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e Mr. Lyle said the program would be evaluated triannually. Mr. Boles said the task force recommended that a first-year review be conducted. He said such items as expenditures, revenues, operational costs, inequities, and adminis- trative costs would be reviewed. e Mr. Lyle reviewed SDC alternatives for residential development. Mr. Boles pointed out that Eugene's SDCs have not kept pace with inflation. Mr. MacDonald said he was pleased with the work of the CCI and the SDC Task Force. He asked when the council would be given the chance to discuss the SDC recommendations. Mr. Lyle said the group would have time to do that later in this meeting and at another work session on April 24. Mr. Lyle presented a chart comparing Eugene's single-family residential SDC rates, currently, and as proposed, to those for Corvallis, Gresham, Portland, Salem, Springfield (proposed rates), Medford, and Washington County. He pointed out that some of these communities collect for such services as water, which Eugene does not. He said most communities in the state are updating their SDCs. Mayor Miller asked what proportion of the total costs of the SDC program were spent on administration. Mr. Gleason said administration of the Uniform Building Code (UBC) was one percent of the total construction cost of a project, while the SDC administration cost for a residential development was about five-percent of the SDC fee collected. Mr. Boles said these costs were approximately the same for all cities. In response to a question from Mayor Miller, Mr. Gleason said development costs in Eugene were the same as in any community in Oregon. He said the schedule of payments in the UBC were administered uniformly throughout the state, with the only differential being SDCs. He said Eugene currently charges less in development charges than most other communities. Mayor Mill- er said this was not what he had heard from developers in the community. Mr. MacDonald pointed out that the location of a building would greatly af- fect its final development costs. Mr. Robinette said he felt that Mr. Gleason had oversimplified the cost of building fees which are very diverse. He said he agreed with Mr. MacDonald that land costs vary greatly. In response to a question from Mr. Robinette, Mr. Lyle said Portland uses gas tax revenues to pay for transportation facilities; however, they are contem- plating developing a transportation SDC. Mr. MacDonald said Eugene should develop a solid rationale for its SDC rate methodology. Mr. Lyle added that Eugene's rates are within market and that the rates in other communities can be expected to increase for a variety of reasons. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 8, 1991 Page 7