12/17/1992 - Minutes TIGARD WATER DISTRICT
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TIGARD WATER DISTRICT P.O.BOX 230000TIGARD,OREGON 97281-1999
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PHONE(503)639-1554
MEETING
3:30 P.M., December 17, 1992
MINUTES
PRESENT: Board of Commissioners ABSENT: Audrey Castile
Bob Wyffels Jon Kvistad
John Haunsperger
Clarence Nicoli
Staff
Jeri L. Chenelle, Administrative Director
Randy Volk, Superintendent
Lorry Christian, Administrative Assistant
Mike Miller, Engineering Technician III
Call to Order at 3:30 p.m.
1 . Minutes of the December 8 regular Board meeting.
Recommendation: Approve minutes.
The minutes were unanimously approved without changes.
2. Revisions and updates to Rules, Rates, Regulations for Water Service, first reading.
Recommendation: First reading of Ordinance 2-92 approving the revisions.
A motion to read the ordinance by title only was approved 3-0.
` Ordinance 2-92 was read and approved 3-0. The second reading will be at the regular
Board meeting on January 12, 1993.
3. Appointment to Board vacancy January 1, 1993.
Administrative Director Chenelle referred to her memo to the Board, saying that Roberta
Schumann will be moving to Washington within a week, so she won't be available to be
considered. The remaining applicants are Dale Evans, Hill Hampton, and George Morgan.
Ms. Chenelle's memo also stated that she talked with Patrick Heam, Executive Director of
the Oregon Ethics Commission who said the code is not really clear about the possible
conflict of interest for Hill Hampton. There was a brief discussion about each of the
candidates.
Commissioner Clarence Nicoli made a motion to appoint Hill Hampton to fill the vacancy in
position 1 on the Board. The motion was seconded by Chair Wyffels. A voice vote was
called and the motion was approved 3-0.
4. Adam Davis, Decision Sciences, Inc. Proposal.
Administrative Director Chenelle presented a proposal from Decision Sciences, Inc.,
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regarding descriptions and cost information for conducting a survey and/or focus groups
for the District about adopting a water conservation rate structure. The Commissioners
decided to not take any action at this time.
5. Conservation Pricing Rate Structure.
Engineering Technician Mike Miller gave an overview of related work being done by
Portland Water Bureau and Tualatin Valley Water District, and the likely format for an
inverted block rate structure for TWD.
Other Business
A. Negotiations with Lake Oswego.
Administrative Director Chenelle updated the Board on the discussion about the rate
structure recently submitted by the City of Lake Oswego. Ms. Chenelle relayed the concern
and comments from the Dec. 17 Board meeting to Doug Schmitz, City Administrator from
Lake Oswego. Mr. Schmitz said he would talk with the City finance staff and get back to us.
B. Negotiations With City of Tigard Regarding Sewer Billing.
Superintendent Volk reported that he had talked with Patrick Pine, United Sewerage
Agency, who is very interested in having TWD take over the sewer billing. USA has
difficulty with keeping billing records current because they are seldom notified when
customers move in or out. Mr. Volk has also continued talking with the City of Tigard
about TWD doing a combined sewer and water billing.
C. Use of Public Rooms.
Superintendent Volk reported to the Board that there is increasingly heavy use of the
public rooms for monthly or weekly meetings.
6. At 4:18 p.m., the Tigard Water District went into Executive Session under the provisions
of ORS 192.660 (1) (h), (i), and (j) to discuss real property transactions, possible
litigation, and personnel.
At 5.42 p.m., the Board came out of Executive Session and into open session.
6. A. With a 3-0 vote, a motion was approved to authorized Administrative Director
Chenelle to sign the settlement agreement with former TWD employee John P. Miller.
B. With a 3-0 vote, a motion was approved to instruct Administrative Director Chenelle
to have TWD attorney prepare a resolution to initiate dissolution of the Tigard Water
District and present it at the January 12 meeting.
The Board adjourned at 5:45 p.m.
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