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e ence might be held here as well. He said the conference had never before been held in Eugene. Ms. Bascom pointed out that she had come to the council with a similar re- quest several months ago. She said the Visitor's & Convention Bureau could probably recruit for this event without the council making any additional efforts. She said councilors have discussed the need to limit the number of events they attend outside the city. Mr. Boles said the council has made a point of attempting to allow those councilors who have not made trips to Houston or Washington, DC, on behalf of the council to have the first chance to make these trips when the opportunity arises. Ms. Bascom said she felt the effectiveness of the councilors was diluted when they were not in town. Mr. Rutan moved, seconded by Mr. Boles, to approve the request for $2,478 in City funds (General Fund contingency) to support the attendance of three City officials at the 1991 NAACP West- ern Regional Conference in Sacramento for the purpose of seek- ing a commitment from NAACP to hold the 1993 Western Regional Conference in Eugene. Roll call vote. The motion passed unanimously. e II. WORK SESSION: SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT CHARGES Les Lyle, of Public Works (PW), reviewed the activities to date of the Sys- tems Development Charges (SDC) Task Force. He said revised ordinances for the SDC must be completed by July 1, 1991. He said the key revised practices of the SDC would include the addition of a parks SDC, the suggestion that there be no exemptions, and a credit system. In response to a question from Mr. MacDonald, Mr. Lyle said any permit appli- cation filed before July 1, 1991, would be subject to current SDC rates. Mr. Boles added that the rates could be changed administratively without changing the entire SDC ordinance. In response to a question from Mr. MacDonald, Mr. Lyle said there is no stat- utory limit on the percentage which may be charged for administrative costs. He said the City planned to charge for actual costs to administer the pro- gram. Mr. Lyle reviewed the proposed SDC rate-setting methodology. Mr. Robinette asked what elements influenced costs in the transportation formula. Mr. Lyle said the system components include roads, arterial street lighting, signals, and off-street bicycle paths for each of which a cost per trip was calculated to determine the composite transportation rate. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 8, 1991 Page 2