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COUNCIL BILL NO. 1499
RESOLUTION NO. 1202
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY STAFF TO INVESTIGATE AND APPLY FOR
FUNDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SWIMMING POOl.
WHEREAS, an earthquake on March 25, 1993 severely damaged Woodburn's
venerable forty year old War Memorial Swimming Pool, resulting in a one-time
commitment of almost $200,000 by the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) toward the repair or reconstruction of said pool; and
WHEREAS, public health regulatory agencies have notified the city that the
Woodburn War Memorial Pool otherwise no longer meets current health codes for
such facilities; and
WHEREAS, the Woodburn City Council finds the amenities and benefits of a
municipal swimming pool to be an integral and essential component of the
community's values; and
WHEREAS, through a series of workshop meetings involving members of the
Swimming Pool Committee, Woodburn Recreation & Parks Board and the Woodburn
City Council, various options for repair or reconstruction have been explored; and
WHEREAS, on September 27, 1993 the Woodburn City Council selected a
preferred alternative pool configuration for further consideration, the "Pool"; NOW
THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF WOODBURN RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That city staff and consultants employed for this purpose be
authorized to investigate and make application to the Rural Development
Administration, Western Region for loan funds bearing an interest rate of 1 % in an
amount not to exceed $1.776 Million for the construction of the Pool; and
Section 2. That city staff, consultants employed for this purpose, and/or the
Woodburn Together Committee, a duly-organized non-profit corporation, acting for the
benefit of and in cooperation with the City of Woodburn, be authorized to investigate
and make application for grant funds from any or all of the following sources, or
similar sources that may be subsequently identified, for the construction of the Pool:
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a. The Collins Foundation.
b. Meyer Memorial Trust.
c. Pacificcorp Foundation.
d. Bishop Foundation.
e. Murdock Foundation.
f. First Interstate Bancorp.
g. The Samuel Johnson Foundation.
h. The Oregon Community Foundation. ,/ /
Approved as to form~ if~ 10/ S / 73
City Attorney ~,;/ Date' /
APPROVED: _ ~
Le Kelley, MaYOf
Passed by the Council
Ort"nnpr 11 1 QQ1.
Submitted to the Mayor
October 12, 1993
Approved by the Mayor
October 12. 1991
Filed in the Office of the Recorder
October 12, 1993
ATTEST:
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Mary ennant, City Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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