Minutes - 10/11/1999
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0001 DATE. COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, CITY OF WOODBURN,
COUNTY OF MARION, STATE OF OREGON, OCTOBER 11, 1999.
CONVENED. The meeting convened at 7:00 p.m. with Mayor Jennings presiding.
0007 ROLL CALL.
Mayor
Councilor
Councilor
Councilor
Councilor
Councilor
Councilor
Jennings
Bjelland
Chadwick
Figley
Kilmurray
Pugh
Sifuentez
Present
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
0040 ANNOUNCEMENTS.
A) Woodburn Beautification and Cleanup Awareness will be held on Saturday, October
23'd.
B) Public Hearing: The City Council will hold a public hearing on a proposal to annex
1.32 acres of property located on the north side of Aztec Drive east of Highway 99E on
Monday, October 25, 1999,7:00 p.m., in the City Hall Council Chambers.
0055 PROCLAMATIONS.
Mayor Jennings stated that he has issued proclamations for the following:
A) Hands are not for Hurting Week: October 17 - 23, 1999;
B) Violence Awareness Month: October 1999; and
C) Disability Employment Awareness Month: October 1999.
He stated that he would not be reading each proclamation at this meeting, however, they
are posted in the hallway on the bulletin board.
0085 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REPORT.
Phil Hand, representing the Chamber Board, stated that the Chamber's Business After
Hours will be held on Thursday, October 14th, Cascade Park, beginning at 4:30 p.m..
He also reminded the public that the Chamber Business Week will be held October 18th
through nnd and he briefly reviewed the following events scheduled for that week:
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1) October 18'h - a class on conflict resolution will be held from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at
Chemeketa and there is no charge to attend;
2) October 19th - an Industrial Tour of Woodburn Fertilizer and Waremart Foods will be
held for Chamber members. Also attending the tour will be approximately 65 people
from the Salem Economic Development Corporation;
3) October 20th - Chamber Forum will be held at the Woodburn Medical Center at 12:00
noon with the guest speaker being Bureau of Labor Director Jack Roberts;
4) October 21" - Business Showcase will be held at the Woodburn Armory from 12:00
noon to 6:00 p.m.; and
5) October 22"d - A free class will be held at Chemeketa from 8:30 am to 11 :00 am on
hiring, retaining, and managing a blended workforce.
0187 Mayor Jennings stated that he would be inserting the public hearing agenda items
between item 8 (Consent Agenda) and item 9 (Tabled Business) rather than waiting until
after the General Business items are discussed by the Council.
0222 Tom Waggoner, 849 Woodland, stated that there was 28 foot of curbing along the west
side of the second median strip tom up by contractors when they improved Woodland
A venue and he questioned if the City had made arrangements to have the repair made to
the curbing. Staff will look into this issue.
Mr. Waggoner reminded the Administrator that the microphone button needs to be
pushed when he speaks into the microphone otherwise the Cable TV viewing audience
does not hear what he is saying.
0295 CONSENT AGENDA.
A) Approval of Council minutes of September 27, 1999;
B) Acceptance of draft Planning Commission minutes of September 23, 1999;
C) Receipt of Fall leaf pickup report;
D) Receipt of Police Department Activities Report for July 1999;
E) Receipt of Building Activity report for September 1999;
F) Receipt of Claims for the month of September 1999; and
G) Receipt of annual System Development Charge (SDC) report.
PUGHlSIFUENTEZ.... accept the consent the agenda as presented.
Councilor Figley requested that a verbal report be given by the Public Works Director on
the fall leaf pickup program.
The motion passed unanimously.
Public Works Director Tiwari briefly summarized the leaf pickup program which
includes (I) increased street sweeping in the downtown area and main streets leading to
schools between November 8th and December 18th ,and (2) the new leaf drop off site at
300 Cleveland Street (Public Works materials yard). In years past, the wastewater facility
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was used as a drop off site, however, with the increase in construction activity at the
plant, the site has been change to the materials yard. Other options available to the
citizens include composting on private property, pickup by United Disposal Service
utilizing yard debris container and/or pick-up of bagged leaves, and composting at the
North Marion County disposal site. Residents would need to check with United Disposal
and the County for costs involved in utilizing their services. He requested that branches
or twigs not be raked out into the roadway since it will clog up the sweeper.
Additionally, too many wet leaves in one location will also cause the sweeper to clog up
and delay the pick up process. He reminded motorists to be cautious when driving since
wet leaves can be very slippery and kids do play in the leaves that are along the curbside.
0465 PUBLIC HEARING - PARK AND RECREATION COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
UPDATE.
Mayor Jennings opened the hearing at 7: 18 p.m.. He stated that the Parks Master Plan
update has been in the works since 1997 and, even though hearings having been held and
public input obtained, there seems to be a need for some additional site visits or public
input before this hearing would be closed. He requested that the Council continue this
hearing until the next meeting once testimony has been taken at this meeting.
Attorney Shields stated that this is a land use matter but legislative in nature, therefore,
the land use statement is not necessary for this hearing.
There were no declarations by the Mayor or Council on this issue.
Director Westrick briefly reviewed the staff report which summarized the work
completed by the Board in developing a draft master plan. The City contracted with
Consultant Don Ganer & Associates to develop the draft plan and they used a variety of
methods to develop a plan that incorporates goals and policies for recreation programs
and park development through the year 2020. At the conclusion of the hearing, staff will
be recommending approval of the plan along with a revised Appendix A which was
distributed at this meeting. He also stated that part of the strategy of the Park &
Recreation Board is to liquidate property that is not used as much as it could be citing the
Community Center as one example. He recommended that the plan update include
language that would adopt Attachment 2 of the staff report thereby establishing a policy
that would allow for a feasibility study of a new community center and, if a new center is
constructed, liquidate the present community center and the sales proceeds would be
applied to the construction of the new facility.
0600 Don Ganer, project consultant, stated that he began work on the project in early 1997 and
has spent a lot of time with public involvement, the Park Board, and Planning
Commission. He stated that the initial review involved researching other City plans to
see how the parks plan would interact and coordinate with these other plans. A
community profile was developed to identify needs of the citizens, enhance the image of
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the community, and documented features of the City as it relates to location, physical
setting, population, and demographics. Existing and projected land use and growth
patterns were analyzed and facilities were identified that are impacted by employment as
well as residential development. A inventory of park and recreation facilities, greenways
and open space, neighborhood parks, community parks, mini-parks, cultural historical
resources, special use facilities, public school facilities, sports and recreation programs,
and privately owned facilities was completed to determine what the City currently has
available for public use. Surveys were sent to 800 residential addresses and 187
completed surveys were returned which were then used to help determine what the
residents thought were important and provide feedback on the current level of
maintenance, repair, and facilities within the City. All of this information was used to
develop findings and identify specific issues which are found in the plan beginning on
page 20 with the suggested list of policies and goals beginning on page 24. He briefly
reviewed the tables and maps provided in the plan. The list of needs includes updates and
new facility needs over the next 20 years. Also included in the plan is a recommendation
for maintenance levels of service, City adoption of standards for maintenance at modes
that are identified by the National Recreation & Park Association, and identification of a
number of different alternatives for sources of funding. It was noted that no specific
source should be adopted as a part of this plan since the City needs flexibility in
determining the funding sources.
Councilor Chadwick questioned if the renovation of Senior Estates Park included
playground equipment for children.
Mr. Ganer stated that the current version of the plan does not include playground
equipment. He also stated that several schools have facilities that are considered park
and recreation facilities that are joint use facilities for recreational purposes and this has
been taken into account in the development of the plan. Some limited funding
recommendations have be identified in the plan but, for the most part, the school would
own the property and the City could participate in a new or upgrade of a recreational
facility.
Councilor Kilmurray stated that she could understand the partnering aspect with the
school district but questioned as to what assurance the City has that the school district
would allow continued use of the facility by the City.
Mr. Ganer recommended that a formal agreement be entered into between the City and
the School District before any funding arrangements are finalized.
Director Westrick stated that the City currently has on file an agreement with the School
District regarding the tennis courts at the high school since that facility was paid for, in
part, through Land Water Conservation Funds and the Park & Recreation Department is
in negotiations with the School District on a formal agreement that would spell out each
agency's responsibility when using each others facilities. He reminded the Council that
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the Parks facilities are open to dusk and there may be a similar type of language in the
agreement that would keep neighborhood facilities open to dusk. He would anticipate a
beginning and ending date for the agreement, however, up until now, the agreements with
the School District, other than the tennis courts, have been a handshake arrangement. The
written agreement will protect both the City and the School District as personnel changes
occur within each jurisdiction.
Further discussion was held regarding limitations placed within an agreement along with
term expiration dates and the drawbacks in providing funding to enhance a facility with
the possibility of not being able to the use the facility several years after the improvement
was made. It was noted that the master plan is a method of strategy of meeting objectives
with no commitment for funding.
1376 Letters submitted by Lyle & Janice Ringgenberg, 944 Hermanson St., and Al & Penny
Tischendorf were placed into the public hearing record.
1436 Barbara Lucas, 214 E. Clackamas, provided a written statement to the City regarding the
Park & Recreation Comprehensive Plan update. She stated that she generally approved
the update but had a few concerns regarding non-funded capital improvements, omission
of use of golf carts on off-street pathway system, and funding for green way acquisition.
Mayor Jennings stated that it is his understanding that the current law prohibits the
combining of a golf cart, walkpathlbikepath since the golf cart is a motorized vehicle.
Ms. Lucas stated that she spoken to a gentleman in Seattle, W A, with the National
Highway Safety Transit Board who had consulted with an individual at the State Dept. of
Motor Vehicles (legislative liaison for ODOT) and they suggested that the City build a
bikepath/pedestrian path in between Country Club Road to Lind's Market and make it
slightly wider so golf carts can use the path. She will provide his name and telephone
number to the City.
Mayor Jennings stated that he is also interested in the Goose Creek issue since he was
under the impression that it would be covered up with a large culvert.
Attorney Shields stated that discussion can be held at this meeting since it is a legislative
land use action then the Council could continue the hearing at the conclusion of the
discussion.
Councilor Figley stated that she would like to talk about the plan all at one time rather
than discussing it at this meeting.
It was noted that the Councilors did not receive a copy of the plan with their agenda
packet. A copy of the draft plan will be provided to each Councilor by the end of the next
working day.
Director Westrick clarified that the Attachment A distributed at this meeting gives total
cost figures for each project. The projects are not prioritized and funding categories are
not listed since things will change in the years to come. If the detail document included
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in the original agenda packet was adopted, then a change in the Comprehensive Plan
would be necessary every time there is a change in the timing or funding of specific
projects.
Christine Spencer, 980 Wilson St., questioned if the plan was available for review by the
public. She stated that they had received a notice in the mail that this action may affect
the use of their property.
Administrator Brown stated that a copy of the plan is located at the Woodburn Library,
City Recorder's office, and the City Administrator's office. He stated that the notice was
provided as a result of statewide Measure 56 and it was sent to every household. The
language that has caused everybody some concern is that it may affect the property
owner's ability to develop your property and/or affect the value of your land. In this
particular instance, the staff suspects that neither the development or land value statement
is true, however, the City is required under the initiative to include the language in the
notice.
2043 FIGLEYIBJELLAND....continue the public hearing until October 25, 1999 at 7:00 p.m..
The motion passed unanimously.
2065 CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC HEARING - STEIN OIL.
Mayor Jennings stated that Stein Oil Company has withdrawn their application and it is
no longer an item of concern to the City.
Attorney Shields recommended that, for the record, the Council dismiss the appeal since
they had brought it up for an appeal hearing.
PUGHlFIGLEY.... Council dismiss the appeal based upon the fact that the applicant has
withdrawn the application. The motion passed unanimously.
2139 COUNCIL BILL 1996 - ORDINANCE VACATING A PORTION OF
EVERGREEN ROAD RIGHT -OF-WAY SOUTH OF W. HAYES STREET.
Council Bill 1996 was introduced by Councilor Chadwick. Recorder Tennant read the
two readings of the bill by title only since there were no objections from the Council.
Administrator Brown stated that the 100' strip was dedicated to the City about 30 years
ago for transportation purposes. The City has re-routed the roadway within the new
Montebello Subdivision and it was determined by the Council that there is no longer a
need for the full 100' strip of right-of-way. The Council will be retaining a 50' width for
pedestrian, bicycle path, and golf cart path, and the remaining portion will be given back
to the abutting property owners.
On roll call vote for final passage, the bill passed unanimously. Mayor Jennings declared
Council Bill 1996 duly passed with the emergency clause.
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2267 COUNCIL BILL 1997 - ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE REVISED 1999-2000
SCHEDULE OF FEES AND CHARGES FOR CITY SERVICES.
Councilor Chadwick introduced Council Bill 1997. The two readings of the bill were
read by title only since there were no objections from the Council.
PUGHlFIGLEY... correct the bill to read "Richard Jennings" as Mayor. The motion
passed unanimously.
Administrator Brown stated that the copy fee charge has been changed to $.05 per page
for simple copy requests, however, if it involves IS minutes or more of time to process
the request, then the research fee of $28 per hour chargeable in 1/4 hour increments will
apply.
Management Analyst Smith stated that the fees in excess of 100% are NSF check fees,
facility rentals in parks for commercial organizations based on market rates, and Legion
Park facility rentals which is also based on market rates. It was noted that all of the
system development charges regulated by statute are 100% or less within the proposed fee
schedule.
On roll call vote, the bill passed unanimously. Mayor Jennings declared Council Bill
1997 duly passed with the emergency clause.
2550 COUNCIL BILL 1998 - RESOLUTION CALLING FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON
ANNEXATION OF PROPERTY LOCATED WEST OF BOONES FERRY ROAD
AND SOUTH OF COUNTRY CLUB ROAD.
Council Bill 1998 was introduced by Councilor Chadwick. Recorder Tennant read the
bill by title only since there were no objections from the Council.
Mayor Jennings stated that this hearing had originally been scheduled for October 25,
1999, however, the Planning Commission has not completed their work on this land use
matter and it is anticipated that it will be completed by the November 22"d hearing date
listed in this bill.
On roll call vote, the bill passed unanimously. Mayor Jennings declared Council Bill
1998 duly passed.
2619 COUNCIL BILL 1999 - RESOLUTION ACCEPTING CONVEYANCE OF REAL
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 347 N. FRONT STREET FROM ALL AMERICAN
DEVELOPMENT LLC. ASSUMPTION OF A TRUST DEED FROM MARK C.
WOLF. AND AUTHORIZING CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE
ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.
Councilor Chadwick introduced Council Bill 1999. The bill was read by title only since
there were no objections from the Council.
Councilor Pugh declared a conflict of interest on this Council bill and he will be unable to
vote.
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On roll call vote, the bill passed 5-0 with Councilor Pugh not voting as a result of his
declaration.
2711 ACCEPTANCE OF RIGHT-OF-WAY: SPRAGUE LANE.
Staff recommended acceptance of the right-of-way being conveyed by Craig Realty
Group and Warde & Patricia Hershberger in conjunction with the development of
Woodburn Company Stores and Hershberger Motors.
FIGLEY/KILMURRAY... accept the right-of-way as described in Attachment "c" of
the staff memo in the agenda packet. The motion passed unanimously.
2738 EXTENSION OF CITY SEWER SERVICE TO 2374 BOONES FERRY ROAD.
Administrator Brown stated that the City had received a letter from the residents of 2374
Boones Ferry Rd. requesting permission to annex into the City and hook-up to the city
sewer without hooking up to the city water system. Staff recommends that the property
owners be required to annex into the City in order to hookup to the sewer system but it
not be required to hookup to City water. This practice has been followed in the past to
other property owners who need sewer service but have a serviceable water well. The
property owners are then charged a fIat rate for sewer service rather than a rate
determined based on water use.
Director Tiwari stated that the owners had previously supplied water to the Glatt House
but this changed when the Glatt House began using city water and sewer services.
Attorney Shields stated that an annexation application is the next step to be followed by
the property owner.
FIGLEYIPUGH... approve the request for connection to city sewer for property located
at 2374 Boones Ferry Rd with the following 3 conditions:
A) the property be annexed to the City;
B) all costs associated with the annexation be paid by the property owner; and
C) all costs associated with connection be paid by the property owner. The motion passed
unanimously.
2928 INSTALLATION OF PRIVATE FENCES IN PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY.
Councilor Figley expressed her opinion that the recommendation of staff to handle this
issue by a vacation process would certainly work in this case. She feels that there are still
two issues that eventually need to be discussed by the Council - (I) permit process be
looked at as a method of handling this type of request, and (2) staff look into the
feasibility of incorporating some language in the zoning code that would deal with
requests of this nature.
Councilor Pugh stated that he had previously voted to deny a zone change in this area
from RS to ill in order to protect the older homes in this area. In this case, he agrees with
the staff recommendation to vacate a 5 foot strip on both sides of the existing Mill Street
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thereby changing the 50 foot right-of-way to 40 feet. The right-of-way vacated would be
need to be retained by the City as a public easement.
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Councilor Sifuentez stated that she was in agreement with this proposal and she assured
the public that the Council is willing to work with all citizens to try and solve issues of
concern.
Discussion was held on who should be initiating the vacation application process and the
reaction of neighbors to this proposal. At this time, the neighbors were not opposed to
the vacation of 5' on each side, however, they did object to having the full street right-of-
way vacated. It was also noted that publication and posting costs are borne by the
initiating party and concern was expressed in the City establishing a precedent of paying
associated costs when property owners would benefit from the street vacation.
0229 FIGLEyIPUGH.... staff contact the party making the request and assist them in initiating
a vacation application per the exhibit in the staff memo. The motion passed
unanimously.
0235 LEAGUE OF OREGON CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND BUSINESS
MEETING.
Mayor Jennings requested that the Councilors return the registration forms to the
Administrator's office as soon as possible since the forms need to be forwarded to the
League office. Additionally, the City needs to designate a voting delegate for the Sunday
business meeting. It was the consensus of Council to appoint Councilor Sifuentez as the
voting delegate with Councilor Chadwick as her alternate.
0464 COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONAL
ENGINEER POSITIONS.
Administrator Brown reviewed the staff memo which recommended a pay grade
adjustment of 10% for the positions of Assistant City Engineer and Public Works
Manager. He stated that the pay adjustment will make these positions more competitive
with the surrounding communities but it will still not bring us to the level those
communities are paying. The City has gone out 3 separate times for the filling of an
Assistant City Engineer position but we have been unsuccessful in filling the position. In
one case, we had offered the position to an individual, however, he declined to take the
job once he was told that the City was locked into a salary range level that was not
negotiable at that time. He reminded the Council that this is a Deputy Department Head
level position and one other position that should be affected by this adjustment is the
Public Works Program Manager. Both positions were budgeted at the recommended
grade level in anticipation of this change earlier this year, therefore, no adverse budget
impact is projected.
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PUGHlFIGLEY.... authorize the positions of Asst. City Engineer and Public Works
Program Manager both to be established at the salary range ofM-13.
Administrator Brown stated that staff would be coming back to the Council with a
resolution to enact this change.
The motion passed unanimously.
0554 Barbara Lucas, 214 E. Clackamas, questioned what property is located at 347 N. Front
and if the property was conveyed to the City or to another party.
Administrator Brown stated that the building is more commonly known as the Salud
Medical building. The City has been involved in negotiations and lawsuits over the last
several years to obtain some compliance with dangerous building codes. The building
has changed hands several times and it has become apparent that the current owner is not
willing or financially able to make repairs within a reasonable time frame. There is also
concern on the part of the City, based on engineering evaluations, that the building does
not have much longer to stand and presents a liability to the life and safety of pedestrians
and to people patronizing businesses next door to this building. In this case, the City is
looking at a protracted legal process whereby the City would ultimately end up taking
action to either renovate or demolish, placing some kind of lien on the property, and
ultimately foreclosing on the property and ending up with the ownership. The staff
reluctantly recommended that the City Council approve this action which the Council
adopted with the passage of the ordinance at this meeting. He also stated that studies had
been completed regarding renovation options and the conclusion has been it cannot be
renovated and still present a viable economic option in terms of rent or lease.
Barbara Lucas also questioned the location of the private fence in the public right-of-way.
Mayor Jennings stated that the vacation of the right-of-way along Mill Street is the
property under discussion.
0727 CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT.
A) Labor Negotiations: The Classification and Compensation study was included in
the current AFSCME contract and, following receipt of the study, the City and AFSCME
will enter into negotiations for wages with the intention of looking at changing
classifications and/or compensation levels. We are in the final stages of this report and
hope to return to the Council at the next meeting in an executive session to talk about this
Issue.
B) Review of Visioning Process: He suggested that the Council meet on November 20,
1999 in a workshop to talk about what has been accomplished since the first of the year
when the Council met with the consultants in facilitating the visioning process. It would
also be a good time to focus on the community center concept and other improvements
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that are of interest to the Council. It was the consensus of the Council to meet on
November 20th even though Councilor Pugh would be unable to attend since he will be
out of town that weekend.
0839 MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS.
Councilor Sifuentez stated that she will be going to Orlando, Florida on business and will
not be able to attend the next regular Council meeting.
Councilor Figley expressed her thanks to the Police Department and Parks Department
for the improvements to the traffic situation at Centennial Park last weekend as compared
to previous Saturdays. She stated that she had walked down to the park that morning and
did see 2 cars parked on the Smith property and a Police Officer was trying to take care of
that situation. She also stated that the cars parked on the dirt were not parked in an
orderly fashion and questioned if some coning could be placed in the lot to keep adequate
isle space for cars to travel.
She also stated that her husband had recently attended a lecture on archeology at OMSI
and brought back materials that they are willing to loan out to interested persons.
Councilor Figley also stated that she, along with the Mayor and Administrator Brown,
had met earlier today with Congresswoman Darlene Hooley about issues that are
important to the City. She thanked her for her positive pro-active outlook and they would
like to follow-up with meetings with Senators Smith and Wyden.
Councilor Kilmurray also thanked Administrator Brown and Chief Null for arranging for
the two officers to join her in a visit with a neighborhood watch group on Marcel Court
last week. She stated that it was very informative for her and she was pleased to have the
officers in attendance.
Mayor Jennings stated that he was encouraged by what he had heard from Ms. Hooley
who had given them ideas on how to find federal funding. He stated that they had taken
her for a drive to see where federal rehabilitation dollars were being spent and she was
impressed with Centennial Park. He also stated that they were able to get 3 hours of her
time and a letter will be sent to express the City's appreciation.
The Mayor also questioned when the No Parking signs would be placed on Young Street
since the Police Department felt that this was an important item to be taken care of.
Director Tiwari stated that if the signs were not up yet that they would be installed
tomorrow.
Mayor Jennings also questioned which type of bone was recently found in the Woodburn
digs.
Administrator Brown stated that he understood that a wing bone was found that most
closely approximates a Condor but is considerably larger. They also found a tooth which
they do not know yet what it goes to plus other pre-historic bones. Ultimately, all of the
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bones end up in ownership of the City and can be used as part of a collection in a natural
history museum or a natural history wing of a museum in our community.
Administrator Brown also expressed his appreciation to Director Goeckritz who put
together the impressive list of rehabilitated homes that they viewed today thereby
impressing Congresswoman Hooley as to how successful Woodburn's program has been
over the years.
1070 City Attorney stated that there was no need for an executive session at this meeting.
1075 ADJOURNMENT.
PUGHlFIGLEy....meeting be adjourned. The motion passed unanimously.
The meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m..
ATTEST (fb~ d
Mary nnant, Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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