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2. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of City Council Minutes - April 18, 2011, Work Session - April 25, 2011, Regular Meeting - April 27, 2011, Work Session - May 16, 2011, Public Hearing B. Approval of Tentative Working Agenda C. Ratification of Intergovernmental Relations Committee Minutes of April 13, 2011 Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Brown, moved to approve the items on the Consent Calendar. Roll call vote: The motion passed unanimously, 7:0 3. ACTION: Ratification of the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC) FY12 Regional Wastewater Program Budget and Capital Improvements Budget City Manager Jon Ruiz introduced the item. He said that the MWMC approved the proposed fiscal year (FY) 2012 regional wastewater program budget and Capital Improvement Program (CIP) on April 8. In accordance with the intergovernmental agreement establishing the MWMC, the City and its partners to the agreement were required to ratify that action. Both the Springfield City Council and Lane Board of County Commissioners had approved the FY12 budget and CIP earlier in the month. Councilor Taylor, seconded by Councilor Brown, moved to ratify the FY12 MWMC budget. Councilor Farr determined from Wastewater Division Finance and Administration Manager John Huberd that the average monthly bill for the regional user fee would increase by about 83 cents per month as a result of the four percent proposed increase. Councilor Farr said that the council did not increase residents' bills without thought, recalling that at one time the council placed a one percent utility fee on the ballot which would have generated about $1 monthly for low- income housing, but the proposal had failed by a large margin. Roll call vote: The motion passed unanimously, 7:0. 4. ACTION: Approval of Minutes, Findings and Recommendations from the Hearings Official and Adoption of an Ordinance Levying Assessments for Paving, and Constructing Curbs, Sidewalks, Medians, Street Lights, Stormwater Drainage, and Water Quality Facilities on Crest Drive from Blanton Road to Lincoln Street, Storey Boulevard from Crest Drive to Lorane Highway and Friendly Street from Lorane Highway to 28 Avenue; and Providing an Immediate Effective Date (Contract 2009 -30) (Job #4546) City Manager Ruiz reported that the ordinance must have a two- thirds majority to take immediate effect and avoid additional interest costs. He also reported that an additional four property owners qualified for the low- income assessment subsidy program as a result of the council's recent action amending the code to allow residents to rely on current income levels. MINUTES — Eugene City Council May 23, 2011 Page 2 Regular Meeting