Planning items:

Dutch Bros (18-057 DR/CUP): Design Review, Conditional Use and three variances are tentatively scheduled for the PC meeting on 4/22.

PGE Redevelopment (19-002): PGE resubmitted the necessary documents and a completeness letter is being drafted.  Tentatively scheduled for the 5/28/19 Planning Commission hearing. 

Ruthhardt Properties Bull Run Building: A proposal for a new 12,000 square foot building has been submitted for the Maiden property on Industrial Way.  Current design shows 3 tenant spaces, and building would be owned and anchored by a local electrical contracting company.

Double Creek Condos modification: Modifications to this 69-unit condominium complex modification have been approved.  Final order issued April 4.

Stowaway Mini Storage (18-048 DR): Design review was deemed complete on 3/21.  Planning Commission hearing date is TBD.

Marshall Ridge Subdivision:  Grading and utility work has started on Sandy’s newest neighborhood.  This subdivision is located off Bornstedt Road next to Zion Meadows and will have 37 single family homes when complete.

Scenic Street snowboarding school/camp: Conditional use permit has been approved.  Final order issued on March 27.

Sandy Vault Storage: This storage unit development has been approved.  Final order for the development was issued on April 4.

Sign code: A future work session with Council and Staff shall take place (spring potentially) regarding proposed updates to the existing sign code regulations. Staff is meeting internally to discuss existing and additional recommendations prior to scheduling work session. 

Ballot Measure 3-540:Staff is working with Firwood Design to confirm the legal descriptions associated with the annexed parcels after receiving comments from the Department of Revenue. 

Bird Property Annexation (19124 Jacoby): Deemed complete, letter sent on April 9.

Bloom Annexation (18-026 ANN): Bloom Annexation, has been granted an extension not to extend beyond May 27, 2019 (245 days). 

Sandy Community Campus (SCC) replat:  Staff has received the updated plans completed by the contracted land surveyor for the proposed final plat of the Sandy Community Campus and Sandy Grade School campus.  Staff has also met with an OTSD facilities manager to discuss the placement on the proposed property lines. 

Vacant Platted, Tentative Platted & Expired Lots Report – 1st Quarter 2019

We issued permits for 9 new single family residential structures (single family homes and row houses) over the past three months. We are still pretty much out of lots available for single family homes! On the plus side, the six lots in City Townhomes should be constructed this spring/summer and the lots in Mt. View Ridge (38 lots) and Sandy Woods (43 lots) should be online for development in the first half of 2019. Marshall Ridge (37 lots) is also moving along quickly.

You will receive the next update in July 2019.

Design Review:

• Mt. Hood Cigar (19-008 DR): We have issued an incompleteness letter regarding their proposal for a “smoking shed” that will conceptually fill two parking spaces in front of the store.
• 37918 Hamilton Ridge Drive (18-058 ADJ): This request to make adjustments to the rear and side setbacks to a residential deck is currently under review.
• Robert Mottice (18-051 VAR): Mr. Mottice’s has appealed the Planning Commission’s 1/28/19 decision to deny the requested setback variance for an RV storage structure on a residential property to the City Council.  This will be heard by Council at their scheduled 4/15/19 meeting.
• Fun Time RV (18-030 DR): Deemed complete on 3/5 and placed on the agenda for the PC meeting on 5/28. 
• Jacoby Heights subdivision (18-025 SUB/VAR/FSH/TREE/INT):  Approved at the April 8^th Planning Commission

Parks & Trails Advisory Board:

• The Sandy Parks Board had a meeting on March 27 and discussed applying for an OPRD grant for 2020 parks improvements, revising the Parks Master Plan so we can explore restroom facilities in Bornstedt Park & polling citizens about their preferences for a shade structure there, future trails, and CPP funding for Jonsrud Viewpoint.
• Ms. Walker’s CPP grant application for a second round of improvements to Jonsrud Viewpoint was partially funded.  The Sandy Tourism Board and Clackamas County Tourism approved $10,000 of funding for this project to pay for new interpretive signage, a new telescope and new entry signage – all of these items are well worn and definitely in need of replacement. 
• City staff met at the Bluff Dog Park to discuss potential upgrades to the existing park using the funds raised for upgrades and Sarah Richardson will present some ideas and solicit for advisement from the Board at the April meeting. 
  
  

Internal projects: 

City Hall is currently undergoing a series of exterior improvements to the building including the following work:

• Siding on the wall facing Meinig Park has failed.  Contractors are tearing existing siding and window trim off this wall, replacing all windows (picture and slider), repairing flashing and improving framing where needed, installing proper weatherproofing, window trim and new Hardie shingle siding.
• Contractors also discovered that the rock face on the ten rock wrapped columns around City Hall is failing – we are in the process of getting proper quotes for a change order to replace this with new, properly installed rock wrap.
• The entire building will be painted in a new color combination.  This includes the roof.
• Lighting on the pedestrian path on the west side of the building will be replaced with energy-efficient fixtures.
• Many small improvements in the front of the building (repairing the wood work around the vestibule windows, tinting the vestibule windows, power washing, etc.)
• Repairing the concrete entryway in front of both front doors.

Economic Development items:

Econ Devl – Commercial Properties (vacancies, new businesses, etc.):

• Mt. Hood Impact Jiu Jitsu:  Mr. Rodriguez’ dojo is open and accepting new students.  Already has 10 signed up.  Welcome to Sandy, sir!

• Beauty Room of Sandy (formerly Passion Family Hair Care):  This new salon takes the place of Passion Family Hair Care in the unit next door to the Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce.  Proprietor Sarah Chavez is a Sandy resident.
• Rene’s Lucky Finds:  This new second hand store in the building next door to City Hall (Mills Building) is now open to the public.  They will be hosting an open house on May 4th from 10-7 (their regular hours) with the Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce hosting a ribbon cutting at noon.

Econ Devl – Internal Projects:

• Special Service Contract Program:  Final payments are processing for the second year of this biennial program.  City Manager’s office, Finance & Development Services will be meeting in April to discuss changes to the program for the 2019-2021 biennium, including:
  • Reviewing 17-19 results – are these the results that Council wants to see?
  • How can we improve the program rules and guidelines to more accurately produce the results Council is expecting?
  • Reaching out to all non-profits interested in the program.
  • Improving the financial auditing process for this grant to ensure that the funds City Council has allocated for this program are being spent appropriately.
    
• Downtown maintenance:
  
  • Derelict buildings – residential:  The Pendergrass family properties will be rehabbed.  Paula Sorenson has decided to bring both the apartment and the stand-alone garage into compliance with City building code.  She has gone through the appropriate steps with Axis Design and has an arrangement with an unknown contractor to do the work. We have received mixed signals from the owner of the Lamb properties of late regarding demolitions and are in the process of consulting with our city attorney on next steps.
  • Derelict buildings – Smith Building:  Work continues, but we have not heard from the owners in a while.  I am currently scheduling calls to see where they are at about finding a design professional to work with.  Also:

• Now waiting on a quote from Neilson Construction to remove and dispose of the old light post out front of the Smith Building.  PW crew was not comfortable with removing it, so we will contract it out.
• The decorative waste receptacle was received and installed in between the Gateway Pub and the Smith Building.  Also added to regular trash pickup for downtown.  Thanks to Parks Super Joe Preston for the installation.

Econ Devl – Conferences/training:

• Nothing in March, but I will have many entries here in the coming months…