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The City of Mosier, Wasco County, Oregon invites proposals from independent certified municipal water operations contractors to provide Distribution Level 1 water operations for the City of Mosier in accordance with Oregon Health Authority rules. Submissions must be received by 3:00 p.m. Thursday, July 23, 2020. Electronic submissions are preferred and should be sent to Colleen Coleman, City Manager, colleen.coleman@cityofmosier.com. The full RFP can be downloaded at the link above.
Wednesday, 6/18/20, City Council voted unanimously to extend Mosier’s State of Emergency until September 17th. Rock Creek Park will remain open to locals from the 97040 zip code with pedestrian access only. City offices and all other Mosier Parks will remain closed to the public, including the Mosier Plateau Trail. Please contact Jayme Bennett, City Recorder at jayme.bennett@cityofmosier.com and Colleen Coleman, City Manager at colleen.coleman@cityofmosier.com for questions regarding City business.
It was a tough decision, but given the recent uptick in Covid-19 cases, Council felt it best to keep the community safe. “We are a tiny community and care about your health and safety,” said the Mayor. “Therefore we have chosen to take special precautions during this uncertain time. Please take good care, wear masks, wash your hands, keep a safe distance, and be kind to one another. “
| 6:30pm | I | Call to Order/Roll Call – Mayor Burns |
| II | Agenda corrections or additions | |
| 6:35 | III | Business from the Audience – This is for Mosier residents and anyone else to express concerns, needs, or opportunities. Please keep your comments succinct and under two minutes. You may bring in written materials for Committee and Staff to review. The Facilitator can assign the issue to a future Committee meeting, or to an appropriate Committee or staff member. We encourage the participation of all stakeholders in our community. |
| 6:45 | IV | Approval of: 06/03/2020 Council Meeting Minutes |
| V | BUSINESS | |
| 6:50 | 1. | Budget Resolution and Tax Assessment – Mayor Burns |
| 6:55 | 2. | WWTP Plan Update Presentation – Tom Coleman, RH2 |
| 7:45 | 3. | State of Emergency / Rock Ck Park Opening/Messaging Discussion – Mayor Burns |
| 8:00 | 4. | Letter to Governor in Support of Advancing Energy Efficiency in Bldg Codes – Mayor Burns |
| 8:00 | VI. | ANNOUNCEMENTS |
| 8:10 | VII. | ADJOURN |
The Mosier City Council will conduct a public hearing to receive public comments on the FY 2020/2021 Budget approved by the budget committee. Download the budget summary below.
Due to COVID-19 and Oregon Health Authority warnings, the City of Mosier declared a state of emergency at 7:30 p.m., March 18, 2020. City offices are closed for in-person visits, with staff working from home.
Wasco County Commissioner, Kathy Schwartz, former director of public health says, “the most important single thing everyone can do to prevent the spread of this virus is to stay home and practice social distancing.”
The Mosier Grange Blossom Dinner is being canceled this year because of concerns about the Coronavirus.
Check out our new website for Mosier Center! https://mosiercenter.com/
October 2, 2019 at 5:00 PM at the Mosier Senior Center 500 East 2nd Ave. Mosier, Oregon 97040
The City Council will convene at 5:00 PM to vote and adopt a resolution as the contracting board for procurement process exempting competitive bid and approving alternative delivery method for the Joint Use Facility project “Mosier Center”.
Adjourn 5:10
The Joint Use Facility Committee will follow the previously posted agenda (see below), with a corrected call to order at 5:10
Joint Use Facility Committee Agenda
| I | 6:30 pm | City Council Meeting Call to Order – Mayor Burns | 05 mins |
| II | 6:35 pm | Agenda corrections or additions | 05 mins |
| III | 6:40 pm | Public Comment – This is for Mosier residents and anyone else to express concerns, needs, or opportunities. Please keep your comments succinct and under two minutes. You may bring in written materials for Committee and Staff to review. The Facilitator can assign the issue to a future Committee meeting, or to an appropriate Committee or staff member. Please realize that we cannot always offer a response immediately but will give the matter due consideration. We encourage the participation of all stakeholders in our community. | 10 mins |
| IV | 6:50 pm | Approval of: 09/04/2019 – City Council Meeting Minutes | 5 mins |
| V | BUSINESS | ||
| 1. | 6:55 pm | Vote on Council Position Applicants – All Council | 10 mins |
| 2. | 7:05 pm | Community Solar Prentation– Ameresco Rep. Bruce Poulin | 25 mins |
| 3. | 7:30 pm | Staff Reports – Jayme Bennett, Andy Wells, Nick Kraemer, John Grim | 45 mins |
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| 6. | 8:15 pm | Announcements | 5 mins |
| VI | 8:20 pm | ADJOURN |
2019 City of Mosier Budget Committee Meeting
A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the City of Mosier, Wasco County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020, will be held Wednesday June 5, 2019, at 5:00 p.m. at the Mosier Senior Center, 500 E. Second Ave, Mosier, OR 97040
The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and comment from the public on the budget. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the budget committee will occur. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee.
A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained at a reasonable cost on or after June 5th at City Hall, 208 Washington, Mon., Wed., Fri., 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Colleen Coleman, Budget Officer/City Manager – colleen.coleman@cityofmosier.com