07/28/2003 - Minutes TIGARD WATER DISTRICT
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING
Monday, July 28, 2003
Members Present George Rhine, Beverly Froude, Norm Penner, and
Janet Zeider
Staff Present: Twila Willson
Visitors Present: Paul Owen
1. Call to Order
Commissioner George Rhine called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.
2. Roll Call and Introductions
Commissioner Rhine called the roll and Marc Delphine was absent.
3. Approval of Minutes— May 28, 2003 & June 23, 2003
Commissioner Norm Penner motioned to approve the minutes of the May 28th
Intergovernmental Water Board (IWB) meeting, Commissioner Beverly Froude seconded
the motion, and the vote to accept the minutes was unanimous.
Commissioner Froude motioned to approve the minutes of the June 23rd meeting,
Commissioner Penner seconded the motion, and the members voted unanimously to
accept the minutes.
4. Visitor's Comments - None
5. Oath of Office for Appointed Board Members
Twila Willson administered the Oath of Office to Commissioners George Rhine, Beverly
Froude, Norm Penner, and Janet Zeider and each signed the Oath of Commissioner.
Commissioner Zeider stated that she had not received the letter from the Washington
County Elections Office regarding her write-in vote selection and Twila Willson said she
would contact them as to the status of the letter.
6. Water Supply Update
Dennis Koellermeier was unable to attend the meeting.
7. IWB Update— Norm Penner
Commissioner Penner stated that Commissioner Dick Winn had recently been appointed
to replace Jan Drangsholt as the representative from King City for the IWB.
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The water conservation program is working very well for the Tigard water system area.
The landscape rebate program has turned out to be a huge success with many citizens
responding to the conservation rebate program.
Commissioner Penner explained the graph that Mr. Wegner distributed at the meeting
which indicated where Tigard's water comes from and the percentages.
• 59% - Bull Run (Portland)
• 29% - City of Beaverton (JWC)
• 5% -Tualatin Valley Water District (TVWD)
• 4% - ASR Recovery
• 2% -Well #2
• 1% -Tualatin
Commissioner Penner reported that the recent Intergovernmental Water Board meeting
included a joint meeting with the Tigard City Council where Ed Wegner made a
presentation about the long term water supply source options.
• Mr. Wegner reported that the Bull Run Water Agency was dead; however the
negotiations for the wholesale contract renewal with the City of Portland continue
to proceed.
• Joint Water Commission (JWC) negotiations continue forward with the
partnership option. Representative Wu is pushing for the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) to move on the dam raise.
• Recommendations were made to staff to continue negotiating with both water
sources.
• Councilman Brian Moore urged investigating the Willamette River as a water
source and not to disregard that as a third option.
Commissioner Froude expressed a concern as to who would ultimately pay for the
expensive reservoir covering projects that the City of Portland would be undertaking and
requested that this issue and Portland's timetable should be topics that Dennis
Koellermeier report on at the next TWD Meeting.
8. Non-Agenda Items
Twila Willson distributed a copy of the invoice received from Washington County for the
May election fees. She stated that the invoice had been approved and payment was
being processed.
Commissioner Rhine recommended the election officers, however following discussion it
was decided to postpone the elections of officers until the next meeting when all
members could be present. Commissioner Rhine stated that he was not necessarily
expressing a desire to step down as the Chair of the Tigard Water District Board of
Commissioners. Commissioner Penner expressed neutral feelings about continuing to
serve as the TWD representative on the IWB.
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Commissioner Froude made the recommendation that board members should contact
staff if they were unable to attend TWD meetings.
Commissioner Penner requested that the alternate, Commissioner Froude, attend the
IWB meeting on September 10, 2003, as he would be out of town.
9. Set next meeting date
The next meeting date was scheduled for Monday, October 27, 2003, at 7:00 pm.
10. Adjournment
Commissioner Janet Zeider motioned to adjourn the meeting and Commissioner Froude
seconded the motion. At 7:41 p.m. the board unanimously voted to adjourn the meeting.
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