August 14, 2023 minutes COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
AUGUST 14, 2023
DATE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, CITY OF WOODBURN, COUNTY OF
MARION, STATE OF OREGON,AUGUST 14,2023
CONVENED The meeting convened at 7:00 p.m. with Mayor Lonergan presiding.
ROLL CALL
Mayor Lonergan Present
Councilor Carney Present
Councilor Cornwell Present
Councilor Schaub Absent
Councilor Morris Present—via video conferencing
Councilor Cabrales Absent
Councilor Wilk Present
Staff Present: City Administrator Derickson, City Attorney Shields,Assistant City Administrator
Row, Assistant City Attorney Granum, Police Chief Pilcher, Special Projects Director Wakeley,
Community Services Director Cuomo,Human Resources Director Gregg,Economic Development
Director Johnk, Community Development Director Kerr, Finance Director Turley, Public Works
Director Stultz, Senior Planner Cortes Public Affairs and Communications Coordinator Moore,
City Recorder Pierson
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mayor Lonergan made the following announcements:
• Recognized the heat and that it is some of the hottest we have had in Oregon and reminded
people to stay hydrated, and to check on friends and neighbors. He also noted that there is
a cooling shelter at Ray of Hope at the end of Hardcastle.
• 59th Annual Fiesta Mexicana starts on Friday at Legion Park along with a rededication of
Legion Park which has been around for over 100 years.
• Attended a tour of the Amazon building along with the City Administrator, Assistant City
Administrator, City Attorney, Council President, and Congresswoman Salinas.
APPOINTMENTS
Carney/Wilk... appoint Justin May to the Woodburn Recreation and Park Board. The motion
passed unanimously.
Mayor Lonergan stated that the City is looking to hire a person or firm to be the City's election
consultant and asked if any Councilors would like to volunteer alongside him to be a part of a
committee that will review applicants and then present recommendations to Council on who should
be hired. Councilor Wilk and Councilor Morris volunteered to serve on the committee.
Carney/Cornwell... appoint Mayor Lonergan, Councilor Wilk, and Councilor Morris to the
committee to review election consultants.
PRESENTATIONS
Lauren Brant with PFM Asset Management LLC.,provided an investment performance review for
the City.
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CONSENT AGENDA
A. Woodburn City Council minutes of July 24, 2023,
B. Building Activity for July 2023,
C. Acceptance of Right-of-Way and Easements at 1775 Hardcastle Avenue,
D. Intergovernmental Agreement between City of Woodburn and Oregon Department of
Transportation.
Carney/Wilk... approve the consent agenda. The motion passed unanimously.
COUNCIL BRIEFING OF PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL OF A DESIGN
REVIEW&VARIANCE APPLICATION PACKAGE FOR A CHICK-FIL-A FAST-FOOD
RESTAURANT AT 300 [S.] WOODLAND AVE (DR 22-26 & VAR 22-15)
Senior Planner Cortes provided a staff report. The Council declined to call the item up.
CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT
The City Administrator reported the following:
• Thanked City staff, volunteers, and Ewert Brown with Community Connection Day and
Ray of Hope today for sponsoring Community Connection Day which took place last
Saturday. 40 partners provided information to community members and nearly 1,500
backpacks with school supplies were distributed to Woodburn area families. $10,000
towards the backpacks was provided from the City through an ARPA allocation.
• Fiesta is this weekend and City Councilors are invited to participate in the parade.
• The City has been assisting some sister communities with recruiting advice for department
heads and some short-term financial expertise to the City of Gervais.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS
Councilor Cornwell stated that she attended the Rose City Accordion Club at the Bungalow
Theater, and the Mexican Fiesta Coronation and car show. She also noted that there is a woman
from Gervais named Heather who has been working on cleaning the headstones at Belle Passi
Cemetery,usually on Mondays and Tuesdays if anyone is interested in going out there to visit her.
Councilor Wilk gave a shout out to the French Prairie Historical Society and their 50th jubilee and
another shout out to the Neighbors Helping Underhoused Neighbors group for providing shelter
during the heat wave.
Mayor Lonergan stated that he was on KOIN this morning at 7:30 a.m. for a five-minute Mayors
segment where he gave shoutouts about Woodburn and talked about Fiesta, Amazon, and the
Chick-fil-A coming to Woodburn. He added that he attended a mayor's conference in Hood River.
WORK SESSION
Use of Public Property—City Attorney Shields provided information on the use of public property
and ORS 195.530 and the different approaches cities in Oregon are taking to comply. City
Councilors provided comments and asked questions periodically throughout the work session.City
Attorney Shields recommended that the Council adopt the Ordinance that follows the work
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session.
COUNCIL BILL N . 3226 -AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING COMPLIANCE WITH QRS
195.530 AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
Carney introduced Council Bill No. 3226. City Recorder Pierson read the bill twice by title only
since there were no objections from Council. On roll call vote for final passage, the vote was 3-1
with Councilor Morris voting no. The Mayor stated that since the ordinance did not pass
unanimously it will be brought back at the next meeting for a second reading and vote.
ADJOURNMENT
Cornwell/Wilk... move to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously. Mayor Lonergan adjourned
the meeting at 9:11 p.m.
APPROVED
FRANK LONVJ GAN, MAY
ATTEST
Heather Pierson, City Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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