HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-1007 REG MIN}{INUTES t~'OR '["HE :~ECl]i,AR }Y, ET!?:G
,~SULA}:D CITY COUNCIL
October 7, 1975
ROI,L CALL
APPROVAL OF ~i]YUYES
~jl]~UT]~S 01' '30:UCDS ,
COI,/~IhS,LONS & (:O~[/h
ROGUE VALLEY YI?ANSPORT-
AT]iON D'LSTR!CY
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Acting Mayor McCannon who called
meeting to order at 7:30 oi~ tbe above date, jn tSe Counc]I Cb~mbcrs,
;~llen, McCannon, !loffartit, Ragland, NcDoweli and ]Lavys w{~re 1,~ esent.
Mayor Pr~ckett was noted absent-,
Mirlutes were approved by Actingl Mf,'yor XcCaimon as submitted,
McDowell moved for approval of minutes of all. Boar!l::~, Comn~ssiot~s
Cammitt:sea; Foffarth secot~dcd and on voice vote, all YES.
Cit~ Attorney Salrer reviewed his mt~morandum relative to the Va]idatje:~
Proceedings bating initiated By the Rogue Valley Traasportat:rc, a ]3:ist~
ard explained that an hffimnative vote would indicate that th,2 City
wirhe~ to become a part of the Transportation Dir trict, Manril]e
Hc~isc].~ Attorney for the District, gt~'ve an account of the f[~=~:~]
encountered in the formalion of the ]'~ir:tr:[ct and sr~j.d the st,Tl,ort of
Council would be of as~tance fn the Va]idat:;or, ~roceedir<-;~ and th:,t
of the seamen cities wb:ich are beSng ~s]co~ to ~c]c~pt a ]lesc, lui',~n ~r~
support of tche p]an, Hcdfo:'d and Phoenb: have par~ed such education,
On Hoffarth~s qu~,stjon as to v:het]Tt-~r support by }~cso]ution ~.,::v. Id mean
endorsement of the plan, H~<isel s~{d i]~at jt wo~,Dd not, A!)~m
if a~O Lakerich wuuld have to ~o to the voters to ',dlich tile
].e.~a] counsel said any taxation world be through elec'tior~ of [ha puop3-.
Alfred Wil ].s tatter exp] a ined that the- Rogue Valley 7'rans~or t .~ t ~ ~,n
of which he ig Chairman, is the only district v2hicb js manda:~:_=] b7
people insteaE] of the Y~t~te, and went on to exp!',in that it j:; the
tasl- of the Advisory Comml tree to put a plan togethe~ and that it
be approved or rejected wh~:n it comes before the people in
HcCaonon asked the the matter be placed on the next Agendfi~ Pa~l'~
Cracas, a member of the AdVisoBr Committee, urged Counci]. to :':;dtca
decision because of the flute factor i~vo]ved. City Atto~ne:. '.:'."ltc:.
rem~nded Council i:bat another item on the Agenda was a requ<..:i ..'or
bus system license from Agate LLnes who now hold the tnx:[ f~;:nzhlsc:
town and suggested that the request be cliscussed so 'chat ;~r]:
between the tuo reques~:s might be avoided through discussio,, of
matters, Wills tatter felt that there would be ~o conf].ict becF{~se
r<:qucst by Agate was for an 'on ceil" type of systc.~;~ es oppo~sc~) to
scheduled line. i. aws suggested toth matters be discussed a~'d
made toBight. Ou the compatibjlc[ty of the two lines, He~lfy
said that the two could either work to~ether; tb< distrjc. t ccu:3c~ buy
the local line out or a condem:~tjon m~it: could !.c~ jnjtiat'ed,
and Tra~!ways wou]d remain acd cot~t~nuc their fnter-c~ty ~;n~ :i,,icvst:'lj
service, PadF, ham explained, and added that fin~'ncing wou.td be chruurq.
8(}% of capital out]~,y from the Uuban Mass Trang{t Adn3'%nj{'tratf:~n enc~
the rcma:fn~ng'207 would be fln~pc,-J tbrcugh the ]oc:~! oF:~'~tio~ by
fares aad possibly subsidies,
]~[cI)owe]l] pn:[Btcd nut that qve,qtion~aires being retucne,:[ to
(:es on publife re'sponge on ].ecal prohlcr,~: indica~t~',J transport;=
be. ing on Lop of the l~at.
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T~I~SPORTATION DIST.
Gout.
Agate Lines License
Request
DEQ NIlDES Permit and
l~shland Creek Channel
City Attorney Salter caotjoned Council that if it should join the Trar?--
portation DistriCt, it could not franchise another service.' ~fcC',annor~
recommended approval of both system. Dennis Perkins outlined h~s
for running a wtn system, a 36 passenger bus or whatever see~ns profit-
able and appro]~riate for the needs of ~qhland and said that i~ would
take some study to decide how to operate but would like a license t~,
run after expanding monies to ~et the system running. McCannon told
o~ tentatr~ve plan~ for running of mjuibuses for senior citizens and
wondered if this would cause. a conflict. Willstatter said that some
kind of transDort~tion ~nuld be necessary between n~w and whe~ the trr, r;~
portation djstr~ct actuat]y operatee and said he could see no eonflict,
C~ty Admin2stra~or Alnouist read the EesolgtSon. McDowell move5 for
adoption and Hoffarth seconded, adding that the only reason he
was becattse the p;~blic w:jl] have the opportunity to vote on the
On A].]eu~s question as to x,,here w~ would be if Cou~cit does not
the resolution~ Cffty Attorney Sa].ter said Council could do not-hin~ anj
would be in the District if the court approves and if the City ~ants
to get out, Council could oppose, A! Grove bus d~:iver with fob:mar
Valley Stages said that the need far transportation betkTeCn A~d~iand
Madford was illustrat~d in the increased volun,e o~ users frnt~ e~%]'~v or
ninety passenI~ers per day to about three huudrcd. ~d~rey La:,sin2e';'
spoke stating that to disapprov~ the system would be to isolate
from the rest of the valley, Diana Me~er r?quc'stcd consideration
because of a need to travel to o~hcr t'owns. On roll call ~ passed witl c
oppositioff.
Co-owner Dennis Perkins added t:o what he had a]rr, ady said &~yfil:!; the
previous agenda itexn by stating that he ~lonld not want a cor, f]ict
the transportation district but that his franchise should he protattoo'
and if he finds that taxi tours be now handles could be expanded to
bus tours that he wot~ld be back after a francbi~:e. McDowell ;,,oved
that request be granted for a year. Alle~ seconded. Perklos safid
equipment etc. , that he would want his investment protected for a
longer period of time. City Attorney Salter recommended, ou
suggestion from Allen, that the year clause be left in the motion
and after a year a franchise could be drawn up hased on the op~'ntic,~.
Perkins said the buses are under PUG control. City Atto:'nay najd h~
would draft an ordinance'with protection for thc City and bring it
at the ne>:t regular meeting. On roll call, all YES.
City Administrator Almquist reviewed ]etter from DEQ relative to
cbarge front sewer treatment plant rind recommendation from Direct{~r
Public Works A]sing to retur~ Ashland Creek to its original channel.
and that property owners a~ain be notified of Cjty's intentions and e;~':
permission to use proOertv to do necessary work at City's
Administrator Aln~quist as~ed for authority Inr the City At:uo~'na'~ to
write to Gerald Scannell, attorney for property ,owners, and in the
absence of an .ans~,~er within a period of t~n days that a court u: der !e
acquired to do tt~e ~urk. On question from Allan and II~,]~nJ,
sai~] he planned to use force account and that he would ~Te~k up cost
estin~ates. Allen moved that City Att'orney send ]ettm'
owner's re~rese~t~t~ve and that Staff bring hack cost
meeting of October 21, ],975; ]iaEland seconded and m~loti(m l,nsne~]
opposition.
R;,i~ulnr :qe.~t~n!,, Ash]and CitF Council i0/7/75 1~ ., '
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C05JMUNIT~/. DEVELOP}lENT
BLOCK GRANTS
Map:~ Subdivision Appeal
Cs.ble TV
Fjnd3ngs of Fact
(Scannell) MLP 2~2
C:lty Administrator A]mquist rev]ewed letter from Rogue Valle7 Council c:
Government,'~ relating that Oregon is expected to receive $3.6 mfliSoq
grants this year. According to the City Administrator only ten
in the State of Oregon were funded last year and listed those
~,hich were opp].ied for in Ashland last year includin~ t-he watershed
study, solar heated svfin~n~ng pbol, Historical Cornmisslon, 1,4u]tj-q~rvj~e
Center a~d sprfifi4jng system for the golf course. Almquist recommended
that proapplication for funding he made te cover the cost of sewer lins~
and other improvements in the H~:ra,~y Street area where ap'pro~:inmtelv
twenty haines are not mov served by City sewcrs~ storm drair, s arid that
fire protection is inaOequate~ City Administrator Almqujst said thou
the fact that the area is made np principally of low income houslm~; and
low income families would lend itself to this kind of program by np[ffad-
ins the area with ]00Z fedewa] funding. Rag]and moved to greet rcques~
and asked that D:~recLo'c of Public !,n~']~s Alsing bring back f~rm
on improven~emts for nux~ meeting; Laws seconded. Hoff2rth requested he
be excused from votju[,~ beeease of interest in area -- rcqucst granted,
On roll call all memb{.rs voted YES to pass the mot:[on unanimuun:ly.
Appeal was presented on dccfsion inade by Ash]and P]ap.I~jn2 Commisa~;o~ at
its meetin[~ of Septsaber 25, 1975o Mien moved to set Public
on October 21, 1975 at 7:30 p.m.; ltoffarth se::onded and on roll
passed unanimously.
City Administrator requested thai- iten be placed on agenda regardinS%
until the next meeting. I,sws so moved; I, JcDowe]l seconded] and on ~cl;cs
vote, all YES. City ~,dminist~ator Almquist read a letter from the
Ash]and Croup Home requestinS perfission to use Crater Natiennt Bank
parking lot for a rummage sale to Be held either on CctnLer ]dth or 25ti'
bet,yeen the hours of 9:00 a.m. sad 4:30 p.m. Hcffarth moved to gra~t
request; secoDd by McDowell and on voice vote, passed unanimously.
Hoffarth caromexited on Senthorn Oregon. Cab]els objection_ to a survey
conducted by students at Seethorn Oregon Sta[ze College stating thsr
Dr. Ethel Hansen's class was doing a service to the commnnity and that
the data could be valuable.
Findings of Fact on i'LP ~t242 were submitted by Gerald J. Scarwell,
as requested. Councilman Laws safEcared that format be dav~]eped
Sts'jf out]fining the established questions to m~tisf~ the conyts throuS~b
the fiedines - or answers to the three basic question35 ~?s set dt,,wn
the ?assno dec*{s~oa. City Attosney Saltor said he x~as given ca~,u, cn:nz~
corractionr; a~ ':,3,le l~y Planner Hsvz~on moments b,~fore the meet:;r.~
at]dad that the f'iudin~s as submitted to and request:ed by the Counc~
for their acceptance and should tbe~ he considered incorroet accorJ'in~
to testimony at pubdie ]nearini~, then~ thev sbon]d not be accepted.
arth moved that Findj,Igs bc accepted as presented be,Sjn:-:i~p, on Lin~
on Page 3: Laws aecouded. Allen and Ragland were excnsed from
since they were not present at the Dublie hearing, On rail.
Iio~farth, NcCannon aud ~,lc])owel] voted YES to nasa the motion nnnni~;:{
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Vet.inS on Findings
Month ly Financial
Ci t izen Jh~vo ] yemen t
Sher~,,ood St:coot
Pav 5 r~ 5,
Fire 'l'ruck Sale
Liquor Licenses
Meyer Subd.
E as omen t
Parks & Recreation
Director Confi~n-
ation
So;wet User Charg.e -
Sanitary dinups
A mei:lc, ran< um was submitted by Cj t7 Attc, m~ey relative to vot~nfI on Pincl-
ings of Fact. Laws disagreed uith provjsipn in memo stating that accord-
ing to the ~arter that one~s vote c, anaot b'e taken away, Alle~ ~ovec]
that City Attorney rasc~nrch Chnri:er on the question and brffng b:tcl, the
anqwer at tl',e ne;;t Council meeting; Rag]arid seconded and on ro]2 cal],
Monthly Financial ::h~:l;.i!,,{ly for month e~djng August 3], 2975 x~,ab. sulim~ttt !
by Finan, to Director l\e]sen and accepted wjt-h no action r, ecess,u:y.
Appointn~:nt of Dr. Ethel !ta~:scn i'o jacksoh County ConLm~ttce for Ciglizc'~
Direct{u- o2 Publ.~c ICur1<s A]siug reeenm.~m]l?d that
by the (]:lty in ace ~-darLce u'[ h &n ~Ureemept made some t~me
by Bencroft~ng t'h? cost of apprc: imnte],y $1C~O00 to be repc~id
payments oF $500 ceac:l~ by t:be C:~mctery Tr~a~t Wt. Ld
perdec! of ten yea9)S &nj the YJoL, k ba (]OR& 'h~' 2orce 2(hCOlllit, Lb. ZQ~: S;~iX
gasted that matter be d~ferred until resolutLcn canto up on the
City kdmln-lntrater Almqujst recc,,i!,,ncndezd sale of ].946 ~ord fire
surplus anrJ FuSEested t-list DU])]iC ~(nCi[zO bs f;ivcn
bid bas~s. Allen su~ge:4ted th~t Parks CommirTsion be offered
use ia pi~yglouud R;~d if tbF)r ere not interested thf, t Almqu:Lst-'~.:
mendation be accepted~ XcDowe]i zccouded snd on roll call,
Recarder Butler prostrated ] i quor ] ice,us e app] ic'at~ ons from
Alice Pradel, C~at~¥~u]iu Rest~uu'ar~t of 50 E. Main St~:ect; i.eiFh
et ai, Cinema Inn~ I600 Ashland S~reet and Margaret
Southside Market, 7[602 Ashland Street~ fur consideration.
question~ Ct~ief Herb Itays said he had no objection to
Hoffarth moved to approve: RagJ~md secmwled. AI]en asl~ed per~U~b~c-~
abstain :,s owner of l~ecnse. All others x, oted YES. i, lotio}
Allen moved that }~ayor and Recorder be authorized to mign a qult cl~:"-:
deed relea.~sing easement ow'r Ajhert C., Meyer Subtidy!s-lot ~ Mc'DoweL]]
seconded and on ro]! call vote~ p~s~w,<t un~nimous],y.
City Admin.:strntor A]mquist read ],attar of recowjnendation frok So; TeE
Commjttee of Parks ~ ]iecrcp. E:[on Coi~nnllss~o]] to select I)ouglas C:r3cef ~'~
fill the position o[ Parkq & Hocreation Director. MeD<~wel] uo~c I fo~'
confirmation of appointn~er~t of Mr. Graef; Raglaud seconded .'~nd on
roll csl], passed w~thouF opFosition.
11~e first readin3 was gi'v'eu by Alniqui,%t of an ozclina;~ce
~o ],820
ance ,~ , a!1<l Section ]4.0U,.035 of the Ashland ~Sm:fc:jpai
tive L:o seweT ttser char~W~s. Allen moved to seqond
seconded the motion v~hich passed unanimousJy on roll
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O]cdinance oH
Booster: Pnl!!pjr~g
City Administrator Alm.~uist explainPC the need for policy to gove. r tile
installation of 3-phase electric po,. po operate Dumping fac-t]i1'ies
to serve on hillside dev'elopments u such time as a Hi~,,h Level ~.Zatc'L
SFstem is developed. Almquist scjd t an example of this ~lecd wouJd
be the Mountai~ Ranch Subdivision s? : '~tthough Unit No. 1 has been
approved, Unfit No. 2 x?ou]d need the 7, phase pnwczr since the nearest
installatffon is on Sgskiyou Bon]ev~'~d and that the instaltn~ ion would
beneficis] to subd:t~is~on rest:dents oh]y. A].mquist gave first
the ordinance. Fol].owffng considerable discussSun Allen meved to
Hoffarth seconded the motion and All.on, Hoffarth azd McCauuon voted YFS.
Ragland, Laws m~d MoDewell voted NO. Motion f~i]ea by lnck of major'itT.
MoDewell insred to suedud rcad~ng; Ragland secor, dcd. On rot] call,
McDowell and EcCar,,-,on voted YEfg. Allen and ]!ella7 th voted ?'~O.
carried.
AFfrkmatff~e Action
Resolution
A l:esolotjou adl:,ptffn~. an~ Affirmatri~e Acti,~u Prof, ram and ~o],ffcy ~,as ]--~.']
by City AJr!~in:ist~aIor AliFiqdis. i- who here6 such pro~'r~:!n is nc. ce~ia~ry le
qualify for 208 Pla'm~fffl% Funded. tio~faFth move<] to adopt ~es,',.]uhion wj~h
deletion n[ the second !:lar~grabh x.:,itb the except kin of tht:: ffrst al:;l ]~ !u
sentences stnt[ng thnt th.'~ rest of the paragraph w,~s excranctc,us. >Tel'c",],
seconded and motion passud onanimotu~iy en roll call vote.
}.{esolut~on -- Police Cou~nc:llman Laws moved to tab]~ reg:/]wl Lh~n until the bud2et oomm'~ttae h:m
Appropriations heard it.; Hoffarth secor~dad e'nd on rn't~ call pag~ed unanlnously,-
Re.~solution -- Sher-
wood St. Pe:ving
Resolution or, paving of Sherwood Street was read fly the C~ty Admi!xu~t !;:%-:
Laws moved for adoption of reselutkm setting October 21, 1975 at 7:20 ~ .r
for the public hearing. McDovret! seconded and motion passed unauil:tousj7
on roll call vote.
CE%i (Jackson/Jos-
ephine Job Council
Contract with Jackson-Josephine County Job Council was presf~nted for
CETA II extension of positions and ~ETA VI 'positions was submitted
Council information o!~]y.
Ad j our nmen t
~osepa% 1.'[. But]er
,.City Recorder
Neering adjourned to Budget Comn tue ~ etmnj0~~
Octoher 14, 1975.
Mayor
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