State of the City 2017by Tracie Heidt

New Children’s Library—Thank You, Kiwanis!

Kiwanis’ Donation to the Library• Mural in the children's area• Chalkboard paint • Interactive art/stools• Benches for parents/children • Chair for the story time room

for the storyteller• Side table for story time• Children's lounge chairs• Children's curved lounge• Small size tables and chairs• Child size computer table and

chairs

Statement for a Safe Community

2016 in ReviewBIG STUFF• New Library/Civic Center!• Selling of vacant downtown city block--------------------------------------------• Basic operations• Approving the budget -- $38,000 million• Annexations• Birch Street speed humps• Ballot measures

Renewed 5-year pool levy of 47cents per $1,000 Marijuana ban still in place

• Old City Hall – local historical registry • Canby Heritage Trail brochure • City ranked #12 in the SafeWise Report 2016 (Top 20 listed)

Downtown Hanlon Project• 4 stories, 69 high-quality apartments built

over approximately 8,000 square feet of small-format, retail space.

• Repurposing the old City Hall building and the 6,000 SF 1926 police station as a brewpub or other gathering place for the Canby community.

• Socially responsible real estate--Collaborative: “We bring community stakeholders into the fold.”

• Canby Utility sold to Hanlon. Plans to break ground on a new 16,500-square-foot headquarters at SE 3rd Avenue and S. Pine.

• Urban Renewal Agency will contribute $1.3 million — $700,000 in cash, plus a waiver of $611,000 in system development charges.

• The estimate for new parking spaces is 44 including 35 on-site and 9 newly created from closing the drives on 2nd avenue.

New Heritage Trail Map

Economic Development

Pioneer Industrial Park• 7-8 interested in new facilities• Premier Gear• Blue Ice• Project Borealis• Brazilian Co.• Sequoia Grove Apts.

Downtown • Old Library building• Pudding River Chocolates

Canby’s Major Employers

Parks & Rec Survey – Spring 2016

Priorities for 2017

• 1. Budget• 2. PERS/health insurance costs/labor expenses• 3. Revenue streams• 4. Parks funding• 5. Future planning of transportation, capital improvements,

wastewater treatment facility

Hometown Hero Award• Established in 2000• “To provide official recognition from the City for those

individuals or organizations who, through their unselfish efforts, contribute in some significant manner to the quality of life in the community”

• Three categories:• Community Involvement • Community Leadership• Noteworthy Citizen Actions

*Previous heroes: Bob Trappe, Carol Meeuwsen, Scott Taylor, Jim Brown, Herman & Frida Bergman, Fred Kahut, Robert Rapp, Lila Gottman, Clay Baggerly, Dr. Harms, Deborah Sommer, Judith Patterson

Other ideas• Dougy Center– Walker’s House• Reading Mentors – expanding next year• Oregon Battle of the Books – volunteers • Mary Walsh of CEF likes Dolly Parton Imagination Library!