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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/02/2000 Work Session ....~ . MINUTES OF THE WORK SESSION MEETING OF THE SPRINGFIELD CITY COUNCIL HELD MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2000. The Springfield City Council met in Work Session at Springfield City Hall, Jesse Maine Meeting Room, 225 Fifth Street, Springfield, Oregon, at 6:04 p.m. with Mayor Leiken presiding. ATTENDANCE: Present were Mayor Leiken, Councilors Ballew, Fitch, Hatfield, Lundberg and Simmons. Also present were City Manager Mike Kelly, Assistant City Manager Gino Grimaldi, City Recorder Kim Krebs, Police Chief Jerry Smith, City Attorney Tim Harold, Museum Coordinator Kathy Jensen, Planner II Susana Julber, and members of the staff. Guest: Jerry Diethelm, Planning Consultant, Poticha Architects. 1. Museum Committee Application Review and Appointment. . Museum Coordinator Kathy Jensen was present for the staff report. She stated the purpose of the work session was to review the two board applications that were received from Craig M. Spilman and Helen M. Wagner. Mr. Spilman is applying for a second term as Exhibit Coordinator, and has been an effective and able coordinator. As an artist and member of the faculty at Lane community College, Mr. Spilman has contacts with fine artists and craftspeople in the region. Ms. Wagner is applying for a second term at the At-Large position, and has contributed to the many events which the Museum runs as fundraisers during the year. Ms. Jensen stated the Springfield Museum Committee recommends that both applicants be appointed to a second term of service until October 2, 2004. Council consensus was to appoint Craig M. Spilman as Exhibit Coordinator, and Helen M. Wagner to the At-Large position to the Museum Committee. 2. Museum Board of Directors Application Review and Appointment. Museum Coordinator Kathy Jensen was present for the staff report. She stated the purpose of this work session was to review the three board applications that were received from Paula Chan Carpenter, John W. (Jack) Gishel, Jr., and David Bradford. She explained both Ms. Carpenter and Mr. Gishel are applying for second terms of service. They have both been exemplery board members and are eligible under council rules to apply for a second term of service. Mr. Bradford was recruited to fill the position vacated by Tom Wurtz, whose second term ended on May 20, 2000. Mr. Bradford has fulfilled the board by-law requirements. Ms. Jensen stated the Museum Board of Directors recommends the three applicants each be appointed to a four-year term ending October 2,2004. Council consensus was to appoint Paula Chan Carpenter, John W. (Jack) Gishel, Jr., and David ~radford to the Museum Board of Directors. 3. Glenwood Riverfront Specific Area Plan Visioning Status Report and Consultant Presentation. . Susana Julber was present for the staff report. She stated the purpose of this work session provides council an opportunity to review the project to date, and to compare this proposal to similar projects in other cities. She explained during the December 12, 1998, Council Goal Setting Session, the council listed "Glenwood Direction" as a top priority under the heading "One Springfield City Council Work Session - October 2,2000 Page 2 . Year Targets". The States Transportation Growth Management (TGM) program provided the city an opportunity to obtain funding to begin the first phases of a more detailed land use plan for the riverfront area than is provided by the Glenwood Refinement Plan (GRP). The City was awarded $103,000 for the project. Ms. Julber stated the Riverfront Plan would implement many of the provisions of TransPlan, the Residential Lands Study, and the Commercial Lands Study, all of which ' call for higher density, mixed use, and nodal development. The proposed Study Area of the Riverfront Plan is the Glenwood riverfront and its adjoining neighborhoods, north of Franklin Boulevard. The area between the river and Franklin is identified in TransPlan as a potential Node. She said the project might result in amendments to the Glenwood Refinement Plan and the Springfield Development Code, and in additions to the Capital Improvement Program. Ms. Julber introduced Jerry Diethelm, Planning Consultant from Poticha Architects. She stated Poticha Architects was selected as the lead project consultant, with Mr. Diethelm as the lead project consultant. She said that Eco Northwest, JRH Engineering and Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) provided support to the primary consultant. The city will manage the project; the consultant team will develop the Riverfront Plan and handle the bulk of the public involvement piece. The project is focused around two public workshops the first in late January 2001, the second in May 2001. The project completion date is scheduled for June 30, 2001. . Mr. Diethelm presented a slide presentation that was originally shown to city staff in the project consultant selection process. He referred to Attachment A of the Agenda Item Summary (AIS), "Glenwood Riverfront Specific Area Plan - Scope of Work". He provided highlights, and summarized the Project Purpose, Project Background, and Project Objectives. He also reviewed Attachment B-1 "Draft Summary Schedule", and Attachment C-l "Confirmed Citizen Advisory Committee (CAe) Members". Councilor Lundberg asked whether the CAC members were property owners in the city. Ms. Julber responded that most are property owners within the defined area, some are representatives of the Glenwood Business Association. She said there are other property owners interested in the project, however, they are not interested in committing to being on the CAC. Ms. Julber concluded the discussion, and said staff would be 'bringing this item back to council in the spring and summer of 200 1. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 6:32 p.m. Minutes Recorder - Kim Krebs . ~.~ City Recorder