Item 3: Ordinance on Solid Waste Administrative Powers

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COUNCIL OPTIONS The two principal strategies available for balancing the FY10 Road Fund budget are the following: 1) to reduce the current service system to the level of existing and projected resources; or 2) to increase the level of revenue, on at least a short-term basis, to adequately fund the current street O&M service system through June 30, 2010. No action is required of council at this time, as this is a public hearing. However, on April 27, councilors will have the following options before them with regard to this proposed ordinance: Option 1: The council could choose to approve the proposed amendments to the Eugene Code to permit the establishment of a transportation surcharge for use of the public right-of-way by solid waste hauler licensees and to offset the damage to the street system caused by collectors’ vehicles, with the revenues from such fees to be dedicated to helping keep the city’s Road Fund services intact for FY10; or Option 2: The council could choose to not approve the proposed amendments to the Eugene Code and decline to permit the establishment of a transportation surcharge on solid waste hauler licensees, requiring either $900,000 of street operations and maintenance service reductions for FY10 or the need for replacement revenues from other sources. CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION No recommendation is offered for this discussion, as this is a public hearing. SUGGESTED MOTION None offered. ATTACHMENTS A. Projected Financial Impacts by Customer Category of a Proposed Transportation Surcharge on Solid Waste Haulers at the 5% Level B. An Ordinance Concerning Solid Waste Administrative Powers and Amending Section 3.250 of the Eugene Code, 1971 FOR MORE INFORMATION Staff Contact: Kurt Corey Telephone: 682-8421 Staff E-Mail: kurt.a.corey@ci.eugene.or.us Z:\CMO\2009 Council Agendas\M090420\S0904203.DOC