Council Regular Session 12/04/2024 07:00 PM

CALL REGULAR SESSION TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

VISITOR COMMENTS – Limited to three (3) minutes per speaker

DELIBERATIONS

1.ZA.1.24 - Amendments to the St. Helens Development Code in response to the City’s 2019 Housing Needs Analysis to allow “cottage clusters,” which are essentially multiple detached homes on a single property. These amendments are also in response to House Bill 4064 (2022) changing how cities can regulate manufactured homes and prefabricated structures, and House Bill 3395 (2023) adding single room occupancies (SROs) to the list of “needed housing” in the ORS and requiring local governments to allow them. Plus, some other related amendments.

ORDINANCES – Final Reading

2.Ordinance No. 3305: An Ordinance Amending the St. Helens Municipal Code Chapters 17.16, 17.24, 17.32, 17.36, 17.40, 17.44, 17.80, 17.88, 17.96, 17.100, 17.108, 17.120, 17.124, 17.132, 17.136, 17.140, 17.148, and 19.20, Pertaining to Oregon Measure 109 (2020) Regarding Psilocybin Land Uses, Oregon House Bill 3109 (2021) Regarding Child Care Land Uses and Other Housekeeping Amendments, Validity Periods for Land Use Decisions in Particular

RESOLUTIONS

3.Resolution No. 2031: A Resolution Determining that a Nuisance Exists Upon Property Located at 203 S. Columbia River Hwy. within the City of St. Helens and Ordering the Nuisance Removed
4.Resolution No. 2032: A Resolution Determining that a Nuisance Exists Upon Property Located at 325 The Strand within the City of St. Helens and Directing that Notice to Abate the Nuisance be Posted on Said Premises
5.Resolution No. 2034: A Resolution to Set 2025 City Public Meetings and Holiday Closures Schedule for City of St. Helens Council, Boards, and Commissions

APPROVE AND/OR AUTHORIZE FOR SIGNATURE

6.Agreement with Port of Columbia County for Access to Industrial Properties
7.Agreement with RA Barry Consulting for Strategic Planning Consulting Services

CONSENT AGENDA FOR ACCEPTANCE

8.Library Board Minutes dated October 14, 2024
9.Parks & Trails Commission Minutes dated August 27 and September 9, 2024

CONSENT AGENDA FOR APPROVAL

10.Proposed Amendments to Records & Evidence Specialist Job Description
11.Accounts Payable Bill Lists

WORK SESSION ACTION ITEMS

COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS

MAYOR SCHOLL REPORTS

OTHER BUSINESS

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