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Roxie Cuellar, 2053 Laura Street, Springfield, represented the Lane County Home Builders Association. She provided copies of and introduced for the record the following documents: · June 22, 2004, letter from the Home Builders Association to the local elected officials · May 27, 2004, memorandum from Dave Jewett, attorney for the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC), Meg Kiernan, Springfield City Attorney, and Jerome Lidz, Eugene City Attorney to interested parties · June 22, 2004, letter from Bill Kloos to the joint elected officials · June 21, 2004, Springfield City Council agenda · City of Springfield motion to dismiss Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) No. 2004-090 · Calendar Section from the The Register-Guard issue of June 22, 2004 Ms. Cuellar said that the home builders association had never opposed the construction of infrastructure in the area or presented an obstacle to it. She said it was not the goal of the association to be an obstacle to wastewater, but it did have process issues. She said there were two concerns with the proposed amendments: inadequate public involvement and lack of clarification about the relationship between the Metro Plan and the PFSP because the process had been bifurcated, with PFSP amendments going to elected officials from MWMC and the Metro Plan amendments following the land use process through planning commissions. Mike Hudson, 91069 North Willamette, Coburg, spoke as the Coburg City Manager, and stated that the City of Coburg understood the implications of its request to have services extended and it expected to pay its way. He said that businesses had relocated to Coburg because of the creation of an enterprise zone to provide tax incentives; however, the enterprise zone no longer existed. He said that Coburg did have system development charges (SDC) in place but those did not include sewers because there was no sewer system. He related that an urban renewal district encompassing 25 percent of the City was in place, and along with a planned local improvement district (LID), could provide funds for a sewer system. He said that Coburg's participation in the United Front effort to secure federal funding for local projects was likely to obtain funds as well and other jurisdictions were not being requested or expected to help with the costs. He encouraged an evaluation to determine the benefits to all entities of extending service to Coburg and thanked the jurisdictions for their willingness to enter into discussions of the matter. There being no further requests to speak, Mayor Leiken closed the public hearing for the Springfield City Council. Mayor Torrey closed the public hearing for the Eugene City Council Commissioner Green closed the public hearing for the Lane County Board of Commissioners Councilor Bettman asked if the federal grant in the amount of several million dollars was for the study to extend services to Coburg. Mr. Hudson replied that the funds were for construction; Coburg had assurance from the State that it would provide funding for the study and Coburg would cover any difference between the cost and funds available from the State. He said that approximately $4 million in federal funds was anticipated and the amount of $200,000 from the State had been mentioned, although the cost of the study would be dependent on discussions among the jurisdictions to identify issues to be addressed. MINUTES--Joint Elected Officials - Regular Session June 22, 2004 Page 3 Lane County, Eugene, and Springfield