City Council Meeting

Calendar Date:

Monday, April 22, 2024 - 6:00pm

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AGENDA SESSION
City Hall Council Chambers
400 East Main Street, Cottage Grove, OR 97424
Friday, April 19, 2024 @ 8:30 am

This meeting will be held in person and electronically using Zoom Webinar.

Use this link to join the meeting electronically:
https://zoom.us/j/92745273913?pwd=SExlb3BYU3o2NWVUNEsvVzZrVTJJZz09
Webinar ID: 927 4527 3913

You can also dial in by telephone: 253-205-0468
Passcode: 945462

CITY OF COTTAGE GROVE
WORK SESSION & REGULAR MEETING
City Hall Council Chambers
400 East Main Street, Cottage Grove, OR 97424
Monday, April 22, 2024 @ 6:00 pm

This meeting will be held in person and electronically using Zoom Webinar.

Use this link to join the meeting electronically:
https://zoom.us/j/94038304066?pwd=Zk1mRHBNVzhDdjY4azF0MXQwdVI1QT09
Webinar ID: 940 3830 4066

You can also dial in by telephone: 253-205-0468
Passcode: 553904

Providing Comments to Council:

Anyone wishing to comment in person or virtually during Appearance of Interested Citizens for “Items Not on the Agenda” or “Action Items on the Agenda” should sign up using the comment request form available at: https://www.cottagegroveor.gov/citycouncil/webform/april-22-2024-city-council-meeting-comment-request-form by 5:00 pm on the date of the meeting. Anyone wishing to comment in person may also sign up on the appropriate form in Council Chambers, before the Presiding Officer calls the meeting to order. Written comments or testimony may be submitted to cityrecorder@cottagegrove.org or delivered to the City Recorder by 5:00 pm the date of the meeting at 400 E Main Street, Cottage Grove, Oregon.

WORK SESSION

(1) Work Session to Discuss the Feasibility of an Urban Renewal District and How Tax Increment Financing Works (Staff Report by City Planner Eric Mongan)

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING

(1) CALL TO ORDER

(2) ROLL CALL/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

(3) SWEARING IN OF POLICE OFFICER

(4) PROCLAMATION
(a) Water Safety Month Proclamation

(5) PRESENTATIONS
(a) Warren H. Daugherty Aquatic Center Report (Staff Report by City Manager Mike Sauerwein) - 15 Minutes

(b) Legislative Update by Representative Charlie Conrad (Staff Report by City Manager Mike Sauerwein) - 15 Minutes

(6) ITEMS TO BE ADDED TO THE AGENDA

Appearance of Interested Citizens

This is a time for citizen comment. The Council will first take comments addressing items not listed on the agenda, for a maximum of 30 minutes. The Council will then take comments addressing action items on the agenda, for a maximum of 30 minutes.

Individual speakers must be recognized by the presiding officer, provide their name, identify whether they are a City resident, and if so, their ward. Please limit comments to three (3) minutes (or less, with Council approval.) Comments regarding any matter scheduled for a public hearing may be provided only during that hearing. The Council will not make any decisions based on public comment; however, Staff and Council may choose to ask questions or comment following the conclusion of citizen comments.

(7) APPEARANCE OF INTERESTED CITIZENS

(a) Items not on the Agenda

(b) Action Items on the Agenda

(8) PUBLIC HEARINGS

None

(9) CONSENT AGENDA

(a)       Approval of April 5, 2024 Agenda Session Minutes
(b)       Approval of April 8, 2024 City Council Meeting Minutes
(c)       Bike Month Proclamation
         (d)       Building Safety Month Proclamation
(e)       Mental Health Awareness Month Proclamation
         (f)        National Cities,Towns and Villages Month Proclamation
         (g)       Resolution Amending the Fee Schedule Adopted by Ordinance No. 2361

(10) RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES

(a) Resolution Adopting the 2023 Cottage Grove Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan (Staff Report by City Planner Eric Mongan)

(11) BUSINESS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL

(a) Award of South R Street Right of Way Improvements Contract (Staff Report by Public Works and Development Director Faye Stewart) (Attachments)

(b) Concerns from Council

(12) BUSINESS FROM THE CITY MANAGER

(a) Report from City Manager - 10 Minutes

(13) BUSINESS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY

(a) Report from City Attorney - 10 Minutes

(14) ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA

(15) EXECUTIVE SESSIONS – Any member of the media desiring to attend the Executive Session in person or electronically, please contact City Recorder, Mindy Roberts by 3:00 pm on Monday, April 22, 2024

(a) Executive Session held pursuant to ORS 192.660 (2)(f) to Consider Information or Records that are Exempt by Law from Public Inspection

(b) Executive Session held pursuant to ORS 192.660 (2)(h) to consult with Counsel Concerning the Legal Rights and Duties of a Public Body with Regard to Current Litigation or Litigation likely to be Filed

(16) ADJOURNMENT

THE NEXT REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR: May 13, 2024 at 7:00 pm in the Council Chambers at City Hall.

Hearing T Loop is intalled in City Council Chambers

Cottage Grove complies with state and federal laws and regulations relating to discrimination, including the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Mindy Roberts at (541)942-5501 at least 48 hours prior to any meeting of the City Council.

Cottage Grove City Council Chambers is equipped with an induction hearing loop - hearing aids can be set to T-coil setting to hear the Council meeting.