ESTACADA CITY HALL,
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
475 SE MAIN STREET,
ESTACADA, OREGON
MONDAY, FEBRURAY 25,
2002 - 7:00 PM
A. CALL TO ORDER BY
PRESIDING OFFICER
The meeting was
called to order at 7:00 pm. Mayor
Austin led in the pledge of allegiance.
Present: Cr. Hartwig, Cr. Butcher, Cr. Akins, Cr.
Atkinson, Cr. Troeh, Mayor Austin, CM Ealy, CA Cole, CR Carey.
Absent: Cr. Gavic.
B. CITIZEN AND COMMUNITY GROUP COMMENTS
1.
Citizen of the Month – Betty Baker
2.
Golden Rake Award – Fay Lyons
Mayor Austin awarded the Citizen of the Month and Golden Rake Awards. Ms. Baker and Ms. Lyons could not attend but were grateful for the award.
C. CONSENT AGENDA
1. Approve
February 11, 2002
2. Accounts
payable
3. Budget
Calendar
Cr. Butcher moved to approve the consent agenda. Cr. Akins seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Cr. Butcher-yes, Cr. Akins-yes, Cr. Hartwig-yes, Cr. Atkinson-yes, Cr. Troeh-yes, Mayor Austin-yes. The motion passed with 6 yes and 0 no.
D. DEPARTMENT AND
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Clackamas
County Sheriff’s Report – Lt. Lowe stated that the report was consistent with
past years. He stated that citizens
have been very helpful this year with providing information to the officers
regarding investigations and possible violations.
Public Works
Activity Report – CM Ealy reviewed the current activity report.
City Manager
Report – CM reviewed the information in the packet regarding the 3rd
and Main project. He also informed the
council that the LNIB group will be voting on the library distribution formula
and our library will see an approximate shortfall of $100,000.
Countywide
Transportation Utility Fee – Mayor Austin stated that this was discussed at
the Clackamas County Coordinating Committee.
He distributed the information regarding a Clackamas County
Transportation Utility Fee.
E. COUNCIL BUSINESS
OLCC Liquor
License Renewals – CR Carey reviewed the procedure regarding renewals of
OLCC liquor licenses. Cr. Butcher moved
to approve all liquor license renewals with exception of the Trails Café &
Lounge. Cr. Hartwig seconded the
motion. The motion passed
unanimously.
OLCC Change
of Ownership License – Trails Café & Timber Room – Cr. Troeh moved to
grant the OLCC application for a change of ownership for the Trails Café &
Timber Room. Cr. Butcher seconded the
motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Park &
Stage fee waiver request - Fireman’s Muster/Timber Show – Shannon McBride
and Ron Waibel are interested in taking the timber show back to the Timber
Park. They are looking forward to this
year’s festival and their partnership with the Fireman’s Muster, the City of
Estacada, the Estacada Kiwanis Club and the Portland Rose Festival. They are asking for a waiver of park fees
and stage rental fees for a total of $800.00.
Cr. Troeh doesn’t have a problem with waiving the fees for stage use in
the Timber Park but is concerned about staff time. Ms. McBride stated that there will be volunteers to help with the
stage setup and this should reduce staff time needed for this. The council discussed the stage fee.
Cr. Troeh moved
to approve the request for waiver of park fees and stage rental fees for the
Fireman’s Muster and Timber Show. Cr.
Atkinson seconded the motion. Roll call
vote: Cr. Butcher-yes, Cr. Akins-yes,
Cr. Hartwig-yes, Cr. Atkinson-yes, Cr. Troeh-yes, Mayor Austin-yes. The motion passed with 6 yes and 0 no.
Stage fee
waiver request – Estacada Area Arts Commission – The council discussed the
request and decided to table the issue to find out if the extended stage is
needed.
Estacada
Community Foundation Donation Program – Mayor Austin explained that this
program would allow citizens to add a dollar amount to their monthly utility
bill as a donation to the Estacada Community Foundation.
Cr. Troeh moved
to approve the use of the city utility service bill to collect voluntary
donations for the Estacada Community Foundation. Cr. Butcher seconded the motion.
The motion passed unanimously.
Public Safety
Contract – CM Ealy reviewed the information in the packet regarding our
sheriff contract for public safety. CM
would like council approval for him to discuss coverage options with the
sheriff’s office. Some of the options
discussed will be to lower the number of coverage hours. The council discussed the information and
options available.
It was consensus
of the council to support CM Ealy to go into discussions regarding the sheriff
contract.
F. CITIZEN AND COMMUNITY GROUP COMMENTS
Lisa Homan – Ms. Homan stated that the letter regarding the elective donation needs to be clear that the donation is voluntary. She also clarified that some suspicious vehicle calls could be a serious crime in progress.
G. COUNCIL REPORTS
& COMMENTS
Cr. Hartwig
stated that there is a litter problem with newspapers and flyers.
Cr. Akins stated
it is great that the timber festival is coming back to the community.
Mayor Austin stated that the community has a lot of neat events going on and it is really good to see these things happening in the community. This is a very vibrant community.
Mayor Austin reminded the council that there is an ECAT meeting tomorrow night at the Community Center.
H. EXECUTIVE
SESSION – 192.660(1)(h) – Litigation
Mayor Austin stated the purpose of the executive session is to consult with counsel concerning current litigation and litigation likely to be filed. Mayor Austin identified ORS 192.660 (1)(h) as authority for the executive session. He also stated that representatives of the news media shall be allowed to attend and all other members of the audience were asked to leave the room. He stated that representatives of the news media are specifically directed not to report on any of the deliberations during the executive session, except to state the general subject of the session as previously announced. There were no news media representatives. Present were the councilors and staff listed above as present.
The council came
back into open session.
I. ADJOURNMENT OF
MEETING
The meeting was
adjourned at 9:45 pm.