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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 58-10-09-F of the .City Manager of the City of Eugene, Oregon AMENDMENT OF THE WETLANDS MITIGATION BANK FEE AND REPEAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 58- 08 -10 -F. The City Manager of the City of Eugene fords as follows: A. Section 2.020 of the Eugene Code, 1971, authorizes the City Manager to determine and set fees and charges to be imposed by the City for services, goods, use of municipal property, and licenses and permits. B. The City of Eugene has entered into an agreement with the Oregon Department of State Lands (ODSL) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to restore and enhance wetlands to create mitigation credits that can be used to meet permit obligations for development projects within the region. C. In order to recover the City's costs of developing and maintaining wetlands, on January 25, 2009, Administrative Order No. 58- 08 -10 -F was issued establishing a Wetlands Mitigation Bank fee of $ 77,000 per credit with an annual 2.5% increase beginning January 1, 2010. D. Based on staff s evaluation of the costs associated with maintaining the wetlands and the market for mitigation credits, in accordance with the procedures set forth, in Section 2.020 of the Eugene Code, 1971, on August 23, 2010, I issued Administrative Order No. 5 8 -10- 09 proposing to amend the Wetlands Mitigation Bank fee by decreasing the fee to $58,000 per credit with an automatic annual adjustment based on the U.S. Consumer Price Index- Urban, beginning on January 1, 2011. The proposed amendment also included offering a discount of 15% for single large purchases of 10 credits or more, provided that, on the date of purchase, the City's Wetland Mitigation Bank has a cash balance totaling, at least, 1.5 years of anticipated capital and operating costs. E. The proposed amendment, along with the current fee, was set out in the Notice attached as Exhibit A to Administrative Order No. 58- 10 -09. The Notice stated that written .comments Would be received for a period of 15 days from the date of posting and publication. The Notice was provided to the Mayor and City Councilors, and made available for inspection by interested persons at City Hall, 777 Pearl Street, Room 105, Eugene, Oregon, during normal business hours. A copy of the Notice was also posted at two locations at City Hall and published in the Register -Guard newspaper on August 30, 2010. No written comments were received within the time or in the manner provided in the Notice. F. Based upon these findings and the findings in Administrative Order No. 58-10-09, I find that the Wetlands Mitigation Bank fee amendment has been computed in a manner consistent with the requirements of the City's agreement with ODSL and the U.S. Army Corps Administrative Order - Page 1 of 2