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Special District White Paper <br /> consent of the city council. An elected five- member board of directors governs rural fire protection <br /> districts. <br /> Numerous rural fire protection districts (RFPDs) serve the suburban and rural fringes of Eugene <br /> and Springfield (e.g., Goshen, Coburg, McKenzie, Mohawk Valley, Bailey- Spencer, Eugene #1, <br /> Lane Rural, Santa Clara, Zumwalt, Pleasant Hill, and Willakenzie). The trend over the past ten <br /> years in rural Lane County is the merger of a smaller district into a larger district to achieve better <br /> economies of scale. For instance, Walton RFPD and Elmira -Noti RFPD merged into what is now <br /> known as Lane County Fire District #1. Some of the remaining districts serve the suburban fringe <br /> within the urban growth boundary, as well as rural lands within the Metro Plan boundary (e.g., <br /> Willakenzie RFPD and Santa Clara RFPD). Yet others exist on the fringe of the metropolitan <br /> boundary and serve primarily rural areas (for example, Lane Rural Fire /Rescue serves both <br /> developed areas in the northwestern portion of the urban region and extends westward to <br /> Alvadore). The City of Springfield is currently entering into a dialogue with its fringe districts to <br /> examine ways to provide fire and emergency medical services in a more efficient manner. <br /> As an example of an RFPD serving incorporated areas, Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue is the <br /> second largest fire department in Oregon. It provides fire protection and emergency medical <br /> services to over 395,000 citizens throughout its 220 square mile jurisdiction. The Fire District's <br /> service area includes the cities of Beaverton, Durham, King City, Oregon City, Rivergrove, <br /> Sherwood, Tigard, Tualatin, West Linn, and Wilsonville, as well as unincorporated areas within <br /> Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington Counties. The District has 23 fire stations, an <br /> Administrative Office, a training facility, and three Operating Centers serving specific communities. <br /> Multiple- purpose Districts <br /> Multiple- purpose special districts are allowed to have one or more of several primary purposes that <br /> are permitted under their principal Act. The following two types of multiple - purpose district might be <br /> useful in the Eugene - Springfield metropolitan area. A third type of multiple - purpose district, called a <br /> metropolitan service district, cannot be used in Lane County. Under current state law a metropolitan <br /> service district may only be formed in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties and so is <br /> not discussed here. Future legislative action might allow metropolitan service districts to be formed <br /> in other parts of Oregon. <br /> County Service District <br /> A county service district (ORS Chapter 451) is a versatile type that can provide one or more of 20 <br /> different primary services. When a CSD is formed, the specific primary services it may provide must <br /> be stated in the petition and the final order for formation. Possible services include: <br /> • Sanitary sewage collection, pumping, treatment and disposal. <br /> • Storm and surface water collection, pumping, treatment and disposal. <br /> • Street lighting. <br /> • Public parks and recreation facilities and services. <br /> • Public transportation, including public parking. <br /> • Emergency medical services, including ambulance services. <br /> • Library services. <br /> • Roads. <br /> • Emergency communications services, including 9 -1 -1 emergency reporting system. <br /> '4411) <br /> Special Districts Paper - Final 11- 8- 01.doc Page 10 of 41 <br /> City Council Agenda page 34 <br />