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<br />ATTACHMENT A <br /> <br />M I N U T E S <br /> <br /> <br />Eugene City Council <br />Work Session <br />McNutt Room – City Hall <br />777 Pearl Street—Eugene, Oregon <br /> <br /> May 12, 2010 <br /> 12:00 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCILORS PRESENT: Chris Pryor, Mike Clark, George Brown, Andrea Ortiz, Alan Zelenka, Betty <br />Taylor, George Poling, Jennifer Solomon <br /> <br />Ms. Piercy called the work session of the Eugene City Council to order at 12:00 p.m. <br />A. WORK SESSION: Eugene Water & Electric Board Water Rights <br />City Manager Jon Ruiz introduced City Attorney Glenn Klein to present information regarding EWEB’s <br />contract with the City of Veneta. <br />Mr. Klein apologized for the lateness of the work session discussion information that had been provided to the <br />Council members. He provided an overview of the discussion information that had been provided to the council <br />as part of the agenda item summary materials and noted that an article had appeared in the May 10, 2010, <br />edition of the Register-Guard regarding EWEB’s ongoing negotiations with the City of Veneta for the sale of <br />water rights to Veneta. Mr. Klein noted that the terms of the sale had been finalized and that the contract for the <br />sale had been submitted to the Lane County Circuit Court for validation. <br />Mr. Klein stated that the Eugene City Charter granted EWEB the authority to operate the water and electric <br />utility “subject to control by the council of extension of water service.” He further noted that the council, as part <br />of its legislative powers, had also adopted certain Code provisions (Section 2.212) that provided in part that the <br />“City, including EWEB, shall not provide water, water service or sewer service outside the city limits except as <br />authorized pursuant to the City Charter, this Code, and adopted resolutions.” <br />Mr. Klein reported that EWEB believed that its authority under the Eugene City Charter to operate the water <br />utility included the authority to sell water rights to the City of Veneta. <br />Mr. Klein stated from the agenda item summary materials that Mr. Ruiz believed that perfecting the City’s water <br />rights was a good idea. <br />Mr. Klein noted the staff recommendation that the council direct the City Manager to hold a public forum to <br />allow members of the community to learn more about EWEB’s proposed sale of water to the City of Veneta. <br />He suggested that any such public forums be conducted in conjunction with EWEB staff. <br />Mr. Klein noted that subsequent to the public forum, staff recommended that the City Council then conduct a <br />public hearing to solicit feedback regarding EWEB’s proposed water sale before the council determined a <br />position regarding said sale. <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council May 12, 2010 Page 1 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />