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January 14, 2019 minutes COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 14, 2019 0:00 DATE POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY ROOM, CITY OF WOODBURN, COUNTY OF MARION, STATE OF OREGON, JANUARY 14,2019 CONVENED The meeting convened at 7:00 p.m. with Mayor Swenson presiding. ROLL CALL Mayor Swenson Present Councilor Carney Present Councilor Cornwell Present Councilor Schaub Present Councilor Morris Present Councilor Ellsworth Present Councilor Serratos Present Staff Present: City Administrator Derickson, City Attorney Shields, Assistant City Administrator Row,Public Works Director Liljequist,Police Chief Ferraris,Building Official Cuno, Communications Coordinator Moore, Community Relations Manager Gutierrez- Gomez, City Recorder Pierson ANNOUNCEMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS City Hall and the Library will be closed on January 21 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Aquatic Center and Transit will be open. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS Accela E-Permitting Demonstration — Building Official Cuno provided a presentation on the Accela E-Permitting System that the City will be using. Hardcastle Ave Realignment at Railroad Crossing Project Update — Public Works Director Liljequist provided a presentation on the Hardcastle Avenue realignment project at the railroad crossing. He discussed the status of the project and the challenges,involved. He also discussed the proposed intersection configuration. BUSINESS FROM THE PUBLIC Michael Pate representing Electric Guard Dog LLC, provided a packet of information on Electric Guard Dog fences and spoke to the Council about changing Woodburn's code to allow for electric fences. He provided details on how the system works to the City Council. After some questions by the Council and discussion it was requested that staff do some research and look into the history of why electric fences are not allowed in the City, the potential impacts of allowing electric fences, and what other cities allow this and what their experience has been. Ruth Wells,275 N.Third,provided a packet to the City Council containing letters from herself and her neighbors, she then read her letter aloud which contained details of the problem she and her neighbors have been dealing with in regards to another neighbor, such as loud noise Page 1 - Council Meeting Minutes, January 14, 2019 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 14, 2019 late into the night and drug use. She asked that a Mayor's Livability Commission be authorized to review and revise the outdated ordinances that have proved to be ineffective. Dan Wells, 275 N. Third, read his letter, which spoke to the issues he is dealing with in his neighborhood and the need for the ordinances to be reviewed. He then read a letter on behalf of Dagmar Kinne, which listed the issues she is dealing with in her neighborhood and that she is in support of a work group that would review the current ordinances. Katie Nusbaum, N. Third, provided information to the Council on her experiences in her neighborhood with the same house. Councilor Carney requested that Chief Ferraris provide the City Council with information on how often this particular house has been complained about. Councilor Ellsworth stated that she would support a livability taskforce to review the ordinances. Councilor Schaub stated that she thinks it is a good idea to review the ordinances but she does not believe getting a committee together to do that is the way to go. Councilor Morris stated that he would rather have staff and experts in the law review the ordinances and that he is not in favor of a livability taskforce. Councilor Serratos stated that he would support a review of the ordinances. Councilor Carney stated that he sees no problem with reviewing the Noise Ordinance but does not want it to become some witch-hunt on livability because not every ones livability has the same meaning. Councilor Cornwell stated that she feels it should go beyond the Noise Ordinance and should include other nuisances such as drug dealing and nuisance houses. Mayor Swenson stated that it appears that there is a consensus of the Council to review the Noise Ordinance and Nuisance Ordinance and added that he would like to learn more about the City's Nuisance Ordinance. City Administrator Derickson stated that he would like to get together with the deputy police chief and the police officers and see what they need from an ordinance and added that the City Attorney is currently reviewing the noise ordinance and will continue to do so. City Attorney Shields added that this would change the scope of review on the Noise Ordinance to be more detailed than originally planned. City Administrator Derickson told the City Council that he would bring them an update in four to six weeks about the status of nuisance homes and chronic nuisance ordinances applicability and whether they have been successful. Page 2 - Council Meeting Minutes, January 14, 2019 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 14, 2019 CONSENT AGENDA A. Woodburn City Council minutes of December 10, 2018, B. Woodburn Planning Commission minutes of November 8, 2018, C. Crime Statistics through November 2018, D. Building Activity for December 2018. Carney/Ellsworth... adopt the Consent Agenda. The motion passed unanimously. COUNCIL BILL NO. 3085 - AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCES 2048 AND 2049 AS PART OF THE ORDINANCE REVIEW/REVISION PROJECT AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY Carney introduced Council Bill No. 3085. City Recorder Pierson read the bill twice by title only since there were no objections from the Council. City Attorney Shields provided a staff report. On roll call vote for final passage, the bill passed unanimously. Mayor Swenson declared Council Bill No. 3085 duly passed. UTILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM—ADDITIONAL FUNDING City Administrator Derickson provided a staff report. Carney/Schaub... authorize the distribution of an additional $5,000 to Love INC of North Marion County(Love INC) for the continued administration of the City's utility assistance program. The motion passed unanimously. PLANNING OF THE CITY COUNCIL GOAL SETTING RETREAT Mayor Swenson asked the Council if they are available March 2 or March 9 for a Council retreat. Mayor Swenson asked what outcomes Councilors would like to get out of the retreat. Councilor Carney stated that he would like to be sure we are moving in the right direction with the things that we are currently doing and get a new sense of direction if we find that is something we wish to do. Councilor Schaub answered that she would like to look at what we have accomplished since the last retreat and then go from there setting some new goals, Councilor Ellsworth stated that at the last retreat there were three discretionary goals that were Council specific and she would like to identify one to three new discretionary goals that are just Council. Councilor Serratos stated that all sounds good and that this is the first time he will be attending and is not sure what is discussed. Councilor Morris stated that we need to look at this strategically and ask where we are heading and that he would like to hear from Scott on what the big issues are that Council should we aware of.After brief discussion,Mayor Swenson announced that the retreat would take place on March 2 at the Police Department Community Room. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT City Administrator Derickson stated that the City received an$18,000 grant to help with costs to remove the gas tanks on First Street. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS Councilor Cornwell stated that she is keeping active with her constituents and learning more Page 3 - Council Meeting Minutes, January 14, 2019 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 1 , 2019 about their concerns. Councilor Carney thanked the citizens for coming to the meeting and being so forthcoming with their issues. Mayor Swenson stated that Frank Lonergan asked him to carry on in his spirit to allow the Council to have more voice and offer more questions and opinions. He added that he moderated a public forum for Ron Wyden's town hall. He stated that the Woodburn High Mariachi band played at the Governor's Inauguration,which he also attended. The celebration being put on by Woodburn Proud for Kathy Figley and Frank Lonergan will take place February 8 at 6:00 pm at the Metropolis. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Swenson adjourned the meeting at 9:40 pm. APPROVED ERIC SWENSON, MAYOR ATTEST >T A Heather Pierson, City Recorder City of Woodburn, Oregon Page 4 - Council Meeting Minutes, January 14, 2019