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City Code are not identical; in case of conflict between this manual and the City Code, the <br /> Code shall control. Also herein, the Code's use of the title "City Engineer", referring to the <br /> Director of Public Works, has often been changed to reflect the working title of the position <br /> to which the particular working responsibility or authority has been delegated. <br /> 1.C UTILITY NOTIFICATION AND COORDINATION ORGANIZATIONS <br /> The City of Eugene participates in several organizations at the State and local level which <br /> promote utility coordination and damage prevention activities. The Oregon Utility Coordi- <br /> nating Council (OUCC) is a voluntary group of utility, construction, governmental, and <br /> other interested parties dedicated to the prevention of infrastructure damage and to the <br /> orderly planning and installation of utility infrastructure. Members of the OUCC have <br /> typically been selected to represent their respective companies or agencies to the local <br /> utility coordinating councils which make up OUCC. The Lane Utility Coordinating Council <br /> (LUCC) is the local council of which the City of Eugene is a member. The local councils <br /> elect delegates to OUCC to insure adequate representation of all areas and utility <br /> activities throughout the state. Since the coordinating councils are voluntary <br /> organizations, their actions are considered recommendations and not binding on any <br /> member organization. <br /> The LUCC meets once a month for a general meeting of the membership. The member- <br /> ship attending is encouraged to participate by bringing to discussion any item of individual <br /> or general interest in the area of utilities and underground facilities. This provides a local <br /> forum for addressing issues and concerns related to utility construction, coordination, and <br /> damage prevention. <br /> The utility coordinating councils, member agencies, and affected construction and <br /> excavation contractors have worked to establish astate-wide utility notification center <br /> whose purpose is to provide a convenient and consistent mechanism by which excavators <br /> can notify operators of underground facilities of planned excavation work, placing "locate <br /> requests" prior to excavation. Through this notification system, utility operators are able to <br /> mark the location of their underground facilities in the area of a proposed excavation, <br /> informing and coordinating with the excavator to prevent damage and avoid service <br /> disruptions. Excavators, including City agencies wishing to place locate requests, may do <br /> so by telephoning the Utility Notification Center at 1-800-332-2344. <br /> Recognizing the complexity of underground utility networks and the public's financial and <br /> safety interests in utility coordination, the 1995 Oregon Legislature established the Oregon <br /> Utility Notification Center (OUNC) as a public corporation with the rule-making authority of <br /> astate agency. A key provision of the legislation creating the OUNC was a requirement <br /> that all operators of underground facilities subscribe to the center by July 1, 1997. Prior to <br /> this time, the utility notification system was voluntary and not all underground facility <br /> <br /> operators participated in the system. As such, excavators could not always be assured <br /> <br /> that all operators of underground facilities in the area of a proposed excavation were <br /> notified and were thus responsible for individually notifying other possible facility opera- <br /> Utility & R/W Permit Policy 2 06/01/97 <br /> <br />