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Home My WebLink About1976-1109 ADJOURNEDASHLAND C['ff/ fi-I,]!C]] November 9, ]97c ROI,!, CALL APPO!i[f~;ENf POS. 2 The Pledge of A]le:diauco v. ..... !c:d by r;u~ }'mlci,! ct x41o called tile n,~ct:hh- order au 7:30 P.i.Y. on tNft :x].,c,g~ dPt'c' '.~ He Couv.aC] Chambers. PY~rsent CouNcilmemb2rs Dc,,~ Laws, ~"r~:id A]]~-,n ].. } nd }j,..~:,:lLsn 'n,c] FC:.~ga Councilman RnShuk~ :arrived ct 7;35 Tlla fjna'[ rcpcl~t af: the Jusi:j<.,' Centc!2 .c:;!~ Scqo'tt:;.L!/ said there wan no T,rLce but that the (',it/would hr:'/e t'o buy old i,ii'hh= Mill prol.,ort) be bodght nud that ffa~t of xu might be AlmqulLst r, oted that port:iota off l,i~hj.a Y~!! is marker' ~'o~ camp pitt,. Ragland nskcrJ :if a])i~ra';>;rd h;~d ],can made ou Bayden the south end of Lawn and thaL if S~a:,,th c:c,;~tj:It~c:s tl',ct PoTtaGe wo'dl~ libely naed ;{ pFeciixrt t t, bai;u:cc~ ~zhe v. ork!c:!d n;x] sar'.,!ce i:]te m;:jc~ity chose L~tbia l,!f]]. }icCannou tzeportc,i he seventy busqlness pc,-:ple and hnrd27 any wc,','e a:',alillsh L.ktlt~P~ them suBgrantee !o,:ur/~S Eu'i~y f.,'o,:'t tho douutcoxvn disi,:~ct. On ~>s:~'.,<'::~ the Lf. thzia U]]] site !i'll] bo ccl,*,.)-dX.]f jo. nucd. Pricl:ctt said Parks & Recreatio'n Anders~n Bequest Timber Sale llorn Gulch Gocldard Annex Request tk~l[I, nte Ls~suit Pub] [e Forun~ Park Cornn~.issioner Bennett told Cotnlc]l uhar the Commission'would like to erect ~ shelter in the uppa]2 park a. Dd asked for approval to use the Anderso~ bequest to pay for entjre project and requcr~ matching Federal funds. Ben- net ~xpl~,i~ed that no farce acc~n,~ ~?ork uou]d be done. Parks Director G~.aef explained that they vzob]d a%?]y for a total of $15,000 from B.O.R. and use th~ c~ti~,re nn~o~n~t for ~.,c~k'lr~g z:apital and if $7,500 of the bequest money was put up, it x.c,u]d he rc;=t~ideci at the end of the project. McCannon moved to aperove; La~;fr seconde~! :~ad o~ roll call, passed unanimously. A letter from BLM outl:ln:lng a pl:nt for a ti~uher sale was read requesting us~ of watershed roads and ~:nte~ir/~ 7~.].2 ;rod qla To'b.~an Crceh Road and Hwy 99. A me~orandum vras also read from Jc1~n Scmerv:t]le, Water Consultant who is worhing on a 1'Jatar Study of the C. lty~s resources, reco~n~aending approval be delaS'ed until study is con~p]eta. ]~.c]: Kehfeldt, spokesman for B12¢~, told of hzuJing p].:i~s and Al]cn asked ~j- Aich]and Mi~c~ Road has been considered. ,ITel~fcl~dt said the Zr~&-:s wer~ too ~teap a3~d added that the Cffty was af. ainst usi~ig that road on provie. as req~:':~t. D~'esche,: asked if P, L7,I was aware, ef water stufJy o~)d ~¢bethcr Som:nervi]le hb3cl been coutacted and Reyfa]dt told him no contact had hce~ ~,~ade. ?.::hf~'-3dt said the roads h;~ve been rebuilt and th;~t they won't be going near the strea~.n~. Allen said that fire risk would a]so be a factor iu use of Jc~g urucks and asked Rebfe!dt if he agreed. Rehfead't answered "no". On being ~-sked by Allen if ELM was for approval, Rehfcldt said they ucrc appaat-it}g for informational reat:ons and tl,at if Council objected, z;t sFculd be ~n L'riting and the matter I~a i:ront tbcre~ Allen mpnvad to sn~d r, letter of ob.lection to use of x:;:~t.~ discuss it and if necef~sary to stop hauling r~n the meanti:nz that a injunction be obtained. McCsnnon seconded. On roll call vote, motion passed nn~nimonsly, A letter was read from Frank H. Goddar? toque:sting consideration of a request for aunexation of rema:[nin[~ po' tions of lots outside c2ty limkt,s to permit construction of a 40-unit mote] on south side of Highway 66, of 1-5. Almquist noted that water and sewer a~e iastalled in fronUag+. Goddard sho,,~eP~ site plans. McCannon moved to approve Goddard's pr~,cecdj,~zg with normal steps of annexation; Dyeschef seconded, Richard Cottie, attorney for Goddard e~-plained the County zoning as Rural Residential said that the Connty would probably give up their jurlsdiction ii the ('~ is willing to annex. Cottie said that he wanted to be certain the City i.~ agreeable t8 annexation plan now or they would not proceed and urged thc'c proceedings be started inanediately so that groundbreaking could take as soon as possible after the first of the year. Duane Smith= Presid~nI: of the Chamber of Commerce supported the request and urged that be handled swiftly. On roll call, all YES. A letter from Davis, Ainsworth & Pinnock was read relative to claln by Eva Holtate against City. McDowell moved that matter be referred to ance carrier; McCannon seconded and on roll call, all YES, Bob Hudson of 1451 To!rosa Creek Road submitted a letl.er requestin?. cons_~deratjon in connection w~ th the burfacing of To]~nan Cree& opposition to use of the road by logging trucks. tludson urged Cor~cil declare To]man Creek Road as a feeder street in order to set up barge assessment distric~ and to qualify for federal funds. Hu&:on also said that the county had offered to fund part of the rehabilitation 11/9/76 Pg, 2 Public Fortun cent. Telman Cr. Road Duane Smith Central ttousing Christmas decor Handicapped Parking Public ltearing Laugh] in Appeal Community Dove ] opmen t }~lo~k Grarlts Hudson recommended BLM use of the Wagner Creek access route. Hudson added that the logging company shou]d have to promise repair of road if used. C. E. Johnson of 2323 Greenmeadows agreed with H~dson in requesting that if logging trucl~ are allowed to use To]man Creek Road, the people deserve a promise that the road w~ll be repaired. He also brought up tbe dangers involving such use because of the heavy traffic, school children etc. Duane Smith of the Chamber of Cormaerce report~!d that 700 people benefitted by staying fi~ private Ashland homes dnring the peak of the Shakespearean season thereby keeping dollars in the City. Almqu]st said that the Christmas decoration committee had recommended the decorations be installed this year and then we w~ll establish what should be use<q and/or discarded next year~ Ragland so moved; McCannon seconded. On roll call motion passed uaanimously. Ragland then moved to purchase the two wreaths to conform with those purchased by businesses. McCannon scoot'd- eal. On roll call, Allen, Ragland, McCaanon, Laws and McDowei1 voted in favor. Drescher opposed. Mayor Prickett reported that K~n Appleharry had offered a space in his parking lot for handicapped parking and recommended that signs be erect~:i there and on the f~rst stal:! at the park and at the Mark Anto~y as you right, Rag]a~d moved to desig~at:e spasm;s; l, icDowell seconded and qnest~onc,'d Mayor on curb cuts for wheelchg. i~a, PricI;ett said they should be part of ne::t ht~ct. Cm tall c,n]!, A memorandum from the Planning Con:mission was read giving reasons re( of request hy Laughline to r, artition the~{r lot for construct:[ot~ of a hou:c on the rear of the lot. TIle Planning Con~nission's Staff Repert of Oct. 1976; Sit" Plan by Laugh]in and minutes of the October 11, 1976 Planning Commissio- were entered intn the record. A letter fro~s I,aughlr[n of Oct. 25~ 1976 was .'sad and Himes shod,red slides of arc. aap, d tile 58 x 300 foot lot at 109 Pine Street, and explained that the subdivision ordinance requires over 150 ft. in depth must have frontage of 100 fact, so techuically it should have a width of 100 feet instead of the prod:ant vidth of 58 feet. Linda Barr of 110 Pine Street spoke of concern for neighborhood impact a~; opposed to the decision on just one lot because of the many ]onE lets ~iti: in the legal limits of partition which if develope~! ~cou]d canse congostriven and lessen livability in tile area. Larry'Barr of 1].0 Pine Street saffd '!.t isn't the one house being proposed by Laughlin that bothers him bnt tile that other property owners could hardly be denfled once the precedent is Barr said he bought the house ~ith trust in the zoninl~ laws and ~.Tonldn't want to see the neighborhood change. Laughlin said that Turner a.~d Knap!, no longer oppose. >I$~or closed public hearing, Drescher said there had been no evidence of hardship and request does not meet requirements of ordinance and moved that appeal be denied; Ragland seconded and on roll call, passed unanimously° A memo was read reporting that applicat~ons for FY 1977 djscretianary grants must be received by the Con~m~!n~ty Deve:lopmeat Block Gr~nt Program before Jan. 7, ]977. Altoquest mentioned th~'t varic;d~ prejectr~ ~,.ould for fundinB, r,~ost of them aimed at low :it~co,~e slum area: ~ncl add~ that: could be applied for use on comprehensive plan. He mentioned the fact requirements become more d5fficnlt ye~r],y after f~md~a~ has begun an~ sa:1 that out of 57 applications last year that only ~9 ~ere ~r, proved, agreed to leave funding open for further consi~]eration in future, 11/9/76 Monthly Financial Commentary Request for Public Hear- ing - Supplemental Bgt. BellviewWater Line Mayor's Newsletter Canvass of Vote Mayor's Appointment The monthly financial comnentary by Finance Director Nelson was accepted as was the Parks & Recreation financial co~aentaI~. Laws moved to set Public Hearing on December 7, 1976; Ragland seconded and on roll call, all YES. A memorandum from Alsing was read requesting permission to purchase replac. ment pipe for the Bellview area from Crowson Reservoir before the price bid expires on November 20, 1976. McCannon moved to approve request; second by Ragland and on roll call, all YES. Mayor asked for Council input on monthl? effort to communicate with citi- zens through a newsletter to be enclosed in utility bills, and said tle plans to leave a place for people to sign who might be interested in the coranittee openings coming up in the month of December. Council agreed on plan and Laws so moved. Ragland seconded and om roll call, all YES. Recorder Butler submitted Abstract of Vote for ballots cast for Municipal Offices at the General Election held on November 2, 1976 and read the Resolution summarizing the results. McCannon moved to adopt; McDowa]l seconded and on roll call, all YES. Mayor Prickerr read proclamatien re- garding the election. Mayor appointed Councilmembers Allen, McDowell and Drescher to meet with Don Miller of Oak Knoll relative to franchise agreement, Ordnance - Appt. of Co~r ittees Ordinance - Utility - Delinquent Accounts Ordinance- Zoning Ordinance - Hospital Fund Resolution- Comp. Piau change Resolution - Library First reading was given an Ordinance adding a section to Chapter 2.r'~ of the Ashland Municipal Code relative to the appointment of cemmittee'l McCannon moved to second reading; Ragland seconded and on roll call motion passed unanimously. A]mquist gave first reading on an ordinance smending Section 14.]2.010 and Section 14.12.050 of the Ashland Municipal Code relative to delinquent utility accounts. McCannon moved to second reading; seconded by Rag~an~ and passed unanimously on roll call vote. First reading was given an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 1361, the Zoning Ordinance and Section 18.12.030 of the Ashland Munic~pai Code to rezone certain property from R-i:B-8 to C-3 (Heavy Conm~ercia]). Allei~ moved to second reading; Ragland seconded and on roll call, all YES. An ordinance amending Section 5 of Ordinance No. 1352 Con~unity Hospital Fund was read for the first t~me. reading; second by McDowell and passed unanimously on creating the Ashland Laws moved to second roll call vote. A resolution was read to amend the Comprehensive Plan to change the desri pation of certain property from Medium Density Res, to Heavy Commercial, McDo~.,'el! moved for adoption; Raglsnd seconded and on roll call, all YES, City Administrator read a resolution supporting the Oregon Library Associa- tion's request for State Aid for public libraries, McCannon moved to adopt; McDowell seconded. Laws felt the 1:{brax~z does not need state ~d. Ad~ourne,' M,?ating Ashla~d (,ity Councxi 11/9/__7_6 PS.___~ Resolution - State Aid - Library Resolution - Fern St. Parking prohibition Resolution - Transfer- ring Appropriations ADJOURNMENT Ragland agreed but reminded Council that as a body we did not support the State revenue sharing plan. Drescher felt state aid would give the lib- rary purchasing power. McCannon felt that everyone will benefit. On roll call, Allen, Drescher, Ragland, McCannon and McDowell voted YES. Laws opposed. A resolution was read ~rohibiting parking on the north aide of Fern Street between Roca & Elkader Sts. %{cDowell moved to adopt; second by Ragland and passed unanimously on roll call vote. A resolution for the transferrffng of appropriations within funds was read and McCannon moved for adoptiou; McDowell seconded and on roll call, passed unanimously. Meeting was adjourned to November 23 1976 t 7 00 P M~ Session with CATV Committee. ~ : ' ' ~ · P i~_k'~[trI M ly