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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1964-1208ASHLAND CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 8, 1964 A regular meeting of.the Ceumcilofthe City of Ashland was held in the Council Chambers ofthe City Hall on the above date. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Richard L,, Neill. Presents- Councilmen Baker, Kerr, Peters and Whirham. Absent -ICOuncilmen Ward and Lewis. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: The minutes of the regular meeting of November 24, 1964 were presented. CounCilman Baker moved that the minutesbe approve~ as presented and members of the Councilunanimously agreed. COMMUNICATIONS: Recorder Barrett presented a resubmission of liqUor-license app~i- tiOn for Bard's Brook;Coffee=.Beuse~ Co~ci]anan'Whitham stated that he has talked with Mr.'Onsted since~he last meeting and is willing tolchange his no vote to=a yes. -MoVed by~whitham that said applica- tion be recommended'forl approval-~to State=-Liquor Commission. MotiOn seconded by Peters and carried 3 to 1, Baker dissenting. 2. Recorder Bartelt presented. a letter from the Chamber of Commerce expressing their appreciation. forthe time and money spent by the City installing the Christmasdecorations. Moved by Peters, seconded by Whitham that said letter. be accepted and placed on file. Carried unanimously. 3. Recorder Bartelt presenteda letter from Richard Herndobier in- forming the Council of.his resignation from the Ashland Library Board. Moved by Kerr, Seconded byePeters that said resignationbe accepted with regret. Carried unanimously. 4. City Administrator Ayre presented a letter from Mr. Doyle Langdon requesting city water service to his pXopertyoutside the city limits. Moved by Peters, seconded by Kerr that inkeeping with the City's policy=of not extending water service outside the city limits, the request be denied and City Administrator Ayre be instructed to inform Mr. Langdon of this action. Carried unanimously. 5. Petition for curb, gutter and pawing on,Frances Lane between Siskiyou and Oregon. City Administrator Ayre stated that 100% of the property owners have signed the;petition with the exception of Mr. Fahlgrenwho had no objections, but just did not sign the petition. Ayre stated that Mr. Fahlgren's.wifehas signed the petition. Mayor Neill stated thatif-100% of~the.property owners had signed the petition, a public hearing wouldlnot be needed. Moved by Baker, seconded by Peters=that the City Attorney be'directed to prepare an ordinance on this matter for the next meeting. Carried unanimously. COMMITTEE REPORTS: 1. Councilman Wh~tham, Member of the Realty Committee, reported the' Committee's findings regarding the Cloverleaf Dairy property. He'statedthat the committee agreed that the offered lease price was too high and recommended~that no further action be taken. Moved by Whitham, secondedlby Kerr that no further action be taken regarding the purchase or leasing of this property. Carried unanimously. ~Council Minutes December 8, 1964 SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS: 1. City AdministratorAyrestatedthat Mr. Davis~who represents the'Ashland Sanitary Serviee has=reqmested.-t4~at!~'this'matter be taken up as early as possible as..he=has another engagement. City Adminis- trator Ayre presentedOrdinance.No. 1373 granting a franchise for the collection of garbage=and~refuse withinthe=City of Ashland to Peter Blume, AnthonyBoitano and Ch~rles-Bottjer, a co-partner- ship operating under'~the'~ameand style!of the~Ashland Sanitary Service Co.'for the period from April 1, 1965'to March 31, 1975, defining and amendingthe=rates.~ regulating the disposition of garbage and refuseinthesaid City of Ashland and repealing Ordinance No. 1195. Ayrestated tha~ the franchise fee would be 3% of gross receipts~ Mr~ Davis stated that the charge for dumping garbage atthedump'by individuals would remain 25¢ for a car and 50¢ for a truck. Movedby Kerry seconded byPeters that the rules be suspended and Ordinance passedI.~D seoon~-.reading by title only. On roll call, carried unanimously.~ Following.=second reading by Administrator Ayre, movedlby Pe~ers,~ seconded by Whitham that Ordinance No. 1373 be adopted,irOn roll call, carried unanimously. 2. Proposed plumbing and proposed electrical code~!- CoUncilman Kerr stated'Ithatwe shouldspe~d some~-time.te study these proposed codes. Mr. Lee Curryaddressed~the~'eo~nciL=sta%~ng'thatas mcontractor he felt thesecodeswere neeaea im..Ashland aM"he also offered-a few suggestions for additions to the code. He stated that the fee of $100 paid by contractors should be used to conduct an examination to determine whether or not the contractor is competent to be a plumber or electrician, and that contractors should be required to carry liability insurances. The Council agreed that a meeting be set for the Council andotherinterested persons to discuss these codes. The meeting is tobe set after the first of the year due to Christmas holidays. 3. Bear Creek Bridge reconstruction. City AdministratorAyre stated' that this is the bridgeon Mountain Avenue andits reconstruction is a budgeted~item.-~'The"reconstruction wilt cost approximately $20,000. Moved byBaker, seconded by Kerr that the City Administrator be instructed to=proceed with the engineering work for the bridge. Carried unanimously. 4. Results of;Bid opening for steel pipe~ City Administrator Ayre stated that Oak Street Tank and Steel, Inc. had the low bid of $3,752.25. Moved byKerr, seconded byePeters that the bid be awarded te Oak Street Tank & Steel, Inc. On roll call, carried unanimously. 5. Results of bid opening for. elevator for filter plant. City Administrator Ayrestated that due to the great variation of spec- ifications among the, bidders he requested Council authorization to negotiate on the open market for the elevator with the cost not to exceed the estimated amount of $1,200. Moved by Peters, seconded by Baker that City Administrator be authorized to negotiate on open market for said elevator. Carried unanimously. Council Minutes December 8, 1964 6. City-Administrator Ayre stated tha~ therequest by Selby Chevrolet for a loading=zene~in frontof their business has been investigated andherecommended that a 20, minute time limit be installed rather~han a loading zone.- Afte~ some discussion, the members of the Council felt the 20 minute time limit zone would be unsatisfactory~ Movedb~aaker; se~ended~=by Kerr that a.loading zone be installe~ atldesized lecatio~of~SelbyChevrolet. Carried unanimously. 7. Councilman Kerr reques~e~t~at.=twe.,parking-meters~ be replaced on Oak Street near Mer~hMai~ He=~s%~ted;~hatcars~park at this loeation all day an~r~do notlleave-~a~kin~= for shoppers° Moved by Kerr, seconded by~%8~era.thet.=said parking meters=~be replaced. Carried unanimously. LIST OF BILLS AND CLAIMS:' 1. Recorder Bartett presented bil~sin the amount of $63,408.05 and payrolls in the.amount of $45~305.32. Moved by Whitham, seconded by Peters that said bills andpayrol!s be paid. On roll call, carried unanimously. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS: 1. Resolution expressingto the family~of C. J. Baughman the sympathy of the Council on his death and acknowledging the many contributions he made to the City of Ashland. Moved by Whitham, seconded by Baker that said resolution be adopted. On roll call carried unanimously. 2. Contract for Phase 2, Bear Creek Urban R~gion Planning Project. Administrator Ayre presented said contract and stated that the majority of the $1,800 to beexpendedby theCityas specified in this contract would be contributed as serviceby the City. Moved by Baker, seconded by Peters that said contract be executed. Carried unanimously.. Before the end of the meeting, City Administrator Ayre inquired as to procedure followed. for city offices on Christmas eve. The Council agreed that itsshould be published ~hatthe City offices would close at noon on the 2~th~l~ecember as per usual custom. Before the end of the meeting City Administrator Ayre requested that the council set their next meeting date. The Council agre~a to adjourn ~o the first regular meetingin January, or January 5, 1965, unless the need for a special meeting arises. Before the end ofthe meeting Mr..B~.'llPurdy, Ashland Daily Tidings, stated that he has received many comments regarding the beautiful Christmasdecorationsin Ashland. There being no furtherbusinesethe Council unanimously agreed to adjourn subject to the'call of the Mayor. W. E. Bartelt, Recorder