Minutes - 07/29/1991 Workshop
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COUNCIL WORKSHOP MINUTES
July 29, 1991
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0001 DATE. COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, CITY OF WOODBURN, COUNTY
OF MARION, STATE OF OREGON, July 29,1991.
0003 CONVENED. A workshop was held at 6:30 p.m. with Mayor Kyser presiding.
0005 ROLL CALL.
Mayor
Councilor
Councilor
Councilor
Councilor
Councilor
Councilor
Kyser
Figley
Galvin
Hagenauer
Jennings
Sifuentez
Steen
Present
Present
Present
Absent
Absent
Present (6:35 pm)
Absent
Staff Present:
Public Works Director Tiwari, Asst. City Engineer Morrison, Park Director Holly,
Public Works Manager Rohman, Deputy Recorder Tennant
0015 SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CHARGES.
Public Works Director Tiwari reviewed the concept of water and sewer connection
fees and development fees for parks and recreation. In the past, the City has
used connection fees for capital improvements rather than for operational
purposes. Under a state law enacted in 1989, ORS 223.299, the City is required
to adopt policies, procedures, and connection fees relating to system
development charges imposed for Water, Sewer, and Park & Recreation capital
improvements. In order to comply with the law which took effect on July 1, 1991,
the City contracted with Henderson, Young, & Co. to review the City ordinances
and to provide proposed revisions which would meet the necessary state law
requirements.
0178 Don Gainer, consultant representing Henderson, Young & Co., reviewed the
document prepared by his firm which includes the methodology in arriving at the
maximum allowable charges for Water, Sewer, and Park & Recreation system
development fees. He stated that the development fee concept is that growth
pays for the cost of growth or for at least a portion of it. The state law
requirement would set a limit on how much growth would pay under the maximum
allowable charge as determined by the governing body through the adoption of
an ordinance which sets out the method in which those charges are assessed.
He reviewed each section of the document in detail and answered questions from
the Council and audience.
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2014 Following the presentation made by Mr. Gainer, Park Director Holly provided
additional information to the Council on the proposed method of establishing
charges and the use of donated land credit in lieu of cash.
2800 During a discussion period on the document, it was noted that over estimation of
future capital improvement costs could result in a refund to a developer(s) if the
connection fee exceeded the maximum allowable charge.
Since this workshop dealt with the method of establishing charges, the staff
advised the Council that another meeting would be held to discuss actual charges
to assess developers for new Water, Sewer, and Park & Recreation connection
fees.
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ADJOURNMENT.
The workshop adjourned at 8:03 p.rn..
APPROVED ~~U/ ~
FRED W. KYSER, MA
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M rY~nant, Deputy Recorder
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