Item 3: An Ordinance Concerning Transportation System Maintenance Fees

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RELATED COUNCIL GOALS AND POLICIES The council’s Vision and Goals Statement with respect to Fair, Stable and Adequate Financial Resources reaffirms its commitment to “a local government whose ongoing financial resources are based on a fair and equitable system of taxation and other revenue sources and are adequate to maintain and deliver municipal services.” The 2001-2002 City Council Work Plan Item 1 under this goal called for an effort to “Identify and implement funding sources (including possible reallocation of existing sources) for operation, maintenance and preservation of the transportation system.” It was based on this charge that the Citizen’s Subcommittee on Transportation System Funding began meeting in September 2000 to study this issue and develop a report and recommendation. Additionally, the City’s Financial Management Goals and Policy, A.4, states that the City’s municipal service priority Level 2 (second only to the preservation of the public safety system) is to “maintain and replace the City’s fixed assets, which includes… infrastructure…so as to optimize their life.” COUNCIL OPTIONS Option 1: The council can approve the ordinance as drafted and direct the City Manager to take the appropriate administrative steps to implement the ordinance. Option 2: The council can modify the proposed ordinance and direct the City Manager to take the appropriate administrative steps to implement the modified ordinance. Option 3: The council can approve, modify or reject the proposed ordinance and, in addition, direct the City Manager to return with other options to help meet the need for additional pavement preservation and road operations funding. Option 4: The council can reject the proposed ordinance and choose to take no action at this time with regard to the need for additional pavement preservation and road operations funding. CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION The City Manager recommends that the council approve the ordinance as drafted and direct staff to take the appropriate administrative steps to implement the ordinance. If the council wishes to discuss additional transportation system funding options, the City Manager recommends that a separate work session be held after the TSMF ordinance is effective. SUGGESTED MOTION Move to adopt an ordinance concerning transportation system maintenance fees and adding sections 7.750 through 7.790 to the Eugene Code, 1971. ATTACHMENTS A. Staff memo: “Response to Questions and Comments Related to TSMF” B. Staff memo: “Summary of Public Input Related to Transportation System Maintenance Fee” C. Proposed Ordinance L:\CMO\2006 Council Agendas\M061127\S0611273.doc