Item A: Joint Meeting with Eugene Water & Electric Board

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In addition, EWEB expanded the Energy Management & Conservation Services available to landlords and renters to help reduce the cost of utility service for eligible customers. EWEB also participated with the City in a highly successful energy retrofit program targeting six multi-family unit complexes. In total, EWEB has provided nearly $12 million to assist low-income, jobless and other customers hit by the economic crisis in the past three years. Given the prolonged economic downturn, and uncertainty around future levels of federal funding available for utility bill assistance programs, EWEB has been wrestling with setting an appropriate level of support moving forward. The Board requested that staff meet with community experts to develop measures, or ‘triggers’ that could be more consistently applied when setting future customer support funding levels. th On August 5, staff met with ten community members to discuss potential triggers, like changes in the County unemployment rate, to help guide such funding decisions. Staff will be presenting proposing th measures to the Board at its September 6 meeting, with a recommendation for an elevated level of bill assistance for the 2012 budget year, and to utilize the agreed upon triggers when setting next year’s bill assistance budget. For more information contact Mark Freeman, EWEB Customer Service Manager at (541) 685-7061. Ward Redistricting Every 10 years, the Eugene City Council adjusts council ward boundaries to accommodate population changes and shifts. The purpose of ward redistricting is to make sure each ward has about the same number of people so that Eugene residents are represented equally on the Eugene City Council and on the Eugene Water & Electric Board. Based on 2010 U.S. Census data, Eugene’s population totaled 156,222 which means that each of the eight wards should have approximately 19,528 residents. Total Percent difference from equal target Ward Target Population Population population 1 17,597 19,528 -9.9% 2 17,705 19,528 -9.3% 3 21,003 19,528 7.6% 4 19,215 19,528 -1.6% 5 20,047 19,528 2.7% 6 21,603 19,528 10.6% 7 19,449 19,528 -0.4% 8 19,603 19,528 0.4% Grand Total 156,222 156,222 2