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Willamette Falls Legacy Project Governance Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the State of Oregon, through the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Clackamas County, Metro, and the City of Oregon City
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RECOMMENDED ACTION (Motion):
Staff recommends the City Commission review and approve the updated Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA).
BACKGROUND:
The Willamette Falls Legacy Project Partners Group recognize the need to create a decision-making and organizational structure among the public entities so that (a) the parties can deliver unified direction and messages to outside parties, (b) the Legacy Project is a model of fiscal discipline, efficiency and accountability, (c) the parties have clarity on scope, schedule and budget for all aspects of the Legacy Project, and (d) the parties can effectively collaborate with the Owner, PGE, and other third parties. The parties entered into the first Intergovernmental Agreement on July 7, 2016 (the Original Governance IGA”). As the current IGA will be expiring at the end of the month and the project is entering a new phase, the Willamette Falls Legacy Project Partners Group, at their May 17, 2017 meeting, moved to forward the enclosed updated Intergovernmental agreement (IGA) to their respected Commissions/Councils for adoption. The proposed IGA expires in 2023 and was presented and discussed at the June 13, 2017 City Commission work session and generally includes the following differences from the previous IGA:
· The governance structure has been updated to reflect the design and construction of the Phase 1 of the riverwalk. The structure recognizes that Metro is held accountable for utilizing the project funding and acknowledges them as the lead during the final design and construction phase.
· The working groups are removed to allow collaborative adhoc groups to form as needed.
· The project budget and staffing for 2017-2019.
· The concept design for the riverwalk and Phase 1 are included as atta...
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