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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCM031005CITY OF CENTRAL POINT City Council Meeting Minutes March 10, 2005 I. REGULAR MEETING CALLED TO ORDER Mayor Williams called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. ROLL CALL: Mayor: Hank Williams Council Members: Becca Croft, Dick Halley, Kay Harrison, Donna Higginbotham, Sandi Richardson and Mike Quilty were present. Nate Banry was excused. City Administrator Phil Messina; City Attorney Doug Engle; Public Works Director Bob Pierce; Finance Director Jill Turner; Police Chief Jon Zeliff; Community Development Director Tom Humphrey; Parks and Recreation Director Katherine Boxer and City Recorder Deanna Gregory were also present. IV. SPECIAL RECOGNITION Mayor Hank Williams presented Mr. Don Foster with a certificate of appreciation for serving on the Planning Commission from 1997 to 2004. V. PUBLIC APPEARANCES Bill Stults -Manger of the Meadows Retirement Community Mr. Stults stated that he will be the person organizing the City Wide Clean up this year. They are looking at a date in mid September. He will be contacting Council and City Staff to help with that event at a later date. Bill Batie -Resident Mr. Batie is concerned about the Pine Street/Highway 99 improvements. He stated that he was almost hit because two lanes turn into one, then opens up into three. He stated that he would like to see the Council and the City fix this dangerous intersection. He also stated that he hopes the same people who designed the intersection will not be designing the Highway 99 improvements. VI. CONSENT AGENDA A. Approval of February 24, 2005, City Council Minutes B. Approval of Dogs for the Deaf Annual Easter Egg Hunt in Pfaff Park on April Becca Croft stated that the motions in the minutes do not show a vote for Kay Harrison. City o/~Gentra/ Point City Council Minutes March 10, 2005 I'a~e 2 Becca Croft made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda with corrections to the minutes. Dick Halley seconded. Roll Call: Becca Croft, yes; Dick Halley, yes; Sandy Richardson, yes; Kay Harrison, yes, and Mike Quilty, yes. Motion approved. VII. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA No items were removed. VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS, ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS A. First Reading - An Ordinance Amending Central Point Municipal Code 2.18 Park Commission. Parks and Recreation Director Katherine Boxer explained the proposed changes to the Ordinance. She is recommending an increase in the number of commission members from seven to no greater than eleven. The residency requirements will be changed to allow twenty five percent of non residents to be commission members. This will enable business owners and representatives of companies and schools, interested in the Central Point community, to be active participants. It is recommended that the terms of membership be changed from one year terms to three year terms. Continuing members shall be assigned two year terms to enable a transitional period for succeeding members. The proposed ordinance also clarifies specific responsibilities. There was discussion regarding non residents being on the Commission. Council is concerned that a majority of the Commission could be non-residents. City Attorney Doug Engle explained that with only twenty five percent of the Commission being non-residents they could not constitute a quorum. Mike Quilty made a motion to pass on to Second Reading an Ordinance Amending Central Point Municipal Code 2.18 Park Commission. Kay Harrison seconded. Roll Call: Becca Croft, yes; Dick Halley, yes; Sandy Richardson, yes; Kay Harrison, yes, and Mike Quilty, yes. Motion approved. IX. BUSINESS A. Recommendations for Park Commission Appointments. Ms. Boxer stated that it is time for the Council to appoint Park Commission members. There are currently three vacancies on the Par-k Commission. If the recommended Ordinance is approved the terms of the Park Commission will be three years. If reappointed the current Park Commission members Jim Harlemann, Eleanor Holbrook, Cheryl Cummings, and Betty Cline will fill two year terms. At this time she is recommending appointment of the current members and appointing Bill 9tults, Brett Moore, and David Heard. The additional three recommendations are Central Point Cityzens. If the Ordinance is approved she will return to the Council with a recommendation of Maurice Torono, Gilprin, LLC, David Hearn, School District #6, Michael Cavallerro, RVCOG, and Casey Clark, Crater High School Student who are all non-residents of Central Point. City of Central Point City Council Minutes March 10, 2005 Pa,~ 3 There was discussion regarding appointment of the members at this time. Ms. Boxer stated that all the recommended people have been informed of the proposed Ordinance and the final three realize that they will not be appointed until after the Ordinance becomes effective on April 28th. It is not necessary at this time to appoint all the members of the Committee. She stated that a Park Commission meeting is scheduled for March 23"x. The recommended Committee members will attend that meeting. Kay Harrison made a motion to continue this item until the regularly scheduled Council meeting on March 24~'. Becca Croft seconded. Roll Call: Becca Croft, yes; Dick Halley, yes; Sandy Richardson, yes; Kay Harrison, yes, and Mike Quilty, yes. Motion approved. B. RVCOG Annual Presentation Michael Cavallerro, Director of RVCOG, presented the Executive Summary. Mr. Cavallerro 4 ~ explained a handout with an explanation of each program RVCOG provides for the Rogue Valley and local government. He stated that RVCOG looks to be in good financial shape and they will continue to provide the best level of service possible. Julie Rodwell - RVCOG Transportation Planning Coordinator Ms. Rodwell explained an overview of the 2005 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) as a whole. The process combines the 2006-09 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and the 2005 Air Quality Conformity Determination (AQCD). She explained the timetable for various projects and updates and requirements for State and Federal Programs. C. Planning Commission Report ,. , , Community Development Director Tom Humphrey presented the Planning Commission Report for March 1, 2005. The Commission continued its consideration of a tentative plan to create 4 single family residential parcels, one of which is occupied by an existing home. The subject property is located at 1642 Beall Lane west of Glenn Way in the R-1-6, zoning district. The Commission continued the proposal because the applicant was not comfortable committing to minor plan modifications and/or conditions for approval. 2. Approved a site plan application for the construction of three four-plexes. The subject property is located at 715 Hopkins Road, east of Freeman Road in the R-3 zoning district. The construction of four-plexes in this zone is permitted but both planning staff and the applicant thought it wise to voluntarily bring the proposal to the Planning Commission and give neighbors an opportunity to comment. The Commission approved the site plan subject to conditions recommended by city staff. The applicant agreed to `flip' the building footprint so the stairways on the building face property to the east rather than the back yard of properties in the Meadows. More mature City oI Ccntra/ Point City CounellMin~tes March It7, 2(X)5 Page 4 vegetation is planned for the landscaping. 3. The Commission approved a tentative and variances fora 9 lot subdivision. Houses occupy two of the nine lots and those will remain. The subject property is located at 747 and 765 Pittview Avenue in the R-1-6 zoning district. The development proposes a 30 foot wide public street right-of-way which allows for further widening should property to the east develop in the future. It was necessary to vary from the street center line offset and one zoning set back in order to work around the existing homes on the property. Becca Croft made a motion to approve the Planning Commission report for March 1, 2005. Kay Harrison seconded. Roll Call: Becca Croft, yes; Dick Halley, yes; Sandy Richardson, yes; Kay Harrison, yes, and Mike Quilty, yes. Motion approved. X. MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Hank Williams reported that: • he attended an RPS meeting. They are making progress by hiring a consultant to help complete the program. • he attended a Rotary meeting. XI. CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT City Administrator Phil Messina reported that: • he attended a SOREDI marketing meeting. • he participated in the interview process with the City of Medford to find an Assistant City Manager. • he attended a public managers meeting where they discussed the need for affordable housing in the valley. • he will be leaving on Tuesday to attend an OCCMA Conference. XII. COUNCIL REPORTS Becca Croft reported that she attended a SOREDI meeting where they are working with Mexico to export Oregon wines. Mike Quilty reported that: • he attended an MPO meeting on February 22nd, they talked with CORP. • there is a {arge amount of money that the MPO has not spent this year, they are working to find where the money should go • he has been appointed as the Chair of the MPO • he attended a West Coast Corridor meeting • he attended a Oregon MPO meeting on March 1~`. • he attended an RVACT meeting • he will be out of town for the March 24'h Council meeting. City o/~Central Point City Counci/Minutes March !0, 2005 Page 5 • there are several transportation planning rules being discussed in Salem. He recommends that the City send a tetterto the legislators in Salem opposing the new changes. Council agreed to support a letter opposing the changes to the State Transportation Planning Rule. Sandi Richardson reported that she will be participating in the State FFA Convention next week. XIII. DEPARTMENT REPORTS Public Works Director Bob Pierce reported that: • traffic counters were placed on Taylor Road, he presented a report showing that the average traffic speed is not above the 45 mph speed limit. • Public Works vehicles now have the new City Logo on them. • construction for the parking lot is coming along fine, the house should be removed on Monday. • staff will be putting signs on the brick wall to Forest Glen Park stating that people should stay off the wall. They will be opening it up and applying for a fence variance from the Planning Commission. • the SDC Update Committee has hired a group to review the local SDC's. Community Development Director Tom Humphrey reported that: • he attended an MPO Technical Advisory Committee meeting. Central Point and Phoenix are recipients of a loan to make some street improvements on the MPO list • he will be attending a meeting tomorrow with RVCOG to discuss new areas to include in the RPS process due to Measure 37 claims. • the next Highway 99 Design Committee meeting will be on April 6`n at 7:30 a.m. • staff is working on updating the CP Transportation Plan and Projects to include like the East Pine Street Corridor Plan. Parks and Recreation Director Katherine Boxer reported that: she has been working with staff on administrative procedures. staff will be working on the next recreation program brochure. Finance Director Jill Turner reported that she has been working on budget issues and strategic planning with her department. Chief of Police Jon Zeliff reported that: • he will be swearing in Sergeant David Croft at the Council meeting on March 24`n • Central Point officers patrol the greenway aggressively. He stated that jurisdictions need to work together to patrol the area and cut back vegetation reducing areas where people can set up illegal camps. City o1 ~Centra/ Point Ci1v Gounci/ Minutes March /~ 2(XI5 Pale 6 XIV. ADJOURNMENT Mike Quilty moved to adjourn, Kay Harrison seconded, all said "aye" and the Council Meeting was adjourned at 9:20 p.m. The foregoing minutes of the March 10, 2005, Council meeting were approved by the City Council at its meeting of March 24, 2005. Dated: `~ a,~ Q~ A City Recorder Mayor Hank Williams 1 1 1