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Page 12 The INDEPENDENT, May 19, 2011 Mayor Kinsky declares May 20 Banks Bike to Work Day by Jodi Boylan Mayor John Kinsky got to do the “fun” part of his job at the May 10 Banks City Council meeting. The City of Banks ob- served National Drinking Water Week, May 1-7, with the city’s second annual National Drink- ing Water Week Coloring Con- test. Kinsky called up each win- ner individually, and shook their hands as he handed them a certificate and prize. This year’s winners for the 2-6 year- old category were Brooklyn Janeway in 1st place, Aidan Kroo in 2nd place, and Jackson Henderson in 3rd place. For the 7-9 year-old category, 1st place went to Martial Stegemeirer, Alyssa Greagor placed 2nd, and Ayyub Diani placed 3rd. In the 10-12 year-old category, El- lie Schmidlin took 1st place, Hannah White was 2nd, and 3rd place went to Brantley Action Ads INEXPENSIVE – EFFECTIVE 503-429-9410 McKinnon. Roberta Sommer presented the mayor with A Trees for All – Community Stream Planting Challenge plaque. City of Banks residents have helped plant 1.1 million native plants in the Tualatin River Watershed since 2005. A certificate of Appreciation was presented to Councilor Craig Stewart recognizing his wife, Tami Stewart, for her ded- icated service to the city by serving on the Banks Tree Ad- visory Board. Kinsky read Banks Bicycle Month Proclamation, then pre- sented it to Hal Ballard. The proclamation noted that the bi- cycle has been an important part of the lives of Americans for more than a century, and that millions of Americans en- gage in bicycling because it is a viable and environmentally sound form of transportation, as well as an excellent form of recreation and physical activity, when safely driven. The League of American Bicyclists has declared the month of May as National Bike Month for 55 years. Kinsky, with the support of the City Council, declared May 20 as Banks Bike to Work Day. Banks Liquor Store A full service liquor store NEWLY REMODELED with MORE ROOM for GREATER SELECTION Open every day 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Located inside Jim’s Thriftway Council noted that many people are using Banks-Ver- nonia Trail as a biking re- source, that the parking lot is full on the weekends, and that people are parking and unload- ing their bikes on Main Street. With a smile on his face, Bal- lard commented, “If you build it, they will come.” After introducing himself as the Banks weekend warrior and fill-in for Deputy Patrick Cher- tude, Washington County Sher- iff’s Deputy Bobby Wormington briefed council on police activi- ty for the month of April. Worm- ington commented that he is “kinda new” at this, but that he used Chertude’s format for his report. According to Worming- ton there were 146 document- ed incidents in the city. There were 38 public service re- quests, three arrests, 67 traffic stops, 16 citations, and 12 writ- ten reports. A call for a domes- tic disturbance resulted in a DUII arrest; other calls were for criminal mischief at Sunset Park, theft of a bicycle at Banks High School, fraud, driving while suspended, and a report of sexual crimes involving an under-aged victim which detec- tives are investigating. Raymond Deeth stood in as the Planning Commission Liai- son. According to Deeth the Planning Commissioners are studying the land use informa- tion section by section. After a public hearing the commission approved the Banks Library re- model project. City Manager Jim Hough presented the City Manager Report: • The City of Banks is work- ing with Washington County Cooperative Library Services staff to revise and update the Public Library Services Agree- ment (PLSA) and the WCCLS Information Network Agree- ment. Hough anticipates the WCCLS Executive Board will vote to approve the drafts at its May meeting and he hopes to have both documents on the June Council Agenda for ap- proval. • The City is working with the Banks Historical Society on its annual renewal of the Log Cab- in Lease Agreement. There are no anticipated changes; Hough hopes to have approval of the new lease on the June Council Agenda. • The city has received notifi- cation that, as expected, DLCD is applying to LCDC to appeal the recent ordinance adopting the Banks Parks & Recreation Master Plan, which brings Quail Valley Golf Course into the Banks UGB. • Banks Earth Day at Banks Elementary School went quite well. A lot of recycled material was collected and the swale behind the school was cleaned. • The city is working with Your New Best Friend IS WAITING FOR YOU AT THE BONNIE L. HAYS SMALL ANIMAL SHELTER 1901 SE 24th Ave., Hillsboro. For information call 503-846-7041 Or visit us online at: www.co.washington.or.us/pets Hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat 11 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. & Wed 12 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Ben is a gray Domes- tic Short Hair. Big, handsome and outgo- ing! Ben's fur is like velvet, and his body is lean and athletic. He is 2 yrs old, 11lb and looking for a great home with children 6 and up. Pet ID: A078492 All pets have been spayed or neutered, come with shots; a microchip, and a one-year license if it’s a dog. Featured animals are subject to prior adoption. This Adopt a Pet is Sponsored by: 660 So. Main, Banks • 503-324-2171 Debbie Boone Oregon State Representative , District 32 Agility Recovery, Inc. and Servpro on pre-disaster plan- ning for business continuity and cleanup after disaster. The city will hold a pre-disaster planning meeting in mid-June at City Hall. City staff has been ad- vised that Servpro is opening a new facility in Cornelius on Fri- day, May 13, and the public is invited from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to see what they have in the way of cleanup equipment. • A water customer has re- quested that return envelopes be added to the water bills. This option has been reviewed again and it is too expensive as well as wasteful. A large num- ber of customers deliver their water bill payments directly to City Hall, or to the 24-hour drop box at the entrance to City Hall. Council unanimously ap- proved the purchase of a back- hoe from the City of Harrisburg in two payments of $2,000 each, during fiscal year 2011- 2012. The water utility needs a backhoe that could also be used for a number of public works projects. The city’s Pub- lic Works Supervisor has seen the vehicle and advised that it is a good purchase. Council approved renewing the Intergovernmental Cooper- ative Agreement with Washing- ton County for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The next Banks City Council Meeting will be held at City Hall, on June 14, at 7:00 p.m. Two from Banks earn honors Kelsii Jo Dana and Tiffany Ann Gentzkow, both of Banks were named on the Western Oregon University Winter Term 2011 honor roll. S TRASSEL ’ S A UTO R EPAIR & H YDRAULIC H OSES 2-4-6 S PIRAL W IRE S UCTION H OSES A DAPTORS - 3/16” TO 2” A MERICAN & M ETRIC F ITTINGS B ULK O IL P RODUCTS 276 S UNSET , B ANKS 503-324-9808