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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Work Session: Modifications to the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission Intergovernmental Agreement Meeting Date: February 9, 2005 Agenda Item Number: B Department: Public Works Staff Contact: Peter Ruffler www. cl. eugene, or. us Contact Telephone Number: 8606 ISSUE STATEMENT The regional wastewater program is managed under an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) between Eugene, Springfield, and Lane County. Changes to this IGA are being proposed to align it with operational conditions and public policies that have evolved in the wastewater program over the past 25 years of the agreement, and to incorporate recommendations that will facilitate the issuance of revenue bonds by the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC) in support of the regional wastewater 2004 Facilities Plan and related capital projects. BACKGROUND Council Action History_ The Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission was established in 1977 by intergovernmental agreement between Springfield, Eugene, and Lane County. The IGA outlined the roles and responsibilities of the three partner agencies and the MWMC in providing for regional wastewater services, and included two appendices. Appendix A defined the regional sewerage facilities necessary to serve the wastewater treatment and disposal needs of the Eugene-Springfield area, and Appendix B set forth the regional program's financing criteria. A related Operations, Maintenance, and Administrative Services Agreement was established that defined the scope and responsibilities of Eugene and Springfield for operating and maintaining the regional sewerage facilities, and providing administrative services to the MWMC (including financing and capital program management). The IGA has been amended in 1978, 1982, and 1991. The last amendment to the agreement was in March 1998, as approved by the city managers for Eugene and Springfield and by the Lane County Administrator. The Operations, Maintenance, and Administrative Services Agreement was last amended in April of 2001. Financial and/or Resource Considerations The regional wastewater program is supported by user fees, which are established annually by the MWMC and reviewed and ratified by the city councils of Eugene and Springfield, and the Lane County Board of Commissioners. Capital projects are also supported by revenue from systems development L:\CMO\2005 Council Agendas\M050209\S050209B.doc