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e e e M I NUT E S Eugene City Council City Council Chamber May 29, 1984 7:30 p.m. COUNCILORS PRESENT: Cynthia Wooten, John Ball, Dick Hansen, Freeman Holmer. Joyce Nichols. and Emily Schue. COUNCILORS ABSENT: Brian Obie and Betty Smith. Adjourned meeting of the City Council of the City of Eugene. Oregon. was called to order by His Honor Mayor Gus Keller. I. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. River Road-Santa Clara Sanitary Sewer Service Plan (memo, resolution full report, amendments distributed) City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced the agenda item. Terry Smith of Public Works presented the staff report, stating that the council had received the plan document at its work session two months before. He stated that the council would also be considering a set of amendments to the draft document as developed by the Citizen Advisory Team after its April 10 public hearing. He briefly reviewed the history of the development of the Urban Facilities Plan now being recommended by the 15-member CAT. that group having been appointed and guided by an intergovernmental Policy Committee. He said the Sanitary Sewer Service Plan was the first product of the Urban Facilities Plan, being an outgrowth of the Metro Plan policies, a stipulated agreement between Lane County and the Department of Environmental Quality to protect groundwater, and the potential for a $7 million Environmental Protection Agency grant to build the interceptor sewers. He stated that planning for the sewer project must be completed by the end of September 1984 to qualify for the grant. He explained that the Metro Plan stated that urban level of services would be provided within the urban growth boundary and specified the key urban services. He said the plan also directed that Eugene and Lane County develop the Urban Facilities Plan through an active citizen participation process. After 40 meetings and two public hearings. the CAT reached the conclusion that conven- tional gravity sewers following the route referred to as Alternate 3B would be the most cost-effective. Briefly reviewing the findings of the analysis of alternatives, Mr. Smith said the No-Build alternative would be the cheapest alternative but would also place development limitations on the River Roadl Santa Clara area. This alternative would result in increased public cost for constructing streets and other public services to serve the population. He stated that the Build alternative required a change in jurisdiction, either through annexation of the area or incorporation as a new city. He said the Metro Plan identified Eugene as the logical provider of services. He said MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 29. 1984 Page 1