Planning items:

Tree code (19-020 DCA): Staff is still in process of drafting major revisions to our tree code – the revisions are extensive enough that we will likely “repeal and replace” the entire code section. Staff is working on the revisions now.

Sign code: Staff shall complete an initial meeting with City Council representatives to update findings for a future formal workshop with all of Council.  Staff is almost complete with code review and will be available to meet with Councilor Pietzold and Mayor Pulliam shortly.

Space Age Fueling Station (19-012 DR): Waiting for comments from the transportation related agencies before drafting final order.

Scenic Street (19-027 CUP): Staff has deemed this application incomplete.

Bloom Annexation (Case No. 18-026 ANN): City Council approved Ord. 2019-16 approving the proposed annexation. 

Design Review:

• Tractor Supply Company shed addition: (19-022 DR) Final order issued August 15.
• Cashatt Duplex (19-028 DR/CUP): Applied for a conditional use permit to have a duplex within a C-1 zoned property (located on Pleasant St.)
• Bailey Meadows Subdivision (19-023 SUB/VAR):  We are waiting on the applicants for this proposed 100 lot subdivision by Ponder Lane to send hard copies so we can send them out for agency review and neighbor notice.
• Dutch Bros (18-057 DR/CUP): A Final Order was completed 7/22/19.  This site is clear to begin developing.
• Fun Time RV (18-030 DR): Planning commission approved the Conditional Use for outside display and storage of merchandise for the entire site and Special variance to eliminate the required building at the 8/26/19 meeting. 
• Trillium Machine: (19-017) Deemed incomplete on 8/20/19.  Applicant has recently reached out with miscellaneous questions.
• US Metal Works (19-026 MOD):  Approved site plan modifications, issued Final Order  8/21/19. 
• Jewelberry Meadows (19-018 SUB): Submitted 7/5/19, deemed incomplete 7/26/19 and resubmitted 8/2/19.  Currently under review.

Kelly’s Kudos: This is a new section of the Development Services Department Report reserved for our director to identify when staff goes above and beyond the call of duty

For August of 2019, I would like to recognize Terre Gift for his extraordinary work solving a safety issue identified by a resident in the Champion Village subdivision. Terre’s quick actions resolved a fall hazard next to a sidewalk on Champion Way that is used for school children walking to their bus stop.  Thanks to Terre for working with the developer to  satisfy an immediate safety concern on the same day it was identified.

Internal projects: 

• City Hall Remodel: This project, at long last, is 100% completed.  Many thanks to Columbia Cascade Inc of Boring for getting everything completed, including all the last-minute changes.  Total cost of the project including all change orders and the replacement of the stonework on the exterior columns: $176,275
• We are currently going through a second round of electrical work at City Hall.  We are removing as many of the Lazenby-era outlet strips as we can and replacing those with standard inset outlets, replacing the older grey outlets and switches with newer white ones for consistency and adding a few extra outlets where needed.  Bull Run Electric is doing the work.
• Once the electrical work at City Hall is completed (2^nd week of September), we will remove all of the old blinds on the south and west sides of the building, and then contract with a drywaller/finisher to repair all of the drywall cuts in the building and get all of the interior painting cleaned up.

Economic Development items:

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

• New restaurant at Chariteas site: We are in the bidding stage of two different Tenant Improvement grants at this site – one for the purchase and installation of a kitchen hood, and one for an interior remodel to add a bar, additional ADA restroom and to upgrade and relocated the grease interceptor.  More to come soon!
• Tractor Supply Company:  Work continues at this site as the company prepares for an targeted September 27^th grand opening date.  There is a representative from the corporate office on site now conducting interviews to hire staff for the store.
• Oregon’s Wild Harvest building:  This building has been purchased by our friends at Clackamas County Health, Housing & Human Services and will be used as expansion space for existing services here in Sandy.  After a zone change, the office section of the building will be removed, parking will be expanded, and the interior will undergo an extensive remodel prior to reopening.  The new owners are also looking for off-site parking for staff to help alleviate the restricted parking on-site.
  
  

Econ Devl – Internal Projects:

Downtown maintenance:

• Cleanup on Pioneer Blvd: In process.
• Rip City Rally:  The Portland Trailblazers are hosting an event in downtown Sandy on the corner of Scales and Proctor as part of a statewide marketing campaign.  They have asked to make this as much of a “community event” as possible by setting up near the Farmer’s Market and making space available for local non-profit oriented organizations to set up booths and distribute information.  More on the Rally in next month’s report.
• Changes coming to Mtn. Moka Building:  We have made arrangements with Brad Picking to take care of a few aesthetic changes to this building at the City’s expense in preparation for a potential paint job in the near future:
  • Oregon Tree Care will remove the large tree on the SE corner of Proctor and Meinig on 9/12 – this tree is growing into the electrical infrastructure above it, and is far, far too large for the space it’s currently growing in.  Wood to be donated to AntFarm’s firewood program.  Mr. Picking has stated that he will replace with something more fitting to that space later.
  • The disintegrating wheel stop bars made of old railroad ties along the Meinig Avenue side of the parking lot will be replaced by concrete wheel stops from Michael’s Precast Concrete on 9/11.  Wheel stops paid for by City of Sandy; installation to be done by KLM Construction at Mr. Picking’s cost.

• Mural restoration: Both of the downtown murals undergoing restoration work are now complete.  The Ace Hardware mural looks noticeably brighter – special thanks to Arts Commissioners Becky Hawley and Pamela Smithstead for completing the work by volunteering their labor and time and by reaching out to Ace Hardware, who donated the paint for this project (a significant expense).  The restoration work on the mural attached to the back of the Mountain Moka Building was completed by the original artist, Lee Lauritzen, and his son Craig under an existing maintenance agreement.

• Derelict buildings – residential: 
  
  
  • Pendergrass: The small garage directly behind Meadowlark Ski was removed by Konell Construction in late August, and the fruit tree that was there was removed by AntFarm Youth Services and donated to their firewood program with the property owner’s blessings at about the same time.  This property is now on the commercial market for sale.  The other small garage was brought up to current code by local contractor Jonah Nail and has passed final inspection.  This concludes our derelict buildings process with the Pendergrass family, as represented by Ms. Paula Sorenson, the family matriarch.  Ms. Sorenson picked up her reimbursement check for the demolished garage here at City Hall on Friday, September 6^th.

• Derelict buildings – commercial:
  • Smith Building: We have requested a report from Dao Architecture in Portland detailing the appropriate steps to take to halt degradation of the building surface and suggesting an appropriate method to restore surface paint.  Dao has some current deadlines they have to meet before they can get started on this project – we are currently waiting on them to have enough time available in their schedule to do a site visit.

Econ Devl – Conferences/training:

• Nothing in August