Res 1308 - Final Draft WWTP Fac
COUNCIL BILL NO. 1647
RESOLUTION NO. 1308
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FINAL DRAFT OF WASTEWATER FACILITIES PLAN
AND DIRECTING STAFF TO FORWARD IT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY.
WHEREAS, the City of Woodburn must comply with the stipulated final order of
the Department of Environmental Quality, upgrade and replace components of the
treatment plant nearing its design life, and plan for expansion to accommodate projected
growth, and
WHEREAS, in the interest of public involvement, the city governing bOdy
appointed a Wastewater Advisory Committee to analyze the complexities and
recommend the most suitable treatment alternative supported by a fair rate structure
acceptable to the community, and
WHEREAS, the Wastewater Advisory Committee held approximately twenty-five
meetings with planners, engineers, regulatory groups, Woodburn residents, business and
industrial representatives, and other interested parties and all these meetings were open
to the public, and
WHEREAS, the Wastewater Advisory Committee appointed a volunteer
information person who kept the public informed of the calendar of events and the
decisions of the committee, and
WHEREAS, the Wastewater Advisory Committee held two open houses, one to
receive public input on the preferred treatment alternative and the second to receive
input on rate structure for funding the improvements, and
WHEREAS, residents were provided with the opportunity to interact with the
members of the Advisory Committee, engineers and economist from Oregon's largest
environmental consulting firm and well qualified technical city staff in the meetings,
workshops and especially in the open houses.
WHEREAS, the City Council attended workshops related to the projected growth,
the treatment alternatives, and the funding needed to support the plan, and
WHEREAS, in the regular meeting of June 18, 1995 the City Council held the
final official public hearing to receive public input on the entire facilities plan, a copy of
which had been provided to the members of the city council and another copy has been,
and is presently, kept in the Public Works office for public review, and
WHEREAS, on the basis of the Wastewater Advisory Committee
recommendation, input from the public, information from the consultants and regulatory
agencies and on the evaluation made by individual members of the council, the City
Council finds the final draft of the facilities plan acceptable, NOW, THEREFORE,
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COUNCIL BILL NO. 1647
RESOLUTION NO. 1308
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THE CITY OF WOODBURN RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council hereby approves the final draft of the Wastewater
Facilities Plan as recommended by the Wastewater Advisory Committee. The facilities
plan in its entirety includes Volume I (Treatment), Volume II (Collection System), and
Volume III (Rates and System Development Charges).
Section 2. That the City Council intends to implement the rates that will produce
the needed amount of revenue projected in Volume III of the facilities plan, and the
implementation of these rates through the regular billing cycle for residential, commercial
and industrial customers is intended to start in November, 1995.
Section 3. Public Works staff is hereby directed to bring to the city council an
ordinance for the implementation of rate modification as recommended by the
Wastewater Advisory Committee that uses the fair share philosophy without subsidies
between residential, commercial and industrial users and includes the minimum plus
volume charge for the residential users.
Section 4. Public Works staff is hereby directed to officially forward the final
draft copies of the council approved facilities plan to the Department of Environmental
Quality.
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