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Public Works <br />Administration Division <br />MEMORANDUM <br />Date: <br />To: <br />From: <br />Subject: <br />July 15, 2004 <br />Mayor Torrey, Ciry Council, and Interested Parties <br />Kurt Corey, P.E. (682-5241) <br />Director of Public Works <br />City of Eugene <br />858 Pearl Street <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401. <br />.(541)682-5262 <br />(541) 682-6826 FAX <br />PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FUND RATE SETTING PROCESS <br />This memorandum provides information on the proposed changes in hourly rates and a new flat <br />fee for Engineering Services that will be posted July 19, 2004. Copies of both the Administrative <br />Order and the Public Notice of the changes and a 15-day comment period are included in the <br />Council packet. The Public Notice will be posted at City Hall and at the PIC. This <br />memorandum is submitted to the Council at this time for general information, and to describe the <br />next steps in the fee-setting process. <br />The Notice lists the proposed hourly fees for Professional Service Fund.(PSF) personnel <br />providing engineering services on privately designed and constructed public improvements. In <br />new subdivisions, developers may request that the City review the design and provide <br />inspection services on street, sanitary sewer and stormwater infrastructure within subdivisions. <br />Fees charged for these services recover the City's full costs, including plan review, engineering, <br />inspection, and overhead costs. <br />The developer is responsible for actual construction of the improvements and must meet City <br />requirements. These infrastructure improvements are later dedicated to the City for long term <br />maintenance. <br />City engineering services are generally charged on an hourly rate basis. Under the limitations set <br />out in Section 2.020 of the City Code, publication of the Notice in a newspaper of general <br />circulation is not required. However, developers are provided engineering cost information <br />before they sign any contract that requests City design or inspection services on privately <br />constructed prof ects. <br />__ <br />