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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/03/2008 Regular City of Springfield Regular Meeting MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SPRINGFIELD CITY COUNCIL HELD MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2008 The City of Springfield Council met in regular session in the Council Meeting Room, 225 Fifth Street, Springfield, Oregon, on Monday, March 3,2008 at 7:05 p.m., with Council President Lundberg presiding. ATTENDANCE Present were Councilors Lundberg, Wylie (via conference phone), Ballew, Ralston, Woodrow and Pishioneri. Also present were City Manager Gino Grimaldi, Assistant City Manager Jeff Towery, City Attorney Matt Cox, City Attorney Bill Van Vactor, City Recorder Amy Sowa and members of the staff. Mayor Leiken was absent (excused). PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council President Lundberg. SPRINGFIELD UPBEAT 1. Police Recognition of Citizen: Craig Morris Mr. Morris was unable to attend the meeting. Chief Smith said he would try to reschedule. 2. WalMart Check Presentation to Police and Fire and Life Safety. Police Chief Jerry Smith introduced Ken Hutchinson, Manager from WalMart. Mr. Hutchinson presented a check in the amount of$1500 to the K-9 unit of the Springfield Police Department and $1000 to the Springfield Fire and Life Department. CONSENT CALENDAR IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR PISHIONERI WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR WOODROW TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THE MOTION PASSED WlTH A VOTE OF 6 FOR AND 0 AGAINST. 1. Claims 2. Minutes a. February 4,2008 - Work Session b. February 4, 2008 - Regular Meeting 3. Resolutions City of Springfield Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 3, 2008 Page 2 4. Ordinances 5. Other Routine Matters a. Approval of Liquor License Endorsement for Stables CountrylRock Bar and Grill, Located at 414 Main Street, Springfield, Oregon. b. Authorize the City Manager to Sign a Contract with Technical Imaging Systems, Inc. for Back Scanning Services for the LaserFiche Project in the Development Services Department. c. Approval to Accept the Financial Report for June 30, 2007. d. Approval to Accept the Financial Report for September 30, 2007. e. Approval to Accept the Financial Report for December 31, 2007. 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. None. BUSINESS FROM THE AUDIENCE COUNCIL RESPONSE CORRESPONDENCE AND PETITIONS 1. Correspondence from Gail Woodford, 2177 Fireside Court, Springfield, Oregon Regarding a Proposal for a Candidate to be Honored in the Naming of the Springfield Justice Center. 2. Correspondence from Elizabeth Terry Beyer and Lee Beyer, 951 S Street, Springfield, Oregon Regarding the New Public Safety Building Naming. 3. Correspondence from Phillip Farrington, Director of Land Use Planning and Development, PeaceHealth, Regarding the Pioneer Parkway ErnX Corridor Proposal. IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR PISmONERI WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR WOODROW TO ACCEPT THE CORRESPONDENCE FOR FILING. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 6 FOR AND 0 AGAINST. BIDS ORDINANCES BUSINESS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL 1. Committee Appointments 2. Business from Council a. Committee Reports City of Springfield Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 3, 2008 Page 3 1. Councilor Ballew said she attended the Oregon Freight Advisory Committee meeting. They discussed those projects recommended for funding for Reconnect Oregon II. 2. Councilor Pishioneri said they discussed the issue of Lane County Commissioners taking over planning and the Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) population studies. He said he abstained Springfield's vote because the study merged Springfield and Eugene projects. He said he indicated that wouldn't be valid since the urban growth boundary (UGB) was not combined anymore. The letter from the LCOG Board was to issue a recommendation to give the population information to the County Commissioners to use. The City of Eugene and Commissioner Stewart also abstained. Councilor Lundberg asked about the information. Mr. Grimaldi said the population projections started with smaller cities such as Lowell, to plan for infrastructure needs. That started before passage ofHB3337. With the implementation ofHB3337, Springfield and Eugene would need separate population projections. 3. Councilor Pishioneri referred to the correspondence regarding the naming of the Justice Center. He noted that in the City's naming policy, there was no procedure for soliciting names from the community. He would like to let the community know of the opportunity to submit a name. He wanted to know how the Council felt about that. The policy was in place, but how the names were accepted was not part of the policy. He felt the public should know when the City was considering naming something. Councilor Woodrow said that was a good idea when the time came. If the City was going to make a decision to name any City property, the public should be invited to be involved. Councilor Ralston said he didn't see a need to include that in the policy. The City Council would know when there was something to be named, and the City could announce it to the media that the City would be accepting applications. Councilor Pishioneri said he just wanted to make sure the City Council was comfortable with the City Manager letting the public know. Councilor Lundberg said she had a lot of experience naming parks while serving on the Willamalane Board. She noted that people had stepped forward already. She would like to keep it as informal as possible and not so much of a solicitation as an invitation for ideas. The name that had come forward was Ed Harms and it had come forward far in advance. Councilor Ballew said they wanted to avoid it becoming a contest. Councilor Pishioneri said he wanted to invite the public to participate. City of Springfield Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 3, 2008 Page 4 Mr. Grimaldi said there could be a couple of opportunities to let the public know. The meetings were advertised to the public and the ultimate decision to name the facility would be made in a public meeting where input could be received. BUSINESS FROM THE CITY MANAGER BUSINESS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at approximately 7:19 p.m. Minutes Recorder Amy Sowa Attest: Cit~e~~