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Eugene Water & Electric Board as foilows: Section 1. The City has by separate Resolution adopted on February 28, 2000, called a special City election for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the City an amendment to Subsection (1) of Section 44 of the Eugene Charter of 1976 (the "Amendment"). The proposed Amendment was requested by EWEB, and if approved by the electors, would authorize EWEB to provide advanced telecommunications capability and associated services. (Activities authorized by this amendment to the Charter are hereinafter referred to as "EWEB' s Telecommunications Activities"). Section 2. In the planning, development and implementation of EWEB' s Telecommunications Activities, EWEB shall: (a) Provide universal service to every neighborhood and make access to the Internet and other services at a reasonable cost available to each residence, business and public facility within the EWEB service area located within the Eugene Urban Growth Boundary, and at EWEB' s option, other areas. As part of its plan, EWEB shall propose for City Council review and approval a time period for EWEB to complete this phase of the project. (b) Promote competition by providing an additional mode of telecommunications access throughout the City, and within the mode to provide an open platform, often called open access, for a variety of providers, consistent with the plan proposed in Section 2(a). (c) Work with local public agencies, including general governments, schools, and other organized public telecommunications consortia to develop a cost-effective and universally accessible system to serve public needs. Section 3. Except for development of the Phase II plan, EWEB' s Telecommunications Activities shall be funded only by revenues from those activities, and shall not be funded with any electric or water utility system revenues. Any indebtedness incurred for EWEB's Telecommunications Activities shall utilize only financing that is non-recourse to EWEB's electric and water utility system revenues and assets. Section 4. EWEB shall not incur any future indebtedness for EWEB' s Telecommunications Activities without first obtaining the approval of the City Council and then of the voters. Section 5. EWEB shall employ a multi-part public involvement process including: (a) Public briefings. As an ongoing part of the planning and development of any implementation plan for Phase II of the telecommunications system, including any business plan and feasibility analysis, EWEB shall advertise for and conduct public briefings for the purpose of providing the community and other interested parties with information and the Joint Resolution - 2