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Resolution No. 77-46 i � , CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON RESOLUTION NO. 77-x_ A RESOLUTION OF THE TIGARD CITY COUNCIL EXPRESSING OPPOSITION TO THE PASSAGE OF HOUSE BILL 2070 RELATING TO TRI-COUNTY REGIONAL COUNCIL. 14HEREAS, the Tigard City Council has received House Bill 2070 and finds several portions of the Ball objectionable. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT: Section 1: The Tigard City Council hereby expresses its opposition to the passage of House Bill 2070. Section 2: A copy of this resolution shall be forwarded to Tigard's State Legislative delegation. PASSED: This fL_day of ���,/ , 1977. oe Mayor ATTEST: Recorder RESOLUTION No. 77-_d/C_ - '* �'...aiP` � .......� .x:--'"r `roti "�' • < ., , r,.,. + ,.1,y. ., ,� �,,,�d� .������c' Sts,&� � e��. :. -. -Fog V5TRQAu'C;1Dn 2��STUby SESS�on - s 3/21 /77 6?f;'; 15 1577 CITY Or 1I2ARD RESOLUTION NO. R-77-16 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE OSWEGO OPPOSING THE TRI-COUNTY GOVERNMENT BILL-HB 2070 WHEREAS, there is pending before the Legislative Assembly HB 2070; and WHEREAS, said bill would expand the boundaries of the Metropolitan Service District to encompass all of the geographical area of Clackamas, Washington, and Multnomah counties; and WHEREAS, said Tri-County Metropolitan Government would assume local municipal operations relating to water supply, sewage disposal, storm sewer projects, parks and recreation, correctional facilities, jails, juvenile facilities, and such other local public services as may be authorized by contract with existing local government agencies; and WHEREAS, such metropolitan government agency would be governed by a council whose members would be elected from districts unrelated to existing political subdivisions; and WHEREAS, the members of said council are limited to a nominal compensation which would have the effect of rendering such body of limited effectiveness in exerting public control over the policies ' of the agency; and WHEREAS, the effective power of the agency will be vested in an executive officer who shall serve full time, have a power to veto any ordinance or any expenditure item, and who is required to have no other qualifications for office than being a resident of the tri-county area; and WHEREAS, said metropolitan agency shall have the power c to impose and collect service or user charges; and WHEREAS, said agency shall assume the regional planning unctions now performed by CRAG, review the comprehensive plans of the local agencies, and as it considers necessary, require changes in said plans to conform to the new agency's goals and objectives and functional plan; and WHEREAS, the Tri-County agency shall have power to determine, in its sole descretion, what charge it shall levy upon other local agencies for such planning function; and WHEREAS, such authority will inevitably lead to wide spread revision and postponement of adoption of local comprehensive plans with increased costs to the taxpayer which costs may be imposed by the agency on local governments without the consent of the local taxpayers; and WHEREAS, the amount to be charged to each city and county by the new agency for said planning is binding upon the cities and they are required to pay their charge on or before October 1 of the current fiscal year when their local revenues are diminished; and i WHEREAS, the effect of such agency will be to confuse i the public through the assumption of some local functions by the agency while others are left in local hands; and Resolution No. R-77-16 Page 2 KI • WHEREAS, the transfer of local functions to the new metropolitan agency contains the power to impose fiscal costs upon local agencies without local budgetary control so that their local tax revenues may : be subject to severe impairment and transfer without local control: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Lake Oswego notify the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon of its opposition to HB 2070, and that copies of the above resolution be furnished to members of the Legislative Assembly, the Governor, other cities in the tri-county area, the governing bodies of the affected counties, the board of' CRAG, the Metropolitan Service District, and other interested bodies. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of March, 1977.- Roll 977.Roll call: Mayor William H. Gerber No Walter Avery Yes C. Herald Campbell Abstain Matthew M. Finnigan Absent Beverly J. Henderson Yes Corky Kirkpatrick No Mary H. Neely Yes Mayor ATTEST: City Recorder Resolution No. R-77-16 Page 3 _...__. _77777-77 - _. .