Microsoft Word - mantay--street
March 12, 2002
Mr. Jonathan Mantay
County Administrator
Clackamas County
906 Main Street
Oregon City, OR 97045-1882
Dear Jon:
Thank you for your letter of March 7 on the countywide transportation utility fee study.
Our city council has discussed this countywide effort and Sandy's role in it. The council
supports the county's leadership in this, and the goal of countywide coordination and
adoption of a common methodology for assessing a fee.
The only element of a study that would be of practical use to us is a business-by-business
inventory of gross square feet, number of seats, and other "independent variable" data
that would support the implementation of a utility based on ITE trip generation tables.
The "database methodology" that FCS will develop appears to be more general than this,
so we won't participate financially in the study.
We can, however, assist through "in-kind" work. The City of Sandy will probably adopt
and implement a street maintenance utility within the next four months. We will share
our methodology, implementing ordinance, billing process, and any other practical
experience we gain from this effort. We have also conducted public forums and prepared
informational material on our Pavement Management System and the pros and cons of
street utilities. While these have been aimed at city residents and businesses, they have
raised the awareness of all residents at this end of the county.
Sincerely,
Scott Lazenby
City Manager
Cc: City Council