Item B: Transportation System Maintenance Fee

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system. Residential use. Use of a premises exclusively as a dwelling unit. Transportation system. All transportation-related components located on city- owned property, city right-of-way, city easements, or which the city is contractually or legally obligated to operate and maintain, or for which the city has accepted responsibility under intergovernmental agreement, but that are not routinely funded by assessments or work that would otherwise be eligible for the improvement fee component of transportation System Development Charges including: (a) Existing streets, alleys, curbs and gutters, improvements and installations which are primarily for motor vehicle use. (b) Existing on-street and off-street and new off-street sidewalks, paths, improvements and installations, which are designated primarily for pedestrian use. (c) Existing on-street and off-street and new off-street paths improvements and installations, which are designated primarily for bicycle or other non-motor vehicle use. Usage of the citys transportation system. A measure of consumption of = transportation system services resulting from movement of vehicles, people and goods across the citys transportation system as determined by the city manager. = 7.760 Transportation System Maintenance Fees - Revenue. (1) All TSM fees collected by the city shall be used only for the purposes described in subsection (2) of section 7.750 of this code and related administrative costs, but shall not be used for capacity-enhancing street improvements. (2) The city manager shall make an annual report to the city council of TSM fee revenues and uses of the revenues during the preceding fiscal year. 7.765 Transportation System Maintenance Fee - Rates. (1) Ratemaking procedure. (a) Before proposing to impose or amend the TSM fee, the city manager shall conduct an investigation of the revenue needs of the city for the purposes listed in subsection (2) of section 7.750 of this code and to recover the cost of administering the TSM fee. Based on that investigation, and using criteria set out below, the city manager shall develop the proposed TSM fee. (b) Prior to the imposition or amendment of the TSM fee, the city manager shall give notice of the proposed rate or fee as provided in subsection (3) of section 2.020 of this code and, in addition, to the news media. (c) The notice of proposed fee shall state the current and proposed charge, the results of the city managers investigation, and the time, place and manner in = which interested persons may present their views on the intended action. (d) No earlier than ten days after the first publication of notice of the proposed fee, the city manager shall conduct a public hearing on the proposed fee. The city manager shall give interested persons a reasonable opportunity to submit data or views in writing on the proposed charge. Ordinance - 2