Enterprise Zone resolution
The
board voted to approve an application to the State of Oregon to
establish a Clatsop Enterprise Zone. The zone, covering multiple
properties in
Astoria, Warrenton, Miles Crossing and Knappa, would extend property
tax exemptions of up to five years to certain qualifying new and
expanding businesses for new development. The project is a joint effort
of the county, the cities of Astoria and Warrenton
and the Port of Astoria. The Warrenton City Commission and port
commission have each approved resolutions supporting the application –
the Astoria City Council is due to vote on its own resolution March 16.
The application will be considered by the state’s Business Oregon economic development agency.
Tsunami overlay project
The
board heard a presentation from Community Development Department staff
on a new Tsunami Hazard Overlay project designed to develop provisions
in the county’s comprehensive plan and development code to improve
local resilience in the event of a Cascadia earthquake-generated
tsunami. The project will be funded by a $7,000 Oregon Department of
Land Conservation and Development grant.
The
board voted to appoint an advisory committee for the project with the
following members: Patrick Corcoran, Jim Miller, Tom Horning, Kelly
Stearns,
Phil McCurdy, Bruce Francis, Bill Eddy, Laren Wooley, Patrick Wingard,
Linda Lapp-Murray, Dannell Davis, Ryan Helligso and Commissioner Lianne
Thompson.
Other Business
In other business the board:
-Directed
the Local Government Personnel Institute to negotiate a contract with
Michelle Kennedy Consulting to perform a 360-degree performance review
of county management.
-Approved
an intergovernmental agreement with the Oregon Judicial Department to
receive approximately $100,000 in state funding for three
maintenance/improvement
projects at the county courthouse: roof replacement, new back-up
generator, and exterior surveillance video cameras.
-Appointed Mindy Stokes to the Human Services Advisory Councilprovided by Clatsop County
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