Council Agenda

      March 12, 2007 City of Salem

UPCOMING PUBLIC HEARINGS OR WORK SESSIONS, AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: 

PUBLIC HEARINGS:         
(Public Hearings begin no later than 7:30 p.m.)
    
Ordinance No. 74-07 Relating to the use of streets and public ways of the City of Salem; amending the SRC and creating new provisions ~ March 26 

Council call-up of Hearings Officer decision on Variance 06-13 filed by Our Savior’s Lutheran Church ~ April 2

Salem Transportation System Plan Amendments ~ April 2

Ordinance No. 1-07 Relating to Screening of Vehicular Storage Areas within all Residential Areas; amending SRC 130.500 ~ April 9

Housing and Urban Development Advisory Committee Action Plan ~ April 9       

Council call-up of Planning Commission decision on Comprehensive Plan Change/Zone Change 06-6 filed by Pacific Realty Associates, L.P. ~ April 23

Petition-initiated vacation of unopened Bluff Avenue SE right-of-way, between Cannon Street SE and McGilchrist Street SE right-of-way ~ April 23

BUDGET COMMITTEE:  
Meetings will be held in the Council Chambers at 6:30 p.m.  Dates with “*” have informal pre-Budget Committee meetings in the City Manager’s Conference Room at noon
April 4, *April 11, *April 18, *April 25, *May 2, *May 9, and May 16  

WORK SESSIONS: 
Administrative Procedures Ordinance ~ March 26, 5:30 p.m.

BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS PRESENTATIONS TO URA:
North Gateway Redevelopment Advisory Board ~ April 16

WORK SESSION:        5:30 p.m. - Council Chambers
Salem Transportation System Plan Amendments   
   

SALEM CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
6:30 P.M.
CITY OF SALEM, OREGON
March 12, 2007

1. ROLL CALL

 1.1 Pledge of Allegiance

2.   REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES: Representatives of City Boards, Commissions and Committees may comment on any item of City business except public hearings, deliberations and the merits of land use issues that are reviewable by Council at public hearings.  Representatives must sign up prior to the commencement of this meeting in order to present testimony.

      
3.   PUBLIC COMMENT: Up to thirty minutes is available for persons other than City Boards, Commissions and Committee representatives to comment on specific agenda items other than public hearings, deliberations and the merits of land use issues that are reviewable by Council at public hearings.  Each person’s comments will be limited to three minutes.

   Time will be provided at the end of the meeting for comments on issues of City business not on the agenda.  

All agenda items marked by  *  require action by Council at this meeting meeting.

4.   CONSENT CALENDAR: All items on the Consent Calendar that will be adopted as a group by a single motion.

   4.1 MINUTES:

   (a) March 5, 2007

   4.2 RESOLUTIONS:
   
    None.

   4.3 ROUTINE ITEMS:
 
     (a) Purchases Approved Administratively January 30, 2007 thru March 5, 2007    (AS)

    Recommended Action:  Information only.

   (b) Historic Landmarks & Design Review Commission - Design Review Case No. DR07-1 - Darin Teal; Washington Federal Savings - 777 Wallace Rd NW - Ward 8 - Councilor Clem - West Salem    (CD)

    Recommended Action:  Receive and File.

   (c) Historic Landmarks & Design Review Commission - Design Review Case No. DR07-2 - Family Building Blocks; Chris Morris, Workshop Architecture - 1137 Edgewater St NW - Ward 8 - Councilor Clem - West Salem    (CD)

    Recommended Action: Receive and File.

   
   (d) Historic Landmarks & Design Review Commission - Historic Review Case No. HIS07-5 - Historic Deepwood; Lois Cole, Executive Director - 1116 Mission St SE - Ward 2 - Councilor Tesler - SCAN     (CD)
 
    Recommended Action: Receive and File.

     *  (e) Emergency Management Performance Grant Application     (FD)

    Recommended Action: Staff recommends that City Council approve submitting an application for Emergency Management Performance Grant Funds.
  

 *   (f) Legislative Report     (Council Legislative Subcommittee)

  Recommended Action:  It is recommended that City Council adopt the positions recommended by the Legislative Subcommittee.

5.   SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS:   (Includes consideration of items deferred from the consent calendar and any action item which requires a selection among options, or consideration of matters of special importance to the Council)

6.   UNFINISHED BUSINESS:  (Any business held over from a previous meeting, other than public hearings and ordinances)

7.   PUBLIC HEARINGS: (Includes deliberations and deliberations from hearings held over from previous meetings). Public hearings will commence no later than 7:30 p.m.

   (a) Adoption of the City’s Fiscal Year 2007-08 through 2011-12 Capital Improvements Program  (AS) 
 
    Recommended Action:  Staff recommends that City Council adopt the Preliminary CIP, as published, with the changes listed in Table I (attachment A of the staff report).

    Communications from: Northgate Neighborhood Association (2) and Lansing Community Action Association. 

   (b) Salem Wastewater Management Master Plan Amendment     (PW)
    
    Recommended Action:  The Planning Commission and staff recommend that City Council approve the proposed amendment to the Salem Wastewater Management Master Plan, including the updated list of wastewater system project titles, the reference maps, and written descriptions. The amendment and summary tables are attached in the staff report; the reference maps, full lists of projects, titles, descriptions, and estimated costs are all legal attachments to this record and can be found under “Current Topics” on the City’s website at http://www.cityofsalem.net/.  Hard copies of the website materials can be viewed at the City Recorder’s office and will be reproduced in the final printed Master Plan document following Council approval.

8.   CALENDAR OF ORDINANCE BILLS:

   8.1 FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE BILLS
           
   (a) Ordinance No. 81-07   Making certain determinations and findings relating to and approving amendments to the Pringle Creek Urban Renewal Plan - Ward 2 - Councilor Tesler - CAN-DO and SCAN    (UD)

    Recommended Action: Staff recommends that City Council advance Ordinance No. 81-07 to second reading.
    
    Note: Public Hearing held on March 5, 2007

   (b) Ordinance No.82-07  Providing Financing to Property Owners for Payment of Parks, Water, Sewer, and Transportation System Development Charges - Wards 1 - Councilor Walker, 3 - Councilor Nanke, 4 - Councilor Sullivan, and 5 - Councilor Stucky    (PW)

    Recommended Action: Staff recommends that City Council advance Ordinance No. 82-07 to second reading.

   8.2 SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE BILLS
   
   (a) Ordinance No. 80-07   Vacating Unopened McGilchrist Street SE Right-of-way, West of 12th Street S - Wards 2 and 3 - Councilors Tesler and Nanke - SCAN, SESNA, and Morningside    (PW)

9.   MANAGEMENT REPORTS

   None.

      
10.   PUBLIC COMMENT:  (Other than agenda items)
 
  
11.   NEW BUSINESS:

   11.1 MAYOR’S ITEMS

   None.
  
   11.2 COUNCILOR’S ITEMS
  
   None.

12.   ADJOURNMENT