02/25/1987 - Minutes Utility and Franchise Committee
Minutes of February 25, 1987
7:30 PM - Tigard Civic Center
Members Present: Mike Misovetz, Gerry McReynolds, Don Jacobs, Fred Benz
Ex Officio Members Present: Larry Schmidt, Tom Miller, Mike Leichner
Staff Present: Bill Monahan, John Acker
T'he minutes of the January 27 meeting were reviewed and approved as written.
The rate setting procedure was discussed. Concerns raised by the Finance
Director and City Attorney will be addressed by a subcommittee of Gerry, Fred,
and Mike.
Larry pointed out an error in the Annual Report Form. On Page 2 under
"Equipment Maintenance and Repair", the words "dumping fees" should be added.
The Committee determined that the insert was intended in the original draft,
as it is obviously a cost factor. A unanimous vote of the Committee endorsed
the revision.
A Spring Cleanup Day was discussed with John Acker of the Planning Division.
John has investigated the program which Beaverton has . 'Tigard is proposing a
one-.-day program focused on reducing litter along roadsides and common areas .
'The NPO' s have been asked to help identify areas needing cleanup attention.
Larry pointed out that: the City needs to force developers to clean up after
themselves. lie cited problems where construction materials end up in ditches
or in vacant lots.
The Committee chose May 2. as the cleanup day . An attempt will be made to
identify several streets requiring cleanup and various other small areas. We
will coordinate. with the State and City crews to make sure that efforts are
not duplicated. Nall. Blvd. and Durham Road were identified as areas needing
attention. The franchise haulers will provide satellite trucks to circulate
throughout the City to pick up the bagged debris collected by volunteers . The
program will be aimed at achieving high visibility.
'Tom reported on his efforts to obtain information on the costs of a hazardous
waste recovery day. Metro reported that a recent two day collection effort
which they sponsored cost $83,500. They collected 10,000 pounds of material.
The major, cost was disposal . Metro strill has 11 barrels of toxic waste which
they can't get rid of. Copies of the Metro report will be made for Committee
members . The item was tabled due to the high cost involved.
Correspondence was discussed.
New rates established by Metro for dumping fees will. be effective April 1,
].987.
Annual reports are due by March 1 . They will be submitted to the Finance
Department for evaluation. Confidentiality was stressed.
The meeting ended at: 8:45 P.M. The next meeting will. be held on Wednesday,
March 18, 1987 at 7:00 P.M.
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