Item 1: Ordinance on Charges for Stormwater and Parks Service

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(d) Public hearing and opportunity to comment. No earlier than ten days after the first publication of notice of the intended charges, the city manager or the manager's designee shall conduct a public hearing on the proposed charge. The city manager shall give interested persons reasonable opportunity to submit data or views in writing on the proposed charge. (e) Decision. The city manager, on the basis of his or her investigation and the comments of interested persons, shall approve, modify, or disallow the proposed charge by order. The order shall contain written findings and conclusions based on the standards set forth in subsection 6.411(2). The city manager shall mail copies of the decision to all persons who have submitted written or oral comments on the charge or who have requested a copy of the decision. The city manager shall also promptly deliver copies of the decision to the mayor and city councilors. Unless reviewed by the council, the decision is final on the eleventh day after it is rendered. (f) Review of decision. At the request of the city manager or a majority of the members of the council, made within ten days of the city manager's decision, the decision, or any part thereof, shall be reviewed by the council. The council may conduct a public hearing on the proposed charge or review the order solely on the basis of the administrative record before the city manager. After this review, the council shall approve, modify or disallow the proposed charge by order. The order shall contain written findings and conclusions based on the standards set forth in subsection 6.411(2), and shall be mailed to all interested persons. The order is final on the date rendered. (2) Standards. Unless the city manager determines in writing that one or more of the following factors is irrelevant or inapplicable, the amount or rate of any charge for wastewater service, stormwater and parks service, or regional wastewater treatment service shall be based on the following: (a) The amount charged for such service in the past; (b) For regional wastewater treatment services the recommendation, if any, of the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission, or any successor agency; (c) Applicable federal or state regulations or conditions imposed as part of a federal or state grant or financial assistance agreement; (d) The amounts charged or proposed to be charged by the city of Springfield and other providers of stormwater or wastewater services for comparable services; (e) The revenue needed to pay for the direct and indirect expected costs of constructing, operating, maintaining, and replacing local and regional sewerage facilities based on the adopted budgets of the city of Eugene and the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Ordinance - Page 3 of 7