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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 58-96-24-F <br />of the <br />City Manager of the City of. Eugene <br />ESTABLISHING STREET TREE PROGRAM FEES, AMENDING THE TREE <br />PRESERVATION FEE SCHEDULE ESTABLISHED BY ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER <br />NO. 58-93-20-F, AND REPEALING ADMINISTRATIVE <br />ORDER NO. 58-93-20-F. <br />The City Manager of the City of Eugene finds as follows: <br />A. Sections 2.020, 6.300 to 6.330, and 7.280 of the Eugene Code, 1971, authorize <br />the Ciry Manager to establish tree preservation permit and appeal fees and fees for implementation <br />of the Ciry's Street. Tree Program. <br />B. In accordance with the procedures. set forth therein, on December 5, 1996, the City <br />Manager Pro Tem issued Administrative Order No. 58-96-24 proposing a reduction in the tree <br />preservation appeal fee as previously established on February 25, 1994, by Administrative Order <br />No. 58-93-20-F, and the. establishment of fees for implementation of the City's Street Tree <br />Program, as set forth in Exhibit A thereto. <br />C. Notice was provided to the Mayor and City Councilors, posted at two locations at <br />.City Hall and published in .the Register Guard on December 9, 1996; and made available for <br />inspection by interested persons at the office of the City Manager, 777 Pearl Street, Eugene, <br />Oregon 97401 during normal business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, <br />exclusive of holidays). <br />D. The~notice provided that interested persons could submit written comments thereon <br />for a period of 30 days from the first date of publication and posting. Five written comments <br />were received, to which I make the following findings: <br />Comment 1: The tree preservation appeal fee, even reduced from,$750 to $500 <br />is still too high. <br />Fin in :This appeal~ee relates to recovery of the cost incurred by the City due <br />to appeal of the issuance or denial of a permit to remove a tree(s). The fee is based on the <br />consultant costs, incurred by the Ciry for the Hearings Official (estimated to be $250) and <br />for staff cost to prepare. presentation material and attend the hearing (estimated to be <br />$250). The change proposed in these administrative rules is due to a reduction in costs <br />through use of a contracted Hearings Official through Lane Council of Governments <br />(LCOG) and should be implemented as proposed. <br />Comment 2: The conclusion or replacement fee should be eliminated and actual <br />conclusion should be addressed within the third annual maintenance inspection fee_ <br />Administrative Order - i <br />