March 11, 2019 minutes COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
MARCH 11, 2019
DATE WOODBURN SCHOOL DISTRICT, CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY OF
WOODBURN, COUNTY OF MARION, STATE OF OREGON, MARCH 11, 2019
CONVENED The meeting convened at 7:01 p.m. with Mayor Swenson presiding.
ROLL CALL
Mayor Swenson Present
Councilor Carney Present
Councilor Cornwell Present
Councilor Schaub Absent
Councilor Morris Present
Councilor Ellsworth Present
Councilor Serratos Absent
Staff Present: City Administrator Derickson, City Attorney Shields, Assistant City
Administrator Row, Community Development Director Kerr, Police Chief Ferraris,
Communications Coordinator Moore, Community Relations Manager Gutierrez-Gomez, City
Recorder Pierson
APPOINTMENTS
Carney/Ellsworth...approve the appointments of Steven Kufeldt and Debbie Cabrales to the
Budget Committee. The motion passed unanimously.
WOODBURN BULLDOGS 4A STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONS
The Mayor and City Councilors recognized the Woodburn Bulldogs Boys Wrestling Team
and Wrestlers Wesley Vasquez and Giovanni Bravo for their State Championship win and
presented the Wrestling Team with a key to the City. Wrestling Coach Dusty Price provided
a presentation on the wrestling team and the hard work they put in to the sport.
WOODBURN POLICE DEPARTMENT AWARDS CEREMONY
Police Chief Ferraris presented the following awards to officers of the Woodburn Police
Department:
Lifesaving Medal—Officer Jesse Ponce and Officer Charles Gill
Lifesaving Medal—Officer Jacob Stout and Officer Jorge Gaspar
Lifesaving Medal—Officer Matt Stearns and Officer Zach Williams
Achievement Award- Officer Linda Hedricks
Unit Commendation Award - Code Enforcement Unit - Community Service Officer Jeff
Solders and Community Service Officer Nick Weathermon
Chiefs Letter of Commendation—Rob Gaspar, Police Records Technician
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Chiefs Letter of Commendation—Jon Ferrell
Police Chief Ferraris presented the Chief's Certificate of Appreciation to the following
members of the community:
• Meredith Huyck, Manager Woodburn Wal-Mart
• Pastor Benjamin Duarte, Iglesia Evangelica Hispana de Woodburn
• Pastor Luis Molina, Woodburn Foursquare Church
Mayor Swenson called for a 15-minute recess.
CONSENT AGENDA
A. Woodburn City Council minutes of February 25, 2019,
B. Liquor License Application for MJ Brother Inc.,
C. Building Activity for February 2019.
City Administrator Derickson provided a staff report on the Railroad Quiet Zone.
Carney/Ellsworth... adopt the Consent Agenda. The motion passed unanimously.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Legislative amendment to incorporate an updated Public Facilities Plan into the City's
Comprehensive Plan (LA 2018-03)
A Public Hearing to consider input on the Legislative amendment to incorporate an updated
Public Facilities Plan into the City's Comprehensive Plan (LA 2018-03). Mayor Swenson
declared the hearing open at 7:55 p.m. for hearing public input on the Legislative amendment
to incorporate an updated Public Facilities Plan into the City's Comprehensive Plan(LA 2018-
03). Community Development Director Kerr provided a staff report. Brian Ginter PE, of
Murraysmith, provided an overview of the plan. Mayor Swenson asked if anyone from the
public would like to speak either for or against the Legislative amendment to incorporate an
updated Public Facilities Plan into the City's Comprehensive Plan(LA 2018-03).No members
of the public wished to speak in either support or opposition. Mayor Swenson declared the
hearing closed at 8:13 p.m. Councilor Ellsworth stated that she is happy to see us planning for
the future. Councilor Cornwell stated that the updates make perfect sense.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 3091 -AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN UPDATED CITY OF
WOODBURN PUBLIC FACILITIES PLAN AS EXHIBIT "B" OF THE WOODBURN
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN (LA 2018-03)
Carney introduced Council Bill No. 3091. City Recorder Pierson read the bill twice by title
only since there were no objections from the Council. On roll call vote for final passage, the
bill passed unanimously. Mayor Swenson declared Council Bill No. 3091 duly passed.
COUNCIL BILL NO.3092-AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 24.65
ACRES OF TERRITORY KNOWN AS THE LOWRIE PROPERTY (LOCATED AT
9008 PARR ROAD NE, MARION COUNTY, OREGON) INTO THE CITY OF
WOODBURN
Carney introduced Council Bill No. 3092. City Recorder Pierson read the bill twice by title
only since there were no objections from the Council. On roll call vote for final passage, the
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bill passed unanimously. Mayor Swenson declared Council Bill No. 3092 duly passed.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 3093 - AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING ZONING TO
APPROXIMATELY 24.65 ACRES OF ANNEXED TERRITORY KNOWN AS THE
LOWRIE PROPERTY, LOCATED AT 9008 PARR ROAD NE, MARION COUNTY,
OREGON AS NODAL SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL(RSN)ZONING DISTRICT
Carney introduced Council Bill No. 3093. City Recorder Pierson read the bill twice by title
only since there were no objections from the Council. On roll call vote for final passage, the
bill passed unanimously. Mayor Swenson declared Council Bill No. 3093 duly passed.
AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE BUILDING DEMOLITION
SERVICES AT 461 N.FIRST STREET
Carney/Morris...award the construction contract for the building demolition services at 461
N. First Street to Konell Construction & Demolition Corp., the lowest responsible and
responsive bidder, in the amount of$147,207.00. The motion passed unanimously.
CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT
City Administrator Derickson reported the following:
— This Wednesday he will be at DPSST with Chief Ferraris to speak with up and coming
police officers who aspire to be police chiefs on how to work well with city managers.
— April 12th he will be at the League of Oregon Cities Conference in Ashland and invited
Councilors to attend as well and to let him know if they would like to attend.
— He was asked to sit on a panel in Hood River on May 1-3, to talk about managing crisis
in local government.They are interested in hearing about how Woodburn worked through
the bombing.
— First Street is moving forward and there has been a lot of activity down there, including
the utility providers prepping and moving utilities in preparation for the contractor to get
in there and do their work.
— He mentioned that Council might have noticed that there is a lot of fencing that has been
put up around City Hall and added that the work is going well.
— He announced that Economic Development Director Johnk is having two community
outreach open houses at the library on March 12 for those interested in getting updates
and a timeline on the First Street Project. The first one will take place at 10:00 a.m. and
the second at 5:30 p.m.
— He stated that he asked Economic Development Director Johnk to provide him with a
report on the urban renewal grant and loan program and that this current fiscal year the
URA has, through the DARS program, loaned out $151,820, which has been matched
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with $343,264 of private investment.
Economic Development Department worked on a grant application to the Main Street
Program in partnership with the State Historic Preservation office for a $200,000 grant
to match with about a half million dollars of private capital to start the preservation of the
old city hall building. If the grant is funded, they will come back to the Urban Renewal
Agency to look at moving additional urban renewal money into the project.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS
Councilor Ellsworth reported that she attended the DSA awards dinner and that it was nice
seeing all the people come out to honor the volunteers. She also stated that she is a member
of the DARE Committee and is proud of the work that has been done and that they are starting
to see the results.
Councilor Carney thanked Jamie for getting on top of the grant opportunity and complimented
staff on their efforts for setting up the City Council meetings while City Hall is being
renovated.
Councilor Cornwell stated that she feels the City Council goal setting retreat brought the
Council together more as a group and they ended up with well-done results. She also thanked
Chief Ferraris for believing in Woodburn so much.
Mayor Swenson noted that the goals from the City Council Goal Setting would be on the
agenda of the next City Council meeting. He also mentioned that the Woodburn Proud Clean-
up day will take place on March 16 and they will be meeting at the library at 8:00 a.m.
ADJOURNMENT
Ellsworth/Morris... meeting be adjourned. The motion passed unanimously.
The meeting adjourned at 8:31 p.m.
APPROVED
ERIC SWENSON, MAYOR
ATTEST )S
Heather Pierson, City Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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