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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 58-97-02 <br /> of the <br /> City Manager Pro Tem of the City of Eugene <br /> C NCERNING NOTICE OF INTENDED AMENDMENT OF SYSTEMS <br /> DEVELO NT CHARGE METHODOLOGY <br /> The City Manager Pro Tem of the City of Eugene finds as follows: <br /> A. Sections 2.020 and 7.705 of the Eugene, Code, 1971 authorize the City Manager <br /> <br /> of the City of Eugene to determine and set fees and charges to be imposed by the City for <br /> services, g ods, use of municipal property, and licenses and permits, and specifically systems <br /> developme t charges. Section 7.710 of the Eugene Code, 1971 further authorizes the Ciry <br /> Manager to adopt and/or amend by administrative order, the methodologies used for establishing <br /> the system development charges, and provides this may be effected concurrent with the <br /> establishme t or revision of a systems development charge. <br /> B. In accordance with the procedures set forth therein, I intend to amend the Systems <br /> Developme t Charge Methodology by: (1) increasing the SDC rate structure to respond to the <br /> increased c sts of constructing public facilities to serve new development; (2) reformatting the <br /> SDC Meth dology document to improve its readability and simplify the update process; (3) <br /> revising so a practices such as elimination of SDC credit for private stormwater detention <br /> facilities, 'creasing the length of time that private impact mitigation facilities must remain in <br /> operation t qualify for SDC credit, reducing the threshold when a change of use will result in <br /> collection f transportation SDCs, and placing a cap on the administrative charge that may be <br /> collected; )decreasing the percentage rate used to calculate the administrative charge from <br /> 7.25 % to (5) modifying the annual inflation adjustment process by broadening the source <br /> informatio used to address annual inflation adjustments to the rates to include local information <br /> in addition o the past exclusive use of the national construction cost index; and (6) modifying the <br /> method fo calculating regional wastewater SDCs to include a new "large volume user" <br /> classificati in response to a resolution passed by the Metropolitan Wastewater Commission, all <br /> as set forth in the Notice of Intended Amendment of Systems Development Charge Methodology <br /> attached as Exhibit A hereto and incorporated herein by reference. <br /> C. I find that the revisions to the Methodology and the fees as set forth in Exhibit A <br /> hereto are consistent with adopted policies and ordinances of the City, in conformity with <br /> applicable fate law, and should be implemented effective March 1, 1997, and Administrative <br /> Order Nos 58-96-06-F-1 and 58-96-06-F-2 and any other orders in conflict therewith repealed <br /> as of that a fective date. <br /> On a basis of these findings, I order that: <br /> Administr ive Order - 1 oin~im <br /> <br />