Dunes
City Council
M
I N U T E S
April
10, 2008 7:00 P.M.
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City
Hall –
82877 Spruce Street
Westlake
,
Oregon
97439
1.
CALL TO ORDER
The
regular meeting of the Dunes City Council was called to order at
7:01 p.m.
by Mayor Eric Hauptman. Roll call was taken by Greg Perkins, City
Recorder.
Councilors
Present: Mayor Eric Hauptman, Councilor Bob Petersdorf, Councilor,
Jerry Curran, Councilor
Peter Howison
, Councilor
John Scott
, Councilor Susie Navetta, Councilor
Richard Koehler
Others
Present: City Recorder Greg Perkins, and members of the community.
2.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The
Mayor and the City Councilors joined in the Pledge of Allegiance;
3.
CONSENT AGENDA
The
Mayor requested separate motions for the minutes. Councilor Petersdorf
moved to accept the minutes of the
3-13-08
meeting, Councilor Navetta seconded the
motion and the motion passed unanimously. Councilor Petersdorf moved to
accept the minutes of the
3-6-08
meeting, as Councilor Curran withdrew his
motion to approve as he was not at that meeting, and Councilor Koehler
seconded the motion and the Motion passed unanimously.
The
Mayor read the Bills of the Session as amended dated
4-4-08
. Councilor Howison moved to approve the
bills for payment, Councilor Koehler seconded the motion and the Motion
passed unanimously.
4.
ANNOUNCEMENTS/CORRESPONDENCE
A.
The Mayor mentioned a
potluck was being held Saturday in City Hall and that all were welcome. The
Communication Committee is sponsoring the potluck on
April 12, 2008
at
3pm
in City Hall.
The
Mayor announced that volunteers were still needed for City
Committees.
B.
The Mayor announced that he had heard that the
Montgomery
sub division application materials had
been filed with LCOG.
5.
CITIZEN INPUT ON UNSCHEDULED ITEMS
Gary Hubbs owner of Morgan's
County
Kitchen
informed the Council of problems he had with ANB Construction. ANB
Construction was operated out of
Dunes
City
.
Robert Quandt addressed the Council
about issues he was having with the Sunset Ridge Sub division. The Council
informed him that his issues would be set for Public Hearing at the next
meeting.
Mary Jo Leach also addressed the
Council about problems she had experienced with ANB Construction. Councilor
Petersdorf noted that if the City had a business licensing ordinance then
the City could take action based on these types of problems.
6.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
A.
Appeal by Glenn Carrari of
Recorder’s Fine. The Council reviewed the written appeal by Mr.
Carrari and the letter written by the property owner of record. The
copies of the letter were passed out at the meeting. Councilor Petersdorf
noted that the process at the Road Commission could have involved the
owner of record more. Councilor Scott moved to remand this matter to
the Road Commission for further action, Councilor Howison seconded the
motion and the motion passed unanimously.
B.
Nuisance Abatement Notices
Regarding
the address of
84277 Wright Rd.
, Councilor Navetta explained the previous
work of the site review committee. She
and Councilor Petersdorf agreed to jointly try one more time to informally
contact the person in charge of the property and get them to resolve the
issues.
Regarding
the address of 4706 Pacific, City Recorder Perkins informed that he had
been in contact with the owner of the vehicle and they had indicated that
the vehicle would be moved in a few days but that it would be good to have
authority to pursue the matter should the owner not move the vehicle.
Councilor Scott moved to authorize an abatement letter to be sent
if needed, Councilor Petersdorf seconded the motion and the motion passed
unanimously.
7.
REPORTS
A.
Mayor’s Report
Eric Hauptman
Mayor Eric Hauptman gave an update on the audit and informed that staff
had begun a ‘purchase order’ system and expressed his hope that the
Final Audit Report would be done by the next Council meeting. He
also expressed his thanks to Councilor Koehler for his interest in the
financial systems of the City.
B.
Community Center/CCI
Councilor
Peter Howison
informed that he had no report but that
he was seeking a ladder.
C.
Conservation Committee
Councilor Jerry Curran entered a written report.
D.
Parks and
Recreation/Fire/Franchises
Councilor
John Scott
informed that there was no meeting
recently but that he had conferred with Councilor Petersdorf. They had
discussed possible improvements to paddle boat access to
Siltcoos
Lake
. The Mayor informed that he had invited
local resort owners to Commissioner Fleenor’s monthly meeting in City
Hall.
E.
Road Commission – Road
Report Councilor Robert
Petersdorf entered a written report. The Mayor noted that the City
had been contacted by a state agency regarding the bonding of a contractor
we had used. Councilor Petersdorf noted that the Road Commission in the
past had just accepted that contractors knew the rules but that in the
future the Road Commission would take steps to require documentation.
F.
Site Review
Committee/Grants/Police Councilor Susie Navetta submitted a
written report and noted that the committee would be looking into the
house behind City Hall.
G.
Water
Quality/Communication and Education
Councilor
Richard Koehler informed there were numerous discussions at the last
meeting however they did not vote on any topics.
He also pointed out amendment to Ordinance 173 to be improved and
finalized by staff.
H.
Planning
Commission Report
Planning Commission Chairman
Lee Riechel
reported that the Storm water public
hearings were completed. The Planning Commission voted to neither, approve
or deny the Ordinance and accompanying manual. This was due to the
technical and complex nature of the document.
Councilor Navetta moved to place the Ordinance on the City Council
agenda for action next month, Councilor Koehler seconded and the motion
passed unanimously.
8.
GUEST SPEAKERS
Dave
Davis of the Siuslaw Fire Department was scheduled to speak and was
present but due to the length of the meeting, Mr. Davis was excused.
9.
UNFINISHED/ OLD BUSINESS
A. Siltcoos Lake Club
Plat
Councilor
Petersdorf informed that he was gathering names and mailing addresses
of the residents of the area. He is also drafting a letter to them
asking for their input. The Council discussed the issue generally and
some skepticism was expressed.
B.
Green Gate Road Proposal
Councilor
Petersdorf presented two resolutions to resolve the issues. The Council
decided to refer the documents to the City Attorney for review and
hopefully to be put back on the agenda for the next meeting.
C.
Follow up on actions
regarding tax lots 19-12-34-24/1200 & 2100
Street
address-
4838 Lake Blvd.
,
Westlake
,
OR
.
The
Mayor recited the history of the issue. George Burke was to present a deed
to a certain portion of land and the Council on
5-7-07
agreed to accept. The deed has not to
date been received. The Council discussed if it should rescind it’s
acceptance of the deed. Councilor Scott moved to postpone this issue until
next meeting to get a full copy of the previous meeting minutes and notify
George Burke. This was seconded by Councilor Petersdorf and approved
unanimously.
10. NEW BUSINESS
A.
Communication
Committee Applicant Linda Ash
Councilor
Koehler introduced the topic
of Linda Ash’s application to volunteer to be on the Communication
Committee. Councilor Navetta moved to accept and Councilor Petersdorf
seconded and the motion was approved unanimously
.
11.
UNSCHEDULED ITEMS NOT LISTED ON AGENDA
Councilor
Petersdorf informed that he had heard that the school district may impose
a building tax. He believed that
Dunes
City
should not be apart of this tax. The City
Recorder informed that staff has not been contacted about this issue.
On a different topic, Councilor Koehler informed that he would like
to update the website with current City information including the Master
Road Plan.
12.
EXECUTIVE
SESSION – None
13.
ADJOURNMENT
The Mayor adjourned the meeting at
10:01 p.m.
Respectfully
Submitted,
Lisa
Ekelund
Administrative
Assistant
APPROVED
AS TO FORM:
Greg
Perkins, City Recorder