Item A: Low Impact Development: Results of Review

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G. Operations & Maintenance Practices The Public Works Department’s Park and Open Space (POS) and Maintenance divisions provide operations and maintenance (O & M) of elements of the City’s stormwater system. These O & M programs and practices support and sustain implementation of LID practices as follows: POS As noted above, the Natural Resources Program oversees operation and maintenance of open waterways throughout the City in addition to the enhancement/restoration, with other agencies that comprise the West Eugene Wetland Partnership, of almost 3000 acres of wetlands. O & M practices are compatible and complimentary to LID practices of preserving and enhancing vegetation, preservation and restoration of natural drainage courses, and open space preservation. Maintenance This division provides a multitude of services pertaining to the operations and maintenance of the City’s transportation and stormwater systems. The majority of services focus on O & M of the structural elements of the system such as curb and gutter, catch basins, pipes and surface maintenance. As LID practices such as pervious pavements, swales and rain gardens are incorporated into traditional systems O & M practices are modified and adapted to ensure the viability of new facilities. Low Potential: Programs are currently achieving their potential for supporting LID practices. Barriers: Resource requirements for adapting O & M programs to increasing volume of LID practices. Section 3: Potential Incentives A. LID Incentives Used in Other Communities A review of potential incentives to increase the implementation LID practices first examined incentives considered or implemented in other communities. One particularly helpful resource was review of work performed by the Puget Sound Partnership (PSP). The PSP defines itself as a community effort of citizens, governments, tribes, scientists, and businesses working together to restore and protect Puget Sound. Each year the PSP provides technical assistance to a selected group of local jurisdictions to help them better integrate LID into their regulations and development standards by identifying and removing local regulatory barriers. The PSP publishes a list, provided on the following page, of potential LID incentives for the communities to consider as part of their overall review of their regulatory practices to achieve LID objectives. September, 2008 City of Eugene LID Report, Page 16 of 26