CC Minutes - 05/12/03 Mtg - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

2001, which indicated the plant had sufficient design capacity to accommodate population increases and serve all new development at build-out. However, peak weather conditions limit the treatment plant from achieving its design capacity. Wet weather-related improvements to the plant and regional collection system were needed to extend the plant's wet weather capacity beyond 2007. Ms. Cuellar said the association did not object to paying the SDC described by the current methodology but it did object to picking up the bill for the improvements related to groundwater and wet weather because it did not contribute to that at the time development was connected. Brand new pipes were involved. Ms. Cuellar said that during dry weather, the capacity of the plant only reached 49,000,000 of a 175,000,000 gallon capacity plant; in wet weather, the capacity reached 126,000,000 gallons. All the development in the region required only 49,000,000 gallons daily, but groundwater and wet weather required 75,000,000 million gallons. That was the problem, and it could not be charged to the SDC; the ratepayers must pay. Mayor Torrey closed the public forum and called for council comments. Councilor Bettman thanked Ms. Holbo and the volunteers who worked on the cemetery. Speaking to Ms. Cuellar's comments, she said that while the association was paying the fee being charged, that fee was not sufficient to recover the cost of building the capacity needed for new growth. She said that regardless of what the rate increase was attributed to, there were capacity increasing projects in the budget for new growth that she maintained were being subsidized through the rates. She said that the question she asked was whether there were capacity- increasing projects intended to accommodate new growth that were being subsidized by ratepayers, and she maintained the answer was yes. Councilor Kelly thanked Ms. Holbo and the many volunteers who had transformed the Masonic Cemetery. He termed the cemetery a historic gem, and said he had purchased several family plots there. Councilor Taylor indicated she had also purchased a plot at the Masonic Cemetery and as a long- time user of the cemetery, thanked Ms. Holbo and the volunteers for all they had done. Councilor Pap~ also thanked Ms. Holbo for her work and commended the appearance of the cemetery. 2. PUBLIC HEARING ON WALNUT STREET NODAL DEVELOPMENT AREA Ordinance A.' An Ordinance Concerning the Walnut Street Station Nodal Development Area; Amending the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan Diagram and the Fairmount/University of Oregon Special Area Study Land Use Diagram; Adopting a Severability Clause; and Providing an Effective Date Ordinance B.' An Ordinance Concerning the Walnut Street Station Nodal Development Area, Amending the Eugene Overlay Zone Map; Adopting a Severability Clause; and Providing an Effective Date MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 12, 2003 Page 2 Regular Meeting