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• Agenda approval: The council approved the meeting agenda (removing item 4a, community advisory group appointments) by a unanimous roll-call vote.

• Council priorities (2025–2027): Councilors adopted the 2025–2027 City Council priorities, described as a “living document” to guide council focus and two‑year budgeting. The motion to adopt carried unanimously.

• City manager goals: Councilors unanimously adopted the City Manager goals for John Williams. The goals were presented as five broad objectives with examples for implementation and will guide manager performance evaluation.

• Consent agenda: The council approved the consent agenda, which included January 2025 meeting minutes (with a scrivener’s correction), the Public Works Operations Center construction owner’s representative contract, and an amendment to the city attorney employment contract.

• Historic inventory grant (Robinwood): The council voted unanimously to support a February 2025 grant request to fund a historic‑resources inventory for the Robinwood neighborhood, contingent on the city providing a 50% match for consulting services; staff indicated the match may include staff or volunteer time.

All of the votes above passed without recorded dissent. The council moved these items early in the meeting and reserved longer discussion and public comment for a later quasi‑judicial hearing and other agenda items.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","West Linn City Council Meeting February 10, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its Feb. 10 meeting the council adopted its 2025–2027 priorities and the city manager’s goals, approved the consent agenda, and voted to support a grant application for a Robinwood historic inventory; all motions passed unanimously.","taxTitle","West Linn, Clackamas County, Oregon","taxId",54065,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6074509,"West Linn adopts ordinance limiting wildlife feeding after council cites public‑nuisance incidents",616,8853000,9469000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2984117-9a4c223215d62685ad5fd22dce7071db&start=8853&end=9469","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2984117-9a4c223215d62685ad5fd22dce7071db/thumbnail_8853000.jpg","/articles/6074509/West-Linn/Clackamas-County/Oregon/West-Linn-adopts-ordinance-limiting-wildlife-feeding-after-council-cites-publicnuisance-incidents","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6074509-7f6c804d0b54751d66fb4fcf64c96f2a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771157382&Signature=C2gOLwAF8hmvoRcVnQhfgnl6zNixIW7NuwrP6SHeLaK5rAjCBEr4oKb92OievErv-tFqMiQTIs4oF8Xc9cb-cKe8OORFhaDCia~JvJh9UxlNdk3yIWqKl5FZzwP-mtUg7nHztIvBg0W48Dy9WvMY095xU2NPKguyWqmRhs6Cx8DYGgMNPf8sHe0u-7cCxBCPlhraMdm5-uN6nMjZWOUaRpHXAS9QKfmWzwf24mchM1PEdVc4c4ndXD6wrtmUi9bZ6dBJ9EUOA9wiRSwswYoOiIkr5gHBedsVviq0zE-uLPc590picdtqSSJojSWQcoR8rAv3A3wttwjt87dqx6Z-vg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The West Linn City Council on Feb. 10 unanimously adopted Ordinance 17-56, which amends the municipal code to prohibit attracting or feeding wild animals when the conduct rises to a level the city defines as a public nuisance or public-health concern.

Police and code staff presented the ordinance to council after a period of community input. West Linn Police Chief (presenting) described the problem as recurring situations in which intentional feeding attracted wildlife — including skunks — that created repeated public‑health and nuisance calls. “It’s not just a prohibition on feeding animals or birds. It has to rise to the level of creating a nuisance public nuisance or health standard for the surrounding properties,” the chief said during the discussion.

Councilors said the revised ordinance is aimed at addressing repeated, documented nuisance problems rather than placing a blanket ban on common, low‑impact activities (for example, bird feeding). The code adds procedures for handling complaints, a focus on education and warnings before enforcement action, and a mechanism for abatement where a property owner fails to remedy a public-health threat.

Resident speakers argued both for and against a formal ordinance. Anthony Braco, speaking for the Robinwood neighborhood in public comment, noted neighborhood interest in the issue and urged measured enforcement; another resident questioned whether existing nuisance and trash laws already covered some of the conduct cited by police.

Councilors moved the ordinance through both first and second readings at the same meeting; both votes were unanimous. Council members said they view the measure as a limited public‑safety tool that should not criminalize ordinary, responsible wildlife feeding but will give staff clearer authority to respond to repeated and hazardous situations.

The ordinance will be codified in the West Linn Municipal Code and implemented by the police and code enforcement teams with an education-first approach; penalties and abatement steps are available when warnings do not resolve repeated nuisance conditions.","The council unanimously adopted Ordinance 17-56, updating the municipal code to prohibit attracting or feeding wild animals when the activity creates a public nuisance or health hazard; enforcement emphasizes education before penalties.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6074514,"West Linn council continues public hearing on proposed vacation of rights-of-way through Willamette wetland",6378,2410000,8788000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2984117-9a4c223215d62685ad5fd22dce7071db&start=2410&end=8788","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2984117-9a4c223215d62685ad5fd22dce7071db/thumbnail_2410000.jpg","/articles/6074514/West-Linn/Clackamas-County/Oregon/West-Linn-council-continues-public-hearing-on-proposed-vacation-of-rights-of-way-through-Willamette-wetland","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6074514-508c2d97521bdc8ace64c94f994b3a93/orig.mp4?Expires=1771157382&Signature=UWhvvTs6tzgBF~TVhNXEN9HtkjjJJCj2owXSxxLCm69YLJ1KUUBwgdsvsNCAaU-R6MAoLnql47479l-h1pZS2Ew4n0sHmIaiqs40qlGJXuk~iB2TFnxOLNy55nz6DTMwbdmeL45TTb3qJkUe2pohuNs8e6mtd4yjxewdUaQAH6fS-MBoa4pPB3fVWRs6oB0JeVZMWf2DrVA2MOrAKuSRwgJweqppjJHdeMEbxRy8wWd9Zh2WuFf5STByfLolNCiAbEpFZ5pHTe~V9o7BZG00IlEozCrXPyqLiihiLruieSZwmZqQj~SMbu3fkJnfF0y9v6opBgLu5ocZko9Ib2q0HQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The West Linn City Council on Feb. 10 held a public hearing on Ordinance 17-57 — a petition to vacate portions of Fifth Street and Fourth Avenue in the Willamette neighborhood — and continued the matter to allow more written comment and applicant rebuttal.

Planning Manager Darren Wise told the council the petition, filed by SDG-2 LLC (filed as Revision Development LLC / E3 Design Concepts LLC), would vacate “just over 16,000 square feet” of Fifth Street right-of-way and “almost 12,000 square feet” of Fourth Avenue right-of-way. Wise said the affected strips are within the city’s local wetland inventory, floodplain and habitat conservation areas and that the city has no transportation or utility plans that require those rights-of-way.

“The rights of way are currently not used. They’re vacant. There’s no development within them,” Wise said during his staff presentation. He told the council the petition met the statutory signature requirement because the petitioner owns sufficient land in the affected area to provide the two-thirds owner consent the city uses for vacation petitions.

The applicant’s legal counsel, Garrett Stevenson, urged the council to decide on the narrow statutory question of whether the city needs the road easements for public use, not to treat the hearing as a full land‑use forum for an eventual development application. “What’s before the council tonight is a right of way vacation of just over 1 acre worth of roads that have been platted since 1908 and have never been used for transportation of any kind,” Stevenson said. He argued the statutory test focuses on whether the public interest will be prejudiced and that the city had no present need for those rights-of-way.

Neighborhood groups and dozens of residents urged more time, and several asked the council to withhold any action until the city and the Willamette Neighborhood Association (WNA) could review details. Kathy Halicki, president of the Willamette Neighborhood Association, asked the council for “a delay and or continuance on the decision of this item until staff can meet with the WNA members and educate us.” Multiple commenters raised questions about wetlands protection, the condition of an adjacent settling pond and the potential impacts of future development on wildlife, stormwater and neighborhood traffic.

Members of the public cited technical and regulatory concerns in written and oral comments filed with the record, including references to the city’s wetlands and habitat regulations and ORS 271.120, the state statute governing street vacations. Residents also provided petitions and letters; Friends of Willamette Wetlands and other neighborhood groups said they oppose changes that could facilitate development in the wetland area.

After hearing presentations and public testimony, the council voted to close oral testimony, leave the record open for additional written submissions and continue the hearing for deliberation. The council set deadlines that allow further written input from the public and a responsive filing by the applicant: written comments will be accepted through March 3 at 12:00 p.m., the applicant may file rebuttal and final written argument by March 10 at 12:00 p.m., and the council will hold deliberations and vote on March 17 at 6:00 p.m.

The council’s action preserves both the opportunity for more public input and the applicant’s right to respond; it does not decide the vacation petition. At the continuation the council will apply the statutory criteria that staff and counsel summarized — including whether the public interest would be prejudiced by vacating the easements — and may also consider the written materials submitted during the extended record period.

What’s next: The public may submit written comments by the March 3 deadline; the applicant has said it will respond in writing by March 10. The March 17 meeting will be limited to council deliberations and a formal vote; no additional oral public testimony is scheduled for that meeting.","The City Council paused a decision on Ordinance 17-57, a petition to vacate portions of Fifth Street and Fourth Avenue that run through a locally-mapped wetland, leaving the record open for written comments and scheduling a March 17 deliberation.","actionData","errors"]

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