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CITY OF WOODBURN CITY COUNCIL AGENDA NOVEMBER 26, 2007 – 7:00 P.M. FIGLEY, MAYOR WALTER NICHOLS, COUNCILOR WARD 1 RICHARD BJELLAND, COUNCILOR WARD II PETER MCCALLUM, COUNCILOR WARD III JAMES COX, COUNCILOR WARD IV FRANK LONERGAN, COUNCILOR WARD V ELIDA SIFUENTEZ, COUNCILOR WARD VI CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS – 270 MONTGOMERY STREET **Habrá intérpretes disponibles para aquéllas personas que no hablan Inglés, previo acuerdo. Comuníquese al (503) 980-2485.** November 26, 2007 Council Agenda Page i 1. CALL TO ORDER AND FLAG SALUTE 2. ROLL CALL 3. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS Announcements: A. The Mayor's Christmas Tree Lighting will be held on December 2, 2007 in the Downtown Plaza. There will be a reception at the Settlemier House from 1:00 to 4:00 pm with a tree lighting ceremony at 5:30 followed by a candlelight procession from the Settlemier House to the Downtown Plaza for the City’s Tree Lighting Ceremony. Dance Dance Dance and holiday musical performers will provide entertainment, local vendors will be selling food items, Santa will arrive, and the City Christmas Tree will be lit at 6:30 p.m. B. A Workshop on the Housing Code will be held on December 10 at 6 pm in the Council Chambers. Appointments: None. 4. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS Proclamations: None. Presentations: None. 5. COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Chamber of Commerce ---PAGE BREAK--- November 26, 2007 Council Agenda Page ii 6. COMMUNICATIONS None. 7. BUSINESS FROM THE PUBLIC – This allows the public to introduce items for Council consideration not already scheduled on the agenda. 8. CONSENT AGENDA – Items listed on the consent agenda are considered routine and may be enacted by one motion. Any item may be removed for discussion at the request of a Council member. A. Woodburn City Council minutes of October 22, 2007 1 Recommended Action: Approve the minutes. B. Woodburn Public Library minutes of October 17, 2007 8 Recommended Action: Accept the minutes. C. Woodburn Planning Commission draft minutes of November 8, 2007 16 Recommended Action: Accept the minutes. D. Claims for November 2007 21 Recommended Action: Receive the report. E. Planning Project Tracking Sheet dated November 20, 2007 27 Recommended Action: Receive the report. F. Building Activity for October 2007 31 Recommended Action: Receive the report. G. Police Department Statistics for October 2007 32 Recommended Action: Receive the report. H. Code Enforcement Statistics for October 2007 38 Recommended Action: Receive the report. I. Community Services Department Statistics for October 2007 40 Recommended Action: Receive the report. J. Tree Standards 41 Recommended Action: Receive the report. ---PAGE BREAK--- November 26, 2007 Council Agenda Page iii 9. TABLED BUSINESS None. 10. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Supplemental Budget 52 Recommended Action: Conduct public hearing, receive public comment, and direct staff to prepare an ordinance to substantiate its decision. B. Appeal of the Planning Commission’s Decision in Cases VAR 2007-01 and DR 2006-17 59 Recommended Action: Conduct a public hearing on the appeal and affirm the decision of the Woodburn Planning Commission. 11. GENERAL BUSINESS – Members of the public wishing to comment on items of general business must complete and submit a speaker’s card to the City Recorder prior to commencing this portion of the Council’s agenda. Comment time may be limited by Mayoral prerogative. A. Council Bill 2686 – Ordinance amending Ordinance 2399 (the Business Registration Ordinance) to eliminate the exemption for producers of farm products (continued from October 8, 2007) 129 Recommended Action: Adopt the ordinance. B. Council Bill 2691 – Resolution initiating consideration of legislative amendments to the Woodburn Development Ordinance for the year 2008 132 Recommended Action: Adopt the resolution. C. Front Street Project Status Update 143 Recommended Action: Receive a status update on the Front Street reconstruction project, and provide staff with direction as appropriate, 12. NEW BUSINESS ---PAGE BREAK--- November 26, 2007 Council Agenda Page iv 13. PLANNING COMMISSION OR ADMINISTRATIVE LAND USE ACTIONS – These are Planning Commission or Administrative Land Use actions that may be called up by the City Council. A. Planning Commission’s Approval of Design Review 2007-09, Variance 2007-06, and Street Exception 2007-07 located at 2775 N. Front Street 150 14. CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT 15. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS 16. ADJOURNMENT