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MINUTES OF THE WORK SESSION MEETING OF
THE SPRINGFIELD CITY COUNCIL HELD
MONDAY, JUNE 30,1997
The city of Springfield council met in work session in the Jesse Maine Room, 225 Fifth Street,
Springfield, Oregon, on Monday, June 30, at 5:50 p.m., with Mayor Morrisette presiding.
ATTENDANCE
Present were Mayor Morrisette, Councilors Ballew, Beyer, Burge, Dahlquist, Maine and Shaver.
Also present were City Manager Michael Kelly, Assistant City Manager Gino Grimaldi, City
Attorney Tim Harold, City Recorder Eileen Stein, Administrative Aide Julie Wilson and
members of the staff.
1. Citizen Request for Council Initiated Metro Plan Type I Amendment - Urban Growth
Boundary Expansion for Springfield Quarry Rock Products, Inc.
Planning Manager Greg Mott presented the staff report on this issue. Amendment of the
Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) requires initiation by one ofthe three governing bodies.
Pursuant to Section 7.040 of the Springfield Development Code, the council may initiate this
action, deny the request, or refer the matter to the Planning Commission for recommendation.
If the council takes no action within 60 days of receipt of this report, the request is considered
denied.
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Springfield Quarry Rock Products, Inc., requests council initiation of a Type I Urban Growth
Boundary amendment for approximately 20 acres of company owned land. The site abuts the
Mill Race on the north, M Street on the south and is about 1,000 feet west of South 28th
Street. UGB amendments can only be initiated by the elected officials, not private citizens.
A Type I Metro Plan amendment includes non-site specific changes to the text, a goal
exception, or a UGB expansion. These amendments must be initiated by one of the three
governing bodies and Lane County must participate in all subsequent hearings. The non-
home city may participate in the hearing as a decision maker when the following
circumstances apply: 1) the application is a site-specific Type I amendment; 2) the subject
property is outside the city limits; and, 3) the non-home city determines the amendment has
Regional Impact. The non-home city must participate as a decision maker when a site-
specific Type I amendment involves a UGB or Plan Boundary change that crosses the
Willamette or McKenzie Rivers, that crosses over a ridge into a new basin, or that involves a
goal exception not related to a UGB expansion. The request made by Springfield Quarry
Rock Products is a site-specific UGB amendment that does not cross the Willamette or
McKenzie Rivers and does not cross over a ridge into a new basin. To participate in the
hearing, the Eugene city council must adopt findings demonstrating that the proposal has a
regional impact. The Planning Commissions of each participating jurisdiction will conduct
the initial public hearing on this request at a joint meeting. The Planning Commissions will
forward recommendations to their respective elected officials for final decision at a joint
public hearing of the governing bodies. To enact the amendment, all participating
jurisdictions must approve the amendment.
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The council is not obligated to initiate nor, if in choosing to initiate, is the council committed
to a particular decision on the application, initiation simply allows the process to begin. The
applicant could have sought county initiation, however the correct, but unofficial, protocol is
to make a request to the jurisdiction whose boundary will be expanded.
Councilor Burge supported approval of the initiation and the product that would be produced
in the future.
Councilor Beyer did not have a problem with initiating this but had many questions.
Councilor Ballew asked questions regarding agricultural zoning. Mr. Mott discussed Senate
Bill 100 and discussed city and county obligations. He also discussed farm and agricultural
zonmg.
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR SHAVER, WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR
BURGE, TO INITIATE THE PROPOSED REQUEST TO INITIATE THE METRO PLAN
TYPE I AMENDMENT, URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY EXPANSION FOR
SPRINGFIELD QUARRY ROCK PRODUCTS, INC. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A
VOTE OF 6 FOR AND 0 AGAINST.
2. Inventory of Services.
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City Manager Mike Kelly presented the staff report on this issue. At various times over the
past two years, council has discussed the need for identifying core city services. Several
efforts have been made to address this goal, but due to varying factors, a substantial review of
city services has never occurred.
Depending on the option chosen by council, the range of involvement would vary from no
additional review of core city services to an extensive process involving the Budget
Committee members and community outreach. Staff is seeking council consensus regarding
the selection of the option preferred and a timeline for staff to proceed.
Council supported going forward with Option C.
3. Renewal of Fire Service Contracts.
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Finance Director Bob Duey presented the staff report on this issue. The city's current
contracts with the Willakenzie Rural Fire Protection District, the Glenwood Water District,
and the Rainbow Water District expire on June 30, 1997. Staff have been in contact and
negotiations with all three Districts. Staff has reached an agreement with the Rainbow Water
District staff on the monetary terms of a contract for next fiscal year. The language of the
contract stays substantially the same. Negotiations with Willakenzie and Glenwood are near
the same point, and staff expects similar results. Staff recommends the approval of these
three contracts as they provide a fair and equitable distribution of costs for 1997/98. They
also provide a price escalation method for future years, then continues to allocate the costs of
service in the same manner.
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In accordance with previous council direction, staff has preceded with negotiations with all
three contract districts for fire service for full cost recovery. Based upon direction provided
by council at its June 17, 1996, work session, the methodology chosen has been to identify the
cost of the fire and life safety budget that pertains to the provision of this service, and to fairly
allocate the cost among the city and the three contract districts.
Mr. Duey reviewed in detail the computations for fire service contracts. The information was
also included in the staff report. He also discussed the length of the contract.
Mr. Duey provided information regarding the First Response program.
Mayor Morrisette acknowledged the correspondence from Rainbow Water District.
Fire Chief Dennis Murphy provided an update regarding fire coverage for the Willamette
Heights area.
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR SHAVER, WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR
MAINE, TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO RENEW FIRE CONTRACT
SERVICE CONTRACTS, WITH MINOR LANGUAGE MODIFICATIONS, WITH ITS
THREE CONTRACT DISTRICTS IN THE AMOUNTS OF; RAINBOW WATER
DISTRICT, $574,948; GLENWOOD WATER DISTRICT, $146,724; AND WILLAKENZIE
FIRE DISTRICT, $166,247. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 6 FOR AND 0
AGAINST.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:45 p.m.
Minutes Recorder - Julie Wilson
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Bill Morrisette
Mayor
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