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. CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
March 29, 1997
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Golden called meeting to order at 12:35 p.m., Council Chambers.
Attendance: Mayor Golden, Council members, Hauck, Reid, Hagen and DeBoer
A. Roca Canyon Study Team Presentation/Hamilton Creek Presentation
Group used visual presentation to show areas of erosion and how they will be doing water
chemistry data collection. Discussed impervious surface areas of Roca Canyon. Commented
on the public involvement of this study.
Submitted recommended treatment sites which were the following: Elkader/Pinecrest Terrace
Sediment Trap; SOSC Arboretum Sediment Basin; Paradise Creek Stormwater Wetlands;
East Main pasture Wetlands and Rick Davis Wetlands.
Explained that the City of Ashland Contract amount of$10,000 along with the U.S. EPA
319 Contract of $22,000 would continue the Roca Creek NPS abatement project.
Question was raised regarding the Waldorf property and what direction it has taken. It was
• explained that piping has been discussed and is moving forward.
Video was presented on the Hamilton Creek flood area. Discussed problem with the state
putting in a large culvert on Siskiyou Blvd and how it could be mitigated in solving the
potential problems surround this large culvert.
Discussion regarding the potential threat to the city in this area.
B. Communication Plan update
Information from the League of Women's Voters on the "Making Democracy Work"
campaign was handed out to council.
Dick Wanderschied presented update on the Communication Plan to the council with
implementation and dates on several minimal items. List of groups and organizations which
could be attended by Ashland's elected officials was also handed out.
Council agreed to have those minimal items submitted for implementation be implemented
according to plan.
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Cate Hartzell and JoAnne Eggers submitted memo to council with recommended changes to
• implementation to the Communication Plan of February 13, 1997. Discussion regarding
newsletter and costs associated with printing a newsletter.
Suggestion was made that the communication committee be allowed a certain amount for
budget and then have them bring back recommendations within the allowed budget amount.
City Recorder was requested to get information from Coos Bay on their newsletter.
ADJOURNED
Meeting was adjourned at 1:50 p.m.
Barbara Christensen
City Recorder
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