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Letter to Susie L. Smith June 23, 2004 Page 2 proposing to amend ORS 223.309(2) to prohibit amendment of the project list if the amendment would result in the deletion of a project or an increase in the charge. As enacted, however, the law is far different. The methodology and the project list are still dealt with separately in the statute (compare ORS 223.304 and ORS 204.309). Each has a distinct process, both for creation and amendment (compare ORS 223.304 (7)(a) with ORS 223.309(2)). MWMC has carefully complied with these two independent sets of requirements. In doing so, MWMC has followed a process of establishing a System Development Charge which includes three essential, independent but interrelated components. These components, and their essential elements, include: A. Methodology. A Methodology required by ORS 223.304(1) and (2) which establishes the policy and procedure needed to calculate the fee under the System Development Charge Ordinance composed of the elements: 1. The parameters to measure system capacity and the demands of existing and projected new users upon that capacity. (Page 5)2 2. The procedure for valuation of the existing system and the actual valuation of the existing system using that procedure. (Page 7, and Table A-1 attached to the Methodology) 3. The parameters upon which the proportion of the existing system capacity available to meet the needs of growth is to be calculated. (Page 8) 4. Calculation of the capacity available in the existing system, based upon those parameters. (Page 8, Table 4) 5. The processes, means and methods of evaluating proposed additions to the system to determine the portion of the proposed additions needed to meet growth. (Pages 9-11) 6. The processes, means and methods used in determining unit costs of capacity and in developing the System Development Charges schedule through application of the Methodology to the project list (Page 12.) 7. The processes, means and methods used in determining how to credit entities paying Systems Development Charges for (a) taxes previously paid which were used to fund capacity improvements and (b) the portion of future user rates that will be applied to service debt used to fund additions to the system paid for whole or in part by System Development Charges. (Page 13) 2 Page references are to page numbers in the Methodology adopt by MWMC on April 16, 2004.