HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-0819 Council Mtg MINMINUTES FOR THE REGULAR MEETING
ASHLAND CITY COUNCIL
August 19, 1997
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
Councilors Laws, Hauck, Hagen, Wheeldon and DeBoer were present.
Councilor Reid was absent.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
reflect that
skateboards are only allowed on sidewalks under the present ordinance.
OATH OF O~ICE
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Mayor Golden
welcomed new Police Chief Scott Fleuter aboard.
SPECIAL PRF_~ENTATIONS & AWARDS:
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Presentation of Retirement and Service Award to City Band Director Raoul Maddox.
for 21 years througl
a special spiril
and excitement to the Thursday evening Band concerts. She remarked how Raoul had joined together witt
the City Band to raise money to travel to Guanajuato, Mexico, and what a wonderful job they did while
there.
years as Band Director.
unique.
a new Director.
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and Keith
Chambers to make a presentation on behalf of the Historic Commission.
Jim Lewis introduced himself and the group.
liaisons for their help.
Railroad District.
He thanked Sonja Akerman and Mark Knox as the staff
anyone
3pm in the City
Historic Places for the
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formed with people from downtown, Historic Commission members and staff. He referenced a "History
Keith Chambers explained there are eight commissioners, all volunteers.
staff.
prior to them.
and growing number of successes.
past. She noted a thriving and vibrant downtown area.
He values the support of council
He said he has
She feels th~
to preserve the
He said they were
a unique community.
may be interested in
link with Southern Oregon University.
CONSENT AGENDA:
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2.
3.
4.
Minutes of boards, commitions and committees.
Monthly Depadmental Reports - July, 1997.
Approval of $1 increase in tie-down fees at Ashland Municipal Airport.
Approval.
Councilors Hauck/Hagen m/s Consent Agenda. Voice Vote: all AYES. Motion passed.
PUBLIC FORUM:
speaker and 15 minutes total.)
OPEN: 7:30pm
There
NEW & MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS:
1. Request
Resources Council.
sustainability in Oregon. He summarized that population growth and related consumption are important
interested Oregonians have been meeting regarding these issues. He explained the group feels that
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Oregon as Oregon.
will not keep
execution of model efforts to address these issues in Oregon and elsewhere. Thompson explained that
sponsors of the conference include the Wee~on Foundation, Oregon Natural Resources Council, Oregon
Wildlife
League of Women Voters, and Pacific Rivers Council. He defined the process of becoming a sponsor and
conference.
the best interests of the citizens of Ashland to spend $500 for the conference.
municipalities are sponsoring the conference, including Portland.
in the past. H
didn't feel this was in
He questioned if other
Councilor Ken Hagen feels that as we face such a wide variety of growth issues he is in total support of tl~
conference. this L,
a good first step.
making a conference such as this a success.
conference.
very important I
He did not know if other municipalities were sponsoring the
invested time and money to attend the conference. She feels that for Ashland to co-sponsor with a numbe~
of money.
staff members and citizens to attend the event.
be created from
Brent Thompson confirmed he will be attending the conference.
information and might bring some benefit to the City.
sponsor the conference other cities may follow suit.
way of gathering
He also feels that if Ashland is the first city to
the State that would be of direct concern to the city.
policies and laws in
attend conference. Roll Call Vote: Hagen, Laws, Wheeldon, Hauck,
passed.
arrange a group to
YES. DeBoer, NO. Motion
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Acceptance of Winburn Way bridge design and schedule for construction.
moving ahead quickly.
November.
He describex
He emphasized they anticipated having construction complete sometime in late
Scoles said the3
underneath the bridge
He sai
He stated tha!
towards the bridge.
are in 6-foot wide sections and in this case would be 32 feet wide and 7 feet tall, and there will be 12
sections as part of the crossing. That particular item add up to about $100,000. The retaining walls for
He stated that
culvert out, protecting the
existing
something had altered since the meetings.
will go.
the best
He said that a buttress
with. It is
not covered by FEMA.
project. He related that
a 100-
year storm runs at about 3,000 cubic feet per second. The existing culvert can handle 800 to 1,000 cubic
flood wall along a portion of the park is utilized.
changes.
with public seating and viewing areas, which is a nice new feature.
how much the volume
side of the creek
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more temporary manner.
following that meeting there will be another presentation to the council.
the Parks Department
the Calle. He said
He said
Councilor Alan DeBoer commented that Greg Scoles and his staff had done a wonderful job and concurrex
that it is important to complete the bridge before the rainy season.
design and nature of the planters.
crossings given the
crossing somewhat.
so that would help restrict
He said they are designed and will be high enough to be used as seats.
end of the Bond authorization has been voted on and has a tentative budget.
money and the upper
He said that this will enable
total.
this is a big part of the bond project.
held.
She asked where the City stood on costs of other projects, to which
on and to authorize staff to proceed. Voice Vote all AYES. Motion passed.
OTHER BUSINESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS
Mayor to read.
to the
Mayor Golden read aloud the letter dated July 14, 1997 which addressed the issue of unsafe bicycling on
She addressed the issue
of parking in town which is almost impossible during the tourist season.
Ashland.
She questioned why Ashland doe
sites,
on the outskirts of
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