Item A: 2012 GO Bonds for Street Preservation Projects

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ATTACHMENT A F. The measure is expected to cost an average of $0.65 per 1000 of assessed value each year for five years. For an average homeowner in Eugene, this would be about $127 per year. The taxes would first be levied in November 2014, after the 2008 bond taxes end in 2013. G. The criteria for choosing bond projects included: a) use of the most current engineering and cost-benefit information about needed street rehabilitation and reconstruction; b) citizen input with respect to prioritizing major streets in need of reconstruction; and c) geographic distribution throughout the community to ensure all areas of the City benefit from the bond proceeds. Bond proceeds will only be used for street preservation projects included in the list of projects attached as Exhibit A to this Resolution. If all of the projects listed in Exhibit A are completed and there are bond proceeds remaining, the Council may add other street preservation projects to the list. H. In order to promote accountability in the use of bond proceeds, the City Manager will contract with an outside auditor to prepare an annual written report on the use of the bond proceeds. The auditor will ascertain and report on whether the bond proceeds were used for the authorized purposes and in compliance with the restrictions set forth above. The City Manager will provide the report to the Council and make the report publicly available. I. To further promote accountability and citizen involvement in street preservation projects, the City Manager will convene the citizen street repair review panel. The citizen street repair review panel will prepare an annual report, separate and distinct from the report prepared by the outside auditor, documenting the City’s use of the bond proceeds and noting whether the bond proceeds were used in compliance with the terms of this Resolution. The City Manager will provide the street repair review panel’s report to the Council and make the report publicly available. NOW THEREFORE based upon the above findings, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, a Municipal Corporation of the State of Oregon, as follows: Section 1 . A city election is called for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the City a Measure authorizing the issuance of a maximum of $43,000,000 of General Obligation bonds to fund street preservation projects and bicycle and pedestrian projects. Section 2 . The City Council orders this City election to be held in the City of Eugene, Oregon, concurrently with the general election on the 6th day of November, 2012, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 254 of the Oregon Revised Statutes, and the ballots shall be counted and tabulated and the results certified as provided by law. Section 3. The City Recorder is directed to give not less than ten days’ notice of the City election by publication of one notice in the Register Guard, a newspaper published in the City and of general circulation within the City.