Board Members present: Sandra Bishop, Dorothy Anderson, Peter Bartel, and Susie Smith. President Dyer was excused.

Others present: Randy Berggren, JoAnn Andersen, Tom Buckhouse, Dick Helgeson, Garry Kunkel, Roseanna McArthur, Jim Origliosso, Mark Oberle, Debbie Lawder, Jerry Hohman, and Krista Hince of the EWEB staff; and Patrick Lanning, member of the public.

Noting the absence of President Dyer, Vice President Bishop called the Work Session of the Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) to order.

OPENING

Commissioners and staff members introduced themselves. Consultant Brian McCarthy of Cameron/McCarthy/Gilbert Landscape Architects, presented a brief overview of the purpose of the meeting.

ISSUES PREVIEW EXERCISE

Referring to a document entitled EWEB Headquarters Visioning - Preliminary List of Issues, copies of which were included in the meeting agenda packet, Mr. McCarthy presented a brief overview of the identified issues which were organized under the following four categories:

1. Physical;
2. Environmental;
3. Political; and
4. Economic.

Mr. McCarthy asked Commissioners to consider the relative importance of each issue in preparation for a formal ranking exercise scheduled later in the meeting.

SITE ORIENTATION AND ANALYSIS

Referring to aerial photographs entitled

1. EWEB Headquarters Visioning Context Map; and
2. EWEB Headquarters Visioning Site Map,

copies of which were included in the meeting agenda packet, Mr. McCarthy presented an overview of the Headquarters site and surrounding area. The Commissioners engaged in extensive discussion regarding the site and surrounding area relative to the aforementioned list of issues and applicable City-based studies and plans.

BREAK

(The Board took a short break.)

VISIONING MATRIX AND MATERIALS

Mr. McCarthy reviewed a document, copies of which were included in the meeting agenda packet, in which the aforementioned Preliminary List of Issues categories were matrixed against the following three categories:

1. Local;
2. State; and
3. Federal.

VISIONING ISSUES AND GROUP RANKING

The Commissioners and members of the staff ranked the Preliminary List of Issues in terms of their relative importance. The Board's and staff's responses were recorded separately. Mr. McCarthy said the responses would be tabulated and reviewed during the April 10 meeting on this matter. In addition, he said the Preliminary List of Issues would be revised to reflect the Board's and staff's comments.

WRAP-UP: GOALS DISCUSSION/NEXT STEPS

Mr. McCarthy said the agenda of the April 10 meeting on this matter would be, as follows:

1. Recap of the March 29 Workshop;
2. Issues Review;
3. Site Diagraming;
4. Goals Brainstorming;
5. Goals Ranking; and
6. Wrap-Up.

The meeting adjourned at 9 p.m..

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Assistant Secretary President