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-- ------- - ------~- - council had made a decision to put the library issue to a vote in March, it might consider moving the downtown design issue to the March time slot be- cause of uncertainty about the library's financing status. Mr. Boles said that he fully supports moving ahead with downtown design under the current time line. Mr. Nicholson felt that an integral part of the Downtown Design Committee's concern with respect to this issue had to do with the City's ability to com- mit funds for the project once the design had been agreed upon. He empha- sized that the council should not put a design before the voters until it is fairly certain about a possible means of funding. He also pointed out that library and downtown design issues are interrelated and would potentially be competing for the same funding. Mr. Green agreed with Mr. Boles that the council should send a message to the Downtown Design Committee offering continued support for the work that is currently underway. Ms. Bascom concurred. Ms. Schue moved, seconded by Mr. Rutan, to instruct the Down- town Design Committee to continue its work with the assumption that the downtown design issue will be on the May ballot. The motion carried 6:1, with councilors Schue, Rutan, Bascom, Boles, Green, and Robinette voting in favor; and Councilor Nicholson voting against. e 11. WORK SESSION: SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT CHARGES Les Lyle, Public Works, gave the staff report. He said that over the last several months the Council Committee on Infrastructure (CCI) has been working on a draft ordinance revising the existing systems development charge (SDC) ordinance as mandated by the state legislature. Mr. Boles said that the revisions are being mandated by the State legislature with the goal of requiring City to recoup the costs of growth in the communi- ty. One of CCI's main objectives with this proposal was to create a fair and equitable package that would have the support of both elected officials and the development community. The CCI felt that several of the issues merited a council position, as well as a CCl recommendation. Mr. Boles said that in those instances where the staff recommendation differs from the CCI position, he would summarize the discussion of the CCI. Mr. Lyle provided the council with some background information. He said that the purpose of the legislation is to provide a uniform framework for the imposition of systems development charges by local governments through out the state. The legislation requires that the charges be used only for capi- tal improvements on specific systems. At this time, SDCs can be developed for five systems: transportation, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, parks, and water systems. The first four are included in the draft ordinance. With the new legislation, the City is expected to independently track monetary expen- e MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 28, 1990 Page 3