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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCM052704i~ CITY OF CENTRAL, POINT City Council Meeting Minutes May 27 , 2004 I. REGULAR MEETING CALLED TO ORDER - 7:10 P.M. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. ROLL CALL: Mayor: Hank Williams Council Members: Nate Banry, Dick Halley, Kay Harrison and Donna Higginbotham, were all present. Mike Quilty and Bill Stults were absent. City Administrator Phil Messina; Community Development Director Tom Humphrey, Public Works Director Bob Pierce; Police Chief Mike Sweeny; Planning Secretary Lisa Morgan; City Attorney Doug Engle were also present. City Recorder Deanna Gregory; was absent. n IV. PUBLIC APPEARANCES A. Greenway Presentation - Shayne Maxwell Lenny Friedman spoke on the Rogue River Greenway Project. Mr. Friedman referred to display boards showing where the trails would begin and extend to. He pointed out where parks and public areas would be along the trail. He went through the list of benefits and other supporters of the project. Mr. Friedman stated he is looking for a letter of support, not financial support. A letter of support will help when applying for grants to help the project. Nate Banry made a motion to provide a letter of support from the City. Kay Harrison seconded. Roll Call: Nate Banry, yes; Dick Halley, yes; Kay Harrison, yes; and Donna Higginbotham, yes. Motion carried. B. Central Point First -Becca Croft Becca Croft made an announcement that Central Point First is now incorporated. Mrs. Croft stated that Central Point First is a private version of the Citizen's Advisory Committee. She said that their group has filed a Motion to Intervene with the Land Use Board of Appeals regarding the Wal-Mart application. Mrs. Croft wanted to take the opportunity to introduce the group, since the city will be seeing members of Central Point First, Inc. attending various city meetings. The nature of the group is to act as a liaison between citizens and the city to help the city make the City of Central Point Council Minutes May 27, 2004 Page # 2 right decisions. They are a private non profit organization and are funded by donations. Donations can be made at US Bank in Central Point. They will act for the citizens and may take a stand on certain issues, and hopefully it would be the same side as the city. Mrs. Croft introduced Joe Thomas, a member of Central Point First. , V. CONSENT AGENDA A. Approval of May 13, 2004, City Council Minutes. B. Request for Street Closures during 4'h of July Celebration Kay Harrison made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Dick Halley seconded. Roll Call: Nate Banry, yes; Dick Halley, yes; Kay Harrison, yes; and Donna Higginbotham, yes. Motion carried. V. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA No items were removed. VI. PUBLIC HEARINGS, ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS A. Resolution No. 1016, Annexation of Territory Known as 37 2W 12CC; Tax Lot 5300 (The Fuss Annexation) Tom Humphrey gave the explanation and reasoning behind the proposed annexation. Mr. Humphrey stated that this is an "orphan" property, and by annexing into the city it will help clean up a boundary discrepancy. The property is approximately .45 acres and is located at the end of Arnwood Street and east of Merriman Road. This particular piece of property has the city limits line running down through the property, with the remaining portion of property within the UGB. The owners intent is to build a workshop. The property meets all of the annexation criteria and staff recommends approval to annex. Kay Harrison made a motion to approve Resolution Number 1016. A Resolution for annexation of Territory known as 37 2W 12CC, Tax Lot 5300. Nate Banry seconded. Roll Call: Nate Banry, yes; Dick Halley, yes; Kay Harrison, yes; and Donna Higginbotham, yes. Motion passed. B. Resolution 1017, Budget Amendment to Allow Adjustments to the 2003- 2004 Budge for the City of Central Point. City of Central Point Council Minutes May 27, 2004 Page # 3 Phil Messina presented the proposed Budget amendment, and explained the reasons for it as outlined in a memo by Finance Director Bill Brugger. The reason for the amendments are due to additional expenses in the Planning Department with attorney expenses, the Utility Fund has increased activity in new construction for service taps of water lines and meter connections, the Land Acquisition and Building Fund needs to reduce wages by $15,000 and increase materials and supplies by $15,000. This is primarily due to a change from building cleaning services being transferred from a city employee to a janitorial service. Nate Banry made a motion to approve Resolution Number 1017. A Resolution for an amendment to the 2003-2004 Budget for the City of Central Point. Dick Halley seconded. Roll Call: Nate Banry, yes; Dick Halley, yes; Kay Harrison, yes; and Donna Higginbotham, yes. Motion passed. C. First Reading of an Ordinance amending Chapter 5.06 Regarding Yard Sales. Phil Messina explained the current yard sale ordinance. Mr. Messina said that our Information Tech Coordinator John Johnson has been working on a yard sale registration program to be available through the City's website. The program would enable citizens to go online and register their yard sales and various items for sale at the yard sale. Once registered through the yard sale program, their address would appear on a map, and other people would be able to actually search for particular items of interest. There would not be a fee for registering online, however citizens could still register at the counter for $5.00. This would be an increase from the current $1.00 fee for registering with the current system used. The $5.00 fee would help defray the cost of city staff registering yard sales for counter customers. There were-discussions regarding the $5.00 fee. Some feel it is a little steep and should consider waiving the yard sale fee. Others feel is it a good idea. Chief Sweeny stated that there are people who make a profession out of having yard sales, and they find a way of circumventing the existing code. They do this by moving their sale items to a neighbors driveway, etc. John Johnson, setup the laptop to give a demonstration on how the program works. There were some technical difficulties, so council members were unable to see the full capabilities of the program. Nate Banry made a motion to move to a second reading amending Chapter 5.06 Regarding Yard Sales, appropriate registration fees to be determined at the second reading. Dick Halley seconded. Roll Call: Nate Banry, yes; Dick Halley, yes; Kay Harrison, yes; and Donna Higginbotham, yes. Motion passed. City of Central Point Council Minutes May 27, 2004 Page # 4 VIII. BUSINESS None. IX. MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Williams reported that: he attended the retirement barbeque held here at City Hall for three staff members retiring. , .. _ .. ~ ~, he attended a reception at the Jackson County Fairgrounds he attended the final budget committee meeting on the 24th of May. X. ~ CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT City Administrator Phil Messina reported that: the city will be advertising for insurance agent bids, stating that it has been awhile since this has been done and it is a good idea to do periodically. on June 1St, Jill Turner formally with the City of Ashland, will be acting as the Interim Finance Director. Bill Brugger's last day will be on June 10`n union contracts have been ratified, and the council will go into executive session to discuss the labor negotiations. XI. COUNCIL REPORTS Donna Higginbotham reported that the RVCOG meeting had been cancelled. She shared concerns with others regarding a man in Ashland wanting to develop a golf course in a portion of the Bear Creek Greenway, with a bridge over the creek to access the rest of the holes. She feels if approved it will set a precedence along the entire Greenway. Kay Harrison reported that she and Nate Barry had their 1St Ward meeting. Becca Croft and Joe Thomas from Central Point First were both there. The meeting was successful and they plan on doing it again, with advertising it differently. Kay had advertised it in the Hidden Grove Newsletter. During the Ward meeting it was brought to her attention that what appears to be a well has been found in a ditch between the cemetery and Central Point East. She hoped that this could be checked out before someone gets hurt. ~' l~ City of Central Point Council Minutes May 27, 2004 Page # S Dick Halley reported he attended the retirement barbeque at City Hall. He hasn't been able to attend any other meetings. Nate Banry reported he went to a couple of the budget meetings, but was unable to attend the last one. He did have a Ward meeting with Kay. XII. DEPARTMENT REPORTS Public Works Director Bob Pierce reported that it was their first day for accepting bids for the Highway 99 & Pine Street improvements. Taylor Road should be ready to pave soon. No new information on the East Pine Street bridge. Joe Thomas from Central Point First spoke up and said he had the answer to that. Once the concrete is poured it has to cure for 14 days before the next step can begin. Community Development Director Tom Humphrey reported the Planning Department has been working on putting together records for the LUBA appeal regarding the council's decision to deny the Wal-Mart application. He had a Fair Board dinner meeting and was present at the meeting the following day to discuss a Master Plan for the Greenway. The Board really wants the City to be involved with the Master Plan. He stated that the Fair Board is having difficulties working with their own Planning Department in Jackson County, so there were discussions regarding them annexing into the City and conditional uses for the amphitheater. He will be setting up a study session to discuss new logo and Interstate 5 overpass designs. JRH has sent an electronic file regarding recommendation for the East Pine Street corridor. XIII. EXECUTIVE SESSION Under the provisions of OR5 192.660, the City Council adjourned to executive session to discuss labor negotiations. Nate Banry made a motion to adjourn to executive session. Dick Halley seconded. Roll Call:. Nate Banry, yes; Dick Halley, yes; Kay Harrison, yes; and Donna Higginbotham, yes. Motion passed. Regular session was called back to order. Nate Banry made a motion to approve Resolution Number 1018 adopting the changes to the union contract. Kay Harrison seconded. Roll Call: Nate Banry, yes; Dick Halley, yes; Kay Harrison, yes; and Donna Higginbotham, yes. Motion passed. City of Central Point Council Minutes May 27, 2004 Page # 6 XIV. ADJOURNMENT Kay Harrison made a motion to adjourn. Dick Halley seconded. Roll Call: Nate Banry, yes; Dick Halley, yes; Kay Harrison, yes; and Donna Higginbotham, yes. Motion. passed. The foregoing minutes of the May 27, 2004, Council meeting were approved by the City Council at its meeting of June 10, 2004. ~ Dated: S la$/o~ ~ Mayor Hank Williams