07-09-12 minutesCOUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
JULY 9 2012
0:00 DATE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, CITY OF WOODBURN, COUNTY
OF MARION, STATE OF OREGON, JULY 9, 2012.
CONVENED The meeting convened at 7:01 p.m. with Mayor Figley presiding.
Mayor Figley asked for a moment of silence in memory of Richard Jennings.
o:m ROLL CALL
Mayor Figley
Present
Councilor Cox
Present
Councilor Lonergan
Present
Councilor McCallum
Present
Councilor Morris
Present
Councilor Pugh
Present
Councilor Schmidt
Present
Staff Present: City Administrator Derickson, City Attorney Shields, Public Works
Director Brown, Economic & Community Development Director Hendryx, Police Chief
Russell, Human Resources Director Hereford, Acting Finance Director Shearer,
Assistant Recorder Pierson.
0:01 COMMUNITY /GOVERNMENT REPORTS
A. Woodburn School District — Superintendent Bautista provided an update on the
maintenance report for construction on the high school. He also informed the Council of
an International Baccalaureate program for students looking for college credit.
0:05 CONSENT AGENDA
A. Woodburn City Council minutes of May 14, 2012
B. Woodburn City Council minutes of June 11, 2012
C. Woodburn City Council minutes of June 25, 2012
D. Woodburn Planning Commission minutes of June 14, 2012
McCallum / Lonergan... approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion passed
unanimously.
0:06 PUBLIC HEARING
A Public Hearing to Consider the Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment 2012 -01, Zone
Change 2012 -01 and Conditional Use 2012 -01 for property located at 2285 and 2333 N.
Pacific Highway. Mayor Figley declared the hearing open at 7:06 pm for the purpose of
hearing public input on the Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment 2012 -01, Zone Change
2012 -01 and Conditional Use 2012 -01 for property located at 2285 and 2333 N. Pacific
Highway. Economic & Community Development Director Hendryx provided a staff report.
Councilor Lonergan asked if there were any issues or complaints from other businesses or
neighbors and Director Hendryx answered no. The applicant, Ken Cooper of Molalla,
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explained that with approval they will be more centrally located and will help keep that area
of Woodburn vibrant. Councilor Lonergan asked what will happen to the old building and
was told that the owner of that building is going to sell it. No members of the public wished
to speak in either support or opposition of the application. Mayor Figley declared the
hearing closed at 7:17 pm. Councilor Cox stated that he is in favor of this application.
Councilor Lonergan and Councilor Schmidt concurred. Cox/Lonergan ... direct staff to
prepare and submit the documents necessary to grant the Comprehensive Plan Map
Amendment 2012 -01, Zone Change 2012 -01 and Conditional Use 2012 -01 for property
located at 2285 and 2333 N. Pacific Highway. The motion passed unanimously.
0:20 A Public Hearing to Consider the Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment 2012 -02 and
Legislative Amendment 2012 -01, the Highway 99E Corridor Plan. Mayor Figley declared
the hearing open at 7:20 pm for the purpose of hearing public input on the Comprehensive
Plan Map Amendment 2012 -02 and Legislative Amendment 2012 -01, the Highway 99E
Corridor Plan. Economic & Community Development Director Hendryx provided a staff
report. Director Hendryx mentioned that members of the Citizen Advisory Committee, Rob
Carney, Bruce Crane, and Sharon Corning from the Planning Commission were in
attendance as well as Naomi Zwerdling from ODOT and John Bosket of DKS and
Associates if Council had any questions for them. An e -mail Director Hendryx received
from Bert Gottsacker of Woodburn was presented to Council, stating he believes there was a
violation of Measure 56 when the Woodburn Development Ordinance was adopted and that
it may affect the corridor plan. Councilor Cox asked the City Attorney if the measure 56
notice was adequate and City Attorney Shields stated that he doesn't have any concerns with
it at this time and that he will take another look at it and let Council know if he sees a
problem with it. Councilor Schmidt asked about Silverton Road and what plans are in place
for that intersection. Public Works Director Brown answered that ODOT is currently
working on a project to do interim improvements to the Young Street intersection to pull
back the corners and broaden the radius for trucks and making improvements for pedestrian
traffic and stated it is hard to say how it will tie in to the final 99E widening right now.
Councilor Schmidt asked what trucks will do if they are going in and out of Long Bros. if
they close off Silverton Road and Director Brown answered that there are no plans to close
any roads and that the road closures that Director Hendryx references in the long range plans
are if that area were to be redeveloped. Don Kelly, a lawyer who represents BrucePac,
thanked staff and complimented the Citizen Advisory Committee. He stated that there is
concern with having high density residential and industrial too close together as there could
be conflicts. Councilor cox asked how far from BrucePac residential development should
not be encouraged and Mr. Kelly answered that what is in the planning commission proposal
is what they recommend you adopt. No members of the public wished to speak in
opposition of the Highway 99E Corridor Plan. Mayor Figley declared the hearing closed at
8:00 pm. Councilor Cox stated that he is in favor of the plan. Councilor McCallum stated
that he thinks this is a tremendous vision and he supports it. Councilor Lonergan concurred
with Cox and McCallum and added that he appreciates the hard work that went in to this.
Councilor Schmidt stated that he also appreciates the hard work that went in to this, however
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he has a hard time with the intersection at the Young Street and 99 area and if it wasn't for
that he would vote yes on it but as long as it is that way he will vote nay. Mayor Figley
thanked those that worked on the plan and stated that she was in support of it.
Cox/McCallum ... approve the recommendation of staff and the Planning Commission and
direct staff to present the necessary changes and new ordinances that will be required to
implement it. After a roll call vote the motion passed 5 -1 with Councilor Schmidt voting
Nay.
1:06 CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT
The City Administrator had nothing to report
1:06 MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS
Councilor Schmidt stated that it would be nice if somebody could spend a half a day
cleaning out the flower beds on Front Street.
1:07
Mayor Figley entertained a motion to adjourn into executive session under the authority of
to ORS 192.660(2)(d). Pugh/ Lonergan ...adjourn to executive session under the statutory
authority cited by the Mayor. The motion passed unanimously
The Council adjourned to executive session at 8:07 pm and reconvened at 8:42 pm. Mayor
Figley stated that no action was taken by the Council while in executive session.
1:42 ADJOURNMENT
Before adjournment of the meeting Councilor Pugh wanted to bring it to the attention of
other Council members that houses owned by banks have a problem with overgrown grass
and they need to have the banks obey the law. Councilor McCallum stated that was one of
the legislative goals last year, unfortunately the legislator did not take action. Councilor
Cox stated that we have a right to enforce our ordinance and take care of it then file a lien
against the property which is a lot of work. Chief Russell stated that there is a new game in
town, where no one owns the property. Code enforcement contacts the County Assessor's
office to find the owner and that owner is gone and the bank of record says they don't own
it. Chief Russell states that they try to mow the most egregious properties but if they tried to
mow all of them they could easily wipe out the discretionary budget. Councilor Pugh says
that the banks aren't taking care of the homes that are under foreclosure. Councilor Cox
added that they are deteriorating on the inside as well as the outside. McCallum /Cox
meeting be adjourned. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 8:50
p.m.
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ATTEST I L��
Heather Pierson, Assistant City Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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