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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1966-0920 REG MINASHhAND CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Sepiember 20, 1966 . ~==.~r meeting o£ the City of Ashland was held in the Council Chambers tP~e City Hall on the above dale. The meeting was called to ozder at 0 P~M. by Mayor Richard L. Nelll. Councilmen present were: Baker, Cottle, = 2~!k,~-i~ ~nd Whifha~u! C.~,~n.~l]man Ward was absent. Mayer Neill welcomed Explorer Troop #115 Dave Loper President. ,: ~,:..,e~j by Whirham seconded by Baker that the minutes of the last :~i i~leet:~n9 be approved and pieced on £ile~ On ~oll call, carried unani- ',,~httnba. m, ~econc]e~[ L~y ~.ewls Ll-~at the month].y depantm{f!~t and [_,iaced I_,n zilMe. On loll call~ carzied unan~_mous!y. ',,:>;KS & Pzotectlon Comm/tnee: from A. Lo Nash £oL file protection outside the City Limits - :Z,s~:nle indicated that the Con~ittee had met and it was their ~:,!-!idarion that the request be denied~ in keeping with the policy oI l~3ses outside the city limits. Cott!e indicated that one solution !.::~Eer would be annexin9 into the city. [t was moved by Lewis~ Whitham that the recommendation oI the committee be accepted. On eartied unanimously. ~:f~:=!:'~c~',i,ent to Personnel Ordinance iegarding ['ire Department, sick leave : :~] ! [s .- City Administrator Ayre indicated that FIre Chief Swink had wozked ~ .'o~j[~ila for the depaltment, putting them on leave time, which works o'~it _::;,;,::.ma~rety the same as 40-hour a week personnel~ City Attorney Skerry · .~ Irhe Ordinance amending the Personnel Ordinance No~ 1404. Ir was moved ,,~v~s, seconded by Cottle that the rules be suspended a~d the Ordinance = ~d to second reading by tlt],{~ only. On roll call, carried unanimously. ;~-~.nq the second reading~ it ~,,~s moved by Baker, seconied by Whirham t~w~t :sh:e No~ 1483 be adopted. On loil call, carried unanimously. !!=~;tlc control on Cou~:tney Street - Chairman Cottie indicated that !i-,ad been a request for "jiggle bars" on Courtney Street for better ,~fa~.n contzol. Cottle stated that it was the feeling of the co~nittee that ~ ':base devices tend to slow down traffic, they also create new problem~ .:.,!~!-: p.~tent~al damage to veh[cles~ cause for loss of control, etc. The ~;~.tie~ hhere£ore, had decided as a matt. e~ of policy to not undertake {. ~.'ts~allations. It was also the request of the conunittee that the people! ~.~ neighborhood cooperate with the City in reporting license numbers of ~,~ iolators, and sign con,plaints when appropriate. City Administrator ~ ~,,-~!~ i~}structed ~o draft a letter to this effect to Mr. Ralph Brazoisky. ~s nzc~'ed by Lewis, seconded by Sakez that the recommendation of the .!!:,"~ee be accepted. On roll. call, carried unanimously. Council Minutes -2- September 20, 1966 4. Demolition and clearance of Cloverleaf Dairy Building - City Adminis- trator Ayre indicated that the Council had instructed the City Staff to bid oll Lne demolition and clearance. Two bids were received on Monday, September Z9 and the low bidder was Clif£ord Schleigh, $730. Ayre also stated that the Park Department will bear half the cost ($365) and when the area is cleared, ~t will be used for temporary parking. It was moved by Whitham, s~co~ded by Lewis that the low bid of $730 be accepted. On roll call, carried uuanlmously. titilities Committee l~ Sewage facility for transient campers Chairman Lewis recommended that this item be deferred until the matter can be further studied. It was moved by Lewis, seconded by Roberrs that this matter be deferred until a ,Le~ ~ai O:l ~oll cai]~ c~iled~ with Cottie dissenting. Fznance & Realty Committee t, Purchase of Ozegon Museum of Natural History - Chairman Ward being absent~ Councilman Whitham read the Committee Report. The committee felt that if the Museum were purchased, the responsibilities of care and main- tenance, administration and supervision should belong to the Park Board. S~.nce the Park Board is unwilling to assume these responsibilities, it was the committee's recommendation that the offer be declined. (con't~) S:00 P.M. Public Hearing - Curb, gutter and paving - Ventura Circle° City Attorney Skerry read the Ordinance, it was moved by Lewis, seconded by Baker that the rules be suspended and the Ordinance passed to second reading by title only, On roll call, carried unanimously. Following the second reading, it was moved by Lewis, seconded by Whitham that Ordinance No~ 1484 be adopted. On roll call, carried unanimously. At this time, Mr. Edd Rountree spoke in favor of purchasing the Museum. He felt that the City would be making a great error if it declined this {~ifer. He also indicated that he was prepared to provide private funds co purchase this Museum and donate it to the City° (con't.) 8=15 P.M. Public Hearing - Curb, gutter and paving of Quincy between California and Garfield City Attorney Skerry read the Ordinance ordering [n the improvements. It was moved by Whitham, seconded by Lewis that the rules be suspended and said Ordinance passed to second reading by title only. On roll call, carried unanimously. Following the second reading, ~t was moved by Lewis, seconded by Whitham that Ordinance No. 1485 be !~dopted. On roll call, carried unanimously. {Museum co~to) City Attorney Skerry suggested to Mr. Hamby that he gather in writing some information in regard to who could be depended upon to con- tinue running the museum. Following a lengthy discussion, the Council scheduled a meeting to be held with the Park Board for Friday noon, September 23, in order to come to a more definite decision in regard to purchase of the Museum. Counci I Minutes -3- September 20. 1966 COf~MUN [CATLONS: ~ D~i-~xtes of September 12 Planning Commission Meeting - It was moved by ]~ew~s~ seconded by Baker that the minutes be accepted and placed on file. On roli call, carried unanimously. ..Jjm=mu;~ss~cln - P~oposed amendment to Zoning Ordinance City Attor- j:..~=~_~ requested authority from the Council to advertise the proposed rt_.'~s:~>n=A of the Ordinance~ which will reinstate the original revisions; ~,q-i?sted that a hearing be set for 8:00 P.M., October 4, 1966. It r~;<~;e:d by Le~is~ seconded by Baker that Skerry be authorized to adver- ~_hat a hearing be set for 8:00 P.M., October 4. On roll call, unanimously. '~::i~u~-r'i l Co~,m~lssion - Appi~cation£0r zone change R-F B-200 to R-i:B-8, . ~,~ ~ i'~.-~ ~i~-~ ojd ~; J~hns~,n - it was moved by Bake~, seco~ded .~l ~.~ .;~s tf~= a ~ublic Hearin9 be set for 8:05, October 4. 1966. On roll i.t~rter from Wifi]iam Brlggs - regarding Municipal Swimming Pool in ClG's!!ht City, Calmfornia - City Administrator Ayre read said letter. ir w~s mo~ed by Baker, seconded by Lewis that the letter be placed on %Lie, On ~oll call~ carried unanimously. t~'IPEC ~AL AGENDA ]TEMS: i~ Adopt specifications for dredging work of Reader Gulch Reservoir - ~ was tP!e recon~endation of the staff that these specifications be adopted. AV~, x~aicated tha~ staff is proceeding, with the assumption that the Caty w~il be unsuccess£ul in ~ts request for a time extension until Spring. Ple ~nd~cated, however, that if the time extension is granted, the dredging ~i~xll contracted will be willing to wait until Spring to do the dredging wI~k~ ?he qcestion was raised as to whether or not there was a clause in +~!! Agfeenlent stating that the Palmberg Dredging Company would be willing to postpone the work until Spring if an extension was granted to the City ol Ashiand~ City Attorney Skerry indicated that there was no clause to this ef/ect, bat that one could and would be added before the Agreement was ~ent to the Palmberg Co. for signature. It was moved by Lewis, seconded ~y Bakes that the Mayor and Cmty Recorder be authorized to execute contract ~th the Palmberg Dredging Co., provided an additional clause was added ,~ the Agreement with regard to delay of work until spring. On roll call. ::~If~ed unanimously. 2~ Award of bid lease-purchase of motor street sweeper - There were ~o~; bids received, the low bidder being Feenaughty Machinery with $12,776. It was the reco~nendation of the staff that the bid be awarded to this cor!~pa~y~ ~t w~s moved by Lewis, seconded by Whitham that the bid be a~arded nc Feenaughty Machinery. On roll call, carried unanimously. ~ Award o£ bid lease-purchase of motor grader. City Administrator Ayre slated that five bids were received. The low bidder was Loggers and Contractors Mach. of Eugene with $19,263.80. It was the staff's recom- mendathan thdt the bid be awarded to said company. It was moved by Lewis seconded by Whitham that the bid be awarded to Loggers and Contractors ~4u<rF~. On ~oL] call, carried unanimously. Minutes -4- September 20, ' 4. Award o~ bid - underground cable - there were five bids received. The low bidder was Westinghouse Supply with $2,808.00 (1% discount) It was the staff's recommendation that this bid be accepted. It was moved by Lewms~ seconded by Cottle that the bid be awarded to Westinghouse Supply. On roll call, carried unanimously. 5. Invitation ~ro~l~ Fo~est Service for joint field trip of Ashalnd Water Shed - Following some discussion, a field trip was scheduled for Wednes- day, October 5th from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Another meeting was scheduled for Thursday, October 6 with the Forest Service, beginning at 7:30 p.m. to follow-up the ~ield trip and discuss problems of the Water Shed. 6. Authorizatlcn lox engineering study of future sewer expansion plans, City Administrator Ayre indicated that this was just requesting authority to complete an application. He stated that there would be no cost involved · n submitting an application. It was moved by Lewis, seconded by Baker that said zequest be granted~ On roll call, carried unanimously. Cottle indicated his vote to be yes, if there was no money spent. ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS & CONTRACTS: 1. Ordinance setting a Public Hearing - Curb, gutter and paving of portion of Nevada Street - City Attorney Skerry read the Ordinance. It was moved by Lewis, seconded by Whitham that the Public Hearing be scheduled for 8:10, October 4, 1966. On roll call, carried unanimously. 2. Ordinance amending "Junk Ordinance" - City Attorney Skerry requested that the Public Works and Protection Committee meet with him to review this Ordinance before passage. It was moved by Lewis, seconded by Whitham that this Ordinance be referred to the Public Works and Protection Committee. On roll call, car~:~ed unanimously. 3. Ordinance amending Curfew Ordinance - City Attorney Skerry indicated ~nhc Chief of Police has written to several cities requesting information on their Curfew Ordinance. Skerry suggested that this matter be deferred until such information has been received. 4. Resolution jomning other agencies in suit for anti-trust violations in s ale of chlorine. City Attorney Skerry read the Resolution. It was moved by Lewms, seconded by Cottle that the rules be suspended and the Resolution passed to second ~eadin9 by title only. On roll call, carried unanimously. Following the second reading, it was moved by Lewis, seconded by Cottle that the Resolution be adopted. On roll call, carried with Whitham dissentifig. At this time, City Administrator Ayre stated that he had received a petition for curb, 9utter and paving from existing paving on Helman Street to Nevada Street. Ayre indicated that it was signed by a majority of the property owners, but a minority of the front property owners. The Council instructed City Attorney Skerry to draft an Ordinance for the next regular meeting setting the date tot a public hearing. City Administrator Ayre requested that a meeting be scheduled with the County Court in regard to the Mt. Avenue Bridge and the Airport. A lun- cheon study session was scheduled for Monday noon, September 26 with the Public Works and Protection Committee and the County Court. There belng call of the no further business, the meeting was adjourned subject to the Mayor.