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• Consent agenda: Council approved the consent agenda as presented (voice vote recorded as unanimous \"aye\").

• Audit committee appointments: Council appointed Brandon Parsons and Charlene Sailors to the audit committee on a unanimous voice vote.

• Sale of city property (industrial park parcel 20-03-32-43-01400): Council approved sale to SafePark Storage LLC for $728,440 and accommodated a buyer-requested 30-day due-diligence extension with an added $5,000 nonrefundable earnest payment to apply to the purchase price; approval was subject to city-attorney review and the city manager was directed to sign the agreement (unanimous).

• EPUD feasibility/study scoping direction: Council directed staff to assist in producing a statement of interest for Emerald People's Utility District and to work with EPUD and Pacific Power to define and estimate a feasibility study scope and cost; motion passed unanimously.

• Guinness World Records / community promotions funding: Council approved using the community promotions/rural tourism line (existing $35,000 budget line) to fund adjudication/related costs for a proposed Guinness World Records event tied to mining days, with direction to accept donations and revenue to offset costs where possible; motion passed unanimously.

Votes were recorded by voice; the meeting transcript records unanimous 'aye' votes for the motions above. Where motions referenced specific contract edits (sale of parcel), the motions included direction that final language be subject to city-attorney review. Staff will carry out follow-up items as directed by the council.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","September 8, 2025 City Council Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Summary of council votes at the Sept. 1 meeting: consent agenda approved; two audit-committee appointments; sale of industrial-park parcel approved; staff directed to pursue EPUD feasibility statement and study scoping; community promotions funding authorized for a Guinness World Records event.","taxTitle","Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon","taxId",56931,"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},6475266,"Council approves sale of industrial-park parcel to SafePark Storage LLC for $728,440, authorizes limited buyer-requested extension",369,3096000,3465000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5735136-f3fb92c13bacf069da81763eae30457c&start=3096&end=3465","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5735136-f3fb92c13bacf069da81763eae30457c/thumbnail_3096000.jpg","/articles/6475266/Cottage-Grove/Lane-County/Oregon/Council-approves-sale-of-industrial-park-parcel-to-SafePark-Storage-LLC-for-728440-authorizes-limited-buyer-requested-extension","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6475266-6d3d9f907930cf7e9c6478962a65f2b3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146861&Signature=e8nMNmQVZgxtsm-ZJ3HHxlzHjaPX2LYsZBsafeB~ktcQAiu0ccJhPOYTtPWP~qqKf5VGHYtIyShgjCqVydm0kSS1Ic5wNeYDp4P~eeVMh3uGjFJZI6iOwCYD8ZdtZMsRwjorvSi1vB1wcMYnTMd3BKf2w0PL6hTvB5~SdPrm9UzQG79MjmbpZlzy7QdTeiwdKXt36KXfU2Wp8f8VcbFy~HB266uj1k~P~26-p5Id~8aIEzz-hAUnzjH5SNAOxZ5-GjBWVJ2p8uxPZM0pTIvJgU3oa~DAd-xiE51LTP9LT2ltA9ezz0MZYs7Ia33StihMaVm9mkgmlBMe36XSQXoluQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Cottage Grove City Council held a public hearing on an offer to purchase a city-owned parcel in the industrial park (map and tax lot 20-03-32-43-01400). Public Works Director Faye Stewart reported the city received an offer from SafePark Storage LLC for $728,440 and summarized the public-notice and review steps taken under Resolution No. 216, which the council adopted previously to declare the parcel surplus property.

Stewart told the council the buyer requested an additional 30 days of due diligence and offered an additional $5,000 in nonrefundable earnest money, to be applied toward the purchase price if the sale proceeds. Councilor Urban asked staff why the extension was needed; Stewart said the buyer was conducting a comprehensive review including wetlands delineation and planning-department conversations and that state review (Division of State Lands) can add time.

Councilor Urban moved to approve the purchase-and-sale agreement to sell the parcel to SafePark Storage LLC for $728,440, accommodating the buyer’s requested changes (including the 30‑day extension and increased earnest money), subject to city‑attorney approval of the agreement language, and to direct the city manager to sign. The motion was seconded, the council voted unanimously and the motion carried.

The agreement (as amended) increases the earnest-money amount in the contract and directs staff to finalize dates and attachment language with the city attorney. If the buyer declines for reasons not attributable to city performance, the additional earnest money would be retained by the city, Stewart said.

Ending: With the council’s unanimous approval, the city manager was directed to sign the purchase-and-sale agreement after final city-attorney review and the sale process will proceed under the amended terms.","After a public hearing on the offer, the Cottage Grove City Council approved sale of city-owned parcel map/tax lot 20-03-32-43-01400 to SafePark Storage LLC for $728,440, and allowed a buyer-requested 30‑day due‑diligence extension with an additional $5,000 nonrefundable earnest payment subject to city‑attorney final language.",{"_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},6475271,"Council asks staff to pursue talks with Emerald People's Utility District and explore feasibility study",4705,1860000,6565000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5735136-f3fb92c13bacf069da81763eae30457c&start=1860&end=6565","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5735136-f3fb92c13bacf069da81763eae30457c/thumbnail_1860000.jpg","/articles/6475271/Cottage-Grove/Lane-County/Oregon/Council-asks-staff-to-pursue-talks-with-Emerald-Peoples-Utility-District-and-explore-feasibility-study","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6475271-f0d6f88f0bafb70b7794c10edeec03ba/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146861&Signature=KL6y1oWP7dWLLXgeaq~dpRN-n7xYh4-oJJQzd6WymECVGj9NcpdaYsRDuwWACrZkKzM3qc~TXyoHFXrK0PFplmyPDL13DLh6jC2IrhCM7us1yq9FiU4rCjhvtpRBRV12QadyunQxE~3gWEwkuU27BTafXTA0cuNoZQGj9w6g0k4LMGkDG8tyl5Lk8u4eqK17uHAkXEOrFVHq1B3DkJCVhx4ibhjYAw3Gj-d~xeEwFJ~s2F7f1QTwhv9MzZZYyGUrXMaIu3W9LUi9CPl5ruubfhPApEWeaQ3xTD1-5wnEt-VqzurMcoIoB8Ys8lhocbpSssLcj6FWEsvsSamSpsPI6w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Emerald People's Utility District (EPUD) General Manager Kyle Rodman presented to the Cottage Grove City Council on EPUD’s history, service territory and reasons the district is studying potential service to parts of Cottage Grove. After presentations from EPUD and a Pacific Power representative, the council voted to authorize staff to produce a council statement of interest and to work with EPUD to define a feasibility study.

Rodman said EPUD was formed after local residents organized to improve electric service and began operations in 1983. He said EPUD serves most of the surrounding county but not the downtown cores of several cities, creating “island” city situations. Rodman told the council EPUD currently serves roughly 841 addresses inside Cottage Grove’s city limits (out of just under 5,000 addresses in the city) and has about 87 local employees. He said EPUD’s recent customer surveys show roughly 90% satisfaction for reliability and that EPUD’s rates compare favorably in regional bill comparisons; he characterized EPUD as roughly 30% below the top area provider in many comparisons.

Pacific Power’s regional manager, Scott Salazar, told the council Pacific Power has supplied Cottage Grove since 1954, said the company is committed to continuing service and warned that acquiring the system would be complicated. Salazar said much of the equipment that serves Cottage Grove is Pacific Power’s and “the equipment is not for sale,” though he offered to answer council and public questions.

After questions about restoration times during the January 2024 ice storm (EPUD representatives said their full-district restoration took about 17 days and Pacific Power staff reported full restoration in Cottage Grove took about five to seven days), staffing and capital needs, the council considered whether to provide EPUD the formal signal its board requested to pursue a feasibility study. The motion the council approved directed staff to assist council in producing a statement of interest for EPUD, and to work with both EPUD and Pacific Power to gather information and develop a feasibility scope and cost to present back to council. The motion passed unanimously.

EPUD had requested a formal statement of interest — either a council vote or letter — before its board would commit resources to a feasibility analysis. Rodman said a feasibility study would examine the cost to acquire the incumbent system, potential staffing needs and capital improvements and estimate transition timing and rate impacts. He said EPUD would be willing to help fund or participate in the study but that costs and scope would need to be negotiated.

Ending: Council members said they wanted an apples‑to‑apples comparison and additional information from both utilities; staff will return with a proposed feasibility-study scope and cost and a draft statement of interest if the council wishes to proceed.","Following a presentation by Emerald People's Utility District (EPUD), the Cottage Grove City Council directed staff to prepare a statement of interest and to work with EPUD on the scope and cost of a feasibility study comparing EPUD and Pacific Power service options.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6475276,"Council hears urban renewal (TIF) briefing; consultant outlines $65.4 million maximum indebtedness",1581,269000,1850000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5735136-f3fb92c13bacf069da81763eae30457c&start=269&end=1850","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5735136-f3fb92c13bacf069da81763eae30457c/thumbnail_269000.jpg","/articles/6475276/Cottage-Grove/Lane-County/Oregon/Council-hears-urban-renewal-TIF-briefing-consultant-outlines-654-million-maximum-indebtedness","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6475276-6fe9490a1ca86507fdb598de7790d93f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771146861&Signature=gc9NkarS06fC3u50aEUN26R08h9M0tYs7ZPcYGwQB8qRhqEjiD0vrRaAkttG0JhzFViapWTiGg8wYT08cIEYcj67dOBpOUKyLcv5g1d2VOWWiEdyaCNfo0Peyf3lvzqjnPjf4YQ4NFWuLFJS6VlLO1a85pHKRlVWRdg~YUaowpC49MiGPIXYGUFAU6UmnhjLhiBh3L3GUlwwrwvr-f697aUmsKFcnrwlgecnBYUMJuMhdcTamC7L-li6~1aL0mhOQF27hrrZ-q6Uas~Iw80Coml6tUGPwNMbYe7PlDzLyYLs-Rpip5P4beebTxscT6cS1tv83X3HVHbfvln0eEZRbQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Consultant Elaine Howard briefed the Cottage Grove City Council on the basics of urban renewal and a draft Cottage Grove urban renewal area, saying the plan would rely on tax-increment financing (TIF) and would not increase property tax bills but would reallocate future growth in assessed value for projects within a defined area.

Howard said the draft plan she and city staff have been developing projects a maximum indebtedness of $65,400,000 over a 30-year horizon. She told the council the consultants and staff translate that into about $37,000,000 of projects in today’s dollars and presented five‑year increment projections that start lower (about $1.8 million in years 1–5) and ramp up later in the plan.

Howard described how TIF works in Oregon: when a renewal area is formed the county assessor establishes a frozen assessed-value base for properties inside the area and taxes on any increase above that base (the increment) are set aside for the urban renewal agency rather than distributed to other taxing districts. “The most important thing for people to remember about urban renewal is that it is not a new tax,” Howard said.

The consultant showed a draft boundary centered on downtown and adjacent commercial corridors and said staff and the consultant worked with Public Works Director Faye Stewart to document streets and utility deficiencies and building conditions along Main Street. She summarized a draft project list and approximate allocations in today’s dollars: economic development and land acquisition (about $8,000,000), a development loan program ($6,000,000), transportation and pedestrian/ADA projects (about $10,900,000), utilities (about $4,700,000), staffing/finance/planning (~$4,000,000), emergency preparedness ($1,000,000) and parks ($500,000), with roughly $2,000,000 remaining to allocate.

Howard noted statutory limits applicable to cities under 50,000 population: no more than 25% of the city’s assessed value or acreage may be included; the draft boundary is roughly 7% of assessed value and about 10% of acreage, both below those limits. She said the city’s existing urban renewal agency (established before statewide property-tax limits) will need bylaws and officer elections to operate under current law and staff will ask the council to elect officers at an agency meeting scheduled in two weeks.

Howard read a proposed schedule that would include a planning commission review (October 15), a city council hearing (November 10) and a second reading November 24 so a nonemergency ordinance, if adopted, could become effective Dec. 24. She said adopting an urban renewal area effective before Jan. 1 would allow the city to receive its first increment in fiscal year 2026–27; a later start would delay access to increment revenue by a full year. Councilor Sotomayor asked for clarification of a five-year collection drop in the projections; Howard said the dip reflects projected bond debt service during that period.

Council members and Howard did not take final action on formation at the meeting; the presentation closed with Howard asking the council for questions and offering to return with more detail as staff refines the plan.

Ending: The council received the briefing as part of its special presentations and is scheduled to consider agency organization at an agency meeting in two weeks before further public hearings and planning‑commission review under the proposed timeline.","Consultant Elaine Howard reviewed how tax-increment financing (urban renewal) works in Oregon and described a draft Cottage Grove urban renewal area with a projected $65.4 million maximum indebtedness over 30 years, a draft project list and a proposed adoption schedule.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Cottage Grove City Council actions (meeting)

Council approves sale of industrial-park parcel to SafePark Storage LLC for $728,440, authorizes limited buyer-requested extension

Council asks staff to pursue talks with Emerald People's Utility District and explore feasibility study

Council hears urban renewal (TIF) briefing; consultant outlines $65.4 million maximum indebtedness