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e e - MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING EUGENE CITY COUNCIL February 2, 1977 Special meeting of the Common Council of the City of Eugene, Oregon was called to order by Council President Eric Haws in the absence of Mayor Keller at 1:25 p.m. on February 2, 1977, at the Oakway Mall King's Table Restaurant for the purpose of approving a contract creat- ing the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission to serve Spring- field, Eugene, and Lane County, and to discuss the proposed amendments to the contract. Other Council members present were: Williams, Bradley, Delay, Lieuallen, and Smith. Mr. Al Wright, LCOG, indicated there was only one change to the February 1, 1977, contract agreed upon by the three agencies involved, that being capacity allocation. He said the issue of representation would be main- tained as originally recommended and as stated in the contract. He reported that the Lane County Commissioners, at a meeting held February 2, heard testimony from River Road/Santa Clara residents petitioning their concerns: 1) there should be a continued design of the plant and cost recovery procedures for the sludge problems; and 2) some kind of legal protection indicating the River Road/Santa Clara area would never be annexed to the city. The County Commissioners did not want to make a decision until considering these petitions and requests; they therefore delayed their decision until Wednesday, February 9. He indicated, again, the critical time element and that the Commission needed to be created and in action by February 17, in order to make the May 16 deadline. He urged the City Council to make appointments to the Commission. Councilman Bradley indicated he wanted some clarification on the estab- lishment of boundaries for a County service district and whether it could be done without approval of the County Commissioners. Ms. Joyce Benjamin, City Attorney's office, indicated the County Commissioners must approve. Mr. Martin asked Ms. Benjamin if she would explain the process of creating County service districts. Ms. Benjamin replied that, if there are 100 peti- tioners signing a petition, the establishment of a special service district has to be put on a ballot. Mr. Bradley then asked what action the Boundary Commis- sion would have in establishing such districts. Mr. Long, City Attorney's office, said the Boundary Commission would have the final say on most every service district, but he was not sure on this particular one. Councilman Lieuallen then asked if the contract would give the Wastewater Commission effective power to establish its own service boundaries. Assistant Manager indicated no, that the contract creates that area but that the Commission could create a service area for a financing area but not a service area. Mr. Wright said that the taxing district must lie within the service area. Assistant 2/2/77--1 73 ;,'n',;i: ;~~~~