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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 58-99-16-F-1 <br />of the <br />City Manager of the City of Eugene <br />AMENDING THE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT CHARGE (SDC) <br />METHODOLOGY AND MWMC REGIONAL WASTEWATER SCD FEES AND <br />CREDITS AS ADOPTED OR AMENDED BY ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER <br />NOS. 58-97-02-F, 58-97-07-F AND 58-98-10-F. <br />The City Manager of the City of Eugene finds as follows: <br />A. Sections 2.020 and 7.705 of the Eugene, Code, 1971 authorize the City <br />Manager of the City of Eugene to determine and set fees and charges to be imposed by <br />the City for services, goods, use of municipal property, and licenses and permits, and <br />specifically systems development charges. Section 7.710 of the Eugene Code, 1971 <br />further authorizes the City Manager to adopt and/or amend by administrative order, the <br />methodologies used for establishing the systems development charges, and provides this <br />may be effected concurrent with the establishment or revision of a systems development <br />charge. <br />B. In accordance with the procedures set forth therein, on July 1, 1999, I notified <br />the Mayor and City Councilors that I intended to amend the City of Eugene SDC <br />- Methodology previously adopted and/or amended by Administrative Order Nos. 58-97-02- <br />..... F, 58-97-07-F, and 58-98-10-F, by revising the local wastewater SDC; increasing the local <br />transportation, stormwater, and parks SDCs by a 7.3% inflationary adjustment; and <br />revising the regional Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC) <br />wastewater SDC fees and credits, as calculated by MWMC. <br />C. The Notice was also posted on July 2, 1999, in four public locations and <br />published on July 4, 1999, in the Register Guard, a newspaper of general circulation within <br />the City. In addition, copies of the Proposed Amendments to the Systems Development <br />Charge Methodology were made available for inspection by interested persons at the City <br />Manager's Office, 777 Pearl Street, Room 105, the Public Works Building Lobby, 858 Pearl <br />Street, the Permit & Information Center, 99 West 10th Avenue, and the Eugene Public <br />Library, 100 West 13th Avenue, during normal business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., <br />Monday through Friday, exclusive of holidays). The Notice provided that written comments <br />could be submitted thereon for a period of 30 days, through August 3, 1999. No written <br />comments were received. Oral comments were received from the Public Works Rates <br />Advisory Committee and staff during the public comment period and are addressed in <br />Finding E below. <br />D. In addition to the oral comments received during the public comment period <br />specific to this Administrative Order, oral testimony was given by two citizens at the August <br />9, 1999 public hearing before City Council in regards to revisions to the SDC ordinance. <br />Administrative Order - 1 <br />r:ladminord\fees\99sdc2ao 1.wpd(09/09/99) <br />