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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />M I NUT E S <br /> <br />Eugene City Council Work Session <br />City Hall--McNutt Room <br /> <br />April 22, 1987 <br />11:30 a.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Debra Ehrman (11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m.), Freeman Holmer, <br />Emily Schue, Cynthia Wooten, Ruth Bascom, Roger Rutan, <br />Jeff Miller, Rob Bennett. <br /> <br />Mayor Obie called the work session to order. <br /> <br />I. LOCAL SEWER USER FEE RATE PROPOSAL <br /> <br />Public Works Director Christine Andersen said the sewer charge paid by <br />Eugeneans is composed of a regional rate and a local rate. She said the <br />Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC) is reviewing the <br />regional rate and information about it will be given to the council later. <br />She said Eugene, Springfield, and Lane County each adopt a local sewer rate <br />and review the rates every two years. She introduced George Jessie of the <br />Public Works Maintenance Section. <br /> <br />Mr. Jessie said the MWMC contracts with Eugene to manage operational <br />activities and with Springfield to manage administrative activities. He <br />discussed the process MWMC is using to review the regional sewer rates. He <br />said regional sewer fees primarily pay for wastewater treatment. Local sewer <br />fees finance storm drainage, sanitary sewer service, and some capital <br />improvements. <br /> <br />Mr. Jessie said local utility companies bill and collect sewer fees. In <br />Eugene, the fees are paid to the Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB), which <br />transfers the receipts to the City. <br /> <br />Mr. Jessie discussed local sewer rates as he showed slides to the councilors. <br />He said the City tries to develop equitable rates and to recover all the costs <br />of providing sanitary sewers and storm drainage. He said storm drainage costs <br />are figured separately from sanitary sewer costs and the proposed fees include <br />both operational and minor capital costs. <br /> <br />Mr. Holmer said he would like copies of studies of storm drainage from <br />commercial property and from residential property. Answering his questions, <br />Mr. Jessie said about 70 percent of storm run-off comes from commercial <br />property. Mr. Gleason added that commercial properties are more covered with <br />buildings and pavement than residential properties. <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council Work Session <br /> <br />April 22, 1987 <br /> <br />Page 1 <br />