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“We were one of just a handful of cities that received the maximum $100,000 grant,” Hodges said, describing the award as a proactive step to analyze local housing stock and infrastructure needs. He said the study will help the city plan infrastructure so future housing development matches available services.

Councilors received the announcement as part of mayoral remarks; no formal council action was taken at the meeting on the grant in that session. Hodges and other council members said they viewed the grant as an important step toward addressing local housing shortages and infrastructure planning.

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The consent calendar included approval of the council minutes for April 28, 2025; acceptance of the Planning Commission minutes for April 1, 2025; issuance of a liquor license for Brobark; and cancellation of the May 26, 2025 city council meeting.

A councilor moved to approve the consent calendar and a second was recorded; roll-call votes were recorded as yes by Councilor Martin, Councilor Filton, Councilor Perriga, Councilor Balmar and Mayor Isaac Hodges, after which the chair said, “Motion carries.”

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“I was demanding $2,200 additional fees from me due to my application ... including this $4,200 one that I needed to rectify by wire transfer,” resident Adele Kurtz told council, describing a message she received after her approval appeared on the city’s publicly posted planning documents. She said the message appeared professionally produced and caused her significant stress and lost time seeking legal advice and contacting city staff.

Mayor Isaac Hodges said the city had posted an advisory on its website and social media and warned residents the city will never request payment by wire transfer. “We will never ask any citizen or any business to send us a payment via a wire transfer,” Hodges said. He urged anyone who receives a suspicious message to forward it to the city and to the police; the city indicated it will escalate fraud reports to state or federal investigators as appropriate.

Councilors and staff discussed whether to redact private contact information from planning materials published online. Hodges said he would consult City Attorney Laurie Cooper about redactions and that staff had posted a public notice explaining the scam and advising residents to verify email addresses and call city hall before sending payments.

Kurtz said the scammers appeared to have obtained her contact details from the city website’s published planning application and asked the council to consider removing or redacting email addresses and telephone numbers from publicly posted documents. City staff and council members acknowledged the concern and discussed possible administrative changes to application forms and public postings to reduce exposure.

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City Manager Rendell told the council the agreement is aimed at ensuring public safety and preserving the city’s insurance classification. “The Harbor Fire District responds to all the fire calls here in Brookings, and it's in our best interest to have the best, most qualified trained volunteers from the harbor coming across the bridge and assisting our guys,” Rendell said. He also said Brookings’ ISO rating affects local insurance rates and that staff did not want the arrangement to continue indefinitely: “we kinda decided to put a deadline of 6 months on the contract with the option for 3 month extension if needed.”

The council discussed operational and liability concerns before the vote. Councilors asked about staff time estimates, the state accreditation status of Harbor volunteers and equipment condition. Rendell and Chief Lee said initial staff time to organize training and restore accreditation files would be between about 5 and 10 hours per week, falling to about five or fewer hours weekly after files are updated and DPSST (the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training) audits the records. Amy Cusimano, chair of the Harbor Fire District, told the council the district had roughly 17 volunteers, most of them new.

Rendell said the city attorney had reviewed the agreement and that it includes hold-harmless language. Chief Lee and other Brookings fire leaders told councilors they intend to focus on training and operations rather than internal Harbor District disputes. “His goal and function is training, operational policies and not to step into any of that,” Rendell said about Brookings’ role.

Councilors signaled support while urging oversight and limits on resource use. Several members noted the six-month term — with a possible three-month extension — was intended to keep the assistance short-term so Brookings staffing and equipment would not be diverted indefinitely. Councilor votes were recorded as yes by Councilor Fulton, Councilor Perida, Councilor Malmar, Councilor Martin and Mayor Isaac Hodges; the mayor declared, “Motion carries.”

The agreement is to be administered by the city manager with periodic updates to council; Rendell said staff would provide reports while the IGA is in effect.

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