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PIIOLIOi iIOIIKSF iOT$11££T PBOPOSED flEI/ISIONS TO EUGENE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT CHARGES The City of Eugene collects Systems Development Charges (SDCs) for four general types of infrastructure: wastewater, transportation, parks, and stormwater. SDCs are one-time fees collected when building permits are issued and are used to fund that portion of the cost of constructing eligible infrastructure needed to respond to growth impacts in the community and where applicable to recoup a portion of the community's investment in the infrastructure already in place. The proposed revisions do not affect property taxes or utility fees and must be consistent with ORS 223.297 - 223.314. This fact sheet provides information about the following changes, which will become effective September 15, 1999: Revised local wastewater SDC methodology and rote structure · Adoption of revised regional wastewater SDC rates and credits · Construction Inflation adjustments to the transportation, stormwater, and parks SDCs Who Participated in the Review of the Local OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT Wastewater SDC methodology? A department advisory committee was formed in Public comments on the administrative order 1998 to review and advise the Public Works establishing the proposed revisions to the local~ Department. This committee is called the Public wastewater methodology and rates and the Works Rates Advisory Committee (RAC). Its inflationary increases to the other systems may mem.bers were selected to provide a broad, be submitted in writing through August 3; diverse, and community-representative set of 1999. Submit wdtten testimony to: viewpoints. The RAC is composed of members from five special interest groups (Friends of City of Eugene Public Works Eugene, Citizens for Public Accountability, 858 Pearl Street ' Chamber of Commerce, Home Builders Eugene, OR 97401 Association, and League' of Women Voters). This representation was ratified by the Eugene Citizen You are also invited to attend a drop-in Involvement Committee. In addition, one member question & answer information session to meet was nominated by the Neighborhood Leaders staff and the RAC and ask questions about the Council, one member was recruited for technical proposed wastewater SDC revisions. Two expertise in engineering, one member was drop-in sessions will be offered: selected from the neighborhood pool, and one member was drawn randomly from the voter pool. WednesdaY, July 7, drop in between 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Why was the local wastewater SDC Monday, July 12, drop in between methodology reviewed? Noon and 2 p.m. A comprehensive methodology review occurs Both public seSSions are at Harris Hall, 125 approximately once every four years for each SDC system. The purpose of the local wastewater SDC East Eighth Avenue in downtown Eugene. review is to ensure that the rate structure is accurate by updating the value of those system components attributable to the capacity needs of future development and determining the equitable For general information regarding SDCs, share for new development. Development that please refer to a separate fact sheet entitled connects to the wastewater system for the first "Systems Development Charges." time or that increases the flow into the system _ uses a portion of available capacity. June 1999 Continued on r verse sid