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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-02-03 Council Mtg MIN ASHLAND CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES Tuesday,February 3,2026 Business meeting 6:00 pm Council Present: Mayor Graham, Councilors Sherrell, Dahle, Bloom, Kaplan, DuQuenne, and Hansen. Council Absent: None Staff Present: Sabrina Cotta City Manager Johan Pietila City Attorney Carmel Zarhan Assistant Deputy Attorney Alissa Kolodzinski City Recorder Graham called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. a. Land Acknowledgement" Bloom read the land acknowledgement. 11. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Kaplan led the pledge of allegiance. Ill. ROLL CALL IV. MAYOR'S/CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENT a. Black History Month Proclamation - the proclamation was read into the record. Graham announced that the"If I Were Mayor"contest was underway with a deadline of March 13 1h and encouraged community members to inform young people about this opportunity. V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Minutes of the January 14, 2026 - Special Study Session Meeting b. Minutes of the January 20, 2026 - Business Meeting Hansen noted a scrivener's error in the January 20th minutes on page 3 where a roll call vote listed Kaplan twice instead of recording NO votes for Dahle, DuQuenne and Bloom. Hansen moved to approve the minutes of Jan 14 and 20 with the one change.The motion was seconded by Dahle. Roll Call Vote:Sherrell,Dahle,Bloom,DuQuenne,Kaplan,and Hansen-YES. Motion passed. VI. CONSENT AGENDA VII. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS Javier Dubon, Interim Executive Director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF), provided a comprehensive overview of the festival's challenges,financial situation,and recovery efforts. He identified three main challenges: leadership instability (six different executive directors since 2019), changing audience behavior (exacerbated by the pandemic),and rising production costs. (see attached presentation.) Business Meeting Februory 3,2026 Page 1 of 6 � Dubon presented financial data showing the festival had faced pre-pandemic deficits, masked by one-time gifts and excess endowment draws. Hm explained the shift from u ticket-driven (85% earned � pre-pandemic) too oontribution-ro|iuntnnode| (overGO% reoent|v). Ticket sales plummeted from $22 million to $7 million post-pandemic but rebounded to $10.4rniUion in 2024. Dubon addressed common questions about cost-cutting measures,explaining that most expenses (nearly two-thirds of the budget) are related to labor rather than production materials. Staffing has already been reduced from 650 to 495 since 2019 levels. Programming variety remains essential as more than 50%of ticket revenue comes from people who see three or more shows. Recent successes include 42%ticket sales increase in 2025,o $5] million donor gift,$l.S million saved through outs, and progress towards a $22.5 million contribution goal. Dubon also discussed efforts to market the broader Ashland experience,the potential use ofOSF spaces for events,climate change strategies, and city partnerships. VA0. PUBLIC FORUM— Eleven community members addressed the Council with concerns about homelessness issues; the budget approval process, related charter enforcement, and other budget issues; the city's use of pesticides; Asante hospital changes; and the City Hall property agreement. IX. PUBLIC HEARING Pimti|o and Zmhron presented m series of ordinance changes, explaining these were the second set of more substantive ordinance changes following previous work on scrivener's errors. u Ordinance No 3271 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AN OFFICE OF THE CITY RECORDER IN THE CREATION OF AMC 2.28.53D Proposed changes would establish an office of the city recorder and create AMC 2.28.053, effectively updating code to reflect the change from on elected to appointed position. Public Hearing open Clarinda Marripen expressed concerns about the potential loss of transparency with the City Recorder under Administration rather than having Council oversight. She emphasized issues related toelection integrity, arguing that the Recorder should be accountable more directly to the public and Council to prevent any undue influence on election processes. Cate Hartzell voiced opposition to the Recorder's office as an elected rather than appointed position, citing the importance of a recorder that serves as a liaison to the public and concern that administration oversight might impede the transparency necessary for fair electoral processes. Public Hearing closed Councilors discussed the benefits of the position being hired based on qualifications and improved oversight through professional management and acknowledged that the change of the position as appointed rather than elected was already put to the voter's and decided upon. Business Meeting February 3,2o20 Page 2o/b After discussion and amendment,the following motion was adopted: Dahle moved to approve first reading of Ordinance 3271,an Ordinance Establishing an office of the City Recorder in the creation of AMC 2.28.053 and schedule second reading for February 17,2026. The motion was seconded by Hansen. Roll Call Vote:Bloom,Sherrell,Dahle,DuQuenne,Hansen,and Kaplan-YES. Motion passed. b. ORDINACE NO 3283 AMENDING AND UPDATING CHAPTER 2.29 - PUBLIC ART Proposed changes would clarify that the Public Arts Commission is a committee, expanding the selection panel membership to address recruitment difficulties, update noticing requirements, and clarify situations where public art can be placed such as on public property or on private property with specified maintenance arrangements. Public Hearing open No Speakers Public Hearing closed DuQuenne moved to approve first reading of Ordinance 3283,an Ordinance Amending and Updating Chapter 2.29 for Public Art.The motion was seconded by Bloom. Roll Call Vote:Bloom,Sherrell,Dahle,DuQuenne,Hansen,and Kaplan-YES. Motion passed. c. ORDINACE NO 3284 AMENDING AMC 2.54.010 TO ALIGN WITH PROCUREMENT LIMITS Proposed changes would amend AMC 2.54.01 to align disposal of surplus property with the city's procurement limits and standardize the process so that items over$250,000 would require Council approval,which would be consistent with other procurement thresholds. Public Hearing open Clarinda Merripen expressed concerns that removing the finance department from the process could make it political, but that including general public participation in the surplus process could create further opportunities for corruption. Public Hearing closed During council discussion,Cotta clarified that the procurement process follows state law and that the same process applies whether surplus property goes to individuals, nonprofits, or other government agencies. Hansen moved to approve first reading of 3284,an Ordinance Amending AMC 2.54.01 to Align with Procedure Limits and schedule the second reading for February 17,2026.The motion was seconded by Kaplan. Roll Call Vote:Bloom,Sherrell,Dahle,DuQuenne,Hansen,and Kaplan-YES. Motion passed. d. ORDINACE NO 3285 AMENDING AMC 2.62.030 TO PROVIDE FOR A CHAIN OF COMMAND IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY Proposed changes would amend AMC 2.62.030 to provide a chain of command in the event the city manager is incapacitated or absent during an emergency. Public Hearing open No Speakers Public Hearing closed Business Meeting February 3,2026 Page 3 of 6 Sherrell moved to approve the first reading of 3285,an Ordinance Amending AMC 2.62.030 to Approve for a Chain of Command in the Event of an Emergency and schedule the second reading during the February 17 meeting.The motion was seconded by Bloom. Roll Call Vote:Hansen, Kaplan,Sherrell,Bloom,DuQuenne and Dahle-YES. Motion passed. e. ORDINACE NO 3286 AMENDING 9.08.120 TO PREVENT PROPERTY OWNERS FROM KEEPING HAZARDOUS OR INFESTED TREES Proposed changes would amend 9.08.120 to prevent property owners from keeping hazardous or infested trees and would add language about trees that harbor insects or diseases that could threaten other trees in the city. Public Hearing open No Speakers Public Hearing closed Bloom moved to approve the first reading of Ordinance 3286,an Ordinance Amending 9.08.120 to Prevent Property Owners from Keeping Hazardous or Infested Trees and schedule second reading at the February 17 council meeting.The motion was seconded by DuQuenne. Roll Call Vote:DuQuenne,Hansen,Kaplan,Sherrell,Bloom,and Dahle-YES. Motion passed. f ORDINACE NO 3287AMENDING AND UPDATING CHAPTER 14.12 - ELECTRIC SYSTEM REGULATIONS Proposed changes would update chapter 14.12 on electric system regulations, primarily to align with the Electric Service Requirement manual and current standards.The changes included updating references to the manual and modifying language about tree trimming on private property. Councilors discussed that these regulations impact infill housing costs, creating a "double-edged sword"when trying to promote affordable housing while implementing industry standards,and suggested removing specific fee amounts from the ordinance and instead referencing the miscellaneous fees book. Public Hearing open No Speakers Public Hearing closed Hansen moved to approve first reading of Ordinance 3287,an Ordinance Amending and Updating Chapter 14.12 Electrical System Regulations as Amended for Fees Referring to the Miscellaneous Fees Book and schedule second reading during the February 17 City Council meeting.The motion was seconded by Bloom. Roll Call Vote:Sherrell,Bloom,Dahle,DuQuenne,Hansen,and Kaplan-YES. Motion passed. Due to timing, the order was changed to accommodate those who come to address these topics. a. ORDINACE NO 3294 AMENDING 9.16.070 TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN DAYTIME VERSUS NIGHTTIME DOG NOISE Proposed changes amend 9.16.07 to distinguish between daytime versus nighttime dog noise, creating separate standards for barking during day and night hours. Business Meeting February 3,2026 Page 4 of 6 Public Hearing Susan Peck suggested the ordinance should make barking between 10 PM and 7 AM a violation without requiring it to be "excessive." Public Hearing Closed Graham and Zahran clarified that the current language makes any unreasonable barking during nighttime hours a violation without specifying a time threshold. Dahle moved to approve first reading of 3294,an Ordinance Amending 9.16.07 to Distinguish Between Daytime Versus Nighttime Dog Noise and schedule a second reading during the February 17,2026,City Council meeting.The motion was seconded by Bloom. Roll Call Vote:Sherrell, Bloom,Dahle,DuQuenne,Hansen,and Kaplan-YES.Motion passed. a. ORDINACE NO 3293 AMENDING 9.08.170.D.2 TO REFER TO 9,16.070 FOR DOG NUISANCE MATTERS Proposed changes would amend 9.08.170.D.2 to refer to 9.16.07 for dog nuisance matters, ensuring consistent treatment of dog-related issues across the municipal code. Public Hearing open No speakers Public Hearing closed Dahle moved to approve first reading of 3293,An Ordinance Amending 9.08.170.D.2 to refer to 9.16.07 for Dog Nuisance Matters and schedule second reading for February 17,2026.The motion was seconded by DuQuenne. Roll Call Vote:Sherrell, Bloom,Dahle,DuQuenne,Hansen,and Kaplan-YES.Motion passed. Due to time constraints (reaching 8 Pm), the remaining first reading ordinances were postponed to the next business meeting: • ORDINACE NO 3288 CREATING 15.04.270 TO PROHIBIT PERMITS WHEN CODE VIOLATIONS ARE OUTSTANDING • ORDINACE No 3290 AMENDING 9.08.170(3) -TO CREATE CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS FOR HEAT PUMPS OR MECHANICAL DEVICES FROM NOISE REGULATION • ORDINACE NO 3291 AMENDING 13.16.035 TO REQUIRE PROPERTY OWNERS REMOVE OR PRUNE DANGEROUS TREES WITHOUT A PERMIT • ORDINACE NO 3289 UPDATING 15.36.030 TO CORRECT FOR THE PROPER DEPARTMENT THAT ASSIGNS FRONTAGE • ORDINACE NO 3292 Amending Chapter 6 to reflect Marijuana Retail Regulations b. First Reading of Ordinance 3282 Creating Section 2.55 of the Ashland Municipal Code: Disposal of Real Property X. ORDINANCES,RESOLUTIONS AND CONTRACTS XI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS X11. NEW BUSINESS X111. CITY MANAGER REPORT- a. Look Ahead Business Meeting February 3,2026 Page 5 of 6 Cotta noted there would be no study session on February 16 due to a holiday. The next study session will be March 2,2026,featuring presentations from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife about deer population and from the Amiga Club. b. February City Manager Report Cotta reported that effective February 1,the city no longer has a combined fire and rescue ground membership with Mercy Flights; they are now separated. She also mentioned that Pioneer Hall is open for reservations,and the community center should open soon. XIV. OTHER BUSINESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS/REPORTS FROM COUNCIL LIAISONS • Hansen reminded everyone about the joint meeting with the Parks and Recreation Commission on February 11. • Bloom noted Southern Oregon University's financial difficulties and proposed that the Council send a letter of support for SOU to receive state funds. He provided data collected by Eco Northwest's study: SOU generates $282.5 million in annual output in Jackson County and is responsible for 2,146 jobs. Losing SOU could significantly impact the city's utilities, food and beverage tax, and lodging tax revenue. o The Council unanimously supported Graham and Bloom in drafting a letter on behalf of the full Council. Bloom also mentioned reaching out to other small university towns facing similar challenges. • DuQuenne noted she would be listening to a legislative budget discussion the next morning and would report back on higher education funding. • Kaplan reminded council members about a community feedback form for the Jackson County Continuum of Care that had been distributed by email. • Graham mentioned she had sent a letter supporting OSF's funding requests to the state legislature, noting that both SOU and OSF are economic drivers with massive impacts on the community and region. XV. ADJOURNMENT Bloom moved to adjourn.DuQuenne seconded the motion. All Ayes. Motion passed. The meeting was adjourned at 8:18 p.m. City Recorder Alissa Kolodzinski Mayor Tonya Graham Business Meeting February 3,2026 Page 6 of 6 C Oregon Shakespeare Festival,, January 2026 :o on r' r THE ROAD TO ,WHY W-E �R-E K E • Reflect on key challenges and successes from the past five years • Share lessons learned and how we're putting them to use • Provide a financial update and look at what's ahead i Oregon - Road • 100 1 10111111111111 sk 0 AM 10111111111111 �S i KEY CHALLENGES • Leadership Instability: Frequent leadership changes and poor strategic choices have set us back and eroded trust. • Changing Audience Behavior: Patrons have fallen out of their pre-pandemic habits and are spending differently • Rising Costs: From materials and labor to housing and transportation, the cost of producing theatre has risen dramatically in our current economic climate. LEADERSHIP INSTABILITY • Since 2019, OSF has had six different Executive Directors • Five of the six came in without prior OSF experience or institutional knowledge • Leadership turnover led to mission misalignment during an already unprecedented time for the arts sector OSF Top-Leader Timelines Executive Director Prior OSF service Artistic Director Prior OSF service Angus L.Bowmer Jerry Turner l William(Bill)Patton* -- - - Henry Woronicz E Paul Nicholson -- Libby Appel Bill Rauch Cynthia Rider Nataki Garrett Paul Christy(Interim) -- _ - -- - - -- David Schmitz -- -- �- - Tim Bond P - - - -- Tyler Hokama(Interim) Gabriella Calicchio Javier(Javi)Dubon(Interim) 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 2025 KEY LEARNINGS FROM LEADERSHIP INSTABILITY • Succession Is Strategy: OSF must invest in developing future leaders across staff and board to ensure long-term resilience. • Knowledge Is Capital: Retaining experienced staff and preserving what makes OSF unique is critical to sustainability. • Transparency Is Non-Negotiable: Leadership and governance must understand and communicate OSF's financial realities clearly and early. Oregon Shakespeare FestivaL - Road to 100 H ISTO- • • 1 1 • Revenue $38,966,449 $39,398,950* $43,400,450* $28,807,072 $31,723,691* $31,757,171 Expenses $39,334,605 $39,506,698 $40,365,907 $35,368,699 $34,476,183 $34,085,601 Net Deficit ($368,155) ($107,747) $3,034,542 ($6,561,626) ($2,752,491) ($2,328,429) *Includes excess _ $3,500,000 $2,500,000 - $4,825,655 - endowment draw Revenue Blend by Fiscal Year Earned Contributed 100 80 60 - 40 20 0 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023 2024 2025* 2026* 2018 2019 • • 2024 Contributed $10,398,787 $14,584,087 $19,197,550 $16,121,874 $16,866,522 Revenue 2018 2019 • • 2024 Ticket Sales $21,647,589 $21,256,874 $7,145,751 $7,032,744 $10,482,865 9M. + u 1401 i PR DUCE MOR'.4 , • ,CAN ESTIVAL C Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Road to 10011H 111 111 YES, BUT IT'S COMPLICATED000 • Repertory theatre relies on a fixed, complex structure that doesn't shrink easily • Many expenses support revenue, so cuts often reduce both cost and income • Several structural savings have already been made, leaving fewer options • Labor is our biggest cost, as it takes many people to produce at this level Inflation Calculator with U.S. CPI Data $54M 51.95M $50M - 46.91M $51.95M in Aug 2025 equals $46M $40.4M buying power in Jan 2019. $42M 40.36M r' 2020 2022 2024 AUG 2025 of FY2026 budget is for materials Materials only make up a fraction of OSF's operating expenses OtherLabor as % of 2026 Operating Expenses All • - 32% Labor Costs 68% Headcount 2019 vs 2025 700 L24%decrease 600 • (155 employees) 500 a� 0 400 a w 300 200 100 2019 2025 Who Purchased in 2025? Returning vs. New Attendees • New Attendees • 48 Returning 2025 Revenue Per Number of Productions Attended $ 9 2% 2% Attended ac Ohl, SShows 4 Shows 6kkkL -..MaA 2025 Contributed Revenue by Category see ' r ■ Membership ■ Individual Giving' Foundation Giving TOTAL: ■ Government $22,123,490 ■ Corporate ■ Realized Bequests ■ Principal Gifts $4141640 (1.9%) I OUR REMEDIES OFT IN OURSELVES DO LIE, i, A Well .t Ends Well r i M WHAT CAN WE DO TO PRODUCE MORE ECONOMICALLY? Curate productions of varying scale. When possible, balance larger, spectacle-driven shows with more intimate productions. Example: In 2026,we're bringing back Smote This as part of a season designed to feature works of different sizes. Be mindful of cast size when selecting titles. Example: In 2026,our acting company will shrink from-90 to-70 members—a 22% reduction compared to 2025. Limit hiring to essential personnel only. Evaluate organizational needs carefully before adding staff. Example: In 2026,five new roles originally slated for hire were removed from consideration. Pursue additional efficiencies. Explore opportunities such as co-productions, renegotiating vendor contracts, and other partnerships. WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH THESE LEARN I NGS? • Programming with purpose: Curating and balancing a season that honor OSF's legacy and meets today's diverse audience needs • Planning ahead: Advancing our season planning and budgeting timeline to lock initial budget drafts a year in advance • Spending smarter, not just less: Right-sizing production and business operations to balance revenue potential with artistic excellence WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH THESE LEARN I NGS? • Marketing for tomorrow: Investing in modern, data- driven strategies to expand audiences in key markets and the local community • Leaning into Ashland: Treating OSF as a destination marketing engine that highlights the region's vast offerings • Optimizing earned income: Leveraging pricing and inventory management to meet demand while preserving access PRINCIPAL AND LEGACY G IVI NG IS KEY To allow time for ticket sales to grow over the next few years, we must lean into principal giving and legacy giving , these strategies help create a financial runway that supports long-term growth. This approach requires: • A clearly defined case for support, including our best estimates of future needs. • Transparent financial reporting, giving donors insight into both our successes and challenges. • Connecting supporters to the aspects of OSF they're most passionate about and inviting them to make transformational investments that align with their priorities. Oregon Shakespeare FestivaL, The Road to 100 i 40 9M • 2025 Sales Goal: -'- • • increase • • . e• = to the 2024 season ! w ` y • • • • Geographic Household Growth in 2025 vs 2024 14,000 66% 70/ 60% 12,000 50% 10,000 37% 40% 8,000 27% 30% 20% 6,000 - -- - 10 4,000 • total households 0% 10% •' 0.4% 0.5 -9% •ftotal oftotal oftotal of total % -10% households households households households -20% Southern Rest of California Washington Rocky Other US International Oregon Oregon State Mountains& East of the Rockies 2025 Households Growth 2024-2025 7 � _ a•1\sb ui Bridge gift made by Bertie Elliott one of OSF's SIT single largest donors, dedicated to • r operating expenses 2025 Budgeted Expenses vs. Actual Expense Management: Closing FY2025 under budget by approximately 5% — a projected savings of $1.9 million. Budgeted Actual .SSafp'sw`: N r ti 9 r r� $4304M 2026 Operating Budget t,) � Ticket SalesGoal: $ • Contributed Revenue Other Revenue Goal: $4.61M Contributed Revenue Progress to • i% 00 IMMEDIATE ORGANIZATIONAL PRIORITIES • Mission Fulfillment: Produce exceptional, mission-driven work that resonates deeply with audiences. Create transformative experiences that connect people to their shared humanity and elevate the festival's cultural impact locally and nationally. • Operational Excellence & Modernization: Relentlessly evaluate and improve every operational process—from financial reporting to onboarding, offboarding, and policy development. Embrace modernization and efficiency to build a future-ready organization. • Audience Growth:Accelerate audience growth through aggressive, data-driven marketing and intentional programming choices. Inspire audiences to travel and engage, while expanding the festival's visibility across the region and in key national markets. IMMEDIATE ORGANIZATIONAL PRIORITIES • Principal Gift Cultivation: Identify and engage high-capacity donors with a compelling, clearly defined vision and funding priorities. Secure transformational gifts that provide the financial runwayto grow earned revenue and reduce long-term unrealistic reliance on philanthropy. • Rebuild Membership Base: Focus on acquiring new members and bringing back former members to build a stronger foundation for long-term sustainability • Expense Management: Focus not only on how much we spend, but on how and where we invest. Align expenditures with strategic priorities to maximize impact, ensure sustainability, and support long-term organizational health. We are not not . antiquarian display I place. certainly our nurturing source and continuing • • but - in no living,way bound by the past. We don't stand still. We are a breathing, changing and growing theatre,- still todiscover. a living art, with open arms for the new. The legacy of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival will continue to enrich the strong,future because our beginnings are • • and sure. Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Road to 100 From: noreolv(a)civicplus.com To: Ashland City Recorder Subject: Online Form Submittal:City Council Public Comment Form Date: Tuesday,January 27,2026 11:41:01 PM [EXTERNAL SENDER] City Council Public Comment Form Public Comment Use this form to submit public comment for City Council meetings. This form must be submitted by 10 a.m. the day of the meeting to be on the record. If you wish to speak to the Council in person at a meeting, you must fill out a Speaker Request form available on-site. Do not use this form. Full Name JAMES PETER EVANHOE Meeting Date February 2026 Email Address Are you a City of Yes Ashland resident? Indicate if you want to Written provide written testimony, or if you want to speak via Zoom. Which agenda item Moving OSF Off of City owned property 3 new theaters would you like to address? Comments (Leave this Subject: Will Ashland ever become financial stable again? section blank if you are Answer:As of this date of communicating and the absence of requesting to speak tourists numbers needed to become financial stable without electronically.) increasing taxes the answer is NO. The main driving force for decades was OSF and its standard off broadway productions which brought 340,000 tourists into Ashland and into many Ashland businesses hotels, motels, restaurants, gift shops, etc. But in 2022 OSF became sexually perverted and only produced plays thst were sexually explicited. Because of this one fact Ashland lost 90% of its annual OSF visitors. Approximately the revenue loss for Ashland businesses is now over one billion dollars. The added losses of 2022 to 2025. Now 4 years later OSF is still a financial failure when compared to OSF 2017-2019. Not one of our guests from out of town thought the OSF play they attended was good, 2022-2025. They did not comment to be polite. OSF is now selling its staging artifacts to raise funds. What they need to do for the financial good of Ashland is closed down completely, move out of the modern theaters on City property, back into yhrir older OSF owned theaters to allow Ashland to develop commercial projects that will once again see 340,000 seasonal tourist, which will stablize the Ashland City economy. Upload a file or image Field not completed. Email not displaying correctly?View it in your browser. From: n ore oiv5civicpl us.corn To: Ashland City Recorder Subject: Online Form Submittal:City Council Public Comment Form Date: Tuesday,February 03,2026 8:10:20 AM [EXTERNAL SENDER] City Council Public Comment Form Public Comment Use this form to submit public comment for City Council meetings. This form must be submitted by 10 a.m. the day of the meeting to be on the record. If you wish to speak to the Council in person at a meeting, you must fill out a Speaker Request form available on-site. Do not use this form. Full Name FERNANDO Gapasin Meeting Date February 03, 2026 Email Address Are you a City of Yes Ashland resident? Indicate if you want to Written provide written testimony, or if you want to speak via Zoom. Which agenda item Public Comment on our Community Hospital would you like to address? Comments (Leave this To Ashland City Council: section blank if you are requesting to speak The Bottom Line for Healthcare is CARE electronically.) by Dr. Fernando E. Gapasin Save Our Hospital, Ashland is a coalition of Ashland patients and healthcare providers who want to keep Ashland's General Hospital as defined by OAR 333-500-0032 and mandated by an 80-page Affiliation Agreement between the City and Asante executed on 31 July 2013. This means that Asante is mandated to provide general hospital services, including emergency, birthing, in'patient. and surgical services ho the residents of Ashland through 2O28. Ashland Community Hospital has been an essential service in our community since 10O7. The Ashland city charter grants the city nf Ashland authority and direction to maintain ahospital within the city limits of our community. VVe require our elected officials to honor this responsibility by insisting that Aoantoabide by the mandates of their 2013 contract with the City ofAshland. |n the latter part of the last century highly educated and skilled healthcare professionals moved to Ashland with the vision of providing a national model for patient-centered healthcare. Having a community based General Hospital im essential to maintaining this vision. |fa General Hospital io not in Ashland it has been stated by some of these providers that they will bo fumed to leave Ashland. This drain of highly skilled providers will diminish essential healthcare in our city. The Ashland birthing center provides e water birth option and dou|ao, in unique inthis region. More than two hundred births occurred at the hospital last year. Medford will not be able to offer these services in their current form. Just a year ago Aoante began a process that included broad stakeholder input and concluded that inpatient services and birthing services would, in fact, be expanded. Twelve months later,without any discussion with staff ur our community, Aeante has abruptly reversed course. Moving in-patient services eleven miles away will impose hardship and potentially life-threatening consequences on Ashland veoidente, particularly the elderly who represent 3O percent of our community, Aaante claims the |ona of millions. Hnwever, data from the Oregon Health Authority says that^Aeonte Ashland Community Hospital itself made millions nf dollars in2O24 and continued doing eo through the first half of2O25. with operating margins that outpaced those of most hospitals in the utate.^ VVe must continue to require our City Council to insist that Aeante fulfils the requirements of the 2O13 agreement which provides for a $4 million penalty ifAaonh*fails to maintain a General Hospital in Ashland until 2O28 and remind them that the city charter requires a general hospital in Ashland. Simultaneously. weneed to meet with theAeonbe Board of Directors to remind them of Anonte's obligations to our community and demand an explanation for their change ofdirection. VVe invite all Ashland residents to join our coalition. For now please contact meif you wish to join unot our next meeting. MOM&text or call Or emaill - - Upload a file O[ image Field not completed. - ' From: ■ City Council Subject: Typo Changes meaning in Comment Submission Date: Tuesday,February 03,2026 10:07:48 AM [EXTERNAL SENDER] Hello City Council, I just sent a comment for tonight's meeting. I cannot attend the public session because I'm in treatment for cancer and I can't be in a big gathering, even masked. But I sent my message quickly to get it in before deadline and then re-read it, finding that a word was missing that changed the meaning. I sent: I would be with him at nightfall. I meant: I would not be with him at nightfall. Below my name is my comment in full. If you receive this in time, thank you, Jeannine Grizzard As a twenty year resident of Ashland, and the artistic director of our community theater(Ashland Contemporary Theatre),I am deeply embedded in this community. I took much time away from producing plays to nurse my husband until he died in July and now I am undergoing treatment for a stress induced illness. But pretend my story is likely in others and that it is eight months ago with my husband nearing end of life. The impact to us both of diminished hospital services would have been heartbreaking. He had a fall about once a week, never hurt. But if he had broken a bone,he would have been transported to Asante in Medford for his hospital stay. I would not be with him at nightfall. He might have died alone because of the distance. It doesn't take much imagination to play out this and similar scenarios in countless troubling ways for our residents, especially seniors. Driving at night to Medford to tend our loved ones is a hardship. The City owes it to its residents to fix this looming Sword of Damocles over our heads and ensure ongoing hospital services in Ashland. Sincerely, Jeannine Grizzard From: noreoly(a)civicolus.com To: Ashland City Recorder Subject: Online Form Submittal:City Council Public Comment Form Date: Monday,February 02,2026 9:55:07 PM [EXTERNAL SENDER] City Council Public Comment Form Public Comment Use this form to submit public comment for City Council meetings. This form must be submitted by 10 a.m. the day of the meeting to be on the record. If you wish to speak to the Council in person at a meeting, you must fill out a Speaker Request form available on-site. Do not use this form. Full Name Lauri Hoagland Meeting Date 2/3/26 Email Address Are you a City of Yes Ashland resident? Indicate if you want to Written provide written testimony, or if you want to speak via Zoom. Which agenda item public forum would you like to address? Comments (Leave this Ashland residents remain highly concerned about Asante's plan section blank if you are to reduce medical services at the Asante Ashland Community requesting to speak Hospital and break their 2013 agreement with our community. electronically.) The Oregon Constitution guarantees affordable, comprehensive and accessible health care for all residents in our state. Convenient hospital services have been a part of our community for the last 119 years. Many of us were born and raised with a local hospital to go to and others have chosen this community because this level of care is available in our community. Yet, our input was never a part of this recent decision!Asante has not held any public meetings to discuss their plan or answer questions about care changes. We pay for our health care. Asante gets tax benefits because they provide that care. We deserve a voice in this decision. We worry about what will be left of our Ashland Community Hospital in 2028 when the agreement between Asante and Ashland community expires?Will Asante discontinue all its services in Ashland?As our elected officials we expect the city council to advocate for our health and hold Asante accountable. Our city charter Article XV11 designates the city council as responsible for owning, operating and conducting a city hospital. You may have turned over operations to Asante but that doesn't absolve you of your stewardship. Upload a file or image Field not completed. Email not displaying correctly?View it in your browser. 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I understand that if I do not follow procedure my speaking time may be terminated, and I may be requested to sit down or leave the building. SPEAKER REQUEST FORM 4 Submit this form to the meeting Secretary prior to the discussion item. 1)You will be called forward when it is your turn to speak 2) State your name and speak clearly into the microphone 3) Limit your comments to the time allotted 4) Provide any written materials to the meeting Secretary 5) Speakers are solely responsible for the content of their statement Date z �J LV N e: (Please Print) Ashland Resident: 0 YES NO City: Agenda Topic/Item Number: dk�� Public Forum Topic (Non-agenda Item): Please respect the order of proceedings and strictly follow the directions of the presiding officer. Behavior or actions which are loud or disruptive are disrespectful and offenders will be requested to leave. Disclaimer: By submitting this request to address the Public Body, I agree that I will refrain from the use of any obscene, vulgar, or profane language. I understand that if I do not follow procedure my speaking time may be terminated, and I may be requested to sit down or leave the building. SPEAKER REQUEST FORM Submit this form to the meeting Secretary prior to the discussion item. 1)You will be called forward when it is your turn to speak 2) State your name and speak clearly into the microphone 3) Limit your comments to the time allotted 4) Provide any written materials to the meeting Secretary 5) Speakers are solely responsible for the content of their statement Date: Name: (Please Print) Ashland Resident: YES NO City: Agenda Topic/Item Number: (���Z eeq tat Public Forum Topic (Non-agenda Item): Please respect the order of proceedings and strictly follow the directions of the presiding officer. 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T � aWee fit SPEAKER REQUEST FORM Submit this form to the meeting Secretary prior to the discussion item. 1)You will be called forward when it is your turn to speak 2) State your name and speak clearly into the microphone 3) Limit your comments to the time allotted 4) Provide any written materials to the meeting Secretary 5) Speakers are solely responsible for the content of their statement Date: Name: (Please Print) Ashland Resident: ❑ YES ❑ NO City: Agenda Topic/Item Number: Public Forum Topic (Non-agenda item): ,�Qp 3 Please respect the order of proceedings and strictly follow t e directions of the presiding officer. Behavior or actions which are loud or disruptive are disrespectful and offenders will be requested to leave. Disclaimer: By submitting this request to address the Public Body, I agree that I will refrain from the use of any obscene, vulgar, or profane language. I understand that if I do not follow procedure my speaking time may be terminated, and I may be requested to sit down or leave the building. not SPEAKER REQUEST FORM Submit this form to the meeting Secretary `r�unzh61, prior to the discussion item. 1)You will be called forward when it is your turn to speak 2) State your name and speak clearly into the microphone 3) Limit your comments to the time allotted 4) Provide any written materials to the meeting Secretary 5) Speakers are solely responsible for the content of their statement Date: Name: (Please Print) Ashland Resident: ❑ YES NO City: Agenda Topic/Item Number: Public Forum Topic (Non-agenda Item): uq,nP(_ i ^ yam ' q Zi v Please respect the order of proceedings and strictly follow the directions of the presiding officer. Behavior or actions which are loud or disruptive are disrespectfu[ and offenders will be requested to leave. 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SPEAKER REQUEST FORM Submit this form to the meeting Secretary prior to the discussion item. 1)You will be called forward when it is your turn to speak 2) State your name and speak clearly into the microphone 3) Limit your comments to the time allotted 4) Provide any written materials to the meeting Secretary 5) Speakers are solely responsible for the content of their statement Date: Name: (Please Print) Ashland Resident: bYES NO City: Agenda Topic/Item Number: 0,11 Ac- Public Forum Topic (Non-agenda Item): ,� vA A Vz Please respect the order of proceedings and strictly follow the directions of the presiding officer. Behavior or actions which are loud or disruptive are disrespectful and offenders will be requested to leave. Disclaimer: By submitting this request to address the Public Body, I agree that I will refrain from the use of any obscene, vulgar, or profane language. I understand that if I do not follow procedure my speaking time may be terminated, and I may be requested to sit down or leave the building. I rise to speak about first reading of Ordinance Language Change (Set #2). The first problem I have is putting the Recorder under Administration. The Recorder oversees our elections. She should be overseen by the Council and the Mayor. Putting her under the City Manager blinds us, the public, what she is doing and gives incumbent candidates access in a way challengers do not have. Will it be messy and hard to manage, but a whole lot less problematic than consolidating power in an opaque bureaucracy. An example of how the council should oversee her could look like a broad monthly report to the council for review that would be read into the public record. Another guardrail would be to have a public election commission oversee her work, but that could be more far challenging. However, consolidating her power under the City Manager gives us zero transparency and that shouldn't be tolerated. Secondly, under section 2.54.010 removing the Finance Department from administering abandoned property unhinges the process from fiscal management. It means that it could be done without analysis. It should be an additive approval process not a subtractive one. So it would have to go through the Finance Department and the City Managers for approval. Thirdly, under the same section, removing an upper limit with the addition of adding the general public as a buyer or transferee, opens a hole for corruption that is needless and self inflicted. Fourthly regarding the recorder, she should stay in charge of Maps of the city. Taking her out of the line of reporting for ordinance 15.36.030 will create confusion and political maneuvering where none now exists. Note: ORDINANCE NO. 3292 Section H regarding minors in Marijuana Dispensaries is redundant. Just point to the relevant section of Oregon law which is already quite clear and be done with it. Any further clarifications just set Ashland up for problems in the future. i SPEAKER REQUEST FORM �_-_. _._; Submit this form to the meeting Secretar to the discussion item. y prior ])You will be called forward when it is your turn to speak 2) State your name and speak clearly into the microphone 3) Limit your comments to the time allotted 4) Provide any written materials to the meeting Secretary 5) Speakers are solely responsible for the content of their statement Date: Name: (Please Print) Ashland Resident: YES Cj NO city: Agenda Topic/Item Number: IVZ///e_f Public Forum Topic (Non-agenda Item): ffY3/1't-ems-!5 Please respect t ord directions of the presiding officer. Behavior or actions tlow he are loud or disruptive are disrespectful and offenders will be requested to leave. Disclaimer: By submitting this request to address the Public Body, I agree that I will refrain from the use of any obscene, vulgar, or profane language. I understand that if I do not follow procedure my speaking time may be terminated, and I may be requested to sit down or leave the building. SPEAKER REQUEST FORM Submit this form to the meeting Secretary prior to the discussion item. 1)You will be called forward when it is your turn to speak 2) State your name and speak clearly into the microphone 3) Limit your comments to the time allotted 4) Provide any written materials to the meeting Secretary 5) Speakers are solely responsible for the content of their statement Date: Name: (Please Print) /'IWOA /-DH_m Ashland Resident: EYES NO City: Agenda Topic/Item Number: Public Forum Topic (Non-agenda Item): � Cd Inm65V 61 Please respect the order of proceedings and strictly follow the directions of the presiding officer. Behavior or actions which are loud or disruptive are disrespectful and offenders will be requested to leave. Disclaimer: By submitting this request to address the Public Body, I agree that I will refrain from the use of any obscene, vulgar, or profane language. I understand that if I do not follow procedure my speaking time may be terminated, and I may be requested to sit down or leave the building. kWA_ A L2-1-3121 As we the people you as our representatives engage in the Strategic Planning process ahead, I want to speak to the soul of our city. We are at a crossroads, and the map we choose now will define our character for a generation. Our Constitution was established to 'promote the general Welfare.' This is a moral mandate, not just a legal one. In times of fiscal uncertainty, the easiest path is austerity the narrowing of our vision until we only see line items, deficits and Cheetoheads. But we must not allow budget challenges to become an excuse for a poverty of imagination. Government, at its best, is the vehicle through which we manifest our shared values. It is the physical embodiment of the Common Good. We must recognize that human capital and infrastructure are two sides of the same coin. This includes the 'boring' miracles of local government: reconstructing Charters, the ability to turn on a tap and have clean water flow, or to flip a switch and see light. But a truly healthy infrastructure must also include a safety net for our most vulnerable. Our unhoused neighbors are a part of this community's human capital. when we allow people to fall through the cracks, we weaken the entire structure of our city. Investing in services, transitional housing, and dignity for the unhoused is not a distraction from our 'core' mission it is our core mission. A city that functions for the people must function for a// the people. Whether it is moving safely through town on a bike or taking our kids to a park, these shared resources are the democratic living rooms of Ashland. They are where our community fabric is woven. This is what a gover meet 'of the people' does: it provides the m s for every resident, regardless of their housing tus, to live with safety and dignity." Closing "I urge you to reject the fearful narrative of scarcity. Let us embrace a strategic plan that invests boldly in our infrastructure and all our people. Let's ensure Ashland remains a place where the light stays on, the water flows, and no one is left behind in the dark. SPEAKER REQUEST FORM Fvjil Submit this form to the meeting Secretary prior to the discussion item. ])You will be called forward when it is your turn to speak 2) State your name and speak clearly into the microphone 3) Limit your comments to the time allotted 4) Provide any written materials to the meeting Secretary 5) Speakers are solely responsible for the content of their statement Date: Name: (Please Print) Ashland Resident: YES NO City: Agenda Topic/Item Number: l Public Forum Topic (Non-agenda Item): Please respect the order of proceedings and strictly follow the directions of the presiding officer. Behavior or actions which are loud or disruptive are disrespectful and offenders will be requested to leave. Disclaimer: By submitting this request to address the Public Body, I agree that I will refrain from the use of any obscene, vulgar, or profane language. I understand that if I do not follow procedure my speaking time may be terminated, and I may be requested to sit down or leave the building. ,r SPEAKER REQUEST FORM Submit this form to the meeting Secretary prior to the discussion item. 1)You will be called forward when it is your turn to speak 2) State your name and speak clearly into the microphone 3) Limit your comments to the time allotted 4) Provide any written materials to the meeting Secretary 5) Speakers are solely responsible for the content of their statement Date: Name: (Please Print) Ashland Resident: E]' YES Ej NO City: Agenda Topic/Item Number: Public Forum Topic (Non-agenda Item): Please respect the order of proceedings and strictly follow the directions of the presiding officer. Behavior or actions which are loud or disruptive are disrespectful and offenders will be requested to leave. Disclaimer: By submitting this request to address the Public Body, I agree that I will refrain from the use of any obscene, vulgar, or profane language. I understand that if I do not follow procedure my speaking time may be terminated, and I may be requested to sit down or leave the building. SPEAKER REQUEST FORM Submit this form to the meeting Secretary prior to the discussion item. 1)You will be called forward when it is your turn to speak 2) State your name and speak clearly into the microphone 3) Limit your comments to the time allotted 4) Provide any written materials to the meeting Secretary 5) Speakers are solely responsible for the content of their statement Date: / I Name: (Please Pint) Ashland Resident: YES ❑ NO City: Agenda Topic/Item Number: S 1 Public Forum Topic Non-age a Item): Please respect the order of proceedings and strictly follow the directions of the presiding officer. 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FISPEAKER REQUEST FORM Submit this form to the meeting Secretary prior - to the discussion item. 1)You will be called forward when it is your turn to speak 2) State your name and speak clearly into the microphone 3) Limit your comments to the time allotted 4) Provide any written materials to the meeting Secretary 5) Speakers are solely responsible for the content of their statement Date: N me: (Please Print) Ashland Resident: YES Ej NO City::,AS ,�a Agenda Topic/Item Number: Lk Public Forum Topic (Non-agenda Item): S1V_ Q� C411 till Please respect the ord r of proceedings and strictly follow the directions of the presiding officer. Behavior or actions which are loud or disruptive are disrespectful and offenders will be requested to leave. Disclaimer: By submitting this request to address the Public Body, I agree that I will refrain from the use of any obscene, vulgar, or profane language. I understand that if I do not follow procedure my speaking time may be terminated, and I may be requested to sit down or leave the building. SPEAKER REQUEST FORM Fk- -W Submit this form to the meeting Secretary prior to the discussion item. 1)You will be called forward when it is your turn to speak 2) State your name and speak clearly into the microphone 3) Limit your comments to the time allotted 4) Provide any written materials to the meeting Secretary 5) Speakers are solely responsible for the content of their statement Date: --7 2 2, Name: (Please Print) 0 Ashland Resident: YES ❑ NO City: Agenda Topi /Item Numbr:&41V Its [ n ��N, sc q� Public arum Topic (Non- Benda Item): � 5. �, ) � 0-r Please respect the order of proceedings and strictly follow the directions of the presiding officer. Behavior or actions which are loud or disruptive are disrespectful and offenders will be requested to leave. Disclaimer: By submitting this request to address the Public Body, I agree that I will refrain from the use of any obscene, vulgar, or profane language. I understand that if I do not follow procedure my speaking time may be terminated, and I may be requested to sit down or leave the building. SPEAKER REQUEST FORM Submit this form to the meeting Secretary prior to the discussion item. 1)You will be called forward when it is your turn to speak 2) State your name and speak clearly into the microphone 3) Limit your comments to the time allotted 4) Provide any written materials to the meeting Secretary 5) Speakers are solely responsible for the content of their statement Date: Name: (Please Print) r� Ashland Resident: 0 YES Ej NO City: Agenda Topic/Item Number: Public Forum Topic (Non-agenda Item): �r Please respect the order of proceedings and strictly follow the directions of the presiding officer. Behavior or actions which are loud or disruptive are disrespectful and offenders will be requested to leave. Disclaimer: By submitting this request to address the Public Body, I agree that I will refrain from the use of any obscene, vulgar, or profane language. I understand that if I do not follow procedure my speaking time may be terminated, and I may be requested to sit down or leave the building. SPEAKER REQUEST FORM Submit this form to the meeting Secretary prior to the discussion item. 1)You will be called forward when it is your turn to speak 2) State your name and speak clearly into the microphone 3) Limit your comments to the time allotted 4) Provide any written materials to the meeting Secretary 5) Speakers are solely responsible for the content of their statement Date: Name: (Please Print) Ashland Resident: L'J YES NO City: Agenda Topic/Item Number: Public Forum Topic (Non-agenda Item): Please respect the order of proceedings and strictly follow the directions of the presiding officer. Behavior or actions which are loud or disruptive are disrespectful and offenders will be requested to leave. Disclaimer: By submitting this request to address the Public Body, I agree that I will refrain from the use of any obscene, vulgar, or profane language. I understand that if I do not follow procedure my speaking time may be terminated, and I may be requested to sit down or leave the building. Amongst Ashlanders with jobs and houses the number one question that I come across is: How is Ashland going to pay for itself given the upcoming deficit? Yet yesterday, in the study session y all spent, checks notes, over an hour and 11 minutes out of an hour and 15 minutes session talking about how long a person has to be a resident to run for office. This is akin to President Trump bringing up fictitious voter fraud so that no one brings up the Epstein files. Yes, I went there. According to your own forecasts, put out at the November retreat you hosted, we have a fiscal deficit sometime between starting in the worst case next year, or the best case three years from today. I don't even trust those numbers as I question some of the premises used to make them. Every agenda item you bring up should address this issue. Every staff proposal needs to given the skeptics eye when it comes to spending money. Every councilor should preface their comments on each proposal with "And how will this affect the looming deficit?" Let me help you practice - You want new city hall complex in this economy? If you get a bond for it, how is it to affect the looming deficit? might also want to know if there be any litigation related to the current city hall how that will affect the looming deficit? Speaking of bonds, we already have a huge bond for the water treatment plant. What does the debt service look like over the next 10 years and how is it affecting the deficit? You also need to hire a Finance Director who is accomplished and respected enough so when she brings accurate but unwelcome data to the table, you all listen. She needs to be independent and be able to hold a mirror to the City Manager, Mayor and council. And we need her yesterday. Finally, stop with the frivolous distractions. The spraying of chemicals should have never happened. Once you all knew it, someone from the Mayor's Office should have called our lawyers and had them call Parks to put a stop to it. You all have done this exact thing before. Same with the Ice Rink. Once it became known that it was an issue, someone from the Mayor's office should have either called Parks or liaised between Parks and Public Works to make some kind of inspection happen. This is what we elect you to do. Instead you spent and hour and 11 minutes yesterday talking about a phantom problem. Do better. CI SPEAKER REQUEST FORM ir- q Submit this form to the meeting Secretary prior to the discussion item. 1)You will be called forward when it is your turn to speak 2) State your name and speak clearly into the microphone 3) Limit your comments to the time allotted 4) Provide any written materials to the meeting Secretary 5) Speakers are solely responsible for the content of their statement Date: Name: (Please Print) Ashland Resident: ES NO City: Agenda Topic/Item Number: Public Forum opic (Non-agenda Item): Please respect the order of proceedings and strictly follow the directions of the presiding officer. Behavior or actions which are loud or disruptive are disrespectful and offenders will be requested to leave. Disclaimer: By submitting this request to address the Public Body, I agree that I will refrain from the use of any obscene, vulgar, or profane language. I understand that if I do not follow procedure my speaking time may be terminated, and I may be requested to sit down or leave the building. Paul Mozina Is the Ashland Charter Enforceable? February 3, 2026 When I heard Deputy City Administrator, Jordan Rooklyn, falsely assert at the June 3 business meeting that the Council had amended the 2025-2027 Biennial Budget "via motion" (no one on the council bothered to correct her), that got my attention. I started investigating and discovered that the City Council had violated Open Meetings Laws, the Oregon Revised Statutes and the Ashland Charter in the process of amending the 2025-2027 budget. You won't find a form or procedure on the City of Ashland's website for filing a complaint regarding violations of the Ashland Charter. My experience attempting to submit a complaint against the City Council exposed that, depending on WHO is alleged to have violated the Charter, the facts will be ignored. On June 18, 2025, the day after the City Council's business meeting, I sent the following email to the Mayor and City Councilors: "Dear Mayor Graham and Councilors, Please reconsider my public comment made last night. The Council's actions to amend the 2025-2027 Biennial Budget approved by the Citizen's Budget Committee (CBC) were done in bad faith to the committee and the people of Ashland. Shortly after the CBC approved the budget on May 14, the Council met for a study session on May 19. Agenda item IV. Third Quarter Financial Update, stipulated that the item was: "Informational. No motion or direction needed." In the context of this informational item, the Council chose to revisit the funding options for the childcare grant program, which had been approved by the CBC on the 14th. There is nothing in the packet or language in the agenda item to indicate that a discussion of the 2025-2027 biennial budget was to occur. The agenda item description was not specific enough (pg.9) to permit citizens to recognize that an amendment to the budget was going to be discussed. At the May 19 Study Session, Councilor Dahle expressed his concerns about how to "unwind" the decision of the CBC. He thought that some kind of resolution would be required, possibly working the budget committee into the amending process, and that would need to happen prior to adopting the budget. There was SPEAKER REQUEST FORM Submit this form to the meeting Secretary prior to the discussion item. 1)You will be called forward when it is your turn to speak 2) State your name and speak clearly into the microphone 3) Limit your comments to the time allotted 4) Provide any written materials to the meeting Secretary 5) Speakers are solely responsible for the content of their statement Date: Name: qple4se Print) (5 v s� Ashland Resident: YES 0 NO City: Agenda Topic/Item Number: Public Forum Topic (Non-agenda Item): Please respect the order of proceedings and strictly follow the directions of the presiding officer. Behavior or actions which are loud or disruptive are disrespectful and offenders will be requested to leave. Disclaimer: By submitting this request to address the Public Body, I agree that I will refrain from the use of any obscene, vulgar, or profane language. I understand that if I do not follow procedure my speaking time may be terminated, and I may be requested to sit down or leave the building. AMC 9.28. Ashland Pesticide . Communities that are. .invested in informing of poison that government inflicts on their citizens able to go to their city website and have an IPM . . (integrated Pest Management Policy) at the strike of a . . keyboard. In about three minutes . . District,for Ashland School of the cityTalent, Medford, Ashland.Eugene and Portland all posted for free. No IPM for rve been told City of Ashland doesn't instead that cause the law ineffective. The policy has a similar policy In place that. . . again public view. I was able to get a copy f rom an. . insider. Parks .similarsteps of the policy and how records will be. kept. Gaps in 9.28 - begin with the purpose statement 'designed to reduce or eliminate use of exposure to. . . .pesticides' plan as to how by whom or when. 030 of 9.28 talks about landscape species and monitoring - again not stated but no Applicationw ith what or who monitors. . states written record of• • t product, th date, name of applicator and applicators supervisor. I see no copy of the form to be used. Which brings me to the main purpose of my presenting to you . . . . . • • t submitting public. record of 6 months of pesticide t available.want council and interested citizens to have The records will be submitted to add to this meetings �74n . . . . minutes. There were 16 sprays near neighborhoodsr3 behindgolf course sprays with tow questionup the t . in parks. The answer is . Also, of interest to me is House Bill 2679. A bill that was on the floor in Salem last session. 1didn't children.pass but was introduced to put restrictions on pesticides containing neon icoti noids. I am invested in a pesticide f ree Ashland that reflects the culture of our town where the majority of residents are health conscious for our ecosystem, each other and for our City of Ashland PARKS and RECREATION DEPARTMENT 349 S. Pioneer Street Ashland, OR 97520 Pesticide Application Record (To be kept for 3 years) Applicator ,,-bate of Application Time of Application Hour(s)Spent Applying Pesticides Name of Park Maintained Area (one park per application record) �: F CIRCLE AREA BELOW, and write in area from code list sheet Et��Schools, Misc., Golf Course, Parks Div.} Area of Park Treated (Circle areas on list below) TW=treeweils FL-fencelines Cr-Cracks BI-bleacher Sh-Shrub be)P-Ponds DU-Dugouts Bf-Baseball fields R-Roses W-Wasps/Hornets A-Annuals P-PathstTralis TC-Tennis Courts ( S g to ed Banks : C}ther. Chemical Used: CHOOSE ONE CODE FROM APPROVED CODE LIST or Write in Other: 1 � Mixing Ratio (amount producttamt. water or granular coverage rate). Supplier: , EPA Registration Number Target Species (be specific) 41/ Equipment used (Circle One Code Below or Write In): C.BP ackpack SO-Sgeeze Bottle HA-Handheld Weather Conditions:wind�L _ 2 _ temperature95 precipitation � � Total amount of product applied , i Comments G:\parks\Ali Parks users\Parks DivisionTesticides j City of Ashland PARKS and RECREATION DEPARTMENT 340 S. Pioneer Street Ashland, OR 97520 Pesticide Application Record (To be kept for 3 years) Applicator 1 f3_ 4 r fi° i Date of Application �t . I Time of Application a Hour(s)Spent Applying Pesticides Name of Park Maintained Area (one park per application record) CIRCLE AREA BELOW, and write in area from code list sheet (City PropeSchools, Misc., Golf Coarse, Parks Div,) Area of Park Treated (Circle areas on list below) TW!-treewells FL-fencelines Cr-Cracks BI-bleachers Sh-S b P-Ponds DU-Dugouts - Bf-Baseball fields R-Roses W-Wasps/Hornets A Annuals P-Paths/Trails TC-Tennis Courts S628loped Banks Other: Chemical Used: CHOOSE ONE CODE FROM APPROVED CODE LIST or Write in Other: jz r- .. r Mixing Ratio (amount productlamt. water or granular coverage rate) -,5 ..:,:17., Supplier: EPA Registration Number f` " � ':, k Tar et Soecies be specific) f i ? i Equipment Used (Circle One Code Below or Write In): BP-Backpack`` SQ-Sgeeze Battle HA-Handheld Weather Gonditions:wind f� F4 ' temperature ' precipitation ;~r Total amount of product applied Coimments GAparksWl Parks Users\Parks bivisionTesticides i City of Ashland PARKS and RECREATION DEPARTMENT 340 S. Pioneer Street Ashland, OR 97520 Pesticide Application Record (To he kept for 3 years) Applicator Date of Application fx Time of Application Hour(s)Spent Applying Pesticides Name of Park Maintained Area (one park per application record) CIRCLE AREA BELOW, and write in area from code list sheet (City Properly,Schools, Misc., Golf Cours Parks Dive} Area of Park Treated (Circle areas on list below) TW-treewells FL-fencelines Cr-Cracks BI-bleachers Sh-Shrub beds P-Ponds DU-Dugouts ('Bf-Baseball fief s'A-Rases W-wasps/Hornets A-Annuals P-PathslTrails TC-Tennis Courts SB-Sloped Banks Other: Chemical Used: CHOOSE ONE CODE FROM APPROVED CODE LIST or Write in Other: Mixing Ratio (amount product/amt. water or granular coverage rate)' Supplier: ?9&1 EPA Registration Number_ .. } " C Target Species (be specific) {: of Equipment Used (Circle One Code Below or Write In): BR-Backpack> SQ-Sgeeze Bottle HA-Handheld Weather Conditions: wind temperature precipitation Total amount of product applied Comments G:lparksWi Parks UserstParks Division\Pesticides City of Ashland PARKS and RECREATION DEPARTMENT 340 S. Pioneer Street Ashland, OR 97520 Pesticide Application Record (To be kept for 3 years) Applicator T0,9— 5kStLe,� CtS+E/bate of Application Time of Application Hour(s)Spent Applying Pesticides Name of Park Maintained Area (one park per application record) P7 CIRCLE AREA BELOW, and write in area from code list sheet (City(Cit�Property)Schools, Misc., Golf Course, Parks Div.) 1 Area of Park Treated (Circle areas on list below) TW>treewells FL-fencelines Cr-Cracks BI-bleachers<S:Zb�P-Ponds DU-Dugouts Bf-Baseball fields R-Roses W-WaspslHornets A-Annuals P-Paths/Trails TC-Tennis Courts SB-�'Sloped Banks Other: ChemicalUsed: CHOOSE ONE CODE FROM APPROVED CODE LIST or Write in Other Q/- Mixing Ratio (amount productlarrit, water or granular coverage rate) f 0 , Supplier: EPA Registration Number ca ev--- A-6 Target Species (be specific) Equipment Used (Circle One Code Below or Write In): BP-B`ay c pare SQ-Sqeeze Bottle HA-Handheld Weather Conditions: wind A temperature precipitation Total amount of product applied Comments G:\ParksWl Parks UsersTarks DivislonTesticides City of Ashland PARKS and RECREATION DEPARTMENT 340 S. Pioneer Street Ashland, OR 97520 Pesticide Application Record (To be kept for 3 years) <�-�'-4�Dateof Application Applicator 6-e- 2- Time of Application 10 Hour(s)Spent Applying Pesticides 3 Name of Park Maintained Area (one park per application record) 4,,5,Ajyt, -419r, &x-ojp- PL,A P D CIRCLE AREA BELOW,and write in area from code list sheet K'(Gity Prope­rty�Schools, Misc., Golf Course, Parks Div.) Area of Park Treated (Circle areas on list below) TWA treewells FL-fencelines(�Cr-Cracks s, Bl-bleacher Sh-Shrub beds P-Ponds DU"Dugouts Bf-Baseball fields R-Roses W-Wasps/Hornets A-Annuals P-Paths/Trails TC-Tennis Courts SB-Sloped Banks Other: ChemicalUsed: CHOOSE ONE CODE FROM APPROVED CODE LIST or Write in Other: Mixing Ratio (amount productiamt_ water or granular coverage rate) v7-- Supplier: lt EPA Registration Number Target Species (be specific}--9 5 s�< Equipment Used (Circle One Code Below or Write In): <�Pbackpack' SO-Sqeeze Bottle HA-Handheld 8 :-Bac�kpack-,o Weather Conditions- wind In OL,e__ temperature__��, , precipitation h 16!tk Total amount of product applied Comments G:Vafks\A11 Parks UsersTarks DNislonTesticides; City of Ashland PARKS and RECREATION DEPARTMENT 340 S. Pioneer Street Ashland, OR 97520 Pesticide Application Record (To be kept for 3 years) Applicators p Date of Application Time of Application /0 Hour(s)Spent AppiYing Pesticides Name of Park Maintained Area (one park per application record) 1 -e CIRCLE AREA BELOW,and write in area from code list sheet City Prope f Schools, Misc.,Golf Course, Parks Div.) �—o—pem Area of Park Treated (Circle areas on list below) TW-treewells FL-fencelines Cr-Cracks 131-bleacher<S rub beds P-Ponds DU-Dugouts Bf-Baseball fields R-Roses W-Wasps/Hornets A-Annuals P-PathslTrails TC-Tennis Courts SB-Sloped Banks Other: Chemical Used: CHOOSE ONE CODE FROM APPROVED CODE LIST or Write in Other: Mix!.ng Ratio (amount product/amt. water or granular coverage rate)"4,25' �zl' EPA Registration Number R"." Target Species (be Eq luipment Used (Circle One Code Below or Write In): :BP-jBa-c—k—pa—C k-3 SQ-Sqeeze Bottle HA-Handheld Weather Conditions: win temperature f_2- precipitation _ - Total amount of product applied -Z Comments G-.\parksW1 Parks Users\Parks DivisionTesticides City of Ashland PARKS and RECREATION DEPARTMENT 340 S. Pioneer Street Ashland, OR 97520 Pesticide Application Record (To be kept for 3 years) Applicators AF-5 Date of Application 1- . Time of Application -� Hour(s)Spent Applying Pesticides,- j Name of Park Maintained Area (on park per application record}16� �.-i>� � , r �t ! s� i ;1 CIRCLE AREA BELOW,and write in area from code list s' eet {City Pro Schools, Misc., Golf Course, Parks Div.} Area of Park Treated (Circle areas on list below) TW-treewells FL-fencelines Cr-Cracks BI-bleacher Sh-Shrub beds P-Ponds DU-Dugouts Bf-Baseball fields R-Roses W-Wasps/Hornets A-Annuals P-Paths/Trails TC-Tennis Courts SB Sloped Bans Other: Chemical Used; CHOOSE ONE CODE FROM APPROVED CODE LIST or Write in Other. Mixing Ratio (amount product/amt, water or granular coverage rate) .' Supplier EPA Registration Number Target Species (be specific) � � -7� r'", Equipment Used (Circle One Code Below or Write In):__ BP-Baekpac k} SQ-Sgeeze Bottle HA-Handheld Weather Conditions:wind o , temperature precipitation Total amount of product applied - Comments G:lparkstAli Parks UserstParks DivisionTesticides City of Ashland PARKS and RECREATION DEPARTMENT 340 S. Pioneer Street Ashland, OR 97520 Pesticide Application Record (To be kept for 3 years) Applicator p Date of Application Time of Application i' ;off Hour(s)Spent Applying Pesticides Name of Park Maintained Area (one park per application record) lq- -75 CIRCLE AREA BELOW,and write in area from code list sheet (City Property, Schools, Misc., Golf Course Park s Div. Area of Park Treated (Circle areas on list below) TW-;treewells FL-fencelines Cr-Cracks BI-bleachers Sh-Shrub beds P-Ponds DU-Dugouts Bf-Baseball fields-,R-noses W-Wasps/Homets A-Annuals P-Paths/Trails TC-Tennis Courts SB-Sloped Banks Other: Chemical Used: CHOOSE ONE CODE FROM APPROVED CODE LIST or Write in Other: Mixing Ratio (amount product/amt. water or granular coverage rate) X: Supplier: /11/1;�""-' EPA Registration Number A�:1�4F:�-"' A-i-Z4 -—---- Target Species (be specific) Equipment Used (Circle One Code Below or Write In): SQ-Sqeeze Bottle HA-Handheld Weather Conditions: wind temperature precipitation Total amount of product applied -7 Comments G:\parks\Ail Parks Users\Parks Divitsion\Pesfiddes City of Ashland PARKS and RECREATION DEPARTMENT 340 S. Pioneer Street Ashland, OR 97520 Pesticide Application Record (To be kept for 3 years) Z Z- Applicator. Date of Application 1 Time of Application I" Hour(s)Spent Applying Pesticides Name of Park Maintained Area (one park per application record) CIRCLE AREA BELOW,and write in area from code list sheet (City Property,Schools, Misc., Golf Course, Parks Div.) Area of Park Treated (Circle areas on list below) --'----- TW-treewelis FL-fencelines Cr-Cracks 131-bleachersf/Sh-Shrub i3ed')P-Ponds DU-Dugouts Bf-Baseball fields R-Roses W-Wasps/Hornets A-Annuals P-Paths/Traits TC-Tenn!sCourts SB-Sloped Banks Other Chemical Used: CHOOSE ONE CODE FROM APPROVED CODE LIST or Write in Mixing Ratio (amount product/amt. water or granular coverage rate) Supplier: EPA Registration Number Target Species (be specific) k--, Equipment Used (Circle One Code Below or Write In): SQ-Sqeeze Bottle HA-Handheld Weather Conditions: wind �0k'- temperature_ precipitation 176'- Total amount of product applied 4, Comments G:\paft\All Parks Users\Parks Division,Pestiddes City of Ashland PARKS and RECREATION DEPARTMENT 340 S. Pioneer Street Ashland, OR 97520 Pesticide Application Record (To be kept for 3 years) Applicator'ft ie&k,,/ C-65 ��' Date of Application / 0 2 5- Time of Application i 0 Hour(s)Spent Applying Pesticides Name of Park Maintained Area (one park per application record} CIRCLE AREA BELOW,and write in area from code list sheet (city Property,, chools, Misc., Golf Course, Parks Div. Area of Park Treated (Circle areas on list below) TW-treewells FL-fencelines Cr-Cracks 1311-bleachers(��-�Shrub'beds P-Ponds DU-Dugouts Bf-Baseball fields R-Roses W-Wasps/Homets A-Annuals P-Paths/Trails TC-Tennis Courts SB-Sloped Banks Other: Chemical Used; CHOOSE ONE CODE FROM APPROVED CODE LIST or Write in Other: .I! Mixing Ratio (amount product/amt. water or granular coverage rate) Supplier: ccl)—,-nbnG �', EPA Registration Number (6 5' Target Species (be specific) Equipment Used (Circle One Code Below or Write In): BP-Backpack SQ-Sqeeze Bottle (:H��- and�hel Weather Conditions:wind ki&ice temperature ::S E T precipitation 6 k� Total amount of product applied Comments G:\parks\Ali Parks UsersTarks DMsion\Pesticides City of Ashland PARKS and RECREATION DEPARTMENT 340 S. Pioneer Street Ashland, OR 97520 Pesticide Application Record (To be kept for 3 years) el- Applicator Pe, Date of Application z-r;l Time of Application Hour(s)Spent Applying Pesficides Name of Park Maintained Area (one park per application record) CIRCLE AREA BELOW,and write in area from code list sheetAs, U j (fClip�roperty Schools, Misc., Golf Course, Parks Div. Area of Park Treated (Circle areas on list below) TW-treewells FL-fencelines Cr-Cracks BI-bleacher=Sh-Shrub beds P-Ponds DU-Dugouts Bf-Baseball fields R-Roses W-Wasps/Hornets A-Annuals P-Paths/Tralls TC-Tennis Courts SS-Sloped Banks Other: Chemical Used: CHOOSE ONE CODE FROM APPROVED CODE LIST or Write in Other:k,'-� Mixing Ratio (amount productlarnt. water or granular coverage rate) /'00 Supplier: C"'-) EPA Registration Number D Target Species (be specific) �A, &6c,-,D Equipment Used (Circle One Code Below or Write In): BP-Backpack SQ-Sqeeze Bottle �6E-Ha n d�he I d_.- Weather Conditions: wind firy-,42 temperature 't3- precipitation Total amount of product applied Comments WparksWl Parks UsersTarks DivisionTesticides City of Ashland PARKS and RECREATION DEPARTMENT 340 S. Pioneer Street Ashland, OR 97520 Pesticide Application Record (To be kept for 3 years) Applicator �'r Date of Application Time of Application 11 Hourfs)Spent Applying Pesticides Name of Park Maintained Area (one park per application record) CIRCLE AREA BELOW, and write in area from code list sheet City Poperi ,, chools, Misc., Golf Course, Parks Div.) Area of Park Treated (Circle areas on list below) TW-treewells FL-fenceline-,-(,dr-Crack�,;;.Bl-bleachers�S-h-Sh'ru-*b.bed.§'fP-Ponds DU-Dugouts Bf-Baseball fields R-Roses W-Wasps/Hornets A-Annuals P-Paths/Trails TC-Tennis Courts SS-Sloped Banks Other: Chemical Used: CHOOSE ONE CODE FROM APPROVED CODE LIST or Write in Other: A- Mixing Ratio (amount productlamt. water or granular coverage rate)'L lj Supplier: Z.- EPA Registration Number 7- <z Target Species (be specific) C, ��Iel Equipment Used (Circle One Code Below or Write In): BP-Backpac SQ-Sqeeze Bottle HA-Handheld Weather Conditions:wind temperature precipitation ;,,I nir, Total amount of product applied Comments G:�parksWl Parks Users\Parks DivisionTesficides City of Ashland PARKS and RECREATION DEPARTMENT 340 S. Pioneer Street Ashland, OR 97520 Pesticide Application Record (To be kept for 3 years) Applicator Date of Application Time of Application Hour(s)Spent Applying Pesticides Name of Park Maintained Area (one park per app cation record 0, CIRCLE AREA BELOW,and write in area from code list sheet Cft—yPio— ourse oo-Schls, Misc., Golf C , Parks Div. Area of Park Treated (Circle areas on list below) TW-tFeewetis FL-fencelines Cr-Cracks Bl-bleachers(�hj-S�r�b�eLs P-Ponds DU-Dugouts Bf-Baseball fields R-Roses W-Wasps/Hornets A-Annuals P-Paths/Trails TC-Tennis Courts SB-Sloped Banks Other: Chemical Used: CHOOSE ONE CODE FROM APPROVED CODE LIST or Write in Other: 7 Mixing Ratio (amount product/amt. water or granular coverage rate) EPA Registration Number F;11;CIO,- P C j � 0Target Species (be specific) 0 Equipment Used (Circle One Code Below or Write In): aa c-k p--'cR: SQ-Sqeeze Bottle HA-Handheld g Weather Conditions: wind temperature precipitation fn Total amount of product applied, _J6/ Comments G-\parks\All Parks UsersTarks Divisicn\Pesftides City of Ashland PARKS and RECREATION DEPARTMENT 340 S. Pioneer Street Ashland, OR 97520 Pesticide Application Record (To be kept for 3 years) Applicator Date of Application Time of Application 1; iM Hour(s)Spent Applying Pesticides Name of Park Maintained Are (one park per application record) tf CIRCLE AREA BELOW, in6`write in�Irea from"code list sheet {City Propertjr;�Schools, Misc., Golf Course, Parks Div.) Area of Park Treated (Circle areas on list below) TW-treewells(:f�k—.fe6c6l*fh-bs(q-r-7Cr—ack-t.,Bi-bieachersl'i -Shrub--b-'e'AxP-Ponds DU-Dugouts Bf-Baseball fields R-Roses W-Wasps/Homets A-Annuals P-Paths/Trails TC-Tennis Courts SB-Sloped Banks Other Chemical Used: CHOOSE ONE CODE FROM APPROVED CODE LIST or Write in Other: 7- Mixing Ratio (amount product/amt. water or granular coverage rate)? o Supplier: EPA Registration Number J Target Species (be specific) Equipment Used (Circle One Code Below or Write In), BP-Backpack SQ-Sqeeze Bottle HA-Handheld Weather Conditions:wind �c4i temperature precipitation Total amount of product applied Comments G:\parks\All Parks UsersTarks DMsionkPasticides City of Ashland PARKS and RECREATION DEPARTMENT 340 S. Pioneer Street Ashland, OR 97520 Pesticide Application Record (To be kept for 3 years) Applicator Lvm :,tip -16 Date of Application Time of Application 12- Hours)Spent Applying Pesticides Name of Park Maintained Area (one park per application record)`-!-,, 5, CIRCLE AREA BELOW, and write in area from code list sheet City Property:,Schools, Misc., Golf Course, Parks Div.) Area of Park Treated (Circle areas on list below) TIN-treewells FL-fencelines Cr-Cracks 131-bleacher4Ah-Shrub beds P-Ponds DU-Dugouts Bf-Baseball fields R-Roses W-WaspsIHornets A-Annuals P-Paths/Trails TC-Tennis Courts SB-Sloped Banks Other: Chemical Used: CHOOSE ONE CODE FROM APPROVED CODE LIST or Write in Other:/ t of 1 Mixing Ratio (amount product/amt. water or granular coverage rate)Z-1/ ��4'c_j Supplier: EPA Registration Number A c :t Target Species (be specific) l i" Equipment Used (Circle One Code Below or Write In): 2B -Backpack'� SQ-Sqeeze Bottle HA-Handheld Weather Conditions: wind �fy^e_ temperature precipitation �J����, Total amount of product applied Comments G:\parks\Ail Parks Users\Parks DiVis-scinTesticides City of Ashland PARKS and RECREATION DEPARTMENT 340 S. Pioneer Street Ashland, OR 97520 Pesticide Application Record (To be kept for 3 years) Applicator Date of Application o Time of Application ic� �"a Hour(s)Spent Applying Pesticides Name of Park Maintained Area (one park per application record)Y� 1(n 43 411 CIRCLE AREA BELOW, and write in area from code list sheet (City Property,Schools, Misc., Goff Course(Parks Div) Area of Park Treated (Circle areas on list below) TW-treewells FL-fencelines Cr-Cracks 131-bleachers Sh-Shrub beds P-Ponds DU-Dugouts Bf-Baseball fields,R-Roses W-Wasps/Hornets A-Annuals P-Paths/Trails TC-Tennis Courts SB-Stoped Banks Other: Chemical Used: CHOOSE ONE CODE FROM APPROVED CODE LIST or Write in Other.p;-c'�IOL4,li Mixing Ratio (amount product/amt. water or granular coverage rate} IDD Jjb pe'r 4)r't-'P- Supplier: GY7-5'-19"—E EPA Registration Number C,:�si6rGA 'C(C-r �6-g Target Species (be specific) �rq:i->e. 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Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF] ���������� 'This Act puts limits on the use qf pesticides that have some nmonicotinoid in then. (F|esch Readability Scor e: 61.8). Directs the State Department ofAgriculture to classify certain pesticides containing neoniootino1ds as restricted-use. Prohibits application uf restricted-use neOni dnoidpeoticidesnnresidentia| |andsospes, subjec t | � operative 2O�7 Takes efhacton the 91st day fb||om/ing boce�oinex�epton�. mmnmn�� ope ' . adjournment sine die. ��'o�v�-A o le Relating to nemnioutinoid pesticides; prescribing an effective date. ��K��������� ~~�~~~- '__' _ //| _,,- — 1C I T Y O F ASHLAND A Proclamation in Honor of Black History Month 2026 WHEREAS, Black History Month,first proposed by scholar Carter G Wilson in 1926,seeks to rightfully center the role of Black Americans in our national narrative; and WHEREAS,Black History Month pays tribute to the contributions that African Americans have made to American history in their struggles for freedom and equality, and deepens understanding of our shared history; and WHEREAS,the Association for the Study of African American Life and History has named the theme of Black History Month 2026 "A Century of Black History Commemorations" recognizing that what began as a weeklong observance of Black contributions to history and modern culture in 1926 has over time become the Black History Month we know today; and WHEREAS,this year's celebration honors the role of museums,archives, libraries,and parks in preserving Black history and culture, particularly as the nation observes the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence; and WHEREAS,Black history is American history and has an important role in modern public culture,workplaces, and education; and Whereas, inequality and injustice still linger in our cities,states,and country. it must be the aspiration and responsibility of all Americans to advance the ideals of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all. We remain committed to honoring diversity,equity, inclusion,and mutual respect as the fundamental principles of city government, and work to promote these core values throughout our community. During Black History Month, let us draw inspiration from this legacy as we continue together on the path toward equality, liberty,and opportunity for all. Our shared history shows us that we rise and fall together, an enduring lesson reflected in the words of Dr. Maya Angelou "The truth is no one of us can be free until everybody is free." NOW,THEREFORE, I,Tanya Graham, Mayor of the City of Ashland, Oregon, on behalf of the City Council,do hereby proclaim the month of February 2026 as Black History Month and call upon the people of Ashland to observe this month with appropriate reflection and learning and to continue our efforts to create a more just and equitable community and society. In Ashland we are Better Together. Dated this 3rd day of February 2026 111�-At"-L,- I Tonya Graham, Mayor Alissa Kolodzinski, City Recorder n(1+�