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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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:
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