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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-0607 REG MINMINUTES FOR THE REGULAR MEETING ASHLAND CITY COUNCIL June 7, 1994 CALLED TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Mayor Catherine M. Golden at 7:05 p.m., Civic Center Council Chambers. ROLL CALL Councillors Laws, Hauck, Acklin, Winthrop and Arnold were present. Councillor Susan Reid was absent. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of the Regular Meeting of May 17, 1994 were accepted as presented. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Minutes of Boards, Commitions and Committees. 2. Monthly departmental reports - May, 1994. Councillors Arnold/Winthrop m/s acceptance of Consent Agenda items. Voice vote all AYES. ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA 1. Ms. Celeste Marokus, Ashland High School student, was presented to the Mayor and Council by Se~ora Chela as one of the representatives traveling to Ashland's Sister City Guanajuato, Mexico. 2. Presentation by Mayor and Council of Certificate of Appreciation to Jenni Messenbrink for her work with Phoenix High school students on Hamilton Creek and Ashland Watershed projects. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. PA//94-057: Appeal for a decision of the Planning Commition approving a conditional use permit and site review for an electrical substation on Mountain Avenue near Hersey Street (Jffi Murphey, Appellant). Community Development Director John McLaughlin presented staff report and applicable standards. Conditional Use Permit approved by Planning Commission as having less impact than permitted use which would have resulted in a 9-1ot residential development. Electric Utility Director A1 Williams reviewed substation plans with Council. Public Heating opened 7:25 p.m. (r: Minutes\6-7-94 .rain) pg. 1 Those speaking in opposition were: Jill Murphey, 492 Lynn Street, read her statement of appeal and presented it for the record. She does not think the substation should be placed in residential areas or near an "active" park. Asked that the park be redesigned for "passive" uses. Suzi Aufderheide, 321 N. Mountain, read her statement of appeal. Ms. Aufderheide operates a child care business and a video production business out of her home. She is concerned that her child care clients will become concerned about the health effects of the substation located next to her home. She wanted to know if relocation provisions had been made for people who may be affected adversely by this action. Mark Murphey, 492 Lynn Street, read a letter from Robert C. Williamson who owns property next to the site. The letter was entered into public record. Marie Moorehead, 310 N. Mountain, spoke to Council in opposition. She asked that the park usage be changed from "active" to "passive". Public hearing closed at 7:50 p.m. McLaughlin rebutted opposition statements regarding procedural discrepancies. Councillors Arnold/Hauck m/s to reopen Public Hearing. Voice vote all AYES. Public Hearing re-opened at 8:05 p.m. Parks/Recreation Director Ken Mickelsen advised Council that conceptual landscape drawings were designed to eliminate as much fallout from EMF's as possible. Additional 14 acres were acquired to allow park activities to take place away from substation installation. Public Hearing closed at 8:20 p.m. Councillors Arnold/Hauck m/s that prior lot line adjustment be made a part of hearing. Voice vote: Arnold, Hauck, Laws YES; Acklin, Winthrop NO. Councillors Acklin/Hauck m/s to deny appeal. Roll call vote: Laws, Hauck, Acklin, Winthrop, Arnold YES. PUBLIC FORUM: Business from the audience not included on the agenda (limited to 3 minutes per speaker and 15 minutes total). Cate HartzeH, 881 East Main Street, asked if Council was preparing educational presentation regarding the proposed natural gas pipeline installation. Councillor Winthrop advised RVCOG will be holding a public forum soon on this issue. Cate requested the issue (r:Minut~s\6-7-94.min) pg. 2 be presented over RVTV. Mayor advised Cate to contact Pete Belcastro of RVTV directly to suggest the program. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1. Memorandum from Community Development Director on update of Jackson County exceptions process on south Ashland rezoning. Community Development Director McLaughlin advised Council of outcome of Jackson County's decision to rezone 3 new building sites in southern Ashland. He recommended not taldng any further action. NEW AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS 1. Memorandmn from City Administrator requesting approval of Assistant City Admini~rator appointment. Councillors Acklin/Hauck m/s accept appointment of Peggy A. Christiansen. Voice vote all AYES. 2. Memorandum from Building Official regarding ADA barrier removal plan. Building Official Mike Broom field reviewed ADA barrier removal plan and advised Council that the plan meets Council's Goal #2 to modify all existing City buildings to handicap accessibility and provides the funding plan. Councillors Arnold/Hauck m/s to approve plan with suggested adjustments concerning City Hall elevator installation. Voice vote all AYES. 3. Consideration by Council of time change or meeting date change for July 5 Council meeting. Due to conflicts with grand opening ceremonies at Pacific Northwest Museum of Natural History, the Council will shift meeting time to 5:00 p.m. for Tuesday, July 5. Memorandum from Councillor Phil Arnold requesting approval of Traffic Safety Commition recommendations regarding painting of crosswalks. Councillor Arnold reviewed request and distributed pictures of crosswalks that are in need of repair. His proposal suggests painting twice a year. Asked to have 2 crosswalks zebra-striped for study of effectiveness by Traffic Safety Commission. Public Works Director Steve Hall reviewed his response to Councillor Arnold's proposal. Hall preferred issue be considered Council policy rather than through a Resolution. Hall agreed with concept of twice yearly painting of crosswalks along main streets of city. Hall (r:Minutes\6-7-94.min) pg. 3 was not in favor of zebra striping crosswalks based on information gathered from ODOT that zebra striping produced more hazards. Councillors Addin/Winthrop m/s direct the Public Works Director to include painting of crosswalks along Hwy 66 and Hwy 99 twice a year using the present crosswalk configurations and paint a block configuration at crosswalk from Sherman to Wightman to allow study to be carried out by Police Department staff. Voice vote all AYES. Memorandum from Public Works Director establishing !and rental fees for individual hangars under construction and a deposit fee for hangar reservation list. No discussion. ORDINANCES. RESOLUTIONS & CONTRACTS 1. Second reading by title only of "An Ordinance amending Chapter 11.28 of the Ashland Municipal Code regarding restricted parking areas." Councillors Acklin/Hauck m/s approval of Ordinance 2733. Roll call vote: Laws, Hauck, Acklin, Winthrop, Arnold YES. Second reading by title only of "An Ordinance providing for the proration of business liceuse taxes by amending Section 6.04.090 of the Ashland Municipal Code." Councillors Hauck/Laws m/s approval of Ordinance 2734. Roll call vote: Laws, Hauck, Acklin, Winthrop, Arnold YES. First reading by title only of "An Ordinance amending Chapter 6.28 of the Ashland Municipal Code with respect to taxicab license investigation and inspection fees." Councillors Arnold/Hauck m/s passage to second reading. Roll call vote: Laws, Hauck, Acklin, Winthrop, Arnold YES. Reading by title only of "A Resolution adopting taxicab license investigation and inspection fees." Councillors Acklin/Laws m/s adoption of Resolution 94-35. Roll call vote: Laws, Hauck, Acklin, Winthrop, Arnold YES. Reading by title only of "A Resolution transferring appropriations within funds in the 1993-94 budget." (r:Minutes\6-7-94.min) pg. 4 Councillors Amold/Acklin m/s adoption of Resolution 94-36. Roll call vote: Laws, Hauck, Acklin, Winthrop, Arnold YES. First reading by title only of "An Ordinance amending Chapter 14.06 of the Ashland Municipal Code regarding water curtailment measures." Councillors Winthrop/Laws m/s passage to second reading. Roll call vote: Laws, Hauck, Acklin, Winthrop, Arnold YES. Reading by title only of "A Resolution declaring the canvass of the vote of the election held in and for the City of Ashland, Oregon, on May 17, 1994." Proclamation by Mayor Golden regarding canvass of the election. Councillors Hauck/Acklin m/s adoption of Resolution 94-37. Roll call vote: Laws, Hauck, Acklin, Winthrop, Arnold YES. Reading by title only of "A Resolution of the Ashland City Council concerning crosswalks." No action taken. See New and Miscellaneous Business item , Reading by title only of "A Resolution establishing rates for t-hangars and tie down spaces and repealing Resolution 92-40." Councillors Acklin/Hauck m/s adoption of Resolution 94-38. Roll call vote: Laws, Hauck, Acklin, Winthrop, Arnold YES. OTHER BUSINESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS 1. Request by Councillor Don Laws regarding clarification of Electric Rate increase from May 17 Council meeting. Councillor Laws clarified his statement at May 17, 1994 meeting regarding the electric rate increase. The cost of our electric power was raised approximately 9 %. , Councillor Acklin advised Council of meetings being held with Councillor Winthrop and Public Works Director to further identify sewage treatment plant upgrade alternatives that will be presented to Council at June 21 meeting. A study session will be scheduled in July. ADJOURNMENT Meeting was adjourned at 9:45pm. Nan E. Franklin, Recorder Catherine M. ~ol'den, Mayor (r:Minutes\6-7-94.mia) pg. 5