Dawn Roden
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 7
- Total speaking time
- 21:39
- Avg per meeting
- 3:06
- Segments
- 243
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Top issues during term (20)
Park closures and the Community Services and Parks Fee referendum
New fees would cost households about $19.65 a month combined, while the public safety fee drops from $17 to $10.
Museum and Sports Park Sales
Proceeds are expected to help rebuild the city's low General Fund contingency reserves.
Summer reading and youth programs
No direct cost — the printer and materials were donated.
In-House City Attorney Cost Comparison
Unknown pending the multi-year legal cost comparison staff was asked to prepare.
Urban Renewal Agency performance and debt
About $1.6 million budgeted for next year, nearly all of it covering debt payments funded by tax increment.
Downtown Parking Management
Most ideas are cheap — paint and a few signs — but enforcement would require adding duties to existing staff.
Historic district application review process
Future grant applications could fund study of the Camp Adair housing connection, but no spending was decided.
City Debt and Structural Budget Deficit
About $5 million in URA debt constrains the general fund; URA payments to the general fund climb from ~$200,000/year to $575,000 by FY2030.
Potential closure of library, museum, and parks
The city is pulling apart the adopted budget; rolling back the fee leaves roughly $220,000 in contingency versus the ~$1 million expected, and even if the fee survives, about $500,000 in revenue may be lost.
Liability, recreational immunity, and the fencing decision
Park closure savings and insurance numbers aren't yet public — councilors demanded those figures before reopening decisions.
Habitat for Humanity Seventh Street infrastructure grant
No city match; Habitat would manage most of the work if funded.
Electric scooter and helmet safety for youth
Towing, training, and possible future code work cost staff time and money, but no specific figure was given.
Board and Commission Vacancies and Quorum Problems
CDBG Grant for 10 Affordable Homes with Habitat for Humanity
Minimal fiscal impact to the City, which serves only as fiscal agent and submits state reporting.
City Ordinance Updates
Urban design principles and downtown character
Referendum scope and public safety fee
The difference is over $400 a year on a $400,000 home: $638 under the failed levy versus $236 under the proposed fee.
Monmouth-Independence Trolley Agreement and Commissions Ordinance
Operating costs are a challenge; the 30-minute service option could roughly halve costs.
Corvallis Road Waterline Project Completion
Funded by congressionally directed funding, so no direct local cost was mentioned.
Circulation and fees policy review — CARE card removal
No direct cost change for patrons; the amendment simply aligns the policy with current CCRLS card types.
Decisions during term (191)
Recorded while Roden was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes (09/18/2026)
Approval of Minutes — Regular Meeting 10/13/2026
Liquor License Application: Independence Liquor Store (Gilbert)
Resolution 26-1665 — Declaring Independence Sports Park Surplus Property
Resolution 26-1666 — Authorizing Sale of Sports Park to Capital Football Club
Approval of September 28, 2026 meeting minutes
Strike CARE card references from circulation/fees policy
Approval of Meeting Minutes
Adjournment
Approval of August 20, 2026 meeting minutes
Recommendation to council: find a path to reopen parks regardless of referendum outcome
Approval of Minutes: Work Session and Regular Meeting 09/22/2026
Liquor License Application, Change of Ownership: Grocery Outlet
Intergovernmental Agreement, Monmouth-Independence Trolley
Proposed Ordinance #1642: Monmouth-Independence Trolley Operations and Advisory Commissions
Approval of June 22, 2026 Meeting Minutes
Election of Board Chair
Approval of Minutes from September 8, 2026 Meetings (as amended)
Resolution 26-1663 — Declaring Museum Building Surplus Property
Resolution 26-1664 — Approving Sale of Museum Building for $750,000
Voting record (115)
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Approval of Minutes — Regular Meeting 10/13/2026
Liquor License Application: Independence Liquor Store (Gilbert)
Resolution 26-1665 — Declaring Independence Sports Park Surplus Property
Resolution 26-1666 — Authorizing Sale of Sports Park to Capital Football Club
approve the minutes for the regular meeting and council meeting for September 22, 2026, as submitted
recommend approval of the above liquor license request
Approval of Minutes: Work Session and Regular Meeting 09/22/2026
Liquor License Application, Change of Ownership: Grocery Outlet
Approval of Minutes from September 8, 2026 Meetings (as amended)
Resolution 26-1663 — Declaring Museum Building Surplus Property
Mourned the museum's closure and wished the historic Hill family building could have been made ADA accessible and preserved as a community resource.
Resolution 26-1664 — Approving Sale of Museum Building for $750,000
Stated her objection would not change the outcome but the sale breaks her heart.
approve resolution #26-1663, declaring the museum building surplus
approve Resolution No. 26-1664 accepting the offer to purchase the museum building and authorizing the city Manager or her designee to sign all documents necessary to finalize the purchase
approve the minutes as amended
Resolution 26-1659 — Regional Infrastructure Fund Grant, Wetlands Study
Believes the city should focus on land already within city limits rather than expanding the footprint.
Municipal Judge Services Agreement
Opposed the one-time $3,000 retroactive payment.
authorize the City Manager to execute the attached Municipal Judge Agreement
adopt Resolution 26-1661
authorize the City Manager to submit the City's League of Oregon Cities Legislative Priority Ballot to include the following five issues in no particular order; Public Meeting Law Clarity, Land Availa
approve Resolution No. 26-1660 to amend the fiscal year 2026-27 Adopted Budget as proposed
approve resolution #26-1662, authorizing the City manager to apply for a Regional Infrastructure Fund grant
approve minutes from the regular meeting 8/11/2026 and the work session 8/25/2026 as submitted
approve the Pacific Power LED streetlight conversion project and authorize the City Manager, or her designee, to execute the agreement with Pacific Power and any other documents as necessary to comple
approve resolution #26-1659, authorizing the City manager to apply for a Regional Infrastructure Fund grant
Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes 06/23/2026
Liquor License Change of Ownership: Mendi's Pizza
First Reading of Proposed Ordinance 1638 (Housing Code Revisions)
Second Reading of Proposed Ordinance 1638
Adoption of Ordinance 1638 — Independence Development Code Revisions
Direction to Proceed with Real Estate Sale Negotiations
recommend approval of the above liquor license request
read the proposed Ordinance 1638, an ordinance to adopt a set of revisions to the Independence Development Code to implement recommendations from the Housing Production Strategy, in full as the text i
read the proposed Ordinance 1638 for the second time by title only.
adopt the proposed Ordinance 1638.
that the council direct the city manager to proceed in negotiations for the sale
approve minutes as submitted
Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 1639 — Community Services and Parks Fee
Objects that the ad hoc budget committee process was not transparent or representative of the community.
Resolution 26-1657 — Classifying the Fee as Not Subject to Measure 5
Stated concerns for the record that classifying it as a fee rather than a tax limits public recourse.
Ordinance 1640 — Renaming Madrona Street East to I Street
Action from Executive Session — Real Estate Negotiation
Resolution 26-1655 — Budget Adjustment / Appropriation Transfers
Resolution 26-1658 — Supplemental Budget for Tourism and Events Fund
Councilor/Council President Martin-Willis moved to approve the Parks SDC methodology report option 2 and to adopt Resolution 26-1651; Councilor Sorce seconded.
Resolution No. 26-1651: Parks System Development Charge Methodology and Fees
Does not support raising fees.
Resolution No. 26-1654: Adopting FY 2026-27 Budget
Opposed adding fees without a public vote.
Ordinance No. 1639: Establishing Service Fees and Amending Utility Billing
Opposed the fee structure.