CC Minutes - 05/16/07 Work Session

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Ms. Taylor thought it sounded reasonable. She asked if the written findings would come to the council. Mr. Lidz replied that it would not necessarily come to the council, but the findings would be posted. City Manager Taylor said it would not be difficult to ensure that the City Council received copies of the findings given that fee orders do come before the body. Ms. Taylor indicated that she would like to have a provision that the council would receive the findings. Mr. Clark asked what the particular fee in this particular case was related to. Mr. Lidz replied that it was for communications companies to do work in the city rights of way. Mr. Clark asked if the City’s fees could be characterized as higher than those in other jurisdictions. Mr. Lidz responded that he would not characterize them thusly. He did not think the change would affect the amount of fees. Mr. Zelenka asked if the ruling had resulted in the exact same fee. Mr. Lidz replied that it would have done so, but staff had not redone the fee at this point. He said the specific directive from council that the fee had to recover all of the charges was still in effect. Ms. Bettman said she had no problem sending the item to public hearing. Ms. Bettman asked if the ordinance would give the manager the ability to waive or discount specific fees after the fee schedule had been adopted administratively. Mr. Lidz replied that it did not. City Manager Taylor said all fees were consistent with the ordinance. Mr. Pryor, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to send the recommended ordinance forward to a public hearing with an amendment to require that any written findings would be part of the notice sent to the City Council. The motion passed unanimously, 7:0. The meeting adjourned at 12:59 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Dennis M. Taylor City Manager (Recorded by Ruth Atcherson ) MINUTES—Eugene City Council May 16, 2007 Page 6 Work Session