Council reviews Plum‑area joint sewer operations agreement; action deferred until Sublimity review

City staff reviewed a proposed operations agreement between Salem and the City of Sublimity governing joint sewer system operations and asked council to delay final action until Sublimity’s council and their legal review complete. City Manager Julia (last name not specified in transcript) summarized that the agreement refines elements left open in a contract signed a year earlier, defines infiltration and inflow commitments, coordinates land‑use notices, aligns system development charges (SDCs) and includes education and enforcement provisions. She said staff had reviewed the document and the sewer committee and recommended council provide comments before the next adoption step. Mayor Taylor and staff described coordination work such as shared outreach campaigns used at recent community events. Julia asked councilors to submit questions so staff could resolve them before returning the agreement, and she said the item will return for adoption likely at the council’s second meeting in September after Sublimity’s meeting schedule. No council vote was taken on Aug. 18; council did not take final action.