FAN^FH Coordinating Committee January Meeting Minutes
Post date: Jan 03, 2013 9:27:27 PM
1/2/2013, 7:00pm LO ACC, Cedar Room
Committee members present: C. Ockert, K.Ockert, M. Monto, D. Rudawitz, P. Sweet, D. Condra, M.Meneghin, J. Bolland
Guests: none
Reports/Announcements:
· January 8th City public information meeting (council chamber) for second street development, 8:30am, City Hall Council Chamber
· Oregon passenger rail open house January 10th, 5-7 pm at the Tualatin police department
· Electronics recycling on January 5th at LOHS, 10 am to 3pm
· New street sweeper, should there be an advanced notice to let people know so they can move their cars? Carole will ask some questions of City Hall.
· Comprehensive Plan CAC: Clee not present but passed along no activity for CAC to report, will make progress on posting tree permits on website
· City open house for removing barriers of development to mix use in a commercial zone: J.Bolland reported that City is performing a complete overhaul of the commercial zoning code, work is being done by 3 contractors who are consolidating and standardizing across all zones, reducing parking in commercial zones, etc. FAN^FH has no representation on the citizens advisory committee for this process.
Email lists:
· Email database development (P.Sweet): Idea is to develop an email database for FAN^FH residents to use for informational purposes on neighborhood and city issues. Could also be used for surveys using “survey monkey” or like software. Database software like Mail Chimp can used to collect, store and sort email addresses at no cost for our level of activity.
· K.Ockert: Need to develop rules for the use of the email system to management it effectively.
· Will form a sub committee to study this idea and present to the rest of the council. Interested people please contact Carole.
LONAC goals for 2013:
· Bolland outlined main goals for LONAC 2013 in working with the new council:
1. Develop strategy to reduce personnel and PERS costs to City including review of outside consultant use and reduction
2. Conduct review of the LO-Tigard water project
3. Membership on all boards commission, etc should equitably represent all stakeholders and provide maximum opportunities for citizen involvement
4. Initiate a city charter amendment requiring voter approval of proposals to create, expand or extend an Urban Renewal District and funding requests.
5. Resolve “sensitive lands” issues, develop package for Metro to resolve current issues
6. Invest in implementation of the Lake Grove village center plan
7. Adopt a prioritized Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) including funding strategies focusing on street maintenance, open space maintenance, and projects identified in the neighborhood plans
· Goals will be discussed and voted on at LONAC meeting Saturday Jan 5th, C. Ockert requesting coordinating committee consensus. After discussion, committee approves Ockert to vote in favor of the goals at the next LONAC meeting
· Vote to renew membership with LONAC and pay dues of $15 passed by committee.
Other:
· C.Ockert: Interested in inviting the service dogs organization to attend the annual meeting and bring puppies.
· Discussion regarding written citizen request to install stop signs on C St at 8th St to make into a 4-way stop at that intersection. Committee consensus did not support the request.
Next Meeting February 6, 2013, 7:00 pm at the LO-ACC, Cedar Room