A. CALL TO ORDER BY PRESIDING OFFICER<BR>
Mayor Bemis called the Gresham City Council meeting to order at 6...
Council President Echols read instructions to citizens for signin...
1. CITIZEN AND COMMUNITY GROUP COMMENTS 10
Bess Wills, Chair of Try Local First Coalition said jobs are the ...
1. ADOPTION OF THE 2012 WATER SYSTEM MASTER PLAN <BR>
<STRONG>Brian Stahl</STRONG> presented the staff report (PowerPoi...
John Dorst, Deputy Director of Environmental Services introduced ...
Debbie Phillips, owner of Bella Cupcakes said she felt it wa...
2. TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PLAN UPDATE <BR>
Councilor Kilian asked if there is a difference between the ...
Kelli Clarke presented the staff report (PowerPoint Presentation ...
1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND MOMENT OF SILENCE
Chris and Julie Wylie, owners of a small shop in Gresham cal...
C. CONSENT AGENDA<BR>
Motion to Approve CONSENT AGENDA<BR> Moved by Co...
Mr. Stahl said yes. Typically for well colums it has more to do&n...
Councilor Stegmann asked for clarification on the cross-section r...
Mayor Bemis lead the Pledge of Allegiance followed by a moment of...
Bess Wills distributed charm bracelets with the American fla...
Vote to Approve CONSENT AGENDA<BR> (Approved)
Councilor Kilian ask for clarification on the fluoridation p...
Mr. Dorst said the easiest way to explain this is to picture Star...
2. INSTRUCTIONS TO CITIZENS ON SIGNING UP FOR PUBLIC TESTIMONY RE...
Lynn Snodgrass, owner Drake Seven Dees said this is not real...
E. COUNCIL BUSINESS
Mr. Stahl said as five-year capital improvement pl...
Councilor Stegmann referred to the TriMet bus stops and crosswalk...
Mayor Bemis thanked all the speakers for their hard work. It...
Mayor Bemis said what he has read in the newspaper, when Por...
Mr. Dorst said staff is looking at how TriMet's impacts are ...
Rick Harms, resident thanked the Gresham Police for helping to sh...
Mr. Stahl said that is correct. The current track that Portland i...
Councilor Fuhrer referred to slide seven, develop a ped...
Mayor Bemis asked Police Chief Junginger to connect with Mr....
Councilor Fuhrer asked when in the process of building the m...
Mr. Dorst said if we keep the curbs where they are, stormwater tr...
Mr. Stahl said within the water model staff is able to take ...
Councilor Fuhrer referred to slide 13 and asked if there is&...
Councilor Fuhrer asked if staff has a metric to illustrate t...
Ms. Clarke said the differences that is in the TSP now is th...
Mr. Stahl said every thing is equated to equivalent dwelling unit...
Councilor Fuhrer asked if the designation for the boulevard ...
Councilor Stegmann asked what percentage of water comes from...
Mr. Dorst said it does not preclude that. There are many&nbs...
Mr. Stahl said currently on an annual basis Gresham receives appr...
Councilor Fuhrer asked in terms of flexibility of policy,&nb...
Councilor Kilian asked if it was true that apartment un...
Ms. Clarke said the boulevard designations can be tied to any of ...
Mr. Stahl said historically the apartment dwellers have been a li...
Mayor Bemis referred to slide 13 and asked if the yellow lin...
Motion to Approve THE 2012 WATER SYSTEM MASTER PLAN M...
Ms. Clarke said if the plan requirements are followed for bu...
Vote to Approve THE 2012 WATER SYSTEM MASTER PLAN (Approved)
Mr. Bemis referred to slide 9 and asked what the impetus is ...
Ms. Clarke said the changes are to make the consenses betwee...
Councilor Kilian referred to Cleveland Avenue which is designated...
Katherine Kelly said Cleveland Avenue was the topic of much discu...
Councilor Kilian said people would be irrate if they knew th...
Ms. Kelly said the width of both the minor and standard coll...
Councilor Kilian said unless he hears something specific he will ...
Mr. Dorst said this is just a policy discussion item today but&nb...
Councilor Widmark asked where the County stands on this transport...
Mr. Dorst said the county does interface with the city at the edg...
Councilor Widmark said looking at the master plan and future...
Councilor Kilian said when he built his dental office in Troutdal...
Councilor Stegmann said some neighborhood associations are i...
Ms. Kelly referred to slide four and said this is a list of the p...
Mr. Dorst said if there is some group that the Council feels...
Councilor Stegmann said staff must be very diligent abo...
Councilor Echols said Gresham Area Chamber of Commerce doesn't ap...
Ms. Kelly said Allison Hart has been brought up to speed on the p...
Councilor Echols said it would make sense to attend the Chamber e...
Mayor Bemis asked within the Transportation System Plan Mast...
Ms. Kelly said it is a relatively small number partly becaus...
Mr. Dorst said staff will always continue to use common sens...