11/15/1993 - Minutes TIGARD WATER DISTRICT
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
November 15, 1993
Board of Commissioners Present: John Haunsperger, Chair; George Morgan; Beverly Froude;
Lou Ane Mortensen and Art Pedersen
Staff Present: David Knowles, Attorney; George Mardikes, Attorney and Leslee Gemmill
Visitors: Linda Whalen and Betty Polson (for a brief time)
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m.
2. Minutes of November 2, 1993 meeting
Art Pedersen motioned to approve the minutes as submitted and George Morgan seconded the
motion. A voice vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously.
3. Visitors
Guest Linda Whalen expressed her concerns about several issues to the attention of the Board:
4. There was lengthy discussion regarding the many recent letters and communications written to
and from the City of Tigard regarding the City's efforts to form a water department.
One avenue the TWD Board is still willing to accept is an arrangement where JWA would
contract with the City of Tigard for the delivery of water and the City would become the
manager of the water system. It is the opinion of the City's legal counsel during a recent
conversation with David Knowles that this idea hasn't been fully considered by the City and
still may be an option for consideration.
Further discussion included the limited options available to this Board and pertinent concerns
about including future unincorporated development/growth management, uniform service and
rates, existing water contracts and the division of assets.
The Board agreed that effective communication with the City of Tigard is important however
meeting with the council tomorrow evening at 7 pm is premature at this time and a date in the
immediate future should be considered for such a meeting.
George Morgan motioned that the Board (1) seek proposals from not less than two qualified
consulting engineering firms for the allocation of assets and (2) move forward expeditiously to
contract for the fulfillment of a proposal. Art Pedersen seconded the motion. Hearing no
discussion, a voice vote was taken and the motion passed unanimously.
Tigard Water District
Special Meeting Minutes
November 15, 1993
At this time, the Board discussed certain areas of the proposed Intergovernmental Agreement
Between the City of Tigard and the Tigard Water District for Delivery of Water Service to
Territory Within the District Boundaries. Because the agreement wasn't received by Board
members prior to this meeting, each Commissioner was asked to review the agreement in detail
and make any suggestions, additions, deletions and corrections available to Leslee as soon as
possible for transmittal to George Mardikes in preparation for John Haunsperger's meeting on
Wednesday, November 17 at 5:30 pm with the mayors of King City, Durham and Tigard.
Chair Haunsperger called for a recess at 9:45 pm.
The meeting reconvened at 9:52 pm.
Commissioner Morgan motioned that Tigard Water District agree to the City of Tigard
becoming a water system provider subject to conditions that rates and conditions of service be
equal for both the City of Tigard and unincorporated rate payers and undeveloped properties .
Commissioner Morgan further motioned that the City of Tigard demonstrate an ability to
become an active participant in the formation or support of a regional or sub-regional water
supply network in order to provide District customers with reliable sources of potable water
delivered at the lowest uniform cost. Commissioner Froude seconded the motion. After
discussion, a voice vote was taken and the motion was approved unanimously.
5. At 10:10 pm, the Tigard Water District Board of Commissioners went into Executive Session
under the provision of ORS 192.660(1)(h) for consultation with legal counsel concerning legal
rights and duties.
At 10:35 p.m., the special meeting of the Tigard Water District reconvened.
Commissioner Morgan motioned that Tigard Water District Chair be authorized to consent to
continuation of legal service of Davis Wright Tremaine conditional on the acceptance of the
proposed draft outlining the possible conflict of interest dated November 15, 1993 forwarded to the
City of Tigard.
6. The next scheduled meeting of the Tigard Water District Board of Commissioners has been
scheduled for Monday, November 22, 1993 at 6:30 pm.
7. The meeting adjourned at 10:50 pm.
APPROVED
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John '. aunsp-Ter, Chair
November 22, 1993