May 15th, 2025 Regular Council Meeting 05/15/2025 06:00 PM

1. CALL TO ORDER/PRESENTATION TO THE FLAG: Mayor to call the meeting to order, lead the group in reciting the pledge of allegiance and conduct roll call.

2. PUBLIC COMMENTS: [This is an opportunity for members of the audience to address the Council. If you wish to address the Council, please sign in to be recognized by the Mayor. Comments are limited to three minutes per speaker. The Mayor may extend or further limit these time periods at his discretion. The Mayor may allow citizens to comment on individual agenda items outside of the public comment period at his discretion. Please submit written comments to City Hall in person at 7121 E. Loop Rd, via mail to PO Box 371, Stevenson, WA 98648 or via email to wesley@ci.stevenson.wa.us by noon the day of the meeting for inclusion in the council packet.]

• a)Guest Speaker - Kelly McKee, Executive Director - Stevenson Downtown Association

• b)*Public Comment - Written comments attached.

  Brown - Apr. 18, 2025

  Mendoza - April 22, 2025

• 20250418_BrownComments_Lauser.pdf (0.14 MB)
• 20250422_MendozaRequest_RV_Regulations.pdf (0.01 MB)

3. CHANGES TO THE AGENDA: [The Mayor may add agenda items or take agenda items out of order with the concurrence of the majority of the Council].

4. CONSENT AGENDA: The following items are presented for Council approval. [Consent agenda items are intended to be passed by a single motion to approve all listed actions. If discussion of an individual item is requested by a Council member, that item should be removed from the consent agenda and considered separately after approval of the remaining consent agenda items.]

• a)Approve Resolution 2025-452 Banking Authorization - Mayor Scott Anderson presents Resolution 2025-452 updating the banking authorization by adding Clerk/Treasurer Wesley Wootten and removing former Deputy Clerk/Treasurer Anders Sorestad.

• Resolution 2025-452 Banking Authorizations.pdf (0.09 MB)

• b)Move June Meeting Date - Due to the June 2025 City Council meeting falling on a federal holiday (Juneteenth, June 19, 2025), City Council agrees to move the meeting date to Wednesday, June 18th.

• c)Approve Proclamation Recognizing Public Works Week 2025 - Mayor Scott Anderson presents Proclamation 2025-02 recognizing May 18th - 24th, 2025 as Public Works Week for council consideration. Staff will have celebratory events throughout the week and Facebook posts recognizing our hardworking crew.

• Proclamation 2025-02 National Public Works Week.pdf (0.14 MB)

• d)Approve Proclamation Recognizing National Pride Month 2025 - Mayor Scott Anderson presents Proclamation 2025-03 recognizing the month of June as National Pride Month.

• Proclamation 2025-03 National Pride Month.pdf (0.15 MB)

• e)Minutes of 4-3-2025 & 4-17-2025.

  MOTION: To approve consent agenda items a-e.

• 20250417_CC_Minutes_Draft.pdf (2.70 MB)

5. SHERIFF'S OFFICE REPORT:

• a)Sheriff's Report - The Skamania County Sheriff's report for activity within Stevenson city limits for the prior month is presented for council review.

• Sheriff's Report April 2025.pdf (0.55 MB)

6. PUBLIC HEARINGS:

• a)*Sewer Ordinance- Community Development Director Ben Shumaker presents updates to the draft sewer ordinance as discussed in April.

• 20250515_CouncilReport(ModifiedDraftOrdinance)_v2.pdf (0.75 MB)

• b)Capital and Transportation Improvement Program Update - City Administrator Wesley Wootten presents the Capital and Transportation Improvement Program Update for public comment and council discussion. The attached report is from 2024. An updated list will be provided for the June meeting. This is the first of two scheduled Public Hearings.

• CIP Report.pdf (0.43 MB)
• CIP_Merged_20240514.pdf (8.78 MB)
• 2025 CIP Update Memo.pdf (0.20 MB)

10. COUNCIL BUSINESS:

• a)Ordinance 2025-1227 Authorizing USDA Bond Issuance - City Administrator Wesley Wootten requests approval of Ordinance 2025-1227 to issue a bond to pay costs of improvements to the City's water and sewer system.

• Ordinance 2025-1227 USDA Bond.pdf (0.21 MB)

• b)Approve Resolution 2025-453 Updated Fee Schedule - City Administrator Wesley Wootten presents for approval Resolution 2025-453 to update the comprehensive Fee Schedule. The changes align fees for building permits and Fire Marshal services with the fees charged by Skamania County.

• Resolution 2025-453 Updated Fee Schedule.pdf (0.33 MB)

11. INFORMATION ITEMS:

• a)Contracts Awarded Administratively - The report on contracts, purchases, and change orders over $10,000 approved administratively over the past month is attached.

• b)Chamber of Commerce Report - The report presented describes some of the activities conducted by Skamania County Chamber of Commerce in the prior month.

• c)*Financial Report - The Treasurer's Report and year-to-date revenues and expenses through the prior month are presented for council review.

• Budget Position Jan-April 2025.pdf (0.09 MB)

• d)Housing Programs Report - The report for the prior month on housing services provided by Washington Gorge Action Programs in Skamania County is enclosed for council information.

• e)Planning Commission Minutes - Minutes are attached from the Planning Commission meeting for the prior month.

12. CITY ADMINISTRATOR AND STAFF REPORTS:

• a)Ben Shumaker, Community Development Director

• b)Carolyn Sourek, Public Works Director

• c)Wesley Wootten, City Administrator

• d)Document Repository Report - City Staff provide a report on a requested change of document repository company from Laserfische to CivicPlus. Pricing sheets for each company are also attached.

• Document Repository Staff Report 05.15.2025.pdf (0.05 MB)
• Document Repository Pricing.pdf (0.64 MB)

13. VOUCHER APPROVAL: Vouchers will be presented prior to the meeting for council review.

14. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS:

16. ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT: [This is an opportunity for members of the audience to address the Council for items discussed at the meeting.]

18. ADJOURNMENT - Mayor will adjourn the meeting.

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