Admin Order 58-21-21-F -- Final SDC Infl Adj (all systems)

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Administrative Order - Page 1 of 2 ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 58-21-21-F of the City Manager of the City of Eugene INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENTS TO SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT CHARGES FOR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, LOCAL WASTEWATER SYSTEM, REGIONAL WASTEWATER SYSTEM, STORMWATER SYSTEM, AND PARKS AND RECREATION SYSTEM. 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. Inflationary adjustments to the Local Wastewater, Regional Wastewater and Stormwater System SDCs have been adopted most recently by Administrative Order No. 58-19- 11-F, effective August 1, 2019. Inflationary adjustments to the Transportation System SDCs were most recently adopted as part of the update to the Transportation SDC methodology by Resolution No. 5254, effective January 1, 2020. Inflationary adjustments to the Parks and Recreation System SDCs were most recently considered as part of the update to the Parks and Recreation SDC methodology by Resolution No 5306, effective August 13, 2020. C. Section 2.4 of the City of Eugene System Development Charge Methodology provides for periodic inflationary adjustments to the SDC rates for the Transportation, Local Wastewater, Regional Wastewater, Stormwater and Parks and Recreation Systems by applying the 20-city national average construction cost index published by Engineering News-Record (ENR) and / or the Lane County Assessor’s Office Certified Ratio Study (when adjusting the SDC for acquisition costs of real property). D. Based on the Engineering News-Record 20-City National Average Construction Cost Index of 2.96% (March 2020 through April 2021), these increases will not result in a 5% or greater fee revision within a 12-month period. E. Based on the Lane County Assessor’s Office Certified Ratio Study, the acquisition costs of real property increased by 7.52%.