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ASHLAND CITY COUNCIL
SEPTEMBER 11, 1990
Call to Order: Mayor Catherine Golden called the meeting to order at
7:30 P.M. on the above date in the Hunter Park Building, 1699 Homes
Avenue. Laws, Reid, Williams, and Acklin were present. Winthrop and
Arnold were absent.
Historic Sign Ordinance: Section 18.96.60(B) of the Sign Ordinance
was read as amended; as was Section F and the remainder of the
Ordinance. Williams moved to second reading and Reid seconded the
motion which passed unanimously on roll call vote.
Fire Break Easement: City Administrator Almquist asked that this item
be put on the agenda and Reid so moved. Williams seconded and the
motion carried on voice vote. Almquist explained that the County is
requiring the property owner to obtain the easement prior to adding on
to his home near the Allen Alsing Reservoir. Reid moved to grant the
easement, Acklin seconded and the motion carried on voice vote.
Letter to U.S. Bureau of the Census: Planning Director Fregonese
explained that a letter was sent to the Bureau regarding the
discrepancies in the results from the census and what City records
show the population should be.
L.I.D.'S 62 & 63: Almquist explained that the improvements in L.I.D.
No. 62 have been completed and are being assessed to the benefitted
property owners. Those in L.I.D. No. 63 are still under construction
and being pre-assessed, and it is hoped that a bond sale can be
completed prior to the November ballot in light of the provisions of
Measure 5 which would disallow bancrofting. He said notices were
mailed to property owners and the deadline for letters of protest was
September 10th at 12:00 noon.
L.I.D. No. 62
Mistletoe Road - No protest received.
Alley - Lincoln to Garfield - Dr. James Roth, owner of property at 190
Lincoln, protested that A.J. Bills should pay the whole alley
assessment and the other property owners should pay nothing. Bernie
Zieminski, 615 Taylor, also feels he should not be assessed and Bills
should have paved the alley before his apartment units were occupied.
Acklin said the assessments are equitable and moved to go forward with
the assessments for the alley. Reid seconded the motion, which passed
unanimously on roll call vote.
Sunnyview Drive - Protest letter received from Jad D'Allura, 391
Grandview. This assessment was reduced to 50% on Sunnyview, as he has
already paid 100% for the assessment on Grandview Drive. He feels
that he should not be assessed for more than the half-street (19'
wide) rather than 18' On a question from Williams, Almquist said,
should an adjustment be necessary the City would absorb it. Reid
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moved to proceed with the assessments and asked Staff to look at the
street width issue. Williams seconded and the motion passed
unanimously on roll call vote.
Orchard Street - A protest letter was received from Morris & Patricia
Jones, 318 Wrights Creek Drive. Mr. Jones was present and Director of
Finance Jill Turner explained that his assessment was reduced by 50%
for Orchard Street, due to his 100% assessment for paving Wrights
Creek Drive. Ken Newfield, 460 Orchard St., filed a letter of protest
because he was assessed 104.35 ft. for a flag lot with a width of 20
ft. Acklin said she believes the benefit to him is beyond the 20 ft.
and many flag lots are developed with abutting property owners
subsidizing paving. Golden left at 8:25 P.M. Williams and Laws
agreed this is the best solution and is fair to all owners in the
L.I.D. Waqidi Falicoff, 585 Orchard St., filed a letter of protest
after the deadline. He protested assessments made around the curve on
on a corner lot and was told if an adjustment was necessary, it would
be made. Williams moved to approve the assessments and ask Staff to
~ook into the corner lot curve issue. Laws seconded, all YES on roll
call vote.
L.I.D. No. 63
Ashland Mine Road - Letter received from Leanne & Douglas Heydon, 1230
Ashland Mine Rd., regarding prior 100% assessment on Cedar Way. Staff
recommends reducing present assessment by 50%. This action was also
taken for tax lot 5BA 1301, owned by James Goulston. Bill Teston, 279
W. Hersey St., wrote a letter of protest. City Admin. Almquist will
respond and answer questions posed. Ethel Helms, 125 Hersey St.,
wrote concerning the condition of her driveway, which will be
repaired.
First reading by title only of an ordinance levying special benefit
assessments in the amount of $403,209.40 in the matter of curbs,
gutters and paving in Local Improvement District No. 62 and repealing
Ordinance 2593 and declaring an emergency. Section 6 of that
Ordinance was also read. Laws moved to second reading, Reid seconded
and the motion passed unanimously on roll call vote.
First reading by title only of an ordinance levying special benefit
pre-assessments in the amount of $335,369.07 in the matter of curbs,
gutters and paving in Local Improvement District No. 63 and repealing
Ordinance 2594 and declaring an emergency. Section 6 of the ordinance
was also read. Williams moved to second reading, Laws seconded and
the motion passed unanimously on roll call vote.
Adjournment - The meeting adjourned at 9:07 P.M.
Ji Turner Catherine M. Golden
Acting City Recorder Mayor
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