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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/19/2010 Regular City of Springfield Regular Meeting MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SPRINGFIELD CITY COUNCIL HELD MONDAY, APRIL 19,2010 The City of Springfield Council met in regular session in the Council Meeting Room, 225 Fifth Street, Springfield, Oregon, on Monday, April 19, 2010 at 7:00 p.m., with Mayor Leiken presiding. ATTENDANCE Present were' Mayor Leiken and Councilors Ralston, Lundberg, Wylie, Leezer, Simmons and Pishioneri. Also present were City Manager Gino Grimaldi, Assistant City Manager Jeff Towery, City Attorney Joe Leahy, City Recorder Amy Sowa, and members of the staff. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Leiken. SPRINGFIELD UPBEAT I. Earth Day Proclamation. Mayor Leiken proclaimed April 22, 20 I 0 Earth Day in Springfield. 2. Earth Day Poster Contest Winners. Environmental Services Public Information and Education Specialist Rachael Chilton presented this item. The 4th Annual City of Springfield 5th Grade Earth Day Poster contest was a great success. In honor of Earth Day 2010, 5th graders in the Springfield School District were challenged to draw "Proud History, Bright Future." Students were asked to think about the role that the environment had played in making Springfield, what it was today, and the role it would play to make a successful future. Mayor Leiken congratulated all the students that submitted posters and said that all were winners. The first through fifth place winners were as follows: . 18t Place: Avery Morehead . 2nd Place: Carmen Smith · 3rd Place: Chris Pryor . 4 th Place: Hannah Bounds · 5th Place: Kelsey Davis In addition to receiving their award, the winning entries would be on display in the lobby of City Hall through the month of May. Mayor Leiken said all of the posters were excellent. City of Springfield Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 19, 2010 Page 2 3. Environmental Leadership Awards. Environmental Services Public Information and Education Specialist Rachael Chilton presented this item. This award recognized individuals, organizations, and businesses that had demonstrated exceptional leadership and made notable contributions in conserving the Springfield community's resources while protecting and enhancing our environment. Awards were presented to the businesses by Ms. Chilton and Mayor Leiken on April 14, 2010. 2010 Recipients and the representatives from each that accepted their award this evening: . ACME Collision Service- Bud Johnson, owner · Willamalane Park Services Division, Bob Keefer, Superintendent . Sanipac . NEDCO · Springfield School District, Devon Ashbridge · Springfield Utility Board, Amy Chinitz Mayor Leikcn said ACME Collision was only the second automotive shop to receive this award. Mr. Johnson had gone above and beyond to implement environmental protections. 4. Groundwater Guardians Plaque Presentation. Planning Supervisor Linda Pauly presented this item. Springfield Groundwater Guardians had received its designation as a Groundwater Guardian community for 2009, their thirteenth year. Ms. Pauly introduced Amy Chinitz, SUB Drinking Water Protection Coordinator. Ms. Pauly noted the drinking water protection permits the City gave to four local businesses. She recognized those four businesses and noted the protections they had put into place. Ms. Chinitz thanked the Mayor and Council for supporting the activities of the Groundwater Guardians. Last month, "World Water Day" was recognized and they were reminded of how many hundreds of thousands of people lacked access to a stable and clean water supply, and how privileged we were to have this high quality plentiful water supply for the aquifer that lay beneath our feet. The Groundwater Guardians were a volunteer group made up of agencies, businesses, and private citizens who protected drinking water sources from contamination. This was accomplished through public education, legislation, and community activities. In 2009, the student crew from Thurston High School (THS) community water testing lab continued its service in the community by testing private well water samples for 100 households. They partnered with Lane County Waste Management to sponsor a one-day household hazardous waste roundup in the Middle Fork Willamette Watershed where 39 participants disposed of almost 7160 pounds of hazardous waste. Teams of students continued to get hands-on field training by conducting weekly water quality monitoring in our local streams. They partnered with other public water systems and agencies to develop countywide drinking water protection programs which would help protect the portion of Springfield aquifer that lay outside the urban growth boundary (VGB), and with'support from the Council, they updated the time of travel zones for the Willamette wellfield to reflect current conditions. They were very proud to be a Groundwater Guardian community. On behalf of the entire team she presented the plaque to Mayor Leiken which represented national recognition of their accomplishments during 2009. City ofSpIingfield Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 19, 2010 Page 3 CONSENT CALENDAR IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR RALSTON \VITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR LUNDBERG TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 6 FOR AND 0 AGAINST. 1. Claims 2. Minutes a. April 5, 2010 - Work Session b. April 5, 2010 - Regular Meeting 3. Resolutions a. RESOLUTION NO. 10-16 - A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE EUGENE- SPRINGFIELD CONSOLIDATED PLAN 2010: A FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR SUBMISSION TO THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. 4. Ordinances 5. Other Routine Matters a. Approval of Liquor License Endorsement for Los Faroles, a Family Restaurant at 355 South A Street, Springfield, Oregon b. Approval of Liquor License Endorsement for Julia's Wine Shop/Wine Bar, 2108 Main Street, Springfield, Oregon. 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. 1. Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnerships Program Recommended Funding Allocations. Housing Assistant Jodi Peterson presented the staff report on this item. The Springfield Community Development Advisory Committee (CDAC) reviewed eight proposals and prepared CDBG and HOME funding recommendations for the FY20 I 0-20 11 program year. The recommendations were being forwarded to the City Council for consideration and approval. The CDAC's funding recommendations were consistent with Springfield's local funding priorities and identified community development needs as documented in the Eugene-Springfield Consolidated Plan. Also being recommended for approval was an allocation of $3,000 of CDBG funds to assist with the 2011 Project Homeless Connect for Lane County event. City of Springfield Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 19, 2010 Page 4 The City of Springfield would receive FY20 I 0-11 HOD grants of $663,255 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and $464,954 in HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds to develop viable urban communities. The Council Briefmg Memo (Attachment 1 of the agenda packet) included details and discussion regarding the CDBG and HOME programs allocation process, the downtown set aside and the 2011 Project Homeless Connect for Lane County. Mayor Leiken opened the public hearing. 1) Jackie Mikalonis. Volunteers in Medicine. 3321 W. 11th Avenue. Eugene. OR. Ms. Mikalonis said she was here on behalf of the CDBG application submitted by Volunteers in Medicine (VIM). VIM provided primary medical and mental health care via volunteer doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals at no cost to patients. Access to medical care was one of the serious issues in our community. The CDBG was an important tool that local governments could use to help address this challenge. VIM had outgrown their facility and found a new existing building in Springfield that would need only a small amount of renovation to fit their needs. In July, they would be closing their clinic in Eugene and moving it to Springfield. The new location would double their space to allow them to serve many more patients. She thanked the Council for the opportunity and said she was available to answer any questions. They were looking forward to moving to Springfield. Councilor Simmons asked about the location for the new clinic. Ms. Mikalonis said the new location was at 2260 Marcola Road, formerly the Willamette Valley Cancer Center. 2) Irene Alltucker. Relief Nursery. 1720 West 25th. Eugene. OR Ms. Alltucker spoke regarding the CDBG application. Two years ago the CDBG awarded the Relief Nursery with a grant. After that time, they began architectural plans, environmental studies, and traffic studies for the new location in Springfield. With the current economy, the Relief Nursery could not be at this point without the initial CDBG funds. They were able to list the Springfield endorsement on all subsequent grant applications. That was an integral part of showing the community originally supported this project. They now needed to do their fmal site plans, architectural drawings, and studies. The CDBG funds were needed for those efforts. Their capital campaign materials had been very well received. The overall cost was $4.4M which included some operating expenses. This would help move them along. She thanked the Council for their consideration. 3) Devon Ashbridge. Soringfield Public Schools. 525 Mail Street. Sorin~field. OR. Ms. Ashbridge said Mt. Vernon Elementary was located in a neighborhood with many families just above poverty level with young children. Creating a park-like setting at the current Mt. Vernon playground would give these families, as well as Mt. Vernon students and the Relief Nursery, an opportunity to enhance their physical well-being, a safe place to play, and greater access for those with mobility issues. The current playground was set up with a pea gravel pit, which was very difficult to maneuver upon. They would like to replace that with more accessible engineered wood fiber base that had been tested and used, in other elementary schools with great success. Playgrounds were often pushed aside with budget reductions, so the School District was looking to community partners to promote some of these programs that would not be possible without their help. City of Springfield Council Regular Meeting Minutes Apri119,2010 Page 5 4) Jim Keegan. Princioal at Mt. Vernon Elementary. 935 Filbert Lane. Soringfield. OR. Mr. Keegan noted that two of the winners from the poster contest were from Mt. Vernon. Mr. Keegan spoke regarding the CDBG funding. A real focus of their playground effort at Mt. Vernon was to get an ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) playground. There had also been some vandalism and graffiti in that part of town and they were trying to change the vision and make the park more park-like and accessible. It was used well on weekends, but they wanted a park with a walking trail and ADA accessible playground equipment so all kids could have access. This was his 11 th year at Mt. Vernon and the facilities needed a little bit of work. He was fortunate to have a great PT A (ParentlTeacher Association) and staff that really wanted to get this project going. Mr. Keegan also noted that he was very involved with the United States Handball Association. Their game had reached out to middle and high school youth. This park would be a great opportunity for him to engage with kids in a positive way instead of a confrontational way. He thanked Ms. Ashbridge and the PT A for their help. Mayor Leiken closed the public hearing. Councilor Lundberg said all of the projects were truly needed in the community. She noted that a previously funded project, the parking lot at the A3 School, had won a 'green parking lot' award. All of the projects were fulfilling in many ways. She had been a PTA mom who did a lot of fundraising for playgrounds. It was nice to be able to help these many projects which were a contribution to the health and well being of our community. She thanked staff for their work. Mayor Leiken said Jeff DeFranco, Springfield Public Schools, had said the A3 parking lot was the greenest parking lot in the State. Councilor Pishioneri said he had a concern on project #5, Momma's Restaurant. The business had only been there about one year. One of the fIrst things when looking to locate a restaurant was to look at the ventilation system. He compared it to the Wynant's proposal which required more work and plans. He felt this needed more attention before receiving approval. Councilor Wylie noted that the City did assist with the construction of that building to prepare that space, and this should have probably been included in the original funding for this restaurant. The application met the requirements and she wanted this downtown business to succeed. The ventilation was an inherited problem. Councilor Simmons said he was supportive, and understood the issue. Council supported the St. Vincent building. When they looked at funding future sites that could have ground floor businesses, there should be a look to make sure the heating and air conditioning systems were adequate for this type of business. The owners of the restaurant had a long history of successful restaurants. That restaurant along with the new Thai Restaurant, the Wildish Theater and other venues fit with the new look to create positive evening activities downtown. There was a defmite need. The proposal included employment growth and extended hours. Councilor Wylie said it was consistent with the goals for downtown. City of Springfield Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 19, 2010 Page 6 Councilor Lundberg said she was outspoken about putting in place in the allocation process something for downtown for-profit businesses. There was now a strong process for those businesses and there were mechanisms in place. She wanted to support downtown businesses. Councilor Pishioneri said he agreed with the projects and was a proponent of downtown businesses. He did note the section in the application to increase employment and stay open later. If that was described in more detail, he would support this. They needed to make sure each business helped the next. He would have thought the architect of the building would have anticipated the need. He asked why St. Vincent DePaul did not have to pay. Mr. Ko said the building was not faulty for retail business, and in fact was a very tight building. They had a good exhaust system, but not enough intake air to support the strength of the exhaust system. It was not designed for this level of restaurant use, but for general retail space. If St. Vincent DePaul had stepped up to make improvements, they would not have this need. He referred to the process for for-profit businesses. Wynant's did have to do a lot because there was not a process at that time. Following the Wynant's award of funding, a process was designed for these types of businesses. One goal of CDBG funds was to support small businesses. Because these types of businesses often had difficulty in getting outside fmancing, CDBG was a resource for them. They set up their process to consider some of those things, such as the purpose of the business and that they were located in downtowns. They put together a review committee to review this application. He felt the process went well. Mayor Leiken said restaurants had a very hard time getting fmancing from banks. What he liked about the CDBG program was that it was a hand up, not a hand out. What the City had supported over the years was great. He was very supportive of Volunteers in Medicine, the Relief Nursery, and felt the playground was a great project. The committee did a great job looking at the overall needs of the community. These were some of the better projects they had seen in years. It was a conservative amount of dollars, but the dollars spent would be substantial to each project. He thanked those that testified for the different projects. IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR RALSTON WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR LUNDBERG TO ADOPT THE FY2010-2011 FUNDING ALLOCATIONS. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 6 FOR AND 0 AGAINST. Councilor Lundberg reminded Council that there was still a continuation of the downtown set aside, and those funds were available for downtown projects. IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR RALSTON WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR LUNDBERG TO APPROVE CONTINUATION OF CDBG DOWNTOWN SET-ASIDE. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 6 FOR AND 0 AGAINST. IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR RALSTON WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR LUNDBERG TO APPROVE $3000 CDBG ALLOCATION FOR 2011 PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT EVENT. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 6 FOR AND 0 AGAINST. 2. Adoption of Storm water Systems Development Charge (SDC) Capital Improvement Project List and Stormwater SDCs. City of Springfield Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 19, 2010 Page 7 RESOLUTION NO. 10-17 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD COMMON COUNCIL ADOPTING A LIST OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO BE FUNDED BY STORMW ATER SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT CHARGES. AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE RESOLUTION NO. 10-18 - A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD. ADJUSTING STORMW ATER SDC RATES EFFECTIVE APRIL 20.2010. AND FURTHER ADJUSTING STORMW ATER SDC RATES EFFECTIVE MAY 1. 2010. AND FURTHER ADJUSTING STORMW ATER SDC RATES EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1. 2010. AND FURTHER ADJUSTING STORMW ATER SDC RATES EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1. 2010. AND FURTHER ADJUSTING STORMW ATER SDC RATES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1. 2011. AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE Assistant Public Works Director Len Goodwin presented the staff report on this item. On March 8, 2010, Council reviewed a modified Capital Project List upon which Stormwater SDCs could be based. The list was modified from a list adopted in July, 2009, to exclude projects outside of the Springfield urban growth boundary (UGB). This action was required to assure that the project list was consistent with the City's adopted Public Facilities and Services Plan. Council also reviewed, at that time, a proposed set of increases to SDCs based upon that modified project list and directed staff to bring those forward for public hearing. Subsequently, on March 15,2010, Council adopted a phasing schedule for Transportation and Local Wastewater SDCs. Staff prepared a schedule of Storm water SDC increases that tracked that phasing schedule for one and two family residences, and implemented the recommendation of the Citizen Advisory Committee effective May 1,2010, for all other development. So that the record may be complete, materials from the March 8, 2010 meeting were attached for inclusion in the record of the public hearing. Staff recommended that the two resolutions be adopted. This action was the final step in the process of updating the City's SDCs. That process began in March, 2009, when Transportation SDCs were updated to reflect changes to the project list. Local Wastewater SDCs were also updated in June, 2009, based upon both a new project list derived from the 2008 Wastewater Master Plan and a new methodology recommended by a Citizen Advisory Committee. That same Committee also recommended a new Stormwater Methodology, upon which this set of proposed rates was based. Council approved that methodology on July 20, 2009. Mr. Goodwin reviewed the history of this process. In July 2009, the City adopted the PFSP Project List, but had not yet received County concurrence, so staff had brought to Council a project list that included only projects within the City limits. That resulted in a minor change in the amount of storm water SDCs. In March staffbrought a proposal to Council which would decrease the Improvement SDCs by a small amount, and impose a Reimbursement SDC to recover the cost of existing capacity that was in the stormwater system. If Council chose to make those changes tonight, the total SDCs would need to be changed immediately. Staffs recommendation was to increase the Reimbursement Fee to even out the fees so no changes would be needed at this time. They would increase the Reimbursement Fee in steps in line with the other fees: May 1, August 1, October 1, and January 1,2011. These increases only applied to one and two family residences. He reviewed the SDC increases. Councilor Simmons said he would still oppose this on principal. City of Springfield Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 19, 2010 Page 8 Councilor Lundberg referred to the graph in the agenda packet that showed the SDCs combined for sewer and storm water. She noted that Eugene was not increasing their SDCs in April as much as Springfield. Mr. Goodwin said their modifications were adjustments to their existing project list. They had not made major changes to that list. Councilor Lundberg asked if Eugene had not yet completed updating their methodology. That was correct. In looking at nearby cities, Springfield charges were substantially higher. She asked if we were just waiting for them to catch up to Springfield, or if we were just going to be higher. Mr. Goodwin said Eugene's increase in April was not reflecting an updated methodology. He said Veneta's Stormwater Facilities Master Plan was not currently under review, but he would expect their SDC rates to increase substantially when that was completed. He did not have much information about Creswell, but believed they had a very limited stormwater system and plan, which could explain their lower rates. Mayor Leiken said Creswell had some of highest water rates and had significant issues with contaminated water. There were offsets that we took for granted. Springfield had v~ry good drinking water and some of the smaller cities may not. Councilor Leezer said it was hard looking at all other cities and seeing that Springfield was so much higher than all of them. Mr. Goodwin said all of the increase was on the reimbursement side. That reflected that we had a system that was aging and in need of increased capacity in the near future. If we had a more modern system, we could have different issues. We were now playing catch up on a master plan that was twenty-five to thirty years old. Councilor Wylie said there were a lot of projects that needed to be done, and some projects were Federal requirements. Springfield was a large community, had been in the development.mode, and was still growing. Putting in those projects cost money. Because we were growing, we needed to pay for that growth. Mr. Goodwin said many of the projects were required by mandate. Ifwe didn't increase SDCs, we would need to increase user rates. Councilor'Simmons said he supported what staff had done, but was concerned with the lack of action by Lane County. Even if Springfield adopted this, it was inadequate to meet the growth needs of Springfield. His objection was in not planning completely, but only meeting part of the obligation. There was not a mechanism built into the plan to finish the plan and he felt it was doing the job halfway. Mayor Leiken opened the public hearing. 1) No one appeared to speak. Mayor Leiken closed the public hearing. City of Springfield Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 19, 2010 Page 9 Mayor Leiken referred to Measures 47 and' 50, and that Springfield was not valued correctly. He asked if that had any bearing on the rates, or if it was somewhat separate. Mr. Grimaldi said there was nothing the City could do regarding the original values placed on Springfield properties by the assessor. IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR RALSTON WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR LUNDBERG TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 10-17. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 5 FOR AND 1 AGAINST (SIMMONS). IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR RALSTON WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR LUNDBERG TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 10-18. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 5 FOR AND 1 AGAINST (SIMMONS). 3. Sale of Surplus Real Property. RESOLUTION NO. 4- A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AN OFFER FROM ELDER HEALTH AND LIVING CORPORATION FOR THE SALE OF CITY OWNED SURPLUS PROPERTY. Civil Engineer Matt Stouder said on January 19,2010, the Council declared the subject property referred to in Attachment 6 of their agenda packets as surplus property by resolution: Staff had received one offer to buy the property from Elder Health and Living Corporation. The resolution included in the agenda packet was to accept or not accept that offer. However, instead of acting on that resolution tonight, staff requested that they open and extend the public hearing until May 17, 2010, due to an issue that arose late Friday from the title company regarding title of the property. Staff, along with the City Attorney's Office, was currently working with Elder Health and Living Corporation and the title company on this issue and hoped to have it resolved by May 17. Mayor Leiken asked for a motion to extend the public hearing to May 17,2010. Councilor Simmons said the title couldn't grant the title insurance. Mr. Leahy said the issue hadn't been refined to that issue. They had preliminary discussions with the title company and looked at the underlying documents. They wanted to talk to title company, as there could be a number of ways to address this issue. The goal was to try to sell the property to make this go forward. Councilor Simmons asked if one of the issues was public ownership in the title. Mr. Leahy said that was an underlying issue, but there were ways to approach that. Mayor Leiken said he would like to grant staff the time to resolve this issue if possible. IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR RALSTON WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR LUNDBERG TO EXTEND THE PUBLIC HEARING UNTIL MAY 17, 2010. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 6 FOR AND 0 AGAINST. BUSINESS FROM THE AUDIENCE City of Springfield Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 19, 2010 Page 10 1. Elizabeth Steffensen. P.O Box 502. Soringfield. OR. Ms. Steffensen said she had raised six children in this community. They all went to Yolanda Elementary School, Briggs Middle School, and Thurston High School. Springfield was a great place to live and raise a family. Part of raising her children included having international students from the University of Oregon as part of their family. One of the first things.the intern~tional students asked was about our Native Americans. She said many people in the area knew about the Kalapuyas. She was very much in favor of Whilamut Passage being the name of the new 1-5 Bridge. It honored the Kalapuya people who were the fIrst people here and they were still here. She hoped the Council could support that name for the bridge. COUNCIL RESPONSE CORRESPONDENCE AND PETITIONS 1. Correspondence from Lane County Administrator Jeff Spartz Regarding Long Range Planning (see attached response letter from Mayor Leiken). 2. Correspondence from Mary Cortese, Springfield, Oregon Regarding a Vicious Dog Attack. 3. Correspondence from Lori Ellington, Springfield, Oregon Regarding the Cherokee Drive LID. IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR RALSTON WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR LUNDBERG 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 1. Councilor Wylie said as part of the M~tropolitan Policy Committee (MPC) she would be going to Florence on Tuesday to testify before the Oregon Transportation Committee (OTC) to support funding for planning for the legislation around the emissions for small vehicles bill. She would bring back information on that meeting to the Council. BUSINESS FROM THE CITY MANAGER 1. Restatement of Systems Development Charge (SDC) Rate Schedule. RESOLUTION NO.1 0-19 - A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD AMENDING AND READOPTING THE RATE STRUCTURE FOR SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT CHARGES AS ESTABLISHED IN THE City of Springfield Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 19, 2010 Page 11 SPRINGFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE. SECTION 3.406 AND SPECIFYING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Assistant Public Works Director Len Goodwin presented the staff report on this item. In the past year, the Council had adopted new SDC methodologies for Local Wastewater and Storm'Yater, updated project lists for those SDCs and for Transportation, and new rate schedules, including phased implementation for those fees as they impacted one- and two-family residential development. Because these actions had occurred over several meetings, it was possible that the development community and the public might not have a single point of reference to determine the amount of SDCs at any particular time. This could cause confusion and result in citizens receiving less than adequate customer service. To make sure that it was easy for all to know exactly what fees were in place and during what period they were effective, this resolution readopted the full rate schedule, without any substantive change in the rates. This would simplify administration of SDCs and also assure that consistent information was available to the public. The proposed rate schedule could be provided to the public to accomplish this purpose. It would also simplify the annual administrative adjustment of SDCs to account for increases in cost, since this new schedule could be republished each July after the annual adjustment was applied. Staff recommended adoption of the resolution. Councilor Simmons asked if the Council had adopted the Transportation SDC. Mr. Goodwin said they had all been adopted (Transportation SDC, Wastewater SDC and tonight the Storm water SDC). This would restate them all in one place on one schedule. Councilor Simmons said he thought the Transportation SDCs had been adopted on a date specific rather than staggered like the others. Mr. Goodwin said Council originally adopted the increase in Transportation SDCs for all development, except one and two residential dwellings. Those fees were phased. He explained. IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR RALSTON WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR LUNDBERG TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 19. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 6 FOR AND 0 AGAINST. 2. March 2010, Disbursements for Approval. Councilor Lundberg recused herself from this. item due to a conflict of interest. There was a payment to her employer in the disbursements. Councilor Leezer recused herself from this item due to a conflict of interest. There was a payment to her business in the disbursements. Finance Director Bob Duey presented the staff report on this item. The March 2010 Disbursements for Approval is attached for your review and approval. Checks totaling $5,156,449.36 were issued in March 2010. Documentation supporting these payments has been reviewed. City of Springfield Council Regular Meeting Minutes April 19, 2010 Page 12 IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR RALSTON WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR PISmONERI TO APPROVE THE MARCH 2010 DISBURSEMENTS FOR APPROVAL. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 4 FOR AND 0 AGAINST (2 ABSTENTIONS - LUNDBERG AND LEEZER). BUSINESS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY Councilor Leezer reported on the fundraiser for the Springfield Museum on Saturday, April 17 , and said it was a big success. Mayor Leiken and his wife also attended. She hoped they would all plan on attending next year. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:05 p.m. Minutes Recorder Amy Sowa Attest: Ci~