Kate Schwarzler
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 13
- Total speaking time
- 5:02:01
- Avg per meeting
- 23:14
- Segments
- 5357
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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 Schwarzler 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 (6)
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