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• <br /> INTRAGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT <br /> THIS AGREEMENT is entered into by and between the Eugene Water & Electric <br /> Board, a municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to as EWEB, and the City <br /> of Eugene, a municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to as CITY. <br /> RECITALS: <br /> * CITY and EWEB recognize a need to safeguard public welfare and increase <br /> efficiencies in public facility maintenance. <br /> * EWEB recognizes CITY is responsible to maintain the trees within the <br /> street right -of -ways. <br /> * CITY recognizes EWEB has a need to perform line clearance activities to <br /> the tolerances set forth by industry- accepted guidelines as well as <br /> those of the Oregon Public Utility Commission. <br /> * EWEB and CITY recognize that healthy and aesthetically pleasing trees <br /> have a beneficial impact on the livability of our area. <br /> * CITY and EWEB recognize it is in the best interest of the community to <br /> coordinate the work each performs on trees, to conduct joint training <br /> opportunities for crews, to coordinate public information efforts, and <br /> to cooperate in ways that increase maintenance efficiencies. <br /> * EWEB and CITY recognize it is in the best interest of Eugene's Urban <br /> Forest and each agency to insure trees are not planted which, when <br /> reaching maturity, will conflict with power lines. <br /> * CITY and EWEB are committed to the earliest replacement that is <br /> practical for trees that have been removed due to conflict with overhead <br /> lines. <br /> A. SCOPE OF AGREEMENT <br /> The provisions of this agreement only pertain to those trees located on street <br /> right -of -way or property under the jurisdiction of CITY. <br /> B. CONTACT AND COORDINATION <br /> Where the on going maintenance activities of EWEB in providing the mandated <br /> clearances to electrical lines impact trees under the jurisdiction of CITY, <br /> the parties hereby agree as follows: <br /> 1. Prior to performing routine cyclical tree trimming or any trimming or <br /> tree removal operations being done for the installation of new utility <br /> facilities within the street right -of -way. EWEB shall notify CITY of its <br /> intent to perform this work. <br /> 1 <br />