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<br />BE ASSESSED FOR PAV'NG AND CURB SIDEWALK AT THE ABOVE LOCATION. BASED ON THE I I
<br />PETITION IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE STREET PAVING AND CURB SIDEWALK BE IN- \
<br />STALLED AND THAT THE NECESSARY ORD I NANCES I NIT I AT I NG THE PRO.JECT BE PASSED. "
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<br />MOTION CARR lED UNAN IMOUSL Y. 11
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<br />I 10. PETITION fOR SANITARY SEWER ON 17TH AVENUE fROM POLK STREET APPROXIMATELY Ii
<br />I 360' WEST__- A PETITION WAS RECEIVED SIGNED BY OWNERS Of 100" Of THE PROPERTY 1'1
<br />TO BE ASSESSED fOR THE INSTALLATION Of A SANITARY SEWER IN THE ABOVE AREA.' ' I
<br />, BASED ON THE PETITION IT WAS RECOMMENDED THE SEWER BE INSTALLED AND NECESSARY III
<br />ORDINANCES INITIATING THE PROJECT BE PASSED. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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<br />IT WAS MOVED BY MR. SHEARER SECONDED BY MR. CHATT THAT ITEMS 4 THROUGH 10 Of THE COMMITTEE II
<br />REPORT BE APPROVED. MOTl ON CARR I EO. 11
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<br />A REPORT Of THE JOINT MEETING Of THE CITY COUNCIL AND EUGENE WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD HELD SEPTEM- III
<br />BER 24, 1959 WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS fOLLOWS: i. e
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<br />"PRESEN'T: MAYOR CONE; COUNCILMEN SHEARER, LAURIS, MOLHOLM, MCGAffEY, CHATT, MOYER,
<br />WILSON AND SWANSON; E_UGENE WATER &. ELECTRIC BOARD MEMBERS TROMMLITZ, SMITH, j.
<br />McNUTT AND LINSTROM; CITY MANAGER; CITY ATTORNEY; CITY RECORDER; DIRECTOR
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<br />Of PUBLIC WORKS; PARKS&' RECREATION SOPERTNlUJlIIDENT; ADMINISTRATI,VE ASSISTANT; !
<br />BYRON PRICE, SUPERINTENDENT-SECRETARY OF' EUGENE WATER &. ELECTRIC BOARD; !
<br />MESSRS. TAYLOR, BEISTEL AND PATTERSON,.. DEPUTY DI-RECTORS, AND HAROLD-KING, I I
<br />COMPTROLL,ER, Of EUGENE WATER &. EL_ECTRIC BOARD; JACK CRAIG, OREGON SPECTATOR; II.
<br />DAN WYANT, EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD.
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<br />2 I. DISCUSSION OF' ALL SERVICES RENDERED AND PAYMENTS BETWEEN THE CITYOF' EUGENE AND THE !
<br />EUGENE WATER &. ELECTRIC BOARD - A SCHEDULE SHOWING ALL CHARGES BILLED TO THE CITY '.1.'
<br />OF' EUGENE BY THE EUGENE WATER &. ELECTRIC BOARD AND BILLED TO THE EUGENE WATER & II
<br />ELECTR I C BoARD BY THE C I TYOr EUGENE WAS PRESENTED TO EACH -MEMBER PRESENT. TH IS
<br />SCHEDULE WAS DISCUSSED IN DETAIL BY MESSRS. PRICE AN~ FINLAYSON, A~D IN THE COURSE ~
<br />I Of THE DISCUSSION IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT THE EUGENE WATER &. ELECTRIC BOARD IS . I,
<br />CURRENTLY PAYING 6% Of THEIR G'ROSSELECTRIC REVENUES F'OR THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WHICH Ii
<br />fOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1958 _AMOUNTED TO $221,59 1.00, THESE PAYMENTS BE I NG MADE ,I N 1"11
<br />ADDITION TO CERTAIN OTHER SPECifIC CHARGES RENDERED BY THE CITY. IT WAS fURTHER
<br />POINTED OUT THAT If THE EUGENE WATE'R &. ELECTRIC BOARD WERE A PRIVATE UTILITY PAY- 'II
<br />ING TAXES AT THE CURRENT MILLAGE RATE fOR THE CITY Of EUGENE, THEY WOULD PAY A SUM I
<br />I OF' $28,634.00 AS REAL PROPERTY TAX PLUS AN ADD.TIONAL $73,800.00 IF' THEY WER.E BASED I.'
<br />I ON A fRANCHISE AT 3% OF' THE ELECTRIC REVENUES DERIVED F'ROM THE ~ITY OF' EUGENE. ITI
<br />I WAS F'URTHER STATED THAJ IF' THE WATER BOARD WERE CLASSIF'IED AS A PRIVATE UTILITY, I
<br />I THEY WOULD BE PAYING TO SCHOOL DISTRICT #4 A SUM Of $94,292.00 BASED ONTHE,1958-59 II
<br />MILLAGE. IN ACTUALITY NO PAYMENT IS MADE TO SCHOOL DISTRICT #4 _AT THE PRESENT TIME
<br />SINCE THE STATE LAW, DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH PAYMENT. IT WAS F'URTHER I.NDICATED THAT !
<br />BASED ON A PRIVATE POWER CLASSlflCAT'lON THE EUGENE: WATER & ELECTRIC BOARD WOULD i
<br />PAY A TOTAL TAX OF' $26,4,.183.00 TO LOCAL TAXING DISTRICTS WHILE AT THE PRESENT TIME :\
<br />I THEY ARE ACTUALLY PAYING $326,975.00 IN LIEU OF' TAXES. ! I
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<br />I WITH RESPECT TO THE E~ONOMICS Of METERING TR.AF'F'IC SIGNALS IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT [
<br />THE VARIOUS SIGNAL INSTALLATIONS VARY CONSIDERABLY F'ROM MONTH TO MONTH IN THE I
<br />I KILOWATT -HOUR USAGE. IT WAS ALSO EXPLA I NED THAT THE El.!GENE WATER &. ELECTR I cl
<br />BOARD IS fURNISHING POWER fOR TRAF'fIC METERS ON A 6-1/2 MILL PER KILOWATT HOUR II
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<br />BASIS, AND THE METERS INSTALLED ARE SURPLUS METERS WHICH ARE NOT USABLE IN OTHERl.l
<br />INSTALLATIONS AND WHICH THE WATER BOARD HAS ON HAND. IT WAS ALSO POINTED OUT THAT .
<br />THE COST OF' INSTALLATION OF' SUCH METERS IS NOT A CRITICAL F'ACTOR. THE USE Of METERS i
<br />AND BILL I NG ON A METERED BAS I S ,DOES GIVE ACCURATE, MEASUREMENT OF' CONSUMPT ION DEPEND- ! -
<br />I I NG UPON THE ACTUAL POWER USED. Ii -
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<br />WI TH RESPECT TO THE DEMAND CHARGE MADE fOR THE LIGHT I NG OF' CE,RTA I N RECREAT IGNAL I
<br />I FACILITIES IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE EUGENE WATER &.. ELE.CTRIC BOARD IS NOT TREAT- i
<br />ING THE CITY AS A COMMERCIAL USER IN ALL RESPECTS BUT IS GIVING THE CITY A BENE- . '
<br />I F'ICIAL RATE IN THIS RESPECT. IF' THE CiTY WERE TREATED AS A COMMERCIAL USER_ THE I
<br />DEMAND CHARGE WOULD BE BASED ON AN ANNUAL DEMAND WHILE IN THE CASE OF' THE RECREA- I
<br />I T-IONAL fACILITIES THE -DEMAND CHARGE IS ~ASED QN THE HIGHEST MONTHL::Y DEMAND. IT \1
<br />WAS F'URTHER POINTED OUT THAT THE DEMAND CHARGE IS ESSENTIAL TO THE WATER BOARD'S /
<br />' RATE ~TRUCTURE SINCE THEY A,RE CHARGED A DEMAND CHARGE 8Y BoNNE V I LLE BASED QN T HE I
<br />HIGHEST POWER CONSUMPTION fOR ANY ONE-HALF ~OUR PERIOD IN THE YEAR. ~
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<br />ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION WAS GIVEN TO THE BASIC POSITION OF' THE EUGENE: WATER & ELECTRIC 1.1
<br />BOARD AND IT WAS INDICATED THAT THEIR RATES AR~ LOWER THANPRIVA~E RATES COULD BE BY I'
<br />VIRTUE Of THE fACT THEY ARE EXEMPT fROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX. IT WAS ALSO I
<br />INDICATED THAT THESE EXEMPTIONS MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO NOT ONLY LOWER, THE I' I
<br />RATES BUT TO APPLY MORE fUNDS TO PLANT EX~ANSION 'THANTHAT WHICH WOULD BE POSSIBLE 1.)1
<br />If THEY WERE A PRIVATE POWER CONCERN. I
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<br />THE SUBJ.ECT OF' JO INT PURCHAS I NG WAS ALSO_ 0 I SCUSSED AND I T WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE
<br />CITY ADMINISTRATION AN_D THE EUGENE WATER &. ELECTRIC BOARD EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITIES
<br />OF "ORE AREAS OF JOINT PURCHASING. I
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