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JOINT RESOLUTION of The City of Eugene - No. 'I6~f, and The Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) The City Council of the City of Eugene and the Eugene Water & Electric Board jointly find as follows: A. Through adoption of its Telecommunications Visions and Policies on April 28, 1997, the City of Eugene (the "City") adopted a goal of a coordinated regional information infrastructure that provides accessible and affordable high-speed connectivity for citizens, public institutions, and businesses that is constructed in a manner that best serves the public interest. B. Subsequent to adoption of those Policies, the City entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Eugene Water & Electric Board ("EWEB ") that authorized EWEB to construct a telecommunications infrastructure and operational network. C. Phase I of EWEB' s Telecommunications Project was completed and operational in December, 1999, and EWEB wishes to proceed with Phase II of the project, which would consist of a publicly owned advanced broad band system or systems supporting voice, video, data and internet applications with universal service. D. EWEB has requested that the City Council refer to the voters an amendment to the Eugene Charter of 1976 that would authorize EWEB to provide telecommunications services. By Resolution adopted by the EWEB Board on February 1, 2000, EWEB requested that the City refer such Charter Amendment to the voters at the May 16,2000 election. E. On February 15, 2000, EWEB adopted a Resolution on public process to address some of the issues raised by the City Council related to EWEB's proposed telecommunications activities. EWEB also has responded to other issues raised by the Council. City and EWEB find that it is in the public interest to memorialize the understandings related to those issues by adoption of this Joint Resolution. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT JOINTLY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City" of Eugene and by the Joint Resolution - 1