City Council Continues Public Hearing, Approves Contracts to Advance Creek Restoration, Reservoir
August 6, 2024 — At the Aug. 5, 2024, meeting of the Wilsonville City Council, the Council continued, until Nov. 18, a public hearing to consider amendments to the City’s development and nuisance code. These amendments, which advance the Frog Pond East and South Master Plan adopted by the Council in 2022, are to be reviewed by the City’s Planning Commission on Oct. 9 before being brought to Council for consideration of adoption.
Honed during several months of work sessions with planning staff and the Council, the code amendments support successful implementation of the Frog Pond East and South Master Plan, help ensure consistent city-wide residential development regulations, and manage the long-term growth and sustainability of Wilsonville’s next great residential neighborhood.
The Council approved an amendment to a contract with Brown and Caldwell, Inc., in the amount of $282,911, to fund engineering work to advance the Boeckman Creek Flow Mitigation Project. A component of the Boeckman Road Corridor Improvements, this project removes a culvert, restores the Boeckman Creek stream and guides creek flow to allow safe passage for aquatic wildlife.
Additionally, the Council approved a second amendment to a contract with Consor, Inc. in the amount of $381,186, to provide construction support services for the West Side Level B Reservoir and Tooze Road Transmission Main project. This project is constructing a 3 million gallon water storage tank to provide storage capacity to accommodate future growth.
During Communications, the City Council celebrated 27 new graduates of the City’s annual Civics Academy program, which provides a ‘local government 101’ curriculum at no charge for residents interested in becoming more involved in the community.
Communications staff presented the results of the biennial National Community Survey, which gauges resident satisfaction across a number of areas to help City Council and staff determine where to allocate future resources. Generally, the survey indicates that Wilsonville residents generally enjoy a high quality of life and are highly satisfied with Wilsonville’s core services and amenities.
During City Manager’s Business, Bryan Cosgrove shared that the City’s Parks and Recreation Department had secured two $550,000 grants, totaling $1.1 million, that will fund the replacement of playground equipment at lower Memorial Park. The grants, from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and the Local Government Grant Program (LGGP), are both administered by Oregon State Parks.
During Legal Business, City Attorney Amanda Guile-Hinman detailed conversations with carpenters’ union representatives and measures taken by the City to ensure that developers working in Wilsonville are paid pay fair wages to employees, as required by State law.
At a work session held prior to the meeting, City administration staff and members of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee appealed to the Council to consider codifying the DEI Committee’s bylaws in order to strengthen the City’s long-standing commitment to addressing barriers to inclusion that exist within the City’s practices, processes, regulations, events and other initiatives.
Community Development Department staff sought the Council’s direction to inform a street naming policy that would provide a neighborhood identity during the future development of the Wilsonville Town Center. Staff sought feedback on the current naming criteria and a preliminary list of names identified by the DEI Committee in collaboration with staff.
The City Council’s Aug. 19 meeting is canceled. Because of the Labor Day holiday, the next regular meeting of the City Council takes place on Thursday, Sept. 5, at 7 pm; a pre-meeting work session is scheduled at 5 pm.
Community members can watch all City Council meetings on cable (Xfinity Ch. 30, Ziply Ch. 32) or on the City’s YouTube channel: ci.wilsonville.or.us/WilsonvilleTV.
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