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-- -- - e Ms. Schue also requested a brief summary of the City's history in dealing with the State on this matching program. Mr. Gleason agreed to provide this additional information and noted that typically the City must conduct prelim- inary survey and engineering work prior to the State even giving project consideration. Council recommendation: To withhold a recommendation on this issue until additional information and clarification to some questions is obtained. G. Parks SDe Levied Against Commercial/Industrial Development Mr. Lyle said that very few other jurisdictions around the country levy SDC charges against commercial or industrial developments. The parks system is one of the systems for which an SDC can be charged. Staff is recommending that the City allocate the parks SDC on only residential development at this time because residential users tend to have the greatest impact on parks. Mr. Boles indicated that although the committee gave a fair amount of consid- eration to levying SDC charges against commercial and industrial develop- ments, it decided to recommend against this because of concern that this non-standard approach might be subject to challenge. In response to a question from Ms. Bascom, Mr. Lyle said that upon initial review of this program, the ratio of SDC charges levied against developments was approximately one third for commercial and industrial versus two thirds for residential developments. e Mr. Robinette urged the council to be aware that levying an SDC for parks will impact the City's ability to be competitive in the development market. Council recommendation: Allocate the parks SDe on commercial and industrial development and residential, recognizing that this will slightly increase the Commercial and Industrial SDC and is a non-standard approach which may be subject to challenge. H. Further Discussion Mr. Lyle provided the council with an overview of the public involvement component of the ordinance. He emphasized the importance of communicating with the development community on the ordinance. Staff recommends the crea- tion of a Task Force which includes CCI members and one member from each of the following: Home Builders Association, Chamber of Commerce, District 4J, and the Metro Partnership. The task force would also provide recommendations on networking with various constituents. Ms. Schue noted that some people feel that SDCs should include the cost of new schools and asked for an opinion from the council about this. Mr. Boles indicated his interest in this concept and said that SDCs should be levied to pay for public safety, as well. While the eCI also recognized the e MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 28, 1990 Page 8