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RESOLUTION
NO. 04-19
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD COMMON COUNCIL APPROVING
THE MWMC 2004 FACILITIES PLAN AND ADOPTING THE 20-YEAR PROJECT LIST.
WHEREAS, on February 9, 1977, the City of Springfield, the City of Eugene, and Lane
County (the Governing Bodies) entered into an intergovernmental agreement (IGA)
which established the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC) as
an ORS Chapter 190 entity responsible to construct, operate, and maintain regional
wastewater facilities; and,
WHEREAS, the regional wastewater facilities, which include the Eugene-Springfield
Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF), the Biosolids Management Facility (BMF),
Biocycle Farm (BF), the Seasonal Industrial Waste Facility (SIWF), several regional
wastewater pump stations and regional conveyance system, were designed and
constructed in the early and mid-1980s with a projected design life of 20 years; and,
WHEREAS, the MWMC has undertaken several plans and studies between 1996 and
2001 to determine short- and long-term regional wastewater facilities improvements
needed to provide adequate wastewater treatment capacity and meet all applicable
regulatory permit requirements, including but not limited to the MWMC Master Plan,
1997, the Biosolids Management Plan, 1997. and the Wet Weather Flow Management
Plan, 2001 (WWFMP); and,
WHEREAS. the MWMC enacted Resolution 02-05, authorizing the execution of a
contract with CH2M HILL, Inc. for professional services for an MWMC predesign study
and facilities plan update (Project no. P80010); and
WHEREAS, the MWMC enacted Resolution 03-11, amending the professional services
contract with CH2M HILL, Inc. to include technical support for: (a) MWMC's system
development charges (SDC) methodology update, and (b) evaluation of the best use of
MWMC's SIWF property forfacilities planning purposes, and (c) MWMC's 2004
Facilities Plan adoption process; and,
WHEREAS, applicable adopted MWMC goals, policies and management strategies,
such as those contained in the FY 03-04 Regional Wastewater Program Budget, the
Wv'VFMP and the Biosolids Management Plan, along with the requirements of the
MWMC National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit issued by the
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) in May, 2002, the "DEQ Guidelines
for the Preparation of Facilities Plans and Environmental Reports for Community
Wastewater Projects," (1999) (DEQ Guidelines), and MWMC guidance provided the
foundation and direction for the MWMC 2004 Facilities Plan (attached hereto and by
this reference incorporated herein); and
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RESOLUTION 04-19
WHEREAS, the MWMC 2004 Facilities Plan analyses show that capital improvements
contained in the 20-Year Project List included in the MWMC 2004 Facilities Plan need
to be implemented in accordance with the 20-Year Project List Schedule in order to
achieve the regulatory compliance and capacity objectives stated in the MWMC 2004
Facilities Plan; and,
WHEREAS, the MWMC 2004 Facilities Plan and 20-Year Project List have been
prepared, in part, to provide the public facilities plan and list of capital improvements
that are required by ORS 223.309(1) prior to the establishment of a system
development charge; and
WHEREAS public meetings and MWMC work sessions were conducted to provide
guidance on preparation of the draft MWMC 2004 Facilities Plan on November 24,
2003, January 8, 2004, and March 3, 2004; and
WHEREAS, public hearings were noticed and conducted by the MWMC to accept and
consider public comment on the draft MWMC 2004 Facilities Plan on April 22, 2004 and
May 6, 2004; and
WHEREAS, on May 6, 2004 MWMC enacted Resolution 04-04 adopting the MWMC
2004 Facilities Plan and 20-Year Project List; and
WHEREAS, the Springfield City Council conducted a public hearing on the MWMC
2204 Facilities Plan and the 20-Year Project List on May 17, 2004; and
WHEREAS, the Springfield City Council has reviewed and considered testimony from
the public and discussed the MWMC 2004 Facilities Plan and 20-Year Project List.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
Springfield as follows: The Common Council of the City of Springfield approves the
MWMC 2004 Facilities Plan and hereby adopts the 20-Year Project List.
This Resolution shall take effect upon adoption by the City Council and approval by the
Mayor.
Adopted by the Common Council at the City of Springfield the 17th day of May, 2004.
by a vote for and 0 aga'~:
Mayor
ATTEST: ~~
Amy Sow ,City Recorder
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