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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Work Session: Ratification of the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission FY05-06 Regional Wastewater Program Budget and Capital Improvements Program Meeting Date: May 9, 2005 Agenda Item Number: B Department: Public Works Staff Contact: Peter Ruffler www. cl. eugene, or. us Contact Telephone Number: 682-8606 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY The Regional Wastewater Program Budget and Capital Improvements Program (CIP) for the regional wastewater program managed by the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC), is presented annually to the City Council for ratification as established under the 1977 intergovernmental agreement (IGA) between the City of Eugene, the City of Springfield, and Lane County. MWMC provides wastewater collection and treatment services for the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area. The regional wastewater program budget provides funds for all operations, maintenance, administration, and capital project management for the Eugene/Springfield Water Pollution Control Facility, the Biosolids Management Facility, the Biocycle Farm, the Seasonal Industrial Waste Facility, and the regional wastewater pump stations. BACKGROUND The purpose of the regional wastewater program is to protect public health and safety and the environment, by providing high quality wastewater management services to the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area. MWMC and the regional partners are committed to providing these services in a manner that is effective, efficient, and meets customer service expectations. Since the mid-1990s, the commission and the regional wastewater program staff have worked together to identify the following key outcomes, or goals, which focus on what the fiscal budget will serve to accomplish: 1. High environmental standards; 2. Fiscal management that is effective and efficient; 3. A successful intergovernmental partnership; 4. Maximum reliability and useful life of regional assets and infrastructure; and 5. Public awareness and understanding of MWMC, the regional wastewater system, and the relationship to Willamette River water quality. These key outcomes, or goals, are in direct alignment with the City of Eugene Council Goals. Following established policies set forth in the IGA between the City of Eugene, the City of Springfield, and Lane County, the Eugene City Council has annually ratified the MWMC regional budget. Last year, the Eugene City Council ratified the MWMC Regional Wastewater Program Budget and CIP on June 28, 2004. L:\CMO\2005 Council Agendas\M050509\S050509B.doc