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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/20/2010 RegularCity of Springfield Regular Meeting . MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETII~TG OF THE SPRINGFIELD CITY COUNCIL HELD . ~ ~ MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2010 The City of Springfield Council met in regular session in the Council Meeting Room, 225 Fifth - Street, Springf eld; Oregon, on Monday, September 20, 2010 at 7:00 p.m., with Mayor Leiken presiding. .. ATTENDANCE . Present were Mayor Leiken and Councilors Wylie, Ralston, 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. Councilor Lundberg was absent (excused). PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Leiken. SPRINGFIELD UPBEAT - 1. Employee Recognition: Randy Nawalariiec, 15 Years of Service. . 1VIr. Nawalariiec was unable to attend tonight's Council meeting. Recognition will be rescheduled. CONSENT CALENDAR IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR RALSTON WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR PISHIONERI TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THE MOTION PASSED WITIi A VOTE OF 4 FOR AND 0 AGAINST {1 ABSENT - LUNDBERG). 1. Claims a. Approval of the July, 2010 Disbursements for Approval. 2. Minutes a. July 19, 2010 -Work Session - b. July 19; 2010 -Regular Meeting 3. Resolutions a. RESOLUTION NO. 10-54 - A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT CITY PROJECT P21024• SANITARY SEWER REHABILITATION 2009 BASINS 8..18 AND 20. 'City of.Springfield Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 20, 2010 Page 2 . b. RESOLUTION NO. 10-55 - A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT PROJECT P30454. ' PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS FOR MOUNTAINGATE PHASE 3B c: RESOLUTION NO: 10-56 - A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD E~RESSING SUPPORT FOR A PROPOSAL BY . THE NEIGHBORHOOD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO . IMPLEMENT THE NATIONALTRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION'S MAIN STREET FOUR-POINT APPROACH®IN ORDER TO HELP REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN SPRINGFIELD. 4. Ordinances ,1 v 5. Other Routine Matters a. Approval of the Liquor. License Endorsements for Cork & Bottle Shoppe located at 81.2. Beltline Road, 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. Street Type Changes for Segments. of S. 68th Street and S: 68th Place and Street Name Changes for Glacier Drive and 68th Place to Correct Street Naming Errors on Original . Subdivision Plat Maps. ORDINANCE NO.6261- AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN STREET NAMES FOUND ON CASCADE HEIGHTS, CASCADE HEIGHTS FIRST ADDITION, SOUTH HILLS AND KING SOLOMON ESTATE SUBDIVISION PLAT MAPS TO CONFIORM TO EXISTING STREET SIGNAGE AND POSTAL ADDRESSING• AND ADOPTING A SEVERABILITY'CLAUSE. City Planner Mark Metzger presented the staff report on this item. Discrepancies had been identified in the use of "68th Place" and "68~' Street" on subdivision plat maps and related address records. ,These discrepancies recently caused a delay in responding to a 9-1-1 call. The proposed action amended the subdivision plat maps and related address records by changing the street types (Street and. Place) as necessary to conform with existing street signage postal addresses. The . action also amended the names of streets on the subdivision maps that were changed long ago but for which there was no record of formal action. A first reading and hearing was held on July 19th. At that time a citizen, Maria Budzinski, testified in opposition to the proposed ordinance. At a neighborhood meeting on held on June 8th, Ms. Budzinski had expressed her opposition to correcting the old subdivision maps. She thought- that changing the original subdivision maps might cause problems with her property deed. She was assured at the meeting that was not the case. Staff had confirmed this with the City Surveyor, County Surveyor and a representative of the Evergreen Title Company. _ -City of Springfield . Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 20, 2010 . Fage 3 Ms. Budzinski indicated at the hearing that she had a letter signed by others in opposition to the ordinance.. Staff made repeated attempts to contact Mrs. Budzinski, leaving voice mails seeking. to arrange a time to meet to discuss her concerns and to identify the others who had concerns. Staff was not successful in meeting with her to discuss her concerns. Staff sent a letter to each of the affected residents on S. 68th Street inviting them to a follow-up . .neighborhood meeting on September 14th to discuss any new concerns about the addressing issue. The letter extended a special invitation to those who might be opposed to the proposed changes. No one in opposition attended the meeting. No other contacts opposing the changes, had been . received by staff. The proposed ordinance was originally presented with an emergency clause. Chief Groves since determined that adequate interim precautions had been taken to prevent another 9-1-1 dispatching . problem while the issue was being resolved. Staff was no longer presenting this as an emergency ordinance. This was technically a second reading of the ordinance and Council could choose to take action at its discretion. ~ . Mr. Metzger noted that Planning Commissioner Johnny Kirschenmann was affected by this change and would be testifying before Council Councilor Pishioneri asked if Lane County had to do something if Council approved making this change and if Lane County was agreeable to making that change. Mr. Metzger said staff had talked with the County surveyor and the woman at Lane Council of Governments who coordinated the 9-1-1 center.. They were the ones that. recommended the City • make this change. This change would fix the issue with any utility~that used the database -for their information. The root information would be corrected. Mayor Leiken continued the public hearing from July 19, 2010. 1. Johnny Kirschenmann, 1159 South 68th Street, Springfield, OR. Mr. Kirschenmann said he had attended the June meeting. There were a lot of neighbors at that meeting and only one that was opposed to the change. As he understood. it, changing the plat maps would not affect any of the neighbors' addresses. He asked Council to recommend the change. . He noted the issue with the emergency 9-1-1 calls. That could be a big problem if this was not corrected. He said his insurance company and Comcast would not change his address on his bill to his physical address unless the database was corrected. Mayor Leiken closed the public hearing. IT WAS INTONED BY COUNCILOR RALSTON WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR PISHIONERI TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NO.6261. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 4 FOR AND 0 AGAINST (1 ABSENT - LUNDBERG). BUSINESS FROM THE AUDIENCE 1: Sarah. Snapp, 2328 Don Street, Springfield, Oregon• The City Recorder distributed packets of information provided by Ms. Snapp to the Mayor and Council. Ms. Snapp said she was before Council to ask them to allow mini pot-bellied pigs in.Springfield. She was City of Springfield- . Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 20, 2010 Page 4 - trying to adopti,a mini pig. She noted the different breeds ofpot-bellied, pig, the largest being the pot-bellied pig and the smallest being the mini Juliana, which averaged the size of a Labrador. The mini-Juliana would be about 18-30 .pounds. She said that these animals were very clean and smart animals that preferred clean living situation. They were easily house broken and leash trained. Ms. Snapp had gathered signatures on a neighborhood petition to see if any of her neighbors had opposition to her owning apot-bellied pig: There was no one opposed. She referred to the packet of information she had developed for the Mayor and Council and the information in the packet regarding pot-bellied pigs. Each pot-bellied pig had different personalities, similar to dogs. Pigs didn't bark or cause a nuisance. Mayor Leiken said Council would respond.to Ms. Snapp's testimony after all citizens had spoken,under Business from the Audience. He complimented Ms Snapp on her packet of information. Ms. Snapp said it meant a lot to her. Pot-bellied pigs were becoming popular pets. 2. Izzy Utterback, 711 F Street, Springfield, .Oregon. 1VIs. Utterback said she was. a current resident in Springfield and was in the process of becoming a first time homebuyer in Springfield. She thanked the Mayor and Council for the work they had done. Living in Springfield was wonderful and it was because of the wonderful work they did. She would also like to own apot-bellied pig. She noted that the Oregon Department of Agriculture identified pot-bellied pigs as acceptable, and asserted a fundamental difference between swine and pigs used as pets, specifically pot-bellied pigs. She was here to make the argument that pigs made exceptional pets. Unlike dogs, pigs did not bark. It was also . highly unlikely that pigs would develop feral colonies like cats and dogs. In the two years since .she has lived in Springfield, a litter of kittens had been abandoned on her property and she had found homes for them. While owning pigs was illegal in the City.of Springfield, other farm animals were permitted, such as cows, horses, llamas, goats and chickens. It was her assumption that those farm animals would pose a greater risk to the health and safety of the community than a house pet. She agreed that no one wanted a hog farm in Springfield. If the Council chose to amend the ordinance and allow pigs, she would encourage that they honor the definition that the Oregon Department of Agriculture provided determining the difference between swine and pet pot-bellied pigs. She thanked them for their time. 3. James Yarnall, 632 West D Street, Springfield, OR. Mr. Yarnall said he was pleased to have participated with the members of the Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC), but most of all was pleased with. the City's commitment and excitement and energy regarding the (downtown) plan. This was a special time for Springfield. Accessibility was the major ; component for the success of a rejuvenated downtown core, as well as abundant parking and other improvements. Those things would transform the current business district from the past to a well planned. future. Parking had become a major problem for businesses and their customers, and the time had come for the Council to adopt policies and rules to . ~ guide meaningful parking management and the need for a parking transportation. ,coordinator. To confirm that parking compliance was occurring according to oversight . studies and ensure that any modifications were fair to all, Council should establish a parking advisory committee consisting of downtown stakeholders. Their mission would City of Springf eld Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 20, 2010 Page 5 be to evaluate the implementation of the plan and advise the Coordinator regarding the results of studies that triggered Council's pre-approved strategies to keep parking. .regulation current for future needs. Another bold catalyst project was verifying the benefits of a proposed revised traffic flow for South A and Main Streets. Approving one that could be accomplished without major capital investment of precious funds was critical. Those two projects, parking and revised traffic, could be the bold catalyst projects that generated civic interest and encouraged private financial commitment. Springfield must be ready, willing .and prepared as the economy improved. He asked,the Council to acceptthe thought.that success required a firm resolve to create something much better and adopt the downtown district plan and downtown parking plan with the same conviction of our founders. COUNCIL RESPONSE Councilor Pishioneri spoke regarding the pot-bellied pigs. He referred to the health risks listed in Ms. Snapp's packet and said trichinosis was not listed. He was not totally opposed, but would like to look thoroughly at the health risks. He' asked if there was any comparative data of neighboring cities that had an ordinance to allow pot-bellied pigs. Ms. Snapp said ordinances from other Oregon cities were noted in the packet that she had distributed. Some of those cities included Salem, Portland, Albany and Cottage Grove. The only ones she knew.of close by that did not allow them were Eugene and Springfield. She had a list. of comparative-risks between dogs and cats. She would look into trichinosis. Her research to this point did not show any type of health risk with pot-bellied pigs. . . Councilor Ralston asked if there was a distinction between mini and regular pot-bellied pig. Ms. Snapp said there was a lot of controversy regarding that subject and the identification of mini pot-bellied pigs; micro and regular pot-bellied pigs. From her research, she learned that there were mini, micro and mini-Juliana. The mini-Juliana was the smallest of the breeds and was very rare. They were imported from Europe and bred down to be a small pig and very docile. Councilor Simons said the current ordinance said no pigs. If they altered that ordinance, they ..went into the genetic variability and many questions. He discussed how waste affected different areas of the City. If it was in the municipal code, it would be a police matter (as animal control). They had a legitimate request from a citizen, but they needed to analyze it carefully and make a determination in a definitive way. They needed the facts first and then make a conscience decision. It was a complex issue and needed to be treated carefully. Mayor Leiken asked if there was any objection by Council to have staff look at this further and report back to the Council. Council was fine with that request: Having grown up on a ranch, he knew pigs were very smart. He didn't have an issue one way or another, but felt it was worthy of staff looking into it further. He agreed with Councilor Simmons that they needed to be objective . and look at the other ordinances and facts. Ms. Snapp was very passionate and he complimented her again on her work on the packet she presented. Councilor Pishioneri said he didn't oppose it, but wanted the facts in order to make a determination. City of Springfield .. Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 20, 2010 Page 6 Councilor Ralston.said it could be as simple as making distinctions between swine and pot-bellied Plgs• Councilor Wylie encouraged everyone to read the packet Ms. Snapp provided. She would like Council to look at it further. Councilor Simmons said it was not about the individual animal. He was involved in the process to determine this issue in the past. It was a genetic issue and needed to be definable and equal for all. If they. went forward, they needed to be careful in how they went forward. The issue was where to draw the line. He commended. Ms. Snapp on her presentation. He-also noted that the ,enforcement component was an issue. Councilor.Pishioneri said definitions and specific sizes .could be included. He felt staff could provide the information needed. Mr. Towery noted that there was an ordinance from Cottage Grove in Ms. Snapp's packet which he may have been involved in drafting during his time as City Manager there. CORRESPONDENCE AND PETITIONS .. 1. Correspondence from Sarah. Snapp, Springfield, Oregon, Regarding Pot-bellied Pigs in City ._ Limits. 2. Correspondence from R. F. Peterson;. Springfield, Oregon, Regarding the Cherokee Drive LID. 3. Correspondence from Mr. and Mrs. Jason Snider, Tigard, Oregon, Regarding Past Business License Fees Due on a FourPlex Owned in Springfield. (see attached staff response) IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR RALSTON WITH A SECOND. BY COUNCILOR PISHIONERI TO ACCEPT THE CORRESPONDENCE FOR FILING. THE MOTION. PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 4 FOR AND 0 AGAINST (1 ABSENT - LUNDBERG). BIDS ORDINANCES BUSINESS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL 1. Committee Appointments 2. Business from Council a. Committee, Reports 1: ,Councilor Wylie said she attended the Public Safety Coordinating. Council Conference in Newport on September 10. She was glad that she was able to attend. 2. Councilor Ralston was happy to announce that Christine Stole was the newest Springfield member of the Human Services Commission. It was great to have her on City of Springfield Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 20,2010 Page, 7 board. They were. just starting on the budget process, which was very important. He thanked her for attending. 3. Mayor Leiken said last Monday night, he and Assistant Public Works Director Len - Goodwin. visited with Union Pacific representatives, including their Chairman, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), regional staff, and several board members. It was a productive meeting and he felt that visiting with the regional people was beneficial. As Springfield moved forward.with urban renewal in Glenwood, the train trussle .. would come up as an issue. He felt the conversations went well. City Hall Day was held here in Springfield on Thursday, September 16 and was very productive. He thanked Representatives Barnhart and Beyer who were in attendance and talked about the upcoming session. This week the League of Oregon Cities (LOC) Conference.wouldtalee place. He noted that all of the Springfield legislators . were former City Councilors. Mayor Leiken said Tuesday, September 21 was the Day of Caring. Eugene and. . Springfield would be working together at .Alton Baker. Park at l O:OOam. Mayor Leiken noted that the Lane County ACT would be going before the Oregon . Transportation Commission (OTC) on Wednesday, .September 22 at 9:OOam for their .consideration of the by-laws. He planned on attending as well as others that served on the committee. - BUSINESS FROM THE CITY MANAGER 1. June, 2010, Disbursements for Approval. The June 2010 Disbursements for Approval was attached for Council review and approval. Checks totaling $4,926,430.46 were issued in June 2010. Documentation supporting these payments had been reviewed. IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR RALSTON WITH A SECOND BY CO~TNCILOR PISHIONERI TO APPROVE THE JUNE, 2010, DISBURSEMENTS FOR APPROVAL. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 4 FOR AND 0 AGAINST (1 ABSENT - LUNDBERG) 2. August, 2010, Disbursements for Approval. The August 2010 Disbursements for Approval was attached for Council review and approval. Checks totaling $3,306,722.95 were issued in August 2010. Documentation supporting these payments had been reviewed. IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR RALSTON WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR PISHIONERI TO APPROVE THE JUNE, 2010, DISBURSEMENTS FOR APPROVAL.. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 4 FOR .AND 0 AGAINST (1 ABSENT - LUNDBERG) City of Springfield- Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 20, 2010 ', Page 8 3. Downtown District Urban Design Plan. RESOLUTION NO. 10-57 - A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE .. CITY OF SPRINGFIELD ADOPTING THE SPRINGFIELD DOWNTOWN DISTRICT URBAN DESIGN PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY AS A CONCEPT PLAN AND GUIDE FOR THE REVITALIZATION OF DOWNTOWN Planning Supervisor Linda Pauly presented the staff report on this item. At_the July 12~' joint work session with the Planning Commission, the Council endorsed the Downtown Citizen Advisory Committee's recommended action plan for revitalizing Springfield's Downtown , District and directed staff to: ~ . 1. Prepare adopting resolutions; 2. Identify, initiate and prepare amendments to the Downtown Refinement Plan and/or Springfield Development Code and/or Springfield Municipal Code to implement the plan. ~ . The committee's recommendations were, the work product of a 13=month Downtown planning process conducted by Development Services staff. The consultant team led by Crandall Arambula, P.C. worked from June 2009 -June 2010 with the Downtown Citizen Advisory Committee, a Technical Advisory Committee and an Oversight Team consisting of City department managers to prepare a renewed vision and strategy for revitalizing Downtown Springfield: The plan and strategy had been coordinated with the concurrent Downtown Parking study and work performed Rick Williams Consulting. The plan addressed the key role of urban design and a strategic implementation plan in successful downtown revitalization. The Downtown District Plan project was initiated by the Council on July 7, 2008. Adoption and implementation of the plan would establish the City's expectations and support for Downtown's further development as a viable mixed use district. Adoption of the Implementation Strategy would demonstrate the City's commitment to a course of action that was designed to stimulate private sector investment. Downtown redevelopment was a key strategy for accommodating future growth. Adoption and implementation of the plan would initiate a series of actions (as outlined in Attachment 1 of the agenda packet) that would require continued dedication of City resources. Ms. Pauly commended the Mayor and Council for the action they were prepared to take. This was a milestone for revitalizing downtown. Their actions would initiate positive change to revitalize the heart of the community. The plan was about vision, retention and action and they were sending a clear message that Springfield knew what we wanted our downtown to be. They were committed to the actions to make that vision a reality. She thanked them for their enthusiastic support of this project. Mayor Leiken thanked staff for their hard work. IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR RALSTON WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR PISHIONERI TO .ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 10-57. -THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 4 FOR AND 0 AGAINST (1 ABSENT - LLTNDBERG) City of Springfield Council Regular Meeting Minutes ~ ' September 20, 2010 .,Page 9 IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR RALSTON WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR PISHIONERI TO INITIATE AMENDMENTS TO THE DOWNTOWN REFINEMENT PLAN AND/OR SPRINGFIELD DEVELOPMENT CODE AND/OR SPRINGFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE TO IMPLEMENT THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 4 FOR AND 0 AGAINST (1 ABSENT - LUNDBERG). 4. Adoption of Downtown Parking Management Plan. RESOLUTION NO. 10-58 - A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE: CITY OF SPRINGFIELD ADOPTING THE SPRINGFIELD .DOWNTOWN PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN; Planning Supervisor Linda Pauly presented the staff report on this. item. At the June 28''' joint work session the Council received and discussed the Downtown Citizen Advisory Committee's recommendations for managing parking in Downtown Springfield. Adoption of the plan by the Council would initiate a series of phased activities that would .implement a parking management program in the downtown area. The plan addressed the key role of parking management in . successful downtown revitalization and includes: ^ a parking inventory and utilization analysis; ^ a .parking demand analysis; ~ " ^ identification of opportunities to add additional on-street parking spaces; ^ parking management operating principles and strategy recommendations; and ^ a phased implementation schedule. The Downtown Parking Management Plan completed Task lA of the Downtown District Plan project initiated by the Council on July 7, 2008. Adoption and implementation of the plan would support Downtown's further development as a viable mixed. use City center district by managing .the public parking supply to: ^ ensure sufficient and on-street parking for customers of Downtown businesses; ^ accommodate the needs of all users. Parking management strategies were identified in the Eugene-Springfield Transportation System Plan as an important part of an integrated set of implementation actions that supported nodal . development, system improvements, and demand management. Adoption of this.resolution did not include amendments to any comprehensive plan policies, land use designations or zoning regulations. IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR RALSTON WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILOR PISHIONERI TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 10-58. THE MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 4 FOR AND 0 AGAINST (1 t~BSENT - LUNDBERG). IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILOR RALSTON WITH A SECOND BY COUNCILRO PISHIONERI TO INITIATE AMENDMENTS TO THE DOWNTOWN REFINEMENT PLAN AND/OR SPRINGFIELD DEVELOPMENT CODE AND/OR SPRINGFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE TO IMPLEMENT THE DOWNTOWN PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN. THE.MOTION PASSED WITH A VOTE OF 4 FOR AND 0 AGAINST. BUSINESS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY City of Springfield Council Regular Meeting Minutes . September 20, 2010 Page 10 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at approximately 7:40 p.m. Minutes Recorder Amy Sowa V . c;,~„A.~ ~x ~T a;U,