Item A: Adoption of 2007 Legislative Policies

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The City of Eugene believes that public services and public programs are delivered in partnership with all levels of government. This partnership is based on cooperation and communication among all local governments, whether individually or through councils of governments, as well as with the State and Federal governments. To that end, the City maintains a staff presence in Salem during legislative sessions and also retains assistance in Washington, D.C. Our metropolitan area has a long tradition of inter-jurisdictional cooperation on service delivery. There are hundreds of intergovernmental agreements that control cooperative provision of services including ambulance, fire protection, emergency call-taking and dispatch, storm and sanitary sewers, street repair, solid waste disposal, public safety records information systems, planning, affordable housing, business recruitment, human services, cable television, mainframe Our partners computer, geographic data systems, air quality regulation and transportation. include the University of Oregon, Eugene Water & Electric Board, League of Oregon Cities, City of Springfield, Lane County, Lane Transit District and 4J School Distirct and Bethel School District. 1. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON The University of Oregon and the City of Eugene are partners in many efforts. The UO is Lane County’s largest employer, investing millions of dollars each year into our local economy. The City of Eugene will support the UO in its efforts to obtain stable, adequate funding to support affordable and accessible public higher education for the citizens of Oregon. The University of Oregon has served Oregonians for more than 120 years. It is a comprehensive teaching and research university that serves its students and the people of Oregon, the nation and the world through the creation and transfer of knowledge in the liberal arts, the natural and social sciences and the professions. The UO is committed to transforming lives through knowledge. UO teaching and research affects people in all walks of life, and UO business internship programs have provided help to 702 Oregon businesses in 59 cities throughout the state. Enrollment at the UO has remained stable at just over 20,000 since 2002. State funding support in 2007 for the UO is at the same level as it was in 2000, $69 million, with no adjustment for inflation. The share of the University’s operating budget that is provided by the state appropriation has decreased from 20% to 14%. As a consequence, tuition has increased and access has been restricted for many Oregon citizens. 2. EUGENE WATER and ELECTRIC BOARD City of Eugene Legislative Policies, 2007 Session With IGR Mtg 10/17 and 10/26 Amendments C:\Documents and Settings\ceexelf\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK10B\LegPol2007Sesxx1.doc Updated on: 11/6/2006 By: Last saved by ceexmfw 10