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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApproved Minutes - 2009-04-07 L...,,,, r,,, CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Ai ,,,,,,, ,,,.. MINUTES April 7, 2009 q[GpN Presiding Officer Kristin Johnson called the regular City Council meeting to order at 6:37 p.m. on April 7, 2009, in the City Council Chambers, 380 A Avenue. Present: Presiding Officer Johnson, Councilors Hennagin, Moncrieff, and Tierney. Mayor Hoffman, Councilors Jordan and Olson were excused. Staff Present: Alex McIntyre, City Manager; David Powell, City Attorney; Robyn Christie, City Recorder; Joel Komarek, LOIS Project Director; Darin Rouhier, Finance Director; Jordan Wheeler, Management Analyst Youth Council Present: Youth Councilor Kosloff 3. ELECTION OF PRESIDING OFFICER Councilor Hennagin moved to elect Councilor Johnson as Presiding Officer. Councilor Tierney seconded the motion. A voice vote was taken, and the motion passed with Councilors Hennagin, Moncrieff, Tierney, and Johnson voting `aye.' (4-0) 4. PRESENTATIONS 4.1 Distinguished Service Award: Sandy Leybold and Henry Germond, Budget Committee; Betsy Fontenot and Patt Bilow, Library Advisory Board Presiding Officer Johnson presented a Distinguished Service Award to Patt Bilow and thanked her for her two terms of service on the Library Advisory Board. Presiding Officer Johnson presented a Distinguished Service Award to Betsy Fontenot and thanked her for her service on the Library Advisory Board, including serving as Vice Chair. Sandy Leybold and Henry Germond were not present. 4.2 Neighbors Helping Neighbors Janine Dunphy said that the 50PIus Advisory Board initiated the Neighbors Helping Neighbors project last year along with the McVey/South Shore Neighborhood Association in an effort to promote volunteerism, to build community rapport, and to help those needing some extra help. She thanked the City and the Council for their support of this effort. She indicated that this was the spring project of what they hoped would be a semi-annual project (spring and fall) to work with seniors and the physically impaired needing help with general yard maintenance. She invited the Council members to come to down to George Rogers Park, lower level, on April 25 to participate with the 38 volunteers (so far) and 19 homes identified for the project. She directed any interested citizens to contact the Citizen Information Center either to volunteer or to request help. Ms. Dunphy indicated to Councilor Hennagin that, while they hoped to eventually set up an ongoing program to provide help on an as-needed basis, right now they were only holding a spring and a fall Saturday event. She commented that they needed to be cautious about accepting suggestions for properties needing help if they came from someone other than the homeowner. They wanted to avoid implying that the neighbor was not doing a good job of yard maintenance. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 10 April 7, 2009 Councilor Tierney mentioned that he had attended the organizational meetings for the Neighbor Helping Neighbors program. He complimented the program on its excellent planning and work. Ms. Dunphy indicated to Councilor Moncrieff that the contact number for the Citizen Information office was on the flyers. She mentioned that volunteers also needed to fill out liability forms. She noted that Dawn DeHaas of the McVey/South Shore Neighborhood Association has been surveying properties to determine what the volunteers could and could not do. 4.3 Lake Oswego Interceptor Sewer Update (LOIS) Mr. Komarek gave a PowerPoint presentation. He reported that they have completed 50% of the Kelok/Bryant Road work within the contract documents. He stated that the Kelok project was on schedule; the entire pipeline should be completed by the end of April, with the paving process to begin in early May. He discussed a challenge that they have run into: the existing roadway condition. The road was 1 to 1.5 inches of pavement over no road base whatsoever. Therefore, the construction equipment was causing alligatoring and other problems. He said that eventually they would mill the entire roadway and overlay it with new pavement. He reported that they received four responsive bids for the lake full phase. He indicated that the low bidder was Advanced American Construction, a Portland heavy marine construction company in business since 1983. He indicated that the company has told staff that it was confident that it could complete the work for the amount bid. Staff would bring a contract award to the Council next week. He anticipated the company mobilization at one or more of the access points to begin in early June. He discussed staff's application to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for $6.5 million in grant money from the Clean Water Safe Revolving Fund for the Bryant Road pump station and the Main Canal trunk rehab. He noted that the maximum award amount was $5 million. He explained that staff hoped to hear in May what rank DEQ assigned to the City's project on their overall project list. Based on that, staff would decide whether to move forward with an environmental assessment, which was part of the application process. He mentioned that, shortly he, Mr. McIntyre, Mayor Hoffman, and the City financial advisor would attend a rating agencies meeting in San Francisco to discuss the City's upcoming bond issue. He reported that they completed the bald eagle survey to confirm the birds' presence. He presented a map showing the nesting site and its encircling clear zone, in which they could not work during certain times of the year. Staff has scheduled the project accordingly. He noted that the project overall was on schedule. He presented a slide showing the overall project costs. He noted how the lower than expected bids carried down through the lake full phase. He noted that staff was doing its best to make sure that they minimized the impacts of this complex and challenging project to the residents, and sought solutions to the neighbors' concerns during construction. He mentioned also getting the project done on time and within budget. He stated staff's intent to commit to the Good Neighbor Guidelines. He mentioned that the lake full contract documents contractually bound the contractor to mitigation efforts intended to minimize the impacts to the residents. He confirmed to Councilor Hennagin that, as the crew came upon existing house laterals in Kelok Road/Maple Circle, they transferred them to the new sewer line. The new sewer line was functioning as intended and taking the sewage out to the main interceptor. He indicated to Councilor Tierney that normally they would excavate the roadway and put in a new base, but staff was considering other options, such as putting a special highway fabric down over the existing older paving to form a structural foundation for the new overlay. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 10 April 7, 2009 He clarified to Councilor Tierney that the $1.5 million estimate on the cost schedule reflected the lower than anticipated bid price; the original estimate had been over $2 million. Presiding Officer Johnson expressed her appreciation that the low bidder was a local company. Mr. Komarek indicated to Councilor Tierney that staff intended to communicate to the Council and the community where the lake access points would be and when they would be used. He said that they were waiting on the contractor schedule. Councilor Moncrieff reported that, while walking along Kelok Road today, she found the construction crew to be very courteous. She mentioned that a Kelok Road neighbor told her that he was very pleased with the construction crew's clean up, the patch job, and the communications from the City regarding blocked driveways and hours of operation. Councilor Tierney thanked Presiding Officer Johnson for her work in meeting with the Alder Circle neighbors to work on addressing their concerns. 5. CONSENT AGENDA Councilor Tierney moved to adopt the Consent Agenda. Councilor Hennagin seconded the motion. A voice vote was taken, and the motion passed with Presiding Officer Johnson, Councilors Hennagin, Moncrieff, and Tierney voting `aye.' (4-0) 5.1 REPORTS 5.1.1 Resignation of Tamra Brosseau from the Historic Resources Advisory Board Action: Accept Resignation. 5.1.2 Tourism Action Plan Action: Approve the 2009 Tourism Action Plan and authorize the Mayor to send a letter to Clackamas County recognizing the Chamber of Commerce as the administrator of funds, should they be forthcoming from the County: 5.1.3 Resignation of John Olsoni from the Historic Resources Advisory Board Action: Accept Resignation: 5.2 RESOLUTIONS 5.2.1 Resolution 09-14, authorizing an amendment to the service boundary of the Lake Oswego and City of Tualatin Wastewater Collection and Treatment Agreement Action: Adopt Resolution 09-14. 5.1.2 Resolution 09-17, authorizing the formation of a golf-tennis subcommittee to assist the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board during the analysis for long term options for the Golf Course and the Indoor Tennis Center Action: Adopt Resolution 09-17: 5.3 APPROVAL OF MINUTES 5.3.1 February 17, 2009, regular meeting 5.3.2 February 19, 2009, special meeting 5.3.3 February 24, 2009, special meeting Action: Approve minutes as written END CONSENT AGENDA 6. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA There were none. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 10 April 7, 2009 7. CITIZEN COMMENT • Charles Ormsby, 170 SW Birdshill Road, Portland He indicated that he was angry and upset at the City for the delays and discriminatory treatment he and the Birdshill residents have received regarding their concerns about safety, infrastructure capacity, and surface water management. He mentioned the lack of recognition of their neighborhood organization. • Dr. Lee Wicklund, 16860 Lakeridge Drive He discussed the live broadcast of City Council meetings, which he watched regularly. He indicated his interest in also watching the special City Council meetings live. He said that he checked with the local TV station, which assured him that, working through Ms. Christie, they could work something out to broadcast more Council meetings live. He thanked Mr. McIntyre for the fine job he has done. He mentioned his concerns about the outdated emergency plan, infrastructure and road issues. He suggested that staff make it easier to get to the Council agendas on the website. Ms. Christie confirmed to Presiding Officer Johnson that there were conflicts with other cities' meetings for broadcast time. Lake Oswego alternated Tuesday nights with Tigard. She indicated to Dr. Wicklund that she would look into whether there were other channels available to broadcast Council meetings. She mentioned that soon they would have live broadcasts from the City's website. 8. ORDINANCES 8.1 Ordinance 2512, an ordinance of the City of Lake Oswego amending the Lake Oswego Citizen Involvement Guidelines. LU 08-0031 Mr. Powell mentioned the March 3 public hearing at which the Council reviewed the Planning Commission's recommended text changes to the Citizen Involvement Guidelines. These related to procedures for removing neighborhood recognition, to notice and opportunity for citizen comment, and to boundary amendments. Councilor Moncrieff moved to enact Ordinance 2512. Councilor Tierney seconded the motion. A voice vote was taken, and the motion passed with Presiding Officer Johnson, Councilors Hennagin, Moncrieff, and Tierney voting `aye.' (4-0) 8.2 Ordinance 2539, an ordinance of the City of Lake Oswego authorizing the issuance of Sewer Revenue Bonds in one or more series in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $140,000,000 (collectively, the Lake Oswego Interceptor Sewer"LOIS Bonds"); authorizing the preparation, execution and delivery of a Master Sewer Revenue Bond Declaration to provide for the issuance of Sewer Revenue Bonds; authorizing the City Manager and Finance Director to establish the terms of one or more series of LOIS Bonds and execute and deliver one or more supplemental bond declarations, agreements and other documents in connection with the issuance of LOIS Bonds; authorizing the City to pledge its full faith and credit to repayment of one or more series of LOIS Bonds; and related matters. Mr. Rouhier introduced Chip Pierce, Financial Advisor, and Greg Blonde, Bond Counsel. He presented the background and history of the LOIS project financing (p.83-84). He stated that project costs reflected what staff had believed them to be two weeks ago when drafting the ordinance. Mr. Blonde reviewed the ordinance. He explained that the main difference between this ordinance and the draft ordinance presented two weeks ago was that, in this ordinance, the Council authorized the City Manager and Finance Director to pledge the City's full faith and credit to one or City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 10 April 7, 2009 - - — more series of sewer revenue bonds, to be determined at the time of the issuance of any particular series of bonds. COUNCIL QUESTIONS Councilor Hennagin recalled that at the study session, staff had discussed holding off on the subordinate bonds until later. He asked why the change to doing the subordinate bonds first. Mr. Rouhier explained that going with the senior bonds first would put more pressure on the user rates to generate the additional revenue needed to cover the debt service after paying for operations. The subordinate bonds, backed by the full faith and credit of the City's general fund, required less coverage. This provided for a slower acceleration in rates and allowed incorporation of the rates into the system before the City went out for a pure revenue bond. Councilor Hennagin asked why not fund the whole project with subordinate bonds. Mr. Rouhier explained that the City had a long-standing approach of looking to the utility systems to fund the capital costs of those utility systems. He mentioned that the prior Council choosing revenue bonds over GO bonds meant that the system would carry its own capital costs fully. He explained that, with the new information gained about the project changes and the timing of the capital expense, staff concluded that a pure revenue bond approach would put too much pressure on the rates in the near term. He reiterated that the subordinate bonds first approach represented an effort to keep the rates from growing any faster then they had to. He clarified to Councilor Hennagin that the subordinate bonds did take on an aspect of the GO bonds, in that the revenues looked beyond the utility itself. He explained that they were still technically revenue bonds, but with the added assurance of the full faith and credit pledge. Mr. Pierce confirmed to Mr. McIntyre that it was fair to say that the reason that the City was not carrying the full $140 million as a full faith and credit issue was that the City did not have that much full faith and credit. He emphasized that no general fund money would be used to pay these bonds; the payments would come solely from sewer revenues. However, the full faith and credit pledge bought the City an extra year to get the rates to a place where the City would not have to issue any more full faith and credit bonds. The bonds would all be based on the sewer revenues, which he described as a healthy, solid fund. He commented that rating agencies would be curious as to why a City moved ahead with a $100 million plus full faith and credit program when it had an enterprise fund that would be capable of maintaining the debt service on a pure revenue basis without the full faith and credit pledge. He indicated that normally a city with Lake Oswego's capacity would move toward a fully self- supported enterprise fund. He confirmed to Councilor Hennagin that the plan was to pay off the subordinate bonds with the senior bonds. He explained that the City would sell the subordinate bonds with a 10 year call option. Staff expected that it would be advantageous to the City to refund those bonds out sometime within the next 10 years, and they would use the senior bonds to do so. Councilor Tierney observed that staff continued to use the original estimates, even though the two bids to date each came in below those estimates. He commented that he did not want the people to think of this as a $140 million project. Mr. Rouhier confirmed to the Councilor that staff intended to borrow the lowest possible amount. He concurred that it was fair to say that the authorization was for up to $140 million. He commented that, if he had known when drafting the ordinance that the second bid would come in lower than the estimates, he would have requested something less than the $140 million. However, they were going down this Friday to make the City's presentation to the rating agencies, and did not have the time to go through the procedures to modify the ordinance. He mentioned that having the full authorization in hand, as opposed to it being something out in the future, showed a level of confidence in the presentation. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 5 of 10 April 7, 2009 Mr. McIntyre emphasized that the City has been fortunate to receive lower than expected bids for the first two phases of the LOIS project. He said that, given the federal stimulus projects going towards public works projects, he did not have confidence that, in a year, the City would see bids coming in lower than expected. He argued for retaining the $140 million authorization in light of the uncertainties. He agreed that having that authorization level would give the bonding agencies confidence that the City Council believed that the Lake Oswego staff would manage this process carefully and appropriately. He indicated that he did not want staff to have to come back to redo these technical bond issues. He indicated that staff would communicate with the Council and the public on all these future decisions, and only spend the money as needed. Councilor Tierney summarized the situation as the City intended to go out for bonds at two different times. The first bond issue would be a full faith and credit issue. Staff would have firmer information for the second bond issue, and would sell the lowest amount possible. He noted that the City would have some percentage of the project finished, realistic information, and hopefully lower than estimate bids, but there were unforeseen variables. Mr. Rouhier concurred. Mr. Rouhier indicated that, prior to the second bond issue, staff would do a similar review of the updated project cost estimates in order to bond no more than actually needed. He mentioned the possibility of doing three bond issues, instead of only two. He explained to Councilor Tierney that it would not be more expensive to do three bond issues. In fact, a third bond issue would make sense if it meant savings on interest and debt service costs. Mr. Rouhier indicated to Councilor Tierney that there was a change with the debt reserve from two weeks ago. He explained that the debt reserve came into play with the pure revenue bonds. The full faith and credit pledge for the subordinate bonds essentially took the place of the debt reserve in providing assurance to the bondholders that there was a safety net to catch them. He explained that, in switching the two bond issues around, staff pushed the debt service reserve out to the second bond issue. Therefore, the City did not have to bond for it now, and it did not have to carry the interest costs of funding the debt service reserve. He pointed out that presumably the debt service reserve might be smaller in a year or two, if the senior bond amount was also smaller. He confirmed to Councilor Tierney that the ordinance wording left the full range of financing possibilities open. He emphasized that staff would keep the Council informed. He said that the purpose of the flexibility was to allow staff to put the best financial structure in place a year from now based upon the information available at that time. He noted that Mr. Blonde has done a good job in crafting the ordinance to allow staff to decide on the best strategies without having to come back to Council, yet it was fair to say that that did not mean that the Council had any less control. Mr. Rouhier confirmed to Councilor Moncrieff that the flexibility would allow staff to make decisions that would keep the rates down as low as possible. He explained that the rate was a function of the debt service; when the debt service for this large project ramped up to its full level, it would put an extensive load on the system. Therefore, keeping the debt service as low as possible would help keep rates down. Presiding Officer Johnson commented that the City was committed to completing this project in the best way it could and as inexpensively as possible, and to building a system that would last the community 75 plus years. Councilor Hennagin moved to enact Ordinance 2539. Councilor Moncrieff seconded the motion. A voice vote was taken, and the motion passed with Presiding Officer Johnson, Councilors Hennagin, Moncrieff, and Tierney voting `aye.' (4-0) 9. INFORMATION FROM THE COUNCIL 9.1 Councilor Information City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 6 of 10 April 7, 2009 - - 9.1.1 Water bills Councilor Moncrieff asked the TV audience to check their water bills for the yellow insert explaining how to calculate a water bill according to the tiered water rates beginning on July 1. She mentioned that she would pay an additional $1.40 for her winter usage, but if she did not change her summer usage, she would pay an additional $100 a month for August and September. She encouraged the citizens to schedule a free water audit with Kevin McCaleb at the City to identify ways to conserve water more. She noted that the City website had other conservation tips as well. Mr. McIntyre indicated to the Councilor that he would make sure that the City led by example and did its part to conserve water on its properties Councilor Moncrieff encouraged the audience to watch the video Liquid Assets on Channel 27, which explained why it was important to conserve water. 9.1.2 FAN Alley Clean up At the request of Presiding Officer Johnson, Mr. Wheeler described the successful FAN Alley Clean Up. He mentioned that its purpose had been to help clean up the debris and vegetation encroaching on the alleyways as part of the FAN project to move garbage and recycling containers into the alleyways. As a First Addition resident and alley dweller, Presiding Officer Johnson thanked Mr. Wheeler for his help. 9.2 Reports of Council Committees, Organizational Committees, and Intergovernmental Committees 9.2.1 MACC (Metropolitan Area Communications Commission) Councilor Tierney reported that TVCTV has dropped the number of programs allocated to Lake Oswego from nine to eight due to Lake Oswego's percentage of its franchise fees not increasing as high as other communities have increased. He mentioned that they might be able to get an extra program because most communities did not use all their programming allocation. He indicated to Councilor Hennagin that Lake Oswego's lower share of the franchise fees was not due to less population growth, but rather to Comcast revenues not rising as fast as other franchises, such as Verizon. Comcast was Lake Oswego's main telecommunications provider. 10. REPORTS OF OFFICERS 10.1 City Manager 10.2 City Attorney 10.2.1 Position on HB 2405 (regarding franchise fees for cable services) Councilor Tierney reported that MACC brought this bill to his attention. He explained that the language was so murky that one could not tell whether it would threaten the franchise fees currently paid by telecommunication carriers. He noted that the proponents said that it would not do so, but the jurisdictions were very uncomfortable with the language. He asked for authorization and support from the Council to provide written and oral communications to the City's representatives explaining its concerns, and asking for clearly articulated language that preserved the jurisdictions' rights to collect franchise fees for the use of the public right-of-way, per past practice. Mr. Powell suggested that the Council vote on a motion authorizing a letter to be written opposing HB 2405 in its present form, unless the appropriate assurances described by Councilor Tierney were added to guarantee preservation of the relevant rights. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 7 of 10 April 7, 2009 He indicated to Councilor Hennagin that Presiding Officer Johnson would probably have to sign the letter, as the bill would come before the full house by the end of the week. Councilor Hennagin commented that the Council should oppose any bill that was so vague or ambiguous that one could not understand it. Councilor Tierney moved that the Lake Oswego City Council to oppose HB 2405 until it was clarified. Councilor Hennagin seconded the motion. A voice vote was taken, and the motion passed with Presiding Officer Johnson, Councilors Hennagin, Moncrieff, and Ti rney voting 'aye.' (4-0) 10.2.2 Resolution 09-18, a resolution of the Lake Oswego City Council authorizing the Council Presiding Officer to sign a Local Agency Agreement accepting $800,000 in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for street resurfacing projects on Royce Way and McNary Parkway Mr. Powell mentioned that staff provided the relevant information to the Council via e-mail. Councilor Tierney asked how the City prioritized the projects, and where these two projects fell on the priority list. Mr. Graham explained that the City prioritized its pavement management projects through its pavement management system. He said that these two projects did have a lower priority, but acquiring this money enabled staff to move them up on the list. He mentioned completing another proposal for an additional $700,000 in pavement restoration projects. He indicated that these funds allowed staff to stretch out the street maintenance fee funds a little more. Councilor Tierney noted another question he had raised regarding the patchwork done recently on the road. Mr. Graham explained that the pavement management program identified doing that patchwork a year ago as a way to preserve the pavement so that it did not degrade to the point of needing reconstruction. Doing those interim improvements bought time until the City had the resources to do the full project. Mr. Graham indicated to Councilor Hennagin that these two projects would not have been done for another two to three years without these funds. Councilor Tierney moved to adopt Resolution 09-18. Councilor Moncrieff seconded the motion. A voice vote was taken, and the motion passed with Presiding Officer Johnson, Councilors Hennagin, Moncrieff, and Tierney voting 'aye.' (4-0) 11. STUDY SESSION 11.1 Water 101 Mr. Komarek gave a PowerPoint presentation on Our Community, Our Water. He mentioned the need for public outreach and education regarding Lake Oswego's water resource issues. He cited the 2006 survey, in which one-third of the respondents to the 2006 survey did not know from where the city obtained its water, and the overwhelming majority of respondents did not believe that Lake Oswego faced a water supply problem in the very near future. He presented a graphic showing the 940 square miles of the Clackamas River Basin watershed. The river began at Timothy Lake, supplied water to over 200,000 residents in Clackamas County, and provided a home for a variety of endangered fish stocks. He noted that it was also a heavily used recreational waterway. He presented a graphic of the Lake Oswego water system as constructed in the 1960s and still in use today. He mentioned that they built the intake facility, the water treatment plant, a number of reservoirs, and 50,000 feet of pipeline, for about $3.8 million in HUD grants. He presented an exhibit from the Tigard partnership report showing which facilities in the partnership would be expanded, replaced, and renovated. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 8 of 10 April 7, 2009 He reviewed the various uses the community had for its water, including drinking water, sanitation, fire suppression, and outdoor uses. He presented a graphic illustrating that the community was close to its maximum plant capacity. He explained that this drove the City's aggressive water conservation program as a way to buy the time needed to complete the necessary capital infrastructure improvements. He noted the staff estimate that, at build out, the system would see peak day demands in the range of 24 mgd. He noted that the blip in 2030 and the blue line represented the special service districts within Lake Oswego's UGB deciding to shift their water source solely to the Clackamas River through Lake Oswego's system. He mentioned the City's senior and junior water rights. He explained that the State had an in stream water right on the Clackamas River, but Lake Oswego's Clackamas River water right pre- dated the State's right, and therefore, was a senior water right. The City also had a junior right on the Clackamas and a water right on the Willamette River. He presented a graphic illustrating the typical pattern of water demands in the Pacific Northwest: eight months of uniform water demand well within the system's capacity, and three to four months of summertime high water demand and low stream flows. He discussed the issues of concern. He spoke of the city's aging infrastructure, the community's changing population profile, water quality contaminant concerns, and competition for water. He discussed ways to respond to these challenges. He referenced the state legislature's website, which listed over 30 bills introduced in the House and Senate directly or indirectly relating to water supply issues, water rights, or water conservation. He mentioned the development of regional partnerships, such as the one Lake Oswego was doing with Tigard, which optimized existing facilities, gave more political clout, and provided opportunities to access other sources of water. He stated that these challenges were the reason that conservation was so important and critical in the long term water supply equation for Lake Oswego and other communities. He mentioned hearing from Sustainability Advisory Board members to be sure and mention that reducing water usage meant reducing the amount of energy needed to treat and move water, thus reducing the community's carbon footprint. He mentioned adaptive management as the term of the day. He indicated that the City's water treatment professionals kept abreast of current treatment technologies and regulations in order to insure that the water leaving the plant came out of the tap as safe to drink as possible, and at the right price. He indicated that Lake Oswego was currently going through a process to retain its water rights, as those were being challenged. He referenced Mr. Graham's discussions of asset management in terms of managing the water infrastructure also. He reviewed the work done by the City over the last 24 months. The Council adopted a Water Management Conservation Plan, a curtailment plan, and a tiered water pricing rate structure. The Council has entered into a partnership with Tigard to maintain its ability to produce high quality water at the least cost possible to the customers. He commented that these significant achievements sent a message to the region that Lake Oswego was serious about conservation and wise management of its water resources. He spoke of staying positive in light of all the challenges facing the water supply in the current environment. COUNCIL QUESTIONS Mr. Komarek indicated to Councilor Tierney that Lake Oswego's per capita water use, in comparison to other cities, tended to be on the high side. Their last serious analysis of per capita use found Lake Oswego in the 150 to 170 gallons per capita per day range on the average. The City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 9 of 10 April 7, 2009 other communities that Lake Oswego typically used for comparison were in the 110 to 130/140 range. He indicated to the Councilor that there were a variety of reasons for the difference. He mentioned that Lake Oswego was less densely developed than other communities and had more lots with large lawn expanses and irrigated areas. He spoke of Lake Oswego not pricing water relative to its value. Selling 750 gallons of water for less than the cost of a can of pop was not a good incentive to conserve. He said that a lot of it had to do with the community demographics also. Mr. Komarek confirmed to Councilor Tierney that presently Lake Oswego had all its water rights in the "Clackamas River basket," which was a concern. He mentioned his optimism that building a new pipeline to connect Lake Oswego and Tigard would open opportunities for Lake Oswego to access other water sources currently used by Tigard, such as the Joint Water Commission, the Hagg Lake/Barney Reservoir complex, the Willamette River and Portland. Presiding Officer Johnson mentioned the argument for regional connectedness as a reason to do the partnership with Tigard. Councilor Moncrieff reminded citizens that every gallon of water conserved was also one gallon less going through the City's wastewater system and treatment facility. The community needed to stay within the capacities of both the water treatment and the wastewater treatment plants. 12. ADJOURNMENT Presiding Officer Johnson adjourned the meeting at 8:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, --4LI a:/42t,Z) Robyn Christie City Recorder APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL O une2209 Jack Hoffman, or City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 10 of 10 April 7, 2009