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March 10, 2008
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UPCOMING PUBLIC HEARINGS, WORK SESSIONS AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: 

PUBLIC HEARINGS:        
(Public Hearings begin no later than 7:30 p.m.)

Consideration of unfavorable recommendation on OLCC Application - Lucky Fortune, 1401 Lancaster Drive NE  ~  March 17

Capital Improvement Program - FY2008/2009 – FY2012/2013  ~  April 7

Annexation Case No. C-664, 5122 Hayesville Drive NE  ~  April 7

Proposed Modifications to the Transportation System Development Charges Methodology, Eligible Project List, and Fee  ~  April 7

2008 - 2009 Housing and Community Development Action Plan ~  April 28
 

WORK SESSIONS:

City Council and Historic Landmark Commission ~  March 31, 5:15 p.m.

Vision 2020 Update  ~  April 7, 5:30 p.m.


BUDGET COMMITTEE:
 
Meetings will be held in the Council Chambers at 6:30 p.m.           ~  April 2, April 9*,
Dates with “*” have informal pre-Budget Committee meetings      ~   April 16 *, April 23 *,
in the City Manager’s Conference Room at noon                            ~   April 30 *, May 7 *,   May 14

SPECIAL MEETING:

Joint City Council and Salem-Keizer Area Transit District   ~   March 13, 5:30 p.m. Council Chambers

EXECUTIVE SESSION:     5:15 p.m. City Manager’s Conference Room
City Council:                     
Real Property Transactions - ORS 192.660 (2)(e) 
Records Exempt by Law for Public Inspection -
ORS 192.660(2)(f)
 
WORK SESSION: 

Capital Improvement Program FY2008/2009 – FY2012/2013  ~ 5:45 p.m.  Council Chambers




SALEM CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
CITY OF SALEM, OREGON
March 10, 2008
6:30 P.M.


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.  

   (a) Cultural and Tourism Fund FY 2007-08 Second Quarter Financial Report

    Recommended Action:  Information only.
    
      
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 3, 2008
   
   4.2 RESOLUTIONS:

 * (a) Resolution No. 2008-19  Authorizing the City Manager to Approve and to Execute Certain Permits of Entry for City-owned or City-controlled Real Property    (UD)

    Recommended Action:  Staff recommends that City Council adopt Resolution No. 2008-19 delegating authority to the City Manager to approve and execute revocable permits of entry for City-owned property.


   4.3 ROUTINE ITEMS:     
     
   (a) Administrative Decision - Partition Plat No. 07-16 Amendment - Matthew Kelly - 615 Idylwood Drive SE - Ward 3 - Councilor Nanke - Faye Wright    (CD)    

    Recommended Action:  Receive and File.


   (b) Hearings Officer Decision - Street Name Change 08-1 - Hawaii NW Ventures Ltd. - Change the name of Houck Street SE to Augusta Street SE - Ward 4 - Councilor Sullivan - South Gateway    (CD)

    Recommended Action:  Receive and File.


   (c) Hearings Officer Decision - Zone Change Case No. 08-1 - Jack Yarbrough - 1600 Block of Sunnyview Road NE - Ward 1 - Councilor Bennett - NEN    (CD)

    Recommended Action:  Receive and File.


 * (d) Subdivision Review Committee Decision - Subdivision Plat No. 07-22 - Jason Haskell and Vince Vollmar of H & V Development LLC - 1854 Park Avenue NE - Ward 1 - Councilor Bennett - Lansing    (CD)

    Recommended Action:  Receive and File.


   (e) UGA Development Review Committee Decision - Preliminary Declaration For Urban Growth Area Development Permit No. 07-14 - Marcus and Ellen Pollard - 5871 Liberty Road S - Ward 7 - Councilor DeHart - Sunnyslope    (CD)

    Recommended Action:  Receive and File.


   (f) Annexation Program - Enclave Properties    (CD)

    Recommended Action:  Staff recommends that City Council direct staff to proceed with enclave annexations at this time.


 * (g) Utility Easement 3080 25th Street - Ward 2 - Councilor Tesler - SEMCA    (CD)

    Recommended Action:  Staff recommends that City Council authorize a utility easement to expand electrical service at 3080 25th Street.


   (h) YWCA Resource Assistance Program    (CS)

    Recommended Action:  Information only.


   (i) Quitclaim a 66-foot-wide and a 3-foot-wide Easement previously reserved through a right-of-way vacation process - Ward 1 - Councilor Bennett -         CAN-DO    (PW)

    Recommended Action:  Staff recommends that City Council authorize staff to execute a quitclaim deed for the public utility easement area to the underlying owner as shown in the legal description (Attachment A of the staff report) and Easement Area Map (Attachment B of the staff report).


 * (j) OLCC Renewal Application - The Lucky Fortune - Ward 6 - Councilor Rogers - NESCA

   Recommended Action:  The City Council should receive the report and set a public hearing for March 17, 2008 to consider providing an unfavorable recommendation to the OLCC for the liquor license renewal application submitted for the Lucky Fortune.


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)  Proposed Referral of the November 2008 Streets and Bridges General Obligation Bond Measure    (PW)

    Recommended Action:  The Council Streets and Bridges Bond Committee and staff recommend that City Council direct staff to prepare a measure ballot title, explanatory statement, and other documents necessary to refer to the voters a general obligation bond measure to improve the City’s streets and bridges for the November 4, 2008, general election. It is further recommended that: 1) The total amount of bonding authority not exceed $98,600,000, including the cost of issuing bonds and capital program administration; 2) The proposed bonding authority be used to design and construct the projects illustrated in Attachment A and listed in  Tables 1 (page 7) and 2 (page 9) of the staff report; 3) The bonding authority be issued in multiple sales of 15-year bonds that obtain proceeds needed to fund projects and maintain the lowest increase in the property tax levy for repayment of the bonds; and 4) As the list of approved projects nears completion, staff bring forward for Council consideration use of the accumulated savings from completed projects and accrued interest earnings, in excess of program administrative costs, for funding the projects listed in Table 3 (page 18) of the staff report.


8. CALENDAR OF ORDINANCE BILLS:

 8.1 FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE BILLS
 
 (a) Ordinance Bill No. 10-08 Relating to Employment Centers; Amending SRC 161.030    (CD)

   Recommended Action:  Staff recommends that City Council advance Ordinance
   Bill No. 10-08 , with revisions, to second reading for enactment.

   Note: Supplemental staff report from Community Development is included in the packet.


 (b) Ordinance Bill No. 12-08  Providing Financing to Property Owners for Payment of Parks, Water, Sewer, and Transportation System Development Charges against property located in the City of Salem, Oregon; making provisions therefor; and declaring an emergency  (PW)

   Recommended Action:  Staff recommends that City Council advance Ordinance
   Bill No. 12-08 to second reading for enactment, establishing a lien on the property
   listed.

 8.2 SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE BILLS

   None.


9. MANAGEMENT REPORTS
 

10. PUBLIC COMMENT:  (Other than agenda items)


11. NEW BUSINESS:

  11.1 MAYOR’S ITEMS:

  (a) Salem Audubon Society to build a Nature Center in Riverfront Park
  
  11.2 COUNCILOR’S ITEMS


12. ADJOURNMENT

 

Emergency
Information

 


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