JULY, 2005 URBAN RENEWAL MEETING MINUTES:
July 11, 2005
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL: Chair
Welch called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. Chair Welch and Members Kelly,
Hanes, Woodruff, Beckstead, Church, and Campbell answered the roll. A quorum was
present. Also present were City Administrator Nancy Leonard, Public Works
Director John McClintock, and Urban Renewal Consultant Charles Kupper.
2. CITIZEN COMMENTS AND CONCERNS: None.
3. AGENCY MEMBER COMMENTS AND CONCERNS: None.
4. MINUTES: The Agency considered the minutes from the June 2 and June 20, 2005
meetings. Ms. Woodruff moved to approve the minutes, with one correction to the
June 20 minutes, substituting the word “might” for “would” in the last line of
Item 5B. Mr. Kelly seconded the motion, which then carried unanimously on a
voice vote.
5. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS:
A. Final Review of Boundary, Projects and Goals: A lengthy
discussion ensued regarding the project list.
Ms. Woodruff moved to combine “Assistance for public or private building
rehabilitation and new development” with “Authority for property acquisition”
and to increase the total cost estimate for the combined line item to a maximum
of $1,000,000. The motion was seconded, and carried unanimously on a voice vote.
Mr. Beckstead summarized a discussion he had with the Forest Service
representatives, and asked the Agency to consider the possibility of relocating
City Hall to the Forest Service property to remove it from the tsunami zone.
Consensus of the Agency was that the concept could be considered, and a rough
estimate offered by Mr. McClintock for such a move was $1,000,000. Ms. Woodruff
moved to increase the line item entitled “Assist and upgrade fire and public
safety facilities” by $1,000,000 for a total cost estimate of $1,500,000, and to
remove the word “safety” from the line item title in order to accommodate a
possible relocation of City Hall or other public facility. The motion was
seconded, and carried, with Ms. Hanes voting “No”, all others voting “Yes”. At
this point, Mr. Beckstead was excused from the meeting due to a prior
engagement.
Ms. Hanes asked for clarification on the line item for a road
from Highway 101 to Crestline. It was unclear whether such a road would be
within the boundary area, and whether it would be appropriate for the Urban
Renewal District to fund the entire project cost. There was general agreement
that the District could assist in funding, rather than bear the entire cost, and
Ms. Hanes moved to reduce the line item cost from $2,500,000 to $1,000,000. Ms.
Woodruff seconded the motion, which then carried unanimously on a voice vote.
Mr. McClintock proposed that the Agency consider the possibility of a larger
water reservoir than was originally proposed in the project list. This would
accommodate users in the area if there were ever some accidental disconnection
with the current reservoirs located near the water treatment plant. He suggested
raising the cost estimate by $500,000. Ms. Woodruff moved to add $500,000 to the
line item “New reservoir in project area” for a total of $854,000. Mr. Church
seconded, and the motion carried unanimously.
B. Financial Analysis of the Proposed District: Mr. Kupper
proceeded to review his figures for the financial estimate of revenues based on
projected growth in the area. He explained that his estimates are based on
conservative assumptions, and anticipated it may take 20 years to pay for the
proposed project costs. He noted that he will revise the estimates based on the
changes made to the project list by the Agency at this meeting.
The Plan should be completed in the next two weeks, and can
then be mailed to the taxing entities as required by law. Additionally, a public
notice to residents of the City will be mailed in early August. The date for the
public hearing by the City Council will be Monday, August 29th at 6:00 p.m. The
Urban Renewal Agency will meet at 5:30 p.m. that evening to approve and
recommend adoption of the Plan to the Council.
C. Other Issues: None.
6. ADJOURNMENT: At 3:35 p.m., there being no further business to come before the
Agency, the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Reda A. Quinlan
City Clerk
APPROVED by the Waldport Urban Renewal Agency this 11th day of August, 2005.
SIGNED by the Chair this 11th day of August, 2005.
Herman Welch, Chair