Oregon public meetings in 2023
4 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Park Board
The Park Board decided to split Phase 2 of the Jaycee Community Park project into two parts to manage costs. Field lighting will be excluded from Phase 2 and deferred to a future Phase 3. The board also reviewed the second draft of the Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan.
- Approved August 9, 2023, minutes (5-0)
- Directed staff to exclude field lighting from Jaycee Community Park Phase 2 design and construction (5-0)
Village Board
The Village Board approved a professional engineering services contract for wastewater treatment plant improvements and lift station projects. The Board also updated its agenda policies regarding administrator and department head reports and denied a police officer employment expense appeal.
- Approved Task Order No. 21 for wastewater and lift station engineering services not to exceed $1,310,000 (6-0)
- Approved vouchers in the amount of $1,113,289.57 (6-0)
- Approved renaming 'Jaycee Park West' to 'Jaycee Community Park' (6-0)
- Approved 2023-24 School Resource Officer Program Agreement with Oregon School District (6-0)
- Denied Alex Seichter's appeal regarding $3,143.61 owed for police employment expenses (6-0)
- Approved adding Village Administrator and Department Head reports to future agendas for informational purposes (6-0)
- Approved adding 'announcements and appreciation' as a non-actionable agenda item (6-0)
- Approved consent agenda including HVAC maintenance, brush grinding services, and a senior center closure (6-0)
Planning Commission
The Commission recommended approval to the Village Board for two duplex implementation plans and a certified survey map. Requests regarding the Autumn Ridge Phase 3 zoning amendment and final plat were tabled until October. The Commission also took no exception to a survey map for the Jensen property in the Town of Oregon.
- Approved August 3, 2023 meeting minutes (7-0)
- Tabled Zoning Map Amendment for Autumn Ridge Phase 3 to October 5, 2023 (6-0-1)
- Tabled Final Plat for Autumn Ridge Phase 3A to October 5, 2023 (6-0-1)
- Recommended approval to Village Board for Alterra Homes duplex at Lot 2 Oregon Parks Duplex Replat (7-0)
- Recommended approval to Village Board for Alterra Homes duplex at Lot 4 Oregon Parks Duplex Replat (7-0)
- Recommended approval to Village Board for Certified Survey Map at 885 Market St (7-0)
- Took no exception to Extra-Territorial Certified Survey Map of Jensen property, Town of Oregon (7-0)
Ad Hoc Cultivating Belonging Committee
The committee approved the meeting minutes from July 6 and August 3, 2023. Members discussed Harvard Implicit Association Test results and held a conversation with Police Chief Jennifer Pagenkopf regarding department policies and hiring. The committee began reviewing Village ordinances and police procedures to determine if recommendations should be made to the Village Board.
- Approved July 6, 2023 meeting minutes
- Approved August 3, 2023 meeting minutes