ESTACADA CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS
475 SE MAIN STREET, ESTACADA, OREGON
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2004 - 7:00 PM
CALL TO ORDER BY PRESIDING
OFFICER
The meeting was opened at 7:00 pm. Mayor Austin led in the pledge of allegiance.
Present: Cr. Cliff Atkinson, Cr. Becky Arnold, Cr. Cliff Gavic, Cr. Ben Erickson, Cr. Michele Cheshier, Mayor Bob Austin, CM Randy Ealy, CP Mike McCallister, CR Denise Carey.
Absent: Cr.
Marli Stuaffacher.
CITIZEN AND COMMUNITY GROUP
COMMENTS
Nina Hamilton, 27726 S Hwy 211 Ms. Hamilton feels there is a vendetta type
atmosphere within the city. She feels
the judge RFP is because of a staff disagreement and feels he is being
targeted. She said she has heard this
from 3 or 4 people but it is very vague.
She feels people are constantly being forced into litigation when they
dont need to be and she feels it is an issue that is becoming stronger in this
town and she has more and more people talking to her about it. She feels because we are a small town we need
to be more careful and not pushing and shoving as a city but try to work with
the people, although she has no specific instance she can cite.
Mayor Austin stated that the council gave the City Manager strong direction to review all professional contracts including the judge. We have already reviewed the engineer and auditor contract and will be reviewing all remaining contracts.
CONSENT AGENDA
Approve
January 26, 2004 Council minutes
Parks & Recreation Commission appointments
Budget Committee appointments
Infrastructure Committee appointments
Cr. Arnold moved to approve the council
minutes. Cr. Cheshier seconded the
motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Mayor Austin appointed Tracie Lougheed, Louise
Kroeker, Cheryl Copeland and Cynthia Crivellone to the Parks & Recreation
Commission with unanimous consensus of the council.
Mayor Austin appointed Richard Hartwig and Dennis
Anderson to the Infrastructure Committee with unanimous consensus of the
council.
Mayor Austin appointed Kay Nelson, Bob Morrisey,
Aaron Gant and Gary Lewis to the Budget Committee with unanimous consensus of
the council.
DEPARTMENT & COMMITTEE
REPORTS
Clackamas County Sheriff Lt. Slaney reported that a car thief was captured inside the city limits so stolen cars should be at a decrease in the area.
City Manager CM Ealy reviewed his written report
in the packet. The Council had no
problem with the Foundation letter going out in the billings regarding the
add-on program.
Last Friday CM attended a meeting with Fred
Campenella and a housing developer regarding development of his property.
COUNCIL BUSINESS
Timber Park Building Demolition Cr. Cheshier asked if all the bids were for
removal of everything inside the buildings even though there may be hazardous
materials. CM Ealy and PWD Randall both
stated that all bids include removal of everything and that all bidders were
aware of the chance of asbestos or other hazardous material.
Cr. Arnold moved to award Hansell Construction, Inc.
the demolition bid for a price of $5,937.50.
Cr. Cheshier seconded the motion.
The motion passed unanimously.
Judge RFP Process Cr. Cheshier moved to accept the RFP Process for Municipal court
judge. Cr. Atkinson seconded the
motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Model City Charter CR stated that the Model Charter developed by the League of Oregon
Cities and reviewed legally is included in the packet and seems to fit the
needs of Estacada. She reviewed some
emails from other cities that have recently updated their charter and the
process they used. The council was
impressed with the City of Sisters process.
Staff will come up with a process and bring it back to the council for
consideration and approval. Charter
review is a council goal and staff would like to have it on the November ballot
if possible.
Tourism Committee CM Ealy and Mayor Austin reviewed the information in the packet and
distributed a draft Estacada Vision for Tourism Committee listing possible
members of the committee. The council
will review the material and make a decision at their next meeting.
Ordinance Series of 2003, No. 9 An Ordinance
amending Section 16.116.030 regarding road classifications and guidelines.
CR Carey read Ordinance Series of 2003, No. 9 An Ordinance amending Section 16.116.030 regarding road classifications and guidelines.
Cr. Atkinson moved to dispense with the second reading and read by title only. Cr. Cheshier seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
CR Carey read Ordinance Series of 2003, No. 9 by title only.
Cr. Atkinson moved to approve Ordinance Series of 2003, No. 9 An Ordinance amending Section 16.116.030 regarding road classifications and guidelines. Cr. Arnold seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
Ordinance Series of 2003, No. 10 An Ordinance
amending miscellaneous sections in Chapter 16 Development.
CR Carey read Ordinance Series of 2003, No. 10 An
Ordinance amending miscellaneous sections in Chapter 16 Development.
Cr. Arnold moved to dispense with the second reading and read by title only. Cr. Cheshier seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
CR Carey read Ordinance Series of 2003, No. 10 by title only.
Cr. Atkinson moved to approve Ordinance Series of
2003, No. 10 An Ordinance amending miscellaneous sections in Chapter 16
Development. Cr. Erickson seconded the
motion. The motion passed unanimously.
First Reading - Ordinance Series of 2003, No. 11 An Ordinance amending Section
16.124.130 Annexation of nonconforming uses.
The council requests further research and to have
staff come back with an ordinance with more flexibility in allowing a
non-conforming use. CM stated that staff
would try to get this ready by the next council meeting.
CITIZEN AND COMMUNITY GROUP
COMMENTS
DJ Bleu, 43900 SE Music Camp, Sandy, OR Mr. Bleu distributed a letter to the council from John Heald, Attorney at Law, that suggested that the abatement of non-conforming uses during annexation is constitutionally flawed.
COUNCIL REPORTS &
COMMENTS
Cr. Erickson asked that the agreement with the community center be looked into and clarified. He would like to solidify the relationship between the city and community center and know who is responsible for what.
Cr. Gavic stated there have been an increasing
number of tourists in the downtown spending money and these people stated that
they are also having trouble in their communities keeping the downtown core
alive.
Cr. Arnold stated that the recent town hall and
summit were just great and she was impressed with the turnout. The stamp cancellation is February 24th
at City Hall. Cr. Arnold updated the
council on various meetings coming up.
Cr. Cheshier stated for more information on the
progress of the library project, contact the library or the Library
Foundation. She congratulated Barbara
Mattson on her new business location on Broadway Street.
Cr. Atkinson thanked all the volunteers that were
appointed to the committees tonight. He
also wants to see the clarification of the community center relationship. Cr. Atkinson asked that people should not see
change as big brother is watching over you.
Change is needed for communities to grow.
Mayor Austin stated that there were a number of good
meetings lately that were very well attended.
The summit showed there are a number of great people in the community
doing great things.
ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 pm.