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Work Session Meeting
MINUTES OF THE WORK SESSION MEETING OF
THE SPRINGFIELD CITY COUNCIL HELD
MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2017
The City of Springfield Council met in a work session in the Jesse Maine Meeting Room, 225 Fifth
Street Springfield, Oregon, on Nlondav, October 2, 2017 at 6 17 p m.,with Mayor Lundberg
presiding
ATTENDANCE
Present were Mayor Lundberg and Councilors VanGordon. Wylie, Moore, Stoehr, Woodrow and
Pishioneri Also present were City Manager Gino Grimaldi, City Attorney Man Bridget Smith, City
Recorder Amy Sowa and members of the staff
1 Planning Commission Interviews
Greg Mott, Planning Manager, presented the staff report on this item. The City received three
applications for one vacancy during a seven-week recruitment process.
The Springfield Planning Commission is a seven member volunteer Commission appointed by the
City Council Positions are"at-large", and do not represent specific geographic areas. The members
serve four-year terms that are staggered to avoid more than two positions expiring at the same time
Of the seven members,two appointments may live outside the city limits and two appointments may
be involved in the Real Estate profession. At present,only Commissioner Nick Nelson is involved in
the Real Estate profession; all commission members currently reside within the city limits.
The Council decision on this appointment is scheduled for the Regular Meeting of Monday, October
16, 2017.
Mr. Mott noted that Nick Nelson is the incumbent and is eligible to re-apply.
The Mayor and Councilors introduced themseb es to the following three applicants:
• Teresa(Terri)A. Dillon,who resides at 685 9's Street Springfield 97477 and is retired,
• Chelsea M.Jennings, who resides at 789 65th Street. Springfield 97478, and is a Field
Organizer with Planned Parenthood of Oregon, and
• Nick Nelson,who resides at 721 Island. Springfield 97477 and is a Realtor with Keller
Williams.
Council asked the following questions of each applicant:
1. Why do you want to sent(re-apply for Nick Nelson)on the Planning Commission?(Mayor
Lundberg)
2. Developing vacant land within existing neighborhoods can generate very strong objections to
such things as traffic, noise, loss of privacy', etc As a Commission member,what do you think
the developer should be required to do to address these objections?(Councilor Moore)
3 Please identify the top two or three land use challenges facing the City of Springfield and what
you think the Planning Commission can do to help address these challenges (Councilor
Woodrow)
City of Springfield
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4. Can you think of any ways to entice new development to locate in Springfield rather than
other Oregon communities?(Councilor VanGordon
5. In your opinion is it more important for the City to champion infill and redevelopment to
accommodate growth,or pro'ide vacant sites that are de)elopment-ready?(Councilor
Pishioneri)
6 The City is experiencing a severe housing shortage; which of the following actions would you
support to address this problem: w ai'.er of fees and charges, reduce or eliminate plan
submittal requirements, increase zoning density to allow more dwellings per lot? (Councilor
Stoehr)
7. The Planning Commission generally meets two evenings each month and additional evening
meetings are sometimes necessary. There are also materials to he reviewed in advance of
these meetings that ma) take a couple of hours to read GIN en your work hours and personal
obligations,will you he able to commit to these new demands on your time as a Springfield
Planning Commissioner? (Councilor W)lie)
8 Do you have any questions for the Council?(Mayor Lundberg)
The Council discussed the qualifications of each applicant.They agreed to re-appoint Nick Nelson to
the Planning Commission during the October 16, '_017 Council meeting. They asked staff to
encourage the other two applicants to continue to apply for positions on other committees in the City
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:58 p.m.
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