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Votes at a glance: Oregon City Commission actions, March 5, 2025
Summary
Commission approved the consent agenda, a personal services agreement for the Pioneer Community Center remodel, adopted a flood management overlay amendment on second reading, funded city-sponsored summer events with TLT funds, and denied removal of a Warner Milne street tree.
At its March 5, 2025 meeting the Oregon City Commission recorded the following formal actions and roll-call outcomes:
1) Consent agenda approval (items a, b and c) Motion: Approve consent agenda items a, b and c. Outcome: Approved by roll call (Rocky Smith — Aye; Mike Mitchell — Aye; Scott Wilson — Aye; Adam Morrow — Aye; Mayor Denise McGriff — Aye).
2) Personal services agreement — Pioneer Community Center kitchen remodel (agenda item d) Motion: Approve a personal services agreement with Pittman Restaurant Equipment for the Pioneer Community Center kitchen remodel project. Outcome: Approved by roll call (Rocky Smith — Aye; Mike Mitchell — Aye; Scott Wilson — Aye; Adam Morrow — Aye; Mayor Denise McGriff — Aye).
3) Second reading and adoption — Ordinance No. 25-1003: Flood Management Overlay District code amendments Motion: Conduct second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 25-1003, amending Oregon City Municipal Code Chapter 17.42 (Flood Management Overlay District). Public comment: Ken Basinger testified in opposition and referenced FEMA model code language and the National Marine Fisheries Service 2016 Biological Opinion. Outcome: Ordinance adopted by roll call (Rocky Smith — Aye; Mike Mitchell — Aye; Scott Wilson — Aye; Adam Morrow — Aye; Mayor Denise McGriff — Aye).
4) City-sponsored public events program funding (transient lodging tax) Motion: Approve $50,000 from the Transient Lodging Tax (TLT) fund to replenish the city-sponsored public events program for summer 2025 and authorize immediate advertising of the program. Outcome: Approved by roll call (Rocky Smith — Aye; Mike Mitchell — Aye; Scott Wilson — Aye; Adam Morrow — Aye; Mayor Denise McGriff — Aye).
5) Warner Milne street-tree removal request Motion: Deny staff’s request to remove the street tree on Warner Milne Road to allow construction of a curb-tight sidewalk. Outcome: Motion approved by roll call (Rocky Smith — Aye; Mike Mitchell — Aye; Scott Wilson — Aye; Adam Morrow — Aye; Mayor Denise McGriff — Aye).
6) Thimble Creek Industrial Land Readiness strategic plan — commissioner champions Action: Commissioners Mike Mitchell and Denise McGriff volunteered to serve as commission liaisons ("champions") to staff for the Thimble Creek industrial site readiness effort. Staff will return with draft resolution language and options for commission consideration. Outcome: Champions volunteered and staff to follow up; no formal roll-call vote required.
Why it matters: The ordinance adoption updates the flood management overlay code as required by litigation-driven obligations and the Warner Milne action preserves a mature street tree while directing staff to explore sidewalk alternatives and mitigation policy changes. The TLT funding restores a seasonal grant program for city-sponsored events that aim to attract visitors.
