Item 2E: Initiation of EWEB Metro Plan Amendment

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~ -:e'-;.:~~~~ Eugene Water & Electric Board 500 East 4th Avenue / Post Office Box 10148 Eugene~ Oregon 97440-2148 541-484~2411 Fax 541-484-3762 EWEB May 8, 2006 BY C~~~~~~t=R MAY 1 0 2006 Eugene Mayor and City Council c/o Dennis Taylor, City Manager 777 Pearl Street, Room 105 Eugene, OR 97401 Dear Mayor and City Council, This letter is to request that the Eugene City Council initiate an amendment to the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan and Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area Public Facilities and Services Plan (PFSP) to update EWEB water system projects and revise Map 1: Planned Water Facilities (Attached). Your timely attention to this request will be most appreciated so that EWEB can .meet its planned facility construction timelines. The purpose of the amendment is to reflect in the plans proposed changes in project description, location, and/or timeframe for all listed projects. EWEB updated its Water System Master Plan in 2004. This resulted in an update of needed facilities that are now in EWEB's Capital Improvement Plan. The PFSP should be updated to reflect these changes prior to EWEB completing these projects. Some of the projects that appeared on the original PFSP list have been completed and are therefore proposed for removaL Others have been added to reflect the need for increased capacity to serve new areas that are grOWIng. In addition, a new project is proposed, the Hayden Bridge Filtration Plant/Moe Hill Reservoir Systems Intertie, which will establish cOlll1ections between three water systems that could provide 10 million gallons per day of water exchange as an emergency backup for each water system. This project provides other benefits as well, including a significant cost savings in the scope and cost of the initial project to upgrade the 56-year old Hayden Bridge Filtration Plant to current industry standards. I understand that this process to amend the Metro Plan must be initiated by the Eugene City Council and that the amendment process may require participation by the Springfield City Council and/or Lane County Board of Commissioners because the request is to amend a functional plan of the Metro Plan. I understand that this proposal will be part of a Joint Planning Commission public hearing process as well.