Item 2E: Ratification of MWMC FY08 Regional Wastewater Program Budget and Capital Improvements Program

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Ratification of the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission FY08 Regional Wastewater Program Budget and Capital Improvements Program Meeting Date: May 14, 2007 Agenda Item Number: 2E Department: Public Works Staff Contact: Dave Breitenstein www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-8611 ISSUE STATEMENT This agenda item relates to the annual ratification process of the regional wastewater program budget and Capital Improvements Program (CIP), as established under the 1977 Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between the City of Eugene, City of Springfield, and Lane County and managed by the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC). The MWMC was formed to provide wastewater collection and treatment services for the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area. The regional wastewater budget provides funds for all operations, maintenance, administration, and capital project management and implementation for the Eugene/Springfield Water Pollution Control Facility, Biosolids Management Facility, Biocycle Farm, Reclaimed Water Facility, and regional wastewater pump stations. BACKGROUND The purpose of the regional wastewater program is to protect public health and safety and the environment by providing high quality wastewater management services to the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area. The MWMC and the regional partners are committed to providing these services in a manner that is effective, efficient, and which meets customer service expectations. Since the mid-1990s, the commission and the regional wastewater program staff have worked together to identify the following key outcomes, or goals, which focus on what the fiscal budget will serve to accomplish: 1.High environmental standards 2.Fiscal management that is effective and efficient 3.A successful intergovernmental partnership 4.Maximum reliability and useful life of regional assets and infrastructure 5.Public awareness and understanding of MWMC, the regional wastewater system, and their relationship to Willamette River water quality These key outcomes, or goals, are in direct alignment with the Eugene City Council Goals. Every year, the MWMC develops, through a series of meetings, a budget that covers the operations, maintenance, and capital improvement projects for the regional wastewater program. The budget L:\CMO\2007 Council Agendas\M070514\S0705142E.doc