SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, February 13,2013
CITY COUNCIL
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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-
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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
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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
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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
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iarketing Meeting- 8:00 am
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Lutcher (541 >5714454 or
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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.
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