URA August 11, 2014 minutesURBAN RENEWAL AGENCY BOARD MEETING MINUTES
AUGUST 11, 2014
0 0 DATE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, CITY OF WOODBURN, COUNTY
OF MARION, STATE OF OREGON, AUGUST 11, 2014
The meeting convened at 6:47 p.m. with Chair Figley presiding.
ROLL CALL
Chair
Figley
Present
Member
Cox
Present — 6:48
Member
Lonergan
Present
Member
McCallum
Present
Member
Morris
Present
Member
Ellsworth
Present
Member
Alonso Leon
Present
Staff Present: City Administrator Derickson, City Attorney Shields, Economic and
Development Director Hendryx, Public Works Director Scott, Police Chief Russell,
Finance Director Head, Human Resources Director Hereford, Community Services
Director Row, Urban Renewal Manager Stowers, City Recorder Pierson
o:oo CONSENT AGENDA
A. Urban Renewal Agency minutes of July 28, 2014.
McCallum/Alonso Leon... adopt the Consent Agenda. The motion passed unanimously.
0:01 URG 2014-10 950 YOUNG STREET (JES PROPERTIES. LLC) Urban Renewal
Manager Stowers provided a staff report. Joe Fennimore of JES Properties, LLC, provided
an overview of the project and explained the reasons for doing the work on the project
before final approval. He added that he knows he was mistaken in doing the work on the
buildings before getting approval but asked that the Board grant the additional $5,000 that
they requested making the total grant amount $10,000. Member Cox stated that the applicant
knew he was not to begin work on the project without first getting approval and he went
ahead and started anyhow. He added that the DARS committee recommended approval of
the first $5,000 of grant work even though they started too soon on the project but that they
couldn't recommend approval of the second $5,000 of the grant money when he started
work before approval a second time. Member McCallum concurred and stated that they
were taking a risk when they granted the first exception and they couldn't do it a second
time around. Merri Berlin, 167 N. Settlemier asked why a for profit project is getting city
money and Chair Figley answered that most of the grant recipients have been for profit
businesses and that the grants are for exterior improvements to the properties that benefit the
community as a whole. McCallum/Lonergan... approve Urban Renewal grant 2014-10 950
Young Street (JES Properties, LLC) for up to $5,000. On roll call vote the motion passed
unanimously.
0:07 ADJOURNMENT
McCallum/ Alonso Leon... meeting be adjourned. The motion passed unanimously.
The meeting adjourned at 7:07 p.m.
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URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY BOARD MEETING
AUGUST 11, 2014
ATTEST LLLVA—)
Heather Pierson, City Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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