Remarks by Rob Pell
15 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
“So, Brad, correct me if I'm mistaken here, but there were, I understand that basically the project was approved. prior, in the prior meeting, there were aspects of the project that were never reviewed by the UAPC because that process got short-circuited. UAPC, once the UAPC denied the variance, that hearing ended and they didn't review the project in its entirety, is that correct?”
“Okay, so the stuff that the UAPC never saw, was never reviewed by, we'll call it our more expert panel, the council decided that we had enough expertise to go ahead and approve it anyway. So everything's been approved, and theoretically, even though some of it was never looked at by anyone who knew what they were talking about, it got approved, so that's where we are tonight. Correct. Okay, thank you.”
“So can you clarify, you said that there's two projects going on concurrently. That's correct. So the grading around the canal and the curtain drain, Which project is that?”
“So I guess... It's obviously clear to you, but I didn't understand. How are these projects divided out?”
“So the PUD, the review of the PUD aspect, well, I guess the review of the ARPA grant, that's pretty much straightforward. That's just infrastructure in the ground, right? Okay, so that's one thing. Then this is part of the PUD review that has not been reviewed by the UAPC?”
“Okay. But then some of this was added subsequent to when they looked at it. They didn't look at some of this at all. We know that, right?”
“If I read it right, it says in the packet that this has no cost implications to the city. And is that true in perpetuity? It'll never cost the city taxpayers anything, this program?”
“So without a future action by the city council, this as it stands would never cost taxpayers anything? That is correct. Thank you.”
“I was going to make a motion to approve, but are we waiting for Jason to respond to Byron's question? Is that answer imminent, or is it going to be a long time?”
“So the language about 90 days and 120 days, how does that apply to what you just said?”
“I'm going to make a motion, unless anyone has anything else to, any other questions.”
“I'm going to make a motion then to, TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION, AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AMENDED AGREEMENT FOR DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY WITH ELEMENTED HOMES LLC AND CONVEY 5.7 ACRES OF LAND FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 110 UNITS OF RENTAL HOUSING AND A COMMUNITY CENTER UPON SATISFACTION OF CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.”
“Rob? I'll get to it, but the way the motion is worded, I think, is really problematic, or the way the resolution is worded, I should say. For people that are concerned about taking God out of the chambers, so to speak, it was just a little over two hours ago, we all said the words of the Pledge of Allegiance. And as Chad Hanson just reminded us, it specifically says, one nation under God. And to me, And some people have heard me say this on Monday, but I'm going to repeat it for people who weren't here Monday. For me, when I say that word, I actually think of something. I don't just mouth the…”
“Yeah, so if we're going to, I guess, seriously, you know, think about this issue, and we obviously are, I need to make a correction. because of what somebody said was inaccurate and not truthful. So the way this resolution reads right now, we were told by one counselor that it doesn't exclude anyone. That's what we were told. That's what you were told. A lot of you don't have it in front of you, so I'm gonna read it. The invocations shall be voluntarily delivered by a representative of an established congregation located within the city of Grants Pass urban growth boundary or an established…”
“Yeah, there's a lot in public comment that is very important and very moving. I wanted to comment on Byron Robertson's third time, I guess, at the podium. with basically the same exact story, the same complaint, the same inadequacies from our city staff. And I just want to say that, you know, If you watch the county commissioner candidate public forums or if you watch the city council candidate public forums, a similar question is almost always asked is what could you do to bring more family wage jobs to Grants Pass And to me, from what I've heard from the three times that Byron has come up…”