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Intergovernmental Agreement Amendment #3 for Library District of Clackamas County
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RECOMMENDED ACTION (Motion):
Authorize City Manager to sign Amendment #3 to the Cooperative Intergovernmental Agreement with the Library District of Clackamas County.
BACKGROUND:
Last year, Clackamas County and the City of Gladstone settled pending litigation related to the construction of library facilities and provision of library services in the Oak Lodge and Gladstone library service areas. The settlement agreement reached by Clackamas County and the City of Gladstone contemplates that the County will construct and operate two new libraries, one located within the City of Gladstone, and one located in unincorporated Clackamas County within the Oak Lodge Library service area.
In order to proceed with these plans, it is necessary to make minor amendments to the Library District Master Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA). Per the terms of the IGA, the proposed amendments require the agreement of the Library District and at least two-thirds of Library Cities.
The proposed amendment includes:
- An amended section 1.6, which would designate the County, and not the City of Gladstone, as the eventual recipient of retained funds currently held in trust by the District to support the construction of new library facilities for the Gladstone and Oak Lodge service areas.
- A new section 2.4, which would establish Clackamas County as the permanent Library Service Provider for the Oak Lodge Library Service area and memorialize the intent for Clackamas County to construct and manage two new libraries using District distributions, accumulated reserves, and other revenues.
- An amended Attachment B, which would eliminate language regarding service area boundary changes which were originally contemplated when it was anticipated that the City of Gladstone would construct a single facility to serve both the Gladstone and Oak Lodge library service areas.
The Oregon City Library Board representative to the Library District Advisory Committee (LDAC), Nick Dierckman, reviewed all of the attached documents, and conveyed his approval to the Oregon City Library Board at their meeting on September 12, 2018. Subsequently, at that meeting, the Library Board unanimously approved a motion to recommend approval of Amendment #3 to the final Library District IGA to the City Commission of Oregon City for their consideration.
BUDGET IMPACT:
There is no impact to Oregon City.