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Today in History
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
(ASPCA) is founded in New York City by philanthropist and
diplomat Henry Bergh.
— April 10, 1866
Food 4 Thought
“To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant
popularity of dogs.”
— Aldous Huxley
The Month Ahead
Saturday, April 11
Recital at St. Edward Catholic Church, 7:30 p.m.
Soprano Sarah Zielinski, who recently received her
master’s in vocal performance from the University of
North Carolina and pianist Debra Huddleston. Free
admission.
Cherry City Comic Con, Oregon State Fair and Expo.
Salem’s fi rst nerd fest. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
today and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow, Sunday, April 12.
cherrycitycomiccon.com.
Jane Austen Faire at Willamette Heritage Center, 1313
Mill St. S.E. 10 a.m.- 4p.m. Vintage and craft show. Free
admission.
Upcycle Oregon, a festival highlighting reuse, reduction
and upcycling through an art show, fashion show,
hands-on activities. Artist reception 4 p.m. Oregon
State Capitol building. Free admission. upcycleoregon.
org.
Sons of Norway holds its monthly potluck at Salem
Masonic Temple, 1625 Brush College Rd. N.W. at 6:30
p.m. Members and visitors are encouraged to bring
items relating to Scandinavian heritage and history.
503-910-3302. sonthor42salem.or.org.
Willamette Valley Genealogical Society meets at 10:30
a.m. at the Life Source Community Room, Candalaria
Terrace (2661 Commercial St SE, Salem). Jerry McGee
will speak about Oregon Trail pioneers coming to
Keizer. For more information, call (503) 363-0880.
Monday, April 13
Keizer City Council work session, 5:45 p.m. in council
chambers at Keizer Civic Center.
Tuesday, April 14
Keizer Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting, 6
p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center.
Willamette Valley Women’s Military League luncheon,
11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Delaney Madison Grill, 5745 Inland
Shores Way N. 503-585-5910.
Free admission Tuesday at Hallie Ford Museum of Art,
700 State Street. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Supports and Services Fair for people with intellectual
and development disabilities, 3-7 p.m, Keizer Civic
Center. Presented by Marion County Developmental
Disability Services. Meet providers and vendors of
disability services including housing employment, case
management and adaptive equipment. Free. 503-361-
2671. www.co.marion.or.us/HLT/DD/.
Thursday, April 16
Volunteer Coordinating Committee meeting, 6 p.m. in
council chambers at Keizer Civic Center.
Greater Gubser Neighborhood Association meeting, 7
p.m. at Gubser Elementary School.
Book release reception at 6:30 p.m. for Images of
America: Keizer, Keizer Heritage Center, 980 Chemawa
Rd. NE. Author/editor Tammy Wild will sign copies.
Thursday, April 16 – Saturday, May 2
The Country Wife paints a frank picture of rakish
hero who goes to any length to engage in scandalous
liaisons with the wives of courtly colleagues. Willamette
University, 900 State Street, go to willamette.edu/cla/
theater for tickets information. For more information
email tht-tix@willamette.edu or (503)370-6221.
Friday, April 17
The Ethos Percussion Group performs as part of the
Grace Goudy Distinguished Artists Series, 8 p.m.,
Hudson Hall at Willamette University. Tickets range
from $5 to $23. 503-370-6255.
All My Sons, by Arthur Miller, opens at Pentacle Theatre
tonight. Performances at 7:30 p.m. Runs through May
9. Visit pentacletheatre.org for ticket information.
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By CRAIG MURPHY
Of the Keizertimes
There were questions
about receipts dating back to
2010 and meals at fast food
restaurants.
Ultimately, however, Keizer
City Councilors agreed to
reimburse Keizer Rotary
Amphitheater LLC up to
$2,000 for expenditures in
excess of revenue brought in
by the amphitheater at Keizer
Rapids Park last year.
Clint
Holland,
who
runs KRA LLC along with
Rick Day, had submitted
a reimbursement request
packet to the city. The
packet included receipts for
meals he’d purchased for his
volunteers for work done
at the amphitheater, with a
number of the receipts being
for fast food meals going back
as far as 2010.
That led to an extended
discussion about what receipts
should be accepted and if
there should be a fi nancial
limit on the amount of the
reimbursement.
Susan Gahlsdorf, fi nance
director for the city, noted staff
compiled a summary sheet
categorizing each expense
in the packet submitted by
Holland.
“I would ask council to
identify expenditures eligible
for reimbursement,” Gahlsdorf
said.
In response to a question
from councilor Dennis Koho if
there were at least $2,000 – the
amount councilors approved
last July to reimburse KRA
for – in expenses, Gahlsdorf
qualifi ed her answer.
“It depends on what you
consider allowable expenses,”
she said. “We usually don’t
reimburse meals for volunteers.
The meals (receipts) was
puzzling to staff.”
Councilor Brandon Smith
asked what the fi gure would
be if the meals and pre-2014
expenses were taken out of
the picture. Gahlsdorf said
expenses were a little more
than $20,000.
“If you repay the business
and volunteer expenses, you
will get to the $2,000,” she
said. “It depends on which
category you fi nd acceptable.”
City attorney Shannon
Johnson
gave
a
brief
explanation of how the
Summer Concert Series at the
amphitheater has worked.
public
hearings
The Keizer City Council
will hold a public hearing at
7 p.m. on Monday, April 20 to
consider a new liquor license
application for Chipotle Mex-
ican Grill in Keizer Station,
located at 6198 Ulali Drive
NE. The hearing takes place
in council chambers at Keizer
Civic Center, 930 Chemawa
Road NE.
looking back
in the KT
5 YEARS AGO
Council to
annex park land
“Clint has done a great job
putting the concert series on,”
Johnson said. “Some staff time is
involved and we waive the cost
for the use of the amphitheater.
He funds it through donations
or concession stand revenue.
Clint had asked for a grant
since costs exceeded revenues.
There is reimbursement, but
he needed to show paperwork.
Susan broke those costs out
and let you fi gure what are the
appropriate expenses.”
Gahlsdorf said paying for
all of the submitted expenses
would be unique for Keizer.
“I view this as precedent of
a situation,” she said. “There’s
nothing illegal about paying
these things. But when you
have things like $25 for NSF
(non-suffi cient fund) checks
or corporation fees, this is
precedent setting. This is not
something we’ve done in the
past.”
Mayor Cathy Clark agreed
the level of detail was new and
wanted to make sure nothing
illegal was being done if all
expenses were reimbursed.
“Nothing here is orange
jumpsuit level,” city manager
Chris Eppley responded. “This
is purely council policy, what
you want to agree to cover and
if you’d be willing to cover
similar things in the future.”
Day felt the amount of
detail wasn’t needed.
“A lot of staff time has been
wasted,” he said. “I don’t feel
we need to set a precedent. We
can do it entirely differently.
Mr. Holland is a First Citizen
for a reason. Mr. Holland does
this as a labor of love. It’s a
minor loss each year. This
year it was a loss of $2,200.
I think the way to approach
this is what we really need is
an ongoing commitment from
the city each year for $2,000.
We aren’t spring chickens.
Clint’s getting tired of this.”
Day said losing a little each
year wasn’t the end of the
world, but a policy needs to be
set for the future.
“As a private entity, we will
pass it along at some point
to someone else,” Day said.
“We will do what we can to
fi nd another person like Mr.
Holland. He can’t keep up at
this pace. Instead of what items
are allowed or not, instead of
getting in sticky weeds, say the
city will make a commitment
to the operation. Give $2,000
each year to whoever is
running it. My hope by next
year is to fi nd someone to
replace Clint. It’s up to you
if you want to continue the
contract.”
Holland said volunteers do
much of the work around the
amphitheater and he takes care
of them.
“Most of it is not from
when concerts are going on,”
Holland said. “We wash the
stage, we clean the bathrooms.
I’ve always been a believer that
when you have people out to
help you, if they go home for
lunch, they don’t come back.
So I furnish the lunch. It’s the
way I’ve done things for years
and it works really well. We’ve
been there every weekend
working on the area. We’ve had
people there every weekend
for the last three months.”
Koho said Holland provided
the requested evidence of what
the costs were.
“Anyone who knows these
two men (Day and Holland)
or if you know the park, you
know what they’ve done,”
Koho said. “To cut their loss of
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$2,000 is not unreasonable.”
Koho thus made a motion
to grant KRA up to $2,000 as
a result of the losses incurred
in 2014.
Smith
emphasized
he
understood the frustration for
Day and Holland.
“I have all the respect in
the world for what you two
do,” Smith said. “Mr. Day, if
you were sitting on this side
of the table, you would have
to look at the expenses. We
have the responsibility to look
at the details. A DQ receipt
from 2010 doesn’t fl y with me.
I don’t have a problem with
$2,000. In budget time, you’re
looking for every $100. The
$2,000 is important. But I’m
going to vote for this.”
Councilor Amy Ripp noted
the desire to see continued
success for KRA.
“I want to make sure the
bigger picture is looked at,
which is what is brought to
Keizer through this,” Ripp said.
“Thank you for not putting in
a dollar amount per hour for
what you do Clint, because we
couldn’t afford you.”
Clark felt the conversation
was important to have and
“can put the questions to rest”
while noting the work for staff
and KRA.
“It’s really helped answer
some questions about how
we’re doing it and it adds
some transparency,” Clark said.
“Thank you for this diffi cult
exercise. The amphitheater
started the process of getting
people to the park. It’s part of
the cultural fabric now in the
community. People plan their
summers around the concerts.
The seeds just had to be
planted.”
The mayor noted she didn’t
mind if a precedent was being
set.
“We’re giving back to
the community,” she said. “If
we’re starting a precedent and
wonder where it should go
towards, it’s that volunteerism.
I feel comfortable with that
sort of precedent. It’s towards a
public asset and a community
asset.”
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Kirstin Heydel reacts as she fi nds out, from Jasmine
Cruz-Hernandez, the Center for Hope and Safety would
be receiving a $1,000 donation from Bob Rhoades and
Woodburn’s Legacy Financial at the McNary AWARE
Club’s In Plain Sight event Tuesday, April 7. For more on
the evening, be sure to check out next week’s Keizertimes.
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Keizer
city
councilors
identifi ed land the city wants
to purchase and annex into
the city. This will put Keizer
Rapids Park within city limits.
10 YEARS AGO
Man pleads
guilty to murder
With the victim’s family and
friends looking on, a Keizer
man pleaded guilty to the
October murder of a 38-year-
old mother of two this week.
15 YEARS AGO
Biker gets $16,500
after police contact
The city of Keizer paid
$16,500 to settle a lawsuit
by a member of the Gypsy
Joker Motorcycle Club who
was asked to take off a jacket
bearing the club sign when
he was at a city meeting last
summer.
20 YEARS AGO
Chase ends in river
tragedy for local teen
The death of 19-year-old
John Paul Pope, McNary
High School graduate, is still
an open case.
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