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City Council Minutes - 10/05/2010 - Town Hall Agenda Item No. , Meeting of Town Hall Hosted by the City of Tigard Council Tuesday, October 5, 2010 —7-9 p.m. Tigard Town Hall City Council Present: • Mayor Dirksen • Councilor Buehner • Council President Wilson • Councilor Webb Mayor Dirksen opened meeting at 7:03 p,m. He listed four topics from the audience: WATER i WETLANDS ➢ PARD BOND—Specific Properties ➢ EDUCATION EDUCATION: Melvin Holst talked about getting the School Board to talk to the Corbett School District. Suggestion: Talk to School Board Member Barry Albertson WATER: Mayor Dirksen gage a short overview on Tigard's history looking for a water source. Council President Wilson gave a history on the City of Portland's water. Brian Wegener asked about a Clean Water Services study of Durham moving water for irrigation, Tigard Utility Manager Goodrich talked about how the City fulfills water needs above 6 MGD - ASR wells and storage. Brian Conroy had questions about the likelihood of future water costs if Tigard would stay with Portland as the water service. An unidentified gentleman said he felt citizens should have been given the opportunity to vote on the Lake Oswego Water Partnership. Another unidentified gentleman complained that customers were never given comparative financial data on the various options Tigard considered before choosing the Lake Oswego option. Council and staff directed him to the City's website. WETLANDS: Brian Wegener made an announcement about the Tree Protection meeting tomorrow night. PARK BOND: There were questions about specific properties being listed in the Park Bond. Mayor Dirksen discussed the Fowler property. He showed the Parks Master Plan and talked about the Fanno Creek Trail and Rail to Trail. Several citizens talked about`Fall Street but no Council member commented on it. 9:00 p.m. —Meeting was adjourned Sy ey Webb tity Councilor Attest: Mayor, Czty of Tigard Date: /& - ES U iG I:AADNI\CATFIY\CCL[\3010\101003"I'ov n Hall.docs Communication on Securing a Long-Term Water Source Information was available: ■ In Annual WlaterQuality Reports mailed to every water customer from 2006 to 2010 ■ In spring and fall 2010 issues of Know 1-120 ■ In seven press releases issued between 2006 and the present ■ On the Lake Oswego-Tigard Water Partnership website ■ On the Water Partnership page on the City of Tigard website ■ In eight Cityscape articles between 2008 and the present • At an Open House held on June 24, 2010 ■ At an Open House held on May, 24, 2008 ■ By viewing the City's Vater for Tomorrow video that: - Aired on local cable access channel more than 60 times between January and March 2008 - Could be viewed on the City's website - Was available for check out from the Tigard Public Library - Was aired continuously in the lobby of the Tigard Public Library between February 17 and March 2, 2008 - Was given as a presentation to community groups and civic organizations ■ In Wlater Rate Changes brochures distributed in utility bills in 2006 and 2007 ■ At 30 Intergovernmental Water Board public meetings from 2005 to 2008 ■ At many public Tigard City Council meetings ■ In numerous articles in the Tigard Times, The Oregonian, etc.