Planning items:

Bloom Annexation (Case No. 18-026 ANN) City Council approval of request effective as of 9/30/19 via City of Sandy Ordinance 2019-16.  

Tree code (19-020 DCA): Staff revisions still being drafted.

Sign code:  Staff is almost complete with code review and will be available to meet with Councilor Pietzold and Mayor Pulliam shortly for a status review.

Trillium Machine (19-017): Deemed incomplete on 8/20/19.

Marshall Ridge (17-006):  The model home for this subdivision is currently being constructed (see below)

Forest Service Site remodel (19-035 DR/ADJ US): This parking lot remodel/expansion at the USFS Building has been deemed incomplete.

FSH overlay map update (19-021 ZC):  Update to zoning map to include FSH overlay on 2 recently annexed properties on Jacoby Road

Mt. Hood Senior Living (19-027 CUP): Applicant has proposed a conditional use to allow a senior living facility on this Scenic Street site.

Bloom Annexation (Case No. 18-026 ANN): City Council approved Ord. 2019-16 approving the proposed annexation.  Effective as of September 30.

Tickle Creek Village (19-038 DR/TREE/FSH):  Proposed condos at the NE corner of Ruben and Dubarko – this is currently undergoing a completeness review.

Mountain View Ridge (16-039): This subdivision is currently under construction (see below)

Vacant Platted, Tentative Platted & Expired Lots Report – 3rd Quarter 2019

We issued 30 new house permits from July through September. City Center Townhomes was recently platted and all six lots have house permits that were already issued, so the subdivision moved from tentative platted to off the list altogether. We issued a model home permit in Marshall Ridge, but the subdivision is still not platted so that is the reason the number of lots was reduced by one.

You will receive the next update in January 2019.

Design Review:

• Cashatt Duplex (19-028 DR/CUP): Conditional use permit for a duplex within a C-1 zoned property (located on Pleasant St.), deemed complete 9/6/19, on the agenda for the Planning Commission meeting on November 19.
• Bailey Meadows Subdivision (19-023 SUB/VAR):  The applicant for this 100-lot subdivision by Ponder Lane is considering a UGB expansion for the extension of Gunderson Road and will likely be submitting an updated proposal; PC hearing postponed
• Jewelberry Meadows (19-018 SUB): This 20-lot subdivision was deemed complete on 9/17.  Staff review is in process.
• Bull Run Electric Building (19-036 DR): Applicant proposed new multi-use, multi-tenant industrial building located on the north side of Industrial Way, east of 362nd Drive.
• Space Age Fueling Station (19-012 DR):  Received updated traffic analysis from applicant and related comments from transportation agencies; final order almost finished
• Sandy Health Clinic: (19-032 ZC) Rezone of 39831 HWY 26 (old Oregon’s Wild Harvest Building) from C-2 to C-1, deemed complete 9/18/19, on the agenda for the November 19 Planning Commission meeting.

Kelly’s Kudos:

• This month I want to say congratulations to James Cramer for accepting his new position with the City of Battle Ground, but even more importantly I want to say thank you for the last two years. Your time with the City of Sandy was fruitful in regards to land use planning, code interpretation, parks planning, sign permitting, and helping customers. Your ability to help residents troubleshoot questions and concerns was second to none. We wish you the best of luck in all future endeavors.
  
  

Internal projects: 

• Joe’s Donuts undergrounding:  We are reaching the completion of the project to remove the antiquated power pole supplying Joe’s Donuts by undergrounding power to this building.  PGE’s contractors (Kuenzi) were working on Sept 25^th to complete the technical work of re-routing the power to Joe’s (see below); as of this writing, there is a new temporary pole still serving the building – working to find out why.
  

• The second round of electrical work at City Hall is now complete.  Thanks to Bull Run Electric for completing the work quickly and quietly during our regular business hours.
• Picture window blinds have been removed on the south and west walls of the building by the Parks Department team.  Next steps: 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 have completed the bid process for the interior modifications and selected the winning bidders.  Construction should start any day now.  The business owner very recently called to discuss starting a Façade Improvement project to paint the building and install a concrete pad in the “back yard” for future outdoor seating.
• Tractor Supply Company:  is now open!  There are some odds and ends for them to complete in the coming months (landscaping items, streetscape items, adding box windows, etc.), but these are bonded so these items will be completed shortly.

Econ Devl – Internal Projects:

Downtown maintenance:

• Cleanup on Pioneer Blvd: Complete.  Bonus points to Todd Sparks (owner of the Boring Brewing/Mad Dogz Building and Sparky’s Pizza) for providing free pizza to the AntFarm weeding crew out of the goodness of his heart.
• Rip City Rally:  Huge success.  Turnout at the Farmer’s Market was increased by a great deal because of this “rally” at the event, and the activities the Blazer’s organization had for the kids at this event was nothing short of fantastic.  The event was a great opportunity for our elected officials and some of our City departments to chat with constituents and show off some of the ways our City government works for them.  Shopper’s Trolley seemed to be a crowd favorite…
  
• Mtn. Moka Building: 
  • Oregon Tree Care removed the large tree on the SE corner of Proctor and Meinig in late September; wood was cut into manageable pieces and collected by the AntFarm for their firewood program on the same day the tree was removed.  Much better visibility at this intersection now, and one less maintenance headache for Mr. Picking – everybody wins.  Stump grinding to follow…

• The disintegrating wheel stop bars made of old railroad ties along the Meinig Avenue side of the parking lot of Mr. Picking’s property were also replaced with concrete wheel stops from Michael’s Precast Concrete on 9/11.  Wheel stops paid for by Sandy Urban Renewal Agency; installation done by KLM Construction at Mr. Picking’s cost.  Minor but highly visible aesthetic improvement at the intersection of two state highways.
• Mural restoration: With the restoration of both of the large downtown murals now completed, our Arts Commission volunteers have turned their attention to the the logging mural on the front of City Hall.  For ease of restoration, this mural was removed by Parks Department staff and is currently being restored over at the Bunker Building.  We are contracting with Neilson Construction to clean up the mounting site, paint and replace the mounting boards with some new pressure treated studs.  Look for this mural to be replaced sometime after the New Year.
• Derelict buildings – Smith Building:  Dao Architecture referred us to Peter Meijer Architect in Portland to produce the report we seek detailing the appropriate steps to take to halt degradation of the building surface and suggesting an appropriate method to restore surface paint.  Mr. Meijer is a specialist in historic building restoration and will be conducting a site visit to get started collecting data for the report on 18 October. Both property owners have been notified.

Econ Devl – Conferences/training:

• Oregon Main Street Conference (October 2-4, Tillamook, OR): Emily Meharg and I spent two days at this conference learning about what the Main Street organizations have been doing around Oregon over the last year and rubbing elbows with downtown organizations of all stripes. We also took a walking tour and got an upfront look at a massive $30 million downtown restructuring project where the City of Tillamook actually CREATED a couplet like ours out of a downtown full of two-way streets. The project included changing traffic patterns, all new streetscape infrastructure, large scale electrical undergrounding, the closing of a inter-couplet street to create an outdoor pedestrian space, and the addition of a new northbound access off of Highway 6 to Highway 101.