Item A: Council Subcommittee on Street Assessment Policy

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The staff recommendation is to use the proportion of lot frontage because it is most consistent with past policy/practice and maintains a consistent basis for non-residential lot assessment. Also, lot frontage is less likely to change during project development and moderates the impacts of large assessable and non-assessable lots. RELATED CITY POLICIES Chapter 223 of the Oregon Revised Statutes prescribes the rights and responsibilities of cities to levy assessments for local improvements. The Municipal Charter, Chapter IX – Public Improvements provides the regulatory framework for public improvement procedures and assessments. The Eugene Code, Chapter 7 – Public Improvements prescribes the process for initiation of an assessment project, formation of a local improvement district, and computation and allocation of assessments to benefiting properties. COUNCIL OPTIONS 1.Approve the consensus recommendations of the Council Subcommittee on Street Assessment Policy. 2.Approve the staff recommendations on the areas where the subcommittee did not reach consensus. 3.Take no action. CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION The City Manager recommends that the City Council approve the consensus recommendations of the subcommittee and approve the staff recommendations on the areas where the subcommittee did not reach consensus. If the council supports this recommendation, then staff will develop an ordinance to implement the proposed changes to the Eugene Code and schedule a public hearing on the ordinance. SUGGESTED MOTION Move to approve the consensus recommendations of the subcommittee; and approve the staff recommendations on the areas where the subcommittee did not reach consensus. ATTACHMENTS A. Policy Framework B. Values and Evaluation Criteria C. Record of Decisions FOR MORE INFORMATION Staff Contact: Mark Schoening Telephone: 541-682-5243 Staff E-Mail: mark.a.schoening@ci.eugene.or.us Z:\CMO\2010 Council Agendas\M100922\S100922A.doc