John Day City Council Meeting June 10, 2025

CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

Tuesday June 10, 2025

REGULAR MEETING: 6:30 pm

John Day Fire Station

316 S Canyon Blvd, John Day, OR   97845

(541)575-0028    www.cityofjohnday.com

This meeting is open to the public. This agenda includes a list of the principal subjects anticipated to be considered at the meeting. However, the agenda does not limit the ability of the Council to consider additional subjects. Meetings may be canceled without notice. Zoom Meeting participants should use the “raise your hand” feature during these times to alert the moderator that they would like to speak.

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Regular Meeting:

Call to Order:  Regular John Day Council Meeting 7:00 pm.

1. Call John Day City Council Meeting to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll Call
4. Amend or Accept Regular Agenda

     5.  Public Comments (Please Limit to 3 Minutes)

Public Comments are an opportunity to present information or speak on an issue that is not on the agenda. Comments are limited to 3 minutes for each person. Visitors may state their comments and should not expect the council to engage in back and forth dialogue regarding the comment, council may either choose to add it to a follow up meeting or direct City Manager to follow up with the speaker.

     6.  Consent Agenda

All matters listed within the Consent Agenda have been distributed to every member of the City Council for reading and study, are considered routine, and will be enacted by one motion of the Council. If separate discussion is desired, that item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed on the Regular Agenda by request.                

                          a.  AP through 5-27-25

                          b.  *Minutes of CC Mtg 5-27-25 – (will be approved next meeting)

    7.  Public Hearing:  PAPA 24-01

The John Day City Council will hold a public hearing to consider a request by Oregon Department of Forestry to amend the text of the John Day Development Code to allow RVs, with standards attached, as residential use in the General Industrial Zone only on properties owned or leased by a governmental entity. Text amendments also request that “Dormitory-Dwelling” be permitted as a residential use in the GI Zone only on governmental properties. Purpose of amendments is to house fire fighting personnel during the busy fire season in Oregon. The Planning Commission recommended approval.

1. Staff report
2. Applicant Presentation
3. Open the hearing
4. Public Testimony
5. Applicant rebuttal
6. Close Public Hearing
7. Deliberation

   8.  Adoption of Ordinance No. 25-02:  An Ordinance of the City of John Day Amending the John Day Development Code to Permit Recreational Vehicles as Residential uses in the General Industrial Zone.

   9.  Discussion regarding Director of Public Works Recruitment

  10.  City Manager Comments:

  11.  Mayor and Council Comments

  12.  Adjournment: Next Regular Meeting: June 24, 2025