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"2~ I e ~~ ~ 6 A~tpORt O~ ~H~. JOINT MEETING or ~HECOMMON COUNCIL AND TH~ ~UGENE WKTE~ AN~ ELE~~Ric I BciARD'~E[~-DE~E~~ER7, 1.955 _ RE:"DI'SCUSSION OF SURCHARGES' LEVIED OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS; AND DISCUSSION OF THE. BEAVER-MARSH PROJECT WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "PRESENT: "COUNCILMEN GODLOVE,. KOPPE,'WATSON, OwEN, HAR'TMAN, AND SHISL~R; EUGENE WATER AND ELECTRIC BOARD MEMBERSTROMMLITZ, McNuTT, HOUGLUM; SMITH, AND WENGERT; CiTY MANAGER; CITY RECORDER; MR. RAY BOALS, SUPERINTENDENT-SECRETARY OF THE EUGENE WATER AND glECTRIC BOARD; MR. BYRON TAYLOR. AND MR. HENRY BEISTEL, DEPUTY DIRECTORS OF THE EUGENE WATER AND ELECTRIC BOARD; MESSRS. KING AND MARTIN, ALSO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EUGENE WATER AND ELECTRIC BOARD; MESSRS. PETERMAN AND HAZELDINE, ENGINEERING CONSULTAN~S TO THE EUGENE WATER AND ELECTRIC BOARD FROM FORD,.BACON AND DAVIS; AND MR. DAN WYANT OF THE EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD. I . DISCUSSION'OF EUGENE WATEi AND ELECTRIC BOARD SURCHARGES LEVIED OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS - REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMON COUNCIL AND THE EUGENE WATER AND ELECTRIC BOARD HAD A DISCUSSION WITH REFERENCE TO THE SURCHARGE FEES CHARGED FOR SERVICES RENDERED BY THE EUGENE WATER AND ELECTRIC BOARD OU~SIDE THE CITY LIMITS OF EUGENE. MR. BOALS, e SUPERINTENDENT-SECRETARY OF THE EUGENE WATER AND ELECTRIC BOARD, EXPLAINED THE PROBLEMS WHICH THE WATER AND ELECTRIC BOARD FACED WITH REFERENCE TO THE SURCHARGES, WHICH ESSEN- TIALLY AMOUNT. TO THE.PROBLEMS OF COMPETITION VERSUS THE SURCHARGE NOW LEVIE!) IN THE OUTSIDE AREA. MR.-TROMMLITZ, PRESIDENT OF THE EUGENE WATER AND ELECTRIC BOARD, I litO I CATED THAT THERE'HAD BEEN NO FINAL DECISION WITH REFERENCE TO THE SURCHARGES, NOR HAD T~ERE B~EN ANY I FINAL OECISION WITH REFERENCE TO RATE ADJUSTMENTS IN ANY AREA SERVED BY THE EUGENE ~ATER AND ELECTRIC BOARD. 2. GENERAL DJSCUSSION OF THE BEAVER-MARSH PROJECT - MR. BYRON TAY~OR, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE EUGENE WATER AND ELECTRIC BOARD, EXPLAINED TO THOSE PRESENTTHtBASIC DESIGN OF THE PROPOSED BEAVER...;MARSH PROJECT, AND WHAT SUCH A PROJECT WOULD MEAN TO THE CiTY OF EUGENE. IN THE 'DISCUSSION, HE INDICATED THAT BEAVER-MARSH, IF CONSTRUCTED, WOULD BE LOOKED UPON AS A PEAKING PLANT AND WOULD BE USED DURING THE HIGH POWER' USE HOURS OF THE DAY TO SUPPLY THE PEAK LOAD. UNDER CURRENT PLANNING, THE BEAVER-MARSH .pROJECT IS TO BE COMPLETED AND POWER MADE AVAILABLE IN THE SUMMER OR FALL OF 1958. MR. .TAYLOR FURTHE~EXPLAINED THAT IN THE PAST THE EUGENE WATER AND ELECT~IC BOARD HAS ISSUED GENERAL OBLIGATI.ON BONDS, BUT BECAUSE ;OF .THE NATURE OF THE OVERALL DEBT PICTURE OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, THE EUGENE WATER ~ND ELECTRIC BOARD HAS DECIDED TO ISSUE REVENUE BONDS IN AN AMOUNT OF SEVEN TO EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS TO FINANCE THIS PROJECT. THE EUGENE WATER 'AND ELECTRI C BOARD WI LL, .UNDER CURRENT .PLANNING, ASK THE CITY COUNCIL TO CALL AN ELECTION ON THIS BOND ISSUE IN LATE FEBRUARY." THE MAYOR ORDERED; .1 N THE ABSENCE OF OBJECTIONS, THE REPORT OF THE COMMON COUNC I L AND THE EUGENE WATER AND ELECtRIC BOARD TO BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE. 7 A REPORT OF THE JUDICIARY AND PRINTING COMMITTEE MEETING HELD DECEMBER 8, 1955 - RE: DISCUSSION or PROPOSED REVISIDN OF THE ELECTRrCAL ORDINANC~; AND PRINTING OF=THE CITY ORDINANCE CODE WAS 'SUBMI TTED 'AND READ AS FOLLOWS; I ' "PRESENT.: COUNCILMEN. WATSON, KOPPE, GODLOVE, AND SHEARER; CITY MANAGER; CITY ATTORNEY; CITY RECORDER; AND THE SENIOR ELEC.TRICAL INSPECTOR. - I . DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED REVISION OF THE ELECTRICAL ORDINANCE - THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED A REVISIO~ PROPOSED BY TH~ ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR TO THE EXISTING ELECTRICAL ORDINANCE. THE ELECTRICAL I NSPECTOR EXPLAINED THAT BASI CAL'LY THE ORDI NANCE WAS THE SAME AS THE ORDI NANCE NOW IN EFFECT EXCEPT THAT IT HAD PROVISIONS FOR NEW STYLES O~ LIGHTING WHICH WERE NOT NOW , COVERED I.N THE ORDI NANCE. THESE PROVI SI ONS I.NCLUDE REGULAr-! ONS FOR FESTOON L-I GHTI NG, FEES - OF NEON S1GNS BASED DN THE NUMBER OF TRANsrORMERSi AND ADDI.TIONAL REGULATIONS WITH RESPECT TO PANEL BOARD SPACE HEATING. THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED THE MATTER OF FEES WHICH WERE NOW BEING CHARGED FOR ELECTRICAL PERMITS AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE SENIOR ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR AND THE CITY MANAGER REVISE THESE FEES FOR PRESENTATION TO -THE COUNCIL. THEY FURTHER RECOMMENDED THAT THE COMMON COUNCIL ADOPT THE ORDINANCE AND ,THAT A SCHEDULE OF FEES BEDETERMINED AT ,THE eOUNCIL MEETING. 2. PRINTING OF CITY ORDINANCE CODE - THE COMMITTEE MET ON DECEMBER 1ST AND DISCUSSED THE VARIOUS PROPOSALS MADE ~OR THE PRINTING O~ THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE CODE. THE COMMlrTE~ MET AGAIN ON DECEMBER 8TH AND REVIEWED THE PROPOSALS WHICH HAD BEEN RECEIVED FOR THE PRINTING OF THE CODE AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE PROPOSAL. SUBMITTED BY THE MICHIE CITY PuBLISHING COMPANY OF Los ANGELES BE ACCEPTED AT A PRICE OF $2,386.00 BASED ON 200 COP1ES OF 47~ PAGES, COMPLETE WITH BINDERS, DELIV~RED IN EUGENE." I IT WAS MOVED BY 'MR. WATSON, SECONDED BY MR. KOPPE, THAT THE 'REPORT OF' THE JUDI CI ARY AND PRINTING COMPANY BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. e ~