Item A: Tour of Eugene Water & Electric Board Riverfront Site and Discussion of Relocation Project

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Some sustainability design features include (1) enhancing and maintaining a significant portion of the wetlands associated with the site, (2) working to ensure the facilities are energy efficient, (3) designing the storm water system to capture all storm water on site and not utilize the community storm sewer system, and (4) reviewing the possible use of a “living machine” that would allow all sanitary effluent to be handled on site with out connection to the city sanitary sewer system. Design for Economy. As is the case with most other construction projects in this community and this region, we are very concerned about how the February 2007 estimate will compare to the June 2006 project budget estimate and how rising construction and material costs will impact the project. One step we have taken to address this concern has been to hire a construction manager / general contractor (CM/GC) (Lease Crutcher Lewis) to work with EWEB and the architect during design, provide constructability review and input as part of the design process, and help ensure economical completion of the project. Permitting. There are two significant permits required for completion of the facility: a Building Permit from the City and a Joint Removal-Fill Permit from the Oregon Department of State Lands and the Corps of Engineers. All permitting is currently underway. Project Cost and Funding Process. In June, prior to commencement of the final design, the Board approved a budget estimate of $72.3 million for the Roosevelt project. This amount was based in part on the November 2005 30% design estimate and included a 5% reduction requested by the Board. As mentioned earlier, another cost estimate based on design development work will be prepared in February 2007. It is expected this estimate will provide the basis for a Board decision in the March/April 2007 period on whether to proceed with 2 authorization for bond funding for the Roosevelt project construction. This Board decision will also address whether to utilize the URBA process (whereby notice of the proposed bond issue is placed in the paper and, following a 60 day remonstrance period during which 5% of the registered voters in the City can petition to have the question referred to the ballot) or refer the question to a ballot. Either decision will also require City Council authorization. Based on current schedule assumptions, EWEB staff believes successful use of URBA would allow construction to begin in the summer of 2007 with completion of the project by summer 2009. Referral to a ballot would probably delay a funding approval until fall 2007 which would delay construction to the 2008 – 2010 time frame. Community Communication. A communication plan to support successful completion of this project has been completed and implemented. Objectives include ensuring that Eugene citizens, EWEB customers and employees know what EWEB is doing and why, ensuring that resident and business owners in the Roosevelt area are kept informed about the project, and being sure that the city staff and council are aware of our work and progress. Schedule. Current Project schedule assumptions include: -Final Design - August 2006 – December 2007 -Construction Funding Cost Estimate – March 2007 -Construction Financing Authorization – (early) Spring 2007 or (late) Fall 2007 -Complete Permitting – June 2007 - Construction – (early) July 2007 – July 2009 or (late) July 2008 – July 2010 The $8 million funding authorization completed in July provides funding for design and permitting costs which are a 2 portion of the $72.3 amount. 4