Council Agenda

March 17, 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.)

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   ~  April 7

Development Charges Methodology, Eligible Project List, and Fee
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, 5:45 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

Review Schedule:

Administrative Services, including Office of the Director,    ~  April 9
Contracts and Procurement, Facilities, Parking Services,
 Municipal Court, Finance; City Services Fund, including
 Fleet Services and Shops Facilities Maintenance; and
 Downtown Parking Fund.  Community Development, including
 Office of the Director, Planning, Compliance Services and
 Building and Safety Fund and Airport Fund.

 Legal; Fire, including Fire Department and Emergency Services   ~  April 16
 Ambulance) Fund; Police, including Police Department and
 Willamette Communications Center Fund and Radio Communication.

 Library; Human Resources and Self Insurance Fund; Mayor and   ~  April 23
 City Council; City Manager’s Office; Cultural and Tourism Fund;
 Non-Departmental; Debt Service Funds; General Fund Revenues.
 
Community Services, including Administration, Community  April 30
Resources, Parks Operations, and Parks Construction; Trust Funds;
Urban Development, including Leasehold Fund and Community
Renewal Fund (Block Grant); Urban Renewal Agency.

 Public Works Fund, including Office of the Director, Engineering,    May 7
 Transportation, Streets, Water and Sewer Fund, and Public Works
 Construction; Information Technology, including Telecommunications
 and City Services Fund, including Printing and Reprographics.

AGENDA
URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY
OF THE CITY OF SALEM, OREGON
March 17, 2008
6:30 P.M.

A. ROLL CALL

    A.1 Pledge of Allegiance

    A.2 Approval of Board Minutes

   (a) March 3, 2008
  
 
B. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES:

C. PUBLIC COMMENTS:  (Comment on agenda items other than public hearings and deliberations.  Each person’s comments will be limited to three minutes.)

D. CONSENT CALENDAR:

     D.1 ACTION ITEMS:

     (a) Deed Required to Complete Plat, Hollywood Station No. 2 - Ward 5 - Councilor Tarter - Highland    (UD)

     Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the Urban Renewal Agency Board authorize the Interim Executive Director to execute a quitclaim deed releasing all of the Agency’s right, title, and interest in Parcel 1, Hollywood Station No. 2 to the City of Salem (City).

    D.2 INFORMATION REPORTS 

   (a) Construction Update: 295 Church Street Redevelopment Project    (UD)

   (b) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Oregon Parks and Recreation Department for Minto Island Property    (UD)

   D.3 COMMUNICATIONS

E. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND DELIBERATION
 

F. FURTHER CONSIDERATIONS OF ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR

G. NEW BUSINESS

H. ADJOURNMENT
 

EXECUTIVE SESSION:                                       5:30 p.m.
Current litigation or litigation likely to be filed -  City Manager’s Conference Room
ORS 192.660(2)(h)
 

SALEM CITY COUNCIL
“SPECIAL MEETING”
AGENDA
CITY OF SALEM, OREGON
March 17, 2008
Immediately Following Urban Renewal Agency Meeting 

1.  ROLL CALL

2.  APPROVAL OF SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA

3.  PUBLIC COMMENT  (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.)  

4.  ACTION ITEMS: 

     * (a)  Fuel Storage Tanks on McNary Field - Ward 2 - Councilor Tesler - SEMCA  (CD)

     Recommended Action: Staff recommends that City Council refer the issue of fuel tank regulation at McNary Field to its Airport Advisory Commission for a recommendation regarding comprehensive rules to promote environmental protection, safety and economic equality.

     * (b) Neighborhood Response Effort Update - Wards 2 and 5 - Councilors Tesler and Tarter - SESNA and Highland    (CS)

      Recommended Action:  Information only.

     * (c) Construction Update: 295 Church Street Redevelopment Project - Ward 2 - Councilor Tesler - CAN-DO    (UD)

     Recommended Action:  Information only.

     * (d) Downtown Commercial Core Inventory - Information Report - Ward 2 - Councilor Tesler - CAN-DO    (UD)

     Recommended Action:  Information only.

     * (e) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Oregon Parks and Recreation Department for Minto Island Property    (UD)

    Recommended Action:  Staff recommends that City Council authorize the City Manager Pro Tem to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) to plan the future park and recreation development of the 310 acre Boise Cascade property at the north end of Minto Brown Island.


5. 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) Continuation of Public Hearing - 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.

      Note: Supplemental Report included in packet.

     Communications from: Claudia Howells, and Roger and Nadine Heusser. 

     (b) Consideration of unfavorable recommendation on OLCC Application - Lucky Fortune, 1401 Lancaster Drive NE - Ward 6 - Councilor Rogers - NESCA  

     Recommended Action: The Liquor Application Investigation Board recommends that City Council provide an unfavorable recommendation to the OLCC for liquor license renewal application submitted by the Lucky Fortune.  

6. ADJOURNMENT