Council Roundup for July 3^rd 2024

The Newberg City Council met on July 3^rd, 2024, and took the following actions:

•  Councilor Glenn Cloyd was sworn in as District 3 City Councilor and took his Oath of Office

•  Council appointed Councilor Cloyd as the Planning Commission Ex-Officio.

•  Council passed a resolution to award Pihl the bid for the Wynooski Stormwater Outfall Project.

•  The AFSCME Council 75 Collective Bargaining Agreement was ratified.

•  Council passed a resolution awarding $28,580 to the Newberg Area Habitat for Humanity from the Newberg Affordable Housing Trust’s Time Sensitive Grant Program

•  Council received information about a hardship exemption for provision of extraterritorial water services to 901 S. McKern Ct

◦  Council made a motion for a 50% reduction in SDCs for the Applicant.

◦  A motion was made to direct staff to prepare a resolution and contract for extra-territorial water services and a hardship exemption in perpetuity barring a change of use.

•  The Newberg Urban Renewal Agency (NURA) met directly following the council meeting and replaced the empty Chair position left by Molly Olson of the NURA Citizens Advisory Committee with Councilor Peggy Kilburg.