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Public Works <br />Administration <br />City of Eugene <br />858 Pearl Street <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />(541)682-5241 <br />(541) 682-6826 FAX <br />www.ci.eugene.or.us <br />Date: June 28, 2005 <br />To: Mayor Piercy, City Council, and Interested Parties <br />From: Kurt Corey, Public Works Department <br />Subject: Proposed changes in Engineering Rates <br />This memo provides information about proposed changes in rates for Engineering Services for <br />privately engineered public improvements. Copies of the Administrative Order and Public Notice <br />are attached. 1 anticipate the Notice will be posted on or around July 1, 2005. <br />Background <br />Most residential subdivisions and commercial developments in the Eugene area are built by <br />private developers. These developments typically include public streets, wastewater facilities, <br />storm drainage facilities, and other improvements that are privately engineered and constructed. <br />The new improvements are. inspected and accepted by the City of Eugene and are maintained <br />by the City's Public Works Department. <br />The City charges the private developer the cost of reviewing plans, testing, inspecting <br />construction, reviewing as-construct drawings and performing 11-month warranty inspections. In <br />accordance with City Code Section 7.130(1), fees for these services recover the City's full costs, <br />including overhead. Developers are provided engineering cost information before they sign any <br />contract that requests City design or inspection services on privately constructed projects. <br />FY06 Rates <br />The City's FY06 engineering rates for services to privately engineered public improvements are <br />6% higher than FY05 rates. Significant factors influencing FY06 rates include increases in <br />wages, health insurance, and PERS rates. <br />Next Steps <br />The Notice provides fora 15-day comment period. At the end of that time, the City Manager will <br />review comments and prepare a final order setting the fees which will include consideration and <br />response to any public comments. The new hourly rates are expected to be effective with the <br />pay period that begins on July 24, 2005. <br />For additional information on the proposed charges contact Mark Schoening at 682-5243; for <br />additional information on the fee-setting process contact Susan Weixelman at 682-5388. <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />