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ADMINLSTRATIVE ORDER NO. 58-97-02-F-2 <br /> of the <br /> City Manager of the City of Eugene <br /> AMENDMENT OF SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT CHARGE METHODOLOGY. <br /> The City Manager of the City of Eugene findls as follows: <br /> A. Sections 2.020 and 7.705 of the Eugene Code, 1971 authorize the City Manager <br /> of the City of Eugene to determine and set fees and charges to be imposed by the City for <br /> services, goods, use of municipal property, and licenses and permits, and specifically systems <br /> development charges. Section 7.710 of the Eugene Code, 1971 further authorizes the City <br /> Manager to adopt and/or amend by administrative order, the methodologies used for establishing <br /> the systems development charges, and provides this may be effected concurrent with the <br /> es(ablishment or revision of a systems development charge. <br /> B. In accordance with the procedures set forth therein, on January 17, 1997, <br /> Administrative -Order No. 58-97-02 was issued by the City Manager Pro Tem, and the Mayor and <br /> Cquncil were notified that the City Manager intended to amend the Systems Development Charge <br /> M+~thodology by: (1) increasing the SDC rate structure to respond to the increased costs of <br /> constructing public facilities to serve new development; (2) reformatting the SDC Methodology <br /> document to improve its readability and simplify the update process; (3) revising some practices, <br /> such as eliminating SDC credit for private stormwater detention facilities, increasing the length, <br /> <br /> k of',time that private impact mitigation facilities must remain in operation to qualify for SDC credit, <br /> reducing the threshold when a change of use will result in collection of transportation SDCs, and <br /> placing a cap on the administrative charge. that may be collected; (4) decreasing the percentage <br /> rake used to calculate the administrative charge from 7.25 % to 5 °lo ; (5) future adjustments will be <br /> completed pursuant to EC 2.019 and 2.020; and (6) modifying the method for calculating regional <br /> wastewater SDCs to include a new "large volume user" classification in response to a resolution <br /> pay~ssed by the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission, all as set forth in the Notice <br /> of; Intended Amendment of Systems Development Charge Methodology attached as Exhibit A <br /> thereto and incorporated therein by reference. <br /> C. The Notice was published on January 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25, 1997, in the Register <br /> Guard, a newspaper of general circulation within the City, posted at four public locations on <br /> January 21, 1997, and copies of the Proposed Systems Development Charge Methodologies, <br /> M;'arch 1, 1997, were made available for inspection by interested persons at Ciry Hall, the City <br /> Public Works Building Lobby, 858 Pearl Street, Eugene, Oregon 97401, the Permit and <br /> Information Center Lobby, and the Eugene Public Library during normal business hours (8:00 <br /> a.~n. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, exclusive of holidays, except for the Library). The <br /> N,btice provided that written comments could be submitted thereon for a period of 30 days from <br /> th+e date of posting and first date of publication. <br /> D. No comments were received on the proposed adoption of the Regional Wastewater <br /> Administrative Order - 1 04/29/97 <br /> <br />