02/12/2025 - PacketWATER ADVISORY BOARD AGENDA – February 12, 2025
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City of Tigard Water Advisory Board Agenda
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MEETING DATE: Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
MEETING LOCATION: 10 mil Conference Room – Public Works Admin Bldg.
8777 SW Burnham Street
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1.Call to Order, Roll Call, and Introductions – 1 minute
2.Approval of Minutes – December 11, 2024 – 10 minutes
Action: Motion to approve the December 11, 2024, minutes.
3.Public Comments – 5 minutes
Call for comments from the public.
4.Elect New WAB Chair & Vice Chair – Brian Rager – 5 minutes
5.Annual Meeting with Council – Continued Discussion – Brian Rager – 15 minutes
6.Tyler Issues Update – Brian Rager – 15 minutes
7.Non-Agenda Items – Review of Future Agenda Topics – 5 minutes
Call for non-agenda items from the board.
8.Next Meeting
April 9, 2025
Location: 10 mil PW
Time: 5:30 pm
WATER ADVISORY BOARD AGENDA – February 12, 2025
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9. Adjournment – 2 minutes
Action: Motion for adjournment.
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MEETING DATE: Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 5:30 p.m.
MEETING LOCATION: 10 mil – Public Works
Members Present:
Councilor, Joshua Drake City of Durham
Ken Henschel, Interim Chair WAB At-Large Member
Michael Brewin, Interim Vice Chair WAB At-Large Member
Members Absent:
Councilor Heather Robbins City of Tigard
Members of the Public Present:
City of Tigard Staff Present:
Brian Rager Public Works Director/Staff Liaison
Shauna Large WAB Coordinator/Recorder
COT Guests:
Bill Tichy TWD
Rece Bly TWD
1.Call to Order, Roll Call, and Introductions
Interim Chair Ken Henschel called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Interim Chair Henschel
stated there are a few changes with the WAB and asked the new members and guests to
introduce themselves. Councilor Drake informed the Board he was elected for the mayor
position for the City of Durham, and that there will be a replacement for him with the WAB
soon. Bill Tichy stated TWD is in the process of deciding who will officially be their
representative for the WAB.
2.Approval of Minutes – December 11, 2024
Commissioner Ken Henschel asked if there were any comments on the minutes from the
December 11, 2024, meeting. Commissioner Brewin suggested one update to the minutes.
Commissioner Brewin motioned to approve the Amended December 11, 2024, minutes,
Amended
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Commissioner Drake seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously 4-0, with
Commissioners Ken Henschel, Joshua Drake and Michael Brewin voting yes.
3. Public Comments
There were no public comments.
Rece Bly (guest) commented regarding the Willamette Water Supply Project. With the
addition to the area infrastructure will that present opportunities to Tigard with more inner
ties or bigger inner ties? Mr. Rager stated, yes, the city could start using that in the future.
Mr. Bly asked what about resiliency. Mr. Rager stated we have connections with Beaverton’s
system and the Progress Ridge area. The city has a connection at Tualatin but that is more to
serve them. The city also has a connection at Bradley Corner to the Portland Supply line.
Commissioner Brewin asked what the City’s capacity for the intake there. Mr. Rager stated
it’s five MGD.
4. Elect New WAB Chair & Vice Chair – Brian Rager
The Board discussed the bi-laws (section 5a) and voted on the new WAB Chair. Bill Tichy
motioned to appoint Ken Henschel as Chair and Councilor Joshua Drake seconded the
motion. The motion passed 3-0-1. The Board discussed and voted on the new WAB Vice
Chair. Commissioner Ken Henschel motioned to nominate Michael Brewin as Vice Chair
and Commissioner Joshua Drake seconded the motion. The motion passed 3-0-1.
5. Annual Meeting with Council – Continued Discussion – Brian Rager
Chair Henschel asked Councilor Drake if he had any topics to add to the list for the annual
meeting with Council. Chair Henschel stated the annual meeting with City Council of Tigard
consists of all the Councilors, Durham council members, The Tigard Water District
Commissioners, some staff and King City would be invited as a guest. Councilor Drake
suggested the following topics for discussion.
1. Provide a brief overview of the WAB.
a. Who the members are.
b. What the WAB does.
2. Provide an overview of the Emergency preparedness plan, how it affects the water
system.
3. New additions/changes in the water system (18 months).
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Commissioner Brewin suggested a couple of additional topics.
1. At the beginning of the meeting, we could play the YouTube video “The Path to
Pure Water” (LOT site) for Council. It shows how water comes in, how it is
treated and the system and how it is distributed to customers.
2. The role of the WAB.
a. The WAB should be forming recommendations.
b. The WAB needs to report back to Council.
Mr. Rager stated the city does that by bringing the Water operations budgets, the Capital
Improvement Plan (CIP), and asks the WAB members for their recommendation to the
Council. Commissioner Brewin also stated that the WAB needs to be proactive in 2025. The
WAB needs to prepare the annual report for Council which is a requirement of the WAB so
it can be a real working Board and be effective. Mr. Brewin went on to list additional ideas
for topics:
3. Population growth and climate change.
a. How that will affect the water.
b. Water supply.
c. Need for additional resources.
d. Metro policy impacts related to housing, usage and population growth.
e. Capacity and cost.
4. Water billing:
a. Rates.
b. The switch to Tyler.
c. No customer service on Fridays, which affects the customer directly.
Mr. Tichy asked about the resiliency and preparedness which dovetails with the emergency
preparedness. He also asked about insurance provisions and coverage, particularly
earthquake insurance and what happens in a natural disaster. Mr. Rager asked Mr. Tichy if he
had a chance to speak to Jennifer Curran the Risk manager. He stated that he wasn’t sure the
City’s insurance covered buried pipe. Mr. Bly stated the special district’s insurance does
cover tanks and pipes. Chair Henschel stated the SDIS is not covering the physical system
owned by Tigard. He asked in the event of a major catastrophe what resources does the city
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have to financially cope with that. Mr. Rager stated he would have to do some research with
the City’s risk manager. This question could fit under the topic of resiliency of the system.
Mr. Rager stated we belong to a couple of organizations, the Regional Water Providers
Consortium, the Clackamas River Water Providers and the later the city is going to have
some conversations with them about the potential of increasing our membership dues to
take advantage of their water conservation efforts, our membership does not include that. It
might be more efficient for the city to do that.
Chair Henschel stated he would like to see an overview of conservation efforts as a topic at
the meeting to discuss where we are and where we are going.
Commissioner Brewin stated his concern regarding all that is happening with Metro pushing
growth we don’t need on everyone on the Clackamas River. It is going to affect King City
and double its population. Tigard wants to add on to the urban growth boundary. Chair
Henschel stated sounds like there is a concern about capacity issues. He also mentioned that
the city is aware of these potential future challenges. Mr. Rager stated the city is working on
it through the Master Plan, which will be updated in the next couple of years. Mr. Rager
stated if the Board is concerned about Metro’s policies, the Council will discuss this with the
Board. Chair Henschel stated this issue would fall under capacity, in the same category as
ERP and resiliency. He suggested the WAB invite someone from Metro at a future meeting
to address those issues. Mr. Rager suggested prior to going to Metro he could have someone
from our Community Development Department that can respond to changes in regional
policy. Mr. Rager stated he would talk to the City Manager to determine the best course of
action with Metro.
6. Tyler Issues Update – Brian Rager
Mr. Rager Stated overall implementation went pretty well, but like any software
implementation, it never goes 100% smooth. There were some issues with utility billing.
Staff worked on the issues, and they have since been resolved. Mr. Rager also stated that
there have been some mistakes on some bills, and asked the board to please direct any billing
concerns to the Utility Billing Division and they will get the issues fixed.
Commissioner Brewin asked if anyone else was watching the fires in California. He asked in
relation to one of the issues they were having was the fire hoses were too short, and the fire
hydrants were too far apart. Chair Henschel asked if that was Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue’s