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e e Several councilors commented on the project. Ms. Schue said the improvements are a good idea, but she wondered about funding for them. Mr. Hansen sug- gested the opinions of property owners be sought. Ms. Bascom said the Mayor1s Tree and Beautification Commission might help with the improvements. E. Report from Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission Ms. Wooten asked for a report from the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Com- mission (MWMC) about rate setting and the status of the flow-based rate system. Ms. Schue, a member of MWMC, said it will meet tonight and may decide about the rates. The MWMC regional rate will probably decrease. She noted that each city also levies a local charge and she thought the council should focus on the Eugene rate. Mr. Gleason said a council work session on the MWMC rates was scheduled for May 13. He said Eugene and Springfield have to adopt rates at the same time. Mr. Hansen said people have asked him about the MWMC rates. He wondered if the council work session scheduled for May 13 would be after the MWMC had made a decision about the rates. Ms. Wooten suggested Ms. Schue contact her or Ms. Freedman about MWMC action. They will then decide whether to schedule a council review on Wednesday, April 24, or to continue with the session scheduled for May 13. Answering a question from Ms. Bascom, Ms. Wooten said the Joint Agency Committee for Review of Sanitary User Fees has not met. Ms. Bascom was appointed to the committee, which was created to consider the flow-based rate. F. "Ci ty Ha 11: What I s In It For YOu?" Workshop Resource Packet-- Meritorious Project Award City Manager Micheal Gleason introduced the agenda item. Pat Vallerand, chairperson of the Citizen Involvement Committee (CIC), discussed the Workshop Resource project, which won a meritorious project award from the American Planning Association. Ms. Vallerand displayed a plaque indicating the award and submitted it to the council. Ms. Vallerand displayed the resource material prepared by the CIC and the Planning Department for a workshop attended by local teachers last year. The purpose of the workshop was to acquaint teachers with the resources available to them to help teach about local government. The material was prepared by a task force which included teachers. The CIC is now conducting a survey of teachers to find out about their use of the resource material. Answering a question from Ms. Ehrman, Ms. Vallerand said the CIC bylaws limit its activities to land use planning. Consequently, the resource material dealt mainly with land use planning, but it also contained information about city government in general. ~ Ms. Wooten expressed appreciation for the work of Ms. Vallerand and the CIC. MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 17, 1985 Page 2