11/29/2000 - Minutes Greg Berry-Nov29 TF Meeting
Meeting Date: November 29,2000
Issue Date: December 21,2000
MINUTES
Project: Summer Lake Water Quality
Purpose: Task Force Meeting
Location: Tigard Water District Auditorium
Attendees: Task Force Members
Brian Wegener,Chair-Tualatin Riverkeepers
John Cook,Vice Chair-Resident_
Howard Banta,Friends of Summer Lake
Kendra Smith,Unified Sewerage Agency
Gus Duenas-City Engineer
Jim Hendryx,Community Development Director
Ed Wegner,Public Works Director
Advisory Committee Members
Greg Berry-City Engineering Department
Duane Roberts,City Planning Department
Consultants
Vaughn Brown,Jeanne Lawson Assoc.
Anders Rasmussen,HDR
Greg Koonce,Inter-Fluve
Mr. Wegner opened the meeting at 6:35 PM.
Approval of Minutes—Approved without correction.
Neighborhood Meeting Input Review—The Task Force discussed the draft summary
report previously mailed to them for review. Discussion focused on listing the main ideas
and concerns resulting from public input at the meeting. Main items included:
• concern for maintaining the current look and configuration of the lake and park.
• questions about lack of site specific water quality and fish population data.
• identification of stream with backwater areas as least preferred action option.
Other concerns were listed to be carried over into consideration when finalizing the Task
Force recommendation.
Recommendation Development—The Task Force reviewed the action and status quo
options. lifter general discussion each member indicated which option they feel best r
meets the evaluation criteria and has the most public acceptability. All Task Force
members present except one felt that the Open Channel Low Flow Bypass option was the j
best solution given the City Council charge to the Task Force,criteria evaluation results
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and input from the community.
The Task Force then identified supplemental recommendations to the City Council
intended to address public issues during the next phase of the project. These items
include:
• Collection and analysis of temperature, fish migration and habitat improvement, flow
volume and lake level maintenance data to assist in evaluating the effectiveness of
the recommended option
• Pursuit of an intergovernmental agreement with Beaverton to revegetate above Summer
Lake to achieve the expected TMDL standard
• Utilize neighborhoods to participate in ongoing lake maintenance
• Seek grants and other funding sources to share cost
• Investigate City liability if the option is constructed
• Verify that lake management options increase with the lake as an offline feature
• Consider a variety of dcsign supplements with or without eventual implementation of
any option
• Emphasize that the status:quo option is not a Do Nothing option
A report detailing Task Force recommendations will be developed for review and
comment by the Task Force. Those comments will be incorporated and the report will be
transmitted to City staff who will prepare the recommendations for submission to the i
City Council. The Task Force recommendations will be presented to City Council by
Task Force Chair Brian Wegener with a minority report presented by Howard Banta.
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Next Meeting-The recommendations of the Task Force will be presented at a City
Council meeting. Members will be notified when the meeting is scheduled.
Adjourn: 9:20 PM `
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