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RELATED CITY POLICIES Chapter 223 of the Oregon Revised Statutes prescribes the right and responsibilities of cities to levy assessments for local improvements. The Municipal Charter, Chapter IX - Public Improvements provides the regulatory framework for public improvement procedures and assessments. The Eugene Code, Chapter 7 -Public Improvements, prescribes the process for initiation of an assessment project, formation of a local improvement district, and computation and allocation of assessments to benefiting properties. COUNCIL OPTIONS There are two issues impeding the improvement of local streets through the LID process that the council may wish to consider. The first issue is that the petition poll process is time consuming and costly and rarely results in a successful poll. The options to consider include: 1. Maintain the current petition poll process for assessment projects for local streets 2. Initiate assessment projects for local streets by City Council adoption of the annual capital budget. The second issue is the lack of a viable funding source for the City's share of costs for local street assessment projects. The options to consider include: 1. Identify an existing source of funds for local street assessment projects. One viable source is Community Development Block Grant funds in eligible neighborhoods. 2. Create a new funding source such as a transportation system maintenance fee (TSMF) for local street assessment projects. 3. Amend the Eugene Code to assess all of the costs associated with local street improvement projects to the benefiting property owners. This was recently done for alley improvement projects. CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION The City Manager has no recommendation on this item. SUGGESTED MOTION None. ATTACHMENTS None. FOR MORE INFORMATION Staff Contact: Mark Schoening Telephone: 682-5243 Staff E-Mail: mark. a. schoening~ci, eugene, or. us L:\CMO\2005 Council Agendas\M050214\S050214B.doc