lane County Local Access Road) and the intersection with Mt. Vernon Road was also included in their scope of work. • Fall 2022 — Direction from Council leadership was received to begin preparing for annexation of the Linda Lane property. The consultant surveyor's scope was amended to include preparation of necessary documents for annexation and the annexation application. While conducting research, it was discovered that what appeared to be future Linda Lane right of way was tax lot 18-02-04-42-01300 owned by Lane County. Lane County has agreed to include the tax lot in the annexation application. • January 31, 2023 — A Development Initiation Meeting (DIM) was conducted regarding annexation. Transportation connectivity and providing secondary access to the Jasper Meadows neighborhood to the east was identified as a potential issue. However, nothing that would impede annexation was identified as the property can be served by the minimum level of urban service required. • March 6, 2023 — Council approved the wetlands conservation easement and draft deed restriction language. • April 3, 2023 — Council considers the resolution to initiate annexation. • June 5, 2023 — Council conducts the first reading and public hearing to consider Attachment 1, Page 1 of 2 MEMORANDUM 3/30/20233/27,9023 Page 2 annexation. June 19, 2023 — Council conducts the second reading and votes on annexation. Fall 2023 — Should the Council approve annexation; the council will consider options and be asked to give direction for partitioning/subdividing the Linda Lane property at a minimum placing the 11.5 -acre wetlands conservation easement on its own lot. Other future questions: o Should the City hold for future preservation the remaining wetlands on the property? o Should the remaining property be declared surplus and sold? There are several benefits and reasons for the City to annex the Linda Lane Property: • Emergency and public safety response will be under the jurisdiction of the Springfield Police Department and Eugene -Springfield Fire. • The property must be annexed to allow future land division. • Removes a barrier for potential future buyers and developers. • Ensures urban level development of the property in the future. RECOMMENDED ACTION: It is recommended that the City Council approve the resolution to initiate annexation as described in the resolution. Annexation has several benefits including public safety, logical extension of streets and public utilities, and promoting future urban development and use of the property. In addition, establishing the wetlands conservation easement on a parcel separate from the remaining Linda Lane property is desirable. Attachment 1, Page 2 of 2 CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, OREGON RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION INITIATING ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY TO THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD PURSUANT TO SECTION 5.7 OF THE SPRINGFIELD DEVELOPMENT CODE WHEREAS, the City Council is authorized by Section 5.7.125 of the Springfield Development Code to initiate annexation of contiguous property to the City Limits of Springfield; WHEREAS, the property proposed to be annexed includes a segment of Mt. Vernon Road right of way, a segment of Linda Lane right of way, and approximately 34 acres of publicly owned property lying between Linda Lane and South 57th Street; WHEREAS, the territory to be annexed is within the Springfield Urban Growth Boundary, and is contiguous to the -Springfield city limits along the eastern boundary; WHEREAS, annexation procedures shall be initiated and followed in accordance with the public notice and hearing process, criteria of approval and ordinance adoption procedures contained in Springfield Development Code Section 5.7 — Annexations, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD: Section 1: The Common Council of the City of Springfield does hereby announce its intention to conduct a public hearing to consider annexation of territory generally described as follows: publicly owned tax lots 18-02-04-00-01511 and 18-02-04-42-01300, publicly owned rights of way comprising an approximately 569 -foot segment of Linda Lane and 737 -foot segment of Mt. Vernon Road. Said territory is generally depicted on Exhibit A attached hereto. Section 2: As part of the consideration of the annexation action, City Council directs staff to review the affected territory for any potential survey gaps and, if any exist, to close such gaps to create contiguous annexation territory as depicted in Exhibit B attached hereto. Section 3: This Resolution will take effect upon adoption by the Council. ADOPTED by the Common Council of the City of Springfield this day of , by a vote of for and against. ATTEST: City Recorder PAGE [_ of _] Attachment 2, Page 1 of 1 N W o: z z o_ N N N N M UNNAMED AND - UNIMPROVED ' +� RIGHT-OF-WAY r W 9 god LAND ANNEXATION FOR CITY OF SPRINGFIELD SW 1/4, SEC. 04, T. 18S, R. 2W, W.M. SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON 30.00' PRIVATE ACCESS AND UTILITY EASEMENT yp0 0 5011 SO1'06'48"E 913.81 �- �p0 S00'12'1 I "E 932.66 17 . a VICMTY MAP NOT TO SCALE 10.00' NW NATURAL GAS LINE EASEMENT J Pt Tp0 1pp '096 _ 38 SOUTH 538.16 \.� t 11 _ _ OFFS4 29 53 LIlITDA LANE NORTH 547.42 91 <� L9 FF�� 5k�� OFFSE � 31 �- 506 S� L S 57TH STREET SOUTHWEST CORNER OF �. S. D. GAGER DLC 61 1206 - 1182.18 . � 6pp • i i 'rn LEGEND 1. oloio'.o O N p CITY LIMITS J LANDS TO BE ANNEXED - N0106 23,rW 447.00 yp y9 L6 L4 tti 503 V`v Tv 77 77 TOTAL ANNEXATION AREA: 35.68 ACRES 30.00' PUBLIC SANITARY SEWER EASEMENT. ,L r 0 Q 120 i — — N00'20'18"W 542.28 =_ 'o "� �a NOTES 1. CITY LIMITS BOUNDARIES SHOWN PER THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD ON-LINE INTERACTIVE ZONING MAP ON NOVEMBER 10, 2022. 2. NO ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS OR OTHER RECORDED RESTRICTIONS ARE KNOWN TO EXIST ON THE SITE OTHER THAN THOSE SHOWN. 3. ALL ROAD STATIONING IS IN RELATION TO MT VERNON ROAD. LINE TABLE LINE # DIRECTION LENGTH L1 S52'2325"E 43.49 L2 N8944'30"E 30.00 L3 N75'1I'32V 112.87 L4 S0100623"E 209.00 L5 S88'5337V 30.00 L6 S01'0623"E 206.00 L7 S885337"W 195.00 L8 N51'3338"E 26.01 L9 N00'15'58"E 59.06 L10 N89'44'02"W 114.83 L11 S00'15'58"W 59.06 SCALE: 1"=200' _ SHEET 1 OF 1 tGarch LINDA LANE, SPRINGFIELD, OR 97478 ANNEXATIONMAP NEERING= DECEMBER 22, 2022 EbwB" 310 5th Street, Springfield OR 97477 1 p: 541.746.0637 1 www.branchengineering.com Project No: 22-362 Attachment 3_ Pane 1 nf 1