JUNE, 2005 URBAN RENEWAL MEETING MINUTES:
June 2, 2005
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL: Chair
Welch called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Chair Welch and Members Kelly,
Hanes, Woodruff, Beckstead, Campbell and Church answered the roll. A quorum was
present.
2. CITIZEN COMMENTS AND CONCERNS: None.
3. AGENCY MEMBER COMMENTS AND CONCERNS: None.
4. MINUTES: The Agency considered the minutes from the April 19, 2005 and May
10, 2005 meetings. Ms. Woodruff moved to approve the minutes as presented. Mr.
Beckstead seconded, and the motion carried unanimously.
5. PUBLIC HEARING - Waldport Urban Renewal Budget for FY 2005-2006: Chair Welch
opened the public hearing. There were no comments. Chair Welch then closed the
public hearing.
6. INFORMATION ITEMS: Notice of Publication Errors: Ms. Leonard noted that, as
Budget Officer, she was required to notify the Agency when there were
publication errors. The Agency duly noted the notification.
7. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS:
A. Consideration of Resolution 05-01, Authorizing Signatories: Mr. Beckstead
moved to adopt Resolution 05-01. Ms. Hanes seconded, and the motion carried
unanimously on a voice vote.
B. Consideration of Resolution 05-02, Adopting Budget for FY 2005-2006: Mr.
Beckstead moved to adopt the Resolution. Ms. Hanes seconded. Mr. Church noted
that the Urban Renewal Plan contained the streetscaping of Broadway, and he felt
that had never been part of the plan. The motion carried unanimously.
C. Other Issues: Ms. Woodruff, as the liaison to the Solid Waste Consortium,
complimented staff on the double-siding of the copies, which helps to save
paper.
8. ADJOURNMENT: At 6:27 p.m., there being no further business to come before the
Agency, Mr. Beckstead moved to adjourn. Ms. Woodruff seconded, and the motion
carried unanimously on a voice vote.
Respectfully submitted,
Reda A. Quinlan
City Clerk
APPROVED by the Waldport Urban Renewal Agency this 11th day of July, 2005.
SIGNED by the Chair this 11th day of July, 2005.
Herman Welch, Chair
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 and Campbell answered the roll. Members Beckstead and Church
were excused. A quorum was present. Also present were City Administrator Nancy
Leonard and Urban Renewal Consultant Charles Kupper.
2. CITIZEN COMMENTS AND CONCERNS: Central Oregon Coast Fire and Rescue District
(COCFRD) Fire Chief Vince Stafford and Board Chair Ray Woodruff addressed the
Agency. They explained that they understood the benefits of the proposed second
district, and they asked the Agency to consider putting the relocation of the
Fire District station on the proposed project list. Mr. Woodruff explained that
it is imperative to relocate the station out of the tsunami zone, and the
District would appreciate some assistance in property acquisition, building
construction and/or equipment purchase. Mr. Kupper clarified that although
property acquisition and building construction could be considered by an Urban
Renewal District, equipment purchases and operational costs were not allowed.
Mr. Kupper also confirmed that in order to assist in any way, the proposed
relocation area must be included in the Urban Renewal District. He further
confirmed that there is no way to exclude the District from the Urban Renewal
District tax increment process. The Fire District representatives explained that
the proposed land being considered for relocation is a portion of the Forest
Service property. A motion was made and seconded to include the appropriate
Forest Service tax lot in the Urban Renewal District boundary. The motion
carried unanimously.
3. AGENCY MEMBER COMMENTS AND CONCERNS: None.
4. MINUTES: The Agency considered the minutes from the May 10, 2005 meeting. Ms.
Woodruff moved to approve the minutes as presented, and Mr. Kelly seconded. Ms.
Leonard explained that the spelling of Ms. Hanes’ name had been corrected in the
original minutes. The motion to approve the minutes carried unanimously on a
voice vote.
5. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS
A. Continued Review of Plan for New District: The Agency and
Mr. Kupper then proceeded with the final review of the project goals and project
activities as developed at the last meeting. There were no changes to the draft
goals and activities. Mr. Kupper submitted for review some language with regard
to property acquisition and plan amendments. Discussion ensued, and consensus of
the Agency was that the language was appropriate.
Mr. Kupper then reviewed the next steps that would be worked
out with staff prior to the next meeting with regard to projection of revenues,
costs, plan duration, maximum indebtedness and impacts on taxing bodies. These
issues will be presented at the next meeting, which was then scheduled for
Monday, July 11th at 2:00 p.m. Chair Welch expressed a desire to have maximum
exposure of the issue for the public, and asked that there be an update on the
progress to-date presented at both the July and August regular City Council
meetings.
B. Other Issues: Ms. Woodruff expressed concern about the
library renovation project. She felt that the project was going ahead without
careful consideration of the City Council with regard to the extent of
renovation on a City-owned property. She further explained that she felt the
Council should be the body to set the expected useful life of the property as a
library, since relocation was a possibility in the future. Ms. Woodruff
suggested that an appropriate time frame for renovation might be 5 to 7 years,
as opposed to 20 years as some had been projecting. Ms. Leonard explained that
she had talked with Library Director Tierce and the selected architect was in
the process of scheduling a full day of fact-finding on July 7th, hopefully
culminating in a presentation to the Council at their meeting that evening.
Agency Members Campbell, Hanes and Kelly expressed general support of the idea
of renovating the space to be usable to the library, as well as bringing the
building up to code on items such as the entry and restrooms. It was noted that
such renovations would add to the resale value of the building.
6. ADJOURNMENT: AT 3:50 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 July, 2005.
SIGNED by the Chair this 11th day of July, 2005.
Herman Welch, Chair