ESTACADA CITY HALL,
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
475 SE MAIN STREET,
ESTACADA, OREGON
MONDAY, AUGUST 26,
2002 - 7:30 PM
A. CALL TO ORDER
BY PRESIDING OFFICER
The meeting was
called to order at 7:35pm. Mayor Austin
led in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Present: Cr. Butcher, Cr. Hartwig, Cr. Troeh, Cr.
Atkinson, Cr. Akins, Cr. Gavic, Mayor Austin, CM Ealy, CR Carey.
B. CITIZEN AND COMMUNITY GROUP COMMENTS
1. August
Golden Rake Virginia Worden & Carl Lopez
2. August
Citizen of the Month Jane Reid
Mayor Austin presented the August Gold Rake award
to Virginia Worden & Carl Lopez (not in attendance) and the August Citizen
of the Month to Jane Reid for her work on the Arts Commission and the summer
celebration. Ms. Reid also thanked
everyone else that helped with the summer celebration to make it such a
successful event.
Nina Hamilton, Business Owner Ms. Hamilton has concerns about the increase in fees for the business signs and the demand to take away the sandwich boards. She is concerned this will force businesses out of town. She asked the councilors to walk the downtown area and hear the concerns and asked them not to pass the resolution raising the sign fees.
C. CONSENT
AGENDA
1. Approve
August 12, 2002 Council minutes.
Cr. Hartwig moved to approve the August 12, 2002
Council minutes. Cr. Atkinson seconded
the motion. The motion passed
unanimously.
D. DEPARTMENT
& COMMITTEE REPORTS
Clackamas County Sheriffs
Report Dep. Steinhauer is on vacation but the June activity report is in
the packet.
Public Works Activity Report and
Water Loss Report The activity report is being revised and is not
ready. CM reviewed the water loss report
in the packet.
City Manager Report CM
reviewed a municipal court report and stated that we are following through with
collecting the old fines.
CM stated that he has began
emailing the council every Friday to keep them updated on what is going on and
highlighting meetings that the City Manager has attended. He reviewed the last email that was included
in the packet.
CM talked about the county going
out for a library levy in November, 2004.
The current library funding will end soon and the money from the new
levy would not come available until January, 2006. There has been a committee formed including
librarians to review the impact of this and what could be done.
CM thanked Lisa Homan, Chamber of
Commerce, for contacting Senator Metzger to get the ball rolling for signage
along Hwy 224. CM and Ms. Homan met with
ODOT regarding the signage and it was a very positive meeting. Details have not been worked out but ODOT
will give the city some options.
CM stated that the county gave an
overview of the transportation utility fee currently being considered to the
Infrastructure Committee at their last meeting.
Cr. Troeh asked how much input the cities have regarding this fee. Mayor Austin stated that the cities want to
keep control of their own money by collecting it with their own utility
bills.
The council asked questions
regarding the signs along the highway.
The council directed staff to ask the Arts Commission to come up with a
design for a welcome sign.
E. COUNCIL
BUSINESS
Library Board
Appointment Mayor Austin appointed Florence Tallmon to the Estacada
Library Board with consensus of the council.
Liquor
License Application Change of Ownership Trails Inn Cafι & Timber Room
Cr. Troeh moved to approve the change of ownership license for the Trails Inn
Cafι & Timber Room. Cr. Stauffacher
seconded the motion. The motion passed
with 6 yes and 1 abstention (Atkinson).
Sign
Ordinance and Permit Discussion CM reviewed the information regarding
this issue in the packet including a letter to the merchants sent August 15th
alerting them of this meeting. CM wants
the council to discuss the issue and direct staff to either enforce the law to
the letter or allow staff to meet with the business owners to discuss solutions
to the problem. There have been numerous
sandwich boards placed around the city this year bringing this issue to the
attention of staff. Cr. Gavic asked if
the sandwich board signs are going to be allowed until a solution has been
reached. CM Ealy stated this is not
something he can do but the council can allow this if they desire. Cr. Butcher would like more input before
making a decision on the issue and the resolution for the sign fees. Cr. Gavic says it is hard for some business
owners to make meetings to discuss this.
CM Ealy stated that there are numerous businesses in the city that are
doing quite well and not all businesses are struggling. Cr. Troeh feels signage is very important for
occasional events but the important thing about signage is that it can add a
classic look to the community or look like clutter. She would like to see a town hall meeting to
discuss this with the business community.
The council directed staff to hold a workshop to discuss this issue with
the business community.
OECDD
Technical Assistance Grant Library Task Force CM reviewed information
regarding some funding that has been applied for to assist in the hiring of
appraisers to look at different options for a new library. CM updated the council on the progress of the
task force.
Resolution
2002 19 A Resolution of the City of Estacada, Oregon calling a measure
election to submit to the electors of the City the question of annexation of
20.34 acres into the City limits Cr. Troeh moved to adopt Resolution
2002-19 A Resolution of the City of Estacada, Oregon calling a measure
election to submit to the electors of the City the question of annexation of
20.34 acres into the City limits. Cr.
Hartwig seconded the motion. Cr.
Stauffacher-yes, Cr. Atkinson-no, Cr. Butcher-yes, Cr. Gavic-yes, Cr.
Hartwig-yes, Cr. Troeh-yes, Mayor Austin-yes.
The motion passed with 6 yes and 1 no.
Resolution
2002 20 A Resolution of the City Council of Estacada establishing sign
permit fees Postponed until a workshop regarding signage has been held.
Ordinance
Series of 2002, No. 5 An Ordinance establishing procedures for the creation
of an Economic Improvement District CM Ealy reviewed the progress of the
creation of the local EID. CM Ealy read
Ordinance Series of 2002, No. 5 for the first time.
Cr. Butcher
moved to dispense with the second reading and read by title only. Cr. Stauffacher seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
CM Ealy read the
ordinance by title.
Cr. Butcher
moved to adopt Ordinance Series of 2002, No. 5 An Ordinance establishing
procedures for the creation of an Economic Improvement District. Cr. Stauffacher seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
F. CITIZEN AND COMMUNITY GROUP COMMENTS
Lisa Homan,
Chamber of Commerce Ms. Homan informed the council the chamber will help the
city in any way they can for placing signage along the highway.
Tanya Phillips,
Subway owner Ms. Phillips stated that she has been informed that someone has
claimed that her sign blocks the view of people pulling out of the
driveway. She stated this is a one way
driveway going in and that no one should be pulling out at that entrance. She also stated that she has never used a
sandwich board for advertisement but feels they could be important to smaller
businesses.
Nina Hamilton - Ms. Hamilton commented on the fees
for signs and feels there needs to be a different charge for different sizes or
types of signs.
G. COUNCIL
REPORTS & COMMENTS
Cr. Troeh
appreciates everyone that attends the meetings and expresses their thoughts on
a matter.
Cr. Gavic asked
about some payments on the bills list.
He also expressed his sympathy to the families in Oregon City for their
loss.
Cr. Atkinson stated that one of the issues with the
industrial park is the proximity of Estacada to the freeways. Cr. Atkinson stated that he feels the city
should enforce all their ordinances equally and consistently. He feels problems are administrative because
of the lack of consistency of enforcement.
He also feels the city seems to be in the habit of creating different
organizations again and feels the Chamber of Commerce is the organization for
the businesses.
Cr. Hartwig
commented on some areas in town that need weeds removed and visited by the
street sweeper.
Cr. Butcher
acknowledged the staff and Beverly for promoting the city for organizing a raft
trip for local and county wide dignitaries to show them what Estacada has to
offer. She thanks Randy for promoting
Estacada. She also appreciates the
people who voice their opinions at the meeting.
Mayor Austin
commented on different community groups and the purpose they serve in our
community.
H. ADJOURNMENT
OF MEETING
The meeting
was adjourned at 9:30 pm.