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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
April 16, 2002
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Mayor Judie Hammerstad called the special City Council meeting to order at 7:35 a.m. on
April 16, 2002, in the City Council Chambers.
Present: Mayor Hammerstad, Councilors Rohde, Schoen, Turchi, Graham and McPeak.
Councilor Hoffman was excused.
Staff Present: Doug Schmitz, City Manager; David Powell, City Attorney; Robyn Christie, City
Recorder; Janice Deardorff, Human Resources Director; Kathy Peck; Kathi
Alford, LOCOM Communications Manager; Police Capt. Marc Galloway; Police
Lt. Dan Spiering; Police Chief Helen Bicart; Richard Seals, Financial Planning
Manager; Stephan Lashbrook, Community Development Director; Joel Komarek,
City Engineer
3. REVIEW EVENING AGENDA
Doug Schmitz, City Manager, advised the Council that the Planning Commission
subcommittee working on Item 9.1.3 with the Lake Corporation has requested a continuance. He
noted that there was no time rush on this issue.
Councilor Schoen moved to continue Item 9.1.3 at the request of the Planning Commission
subcommittee. Councilor McPeak seconded the motion. A voice vote was taken and the
motionap ssed with Mayor Hammerstad, Councilors Rohde, Schoen, Turchi, Graham and
McPeak voting `yes.' [6-0]
Mayor Hammerstad noted that Councilor Rohde would review the consent agenda tonight.
Mr. Schmitz indicated to Councilor McPeak that the information about the Portland crosswalk
deaths, which she had requested at the March 5 meeting, would be included in an upcoming staff
report.
Councilor Graham mentioned that Berta Durman has already slated the additional money
coming from the County for a drug education seminar at the Adult Community Center
(Resolution 02-04).
Item 9.1.1 Amendment to personal services contract
Mr. Schmitz confirmed to Councilor Schoen that the amendment represented an increase in the
original contract. Joel Komarek, City Engineer, clarified to Mayor Hammerstad that the
original contract amount was solely for the permitting and design phase; the amendment covered
the construction phase.
Item 7.1 Appeal of DRC denial of sign code request
David Powell, City Attorney, confirmed to Mayor Hammerstad that the only person who
testified at the Development Review Commission was the applicant. He concurred that the
Council has not had a hearing on the sign code variance criteria for a long time.
Item 9.1.4 Authorization to extend the Infill Task Force consultant's contract
Councilor Schoen questioned the $4,000 for the cost of preparing a collection of design
alternatives, which was in addition to the $10,000 contract extension. He commented that he
thought that they were going to stay out of design on this matter.
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Stephen Lashbrook, Community Development Director, explained that the Infill Task Force
had felt strongly that the City should make a publication available to the public showing
examples of good design that met the requirements. He noted that they could complete the work
for the $10,000 without spending the $4,000 on the publication but reiterated that the Task Force
did want the publication.
Councilor McPeak held that this sort of publication would help clarify the words and guide
people in understanding this hard to understand concept of fitting into the glass jar. Mayor
Hammerstad indicated to Councilor Schoen that the intent was to get away from setting design
standards by giving examples of what could be done to enhance compatibility but without
requiring any particular design. She mentioned that people found the guidelines coming out of a
design competition held for Sunnyside Village in Clackamas County very helpful.
Mr. Lashbrook indicated to Councilor Rohde that they could include flat roof homes in the
design examples.
4. REVIEW FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Mayor Hammerstad observed that they should still have a quorum at the Budget Committee
meeting on April 29, even with three Councilors not in attendance.
5. OTHER BUSINESS
6. EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mayor Hammerstad recessed the meeting at 7:35 a.m. to Executive Session pursuant to ORS
192.660(I)(d), for deliberations with persons designated to conduct labor negotiations and (e) to
conduct deliberations with persons designated to negotiate real property transactions. Mr.
Powell reviewed the Executive Session parameters.
7. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION
Mayor Hammerstad reconvened the morning meeting at 8:50 a.m.
Councilor Turchi said that he would report on his preliminary meeting with Patrick Blaedom
regarding the transit center and making it more accommodating to handicapped individuals.
Councilor Rohde said that he had a JPACT and League of Oregon Cities Board report.
Councilor Graham agreed to make the Earth Day announcements requested by Nancy Bantz.
8. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Hammerstad adjourned the meeting at 8:52 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Robyn Ch stie
City Recorder
'ROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
June 18, 2002
Hammerstad, Mayor
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April 16, 2002
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