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MINUTES <br /> • <br /> Eugene City Council <br /> g tY <br /> McNutt Room – City Hall <br /> 777 Pearl Street — Eugene, Oregon <br /> May 12, 2010 <br /> Noon <br /> COUNCILORS PRESENT: Chris Pryor, Mike Clark, George Brown, Andrea Ortiz, Alan Zelenka, Betty <br /> Taylor, George Poling, Jennifer Solomon <br /> Her Honor Mayor Kitty Piercy called the work session of the Eugene City Council to order. <br /> A. WORK SESSION: Eugene Water & Electric Board Water Rights <br /> Ci ty Manager City Attorney Mana er Jon Ruiz introduced Ci Attorne Glenn Klein to present information regarding the proposed <br /> Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) contract with the City of Veneta. <br /> City Attorney Klein apologized for the late n ess of the work session discussion information that had been <br /> provided to the council members. He provided an overview of the discussion information that had been <br /> provided to the council as part of the agenda item summary materials and noted that an article had appeared in <br /> the May 10, 2010, edition of the Register -Guard regarding EWEB's ongoing negotiations with the City of <br /> Veneta for the sale of water rights to Veneta. City Attorney Klein noted that the terms of the sale had been <br /> finalized and that the contract for the sale had been submitted to the Lane County Circuit Court for validation. <br /> • <br /> City Attorney Klein stated that the Eugene City Charter granted EWEB the authority to operate the water and <br /> electric utility "subject to control by the council of extension of water service." He further noted that the <br /> council, as part of its legislative powers, had also adopted certain Code provisions (Section 2.212) that provided <br /> in part that the "City, including EWEB, shall not provide water, water service or sewer service outside the city <br /> limits except as authorized pursuant to the City Charter, this Code, and adopted resolutions." <br /> operate Attorney reported re orted that EWEB believed that its authority under the Eug ene City Charter to p <br /> erate the <br /> water utility water rights to the City of Veneta. <br /> included the authority to sell at <br /> ty h' g tY <br /> City Attorney Klein stated from the agenda item summary materials that City Manager Ruiz believed that <br /> h' Y g rY h' g <br /> P <br /> perfecting the City's water rights was a good idea. <br /> City Attorney Klein noted the staff recommendation that the council direct the City Manager to hold a public <br /> forum to allow members of the community to learn more about EWEB's proposed sale of water to the City of <br /> Veneta. He suggested that any such public forums be conducted in conjunction with EWEB staff. <br /> City Attorney Klein noted that subsequent to the public forum, staff recommended that the City Council then <br /> conduct a public hearing to solicit feedback regarding EWEB's proposed water sale before the council <br /> determined a position regarding said sale. <br /> .City Attorney Attorne Klein referenced the timelines involved in the litigation surroundin g EWEB's proposed ro osed water sale <br /> and stated that the City of Eugene, in order to preserve its rights to participate in EWEB's transaction, would <br /> need to direct him to action no later than the end of May 2010. <br /> TE Eu ene City Council <br /> May 12, 2010 Page S ty Y e 1 g <br /> g <br /> Work Session <br />