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Home My WebLink About1965-0615 REG MINASHLAND CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING., JUNE 15, 1965 A regular meeting of the City of Ashland was held in the Council Chambers of the City Hall on the above date. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Richard Neill. Present - Councilmen Peters, Kerr, Baker, Lewis and Whithamo Absent - Ward. APPROVAL OF MINUTES It was moved by Kerr, seconded by Peters that the minutes of the June 1 regular meeting be approved and placed on file. Carried. COMMUNICATIONS: 1. City Recorder BartelL present to the Council a request for a Class B Liquor License renewal. The license was previously held by two people, one partner is now being dropped. Moved by Whitham, seconded by Peters that the request be granted. Carried with Lewis dissenting. 2. Planning Commission approved the request for zone change at Avery Street from R-1 to R-3-1-2 for an apartment complex, and recommended that the Council set a public hearing~ It was moved by Baker, seconded by Peters that a public hearing be set for July 6, 1965 at 8:15 P~M. Carried unanimously. 3. Letter from the Show Chairman of the Southern Oregon Society of Artists, Leeda Bishop asking that the parking meters be capped on Winburn Way during the two day park show, August 7 and 8. Moved by Whitham, seconded by Bkaer to cap the parking meters on Winburn Way on August 7 and 8. Carried unanimously. DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS: Moved by Lewis, seconded by Whitham that the department reports for the month of May be accepted and placed on file, Carried unanimously. SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS: 1. Adopt specifications and call for bids on Fire Station #2. Fire Chief Davis presented the specifications for Fire Station #2 to the Council for their review~ He also presented a scale model of the station. He stated that this will be a 6-man station with a 2-mile coverage range including the airport and Tolman Creek area. City Administrator Ayre stated that the City is now renting a house on the site of the future Fire Station and that it would have to be put up for bids and moved or demolished completely if it is not purchased. It was moved by Lewis, seconded by Whitham to call for bids on the house, giving renters a 30-day notice, and ten days after, moving or demolishing the house; to call for bids for construction of Fire Station #2 by September 1~ 1965 with 120-day completion. Carried. 2. Adopt specifications and call for bids on sanitary sewer trunk line in the Quiet Village aream Director of Public Works A. Alsing stated that the City is unstaffed to do this work, and it would have to be contracted out. He stated that the specifications and plans for this trunk line are the same as others; the estimated cost would be $8,000 or $9,000. Moved by Lewis, seconded by Whitham that bids be received nncll MlnuEes -'2- June 15, 1965 until 2 o'clock P.M., Tuesday, July 20. Carried unanimously. 3. Sale of City rock crusher. It was suggested by City Administrator Ayre that the rock crusher be appraised so an estimated value could be obtained. Moved by Lewis~ seconded by Kerr that an appraisal of the crusher be made. Carried unanimously. 4. Expansion of McGrew Brothers Saw Mill lease. City Administrator Ayre stated that McGrew would like to lease all of the Industrail Park area, including the old cotton mill property, then sub-lease it to Bob Johnson, who is now operating cn the old cotton mill property, Ed McGrew stated that they needed this extra land for drying lumber, and the mill may put on a night sh~ft. L~ this land would not be available to them when the time came they needed it, they would have to move to Camp White. Mr. McGrew stated that nhls land did not include the Wranglers property or the Forest Service land. 8:00 P,M~ - Lyn Estates #2 - City Attorney Skerry read Ordinance No. 1400 and it was moved by Pete~s~ seconded by Lewis that the rules be suspended and said ordinance passed to second reading by title onlyo Carried unanimously, Following second reading, moved by Peters, seconded by Lewis that siad ordinance be adopted. Carried unanimously° MCGrew BROS {con't,i Councllman Lewis stated that he believed the lease extension should cover only the property in use at the present t~me~ City Attorney Skerry suggested that an addendum to the lease showing the existing area be s~bmitted to the Council at its next regular meeting. Meanwhile McGrew Bros. can go ahead with the clearing of the land to be used at their own risk of being turned dowm, 8:15 P.M~ - Public Hearing - City Administrator Ayre read a communi- cation from the chairman of the Citizen's Budget Committeed Lyle Knower. Mayor Ne~ll expressed his thanks to the committee and commended them for their find job~ C~ty Administrator Ayre read Ordinance No~ 1401. Moved by Baker, seconded by Kerr that the rules be suspended and said ordinance passed to second reading by title only. Carried unanimously. Following second reading, moved by Whitham, seconded by Lewis~ that said ordinance be adopted. Carried unanimously. Mr~ Leslie E, Marcus of the Wonderwlel Bottling Corporation presented to the Council a proposal for commercially bottling Lithia Springs Water, Mr. Marcus stated that the Wonderwell Corporation would pay five cents for every gallon, 10,000 gallon minlmum per month the first year, 20,000 gallon minimum per month the second year and the third year would be open for negotiation. City Administrator Ayre suggested to Mr. Marcus that a geologist be brought in to make a study of the life of the Lithia Springs~ Mr~ Marcus agreed to this suggestion and asked the Council fOE a 30-day permission to bring in two geologists, one connected with Portland State College, the other with the State of Oregon. Mr~ Marcus stated that their first plan would be to put in a bottling plant on the City's 66 8/10 acres of land with the thought in mind of later putting ~n a spa resort development~ He presented plans and drawings o~ Lhis proposed resort to the Council. He also presented the Council with several brochures of other famous mineral spring spa resorts. Mr~ Marcus also presented a sketch o~ the bottle to be used in marketing the Lithia Springs Water. There was some discussion as to whether th~ Wonderwell Bottling Corporation would have f~ll water rights and a possibility of the Lithia Water being shut off at the downtown Plaza~ Mr. Marcus said that the water in the downtown area would definetly not be shut off~ By unanimous voter moved by Lewis, seconded by Kerr, the Council authorize M~. Marcus to continue geological and other tech- nical investigations of the Lithia Springs Water and area, and agreed to receive and consider a more c~mplete and definitive proposal for development~ CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS: 1. City of Ashland Personnel Manual - Moved by Lewis, seconded by Whitham that the Council hold a study session on June 21 in the Council Chambers to further st~dy rh~s Manual CarLied unanimously~ 2. Proposed Water Rat~ I~crease - Councilman Lewis suggested that this be studied at the June ~EI study session also~ ORDINANCES & RESOLUTiO~S: 1. Resolution authorizing p~fchase of electrical distribution facilities on recently annexed te~Eitor~es ~Bellvlew) - City Attorney Skerry read a Resolution authorizing the Mayo£ and City Recorden to execute contract where the City agreed to purchase land authorized by Pacific Power and Light amounting to $69,583,88, adjusteG according to terms. Moved by Lewis, seconded by Wh]tham t~at the rules be suspended and said Reso- lution passed to second reading by title only, Carried unanimously{ Following second readlng~ moved by Peters, seconded by Lewis thatsaid resolutmon be adopted~ 2~ M[, Howard Pierce, representing the Plannlng Commission stated that the Planning Commission had tabled Lloyd Selby's request for conditional use permit until they could get some definite word from the Council as to the pending plans to redevelope the Ashland downtown area~ Mr. Selby stated that he would withdraw the request if there were definite plans for this particular area. It was moved by Baker, seconded by Kerr to auth- orize issuance for a wafrdnty deed in the amount o~ $22,625°00 to consumate sale $1375 hall damage, Mayor Neill read a letter from M~ FLed Tayler requesting an extension o~ a non-conforming use permit to excauate a wall and build a retaining wall. A~ter much discussion, C~ty Attorney Skerry suggested that this matter be tabled until ~t can be ~urther studied by Director of Public Works Alsing and Building Inspector Earle Chamberlain~ Moved by Lewis, seconded by Baker to table th~s matter until a further study can be made. Carried unanimously~ There being no further bus~ness, the Council unanimously agreed to adjourn subject to call of the Mayor~ SRE