August 28, 2023 minutesCOUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
AUGUST 28, 2023
DATE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, CITY OF WOODBURN, COUNTY OF
MARION, STATE OF OREGON, AUGUST 28, 2023
CONVENED The meeting convened at 7:01 p.m. with Mayor Lonergan presiding.
ROLL CALL
Mayor Lonergan
Councilor Carney
Councilor Cornwell
Councilor Schaub
Councilor Morris
Councilor Cabrales
Councilor Wilk
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present — via video conferencing
Present
Staff Present: Assistant City Administrator Row, Assistant City Attorney Granum, Police Chief
Pilcher, Community Services Director Cuomo, Economic Development Director Johnk,
Community Development Director Kerr, Finance Director Turley, Public Works Director Stultz,
Community Relations Manager Herrera, Public Affairs and Communications Coordinator Moore,
Executive Legal Assistant Bravo
PRESENTATIONS
Fiesta Mexicana Recap — Community Services Director Cuomo provided a recap of the Fiesta
Mexican which included the car show and Fiesta Court Coronation the week before the Fiesta. He
noted that there were 65 vendors, 21 sponsors, 32 youth teams and 42 adult teams in the soccer
tournament, and that it was a record year for attendance with 27,107 visitors.
CONSENT AGENDA
A. Woodburn City Council minutes of August 14, 2023,
B. Appointment of Administrator Pro Tem,
C. Monthly Financial Report,
D. Redflex Report for May - July 2023.
Carney/Schaub... approve the consent agenda. The motion passed unanimously.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 3226 - AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING COMPLIANCE WITH ORS
195.530 AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
Mayor Lonergan called for the second reading of Council Bill No. 3226. Executive Legal
Assistant Bravo read the second reading by title only since there were no objections from the
Council. On roll call vote for final passage, the vote was 4 to 1 with Councilor Morris voting no
and Councilor Cabrales abstaining. Mayor Lonergan declared Council Bill No. 3226 duly passed.
Mayor Lonergan asked staff to evaluate the different alternatives that the City could pursue and
come back in 60 days or so with more information and a recommendation.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 3227 - A RESOLUTION INITIATING CONSIDERATION OF
LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS TO THE WOODBURN DEVELOPMENT
ORDINANCE
Execetuive Legal Assistant Bravo introduced Council Bill No. 3227 and read the bill by title only
since there were no objections from the Council. Community Development Director Kerr
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provided a staff report. On roll call vote for final passage, the bill passed unanimously. Mayor
Lonergan declared Council Bill No. 3227 duly passed.
COUNCIL BRIEFING OF PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL OF A DESIGN
REVIEW, ARCHITECTURAL STANDARD SUBSTITUTION, STREET ADJUSTMENT,
AND VARIANCE APPLICATION PACKAGE FOR A QUADPLEX RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT AT 1123 & 1125 N. 3RD STREET (DR 23-06, RSS 23-01, SA 23-03, &
VAR 23-01)
The Council declined to call this item up.
COUNCIL BRIEFING OF PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL OF A DESIGN
REVIEW & STREET ADJUSTMENT APPLICATION PACKAGE FOR A "HOLIDAY
INN EXPRESS" ADDITION/REMODEL AT 120 [N.] ARNEY RD (DR 22-17 & SA 22-09)
The Council declined to call this item up.
CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT
The Assistant City Administrator reported that the transit system, city hall, and the library are all
closed on Monday, September 4th and the Aquatic Center is closed from September 4th through the
1 Oth for annual maintenance.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS
Councilor Wilk acknowledged the 60th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington and
Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Junior gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. He added
that he is proud to say that here in Woodburn we still have a dream, and he is proud of all the hard
work the City is doing and will continue to do as we further our dream.
Councilor Cornwell announced that the Bungalow Theater and Museum was awarded the DeMuro
Award for Excellence in Preservation, Reuse, and Community Revitalization and acknowledged
all the hard work that went into it.
Councilor Carney stated he was sad to miss this years, Fiesta Mexicana.
Mayor Lonergan reminded people that school is back in session and to be careful out there.
Councilor Cabrales thanked staff for a great Fiesta.
ADJOURNMENT
Morris/Schaub... move to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously. Mayor Lonergan adjourned
the meeting at 8:16 p.m.
APPROVED
FRANK LOijGAN, MAY
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ATTEST
Heather Pierson, City Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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