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“I’m wearing a mask
and I’m going to continue
wearing a mask, and that’s
my choice,” she said. “I’ve
been vaccinated but I know
too many people who may
have spread it without be-
ing vaccinated. I know two
other people that have got-
ten it, even though they
were vaccinated. So, I’m go-
ing to wear a mask and I’d
feel much better if we were
spread out.”
The council agreed to
socially distance but would
not consider a requirement
for councilors to mask.
At the beginning of the
meeting, the first order of
business was a presentation
made by Richard Dreiling,
the CEO of Oregon Float
Homes. Dreiling wanted to
share his company’s ideas
related to the need for more
housing by building homes
which would float on water.
The presentation includ-
ed an example of possible
future construction for a
50-slip marina. This model
would allow for dozens of
homes to be built.
According to Dreil-
ing, the possible revenue
streams from a project like
this would include moor-
age fees for homeowners
connecting to the 50-space
dock, which would need to
be built, and related home
owner association dues
which could be collected.
There were a limited
number of questions for
Dreiling, who was able
to answer many of them.
However, as the presen-
tation was informational
only, there was no discus-
sion from councilors and
no action taken.
Following this, Dunes
City Administrator Jamie
Mills reported the arrival of
Coronavirus State and Lo-
cal Fiscal Recovery Funds,
totaling $156,059, which
needed to be designated for
use. The money has some
contingencies attached, as
it must be spent in relief of
those impacted by COVID.
Mills also presented the
council with a list of possi-
ble uses for the money and
pointed out that there may
be some infrastructure im-
provements which might be
allowed.
Councilor Rory Ham-
mond suggested the deci-
sions on how to spend the
money might require more
time.
“I think we need to real-
ly sit down and look these
over, really think about
these and maybe have a
special meeting to go over
this in more detail,” Mallon
said.
This suggestion was
amenable to the council,
and it was decided Mills
will set up a future meeting,
specifically to decide on
projects which would qual-
ify, while working towards
meeting some long-term
needs of the city.
Next, the subject of the
controversial raise in water
rates for a portion of Dunes
City was addressed.
Mills reported on the
meeting held last Thurs-
day at Dunes City Hall,
which featured a presen-
tation from South Coast
Water Company facilitated
by Tom Puttman, CEO of
Puttman
Infrastructure,
Inc., which owns the water
district.
Mills reviewed the pre-
sentation from Puttman,
which was not recorded
at his request. She stated
the rate increase request
filed with the Oregon Pub-
lic Utilities Commission
(PUC) has been withdrawn
and the process of commu-
nity engagement will con-
tinue.
According to Puttman,
there will be additional
meetings, with a meeting
tentatively scheduled for
Sept. 9.
“The Aug. 19 meeting
went really well,” said Put-
tman afterwards. “We were
there to share information.
This is a community en-
gagement process and we
wanted to catch people up
and clarify what has tak-
en place up until now, and
what the plans are for the
future. The PUC rate re-
quest is on hold until we
can have another public
meeting or two, and then
we will see where we are at
in the process.”
Puttman also mentioned
the timeline for Dune City
residents actually receiving
a rate increase may take
eight months or more, and
until the process has been
completed, no rate increase
will appear on customer
bills.
The issue of clean water
was also a point of discus-
sion, regarding access to
water systems run by the
city.
Mills told councilors the
city is requiring residents
to protect the water system
and their home water sys-
tems by installing a special
piece of equipment.
“There is a requirement
that every person using
the Dunes City shared wa-
ter rights has to install a
fish screen. Fish screens
are mandated, and every
person is supposed to have
one,” Mills said.
The council agreed with
Mill’s observation and
moved to a discussion of
the city budget.
There was some debate
about the possibility of
moving to a two-year bud-
get cycle, but Mills had
some concerns with that
suggestion,
specifically
whether that was allowed
by city code.
The council then passed
and approved a motion to
move to a two-year budget
cycle pending Mill’s report
on the process and any con-
flicts with the plan, as codi-
fied in city code.
Road repairs progress
was also reviewed during
council meeting.
At the conclusion of the
meeting, one point that all
councilors agreed on was
the positive nature of the
Dunes City Celebration
of Life, which was held on
Aug. 22. Mills coordinated
the recognition of volun-
teers who have passed away
in the past few years.
Forsythe said, “I think
it went over very well, and
I think it is always great to
give something back to our
volunteers.”
The next Dunes City
Council meeting is sched-
uled for Sept. 22. For more
information, visit dunescit-
yhall.com.
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