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. Councilors Schue, Hansen, Wooten, Bascom, Ehrman, Miller, and Rutan voting aye and Councilor Holmer voting nay. -- Mr. Hansen adjourned the meeting of the Eugene Urban Renewal Agency and reconvened the meeting of the Eugene City Council. Res. No. 3992--A resolution concerning redevelopment of publicly owned sites through the issuance of tax increment bonds. Ms. Ehrman moved, seconded by Ms. Schue, to adopt the resolution. The motion carried 7:1 with Councilors Schue, Hansen, Wooten, Bascom, Ehrman, Miller, and Rutan voting aye and Councilor Holmer voting nay. VII. ELECTRICAL SERVICE WITHIN WILLOW CREEK AREA (memo, background information distributed) City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced the item. Bill Sloat, manager of the Business Development Division of the Development Department gave the staff report. He said Norm Oakley, Rick Crinklaw, Ed Fadeley, and Rich Butler from Lane Electric Cooperative and Mel Damewood from Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) were present. Mr. Sloat said the council asked staff to investigate electrical service issues in the Willow Creek area. He said the owners of Willow Creek Park One have asked the City Council to act so that electrical service in the e Willow Creek area will be provided by EWEB instead of Lane Electric Coop. He said both utilities provide service in the area now so facilities are duplicated. He said Lane Electric Coop rates to industrial users are about 30 percent higher than EWEB rates to industrial users. He said Lane Electric Coop has traditionally provided cooperative service to rural users and EWEB has traditionally provided service to many types of urban users. He said the Metropolitan General Plan states that EWEB and the Springfield Utility Board shall provide electrical service within the Urban Growth Boundary. Mr. Sloat said that one option for the City Council would be to condemn the facilities of Lane Electric Coop in the Willow Creek area with the result that EWEB would serve the area. However, the preferred course of action might be for EWEB and Lane Electirc Coop to negotiate a change in the boundaries. He emphasized that Lane Electric Coop officials and EWEB officials have been very cooperative in providing information to the council for this report. Answering a question from Mr. Hansen, Mr. Gleason said the council will study electrical service in the Willow Creek area at a work session in August before acting on the formal request from the owners of Willow Creek Park One. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 16, 1986 Page 11