2014
At the May 19, 2014 City Council
Meeting:
Council
Discusses
Wastewater
Treatment Funding- Council discussed
several options for funding the
Wastewater Treatment Upgrade project.
Council is considering an option to
refinance existing loans through USDA at
a lower interest rate as well as extending
the length of the loan term. Council had
several questions about their options and
asked for more information at their next
meeting.
Council Approves
Permit
for
Travel Trailer- Council approved an
Application for Inhabiting a Travel
Trailer for Roger Smith at 1006 5 th
Avenue.
Feral Cat Update- Councilor Kim
Tierney reported that 260 cats have been
spayed or neutered by the Feral Cat
Coalition. Tierney has been working
to help citizens live trap feral cats in
their neighborhoods. Tierney transports
the cats to Portland where surgery is
performed; she then returns them to the
Summer Meal
Program
Returns
The Vernonia Summer Meal
Program will be offering free lunches
to kids ages 1-18 for the fourth year this
summer beginning June 9th! There is
no income requirement, no paperwork
and absolutely anyone can participate
in this program, whether they live in
Vernonia or not. Adults are encouraged
to come and eat as well as kids.
The price for anyone over
the age of 18 to eat lunch is $2.50.
Lunch is served from 11:30 to 1:00
PM Monday through Friday at Grace
Family Fellowship, located at 957
State Avenue. We can always use
more volunteers to help in food
preparation, serving and site cleanup!
If you would like to volunteer, or have
any questions about the program, you
may contact the staff: onsite, via email
at
vernoniasummermealprogram@
googlegroups.com or by calling
503.748.9193.
To keep informed of program
updates and see the menu, please like
the Vernonia Summer Meal Program’s
Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/
VernoniaSummerMeals.
Vernonia City News...
neighborhoods where the people who
trapped them agree to feed the cats.
funding, $51,500, will be used for
the Vernonia Street Improvement and
Utilities Installation Project, Number
A14002.
The grant will facilitate
engineering for the proposed California
Avenue extension.
Council Meets in Executive Session-
Council recessed and met in Executive
Session under ORS 196.660(2)(h) Legal
Council. Upon returning to regular
session, Council took no further action.
Council Approves Water Meter Data
Collection- Based on a recommendation
by the Public Works Committee, Council
approved having the City Administrator
create a plan for collecting data on
current water meter locations and sizes
and any other needed information to
establish an accurate sewer rate.
At the June 2, 2014 City Council
Meeting:
Council
Starts
Refinancing
Application Process- Based on a
recommendation from the City Public
Works Committee, Council voted to
begin the application process with
USDA to fund the Wastewater Treatment
Project. The funding would refinance all
current debt the City has through DEQ
plus the new debt needed to fund the new
construction, for a total of $9,404,000.
The loan would be for forty years.
Council to Hold Work Session on
Sewer Rates- Council took no action on
two recommendations from the Public
Works Committee and instead scheduled
a work session for June 9 at 7:00 PM to
begin discussing the equation to calculate
water and sewer rates and eventual
changes to the Master Fee Schedule.
According to the recommendation from
the Public Works Committee, the current
system for figuring rates is confusing
and needs to be simplified.
Council Approves Grant Contract-
Council
authorized
the
City
Administrator to sign a contract with
Infrastructure Finance Authority (IFA)
for a Special Public Works Grant. The
Vernonia Police Blotter
Arrests /Reports Taken
Block of Bridge St. for Disorderly
Conduct II.
• May 18, 2014 – Informational
Report taken on a Possible No
Contact Order Violation. Report
will be forwarded to the District
Attorney’s Office for Review.
•May 20, 2014 – Report of Theft
and Fraudulent Use of a Credit
Card in the 1100 Block of Riverside
Dr. Ongoing Investigation.
• May 22, 2014 – Arrest in the 1300
Block of Rose Ave for Domestic
Assault IV and Strangulation.
• May 24, 2014 – Report taken on
a Disorderly Conduct that occurred
at the Vernonia Subway. Report
will be forwarded to the District
Attorney’s Office for Review.
• May 24, 2014 – Report taken on
Disorderly Conduct that occurred in
the 800 Block of Bridge St. Report
will be forwarded to the District
Attorney’s Office for Review.
• May 24, 2014 – Arrest in the 500
Block of Bridge St. for Disorderly
Conduct and Domestic Violence
(Harassment).
Suspect was
• May 1, 2014 – Report of Unlawful
Entry into a Motor Vehicle in the
900 block of 5th Ave.
• May 2, 2014 – Report of Unlawful
Entry into a Motor Vehicle in the
400 Block of Bridge St.
• May 14, 2014 – Report of
Trespass in the 1000 Block of Rose
Ave. Suspect was subsequently
arrested and transported to the
Columbia County Jail for Criminal
Trespass II.
• May 14, 2014 – Report of Criminal
Mischief (Vandalism) in the 200
Block of Bridge St. (Ongoing
Investigation)
• May 16, 2014 – Arrest in the
900 Block of Madison Ave on an
outstanding Misdemeanor Arrest
Warrant.
• May 17, 2014 – Death Investigation
in the 800 Block of Jefferson Ave.
• May 17, 2014 – Report of a
Missing Juvenile from the 1100
Block of Ruth Ave. Juvenile was
located.
• May 17, 2014 – Arrest in the 1000
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Council Asks for More Information
on Available Property- Council asked
the City Administrator to gather more
information on a piece of property that
was offered for sale. The property
is close to the Vernonia Memorial
Cemetery.
Police Chief Back to Regular Duty-
Police Chief Mike Conner reported
that he is back to full time regular duty
following his recovery from surgery.
Council Approves Surplus Property-
Council approved Resolution 12-14
declaring a list of property as surplus,
including several Epson printer ink jet
cartridges, CD albums, a 7 drawer map
cabinet and a truck canopy.
Topics From the Floor- Bill Sword told
Council that he is having issues getting
from his property through the Anderson
Park Campground. Sword says a road
needs to built through the center of
the campground. He said he will be
contacting a lawyer.
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Jail.
• May 27, 2014 – Report of
Criminal Mischief in the 1000
Block of Missouri Ave. (Ongoing
Investigation)
• May 29, 2014 - Report of Criminal
Mischief (Vandalism) in the 200
Block of Bridge St. (Ongoing
Investigation)
May 31, 2014 – Arrest in the 800
Block of Madison Ave for Violation
of Release Agreement.
Traffic Citations
• May 12, 2014 – Issued a Traffic
Citation for Driving Uninsured on
Maple St. near Weed Ave.
• May 15, 2014 – Issued Traffic
Citations
for
Driving
While
Suspended / Fail to Carry Proof of
Insurance & Registration on Stoney
Point Road near Hwy 47.
• May 23, 2014 – Issued a Traffic
Citation for Violation of the Basic
Rule (72mph in a posted 55 Mph
Zone)
Vernonia City
Council Meetings
and Closures
City Council Meetings are
scheduled for 7 PM:
Monday, June 16, 2014
Monday, July 7, 2014
City Closures are scheduled for:
Friday, July 4, 2014
Independence Day
Dates and times subject to change
due to conflicts of schedules
