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Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Pap~, moved to approve Resolution 4712, authorizing the issuance and sale by the City of Eugene, acting by and through the Eugene Water & Electric Board, of water utility system revenue bonds in a principle amount not to exceed $11 million, and declaring official intent to reimburse expenditures. Councilor Bettman reiterated her opinion that the groundwater project was a capacity enhancing capital improvement that was eligible for SDCs. Roll call vote; the motion passed, 6:2; with councilors Bettman and Taylor voting in opposition. Councilor Kelly, seconded by Councilor Pap~, moved to approve of 2002-03 Federal Community Development Block Grant, (CDBG), and Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funding allocations (Item D). Councilor Bettman noted that some of the money was allocated to a park and expressed her desire to see, in the future, allocations focused on Iow-income housing and getting Iow income residents into home ownership. Roll call vote; the motion passed unanimously. IV. PUBLIC HEARING AND ACTION: AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT CHARGES; AMENDING SECTIONS 7.010, 7.705, 7.710, 7.715, 7.720, 7.725, 7,730, AND 7.735 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971; A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT CHARGES METHODOLOGIES DOCUMENT AS REVISED; AND A RESOLUTION CONCERNING EXPENDITURE OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT CHARGE REIMBURSEMENT FEES Mayor Torrey opened the public hearing. David Hinkley, 1350 Lawrence Street, spoke as a member of the Public Works Rates Advisory Committee. He said the item before the council represented 18 months of committee work and he urged the council to approve it. Jim Welch, 950 Killian Lane, Elmira, Oregon, spoke as a representative of the Eugene Association of Realtors. He said Oregon Revised Statute 223.309(1) required a capital improvement plan before figuring systems development charges. He said that only projects that qualified under ORS 223.309(1) could be used as a basis for calculating SDCs, and those needed to be identified in the plan with cost estimates and time schedules in order to qualify under the State statute. Mr. Welch said the City of Eugene should provide a valid methodology for figuring SDCs based on a capital improvement plan as required by State law. Mr. Klein noted that a letter submitted by the Lane County Homebuilders Association should also be considered part of the record. Mayor Torrey closed the public hearing. MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 8, 2002 Page 6 Regular Session