October 14, 2019 minutes COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
OCTOBER 14, 2019
DATE COUNCIL CHAMBERS,CITY HALL,CITY OF WOODBURN,COUNTY OF
MARION, STATE OF OREGON, OCTOBER 14,2019
CONVENED The meeting convened at 7:03 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 Cabrales Present
Staff Present: City Administrator Derickson, City Attorney Shields, Deputy Police Chief
Pilcher, Economic Development Director Johnk, Operations Director Stultz, Community
Development Director Kerr, Communications Coordinator Moore, City Recorder Pierson
ANNOUNCEMENTS
City Hall, the Library, and the Aquatic Center will be closed on November 11 in observance
of Veterans Day.
The City Council meeting scheduled for Monday,November 11 has been moved to Tuesday,
November 12.
The Aquatic Center will be closed from November 11-15 for maintenance projects to be
completed.
PRESENTATIONS
Community Center -Assistant City Administrator Row introduced Jim Kalvelage with
Opsis Architecture who provided a presentation on the Community Center project. He
provided information on the preferred option 1 a and information on option 2a.
Dylan Wells, Community Center Citizen Advisory Committee member, spoke in favor of
the preferred option la and added that the City should look for partners to assist with
funding the center.
Anthony Veliz, Community Center Citizen Advisory Committee member, spoke in favor of
the preferred option 1 a and added that there is the possibility that the City could take the cost
off the taxpayers and make it a more private concept, along with the YMCA for example.
The City Council asked questions and provided feedback throughout the presentation.
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Carney/Ellsworth... move forward with option 1 a as described by the gentleman from Opsis.
The motion passed 5-1 with Councilors Cornwell, Cabrales, Carney, Ellsworth and Schaub
voting aye and Councilor Morris voting nay.
CONSENT AGENDA
A. Woodburn City Council minutes of September 23, 2019,
B. Woodburn Planning Commission minutes of August 8, 2019,
C. Community Center Citizens Advisory Committee minutes of September 4, 2019,
D. Woodburn Recreation and Park Board minutes of September 11, 2019,
E. Leasing Specialists LLC Agreement,
F. Building Activity for September 2019,
G. Liquor License application for The Playce.
Carney/Schaub... adopt the Consent Agenda. The motion passed unanimously.
COUNCIL BILL NO. 3110 -A RESOLUTION ADOPTING LOCAL WASTEWATER
DISCHARGE LIMITS FOR THE DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS OF CONCERN
TO THE PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT SYSTEM AND REPEALING
RESOLUTION NO. 1817
Operations Director Stultz provided a staff report. Carney introduced Council Bill No. 3110.
City Recorder Pierson read the bill 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. 3110 duly passed.
CALL-UP BRIEFING: PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL OF
CONDITIONAL USE,DESIGN REVIEW, STREET EXCEPTION,AND VARIANCE
APPLICATIONS FOR NELLIE MUIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT 1800 W.
HAYES ST (CU 2019-05,DR 2019-07, EXCP 2019-03, & VAR 2019-05)
The City Council declined to call this item up.
CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT
The City Administrator reported the following:
• John Morgan would like to attend the October 28 City Council Meeting to help set the
agenda for the November 2, City Council Goal setting retreat,part two.
• He will be sending Council the housing needs assessment and added that it will be on
the agenda of the October 28, City Council Meeting.
• Information on the census effort and the formation of a Census Committee will be on
the October 28, agenda.
• He noted that he will be out next week at ICMA conference.
• The League of Oregon Cities staff is going to come to Woodburn soon to expose their
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staff to the challenges of local government.
® The City is working on getting the enterprise zone expanded to include some industrial
property.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS
Councilor Cornwell stated that she went to Habitat for Humanity's groundbreaking on Aztec.
Councilor Cabrales recognized that it was Indigenous Peoples' Day.
Councilor Carney stated that he went to the grand opening of Colonia Unidad and it's a good
example of the affordable housing we are working on in this community.
Councilor Ellsworth stated she also went to the opening of Colonia Unidad. She added that at
the League of Oregon Cities she received a lot of information on affordable housing.
Councilor Schaub stated that she also attended the League of Oregon Cities conference and
that it was very educational. She added that she also attended the opening of Colonia Unidad
and that it is a very nice building and an asset to Woodburn. She is excited to see that the
trees have been planted.
Mayor Swenson stated that the League of Oregon Cities conference was informative and that
there are lots of entities looking for ways to address housing in their communities. He added
that he also attended the Colonia Unidad opening.
ADJOURNMENT
Ellsworth/Morris... meeting be adjourned. The motion passed unanimously.
The meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
APPROVED
ERIC S NSON, MAYOR
ATTEST
Heather Pierson, City Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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