OCTOBER 12, 2006
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL: Mayor Beckstead called the
meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. Mayor Beckstead and Councilors Kelly, Hanes,
Woodruff, Welch, Campbell and Church answered the roll. A quorum was present.
2. CITIZEN COMMENTS AND CONCERNS: None.
3. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONCERNS: Councilor Hanes requested telephone
notification of special meetings, as she is having some difficulty with her
email. Mayor Beckstead thanked the Council for allowing him to miss the two
meetings in September.
4. MINUTES: The Council considered the minutes from the September 14 and
September 21 meetings. Councilor Welch moved to approve the minutes as
presented, Councilor Campbell seconded, and the motion carried,
with Councilor Woodruff noting she had not been present for the second meeting
so she felt she could not approve those minutes.
5. PUBLIC HEARING: None.
6. STAFF REPORTS:
A. Sheriff: There was no one present to give a report.
B. City Manager: Ms. Leonard noted the revision to the
nuisance ordinance would be coming to the Council in November. The City Attorney
is currently working on some language to address the legal process for serving
notices. Ms. Leonard had heard that the owner of the Mercantile building had
contacted a local realtor to discuss potential sale of the property, and Ms.
Leonard informed the realtor of the potential for a lien if the ordinance is
adopted and the nuisance is not abated. The Naples Golf and Beach Resort
preliminary plans have been submitted to the City, to be reviewed by the
Planning Commission at their meeting in either November or December. The plan
encompasses almost 600 acres, with approximately 1250 living units being
proposed, which is about 60% fewer dwellings than what could be allowed on that
amount of property. There will be a request for annexation for an additional 9
acres that will be coming to the Council in November. Councilor Kelly asked if
the City’s infrastructure is adequate for serving that number of homes, and Ms.
Leonard responded that the City could easily serve another 1000 sewer customers,
and when the system nears capacity, the new Urban Renewal Plan will help pay for
any necessary expansion. Discussion ensued regarding the proposed plan. Ms.
Leonard noted that the developer will be paying the Park SDCs on the individual
lots, but they are also planning on putting in and thereafter maintaining a
series of parks within the development, so the subdivision park fee will not be
necessary. Ms. Leonard reported that the City had received notice that the
Scenic Byways grant for the Starr/Norwood/101 intersection had been denied, but
Mr. Lewis had contacted Mr. Hoyte to confirm that an upgrade to that
intersection was part of the traffic impact study for the Naples project.
Councilor Welch asked if it would be advantageous to include this intersection
in the upcoming STIP process, and Ms. Leonard agreed.
C. Public Works Superintendent: Noting that Mr. McClung had
been excused from the meeting, Ms. Leonard provided a report on the activity in
the Public Works department. The sidewalk on Cedar Street has been completed to
the end of the first curve, which was all the SCA grant would cover. The City
will hopefully be extending the sidewalk in the future, using Street fund
monies, since a second application for SCA grant monies is not allowed for
the same street. Regarding the relocation of the speed zone sign by the seawall,
Ms. Leonard noted that staff had discovered the City has been asking for that
relocation since at least 1982. The Facultative Sludge Lagoon project is still
on hold, pending approval from USDA, the City is hoping the weather will hold,
but it may have to wait until Spring if the rains come. Ms. Leonard reported
that the Port had met with her regarding their concerns about the project, and
she had subsequently received a letter of approval from them.
7. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
A. CIF: Councilor Welch noted that the recent Candidates
Forum which had been hosted by CIF had been successful.
B. Parks: Councilor Woodruff reported that the City had
received bids from 3 contractors in regard to the landscaping at Keady Wayside.
Creative Landscaping was the successful bidder, and she noted that they would
also be donating some of their own time and money to the project. Though the
City had been successful in obtaining a grant for Crestline Park, that work
cannot proceed until the paperwork is processed. Ms. Leonard noted that Angell
Job Corps would not be able to build the bridge, as originally stated in the
grant, but she was going to be meeting with the Youth Corps of America in
November about that project. Returning to the subject of Keady Wayside, Ms.
Leonard noted that the City had originally budgeted $7000 for the improvements,
but it appears that the project may require approximately $8,000 to $10,000. The
funds are available in the Park Development budget, and a set figure would
hopefully be available in the next few days. Following a brief discussion of the
proposed improvements, consensus of the Council was
favorable toward allowing the additional expenditure.
8. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: None.
9. CONSENT CALENDAR: No items.
10. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS: None.
11. EXECUTIVE SESSION: At 2:45 p.m. the Council recessed into
Executive Session, pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(h), to consult with counsel
concerning the legal rights and duties of a public body with regard to current
litigation or litigation likely to be filed. The Council reconvened in open
session at 3:12 p.m.
12. ACTIONS, IF ANY, FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION: None.
13. GOOD OF THE ORDER: Nothing further.
14. ADJOURNMENT: At 3:13 p.m., there being nothing further to
come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Reda A. Quinlan, City Clerk
APPROVED by the Waldport City Council this 9th day of
November, 2006
SIGNED by the Mayor this 9th day of November,
2006
Scott Beckstead, Mayor