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ORDINANCE NO. 20182 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FUR AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT TO ESTABLISH A REGIONAL FIBER CONSORTIUM FOR THE OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION OF A FIBER OPTIC SYSTEM. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: A. GRS 194.010 provides that a unit of local government may enter into a written agreement with any other unit or units of local government for the performance of any function that a party to the agreement has authority to perform. B. The City of Eugene has had discussions with several other units of lacal government, including Lane County, Douglas County, Caos County, the Cities of Springfield, Cottage Grove, Reedsport and other cities in the region regarding the formation of an entity by way of an intergovernmental agreement for the purpose of mutual assistance in achieving the common goal of better and more advanced telecommunications services in the area. C. GRS 190.085 requires that each of the parties to an intergavernmental agreement creating an intergovernmental entity under GRS 190,010 enact an ordinance ratifying creation of the intergovernmental entity. NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. 1t is the intent of the City Council to create an intergavernmental entity, to be known as the Fiber South Consortium, by an intergovernmental agreement entered into by the City and other units of local government pursuant to the provisions of ORS 190,043 e~ seq. Section 2. The effective date of such intergovernmental agreement shall be the date after the adoption of this ordinance upon which the intergovernmental agreement is signed by and for the City of Eugene pursuant to the authorization of this ordinance. Section 3. The public purposes for which the Regional Fiber Cansortium shall be created shall be 3.1 To assume ownership and control of f ber optic cable obtained by the consortium, or by any member government, that the government, in its discretion, deems it Grdinance -1