proclamation to support Mr. Thompsons program. A. CALL TO ORDER BY PRESIDING OFFICER Council President Widmark read the instructions to citizens. 1. YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE UPDATE Harrison Braaksma presented the report Fred Thompson regarding the Community Effect - document attached 1. APPROVAL TO JOIN CONSORTIUM: HOUSING EQUITY & OPPORTUNITY STRA... Mr. Abbate presented the staff report . PowerPoint presentation rick faus presented the staff report. 1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND MOMENT OF SILENCE 2. CITIZEN AND COMMUNITY GROUP COMMENTS 10 Coucnilor Strathern - does any of this survey results come as a s... snow cap, my fathers house, gresham barlow school district Mayor Bemis removed C-5 - abtain from the vote 2. OUR PARKS OUR FUTURE The Chair of the Green Ribbon Task Force... Ron Papsdorf presented the staff report. Tony Palermini - introduced Jeff Kaiser -Natural resources - Jim ... Introduced Jonathan Harker and Dan McAulliffe Motion to Approve 4. GRESHAM REVISED CODE AMENDMENTS: BUSINESS LI... 2. INSTRUCTIONS TO CITIZENS ON SIGNING UP FOR PUBLIC TESTIMONY RE... Harrison - brainstormed the questions - some expected - surprised... Nielsen-Hood - done a great job - helping financially - non-profi... C. CONSENT AGENDA 5 Council actions are taken in one motion on Co... Motion to Approve 5. ARTS AND CULTURAL ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM&n... 3. RETAIL DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT Widmark - Multnomah Cou - what about the other counties Mr. Palermini presented the updat e - PowerPoint presentation Dan McAuliffe presented the staff report. Vote to Approve 4. GRESHAM REVISED CODE AMENDMENTS: BUSINESS LICE... strathern - suggested to take the show on the road to visit neigh... strathern - facebook talking about the community effect.- where ... Vote to Approve 5. ARTS AND CULTURAL ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM (Ap... 4. GRESHAM REVISED CODE AMENDMENTS: BUSINESS LICENSES AND DECLARI... RP - all three counties are members of the consortium - metro bou... Entered letter from Natural Resources and Sustatinability Council... Strathern - referred to policy question - retail vision - yes; lo... Harrison - would like to involved NA and youth - event to do in t... WK - dr. thompson funded with $5000,0 Fuhrer - gresham needs to have a comprehensive strategy for the c... NH - survey of 200 residents of other commuityes - city parks dep... DM - not recommendating a grocery store for that mode F. COUNCIL MEASURES AND PROPOSALS craddick - suggestions on the role of the YAK - identify more you... Bemis - starting to grow - right people at the table. 5. ARTS AND CULTURAL ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM RP - don't know yet - effort to look at regional needs - structur... TP - talked to the citys regional park district- alerted city cou... strathern - building size and heights - yes; vacancy and EIA don... Fuhrer Lee Dayfield - Green River Task force - funding for parks. reques... Fuhrer - how will project and scope be defined - NH - inclination of how other cities feel about proposal craddick - will there still be a general commercial zone Harrison Dayfield - covers 50 square miles. testimony enclosed craddick introduced RP - convey back to project leads at metro - we get usable inform... TP - fairview city manager expressed interest into getting into a... DM - this would result in the elimination of the general district WarrKing - Pleasure working with Harrison - recruit from the comi... Cody Clark - Arts and Culture Grant - testimony attached. Motion to Approve C1-4 and 6  Moved by Council Presiden... craddick - any cities in metro region not or refuseing to partici... Strathern - approach of strategy throughout the next several year... craddick - uniform building size - bemis - most students represented from which school. craddick - dayfield - not consider utitlity Vote to Approve C1-4 and 6 (Approved) RP - not aware of any cities refusing at this time Fuhrer - data % of gang activities performed by school age youth DM - referring to size limit - referred to ........better urban f... harrison - gresham Meerta Meyer - representative of shopping center district - gresh... craddick - any down side for the city of gtresham - detriment to ... Junginger - can get that information from the school officers - M... craddick - portland metro vacancy rate is 12.6 what is greshams v... Bemis - position on this - RP no downside that he can see - modest amount of staff work - is... Fuhrer - afterschool programs for kids - how much gang activity i... DM - on a time crunch and don't have that information - could loo... Abbate - current naming is civic drive - typical nomenclature - a... craddick - listened to MPACT - shift in metro region - looking on... Fuhrer - waiting till 2012 to put on ballot - arts ballot measure... abbate - proprietary information -hard to acquire and determine h... widmark - is there a time limit - immediately warr-King - signature - Bean Starr - what do they do - TP - often times ballot gets crowded - safety measure - usually g... abbate - state statute creation of special district - must happen... craddick - support - vision - location - vacancy - EIA beginnings... abbate - time is of the escence - quickly RP not familiar with them Fuhrer - how respond to critizen utility fee - TPl gave advise on... bemis - vacancy - quesitons NH - conversation with trimet Widmark - commissioner - housing commission - stronger working re... TP - agree with Lee Dayfields position - how long can we wait - c... DM - should we require a vacany strategy for new building Meyer - suggested formal suppot Motion to Approve 1. APPROVAL TO JOIN CONSORTIUM: HOUSING EQUITY ... Fuhrer - tell the story of the ballot measure of 2012 - building ... bemis - are there any that are contractually paying to keep peopl... bemis - consensus to draft letter for trimet and copy Meerta. Vote to Approve 1. APPROVAL TO JOIN CONSORTIUM: HOUSING EQUITY & ... bemis - survey data - creation of regioanl parks district - 49% -... DM - might be proprietary information - Suzan Wells - Retail big box. - does determine the future of gres... Abbate - four different funding sources - bemis - less expensive to be there - private leasing negotiations - Bemis would like to have the poll DM - couple community that have used that - may communities insti... WK - inpressive committee - preparing for the next two years - $4... bemis - how that quesiton got out - municipal code - TP - takes two people to make effort - city needs to be the movin... abbate - provide suppliemental information bemis - next steps - how much - deferred capital needs - governan... bemis - EIA - concern on system demands apart from eia - provisio... TP - city moving party and ask other cities to look at it - peopl... abbate - traffic impacts, system development charges - not moniti... widmark - one levy approved and then turned it down - stay focuse... bems - what does it do to our system and are there ways to make i... TP - supportive of the regional parks district - concern if inact... abbate - traffic impacts must be looked at - mitigation is not al... Widmark - public already funded concern bemis - can you say on corridors that intersections must meet a c... TP valid position - have youngsters needing this - city doesn't h... widmark - concur with councilor craddick - Craddick - Job is just beginning - council has done an excellent ... WK - agree with recommendations with exception of vacancy - numbe... Bemis - develop utility fee - how much and what do I get for it.n... NH - agree with recommendations - large business goes out it impa... widmark - continue with finding the alternatives and what is the ... DM - have not done extensive research on this - guess is that som... strathern - successful in convening partnerships - pay for recrea... NH - why would you built one not on a major arterial - Wk - part of the task given to you - subcommittee formed to try ... Abbate - the anchor - if it lis a destination - only large home i... NH - putting a time frame on this for the committee to come back ... bemis Abbate - ongoing outreach can begin - utility fee what for and ho... fuhrer - retail vision - yes - location - yes - building size and... Bemis - DM - sugesting Fuhrer - fourth specific strategy to how we get to ballot measure. Fuhrer - other use Craddick - not proposing utility today - proposing don't let disc... Strathern - inconsistency - Bemis - if the end goal is a parks district - Bemis - more clarification on EIA - vacancy - meet October 12 Abbate - November 9 research and return Strathern - conditional use -data TP - look at a utility fee and come back with specific for amount... Bemis - start to develop parks district - or no parks district - ... TP - utility fee recommendation ???- Stathern - council is not clear - partnerships with educational c... TP - bring something to the table - resources to make this happen strathern - community effect - working together -