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Councilor Ball asked why the bid was awarded to the owners if the City had adequate grounds to disqualify them as bidders. Mr. Reed responded that the bid e was awarded to the owners so that the City would not have to spend its money up front for the demolition. He added that the City is still trying to work with the owners to determine if they will demolish the building. Mr. Ball asked for further clarification as to why the bid was awarded to the owners. Mr. Reed explained that although the City could have disqualified the owners as bidders, it chose not to do so. VII. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT (memo, resolution, Exhibit "A" distributed) Mr. Gleason introduced the agenda item. Keith Martin, presenting the staff report, referred to the draft distributed to the council. He said that a change has been made to the draft since last presented to the council, the change being an attempt to clarify the extent to which the County would charge the agencies for the cost of any work performed by the County that is the responsibility of the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission. He said the actual change on page 10 cites that the rate for personnel services shall be the actual hours worked multiplied by the federally approved overhead billing rate used by Lane County for work on projects that are financed in part by federal grants. He said this change clarifies the issue of whether the County would be surcharging their hourly rate at the level of consultants. He said that the County is charging basically as they would bill on projects with federal grants. He said that the MWMC could have entered into the agreement with the County with no participation by the cities in the agreement, but that the County was adamant e that the two cities be obligated in the agreement along with the MWMC before they would allow use of the Short Mountain Landfill Site for sludge disposal. Mr. Reed said that efforts have been made to minimize the extent to which the cities are obligated. He said that insurance will be acquired to cover the risk that exists as a_result of the agreement. He added that the City is assuming a small amount of risk, but that the insurance covering any risk will be paid for by the MWMC. In response to a question by Councilor Wooten, Mr. Gleason said that the Environ- mental Protection Agency had reported that no significant impact would result from the use of the landfill. He also responded that the concerns of the residents in the area had been resolved. He said the major issue with the Department of Environmental Quality was the general operational issue related to the County permit, and not the sludge disposal itself. Res. No. 3799--A resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a certain agreement with the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission, the City of Springfield, and Lane County regarding use of the Short Mountain solid waste landfill site. Ms. Smith moved, seconded by Mr. Lindberg, to adopt the resolution. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 7:0. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 21, 1983 Page 9