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Councilor Poling, seconded by Councilor Solomon, moved to approve Council Bill 4902, an ordinance concerning standards for police uniforms, adding section 2.665 to the Eugene Code, 1971, and providing for an effective date. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. 4. ACTION: An Ordinance Creating the Metropolitan Wastewater Commission as an Intergovernmental Entity; and Providing For an Immediate Effective Date And Adoption of Resolution 4837 Approving the Issuance of Revenue Bonds by the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission; and Providing an Effective Date Councilor Poling, seconded by Councilor Solomon, moved that the City Council adopt Council Bill 4900, an ordinance creating the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission as an intergovernmental entity. Councilor Bettman expressed her deep appreciation to staff for incorporating her ~%sues" into the IGA. In response to a question from Councilor Bettman, City Attorney Jerry Lidz stated that the goal of (3) Specific Functions subsection (f)(1) was full recovery out of SDCs for capacity enhancing projects, but one could not use SDCs for rehabilitation projects. Councilor Kelly suggested that a comma be inserted after ~monthly sewer user charges." The council was amenable to the insertion of a comma at that place. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. Councilor Poling, seconded by Councilor Solomon, moved to adopt Resolution 4837 approving the issuance of revenue bonds by the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission; and providing an effective date. Councilor Poling asked if the EPA ruling about blending would increase costs and how it would affect the ability to issue revenue bonds. MWMC Commissioner Susie Smith responded that it would not affect the ability to raise revenue bonds, but a group of people would be gathered to strategize on what the EPA ruling meant regarding whether or not the MWMC facilities plan would be adequate to meet Clean Water Act standards. She thought in the long run the MWMC might have to add potentially $89 million more in projects should it have to meet the requirements without any blending. Councilor Kelly acknowledged all of the work that had gone into the ordinance and the resolution. Councilor Papd said the plan developed by the MWMC was based upon a balance of costs. He asked if not being able to blend projects would change the balance of expenses. Ms. Smith replied that it could, adding that the MWMC had a scheduled update of the wet weather flow management plan and was in the process of updating all of the modeling. She said, in response to another question from Councilor Papd, that this MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 23, 2005 Page 11 Regular Session