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Kathryn and Barry Thalden
550 Ashland Loop Road
Ashland, Oregon 97520
(702) 860-5000
October 14, 2016
To: Mayor and City Council
City of Ashland, Oregon
Via: e-mail
Re: Removing public art review and approval requirements from Chapter 18 of
the Ashland Municipal Code
Dear Mayor and City Council,
This letter, with one exception, is in support of the staff recommendation for the
proposed modification of the municipal code.
These changes appropriately reduce the involvement of the planning department, while
granting more authority to the Public Art Commission and maintaining the input of the
Historic Commission for art proposed in Historic Districts.
However, the addition of item "C. to 2.29.165 Review by City Commissions" (attached)
is not only inappropriate, but greatly expands the review and approval process. This
requires the Public Art Commission to have reviews by all 12 commissions (as listed
here) on all proposed public arts projects.
Airport Commission Conservation Commission
Forest Lands Commission Historic Commission
Housing and Human Services Commission
Municipal Audit Commission Parks & Recreation Commission
Planning Commission Planning Hearings Board
Transportation Commission Tree Commission
Wildfire Mitigation Commission
Instead of simplifying the process, which is the objective, this greatly expands and
further complicates the approval process.
suggest that item "C" be change to read:
"The Public Art Commission will seek input from the Parks & Recreation
Commission when considering public art to be located within a park."
Thank you for this consideration.
Sincerely,
Barry Thalden