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Home My WebLink About1994-1004 REG MINMINUTES FOR THE REGULAR MEETING ASHLAND CITY COUNCIL October 4, 1994 CALLED TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Catherine M. Golden in the Civic Center Council Chambers. ROLL CALL Councillors Laws, Reid, and Winthrop were present. Councillors Acklin, Arnold and Hauck were absent. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of September 20, 1994 were accepted as amended: Unfinished Business - Item 1 should reflect: Councillor Winthrop requested Section F be removed from the suggested Resolution. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS & AWARDS 1. 30-year service award to Water Department employee Tom Ramoss, Jr. 2. Proclamation of week of October 3-7 as "OSEA Classified School Employee Week." 3. Proclamation of week of October 9-15, 1994 as "National Fire Prevention Week." 4. Proclamation of October 1994 as "National Arts and Humanities Month." CONSENT AGENDA 1. Minutes of Boards, Commissions and Committees. 2. Monthly departmental reports - August, 1994. 3. Quarterly Financial Commentary for period ending June 30, 1994. 4. City Administrator's Monthly Report. 5. Authorization for Mayor and Recorder to sign three-year labor contract with International Association of Firefighters. 6. Authorization for Mayor and Recorder to sign two-year labor contract with Construction Laborers' Union. 7. Liquor license request from AM/PM Market, 2380 Highway 66 (Change of Ownership from applicants Oren Hutchinson, Larry Holden and Patty Holden dba Three "H" Corporation). Councillor Winthrop requested items 5 and 6 be moved to New Business. Councillors Winthrop/Reid m/s adoption of items 1-4 and 7 be approved. Voice vote: all AYES. Motion passed. u: 10-4-94.min - pg. 1) PUBLIC FORUM: Business from the audience not included on the agenda (limited to 3 minutes per speaker and 15 minutes total). Jim Hibbert, 263 Oak Street, invited public to attend October 11 Planning Commission meeting that will discuss forest interface planning. Asked Council to submit supplemental budget to funding for forest interface management. Lee Carran, 322 Summit, also asked Council to pay attention to what Jim Hibbert asked Council to do. Mr. Carran volunteers in the watershed patrol and notices the emergency situation that exists. Councillor Winthrop noted that the Real Estate Transfer Tax that will be on the ballot in November would allow the City to accumulate necessary funding for watershed/forest interface cleanup. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Water status report by Director of Public Works. Public Works Director Steve Hall presented information to support discontinuing Water Curtailment Ordinance Stage 1. Hall said residents and business owners of Ashland are to be commended for the efforts they expended to curtail their use of water over the last 6 weeks. Councillors Winthrop/Reid m/s to rescind Water Curtailment Ordinance restrictions in effect under Stage 1. Voice vote: all AYES. Motion passed. Adoption of findings, conclusion and order on P.A. 94-081 to construct ll4-unit retirement facility located on the east side of North Main Street, opposite the Maple Street intersection. Continued to October 18 meeting. Consent Agenda items: 5. Authorization for Mayor and Recorder to sign three-year labor contract with International Association of Firefighters. Authorization for Mayor and Recorder to sign two-year labor contract with Construction Laborers' Union. City Administrator Brian Almquist reviewed contract details with Council. Councillors Winthrop/Reid m/s to authorize Mayor and Recorder to sign the two labor contracts. Voice vote all AYES. Motion passed. (r: 10~-94.min - pg. 2) NEW AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS 1. Proposed amendments to various municipal code sections relating to discrimination based on sexual orientation. City Administrator Brian Almquist advised Council that these proposed amendments will be presented at future meetings if Council had no objections tonight. ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS & CONTRACTS 1. First reading by title only of "An Ordinance amending Section 18.08.300 and adopting Chapter 18.94 of the AMC relating to home occupations." Councillors Winthrop/Reid m/s to second reading. Roll call vote: Laws, Reid, Winthrop YES. Motion passed. First reading of "An Ordinance amending Section 4.24.030B of the AMC to increase the minimum rent exemption from the transient occupancy tax to $15.00." City Administrator Almquist reviewed Ordinance with Council. Councillors Reid/Laws m/s to second reading. Roll call vote: Laws, Reid, Winthrop YES. Motion passed. Reading by title only of "A Resolution authorizing an interfund loan for the Community Development Block Grant Fund." Councillors Laws/Winthrop m/s approval of Resolution 94-62. Roll call vote: Laws, Reid, Winthrop YES. Motion passed. OTHER BUSINESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS Mayor Golden asked Director of Finance Jill Turner to present information on the Water Revenue Bond Sale scheduled for October 13. The sale will be competitive at approximately 5 t/~ % interest, tax free. The effective yield will be above the interest rate. Mayor Golden noted that the letter responding to Jeb Livingston that was included in their packet should have been addressed to Joy Livingston, Jeb's wife. Mayor Golden read the letter from City Administrator Almquist responding to Joe Smith' s concerns expressed at the September 20 Council meeting. ADJOURNMENT Meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m. Nan E. ~ra/nklin, Recorder Catherine M. Golden, Mayor (r: 10r4-94.min - pg. 3)