From: Jody Newland
Sent: Wed Jan 29 11:15:12 2020
To: Gerald Fisher
Subject: Re: Water Infrastructure Legislation...is this anything good?b Importance: Normal
If you wind up crafting anything for LOC, and can send it to me as well, I will send my own individual emails to the capitol.
It just made me think I’d when you were talking about the pipes and fittings at the retreat.
Have a great day!
From: Jody Newland
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 11:09 AM
To: Gerald Fisher
Subject: Re: Water Infrastructure Legislation...is this anything good?
Thanks, Gerald.
From: Gerald Fisher
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 11:05 AM
To: Jody Newland
Subject: RE: Water Infrastructure Legislation...is this anything good?
It’s bad. LOC is against it and I’ve asked Oregon APWA to come out against it. We do need to send something to LOC officially coming out against it. Will discuss with Dan. Thanks.
Regards,
Gerald Fisher, P.E. | Public Works Director
City of Molalla
117 N Molalla Ave. | PO Box 248 |Molalla, OR 97038
Office: 503.829.6855 | Direct: 503.759.0218
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From: Jody Newland <jnewland@cityofmolalla.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 11:04 AM
To: Gerald Fisher <gfisher@cityofmolalla.com>
Subject: Water Infrastructure Legislation...is this anything good?
Gerald,
Is this something good that we should be supporting, or the opposite?
I’d be happy to send emails for or against if I had any idea if it is good or bad.
I know things will fly through this short session.
Thanks, Jody
From: Michael Greenblatt <mgreenblatt@hilltoppublicsolutions.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2020 5:20 PM
To: Jody Newland
Subject: Water Infrastructure Legislation
Hi Councilor Newland,
I'm writing to let you know about LC 199, which is legislation that will be introduced in the upcoming Legislative Session in the State Capitol. This bill would make it so that local governments that receive state money for water infrastructure projects adhere to an "open competition" model to select materials for water infrastructure projects.
As cities update their aging water infrastructure, they might miss possible cost-savings by relying on potentially obsolete guidelines for choosing the appropriate materials. For instance, a report by the U.S. Conference of Mayors stated that allowing open competition for infrastructure bids could have significant savings without compromising material quality. Likewise, the League of Oregon Cities projects that cities statewide may spend $7.6 billion replacing water infrastructure in the next 20 years. Allowing open competition of material selections could reduce costs between 43%-78%, thereby saving money for taxpayers and governments, and allowing them to spend money on other priorities. It is important to note that this proposal doesn't mandate any specific materials or requirements on local governments; it instead seeks to expand the criteria used to select materials when considering water infrastructure projects.
We're hoping that you'll contact your state legislators to urge them to support LC 199. Please let me know if you'd like to advocate for this proposal, and I will write a draft letter for you to send to your legislators.
Since the upcoming short Legislative Session begins on February 3 and only lasts for a month, we are trying to have outreach to legislators completed as soon as possible, preferably by the end of January; accordingly, if I haven't heard back from you in the next few days, I will probably write to you again to gauge your interest.
Please let me know if you have any questions or would like more information about this proposal.