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approximately $35,000,000 in revenue bonds in September of 2005, and a total of about $100,000,000 <br />over a five-year period. <br /> <br />The regional wastewater sewer user rate established by MWMC to cover operations, capital <br />improvements and debt service is proposed to increase by 6% in fiscal year 2005-2006, an increase <br />which equates to about 70 cents per month on an average residential sewer bill. Without the timely <br />issuance of revenue bonds it would require at least a 65% increase in user rates to generate sufficient <br />funds to support the CIP, which equates to an increase of over $7.00 per month on the average <br />residential user's monthly bill. <br /> <br />RELATED CITY POLICIES <br />The proposed amendments to the regional wastewater IGA are supported by, and promote progress <br />towards achievement of, several of the council's goals. <br /> <br /> HEALTHYNATURAL AND BUILTENVIRONMENT: The regional wastewater program protects <br /> public health and the environment through the efficient collection and treatment ofwastewater <br /> generated by the community. Changes are proposed that are necessary to enable the issuance of <br /> revenue bonds that are needed to support the 2004 Facilities Plan capital improvement projects. The <br /> Facilities Plan identified the capital needs necessary to maintain protection of public health and the <br /> environment, to prevent wastewater overflows, and to provide adequate treatment to comply with <br /> Federal and State pollution control limitations. An inability to raise revenues necessary to <br /> implement the 2004 Facilities Plan, as approved by the Eugene City Council as well as the elected <br /> officials of Springfield and Lane County, will result in a high likelihood of environmental impacts <br /> and threats to public health. <br /> <br /> SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: Wastewater collection and treatment are essential <br /> community services, and the ability of a community to grow and prosper depends upon adequate <br /> treatment capacity and capability. The projects contained in the approved Facilities Plan are <br /> necessary to ensure that there continues to be adequate capacity to handle the wastewater flows, and <br /> sufficient capability to control pollutants, for the anticipated future growth and development needs of <br /> the community. <br /> <br /> EFFECTIVE, ACCOUNTABLE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT and FAIR, STABLE AND <br /> ADEQUATE FINANCIAL RESOURCES: The intergovernmental agreement for the regional <br /> wastewater program has operated effectively for over 25 years, and the proposed amendments will <br /> help the program to continue to be a model of effective, cooperative efforts among the local <br /> governments for provision of this essential service. The changes also give the MWMC the ability to <br /> cost-effectively generate the revenues necessary to provide wastewater services that meet the needs <br /> of regional sewer users. (MWMC's only customers are the governing bodies.) <br /> <br />OTHER BACKGROUND INFORMATION <br />The proposed amendments to the intergovernmental agreement for the Metropolitan Wastewater <br />Management Commission are presented in Attachment A (which is in legislative format) and <br />Attachment B (which is a clean copy for better readability). These amendments are the culmination of <br />several years of work reviewing the agreement. The scope of the review initially included only changes <br />to align the IGA with changes in operational and physical sewerage system conditions and public <br /> <br /> L:\CMO\2005 Council Agendas\M050411\S050411B.doc <br /> <br /> <br />
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