City Council Adopts 2024 Waste/Recycling Rates
December 19, 2023 — On December 18, 2023, the City Council adopted new solid waste and recycling rates, to take effect on February 1. The new rates, established with franchise hauler Republic Services, represent the first local increase in residential and commercial waste and recycling collection rates in five years. The average increase of 9.2% for residential customers equates to an additional $2.60 per month for typical 35-gallon service.
With revised Parks System Development Charges (SDC) set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2024, the Council approved a resolution to apply the existing multi-family SDC rate for affordable housing units within the proposed transit-oriented development to be constructed at the Wilsonville Transit Center. The 121-unit multi-family complex provides much-needed affordable housing inventory and includes ground-floor amenities that include a permanent home for Wilsonville Community Sharing.
Following a public hearing, the Council adopted ordinances on first reading that annex and rezone 2.02 acres within the Frog Pond West neighborhood that enable construction of the 11-lot Frog Pond Petras Homes residential development at the northwest corner of Frog Pond Lane and Stafford Road.
The Council approved a $1.5 million contract with Tapani, Inc., to advance the Charbonneau Lift Station Rehabilitation Project. The project replaces aging and deteriorating assets and improves operational reliability and performance of the system, which delivers wastewater from Charbonneau to the Wilsonville’s Wastewater Treatment Plant.
To efficiently repair potholes and complete other road maintenance work, the Council approved a $285,000 contract with Premier Truck Group of Portland for the purchase of an asphalt patch truck.
The Council approved a revision to the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee’s charter that removes committee members who are absent from five meetings within a single calendar year. This action supports thoughtful, ongoing engagement in the City’s work to connect Wilsonville to the diverse perspectives and lived experiences of its people.
During Mayor’s Business, Mayor Julie Fitzgerald recommended the appointment of 24 individuals to City boards and commissions; the following appointments were confirmed by a vote of the City Council (R = reappointment of existing committee member).
- Arts, Culture & Heritage Commission: Nadine Elbitar (six-month term);
- Budget Committee: Tabi Traughber, Tyler Beach (three-year term), Christopher Moore (one-year term);
- Development Review Board: Megan Chuinard-R, John Andrews-R, Kamran Mesbah (two-year terms);
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee: David Siha-R, Tre Hester-R, Fay Gyapong-Porter-R, Carolina Wilde (three-year terms); Justin Brown, George Luo-R, Aasha Patel-R (one-year terms);
- Kitakata Sister City Advisory Board: John Bohlen-R, Adrienne Scritsmier-R, Karen Kreitzer (three-year terms);
- Parks & Recreation Advisory Board: Bill Bagnall, Paul Diller (four-year terms);
- Planning Commission: Jennifer Willard-R, Matt Constantine, Sam Scull, Yana Semenova (four-year terms);
- Tourism Promotion Committee: Lynn Sanders (two-year term).
During her comments, Mayor Fitzgerald also provided a summary of last week’s legislative hearing on tolling, at which she delivered testimony to inform the legislature about the unique burdens tolling would place on Wilsonville residents in Charbonneau.
During Communications, West Linn Mayor Rory Bialostosky discussed a collaboration among local jurisdictions to better understand resident attitudes toward tolling. At Bialostosky’s request, the City contributed $5,000 toward the administration of a statistically-valid survey that is to be conducted in early 2024 to gather data from area residents in Portland’s tri-county area and shared with Oregon Department of Transportation to inform future decisions on tolling and/or possible alternatives.
During the work session prior to the meeting, the Council directed Economic Development staff to prepare a resolution that, if adopted, would place an advisory vote on the May 2024 ballot that asks voters to consider whether the City should utilize Urban Renewal as a mechanism to fund infrastructure development to activate the City’s adopted Wilsonville Town Center Plan, which guides the development of a vibrant, mixed-use downtown district.
Planning staff sought the Council’s input on proposed amendments to form-based development code that are being recommended by staff. This action facilitates more efficient future development within the Coffee Creek Industrial Area to yield the connected, high-quality employment center envisioned in the Master Plan.
Planners also sought guidance on the ongoing development of code amendments that would define development standards in Frog Pond East and South that are consistent with the area’s master plan and advance the City Council’s housing goals.
Because the first Monday in January falls on the New Year’s Day holiday, the next regular meeting of the City Council is scheduled to be held on Thursday, Jan.4, at 7 pm; a pre-meeting work session is scheduled at 5 pm.
Community members can watch all City Council meetings on cable (Xfinity Ch. 30, Ziply Ch. 32) or on the City’s YouTube channel: ci.wilsonville.or.us/WilsonvilleTV.
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