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December '/5, <br /> <br />Metro Local Water M~na?ement Task Force Report <br /> <br />#3 Amend the law to require the BWSR to adopt rules on JP[4OVlOjoint powers agree- <br /> meats that provide for removal of JPWMO members for just cause. <br /> <br />#4 <br /> <br />#5 <br /> <br />Amend the law to require the BWSR to adopt rules for second generation WMO <br />plans. The rules should require that WMOs have a public parricipation process <br />during plan development and plan implementation. 77w process should be <br />described in the WMO plan. <br /> <br />Amend the law to require that WMOs coordinate with contiguous counties im,olved <br />in Chapter ].[OB planning and with contiguous <br /> <br />ISSUE 2 <br /> <br /> How to avoid excessive public costs associated with the l~lanning and implemen. <br />ration of capital improvement projects. <br /> <br />Findings for Issue 2: <br /> <br /> The Task Force did not investigate the financial aspects of any particular metro <br />capital improvement projects. Members did relate their own experiences with <br />projects that the3' felt were not implemented in the mos~. cost-effective manner. Con- <br />cerns were expressed about the administrative, engineering, and construction costs <br />of certain projects. <br /> <br /> Members suggested several ideas on how to better ensure that project costs are <br />minimized. The ideas included requiring more information to be released to the <br />public on project proposals, mandating use of "requests for proposals" for profes- <br />sional services on large projects, and making greater use of the ad valorem approach <br />for financing of projects in an urban area to minimize administrative costs. <br />Iiiii:':i,i Metro WMOSshould be requiredtof°il°~::certai~:igO~d <br /> ",hen planning and implementing major CaPital improVementS,:-and be subject to 'i :ii ...:l <br /> <br />Recommendations for Issue 2: <br /> <br />#6 Administrative funding for WMOs should remain as is. <br /> <br />#7 BWSR rules should require WMO annual financial reports to clearly show ad- <br /> ministrative, project, and other costs. <br /> <br />#8 <br /> <br />BWSR rules should require capital imflrovernent programs (C/Ps) ~'hich are iden- <br />tified in WMO plans and amendments thereto to identify alternatives (structural <br />and nonxtructural) which might be available to lessen capital expenditures. <br /> <br /> <br />