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Wheeler council adopts Emergency Preparedness proclamation, appoints planning commissioner and reviews city projects
Summary
The council voted to adopt a proclamation declaring September 2024 Emergency Preparedness Month, approved a planning commission appointment, and received city manager and public works updates on a $147,000 waterfront restaurant bid package, annexation fixes, a dropped lawsuit, and public‑works repairs and lead‑service‑line inventory progress.
At its Sept. 17 meeting, the Wheeler City Council handled a mix of routine actions and updates.
Votes at a glance • Planning commission appointment: Motion to accept Shannon Foote’s application for the planning commission was moved and seconded and passed in voice/roll‑call vote as recorded in the meeting minutes. (Record shows 'Aye' votes; names recorded in the meeting transcript.)
• Proclamation: Council adopted Proclamation 2024‑02 declaring September 2024 as Emergency Preparedness Month for the Nahalem Bay area; motion moved, seconded and adopted by voice vote.
City manager and public works reports City manager reported that engineering plans for the waterfront restaurant are finalized and the project is going out to bid with a current estimated cost of $147,000; staff will check OPRD grant terms for possible gaps in coverage. The city is preparing to repeal a flawed 2019 annexation ordinance and re‑adopt correct ordinances for three parcels, with work expected next month and reconnection in November for two properties.
Public works reported no lead service lines identified on customer or city sides so far; the lead service line inventory work is ongoing with a target completion date of Oct. 15. Staff presented two bids to repair a leaking garage roof: Construction quoted $16,362 for full replacement; All Repair & Remodel quoted $13,846 for replacement and offered a $2,850 repair‑only option. Jiffy Construction will replace a failed culvert on Second Street in the next 2–3 weeks and JJ Electric will install an automatic transfer switch for the City Hall emergency generator.
Nuisance code discussion Council resumed review of nuisance code rewrite language, including proposed maintenance requirements for cleared lots and limits on noxious vegetation. Councilors and residents debated enforceability, staffing capacity for code enforcement, and whether rules should apply retroactively; some suggested neighbor‑to‑neighbor solutions or property‑owner agreements to resolve sightline complaints.
Next steps: Staff will return with more background on ORS 366.514 and its implications for trail funding, clarify effective dates for the water rate resolution raised by a resident, and bring more detailed cost and schedule information (waterfront bids, annexation repeal timeline, and nuisance‑code draft) at a future meeting.
