FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2016
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LIBRARY DISTRICT BUDGET BOARD NOTICE
NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING
A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Baker County Library District, Baker County, State of Oregon, to
discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017 will be held at Baker County Public Library, 2400
Resort St, Baker City, OR. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. The purpose of the
meeting is to receive the budget message and to receive comment from the public on the budget. This is a public meet-
ing where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the
proposed programs with the Budget Committee. If a continuance is necessary, a 2nd meeting is tentatively scheduled
for Wednesday, June 1 2014 at 5:00 pm. A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after May
16, 2016 at Baker County Public Library, weekdays between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. and weekends between 12:00 pm
and 4:00 pm or on the library website at www.bakerlib.org.
PUBLIC NOTICE: WEED SPRAY GIVEAWAY!
For 2016, Baker County Weed District will again be giving out herbicide on the following locations, dates, and times.
This fully mixed, ready-to-go herbicide will be targeting whitetop and scotch thistle. Folks need to bring chemical-resis-
tant containers, preferably gas or oil cans, and a pair of chemical-resistant gloves. Please, no food containers. There
will be a five gallon limit imposed for each residence.
Note!!! New location for Baker City Giveaways!
Where
Date
Time
Huntington Service Station
April 22
8:00 - 11 AM
Richland/Halfway - Wildflower Corner
May 6
7 - 12 Noon
Baker City - Old ODOT Building
May 21
7 - 12 Noon
1050 S. Bridge
Baker City - Old ODOT Building
May 28
7 -12 Noon
1050 S. Bridge Street
Hereford Hall /Unity Hall
June 3
9 AM - 10:30 AM
Hereford - Unity
LEGAL NOTICES
DISTRICT MEETING NOTICE
Medical Springs Rural Fire Protection District Board of Directors will hold its regular monthly board meeting at Pon-
dosa Station, on Monday, May 9, 2016 at 7 PM to discuss fire department operations. Equal opportunity provider.
NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING - A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Keating Rural Fire
Protection District, Baker County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2016 to June 30,
2017, will be held at 26488 Keating Grange Lane, Baker City, Oregon. The meeting will take place on May 9, 2016,
at 6 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and to receive comment from the public on
the budget. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. A copy of the budget
document may be inspected or obtained on or after May 8,2016, at 26502 Keating Grange Lane, Baker City, Oregon
between the hours of 5-9 p.m., Monday-Friday.
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LEGAL NOTICES
A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Medi-
cal Springs Rural Fire, Baker/Union Counties, State of
Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1,
2016 to June 30, 2017 will be held at Pondosa Station,
50393 Hwy 203 Baker City, OR. The meeting will take
place on May 09, 2016, at 6:30 PM.
The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget
message and to receive comment from the public on the
budget.
This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget
Committee will take place. Any person may appear at
the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the
Budget Committee.
A copy of the budget document may be inspected or
obtained on or after May 5, 2016, at 50378 Hwy 203,
Baker City, OR, between the hours of 9 AM and 6 PM.
150-504-073-1 (Rev 12/10)
A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Baker
School District 5J, Baker County, State of Oregon, to dis-
cuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 20116 to June
30, 2017, will be held at the Baker School District office at
2090 4th Street, Baker City, OR 97814. The meeting will
take place on May 12, 2016, at 5:00 p.m.
The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget
message and to receive comment from the public on the
budget.
This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Bud-
get Committee will take place. Any person may appear at
the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the
Budget Committee.
A copy of the budget document may be inspected or
obtained on or after May 9, 2016, at Baker School District
5J between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. This
notice and future notices will be posted on our website at
www.baker.k12.or.us.
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City Council: Poppy Day proclamation and
graffiti among topics at meeting
BY TODD ARRIOLA
Todd@TheBakerCountyPress.com
A regular Baker City
Council meeting was held
on Tuesday, April 26,
2016, 7 p.m., in the Coun-
cil Chambers of Baker
City Hall, highlighted
by a special Poppy Day
Proclamation presentation,
and guests.
Present from the Council
were Mayor Kim Mosier,
and Council members
Sandy Lewis, Richard
Langrell, Mike Downing,
and Jim Thomas. Also
present were Baker City
Manager Mike Kee, Baker
City Human Resources
Manager/City Recorder
Luke Yeaton, Baker City
Public Works Director
Michelle Owen, and Baker
City Finance Director
Jeanie Dexter.
Attendance also included
Tori Whiting, her daughter,
Raevyn Whiting, Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary #41
member Trudy Ingraham,
Baker Justice Court Judge
Don Williams, Baker
County Justice Court Trial
Administrator Michael
Finney, Baker City Public
Arts Commission member
Brian Vegter, Mind, Body,
Yoga business owner Mae
Corwin, Clair Button,
and other members of the
Baker City Tree Board.
Mosier called the meet-
ing to order, followed
shortly by the Pledge of
Allegiance, led by Mosier,
and the Invocation, led by
Lewis. Roll call was taken
by Yeaton, who noted the
absence of Council mem-
bers Rosemary Abell, and
Dan Lowe.
Noting no changes or
additions to the consent
agenda, which included
review of the minutes from
the Monday, April 4, 2016
Goal Setting meeting, it
was approved, with a mo-
tion from Downing, and a
second from Lewis.
No comments from the
public were provided for
Citizen Participation, and
Mosier proceeded to read
a Baker City Poppy Days
Proclamation:
“WHEREAS, America
is the land of freedom,
preserved and protected
willingly and freely by
citizen soldiers; and
“WHEREAS, millions
who have answered the
call the arms have died on
the field of battle; and
“WHEREAS, the red
poppy has been designated
as a symbol of sacrifice of
lives in all wars; and
“WHEREAS, the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary #41,
and the V.F.W. Auxiliary
#3048 have twined the
Memorial Poppy and the
Buddy Poppy to remind
all of us of this debt, and
to aid the living veterans
and their families through
the distribution of these
memorial flowers;
“Now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the City
of Baker City Council,
that April 26th--May 31st,
2016, is designated “Poppy
Day.” The Mayor is hereby
authorized and requested
to issue a proclamation
urging all of our citizens
to pay tribute to those who
have made the ultimate
sacrifice in the name of
wearing the Memorial
Poppy on these days;
“IN WITNESS WHERE-
OF, I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the Seal
of the City of Baker City
to be affixed this 26th day
of April, 2016.”
Raevyn, with the as-
sistance of Ingraham,
accepted the Proclama-
tion, and handed out, and
accepted donations for,
Memorial and Buddy pop-
pies, to Council members,
and others present.
Mosier also read an
American Cancer Society
Relay For Life Proclama-
tion, proclaiming May 8,
through May 14, 2016 as
“Relay For Life Days,”, in
Baker City, and encourag-
ing citizen participation in
the Relay For Life event,
scheduled for June 10,
2016, at Geiser Pollman
Park. According to the
Proclamation, Relay For
Life has helped to fund
more than $4.3 billion
in cancer research last
year. Owen accepted the
Proclamation, on behalf
of Shelly Cutler, Baker
County Chamber of Com-
merce and Visitors Bureau
Director. The Chamber
is coordinating the event,
Owen said.
Mosier read yet an-
other Proclamation, the
Arbor Day Proclamation,
proclaiming the weeks of
May 16th, and 23rd, 2016,
as Baker City’s Arbor Day
celebration. According to
the Proclamation, the first
Arbor Day, a special day
set aside for the planting of
trees, was observed with
the planting of more than
a million trees in Nebras-
ka. Arbor Day was first
proposed to the Nebraska
Board of Agriculture in
1872, by J. Sterling Mor-
ton. Per the Proclamation,
citizens are urged to plant,
and to protect Baker City’s
community trees.
Button accepted the
Proclamation from Mosier,
and he spoke about the
efforts to plant, and to
maintain trees in the
community, nationally
recognized by the Arbor
Day Foundation. Among
other details, he said that
Baker City is one of only
15 communities to receive
the Arbor Day Foundation
Tree Growth Award, which
recognizes efforts, above
and beyond the general
standards required.
Yeaton discussed the
two openings available on
the Public Arts Commis-
sion, applied for, by Brian
Vegter, and Damon Rose.
With a motion from Down-
ing, and a second from
Thomas, the two applicants
were appointed, their term
set to expire in April 2019.
Kee discussed an Ap-
peal of Graffiti Abatement
notice, for an abatement
notice received by Corwin,
on March 11, 2016, for
graffiti which was painted
on the back side of her
building. Notices were
sent to building owners
in the downtown area
Todd Arriola / The Baker County Press
Mayor Kim Mosier is presented with a poppy from Raeyvn Whiting.
with graffiti, because in
February 2016, someone
had vandalized several
buildings. Corwin ob-
jected to the removal of
a stenciled man, and the
word “OBEY,” below it.
Kee attached included four
photos, showing locations,
and the graffiti. He said
that Council could rescind
the notice to abate, and al-
low the graffiti to remain;
re-instate the notice, and
allow 14 days to have the
graffiti removed; suspend
the abatement process, and
allow the Historic District
Design Review Commit-
tee to advise Council on
whether they would allow
the graffiti; or pursue other
options.
When asked how long
the graffiti had been on her
building, Corwin replied
about eight years, and she
bought the building with it
already there. Vegter told
the Council that, though
he doesn’t encourage
vandalism, the graffiti isn’t
offensive, and it has been
there. When asked about
issues with neighboring
businesses, Corwin replied
that a business owner who
shares the same building
doesn’t have an issue with
it. Mosier said the graffiti
is from the same artist as
the Movie Rat, on the back
side of the Eltrym Theater,
and she’d like to see it
remain. The abatement
notice was rescinded, and
the graffiti was allowed
to remain, with a motion
from Lewis, and a second
from Thomas.
Williams, and Finney
provided a Justice Court
presentation. Among other
details, Finney provided
the statistics for the first
quarter of 2016: of 214
charges, there were 56
Guilty pleas; 33 No Con-
test pleas; 19 Not Guilty
pleas; 45 Fail-to-Appears;
16 dismissals; 1 appeal,
for a dangerous dog (he
said the appeals process,
which is free, needs to be
made more clear); 29 Step
1 letters sent; 15 future
Court dates; and 1 deferred
prosecution.
Owen discussed a Fixed
Base Operator (FBO)
contract, between Baker
Aircraft, owned by Troy
and Genevieve Woydziak,
the FBO at Baker City
Municipal Airport, and
Baker City, which expires
on June 30, 2016, for
which Baker Aircraft had
submitted a proposal for
consideration, after a Re-
quest for Proposals (RFP)
was advertised this spring,
by City staff.
The proposed agree-
ment includes a payment
from the City, to Baker
Aircraft, of $22,200 annu-
ally, for services provided
by the FBO, and per the
agreement, also a lease
agreement, Baker Aircraft
agrees to pay the lease rate
of $0.16 per square foot of
leased space, to the City,
which comes to $2,473 in
City revenue. Since 2003,
Baker Aircraft has invested
$286,602 into on-premises
airport maintenance, and
$41,800 on improvements
to the facilities, accord-
ing to Baker Aircraft. The
report states that, “Baker
Aircraft, and the Woyd-
ziaks in particular, have
been great partners with
the City, in support of
Baker City Municipal.”
The proposed agreement
has a slightly lower an-
nual maintenance fee, and
Baker Aircraft would not
be leasing the quad hangar
any longer, allowing the
City to collect hangar
revenue, for each unit, at
$150 per month, provid-
ing the City with $7,200
additionally, if all units
are occupied. The con-
tract was accepted, with a
motion from Lewis, and a
second from Downing.
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