City of Wood Village May 2019

The Village News 23335 NE Halsey St • Wood Village, OR 97060-1095 • (503) 667-6211

Fax (503) 669-8723 • city@WoodVillageOR.gov • www.WoodVillageOR.gov

The day is arriving for the move of City offices from the City Hall to leased office space at the building

owned by Pressure Safe LLC at 23335 NE Halsey. This is the location that MERIX used for offices in the

late 90’s and early 2000s.

City personnel will be moving all our office furnishing and records from May 8 to May 10th, with the City

closed for business starting May 8th and re-opening as soon as possible. We will have significant difficulties

accommodating requests on all three of the move days, so if you anticipate needing to get a permit, pay a

bill, or see a City employee, please try to arrange to get that accomplished before or after the move dates.

The City Hall at the intersection of Halsey and 238th will remain the location for public meetings through the

end of May. All office operations will move to the leased space, but the public meeting area of the City

Council chambers will remain in use.

The sale of the property the City owns at the intersection of 238th and Halsey will close near the end of June.

At that time, the new purchasers of the land, Williams/Dame and Associates, will take possession of all the

property, including

the City Hall

building. The

timing and method

for how the

building will be

demolished or

removed is not

known at this time.

Starting the 13th of

May, we will be in

the new location.

We urge residents

to come visit the

new (to us) office

location.

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National Public Works Week is a time to recognize the efforts of our

Public Works Team. The City’s Public Works professionals strive to

provide excellent services such as:

Customer Service

Safe Drinking Water

Graffiti Abatement

Snow & Ice Response

Addressing Residents’ Concerns

Building & Permitting Services

Maintaining Sanitary Sewer System

Maintaining Storm System

Maintaining Park Facilities and Trails

Providing Emergency Repairs

Please join the City of Wood Village in recognizing the dedicated

highly skilled Public Works professionals: Marie Kizzar, DeAnn Riggs, Loren

Wilton, Randy Lauer, Kevin Holstad, Kesha Villaca, Fred Ramirez, and Sylvia Rodriguez.

My name is Kesha Villaca and I am the newest member of the Public Works

Utility crew. At 24 years old, I am in a period of time where I have many

opportunities available to me. What I want most is a stable career, where I can

learn, grow, experience many things, and most importantly, empower and

encourage more people like me to pursue their passions. The reason I chose

to work for the City of Wood Village as a Utility Worker, is because Utility

Workers have many different hats that they need to wear in order to

complete the job. For me to succeed and be happy in my career path, I

want to be able to do many tasks and gain new knowledge along the way.

I do not like to limit myself, and I want to experience many different

opportunities in one career.

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It’s that time of the year again. As required by the State Law, the City of Wood Village prepares an annual

budget which serves as a primary policy document for prioritizing and planning the city’s service levels and

addressing capital needs. The proposed 2019-20 budget has been reviewed and approved by the Budget

Committee on April 18, 2019 and is now ready for adoption. The Budget Hearing of 2019-20 Budget will

take place at City Hall at 2055 NE 238th Dr. on May 28, 2019.

The total budget has increased from $12.8 million to $15.8 million, due to the creation of the system

development charge fund and transfers to and from this fund. The graphs below illustrate major functions

and types of expenses estimated in the upcoming year. The appropriations graph indicates that our largest

expenditure is Public Safety which consists of Police, Fire and Emergency Communication Services. The

total cost of these contracts is equal to $1,018,809, but the property tax revenue estimate is only at $921,291

which means that funds to cover Public Safety will have to come from other sources.

The City takes a conservative approach in our budget process to make sure the City has enough reserves and

is able to cover the cost of its operations while providing residents with high quality service. We have an

exciting year ahead of us and we are looking forward to it!

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The City’s 31st annual Easter Egg Hunt was a huge success.

We had 31,000 candy filled eggs for all the children to

find and gather. We held the hunt for children that

needed special accommodations at 8:30am this year,

which really helped those with sensory needs. More

families started to show up around 9am when the

Easter Bunny arrived. Even though the next set of hunts

were not until 10am, Emilio Inc. kept the kids busy with

free face painting and love rocks. PlayEast Recreation was

also on hand with free crafts for the kids. The hunt area for ages

3-4, 5-6, and 7-9 all

went off without a

hitch. Even if kids missed a hunt,

or did not get a lot of eggs, we had volunteers ready

with extra eggs to make sure that all kids went

home with a full basket.

This event was made possible because of the

support and generosity of over 40 volunteers, and the

businesses which donated money and supplies. We

would like to thank the following businesses and

organizations for

their support: Wood

Village Walmart (Platinum

Community Partner), Advanced Metal and Wire (2-year

Platinum Community Partner), the Confederated

Tribes of the Grand Ronde (Bronze Community

Partner), Wood Village 76 Gas Station, US World

Class Taekwondo, PlayEast Recreation, Oregon Trail

Academy, and the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office.

We also want to give a very special thanks to Emilio Inc.

who not only provided the free face painting and crafts, but

also provided many volunteers to help with the event. This very

special group named after Emilio Hoffman conducts service projects and

activities all around the community. To find out how you can join or support this great organization, just

check out their webpage at: www.EmilioInc.org

This was a great year for the event, and we hope we see you all next year!

Ready, Set, Sell! The 4th annual Wood Village Community Garage sale is back!

The event will take place June 14-16th this year.

• How it Works: The City will advertise with several large signs, in the

newspaper, and online about our one-square mile of sales. All you need to

do is have stuff to sell at your home or business. You can have a sale for

one day, two days, all three days, or none of the days – your choice. We do

the advertising for June 14-16th.

• Who Can Participate: Anyone and Everyone! This includes homes,

businesses, condos, apartments, and manufactured home parks. If you live

or have a business in Wood Village, you can be part of this great new event.

Feel free to invite friends and family to sell items at your sale too.

• How to Sign Up: You do not have to sign up to be part of this event, but if

you do your location will be highlighted on a “Sale Location” map on the

event’s webpage. As an added bonus, the first 50 people to sign up will get

an official Wood Village Community Garage Sale sign to place in their yard

(limit one per household). You can sign up on through the City’s webpage,

stop by City Hall, or call Greg Dirks at 503-489-6854.

• Next Steps: Sign up for the event, gather up your unwanted items, and have

your sale. Don’t want to have a sale but have unwanted items? You can

donate them to a non-profit reuse center. Your leftover sale items can also

be dropped off at the City’s Cleanup Day event on June 22nd (see separate

flyer for those details).

WOOD VILLAGE

Annual Cleanup Day

Saturday, June 22nd 9am – 12pm

This is a Free event, but a donation of two cans of food

for our Snowcap Food drive is suggested.

Proof of Wood Village residency will be required. Proof can be

in the form of a State issued ID card, or Wood Village

Utility Bill that is in your name.

Reusable Item Area: All reusable items that are dropped off will

be available to take for free. All remaining reusable furniture

will be donated at the end of the event.

Load limit of 1 pickup truck, or 8 foot trailer per trip.

Please see the reverse side for a full list of accepted items.

Elderly assistance is available to those who qualify. Please call City

Hall or view our webpage for more information. Assistance

applications must be turned in by 4:00pm on Wednesday, June 19th

Individually billed Waste Management customers can set out up

to five (5) extra bags of garbage on Wednesday, June 19th at no charge.

Items Accepted at the Wood Village Cleanup Day Drop Off Event: 9am-12pm

LOCATION: Wood Village Baptist Church – 23601 NE Arata Road

ITEMS SUSPECTED OF CONTAINING ASBESTOS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

Visit our website for a full list of items that will be accepted at the event

www.WoodVillageOR.gov

Bulky Waste –

YES

Bulky Waste –

NOT ACCEPTED

Furniture – Reusable furniture will be donated Materials Containing Asbestos

Mattress/box spring Food

Toilets Clothes

Sinks Ashes

Tubs Pianos/Organs

Carpeting & pads (rolled, tied & cut into 3 ft.

pieces not to exceed 1 ft. in diameter)

Glass & Mirrors

Refrigerators, freezers Household Garbage/Waste

Washers, dryers Dirt

Microwave Ovens Rocks

Water heaters Sod

Bicycles Yard Debris

BBQ grills (gas or propane tanks must be empty,

the valve completely removed)

Concrete

Lawnmowers (drain oil & gas) Bricks

Air conditioners Roofing material

Other Scrap metal (no oil in apparatus) Fluorescent fixtures

Tires (on & off rim) Gasoline

Electronics (No batteries or light bulbs) Oil

Paint

Call Greg Dirks at City Hall with any questions

503-489-6854

GregD@ci.Wood-Village.or.us

Remember – This is a drop off event. Proof of

Wood Village Residency is required

Construction materials – including but

not limited to: doors, windows, siding,

sheetrock, lumber, plywood, vinyl floor

Hazardous Waste/Chemicals – including

but not limited to: solvents, cleaning

products, batteries, lawn, garden and

pool chemicals

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As mandated by the federal government, the City of Wood Village is

required to produce an Annual Water Quality Report. This report

summarizes the water quality results and educates our customers about

their drinking water. The 2018 Consumer Confidence Report will be

available online at: www.WoodVillageOR.gov by July 1st, 2019.

Consumer Confidence Reports for the previous two years are also available

on the City’s website at www.woodvillageor.gov/departments/public-

works/water-system. A paper copy can be requested by calling 503-667-

6211 or stopping by City Hall.

CEDAR LANE

PROJECT UPDATE

Catworks Construction continues construction for the Cedar Lane

Utility Improvement Project. The completion date has been extended

to May 21 due to weather related issues (lots of rain) and unforeseen

utility challenges. The new water line has been placed into service.

During this process, residents did experience minor service

interruptions. Thank you to all the residents in the area for your

patience during the transition from the old service to new service. The

new 36” storm line is

scheduled for

completion mid-May

and will follow with new asphalt

throughout the project area to complete the project.

ARATA ROAD

PROJECT UPDATE

The final phase of the NE Arata Road Construction Project

began in early April. Wildish Standard Paving resumed work to complete the project. Access will be

maintained for residents, businesses, and emergency vehicles. The temporary traffic pattern will remain in-

place until the completion of the project late Summer 2019. The project will also include some drainage

construction work on NE Halsey Street west of NE 238th. For more information visit www.multco.us/arata.

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We are delighted to say that we are open for

registration for our spring and summer classes,

activities and camps. With another successful term

during the winter, we were able to serve 260

participants in a variety of recreational classes and

activities. Classes ranging from piano, exploring art, soccer, hip-hop

dance, drop-in soccer, and futsal tournaments.

We were able to start a free art workshop with Free Arts NW

for children and youth in our very own Wood Village Green

Mobile Home Park. PlayEast is also excited to announce it very

first 5K Fun Run/Walk Fundraiser. All proceeds go to grow the

program, giving PlayEast the ability to provide more

recreational and enrichment classes and activities along with

scholarships. For more information on the 5K Fun Run/Walk

or to see the full list of classes, activities, and camps visit

playeast.org. If you want information on scholarships visit

playeast.org or contact Jairo Rios-Campos at (503) 674-6202

or email at rios-camposj@ci.fairview.or.us

WOOD VILLAGE NITE OUT

JULY 19TH

Save the Date! The 21st

Annual City Nite out is

scheduled for Friday, July

19th from 5:30-9pm. This

annual event which features

free food, music, children’s

activities, and police

demonstrations will be held at

the Wood Village Baptist Church: 23601 NE Arata

Road. Look for more information on the City’s

webpage, or in the July newsletter.

See you on July 19th!

THE GRAFFITI FREE ZONE

We have been making great progress on preventing

and removing graffiti from around the community.

From City crew members promptly removing

graffiti in the right of way, to residents and

businesses cleaning up graffiti on their property,

Wood Village is sending a powerful signal that

graffiti is not welcome here. We have our graffiti

hotline signs around the City, as well as our online

reporting tool to help make sure that we remove

graffiti as soon as it appears. If you are a victim of

graffiti vandalism, the City can

help. We have free kits that you

can borrow to remove graffiti from

your property. You can learn more

about these kits on our website or

stop by City Hall. Together, we

can be a graffiti free City.

STORMDRAIN CLEANING

ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SCAP)

Gresham, Troutdale, Wood Village and Fairview

partner annually to offer private storm drain

cleaning to businesses at a reduced cost. Take

advantage of the money-saving program, sign-up by

the end of June at greshamoregon.gov/SCAP or call 503-618-2522.

The Smart Business of Cleaning Storm

drains

• A storm drain is the metal grate, also called

a catch basin, that you have probably seen in

your business's parking lot.

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• As the property owner, you are responsible

for cleaning your privately-owned storm

drains from top to bottom to keep the dirt

and debris that carries pollution from

entering the public stormwater system.

• By keeping your business drains clean, you

are preventing flooding, a nuisance to your

customers and a driving hazard to nearby

streets, and you are helping to protect our

streams.

• The cities of Gresham, Troutdale, Fairview

and Wood Village only clean and maintain

storm drains within the public right of way.

Efforts to increase recreational opportunities at

Donald L. Robertson Park continue. The City has

completed the Request for Proposal (RFP) process

for the design of the Hawthorne Trailhead &

Natural Playground area. The area identified has

over three underdeveloped acres at the end of

Hawthorne Ave. that was identified as a prime

location to enhance park access during the 2015

community engagement meeting for the Parks

Master Plan. The City was awarded a grant for the

project from the Land and Water Conservation

Fund through the Oregon Parks and Recreation

Department. During the design process, the City

will be conducting a community meeting to present the conceptual plan to residents and hear their comments.

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THE VILLAGE NEWS MAY 2019

Mayor T. Scott Harden President Patricia Smith Bruce Nissen John Miner

City of Wood Village • 23335 NE Halsey St • Wood Village OR 97060

P: 503-667-6211 • F: 503-669-8723 • city@WoodVillageOR.gov • www.WoodVillageOR.gov

CITY OFFICES MOVING

MAY 8TH – 10TH

City Services: Emergencies 911

Wood Village City Hall Mult County Sheriff 503-823-3333

Water & Sewer 503-667-6211 Gresham Fire Dept 503-618-2355

Building Permits 503-667-6211 Abandoned Vehicles 503-823-3333

Other Services: DEQ Burning Info 503-618-3083

Waste Management 503-249-8078 Animal Control 503-248-3066

Frontier 800-921-8101 Reynolds School District 503-661-7200

PGE 503-228-6322 East Metro Mediation 503-618-3247

Power outages 503-464-7777

Streetlight outages 503-736-5710 Multnomah County Commissioner:

NW Natural 503-226-4212 Lori Stegmann, District 4 503-988-5213

City of Wood Village Contacts:

City Manager Bill Peterson BillP@WoodVillageOR.gov 503-489-6856

Mayor T. Scott Harden ScottH@WoodVillageOR.gov

Council President Patricia Smith PatriciaS@WoodVillageOR.gov

Councilor Bruce Nissen BruceN@WoodVillageOR.gov

Councilor John Miner JohnM@WoodVillageOR.gov

IN THIS ISSUE

City Hall is Moving

Public Works Week

New Utility Worker

Budget Adoption Notice

Easter Egg Hunt Recap

Consumer Confidence Report

Cedar Lane Construction

Arata Road Update

Recreation Program

Hawthorne Trailhead

Repair Fair

City Council:

May 16th 5:30 PM

May 28th 6:00 PM

Planning Commission:

May 30th 6:00 PM