FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 21,2013
HEPPNER CITY COUNCIL
-Continuedfrom PACE ONE parts have been ordered and agreement to proceed will calls were reported. Three e x te rio r w alls. It was
(Life Flight brought in their
new helicopter, which is
now based in Pendleton.
This will make transfers
more timely.)
-Two mutual aid fires;
one at Arlington and one
at lone.
-One wildland fire at
Ruggs Ranch.
-One special incident
(assisting in the removal of
the courthouse clock) and
27 chief calls.
The co u n c il heard
a report o f the Housing
Authority. Judy Buschke
reported that Alice Ployhar
has been h ired to be
the site m anager at the
St. Patrick’s apartments.
There are three vacancies
and the Housing Authority
is working with Cascade
M a n a g e m e n t, w h ic h
manages the apartments, to
get two prospects qualified.
It was reported that the new
HVAC that was installed is
working well.
A report from Public
Works by director Chad
Doherty revealed that a
fire hydrant was replaced
on Hager Street. An air-
relief valve at the treatment
facility has been installed
in an attempt to resolve air
and pressure problems; this
still is ongoing. Weeds were
cleaned up and removed
around reservoir one.
In the sewer department,
Doherty reported that 11
truckloads o f bio solids
were applied to wheat land
in the area. The collection
system on Center Street
was cleaned. The city is
in the process of installing
an irrigation system at the
waste treatment plant as
time allows. It was reported
that with the assistance of
street contractor Tapani,
the old pumps from the lift
state station at Barratt and
Fairview were removed
and the b u ild in g w as
demolished.
On the street department
report, Doherty said the
shamrock was painted on
Aug. 5. The rodeo banners
were installed and the
fireworks booth has been
removed. With regard to the
sweeper repair, replacement
installed as received.
In the Parks D ept.,
a tw o-inch service was
installed at Hager Park,
w hich replaced a one-
inch service. The Hager
Park restroom is now on
a separate water service.
The Main Street hanging
baskets have been fertilized.
The city crew works on
the parks on M ondays.
Goat head weeds are being
removed throughout town
as time allows.
T he c i t y ’s u se d
Dodge utility truck was
taken to state surplus last
month. City crew member
Robert Whalen passed his
Wastewater Collection #1
test, it was reported.
In the City Manager’s
rep o rt, Kim C u tsfo rth
reported the following:
1. Slopes and Drainage
Project: Hand rails on Water
Street have been installed
and the railing for the
Lovers Lane bridge have
been installed and the bridge
is safe for pedestrian traffic.
There are few items that
still need to be completed.
2. Barratt Blvd.: Barratt
Blvd. is not complete. The
asphalt mix was rejected by
ODOT and paving cannot
begin until Sept. 4. The
contractor is off the job
until paving prep begins on
Sept. 3. The project will not
be open since the railings
cannot be installed until the
paving is done. The road is
only open to local traffic
until the railings and paving
are done.
3. B e a u t if ic a ti o n
Project: The Quaid and
Elder Street project is in
process. JAL will open the
streets for through traffic
during fair and rodeo. This
part of the project will not
be done prior to the start
o f school, but should be
complete within 30 days
of school starting. Right
now they are w orking
on the Baltimore Street
project and will work on
Hager Street and Center
Street. The portion of the
sidewalk on Hager Street
from Alfalfa Street to the
restroom will be delayed
as the Corps of Engineers
Morrow County Health Department
Changing Clinics to Wednesday
The Morrow County
Health Department
will now hold clinics
on Wednesday
8:30 am -12 noon
1:00 pm- 4:30 pm
MORROW COUNTY
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
P.O. BOX 799
120 S. MAIN
HEPPNER, OREGON 97836
541-676-5421
not be done until Nov. 1.
This portion of the project
will be completed with the
Sperry Street project.
4. Sperry' Street Bridge
removal: This project went
out to bid the latter part of
July and the bids closed on
Aug. 15. This project will
begin at any time after that.
As per the contract, this
project can be completed
no later than Oct. 28,2014.
5. The high bid for the
copier was placed by St.
Patrick’s church for $200.
6. The fountain on Main
Street next to M urray’s
is now operational. The
fountain has not worked for
at least four years.
C o u n c il m e m b e rs
decided to schedule the
city manager’s performance
evaluation on Monday, Aug.
19, at 7 p.m. at Heppner
City Hall.
The council discussed
a u to -p a y o p tio n fo r
u tility b ills w ith th e
Bank o f Eastern Oregon
and C om m unity Bank.
According to Cutsforth,
the banks do not charge for
this service; however, the
current accounting system
that the city uses would
needed to be upgraded
at a cost for the license
and an annual support fee.
After discussion, council
members decided not to
pursue this further at this
time.
The council discussed
th e In la n d /W in d w a v e
franchise fee. Cutsforth has
discussed this issue with
Windwave and apparently
a franchise agreement with
the city was never recorded
and w as not en ac ted .
Windwave has recently
entered into an agreement
with H erm iston, it was
reported. The city attorney
recommended foregoing
the first two years at three
percent and start at five
percent , beginning Jan.
1, 2013. The agreement
would be in place by Oct. 1,
2013. This franchise would
require Windwave to pay
approximately $1,000 per
quarter to the city.
A motion to allow the
city manager to continue
with the process was passed.
In other business, the
council ratified Housing
Authority Board members
N ic o le W a rd e n an d
Cutsforth.
Bob Hager requested
permission to allow him
to keep two sheep and one
goat on his property at
295 N. Court Street for an
indefinite period of time.
Request was granted.
Police report for July
Traffic-
There were 13 traffic
stops, with one citation.
A person reported a
possible intoxicated driver.
A deputy was unable to
locate the driver. A deputy
investigated a hit and run
crash.
Code Enforeement-
Twenty-three animal
cats and one dog were taken
to Pet Rescue.
A person reported a
rattlesnake in a yard of an
unoccupied house.
Theft Complaints-
A deputy investigated a
theft of items from a rental
house. The item s were
returned to the landlord.
Three gas drive-offs
were reported. The fuel
was later paid for in all of
the cases.
A person was reportedly
going through a neighbor’s
garage, throwing things on
the lawn. It was determined
the person was helping the
owner clean.
An adult female was
arrested for theft from the
grocery store.
M CSO re c e iv e d a
com plaint about people
being at the pool after
hours. The manager was
advised.
All Other-
A deputy assisted DHS
with a home visit.
A person who was
restrained from a residence
wanted to go the residence
to get his possessions and to
turn the water off. He was
advised he could not go to
the residence.
Berries were smeared
on the courthouse doors/
the creek. It was determined
to be unfounded.
A deputy investigated
a computer crime. It was
determined to be unfounded.
A person reported their
computer was locked by
Homeland Security. It was
determined to be a virus.
A p erso n re p o rte d
hearing people inside her
home. A deputy checked the
residence and determined
it to be unfounded, and the
complainant admitted to
taking oxycodone.
A person called PMH
and wanted them to relay a
death notification to another
person in Heppner. It was
determined to be a relative
with mental health issues.
A resident called and
reported seeing someone
walk through her back yard.
A deputy checked the area
and was unable to locate
anyone.
A person reported an
intoxicated male sleeping
on the bench in front
o f the library. A deputy
transported the male home.
A person called
MCSO to report missing
medications and she was
calling the FBI. A deputy
investigated and determined
it to be unfounded.
MCSO completed three
welfare checks.
Sheriff's Report
J u n e 28 ( c o n t . ) :
-MCSO received report
from a fem ale on 1-84
Boardman o f two males
in a white truck who had
been following her since
Arlington, harassing her
and flashing som ething
that may have been a gun.
She had the license plate
number. The call was
transferred to Oregon State
Police.
-MCSO received report
o f two subjects trying to
steal stuff from a place on
Kunze Rd. in Boardman.
The caller had the license
plate number.
-MCSO received two
reports of a semi-truck and
trailer failing to maintain
lane on 1-84, Boardman.
The callers were connected
to OSP.
-MCSO received
report of a boat drifting in
the water near Hwy. 730
with the boaters waiving
orange flags and possibly in
distress. A MCSO Marine
officer was not available,
but Umatilla County
responded.
-MCSO received
re p o rt that Her mi s t on
Police Department arrested
M ichelle Ann Stephens,
39, on an Irrigon Justice
Court warrant for Failure
to Appear/Driving While
Suspended-misdemeanor.
She was cited and released
with $974 bail in full and
ordered to appear at Irrigon
Justice Court.
-MCSO received
another 911 call from a
female who had reported
a driving complaint on the
freeway. She was again
transferred to OSP.
-MCSO Deputy
reported he was flagged
down by a ci t i zen in
Boardm an who advised
that they were going to have
a 15-year-old’s birthday
party the next day and told
the deputy what time they
planned to shut the music
off in case they received
any noise complaints.
J u n e 29: - M C S O
arrested Jeremy William
Garcia, 35, on an Irrigon
Justice Court warrant. He
was lodged at Umatilla
County Jail with $1,380
bail in full.
-MCSO received report
from an Irrigon woman that
an adult male Lab dog that
appeared to have been hit
by a car, but was still alive
lying on the comer of her
property.
-MCSO received report
o f a suspi cious brow n
pi c kup wi t h a person
walking around looking
at tires around a shop in
Irrigon. When asked, the
subject advised that he was
out of gas.
-MCSO received
several reports of a subject
near the gazebo at the
Boardman Marina who was
very agitated. The subject
then called himself saying
that people had been lying
to him and he would like
to talk to someone from
Community C ounseling
Solutions. An employee
at Lakeview Heights also
called reporting that she
had received a call from
an ex-resident who was
threatening to harm himself.
-MCSO received report
from a subject in Irrigon
who advised he was going
to go swimming and bicycle
riding, but found a bag of
what looks like marijuana
near Seventh St. and Oregon
Avenue in Irrigon.
-MCSO received report
from an Irrigon woman who
said she had been receiving
harassing phone calls from
someone she did not know.
-MCSO received report
from a subject driving on
1-84 near Boardman that
someone had been on his
tail, passed him driving
very fast and then flipped
him off.
-MCSO received report
from a subject in Heppner
who says an employee had
her keys and wouldn’t give
them back to her.
-MCSO received
report from a Heppner man
that he has a restraining
order against him, but the
petitioner has been driving
by the house where he was
staying and yelling things at
him out the window.
-MCSO received report
of a male in his mid-twenties
who had fallen off a horse
and hit his head. The callers
said they were transporting
the man who was breathing,
but unconscious.
-Heppner Ambulance
received report of a female
in Heppner who had fallen
and needed lift assistance.
The subject was not having
any medical issues, but just
needed help getting up.
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child. The parents were
warned to supervise the
child better.
A deputy investigated a
damaged building window.
Deputies responded to
two separate calls regarding
a person at the courthouse,
who was out o f control.
A deputy responded to
a dispute. It was determined
to be only verbal. A deputy
investigated a threat made
on a social media web site.
There were two fireworks
complaints.
M CSO re c e iv e d a
com plaint o f ju v e n iles
hitting golf balls in another
person’s yard. A deputy
m ade co n tact w ith the
people involved.
MCSO received two
complaints o f a person in
an apartment keeping other
tenants awake by throwing
things around and yelling.
It was determined to be a
mental health issue.
MCSO received
a com plaint about four
oxygen tanks that were
sitting near the roadway.
The tanks were removed by
a health care supplier.
An adult male was
issued a stalking complaint.
A person reported a
child may have fallen into
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