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Home My WebLink About05/09/1951 Meeting .t:::~ 4tJ _~ .J . --- ..__._..~--_..~..,.."- ~.->_..,.--.~ -.---.,,--..--.-...... _ '.~ .___~ .u_~_.__ COUNCIL CHAMBERS, EUGENE, OREGON. MA Y 9, I 95 I . I AN ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, HELD AFTER THE BUDGET MEETING AT 9:30 P.M. ON MAY 9, 1951 WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY HIS HONOR, MAYOR V. E. JOHNSON WITH THE FOLLOWING COUNCILMEN PRESENT: CRUMBAKER, BOOTH, GODLOVE, KOPPE, AND SIEGENTHALER. COUNCILMEN ALLEN, SMITH AND WATSON WERE ABSENT. THE FOLLOWING LETTER WAS STUDIED AND IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THIS LETTER BE APPROVED AND THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE INSTRUCTED TO PRESENT IT TO THE ATTORNEY FOR THE SPRINGFIELD UTILITY BOARD WITH THE REQUEST THAT A MEETING BE SET WHEREIN OFFICIALS OF THE CITY OF EUGENE AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SPRINGFIELD UTILITY BOARD COULD DISCUSS IN DETAIL THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF A JOINT SEWAGE DISPOSAL PROGRAM. MOTION CARRIED. "YOUR LETTER.OF APRIL 27TH, 1951 RELATIVE TO A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE AND OTHER EUGENE CITY OFFICIALS WILL BE AVAIL- ABLE TO MEET WITH THE JOINT SPRINGFIELD COMMITTEE AT ANY TIME. THE ADDITIONA~ INFORMATION REQUESTED IN YOUR LETTER IS OUTLINED AS FOLLbws: I I. WE ARE ATTACHING HEREWITH DATA SHOWING LOCATION, SIZE, PROFILES, GRADES AND QUANTITY ESTIMATES COVERING THE OUTFALL LINE FROM THE PRESENT SPRINGFIELD OUTFALL TO A CONNECTION WITH THE EUGENE SYSTEM. COSTS ON THIS OUTFALL LINE ARE ESTIMATED BY OUR ENGINEERS AS FOLLOWS: OUTFALL LINE 24" TO 30" PUMPI NG STAT! ON TOTAL $ 222,555.00 55,250.00 277,805.00 DIFFERENCE IN COST BETWEEN 24" AND 27" OUTFALL LINE (TO BE PAID BY CITY OF EUGENE) 12,350.00 CITY OF SPRINGFIELD (TOTAL COST) $ 265,455.00 2. THE CITY OF EUGENE WILL CONVEY WITHOUT CHARGE TO THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD (UNLESS TERMINATED BY EITHER CITY UPON THREE YEARS WRITTEN NOTICE) SPRINGFIELD SEWAGE NOT TO EXCEED I I C.F.S. FROM THE POINT OF INTERCEPTION OF THE SPRINGFIELD TRUNK SEWER WITH THE EUGENE SYSTEM NEAR 6TH AND HIGH STREET TO THE SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT. 3. THE AMOUNT OF SEWAGE WHICH THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD MAY DISCHARGE INTO THE EUGENE SYSTEM AT THE POINT OF INTERCEPTION NOT TO EXCEED I I C.F.S. THIS IS BASED UPON THE CAPACITY OF THE SPRINGFIELD OUTFALL LINE OF 24" WHICH WOULD AFFORD A POPULATION EQUIVALENT OF 15,000 PEOPLE, WHICH WE UNDERSTAND, IS THE SAME CAPACITY AS THE PRO- POSED DESIGN FOR THE SPRINGFIELD SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF GARDEN WAY ON THE WILLAMETTE RIVER. 1 4. THE ANNUAL COST WOULD INCLUDE THE OPERATING COST PLUS 2% INTEREST ON THE INVEST- MENT OF THE PLANT PLUS 2% DEPRECIATION ON THE COST OF ALL UNITS OF THE PLANT EXCEPT THE MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND 7% DEPRECIATION ON THE COST OF MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT. THESE COSTS WILL BE PRORATED TO THE CITIES BASED UPON THE METERED QUANTITY OF SEWAGE TREATED. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES NOT ANTICIPATE SPRINGFIELD PAYING ANY AMMORTIZATION COSTS OF THE PLANT. 5. WITH REFERENCE TO #5, WE WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THAT THE ENGINEERS HAVE NOT PREPARED ANY PRELIMINARY PLANS, ESTIMATES OR REPORTS ON THE PROPOSED SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES OTHER THAN THOSE COVERED IN THE METROPOLITAN STUDY. THE PLANT WILL, HOWEVER, PROVIDE FOR A RAW SEWAGE PUMPING STATION, GRIT REMOVAL AND SEWAGE GRINDING FACILITIES, PRIMARY SETTLING BASINS, FOLLOWED BY CHLORINATION AND SEPARATE SLUDGE DIGESTION FACILITIES. THE SLUDGE WOULD BE DEWATERED AFTER DIGESTION BY MEANS OF VACUUM FILTRATION. WHILE OUR PRELIMINARY STUDIES INDICATE THAT SOME SAVING CAN BE MADE BY THE INSTALLATION OF POWER GENERATING EQUIPMENT, FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER WILL NEED TO BE MADE BEFORE FINAL DECISION ON THE USE OF POWER GENERATING EQUIPMENT WILL BE MADE. THE PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE FOR THE COST OF CONSTRUCTING THE SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES IS APPROXIMATELY $600,000. THE ANNUAL OPERATING COST NOT INCLUDING INTEREST OR DEPRECIATION IS ESTIMATED AT $40,000. 6. THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD WOULD CONTROL ALL SEWAGE AND SEWER CONNECTIONS UP TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF GARDEN WAY AND THE CITY OF EUGENE WOULD CONTROL AND APPROVE ALL CONNECTIONS TO THE OUTFALL LINE WEST OF GARDEN WAY TO THE POINT OF CONNECTION WITH THE EUGENE SYSTEM. I ""~~ . ;~, ...."-~~>.."'~..' ~:":"""';;~'-"'-'~ ... ""~~:.u.",-,'~.=....._,_~~'. ~~~;......"'_..L..-._.""""..""-~:"-.:.......;.....;..,~:....~~_..--.;;~"2~:,_~-=l<.,.:.:....." ~.. .0;..... .,:\."" .,~ r"'4/J8 1= IT IS FELT THAT BOTH CITIES SHOULD RESERVE THE RIGHT OF CANCELLATION IN CASE THIS MUTUAL AGREEMENT SHOULD BECOME A BURDEN UPON EITHER CITY. IN THE EVENT OF CANCELLATION OF THIS AGREEMENT BY THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, THE CITY OF EUGENE WOULD PURCHASE THE SPRINGFIELD OUTFALL LINE FROM GARDEN WAY CORNER TO EUGENE AT A VAL~E DEPRECIATED AT 4% PER ANNUM OF THE ORIGINAL COST. IN THE EVENT OF CANCELLATION 0; THIS AGREEME~T B~ THE CITY OF EUGENE, THEN TH~ CITY OF EUGENE WOUL6 PURCH~SE THIS, THE SPRINGFIELD DUTFALL LINE FROM GARDEN WAY TO THE CITY OF EUGENE: AT A VALUE DEPRECIATED AT 3'% PER ANNUM OF THE ORIGINAL COST." ,~ .. THE TYPE, STRENGTH, AND QUALITY OF INDUSTRIAL " , " r . REQUIREME~TS AND PAY PROPORTIONAL ADDITIONAL COSTS , ..., \', ,. MENT RE~UI~ED, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE EFFLUENTS IT IS FELT THATITcWllL BE NECESSARY FOR REPRESENTATIVES OF 'BOTH EUGENE AND SPRINGFIELD TO SIT DOWN TOGETHER AND WORK MANY OF THESE DETAILS OUT AND THE ABOVE INFOR- : ," ,-' . ' MATION IS GIVEN ONLY AS A BASIS FOR THE CONSIDERATION AND STUDY IN ARRIVING AT A JOINT PROG~AM FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT WHICH WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO BOTH" CITIES." .l' , ..., " UPON MOTION DULY MADE, SECONDED AND CARRIED, THE MEETING WAS ADJOU~NED. ~ 3 ..., ",;" -; ~ ~ 3 .., '~ . '../ ~ ~ SEWAGE WILL HAVE TO MEET ACCEPTED NECESSARY FOR'THE ADDIT10NAL TREAT- ORIGINATE IN SPRINGFIELD OR EUGENE. I .1 I 2 -:; I