City Council

City of Independence Regular Meeting Agenda City Council Tuesday, July 14, 2026 @ 6:30 PM Civic Center - Council Chambers (see agenda footer for meeting attendance information) 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Minutes 3.1. Regular Meeting 06/23/2026 4. Visitors/Public Comment 5. Reports/Presentations 5.1. Center Street Bridge Project Update (ODOT) 5.2. Mayor 5.3. Council Liaison Reports 5.3.1. Councilor Sorce: MINET Board 5.3.2. Councilor Roden: Parks Board 5.4. City Manager 6. Unfinished Business 7. New Business 7.1. Public Hearing: CDBG Grant Funding (Irvine) 7.2. Liquor License Application, Change of Ownership: Mendi's Pizza (Gilbert) 7.3. Public Hearing: Proposed Ordinance 1638, an Ordinance to Adopt a Set of Revisions to the Independence Development Code to Implement Recommendations from the Housing Production Strategy (Evander) 7.4. Q3 Financials (Carey) 7.5. Q3 Board, Commission, Committee Appointments (West) 7.6. Executive Session, 3rd Floor Conference Room Pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(e) to conduct deliberations with persons designated by the governing body to negotiate real property transactions. 7.7. Potential Action from Executive Session: Real Estate Negotiation (West) 8. Council Announcements 9. General Information 9.1. Management Team Notes 9.1.1. 06/24/2026 9.2. Miscellaneous Correspondence. Any communications received after publication of the agenda packet, but before 3:00 pm the date of the meeting, will be provided to Council at the meeting and will become a part of the official record 9.2.1. Correspondence: Scheck, received 7/13/2026 9.3. Pending Agenda Calendar 9.3.1. 06/24/2026 10. Adjournment Meeting Attendance Information: The City Council will hold this meeting in-person in City Hall Council Chambers, via video conference (Zoom) or by phone. Meetings are also live-streamed on the City’s YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/c/CityofIndependenceOR. ● To attend in person, the City Hall address is 555 S. Main St. ● For Zoom login visit:https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85953570028?pwd=3mptEpNR0pCIF5sFSUauB0aKImQa6t.1 ● To participate in the meeting by phone, dial US: +1-253-215-8782 and enter Webinar ID: 859 5357 0028 and Passcode: 242747 Written comments are also welcome and may be delivered to City Hall or emailed to CouncilComments@ci.independence.or.us no later than 4:00 pm the day of the meeting. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. A request for an interpreter for the hearing impaired, or for other accommodations for persons with disabilities, should be made at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting to Myra Russell, City Recorder, 503-838-1212/TTY: 800-735-2900.