Mayor Bemis called the Gresham City Council meeting to order on T...
Mayor Bemis lead the Pledge of Allegiance followed by a moment of...
Council President Echols read instructions to citizens on signing...
a. CITIZEN AND COMMUNITY GROUP COMMENTS<BR>
Shanin Prusiam, Verizon Wireless voiced opposition on Wirele...
a. APPOINTMENT: PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Mayor Bemis is recommend...
4.a.
2. CITIZEN AND COMMUNITY GROUP COMMENTS FOR AGENDA (EXCEPT PUBLIC...
b. CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 10
Councilor Kilian asked what would happen when the new c...
Cliff Wilson presented the staff report Exhibit B recognized the...
b. WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES IN THE RIGHTS-OF-WAY: GRESHA...
Todd Treadway introduced
Motion to Approve motion to table 3b-d Moved by Counci...
a. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND MOMENT OF SILENCE<BR>
Cathy Harrington discussed the staff action items already initiat...
3. CONSENT AGENDA 10 Council actions are taken in one motion on C...
Motion to Approve a. APPOINTMENT: PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Mayor ...
Vote to Approve motion to table 3b-d (Declined) (Recorded at 01:0...
b. INSTRUCTIONS TO CITIZENS ON SIGNING UP FOR PUBLIC TESTIMONY RE...
Council President Echols clarified that once the testing of the c...
Bemis - thank you for the report and the work - solutions to make...
Vote to Approve a. APPOINTMENT: PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Mayor Be...
Stegmann suggested these items be tabled to handle these items -
Judith Remington, representing the Village Retirement Center...
Cliff Wilson - multicultural community - some citenzenry not acti...
Ris -
Kelly Finerty, apartment owner in Gresham explained why ...
Echols - great report - honored to work with these citizens - pro...
bemis - move forward with bc and d.not appropriate to hold up pub...
Carol Rulla, citizen thanked the council for bringing the $7.50 f...
kilian - cable commmission representative - the haves and have no...
kilian - make it a date certain -
Dick Schneider, citizen in support of the $7.50 to be applie...
stegmann - great job - rockwood business coalition - how did outr...
bemis - bcd relavent - until they think it is necessary to develo...
Roger Meyer referred to affordable and low cost afforda...
wilson - not easy - identify who would be community leaders and h...
stegmann - fine to withdraw motion -
Widmark - aware of situation - has a legal side to it home forwa...
stegmann - meeting people where they live - large hispanic client...
Motion to Approve b. WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES IN THE RIG...
Meyer - application of best practices -
harrington - yac
Vote to Approve b. WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES IN THE RIGHT...
stegmann - cinco de mayo - non- profit or community organization ...
Erik Kvarsten presented the staff report - PowerPoint Presentatio...
bemis - zip code issue - alot of work already done and can move q...
Bemis - thanked the city manager for the presentation. he thanked...
Bemis - did engage the faith community - some churches have gone ...
Widmark - attended 4 town halls - staff captured issues - options...
wilson - did engage the faith community - very helpful - multicul...
Kilian - even with the surveys we probably only reach 1% of popul...
Fuhrer - accessibility of website for people without community - ...
Warr-King - need to educate the citizens - the general public has...
stegmann - painful process as a councilor - low income is a big d...
Echol - did we respond to all emails
chambers - yes
echols - what and how we do what we do - concur with councilor st...
Kvarsten - put it back on.
stegmann - vacancy rates on apartements - allowances for that -
fuhrer - echols - and stegmann - most difficult issue as a counci...
Bemis - sunset if state makes subsequent reforms to 49/50
warr-king - judith spoke about retirement homes - human solutions...
kvarsten - two issues to look at
kilian - fuhrers point - not to have another increase for another...
bemis - sunset means it goes away - cap will not exceed a certain...
kvarsten - yes will bring a levy option -
widmark - would you be looking at a three, five, 10 year
kvarwten - five years is the term maximum under state statute
kilian - if denied or approved - can
bemis - levy - what is the best for financial stability for the c...
kilian -
bemis
Kvarsten -
echols - in terms of compression -
kvarsten - compression - big peice of further discussion - every ...
echols - with 3.61 tax rate - more
kvarsten - what portland uses with compression - RMV - CMV
Echols - briefing on compression -
stegmann - what is the timeline in terms of financial position - ...
kvarsten - solution for next fiscal year- July 1, 2013 come back...
echos - levy - regular
kvarsten - double majority - may or nov
Kilian - levy - failed council could be right back where we are r...
kvarsten - once a levy enacted - populous to vote it out - not ma...
warr-king - state level three issues on taxation - reset time - i...
papsdorf - correct in terms of LOC priorities are - two issues re...
Bemis - date
Chambers - November 13 - not know how - Nov 20 or Dec 11 PD
stegmann - evening meeting
bemis - next meeting not decision
Kilian -
November 20.
Echols - venues for people
bridges -
keep word out there