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Minutes - 11/08/1999 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES NOVEMBER 8, 1999 TAPE READING 0001 DATE. COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, CITY OF WOODBURN, COUNTY OF MARION, STATE OF OREGON, NOVEMBER 8,1999. CONVENED. The meeting convened at 7:00 p.m. with Council President Figley presiding. 0010 ROLL CALL. Mayor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Councilor Jennings Bjelland Chadwick Figley Kilmurray Pugh Sifuentez Absent Present Present Present Present Present Present Staff Present: City Administrator Brown, City Attorney Shields, Public Works Director Tiwari, Community Development Director Goeckritz, Park & Recreation Director Westrick, Police Chief Null, Finance Director Gillespie, Public Works Manager Rohman, Management Analyst Smith, City Recorder Tennant 0038 ANNOUNCEMENTS. A) Public Hearings before the City Council on November 22, 1999, 7:00p.m.: I. Proposed development of Boones Ferry Place Retirement Center; 2. Park & Recreation Comprehensive Plan Update (continuation of hearing); 3. Proposed annexation, zone map amendment, subdivision, and variance of property located on the north side of Aztec Drive east of Highway 99E; and 4. Proposed subdivision and variance of property located near the intersection of Luba Street and Parr Road (Oakwood Subdivision). B) Council Retreatfor review of Council Visions and Goals: Council President Figley stated that two Councilors would be unable to attend the session tentatively set for November 20th, therefore, she suggested that the retreat be rescheduled in for a Saturday session in January 2000. It was the consensus of the Council that the meeting be rescheduled as suggested. C) Closure of City offices: The Public Library and City Hall will be closed on Thursday, November II, 1999, in observance of Veteran's Day. D) Re-opening of the Aquatic Center: The Aquatic Center has been closed since November 1, 1999 for its annual two week maintenance period and it will re-open for public use on Monday, November 15th. Page I - Council Meeting Minutes, November 8, 1999 r .-.~....~_.~---,_.....---~.-,<.~.."............_._--<-_._",,~------------ .. , COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES NOVEMBER 8, 1999 TAPE READING 0100 RECYCLING AWARENESS WEEK: NOVEMBER 8-15. 1999. Council President Figley declared the week of November 8 - 15, 1999 as Recycling Awareness Week in the City and she encouraged all citizens to continue with their recycling efforts to achieve the State's 50% recovery goal. 0131 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REPORT. Doug Templeton, Chamber Board member, provided the following information to the Council: I) Business After Hours will be held on November 11th, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm, at the Woodburn Art Gallery. 2) the Chamber and Kiwanis are discussing their plans for this year's Christmas Lighting contest and they are interested in obtaining comments from other groups on their plans for the holiday season. Entry forms for the Christmas Lighting contest are available at the Chamber office and Brown Insurance. 3) the Chamber Board of Directors held their annual planning retreat at the Oregon Gardens last week and plans are being developed for calendar year 2000. The Chamber will be making some organizational changes that will benefit the Chamber operations. 4) the Chamber Auction went very well this year and preliminary figures show an increase in auction sales. He thanked both the contributors and attendees for their support. 0194 LETTER OF RESIGNATION FROM PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER. Council President Figley stated that Terry Will has resigned from the Planning Commission effective immediately and she thanked him for his volunteer service to the community as a member of the Commission. 0203 CONSENT AGENDA. A) Approval of Council minutes of October II, 1999 regular meeting and November 25, 1999 workshop and meeting minutes; B) Acceptance of Planning Commission minutes of October 14, 1999; C) Acceptance of Recreation and Park Board minutes of October 12, 1999; D) Acceptance of Museum Board minutes of October 13, 1999; E) Acceptance of Human Rights Commission minutes of September 9, 1999; F) Receipt of Audit of Motel Operators; G) Receipt of Water System Consumer Confidence Report; H) Approval of claims for the month of October 1999; and I) Receipt of the Building Activity Report for October 1999. PUGHlKILMURRA Y.... Accept and approve items A through I as listed in the consent agenda. Page 2 - Council Meeting Minutes, November 8, 1999 r <_... ".._""'---~",'---..".-...,_.,".._-- COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES NOVEMBER 8, 1999 TAPE READING Councilor Kilmurray stated that the Council minutes as listed on agenda item A should read October 25, 1999 rather than November 25, 1999. The motion passed unanimously. 0250 PUBLIC HEARING: RECREATION AND PARKS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CHARGES. Council President Figley declared the public hearing open at 7: II p.m.. There were no declarations made by the Council relating to this issue. Don Ganer, SDC Project Consultant, provided an overview on system development charges which were authorized by the Oregon SDC Act in 1989 and amended in 1993. The Act requires the adoption of a methodology report by the Council before fees can be implemented. He briefly reviewed the differences between reimbursement fees and improvement fees, how court cases have had an influence on how SDC's are developed, the impacts of state wide ballot measures, and identifying revenue sources that are considered as growth related. Mr. Ganer proceeded to talk specifically on the Parks & Recreation system development charges which were originally adopted in 1991 and before the completion of the 1999 Parks & Recreation Comprehensive Plan Update. The current methodology is standards dri ven based on typical costs required by Parks & Recreation to maintain the existing level of service standard in effect at that time. The report established a maximum allowable fee and, following the required hearing, the Council adopted rates which were 32% of the maximum with a phase-in adjustment over several years to the current level of 57.75% (or $483 for each single family residential unit). He stated that the updated report considers not only the residential impact but the non-residential impact. It is also a project driven report which is based on needs identified in the Parks & Recreation Comprehensive Plan update. It was noted that for the non-residential impact, the report proposes a system development charge of $5.00 per employee. The report also recommends Council adoption of system development charges at 100% of the maximum allowable charges. Mr. Ganer also explained the method used to arrive at the maximum allowable charge per dwelling unit that takes into account a credit for an estimated bond levy repayment based on a projected $2.5 million bond issue in the future. Councilor Bjelland questioned (I) the ratio of multi-family persons per household versus single family homes and (2) credit for manufactured housing in relation to single family unit. Mr. Ganer stated that the number of persons per unit was obtained from the 1990 census data and that data needs to be used until the next census data is published. The manufactured housing only applies to mobile home parks. Manufactured homes placed on residential lots are charged the same as a stick-built homes. The existing census data for Woodburn has an average of 2.7 persons per single family dwelling, 2.95 person per Page 3 - Council Meeting Minutes, November 8, 1999 r .L__.___..~_~..__.~ ft , ., COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES NOVEMBER 8, 1999 TAPE READING multi-family unit, and 1.93 persons per mobile home park. He also stated that some local governments do adopt only one fee for all units using an average of persons per dwelling unit, however, this method is not considered to be as accurate. He also stated that the credits are based on an average value of each unit and he reminded the Council that manufactured housing does take depreciation into account when located in a mobile home park. 0991 Mick DeSantis, 973 McLaughlin, stated that the comments he would be making during this hearing are general in nature and would also apply to the Traffic Impact Fee hearing which will follow this hearing. He expressed his concern about the amount of dollars involved if the charges are raised to the maximum allowable amounts as proposed since Woodburn has already been considerably higher than other communities in the amount of fees charged. He reminded the Council that when a new home is built, it gauges the price of the older homes in our community. He also suggested that a fee be charged when an older home is sold that did not pay system development charges when it was built. He does not have a problem with charging higher fees for the new homes provided that the older homes also pay their share. Eric Moyer, representing the Marion-Polk Building Association, stated that his comments would also apply to both hearings. He stated that the idea of SDC's being levied on growth or levied on developers is really misleading since those dollars are paid by people and the majority of which are people who are buying a new house that are already live in the same community. He stated that they had not surveyed Woodburn, however, they did survey Salem and found that 80% of those who purchased a new home already lived in Salem. He suggested that most of the people buying in Woodburn are not coming from outside of Woodburn. He also reminded the Council that the cost for fees are added to the cost of the home which, in turn, requires higher mortgage payments and higher incomes in order to qualify for the mortgage loan. He stated that Oregon is lower than the national average for home ownership with only 61 % versus 67%. He also reminded the Council that there are other solutions to funding improvements rather than increasing system development charges. He encouraged the Council to consider the effects of higher home prices that will be paid by homeowners in the community. Councilor Pugh requested clarification from Mr. DeSantis on his comments regarding the cost of new homes influencing the value of the existing homes. Mick DeSantis stated that the price of a used home will run with a new home. The cost of a new home is dictated by the cost of materials, fees, and labor. He also objected to a quote in the newspaper made by Council President Figley that indicated that implementation of the fees will do away with low income housing and get a higher quality of housing. He stated that the City will end up with higher price, lower quality Page 4 - Council Meeting Minutes, November 8, 1999 r ."..' "~~~-~ _.."._--~--".,......._,_.._._~,._~-_.. "~"-'---'~~"'-"~"---'-- - . COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES NOVEMBER 8, 1999 TAPE READING homes since dollars dictate the end product so that individuals can purchase homes within their price range. Penny Tischendorf, 920 Hermanson, questioned if system development charges would be charged in addition to the proposed Park & Recreation Comprehensive Plan requirement that every new subdivision of 4 or more units would provide their own park. She felt that the Comprehensive Plan should also be addressed as part of this process since the requirements to be placed upon developers coupled with this SDC proposal seems to be excessive. 1566 Don Ganer stated that the Parks & Recreation Comprehensive Plan update does have an option for mini-parks in areas that are underserved or not served by neighborhood parks. SDC funding would be available for neighborhood parks, community parks, and municipal parks whereas maintenance of mini-parks would be the responsibility of a Homeowner's Association. In those cases in which neighborhood parks (3+ acres) are acquired from a developer, credit against the SDC's would be given for the value of the land. Director Westrick also stated that mini-parks, tot lots, and playgrounds are not full service parks compared to a full-service neighborhood park which would serve a Yz mile radius. Council President Figley reminded the public that the Parks & Recreation Comprehensive Plan Update public hearing will be held at the next regular Council meeting (November 22"d) and comments on the plan made at this meeting should be reiterated at that hearing. The public hearing was declared closed at 7:57 p.m.. Councilor Pugh referred to comments made by Mr. DeSantis and Mr. Moyer in that (I) demand for a home is the driving force on price whether it is new or an existing home and (2) the additional qualifying income of potential home buyers to pay for the additional fees is substantially less than the $100 quoted in Mr. Moyer's comments. He also reminded the public that the Councilors were elected by the public to protect their interests in their property and not to put the public in jeopardy from a standpoint of poor financial planning and policy. By not charging the full fair share amount for the necessary infrastructure, the Council is subsidizing and thereby hurting the property owner. Councilor Kilmurray expressed her opinion that the parks fees are low and infrastructure needs to be in place to support ongoing parks for the children of our community. Additionally, she feels that Woodburn is growing and that the 80% statistic is not realistic for Woodburn since there are a lot of people moving to our community from the outside. Councilor Bjelland stated that he had distributed a May 1999 survey of building fees charged by communities in the State of Oregon for multi-family developments and he referred to park fees charged by other communities in Marion County. The survey shows that Woodburn's fees are low in comparison to many of these other communities. Don Ganer stated that Salem has recently increased their parks fees from the amount shown on the survey to $2,275 for a single family home. Page 5 - Council Meeting Minutes, November 8, 1999 I' "'---~"-".'-'-"-"""'_'_'__'+.~H'~_~"h'~'._'__'~,.~-, COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES NOVEMBER 8, 1999 TAPE READING Councilor Sifuentez expressed her opinion that it is time to do something about the parks and increasing the fees to the maximum allowable is one method of raising revenue for this purpose. Councilor Chadwick also expressed her opinion that the City needs to take care of the needs of the children. She also disagreed with the comments of Mr. Moyer regarding the internal movement of homeowners since the majority of Senior Estates homeowners are from out-of-town. Councilor Figley stated that she looks at SDC's as a fee on impact and people who do live here do have an impact on facilities, however, growth requires facility expansion. When SDC's for parks and traffic impact were originally adopted by the Council, the City was in a "no growth" era and a percentage amount less than the 100% allowable was adopted in order to try and encourage some continued growth within the City. However, times have changed and there is now a far greater need to charge the full allowable amount. 2113 KILMURRA Y /PUGH... direct staff to prepare necessary ordinance and resolution revising the methodology and rates for Recreation and Parks system development charges. On roll call vote, the motion passed unanimously. It was noted that there were no modifications to the methodology report presented at this hearing. 2]55 PUBLIC HEARING - TRAFFIC IMPACT FEES. Council President Figley declared the public hearing open at 8:08 p.m. There were no declarations made by the Council on this issue. Don Ganer, project consultant, stated that the current traffic impact fees (TIP's) were adopted in 1993 before the completion of the 1996 Transportation System Plan. The adopted rates began at 25% of the maximum allowable and increased annually to the current rate of 30% of the maximum allowable. The current methodology report is a standards driven based on typical costs to build I mile of road whereas the updated report is multi-modal identifying motor vehicle use, pedestrianlbicycle use, and transit use. The updated report is projects driven and the report includes numerous charts listing system development charge eligible projects along with a percentage of capacity that could be charged based on estimated use whether it be motor vehicle, pedestrian/bicycle, or transit. He also briefly reviewed survey information on the total of system development charges for Woodburn as it currently is versus the proposed levels and how they relate to total fees imposed by other local communities in our area. Recorder Tennant stated that a letter had been received from Barbara Lucas in support of levying the 100% maximum allowable system development charge for transportation. For the record, Council President Figley stated that the comments made by the opponents during the Parks & Recreation system development charge public hearing are incorporated into this hearing. The public hearing was declared closed at 8:19 p.m.. Page 6 - Council Meeting Minutes, November 8, 1999 I ------.-..-.--~..-----.----.---- 11 , COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES NOVEMBER 8, 1999 TAPE READING Councilor Pugh reminded the public that the traffic impact fees will not take care of Woodburn's transportation needs and it will take the cooperation of the federal, state, and county governments in order to provide enough revenue sources to improve the traffic problems in the 1-5 interchange area and Highway 214. In his opinion, development must contribute towards the cost of making capacity improvements. Councilor Kilmurray stated that the proposed traffic impact fees are higher than Silverton's, however, Woodburn does funnel people to Silverton and Molalla and it is necessary to look at all alternatives to make sure that traffic is moved in all directions in a thoughtful pattern. Councilor Bjelland stated that this issue is of more concern since it is a significant increase over what the City has historically charged for traffic impact fees. However, the City is faced with significant and serious traffic problems which need to be addressed in the future. He stated that the Marion County Growth Management Task Force had received input from citizens of Marion County as to the perceived problems existing in Marion County and where the County's priorities should be in addressing those problems. The #2 problem out of 29 problems listed was that growth must pay its way and the citizens of Marion County do not want to subsidize growth. He feels that it is incumbent upon the Council that they listen to what the respondents were saying since numerous responses from Woodburn residents listed traffic as a major problem that needs to be addressed before more growth is allowed. In his opinion, even though it is a significant increase, he feels that the increase is justified and the City has an obligation to the Woodburn citizens to address this traffic situation with growth paying its fair share as one means of a revenue source and a future bond issue as another alternative. Councilor Sifuentez stated that statistics show that the City needs to seriously consider increasing the traffic impact fees. Councilor Chadwick stated that traffic is a major problem which will only get worse as the City grows. Councilor Pugh reminded the public that the traffic impact fees will only pay towards a part of a large traffic project. For example, the possible widening of Hwy. 214 from 1-5 to Park Avenue will cost almost $19.5 million and the reconstruction of the 1-5 interchange will cost almost the same amount of money. It will be necessary to look at other revenue sources in order to get these projects accomplished. Council President Figley agreed with the comments made by Councilor Bjelland and she reiterated that, in her opinion, growth should pay their fair share of the impact. PUGHlKILMURRA Y ... direct staff to prepare an ordinance implementing the revised traffic impact fee methodology and, following that, a resolution which will establish Council directed revised traffic impact fee rates. On roll call vote, the motion passed unanimously. Page 7 - Council Meeting Minutes, November 8, 1999 I _..."......."..,...~'".._, ..._........-.".-'............,~-~,._-- " .,. COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES NOVEMBER 8, 1999 TAPE READING 3000 COUNCIL BILL 2000 - RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING COMPENSATION FOR ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER AND PUBLIC WORKS MANAGER. Council Bill 2000 was introduced by Councilor Chadwick. Recorder Tennant 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. Council President Figley declared Council Bill 2000 duly passed. Tape 2 0001 COUNCIL BILL 2001- RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FUND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT WITH THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. Councilor Chadwick introduced Council Bill 2001. The bill was read by title only since there were no objections from the Council. On roll call vote for final passage, the bill passed unanimously. Council President Figley declared Council Bill 2001 duly passed. 0024 COUNCIL BILL 2002 - RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON ANNEXATION OF PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF AZTEC DRIVE. Council Bill 2002 was introduced by Councilor Chadwick. The bill was read by title only since there were no objections from the Council. On roll call vote for final passage, the bill passed unanimously. Council Bill 2002 was declared duly passed by Council President Figley. 0047 COUNCIL BILL 2003 - RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A "COPS IN THE SCHOOLS" GRANT FROM THE U.s. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. Council Bill 2003 was introduced by Councilor Chadwick. Recorder Tennant read the bill by title only since there were no objections from the Council. Councilor Kilmurray stated that this is a controversial issue within our community, however, the Council needs to make a decision and she is in support of the grant program to help protect and educate the youth of our community. Councilors Pugh and Figley supported the comments made by Councilor Kilmurray. On roll call vote for final passage, the bill passed unanimously. Council President Figley declared Council Bill 2003 duly passed. 0090 COUNCIL BILL 2004 - ORDINANCE ANNEXING APPROXIMA TEL Y 63 ACRES LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF BOONES FERRY RD.. AMENDING THE ZONING MAP TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. GRANTING CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL OF A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. ALLOWING A VARIANCE. AND IMPOSING CERTAIN CONDITIONS (BOONES CROSSING DEVELOPMENT). Administrator Brown stated that the City did receive today, by fax, written Page 8 - Council Meeting Minutes, November 8, 1999 ,-- . ...,_..--_._--...,,-'~~-_._._-------~. - - COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES NOVEMBER 8, 1999 TAPE READING communication from the developer and project manager in support of the findings and conditions within the proposed ordinance. Councilor Chadwick introduced Council Bill 2004. Administrator Brown stated that there is a typographical error in the title of the bill, second line, and it should read "...east side of Boones Ferry Rd..... rather than "...west side.....The two readings of the bill were read by title only since there were no objections from the Council. Councilor Pugh expressed his support of this project now that the concerns relating to Brown Street and other traffic issues have been resolved and he wished the developers well with their project. Councilor Bjelland questioned if the staff was comfortable with the findings before any action is taken by the Council since this has been a very long and involved process. Administrator Brown stated that staff is recommending that the Council take action at this meeting on this issue. Councilor President Figley stated that she had reviewed the findings and her concerns have been addressed to her satisfaction. On roll call vote for final passage, the bill passed unanimously. Council President Figley declared Council Bill 2004 duly passed with the emergency clause. 0233 AUTHORIZATION OF LETTER TO CHARLES SAUV AIN RE: UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK LOW LEVEL CONTAMINATION OF PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY. Public Works Manager Rohman stated that there was a underground tank that leaked into the surrounding soil and under city right-of-way at 689 N Front Street (formerly Sauvain Motor Company). The soil around the tank was removed, however, small levels of contamination were found under the building and within the public right-of-way. The level of contamination is a small fraction of the level necessary to require clean-up. Therefore, the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) would like to close this case and they have sent a letter to the property owner requesting that he provide them with a letter from the City which would allow the small amount of contamination to remain underneath the right-of-way. In the event the contamination does need to be cleaned up, the responsibility for the clean-up remains with the property owner and it is not the responsibility of the City. Some discussion was held regarding the contents of the letter and the assurance that the City would not be responsible for any clean-up costs in the future if the contamination level raises to a level which would require clean-up. It was also suggested that the letter or some type of environmental lien be recorded with the County as a protection to the City from any future clean-up costs. Attorney Shields stated that a new state statute is now in effect which restricts what can be recorded with the County Clerk. He will look into this issue to see if any recording Page 9 - Council Meeting Minutes, November 8, 1999 ,. -_._._.__...".--'..._..~---,.,._.._---,-~._-"~ w . COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES NOVEMBER 8, 1999 TAPE READING can be done as suggested by the County. Following the discussion, it was the consensus of the Council to authorize the Administrator to sign the letter addressed to Charles Sauvain which authorizes the contamination to remain under the public right-of-way as long as it is below the levels established by DEQ. 0492 ACCEPTANCE OF EASEMENT COVERING THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF JANSEN WAY SUBDIVISION. Staff recommended the acceptance of an easement from H. Marion Adams and Claire L. Adams, Trustees, for a permanent utility easement and a temporary construction easement relating to the installation of the new gravity sewer line. BJELLAND/SIFUENTEZ.... the easement be accepted as presented. The motion passed unanimously. 0503 BID NO. 20-07: CONTRACT A WARD FOR EAST HARDCASTLE SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION. Bids for a 6' wide sidewalk on the south side of E. Hardcastle from the existing sidewalk near Mall 99 to Heritage Avenue were received from the following contractors: D & D Paving Do., dba: Axis Curb Co., $45,420.65; and Pacific Coast Construction, Inc., $46,768.90. Staff recommended the acceptance of the low bid which was below the engineer's estimate of $49,360.00. KILMURRA Y/PUGH... award the construction contract to the lowest responsible bidder, D & D Paving dba: Axis Curb Co., for the East Hardcastle Sidewalk improvement in the amount of $45,420.65. The motion passed unanimously. 0530 INSTALLATION OF "NO PARKING" SIGNS ON ARNEY ROAD AND ROBIN A VENUE. Staff recommended the installation of the "No Parking" signs on the State right-of-way portion of Arney Road and on the City portion of these streets which are located near the factory outlet retail center and behind Miles Chevrolet. KILMURRA Y ISIFUENTEZ... approve the installation of the "No Parking" signs on Arney Road and Robin Avenue. The motion passed unanimously. 0570 REOUEST FOR SOUND AMPLIFICATION PERMIT - WOODBURN COMPANY STORES. Staff recommended approval of the request for sound amplification permit submitted by Woodburn Company Stores to allow live musical entertainment on November 20, 1999, in conjunction with their tree lighting ceremony. Page 10 - Council Meeting Minutes, November 8, 1999 .,.- .--- '~'_.--"..-.~'-'~--'-_.,_. - - COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES NOVEMBER 8, 1999 TAPE READING KILMURRA Y ISIFUENTEZ... approve a sound amplification permit for Woodburn Company Stores on Saturday, November 20, 1999, from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. The motion passed unanimously. 0605 OLCC LICENSE UPGRADE AND BUSINESS NAME CHANGE TO OGA MEMBERS COURSE. KILMURRAY/PUGH... recommend to Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) to grant a Dispenser Class A license to the Oregon Golf Association Members Course. Councilor Bjelland expressed his concern that a lot of personal information on applicants, such as social security numbers and dates of birth, are included in the staff report and he suggested that this information be blacked out so that it is not disclosed to the public. He stated that the report is relevant for the purpose of making a decision, however, personal information does not need to be divulged unless it is necessary to make that information public. Administrator Brown stated that the information is provided as public information and is included in the packet which is available for any person to review. Staff is willing to black out the personal information in the report but he requested that Council direction be given as to what information they would like to have blacked out. Police Chief Null stated that he has no problem in blacking out the information, however, as a public document, any person can have access to information if they pay for the copy costs. It was the consensus of the Council to black out the social security number and date of birth. The motion to recommend to OLCC the granting of the liquor license passed unanimously. 0795 Preston Tack, 2197 Camilla Way, stated that he thought it was interesting that the subject of system development charges and traffic impact fees take place in an environment in which no system development charges can be added on behalf of the schools even though new developments have a definite impact on the school system. 0832 SITE PLAN ACTIONS. A) Site Plan Review #99-22 - Public Works Storage Facility, 300 Cleveland Street. No action was taken by the Council on the Planning Director's administrative approval for construction of a 288 sq. foot storage building. 0855 CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT. Administrator Brown expressed his thanks to Community Development Director Goeckritz, Public Works Director Tiwari, and Attorney Shields for their hours of work to tighten up the findings and conclusions in the Boones Crossing development approval Page II - Council Meeting Minutes, November 8, 1999 ...-- ,.. _, _,...,..__. "~_'~'",__"'__"__'_____d_'~'~"~, - - COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES NOVEMBER 8, 1999 TAPE READING and to protect the City's interest in the future. This issue has been a team effort in which all management staff played a part during this lengthy process. 0890 MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS. Councilor Pugh expressed his disappointment in not seeing more of the public in attendance at the Council meetings. Even though television does provide the public with live broadcasting of the meetings, it does not take the place of an individual personally appearing at the meetings to voice their opinions during this time of growth within the City. He also criticized the newspaper for their lack of support and the need for accurate reporting of the Councilors positions on issues since the public has a right to know. Councilor Kilmurray suggested that the Council recognize City Attorney Shields for his appointment as Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Government Law Section of the Oregon State Bar. Council President Figley stated that, during the 1999 Oregon State Bar Convention, Attorney Shields was elected to serve as Secretary and he is an officer in progression to eventually become Chair of this Committee. She congratulated him on his election to the position. Councilor Bjelland stated that his assignment to the Marion County Urban Growth Management Task Force is very interesting and it addresses issues that are very important to not only Woodburn but all of Marion County. He stated that this Task Force is looking out both 25 and 50 years into the future. He recapped the rate of growth being projected for Woodburn and Marion County in relation to the rest of Oregon. He also mentioned that the numbers used by the Task Force indicate an average growth rate in Woodburn of 4.37% whereas the percentage used in the methodology for the Traffic Impact Fees and by the City's Growth Management Task Force is 2.1 %. Councilor Sifuentez disagreed with Councilor Pugh in that there are a lot of citizens viewing the Council meetings and when a member of the public does have a problem, they do communicate with their Councilors. She feels that the public does participate when there is a real issue to address, otherwise, they watch the proceedings on the television to keep abreast of what is going on the in community. Council President Figley thanked the staff for their work on the Boones Crossing project, and the systems development charge report. She also thanked the Council for the many hours they spent on these two issues and feels that the public is well served by their dedication to our community. 1308 EXECUTIVE SESSION. BJELLAND/SIFUENTEZ... Council adjourn to executive session under the authority of ORS 192.660 (l)(d), ORS 192.660(l)(e), ORS 192.660(l)(h), and ORS 192.660(1)(f). The motion passed unanimously. Page 12 - Council Meeting Minutes, November 8, 1999 I ~- . " COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES NOVEMBER 8, 1999 TAPE READING The Council adjourned to executive session at 9:15 p.m. and reconvened at 10:04 p.m.. 1355 Council President Figley stated that no action was taken by the Council during executive session. PUGHlKILMURRA Y... easement through Schultz property be accepted as presented. The motion passed unanimously. 1380 ADJOURNMENT. PUGHlSIFUENTEZ... meeting be adjourned. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 10:07 p.m.. <~ APPROVED / R HARD IE ING~ YOR ATTEST-fV\~ L~4- M'ary nnant, Recorder City of Woodburn, Oregon Page 13 - Council Meeting Minutes, November 8, 1999