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At the February 7, 2011, Vernonia City
Council Meeting
and led by Den Mother Nicole Larke, Council Appoints Cahill to VCLC for use of property owned by Richard
presented the Oregon and American Flags Committee-- Mayor Josette Mitchell, Titus and Kenneth and Penny Smejkal for
at the start of the City Council Meeting with approval from Council, appointed use as ball fields during the time while
Council Approves Continuation of $12 on February 20, 2011. The Scouts earned John Cahill to the Vernonia Community new schools are being constructed on
Sewer Charges-- Council approved the a merit badge for their presentation.
Learning Center Committee.
the site of Spencer Field and until the old
continuation of a $12 charge that appears
school site is demolished and new fields
on the city sewer bill. The continuing
February Proclaimed “Kiwanis are constructed. All improvements and
charge will be collected to repay DEQ
Children’s Cancer Cure Month”-- maintenance will be paid for by the users
Loan R93642. According to information
Council proclaimed February, 2011, of the fields. The property is located
presented by the Public Works
as “Kiwanis Children’s Cancer Cure south of Vernonia on Highway 47, off of
Committee, the City began collecting the
Month,” encouraging citizens to Lone Pine Road.
$12 charge to repay DEQ Loan R93641
celebrate the many contributions
around September, 2006; that loan was
made by members of the Kiwanis Council Approved First Reading
used to pay for a portion of Phase I of
Clubs of the Pacific Northwest.
of Ordinance 872 to Permit Social
the Wastewater upgrade project and was
Gaming-- Council approved the first
scheduled to sunset by March of 2011.
City Awarded Grant for Training-- reading of Ordinance 872 which allows
The City also has an outstanding balance
The City of Vernonia received a grant Social Gaming in private businesses,
of $4.3 million that was used to pay for
for $1500 from CIS Trust to pay for private clubs, or places of public
other work for the completion of Phase
City Council Workshop provided by accommodation where there is no house
I. The first payment on that loan was
the League of Oregon Cities (LOC) income from the operation of the social
due in May of 2008. No payments have
on February 12, 2011.
game. A second reading will take place
been made on this loan and the City has
on February 22 and the Ordinance will
accumulated interest of $2.2 million. The
City Accepts Donation-- The City take effect thirty days later.
Public Works Committee recommended Weblos from Pack 201, from left, Zachary Larke, of Vernonia accepted donation of
Ashton East, Sean Coffey, and Tyler Wolfe
to council that the City begin repaying
a small piece of property from the Council Approves Transfer of Funds--
presented the flag during the February 7th
this loan and continue the $12 charge for
Margaret Ann Aldrich Living Trust. Council approved Resolution 03-11
Vernonia City Council Meeting.
the next twenty years.
The Property had previously been authorizing repayment of interfund
Council Hears Presentation about donated and the deed recorded, but had loans from the Sewer Rehab Fund to the
Council Approves Policy Establishing 9-1-1
Communications--
Council not been formally accepted by the City of General Fund. With this action, funds
a School Resource Officer-- Council heard a presentation from Rich Fenton Vernonia.
were transfered in the amount of $90,000,
Approved Resolution 04-11 which representing the Oregon Wireless
plus $3,000 in interest from the General
adopted Policy number 401 into the Interoperability Network (OWIN) in Council Approves Lease to School-- Fund to the Sewer Rehab Fund. This
Vernonia Police Department Policy conjunction with Columbia Emergency Council approved a lease for Spencer Park same action will take place each year for
Manual and establishes a School Resource 9-1-1. The presentation was in regard with the Vernonia School District. The the next three years in order to repay a
Officer position. The new policy is based to enlarging the current local emergency City and School District had previously previous interfund loan.
on a Memorandum of Understanding network tower and facility to help expand entered into an Intergovernmental
(MOU) between the Vernonia Prevention the planned OWIN network. The current Agreement (IGA) for the sale of the Council Gives Police Chief Authority
Coalition, the Vernonia School District tower sits on city-owned property and is property, but it has been identified that to Update Policy Manual-- Council
and the Vernonia Police Department. leased to Columbia County. The OWIN the School needs to begin preparing the approved Resolution 05-11, giving the
According to the MOU, the Vernonia network, currently mandated by the property for construction, and a lease was Police Chief authority to periodically
Prevention Coalition will provide 100% state, would create a state-wide public needed until the final sale was completed. update the Police Department Manual
of the funding for the position, up to emergency communications system for Council will be reviewing proposed with technical and specialized policies
$20,000, through June 30th, 2011. The first responders (state police, local fire purchase and sale agreements at the pertaining to police action. According to
Vernonia Police Department will provide departments, county sheriffs, local police February 22, 2011, City Council Meeting. information provided, the current Police
a Youth Services Resource Officer to the and medical responders), allowing all
Policy Manual has not been updated since
school for no more than 30 hours per agencies to communicate with each other Council Approves Lease for Ball it was adopted in 2007. City Council
week. According to Interim Vernonia on a single radio frequency and would Fields-- Council approved a Ground retains the authority to review and
Police Chief Mike Conner, the position construct 400 towers across the state.
Lease as finalized by the City Attorney approve any new policies added by the
will be filled by current officers working
The presentation was for
Police Chief.
overtime.
information only, but identified two areas
of concern-- the length of the lease and
Council to Hold Work
Council Delays City Administrator term extensions that would need to be
Session to Review
Decision-- City Council, which has been in place if a new tower was constructed,
Transportation Plan
debating whether to offer current Interim and a clearly defined area that would be
Update--
Council
City Administrator Bill Haack the regular leased.
has scheduled a joint
position as City Administrator, or to go
work session with the
through a full search for other possible City
Presents
Certificate
of
Vernonia
Planning
candidates, delayed their decision until Appreciation-- The City of Vernonia
Commission
on
February 22, when a workshop will be presented a Certificate of Appreciation to
Thursday, March 3,
held at 6:00 P.M. prior to the regular City Donna Webb for many hours of volunteer
2011, for the purpose
Council Meeting.
service at the Vernonia Area Chamber of
of reviewing draft
Commerce. Webb recently stepped down Vernonia Mayor, Josette Mitchell, left, presents Donna Webb documents for the
Scouts
Present
Flag--
Webloes as President of the local Chamber.
with a Certificate of Appreciation for her work at the Vernonia Transportation System
representing Pack 201 from Vernonia,
Plan Update.
Area Chamber of Commerce.
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