RE_ MOLALLA 30502 CON PS&E

From: Rep Lewis

Sent: Tue Jul 14 14:29:50 2020

To: Gerald Fisher

Subject: RE: MOLALLA 30502 CON PS&E

Importance: Normal

Ok, thanks for letting me know. We’ll try for a later date.

Rick

From: Gerald Fisher <gfisher@cityofmolalla.com>

Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2020 10:37 AM

To: Rep Lewis <Rep.RickLewis@oregonlegislature.gov>

Subject: FW: MOLALLA 30502 CON PS&E

Hi Rick,

Will need to reschedule. Our oldest works in a medical clinic and tested positive for COVID. Tentatively planning for something the following week as long as we pass the two week quarantine. Will get back to you in a couple of weeks. 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: Gerald Fisher

Sent: Thursday, July 9, 2020 5:17 PM

To: 'Rep Lewis' <Rep.RickLewis@oregonlegislature.gov>

Subject: RE: MOLALLA 30502 CON PS&E

Sounds good. See you then.

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

From: Rep Lewis <Rep.RickLewis@oregonlegislature.gov>

Sent: Thursday, July 9, 2020 4:30 PM

To: Gerald Fisher <gfisher@cityofmolalla.com>

Subject: Re: MOLALLA 30502 CON PS&E

Let’s do the 20th at 8:00. Not sure if Main Street is open, but the one next to City Hall has outdoor seating. If it’s raining, we can check on Main Street. If something changes, I’ll let you know.

Rick

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On Jul 9, 2020, at 3:23 PM, Gerald Fisher <gfisher@cityofmolalla.com> wrote:

Am open on the 20^th, 22^nd, 24^th, 27^th – 29^th at 8AM. Will reserve those times until you know how your schedule shakes out. 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

From: Rep Lewis <Rep.RickLewis@oregonlegislature.gov>

Sent: Thursday, July 9, 2020 2:32 PM

To: Gerald Fisher <gfisher@cityofmolalla.com>

Subject: RE: MOLALLA 30502 CON PS&E

Yes, we need to do that. I’m waiting to see what transpires next. The Joint Committee on Transparent Policing and Use of Force Reform is meeting 3 days again next week. Mabe the following week depending on where this committee discussion is headed.

Rick

From: Gerald Fisher <gfisher@cityofmolalla.com>

Sent: Thursday, July 9, 2020 10:31 AM

To: Rep Lewis <Rep.RickLewis@oregonlegislature.gov>

Subject: RE: MOLALLA 30502 CON PS&E

It is the 211 project. We’ve rescinded ODOT’s authority to draw from our account and are requiring them to invoice us. They are in a lather right now because they screwed up by pulling $400,000 out of our account that they weren’t supposed to do. At some point we can get together for coffee when the smoke clears at the legislature. I’ll come to you. Thanks Rick.

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

From: Rep Lewis <Rep.RickLewis@oregonlegislature.gov>

Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 8:03 PM

To: Gerald Fisher <gfisher@cityofmolalla.com>

Subject: RE: MOLALLA 30502 CON PS&E

Is this the Toliver intersection project or the pedestrian improvements on 211? Right now I’m up to my arm pits in police accountability.

Rick

From: Gerald Fisher <gfisher@cityofmolalla.com>

Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 11:38 AM

To: Rep Lewis <Rep.RickLewis@oregonlegislature.gov>

Cc: Dan Huff <dhuff@cityofmolalla.com>

Subject: FW: MOLALLA 30502 CON PS&E

Hi Rick,

My opinion. ODOT is an organization that lacks any measure of accountability for public funds. ODOT has good staff working for them, but they are handcuffed to an organization with built in bureaucracy without accountability and blank check to waste money. The leadership in the organization with the power to fix the organizational problems has not been given a mandate by the OTC or legislature to clean up their act. Their financial system was antiquated 15 years ago and the organization is resistant to innovation and change. They talk about it, study it, have meetings about it, but nothing good comes of it. When the do roll out another ODOT “vision” it becomes another layer of bureaucracy on top of the existing mountain of the same. I also believe that the DOJ controls a large part of what ODOT does. Instead of DOJ, how about the state reorganize DOJ by taking some of their attorneys and making them ODOT employees that have no ties to DOJ. They can process their own legal documents based on the needs of ODOT and not the needs of the state or the bloating of the DOJ. That way DOJ can focus on criminal and other high priority executive/legislative/judicial needs.

I told Dan several months ago that I have no interest in applying for a federal grant for ODOT roadway improvements run through ODOT because of the monumental waste of public funds. It never ends. Will let you know what the full impact of project costs are when this disaster is done.

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

From: Gerald Fisher

Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 11:18 AM

To: 'JONES Jennifer D' <Jennifer.D.JONES@odot.state.or.us>

Cc: Cindy Chauran <cchauran@cityofmolalla.com>; BOEDIGHEIMER Shari L <Shari.L.BOEDIGHEIMER@odot.state.or.us>; BURKERT Tami L <Tami.L.BURKERT@odot.state.or.us>; Dan Huff <dhuff@cityofmolalla.com>

Subject: RE: MOLALLA 30502 CON PS&E

Hi Jennifer,

I was afraid this would happen. Cindy is in the process of calling to rescind our authorization for ODOT to draw from our LGIP account. From now on we will be sending checks into your organization for projects. Unfortunately, accurate accounting for our projects is impossible to track through the ODOT’s system. Our $2M project has ballooned into a $3M project and all of the state legislations extra funds ($750K) set aside for additional improvements has evaporated into the base project. Without project cost controls and oversight on federal projects run by ODOT, we have no choice but to go in this direction in order to protect local funds.

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

From: JONES Jennifer D <Jennifer.D.JONES@odot.state.or.us>

Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 8:11 AM

To: Cindy Chauran <cchauran@cityofmolalla.com>

Cc: BOEDIGHEIMER Shari L <Shari.L.BOEDIGHEIMER@odot.state.or.us>; BURKERT Tami L <Tami.L.BURKERT@odot.state.or.us>

Subject: RE: MOLALLA 30502 CON PS&E

Good morning Cindy J

ODOT received your check #30101 in the amount of $305,692. Thank you for your timely payment.

Our Financial Services department let me know that we also received an LGIP payment on 6/15/20 in the amount of $400,000 and I don’t know what it is for. The description they received only says project payment. Can you please help us identify what this payment is for? Could it possibly be a duplicate payment for IGA 30502? It is close to the amount we originally requested, but that was paid already by the 2 checks. I only ask because I know there were discussions in regards to using LGIP for the CON phase of this project when ODOT first requested the advance deposit.

You can feel free to call me to discuss. I am currently working from home. You can leave a message on my work phone @ 503-986-3224 or call my cell @ 503-910-5956.

Thank you for your help J

Jennifer