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City Council Meeting Minutes ___________________________________________________________________________________________ THURSDAY February 18, 2021 VIA CONFERENCE CALL CITY OF COLUMBIA CITY, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON AGENDA ITEM 1 CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: CONVENED: Mayor Casey Wheeler called the Regular Meeting to order at 6:25 pm. Public access and comment was available via published conference call number. Citizen call-in was conducted at this conference call meeting and is documented in the “Citizen Input” section; Agenda Item 2, of these minutes. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Casey Wheeler Councilor Gordon Thistle Councilor Sue Ziglinski Councilor Jeff Reinan COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Councilor Katrina Claridge ALSO PRESENT: Mike McGlothlin, City Administrator/Recorder ATTORNEY PRESENT: None A quorum was present and due notice had been published. AGENDA ITEM 2 CITIZEN INPUT: Prior to the City Council meeting and included in the agenda packet items for Council review; Rhonda Fergerson, of 515 Skookum Court, Laura Drew-Van Varenberg, of 510 Skookum Court, and BreAnna Hagelberg had submitted a citizen complaint letter with supporting materials in regards to a light trespass issue. During the City Council meeting Ms. Fergerson and Ms. Drew-Van Varenberg called into the meeting and spoke with Council as well. Both citizens provided a historical overview of the problem, noted the attached reference materials provided to Council, and requested that City Council consider the passage of legislation to govern the light trespass issue as no current City ordinance did so. Upon completion of speaking with the listed citizens, and review of the supporting materials provided, Council directed the City Administrator to work with staff in order to research the best and quickest method for legislatively addressing the issue. AGENDA ITEM 3 COUNCIL REPORTS: 3.1 Minutes of the February 9, 2021 Streets Committee Meeting (Chair Thistle). Written minutes from this committee meeting was submitted with the Council agenda. 2 - Regular City Council Meeting February 18, 2021 AGENDA ITEM 4 STAFF REPORTS: 4.1 Activity Report from the Police Operations Sergeant: A written report from Police Operations Sergeant Jerry Bartolomucci was submitted for the previous months activities. AGENDA ITEM 5 CONSENT AGENDA: 5.1 Bills paid with check numbers 32944 through 33002 during the month of January, 2021. 5.2 Financial Report for the month ending January 31, 2021. 5.3 Minutes of the January 21, 2021 Regular City Council Meeting. COUNCIL APPROVED THE CONSENT AGENDA BY UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL VOTE. AGENDA ITEM 6 UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None AGENDA ITEM 7 NEW BUSINESS: 7.1 Review, discussion and approval of Amendment No. 2 to Lease Agreement between City of Columbia City and Columbia County. MOVED (THISTLE), SECONDED (ZIGLINSKI), AND APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY TO APPROVE AMMENDMENT NO. 2 AS SUBMITTED. 7.2 Council Bill 21-922: A Resolution Authorizing a Transfer of Appropriations within the General Fund, Street Fund, Water Fund, and Sewer Fund during the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2020. MOVED (ZIGLINSKI), SECONDED (REINAN), AND APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY TO APPROVE COUNCIL BILL 21-922. AGENDA ITEM 8 OTHER BUSINESS: 8.1 The City Administrator/Recorder and Council discussed the following issues and activities: The City Administrator discussed research conducted for a budget document writing software system in order to increase the efficiency of developing the City’s annual budget. Initial research has not yielded a product that adequately meets the needs required for such a program that is also cost efficient. The search continues… AGENDA ITEM 9 ADJOURNMENT 9.1 There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting adjourned at 6:47 pm. APPROVED: _______________________________________ Casey Wheeler Mayor 3 - Regular City Council Meeting February 18, 2021 ATTEST: ___________________________________ Michael S. McGlothlin City Administrator/Recorder