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At the meeting, resident Nathan Bardu spoke in favor of Woodland Shores, describing it as a \"stable, safe, clean place to live\" and saying the rezone had preserved his housing security. Council members and the mayor praised the work to complete the rezone after years of discussion: \"I am just so excited that this is finally coming to a closure,\" one council member said, referencing a multiyear effort to resolve zoning and code differences affecting mobile-home and RV park properties.

The ordinance passed on the final reading with recorded ayes from all council members present. No council members spoke against the change on the record. Council discussion noted this process began several years earlier, included meetings with staff and stakeholders, and intended to align Woodland Shores with the city's code while protecting residents' existing homes.

No detailed changes to zoning text or development standards were read into the record at final reading beyond the ordinance number and motion; staff and council emphasized the action provides regulatory clarity for Woodland Shores residents and property owners going forward.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Regular Meeting - 3rd Monday - 19 May 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The council approved Ordinance 15-72, the Woodland Shores rezone (final reading). A resident testified in support, saying the zoning change provides stability and helps preserve the existing community at Woodland Shores.","taxTitle","Woodland, Cowlitz County, Washington","taxId",72063,"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},6233224,"Council approves city-funded school resource officer MOU; officer to rotate among schools",186,2320000,2506000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3423973-ae080d2b8398714169fda4b546c2fbeb&start=2320&end=2506","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3423973-ae080d2b8398714169fda4b546c2fbeb/thumbnail_2320000.jpg","/articles/6233224/Woodland/Cowlitz-County/Washington/Council-approves-city-funded-school-resource-officer-MOU-officer-to-rotate-among-schools","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6233224-69b126e1606a4bf9f1a417ee5034e7a0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136908&Signature=f~8o5ausnDmz6KVThDGcb7qehJDkOE5ApvaNWltjpcmXJvjK~yTIUF5yYdQo3dSj3UhPEKkO8DDAFXfVZK~p-CeL74y6IUfWd7R4ugUx6d9XI749WPpLa8gclCJdwyJBk7SP1qonTxYxftm5teqY9wUK9rFEsT93fYulvG4kVUKXdhHQU7pwbphHosAm33wdobyrr6-8Wd15GZMfBaGBmE1--hXQkUnKn2Z9cS6pGAxqHZ8E7pxFtva~vlP-GTY9AQkWEQ1ND-COZTSOXUkOcbmiHciueTrwaUGBfuEYqY9Sf9Z4Rj36mXrdRc6midrE86-55xXqxsf2VPd5uFBQxQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","WOODLAND, Wash. — The Woodland City Council voted May 20 to authorize a memorandum of understanding with the Woodland Police Officers Association to establish a School Resource Officer (SRO) assigned to the district.

Mayor Todd Dinehart and police leadership told the council the city will fund 100% of the SRO position and that it has been budgeted in the city's FY2025 budget. Mayor Dinehart said the city, the police chief and the guild president have met with Asha, the school district superintendent, and the district's facilities director, and that the district supports the arrangement.

The chief described the SRO role as a rotating assignment among the district's multiple schools; the officer will spend time at each campus and will also be present at after-school activities. The mayor framed the role as relationship-building: \"I just think this is a long time coming, and I'm really excited that it's finally in front of us... these schools feel like there's somebody that is familiar that these kids all are getting to know on a regular basis,\" he said.

Public testimony at the meeting included community members who said they welcomed the SRO as a way to provide a consistent, known law enforcement presence at schools. Mayor Dinehart said the superintendent Asha was unable to attend the meeting but \"fully supports this and is in favor of it.\"

The council approved the MOU by roll-call vote (ayes recorded for all members present). The motion and second were entered on the record and no council members voted against the measure. No additional details on the officer's hiring timeline or start date were given at the meeting; staff said the position is budgeted and will be implemented next school year.","The council authorized a memorandum of understanding to establish a School Resource Officer (SRO) paid entirely by the city. The officer will rotate among schools, attend after-school activities and was approved with support from the district superintendent.",{"_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},6233229,"Woodland reports $3.2 million reserves increase for 2024; bonds and audit highlighted",1388,648000,2036000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3423973-ae080d2b8398714169fda4b546c2fbeb&start=648&end=2036","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3423973-ae080d2b8398714169fda4b546c2fbeb/thumbnail_648000.jpg","/articles/6233229/Woodland/Cowlitz-County/Washington/Woodland-reports-32-million-reserves-increase-for-2024-bonds-and-audit-highlighted","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6233229-41b0ea5a654f2a7b0256a20995b6818f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136908&Signature=ox-PLsUMc20lnGGgl~5A7eJrgtnm-fmYJBV8eguYh3~TeC5N2UZO-JEnlci1CSkseiKVBYs2Ak~ufpjTprMIufHJFJDjH-XiuNmNm9eIDD8-ryGjQ~0O1P-epwZIydKMjNZVb8DZv7864e4T6ROQk9b9eXp7r7LGTgr3TKQ7faq2pMzhU81ecwg~YkMjxi5W-OzS1jBisfoprIfyeaMbAV70hUfJFe3xKCSfOjPX6Ft0C6XRHhW1OxRIJiataYf6FnZryR1a70ryiMxKTcOcB6ZTfEQNfn8qs~ucQDlvb7lv1yj3CDvTFV1zmcSGHfYoZg4IspX034WwyvMLaXPeFQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","WOODLAND, Wash. — At its May 20 meeting, the Woodland City Council received an in-depth financial report covering fiscal year 2024 that showed higher-than-expected reserves and detailed the city's recent bond purchases and audit schedule.

Mayor Todd Dinehart told the council the city's reserves increased by \"over $3,000,000\" in 2024 and later referred to a $3.2 million increase to a $17.9 million reserve balance. He said the year-end review shows a mix of favorable and unfavorable variances: overall revenues were \"just about a million dollars favorable to budget,\" driven largely by higher use taxes, while some fees and project revenues lagged expectations.

Dinehart attributed the $755,000 favorable tax variance to use taxes tied to local retail activity, noting in the meeting that a former RV business (now Camping World) is a large sales-tax contributor. He also said certain planned project revenues and sewer receipts were lower than budgeted, with specific references in the presentation to a roughly $2.9 million unfavorable variance in sewer-related revenues tied to projects that did not proceed in 2024.

On the expenditure side, the mayor highlighted large variances tied to capital and one-time items. The civic center remodeling and related contract work drove an overrun in the civic center line; Dinehart said the earlier contract did not include materials and staff sought cost recovery but the budget reflected an overrun. He also noted savings in several areas, including legal services ($60,000 favorable) and accounting ($69,000 favorable) due to short-term use of outside services.

Dinehart explained the city invests reserves rather than leaving them in checking. He presented recent municipal bond purchases totaling about $12.1 million across multiple maturities and yields, with a range from about 0.33% on older bonds to roughly 4.85% on more recent purchases. \"That is money that we as a city earn,\" he said, noting the strategy of staggering maturities so funds become available quarterly or semiannually.

Staff also reminded the council that the annual financial audit is mandated by the state and will begin in early July. The mayor and finance committee members encouraged public review and said a full audit report would follow the audit process.

No council vote was required on the presentation; council members thanked staff and the mayor for the detailed review and asked for forthcoming documents to be posted online for public access.","Mayor Todd Dinehart reviewed the 2024 financial closeout, reporting reserves rose by about $3.2 million, described revenue variances tied to use taxes and explained the city's bond investments and an upcoming state-mandated audit.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6233234,"Woodland council reviews comp plan, flags sharp differences in county growth targets",0,2867000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3423973-ae080d2b8398714169fda4b546c2fbeb&start=2867&end=2867","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3423973-ae080d2b8398714169fda4b546c2fbeb/thumbnail_2867000.jpg","/articles/6233234/Woodland/Cowlitz-County/Washington/Woodland-council-reviews-comp-plan-flags-sharp-differences-in-county-growth-targets","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6233234-13d0bbf92f338c9a606d407b3d65075e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771136908&Signature=KAs08U22aBhGj~11EEwFquCpYK7YoNsBt-CKGgKweTEk8Hwwl6JoeVcmEPtORqkTnwq627EGIQ90LNrsyBuqe9-T0Ca4xTHpc5YXnUC5DCPaypEMSGRzwbI2IEfc1DryWThMlJaSuoX8epiLhLoVNw-9PvqSLqxaW8A5Q4N5ssJ2qorHwH3ef-Zsj-ryg589o2UQFDrAzR7La8ATnOeNge5Y7kmPFXxdoDSkdF5jBbFF7u0itlcXPDFh1OpWuVJnHH6FzVzWtsEqCAwlmiIHuYnx~GJWR5fNI4w1m1w6lAbxZvfVdaf5o~c0YuvcMNR7JPbX3RQd9q4deCi9mwEqLQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","WOODLAND, Wash. — Planning staff presented an updated comprehensive plan and transportation chapter to the Woodland City Council on May 20, highlighting a mismatch between the city's residential capacity and county-level growth allocations that could force future annexations if higher targets stand.

Planning staff member Travis Goddard told the council that the city must finish and adopt a draft this year to meet Growth Management Act timelines, but cautioned that county allocations complicate the work: \"we are on the same timeline as Clark County which is 2025 so the draft will be presented to the planning commission and forwarded to you next month so that you can authorize me to submit it to the Department of Commerce to satisfy our grama,\" Goddard said.

The city staff and council said the update is mostly analytic and policy refresh rather than a wholesale rewrite, but emphasized a sharp numeric tension. Cowlitz County's preliminary work assigns Woodland a much larger share of future housing than Woodland's land-capacity analysis indicates, and Clark County is on a parallel timetable. Goddard summarized the mismatch and options: the consultant's vacant-buildable-lands calculation shows about 570 units of capacity within city limits; Cowlitz's initial allocation, by contrast, would effectively double Woodland's housing stock over the next 20 years.

Mayor Todd Dinehart told the council the city has roughly 30 buildable acres inside current limits and urged caution before accepting county allocations that would trigger major annexations. \"If you really wanna get down to the brass tacks here, for you to get to 700 homes, 800 homes, anywhere north of that, it's gonna come down to annexation,\" the mayor said. He and staff recommended adopting a draft this year that reflects Woodland's realistic, near-term capacity and scheduling a follow-up update after Cowlitz County finalizes its numbers.

Council members and residents pressed staff on specific approaches the city could take to meet growth without wholesale, rapid expansion. Possible measures listed in the presentation included modest code changes (for example, easing accessory dwelling unit rules and allowing duplexes on corners), targeted density increases in limited areas, and preserving the option to re-open the comprehensive plan for amendment after county work is final. Goddard said those are incremental tools the city can use to \"buy time\" and avoid an immediate, large-scale rezone.

Staff described other technical inputs used in the draft: Office of Financial Management projections, a capacity analysis by consultant SCJ Alliance, and a transportation chapter that incorporates Exit 21 and industrial-area traffic modeling. Goddard said the transportation chapter was substantially rewritten and contains detailed projections that will be posted publicly.

The council did not take formal action during the workshop; staff said the planning commission will receive the draft next month and the council will be asked to authorize submission to the Washington State Department of Commerce. Goddard recommended adopting a realistic draft now and re-evaluating once Cowlitz County completes its process.

The presentation and supporting maps are posted on the city website. The council and staff urged residents to monitor the planning commission and county meetings and said they would seek community input before any annexation or major zoning changes.","City planning staff presented the draft comprehensive plan and transportation chapter and warned that county-level population and housing allocations from Cowlitz and Clark counties diverge sharply from the city's capacity estimates, prompting council to consider timing and modest code changes to \"buy time\" before any large annexations.","actionData","errors"]

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