HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdmin Order 58-11-12-FADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 58-11-12-F
of the
City Manager of the City of Eugene
INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENT OF SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
CHARGES FOR REGIONAL WASTEWATER SYSTEM.
The City Manager of the City of Eugene finds as follows:
A. Section 2.020 of the Eugene Code, 1971, authorizes the City Manager of the City
of Eugene to determine and set fees and charges to be imposed by the City for services, goods,
use of municipal property, and licenses and permits. Section 7.710(5) of that Code authorizes
the City Manager to adopt by administrative order inflationary adjustments to Systems
Development Charges (SDC) based on previously adopted rate factors and cost indices. Section
2.4 of the SDC Methodologies authorizes the City Manager to adopt fee changes, based on a cost
index or rate factors, by administrative order pursuant to Section 2.020 of the Eugene Code,
1971, so long as the fees are not revised administratively in an amount greater than five percent
within any 12 -month period.
B: The SDC Methodologies were adopted by Resolution No. 4900 effective May 7,
2007, and have subsequently been amended, most recently by Resolution No. 4991, which
became effective on January 1, 2010. In addition, inflationary adjustments have occurred, with
inflationary adjustments to the Regional Wastewater System having been adopted by 58- 07 -08 -F
effective August 20, 2007; Resolution No. 4943 effective July 1, 2008; and Administrative Order
No. 58- 09 -08 -F effective July 1, 2009.
C. In accordance with the procedures set forth in Sections 2.020 and 7.710(5) of the
Eugene Code, 1971, and based on the recommendation of the Metropolitan Wastewater
Management Commission (MWMC), and, after considering the applicable policies, enactments
and directives of the City Council, the amount charged for these services by the City in the past,
the full costs of providing these services supported by the fees, the amounts charged by other
comparable providers, and the revenue needs of the City as determined by the adopted City
budget,. on November 28, 2011, I issued Administrative Order No. 58 -11 -12 proposing to
implement an inflationary increase to the Regional Wastewater System rates as shown on Exhibit
A attached to that Order. A general description of the increase is described in Finding D below.
D. The adopted Regional Wastewater SDC Methodology provides for periodic
adjustments to the SDC rate schedule by applying the Engineering News Record (ENR) "20 -City
National Average Construction Cost Index" (CCI) to the value of the existing system assets and
to the value of future, non -bond funded projects and updating the actual costs for bond - funded
projects. When the ENR CCI increase of about 5.9% is applied in combination with updates to
actual costs for bond - funded projects, the net result is an increase in SDC rates ranging from
about 4.4% to 4.6 %, depending upon the strength of wastewater discharge associated with
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development categories contained in the rate schedule. As such, this inflationary adjustment will
not result in a 5% or greater fee increase within a 12 -month period.
E. Notice of the proposed inflationary adjustments was given by providing copies of
Administrative Order No. 58- 11 -12, including Exhibit A (the proposed amendments) and Exhibit
B (the Notice), to the Mayor and City Councilors; making those documents available for
inspection by interested persons at the office of the City Engineer, Public Works Department, 99
East Broadway, Suite 400, Eugene, Oregon, 97401; and by posting those documents at two
locations at City Hall on December 2, 2011.. In addition, the Notice was published in the
Register -Guard Newspaper on December 2, 2011, and persons who requested notice of the
amendments were mailed informational postcards as notification of the proposed amendments.
F. Notice provided that written comments would be received for a period of 15 days
from the date of posting and publication. No comments were received within the time or in the
manner set forth in the Notice.
G. I find that the proposed inflationary adjustments set forth in Exhibit A are
consistent with adopted policies of the City, are in conformity with applicable state law, are
authorized by Section 7.710(5) of the Eugene Code, 1971, and should be implemented effective
January 1, 2012.
On the basis of these findings, I order that:
1. The adjusted Systems Development Charges as set forth in Exhibit A attached to
this Order are to be implemented effective January 1, 2012.
2. The unamended Systems Development Charges shall remain in full force and
effect.
Dated this 2-3 day of December, 2011.
Jon R. Ruiz
City Manager
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Exhibit A
Administrative Order 58- 11 -12 -F
Regional Wastewater SDC Revisions
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2.0 Adopted SDC Fee Schedule: Current Rates
2.1 Transportation System:
Cost per trip
2.2 Local Wastewater System:
Residential dwelling unit base fee
Residential dwelling unit total living area multiplication factor
Non- Residential rate per gal/day per land use type per PFU
2.3 Regional (MWMC) Wastewater System:
Residential dwelling unit
Non - Residential rate per gal /day per land use type per FEU
2.4 Stormwater System:
Small Residential (building footprint < 1,000 sq. ft.)
Medium Residential (building footprint > 1,000 sq.ft. and < 3,000 sq. ft.)
Small Duplex (unit building footprints < 1,000 sq. ft.)
Medium Duplex (unit building footprints >1,000 sq. ft. and < 3,000 sq. ft.)
Manufactured Home Park
Per space (assumes 1,684 sq. ft. per space)
Plus
Per sq. ft. actual impervious surface area, addt'I common areas
All Other Development
Per sq.ft. actual impervious surface area and /or equivalent
2.5 Parks System:
Residential (per Dwelling Unit)
Single Family
Duplex/Town Home /Mobile Home /Accessory DU
Multifamily
Nonresidential (unit varies — see Table 19 for Class description)
Class A (per Room)
Class B (per thousand gross square feet or TGSF)
Class C (per TGSF)
Class D (per TGSF)
Class E (per TGSF)
2.6 Administration Fees:
City of Eugene if based on percentage
City of Eugene if based on flat rate
$1,774.51
$387.72
$0.0940
Varies
$1,522.79
Varies
$345.60
$556.80
$691.20
$1,113.60
$323.33
$0.192
$0.192
$3,757.00
$3,045.00
$2,376.00
$1,497.00
$1,000.00
$613.00
$364.00
$147.00
9.0%
$80.00
2.7 Appeal Fee: City of Eugene per SDC appeal $100.00
City of Eugene SDC Methodologies Fee Schedule & Formulas, Page F -6