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Work Session: FY10 Budget Strategies to Maintain Road Fund Service Levels
Meeting Date: April 8, 2009 Agenda Item: B
Department: Public Works Staff Contact: Kurt Corey
www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-5241
ISSUE STATEMENT
This work session provides an additional opportunity for the City Council to review and discuss the City
Manager’s proposed strategies for maintaining current service levels for street operations and
maintenance (O&M) activities in FY10 and beyond. These are the critical street and traffic infrastructure
services which keep the streetlights lit, the street signs and signals in good working order, the potholes
and cracks patched, the alternative modes goals on track, and more. These services are paid from the
City’s Road Operations Fund, which has experienced a 15% decrease in revenue over the last five years
while expenditures have increased by 23% in that period, despite an organizational restructuring in FY04
and FY05 which resulted in service reductions, efficiencies and over $1.0 million in annual budget
savings. Ongoing operating deficits are projected to deplete the fund balance to zero by late 2009.
Without new revenue, the fund will be unable to support roughly one-third of current City street O&M
services after June 30, 2009.
In previous work sessions, the council has weighed the two key options for keeping the Road Fund
solvent—to either stop providing the traditional number of street services in order to live within the
available resources and/or look for new ways to fund the services the City decides to keep. The City
Manager is finalizing his FY10 Proposed Budget to preserve existing street O&M services through a
combination of cost reductions and realignments as well as options for using both existing and potential
new revenue sources to preserve critical services. The potential new revenue source which the City
Manager will be discussing with the council is a 5% transportation surcharge on solid waste (garbage)
haulers. Existing sources of revenue which may be considered for use in preserving critical street O&M
services for FY10 include a portion of the local gas tax proceeds and a modest contribution from the
City’s stormwater and wastewater utilities.
BACKGROUND
Previous Council Action and History
On May 23, 2007, the Council Committee on Transportation Funding Solutions presented its report,
Operating
which stated that the first priority use of new revenue generated from this initiative should be “
and maintaining the existing transportation system
, including on-street and off-street bike and
pedestrian pathways.” This is consistent with the findings of the 2001 recommendations of the Citizen
Budget Subcommittee on Transportation System Funding, which included the assertion that “In the face
ensuring adequate funding for
of projected O&M shortfalls and service reductions beginning in FY03,
the operation and maintenance activities
of the City’s transportation system is absolutely essential.”
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At its May 23, 2007, meeting, the council approved a general course of action that was intended to lead to
the implementation of a package of strategies, including a capital local levy, a street utility fee based on
parking, a street and bike path lighting fee, and an increase to the current local motor vehicle fuel tax.
On November 12, 2008, the City Manager provided the council with an update about the status of the
Road Fund as well as his intended interim funding strategies to keep these critical City services funded for
FY10 and beyond. At that meeting, individual councilors acknowledged that the Road Fund funding
shortfalls could not be found in service reductions alone and that the need to find new sources of City
revenue for transportation systems was great. It was suggested that this looming problem would best be
met by a combination of cost reductions/reorganizations and new or enhanced revenue sources. The street
utility fee continues to have support by council as part of the long-term funding solution, although there
was acknowledgement of the complexities involved in assessing such a fee.
On February 8, 2009, the council discussed two new potential revenue sources for preserving existing
street O&M services—a right-of-way use fee (similar to a franchise fee) on City-owned utilities, and a
transportation surcharge on solid waste (garbage) haulers. Councilors discussed the need for two different
sets of funding strategies, with the first being a one-time, “stop gap” plan for fully funding these critical
services in FY10. There was some interest in further exploring the proposed garbage surcharge, but at a
much lower level. There was also support expressed for looking for federal stimulus money for pavement
preservation projects, which might allow the more flexible local gas tax dollars to be used to fund O&M
services in FY10. The right-of-way use fee on City utilities received guarded support at a lower amount.
The second funding strategy set called for was in the form of a comprehensive “road map” for solving the
City’s overall transportation funding problems in the long term. The council acknowledged that
developing the longer-term solutions, including a potential Street Utility Fee and a potential Street
Lighting Fee, would need to involve more public input and buy-in over the coming months.
Financial and/or Resource Considerations
Current Budget Outlook
Under the most current projections, the Road Fund is expected to generate a $2.3 million annual operating
deficit this current year (FY09) and, with no new revenues, that annual deficit would grow to nearly $5
million in the out years of the six-year forecast. In the absence of deliberate action, the fund will deplete
all available fund resources and become insolvent sometime in the fall of 2009. On the other hand, a set
of $3.8 million ongoing revenue solutions implemented by July 1, 2009, would eliminate the projected
future annual operating deficits throughout the forecast period and restore the fund balance to the policy-
As an alternative, a minimum of $2.8 million in one-time revenue would be
recommended level.
needed for FY10
to fully fund the current operations of the Road Fund for one year.
Federal Stimulus Award for Pavement Preservation Projects
As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), Eugene has been awarded $3.0 million
st
to be used to fund four pavement preservation projects, including sections of West 1 Avenue, Garfield
Street, High Street and Crescent Avenue. These projects will be bid before the end of 2009 and
constructed in 2010. These are projects which would not otherwise have been constructed in this time
period, had the City been looking to local gas tax monies alone for funding.
City Manager’s FY10 Budget Strategy for the Road Fund
The City Manager’s strategy for preserving street O&M services through FY10 employs both program
cost reductions and realignments as well as a proposal for a one-time revenue strategy for FY10.
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Program Cost-Cutting Measures - Responding to the challenge of identifying opportunities for ongoing
cost savings, Public Works is implementing $178,000 of reductions in the FY10 Road Fund operating
budget through the redeployment of several employee positions from traditional Road Fund work (street
debris removal, development review, night call response) to address emerging needs in other City
programs. Staff believes these cost savings are both achievable and sustainable without significant
reductions in service or public response. Across the City, staff continues to explore other opportunities
for increasing efficiencies and reducing costs. Some of these budget-saving strategies, such as voluntary
furloughs, deferred replacement of equipment and vehicles, and reduced use of outside consultants and
services, are anticipated to benefit funds and operating budgets across the organization.
One-time Funding Strategy - Responding to council direction to bring back a one-time funding strategy to
maintain street O&M services through FY10, the City Manager is proposing a three-part funding package
as a FY10 stop gap solution, comprised of the following elements:
Redirect a portion of the FY10 local gas tax revenues to street O&M
1. - Redirect a maximum of
$1.4 million of FY10 local motor vehicle fuel tax revenue from capital pavement preservation to
critical street O&M services and back-fill the pavement preservation program funding with the $3.0
million of Federal stimulus payments dedicated to that purpose.
Total proposed contribution to FY10 Road Fund budget = $1.4 million
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Next Steps:
No specific council action is required since the Road Fund appropriation already exists
in the City Manager’s Proposed Budget to spend these flexible revenues for any road operation,
maintenance or preservation purpose.
Impose a 5% transportation surcharge on solid waste haulers
2. - Move forward with steps to
implement a smaller 5% surcharge on solid waste (garbage) haulers, which is estimated to generate
$900,000 for FY10 and would increase the bill for a residential customer with a weekly 32-gallon
service by an additional 98-cents per month. Commercial customers would see a proportionate 5%
increase in their bills for garbage service. Attachment A illustrates the estimated financial impact of
the proposed 5% garbage surcharge on a range of residential and commercial customers at various
levels of service, along with a list of seven actual commercial customers and the estimated financial
impact of the proposed surcharge on their monthly bills.
The transportation surcharge would be assessed against solid waste haulers to better reflect the
physical and financial impact that their operations impose on the city street system as a result of heavy
hauler vehicles running on the majority of city streets every week. This surcharge would be assessed
against solid waste haulers on the premise that heavy solid waste trucks cause significantly more
damage to city streets than do other categories of lighter vehicles and run largely on local streets,
which do not hold up as well under heavy vehicle use. The surcharge also represents fair
compensation for private use of the right-of-way, a public asset that haulers rely on to deliver their
services.
Total proposed contribution to FY10 Road Fund budget = approx. $900,000
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Next Steps:
In moving forward with implementation of this new 5% transportation surcharge on
solid waste haulers, the City Manager intends to schedule a public hearing on April 20, to receive
public comment on the proposed amendments to the Eugene City Code that would permit the
transportation surcharge on solid waste hauler fees to be used for the repair, maintenance, operation
and preservation of City-owned roads and streets (see Attachment B). City Council action on those
proposed amendments is tentatively scheduled for April 27. If the council adopts the ordinance
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amending the solid waste hauler code provisions, the City Manager would adopt by administrative
order a 5% transportation surcharge on solid waste hauler license fees with the intention that the
revenues generated from the surcharge be used for the repair, maintenance, operation and preservation
of roads and streets owned or maintained by the City.
Authorize a transfer from stormwater/wastewater reserves
3. - Move forward with steps to approve
a modest, one-time $500,000 contribution for FY10 from existing reserves in City-owned wastewater
and stormwater utilities, acknowledging that City utilities derive a direct benefit from the use of the
road right-of-way but, unlike other utility providers, have never paid a fee for the commercial use of
the right-of-way. Approval of this one-time transfer from City-owned utilities would impose no
ongoing obligation on utility ratepayers. However, as part of the longer-term strategy for solving the
City’s overall transportation funding problems, the council may wish to expand discussions later this
year to include the proposed Eugene right-of-way use fee on City-owned sewer and stormwater
utilities to be used for the operation, maintenance and repair of city streets.
Total proposed contribution to FY10 Road Fund budget = $500,000
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Next Steps:
Under Eugene City Code, the City Manager sets wastewater and stormwater utility
charges by Administrative Order. However, because the use of wastewater and stormwater resources
for street O&M (even on a one-time basis) is a significant change in practice, the City Manager
intends to schedule a public hearing on April 20 to receive public comment on proposed amendments
to the Eugene City Code that would specifically allow the use of certain stormwater and wastewater
resources for road operations, maintenance, repair, preservation and reconstruction (see Attachment
C). On April 27, the council would have an opportunity to take final action on the proposed code
amendments. Budget authority for the FY10 one-time transfer of $500,000 from wastewater and
stormwater utility reserves would come to the council for formal approval as part of the FY10
Supplemental Budget #1 later next fall.
RELATED COUNCIL GOALS AND POLICIES
The council’s Vision and Goals Statement with respect to Fair, Stable and Adequate Financial Resources
reaffirms commitment to “a local government whose ongoing financial resources are based on a fair and
equitable system of taxation and other revenue sources and are adequate to maintain and deliver
municipal services.” The goal of the current council Transportation Initiative is to “Develop mechanisms
to adequately fund Eugene’s transportation system for cars, trucks, bikes and pedestrians, including
maintenance and preservation and capital reconstruction.”
COUNCIL OPTIONS
The two principal strategies available for balancing the FY10 Road Fund budget are 1) to reduce the
current service system to the level of existing and projected resources, 2) to increase the level of revenue,
on at least a short-term basis, to adequately fund the current street O&M service system through June 30,
2010.
The specific policy options available to the council in moving forward with a short-term strategy for
funding FY10 Road Fund services are as follows:
Option 1: Direct the City Manager to not move forward with implementation of any new revenue sources
or redirection of any existing revenues, but instead to develop the FY10 Road Fund Proposed
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Budget based on known, existing revenue, which would require reductions in street services of
approximately $4.0 million beginning in the FY10 fiscal year. Illustrative examples of such
reductions were discussed at the council worksession on November 12, 2008, and are
summarized in Appendix D (attached).
Option 2: Direct the City Manager to continue to proceed with implementation steps for a new 5%
transportation surcharge on solid waste hauler revenues by scheduling public hearings and
council action as appropriate to meet operational implementation timelines for FY10. Also,
direct the City Manager to proceed with scheduling a public hearing and action on proposed
code amendments to expand the use of stormwater and wastewater user fees for road-related
purposes.
Option 3: Direct the City Manager to make changes or modifications to one or more of the proposed
ordinances or the resolution before moving forward with implementation of the code changes.
CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION
“Option 2” reflects the City Manager’s recommendation.
SUGGESTED MOTION
Move to direct the City Manager to proceed with implementation steps for a new 5% transportation
surcharge on solid waste hauler revenues by scheduling public hearings and council action as appropriate
to meet operational implementation timelines for FY10. Furthermore, move to direct the City Manager to
proceed with scheduling a public hearing and action on proposed code amendments to expand the use of
stormwater and wastewater user fees for road-related purposes.
ATTACHMENTS
A. Projected Financial Impacts by Customer Category of a Proposed Transportation Surcharge on Solid
Waste Haulers at the 5% Level
B.An Ordinance Concerning Solid Waste Administrative Powers and Amending Section 3.250 of the
Eugene Code, 1971
C.An Ordinance Concerning Wastewater and Stormwater Service and Amending Sections 6.411 and
6.421 of the Eugene Code, 1971
D.Examples of Service Impacts in a $4.0 Million Road Fund Budget Reduction Scenario by Order of
Magnitude
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Staff Contact: Kurt Corey
Telephone: 682-5241
Staff E-Mail: kurt.a.corey@ci.eugene.or.us
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ATTACHMENT A
Projected Financial Impacts by Customer Category
of a Proposed Transportation Surcharge
on Solid Waste Haulers at the 5% Level
Current Rate5%
Residential ServiceLess RebateSurcharge
20 gallon$ 10.75$ 0.54
32 gallon monthly$ 4.75$ 0.24
32 gallon every-other-week$ 12.90$ 0.65
32 gallon $ 19.70$ 0.98
60 gallon $ 35.45$ 1.77
90 gallon $ 44.20$ 2.21
Commercial Service
1 cubic yard$ 66.90$3.35
1.5 cubic yard$ 96.60$ 4.83
2 cubic yard$ 127.20$6.36
3 cubic yard$186.00 9$.30
4 cubic yard$ $ 12.09241.85
5 cubic yard$ 294.75$ 14.74
6 cubic yard$344.85$ 17.24
Residential Total Revenue
$437,695.35
NOTE 1: These numbers represent estimates based on financial
information from calendar year 2007. The economic impacts will
likely decrease this amount of surcharge revenue.
NOTE 2: On commercial accounts, a customer may have multiple
pick-ups per week. They may also have more than one container.
Additional containers are charged at a lower rate.
Customer Categories & Typical Bills
Typical MonthlyEst. Monthly
*
Hauler Charge
Example Customer5% surcharge
Dari-Mart$ 241.85$ 12.10
Capella$ 547.80$ 27.39
Safeway$ 1,100.00$ 55.00
Albertsons$ 1,400.00$ 70.00
**
Target$ 900.00$ 45.00
4-J Schools$ 22,000.00$ 1,100.00
Valley River Center$ 5,900.00$ 295.00
* Example customers and monthly charges provided by Sanipac
** These are averages and change from month to month, based on compactor/
drop box weights and seasonal services.
Revised 3-30-09
ATTACHMENT B
ORDINANCE NO. _______
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING SOLID WASTE ADMINISTRATIVE
POWERS AND AMENDING SECTION 3.250 OF THE EUGENE CODE,
1971.
THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
Section 3.250 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended to provide as
follows:
3.250 Solid Waste, Yard Debris and Recycling - Administrative Powers of the
City Manager
.
(1)
The rules adopted by the city manager under section 2.019 of this code
concerning solid waste and recycling licenses may address, but are not
limited to:
(a) Minimum identification, maintenance and sanitation standards for
collectors' vehicles;
(b) Minimum standards relating to the qualifications, training and
identification of collectors’ employees;
(c) Minimum standards for all information to be included in collectors'
records;
(d) Minimum standards and procedures for collection service to
assure quality of service to customers;
(e) The establishment of rates for service and the procedure to be
used in recommending and revising solid waste and recycling
service rates;
(f) The establishment of application requirements to be met before a
license may be issued or transferred;
(g) The establishment of application, license and license transfer fees
that allow the city, at a minimum, to recover regulatory and
enforcement costs associated with solid waste and/or recycling
collection;
(h) The establishment of fees for use of the public right-of-way
by licensees and to offset the damage to the street system
caused by collectors’ vehicles;
(hi) The establishment of procedures, policies and operating practices
which are required for implementation of this code; and
(ij) The establishment of customer responsibilities that include, but
are not limited to, payment responsibility; location of receptacles;
time and manner of placement and retrieval of solid waste,
recyclable materials and yard debris receptacles; the manner in
which receptacles are loaded, and acceptable and unacceptable
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ATTACHMENT B
materials for specific receptacles, and the maximum weights for
each.
(2) Revenues from fees authorized pursuant to subsection (1)(h) of this
section shall be deposited in the appropriate fund for road
operations, to be used for the reconstruction, repair, maintenance,
operation, and preservation of city-owned roads and streets within
the city, roads and streets which the city is contractually or legally
obligated to operate and maintain, or roads and streets for which
the city has accepted responsibility under intergovernmental
agreement. Revenues from fees authorized pursuant to subsection
(1)(h) of this section shall not be used for capacity-enhancing street
improvements.
(2)
3 The city manager may adopt a solid waste systems benefit fee under
section 2.020 of this code, or may enter into an intergovernmental
agreement with Lane County to authorize Lane County to impose and
collect within the city a solid waste systems benefit fee in the same
amount that applies outside the city, to fund the cost of waste
management programs and community services, including but not
limited to recycling education, recycling drop-off facilities, special waste
programs and facilities, solid waste transfer sites and technical
assistance services for businesses.
Section 2.
The City Recorder, at the request of, or with the consent of the City
Attorney, is authorized to administratively correct any reference errors contained herein,
or in other provisions of the Eugene Code, 1971, to the provisions added, amended or
repealed herein.
Passed by the City Council this Approved by the Mayor this
____ day of _____________, 2009 ____ day of ___________2009.
____________________________ _____________________________
City Recorder Mayor
00219897.DOC;1
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ATTACHMENT C
ORDINANCE NO. _______
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING WASTEWATER AND STORMWATER
SERVICE AND AMENDING SECTIONS 6.411 AND 6.421 OF THE
EUGENE CODE, 1971.
THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
Sections 6.411 and 6.421 of the Eugene Code, 1971, are amended to
provide as follows:
6.411 Ratemaking
.
(1)
Ratemaking procedure.
(a) Investigation of proposed charges. Before proposing to impose or
amend a charge for wastewater service, stormwater service or for
regional wastewater treatment service, the city manager shall
conduct an investigation of the revenue needs of the city in
conducting these operations. Based on that investigation, and
using the criteria set out in subsection 6.411(2), the city manager
shall develop proposed charges for these services.
(b) Notice. Prior to the imposition of any charge for wastewater
service, stormwater service or regional wastewater treatment
service, the city manager shall give notice of the proposed rate or
charge by:
1. Making copies of the notice of intended charges available to
the news media, to any person who has requested such
notice, to the mayor and city councilors, and to interested
governmental agencies (including the United States
Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of
Environmental Quality, the Metropolitan Wastewater
Management Commission, and the Eugene Water & Electric
Board).
2. Publishing notice of intended charges on two separate
occasions in a newspaper of general circulation within the
city.
3. Posting the notice at two locations at city hall.
(c) Contents of notice. The notice of intended charges shall state the
current and proposed charge, the results of the city manager's
investigation, and the time, place and manner in which interested
persons may present their views on the intended action.
(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
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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 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
Commission or its successor, the debt obligations of the city or
other entities for construction of the facilities, adopted capital
improvement plans of the council, the expected need for financial
reserves and contingencies, and other sources of revenue;
(f) For an individual stormwater service customer that discharges
stormwater that requires extraordinary expense to the city, special
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surcharge rates based on the type, concentration, quantity, quality
and frequency of the discharge.
(g) Other relevant adopted policies of the council;
(h) The terms of any applicable intergovernmental agreement relating
to wastewater or stormwater services or regional wastewater
treatment service; and
(li) The obtaining of equity between different classes of customers so
that one class of customers does not pay more than its
proportionate share of the expenses of providing sewer service;
and
(j) In addition to the forgoing considerations, in determining the
amounts or rates to be charged for stormwater and
wastewater service, the city manager shall consider the value
of the use and occupancy of the city’s right-of-way by the city
stormwater system and city wastewater system.
(3) If the city manager determines that one or more of the factors listed in
subsection (2) of this section is irrelevant or inapplicable, the manager
shall notify the mayor and council of that determination.
(4) Limitations. The following limitations apply to charges set by the city
manager for wastewater service, stormwater service and regional
wastewater treatment service:
(a) Charges shall be imposed on a monthly basis. Each
customer shall be notified, in at least one annual billing for
the service, of the rate or the amount of the charge and the
allocation of revenue expected from application of the
charge.
(b) The charges for regional wastewater treatment service shall
distinguish between the following classes of customers:
single dwelling units, duplexes, and general wastewater
customer use based on loading strengths.
(c) The charges for local wastewater service may, but need not,
distinguish between classes of customers.
(d) The monthly charge for wastewater service and regional
wastewater treatment service shall be a fixed fee together
with a fee based on volume of use of water (partial flow-
based rate).
(e) When the wastewater service rate is based on volume, the
volume shall be calculated by actual measurement of the
wastewater discharged (the costs of measurement to be
borne by the customer) or by an estimate based on the
wastewater customer's average monthly water consumption
during the previous December through April period, or, if no
water consumption figures are available for at least three full
months during this period, the consumption of other similar
customers (for residential customers) or actual monthly
water consumption (for non-residential customers).
(f) The charges for stormwater service shall distinguish between the
following classes of customers: small residential, medium
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residential and general stormwater customer, based upon the
actual number of equivalent service units for each developed
property or an average number of equivalent service units for a
specific class. Special surcharges for stormwater service
customers who receive extraordinary service shall be in addition
to the standard charges for the customer's classification.
6.421 Charges - Collection and Payment
. The Eugene Water & Electric Board is
directed to collect the charges provided for in sections 6.401 through 6.610.
Charges levied pursuant to sections 6.401 through 6.610 shall be determined
by the city manager or his/her designee and certified to the Eugene Water &
Electric Board and any other water utility obligated to collect such charges.
[All r]Revenue collected by the Eugene Water & Electric Board shall be paid
monthly to the city and shall be deposited in the appropriate fund for
wastewater operations or for stormwater operations for use in providing
sewer service including debt service and such other services as the council
may direct, except that revenue collected based on the criteria
contained in subsection (2)(j) of section 6.411 of this code shall be
deposited in the appropriate fund for road operations to be used for the
reconstruction, repair, maintenance, operation, and preservation of
city-owned roads and streets within the city, roads and streets which
the city is contractually or legally obligated to operate and maintain, or
roads and streets for which the city has accepted responsibility under
intergovernmental agreement. Revenue collected based on the criteria
contained in subsection (2)(j) of section 6.411 of this code may not be
used for capacity-enhancing street improvements.
Section 2.
The City Recorder, at the request of, or with the consent of the City
Attorney, is authorized to administratively correct any reference errors contained herein,
or in other provisions of the Eugene Code, 1971, to the provisions added, amended or
repealed herein.
Section 3.
Notwithstanding Section 6.421 of the Eugene Code, 1971,
$500,000.00 from the fund for stormwater operations and/or the fund for wastewater
operations may be used during FY 10 for the reconstruction, repair, maintenance,
operation, and preservation of city-owned roads and streets within the city, roads and
streets which the city is contractually or legally obligated to operate and maintain, or
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roads and streets for which the city has accepted responsibility under intergovernmental
agreement.
Passed by the City Council this Approved by the Mayor this
____ day of _____________, 2009 ____ day of ___________2009.
____________________________ _____________________________
City Recorder Mayor
00219907.DOC
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ATTACHMENT D
Attachment D - Examples of Service Impacts in a $4.0 Million Road Fund
Budget Reduction Scenario by Order of Magnitude
Summary of Road Fund Services Likely to be
Eliminated or Reduced in a $4 Million Reduction Scenario
Urban Forestry Program $500,000
Street Lighting Maintenance & Operations – Arterial and Collector $438,000
Organizational, Department and Division Administration $413,000
Street Lighting Maintenance & Operations - Residential $377,000
Street Median Maintenance Program $300,000
Crack Sealing Program $298,000
Hazard Tree Inspection and Removal Program $200,000
Traffic Engineering Services $140,000
Signal Preventative Maintenance - Scale back $132,000
Striping, Spray Legends, and Raised Pavement Markers - Scale back 33% $125,000
Alternative Modes $112,000
Special Projects and Studies $109,000
Sidewalk Repair for ADA Standards $107,000
Concrete Streets and Alley Repair - Scale back 40% $100,000
Street Reconstruction - Scale back 50% $100,000
Sidewalk Repair for Private Hazards $88,000
Mapping and GIS Support $81,000
Non-Regulatory Sign Fabrication, Installation, Maintenance & Repair $80,000
Street Light and Signal Locates $79,000
Infrastructure Planning $75,000
Long Range Transportation Planning $57,000
Land Use/Development Review $54,000
Neighborhood Transportation Program $35,000
Total Budget Impact of Illustrative Service Reductions (26 FTE) $4,000,000