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LO Reads
Everyone in the community is invited to enjoy a month of fun and enrichment during the 2010 Lake Oswego Reads celebration. During the month of February, the Library, local schools, businesses and organizations will offer special programs and festivities connected with the LO Reads book selection, The Whistling Season. For more details and a list of events, visit www.lakeoswegoreads.org.
Super Bowl Iceman Golf Tourney
On Sunday, February 7, enjoy 18 holes of golf before the big game! Shotgun start at 11:30 a.m. Entry Fee is $30/player or $60/team; includes warm up balls, green fees, prizes, raffle tickets and entry into grand prize drawing up to $1,000. Super Bowl kick-off is 3:18 p.m. During the game, enjoy delicious munchies, beer, wine, and a prize drawing each quarter. More information and entry form.
On January 5, the Lake Oswego City Council awarded the Bryant Road and Foothills Road Pump Station construction contract to James W. Fowler Co. of Dallas, OR. The general contractor's bid of $1,789,050 was below the Engineer's Estimate of $2,515,800. The LOIS Team will schedule a "Meet the Contractor" session in February for neighbors who live near the Pump Station sites. Work is scheduled to be complete by May, 2011.
Living With Urban Wildlife
Wildlife is back! Though it may seem contradictory to say “urban wildlife,” many species of wild animals are finding city and suburb to be to their liking. John Hadidian’s presentation, Living with Wildlife on Urban Landscapes, will look at some of the types of conflicts wildlife in cities can cause, discuss humane solutions, and identify challenges we face within the context of urban ecology. This presentation is scheduled for February 16 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Oregon Zoo’s Banquet Center.
Child Safety Seat Clinic
Learn how to install your child’s seat correctly at our free clinic at the Main Fire Station, 300 B Avenue, on February 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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City Council Action Re-Cap
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In lieu of the regular meeting on January 19, City Council attended the Centennial Celebration kick-off at the Lakewood Center for the Arts. This event included the unveiling of the Building Blocks Exhibit, an extraordinary exhibit of the city’s diverse and history-rich neighborhoods, and the inaugural showing of the Lake Oswego historical retrospective video. The Building Blocks Exhibit is on display at the Lakewood Center for the Arts and will remain at that location throughout the month of April. Visit www.lakeoswego100.com for news, updates, history, photos – past and present – event information, and to explore Lake Oswego’s historic evolution through a mini-documentary, A Lake Oswego Retrospective.
City Council held a special meeting on January 22 and 23 to develop goals for the upcoming year. City Council will meet again in a work session on February 2 to review its draft goals. A work session has been added prior to each regular Council meeting. Work sessions will occur from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the municipal courtroom. The public is welcome to attend.
On January 26, City Council had a regular meeting where they adopted findings to amend the Community Development Code to equalize allowed lot coverage between public and private schools. The Council adopted an alternate version that specifies that lot coverage is not to exceed 30% for a school built to accommodate at least 100 students and that has at least two grades within the range of K-12.
At this meeting, Council also:
- Proclaimed January 27, 2010 as Fire Fighter Appreciation Day
- Received a midyear financial report which included revenues and expenditures from July 1 to December 31, 2009
- Authorized City staff to apply for two Metro Construction Excise Tax (CET) grants to be used for the Foothills District Framework Plan ($295,000) and the Lake Grove Village Center Plan Implementation Strategy ($50,000)
- Authorized City staff to apply for a Department of Land Conservation and Development Periodic Review Technical Assistance Grant in the amount of $83,000 to help fund the update of Goals 9 (Economic Development) and 10 (Housing) of the Comprehensive Plan
- Adopted a resolution to transfer control of the Verizon Northwest, Inc. cable television franchise to Frontier Communication Corporation
- Directed staff to continue work toward siting a dog park on the west side of Lake Oswego as part of the 2010-11 Capital Improvement Plan
- Accepted staff’s recommendation to implement phase 5 of the LOIS upgrade and not authorize implementation of phase 6 at this time but instead to coordinate remediation efforts of the elevated portions of the City’s and BES’ interceptors
Detailed information on the above items is included in the Council Packet. For Council packets, as well as meeting summaries and minutes, or to view past meetings, visit the City Council's webpage.
All Tuesday evening Council meetings in the Council Chambers are televised. Regular City Council meetings and study sessions are shown live on Channel 28 at 6:30 p.m.
Can't make it to the Council Meeting? Watch it live wherever you are via live streaming video! Type mms/www.ci.oswego.or.us/live into your browser during the Council meeting to watch Council live. The next opportunity is at 6:30 p.m. on February 2, 2010.
Meet your City Councilors.
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City Invites Community to Participate on 10 x 10 Trivia Challenge
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The City of Lake Oswego invites citizens to see how well they know Lake Oswego by participating in the 10x10 Trivia Challenge! The 10 x 10 Trivia Challenge began on January 21 and continues through March. Participants will have the chance to win free gifts, coffee, pastries, chocolates, and more.
Each week for 10 weeks, 10 trivia questions will be released and published online at the Lake Oswego Centennial website ( www.lakeoswego100.com). Be one of the first 100 people to correctly answer the questions each week and receive a special offering at participating retailers and businesses.
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A Second Look at Sensitive Lands
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The Second Look Task Force is holding its first community check-in on possible changes to the Sensitive Lands Program. Please join us on February 4 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the West End Building, 4101 Kruse Way, to review the issues that have been investigated and the top issues identified so far. Share your ideas for possible improvements to the program. The format will be small group discussions; drop-in participation is welcome.
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Celebrate LO's Oldest Living Residents!
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Have you noticed some old trees wrapped with golden silk? This art installation, up until February 22, is part of the Century Tree Project which recognizes some of Lake Oswego's oldest living residents... our trees. Commemorative century tree ornaments made by Ostrom Glass and Metal Works will also be hung on all the century trees.
You are invited to continue to nominate trees believed to be at least 100 years of age. Nomination forms are available online or at the Citizen Information Center in City Hall, 380 Avenue, and will be accepted until July 1.
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Public Hearing on Proposed Development Code Amendments
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On February 8 at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, the Lake Oswego Planning Commission is re-visiting a set of proposed amendments to the Community Development Code (LOC Chapter 50) and invites your comments. The amendments would clarify code inconsistencies and address minor policy changes. One of the topics being addressed is new regulations for portable on-demand storage units (PODS) and tent canopies in residential zones.
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Chronicle Invitational Exhibition - Special Showing
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Enjoy the City of Lake Oswego’s recent past through the eyes of artists invited to chronicle the community in the annual Chronicle Invitational Exhibition. We are celebrating the City’s centennial year with a special exhibit of all the Chronicle Invitational artwork purchased since 1997. The artwork will be on display on the first floor of City Hall through the next six months. Twenty local and regional artists are represented in the exhibition. Join us on Thursday, January 28, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at a special opening reception. Free refreshments will be served. For more information, contact the Arts Council of Lake Oswego at 503-675-3738.
Photo: The first Chronicle purchase in 1997 was “Autumn Light Over Luscher Farm” by West Linn artist Marla Baggetta.
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