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ORDINANCENO. 20529 <br />AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE USER FEES <br />FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 2014. <br />The City Council of the City of Eugenefinds that: <br />A. <br />Pursuant to Article VII of Amendment IV to the EugeneCharter of 2002 <br />(the “Amendment”), the City Council has previously adopted Resolutions and <br />Ordinancesestablishing fees to be paid by hazardous substance users within the City <br />with the most recent being Ordinance No. 20510which established fees to be paid by <br />hazardous substance users for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2013. <br />B. <br />In accordance with other requirements of the Amendment, the City <br />Council, by ordinance, has adopted the City’s Hazardous Substance Tracking <br />Instructions, which provide guidance to hazardous substance users in completing and <br />submitting the reports required by the Amendment. <br />C. <br />Pursuant to ORS 453.370(2)(a), the City must adopt the hazardous <br />substance user fee schedule via ordinance after notice and public hearing. The City <br />published and posted notice of the public hearing to be held on May 19, 2014, <br />concerning the proposed ordinance adopting hazardous substance user fees, and such <br />hearing was held before the Eugene City Council on that date. <br />D. <br />Pursuant to ORS 453.370(2)(b), the City cannot adopt a fee schedule that <br />imposes a fee of more than $2,000 for any single facility in any calendar year. <br />E. <br />The Toxics Boardhas recommended a fee of $56.75per FTE, not to <br />exceed $2,000 for any single facility for the 2014calendar year, in order to cover the <br />expenses ofthe program for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2014. <br />THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. <br />A fee of $56.75per FTE, not to exceed $2,000 for any single facility <br />for the 2014calendar year,is hereby imposed as the fee to be paid by hazardous <br />substance users within the City of Eugene. <br />Section 2. <br />No enforcement action shall be taken against any reporting company <br />forfailure to pay until after July14, 2014. <br />Section 3. <br />As used in this Ordinance,the terms “FTE” and “hazardous <br />substance users” have the meanings ascribed to them in Section 3.692 of the Eugene <br />Code, 1971. <br />Ordinance -Page 1of 2 <br />