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• City Council
  • Public Hearings
    • Supplemental Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26
    • Zone change of 103 SW Harder Avenue
  • Introductions, Recognitions, Proclamations
  • Public comment
  • Consent agenda
  • Mayor and Council reports
  • City Manager report
    • Proposed 2026 Fee Schedule
  • Ordinances
    • No. 1921 – Repealing development fee waivers
  • Resolutions
    • No. 3564 – Supplemental Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026
    • No. 3565 – Interfund Loan for a new ambulance and remount of existing ambulance
    • No. 3566 – Interfund Loan for building renovations at 147 SE Court St and 187 SE Court St
  • More information

-City Council-

PUBLIC HEARINGS

Supplemental Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26

Whenever the budget is changed by greater than 10%, a public hearing is held. The Council will hold a public hearing on a supplemental budget that will make needed changes for 2 projects.

First, the supplemental budget increases the new Facilities and Equipment Fee Fund by $2.11 million in revenue and expenditure. This will pay for the remodel of the Itemizer-Observer building for city staff use, and complete the seismic study and initial remodel plans for the old City Hall to become the Police building.

The Council previously agreed to this project and funding. Councilor Fitzgerald was the only vote against the resolution which created the new fee that will fund this project.

The second change on the supplemental budget is to increase the general fund by $730,000 in revenue and expenditure. The $730,000 is for purchasing a new ambulance, and putting an existing ambulance body on a new chassis. The Council discussed and approved this purchase in a previous meeting.

What will happen? A public hearing will be held on the proposed supplemental budget. The public will be able to offer testimony on the proposed changes. A vote on adopting this supplemental budget (Resolution No. 3564) will take place later in the meeting.

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Zone change of 103 SW Harder Avenue

In a second public hearing, the Council will review changing the zone type for the property at 103 SW Harder Avenue. Currently the property is zoned as Residential Low Density and the property owners have requested a change to Residential Medium Density.

The Planning Commission held a public hearing for this change on March 12, 2026. After the hearing, they voted to recommend the zone change.

There was a lot of material submitted for this zone change (pg. 7-96), including a letter from a neighbor who submitted written testimony after the Planning Commission’s hearing. The letter, which is included in the agenda (pg. 16-17), raised concerns about the property and the reasons for the zone change. City staff responded to the concerns from the neighbor (pg. 19-26) and is still recommending the zone change to the Council for approval.

What will happen? A public hearing will be held on the proposed zone change at 103 SW Harder Avenue. The public will be able to offer testimony on the change. The Council will then vote on the recommended change in zoning. If adopted, an ordinance will come back to the Council for the 1st of 2 readings in a future meeting.

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Introductions, Recognitions, Proclamations

None.

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Public Comment

This is your time to speak to your City Council, & Mayor. Each person has up to 3 minutes to speak.

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Consent Agenda

The consent agenda is used to pass procedural items. If any Councilor has a question or wants to discuss something, they can pull the item to discuss.

What’s on the consent agenda?

• Building Safety Month Proclamation – pg. 97
• Approve the April 6, 2026 Work Session Minutes – pg. 98
• Approve the April 6, 2026 City Council Meeting Minutes – pg. 99-100
• March 2026 Financial Report – pg. 101-132

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Mayor and Council Reports

This is a time for Councilors and the Mayor to give any reports.

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City Manager report

Proposed 2026 Fee Schedule

In preparation for future action, the Council will review the city fee schedule and proposed changes. This early review gives the Councilors an opportunity to discuss the changes and direct staff to make any updates.

Most fees are looking at a 6% increase, with building division fees increasing only 3% following the CPI-U Pacific Cities index. Some fees won’t change, like the cost for general daily admission to the Dallas Aquatic Center.

Some proposed changes:

Review all the proposed changes in the council agenda, pg. 135-144.

What will happen? The Council will offer feedback on the proposed fee schedule but no official action will take place in this meeting. A resolution with proposed changes will come to the Council for vote on June 15, 2026 and, if approved, become effective on July 1, 2026.

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ORDINANCES

No. 1921 – Repealing Development Fee Waivers

The Council will have their 2nd reading of the ordinance to repeal development fee waivers, followed by a vote for adoption. Removing this section from the code doesn’t completely remove the Council’s ability to offer waivers. Those can still be offered on a case by case basis.

The Public Administration Standing Committee discussed this topic in their March 2026 meeting where it was pointed out that according to memory no fee waiver has ever been requested. The committee agreed to suggest this code for removal.

• Fees currently available for waiver:
  • Sign permit
  • Demolition permit
  • Driveway permit
  • Sidewalk permit
  • Water and sewer service connection charges above actual cost of materials used
  • Cost of oversizing public works infrastructures, including, but not limited to, costs for water lines larger than six inches, sewer lines larger than eight inches, storm sewer lines larger than 18 inches, and streets wider than 34 feet

(City code 9.850, section 2)

The current code offers other incentives to qualified businesses, including up to $5,000 in credits for each new employee position the business planned to create.

What will happen? The Council will have the 2nd reading of the ordinance to repeal development fee waivers. A vote to adopt will then take place. If adopted, it would be effective on May 20, 2026.

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RESOLUTIONS

No. 3564 – Supplemental Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026

After the public hearing earlier in the meeting, the Council will now take a vote on the proposed supplemental budget.

The 1st part of the supplemental budget is an increase to the general fund by $730,000 in revenue and expenditure. This money is to purchase a new ambulance, and put an existing ambulance body on a new chassis. The Council discussed and approved this purchase in a previous meeting.

The money will come from an interfund loan from the city’s Storm System Development Charges Fund. The rate and the term of the loan will be discussed in the next resolution (No. 3565) considered by the Council.

What is an interfund loan? An interfund loan is when the city borrows money from a different city fund and pays it back with interest.

• Follow the money:
  • $730,000 – Supplemental budget change
    • $455,000 – New ambulance
      • plus required supplies and equipment
    • $275,000 – Remount a 2016 ambulance body on a new chassis

The 2nd part of the supplemental budget accounts for the new Facilities and Equipment Fee Fund with $2.11 million in revenue and expenditure. This covers the planned $2.05 million for the Itemizer-Observer building remodel for city staff use, and the seismic study and initial remodel plans for the new Police building in the old City Hall.

There is also an additional $60,000 being moved to account for 2 months of the new fee in this fiscal year. That totals $2.11 million in changes for the second portion of the supplemental budget.

• Follow the money:
  • $2,110,000 – Supplemental budget change
    • $2,050,000 – Police building costs
      • $2,000,000 – Remodel IO building for city staff use
      • $50,000– City Hall seismic analysis and initial remodel plans
    • $60,000 – Cover 2 months of the new fee for the fiscal year

What will happen? The Council will vote on the supplemental budget changes.

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No. 3565 – Interfund Loan for a new ambulance and remount of existing ambulance

After a public hearing and vote on the supplemental budget in the previous resolution (No. 3564), now the Council will vote on the interfund loan. This resolution will set the loan length and interest rate on the interfund loan to purchase a new ambulance, and put an existing ambulance body on a new chassis.

What is an interfund loan? An interfund loan is when the city borrows money from a different city fund and pays it back with interest.

The interest rate for this loan is proposed to be 3.5%, with the loan scheduled to be paid off in 2033.

Did you know? The city currently has 5 interfund loans. All 5 loans originally totaled $2,093,815. Now those 5 loans have a remaining combined balance of $1,148,577.

What will happen? The Council will vote on adopting the resolution for this interfund loan to purchase a new ambulance, and put an existing ambulance body on a new chassis.

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No. 3566 – Interfund Loan for building renovations at 147 SE Court St and 187 SE Court St

In the final resolution of the meeting, the Council will vote on the interfund loan to remodel the Itemizer-Observer (IO) building for city staff use, and complete the seismic study and initial remodel plans for the old City Hall to become the Police building.

Previously in the meeting, a public hearing was held on this topic which was followed by a vote on the supplemental budget under the previous resolution (No. 3564).

What is an interfund loan? An interfund loan is when the city borrows money from a different city fund and pays it back with interest.

The interest rate for this loan is set by the Council, and proposed to be 3.5%. This specific loan is scheduled to be paid off in 2035.

What will happen? The Council will vote to adopt the resolution for this interfund loan to remodel the IO building into city offices and turn the old City Hall building into a Police station.

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-More Information-

Want to know everything there is about the city budget? The Budget Committee will have their training on Monday, April 20, 2026 at 6:00 pm in City Hall. “The committee is responsible for reviewing, making any modifications, and ultimately approving the city’s annual budget.” (city website)

• Budget Committee Schedule
  • April 20, 2026 – Budget Committee Training
  • May 5, 2026 – Proposed budget distributed to committee
  • May 11, 2026 – Budget Committee public hearing
  • May 13, 2026 – Budget Committee meeting #2 (if needed)
  • May 18, 2026 – Budget Committee meeting #3 (if needed)

Learn more: View the entire city council agenda for a lot more information.

Attend the meeting: Come attend City Council meeting in person on Monday, April 20th, 2026. City Council starts at 7:00 pm at City Hall in downtown Dallas, Oregon. You are free to come and leave whenever during the meeting.

Livestream: You can watch the livestream on the City’s Youtube page.

Speak to your city council: Everyone is welcome to speak for 3 minutes towards the beginning of the meeting during Public Comment.

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