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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-1221 REG MINMIh'UTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING ASHLA}~D Ctn.% COUNCIL D~cember 21~ 1976 ROlL CfXLL: APPROVAL OF COUXCIL MINUTES MI~F~TI~%S OF BOAlIDS COI~IISSTONS ETC. PUBLIC OAK KNOLL APPTS, COi~[~,[Ui;ITY i~LOCK DEVELOP:,iF~iT GRANT After havir!S led the Pit!dEe of Allegiance Mayor Prickett called the meetinZ re order in the Com~cil Ch~mbers on the above date at 7:30 p.m. Councilmanbore ,. "h~.' '" .yk] . Drescher arrived at 7:32 r,." Councilwoman McDo~zell move6 that minutes fcr the regular meeting of December 7 be ai;provad and placed on file. Ragland seconded and on voice vote, all YES. t,~cDowel] ,noved to accent minntl;s of various l~oards, Ccmmissions and Comm~ttec~-'~ Laws seconded and on voice vote, passed unzn'lmously, Tilere wele UO conune~ts from th,~: audience. McDr>well recommended that a letter c condolence be sent the family of the late MaDder Richard Pa!ey of Chdcago. Conncil agreed and Mayor directed the City Administrator to write letter. Mayor Prickcl:t read a letter from Justin Goes, President of the Asbiand fighters Lmcal 2279 on Council policy relativ~ to plans fur implementation of Public Safety Plan (Police & Fire) and reduction of work:;ng hours. nqqe policy was c.]arffied by refereace to the ml.nutes of the regular nicetinS of Jm',e which Prickett read and recommended reaffirmation of policy adopted at that tit-! The Mayor said if Council wished to act, it could be placed on agenc~a. McDov, i;! suggested ~f~y action be delayed until Counc~].msn-elect }'helps assumes hffs posi- tion on the Council. The letter was placed on file. E~gena Weaver of 63 Callfoz~ia Street ask=d :vl,aL fu~re~t i,lans Cu~,cil closure of Winburn Way for safety and read a recent article by Ed I~ensley of Lithia Times urgin~ closure for safety, Prickett sa~d ha could remember ]east three times when tbf~ question has come up but on each occasion DrODO~R] turned down because closure would not allow emerfiency vehicles access through the r, ark and the traffic which would be shifted to Cran~te St. Counci]~ said that such a plan would be a tra~e.-r.ff and that the traffic would b~ divcrl ed to Granite Street and thus transferring the traffic problem to that root, Mayor Pric!~ett added that the 15 M.P.H, speed limit should preclude hazards. Laws mentioned some day jitney buses might be used if funding were possible. ~,,~r~yor Prickerr appointed MaDewell and McCannorl to Oak Knoll committee to m~et with represe~tatives ef that corporation, City Adminislirator Alincmist reviewed plans and criteria for preapplicat'ion Commu;~ity l;lc:'k Development Grant stating that two public hearings xrould !-c ~mcessary a~n~ suggested that the next one be held on Janm~ry 4, ]977 becau~,- the dcadiit~e :~f Jam'mary 6, 1977 for submittal to the Dept. of Housin,] & Urb:~n Development. A],~u'[st sajd that $~50,000 of the $500,000 heing ap,,.,l~,.td for would be for th~ swimmir. g facility and the balance would be necessary for istrativc exp;:us,.u~ anti otLer costs. Almqnist pointed out that operat.~n~ staff cosus c'e~,l,~ ~ot b, 'rnc]uded as el~g'tble for fnnd~ng, The C~t:y trar,~y sa{d that 2.8 m'~]J7o~ dellare will be :iv;~i]ab]e wgthin the State c,f Sex: b.~t. that :--b:q~tin,; prcapp]'ication doesn't mean that we will be ~uvited file t]~c- ft:?] ~ppJic:atio:~. The $~ix clasr~f'ic,~tic~nq of incame an<~ Do~eriy d:~ were feud a~} out!'ln~=d an progY'~m n~q rf. tiv~ si'~:~-ameut prepsFed by AIzquist b,'~.., on crit'c~i,~ irof~ ~]t~rf.nu of C;e~dlf~nmenta] R,:f;,~acch and Service at the of Oregon: ~'nt~ti{~d !ucaomo and Fovc.~:ty D~:~::~, Ciu:[cs and Counties of Oregon (~:fsrrat-j~,.- ..~)fZl&/~8 ~T~'/~/D~ ~r/~4 ~f/?~t~ ~7--~) 12/2]/76 P~. 7 Community Dev~ Pnbl ~ c Hearing cent. CP A~fENi);.%NT NO. 5 & ZC NO. 49 GODDAP~), App. BAND DIIIECTOR APPOIN'fr~NT BLUEBIRD PARK LCDC CONTRACT Almquist stated that no priority is being claimed for health or for commitment of other Federal el: S~::te resouraes. Almquist said that Hunter Park was shown as site for fscility because of concentration of low income, which is youth oriented and as established in a previous report by Reg:]onal Development Center citing a rn~nher of the statistics included in narrative. Almquist said theft the Council of Governments and Str, te Clearin!~- house t,?ould have to clear the preapp].ication concurrently. Mayor Prickett opened the public heering and asked for comments from tbe audience. Bob Hudso;: of ]_451 Telman Creek Road wenc oil record as being against any funding which would generate a need for City subsidy to maintain such a facility. Anne Senford speke in fa,,'or of the proposed project sayinK that ycu miSht call the need a health priority inasmuch as there are no facilities or meet~og pl~cc for tecnagers in the te~m on any -income level and she doubts if there ffs ano~]-~ city or town which has absolutely nothing to offer teenagers for ther.~selve~;. Hudson repeated his opposition to any fee structnre which would include the youngsters from affluent families and offered to pay a sum to assist poverty level osers instead of paying threu~h ta~;es. Mayor Prickett said that this ~s simply s preapplication and to hear fron~ the public and that the methodology would be considered at a later date, Carroll Corliss cautjoned Council on costs evolving from whst starts out to be a s~ple application for funds or simple plans and develops into a costly ~lpe~tion when jt is le!t that mo~ics cxpended uou!d ~e to waste if the plzn is dropped, and urged that the mstter be referred to a vote of the people hero any money is spent. Prickett said he couldn't see how the pool can be financed without a levy. On McDowell'~ question ss to why the need was created in close proximity to college whl, ~1 has its own pool, Almquist explained that accordin~ to the guide lines for a~pl~cation the statistics must come from the area of pove!'ty level residents near proposed facility. There being no further comments, Mayor P~ickett closed the public bearing, Administrator Almquist said there would be copies of the preapplication on fj.!~ in his office for the public. Report and Planning Cm~m~ission recommendation was received concernin~ CP Amen~.- ment No. 5 & Zone Change No. 49 with no action necessary; placed on ills. set public bearing for January 4, 1977 at 7:30 Mayor Prickett appointed Raoul Maddox as Band Director for ]977. Laws so second by Drescher and on roll call, passed unaDimous]y~ LSws req~ested future that names of those being considered for positions be given jn advance of appointments. Councilman Ragland requested th~lt letter be written to Jsckson Co~ sty ]oners to officially ask for appraisal on Bluebird Park and said an app~slif:er had been chosen. Laws so moved; Preacher seconde~ and on roll ca],], McCannen moved to p] ace LCDC contract on ageads; McDowe] ] seconde~ al~d on voic, vote, all YES. McCannon moved to accept centeract: r,lcD~well s,,:cond~_.~f ~,~d ~"n~ roll ca~]., passed unanimously, 12/?!/7{ ]'~, 2 IN LIEU TAX DEPT. REPORTS Mayor Prickett recommended that a letter be written to our State Legislators consideration of allowing in Neu tax for police and fire protection in cities where State & federal lanSs are heavily comcentrated precluding tax support for cities. Prickett said he would write the letter. No action necessary, McDowell moved to accept Departmental Reports for November, 1976. Rag]and seconded and on voice vote, all YES. ADJOUP~IEN T: Meeting adjourned at 8:40 J~sep"~M~ Butler City Recorder ih PART IX" - PROGRAM NARRATIVE STATEMENT: The City of Ashland has long been committed to the co~nmunity develop- ment process, being one of the first cities in Jackson County to adopt comprehensive zoning (1936) and a uniform building code (1938). The City has vigorously pursued the implementation of its plans and laws, and has recently participated in several successful H.U.D. financed projects including the Central Area Beautification Project (UBI-OR-10 16-]OOO); Hunter Park (OSL-10-16-10Od); Lithia Park Extension (ORE- OSC-40-DL); and the Ashland Central Area Plan (ORE P-7S). 1. Community De~ment Needs and Objectives to be served by each prop~actxv~ty, or program of activities: A recent publication of the Bureau of Governmental Research and Service at the University of Oregon entitled Income and Poverty Data, Cities and Counties of Oregon 1969, list data on six di~ poverty classifications. These six classifications are: a) Families below poverty level B) Persons in families below poverty level c) Children in families below the poverty level d) Families with female heads below the poverty level e) Unrelated individuals below the poverty level f) Persons age 65 and over, below the poverty level In five of the six classifications, Ashland registers BELOW com- parable figures in Jackson County, the state, and the nation. In four of these five classifications, Ashland!s percentage figures fall about' mid-range in real burdens on the local community; ioe. pov- erty households place specific demands on public services but these households are unable to support these demands on public services at the level of their more affluent neighbors. As a result, cities such as Ashland must provide community facilities and services for which no commensurate tax source exists. When students are excluded from the statistics, Ashland's pov- erty percentage declines to about average. Therefore, poverty in .~:shland~j_s_j:out~Jovertv, particularly among the large nume~ o~ married students that attend Southern Oregon State College. Ashland has attempted to address this significant problem by encouraging the development of low-rent housing projects for married students and other individuals, such as the recenHy completed H.U.D. financed Adult Student Housing Complex (160 units); Colony Inn (140 units); and four H.U.D. assisted housing projects under the SectiOn 221(d)(3) and 236 programs, containing an aggregate of 80 units. In addition, Ashland participates as a member of the Jackson County Hous- ing Authority. These projects are all within walking distance of the proposed facility, which is to be located at Hunter Park (HUD project OSL-10 16-1008), which was also developed to benefit these same low-income fami!~es, which are concentrated around the College area. The pro- posed swimming pool has become an urgent priority because of the proposed sale and possible closuye of the only other privately-owned public swimming facility, which was constructed in 1909, and which would be subject to costly rehabilitation according to an independ- -1- ent engineering evaluation during 1975. The cost of s~imming at this facility was $1.25 this past season, placing the fee beyond the range of all low, and many moderate income families. The pro- posed fee at the new facility would be 25¢ for children and for adults, with the possibility of subsidies for low-income persons. 2. Description of each proposed activity or program of activities ~o e~a~YT~o~t~Yh~CDBG funds,~the cost~~ty__: The only activity being requested under this application is the construction of the proposed Neighborhood Recreation Facility (swim- ming pool), which is estimated at $450,000. The remaining $50,000 requested is for program administration and start-up costs, and to begin work on implementing subsequent community development activi- ties, including the proposed Housing Assistance Plan (HAP), 3 year program, and a CDBG program request for the ensuing years. How the proposal benefits low and moderate income residents pur- suant to'Section As indicated in the answer to question (1) above, this facility has been located to primarily benefit the low and moderate income families that ~re concentrated in the immediate vicinity of the pro- posed facility. In addition, the entire minority population (81) resides in college-owned housing within walking distance of the pro- posed facility. Specific statistics relating to poverty in Ashland based on the 1969 survey indicate the following: 1. income of Families Class Cumulative ~ of Ashland Families Cumulative % of Oregon Families Under $2,000 $2 000-3,999 $4 000-5,999 S6 000-7,999 S8 000-9,999 $10 000-14,999 $15 000-24,999 Over 125,000 (Median Family ,4% ,5% 5.0 2,8 13.4 7.7 23.4 16.6 37.9 29.6 70.5 62.5 87.8 89.0 100.0 100.0 Income = $8,303). Conclusion: Low income families (50% of the Median Income) are nearly ~'ouHfle the statewide average, a majority of which live within 1/2 mile o~'tBe proposed facility. Moderate income families (80% of the B~edianincome) are also nearly double the statewide average. 2. Income less than 9overty level All families W/Female Head Oregon "X~,Y~ Tg7.9 Jackson County 16.0 26.7 Ashland 20.8 32.2 Conclus~ion~.- Poverty in Ashland, as indicated by both of the above -7- criteria, show that Ashland is significantly above the statewide average. Most of these famililies reside within 1/2~mile of the proposed facility. The extent to which the proposed activities are necessary to ~upport ~ expansion or conservation of the low and moderate- income ~ousing stock pursuant to Section 570.402(c). ~ One of the more important facets of the conservation of a com- munity's low and moderate income housing stock, is the development of a community image and the incentives to maintain a~d improve the neighborhood. At present there is no central community facilit which can bring families together and develop a sense of "community", and thereby avoid the alienation and fragmentation that naturally occurs when such a facility is lacking. The neighborhood must be viewed as a comprehensive unit, incl~ding its parks, schools, rec- reational facilities and commercial areas. If any of these are absent, particularly recreational facilities, statistics show that youth crimes increase, particularly vandalism, and that deterioration can result. 4. No priority is claimed for health hazard. £. No priority is claimed for commitment of other Federal or State resources. -3- ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES 1. ACQUISITIONS BLIGHTED AND OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE PROPERTIES PROPERTIES FOR REHABILITATION OR CONSERVATION PRESERVATION (AS HISTORIC SITES) PUBLIC WORKS AND FACILITIES OF AN ELIGIBLE TYPE CONVERSION OF LAND TO OTHER USES (SEE 2) CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF PUBLIC WORKS, NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITIES AND SITE OR OTHER IMPROVEMENTS. (GENERALLY ANYTHING THAT COULD BE INSTALLED UNDER CATEGORICAL PROGRAMSj PLUS PARKINGj SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AND FIRE PROTECTION FACILITIES, IF SOMETHING ELSE IS GOING ON IN THE SAME DESIGNATED AREA SPECIFIC EXCLUSIONS INCLUDE CITY HALLS, POLICE STATIONSJ SCHOOLSj TRANSPORTATION BUILDINGS AND HOSPITALS). CODE ENFORCEMENT IN DESIGNATED AREAS. CLEARANCEj DEMOLITION, REMOVAL AND REHABILITATION OF BUILDINGS NEEDED TO SUPPORT OTHER ACTIVITIES. SPECIAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED. DISPOSITION OF ACQUIRED LAND (PROCEEDS TO BE FOLDED BACK INTO THE PROGRAM). PUBLIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CHILD CARE~ HEALTHj ETC. (SOFTWA E; LIMITED R TO 20 PERCENT OF TOTAL PROGRAM) RELOCATION PAYMENTS UNDER UNIFORM RELOCATION ACT, PREPARATION OF A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN. ADMINISTRATION OF PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF CD AND HOUSING ACTIVITIES. OTHER A. LOSS OF RENTAL INCOME B. LOCAL SHARE OF CATEGORICAL GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAMS C. COMPLETION OF OLD URBAN RENEWAL PROJECTS pREAPPLICA~iQNS~BMISSION DATES: \ 'Preapplications~ll be submitted in accordance with the follc o January 7~ 1977 M~tropolitan.'applicants: January 7, 1977 through February 18, A-95 PROCEDURES FOR PREAPPLICATIONS:. schedule: A copy of the preapplication shall 'clearinghouse at the same time the ~d to the A-95 state and areawide is submit'ted to HUD. ~UD R~IEW PROCEDURES ., ~ESHOLD FACTORS: . ~ . , t pe .m . s. ' 2. App 'ca t's' efforts~o provide assisted housing consistent with ap oved · Assistance PliZ.under 570 303 ' ' ' ' '" ' ' Actxv~tles are ellg pplications which meet the above threshold factors will' then be rated .,competitively according to the following selection criteria: ! 1. Extent of substandard'housin~ represented'by the sum of overcrowded housing units. · - = -. 7,-.' ~ 2.. The proportion and extent of poverty. - 3. The extent to which CD activities benefit low and moderate income families. ~ncome housing stock, 5, ~D activities alleviate a serious threat to health. or safety, The extent to wh{ch CD activities expand or consere low and moderate 3 RANKING PROCEDURE: The ranking of preapplications shall be based on a total of 100%. 'centage points for each criterion shall be as follows: · !- 10% for substandard'housing. 2, lO%'f0r poverty. '. 3. 35% a~tivities benefitlug families of low and m6derate income. 4. 25% activities providing housing. 5, 10% activities relating to health and safety~ *A~ additional 10% may be earned for activities IMMINENT THREAT TO PUBLIC S.~ETY: The per- identified. by 570.402(c) (2) (v) . The Secretary may invite a full application for assistance to alleviate an imminent threat to public safety by waiving the requirements of 570.402(b). FULL~ICATION~ - - ' ' ' .' ' · . ' ' MUD shall inv full applications based on the review and numeri 1 ranking of .preapplications; 11 applications will not be accepted withou invitation. A-95' PROC~URE: ' - - - -.. - . ' ' '...' - ' Full applications shall be su 'tted to A-95 cleari houses at least a full 45 . Final or full application will be re~' 'ding: ' · · i' -1, Application is received ' ' .' ' ' ' ' ' , .- -l~ · ' 2, ~e funds requested H~, and · '- '. '~ . - . ;r ' ' ' · ~ ' ' ' ' "' . , ' ~ L '- ' '." ' '-. 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