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City did update those two facilities plans and moved in 2009 to update the SDCs. While that processresulted in substantial increases in fees, the decline in development activity has resulted in minimalincreases in SDC revenue. In addition, because of the economic downturn, the Council deferred theincreases as they applied to one and two family residential construction until the fall of 2010, whenCouncil implemented a series of incremental increases with the full fees becoming effective January 1,2011.While the Transportation project list was much more current, having last been updated in 2000, it didnot reflect significant price escalation during the current decade. At the same time that Council updatedthe project lists for the other infrastructure systems, it also updated the costs on the transportation list,leading to a substantial increase in SDCs. As with the local wastewater and storm drainage systems, therecession, and Council deferral of residential increases, have reduced the revenue impact of thoseincreases. The Council has discussed the potential need to review the Transportation project listfollowing completion of the current effort to develop a Springfield specific TSP. It is also likely that theTransportation SDC methodology may be reviewed and updated at that time, since it was not updated in2009.In July 2009, the City Council approved a new revenue source for capital activities in the stormwatersystem; a Stormwater Reimbursement SDC fee. This fee is new for Springfield and provides a paymentfrom new users to the City to pay for a portion of the excess capacity in the stormwater system that wasprovided when the existing system was constructed. Reimbursement SDC’s are less constrained thanImprovement SDC’s because they can be used for maintenance of the existing system as well as forfunding new expansion projects.EXTERNAL REVENUE SOURCESThese sources include both intergovernmental grants and loans as well as contributions by privateindividuals to the cost of infrastructure either through assessments imposed by the City or voluntarily aspart of a proposal to develop property in the City. In many cases these sources of revenue, howeverderived, are accompanied by restrictions on their use.The City regularly receives allocations of transportation funding from Federal programs. TheMetropolitan Policy Organization (MPO) acting through its Metropolitan Policy Committee (MPC)allocates Federal formula funds to its member jurisdictions for planning, preservation and constructionprojects on portions of the transportation system that are regionally significant. In addition, the Cityregularly seeks Federal funding directly through efforts focused on the Oregon congressional delegation.The City was instrumental in securing over $20 million in Federal funding to modernize the interchangeat I‐5 and Beltline Road. Most recently, the City received almost $2.2 million in Federal funding underthe American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA), which was created as part of the Federaleconomic stimulus plan. In addition to Federal transportation grants the City has received significanttransportation funding from Lane County in past years, although the County’s fiscal condition makesreceipt of future grants unlikely.Page 162012-2016 Capital Improvement Program