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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 58-19-11-F of the INFLATIONARY CHARGES FOR WASTEWATER SYSTEM. City Manager of the City of Eugene ADJUSTMENTS TO SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT REGIONAL WASTEWATER SYSTEM, LOCAL SYSTEM, STORMW ATER SYSTEM, AND PARKS The City Manager of the City of Eugene finds as follows: A. Section 2.020 of the Eugene Code, 1971 (EC), authorizes the City Manager of the City of Eugene to determine and set fees and charges to be imposed by the City for services , goods, use of municipal property, and licenses and permits. EC 7.710(5) and Section 2.4 of the Systems Development Charge (SDC) Methodologies authorize the City Manager to adopt by administrative order pursuant to EC 2.020, a change in the amount of a reimbursement fee or an improvement fee if the change in amount is based on: (1) the periodic application of an adopted specific cost index (inflationary adjustment); or (2) a modification to any of the factors related to rate that are incorporated in the established methodologies, so long as the fees are not increased by more than five percent within any 12-month period. B. The SDC Methodologies were adopted by Resolution No. 4900 effective May 7, 2007, and have subsequently been amended. Inflationary adjustments to Regional Wastewater System SDCs have been adopted, most recently by Administrative Order No . 58-18-09-F, effective July 1, 2018. Inflationary adjustments to the Local Wastewater System, Stormwater System, and Parks System have been adopted, most recently by Administrative Order No. 58-17-19-F effective September 1, 2017. C. Section 2.4 and Appendix C-2 of the City of Eugene System Development Charge Methodologies provide for periodic inflationary adjustments to the Regional Wastewater SDC rate schedule by applying the Engineering News Record (ENR) 20-City National Average Construction Cost Index to determine the current value of the existing system and of future projects. D. Section 2.4 of The City of Eugene System Development Charge Methodologies provides for periodic inflationary adjustments to SDC rates for the Local Wastewater and Stormwater Systems by applying the ENR 20-City National Average Construction Cost Index. E. Section 2.4 and Appendix E of the City of Eugene System Development Charge Methodologies provide for periodic inflationary adjustments to the Parks SDC rate schedule by applying the ENR 20-City National Average Construction Cost Index to determine the current development and renovation costs for proposed park improvements. No inflationary adjustment to the land acquisition costs for parks is proposed. F. Based on the Engineering News-Record 20-City National Average Construction Cost Index of 2.96% (April 2017 through April 2019), these increases will not result in a 5% or greater fee revision within a 12-month period. Administrative Order -Page 1 of 2