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<br /> .!I" <br /> NOTICE OF INTENDED INCREASE IN <br /> STORMWATER SERVICE CHARGES <br /> To: The Mayor and City Councilors of the City of Eugene, and other interested <br /> ' persons. <br /> ,i <br /> ' ' NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Section C of Ordinance No.19984 adopted by the <br /> Council and approved by the Mayor on September 28, 1994 provides that adjustments to <br /> the monthly stormwater customer charges be effected by the City Manager pursuant to <br /> ' Section 6.411 of the Eugene Code, 1971 (EC), which authorizes the City Manager to <br /> determine and set fees and charges to be imposed by the City for wastewater service, <br /> regional wastewater service, and stormwater service. <br /> The City Manager has investigated the City's current revenue needs and cost of <br /> ~ operation of the City's stormwater service system and has proposed to increase the user <br /> fees for stormwater service as hereinafter set forth. The proposed increases are <br /> necessary in order to comply with the Council's directive that the costs of providing such <br /> services be recovered from the beneficiaries of the services, and other applicable policies <br /> and directives of the City Council; are consistent with applicable federal and state <br /> regulations; are comparable to the amounts charged by the City of Springfield and other <br /> such service providers for comparable services; preserve the equity between difference <br /> classes of ratepayers; and are based on the proposed budget of the City. <br /> ' The current monthly rates charged for stormwater service, which were established <br /> by Administrative Order No. 58-04-13-F on June 16, 2004 and became effective on July 1, <br /> j 2!004, and the rates proposed to be effective on all bills issued on or after July 1, 2005, <br /> within the City of Eugene's service area are as follows: <br /> Current Monthly Fee Schedule: <br /> STORMWATER USER FEES <br /> stormwater User fees are the sum of charges for impervious surface, street-related run-off <br /> and an administrative fee. The three categories of "residential" fees all refer to single- <br /> familydwellings, and are described as follows: <br /> ' 1. Small Residential Customer. Building footprint is equal to or less than <br /> 1,000 square feet. <br /> 2. Medium Residential Customer. Building footprint is greater than 1,000 <br /> ~ square feet and less than 3,000 square feet. <br /> 3. Large Residential Customer. Building footprint is 3,000 square feet or <br /> greater. <br /> All users other than single family homes and duplexes are included as <br /> Commercial/Industrial. <br /> Duplexes are charged at twice the rate for small or medium residential <br /> Exhibit A -Notice -Page 1 <br /> <br />