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e e e M I NUT E S Eugene City Council Council Chamber--City Hall March 6, 1989 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Ruth Bascom, Robert Bennett, Shawn Boles, Debra Ehrman, Bobby Green, Freeman Holmer, Emily Schue. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Roger Rutan. The regular meeting of the Eugene City Council was called to order by His Honor Mayor Jeff Miller. I. PUBLIC FORUM ( Mayor Miller welcomed those attending the meeting and said the council has a mandatory adjournment time of 10:30 p.m., unless extended by majority vote of the council. Mayor Miller said the public forum is an opportunity for people to express opinions and provide information to the council about issues that are not scheduled for council consideration. He said the council will not respond immediately to the concerns expressed in the public forum. Russ Farley, 44 Club Road, spoke as Community Relations Manager for US West Direct. Mr. Farley presented a telephone book to the council and called attention to the inside back cover of the book. The donated space represented his company's partnership with businesses of the Eugene/ Springfield area. Mayor Miller thanked Mr. Farley and US West Direct for contributions to the business community. II. PUBLIC HEARING: AGREEMENT TO TRANSFER ELECTRIC SERVICE PROVISION IN THE WILLOW CREEK AREA FROM LEC TO EWEB City Manager Mike Gleason introduced the topic. Susan Brody presented the staff report. Ms. Brody described the agreement before the council as one reached by representatives of Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB), Lane Electric Co-operative (LEC), and the City of Eugene as the result of a six-month negotiation process begun folloWing the City Council's August 8 passage of an ordinance authorizing the acquisition by condemnation of LEC's facilities in the Willow Creek area. The proposed agreement transfers electric service in the area from LEC to EWEB and provides compensation to MINUTES--Eugene City Council March 6, 1989 Page 1