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City Council Meeting
Published: Jul 14, 2026
City Council Codifies Facility Management and Trespass Policy
The City Council unanimously approved General Ordinance 26-1431, which codifies the city's existing Facility Management and Trespass Policy into the municipal code, creating a new Chapter 5.05. This ordinance aims to provide clearer, behavior-based rules for conduct on city property, superseding inconsistent provisions. It enhances transparency and ensures clarity on when individuals may be asked to leave city property and for how long. The ordinance covers conduct such as threats, violence, damage, obstruction, unsafe conduct, and serious interference with city operations, while still protecting First Amendment expression. It adds provisions for temporary emergency exclusions (72 hours) and longer exclusions (up to 90 days, or a year for serious/repeated conduct), with appeal processes. A key addition is protecting city staff from intentional interference during lawful fieldwork, such as meter reading or accessing easements.
City Council Approves Audit Plan of Action for Fiscal Year 2025
The City Council reviewed and approved the Fiscal Year 2025 Audit Plan of Action, a required submission to the Oregon Secretary of State Audits Division. This plan outlines how the city will address the one material weakness and two significant deficiencies identified in the recent audit. Staff indicated that these improvements will be implemented using existing resources and personnel, with no additional budget impact.
City Manager Provides Strategic Plan Update, Highlights Implementation Dynamics
City Manager Matthew Cleaves presented an update on the city's 3-year Strategic Plan, which was adopted in February. The plan outlines the city's vision, mission, values, goals, and actions. Cleaves presented a spreadsheet detailing the progress of various actions, categorized by priority (primary, secondary, tertiary). He highlighted several 'red flags' or dynamics affecting implementation, including upcoming staff transitions, reliance on the Sustainable Cities Partnership with the University of Oregon, delays in Safe Routes to School funding, and the need for council input on committee assignments. Cleaves emphasized the importance of the plan in managing workload and prioritizing actions, noting that adding new actions would require removing existing ones to maintain focus.
City Council Approves Code Amendments for Nuisance Abatement, Traffic Control, and Open Burning
The City Council unanimously approved General Ordinance 26-1429, which amends specific chapters of The Dalles Municipal Code for legal sufficiency. The ordinance addresses nuisance abatement by adding a 10% simple annual interest to liens for junk abatements, mirroring other assessment types. It updates traffic and parking enforcement codes to clarify council's policy role and shift administrative matters to the city manager's office, and closes loopholes in RV, trailer, and boat parking enforcement. It also revises open burning restrictions by introducing temporary safety restrictions and escalating fines for repeat offenders, though a proposed amendment to tighten burn windows was not adopted without further public input.
City Council Approves Housekeeping Amendments for Hearings Officer Process
The City Council held a public hearing and unanimously approved General Ordinance 26-1430, a legislative housekeeping amendment to Title 10 of the Municipal Code. The ordinance clarifies and conforms procedures related to the hearings officer process, updating decision and notice procedures, hearing and appeal processes, quasi-judicial zone change procedures, and correcting cross-references and terminology. These amendments are administrative and do not alter zoning districts, uses, development standards, or comp plan designations. The Planning Commission had previously recommended approval.
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