Resolution No. 20-42 CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON
TIGARD CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. 20-42
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR A WATER
SYSTEM INTERTIE FEASIBILITY STUDY WITH THE CITY OF BEAVERTON AND TUALATIN
VALLEY WATER DISTRICT (TVWD)
WHEREAS, ORS 190 authorizes units of local government to enter into intergovernmental agreements for the
performance of any or all functions and activities that a Parry to this Agreement has the authority to perform;
and
WHEREAS,the City of Portland (Portland) owns,operates and maintains a 24-inch diameter water line and
related water system facility assets that terminates at the intersection of SW Hall Boulevard,SW Oleson Road,
and SW Greenburg Road,commonly referred to as Bradley Corners;and,
WHEREAS,the Portland waterline and water system related facilities (Bradley Corners Waterline)were
constructed at the expense of the Parties,or their predecessors,pursuant to an Agreement dated March 12,
1973 and the Bradley Corners Waterline has since been used to provide TVWD and Tigard with Portland water
at various connection points to their water systems pursuant to long term wholesale water supply contracts
(Regional Water Sales Agreements);and,
WHEREAS,by Supplemental Agreement between TVWD's predecessor (Metzger Water District) and
Beaverton,Beaverton was granted an opportunity to connect to the Bradley Corners Water line to obtain
Portland water if Beaverton built a connection thereto and entered into a Regional Water Sales Agreement with
Portland;and,
WHEREAS,the Regional Water Sales Agreement between Portland and TVWD is in place until 2026 and the
Portland and Tigard Regional Water Sales Agreement expired in 2016 but Tigard wishes to continue an
emergency connection with the Bradley Corners Waterline;and,
WHEREAS,the City of Portland has a small number of Portland water users on the Bradley Corners Waterline
and has agreed to transfer it to TVWD for use by TVWD for its water users and to provide water service to
Portland customers during the remaining term of the Regional Water Sales Agreement and thereafter when the
Willamette Water Supply System (WWSP) begins and TVWD uses the Bradley Corner Waterline to convey
Willamette River water to its service area;and,
WHEREAS,each Parry has and will make significant infrastructure investments and interconnection of the
infrastructure would enable Parties to receive water from three sources;and,
WHEREAS,City of Beaverton is constructing new facilities on Hall Blvd;and,
WHEREAS,the Parties wish to provide for the design and construction of efficient and effective emergency
interties of their respective water systems at the Bradley Corner Waterline terminus which involves modification
of existing facilities and construction of new facilities to provide reliable and redundant water supply between
them.
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NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Tigard City Council that:
SECTION 1: City Council approves the intergovernmental agreement for a water intertie feasibility study
with the City of Beaverton and Tualatin Valley Water District, in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit"A."
SECTION 2: This resolution is effective immediately upon passage.
PASSED: This 11' day of August 2020.
Mayor-City of Tigard
ATTEST:
Cay
Deputy City Recorder- Ci of Tigard
RESOLUTION NO. 20-42
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