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Home My WebLink About1978-0815 REG MINMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING ASHLAND CITY COUNCIL August 15, 1978 ROLL CALL Mayor Prickett led the Pledge of Allegiance and called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. in the English Lecture Hall on the above date. Councilmembers Drescher, Ragland, McCannon, Laws and Hamilton were present, Phelps was absent. APPROVAL OF MINUTES McCannon moved that minutes of the regular meeting of August 1, 1978 be approved as read; seconded by Ragland and passed unanimously on voice vote. PUBLIC HEARINGS Mayor Prickett opened the public hearing on proposed vacation of Wiley Wiley St. Vacation Street from Thornton Way to Prim Street. There were no comments from the audience and Prickett turned the discussion over to Council. Planner Box submitted a memorandum of Planning Coranission's action %,/~c~ recommending approval subject to provision that access to an interior ~ ~. ~Jz~- lot (Tax Lot 912) be approved by the Planning Commission prior to final ~/~c~I' ~'-~ zation of vacation proceedings. Council agreed. Ordinance later on agenda, ZONE CHANGE NO. 54 Hearing on Zone Change No. 54' continued to Sept. 5, 1978 at 7:30 P.M. MAYOR'S APPOINTMENTS Mayor Prickett appointed Rod Stevens and Ron Barttey to serve on the Airport Committee, Ragland moved to confirm; Drescher seconded and roll call vote, all YES. MINUTES OF BOARDS Ragland moved to accept minutes of boards, commissions & committees; Hamilton seconded and on voice vote, all YES. PETITIONS FOR IMP. City Administrator Almquist submitted petitions for construction of curbs, gutters and paving on Windsor, Walnut, Emma and Barbara and sai~ resolutions will be read later on agenda, CREDIT UNION REQUEST Request withdrawn. PUBLIC FORUM Sister Cities Report Ken Jones of the Amigo Club reported on recent convention in Cuernavac~ with delegates from Guanajuato and presented Fmyor and Council an aware of merit for the cultural exchange between Ashland and Guanajuato through the Amigo Club in connection with the Sister Cities Program. Chela Kocks requested that Mayor declare Sister City Day and suggested the date of September 16. Mayor asked that request be placed on next agenda, and that placque be appropriately displayed. Chief Bldg. Official City Administrator Almquist recommended that Chief Building Inspector position be given a salary of $1,600 per month for first six months and $1,650 after six months subject to Building Official certification Almquist also recommended that Engineer Tech. III be paid $1,600 per month. Laws moved to approve; Ragland seconded and on roll call, all YES. Toney Building Permit Almquist explained that Erv Toney had called saying that he called fer an inspection of foundation forms before having secured a building per- mit and asked that adoption of new set-back ordinance be waived so tha he can be given a permit so as not to delay his construction project. Council discussed the problem and refused to allow waiver saying the effective in a matter of two weeks. 8/15/78 Pg, 1 LIQDOR LICENSE APPLIC, Renewals of liquor licenses for Thrifty Drug, 7-Eleven #18154A, ~i-Mart, Ashland Country Grocery, Safeway Store, Omars, Elks Club, Aki's Place, Beau Club, Ye Old Pub and Little Caesar's were considered along with the following establishments who got their renewal requests in too late for listing - Rockeferrer Deli, Cinema Inn, Rando Lanes, Chateaulin, Neill's Food King & Ashland Hills. Laws moved for approval; Hamilton seconded and on roll call Ragland, Laws, Hamilton and McCannon voted YES. Drescher abstained. Motion carried. SCHOOL ZONE SIGN Faith Tabernacle Heritage Sunday Youth Commission ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS AND CONTRACTS Ashland Hills, Inc. Home Occupation Permits Transient Occupancy Tax (RVs) Ashland Hills Rezone Wiley Street Vacation Resolutions St. Imp. Windsor Street Walnut Street The City Administrator read a letter from Director of Public Works requesting authorization to post speed limit signs at the Faith Tabernacle School, McCannon so moved; Hamilton seconded and on roll call all YES. Rescheduled for September 5, 19'78 at Chairman Reid's request. Councilman Drescher reminded Council of meeting scheduled for August 31 in Ashland Public Library to consider possibility of establishing a Youth Commission. · b title only . Second read~ng/w~s g~ven an ordxnance calling a public hearing on a pro posed annexation and declaring an emergency (Ashland Hills Inc., App.) and McCannon moved for adoption; Ragland seconded and on roll call motion passed unanimously. Second reading by title only was given an ordinance amending the Ash- land Municipal code relative to Home Occupation permits and Ragland moved to adopt. Hamilton seconded and on roll call, all YES. Almquist gave second reading by title only of an ordinance amending Chapter 4,24 of the Ashland Municipal Code relative to the transient occupany tax. McCannon moved for adoption; Ragland seconded and on roll call, passed unanimously. First reading was given an ordinance rezoning certain property from County RR-5 to City C-1 (Ashland Hills, App.) Ragland moved to second reading; seconded by McCannon and.passed unanimously on roll c~tl vote· First reading was given an ordinance vacating a portion'of Wiley Street between Thornton Way and Prim Street. _Ragland moved to amend the ordinance to add "Further, that access to the interior lot (tax lot 912 be approved by the Planning Commission prior to second reading of this ordinance" and that ordinance be passed to second reading; McCannon seconded and motion passed unanimously on roll call vote, A resolution was read relative to improvement of Windsor Street and public hearing date set for September 5, 1978 at 7:30 p.m· Laws moved for adoption; seconded by Ragland and passed unanimously on roll call vote. An improvement resolution relative to improvement of Walnut Street and setting date of September 5, 1978 at 7:30 p.m. for public hearing was read by Almquist and McCannon moved for adoption; seconded by Hamilton and passed unanimously on roll call vote. 8/15/78 ? Resolutions St. Imp. Emma Street Barbara Street Transfer of Appropria- tions of Funds 78-79 Departmental Reports Liaison Reports Nan E.1Franklin City Recorder An improvement resolution for construction of curbs, gutters and paving and setting a public hearing date for September 5, 1978 at 7:30 p.m. was read by Almquist and Ragland moved for adoption; Drescher seconded and on voice vote,all YES, (Emma Street) An improvement resolution relative to construction of curbs, gutters and paving of Barbara Street setting a public hearing for September 5, 1978 at 7:30 P,M, was read by Almquist and Hamilton moved for adoption; seconded By McCannon and on voice vote, all YES. A resolution transferring appropriations within funds was read by the City Administrator and Drescher moved for adoption; seconded by Ragland and passed unanimously on roll call vote. McCannon moved to accept and place on file the Departmental Reports for the month of July. Laws seconded and motion passed unanimously on roll call vote. Mayor Prickett requested that City employe picnic item be placed on next agendao Laws reminded Council of Study Session relative to Solar Energy to be held on August 22 at 7:30 P,M. ~ Meeting adjourned at 8 00 ~~/~ C~_~~7_/_ Gary L. P kett Mayor