We have business at Council tomorrow

We have a couple of presentations up front:

• Ben Stange, Chief, Polk County Fire District #1: Local Option Levy (no link available)

• Oregon Dept. of Transportation: Hwy. 22/51 Interchange

Next up, the mayor will make two proclamations:

• Arbor Day

• Child Abuse Prevention Month

Then we'll move on to the City Manager's report. Following it, Patrick Bodily, The Library Director will make a presentation about his department.

In the area of New Business, Public Works Director, Gerald FIsher will present:

• Declaration of Nuisance: Defective Sidewalks

• Council Action Memo

• 20230404 Interoffice Memo

• Resolution #23-1581, Sidewalk Nuisance

• Contract Award, On-Call City Engineering Services (Staff: Fisher)

• Council Action Memo

• Proposal Scoring Results

• City Manager West will then present:

• Council Action Memo

• City Council Goals, 2023-2025

What's happening at City Council

We're meeting tomorrow, March 28th, at 6:30 PM in Council Chambers (2nd floor of the Independence Civic Center).

We're going to start out with some Council updates:

Councilor Schwarzler will update us on Minet and what's going on with the Parks and Recreation Commission.

Councilor Jobe will give us an update on Independence Days planning.

Then we will launch into some new Public Works business, led by the Gerald Fisher, the PW Director.

• Public Hearing: LA-2023-01, Water System Master Plan (Staff: Fisher)

Staff Report, LA-2023-01

Staff Report, LA-2023-01, Exhibit A

Staff Report, LA-2023-01, Exhibit B

• Council Bill #2023-01, Amends Independence Comprehensive Plan and Adopts Water Master Plan (Staff: Fisher)

Council Action Memo

CB 2023-01, Adopts WMP, Amends Comp Plan

CB 2023-01, Adopts WMP, Exhibit A

CB 2023-01, Adopts WMP, Exhibit B

CB 2023-01, Adopts WMP, Exhibit C

Afterward, City Recorder, Karin Johnson will discuss:

• Resolution #23-1580, Bank Account Signature Authorizations (Staff: Johnson)

Council Action Memo

Resolution #23-1580, Bank Account Signature Authorizations

It's Council time again

First up at the Tuesday, February 28th Council meeting is Board/Commission/Committee updates.

We'll hear an update from the Traffic and Safety Commission from Council Roden and from the Planning Commission and Historic Preservation Commission from Council Martin-Willis.

The City Manager and Mayor will provide their reports then we'll hear from the Communications Coordinator, Emmanuel Goicochea. City Manager West has requested staff provide informational updates to Council and Emmanuel's is next up.

We'll then move to some Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) business presented by our Police Department. Businesses request licenses (or license renewals) from the OLCC to sell alcohol onsite. The Independence Police Department reviews those requests and does a records check on each business and provides any info they feel may be relevant to Council prior to Council review. I personally feel the PD can handle this on their own without Council intervention, but the OLCC prefers it be done in this manner so we comply.

The rest of the meeting will be focused on Public Works activity, specifically:

• Wastewater User Rates and Fees

• Stormwater User Rates and Fees

• Contract Award: Biosolids Removal