HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-1208 GOAL SETTINGCity of Ashland
COUNCIL GOAL SETTING SESSION
December 8 & 9, 1995
CALLED TO ORDER at 3:00 p.m.
Attendance: Mayor Golden, Councilors Reid, Hauck, Hagen, Laws,
Thompson and Wheeldon, City Administrator Almquist, City Recorder
Christensen, staff Lovrovich, Turner, Wanderschied, Nolte,
McLaughlin, Brown, Olsen, Woodley and local press.
Goal setting session was conducted by Kent Layden of Kent Layden
Solutions.
EXPECTATIONS OF COEIMCIL AND STAFF:
Councilor Reid: Video taping of Council meetings; Hiring of Public
Works Director; reviewing 95-96 goals.
Councilor Thompson: Focus on long term; solving problem of
unambiguous directions for staff.
Councilor Hauck: Questions where we are now; would like to see
consensus from Council on adding to staff load.
Councilor Wheeldon: Assessment of what can be done by staff; goals.
Mayor Golden: Common goals for council and public; setting
priorities.
Councilor Laws: Review past and future city goals; staff, Council
and public concerns addressed; broad work plan that staff can work
with.
Councilor Hagen: Transportation issues.
Fire Chief Woodley: Confirmation on department goals by council,
whether they are compatible with public goals.
Public Works Jim Olsen: Would like to know expectations and goals
by Council.
Police Chief Brown: Short/Long term community goals by Council.
Planning Director McLaughlin: Prioritize projects and Council to
commit and hold to decisions.
Conservation Manager Wanderschied: Finish last years goals before
adding new goals.
Finance Director Turner: Budget process.
Electric Director Lovrovich: Confirmation by Council to complete
expectations by Council.
REVIEW STATUS OF 1995-96 GOALS
Resolve the funding issue for wildfire fuels reduction.
Ongoing issue, does not need to be carried forward into 1996-97
goals.
Commit to an ongoing matching grant program for LID sidewalk
construction in existing neighborhoods, not to exceed $30,000
per year.
Ongoing issue, does not need to be carried forward into 1996-97
goals.
Prepare plan of options for reduction of dependence on electric
utility revenues.
Ongoing issue, does not need to be carried forward into 1996-97
goals.
Resolve office building/space needs issue.
Continue with goal into 1996-97.
Develop and implement a citizen/government communication
program which includes citizen input.
Program implemented and developing currently.
REVIEW OF CITIZEN SURVEY
Consensus by Council that survey should be done on an annual basis.
Discussion regarding results included: 1) Population growth fast
vs. slow; 2) Transportation problem; 3) Economic growth and
development; 4) Environmental concerns; 5) livability standards;
and 6) Affordable Housing.
TENTATIVE COUNCIL GOALS/DIRECTION
Neighborhood integrity and diversify transportation options.
Re-enforcing livability. Streetscapes and walkability are
important. Covers such things as hedges, porches, dead trees,
etc.
1996-97 Council Goal.
Fund taping and library of Council and other Public meetings.
City Recorder's office will video tape and make available
Council Meetings to interested members and the public. Video
tapes will be available for one year.
Agree upon priorities for Departmental workflow that balances
short and longer term.
Integrated into 1996-97 Council Goals.
Review Board for CUP/Neighborhood zoning interface.
Note to staff; Planning Department will consider CUP when
Railroad District is reviewed.
Land for Transportation Center.
Note to staff; Administration will continue to explore
purchase of land for a Transportation Center that ensures the
option for a future rail link.
Central-Ashland/Jackson Road bicycle connection.
Integrated into 1996-97 Council Goals.
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Site Teen Center·
1996-97 Council Goal.
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Bus route to East Main/Walker to Museum.
Note to staff; Administration will work with School District
and RVTD to develop a bus route to East Main and Walker that
serves the Pacific NWMuseum of Natural History.
Bicycle patrol of Railroad District.
Note to staff; Police Department consider extending bicycle
patrol through Railroad District.
Vogel property.
Note to staff; City Administrator recontact to see viability
of Vogel property.
Lost Creek Water.
Council note; interested in staff efforts respecting Lost
Creek water.
Take a look at economic
population growth.
1996-97 Council Goal.
development
and relationship to
Valdez principles. Environmental issues.
Council note; interested in staff efforts respecting
enhancement of employee sensitivity to the environment.
Land use/transportation strategythat reduces ratio of traffic
to population from 4 to 1.
Integrated into 1996-97 Council Goals.
Review impact of technology and determine City role in new
developments.
Note to staff; Councilor Hauck will study and report back to
Council recommendations for the City's role in economic
development. Possibly use SOSC interns to assist.
Examine fees and funding sources to solve problems.
Council note; interested in staff efforts respecting
broadening of City revenue base through updates of SDC's and
consideration of fees.
Look at multi-modal efforts/consider
coordinator.
Integrated into 1996-97 Council Goals.
transportation
Non-point source pollution.
Council note; interested in staff efforts respecting non-point
source pollution.
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"Mid-course" review of goals.
Scheduled for mid June 1996.
Role of Housing Commission and Affordable Housing.
Integrated into 1996-97 Council Goals.
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Code enforcement.
Integrated into 1996-97 Council Goals.
1996-97 COUNCIL GOALS:
Encourage alternative transportation modes through such means
as:
· Encourage streetscape improvements that improve
walkability such as code enforcement to remove barriers
(dead trees, tall hedges, etc.)
· complete negotiations for bicycle access from Jackson to
Crowson Roads along the railroad tracks.
, Explore development of a transportation coordinator
position.
2. Assist in siting a Teen Center.
Re-examine growth management policies as they affect density,
transportation and City Services.
Resolve office building/space needs issue. (carry over from
1995-96).
Submitted by:
Barbara Christensen
city Recorder
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