09/09/13 minutesCOUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
September 9, 2013
0:00 DATE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, CITY OF WOODBURN, COUNTY OF
MARION, STATE OF OREGON, SEPTEMBER 9, 2013.
The meeting convened at 7:00 p.m. with Mayor Figley presiding.
ROLL CALL
Mayor Figley
Present
Councilor Cox
Present
Councilor Lonergan
Present
Councilor McCallum
Present
Councilor Morris
Present
Councilor Ellsworth
Present
Councilor Alonso Leon
Present
Staff Present: City Administrator Derickson, City Attorney Shields, Finance Director
Shearer, Economic and Development Director Hendryx, Police Chief Russell, Human
Resources Director Hereford, Interim Public Works Director Scott, Urban Renewal Manager
Stowers, Communications Coordinator Horton, Executive Legal Assistant Veliz, City
Recorder Pierson
003 COMMUNITY /GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS
Woodburn School District — Chuck Ransom, Woodburn School District Superintendent,
provided a copy of the districts strategic plan and stated that he would like to come back to
Council and have a longer discussion about the plan.
Downtown Woodburn Unidos- Nikki DeBuse, President of Downtown Woodburn Unidos,
provided an update on what the organization has been up to. She also invited Council to the
Mexican Independence Day celebration on Sunday, September 14. Erubiel Valladares,
Downtown Woodburn Unidos Board Member, provided Council with a list of projects they
are going to be working on which include beautification of downtown and recognizing
businesses who take care of the areas in front of their shops, putting lights in the trees by the
train tracks, and planting tulips in landscape areas.
0:09 PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
A. Fill- the -Boot Proclamation — Colleen with the Muscular Dystrophy Association thanked
the Council for their support.
B. Marion County Commissioners- Consolidation of Justice Courts. Marion County
Commissioners Janet Carlson, Sam Brentano and Patti Milne provided a presentation on
the Consolidation of the Marion County Justice Courts and provided Council with a
handout of the presentation.
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0:30 CONSENT AGENDA
A. Woodburn City Council minutes of August 12, 2013,
B. Woodburn Planning Commission minutes of July 25, 2013,
C. Woodburn Public Art Mural minutes of June 26, 2013,
D. Woodburn Public Art Mural minutes of July 10, 2013,
E. Woodburn Recreation and Park Board minutes of August 13, 2013,
F. Crime Statistics through July 2013,
G. Public Works Director,
H. Limited On- Premises Sales Fresca's Mexican Grille.
McCallum/Lonergan... adopt the Consent Agenda. The motion passed unanimously.
0:31 LEGION PARK GRANT AGREEMENT
Community Services Director Row provided an overview of the project.
Cox/Ellsworth... authorize the City Administrator to enter into the enclosed Local
Government Grant Agreement with the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The
$277,800 grant was awarded for the Legion Park Rehabilitation Project.
0:51 PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL OF DESIGN REVIEW 2013 -04 LOCATED
WEST OF EVERGREEN ROAD AND NORTH OF NEWBERG HIGHWAY
(COLUMBIA BANK)
Council declined to call this item up for review.
0:52 CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT
City Administrator Derickson had nothing to report.
0:57 MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS
Councilor Ellsworth mentioned that the Woodburn Kiwanis had a picnic at Legion Park to
celebrate 50 years of service.
Councilor McCallum stated that Councilor Ellsworth did a great job setting up the Kiwanis
picnic and that the Mural Committee has done an excellent job of implementation and getting
that started.
Councilor Lonergan stated that he would like to commend the garden group that adopted Al
Cowen Park. He also stated that he had asked for an inspection of the Pix Theater and that the
report came back that it was a safe building and was not causing health issues. Ile thanked the
City for looking into it. He added that the building is still a blight on the City and he would
like to see the owner fix it up.
Councilor Alonso Leon thanked those in attendance and reminded people that the City has
interpreters for non - English speakers who may want to come to the Council meetings.
o:55 ADJOURNMENT
McCallum /Cox.... meeting be adjoun
The meeting adjourned at 7:55 pm.
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ATTEST
Heather Pierson, City Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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