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06/10/1975 - Packet TIGARDWATER DISTRICT 6841 S. W. COMMERCIAL ST. TIGARD, OREGON 97223 PHONE (5O3) 639-1554 vim, June 10, 1975 AGENDA BUDGET HEARING (FY 1975 - 76) CALL TO ORDER 1. VISITORS ADJOURNMENT REGULAR MEETING CALL TO ORDER leriv 1. RESOLUTION TO APPROVE MINUTES OF LAST MEETING 2. VISITORS 3. RESOLUTION TO PAY VOUCHERS 4. RESOLUTION TO ADOPT FY1975-76 BUDGET, LEVYING TAXES, AND APPROPRIATING EXPENDITURES AS APPROVED BY THE BUDGET COMMITTEE 5. OTHER BUSINESS ADJOURNMENT *1r TIGARD WATER DISTRICT ,6941 S. W. COMMERCIAL ST. TIGARD, OREGON 97223 PHONE (503) 639-1554 June 5, 1975 Budget Committee Tigard Water District Tigard, Oregon 97223 Gentlemen: The last budget meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, June 10th, at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Bruce Clark, City of Tigard Administrator, intends to appear before the committee to request that funds be provided so that mains, fire hydrants, meters, and fire sprinkler vaults can be moved along S.W. Hunziker Street in preparation for street improvements. Mr. Clark believes the TWD should assume all costs in lowering and moving the pipes, fittings, etc. Cost is estimated at $18,000. hinds are certainly not available in the current budget, ending June 30, 1975. I am watching receipts and expenditures on a daily basis in an effort to finish the fiscal year in the black. You are all familiar with the proposed budget for next year. Each line item was examined and justified in detail. There is no "slush" fund available and only $1600 is in the contingency fund. Probably the most important fact about the proposed project is that it accomplishes nothing for the TWD. The customers will not be served better, pressures will be the same, fire protection will not improve, etc. In other words, for the TWD it is a complete waste of time and effort. I am for cooperating with the city to the maximum extent by performing tasks such as moving meters which involves only labor. However, I am opposed to expending huge sums on new material such as pipe, fittings, gravel, concrete vaults, etc., which are counter-productive to the needs of the patrons of the TWD. It will be your decision. Very truly yours, /79 z)Z / Robert E. Santee Administrator Aar ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT 1. Resolution to approve minutes of last meeting. 2. Visitors. 3. Resolution to pay vouchers. 4. Resolution to adopt FY1975-76 budget. levying taxes. and appro- priating expenditures as approved by the budget committee. (See attached resolution for full context) 5. Other business. 6. Water district population explosion. It is noted that TWD installed 52 meters during the month of May resulting in a total of 4,532 meters now being served in the district. Total numbers of meters during past fiscal years are shown as follows: Fiscal Year Total Number of Meters Meters Installed Inc. 1965-66 1961 366 23% 1966-67 2300 339 17% 1967-68 2686 386 17% 1968-69 2912 226 8% 1969-70 3107 195 7% Average 1970-713336 229 7 8% 1971-72 3664 328 10% 1972-73 3936 272 7% 1973-74 4220 284 7% 1974-75 (June est.) 4560 340 8% iftly -1- wome ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT (Continued) The last 7 years shows an average increase of meter installations of 8% per year. Applying this figure for the next 5 years results in the following: (Estimated) Meters Total Number to be Percentage Fiscal Year of Meters Installed Increase 1975-76 4925 365 8% 1976-77 5319 394 8% 1977-78 5744 425 8% 1978-79 6204 460 8% 1979-80 6700 496 8% In just 5 years the district will be serving at least 6700 meters or an accumulated increase of 47% above the present number of meters. This is a conservative figure when examining the known pending projects in the district, some of which are noted below: Englewood 360 units + multiples ---- 2 years Summerfield 1000 units + multiples ---- 4 years ',e11,. Bonn property - 109th 70 duplexes ---- 1 year Scott property - 98th 7 duplexes ---- 1 year Terrace Trails - 115th 46 units ---- 1 year Total: 1483 or 1500 units It is estimated that within 10 years, the district will be serving about 10,000 meters. When one observes the Wolf Creek Highway Water District (the largest in the State of Oregon) with 16,000 connections, 45 employees, including 9 office girls, an annual expenditure of over $1 million for Bull Run water, one can get an idea of where the TWD is headed. Within 5 years, over 90$ of the water consumed in TWD will be surface water. It becomes increasingly evident that an independent surface source of water is necessary to adequately serve the customers in the future at reasonable rates. The ST&R study will be published next month. They will recommend (if Washington County does not get into the water busi- ness) that TWD, jointly or singly, develop the Willamette River source at Wilsonville. Total cost is estimated at $10 million. This would include an intake, 15 MGD treatment plant, 36" D.I. main, and a 10- million gallon reservoir on Bull Mountain. -2- w. ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT (Continued) If you approve of this concept, an election for the issuance of general obligation bonds would be required. A major selling job will be necessary. Approval, concurrence, and/or endorsement of many agencies would be required, including the Oregon State Engineer, Oregon State Board of Health, Boundary Review Commission, LCDC, DEQ, Clackamas and Washington Counties, City of Tualatin, City of Tigard, PGE, etc. Consulting engineers will be required to design the intake and the treatment plant. I believe that I can design the transmission main and the reservoir. If appropriate equipment is purchased, John Miller and his crew could install the 36" main thereby saving several tens of thousands of dollars. This heavy equipment will be required, at some time, to properly maintain the 36" main. In the years ahead, water will become as important as oil in future development. U. S. Secretary of Agriculture, Mr. Butz, is quoted as follows in the Oregonian dated April 24, 1975: erre WATER "TOO CHEAP" Washington (UPI) -- The nation's farmers have been getting water too cheaply, not fully realizing the bargain it represents, according to Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz. But if the world is going to feed its rapidly expanding population, Butz said, farmers are going to have to realize that water is the limiting factor and one that will become more costly. He made the comments at the National Conference on Water, a government-sponsored meeting which opened Tuesday amid predictions that both the quality and quantity of water in the years to come could trigger a crisis that will make the energy crisis look pale. By starting the planning procedures at an early date, we could be hopeful of obtaining water from the Willamette River source in the summer of 1980. law -3- ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT (Continued) low 7. Water pumped from wells. calendar year 1975. Actually pumped Month Actual *Actual Allocation/month in prior years: 1975 Cubic Feet Acre-feet Acre-feet Acre-feet Jan 3,565,520 81.9 88 1970: 1,616 Feb 3,759,740 86.3 88 1971: 1,418 Mar 3,728,200 85.6 88 1972: 1,501 Apr 3,428,960 78.7 88 1973: 1,269 May 3,418,840 78.5 88 1974: 924 Total: 17,901,260 411.0 440 *1 acre-foot = 43,560 cubic feet *air 8. Unmetered water. Pumped Purchased* Total Sold Loss Month & Cu. Ft. Cu. Ft. Cu. Ft. Cu. Ft. Cu. Ft. Loss Year x 1000 x 1000 x 1000 z 1000 x 1000 May 1975 3,419 4,005 7,424 6,068 1,356 18.3% Cumulative Total: (FY1974-75: 11 months) 39,116 54,718** 93,834 81,341 12,493 13.3% Past summary of losses: FY1972-73: 18.3% FY1973-74: 11.1% * 54% of water consumed during May 1975 was purchased from Lake Oswego ** 58% of water consumed during fiscal year 1974-75 (11 months) was purchased from Lake Oswego lior -4- ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT (Continued) 9. Work accomplished during Mav 1975, a. TWD installed 1200' of 8" C.I. and 720' of 6" C.I. + 2 fire hydrants along S. W. 96th Avenue, Murdock to Sattler Road, to replace 4" O.D. steel pipe. (Pipe replacement). b. Private contractor installed 1320' of 6" C.I. and TWD installed copper services along Greenleaf Terrace in Summerfield for Tualatin Development Company. (Developer's). c. TWD installed 52 meters. (4419 - 4368). District also serves 113 meters in Metzger Water District. Total: 4832. 10. Work to be accomplished during next few months. June 1975: a. TWD install 130 feet of 4" C.I. + 3 fire hydrants along Green- ft, leaf Terrace in Summerfield for Tualatin Development Co. (Developer's). b. TWD install copper services for pipe replacement on 96th Avenue, between Murdock and Sattler Road. c. TWD install 4" fire hydrant at Ash Drive and Preying Court. (S. W. corner). d. TWD install, along with Cornell Manufacturing Company, a pump station, with 3 - 25 hp pumps at new Hi Tor reservoir site to provide adequate pressure in the area up to 500 homes. e. TWD conduct annual inventory of all material and supplies. -5- +br „,o„ ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT (Continued) July 1975: a. TWD install 745' of 12” D.I., 1540' of 6" C.I., and 880' of 4" C.I. + 7 fire hydrants for 67 single family dwellings plus multi- family units along S. W. Hazelwood Loop and 121st Avenue (Englewood, Phase 2), for Commonwealth, Inc. (Developer's). b. Private contractor install 435' of 6" C.I. + 1 fire hydrant for Scott property, 7 duplexes, along S. W. Scott Court, near 98th Avenue, for Mr. George Scott. (Developer's). c. Private contractor install 1080' of 8" C.I., 750' of 6" C.I., and 135' of 4" C.I. + 3 fire hydrants for 53 single family dwellings, (Summerfield, Phase III), along S. W. Highland Court and 109th Avenue for Tualatin Development Company. (Developer's). Asst 1975: a. TWD install 2400' of 6" C.I. + 5 fire hydrants along S. W. Greenway Avenue and Fairview Lane, near 115th and Gaarde, for develop- wow ment of 46 single family homes, called "Terrace Trails", for Mrs. Lee Fritz and Mr. Began. (Developer's). b. TWD install 700' of 12" D.I. in 20" steel casing under railroad tracks along S. W. Hall Boulevard, between Burnham and Commercial Street, to replace 6" O.D. steel pipe. (Pipe replacement). September 1975: a. TWD install 1100' of 12" D.I., and 400' of 6" C.I. + 2 fire hydrants on Fern Street, westerly, near 135th Avenue, to replace 4" O.D. steel pipe and extend gravity system. (Pipe replacement). b. TWD install 550' of 12" D.I. + 1 fire hydrant along S. W. 135th Avenue, south of Fern Street, to parallel gravity system with pressurized system. (Pipe replacement). Aire -6- RESOLUTION ADOPTING BUDGET MAKING APPROPRIATIONS, AND LEVYING TAXES 1. BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners, Tigard Water District, hereby adopts the budget approved by the budget conuittee on May 13, 1975 now on file in the office of the Tigard Water District. 2. BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners, Tigard Water District, hereby levies the taxes provided for in the budget adopted in Paragraph l of this resolution in the aggregate amount of $87,560 and that these taxes are hereby levied upon all taxable property within the Tigard Water District as of 1 a.m. , January 1, 1975. 3. BE IT RESOLVED that the amount for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1975, and for the purposes shown below are hereby appropriated as follows: GENERAL FUND Personal Services 8 177,000 Material and Services 286,800 Capital Outlay 193,400 Bond Sinking Fund 124,800 Net Unappropriated Fund Balance 50,000 Total : $ 832,000 BONDED DEBT FUND Principal payments (FY75-76) $ 95,000 Interest payments (FY75-76) 63,574 Other charges §,760 Principal payments (FY76-77) 46,000 Interef t. payments (FY76-77) 29,932 Total: S 243,266 4441, -1- `'`r 'IESOLUTICN ADOPTING BUDGET (Continned) 4. BE IT ItESOLVEl4 that the Board of Commissioners, Tigard Water list.rict, certifies to the county clerk (or other recording officer), county assessor (or other assessing officer) of Washington County, Oregon, and the State Tax Commission at, its office in Salem, Oregon, the tax levy made by this resolution and shall file with them a copy of the budget as finally adopted. ADOPTED by the Board of Commissioners, Tigard Water Di trict, on June 10, 1975. R. Verne Wheelwright Chairman, Board of Commissioners