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Home My WebLink About1977-1220 REG MINMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING ASHLAND CITY COUNCIL December 20, lp77 ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF MINUTES PHOENIX H.S. GRADUATION COAVJ~'fb~ITY DEVELOPMENT ,ACT OF 1977 APPEAL OF PC DECISION (Sign- Home At Last) PUBLIC FORUM PATTERSON-PHELPS IMP. NEELY WATER REQUEST SAFEWAY ENTRANCE Council Chairman McCannon called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. on the'above date in the Council Chambers and Laws, Hamilton, Phelps, and Drescher were present. Mayor Prickerr and Ragland were absent. City Administrator Almquist asked Council for clarification relative J regulation of private golf cart fees stated in the minutes of Decembel 6 on page 3. After some discussion Drescher moved to delete the last two sentences of the ~2nd~' paragraph on page3 as inaccurate, McCanno~ Seconded and on roll call, all YES. Drescher then moved to follow committee reconmnendation relative to carts by deletion of Section 2 oz Article 10 in Lease; seconded by Phelps and pas~ed unanimously. on rol~ call vote. Laws moved to accept minutes as corrected and that minute! offboardS etc~ also be a&cept~d; Hamilton seconded and on'voice vote all YES, ' A letter from Phoenix High School requesting permission to use band shall for graduation'ceremonies was read and Almquist recommended it aCCepted and that request be passed on to Parks Commission with under standing that such use not conflict with SOSC graduation exercises. Phelps so moved~ seconded by Hamilton and passed unanimously on roll call vote. A letter from Sen. Mark O, tlatfield relative to Community Development Act of 1977 was submitted for informational purposes only and no action was necessary. Letter was accepted. A letter requesting appeal of decision of Planning Commission on a sign variance request was read and Almquist recommended a public hear ing be set for 7:30 p.m. onJanuary 3, 1978. Laws so'moved; s~cond by. Hamilton and passed with all YES except Drescher who abstai ed. Almquist noted that he had placed a memorandum relative to electric rates on the table for Council consideration but there wo,uld be no action necessary at this time. A revised computation of cost of improvements for paving petition of 'Patterson-Phelps Tracts was submitted to Council because of two erro~ and an Improvement Resolution setting a public hearing for January 3, 1978 was read by the City Administrator. McCannon moved for adoption Drescher seconded and on roll call, all YES. Postponed indefinitely - until Urban Crowth Boundary is settled. A memorandum from the Traffic Safety Commission was read recommendicE modification of traffic island at Siskiyou and Sherman Street to make easier access into Sherman Street thereby discouraging somewhat entrance into Safeway parking lot on Siskiyou Blvd. Laws disagreed that the proposal would lessen the traffic hazard and recordended tha serious thought be given closure of the Siskiyou entrance/exit. Cot~ liss spoke 'from the audience saying that the traffic conmission has worked cooperatively with Safeway but on the entrance problem on Sis~ yoc, Safeway reminds the City that it gave them permission to place Regular Meeting SAFEWAY PARKING LOT the exit there in the first place and Corliss and Alstng agreed they would be reluctant to'give access up without pursuing an avenue to retain it. Laws suggested that'the exit be closed for the safety of the public even if the matter must go to court and req6ested Opinion*of City Attorney as to whether this closure would be'Within the rights of the City. '-Phelps~mQv~d:t~.'~able;~ Laws ~ec0ndeH ~ndon'roI1 call, all YES with the exception of Ham- ilton who opposed. McCannon brought up need to consider traffic problem on E. Main Street due to the narrowness of the street and volume of traffic. Alsing noted that problem of speeding had come .up also and signs were posted.' McCannon said he has had many calls and wondered if parking could be eliminated On one side of the street Hamilton agreed and said she would like to check the traffic comm~ss- ion's minutes on that. · LONG ILANGE FISCAL FORECAST' A memorandm from Director of Finance Nelson was read relative to' long range fiscal projection. Drescher moved to authorize Mayor and Recorder to execute the document, seconded by Phelps and passed unanimously on roll call vote. CINEMA INN LIQUOR LICENSE Application f'or liquor license transfer for Cinema Inn at 1700 Ash- land Avenue was presented. Upon approval of the Police Department, Drescher moved to grant request; Phelps seconded and on roll call, motion passed unanimously. JAZMIN'S LICENSE UPGRADE Jazmin's request for liquor license upgrade for cabaret located at 180 "C" Street was presented and co-owner David Zaslow spoke request- ing support from the City for OLCC's consideration of counting only bustnesses~ithin the City limits when arriving at a formula of .allocation of licenses. Drescher agreed and suggested Legislators be ~itten asking them to introduce legislation that would direct OLCZ to allow licenses by including number of businesses within the City be counted for quota purposes and so moved; Hamilton sec- onded and on roll call all voted YES with exception bf Laws who opposed the motion. WRIGHT'S CREEK DRIVE ORDINANCE First reading of an ordinance ~uthorizing and ordering the improve- ment of Grandview Drive from Wrights Creek Drive to Sunnyview Street was given by Almquist who asked that the ordinance be corrected to include curbs and gutters along with specification calling for pavin: Laws moved to second reading; seconded by Hamilton and passed unani- mously on roll call vote. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2.04 090 - RES. & ORDINANCES An ordinance was given first reading to amend Section 2.04.090 relat ing to reso'lutions and ordinances. Drescher moved for passage to second reading; Laws seconded and on roll call, all YES. ORDINANCE - WATER RATES Almquist gave first reading by title only of an ordinance prescrib- ing water rates. Drescher moved to second reading; McCannon seconde and on roll call motion passed without opposition. Page 2,12/20~ ORDINANCE - PUBLIC GATHER- INGS IN PARK LEASE _ SO. OREGON SKYWAYS LIAISON REPORTS COG POWER MEETING ADJOURNMENT First reading was given an ~rdinance amending the Municipal Code with respect to public gatherings, speecheS, advertising and litter- ing in the public parks. McCannon moved to second reading; seconded by Laws and passed unanimously on roll call vote. Director of Public Works Alsing said he had heard from FAA and had been informed the airport lease did not include the Discrimination clause necessary. Drescher suggested the word "sex" be added to the clause submitted. McCannon moved that Mayor and Recorder sign the modified lease as corrected; Hamilton seconded and on roll call, all YES. McCannon explained Hospital accounting of fundin~ of Hospital Endow- merit and Foundation committees and said Hospital wanted us to know of a transfer of $231 from Endowment to Foundation. McCannon rep- orted $1,095 had come in as result of tests given through use of the new pulmonary machine. City Administrator Almquist reported a meeting being held on Wednes- day, December 21, 1977 at Colony Far East to consider the regional power situation. Laws urged Councilmembers to attend. The meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m. Robert D. Nelson City Recorder (Acting) Acting, Mayor