June 9, 2014 URA minutes000
URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY BOARD MEETING MINUTES
JUNE 9, 2014
DATE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, CITY OF WOODBURN, COUNTY
OF MARION, STATE OF OREGON, JUNE 9, 2014
The meeting convened at 6:33 p.m. with Chair Figley presiding.
ROLL CALL
Chair
Figley
Present
Member
Cox
Present
Member
Lonergan
Present
Member
McCallum
Present
Member
Morris
Present
Member
Ellsworth
Present
Member
Alonso Leon
Absent
Staff Present: City Administrator Derickson, City Attorney Shields, Economic and
Development Director Hendryx, Public Works Director Scott, Community Services
Director Row, Police Chief Russell, Police Captain Garrett, Communications
Coordinator Horton, Finance Analyst Head, Associate Planner Dolenc, Urban Renewal
Manager Stowers, Executive Legal Assistant Veliz
0:00 CONSENT AGENDA
A. Urban Renewal Agency minutes of May 12, 2014.
McCallum/Cox... adopt the Consent Agenda. The motion passed unanimously.
001 PUBLIC HEARING
Chair Figley declared the hearing open at 6:34 p.m. for the purpose of hearing public input
on the Agency's Budget for 2014-15. City Administrator Derickson provided a staff report.
No members of the public wished to speak in either support or opposition of the budget.
Chair Figley declared the hearing closed at 6:39 p.m.
0:05 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE CITY OF WOODBURN URBAN RENEWAL
BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015 On roll call vote the resolution passed
unanimously.
0:06 A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE DOWNTOWN GRANT AND LOAN
PROGRAM TO PROVIDE LARGE RENOVATION GRANTS FOR SIGNIFICANT
PROJECTS WITHIN THE URBAN RENEWAL DISTRICT AS SPECIFIED
HEREIN Mayor Figley stated that though she is a property owner downtown she is not the
owner of any of the properties in the proposed amendment. Economic and Development
Director Hendryx provided a staff report. Councilor Ellsworth asked if this was just
available to businesses because she would have a concern about spending $50,000
upgrading the outside of somebody's home. Director Hendryx answered that it is just for
businesses located in the DDC. Councilor Morris stated that he feels that there is just as big
a need on the 99E corridor as there is downtown. Councilor Cox stated that he feels the
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discretionary element in the resolution should be made clearer. City Administrator
Derickson stated that staff will bring back a revised version of the resolution to the June 23,
2014 Urban Renewal meeting.
0:30 ADJOURNMENT
McCallum/Lonergan... meeting be adjourned. The motion passed unai
The meeting adjourned at 7:03 p.m.
ATTEST S
Heather Pierson, City Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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