October 13, 2014 minutes0:00
COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
October 13, 2014
DATE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, CITY OF WOODBURN, COUNTY
OF MARION, STATE OF OREGON, OCTOBER 13, 2014
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, Police Chief
Russell, Finance Director Head, Human Resources Director Hereford, Captain
Alexander, Public Works Director Scott, Communications Coordinator Horton, City
Recorder Pierson
0:01 CONSENT AGENDA
A. Woodburn City Council minutes of September 22, 2014
B. Woodburn City Council Executive Session minutes of September 22, 2014
C. Woodburn Recreation and Park Board minutes of September 16, 2014
D. Building Activity for September 2014
McCallum/Lonergan ... adopt the Consent Agenda. The motion passed unanimously.
0:02 COUNCIL BILL NO. 2970 - AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A TAX ON THE
SALE OF MARIJUANA AND MARIJUANA- INFUSED PRODUCTS IN THE
CITY OF WOODBURN
McCallum introduced Council Bill No. 2970. Recorder Pierson read the two readings of
the bill by title only since there were no objections from the Council. Councilor
McCallum stated that passage of the recreational marijuana measure will have a high
impact on public safety in the City and he supports this tax. Councilor Lonergan
concurred and asked if Woodburn would still have a tax on medical marijuana if the
measure fails and City Administrator Derickson answered yes. Councilor Ellsworth asked
if this ordinance is like those being passed in other cities and City Administrator
Derickson answered that it is and that they looked at examples from the City of Salem,
City of Ashland and the City of Wilsonville. On roll call vote for final passage, the bill
passed unanimously. Mayor Figley declared Council Bill No. 2970 duly passed.
0:05 COUNCIL BILL NO. 2971 - A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF
A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
McCallum introduced Council Bill No. 2971. Recorder Pierson read the bill by title only
since there were no objections from the Council. Mayor Figley thanked the
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representatives from the Woodburn Police Association and the City's bargaining team for
their hard work. On roll call vote for final passage, the bill passed unanimously. Mayor
Figley declared Council Bill No. 2971 duly passed.
0:06 ACCEPTANCE OF 2014 COPS POLICE OFFICERS FUNDING GRANT
Lonergan/McCallum... authorize staff to accept the grant for a School Resource Officer
Position under the 2014 COPS Hiring Grant Program. The motion passed unanimously.
CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT
The City Administrator had nothing to report.
0:07 MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS
Councilor Alonso Leon stated that she got a lot of great ideas from the League of Oregon
Cities conference and that in the future she will be proposing some ideas for the City.
Councilor Ellsworth stated that she also learned a lot at the League of Oregon Cities
conference. She also reminded people that school is session and to slow down for school
buses and children.
Councilor Cox stated that it is good to be back.
oar ADJOURNMENT
McCallum/Lonergan... meeting be adjourned. The mo ' passed unaru ously The
meeting adjourned at 7:1 1p.m. , l p
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Heather Pierson, City Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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