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Clay Gavin, superintendent for the Park and Recreation District, told the council the Phase‑1 cost estimate was \"upwards of $3,000,000\" and that the CPRD's current funding request amounts to roughly 30% of that phase: \"the cost represented in the funding request were closer to 30% of that phase 1 cost.\" Gavin said the district and staff had discussed multiple repayment structures tied to urban‑renewal investment thresholds and possible 15‑year payoffs if district and redevelopment triggers are met.

City staff explained the district's proposal anticipates financing that would be repaid from future increment if redevelopment in the urban‑renewal area meets projected thresholds; staff described a model in which repayment could be interest‑free for several initial years and, if needed, include a modest interest rate in later years. Staff also noted the city is entering a bidding phase for park construction and had tentatively scheduled a summer ground‑breaking if permitting and easements are resolved.

Councilors raised several fiscal and implementation questions. One asked whether the city had precedent for funding roughly 30% of a public park phase using urban‑renewal dollars; staff replied the district's urban‑renewal plan is new, and the agency has not yet funded comparable projects. Another councilor recommended the city set a capped commitment tied to completed project milestones rather than an open, phased funding approach. Councilors also asked staff to confirm utility and easement work needed along Fifth Street after landowners and PGE identified new pole and easement proposals that could affect timing.

No final commitment was made. Mayor Ford said the council is generally supportive of co‑investing with CPRD but that the council needed to see budget numbers and the city's ability to fund the request before approving a specific amount; staff and the district agreed to return with more precise budget modeling and to coordinate further on utility easements before construction.

CPRD representatives said the district is encouraged by council interest and will remain involved as staff finalizes project schedules and funding steps.","mediaType","Audio","parentTitle","Dundee City Council Meeting May 20, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","City staff and CPRD representatives presented a request for up to $1,119,700 toward Phase 1 of a new park; councilors expressed support in principle but asked for clearer budget numbers before committing.","taxTitle","Dundee, Yamhill County, Oregon","taxId",37511,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":50,"_51":81,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":82,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":83,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6167085,"Council signals support for continuing Newberg-Dundee police contract after review of county alternative",1076,1922000,2998000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5412663-d574bc70eb844aab337c5c2f04a912a1&start=1922&end=2998","/articles/6167085/Dundee/Yamhill-County/Oregon/Council-signals-support-for-continuing-Newberg-Dundee-police-contract-after-review-of-county-alternative","Dundee, Ore. — City staff presented a comparison of options for municipal police services on May 20, and the council gave clear informal support to retaining the current contract arrangement with the Newberg‑Dundee Police Department rather than moving policing services to a Yamhill County sheriff's contract.

Staff's report summarized that a county contract could be less expensive in staff models but would require about eight to ten months to hire and place deputies and would change dispatch arrangements; one staff memo estimated a county start‑up cost component of roughly $60,000–$65,000 in the first year for dispatch/service transition (staff asked the sheriff for firm numbers). City staff and several councilors emphasized reliability and local relationships in favor of the current contract.

\"We have 24/7 service, and these are very well trained and fully accredited,\" said Jeff Kosmachin, chief of police for the Newberg‑Dundee Police Department. \"If you guys went with someone else, we would have to lay off 3 police officers.\" Chief Kosmachin described the local force's ongoing response levels and said the department has covered code‑compliance and other local duties beyond the minimum contracted hours.

Councilors said proximity and a consistent local presence were important. Several members noted potential cost savings with a county option, but they also said those savings might come with tradeoffs in response time and local knowledge. One councilor observed the county base is farther from Dundee and that deputies would likely be assigned from larger, more distant beats.

Steve (city staff) said the city could ask the sheriff's office to provide a formal written proposal and clarified that switching dispatch services would require technical changes and could add delay in emergency handling unless carefully negotiated.

Councilors did not vote to change policing arrangements at the meeting. The council asked staff to solicit a formal written proposal from the sheriff for comparison and to return to the council if any firm contract terms differed materially from the discussion. For now, the council indicated a preference to continue building on the local Newberg‑Dundee police relationship.","After staff presented an analysis of options to replace or supplement current police services, councilors expressed broad support for continuing the existing contract with the Newberg‑Dundee Police Department and declined to pursue a county‑provided patrol as a preference; the city chief and staff will continue coordination.",{"_33":85,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":86,"_41":87,"_43":88,"_45":89,"_47":90,"_49":50,"_51":91,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":92,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":93,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6167090,"Council gives staff direction to draft 15-year, $10 million TLT rebate proposal for new hotel",1026,507000,1533000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5412663-d574bc70eb844aab337c5c2f04a912a1&start=507&end=1533","/articles/6167090/Dundee/Yamhill-County/Oregon/Council-gives-staff-direction-to-draft-15-year-10-million-TLT-rebate-proposal-for-new-hotel","Dundee, Ore. — City leaders told staff to draft a TLT rebate proposal tied to a new hotel development that would run up to 15 years and be capped at $10 million, after a council discussion on May 20 about the merits and risks of using a transient lodging tax rebate as an economic development tool.

City staff framed the discussion as a due‑diligence review of an approach that is uncommon in Oregon but used in some California and Utah jurisdictions. \"This isn't something that's used here in Oregon all that much, but there are examples of where it is used elsewhere,\" said Ashley, a consultant who reviewed comparable programs for the city. Staff and several councilors said they wanted to keep the city's statutory 70/30 split in place (70% for tourism uses; 30% to the general fund) while allowing a city rebate to be carved from the city's share, subject to caps and a structure that limits fiscal exposure.

Representatives of the hotel developer (identified in the meeting as SKB) said the company could work with a 12‑ to 15‑year schedule and a $10,000,000 cap. \"That would work, for us,\" said John Olivier, speaking on behalf of the project; Olivier said the developer preferred the longest term possible if the cap remained $10 million, but added the company was flexible about ratio and timing.

Councilors debated the term length, the stage at which abatements would begin, and the community budget impact if more than one hotel later sought a similar concession. One councilor urged the city to treat the measure as a one‑off initial tool and invest conservatively. Another suggested reworking the proposed schedule so the largest abatements occur early in the term and smaller abatements occur later to reduce cumulative cost and keep the cap under $10 million.

Staff said the city's draft would maintain a 70/30 statutory split and add a dollar cap; the council asked staff to return with a formal resolution reflecting a 15‑year term and a $10,000,000 maximum rebate for review at the next meeting. No formal binding vote on the rebate was taken at the May 20 meeting; councilors instead gave staff direction to prepare the agreement language and financial schedule for a future vote.

Councilors also discussed pending state legislative proposals that could loosen current restrictions on TLT spending — for example, allowing some TLT dollars to fund infrastructure and public‑safety costs — and noted those changes could affect future policy choices. The developer said the total project value is roughly $60–65 million and that the company was eager to begin construction once terms were settled.

The council directed staff to work with developer representatives and return to the June 1 meeting with a draft resolution and numerical schedule reflecting the 15‑year/$10 million framework for council review.","Dundee councilors directed staff to draft a transient lodging tax (TLT) rebate agreement capped at $10 million over 15 years for an incoming hotel project, keeping the statutory 70/30 tourism/general‑fund split and requesting capped, tiered abatements; no formal vote was taken.",{"_33":95,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":96,"_41":97,"_43":98,"_45":99,"_47":100,"_49":50,"_51":101,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":102,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":103,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6167095,"Dundee council approves modified waste-management community-event terms and 7% rate update",357,107000,464000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5412663-d574bc70eb844aab337c5c2f04a912a1&start=107&end=464","/articles/6167095/Dundee/Yamhill-County/Oregon/Dundee-council-approves-modified-waste-management-community-event-terms-and-7-rate-update","Dundee, Ore. — The Dundee City Council on May 20 approved Resolution 2025-04, a modification to the city's waste-management agreement that keeps a proposed 7% rate adjustment and clarifies fee terms for city-run community clean-up events.

The measure, presented by city staff, kept a 7% increase the council discussed at an earlier meeting and added a line specifying that the city's community clean-up event would be provided as \"dump fee only charge to the city,\" meaning Waste Management will not add an additional surcharge for that service.

City staff introduced the item and invited Waste Management's local director to comment. \"We can basically have actually a date and time, and we'll provide the boxes for it,\" said Jason Lizzie, director of Newberg Operations for Waste Management. City staff and multiple councilors discussed whether to adopt a 7% increase now or revisit the figure at a later meeting; one councilor said 7% \"seemed fair\" compared with comparable jurisdictions.

Councilors also asked for clarifications in the resolution text so the language did not both promise a no-surcharge community event and simultaneously state the city would still pay a fee. After debate and a switch to explicit \"dump fee only\" language in section 3.3 of the draft resolution, a councilor moved to approve Resolution 2025-04 as modified; a second followed and the motion passed with one opposition.

The change leaves the city paying the standard collection rates (including the approved increase) while removing the added community-event surcharge previously proposed in the draft resolution. Council members asked staff to coordinate scheduling with Waste Management once a date for the city event is set.

The council did not direct immediate additional rate changes beyond the adopted 7% and left open the option to revisit increases at a future meeting if needed.

The council vote outcome was recorded by the mayor during the meeting; details of the roll-call votes were not provided in the public transcript.","The Dundee City Council approved a resolution updating its contract terms with Waste Management, keeping a proposed 7% rate increase and directing that a city community clean‑up event be provided without a dump surcharge; the motion passed with one recorded opposition.","actionData","errors"]

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