ORDINANCE No. 179858

Authorize Intergovernmental Agreement with the Department of Environmental Quality for the City to assist in restoring native vegetation, community outreach and event planning through the Bureau of Environmental Service Revegetation Program at the McCormick and Baxter Superfund Site (Ordinance)

The City of Portland ordains:

Section 1.  The Council finds:

1.  DEQ has completed construction of cleanup remedies at the McCormick & Baxter Superfund Site.

2.  DEQ previously contracted with BES for assistance in designing the vegetation element and developing a long-term maintenance plan for the sediment cap and upland soil cap.

3.  Through this Intergovernmental Agreement, BES will install an irrigation system, assist in community outreach assistance, and install and establish vegetation.

4.  This ordinance authorizes the City to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with DEQ, whereby DEQ will pay the City of Portland up to $137,172 to assist in revegetation efforts at the McCormick & Baxter Superfund Site. This agreement will expire on September 30, 2006. BES will bill DEQ as costs are incurred. Funds will be deposited into the Sewer System Operating Fund and credited to the Revegetation Program.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:

a.  The City Auditor and the Director of the Bureau of Environmental Services are authorized to execute an Intergovernmental Agreement with DEQ for the purpose described in Section 1, in the amount of $137,172.

b.  The Director of Environmental Services is authorized to execute amendments to this agreement to extend the term or increase the agreement amount.

Passed by the Council, January 04, 2006  GARY BLACKMER

Sam Adams

Commissioner of Public Utilities        

                 Auditor of the City of Portland

 By /S/Susan Parsons

Andi Gresh                      Deputy

November 29, 2005

BACKING SHEET INFORMATION

AGENDA NO. 1608-2005 22-2006

ACTION TAKEN:

DECEMBER 21 2005 PASSED TO SECOND READING JANUARY 04 2006 9:30 AM

ORDINANCE/RESOLUTION/COUNCIL DOCUMENT NO. 179858