ESTACADA CITY HALL,
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
475 SE MAIN STREET,
ESTACADA, OREGON
MONDAY,
JULY 23, 2001
A. CALL TO ORDER
BY PRESIDING OFFICER
The meeting was
opened at 8:30 pm. President Butcher led
in the pledge of allegiance.
Present: Cr. Butcher, Cr. Hartwig, Cr. Troeh, Cr.
Akins, Cr. Atkinson, CM Ealy, CA Cole.
Absent: Cr. Gavic, Mayor Austin.
B. CITIZEN AND COMMUNITY GROUP COMMENTS
None.
C. CONSENT
AGENDA
1. Approve
July 10, 2001 Council minutes
2. Accounts
payable
Cr. Troeh moved to approve the consent agenda. Cr. Akins seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Cr. Butcher-yes, Cr. Atkinson-yes, Cr.
Akins-yes, Cr. Hartwig-yes, Cr. Troeh-yes.
The motion passed with 5 yes and 0 no.
D. CITY MANAGER
REPORT
CM Ealy reviewed topics
discussed at the City Managers/Mayors retreat at Timothy Lake. CM reviewed his written staff report
including some correspondence regarding city issues.
CM stated that
there will be concerts in the park the next two Sundays. There will be a Hispanic concert on July 29th
with an estimated attendance of 2500 – 4000 people. The Big Stink 6 will be on August 5th
and attendance is expected to be around 9000.
Peak Experience Productions has inquired about the park for a bluegrass
and folk music event on August 31st.
CA Cole gave a
brief update on what is going on with the water reservoir. Cole has spoke with the bonding company in
Wisconsin and they have found a new distributor for the reservoir project and
they have asked for the new distributor to take over the project. The city doesn’t have a preference as long as
it is finished on schedule and for the bid amount. The project is very close to being
finished.
E.
COUNCIL BUSINESS
1. Second
Reading – Ordinance Series of 2001, No. 5 - An Ordinance adding and amending
sections in Chapter 16 – Development of the Estacada Municipal Code.
Cr. Troeh asked for
clarification on how many extensions will be allowed. CA Cole stated there could be a total of two
time extensions allowed for one subdivision giving a maximum of six years for
filing a final plat – the original two years and the two extra 2-year time
extensions. Cr. Troeh asked how the
council would determine if there is a reasonable expectancy. CA Cole stated we will know it when we see
it, through experience, and discussion.
Cr.
Hartwig moved to Read the Ordinance Series of 2001, No. 5 by title only. Cr. Atkinson seconded the motion. The Motion passed 5-0 to have the ordinance
read by title only.
CM Ealy read
Ordinance Series of 2001, No. 5 – An Ordinance adding and amending sections in
Chapter sections in Chapter 16 – Development of the Estacada Municipal Code.
Cr. Marli moved to adopt Ordinance Series of 2001, No. 5 -An Ordinance adding and amending
sections in Chapter sections in Chapter 16 – Development of the Estacada
Municipal Code. Cr. Atkinson seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Cr. Butcher-yes, Cr. Atkinson-yes, Cr.
Akins-yes, Cr. Hartwig-yes, Cr. Troeh-yes.
The motion passed with 5 yes and 0 no.
F. CITIZEN AND
COMMUNITY GROUP COMMENTS
None.
G. COUNCIL
REPORTS & COMMENTS
CM
Ealy stated that there will be a council workshop on August 13th to
discuss the utility rate increases adopted in the current budget. After discussion on August 13th the
resolutions will be placed on the August 27th council agenda for
approval. The increases will go into affect
on the September bill.
Cr. Troeh
thanked everyone involved with the production of the Estacada Summer
Celebration. It was a delight to see the
kids involved in the art projects.
Cr. Atkinson
said he would like to see more events in the future. Estacada Summer Celebration was a great
event. He would like these events listed
on the City Calendar to help get the word out to the community. The website can be a great tool for the
City. Cr. Atkinson feels their needs to
be growth in the city because currently we have 2000 people trying to support
20,000 people in the outlining area using our products. The council needs to consider growth
opportunities.
Cr. Akins, also attended
the Summer Celebration and had a good time and would like to see more of these
kind of events in the future. She
suggested that the CC Sheriff’s city schedule should be confidential.
CM Ealy
commented on Cr. Akins statement. CM
would like to present the information to the public that the City is changing
the schedule but not release the times.
Cr. Hartwig
thanked the lady who helped his mom pick up glass outside of her house within
10 minutes of being called. He stated
that the fire and police departments have been really busy. He also thanked Ron Smith who has been busy
painting street lines and the public works college crew for cleaning the
Broadway and Main Street hills.
Cr. Butcher
wished Mayor Austin a speedy return. She
also invited everyone to view the Portal Grand Opening on Channel 62 if they
didn’t attend the ceremony. It was a
great celebration and very well attended.
She encouraged citizens to please take the opportunity to go down and
view the portal.
H. ADJOURNMENT
OF MEETING
The meeting
was adjourned at 9:30 pm.