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-ASHLAND
CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
Monday, September 19, 2022
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5:30 PM Study Session
1. Public Input (15 minutes, maximum)
2. Resolution 2022-24 Creating Standing Advisory Committees
3. City Attorney Report on City Council/City Manager Authority Respecting Park and
Recreation
4. Look Ahead
5. Adjournment
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Council Study Session
September 19, 2022
Agenda Item Resolution 2022-24 Creating Standing Advisory Committees to the City Council
From Joseph Lessard City Manager
Contact joe.lessardCaD-ashland.or.us; 541-522-2103
Item Type Requested by Council ❑ Update ❑ Request for Direction ® Presentation ❑
SUMMARY
The City council voted by informal ballot at the May 23, 2022, Special Called Business Meeting to
restructure (reduce and rename) advisory bodies reporting to the City Commission from an approximate
seventeen commissions to the following:
• Commissions (continuing) — with specific areas of program discretion or policy implementation
responsibility
o Park and Recreation Commissions
o Planning Commission
• Standing Advisory Committees — with continuing areas of Council advisory responsibility
o Climate and Environment Advisory Committee (CEPAC; combining Climate Policy and
Conservation & Climate Outreach Commissions)
o Historic Preservation Advisory Committee (HPAC; to support historic dist. certifications)
o Housing & Human Services Advisory Committee (HHSAC)
o Public Arts Advisory Committee (PAAC)
o Social Equity and Racial Justice Advisory Committee (SERJAC)
• Management Advisory Committees
o A number of ad hoc management advisory committees can be established by City
management to providing support technical assistance in the review and development of
recommendations for the City Council and continuing commissions, including:
■ Airport
■ City Band
■ System Development Charge (SDC)
■ Transportation
■ Trees and Urban Forest
■ Wildfire Safety
During consideration of this topic at the August 2, 2022, City Council Business Meeting, staff was directed
to schedule a Study Session for further discussion of the resolution to consolidate commissions into the
above listed standing advisory bodies.
The first step in restructuring the City Council advisory bodies is the establishment of the above identified
Standing Advisory Committees and acknowledgment of potential Management Advisory Committees
(MACS) by adoption of a City Council resolution. The attached draft of Resolution 2022-24, with tracked in
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C I T Y O F
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redline changes since August 2°a for review purposes, have recommended updates based on continued input
from the community and City Council Members.
The next step following adoption of the resolution will include the City Attorney returning to the City
Council with updates and deletions of current Ashland Municipal Codes (AMCs) related to the restructuring
of City commissions. Resolution 2022-24 includes direction to the City Attorney to return to the City
Council with the corresponding necessary AMC changes. Finally, members of Standing Advisory
Committees will be appointed by the Mayor with the consent of the City Council.
ACTIONS, OPTIONS & POTENTIAL MOTIONS
City Council adoption of Resolution 2022-24 establishing City Council Standing Advisory Committees and
acknowledging the potential convening of Management Advisory Committees by City management.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
City staff recommends adoption of Resolution 2022-24 establishing City Council and acknowledging
Management Advisory Committees.
FISCAL IMPACTS
The restructuring of City commissions to standing advisory committees as outlined above is intended to
reduce the need for staff support of formal commissions and adjust the number and character of City Council
advisory bodies.
REFERENCES & ATTACHMENTS
• Draft Resolution 2022-24 (with all updates included and tracked in redline since the August 2, 2022,
Council Business Mtg.)
• Draft Resolution 2022-24 (with all updates included without redlining since the August 2, 2022,
Council Business Mtg.)
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CITY OF
-ASHLAND
DRAFT — 9/16/2022
RESOLUTION NO.2022-24
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING CITY COUNCIL AND
MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEES
RECITALS:
A. Whereas the citizens of Ashland have a strong history of voluntary service to their
community, including on advisory bodies to the City of Ashland (City); and
B. Whereas Ashland citizens have important practical and technical knowledge on issues
and topics important to sustaining the quality of life in the city and on the operational
effectiveness of the City of Ashland organization; and
C. Whereas the City Council of the City of Ashland has an interest in promoting continued
community participation in advising the City Council and City management.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND, OREGON,
RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Procedure and Guidance for advisory committees to the City Council and City
staff include the following:
A. Each advisory committee shall serve solely as an advisory body whose actions or
recommendations shall not be considered as City policy or the establishing of City policy
or as final decisions of the City and are therefore not subject to administrative or judicial
appeal.
Each advisory committee will provide service that does not conflict with the functioning
of City departments or other government agency and shall have no executive or
administrative powers or civil rights investigatory or enforcement authority. Attendance
at an orientation or training session for standing advisory committee members, when
offered, is required before they are permitted to further exercise voting rights at
committee meetings. The City Manager will provide at least an annual orientation or
training session update to all standing advisory committees and will be responsible for
assigning City staff support for the work of the advisory committees.
Except as otherwise expressly stated, standing advisory committees shall observe policies
and meeting and conduct rules consistent with those set forth for commissions and boards
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in AMC 2.10, Uniform Policies and Operating Procedures for Advisory Commissions
and Boards, including its meeting and attendance, and code of ethics provisions.
B. Advisory committee members shall serve as individuals exercising their own best
judgement and not as delegates for their respective organization or groups. Committees
and their members are not official representatives of the City of Ashland and may not
present their committees recommendations or their personal opinions or points of view as
representative of the City's policy or operational perspectives. Prior to speaking publicly
on behalf of their respective advisory committee, members must secure the permission of
their committee to represent the activities or recommendations of their committee.
C. A quorum of each standing advisory committee shall consist of more than one-half (%2) of
the total number of its current Council -confirmed voting members, but in no case fewer
than three (3) members. Appointed voting and alternative members of a standing
advisory committee may not name a substitute or alternate member to attend a meeting of
their advisory committee on their behalf. Nonvoting ex-officio members, staff, and
liaisons do not count toward the quorum.
Appointed voting and alternate members of a standing advisory committee need not be
physically present at a meeting if another means of attendance (e.g., telephonic, internet,
etc.) has been established by the membership and public meetings law requirements are
met. At least a majority of the quorum is necessary to adopt any motion; some motions
may require the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the members present.
A voting or alternative member of a standing advisory committee should provide at least
a 48-hour notice to both their committee's chairperson and the City Manager appointed
ex-officio committee staff support member regarding any planned absence from a
scheduled meeting of the advisory committee. In the event an unexpected or emergency
absence, the member should notify their advisory committee's chairperson, or the
appointed staff support individual within a reasonable time in advance of the meeting.
If the members in attendance do not constitute a quorum, staff or invitees may make
informational presentations provided (1) Notes describing the presentations and
discussions are made and posted on the City website; (2) no motion, debate or vote or any
other official business other than adjournment takes place; and (3) all topics advertised
are automatically added to the agenda for the next regularly scheduled meeting.
D. Standing advisory committees may request voluntary testimony but may not compel an
individual or organization to appear before it or respond to questions.
E. Advisory bodies may consult with other city advisory committees on matters of mutual
interest in the course of developing recommendations to bring to the City Council or City
Management. It will be the responsibility of advisory committee chairpersons to work or
meet informally as needed to coordinate the activities or coordination of matters between
their committee and other advisory committees.
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F. Standing advisory committee members (voting, alternative and non -City staff ex-officio)
will be appointed by the Mayor with the consent of the City Council. Council confirmed
standing advisory committee appointments shall have three (3) year terms. Members of
city commissions with corresponding responsibilities as the standing advisory
committees will be invited by the City Recorder to confirm their interest in appointment
by the Mayor without the necessity of submitting a formal new appointment application.
New applicants must submit formal application with the City Recorder for Committee
appointment. All regular terms commence with appointment and shall expire on April 30
of the third year. In the case that a new committee member is appointed to fill the
remainder of a recently vacated voting position, the new member will be eligible for re-
appointment at the end of the partial term they are completing. The City Manager will
appoint all ex-officio City staff support committee members. The Mayor, with City
Council confirmation, will appoint Council liaisons to each of the standing advisory
committees. Council liaisons shall be non -voting ex-officio members of the
corresponding committees.
G. Standing advisory committees shall be governed by AMC 2.10 — Uniform Policies and
Operating Procedures for Advisory Commission and Boards. Council liaisons will be
assigned for standing advisory committees per AMC 2.04.100. Standing advisory
committees will be reviewed by the City Council approximately every three years as to
their assigned responsibilities, level of effectiveness and the need for their continued role
and existence.
H. In keeping with the diversity, equity, and inclusion goals of the City of Ashland, efforts
will be made to ensure that information regarding standing advisory committee vacancies
and the application process is readily available and advisory committees are made up of
residents that represent the diverse populations within the City. All committees shall
assist the City of Ashland in ensuring that city programs related to the charge of the
committee are equitable for all community members, including low-income, young
people, persons of color, the elderly, and those living with disabilities. Standing advisory
committees may have up to two additional non -voting, ex-officio student/youth members
who are of high school or college age.
Unless otherwise stipulated below, voting and alternate standing advisory committee
members will be comprised of individuals who reside within the City except one (1)
member from each advisory committee may be an at -large member living within the
City's urban growth boundary. Ex-officio members are not required to be residents
within the City or the urban growth boundary. Voting and alternate members must be
over eighteen (18) years of age.
J. All standing advisory committees serve at the pleasure of the City Council and shall
deliver to the Council an annual report on their activities and accomplishments in the
preceding year and provide to the Council for its approval the priorities and workplan for
the succeeding year. Standing advisory committees are expected to work with and advise
the City Management and City Attorney to insure their committee recommendations are
aligned with City Council priorities and can be implemented within the City's resources
and legal authority.
Commissions transitioning under this resolution to become either standing advisory
committees, or potentially to MAC status, are requested to complete any current work to
develop recommendations for the City Council and advance them for consideration.
These recommendations my advance either as a direct final report or presentation to the
City Council or may be advance to the corresponding advisory committee or City
Manager for reporting to the City Council.
K. The City Attorney is directed to return to the City Council in a timely manner with any
updates, changes, or deletions to the Ashland Municipal Code to establish the here
identified standing advisory committees as replacements for their corresponding city
commissions or boards and to establish them as "Regular" advisory bodies per AMC
2.04.
SECTION 2. Standing Advisory Committees to the City Council are established and
responsible for the purposes indicated in the following:
A. Climate and Environment Advisory Committee (CEAC)
A Climate and Environment Advisory Committee (CEAC) is established by the City
Council. The CEAC should reflect and represent a wide range of community interests
and perspectives. Such interests should include, but not be limited to, climate change and
environment, public health, energy efficiency and renewable energy, low and moderate -
income households needs, economic development, social equity, and sustainable
economic development.
The CEAC will consist of up to nine (9) voting members and up to four (4) optional ex-
officio members as provided here. The CEAC will strive to include at least two (2)
voting members who are 35 years old or younger at the time of appointment. The four
ex-officio, non -voting member positions are reserved for one (1) representative of the
solid waste franchisee for the City; and one (1) representative from Southern Oregon
University (SOU) administration/faculty; one (1) representative from the Ashland School
District administration/facility, and one (1) representative appointed by the City Manager
to provide support to the committee.
In addition to the voting members, the CEAC may have up to two (2) individuals
designated as alternate members. Alternate committee members may be seated to fill the
role and responsibility of a voting member at a meeting of the CEPAC that does not have
a quorum of voting members in attendance at roll call of the meeting. The rotating
seating order between the two (2) alternative committee members in attendance at a
CEAC meeting, shall be established by Mayoral designated order at the time of their
appointment. Faculty or student ex-officio members of CEPAC may be appointed to be
alternative members.
The CEAC shall be responsible for assisting the City in the following:
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Recommending strategies, actions, and programs related to the wise and efficient
use of community and environmental resources and related to addressing climate
change, including in:
• Climate mitigation and climate smart adaption initiatives, including in
Ashland's Climate and Energy Action Plan (CEAP) and its updates, and
their incorporation in updates or changes to City ordinances,
administrative rules and processes
• materials management, waste prevention, reduction, and recycling
• Electricity, water, and natural resource usage
• Renewable resource options
• Air and water quality action planning, including reducing GHG emissions
ii. Recommending CEAP implementation steps or improvements on behalf of the
community and for City operations
iii. Providing information to staff and the City Council to ensure that benchmarks,
targets, or actions develop for, or by the City of Ashland incorporate the best
available science and practices to achieve the intended climate or environmental
related goals and targets.
iv. Providing recommendations to ensure the City of Ashland's climate and
environmental planning incorporates long-term social, economic, and
environmental goals, including social equity for low-income households, persons
of color, the young and elderly, and those with disabilities.
V. Educating and advocating for Ashland's environmental goals, including its
Community Climate Recovery Goals.
B. Historic Preservation Advisory Committee (HPAC)
An Historic Preservation Advisory Committee (HPAC) is established by the City
Council. The HPAC will consist of up to nine (9) voting members, and two nonvoting
ex-officio members including the Chairperson of the Planning Commission, and one (1)
representative appointed by the City Manager to provide support to the committee from
the City's Community Development Department. To qualify the HPAC's as the City of
Ashland's Certified Local Government (CLG) Commission, the majority of appointments
for voting members of the HPAC, to the extent volunteer members are available in the
City, will have direct historic preservation experience or meet the professional
qualifications (including archaeology, architectural history, conservation, cultural
anthropology, curation, engineering, folklore, historic architecture, historic landscape
architecture, historic preservation planning and history) under Oregon State Historic
Preservation Office requirements.
The HPAC shall be responsible for assisting the City in the following:
i. Recommending to the Planning Commission and the City Council, areas or
properties of significant historical value and interest for consideration to be
designated historical properties.
ii. Recommending ordinances and other measures designed to protect and foster
interest in the improvement of designated historical properties.
iii. Reviewing literature and sources of funding concerning the protection and
improvement of designated historic properties.
iv. Advising City staff and the Planning Commission concerning the improvement of
designated historic properties in connection with Type II and Type III Planning
Action involving new construction or alterations to existing historic resources.
V. Advising applicants and staff upon request on sigh permits, building permits and
other projects involving new construction or alterations within Ashland's
designated Historic Districts.
vi. Advising the Planning Commission, the Ashland Park Commission, other city
advisory commissions, boards and committees, and city departments regarding
historic components of government projects under consideration within Ashland's
designated Historic Districts.
vii. Advising City staff and the Planning Commission on project applications for
funding.
viii. Assisting in promoting public support for the preservation and recognition of
Ashland's historic past.
ix. Advising City staff and the Planning Commission on aesthetic standards for
historic areas.
C. Housing and Human Services Advisory Committee (HHSAC)
A Housing and Human Services Advisory Committee (HHSAC) is established by the
City Council. The mission of the HHSAC is to assess and make recommendations to the
City for addressing the continuum of housing and human services needs for the purpose
of enhancing community health and well-being. Members will be from a broad spectrum
of citizens including individuals with a background in social services, unhoused and
marginal income population services, economic and housing development, universal
housing design, and elderly and disabled persons needs.
The HHSAC will consist of nine (9) voting members, one (1) nonvoting ex-officio liaison
from Southern Oregon University (SOU), and one (1) nonvoting ex-officio member
appointed by the City Manager to provide housing program support.
The HHSAC shall be responsible for assisting the City in the following:
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i. Assessing the making recommendations on the continuum of housing and human
services needs of the community and funding strategies relating to housing and
human services.
ii. Advising the City Council on programs that assist in addressing the unmet utility,
medical, transportation, and food needs of seniors, children and families in
Ashland, and other related human services programs.
iii. Making recommendations to the City Council on Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG), City of Ashland Social Service Grants, and Housing Trust Fund
and related allocations.
iv. Assisting in identifying federal, state, county, and private funding for
implementation of housing and human services programs.
V. Fostering public knowledge of and support for official city housing and human
services Programs.
vi. Enhancing cooperation between the public and private sectors by promoting
integrated approaches that provide suitable housing, a healthy living environment,
and expanded economic opportunities for low and moderate -income persons.
vii. Evaluate, reviewing, and recommending to the Planning Commission and City
Council innovative land use strategies targeted to promote a broad variety of
needed housing types.
viii. Monitoring housing discrimination complaints and corrective actions within the
City, and advising the City Council on potential measures to be taken to further
equal opportunity to all persons to live in suitable housing facilities regardless of
race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, source of
income, or familial status.
D. Public Arts Advisory Committee (PAAC)
A Public Arts Advisory Committee (PAAC) is established by the City Council. The
mission of the PAAC is to enhance the cultural and aesthetic quality of life in Ashland by
actively supporting the placement of public art in public spaces and serving to preserve
and develop public access to the arts. The continued vitality of the arts in the City of
Ashland is a vital part of the future of the City as well as of its citizens. The arts are an
important part of the cultural and economic life of the entire community of Ashland and
enrich the participants in the arts as well as those who observe them.
The PAAC will consist of nine (9) voting members of which six (6) voting members will
be from a broad spectrum of citizens including artists and those with a background in the
arts, arts organizations, education, structural and landscape architecture. Up to three (3)
of these six (6) voting members of the PACC may reside outside the City limits. The
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three (3) remaining voting members of the PAAC will be citizens at -large and residents
of the City. The City Manager may also appoint two (2) non -voting ex-officio members
to the PAAC, one (1) of which will be from the City's Public Works Department, to
provide support to the committee.
The PAAC shall adhere to and fill the role of the Public Art Commission as it may be
designated in AMC 2.29 — Public Art. The PAAC shall also be responsible for assisting
the City in the following:
i. Providing advice to ensure the arts continue to be of value as an integral part of
Ashland.
ii. Assisting in promoting the arts in Ashland to enrich the lives of its citizens
through education and demonstration.
iii. Advising the City Council and City management on standards and guidelines for
selecting, commissioning, placing, maintaining, and removing public art.
iv. Advising the City of Ashland on how best to assist local organizations that
provide local leadership on arts related matters to make the arts a more important
part of community life.
V. Assisting the City council, the Ashland Parks Commission, Historic Preservation
Advisory Committee, and the Planning Commission in using public art to enhance
existing development in public parks and other public lands and in public
structures.
vi. Advising the Planning Commission, the Ashland Parks Commission, other city
advisory commission and committees, and city departments regarding artistic
components of all municipal government projects under consideration by the City.
The PAAC may also serve as a resource for assessing the artistic components of
land use developments.
vii. Advising the City Council on policies and programs to enhance and encourage the
planning, placement, and maintenance of public displays of art in locations open
to the public within the community.
viii. Encouraging connections with other local, regional, and national organizations
working for the benefit of art and preservation of artistic values.
ix. Recognizing and encourage groups and organizations that enrich Ashland life by
bringing cultural and artistic values and artifacts to the City.
X. Assist in the pursuit of gifts and grants for support of arts programs and activities
and the procurement of public art.
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E. Social Equity and Racial Justice Advisory Committee (SERJAC)
A Social Equity and Racial Justice Advisory Committee (SERJAC) is established by the
City Council. The SERJAC will consist of nine (9) voting members and one (1)
nonvoting ex-officio member designated by the City Manager to provide support to the
committee. Voting members will include members from a broad spectrum of community
interests and perspectives, specifically including individuals with backgrounds in race
and social equity work and a representative cross section of historically marginalized or
underrepresented groups, such as Black, Aboriginal peoples, people of color, LGBTQ+,
the elderly and disabled persons.
The SERJAC shall be responsible for assisting the City in the following:
i. Encouraging understanding and celebration of the diversity of the City's
population and visitors and promote amicable intergroup relations within the City.
ii. Recommending policies, measures, and practices to bring about social and racial
equity and a greater inclusion for all who live, work, or visit in the City, including
counter measures to systematic racism, homophobia, sexism, classism, and other
racial and social inequities impacting Black, Indigenous, people of color,
LGBTQ+, and disabled persons, as well as other marginalized persons in the
Ashland community.
iii. Recommending efforts to increase economic opportunities for Black, Indigenous,
people of color, LGBTQ+, and disabled persons, as well as other marginalized
persons in the Ashland community.
iv. Advising on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and human rights training for
the City of Ashland's staff, commissions/boards, other advisory committees, and
the City Council.
V. To seek, at least every two (2) years, a broad spectrum of input from community
members on emerging issues and needs of the Ashland community as they relate
to diversity, equity, inclusion, human rights, and intergroup relations.
SECTION 3. Management Advisory Committees (MAC) may be established to serve at the
request of the. City Manager or Department Heads to provide technical advice, and community
support and input that can assist in preparing recommendations to enhance City operations or
program implementation or for City Council consideration.
MACS are generally intended to be project or program specific but can meet as often and as long
as necessary to meet their requested role or functions. Some MACs may meet only occasionally
when requested, while others may meet regularly or semi -regularly over extended periods of
time per the role assignment or needed term for their assistance. Membership on MACS will be
established based on the type of advice sought and availability of potential qualified participants,
urgency of issue or program being addressed, timeframe for the committee's role/participation,
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availability of City staff support resources, and/or other circumstances or considerations
affecting the ability for effective MAC role participation. The rules of procedure, if necessary,
for each MAC will also be established by the City Manager or appointing Department Director at
the time of the corresponding MAC's establishment. The City Council may refer issues or tasks
to consideration by a MAC by vote of the City Council request to the City Manager. MACS may
include project or program topics related, but not limited to the following:
• Airport Operations
• City Band
• System Development Charges
• Transportation
• Trees and Urban Forest
• Wildfire Safety
SECTION 4. This resolution is effective upon adoption.
ADOPTED by the City Council this day of 92022.
ATTEST:
Melissa Huhtala, City Recorder
SIGNED and APPROVED this day of , 2022.
Julie Akins, Mayor
Reviewed as to form:
Doug McGeary, Interim City Attorney
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DRAFT — 9/16/2022
RESOLUTION NO.2022-24
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING CITY COUNCIL AND
MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEES
RECITALS:
A. Whereas the citizens of Ashland have a strong history of voluntary service to their
community, including on advisory bodies to the City of Ashland (City); and
B. Whereas Ashland citizens have important practical and technical knowledge on issues
and topics important to sustaining the quality of life in the city and on the operational
effectiveness of the City of Ashland organization; and
C. Whereas the City Council of the City of Ashland has an interest in promoting continued
community participation in advising the City Council and City management.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND, OREGON,
RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Procedure and Guidance for advisory committees to the City Council and City
staff include the following:
A. Each advisory committee shall serve solely as an advisory body whose actions or
recommendations shall not be considered as City policy or the establishing of City policy
or as final decisions of the City and are therefore not subject to administrative or judicial
appeal.
Each advisory committee will provide service that does not conflict with the functioning
of City departments or other government agency and shall have no executive or
administrative powers or civil rights investigatory or enforcement authority. 440 Gity
Attendance at an orientation or training session for standing
advisory committee members. when offered is required before they are permitted to
further exercise voting rights at committee meetings. The City Manager will arovide at
least an annual orientation or training session update to all standing advisory committees
and will be responsible for assigning City staff support for the work of the advisory
committees.
Except as otherwise expressly stated, standing advisory committees shall observe policies
and meeting and conduct rules consistent with those set forth for commissions and boards
in AMC 2.10, Uniform Policies and Operating Procedures for Advisory Commissions
and Boards, including its meeting and attendance, and code of ethics provisions.
B. Advisory committee members shall serve as individuals exercising their own best
judgement and not as delegates for their respective organization or groups. Committees
and their members are not official representatives of the City of Ashland and may not
present their committees recommendations or their personal opinions or points of view as
representative of the City's policy or operational perspectives. Prior to speaking publicly
on behalf of their respective advisory committee, members must secure the permission of
their committee to represent the activities or recommendations of their committee.
C. A quorum of each standing advisory committee shall consist of more than one-half ('/z) of
the total number of its current Council -confirmed voting members, but in no case fewer
than three (3) members. Appointed voting and alternative members of a standing
advisory committee may not name a substitute or alternate member to attend a meeting of
their advisory committee on their behalf. Nonvoting ex= offici members, staff, and
liaisons do not count toward the quorum.
Appointed voting and alternate members of a standing advisory committee need not be
physically present at a meeting if another means of attendance (e.g., telephonic, intereet,
etc.) has been established by the membership and public meetings law requirements are
met. At least a majority of the quorum is necessary to adopt any motion; some motions
may require the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the members present.
A voting or alternative member of a standing advisory committee should provide at least
a 48-hour notice to both their committee's chairperson and the City Manager appointed
ex-offici committee staff support member regarding any planned absence from a
scheduled meeting of the advisory committee. In the event an unexpected or emergency
absence, the member should notify their advisory committee's chairperson, or the
appointed staff support individual within a reasonable time in advance of the meeting.
If the members in attendance do not constitute a quorum, staff or invitees may make
informational presentations provided (1) Notes describing the presentations and
discussions are made and posted on the City website; (2) no motion, debate or vote or any
other official business other than adjournment takes place; and (3) all topics advertised
are automatically added to the agenda for the next regularly scheduled meeting.
D. Standing advisory committees may request voluntary testimony but may not compel an
individual or organization to appear before it or respond to questions.
E. Advisory bodies may consult with other city advisory committees on matters of mutual
interest in the course of developing recommendations to bring to the City Council or City
Management. It will be the responsibility of advisory committee chairpersons to work or
meet informally as needed to coordinate the activities or coordination of matters between
their committee and other advisory committees.
Standing advisory committee members (voting, alternative and non -City staff ex_-officio)
will be appointed by the Mayor with the consent of the City Council. Council confirmed
Sttding advisory committee appointments shall have three (3) year terms. Members of
city commissions with corresponding responsibilities as the standing advisory
committees will be invited by the City Recorder to confirm their interest in appointment
by the Mayor without the necessity of submitting a formal new appointment application.
New applicants must submit formal application with the City Recorder for Committee
appointment. All regular terms commence with appointment and shall expire on April 30
of the third year. In the case that a new committee member is appointed to fill the
remainder of a recently vacated voting position, the new member will be eligible for re-
appointment at the end of the partial term they are completing. The Cites eag r will
appoint all ex-officio City staff support committee members. The Mayor, with City
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advisory committees. Council liaisons shall be non -voting ex—officio members of the
corresponding committees.
G. Standing advisory committees shall be governed by AMC 2.10 — Uniform Policies and
Operating Procedures for Advisory Commission and Boards. Council liaisons will be
assigned for standing advisory committees per AMC 2.04.100. Standing advisory
committees will be reviewed by the City Council approximately every three years as to
their assigned responsibilities, level of effectiveness and the need for their continued role
and existence.
H. In keeping with the diversity, equity, and inclusion goals of the City of Ashland, efforts
will be made to ensure that information regarding standing advisory committee vacancies
and the application process is readily available and advisory committees are made up of
residents that represent the diverse populations within the City. All committees shall
assist the City of Ashland in ensuring that city programs related to the charge of the
committee are equitable for all community members, including low-income, young
people, persons of color, the elderly, and those living with disabilities. Standing advisory
committees may have up to two additional non -voting, ex--officio student/youth members
who are of high school or college age.
1. Unless otherwise stipulated below, voting and alternate standing advisory committee
members will be comprised of individuals who reside within the City except one (1)
member from each advisory e&mff s&wwgommittee may be an at -large member living
within the City's urban growth boundary. Ex-officio members are not required to be
residents within the City or the urban growth boundary. Voting and alternate members
must be over eighteen (18) years of age.
J_All standing advisory committees serve at the pleasure of the City Council and shall
deliver to the Council an annual report on their activities and accomplishments in the
preceding year and provide to the Council for its approval the priorities and workplan for
the succeeding year. Standing advisory committees are expected to work with and advise
the City Management and City Attomev to insure their committee recommendations are
aligned with City Council priorities and can be implemented within the City's resources
and legal authority.
develop recommendations for the City Council and advance them for consideration.
These recommendations my advance either as a direct final report or presentation to the
City Council or may be advance to the corresponding advisory committee or City
Manager for reporting to the City Council.
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K. The City Attorney is directed to return to the City Council in a timely manner with any
updates, changes, or deletions to the Ashland Municipal Code to establish the here
identified standing advisory committees as replacements for their corresponding city
commissions or boards and to establish them as "Regular" advisory bodies per AMC
2.04.
SECTION 2. Standine Advisory Committees to the City Council are established and
responsible for the purposes indicated in the following:
A. Climate and Environment Advisory Committee (CEAC)
A Climate and Environment Advisory Committee (CEAC) is established by the City
Council. The CEAC should reflect and represent a wide range of community interests
and perspectives. Such interests should include, but not be limited to, climate change and
environment, public health, energy efficiency and renewable energy, low and moderate -
income households needs, economic development, social equity, and sustainable
economic development.
The CEAC will consist of up to nine (9) voting members and up to four (4) optional ex-
officio members as provided here. The CEAC will strive to include at least two (2)
voting members who are 35 years old or younger at the time of appointment. The four
l9ex-officio, non -voting member positions are reserved for one (1) representative of the
solid waste franchisee for the City; and one (1) representative from Southern Oregon
University (SOU) administration/faculty; one (1) representative from the Ashland School
District administration/facility, and one (1) representative appointed by the City Manager
to provide support to the committee.
In addition to the voting members, the CEAC may have up to two (2) individuals
designated as alternate members. Alternate committee members may be seated to fill the
role and responsibility of a voting member at a meeting of the CEPAC that does not have
a quorum of voting members in attendance at roll call of the meeting. The rotating.
seating order between the two (2) alternative committee members in attendance at a
CEAC meeting, shall be established by Mayoral designated order at the time of their
appointment. Faculty or student ex-officio members of CEPAC may be appointed to be
alternative members.
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The CEAC shall be responsible for assisting the City in the following:
i. Recommending strategies, actions, and programs related to the wise and efficient
use of community and environmental resources and related to addressing climate
change, including in:
• Climate mitigation and climate smart adantion, ..esil;enee, ana
initiatives, including in Ashland's Climate and Energy
Action Plan (CEAP) and its updates, and their incorporation in updates or
changes to City ordinances, administrative rules and processes
• materials management, waste prevention, reduction, and recycling
• Electricity, water, and natural resource usage
• Renewable resource options
• Air and water quality action planning, including reducing GHG emissions
ii. Recommending CEAP implementation steps or improvements on behalf of the
community and for City operations
iii. Providing information to staff and the City Council to ensure that benchmarks,
targets, or actions develop for, or by the City of Ashland incorporate the best
available science and practices to achieve the intended climate or environmental
related goals and targets.
iv. Providing recommendations to ensure the City of Ashland's climate and
environmental planning incorporates long-term social, economic, and
environmental goals, including social equity for low-income households, persons
of color, the young and elderly, and those with disabilities.
V. Educating and advocating for Ashland's environmental goals, including its
Community Climate Recovery Goals.
B. Historic Preservation Advisory Committee (HPAC)
An Historic Preservation Advisory Committee (HPAC) is established by the City
Council. The HPAC will consist of uD to nine (9) voting members, and two nonvoting
ex—officio members including the Chairperson of the Planning Commission, and one (1)
representative appointed by the City Manager to provide support to the committee from
the City's Community Development Department. To qualify the HPAC's as the City of
Ashland's Certified Local Government (CLG) Commission, the majority of appointments
for voting members of the HPAC, to the extent volunteer members are available in the
City, will have direct historic preservation experience or meet the professional
qualifications (including archaeology, architectural history, conservation, cultural
anthropology, curation. engineering. folklore, historic architecture, historic landscape
architecture. historic preservation planning and history) under Oregon State Historic
Preservation Office requirements.
The HPAC shall be responsible for assisting the City in the following:
i. Recommending to the Planning Commission and the City Council, areas or
properties of significant historical value and interest for consideration to be
designated historical properties.
ii. Recommending ordinances and other measures designed to protect and foster
interest in the improvement of designated historical properties.
iii. Reviewing literature and sources of funding concerning the protection and
improvement of designated historic properties.
iv. Advising City staff and the Planning Commission concerning the improvement of
designated historic properties in connection with Type II and Type III Planning
Action involving new construction or alterations to existing historic resources.
V. Advising applicants and staff upon request on sigh permits, building permits and
other projects involving new construction or alterations within Ashland's
designated Historic Districts.
vi. Advising the Planning Commission, the Ashland Park Commission, other city
advisory commissions, boards and committees, and city departments regarding
historic components of government projects under consideration within Ashland's
designated Historic Districts.
vii. Advising City staff and the Planning Commission on project applications for
funding.
viii. Assisting in promoting public support for the preservation and recognition of
Ashland's historic past.
ix. Advising City staff and the Planning Commission on aesthetic standards for
historic areas.
C. Housine and Human Services Advisory Committee (HHSAC)
A Housing and Human Services Advisory Committee (I-MSAC) is established by the
City Council. The mission of the HHSAC is to assess and make recommendations to the
City for addressing the continuum of housing and human services needs for the purpose
of enhancing community health and well-being. Members will be from a broad spectrum
of citizens including individuals with a background in social services, unhoused and
marginal income population services, economic and housing development, universal
housing design, and elderly and disabled persons needs.
The HHSAC will consist of nine (9) voting members, one (1) nonvoting ex-officio liaison
from Southern Oregon University (SOU), and one (1) nonvoting ex-officio member
appointed by the City Manager to provide housing program support.
The HHSAC shall be responsible for assisting the City in the following:
i. Assessing the making recommendations on the continuum of housing and human
services needs of the community and funding strategies relating to housing and
human services.
ii. Advising the City Council on programs that assist in addressing the unmet utility,
medical, transportation, and food needs of seniors, children and families in
Ashland, and other related human services programs.
iii. Making recommendations to the City Council on Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG), City of Ashland Social Service Grants, and Housing Trust Fund
and related allocations.
iv. Assisting in identifying federal, state, county, and private funding for
implementation of housing and human services programs.
V. Fostering public knowledge of and support for official city housing and human
services Programs.
vi. Enhancing cooperation between the public and private sectors by promoting
integrated approaches that provide suitable housing, a healthy living environment,
and expanded economic opportunities for low and moderate -income persons.
vii. Evaluate, reviewing, and recommending to the Planning Commission and City
Council innovative land use strategies targeted to promote a broad variety of
needed housing types.
viii. Monitoring housing discrimination complaints and corrective actions within the
City, and advising the City Council on potential measures to be taken to further
equal opportunity to all persons to live in suitable housing facilities regardless of
race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, source of
income, or familial status.
D. Public Arts Advisory Committee (PAACI
A Public Arts Advisory Committee (PAAC) is established by the City Council. The
mission of the PAAC is to enhance the cultural and aesthetic quality of life in Ashland by
actively supporting the placement of public art in public spaces and serving to preserve
and develop public access to the arts. The continued vitality of the arts in the City of
Ashland is a vital part of the future of the City as well as of its citizens. The arts are an
important part of the cultural and economic life of the entire community of Ashland and
enrich the participants in the arts as well as those who observe them.
The PAAC will consist of nine (9) voting members of which six (6) voting members will
be from a broad spectrum of citizens including artists and those with a background in the
arts, arts organizations, education, structural and landscape architecture. Up to three (3)
of these six (6) voting members of the PACC may reside outside the City limits. The
three (3) remaining voting members of the PAAC will be citizens at -large and residents
of the City. The City Manager may also appoint two (2) non -voting ex-officio members
to the PAAC, one (1) of which will be from the City's Public Works Department, to
provide support to the committee.
The PAAC shall adhere to and fill the role of the Public Art Commission as it may be
designated in AMC 2.29 — Public Art. The PAAC shall also be responsible for assisting
the City in the following:
i. Providing advice to ensure the arts continue to be of value as an integral part of
Ashland.
ii. Assisting in promoting the arts in Ashland to enrich the lives of its citizens
through education and demonstration.
iii. Advising the City Council and City management on standards and guidelines for
selecting, commissioning, placing, maintaining, and removing public art.
iv. Advising the City of Ashland on how best to assist local organizations that
provide local leadership on arts related matters to make the arts a more important
part of community life.
V. Assisting the City council, the Ashland Parks Commission, Historic Preservation
Advisory Committee, and the Planning Commission in using public art to enhance
existing development in public parks and other public lands and in public
structures.
vi. Advising the Planning Commission, the Ashland Parks Commission, other city
advisory commission and committees, and city departments regarding artistic
components of all municipal government projects under consideration by the City.
The PAAC may also serve as a resource for assessing the artistic components of
land use developments.
vii. Advising the City Council on policies and programs to enhance and encourage the
planning, placement, and maintenance of public displays of art in locations open
to the public within the community.
viii. Encouraging connections with other local, regional, and national organizations
working for the benefit of art and preservation of artistic values.
ix. Recognizing and encourage groups and organizations that enrich Ashland life by
bringing cultural and artistic values and artifacts to the City.
X. Assist in the pursuit of gifts and grants for support of arts programs and activities
and the procurement of public art.
E. Social Equity and Racial Justice Advisory Committee (SERJAC)
A Social Equity and Racial Justice Advisory Committee (SERJAC) is established by the
City Council. The SERJAC will consist of nine (9) voting members and one (1)
nonvoting ex-oflicio member designated by the City Manager to provide support to the
committee. Voting members will include members from a broad spectrum of community
interests and perspectives, specifically including individuals with backgrounds in race
and social equity work and a representative cross section of historically marginalized or
underrepresented groups, such as Black, �igeneasAhori ig nal peoples, people of color,
LGBTQ+, the elderly and disabled persons.
The SERJAC shall be responsible for assisting the City in the following:
i. Encouraging understanding and celebration of the diversity of the City's
population and visitors and promote amicable intergroup relations within the City.
ii. Recommending policies, measures, and practices to bring about social and racial
equity and a greater inclusion for all who live, work, or visit in the City, including
counter measures to systematic racism, homophobia, sexism, classism, and other
racial and social inequities impacting Black, Indigenous, people of color,
LGBTQ+, and disabled persons, as well as other marginalized persons in the
Ashland community.
iii. Recommending efforts to increase economic opportunities for Black, Indigenous,
people of color, LGBTQ+, and disabled persons, as well as other marginalized
persons in the Ashland community.
iv. Advising on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and human rights training for
the City of Ashland's staff, commissions/boards, other advisory committees, and
the City Council.
V. To seek, at least every two (2) years, a broad spectrum of input from community
members on emerging issues and needs of the Ashland community as they relate
to diversity, equity, inclusion, human rights, and intergroup relations.
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SECTION 3. Manaaement Advisory Committees (MAC) may be established to serve at the
request of the City Manager or Department Heads to provide technical advice, and community
support and input that can assist in preparing recommendations to enhance City operations or
program implementation or for City Council consideration.
MACS are generally intended to be project or program specific but can meet as often and as long
as necessary to meet their requested role or functions. Some MACS may meet only occasionally
when requested, while others may meet regularly or semi -regularly over extended periods of
time per the role assignment or needed term for their assistance. Membership on MACs will be
established based on the type of advice sought and availability of potential qualified participants,
urgency of issue or program being addressed, timeframe for the committee's role/participation,
availability of City staff support resources, and/or other circumstances or considerations
affecting the ability for effective MAC role participation. The rules of procedure, if necessary,
for each MAC will also be established by the City Manager or appointing Department Director at
the time of the corresponding MAC's establishment. The City Council may refer issues or tasks
to consideration by a MAC by vote of the City Council request to the City Manager. MACs may
include project or program topics related, but not limited to the following:
• Airport Operations
• City Band
• System Development Charges
• Transportation
• Trees and Urban Forest
• Wildfire Safety
SECTION 4. This resolution is effective upon adoption.
ADOPTED by the City Council this day of 2022.
ATTEST:
Melissa Huhtala, City Recorder
SIGNED and APPROVED this day of 2022.
Julie Akins, Mayor
Reviewed as to form:
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Doug McGeary, Interim City Attorney
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Council Study Session
September 19, 2022
Agenda Item City Attorney's Report on City Council/City Manager Authority Respecting Park
and Recreation
From Doug McGeary Acting City Attorney
Contact Doug.mcgeary(a)-ashland.or.us ; 541-552-3350
Item Type I Requested by Council ❑ Update ❑ Request for Direction ❑ Presentation i]
SUMMARY
This item is a report to the City Council on an opinion from the Acting City Attorney. The opinion is
in response to requests by the City Manager (see attached February 14, 2022, Memo) and the Parks
and Recreation Director to determine what authority the City Manager has to direct management over
employees delegated to the Parks and Recreation Director. This issue is complicated by the City's
Charter and historical practices related to operations and management of the Parks and Recreation
operations.
FISCAL IMPACTS
The report is informational in nature and is not anticipated to have a direct fiscal impact.
The City has been informed by its insurance carrier, City/County Insurance Services (CIS), that the
designation of two government bodies having oversight of City operations, the City Council and the Park
Commission, requires the adding of a $100,000 liability insurance deductible per occurrence for employment
related claims to the City's property and casualty insurance policy. Previously, the insurance deductible was
a total aggregate of $125,000 a year for all City claims (see attached July 1, 2022, Memo on the Property and
Casualty Insurance Premium Increase). This liability deductible change has been identified by CIS as
necessary so long as Park and Recreation operations retains its autonomy from City oversight but is not an
actual separate legal entity. CIS views this as an additional risk and liability for coverage. CIS must be
prepared to defend both the City Council and the Park Commission with separate legal counsel related to
Park and Recreation Department employment claims. This change raises the possibility of increased City
cost for the added deductible obligation for each City employment related claim.
REFERENCES & ATTACHMENTS
February 14, 2022, Memo from Joseph Lessard, City Manager, to Katrina Brown, City Attorney
July 1, 2022, Memo from Sabrina Cotta on Property and Casualty Insurance Premium Increase
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Memo
TO: Katrina Brown, City Attorney
FROM: Joseph Lessard, City Manager
DATE: February 14, 2022
RE: City Manager's Responsibilities
Being recently hired by the City of Ashland to fill the position of City Manager, I have been reviewing City documents to be
sure I fully understand and can assume the responsibilities for which I was hired and will be held accountable. Since Article
VIII-A City Manager, Section 4 uniquely specifies a list of functions that I "must" fulfill, your opinion on the extent of my
responsibilities in reference to other provisions of the City Charter, as well as with pertinent City Ordinances, Memorandums
of Understanding (MOUs) and City Council resolutions would be appreciated.
Your assistance in understanding the legal and practical application of a few specific document provisions would be most
helpful at this point. Specifically, I am requesting your opinion, as City Attorney, to clarify the City Manager's oversight and
management responsibilities under Article VIII-A City Manager, Section 4, items 4, 6 and 7 in relationship to the following:
• City Charter provisions
o Article XIX - Park Commission (most notably Section 3)
o Article XIX-A - Open Space Park Program (most notably Sections 1, 2 and 3)
o Article XXII - Recreation Commission
• Ashland Municipal Code (AMC) provisions
o Title 2, Chapter 16 Recreation Commission (most notably Section 2.16.040)
o Title 2, Chapter 28 Administrative and Operating Departments (most notably Section 2.28.040)
o Title 10, Chapter 28 Public Parks (most notably Section 10.68.030)
• The MOU between the Ashland City Council and Ashland Park and Recreation Commission, dated August
19, 2014
I believe the above specified document provisions need a legal review and clarification toward establishing a full
understanding or definition of the role of the City Manager given its specified "must" responsibilities.
I hope your opinion can clarify the allocation of funding, employee supervision and property oversight responsibilities to the
City Manager with a text coordinated understanding of the legal relationship between the referenced document provisions. I
believe it is important to show in a transparent way, how their meaning should be understood given the incorporation of
Article VIII-A into the City Charter. Your response to this request can help guide me in assuming my responsibilities to the
City Council, the Ashland Park Commission, Ashland Recreation Commission, and the citizens of Ashland. Additionally,
your advice on the best course to resolve any irreconcilable provisions would be helpful. I am available to help clarify this
request as you may require.
CITY OF
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Memo
TO: Mayor, City Council, Ashland Parks and Recreation Committee, City Manager
Joe Lessard, Department Heads
FROM: Sabrina Cotta, Interim Finance Officer
DATE: July 1, 2022
RE: Property and Casualty Insurance Premium Increase
This memo is to inform you of an increase to the City's insurance premiums as of July 1. This
nearly 30% increase (2021-2022 premium of $809,568, 2022-2023 premium of $1,101,697) is
due to a combination of the following:
• The number of liability claims occurring since 2016.
• The property schedule reflects a 10% increase due to increased valuation of City
property.
• An additional high risk exposure charge for emergency shelter operations and liquor
sales at the golf course.
• The transition from self-insurance for workman's compensation insurance to utilization
of SAIF (this transition will see a decrease of spending in other areas to offset, as well as
reduced risk and liability for the City).
• An increase in annual workers compensation payroll.
Other items of note:
• CIS is mandating an additional $100k deductible per occurrence for each employment
related claim.
o This includes a $125k aggregate deductible for claims that may be rescinded due
to our high -risk classification in budget year 23-24.
o The mandated additional deductible is due to the following:
■ Per CIS: the unusual nature of the Parks Department's autonomy from
City oversight while not being a separate entity.
■ Past claims resulting in additional cost due to separate legal
representation being needed, CIS views this as problematic for any future
claims related to the Parks Department.
o As long as Parks retains its autonomy from city oversight but is not an actual
separate entity CIS will continue to view this as taking on additional risk and
liability for coverage.
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Ashland City Council Look Ahead
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3-Oct
EcoNorthwest Economic Diversity Study Report (tentative scheduling)
Admin.
Joseph Lessard
Community Budget Survey Report (tentative scheduling)
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Croman Mill Redevelopment Concept/Overview (tentative scheduling)
Community Development
Acting Director
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City of Ashland Aspirational Goals
Admin.
Joseph Lessard
Telecommunications Ordinance Updates for Small Wireless Facilities (513)
Interim City Attorney
Doug McGeary
31-0ct
Affordable Housing -Preserving Manutactured Home Properties/Locations
Community Development
Acting Director
Economic Development & Business Roundtable Follow-up Community Development Questions & Updates
Community Development
Acting Director
(activity centers, development code & process navigation, business issues)
14-Nov
City Facilities & Real Estate Hargadine Parking Structure RFP
Community Development
Acting Director
Severe Weather Emergency Shelter Next Steps
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Community Center & Pioneer Hall - Preliminary Schematic Design
Public Works
Scott Fleury
Facilities Optimization Master Plan
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Police and Fire Partnering I Regionalization
Admin.I Police / Fire
Joseph Lessard I Chief O'Meara 1 Chief Sartain
19-Dec
Year End Informal Session - Coffee with City Management Team
Admin.
Joseph Lessard
Year End Informal Open House -City Commissions r Standing Advisory Committee Appreciation
Admin.
Joseph Lessard
2-Jan
Meeting Cancelled National Holiday Observed - New Year's Day
16.1an
Ashland Housing Production Strategy Update
Community Development
Acting Director
2023-2025 Biennium CIP Preview
Public Works
Scott Fleury
ANARY DATE
4-0ct
REGULAR BUSINESS MEETINGS -AGENDA ITEMS
Proclamation for Indigenous Peoples' Day (Council)
DEPARTMENT
City Recorder
LEAD STAFF
Melissa Huhtsla
Pubkc Arts Cornmissron I Advisory Committee Annual Report Community Development Acting Director
CommissionsrStanding Advisory Committees Standing Advisory Committee Appointments City Recortler Melissa Huhtala
Uptlate Ortlinances to Recogn Establishment of Advisory committees Interim Ciry Attorney Doug McGeary
Review/Revisit - Mansgement Responsibilities Ashland Municipal Code )AMC) Management Assignment Provisions Admin. I Acting City Attorney Joseph Lessard / Doug McGeary
City Council?ark aM Recreation Commission MOUs / Resolutions "
Personnel Issues Executive Session - Labor Negotiation Status (tentative scheduling) Admin. I Human Resources Joseph Lessard / Sabrina Cotter
Labor Agreement Approvals (tentative scheduling) "
16.0ct
Standing Advisory Committee Appointments
City Recortler
Melissa Huhtala
Social Equity and Racial Justice Commission I Corresponding Advisory Committee Report
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Travel Ashland Marketing Report
Admin.
Joseph Lessard
Resolution on City of Ashland Aspirational Goals
Admin.
Joseph Lessard
Ashland Fiber Network (AFN) - Business and Technology Planning RFQIRFP
Technology & Innovation
Jason Wegner
First Reading - Telecommunications Ordinance Updates for Small Wireless Facilities 15G)
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Interim City
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ReviewlRevisit-Management Responsibilities Ashland Municipal Code (AMC) Management Assignment Provisions
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AdCity Attorney
Joseph Lessard I Doug McGeary
' Council -Park and Recreation Commission MOUs / Resolutions
City
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Personnel Issues Executive Session - Labor Negotiation Status (tentative scheduling)
Admin./ Human Resources
Joseph Lessard I Sabrina Cott.
Labor Agreement Approvals (tentative scheduling)
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Climate Policy Commission / Corresponding Advisory Committee Annual Report
Admin.I Electric
Joseph Lessard I Thomas Mc Bartlett
Ad Hoc Development Code Review Committee
Community Development
Acting Director
First Reading - SDC Committee Recommended Ordinance Updates for Mutt -Family Developments
Public Works
Scott Fleury
Second Reading -Telecommunications Ordinance Updates for Small Wireless Facilities (5G)
Interim Cl? Attorney
Doug McGeary
Resolution Setting Telecommunications Installation Standards for Small Wireless Facilities
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Quarterly Financial Report & Budget Amendments
Finance
Sabrina Colts
Personnel Issues Executive Session - Labor Negotiation Status (tentative scheduling)
Admin. I Human Resources
Joseph Lessard I Sabrina Cotter
Labor Agreement Approvals (tentative scheduling)
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Facilities Optimization Master Plan
Public Works
Scott Fleury
First Reading - Housing in Employment Zones
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First Reatling - Expetliated Land Divisions - Middle Housing
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Second Reading -SDC Committee Recommended Ordinance Updates for Mutti-Family Developments
Public Works
Scott Fleury
22-Nov
Housing & Human Services Commission / Advisory Committee Annual Report
Community Development
Acting Director
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Citizens Budget Committee Appointments
City Recorder
Melissa Huhtala
Planning Commission Annual Report
Community Development
Acting Director
First Reading - Food Truck Amendments
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Second Reading - Expediated Land Divisions - Middle Housing
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RVTD Connector vs. Added Ashland Bus Line
Ordinance on Weeds and Noxious Vegetation
Executive Session - Lawsuit Updates
Cost Analysis of Climate 6 Energy Action Plan (CEAP)
Refinancing PERS & Capital Debt
2021-2023 Biennium CIP Review
Contracting Water I Wastewater System Management Staff Report
Imperatrice Property Lease - Regenerative Agriculture Practices
Natural Gas Equipment by 2030 in Existing City Facilities
Ashland City Council Look Ahead
Note'. This is a DRAFT xhedule of future agenda items end'a subject to fn qmM cI eng—
Second Reading - Housing in Employment Zones
City Council Orientation 1 Training
Second Reading - Food Truck Amendments
Potential topic for 2023-25 Budget Process
Potential topic for 2023-25 Budget Process
Potential topic for 2023-25 Budget Process
Potential topic rot 2023-25 Budget Process
Potential topic for 2023-25 Budget Process
Potential topic for 2023-25 Budget Process
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