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03/08/1966 - Minutes Tigard Water Dist rict 237th Regular Meeting MINUTES March 8., 1966 PRESENT: Mr. Kolli.ag ChE L,- az.--,zi N. Longfellow, Secrete/7 Ihow, C . Nicoll, Mr. Ful lhart i Commis si criers. C. Tigard was on vacatim. J . Lohrenz , Pro ject Manager, John Miller, Foreman L. Miller , Clerk Attorney K. Baines, Elden Carter, Engineer Ed Erickson Wm, MacMonagle„ R. V. Kreitzt visitors. Mp$111= Mr. Longfellow moved, 2nd by Mr. Nicoll that the minutes of the February 8: 1966 meeting be approved with the exception of FUND TRANSFER, page 2, first four paragraphs to be deleted, that 17 more adequately covered on page 3 of the minutes . Motion carried, IQ g;TY Visitor Wm. MacMonagle protested a bill recently submitted to King City for626.11 covering inspection and supervision fee. This ;mount was originally paid out of Mr. Carter ' s office, as authorized by the board, for an inspector to replace J . Lohrenz while on vacation. Further discussion revealed that no allowance for an inspection fee was made in the original agreement with King City and that 310 it had apparently been overlooked. It was agreed tha t the developer is entitled to kilo w,when the agreement is ma deswhat twe the costs will be. The Dis tric t is ent itled t o a reasonable fee for inspecti on and oh pervi sion of proj ects installed at King City. An inspection i fee schedule will be establish ed for King City in the futur e. ,• Thi s poli cy will be a pa rt of any future agreements entered into with King City. 1 Mr. Longfellow moved ; 2nd by Mr. Fullhart that the District absorb this cost of o626.11 within its present General Fund budget . Motion carried. Appr.Mai.),t,a between S . W. Pacific Hwy and 116th St. are being planned for development within King City on nrivate lots and with driveways rather than county road. Mr. MacMonagle asked for approval to pla ce a 6" meter (or one of req uired size) with a 2" by-pass to serve th e ap artments. Loc ati on of the meter would be within the private property rather than within the District . 11. b The engineer stated the apartments could be logically served from one meter. The commissioners will allow this type of connection for the apartments but wir have to consider any future conominium units separately, IL Scholls Ferry development of a horse colony in Ynich nr . Macrifon,',1z3.e. its closest source of watEr at Bull Mt. Road and Roshak Road. He inquired about poesibility of placing a 6" water at the edge of the pronerty, nurchasing water from the Tigard rater District , setting up its own water board and serving the subdivision„ The engin r-er advised the board not to sell water to a senarate entity. He was hesitant to commit the district 's water sunply until after results are known on t:'eIl No. 4 and asked for two or three weeks before making a statement . He did say the pro -osed property is within sphere of influence of the District. Assuming it is possible to provide water for service to the area, it must be arraexed to the District and all service installed according to the policy of the District. Tigard Water District 8841 S. W. Commercial Minut es - Page 2 March 8, 1966 - T7 I\.P IAJEVIEW.„W of all policies in affect thinvsi_ the Dist ri ct was presented by Mr. Vern Kreitz , agent for Oliphant & Bates Insurance Co. 0100 Jake was instruct,ed to give locetion, description and \ lue of pump at Well No. 2 and future pump required at Tel1 No. 1 so the se it ems will Le covered under the fire insurance T.')olicy. The District engineer and insurance agent ha ve work ed together on coverage required by contractors . It a reears proper performance bonds and insurance have be en pr Ovid ed Mr. Krietz indice ted the District has standard 1 imits of liability insurance ar d is adew tely cov ere d y . QjNIA ACRES A letter from Bump & Meyer was 'read relating to a recent demand from the Dis trict for funds required to extend the water ma in along the west side of Lot No . in Virginia Acres. It was nointed out that the developers -had no interest in that rti cular lot and Mr. 74Tilli am Foster or his assigns should be contacted . A re gust was also rmi de for a sta tement as to how much per lin. ft . could be exre cted. as a rebate at such time as future connections are requested by- Property across the street on 115th. An attempt will be made to contact Mr. Foster to collect 40 the funds . Mr. Kollin g will review the file and reply to a • Mr. Bump' s letter. SURVEY B ILL of 364.50 to John W„ Compton for recent survey oae•Iestams required to establish boundaries on the rell No. 4 Zwingli prote rty vias cons iii e red. Ther e is some t hu ght a or ti on of • the bill may be shared by the District , Mr. L al fel w stet ed tha t the District should determine that the difference of opinion hs been settled; that this survey is bin:ling and a ccept able to all parties involved; the agreement iwld be in writing and H. Mohr's opinion obtained. Mr. 'tolling will cont act Art Ames for more info rmat ion and the bill will be c nsid er ed at a later date . 1 ,c)S E TERRAQ Mr . Nicoli advised that a re cent meeting attended by nitro elf, Mr. DuMa rs of E & D Construction Co, Mr. Page of Page Construction Company and J Lohrenz did not re solve the question of additional funds due Page for ]dor to install mains behind the curb. Neiti-er partyv.-a s in agreement, It - Further dis cus sicn resulted in a decision to derrand payment from devel opers of ElRose Terrace for the following,rea sons : Letter in the file from Tom Elliott urged the change from original specifi cations. District comp lie d wit h is request. Atio Engineer states cost of .25 per lin. ft . is reasonable sum. Commissioners felt it is a fair and justified cost . Total cost for Inst alltion under original engineer estirret e and considerably le ss th an second low est bid. The clerk w s ins tructed to write a letter requesting payment and to enclose the check that has been held in the file and requested by Mr. DuMars at th e la '3 t me eting , Tigard District , . Minutes- Page 3 March 8, 1966 ELROSE rfJrfCE cont Attorney Baine s urged that in the future when pressure is n de for a change in snecificati ons that the. project work be stopped and a decision by the commissioners be required. An e ffcr t sheuld be made to get the charges in writing and memo of agreement signed by all narties invo lved. ENG INE ER RE?OR T Contracts Mr. Nicoll. moved 2nd by Mr. Fullhart that the following contracts be awarded as recommend ed by the engineer: Bunyard & Pet tit Schedule # 2 $13 ,176.00 Vainut & McDorn ld St. V. A . Mc,Theary Schedule I/ 1 5,775.00 Fanner St. • Motion carried . Performance Bond and insurance polic ies are on file wit h the engine er. Well No. 1 drilling is at 5521 . Authori teflon lard be en given in a le tter da ted February 22 , 1966 to Heakon Bot tner Dri II Ing Co. by E. Carter to co rtinue drilling beyond the 1001 depth as scified by the co ntract at an agreed rate not to exceed 17.35 per foot. Dai ly contact hes been maintained with the driller and en g ine e r• Mr. Fullhart moved, 2nd. by Mr. Nicoli that the hoard authorize E. Carter to use his judgment for direction to the driller at Veil No, 1 in an effort to obtain more water. Mot ion carried . Veil No. 4 is at 176 . No water is expected until a rourd 3001 . Fees tha t have not be en paid the engineer for pa st pr ojects were listei and reviewed: High Tor Subdivision 1963 $350.00 S .W. 133 rd-Fosk tt 1961 186.00 • Main rep. - Johnson 1962 175.00 Reinforce wall - No. 1 1963 50.00 Repair BM 8" main 1965 65.00 Katherine St, 240.00 $1066.00 An attempt will ha me de to pay this obligation from current bud get, ot herwise, it 'ed. 11 be allowed in the 196;6-67 budget . ATTORNEY 'S REPORT 40110 Retirement J. Lohrenz has been advised by his attorney to require a ieter placed in the District file stating he may determine now fur s are to be di sbur s ed. It was nointed out the t if Jake wants the money at the tine he retires, he may have it. Para graph IX could result in a sub stant al 1 tax savings if there is a subsequent ruling to the effect that payments received und ex. a pe nsi on plan will be UAW' taxed at an dinary income ra ther than capital gains rates, Attorney Baines re co urri end ed that the J. Lohrenz Retirement Fund be executed in duplicate. Mr. Lon ,-fellow moved , 2nd by Mu-. Kollinp4 that the retirement flu ad be adopted and be retroactive to July I, 1965 . Mot ion carried . Mr. Nicoll moved, 2nd b. Mr. Fulhart that '.'ashington Federal Savings & Loan be designated d as itory for the Jacob P. Lohrenz Retirerrent Fund and that Mr. Kol ii ng and Mr. Longfellow sign. jointly on the a cc ount . Motion carried, 111Pr7-7— I Tiga rd Water District Minute s - Page 4 March 8, 1966 R,Epluip A GRWIENT as pr.epa red by Mr. Bain s was avi awed by tlee CO TIMIS one rs Nicoll moved , 2nd by Mr, Longfellow that the 4i form be a do oted for use by th e of fic e peer sonnel with the und er- standing any re bate situation will be reviewed carefully and 11111 41164 indtridually subject to fi nal app ray al of the commis si oner s. Motion carried . • • Mr. Balms sur.e7ested an attempt be rad e to se cure a map of the area affected from the developer of the property invd_ved for re bate and that this detail be pla ced in the file. Rebate policy is ba sed on ORS 264.320. Irrilp A GREZMENT THIS A GREEMENT MEd e and entered into this day of 19 , by and between the Ti D UATER. DISTRICT, a cipai water district of wad-i iron County , Oregon, hcreinafter deal epa ted as "Dis tri t and her eine fte r desigrEted as "Developer ." T::IT NESS ETH: Whereas, on the day of 19 Developer completed the construction of the extension of a water main des- cribed as follows: Said water main is adjacent to property other than his oval so that water service for domestic use is pray id ed for the following property vat; out further ex- tension of the water main : NOW. TH EREFORE District, pur suant to ORS 264.320, her eby agrees to require the owners of the hereins boy e-described pro per ty prior to providing water service to that property, to refund to Developer a -prorate portion of the cost of said extensi on. The 7-,mount to be refunded shall be determined by the District, and such det ermine t ion shall be final. This a grement shall te rmina te at such ti me as Devel °pe ' has received the cost of the portion of said "ater train eligible for refund or on the day of , 19 , whichever event firs t - occurs , Lanth of atx r main extension Total cost Cost per foo;t Length of water min entitled to re it rd Cost of water Ira in entitled to refund District; TIGPRD 1- ATE DISTRICT By Developer : nVFQ111ANg BUD inquiry reveal ed that Ed Erickson is still in the 140 1 process of acquiriag a Perfcrma nce Bond. Ir,:00DSID E NO. 2 Dr. Fos kett has requested art) rov al of extension of the water Ira in to serve lots 15 and 16. he does not wish to extend the main beyond the -point which IA 11 serve both lots 15 and 16. Mr. Carter feels that extensi on of th v main through Lot 16 would not benefit the dis trict in the future. The co mills sione favor ed Dr. Fos ke tt s request to allow exception to the policy regarding extension of the line to serve Lot No, 16, AUDITOR CONTRACT Mr. Nicoli !loved, 2nd by H. Fullh art that the contract with Jams L. Savage to audit the 1965-66 budget for a sum of ,' 550.00 be, signed. Motion carried . VP9ET c :,12AR Pre parat i on of the 1966-67 is being given cons!d sacation 5ig,; Lon-g-fell'ali , budget officer. It is hoped an administrator 1,1111 be hired soon in order that he may contribute to preparation of the budget, A io1acerrnt for K.K. Rutherford, whose term expired Dec. 30, 1965, will be aee-ointe d and a calendar data ile d soon. ,•. mr--n Tigard Er District Minutes - Page 5 March 8, 196 LET TER OF CRE',DIT s discussed . It became apparent, that le el-. of fund s with in th Deve lo re:I.- Account has created a fine nci al burden and required transfer from. other fund S. It was pointed out a deficit is created when materials are purchased and labor paid out, of the fund pri or to a cash deposit bei ng received from the developer for ma in extensi on. Even though a fi nal bi 11 is su'cm itted by the district, no money is available until the developer chooses to release funds from his lending ancy. Mr. Nicoli moved, 2nd b Mr. Lorfe1low that new policy adopted. by the commissioners require a cash deposit , ba sed on the engi nee r's estimate for the project, be made to the Dis trict prior to any ourchase of material or labor for the ma in extension by a developer. A Letter of Credit will no longer be honored . Mot ion carried, PROJECT WNGER REPORT J. Lohrenz reque st e d an allowance be made for fire hydrant on Former St . 8n d McDonald Ave. that were not included in the original bid. Mr. Nicoll moved, 2nd by Mr. Long fellow that the fire hydrants be secured and in eta lied by district is bor Moti on ca rried FORE MA N REP OR T J Mill er retorted thd:, 1822 of the 1925 me ter s applied for have been installed. In lookirr for field labors he has found it almost impossible to hire anyone under the rr e sent hourly 1re scale of the District . Cenci dere ti on should be given to adjusting the scale urkr ard for the next budget. 4111 ADMINISTRATOR AT:71,TC A TIONS hve been considered and reviewed by the commissioner s.—Mr. Nicoli indicated the ch oic e has been narrowed do wn to two. An attempt will be ma de to arrange an ineerview with both very so on and a decision made. A spe,cia 1 board meting will be rag uir ed to emeloy the new a dmi nistra to r ll'ETIREMENr CHECK Mr. Longfellow mov ed, 2nd by Mr. Fuilhart that a check be 'writ:6 en to sh ing ton Federal Savings & Loan to the Jacob P. Lohrenz Retirement fund in the amount of ::. 675.00. Motion carried, BILLS Due to the very late h our, it was a greed to dispense vdth usu al routine of re ac31 rag bills and sign ing ch ecks at this time Mr. Kol ling and Mr. Longf ell ow will meet at the office next day to accomplish this. Bills as lis ted for approval are : Genera 1 Fund Bond Sinking Fund 10,125.00 Cons tru ell on Fund 2,548. 50 Bond Construction Fund 18,008.37 Developers Fund 5,356.80 ANNEXATION REPffi T All lots within Pine bro ok Terrace, except five , have be en annexed to the District , Billings have been adjusted. Properties antro ved for annexation: Glen Eades, Woodside Lot 1 J , D. Armand Ove rmey er 1.:'ar eh ous e ADJOURNMENT Mr. Fullhart moved , 2nd by Mr. Nicoll that the me eting adjourn. Not ion carried,