ORDINANCE No. 181528

Authorize an Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of La Grande for the City of Portland to provide Laboratory Analytical Services (Ordinance)

Section 1.  The Council finds:

1.  The City of La Grande was issued a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) wastewater discharge permit. The NPDES permit requires implementation of a monitoring program. The City of La Grande uses the services of contract laboratories as needed to comply with requirements of the stormwater monitoring program;

2.  The goal of this Intergovernmental Agreement is to provide laboratory analytical services for the City of La Grande by the City of Portland and;

 3.  The purpose of this agreement is to detail the responsibilities, compensation, and services to be provided by each party.

NOW, THEREFORE, the council directs:

a.  The Director of the Bureau of Environmental Services is authorized to execute an Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of La Grande for the purpose described in Section 1.

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

 c.  The Mayor and Auditor are hereby authorized to accept approximately $20,000 per year for revenues in the Bureau of Environmental Services Sewer Operating Fund from the City of La Grande for the City of Portland providing laboratory analytical services.

Passed by the Council, January 16, 2008    Gary Blackmer

Sam Adams

Commissioner of Public Utilities        Auditor of the City of Portland

             By /s/Susan Parsons

[Duane Linnertz]

[12-17-07]              Deputy

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BACKING SHEET INFORMATION

AGENDA NO. 54, 85-2008

ACTION TAKEN:

JAN 09 2008 PASSED TO SECOND READING JAN 16 2008 9:30AM

ORDINANCE/RESOLUTION/COUNCIL DOCUMENT NO. 181528