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I <br /> Public Works <br /> Engineering <br /> City of Eugene <br /> EMO NDUM 858 Pearf Street <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br /> (541)682-5291 <br /> (541) 682-5032 FAX <br /> D te: Ma 2 , 2004 <br /> T Ku orey, Dennis Taylor <br /> F m: Fre McVey, Engineering Data Services Manager ~ j1~ <br /> S bject: Ad itiistrative Orders for Wastewater and Stormwater User Fee Increases <br /> A ached are Adm nistrative Orders 58-04-12 and 58-04-13 relating to proposed adjustments to <br /> w tewater and st rmwater user fees, respectively, for which I am requesting your approval and <br /> si afore. <br /> T e proposed incr asje in wastewater user fees involves both regional (MWMC) and local (City) <br /> w tewater fees 'c~ are proposed to increase beginning on July 1, 2004. Regional wastewater user <br /> fe s are proposed o increase by 24%, to fund on-going operations and maintenance along with needed <br /> <br /> ' ° i provements to egilonal wastewater facilities. Local wastewater user fees are proposed to increase by <br /> 1 % to continue f ncjing of operations, maintenance and rehabilitation of the Eugene wastewater <br /> c llection system. This is the first increase in local wastewater rates since 1993. The combined effect of <br /> t proposed avast water fee increases for a typical residential customer amounts to an increase of $2.75 <br /> p r month, from cujrrent total of $13.84 to a proposed total of $16.59 per month. Of this typical <br /> i rease, $2.18 is elated to the regional portion while $0.57 is from the local portion of the fee. Other <br /> u er categories wi 1 sjee similar effects in terms of the percentage increase, with dollar amounts varying <br /> d pending on vol m~ and strength of wastewater discharge. <br /> T e stormwater dministrative Order reflects a proposed increase of 2.8% beginning on July 1, 2004, to <br /> c ntinue funding f several services that were slated for reduction in the proposed FY05 budget. The <br /> i crease is intend d tp provide the amount of revenue necessary to continue funding programs as <br /> r ommended by he Budget Committee on May 17, 2004. This is the first increase in stormwater rates <br /> s' ce 1994. Cost m rs in the small residential category will see a $0.15 increase in their monthly fee, to <br /> a otal of $5.03. h medium residential customer category fee will increase by $0.21 per month, to a <br /> t tal of $7.29. O e~ user categories will see a monthly increase of $0.08 per 1,000 square feet of <br /> i pervious area. <br /> stomers are be ng~ notified of the proposed increases through a rate notification brochure inserted into <br /> B bills beg' i~kg in early June, an article and advertisements in the Register Guard, and via the <br /> ity's web site. <br /> iven your leadership on related matters recently before the City Council and Budget Committee, I <br /> ow that you ark will aware of the rationale and purposes of these proposed administrative orders. <br /> owever, if you meed any further information or clarification, please let me know. <br /> <br />