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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCM071698CITY OF CENTRAL POINT City Council Meeting Minutes July 16, 1998 I. REGULAR MEETING CALLED TO ORDER Council Chairman Bill Walton called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. II. ROLL CALL: Mayor: Rusty McGrath was not present. Council Members: Carol Fischer, Johri,LeGros, Mae McDowell, and Bill Walton were present. City Administrator Jim Bennett; City Attorney Doug Engle; Public Works Director Lee Brennan; Finance Director Bill Bragger; Planning Director Tom Humphrey; Police Chief Mike SSweeny; and Administrative Secretary Deanna Gregory were also present. III. MINUTES A. Approval of July 2 1998, City Council Minutes Mae McDowell made a motion to approve the minutes as presented. Carol Fischer seconded. ROLL CALL: Motion passed unanimously. Council Member Barry Fronek arrived at 7:03 p.m. IV. PUBLIC APPEARANCES Carl Northern, 359 N. First Street, addressed the Council about concerns with the paving of Cherry Street between Front and First Streets. Mr. Northern said that there is a real dust problem with this area and would like to know when the City is will be paving it. Public Works Director Lee Brennan explained that the City is planning to pave Cherry Street in September, 1998 Dan Bickford, TCI Cablevision, updated the Council on the rate increase coming in August with the mergerwith Falcon Communications. Mr. Bickford explained that the increase in rates are due to enhancements that will be available to TCI customers. Earl Mix, resident of Central Point, addressed the Council about concerns with speeding cars along Freeman Road. He presented the Council with a traffic study that he did by borrowing a radar gun from the Central Point Police Department. His stud~r showed that out of 615 cars only 50°!° were doing the legal speed limit of 35 mph. His main concern is with the increase in traffic that will come with the new shopping center. Planning Director Tom Humphrey stated that he could provide the plans for the shopping center in regards to traffic control. Council Chairman Walton closed the Public Appearances portion of the meeting. V. BUSINESS A. Planning Commission Report Planning Director Tom Humphrey presented the Planning Commission Report of the City of Central Point Planning Commission for the regular meeting of July 7, 1998. CITY OF CENTRAL POINT City Council Meeting Minutes July 16, 1998 Page 2 1. Approved a Site Plan and Special Set back variance forthe Central Point Assembly of God Church to construct a new sanctuary and associated parking on property located east of the intersection of North 10th and Maple Streets in the R-3 zoning district. 2. Continued the public hearing to consider a request by Michael Burton to vary from the maximum fence height requirements on property located at 1130 Mayfair Place in the R-1-6 zoning district. 3. Approved applications for Tentative Partition and Site Plan Review to facilitate the construction of a commercial shopping centereast of the Freeman Road/Oak Street intersection in the C-4 zoning district. There was discussion about a traffic light being installed at Freeman Road/Oak Street, and the amount of retail space that wilt be available in the shopping center area. John LeGros made a motion to approve the Planning Commission Report for July 7, 1998. Mae McDowell seconded. ROLL CALL: Motion passed unanimously. B. Agreement for Lease of Public Right-of-Way (Engle/Bennett) City Administrator Jim Bennett stated that at the regular meeting of May 7,1998, the Council heard testimony from residents of the Glenn Way/Snowy Butte neighborhood regarding problems with excessive noise, loitering, and vandalism in the area that accesses Daisy Creek. At that time the Council granted approval and directed staff to work with the residents to reach an agreement on the nature, location, and conditions for constructing the fences. An agreementforthe Lease of Public Right-of-Way has been prepared forCouncil approval. Two fences will be constructed at the property owner's expense: a 6-foot high chain link fence across the right-of-way just behind Daisy Creek and a 6-foot high wooden fence across the right-of-way approximately 100 feet from the centerline of Glenn Way. Both fences will have three foot man-gates with locks to provide access by the City. The property owners will be permitted to use the area between the fences for their use and will be required to keep the area well-maintained. Public Works will reimburse the tenant for the cost of installing the man-gates and locks. There was discussion on contacting the owner of an old house that has also been a problem. Administrator Bennett said that the Police Chief and the Building Official will try to work with the owner of the house in order to stop the vandalism in that area. Mae McDowell made a motion to approve the Agreement for Lease of Public Right- of-Waywith MarkA. Smith, 201 Glenn Way, Central Point, OR. Carol Fischerseconded. ROLL CALL: Motion passed unanimously. C. Review of Model Woodheating Ordinance (Bennett) Administrator Bennettexplained thatthe Jackson County InteragencyAirQualityCommittee has been working with Jackson County and all of its municipalities to develop a unified ordinance regulating the use ofwoodstoves and other solid fuel burning devices. A unified ordinance would level the playing field and apply the same restrictions on the use ofthese devices to all jurisdictions. Council agreed that the changes proposed under the model unified ordinance are appropriate forCentral Point. Staffwill prepare an ordinance amendmentto thateffect and present it to the Council at the regular meeting of August 6, 1998. CITY OF CENTRAL POINT City Council Meeting Minutes July 16, 1998 Page 3 D. Finance Report (Brugger) Finance Director Bill Brugger presented the Financial Report for the Month of June, along with the first run of the Year-end Financial Report. He also stated that the 1998-99 Budget is complete and has been distributed. Council Member Duane Christensen arrived at 7:50 p.m. VI. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT City Administrator Jim Bennett reported that: The 1998 Fourth of July Celebration was a success. There were 1,000 breakfasts served by Fire District No. 3. They plan on adding a few more grills next year to help with the overflow. He reported that there seemed to be a large increase m attendees for the breakfast, parade, and fireworks. The City has submitted the City of Central Point Station 7:8 Youth Center protect for consideration in the League of Oregon Cities Award for Excellence Competition. The City is proud of the project and the unprecedented community effort that shows what public/private partnerships can achieve. Mr. Bennettwill keep t e Council informed on the progress of the competition. There will be a retirement party for Chief Hancock on July 29th at 11:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers. VII. ADJOURNMENT Mae McDowell moved to adjourn, Carol Fischer seconded, afl said "aye" and the Council Meeting was adjourned at 8:08 p.m. The foregoing minutes of the July 16, 1998, Council meeting were approved by the City Council at its meeting of August 6, 1998. Dated: g~o/q 8 Mayor ATTEST: Authorized Represent ve