ESTACADA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
ESTACADA CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS
475 SE MAIN STREET, ESTACADA, OREGON
MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2005 - 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. Becky Arnold, Cr. Ben Erickson, Cr. Kay
Nelson, Cr. Richard Hartwig, Mayor Bob Austin, CM Randy Ealy, CR Denise Carey,
CM Mike McCallister.
Absent: Cr. Marli Stauffacher, Cr. Michele Conditt.
CITIZEN AND COMMUNITY GROUP
COMMENTS
Jim Apicella, 1235 SW Lake Shore Drive – Mr. Apicella has delivered a petition with a lot of signatures regarding placing speed bumps on Lake Shore to CM Ealy. This is a real safety issue and he would like the council to address it.
CONSENT AGENDA
Approve July
25, 2005 Council minutes
Liquor License
Application – Hitchin Post Pizza
Cr.
Arnold moved to approve the minutes. Cr.
Nelson seconded the motion. The motion
passed unanimously.
Cr.
Arnold moved to recommend granting the Hitchin Post liquor license. The motion died for lack of a second.
Cr.
Nelson moved to recommend denial of the liquor license because the applicant
has had numerous violations in the past.
Cr. Hartwig seconded the motion.
The motion passed with 4 yes and 1 no (Arnold).
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Street Vacation – Jared Colton – Ordinance Series of 2005, No. 1 An Ordinance by the Estacada City Council vacating a portion of Edgehill Drive.
Mayor Austin opened the public hearing that had been
continued regarding the Edgehill Drive street vacation. The council received letters from PGE and
Cascade Utilities stating they would not object to the vacation as long as the
utility easements remain in place.
There was no public input so Mayor Austin closed the
public hearing.
Cr. Arnold moved to approve the street
vacation. Cr. Nelson seconded the
motion. The motion passed unanimously.
CR Carey read Ordinance Series of 2005, No. 1 – An
ordinance by the Estacada City Council vacating a portion of Edgehill
Drive.
Cr. Nelson moved to dispense with the second reading
and read by title only. Cr. Erickson
seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously.
Cr. Carey read Ordinance Series 2005, No. 1 by title
only.
Cr. Nelson moved to approve Ordinance Series of
2005, No. 1 – An ordinance by the Estacada City Council vacating a portion of
Edgehill Drive. Cr. Hartwig seconded the
motion. The motion passed
unanimously.
Annexation application #2005-01 - Leroy Forman –
Property east of Eagle Creek Road at River Mill Road.
Mayor Austin opened the public hearing for
Annexation Application #2005-01. There was
no ex-parte contact declared by the council.
CP McCallister reviewed some of the major criteria
used in the Planning Commission’s recommendation of approval with
conditions. The applicant has agreed to abate
any non-conforming uses within the 10-year period allowed by city code. CP explained Statewide Planning Goal 12
regarding transportation and the concerns of DLCD with the zone change. The City’s Transportation Plan was never
accepted by DLCD. To address DLCD’s
concerns, the council needs to acknowledge that the current Transportation
Master Plan is adequate and addresses all the transportation needs for Goal
12.
Cr. Arnold asked PWD Randall if the third water pump
is still going to be installed as stated in his letter. PWD Randall stated the pump is in this year’s
budget and will be installed.
D.J. Bleu, representing the applicant, stated this
is a complete application and that all the criteria have been met for the
annexation.
Marci Forman, on behalf of Leroy Forman trust,
stated it has been a dream of Leroy Forman for many years and he would really
like to see the annexation go forward and be voted on.
Donna Walleart, 29755 SE Eagle Creek Road, would
like to see the application move forward.
There were no further public comments so Mayor
Austin closed the public hearing.
Cr. Hartwig moved to approve the Planning Commission
findings and recommendation of approval with conditions for annexation
application 2005–01. Cr. Erickson
seconded the motion. The motion passed
unanimously.
Annexation application #2005-02 - Robert &
Juanita McLain, and Liz Meyers - Property located east of Cemetery Road, north
of it’s intersection with Hill Way.
Mayor Austin opened the public hearing. The council declared no ex-parte
contact.
CP McCallister placed the following exhibits into
the record received after the packet was distributed:
Exhibit
7 – July 12, 2005 memo from Kittelson & Associates, Inc.
Exhibit
8 – July 22, 2005 letter from ODOT
Exhibit
9 – August 1, 2005 letter from Don Oakley
Exhibit
10 – August 8, 2005 letter from ODOT
Exhibit
11 – August 6, 2005 letter from Sagar Onta, Kittelson & Associates
Exhibit
12 – Proposed Supplement Transportation Planning Rule Findings
CP McCallister reviewed the Planning Commission
recommendation and findings to approve this annexation with conditions. The transportation issue is the same as the
previous application but this applicant has provided a detailed traffic study
that ODOT does concur with. CP
McCallister has reviewed some proposed findings submitted by the applicant and
he feels they specifically address concerns of DLCD and he agrees to
incorporate these findings into the final order if the council agrees.
Robert McLain, applicant, would like to refer the
council to Don Oakley.
Don Oakley, representing the applicant, reviewed the
proposed annexation.
Steve Mueller, 25404 S. McQueen Road, is excited about this proposal and feels this will be a great development for the city.
Phil Florke, 22255 Cadanou Road, asked what the city
was going to do about the required necessity for police and fire
protection? Mayor Austin stated that the
needs of these agencies would be addressed at the time of development.
Don Oakley commented on the police and fire
concerns.
Being no further testimony, Mayor Austin closed the
public hearing.
Cr. Hartwig moved to accept the Planning Commission
findings and recommendation to approve annexation application #2005-02 with
conditions and to add the proposed supplemental findings in Exhibit 12. Cr. Arnold seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Cr. Arnold-yes, Cr. Nelson-yes, Cr.
Erickson-yes, Cr. Hartwig-yes, Mayor Austin-yes. The motion passed unanimously.
DEPARTMENT & COMMITTEE
REPORTS
City Manager stated there would be a work session on
the comp plan on August 29th at 6:00 pm. in the Council
chambers. CM asked the councilors to
review a draft list of topics for the August 20th planning session
and rank them in importance and return to him.
The Estacada Tourism Group is very active and will be applying for a
$30,000 grant. There will be a public
meeting on August 9th at City Hall at 7:00 pm where public input
would be welcomed regarding the uses of the grant.
Mayor Austin commented on the current legislative
session. Mayor Austin apologized for his
enthusiastic approach to the library SDC issue at the last meeting if he
offended anyone.
COUNCIL BUSINESS
CITIZEN AND COMMUNITY GROUP
COMMENTS
Phil Florke, 22255 S. Cadanou Road, would like to see the charter changed to have the municipal judge be an elected position, not an appointed one. He feels Dave Kushner was discharged unlawfully and that the only way a judge can be hired and fired in Oregon is by election.
COUNCIL REPORTS &
COMMENTS
Cr. Erickson congratulated the Arts Commission for
this year’s summer celebration – there was a great turnout. Cr. Erickson would like to move on with an update
to the transportation plan to clear up any problems with DLCD. He also wanted to remind everyone the city is
still working on the skate park at Wade Creek Park.
Cr. Arnold attended the Parks & Recreation
Commission meeting and they are very ready to go with the Wade Creek Park
development. Their first goal is to
obtain the money to master plan the park.
Cr. Hartwig commented that Don Oakley has been great
to work with and is very prepared. There
will be a Public Safety Committee meeting at 6:00 pm, Wednesday, August 10th
at City Hall. Cr. Hartwig stated there
have been a very loud motorcycle and a couple of loud scooters during the
night. He would like to know what could
be done about this, maybe addressing a curfew ordinance and confiscating them
at night.
ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 pm.