Minutes March 23, 2015COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
MARCH 23, 2015
DATE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, CITY OF WOODBURN, COUNTY
OF MARION, STATE OF OREGON, MARCH 23, 2015
CONVENED The meeting convened at 7:15 p.m. with Mayor Figley presiding.
ROLL CALL
Mayor Figley
Present
Councilor Carney
Present
Councilor Lonergan
Present
Councilor Schaub
Present
Councilor Morris
Present
Councilor Ellsworth
Present
Councilor Alonso Leon
Present
Staff Present: City Administrator Derickson, City Attorney Shields, Finance Director Head,
Police Captain Alexander, Economic and Development Director Hendryx, Assistant City
Administrator Row, Public Works Director Scott, Human Resources Director Hereford,
Urban Renewal Manager Stowers, City Recorder Pierson
0:00 PROCLAMTIONS
Child Abuse Prevention Month
0:02 BUSINESS FROM THE PUBLIC
Ellen Bandelow, 199 Smith Dr., read a letter questioning whether there was a requirement
that urban renewal grant money be used for capital improvements, whether a building needs
to be inspected to be certain it is viable before obtaining grant money, and whether the work
done using grant money must be performed by licensed, bonded and insured contractors.
Mayor Figley answered that there is a specified list of things that are permissible for grants
and most fall in the realm of hard improvements.
Frank Comer, 689 Troon Ave., asked who is responsible for the landscaping along Newberg
Hwy and is there funding to maintain it. Mayor Figley stated that the first year ODOT is
responsible for taking care of the landscaping and after the one year the City is responsible
and at some point there may be some type of Economic Improvement District in the I-5
Interchange area to help pay for it. City Administrator Derickson added that they do have a
right-of-way maintenance program through the Public Works Department and the program
can be expanded to include maintenance along Newberg Hwy.
0:09 CONSENT AGENDA
A. Woodburn City Council minutes of March 9, 2015,
B. Woodburn City Council Executive Session minutes of March 9, 2015,
C. Woodburn Recreation and Park Board minutes of February 10, 2015,
D. Crime Statistics through February 2015.
Lonergan/Alonso Leon... adopt the Consent Agenda. The motion passed unanimously.
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0:10 PUBLIC HEARING
A Public Hearing to consider input on the Community Development Block Grant Closeout.
Mayor Figley declared the hearing open at 7:25 p.m. for the purpose of hearing public input
on the Community Development Block Grant Closeout. Economic and Development
Director Hendryx provided a staff report. Mayor Figley asked if anyone from the public
would like to speak on this subject. No members of the public wished to speak in either
support or opposition of the Community Development Block Grant Closeout. Mayor Figley
thanked Renata Wakeley, the Program Director for the Mid -Willamette Valley Council of
Governments, for her work on this program. Mayor Figley declared the hearing closed at
7:35 p.m.
oras CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT
The City Administrator had nothing to report.
0:23 MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS
Councilor Morris stated that he signed the voter's pamphlet supporting the school bond.
Councilor Alonso Leon reminded people to register to vote and vote on the bond if you are
in support of it.
Adjournment of Council Meeting at 7:38
0:24 WORKSHOP
The Urban Renewal Agency reconvened and Mayor Figley opened the workshop at 7:3 8
p.m. to discuss Urban Renewal Project Prioritization. City Administrator Derickson
provided a staff report. Economic and Development Director Hendryx provided background
information on the Urban Renewal Agency. Finance Director Head provided information on
the borrowing capacity of the Urban Renewal Agency. Agency members asked questions
and provided comments and direction periodically throughout the workshop. City
Administrator Derickson confirmed with the Agency that they would like staff to provide
the Agency with mock-ups of different options for First Street, provide the results of the
survey completed in 2012 on potential urban renewal projects, get the Association Building
appraised, continue looking into alternatives for a downtown bathroom, and continue the
Grant and Loan Program. Chair Figley asked if anyone from the public wished to speak on
the subject and Ellen Bandelow stated that she feels that a lot of downtown businesses
would like to see something done about First Street. Chair Figley thanked staff for their
presentation and closed the workshop at 9:38 p.m.
2:23 ADJOURNMENT
Morris/Alonso Leon... meeting be adjourned. The moti passed unanimously
The meeting adjourned at 9:38 p.m.
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