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Councilor Fart noted the inclusion of five parks projects in the Bethel Danebo area in the CIP. He thanked the City for its attention to the Bethel-Danebo area. Referring to pages 233-244 related to the airport, Councilor Pap~ supported a strong airport for the community but expressed concern about the speed with which the City was moving on some of those projects. He did not favor spending the money simply because it was available. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0. 7.ACTION: A Resolution Acknowledging the Receipt of the Wet Weather Flow Management Plan from the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Kelly, moved to adopt Resolution 4664, acknowledging the receipt of the Wet Weather Flow Management Plan from the Wastewater Management Commission. Councilor Kelly asked Mr. Ruffier to respond to the remarks Mr. Dennis made in the Public Forum. He asked if Mr. Dennis was a member of the citizen advisory committee that developed the plan or involved in the committee process. Mr. Ruffler responded that Mr. Dennis was not involved in the process. Mr. Ruffler briefly reviewed the components of the functioning system and indicated that the citizen advisory committee did not rely solely on reduction of inflow and infiltration (l&l) in the collection systems because the City's experience was that the problem could not be eliminated by that route alone. There would still be some I&l reaching the treatment plant during times of high flows. Councilor Kelly asked if most of the I&l was from old lines or illegal connections. Mr. Ruffler attributed it to older pipes that needed to be repaired. Councilor Bettman asked if the capital costs of expanding the treatment facility could be paid by systems development charges. Mr. Ruffler said no; those costs would be paid for by user fees. Councilor Bettman suggested it would be appropriate to establish a loan program to assist residents in upgrading their private lines, and asked if that could occur in time to prevent a large expansion to the treatment facility. Mr. Ruffler said that the CAC had debated the topic extensively and had not reached agreement. The plan acknowledged the need to address the private lateral program, and acceptance of the plan would be direction to staff to bring back an implementation plan for council approval. He did not know if that could occur before an expansion was necessary. Councilor Rayor asked what it meant to "smoke-test" a sewer. Mr. Ruffler said that smoke testing revealed illegal connections and leaks to the system. If an illegal connection was found, the home owner was required to disconnect the connection. Councilor Rayor wished to highlight the fact there was a smoke-testing program. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously, 8:0 MINUTES--Eugene City Council February 26, 2000 Page 5 Regular Meeting