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CE,O|CFFS|M2016 <br />ITY OF UGENEREGON ONSERVATION INANCE EASIBILITY TUDY AY <br />basic human services, and quality of life services including parks and recreation. The 2013 <br />proposed City Service Fee would have been a flat fee, capped at a maximum of $10 per month for <br />residential and $30 per month for nonresidential property. The actual fee would have been set by <br />council and could be less than the cap. To produce the $5.3 million needed to fund the specified <br />services, it was anticipated that the actual monthly fee would be less than the cap. Actual revenue <br />yield would depend on how the fee was implemented in an ordinance that was never drafted <br />because the measure failed. The person who was responsible for paying the stormwater sewer <br />service charges would have been the responsible party for paying the City Service Fee. It would <br />have been levied on developed property, with different rates for residential and nonresidential <br />units. The measure would also have required Council to establish a program for assistance to low <br />29,30 <br />income individuals.The ballot language from this measure can be found in Appendix D. <br />In 2005, the Medford city council approved Ordinance 2005-120 establishing a monthly fee per <br />unit to be billed via the Medford water bill. Each developed parcel in the City of Medford is <br />assessed afeeper unitper month. Ordinance 2005-120 states that the person paying the city's water <br />utility charges shall pay the fee. The fee commences upon connection to the water system, <br />31 <br />completion, occupancy, or use of improvements; whichever comes first. The City of Medford <br />operates its own water utility, so it was able to easily administer the new fee as an addition to the <br />existing billing system. <br />Revenues from the monthly fee can be used for operations, administration, maintenance, repair, <br />improvement, renewal, replacement and reconstruction of parks facilities, beautification, and right- <br />32 <br />of-way areas. The monthly Park Utility Fund fee, currently $2.95, is charged for each occupied <br />33 <br />residential dwelling unit, business unit or tenant space. <br />Several other cities also impose a utility fee for parks. The table below summarizes the amount and <br />structure of the fee for selected examplecities. <br />Charged per water meter for all residential and non-residential users, except multifamily, <br />Central Point$1.00 <br />which is $0.50 per unit <br />Charged per unit to single-family homes, multi-family property owners, and businesses; <br />Gresham$7.5095% of proceeds used to support Public Safety services; remaining 5% goes toward Parks; <br />4.1% vacancy discount for unoccupied multi-family units <br />Charged for each occupied residential dwelling unit, business unit, or tenant space; fee not <br />Medford$2.95 <br />assessed when property is unoccupied <br />Talent$3.00Charged per unit for all residential and non-residential units on developed property <br />Charged per unit for all residential and non-residential units; ~$7.00 for business customers, <br />Tigard$3.75based on number of parking spaces; fee-reduction program for qualifying low-income <br />households who earn 50 percent of the state median income. <br />West Linn$13.01Charged to residents only, per household <br />29 <br />http://www.lanecounty.org/Departments/CAO/Operations/CountyClerk/elections/Documents/backup/20-211.pdf <br />30 <br />Revenue Team, Report to the City of Eugene Budget Committee, April 2014, http://eugene-or.gov/2582/Revenue-Team <br />31 <br />http://www.ci.medford.or.us/Page.asp?NavID=1065 <br />32 <br />http://www.fcsgroup.com/news/documents/ParkImpactDG.pdf <br />33 <br />http://www.ci.medford.or.us/Page.asp?NavID=1065 <br />20TTPL::CFD <br />HE RUST FOR UBLIC AND ONSERVATION INANCE EPARTMENT <br /> <br />