ESTACADA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

ESTACADA CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS

475 SE MAIN STREET, ESTACADA, OREGON

MONDAY, JULY 22, 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. Stauffacher, Cr. Troeh,  Mayor Austin, CM Ealy.

 

Absent:  Cr. Butcher, Cr. Gavic, Cr. Atkinson.

 

B.        CITIZEN AND COMMUNITY GROUP COMMENTS                    

 

Mayor Austin presented the July Citizen of the Month award to Dan Skoog for organizing and displaying an awesome Fourth of July fireworks show.  Mayor Austin then presented the July Golden Rake award to John Henry for his improvements to his properties on 1st and Main.

 

Lisa Homan, Executive Director of the Estacada Area Chamber of Commerce reported on the Clackamas County Tourism Commission grant she received to pay for the NW Legends and Gunfighters street performances in Estacada as well as funding the production of a walking brochure of downtown Estacada.

 

Jack Townes updated the Council on the Estacada Arts Commission Summer Celebration event this past weekend.  He reported that the event was a great success.

 

 

 

 

C.        CONSENT AGENDA          

1.       Approve July 8, 2002 Council minutes.

 

Cr. Troeh moved to approve the consent agenda.  Cr. Hartwig seconded the motion.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

D.        DEPARTMENT & COMMITTEE REPORTS                                                        

 

Clackamas County Sheriff’s Report – A copy of the May 2002 report was included in the Council packet.

 

City Project Work Update  - CM Ealy noted the following:

*   Water loss report for June of 2002 was at 15%, remarkably down from December of 2001 (43%).

*   Reviewed a list of possible levy’s of Clackamas County jurisdictions which may be placed on the November 2002 ballot.

*   Thanked Public Works for detailing their hours spent on support for community events.  While all time is not projected to be billed out and recovered, it is helpful for budgeting purposes.

*   Reported on the Timothy Lake Retreat with Mayor Austin, all Clackamas County Commissioners, and various managers and elected officials from Clackamas County.  A briefing on the Complete Communities endeavor revealed that the County has earmarked $350,000 to assist CPO’s and other unincorporated areas become more represented and connected to county government in order to better shape their own identities.  It was stated that a couple areas in particular (Damascus and Oak Lodge) are considering incorporation in 2004.

*   The County will be reporting to the Coordinating Committee in August on the status of a proposed county-wide Transportation Maintenance Utility Fee.  Thus far no specific framework for the fee has been decided, but a consultant has been hired and is gathering 5 year projected maintenance costs of each Clackamas County jurisdiction at this time.

*   Jack Townes and CM Ealy reported on the two Library Building Task Force meetings and the direction of the Task Force.  It was noted that staff was asked by the Task Force to report on specifications that need to be in a public library facility first, and the contents of that report were included in Council packets.

*   CM Ealy discussed regional growth issues.  Metro will be adjusting the UGB in December of 2002, and the growth areas are projected to be mostly east Clackamas County, specifically in the Damascus area.  23,000 acres are projected to come into the new UGB, 18,000 of which will be residential lands and 5,000 of which will be employment based lands.  In 20 years the 4 county region (Clackamas, Washington, Multnomah, Clark) is expected to grow by 700,000 people, 70% of which are projected to live inside the Metro UGB.

*   CM Ealy distributed a two page City Project update memo and discussed its contents with the Council.

 

E.        COUNCIL BUSINESS

 

Community Development Specialist Contract – CM Ealy reviewed the proposed contract whereby Beverly Anderson would contract with the City for $20.00 per hour for 20 hours per week from September 3, 2002 until March 1, 2003.  There was discussion on the attached Scope of Work.

 

Cr. Troeh moved the contract as presented. Cr. Hartwig seconded the motion.  Roll call vote:  Cr. Stauffacher-yes, Cr. Hartwig-yes, Cr. Troeh-yes, Mayor Austin-yes.  The motion passed with 4 yes and 0 no.

 

Resolution 2002 – 15 – A Resolution adopting, appropriating, levying and categorizing taxes for the 2002-2003 city budget –  CM Ealy read the staff report as written by CR Carey.  The Clackamas County Assessor’s Office wanted the city to add “and $91,592 for bonded debt” to the last page of the budget and that it was incorrectly left off. 

 

Cr. Hartwig moved to adopt Resolution 2002 – 15 – A Resolution adopting, appropriating, levying and categorizing taxes for the 2002-2003 city budget.  Cr. Stauffacher seconded the motion.  Roll call vote:  Cr. Stauffacher-yes, Cr. Hartwig-yes, Cr. Troeh-yes, Mayor Austin-yes.  The motion passed with 4 yes and 0 no.

 

F.         CITIZEN AND COMMUNITY GROUP COMMENTS                    

 

            There were no comments from the audience.

 

G.        COUNCIL REPORTS & COMMENTS      

 

Cr. Troeh was very impressed with the Fourth of July parade and event.  She also attended the Farmer’s Market and stated that there was a lot of activity downtown. 

 

Cr. Hartwig noticed that the streets were clean and the flower baskets are very beautiful.  He stated that the parade was great with the fly over.  He thanked the chamber for the great job they did putting the event together. 

 

Cr. Stauffacher thanked the chamber for the wonderful event on the 4th.  The fireworks were wonderful and it was nice to see the community come out to support the event.

 

Mayor Austin again thanked the chamber and informed the council of upcoming events. 

 

H.        ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING

 

            The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 pm.