HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdmin Order 44-19-01-FADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 44-19-01-F
of the
City Manager of the City of Eugene
AMENDMENT OF THE ASSESSMENT ACCOUNTS FEE SCHEDULE
ADOPTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 44-09-09-F REGARDING
SDC INTEREST CHARGES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A MID-TOWN
ARTS CENTER.
The City Manager of the City of Eugene finds that:
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. Sections 2.022 and 2.023 of that Code authorize
the City Manager to establish the interest rate to be charged on sums due the City.
B. On May 11, 1983, Administrative Order No. 44-83-01 was issued establishing
interest rates. On January 12, 2010, I issued Administrative Order No. 44-09-09-F which
amended Administrative Order No. 44-83-01 by updating the rates for Assessment Accounts.
C. On June 10, 2019, the City Council approved the City Manger's recommendation
that the City pay the non-residential portion of tl)e Midtown Art Center's SDCs from property
tax revenue that the city will receive from the construction of the Center.
D. In order to ensure that the City's SDC fund is able to pay for the infrastructure
upon which the City's SDC methodology is based, the City intends to make the SDC fund whole
by paying the Mid-Town Art Center's local waste water, stormwater, transportation, and
parks/recreation systems SDCs with property tax revenue that the City will receive from the
construction of the Mid-Town Art Center. Since any property tax revenue from the Mid-Town
Art Center not needed for payment of the SDC fees will go to the general fund, City payment of
interest on the owed SDCs is not in the best interest of the City.
E. Pursuant to the above findings, on June 27, 2019, I issued Administrative Order
No. 44-19-01 ordering that notice be given advising the public of the opportunity to submit
comments on my proposal to amend the Assessment Accounts Fee to provide that there is 0
(zero) interest charged pursuant to the Assessment Accounts Fee Schedule for the Mid-Town Art
Center's SDCs for local waste water, storm water, transportation, and parks/recreation systems.
The Notice specified that comments would be received for 15 days from the date of posting of
the Notice. No comments were received in response to the Notice.
F. Pursuant to section 2.020 of the Eugene Code, 1971, in consideration of this
proposal, I have considered, as relevant: applicable policies, enactments and directives of the
council; the amount charged by the city in the past; the full costs of providing the service
supported by the rates; the amounts charged by other comparable providers; and the revenue
needs of the city as determined by the adopted city budget.
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On the basis of these findings, I order that the As sessment Accounts Fee Schedule
adopted by Administrative Order No. 44-09 -09-F is amended to provide that there is O (zero)
interest charged for the Mid-Town Art Center 's SDCs for local waste water , stormwater,
transportation , and parks/recreation systems.
Dated and effective this ~y of July, 2019.
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JonR.Ruiz~
City Manager