HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/02/2013 Regular (2)MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF
THE SPRINGFIELD CITY COUNCIL HELD
MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2013
The City of Springfield Council met in regular session in the Library Meeting Room, 225 Fifth Street,
Springfield, Oregon, on Monday, December 2, 2013 at 7:05 p.m., with Mayor Lundberg presiding.
ATTENDANCE
Present were Mayor Lundberg and Councilors VanGordon, Wylie, Moore, Ralston, Woodrow and Brew.
Also present were City Manager Gino Grimaldi, Assistant City Manager Jeff Towery, City Attorneys
Mary Bridget Smith and Lauren King, City Recorder Amy Sowa and members of the staff.
7:05 pm. Mayor Lundberg reconvened the Springfield City Council's
elected officials meeting.
BUSINESS FROM THE AUDIENCE
Tom Draggoo. Springfield, OR. Mr. Draggoo provided an up&
Working with Senior Management Analyst Courtney Griesel, th
looking to hire a qualified and experienced manager for the Mai
interns had worked for them, but were not the right fit. The Art
second Friday of each month. It was well attended and nearly a
They also held specialty workshops, technical assistance, and in
owners through the Hatch Incubator Program. He explained son
program. They had social media including FaceBook and Twitt
resource center and extensive Library on Main Street training to
continued to grow. The center had been upgraded to be more ac
Economic Restructuring Committee conducted a survey which i
noted that 100% of the respondents commented on food and beN
wanted something to do with health and wellness and 43% of th
housing.
Councilor Ralston asked if they had asked about housing
Mr. Draggoo said the questions were related to downtown. The,
vacancies and the Springfield Renaissance Development Corpor
333 and 335 Main Street and was looking for their next project.
parties and were fixing up the building, which was the old H &R
Program had included several grants for NEDCO's programs. M
someone had been hired for the manager position. There were fc
the Main Street — Organization Committee, Promotion Committi
Economic Restructuring Committee. The Economic Restructurir
active. The Design Committee had developed the fagade improv
and included a grant/loan program through NEDCO. The Promo
organized the Art Walk. The toughest was the Organization Con
players to the table. It had been difficult so they would be more
attend.
meeting from thejoint
of the Main Street Program.
Main Street Committee was
Street Program. A couple of
talk was still going on the
>zen businesses participated,
ling for downtown business
of the topics in the incubator
postings. The storefront
s and business assistance had
:ssible and comfortable. The
is distributed to the Council. He
rage, 93% of the respondents
respondents commented on
in the survey.
: ontinued to track business
on (SRDC) purchased 331,
he SRDC had started work
lock business. The Main Street
ers had been postponed until
major committees as part of
Design Committee and
Committee had been very
lent program which was active
)n Committee primarily
iittee which brought all of the
)active in getting people to
Mayor Lundberg said Council had just met regarding lighting downtown. She wanted to make
sure everyone knew the City was moving forward with that as quickly as they could. It could be
done in about six months. She asked the Downtown Committee to let businesses know.
Mr. Draggoo said he would be happy to relay that information. There weren't many people that
understood the timelines for these things, but they applauded Council's efforts to move forward
with that project.
Councilor Moore said the Council had similar expectations about) the Main Street Program and
appreciated him providing an update. Communication was key in any program being successful.
Councilor Wylie said she was so excited about downtown growiig. She was pleased to see people
working together to make it happen.
Mr. Draggoo said they were all doing the best they could and they appreciated the support of the
City Council. They would be coming back quarterly to provide a report to the Council.
It was noted that the City Christmas lights should be put up this veek.
Mayor Lundberg noted there was another citizen that had requested to speak before the Council this
evening, but had not yet arrived. She asked City Manager Gino Grimaldi if the citizen needed to speak to
the Council.
Mr. Grimaldi said the citizen was going to appeal the Historic Commission decision regarding placement
of a house in the Washbume Historic District. The appeal would go to the Planning Commission and
needed to be filed by December 10, 2013. The purpose of him coming tonight was to let the Council
know of his intentions.
Councilor Woodrow reminded the Council of the parade scheduled for
Mayor Lundberg adjourned the meeting at7:20 pm.
Minutes Recorder
Amy Sowa
City Recorder
Attest:
City Rec der
December 7 at 1:00pm.
L. Lundberg