HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-0213 ADJOURNEDAdjourned Meeting
Ashland City Council
February 13, 1979
The meeting was called to order on the above date at 7:30 p.m.
in the City Administrators office. Present were Councilmembers
Phelps, Sims, Medaris, and Laws. Hamilton was noted as absent.
Chairman Ragland presided in the absence of Mayor Prickett.
Councilman Laws said he needed authorization from Council,
prior to the next regular Council meeting, to submit applications
to the Area Agency on Aging and Jackson County for funding of
Senior Citizen Program and moved that this be placed on the
agenda. Sims seconded the motion, on roll call vote all yes
votes with exception of Ragland voting no.
Laws reported that of the five employees in the Senior Citizen
Program four are CETA employees and that CETA funds run out in
October. He requested authorization to submit applications to
the A.A.A. & County for funding of this program. Sims said this
will be taken up again in the budget meetings but only authorization
to submit application is being asked for at this time. Laws
moved to submit request; Sims seconded. On roll call vote,
passed unanimously.
Councilman Phelps reported on the Air Quality "Offset Policy",
and said the pollutions in the area are smog, carbon monoxide,
smoke and dust. Phelps, a member of the Medford-Ashland Air
Quality Advisory Committee, pointed out that the Rogue Valley
is nationally famous for its air pollution because of its
topography and weather patterns. He said that frequently the
valley exceeds the 'National Clean Air Standards' The Committee
is looking at all aspects of pollution, including product industries,
agricultural segments of the valley, automobiles, home heating,
dust & road covers Phelps related.
Bruce Shaw, Air Quality Coordinator for Jackson County and
Eleanor Bradley, a member of the County Air Quality Committee
were introduced. Shaw said that the air pollution level has
escalated since 1975 above health standards. Establishing the
offset rule is not a temporary measure it is a first step in
controlling levels of pollution and cleaning up the air said Shaw.
Councilman Medaris questioned the reason for exculation with Shaw
reporting that wood products counts for 60%, road dust 30%, all
other including wood burning count for 10%.
Councilman Phelps asked for support of this policy and moved to
send letters in support of the offset goals to the Environmental
Quality Control CommissionJ Jackson County Board of Commissioners
and to Joint Legislative Committee on Trade and Economics
Development. Sims seconded and all voted in favor.
Sims expressed concern that the people should be made aware of
our problems with pollution and would like to see the Council
and Mayor take some informative action.
The Council asked Councilman Phelps to represent the city at
the legislative committee's hearing on the offset rule on
February 19th in Medford.
Meeting adjourned at 8:25
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