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<br /> Project Categories <br /> Stormwater projects are described in one of four ways: <br /> 1. Preservation and Maintenance -This category includes two, multi-faceted project <br /> types: <br /> • Stormwater Rehabilitation/Improvements -These projects preserve the investment <br /> in existing Stormwater system, rehabilitate existing open waterways, outfalls and tip- <br /> ups, and address localized system improvements. <br /> • Stream Corridor Acquisition -These projects address property acquisitions for <br /> priority stream corridors, related maintenance access needs, or acquisitions that may <br /> be associated with development proposals. <br /> 2. Upgrades & Capacity Enhancement -These projects include modification, <br /> improvement, or expansion of existing facilities as well as addressing related water <br /> quality and natural resource enhancements. <br /> 3. Restoration -These projects are designed to meet the multiple objective goals of the <br /> CSWMP and to re-establish natural systems where appropriate. <br /> <br /> 4. New Capital Facilities -This category contains projects which result in construction of a <br /> new facility or system. <br /> Projects"within the upgrades and capacity enhancement category will provide improved services <br /> to areas in the community where infill and redevelopment opportunities exist. These projects <br /> will facilitate Policy 15 of the Council's Growth Management Policies, supporting desirable <br /> forms of development. In addition, most of the proposed proj ects in all four categories address <br /> Growth Management Policy 17, protection/enhancement ofair and water quality and habitat. <br /> Funding <br /> In 1994, the funding for the Stormwater program moved to an impervious surface rate <br /> methodology for Stormwater user fees. The majority of funds for preservation and maintenance <br /> projects will come from Stormwater user fees. Major upgrades and capacity enhancements and <br /> new capital facilities will be funded primarily by systems development charges and stormwater <br /> user fees. Some system expansion will also occur as a result of new development proposals. <br /> In FY98, the City established a financially self-supporting Wetlands Mitigation Bank. The City <br /> of Eugene, under an interagency agreement with the Federal Bureau of Land Management, the <br /> Army Corps of Engineers, and the Oregon Division of State Lands, manages the program to <br /> restore, construct and maintain wetlands to replace those wetlands permitted to be developed in <br /> accordance with the West Eugene Wetlands Plan. As part of the development process, private <br /> developers have the option to purchase replacement wetlands through the Bank. <br /> In August 2000 Council reviewed the stormwater management strategy that resulted from the <br /> stormwater DAC process, including a limited stream corridor acquisition program. In October <br /> 2001 Council expressed support for a more proactive stream corridor acquisition program and a <br /> related nominal user fee increase to fund the program. A user fee increase specifically targeted <br /> towards enhanced stream corridor acquisition will be implemented in FY04, for three fiscal <br /> years, consistent with Council direction. <br /> City of Eugene 2004 - 2009 Capital Improvement Program <br /> Page 2 <br /> . • y, <br /> <br />