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Home My WebLink About2020-0107 Council Mtg MINCITY OF ASHLAND DRAFT MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR MEETING ASHLAND CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, January 7, 2020 Council Chambers 1175 E. Main Street Note: Items on the Agenda not considered due to time constraints are automatically continued to the next regularly scheduled Council meeting [AMC 2.04.030.E.] 6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting I. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Stromberg called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. ROLL CALL Councilors' Slattery, Graham, Akins, Seffinger, Rosenthal and Jensen were present. IV. MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor Stromberg announced the current Commission and Committee vacancies. Mayor Stromberg read a Press Release regarding a Wildlife listening session (see attached). V. CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT VI. City Administrator Kelly Madding spoke regarding that Item: Review of City Assets - Land and Structure Inventory will be moved to a future agenda. VII. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Business Meeting of December 17, 2019 Rosenthal/Seffinger moved to approve the minutes. Discussion: None. All Ayes. Motion passed unanimously. VIII. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS & AWARDS 1. Report on Statistical Transparency of Policing (STOP) Program Police Chief Tighe O'Meara gave a brief report regarding Statistical Transparency of Policing (STOP). He went over a PowerPoint presentation (see attached). Items discussed were: • Stop Percentages by race. • Male and Female percentages. • Enforcement stats. • Working on ways to better get data. • Tourist Population. 2. Report on the First Quarter of Ordinance 3176 Madding introduced Housing Program Specialist Linda Reid and gave a brief Staff report. Reid gave a brief Staff report regarding affordable housing trust funds and the need for this request. Reid introduced OHRA passed president Ken Gudger and OHRA Executive Director Michelle Arellano. Reid explained the need for the funding and the funding process. Slattery/Jensen moved to approve the award of $55,000 in Affordable Housing Trust Funds to Options for Helping Residents of Ashland, to support the 2019-2020 Ashland Winter Shelter Program, outside of the competitive grant cycle. Discussion: Slattery spoke in appreciation of the program and thanked Staff. Jensen thanked all for their work on the project. Roll Call Vote: Jensen, Graham, Akins, Rosenthal, Seffinger and Slattery: YES. Motion passed unanimously. 2. Mayor Presentation Capital Needs and Financing Mayor Stromberg gave a brief Staff report. Madding went over a PowerPoint presentation (see attached). The items discussed were: • Capital Projects Proposed. • City Hall history and proposals. • Funding options. • Pioneer Hall and Community Center options. • Taxes. Parks Commissioner Chair Mike Gardiner spoke regarding the Perozzi Fountain and Parks priorities. Public Input Daniel Belenky — Ashland - Spoke against this proposal and read a statement into the record (see attached). Ken Wilson — Ashland — Spoke against the bond and suggested for Council and Staff to get more public input before making a decision. Rick Landt — Ashland — Mr. Landt read a statement into the record regarding the proposal (see attached). Mark Decker — Ashland — Spoke regarding the bond proposal. He suggested to look into this more before making a decision. Council explained that this was just an initial discussion and decided there needs to be more discussion on the topic. Council suggested to have a Public Forum for more discussion. 3. City Council Direction to Direct Staff Resources to Develop a Work Program on 5G Telecommunications Madding gave a brief Staff report. She explained that Council had an Executive Session regarding this topic. She explained that Staff will bring back a work program that will be outlined with tasks involved. City Attorney David Lohman explained the regulations and the process to make changes to the code. Public Input - Kelly Martello — Ashland — Read a statement into the record regarding 5G (see attached). She also congratulated Councilor Slattery on his acknowledgment in the paper as Professor and Councilor. Akins/Graham moved to direct staff to prepare a work program regarding 5G technology policy for the City Council's review. Discussion: Akins spoke in support of the motion. Graham spoke in support of the motion. Voice Vote: All Ayes. Motion passed unanimously. XV. ORDINANCES. RESOLUTIONS AND CONTRACTS 1. First Reading of an Ordinance to Amend the Ashland Fire Prevention Code AMC Chapter 15.28 Fire and Safety Division Chief Ralph Sartain gave a brief Staff report. Jensen/Rosenthal moved to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 3186 to amend the Ashland Fire Prevention Code AMC Chapter 15.28 and to send Ordinance No. 3186 to a second reading on January 21, 2020. Discussion: None. Roll Call Vote: Slattery, Graham, Akins, Seffner, Rosenthal and Jensen: YES. Motion passed unanimously. XVI. OTHER BUSINESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS/REPORTS FROM COUNCIL LIAISONS XVII. ADJOURNMENT OF BUSINESS MEETING The Business Meeting was adjourned at 8:46 PM. Respectfully submitted by: i n 11-� City Recorder Melissa Huhtala Attest: Mayor Stro erg In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Administrator's office at (541) 488-6002 (TTY phone number 1-800-735-2900). Notification 72 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting (28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title I). FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mayor to Host Wildlife Listening Session Residents and visitors alike are attracted to the scenic beauty of Ashland. However, the wildlife that share our natural landscape and may enchant us can sometimes be difficult - even dangerous - neighbors. The purpose of the Session is to collect as much information as possible about these human/creature interactions and how we relate to them. The Session will take place on Wednesday, January 15, 2020, in the Council Chambers at 1175 E. Main Street. It will begin at 6:00 PM and will provide an opportunity for interested citizens to engage with the City and share their individual experiences, concerns, and ideas on how to coexist with any and all species of wildlife they have encountered in Ashland. From bears, cougars, deer, rabbits, raccoons, skunks, turkeys and foxes to yellow jackets, butterflies and ticks, we want to hear how wildlife is affecting the quality of your life in this wonderful community. City Staff will compile citizen input and invite experts in wildlife management to discuss options at a follow-up public meeting in early spring. Citizens who are unable to attend the Living with Wildlife Listening Session can still have their ideas and concerns heard by providing input online by going to ashland.or.us/engage and selecting the Wildlife Listening Session Input option under Open Topics. Contact: Tina Gray City Administration Phone: 541-552-2101 Email: tins gray(a)ashland. or. us ASHLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT JAN. 71,z Statistical Transparency Of Policing/1st Quarter 3176 Update Enacted in e new law states that all Oregon law enforcement all officer -initiated stops, submit the following data: Date and time/location Perceived race, age and gender of the subject What led to the stop (ord., statute etc What the disposition was Arrest, cite, search APD was mandated to be live by 7/1 /19, we wanted to jump c possible so we went live 1 1 /28/18, smallest agencies not til July November December Total Stops 4859 Owhite Oblack Ohispanic Omiddle e Onative Opacific Oasian STOPS BY RACE Category STOP Population White 87.67 87.4% Hispanic 5.76% 5.1 African American 3.497o 1.9% Asian 1.87% 2.1 Middle Eastern 1.02% Not Available Pacific Islander <1 170 0.3% Native American <17 0.7% k)foJ-.6ixn Americar.,actFinr.c�m What is not represented: -SOU Students -Tourists -People who identify as mixed race -up to 3.2% Males 58.4% Females 41.55% Non -Binary <1 % Enforcement 44.29% Warning 55.71 % Resulted in a search <1 % of the stops (only 30 out of 4 McNally Ruling Increasing problem with ppl not being issued citations The McNally decision in April 2017 impacted this RE passive behavior Establishes authority to stop and detain someone Stop and detain long enough to conduct an investigation, ID the person and issue a citation As a result of some concerns raised about 3176 and how it might negatively impact transgender individuals we have established a policy on this topic and engaged with the Safe Space program 10.58.200 has not been used since it was enacted Does this mean it wasn't needed? 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