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<br />ATTACHMENT B <br /> <br />City of Eugene/Eugene Water and Electric Board <br />MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING <br />(Draft: 11/7/2007) <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Eugene (City) is a city under the Eugene City Charter, and Eugene <br />Water & Electric Board (EWEB) is the municipal utility of the City, created by the Eugene <br />Charter; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, EWEB’s Riverfront Headquarters Property, as shown in Exhibit A attached hereto, <br />(Riverfront Property) is the current location of EWEB’s utility headquarters; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Riverfront Property is also uniquely located on the Willamette River in close <br />proximity to Downtown Eugene causing it to have a high profile and significant potential to create <br />and characterize the connection between downtown and the river and contribute to the identity of <br />the entire community; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, EWEB and City agree that the master planning of the Riverfront Property must <br />meet the needs of both EWEB and the City; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, EWEB desires to establish a new Operations Center at a site on Roosevelt <br />Boulevard and is considering the future sale of a portion of the Riverfront Property to help fund a <br />new Roosevelt Operations Center; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, EWEB’s financial plan to move utility operational functions to the Roosevelt site <br />depends, in part, on its ability to receive sufficient funds from the sale of a portion of the <br />Riverfront Property; and the timing of such sale is critical to the financial plan for the <br />construction of the new EWEB Operations Center; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Eugene Code 9.9540 requires development of a Master Plan for the Riverfront <br />Property for uses not associated with EWEB functions; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Eugene Code 2.196 provides a process for EWEB to dispose of real <br />property when it is no longer needed for utility purposes. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, City and EWEB agree to the process outlined in this MOU, for <br />development of the master plan for the EWEB Riverfront Property. <br /> <br />The parties agree as follows: <br /> <br />1. Formation of a Citizen Advisory Team (CAT). Upon the signing of this MOU, City and <br />EWEB staff will begin developing criteria for a Citizen Advisory Team for review and approval <br />by the EWEB Board and City Council. The criteria will be designed to ensure a well functioning <br /> F:\CMO\2007 Council Agendas\M071121\S071121A.doc <br /> <br />