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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 13,2013 CITY COUNCIL -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE the city council, which was handed out at its monthly meeting Monday night. “Our St. Patrick’s Day cel ebration has become our trademark. Throughout the entire Northwest, people have learned to associate Heppner with the Irish and St. Patrick’s Day. Let’s stick to that theme and marketing agenda,” Wolff said. He added that he would be will ing to contribute to a fund to “have an Irish-themed statue or honorary item in our Heritage Plaza.” In July of 2012, at the urging of then city manager DeMayo, the council had considered the Indian statue idea, but the effort had not gone anywhere. Working with DeMayo at the time was John Chess, Tamásts- likt Development Officer of the Umatilla Tribes, who DeMayo had invited to become involved in the project. Chess, who since died, had emphasized that the statue work needs to be done by a Native American, and that the tribes would like to have input on any displays and designs, and review any grant applica tions for funding, telling the committee that would ensure accuracy. Parks Committee mem ber Merle Cowett had sug gested to Chess at the time that whoever did the statue work might consider visit ing the local museum to look at photographs of our area, which could be used as a reference. Parks Com mittee Chairm an Joann Burleson also then sug gested to Chess that the art ist who developed the statue come to Heppner and visit the museum. Chess said at the time that he would first ensure that the material in the Heppner museum is relative, and then discuss th e jle p p n e r park sta(q^ project with his staff and come up with a proposal. In the latest effort, no process to decide what type of statue will go into the park has yet been an nounced by the city; how ever, Burleson said the committee will be discuss ing six proposals submit ted by Heppner resident John Edmundson at its next meeting, Thursday, Feb. 14, at 8 a m. at city hall. Edm undson’s proposals included to 1) do nothing, 2) remove concrete blocks and plant grass, 3) continue “digger” Indian statues with CTUIR, 4) consider deer statues like the cow/cow- boy statues on the entry to Pendleton, 5) consider brass deer statues, or 6) some other statue type. Burleson said the committee would choose two proposals and then hold a public meeting to discuss the proposed statues with the public. In other business, the council upheld a city plan ning commission decision to allow Alvin and Linda Liu to use a house they own as a short-term bed and breakfast facility. The house is located at 175 W. Baltimore St. and will be used “to allow a boarding house/bed and breakfast to provide additional lodging accommodations for guests and visitors.” The Lius also own the Northwestern Mo tel across the street. Also lo cated across the street is an 11 -unit apartment complex not owned by the Lius. C ity M anager Kim Cutsforth said adequate parking had been addressed and that, since the city code did not have provisions for a bed and breakfast, the facility was classified as a boarding house, which she said was in the code and had the same definition as a bed and breakfast. R egarding parking, The city council had last year considered a “digger” silhouette type design such as above for the Indian sculptures proposed for Heritage Plaza Park. Alvin Liu said there was a double garage and ad ditional off-street parking outside the property. He said they had a housekeeper living on the property and that there would be four bedrooms, which will be used for temporary lodging of one to two nights. There are five beds total. In o th e r b u sin e ss, C u ts f o r th a n n o u n c e d that Tapani Inc. of Battle Ground, WA was low bidder on the Barratt Blvd. rehab project. The bid came in at $1.2 million, she said. Cutsforth told the coun cil that the city is having new doors put in to bet ter accommodate disabled persons and that the city received a grant from Wild- horse Foundation to fund the project. She said the wall par tis a n project at the city is completed and that JD Wright contractors from Hermiston, who did the project, “have been great to work with.” Cutsforth said she and Judy Healy would be at tending a CIS conference in Portland Feb. 14 and 25, and that she would be at tending a budget seminar in late February in preparation for starting the city budget process in March. The council also ap- Cultivate a Great Rate The Time Is Right! lust like you keep a close eye on your operation, w e’ve been keeping a close eye on farm real estate financing rates. The time is right for us to work together to cultivate a great rate for you to purchase or refinance land for agricultural use: • Competitive long-term fixed rates, up to 30-years, and variable rate products • Annual, semi-annual, quarterly and monthly repayment terms • Land must have an agricultural purpose and may include improved or unimproved property û c ° BANK ■mmw H eppner & Member FDtC t Mark Hubbard Lacey Cleland C o m m e r c ia l L o a n O ffic e r B u s in e s s B a n k e r m h u bb ard® lc le la n d @ c o m m u n ity b a n k n e t c o m c o m m u n ity b a n k n e t c o m 541 - 289-4480 541 - 289-4480 w w w c o m m u n ity b a n k n e t c o m 1 Top: Austin Roberts (L) and Austin Gutierrez placed first in Entrepreneurship and second in Marketing. Bottom: Heppner FBLA participants (L-R) Austin Roberts, Patrick Collins, Ryan Smith, Austin Gutierrez, Tessa Gould, Ashlie Hanson and Caitlynn Bailey. -Contributedphotos Seven Heppner FBLA students competed in La Grande Thursday at the re gional competitions held on the Eastern Oregon Univer sity campus for the Future Business Leaders of Amer ica (FBLA). Schools from Ag Workshop Local Money Working For Local People Thursday, Februrujilsl 9:00 a.m.- 12«Noon Discussio versus haul the pro Hue MCSO. 7) Develop an Emer gency A ction Plan. In volve the hospital, HVFD, MCSO, etc. 8) Budget for and pro cure a GIS system to aid in mapping and maintaining our water system. 9) Work with the coun ty to develop a solution to the sewer problem at the dairy. 10) Complete the re pairs of Well 4. 11) Certify Well 5 with the Oregon Water Resourc es Department. 12) A ddress/correct easement problem at Res ervoir 2, after procuring easement to enhance road way to reservoir. 13) Seek im p ro v e ments at the wastewater treatment site. 1) Clear the contaminated gravel in the rear o f the facility, 2) Build a vehicle plug-in/storage shelter. 14) Design/engineer a way to correct those areas of the city with chronic low problems. 15) Develop and fund a plan for replacing those water mains not replaced during the Water Project, to include the Aiken street loop to the elem entary school. 16) Acquire a utility vehicle for the public works department. 17) Continue to em phasize the improvement and maintenance o f city streets. 18) Determine a so lution for the undersized sewer lines at Lakeview Heights. Include Commu nity C ounseling in this discussion. Heppner FBLA qualifies for state Oregon Staj^nm rsity mmunity 127 N Main St 541-676-5745 pointed former Mayor Les Paustian to the city police commission. S h eriff’s Report for January 2013 Traffic- There were 17 traffic stops, resulting in one cita tion. There was one driving complaint. Deputies investigated two motor vehicle crashes. A person reported a motor vehicle crash that oc curred in Hermiston. They were advised to contact HPD. Code Enforcement- Eleven anim al calls were reported, resulting in three citations. A deputy is working on a building code violation. A deputy left a notice of an expiration of a tempo rary use permit. There were two noise complaints. A deputy made contact with the owner of a vehicle that was parked on prop erty. The vehicle was to be moved. A deputy mailed three letters for unregistered ve hicles. Theft Complaints- A deputy arrested an adult for theft. A person called MCSO and reported kids were banging on her windows, and the complainant re- ported items were missing from her house, and other items, silver and platinum, which were stolen before, were returned. Three fuel drive-offs were reported. All were determined to be accidental. A vending machine was broken into. A person reported he moved out of his parent’s residence month ago, now they w on’t give him his property. The deputy ad vised him it was a civil matter. A deputy investigated a burglary at a church. All Other- A deputy arrested an adult on an outstanding warrant. There were three welfare checks conducted. A deputy investigated a threat complaint at the high school. Two suspicious vehicles were reported to MCSO. Both were unfounded. A person called MCSO and reported a suspicious item on his computer. A deputy recommended the computer be checked for viruses. A person reported a person possibly furnish- ing alcohol to minors days before, no witnesses. The deputy advised the com plainant to call immediately next time. MCSO is investigating a sex crime. A set o f keys were turned into MCSO. A deputy investigated possible intoxicated mi nors. MCSO investigated a report of a person videotap ing people in a locker room. It was unfounded. Deputies investigated two harassing phone calls/ texts complaints. Deputies investigated a domestic dispute. It was de termined to be only verba 1. Deputies investigated two disputes. A person reported their ex-spouse was not follow ing a divorce decree. A dep uty advised the complainant of his options. A female called MCSO and wanted her adult son’s address/phone number to contact him. The female was advised MCSO could not release that informa tion. The council adopted the following goals for the coming year: 1) City tour for the councilors. 2) Complete personnel manual. 3) Establish a Nuisance Ordinance as suggested by Morrow County Undersher- iff Steve Myren. 4) Continue clean-up program for problem prop- erties/correct UGB code discrepancies. 5) Sell surplus vehi cles. 6) Prom ote a J-turn blitz coordinated with the raining^elated to fertilizer use (dry i rate recommendations, and I winter wheat, winter canola, »ted Vinter canola and field corn. ►o please RSVP (541-676-9642) Growers League * (OWG| iarketing Meeting- 8:00 am C>r Lutcher (541 >5714454 or Larry.Li tc i< ¿(tPoregonstate.edu if you have questions. all over the Blue Mountain Region competed in events such as business math, cy ber security, job interview and many more. A ccording to FBLA advisor Jeannie Collins, the competition was fierce. “M ost o f these schools have classes specifically designed with FBLA in mind; however, in Heppner these kids have to study and learn on their own time. I am immensely proud of them for what they have accomplished.” A ustin R oberts and Austin G utierrez placed first in Entrepreneurship and second in Marketing; Ashlie Hanson placed sec ond in Public Speaking II; Tessa Gould placed seventh in Job Interview; and Cait lynn Bailey, Patrick Collins and Ryan Smith did well in their respective compe titions but did not place. Those who placed in the top 10 qualify to compete at the state level in Portland in April. I
