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construction of the City's roads. Road funds within the Parks and Open <br />Space budget are used to maintain street medians and street trees. <br />• The Wastewater Utility Fund accounts for wastewater user fees for <br />wastewater collection and treatment activities. Wastewater funds within the <br />Parks and Open Space budget are used to partially fund a supervisory <br />position responding to wastewater related complaints on weekends and a <br />salmon preservation education program that has subsequently been <br />eliminated. <br />• The Stormwater Utility Fund accounts for stormwater user fees for <br />stormwater, drainage and wetlands activities. <br />• The Professional Services Fund accounts for revenues for charges for service <br />for engineering services performed by public works personnel for City and <br />outside agencies. <br />• The Partnerships for Youth Fund accounts for proceeds of the voter - <br />approved partnerships for Youth Levy to provide for youth recreation. <br />• The Youth & School Services Levy Fund accounts for proceeds of the voter - <br />approved Levy to provide non -core education programs and youth activities <br />to Eugene 4J and Bethel school district students. <br />• The Library, Parks & Recreation Special Revenue fund accounts for private <br />donations to support the library, parks and recreation facilities. <br />Local Option Levies <br />Additional operating costs will be paid for with proceeds from the Partnerships for <br />Youth Levy, which has expired, and the Youth and School Services Local Option <br />Levy, which begins collection in Fiscal Year 2003 -2004. For fiscal year 2003 -2004, <br />the Recreation Division will expend $1.1 million from the Partnerships for Youth <br />Levy Fund. The levy is no longer collected, but was about $0.21 per $1,000 in <br />assessed value for Fiscal Years 2001 -2002 and 2002 -2003. <br />For Fiscal Year 2003 -2004, the Recreation Division will expend $0.4 million from <br />the Youth and School Services Local Option Levy Fund. The levy collects $0.86 per <br />$1,000 of assessed value in property taxes in addition to the $7.0058 rate. The City of <br />Eugene will collect a total of $7.2 million under the Youth and School Services Local <br />Option Levy and will pass through $6.7 million, or 93 %, of monies collected to the <br />Eugene 4J and Bethel school districts. Therefore, the City of Eugene will use about <br />7 %, or an estimated $0.06 of the levy. <br />Total operating and maintenance costs <br />General Fund costs of $11.1 million and Youth and School Services Local Option <br />Levy Fund costs of $0.4 million add up to $11.5 million. In total, City of Eugene <br />property owners are paying property taxes of approximately $1.09 ($1.03 under the <br />permanent rate plus $0.06 under the Local Option Levy) per $1,000 in assessed value <br />for Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services O&M for Fiscal Year 2003 -2004. Table <br />7 -8 shows the total General Fund and Youth and School Services costs for parks, <br />recreation and cultural services. <br />Page 7 -12 ECONorthwest October 2004 RR/SC Fiscal Analysis: Parks <br />