June 2025 City Council Meeting

Date

Time

Agenda

Public Notice

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Agenda Packet (PDF)

Meeting Begins

Call to order and attendance (Mayor, Councilors, and Guests)

Presentations From Outside Agencies & Guests

Planning Commission Report: Representative from the Planning Commission

Standing items:

  1. Ask if any member of the public wishes to speak on an agenda item or a non-agenda item. Please limit your comments to 3 minutes.
    • Public Comments for specific Agenda items will be taken during the later portion of the agenda, for each corresponding agenda item. This section is for general comments on topics not covered by the Agenda.
  2. Approval of minutes - May provided at meeting
  3. City financials – May financials attached

Existing/New Business

Public Comments for Agenda items will be taken before each item. Limit comments to 3 minutes, and please start by providing your name and address for the record.

  1. Review public records request resolution. Resolution April 14, 2025, attached. Councilor Silber Redline
    and Councilor Silber Side by Side explanation.
  2. Response to the City of Rivergrove grievance complaint received from Councilor Silber. Provide an update on the City of Rivergrove Oregon Ethics Complaint received from Councilor Silber.
  3. Review website management and review processes.
  4. Talk about City Manager job responsibilities and hours worked per week constraints.
    Make sure City Manager and Recorder are merged.
  5. Sewer Agreement Renewal – Sewer Plan and Intergovernmental agreement attached,
    Mike Salch Research document.
  6. Matching funds for Heritage Park Fund – Michael Munch has offered to match all cash
    gifts. – City Manager provides update
  7. Adopt Rivergrove 2025 to 2026 Budget.
  8. Begin Discussion about additional funding sources for The City of Rivergrove: operating levy, additional franchise fees.

Future Council Business/Agenda Items

  1. Ask councilors for future meeting topics that they would like have placed on a future agenda.

Open Items for Future Meetings & in Process

  1. Tree Code
  2. City of Rivergrove Development Code revision – Work on after Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood completed
  3. Review ADU code language
  4. FEMA new special flood hazard rules – Staff is continuing to work on a new code and hoping to have code ready for review this summer. There is pending litigation with FEMA which may change the timeline.

Projects Approved & Ongoing

  1. Child Road Speeding Issue – Update from City Manager.
    Striping of Child’s Road, update crosswalks and add flashing beacons on Childs and Pilkington Road.
  2. Stark boat ramp neighboring properties drainage on City property. Will address in Stark boat ramp engineering designs.
  3. Stafford Road/Childs Road construction project. Visit the project website for construction updates and closures.
  4. Update on Stark boat ramp revitalization project - Staff is completing application
    Design approved by City Council at the August 2024 meeting. Firwood design is finalizing permit documents, followed by bid documents. City of Rivergrove Planning Commission, DEQ, WES, DSL, Army Corps, Oregon Marine Board.
  5. Rivergrove Water District – is replacing water lines on Childs Road from Indian Springs Road North on Childs Road. Work will be completed Sumer of 2025 (July to August).
  6. Update Canal Road Paving Project

Council Reports

  1. Mayor Barhyte
  2. Council President Tuttle
  3. Councilor McLean
  4. Councilor Silber
  5. Councilor Taylor

City Manager Report

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  • All regular City Council Meetings will be held on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7 p.m. via Zoom.
  • The City Planning Commission meeting will be held on the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. via Zoom.

Executive Session

Council and staff may adjourn to Executive Session pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes 192.660: As needed (appropriate subsection shall be cited).