February 24, 2020 minutesCOUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
DATE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, CITY OF WOODBURN, COUNTY
OF MARION, STATE OF OREGON, FEBRUARY 24, 2020
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
Present
Councilor Morris
Present
Councilor Ellsworth
Absent
Councilor Cabrales
Present
Staff Present: City Administrator Derickson, City Attorney Shields, Assistant City
Administrator Row, Operations Director Stultz, Community Development Director Kerr,
Police Chief Ferraris, Library Manager Hunter, City Recorder Pierson
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mayor Swenson announced that True Pierson is visiting tonight to observe local
government in action.
APPOINTMENTS
Carney/Morris ... Appoint John Zobrist to Position Il on the Woodburn Budget Committee
and Maria Elena Guerra to Position 1 on the Woodburn Planning Commission. The motion
passed unanimously.
COMMUNITY/GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS
Margaret McNamara and Susan McLauchlin provided a presentation on Marion County's
Health and Promotion and Prevention Teams 2019 assessment.
PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
Community Development Director Kerr provided the City Council with an update on
Oregon House Bills 2001 and 2003.
CONSENT AGENDA
A. Woodburn City Council minutes of February 10, 2020,
B. 2020 OLCC Renewal,
C. Intergovernmental Agreement with Marion County for Building Division Services,
D. Crime Statistics through January.
Carney/Schaub... adopt the Consent Agenda. The motion passed unanimously.
ELIMINATION OF OVERDUE FINES FOR MOST LIBRARY MATERIALS
Library Manager Hunter provided a staff report. Carney/Cabrales... discontinue the
imposition of Library fines for overdue books, magazines and DVDs in the Child, Teen
and Adult collections and waive the existing fines for these materials. The motion passed
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3-2 with Councilor Carney and Councilor Morris voting no.
CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT
The City Administrator reported that the City received notice from Union Pacific that they
will be increasing the speed of the trains through town from 45 mph to 60-70 mph. The
change was going to take place on March 1, but after the City contacted them with concerns
they agreed to extend out the implementation of this for two weeks. He also noted that the
City is looking into what mechanisms there might be to address this.
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MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS
Councilor Cornwell stated that Hardeastle and Front St. are not done and that she has
concerns about it not being complete.
Councilor Cabrales provided an invitation to City Council to attend the International
Women's Day Celebration at PCUN on March 13 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 pm.
Mayor Swenson stated that he, the City Administrator and Assistant City Administrator
met with the YMCA about their possible involvement in the community center. He added
that they also met with the Mayor of Independence and received his input on funding the
community center and that our state representative is working on getting, state lottery funds
for the community center. He attended the Fire Fighters Banquet, the CERT awards and
attended the first class of CERT training. He stated that he also attended the warming
shelter training. He mentioned that the Distinguished Service Awards will take place
March 13. He added that he spoke to second and fourth grades students at North Marion.
He also thanked True Pierson for attending the meeting.
Morris/Schaub... meeting be adjourned. The motion passed unanimously.
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The meeting adjourned at 8:57 p.m.
APPROVED
ERIC SWENSON, MAYOR
ATTEST
Heather Pi-erso'n, City Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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