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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />Mr. Holmer asked if the City Council would be risking political embarrassment <br />by supporting the agreement before the EWEB Board has done so. Mr. Boles <br />expressed a similar concern: Given that EWEB, in some sense, is a part of <br />the City, would an improper precedent be set if the City Council were to take <br />action on this agreement before the EWEB Board? Would it be more appropriate <br />for the EWEB Soard to make a recommendation to the City Council? <br />Mr. Sercombe said there are some parts of the relationship between the City <br />and EWES that are definitely hierarchical; the City, for example, has a <br />superior position relative to EWEB regarding general policies affecting the <br />citizens of Eugene. On the other hand, EWEB is a co-equal of the City, or is <br />even in a superior position relative to the City, in some areas (for example, <br />utility administrative matters). Mr. Sercombe said the proposed agreement <br />involves both general policy issues and utility administrative matters. He <br />did not believe, therefore, that any improper precedent would be established <br />if the City Council were to act before the EWEB Soard. <br /> <br />Mr. Holmer said he would be satisfied if the council's motion were worded in <br />a way to direct the City Manager to enter the City into the proposed <br />agreement, provided that the agreement is approved by EWES. Staff indicated <br />that a motion like this would be fine. <br /> <br />The council recessed to its regular meeting at 7:15 p.m. <br /> <br />(Recorded by Monty Hindman) <br />MNCC 030689-530 <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council <br />Work Session <br /> <br />March 6, 1989 <br /> <br />Page 5 <br />