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Home My WebLink About04/01/2013 RegularCity of Springfield Regular Meeting MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SPRINGFIELD CITY COUNCIL HELD MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2013 The City of Springfield Council met in regular session in the Council Chambers, 225 Fifth Street, Springfield. Oregon, on Monday, April 1, 2013 at 7:08 p.m., with Mayor Lundberg presiding. ATTENDANCE Present were Mayor Lundberg and Councilors VanGordon, Wylie, Moore, Ralston and Woodrow. Also present were City Manager Gino Grimaldi, Assistant City Manager Jeff Towery, City Attorney Mary Bridget Smith, City Recorder Amy Sowa and members of the staff. Councilor Brew was absent (excused). PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Lundberg. SPRINGFIELD UPBEAT CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Claims 2. Minutes a. March 11, 2013 —Work Session b. March 18. 2013 — Work Session c. March 18, 2013 —Regular Meeting d. March 25. 2013 —Work Session 3. Resolutions 4. Ordinances a. ORDINANCE NO. 6290 — AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY TO THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD. AND WILLAMALANE PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT: AND WITHEIRAWING THE SAME TERRITORY FROM THE GLENWOOD WATER DISTRICT. b. ORDINANCE NO. 6291 — AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY TO THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD AND WILLAMALANE PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT 5. Other Routine Matters a. Liquor License Application for Albertson's No 570, Located at 2000 Marcola Road, Springfield, Oregon. City of Springfield Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 1, 2013 Page 2 b. Liquor License Application for Albertson's No 574. Located at 5575 South Main Street, Springfield: Oregon. IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR WYLIE WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR WOODROW TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 5 FOR AND 0 AGAINST (1 ABSENT – BREW). ITEMS REMOVED PUBLIC HEARINGS-- Please limit comments to 3 minutes. Request to speak cards are available at both entrances. Please present cards to City Recorder. Speakers may not yield their time to others. 1. Proposed Cell Tower Amendments to the Springfield Development Code. ORDINANCE NO. 1 – AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SPRINGFIELD DEVELOPMENT CODE SECTION 43 -145— WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS FACILITIES AND CERTAIN TERMS FOUND IN SECTION 6.1- 110 —MEANING OF SPECIFIC WORDS AND TERMS. Wd-IICH APPLY TO WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS FACILITIES: ADOPTING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE: AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTNE DATE (FIRST READING) Springfield Planner Mark Metzger presented the staff report on this item. On February 20, 2013, the Springfield Planning Commission conducted a public hearing concerning the proposed amendments. No testimony from the public was received at the hearing. No comment from the public either before or after the Planning Commission hearing had been received by staff. The Planning.Commission voted unanimously to recommend Council approval of the amendments contained in the attached ordinance. The Commission recommendation (included as Attachment 1 of the agenda packet) was based upon findings set forth in the Staff Report (incorporated into the Adopting Ordinance as Exhibit A) which examined the proposed amendments for their consistency with the approval criteria for Development Code amendments found in Springfield Development Code (SDC) Section 5.6 -115. Attachment 2 of the agenda packet was the Adopting Ordinance containing the proposed amendments to SDC Section 43 -145 of the Springfield. The amended section replaced the existing SDC Section 43 -145. This proposal also amended SDC Section 6.1 -110; relocating terms specific to WTS facilities to the amended SDC Section 43-145E. Key changes found in the amended SDC Section 4.4 -145 included provisions for: Council notification and Planning Commission review of all new cell tower installations; and Establishing minimum setbacks for towers from streets: and Requiring cell tower applicants to fund technical peer review of applications where towers are proposed in or near residential areas. The amendments to SDC Section 4.3 -145 took into consideration the Federal Telecommunication Act of 1996 which placed limits on the siting standards which could be imposed by local governments. City of Springfield Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 1. 2013 Page 3 Mayor Lundberg opened the public hearing. No one appeared to speak. Mayor Lundberg closed the public hearing. NO ACTION REQUESTED. FIRST READING ONLY. BUSINESS FROM THE AUDIENCE James Yarnall. Springfield. OR. Mr. Yarnall said he lived across the river from Glenwood. He felt the vision for Glenwood was on the right track and well thought out. Being in a wheelchair such as himself. it was difficult to get around. Any improvement was a big move in the right direction. Many disabled people used the sidewalks and the protections and improvements made for those were a remarkable draw for developers who wanted to create opportunities for business. It also created a good climate for job encouragement which was good for our economy and a win -win. There was a need for careful thinking about access for the disabled in that area. He didn't believe those in Glenwood needed to fear the future. This was a long process and reason would rise to the surface. There were many opportunities to express independent visions about Glenwood and this was just the beginning. Everyone would benefit from the improvements. COUNCIL RESPONSE CORRESPONDENCE AND PETITIONS C It ORDINANCES BUSINESS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL 1. Committee Appointments 2. Business from Council a. Committee Reports b. Other Business. BUSINESS FROM THE CITY MANAGER 1. Resolution for Electronic - Commerce Zone Preparedness. RESOLUTION NO. 20 ] 3 -05 —A RESOLUTION OF SPRINGFIELD REQUESTING THAT THE SPRINGFIELD COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE ZONE BE DESIGNATED FOR ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AND AUTHORIZING THE SPRINGFIELD CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT THIS RESOLUTION TO THE STATE OF OREGON. City of Springfield Council Regular Meeting Minutes Apri 11, 2013 Page 4 Assistant City Manager Jeff Towery presented the staff report on this item. When Springfield extended the Enterprise Zone in 2011. Springfield considered other permutations to sponsorship and development areas to include in the application sent to the State of Oregon for consideration. Springfield requested in May 2012 by Council Resolution the last remaining electronic commerce zone designation for those firms primarily using the internet for commercial activities that might consider locating in Springfield. A Portland location was eventually designated. With increasing interest of firms.. Springfield should consider passing a resolution indicating Springfield's renewed interest in having an E -Zone added to the local incentive package available to firms and allowing the City Manager to present the Council's request for designation to the State of Oregon upon a suitable firm's expressing interest in locating here. Oregon had one remaining e- commerce zone to designate out of 10 and Springfield was a prime location for a variety of call centers given the range of facilities in our community. The `e- commerce' zone had only a small, if any, local effect (related to the minimum value of exempt property for Enterprise -Zone eligible firms) and provided for eligible firms making capital investments and doing transactions on the internet or intemet -based computer a credit equal to 25% of the capital investment made in a year against the business's annual state income or corporate excise tax liability (maximum $2 million credit in a year and unused credits may be carried forward over the next five years). Councilor Moore asked if this was for the full incorporated area. Mr. Towery said this would be within the Enterprise Zone which was shown on the Map in the agenda packet. It was a significant amount of the City of Springfield. Mayor Lundberg asked if this made more businesses eligible. Mr. Towery said businesses such as a call center would qualify if we had this designation. Councilor Moore asked if the Enterprise Zone would be expanded if the urban growth boundary (UGB) was expanded. Mr. Towery said if the City received this designation and also changed the boundaries of the Enterprise Zone, any of the property inside the Enterprise Zone would be included. Councilor Ralston asked when the Enterprise Zone was established. Mr. Towery said it was sometime in the 1990's. Councilor Ralston said Springfield had grown a lot since then and there was a large area of the City that was not included in the Enterprise Zone. All of the areas under consideration for expansion of our UGB would be excluded. He asked if they should look at updating the Enterprise Zone. Mr. Towery said once the Council determined the UGB expansion they could then explore those areas for expansion of the Enterprise Zone. The UGB expansion would come first. City of Springfield Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 1. 2013 Page 5 City Manager Gino Grimaldi noted that there were limits to the number of square miles that could be used for the Enterprise Zone. At the time it was created. the locations that weren't included were not prone to redevelop. It would be a good idea to re- examine the boundaries. IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR WYLIE WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR WOODROW TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2013 -05. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 5 FOR AND 0 AGAINST (1 ABSENT — BREW). BUSWESS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned 7:19 p.m. Minutes Recorder Amy Sown Chris /tine L. Lundberg Mayor y Attest: i City Recoi r