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0001 DATE, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, CITY OF WOODBURN,
COUNTY OF MARION, STATE OF OREGON, FEBRUARY 22,1999.
CONVENED. The meeting convened at 7:00 p.m. with Mayor Jennings presiding.
0005 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, Public Works Manager Rohman, Police Chief Wright, Community Development
Director Goeckritz, Library Director Sprauer, Park & Recreation Director Westrick,
Finance Director Gillespie, City Recorder Tennant
0026 ANNOUNCEMENTS,
A) Council Workshop: On March 1, 1999, the Council will hold a workshop in the City
Hall Council Chambers, 7:00 p.m., to discuss Library services.
B) Public Hearing: On March 8, 1999,7:00 p.m., the Council will hold a public hearing
on the vacation of a parcel of property on Arney Road.
C) Budget Workshop: The Budget Committee will meet on Monday, March 15th, 7:00
p.m., in the City Hall Council Chambers. Mayor Jennings encouraged interested citizens
to attend this workshop since it is the first of a series of workshops on the 1999-2000 City
budget.
0050 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REPORT.
Teresa Sonara, representing the Chamber Board, stated that the annual First Citizen
Recognition Awards will be presented to the award recipients on February 17th, 7:00 p.m.,
at the United Methodist Church. Award recipients are as follows:
Lucien Klien - Senior First Citizen
Brian Sjothun - Junior First Citizen
Carl Davis (Rotary Club), Bill Crocker (Woodburn Kiwanis), and Pauline Neal (French
Prairie Kiwanis) - Outstanding Service Organization Members
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Laurie Cooper - Educator of the Year, and
Mark Reiling - Outstanding Young Farmer.
She also reminded the Council that the Student Job Shadowing Day will be taking place
on February 25th. The goal of this annual program is to provide students with an
opportunity to understand what types of jobs are available for them when they get out of
high school and/or college.
She also informed the Council that she will be leaving the Woodburn area next month to
work for the same company in the Portland area.
0125 WOODBURN DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION.
Susan King, WDA, stated that the dedication of the Lillian Warzynski Plaza will be held
on March 17th in the downtown parking lot at 6:00 p.m.. Following this dedication, the
annual WDA banquet and auction will be held at the Woodburn Elks Lodge. This
function will serve as the "kick-off' of the Livability Task Force.
0167 COMMUNICATIONS.
A) Letter from Oregon Human Development Corporation:
Administrator Brown stated that he had not planned on budgeting any funds in the 1999-
2000 City budget since other local non-profit organizations do not receive any monetary
support from the City. Mayor Jennings stated that he and Councilor Sifuentez have
committed themselves to assisting the organization in a food drive.
0205 CONSENT AGENDA.
A) Approval of Council minutes of regular and executive session minutes of
February 8, 1999;
B) Acceptance of Planning Commission minutes of January 28, 1999; and
C) Receipt of Building Activity Report for January 1999.
FIGLEY/PUGH... consent agenda be adopted as presented. The motion passed
unanimously.
0244 CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC HEARING: BOONES CROSSING PUD #97-03.
ANNEXATION #97-08. ZONE CHANGE #97-12, CONDITIONAL USE #97-02.
AND VARIANCE #9-12.
Mayor Jennings stated that the developer has requested a continuation of the hearing to
March 22, 1999. At 7:08 p.m., the Mayor re-opened this hearing which had been
previously continued to tonight's meeting.
PUGHlFIGLEY... continue this public hearing to March 22, 1999 at 7:00 p.m.. The
motion passed unanimously.
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0262 Mayor Jennings stated that agenda item 17 (Executive Session) would be deleted from the
agenda.
0270 COUNCIL BILL 1949 - RESOLUTION ENTERING INTO AGREEMENT WITH
NICOLI ENGINEERING FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES.
Councilor Chadwick introduced Council Bi1l1949. 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. Mayor Jennings declared Council Bill 1949 duly
passed.
0301 COUNCIL BILL 1950 - RESOLUTION CALLING FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON
ANNEXATION OF PROPERTY LOCATED NORTH OF VANDERBECK AND
WEST OF BOONES FERRY RD.
Council Bi1l1950 was introduced by Councilor Chadwick. The bill was read by title only
since there were no objections from the Council. On roll call vote, the bill passed
unanimously. Mayor Jennings declared Council Bill 1950 duly passed.
The public hearing will be held on March 22,1999 at 7:00 p.m..
0380 CONTRACT A WARD FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A STEEL MAINTENANCE
BUILDING SHELL AT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
Bids were received from the following contractors: Landmark Pacific, $185,000; Select
Contracting, $199,789; Advanced Building Construction, $218,025; and J.M.S.
Construction $214,500.
FIGLEYIKILMURRA Y... award the contract to Landmark Pacific in the amount of
$185,000 to construct the maintenance building shell. The motion passed unanimously.
0390 BID AWARD #99-18-15 PASSENGER VAN FOR THE RECREATION DEPT.
Hershberger Motors was the only company submitting bids for a IS-passenger van to be
used by the Recreation Department. The two bids submitted were both for $19,500 plus
fees one of which was itemized as Stock #900 and the other one as Stock #873. Staff
recommended the acceptance of the bid on Stock #900.
FIGLEYIBJELLAND... award the bid to Hershberger Motors for a 1998 IS-passenger
van in the amount of $19,500 plus registration fees. The motion passed unanimously.
0427 SITE PLAN ACTIONS.
A) Site Plan Review #98-25 and Lot Line Adjustment #98-07 (Applicant Marion
County Housing Authority):
Mayor Jennings expressed his appreciation to Dr. Jack Reeves (Woodburn School
District), Director Goeckritz, and Administrator Brown in being innovative with Marion
County Housing Authority who will be placing a Kindergarten classroom at the apartment
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complex which will be staff by a teacher from the Woodburn School District.
Councilor Pugh stated that he still takes the position that Woodburn has too many
government sponsored activities in Woodburn and is definitely against this site plan
action.
Attorney Shields stated that Council options are 1) call this action up for a de nova
hearing, or 2) take no action and the Planning Commission action will stand.
PUGH! ... call this item up and set a public hearing for Site Plan Review #98-25 and
Lot Line Adjustment #98-07 with Marion County Housing Authority listed as the
applicant. The motion died for lack of a second.
0548 ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT,
Administrator Brown stated that United Disposal Service will be holding their annual
"Clean-Up" day on March 20th for Woodburn residents. Yard debris, scrap metal, and
appliances with no freon to the recycling yard at no charge.
0570 MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS.
Councilor Pugh expressed his concern regarding the litter that has accumulated on city
property and right-of-way. He suggested that a volunteer program be coordinated to
clean-up the litter and look into the Adopt a Street program utilized by the State and
County.
0620 Councilor Kilmurray stated that the Elks Lodge annually sponsors a "Hoop Shoot" and a
local youth, Joanna Espinoza, has won at the local, district, and state level. She will
participate in regionals on March 6th which will be held at Mt. Hood Community College.
If she wins regional, she will go on to Springfield, MA to participate nationally.
Councilor Bjelland stated that he has been in contact with staff regarding a safety concern
in his area and it looks as if this issue will be taken care of this spring.
He also stated that he had attended a meeting of the Oregon Modeling Steering
Committee which examines land use and transportation issues around the State. This
committee is comprised of a member from the Federal Highway Admn., two members
from the Dept of Transportation, members from the Metropolitan Planning organizations
and a member from each of the primary state agencies dealing with land use and
transportation issues. He stated that he represents one of those agencies and the recent
meeting addressed 3 studies of importance to Woodburn: 1) 1-5 Corridor Study, 2)
ODOT Trade Corridor Study, and 3) Willamette Valley Study. Portions of these studies
are being integrated and taking use of the first generation of the planned use transport
integration model which has been developed in the State. He stated that he will keep the
Council updated on the progress of this Committee.
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Councilor Pugh stated that the Mid- Willamette Valley Area Commission on
Transportation is also conducting a study on transportation and he felt that coordinating
these studies would reduce the overall cost by eliminating duplication of work.
Councilor Chadwick suggested that incentives be considered for involving the youth in
helping to pick-up litter within the City.
Councilor Pugh suggested the recruitment of youths, neighborhoods, and organizations to
help with this project.
Administrator Brown stated that the Livability Task Force has a volunteer component and
they may be able to coordinate this type of work. In the short term, he has been contacted
by a group that has been looking for opportunities to volunteer and they did work at the
Library this last weekend. He will see if he can get litter pick-up from 20 to 40 youths
within the near future.
0963 ADJOURNMENT.
FIGLEYIPUGH... meeting be adjourned. The motion passed unanimously.
The meeting adjourned at 7:33 p.m..
ATTEST j71Cl-L~~+
Mary Ten nt, Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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