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Home My WebLink AboutDocuments Submitted at Meeting Information Technology Department 90 Nor1h Mountain Avenue Ashland, Oregon 97520 (800) 735-2900 City of Ashland Memo To; Martha Bennett - City Administrator Flam: Joseph Franell - Director of Information Technology CC: ... 11/7/2006 ... Communications and the ListServe Following are notes from today's preliminary discussion about how to enable more effective communication between the members c:i the City Council and the citizens c:i Ashland. We identified five distinct communications paths: · Citizens to the Council · The Council to Citizens · The Council to Council · The Council to Staff · Staff to the Council We identified four specific goals in relation to the above paths: · Communication should be as immediate as possible · Communication should be transparent · Methods of communication must be simple and easy to use · There should be no staff moderation of communication The latter three communications paths seem to be served effectively by the "Council Business" ListServe except that access to view the archives needs to be easier. Two options for serving the "CItizens to the Council" and the "Council to Citizens" communications paths vvere discussed. They are as foIows: · Use the current Comment to Council ListServe with the following changes: o Rename it to "Ashland City Fonm" or simlar tltIe o Post instructions for use and purpose in plain language in multiple locations o Make link to it very visible on City webslte o Create a mechanism for citizens to e-mal all counclors easny without having to subsaibe to the ListServe. · Attempt to get concurrence from all other forum owners (Tidings, Chamber, etc.) to aeate one "Community Fonm" that is pointed to by all web links. This would centralize an electronic public discussions making for a less scattered approach to citizen communications. 1 RUTII M. MILLER PIIILIP C. 1L\NG. LC0)W .-;I;:t1t-':;J~. 758 B Street · Ashland. Oregon 975'20 Residence 541 · 48'2-8659 Office!fax 541 · 48'2-5387 November 2, 2006 Mr. Ronald Bersin, Executive Director Mr. Don Crabtree, Acting/Interim Executive Director Oregon Govt. SeBndards & Practices Comnission 100 High Shreet S.E. Suite 220 Salem, Oregon 97310 Re.: Complaint Against Ashland City Councillors and Mayor(s) Dear Messrs. Bersin and Crabtree: .-.. . I am filing a formal complaint with the GSPC against eny Ashland City Concillors or mayor(s) who may have accepted free tickets to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (hereinafter referred to as OSF)in violation of Sections 244.040(2) and 244.020(8)(e). This issue, as well as the larger one of an ethics code fo.r elected and appointed officials has a long history. The practice has gone on for years - probably decades, despite complaints and warnings from many quarters - including the former Executtve Director of the GSPC - L. Patrick Hearn, who appeared in Ashland on Hay 5, 2006, and who responded specifically to the question of concillor$ and ~yors accepting OSF tickets, which he characterized as both unethical and illegal. (Exhibit 8). At the same time, OSF has enjoyed continuous gifts of p~opertyp grants of land and numerous other benefits, .g~a;!e fQr OYe.r half a century! I am attaching a narrative and exhibits that 1 hope will fa~~~~tate your investigation. PHIL at taahments cc: }~yor(s and City Councillors affacted (1) WHO IS CHARGED? Those charged are any mayor(s) or city councillor(s) who have accepte!! OSF tickets. Since the statute of limitations is four (4) years, this includes those serving in these positions in 2003 t~rough 2006. A list of councillors and mayor(s) is attached as Exhibit 1. (One councillor - Jack Hardesty, died in office in 2006~' - WHAT STATUTE(S) HAS/HAVE BEEN VIOLATED? ORS Section 244.040(2) states: (2) No public official or candidate for of- fice ,or a relative of the public official or c~ndldate s':tall solicit or receive, whether dl1'ectly or ~ndirectl:r, during any calendar year, ~ny glft or rfts with an aggregate value 10 excess 0 $100 from any single source wh~ co~ld reasonably be known to ~ave a le81s1ative or administrative interest m ,any governmental a~ency in which the of- fiCIal has or the candIdate if elected would hav~ any offi,cial position or over which the offiCIal exer~lses or the candidate if elected would exerCIse any authority. It is not known how many OSF tickets were accepted by ~shland Officials in 2006 or previously. (The current top price for tw~ tickets is over $100). The assumption is that officials would be offered at.~east two of the best seats each time. The so-called "Portland Trailblazers Amendment - ORS 244,020(8)(e) does not prohibit accepting such tickets is the entertainment is "experienced. . . in the presence of the provider thereof..,.": (e) The giving or receiving of entertain- ment if the entertainment is experienced by the public official or the Fublic official's rel- atives in the presence 0 the purchaser or provider thereof and the ,value of the enter- tainment does not exceed ,$100 per person on a single occasion and is not greater than $250 in anyone calendar year. _._ In his appearance in Ashland on May 5, 50026, the GSPC Execut~ye Director stated that experiencing the entertainment on the OSE grounds did not meet the requirements of ORS244.020(8)(e) (Exhibit 2), The question was probably prompted by a preposterous "r~ingof the ,. :taw" by City Attorney Hichael Franell at the c.i.ty council study sess:i;Qn of ~~rch 9, 2006, when the issue of accepting OSF tickets was ra~sed again. He opined that since the spirit of Shakespeare was al~ve at OSE, those who accepted tickets were in fact experiencing the entertainment "in the presence of the purchaser" and thus no law had been broken. (See Exhibit 2 - Minutes of the l1arch 9, 2006 Study Session. This session is also available on video, and. is much more colorful when viewed). (2) A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ASHLAND/OSF RELATIONSHIP The importance of dealing with this alleged violation of law is heightened by surveying the relationship between the City and OSF in the years since OSF's founding in 1935. The Festival started in 1935 when Angus Bowmer, an English professor at what is now SOU put on Shakespeare plays during the July 4th weekend in the fire-gutted oldChataug~ facility in Lithia Park. The City lent Bowmer $400 to support the productions, which were successful, Presumably the loan was repaid.OSF was subsequently organized as a ~rivate (non-profit) 50l(c)(3) corporation. Its "campus" was on City of Ashland owned park land - the old Chatauqua site. In 1970-1971 the Angus Bowmer (indoor) theater was built - also on city park land. In 2001 the "New Theater" was built, on city owned land (the Hargadine parking lot). A new high-rise parking facility was also built at the same time. It was physically connected to the theater and obviously meant for the use of OSF patrons during the season. All of these developments were funded directly, or indirectly, with gifts of City funds and property: 1) The "campus" - Elizabethan and.-Bowmer theaters are sited on Lithia Park land. Thse use is governed by leases going back to 1954. OSFt'has never _paid fOIl the use of this land. 2) The "New Theater" is sited on the City's former Hargadine parking lot, conveyed to OSF in violation of ORS 271.310. 3) The City, with noq>ublic hearing or vote, indebted the taxpayers for a loan to build the parking lot- principally for the use of OSF patrons. In 1979, the City inaugurated a "motel/hotel tax" known as the "transient! occupancy tax" a large part of which goes to support "economic development". Under this guise the City has been giving large grants to OSF every year (well over $100,000). This generosity is acknowledged in OSF's program (Exhibit 3). Notable about this "gift" are: 1) It is larger by. many times than that given to any other arts/cultural organization in Ashland. 2) It is given yearly and continuously. 3) OSF does not have to provide an accounting of how the money is spent- although all other organizations are required to do so. -, HAS THE CITY BEEN AWARE OF THESE QUESTIONABLE PRACTICES? In 2005 the _city underwent a Charter review process. The Charter Review Committee was repeatedly requested to include a section in ethics in the proposed revisions. It consist,~~tly declined to do so. An "alteq1,ative" charter review group - "We The People" was organized by citizens and also prof erred ethics sections for the revised charter. These were rejected. On January 3, 2005, this complainant appeared and recommended adoption of a Code of Ethics, providing a copy of Portland's (Chapter 1.03 of Portland Charter). (Exhibit 4). On June 21, 2005, complainant again appeared at Council and underscored the need for an ethics provision in the revised charter, specifically referring to the Ashland/OSF relationship (Exhibit 5). (3) This appearance sparked an e-mail 1uquiry from the Daily Tidings reporter asking coouncil members and mayor about their acc:eptance of OSF tickets (Exhibit 6). It is not known whether any or all of the councillors or mayor(s) responded. No information was ever published by this or any other reporter. On August 16, 2005, this complainant once again appeared at Council to "keep the issue of an ethics provision in our reviwed charter before you". (Exhibit 7) In January, 2006, complainant again appeared bef0re council at its first meeting, again stressing the need for an ethics provision in the Charter. On March 9, 2006, at a Council Stludy Session" the afforementioned '.'in.terpretation of ORS 244" was made by the city attorney. (Exhibit 2) On October 3, 2006, the council had an item agenda on adoption of an ethics requirement for elected and appointed officials. This would apply the currently existing ethics clause for employees to these officials as well. It was never reached on the agenda. It did not appear on the subsequent agenda of October 17th. WHERE IS INFORMATION AVAILABLE QN THIS MATTER? The list of mayors and coouncillors within the compass of the statute of limitations is attached (Exhibit 1), They can all be contacted v~a the Ashland City Hall office. Some have admitted taking QSF tickets~ some have denied doing so. Some have never made a statement about it, Tjere may be records of who received tickets, when, and how mahy, at the office of OSF. Contact: Paul Nicholson, Executive Director at OSF - Box 158, Ashland, Oregon 97520; phone: (541) 482-4111), The issue has been discussed many times at formal oouncil meetings and study sessions. These ara available as minutes or on streaming video at the Ashland web site: www.ashland.or.us. The City Recorder has copies of videos of the various meetings. CONCLUSIONS For many years - decades - various councillors and mayors have accepted gifts of tickets to OSF. This has repeatedly been identified as unethical and illegal formally at council meetings. The former Oregon GSPC executive director has specifically identified acceptance of these tickets as unlawful. Meanwhile, the Ashland City Council has bestowed many benefits, grants of money and property on OSF. The question is not whether these have been purchased by gifts of tickets. The questions. are: 1~ Is it not wrong for Ashland public officials to create suspicion in the public mind of such a connection by accepting these gifts? (ethical question) (;' 2)Is it not wrong under law for Ashland officials to accept gifts of tickets? (legal question) (4) The answer is I'YES!1l to both questions. COl1PLAINANT'S REQUESTS 1) That this matter be fully investigated as mandated under the law and the provisions of ORS 244.040 et. seq. 2) That those mayor(s) and councillor(s) who have'wiolated the law be sanctioned. attachments: Exhubits 1~6 cc: Mayor Councillors Former mayor and councillors within compass of the law 10!29/2006 05:03 FAX Fax Date: To: Fax: From: Total Pages: Mr. Lang, IilJ 0(:1 i"l-/f1&ff 1 CITY OF ASHLAND October 31, 2006 Philip Lang 541-482 -5387 April Lucas, City of Ashland 2 (includes cover) Here is the City Councilor and Mayor information for the past four years. I am sorry. but I do not have their addressee. Please let me know If I can be of further aSsistance, Sincerely , April Lucas, Assistant to City Recorder 2006 Mayor: Council Position 1: Council Position 2: Council Position 3: Council Position 4: Council Position 5: Council Position 6: ~J)1t.....~rI--,~ John Morrison~-~~ Jack Harde5ty; Alice Hardesty (appointed 7/2006) AJex Amarotico Cate Hartzell Kate Jackson Russ Silblger David Chapman ~ Mayor: John Morrison Council Position 1: Jack Hardesty Council Position 2: Alex Amarotico Council Position 3: Cate Hartzell Council Position 4: Kate Jackson Council Position 5:. Russ Silbiger Council Position 6: Chris Hearn; David Chapman (appointed 612005) CITY REC0RI:St8S OFI'ICE Tet 541-488-5307 20 eutMaln StrMl Fax: 541-552.2)59 Ashland, Orolgon 97520 TTY, 800.73>2900 www.uhland.llr.us ~&, H/2912fHJ6 05; 04 f'AX ~ Mayor: Cou ncil Position '1: CQuncil Position 2: Council Position 3: Council Position 4: Council Position 5; Council Position 6: 2003 Mayor: Council Position 1: Council Position 2: Council Position 3: Council Position 4: Council Position 5: Council Position 6: ~ Mayor: Council Position 1; Council Position 2: Council Position 3: Council Position 4: Council Position 5: Council Position 6: Alan DeBoer Don Laws Alex Amarotico Cate Hartzell Kate Jackson John MOrrison Chris Hearn Alan DeBoer Don Laws Alex Amarotico Cate Hartzell Kate Jackson John Morrison Chris Heam Alan DeBoer Don Laws Susan Reid Cate Hartzell Cameron Hanson; Kate Jackson (appointed 412002) John Morrison Chris Hearn CfTY RECOItDY"S OFFICE Tal: .541~-~T 20 Eat Main Slrlil FlOC 541-552-2059 A8IlIand. DIIlgOIl 97520 m: 8lXl.7~.2S00 ww.asllland.or.ulI .~. ra\~ ~002 City of Ashland, Oregon - Agendas And Minutes ~1htJlr~ Page 1 of 4 ,.. NOTIFY ME BY EM AI and keep me current (click here) I '-'! . HOME . MA VOR & COUNCIL Is ear c h sitemap advanced search City of As_hLand, Oregon / City cpuncil QUICK LINKS City Council - Minutes Thursday, March 09, 2006 Back MINUTES FOR THE STUDY SESSION ASHLAND CITY COUNCIL March 9, 2006 Civic Center Council Chambers 1175 E. Main Street CALL TO ORDER Mayor Morrison called the meeting to order at 5:22 p.m. in the Civic Center Council Chambers. ROLL CALL Councilor Hardesty, Hartzell, Jackson, Silbiger and Chapman were present. Councilor Amarotico was absent. 1. Street Condition Assessment and Financing Interim Public Works Director Joe Strahl introduced street employees Steve Burkhalter and John Peterson. Mr. Strahl explained that a street condition inventory had been completed and it indicated that there is a.back-Iog of streets that are in need of repair and the condition is getting worse. He stated that the number of streets and expense related to repair is increasing. Overall there is approximately $5.3 million worth of unfunded street work in the city that needs to be addressed in order to maintain the system in a cost effective manner. The department is prepared to do what is necessary but cannot do the work without the money. Staff recommends thj:lt a task force be appointment to work with staff to develop funding options for council's consideration. Mr. Burkhalter gave brief explanation on how streets are evaluated and determination on the condition of the street. Mr. Strahl explained that it is not unusual to have a back-log of streets in need of repair and due to priorities in the department, the rise of fuel costs, level of average street conditions and other factors can result in an increase in the number of back-logged streets in need of repair. He stated that basing your standard on an average may not be the way to go and he suggests concentrating on the low end of the system to make sure more streets don't fall into this category. He explained that when deteriation sets in, in sets in quickly. ~ ~ttn'//nTUTUT l'l~hll'lnil or 1l~/ Apenda'\.asn?Disnlav=Minutes&AMID=2548 11/1/2006 City of AsWand, Oregon - Agendas And Minutes Page 2 of 4 Council and staff continued their discussion on various areas of the community where street repair is needed. It was suggested that street System Development Charges (SDC) be reviewed. Mr. Strahl suggested that the lower end streets be focused on as a priority and that it could be part of a capital improvement project. He stated that the city does contract out for engineering. It was clarified that SDC's can only be used for improvement based on capacity and could not be used for maintenance. Mr. Strahl gave examples of capacity improvements. He stated that "load limiting" needs to be done with care, that there are streets that are designed to handle certain loads. One of the problems with load limiting is that the people in construction trades feel they are already paying the fair share of the cost. Council and staff continued discussion regarding various streets with steep slopes and how drainage is important in these types of streets. Staff suggested forming a task force consisting of staff and citizens that could bring back funding options for the council to consider. It was suggested that a sub-committee consisting of staff and council may be a better approach due to the complexity and different sources of revenue streams that may in competition for by other groups. Finance Director Lee Tuneberg spoke regarding the various revenue streams. He also noted that it may be beneficial to have a group look at various revenue streams to evaluate whether we have our fees set appropriately. He stated that it is important to look at what else Is being funded and that by having a group look at the big picture may be important, especially if it is done sooner rather than later. It was clarified that the task force would be to explore funding options, clear expectations and have a time-line. Mr. Tuneberg stated that due to the size of the project it will take longer to identify funding and is a multi-year project. Mr. Strahl stated that there is a need to plan now in order to plan projects. Staff will develop a charge for the task force and may work with the SDC committee. Council consensus was to move forward with the formation of a task force and will determine who the members of this task force will be when the charge has been developed and brought back to the council for consideration. 2. Ethics Code City Attorney Mike Franell presented the staff report on the concerns that have recently been expressed concerning public officials and ethics in Ashland. He sited these concerns as 1) public officials using their position for personal financial gain and 2) public official participation on issues in which the public official has a potential conflict of interest. He requested discussion from council on tightening the provisions by the City relative to public official ethics. Mr. Franell provided several examples from various cities on what they have in regards to ethics. He stated that there are very few cities that have ethic codes, as many rely on the State's ethics guideline. He stated that the current ethic code by the City of Ashland is one of the strictest, but that it relates directly to employees not elected officials and members of Boards and Commissions. It is assumed that ethic laws for elected officials and members of Boards and Commissions are based on the State's guidelines. Mr. Franell explained, in relationship to the acceptance of Shakespeare tickets, that the http://www.ashland.or.us/Agendas.asp?Display=Minutes&AMID=2548 11/1/2006 ,City of Ashland, Oregon - Agendas And Minutes Page 3 of 4 donor of Shakespeare tickets is "Shakespeare" and that the council would be in the "presence" of the donor and could then accept the tickets. He also spoke to the situation where there is a "client for hire" before the Board, Commissions or Council. He requested guidance from council in regards to elected officials, members of Boards and Commission and the acceptance of gifts. Or, limit the "client for hire" if coming before the decision making body. It was suggested that the current city code incorporate the elected officials, Boards and Commissions. Mr. Franell requested further guidance from council in regards to "client for hire" before the board of which they are a member. He gave examples of "client for hire" situations in order to clarify what this means. Council continued discussion on the level of participation when there is a potential conflict of interest. Mr. Franell stated that the City of Corvallis code is clearer and better understood than our code, but is not stricter. He believes that having clear language is important, but trying to define every area that officials would be precluded would be too cumbersome. The important thing is to develop an overall policy. Mr. Franell stated that there is a need to determine who would enforce the ethic code. He shared the models used by the City of Eugene and the City of Salem. Staff requested direction in regards to what to include in the Charter. His recommendation is to use language currently used by the City of Gresham, where the council had direction to provide an ordinance for ethics. Further direction was requested on who these ethics should apply to and whether to tighten up the ethics in regard to "client for hire." And, how do you want to enforce the ethic procedures. Mr. Franell stated that he prefers that the City Attorney's office handle ethic complaints. He clarified that he is seeking direction from council on how restrictive the council would want to be on restricting someone from representing a client for hire before a commission or board. ' Council continued discussion in order to determine their direction on these recommendations. Council consensus on the short statement in the charter, with consideration of adding some language that was included in the Portland code, to include elected officials and members of Boards and Commissions in the current ordinance relating to ethics, consider enforcement for ethic complaints be conducted through the City Attorney's office and to tighten up the presentations before commissions/boards where the individual is a member. Consideration of a time-frame for when an individual was a member of a commission/board should be included. It was questioned on what the consequences would be based on ethic violations. Mr. Franell explained that if it were an employee, sanctions would be done by the supervisor. For elected officials or appointed, it could be based monetarily or actually be removed from office. He recommends that if an elected official was involved that it would be the council that should render the sanctions. 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'" o o l"l O'IQJ\J O'Iu= .... ::3 ~iJ Q ~\J l'\l ",^,=::3 0::30" ~ Q ~ o l'\l +' O ::3 ::3 O"l'\l O::3~ . l'\l U ~+' "'^'::3 ~ l'\l o~ IIIU ~ ~ -' 5' ~ ~ ~ e ~ .... '" ~ I.J III ~ ~ I.J, I.J ..- It RUTII M. MILLER PlIILIP C. LANG, LCSW -;J.;;t~J~' 758 I) Street · Ashland, Oregon 975'20 Residence 541 · 48'2-8659 Office!fax 541 · 48'2-5387 January 18, 200S- Distributed to: Charter Review Committee City Council & Mayor City At torney City Administrator At the last Council meeting I asked that you consider the problem of citizen participation. I was deeply gratified that at your goal setting meeting last week you made that the top priority goal. I wanted to remind you that excellent guidance is available from the Council generated committee reports of: Memorandum of the City Ad Hoc Communication Committee - 10/31/96 (Draft) Public Information, Communication and Marketing Plan :adopted by Council on 9/15/98. Bill S~reet's suggestions at Council meeting. Tonight I want to recommend that you adopt. a code of ethics for Ashland's elected and appointed officials. Unfortunately, the Charter Review Committee has dumped the issue of adopting a code of ethics into the "miscellaneous" category. It is receiving no attention let alone not being made a priority for inclusion in the re:vi'aed charter. ORS 244 covers "fair practices and ethics". But it is narrow and limited. It specifies only a. few'.blatant behaviors as formally unethical. We need a code of ethics more comprehensive than that. We needn't look far for a perfect model - indeed a code that can easily be adopted whole and entire. I commend to you the City of Portland City Charter Chapter 1.03: Code of Ethics. It is comprehensive, straightforward.' It is'writtten in simple, declarative sentences eveqmne can' unders1Zand and apply. This short, two-page chap-ter covers definitions, trust, objectivity, accountability and leadership. Beyond making rules and sanctions for ethical behavior, it constitutes a framework, and sets a tone for the best behavior of elected and appointed officials. I commend it to your attention and request that its consideration be made a core issue in eharter revision. PHILIP C. LANG attachment: City of Portland Charter-Chapter 1.03: Code of Ethics (2 pp.) RUTII M. MILL"ER PIIILIP C. Li\NG. LC~W .~;7~",=-. 758 B Street · Ashland. Ore8on 975'20 Residence 541 · 482-8659 Office!fax 541 · 48'2-5387 June 21, 2005 To ; Hayor City Council City Administrator City ATtorney Re.: Ethics in the Charter and Gratuities from OSF On January 18, 2005, I appeared before you tG,...recommend that you adopt of code of ethics for Ashland's elected and appointed officials. I gave you a copy of the City of Portland's Charter Chapter 1.03: Code of Ethics, which I a1rach for reference again. I suggested that it be made a core issue in Charter revision (Exhibit #1). At that meeting I said: "Given the g~jjng'fTon in federal, state, and perhap'" 'city governments, who can be against an ethics provision?" Tonight I want to underscore the need for an an enforceable ethics provision by exposing one of those "g'\l)!iings-on" in Ashland. I refer to our elected officials - some, perhaps all of you - accepting free tickets from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. This acceptance of gratuities from OSF has been going on for years. I for one had greater expectations given the changes in our mayorship and council. But the practice goes on. It is unethical and improper. The City.of Ashland's relationship with OSF goes back the entire life of the Festival - to 1935. Current major involvements include; 1) Each year OSF receives over six figures in cash allocation from the hotel/ motel tax. It is cited as a "sponsor" in the OSF theater program under "gifts of $100,000 to $250,000". (Exhibit li2). This has amounted to millions of dollars over the years. 2) Every 25 years the OSF lease on the theater cnmplex, which sits on Lithia P.ark land is renewed as a matter of course. Ac. each renewal the requirements forOSF to provide usage of its facilities to the community is reduced. OSF pays nothina for this lease. 3) The City gave OSF (in violation of ORS 271) our Harg~dine parking lot for its new theater - for no consideration. 4) The City "reinterpreted" the planning ordinance limiting building size to allow construction. Afterwards it indirectly admitted its "mistaken" interpretation and allowed the original ordinance to stand - but OSF had its "nonconforming structure" theater. 5) The City indebted the taxpayers for almost $700,000 to finance a parking Ethics in the Charter and Gratuities from OSF - 6/21/05 - p. 2 lot, primarily for OSP patron use. 6) There are other numerous and ongoing advantages OSF enjoys from the City, many of them of questionable legality: illegal and dangerous sidewalk paving, initiation of construction five months before receiving a building permit (new theater), and on and on. These all amount to tens of millions of dollars in cash and "in kind". Any city official, el~cted or ~ppointed, who accepts emoluments from OSF under these circumstances is acting improperly and unethically. The acceptance of such gratuities also appears to be in violation of section 244.020 of the Government Standards and Practices Act. (Exhibit iI3). I,itherefore request the Mayor ami Countil to do the follm.]ing: 1) Those who accepted OSF tickets should a) Admit to it. b) Commit to not doing this again. c) Pay OSF the price of the tickets received. 2) The 1myor and Council should explicitly and strongly support the inclusion of an ethics chaper in the revised Ashland City Charter. I am attaching an essay: "Ethics & Ashland City Goveenment" (Exhibit 114). PHILIP C. LANG OSF Member #43481 (since 1982) attachments Ruth Miller ~lfh8;rb - Page 1 of2 - From: To: Sent: Subject: "Colin Swales" <colin@mind.net> <ruth@mind.net> Wednesday, June 22,20059:59 PM Vicky to Council Philip & Ruth, FYI, From the Councillistservre: Colin Hello Ashland City Councilors and Mayor, <! --[if! supportEmpty Paras ]--> <! --[ endif]--> I wanted to follow up on our very brief conversations after the council meeting on Tuesday, June 21, about acceptance of Oregon Shakespeare Festival tickets. I hope you can answer the following questions to the best of your recollection. (John, since you were gone, you may want to get an update from Mike Franell and see his memo if you haven't already done so.)   I will be out of town until Tuesday, June 28, so there is no rush to answer these immediately. I hope that will give you time to try and remember as accurately as you can. Please send your answers to valdous@dailytidings.com (instead of pushing "reply" and sending answers back to this sender e-mail address. )   1. How many tickets have you received this year and in past years? 2. Do you remember when you attended the performances (the date of performances greatly affects the price; i.e. summer tickets are worth more than spring or fall tickets)? 3. For those of you who served on the Citizens' Budget Committee before coming to the council, did you accept tickets while on that committee? Did any other organizations, especially the ones receiving the economic and cultural grants, offer tickets? 4. Do you plan to comply with Philip Lang's request to commit to not taking tickets again and to pay back the price of the tickets to OSF? 5. How does OSF offer the tickets? Is it an unlimited number oftickets or "up to" a certain number of tickets? Are they for any time, or for times when the theaters are less full, like spring, fall, Mother's Day, weekdays? 6. Were you aware of the $250 yearly cap on the acceptance of gifts? 7. Any general thoughts about whether it is appropriate for you to accept tickets, or anything else you want to add? 6/23/2005 Pdge :1 tjf 2   Thanks for your help on this. As I told some of you and wrote in my article on the Tuesday council meeting, I also have received free tickets from aSF, so I need to do a complete story on this issue and not "sweep in under the rug," as some would say.   Vickie Aldous valdous@dailytidings.com 479-8199 (home office where I can be reached afternoons and evenings) 6/23/2005 b!J!18lT PHILIP C. LANG. LCS\;' RUTH 1'\. MILLER .I: i --; 1f'I:~' .. 1--: 758 B Street Ashland Ore~on 97520 Residence 541 · 482-8659 Office/Fax 541 · 482-5387 August 16, 2005 To: Mayor City Council City Administrator City Attorney Re.: Ethics Provision in Charter " I am once again appearing here to keep the issue of an ethics provision in our revised charter before you. Here is a brief history of this issue: On January 18, 2005, I appeared before you to recommend that you adopt a code of ethics for Ashland's elected and appointed officials. I gave you a copy of the City of Portland's Charter - Chapter 1.03. I am giving you a copy again, tonight, Subsequently, the Charter Revision Commission was informed of the need for an ethics provision in the charter at the public meetings it held. It was not on their agenda, and was relegated to "etc." or "misc." on their various chartpaks. TIleir final recommendations do not mention an ethics provision. Meanwhile, the Ashland Constitution Dialogue group developed its recommendations, which are before you. On June 21, 2005, I appeared before you using the tns~nee~ofyyour accepting gifts from OSF as an example of the need for an ethics provision that alone with other important nrcwisos, stipulates that all public officials never acc~pt gratuities of any kind in any amount. As far as I know, except for our Mayor, who esche\{s accepting such gratuities, all of you accepted OSF tickets. None of you has, to my knowledge indicated publicly how many tickets youDhave received and their value - nor any other gratuitiesoffere&accepted from other entities. I do know that OSF proudly advertises the "gift" (sic) it receives from the City of Ashland which exceeds $100,000. City Council re: Ethics - 8/16/05 - p. 2 On July 5, 2005, I met with the City Attorney. He had produced a memo, dated 6/20/05, stating the GSPC rules and finding that they had not been violated. In a subsequent Tidings article, Mr. Franell was quoted as saying that "technological changes" that could occur meant that ethics provisions, if adopted, should be in an ordinance, rather than a charter chapter. 1) In our conversation he denied saying that, which implies a "situational ethics" attitude. Core ethical principles do not change. 2) l.!' pointed out that ordinances have a bad habit of being repealed, or ignored when they don't allow the desired result (viz. repeal of the B & B ordinance, violation then "reinstatement" of the "Big Box" ordinance, etc.). Mr. Franell acknowledged this as a point he had not considered. We need to note that the GSPC ethics guidelines are less than minimal. They are written by lawyers, for lawyers, which is what most of our state legislators are. They are written to keep them off the hook or get them off. They Fave little to do with core ethical values and principles that govern our personal and business lives and should govern our public officials. ~'1ore than, a little amusine is the fact that Ashland has an excellent, Code of Ethics in AMC 3.08.020. Its deficiency lies in the fact that it applies only to employees! Would that its preamble was respected by our elected and appointed officials and its provisions incumbent upon them: SECTION 3.08.020 Code of Ethics. ^- Declaration of Policy. The proper operation of democratic govenunent requires that employees be independent, impartial and responsible to the people; that govenunental decisions and policy be made in the proper channels ofthe governmental structure; that public office not be used for personal gain; and that the public have confidence in the integrity of its government. In recognition of these goals, there is hereby established a Code of Ethics for all employees, whether paid or unpaid. ~. _ /:;:::::._;~;:i~)~:!:::::~m;::!; I am attaching materials previously submitted in the hope that you will take action on ethics: a critical issue affecting everything you do: Portland ethics chapter AMC ethics chapter Essay on Ethics and City Government &1J-/18JI i --- L... . ;Pi~(~I: " ':~~,,~ '. ' '.' . -:-, ,f:G: I , .1\~illapQ"gtf~~,: > .e'~'t'::;J'hi" ,'.. "'c;?sf~;l' . e~..s~':;;~S~~.f:oj~'nif$~b: .1 . ' " - ,". , -,', ' - ~., }:~:" ., '" . -7"', By Robert Plain' .. .'. . r~' " "'" .~~an:dp~~r~~!f~"'.J;~:i,}:~,:t';:'ii'~<':;: i .' .... : AShland cit! councilors ~.aYL\1~v.~vio\.' . lated state ethics rules wl:1e~:.~y;.~()<:~pt~d' . free tickets and, attflnded pl~yifl:l.nhe' Oi-: . egon Shakespeare Festival, said L': Patrick-' '. Jle.aI1l, the executive directofofth~Oregon. . Government and Standards :Comssion whowas in AShland on'Friday to:giVl:! a . 'Se:qrinar on ethics for public offidaIs}'~.i' . ,:";',' He said state law allow~ puplicofticjws. . ;i. in Oregon to ac~eptgifts .of ~efiteffainInent "'only if they "eXperience" theenttuiaiiunent , . in.the presence of the .gift':giver; Heam (C:' . I said this .exception is kno~;~.:~~~'''P~r!'-. ...........: '.1 'land Trailblazers amendiiient"ihecaU$e It.,":", i ..;: t.'=~. ::sp..~rtNifall.b. as.'o.......~..V.~.b.~..b. Y1.......~.$am.ls.....~t...:."..,.';....~.....:..1 m Portland. That the' enfei'taiimiimtwas"';/,::'.",-" . e1q?erienced ont.lu~ festivalj~roUil4S'is'Ilo~';:" :L, ! ,: :'~~Q~~~ir~1iiiit~~~1, i :"noting that aro-qnd the'time:th!it,'t ..' . it.,": ~~i{"d~~~j.~~~,t0f~~, . -told ,her thebot1ioni line:wi:iit'half ,," . df'~";,;;;" 'i::no't'tai.e [the tickets];"::~ .' ';;:~Xi;:;~' I,' ;,-,~r,He,:als(} said .Paulii 'BroWll~. .... 'and's;......... . publlcworkS direct6r wlio~tig~t~di:l..jo~ ~;t~lilnprovement cii$trictto: a;.'. . "hborIlood 'in which she Q~~d,'prop(, .'. q.,~~9t. . have haa- l:l.-cotifl.ict of irit,ereE!tUt regardS . to the Nevada LID issue had ~h~, be~n .. ., charged the same assessment':' as 'tlie -rest. . o(the neighbors. :sqtbeE:~~~~:~h'e":W~>bhly. ,~. :: ".'.' ""~'" ""'.'dPll.:ar~~<ll\.... lta,lf.. a,sS~$.~~~n~1;~:l.,'\ .tl.. ;,.1I~B:t.,..~~.I.' o~. ....... .'" oes not qulilifyfor.tM~cht$p~cepti9n" to . 'the state.'$ co~ict ofip~e.~e~H\w~a' ..' Except for'. specIfi.c. cU"ClllD:Bt811 .~.~ clfUl~ ~~cep~i9n.~publj~~ffrci ': . electedpf. J!IP.ploy,~e.~ o~;:~'. . · whic:q'~Mre areE!q~e:gO.Q,QQ: . ,mUsbliue a public ' or wri~t . wheIl ~ey have an. actual or a p . ccjnllict of interest.' " . .'!Elected officials and members of boards and commissions .must: publicly disclose "conflicts of interest," he said. "Public'em: ... ployees must make disclosures ip wri,tihg.". '. Hearn was in AShland at the- bequest.. of '. City Recorder :aarbllr8, Christeusen.:'irhq\. . set up the seminar as an educational eVept~::, for AShland residents' arid 'public officialf3:;'/" : . The semiIlar waf! hosted by the Oregon As-~:,:o; '.~' sociationo$f Municipal Recorder~lU!d ., . . ,:....~.ii,~;7;i(:, . the public 10 to attE;xid. "';'. ;'." :':,,:-,'ik ...... ,,',,:. . Heard said he was familiar, with 'poth::" :'~.: aforementioned examples of ethical Unpr()-.:' , priety in AShland, blJ,t his offi,ce; the$ta,tl:l' '" . Government Standards and Practices GOIn-::::>.;.- missio~, Ilever issued formalopiniq~~_,~n.;:<;j : either matter because they only do SQ whl:!n;;~{t:--,. formally reque!jted to in writing. He!laid',>.'< . I his office is 'b,appy to give infonnaI'oP4lloIls"Yi:,- to people (jver the phone but foraJ9fi1:1at':i': . opirilon from. the GSPC.' ou~must;'~nte.'\j4!;f' .. them a: letter~" '".., . .... ,'. ,-'I:-.,'~~1)i!\,:,4:,~f~i!:"t;.:. 'J Throughout the seminai se~eralp'~QPl~}h;:':;;; : , asked for his opinion ofilii parte cQil;ta~t;'i""i:'/ . ~"'"' ,',..' ",~:,/_,,~~:';:~:'_ ." - - _ '~_,t_::,'j~i~~~~~~~tIrjE~~S'~~~:.i~.: '()r iIiformation that could have a bearing ()U:!I,I' ,'quasi-judicial hearing such as a :planriing~c};: ,'hon: He said the Oregon League .of CitieslUid' i\ToWDS woul~ probably be the b~storgm4if~~o.#\7 ',to ask questions. about land u~e.m~tters'i+;"j:';;;;A,I( '.:' . '!Reme~ber, Just because It 18 ~egal,'~9.e~u't. ' '-make ,it ethical," Heam said several :times' l throughout his seminar. He opine!! thafli Pt!;q:~ ',. ~c official who fre<Iue~tly w~rksll!f,:l:l;'~up::cqIldl tractor ~()~.!l~~e?9:~ ,dQlIl~~J1S~~s~ ~.~.' ". 'j niightn:6t1be 1~'g~IW~:q.{rii~a"td:m!l'clo;sit:", " . . ?t,\'"c, ;"1 .. lationship but; in hisnuiJ.!i,lt woUlq lle ~he right";,,, ~:I ~ry11':: u~t'c~v.~rl:!~'!>~l;\vt~~i~l,,'~bJ~:~\i~:;'th~~~i~;.,:.',',.~...~ be disclosed '"he sind;apout'w~rkitig fQ~.sOJne~".~ - one wh6doe~'busmess~~th<ijle:!;~~;}"~'1iEfYth~I~:::,;. ',:\ jdeais to be as transparentitsp'ossIN~':Tl1ebotr: ", ': :\ tom line is: don't ever be afr~dt(J AiE!~lolleit It, j . ~~~~e~~c~~~~;~t~~~~~~f;~l~r'~~~:': " ", '. , ""',"" ,,.. '-J< ~. ,.t. ,-..,J, 'f' .". ~.".' 'Sta,ff writer Robert Plain can be (ea,~h~.~.i:48?;}1.~g " , . .x. ?26 or bplain@dailytiqin?S,s?,m't'~!. ,;:(\' . :'i . . 'h.',.' he ....." . ~.I '\ ','.'.."'.' ." 'lw1 /YJT~!~ ,.. ,::,;:..rJ" . . .. . ..:';/31f."':>': c . :.",. ""~ .~,_.,'.:>~:,.~'H'L.::I! .. J,'~ ~,~'-' _ Ashland Council" faces,: ~J,hic~:~'r()b{~:' , :~:~~~~~eLAI~ '" . :1' h~i~~~~~~~~~~~6W~';~-:" , 'ASHLAND - City CoUncil be ~t.tellqing th.e .ey~?t:}\'ith'<'.,;~.; membe~ li~ely'a<;ted improJr tbem/~ Hearq saId, llotIngm~r ,; ,~:;. i erly when they acc~pted free. around tbe ~ime tPis iss'\le Wa~':,.". ' ticketsandattendepplaysattbe broughtupatacoun~ilmeeting,...~, '.'" . . . Oregon Shakespeare Fe'$ijyal, hewas contacted by ameinbet:;'.' .' accordmgto a statepfnCfa( .' .,~ oftlieAshlaridGitYCoun~liask-;?i;'" L:PatrickHearn, executive' ingfpr ~.s opinioQ.. '!ltoldher' ~.i" ;:'di~ctOr bftbe Oregon G6Ye~. ~i;!l,lottODiMe'w~ful!i~~q~a/.'(:.[;, " mentS~dardS~d~a,~tices{ nottake(tbeti<:kets?,::~"t;i~~Fr~):;...... ':,'" :.< C.Olllfl.1,l~sl()n? tp.~~e tile ~sser- ~'.. '. H;e~~Q~e~fdllp~:;U,>V:(,;,' "', tion~t I! se~l1narO~ etQ,ICf! for) tbelett~r.oftpe J~~,ISI1,1~_~~~~;~T;.1'?;\."; ,e ~publicQffi<:la.lshe14mMllland, . enough (orPl!l?h,<: Q~C!~~~';!t:tf15:;"T.>.f.: I .',on;Friday. All Qgv.twtt ,m~!Il~'<;"RepleDJ,b~rl jl!S~:gE!~~H:s.~ ',',,;';;/\, !~::;:~g'td~~htlyg~~1,~t1a~k ~V~,ttf~~~~i4::~~:l~~~~iti2~":;' ';, O~F;~dmltted,!l~C~J}t,HJ.g;the : . For !1J~Q.ce,Ae,Jla!d ~J?1;!b .~, '''1\"'1 ':;fr~e~~~~f$:w.~~~'~~RP!:;qf.9~F r-.omgi~l wb:q,g~~!i~ptJ~~f .' 1 :,".and. C.lty,g9V..e,~P.]-e,nt~J,"P'lf~t.ri .a~~.~u.q~Jln~~~t9:rifQr,;Ii,~m .. i ~e !ssue ug ~~;M~Y>>S~l~~~t~ ~,one,do~bW'me,s~j-Ylt:l\tJl~Ql ". Jjmgln~}Pl:~. ";,,j1fi~f'f;' ":': ';"; t.ry I ,~ghtnotbeleg~lY;r.~~Wfe,q; q'~:>'i< .. f ' ';. " Althq1JgJl tq:!:1P,\tY~s a~q.l;1l~y " ~qse,th.e,f.f;1P,tt9, 'bl1t,.1l1;;(;;;,"" ;' sa'fd'lnJune 'th~t'be"liE:Uie~~d [, his mind, it"WQ , . ," tT~/1. '. (,.the'free 'Hekets)w:~t'~:l€glil, r ',thfugt~~9.~~' -".. '. ",;. ' ,'Hearnsaid state ia\v allows~' ,'.',tThe'wllole l ell,' . . . ".., ,. . ;,J,'r,;:, , 'pUblic"o~da~ in {)~e&q~ tQac~ i U'~I)~ii~t~~~:~~ip:<i~~t&..~~ml!~;~fi~f',~; 'ceptgiftSofente~inm~n~q~ly' bottomlin~ is ~o!l:t.ev~r.bl'! ,~ . . iftbey~e,xperien.ce,"theei1ter-' afraidtodisclose.Itn~VeJ;Aqrts '" ...., , , ;J:~~e~t~~,tll~I?r~~~n~~qr~~ i to oyer7p~scJO,s~,.gp.t it g~v.l<i~h :/. , '" .~~~~~Jdtlii~~i~G~f~~ri~~' ~~io~:.~e~'~~~I";i,;:{~~~~~~~:':h;i',:~:,\,,_, ....-.tr~~:fn~~#~;~~~~~t.;..'.b~~~~f91'~~~tt~'7~,,:i:..i{?',,1. . Wasp~s~d.mpartto~o,wJob-(, 'b~~fl;(thrist,l;'nsen,'Vqo;~~.t~~p:/ :,.,~=~::~~~;~~~!,:~:t~ f~~~'" " . 'f "" }~theC~o/Coun~il'~cMe,;~e-;( apgp~bl!~"~,, , . cause the entertainme~t ~as .nar:. Was li~ste 011 , ' . ",' ,- ' " . ".' , I' I., - .'~ '_ '. ,.f,. ..... ~', ..L -1- ....r... ': . , ' ","~'"' 'e~p~rienc~~'. QP.. tl}~:l~~,t~yal..! A$,~9.~!~tlp~;.q~.~AA.~~~P~!.~~r.:- ~~~nd.1) ll'on~~~BP~ ~~8H~h, i ;co;c.I~~\:~,i?:~t...!: Y~.;.,~::i~~~:'7t\;~., ,I..' . -..",.\..;...-: 1I!l()\) e-WI t>e.r- 7 ) & 0 0 G ".~".".~.;....... 1)eux- Cot{J'lc1lor'l>) M~r ((A~ 6'fy Mmiftisfmi-or VJe-t~ -tD r~ -t"hre-<E- '-rtNmU\:u~ ! ) If1 S' ~~ ~t~ ~ c~;)t& ~r ~ ~ ~ L I VJtlIT '{bt- ctnJ vrud s a:t- ~VJ\ E'. Th c')' Bn:~~ .tk~-kl .tD " 3 "0. . l' \ eaS <2- K e e. p 1ht.s- 0- '\) rl CHiii-j} s 0 -rk~ t+ ~ \n~ VLl1-L6) bV\ b~rE-I:)?9~(X\'r:~j~ bLI . Qc>ttXlQjl~ CO~() ~(,t,().Q. kJ'c(Jl\ B.9!ctQQi@! ~r- ~~ ~ er-t. ~'l- --nUL l s:- ~ c"c ~; t< (yvt lCj ) {l{'1^'-tX.Zll"- ~ ~Cf't7 1IL Dear Councilors and Mayor: "" I'm concerned about the animals in Ashland who are tied up at their homes for excessive periods. They suffer loneliness, frustration and boredom. They als~ run the risk of strangling to death, getting abused by kids or adults, getting attacked by animals, o~ dying of heatstroke. Jackson County allows animals to be tied for their entire lives on short chains. This is not a life that anyone in Ashland, including pets, should have to endure, Please pass a law to make this kind of animal abuse illegal. ~le.3.'se heavily f'e-strict the tethering of dog-s and other animals a t tr~e i r i h>=>mes '... ..;. <P, . ~ By doing this, you ~~.~fisance, TheX're ..."tl...:....~~+J::... I will also help peopl~-~'~Chained 1 i ke 1 y to b'i.~ p-~oR h: ,. are often are. sq (- '1~f?' C<~Q L}r/'). --L~/ ~ -~ \~U).--I.~;s. CY'\ (~?-i 1- 1(2- - '5~{61 ( LIf l i 6 I~ . I (1 5 S SI( - -1'Ir! -,<;1.:; 2-1.--/ (, j ( '/ A'v" /~I h l-/v--t -dl "/20/0(-/ }/lel,'s5A )-1rfc/l1cAl- ~~ f,- 0'~ h ~ \nnd t---.\ f::::J r, c {~ r ('- V l-~ ~V Yl "ItJ;J (54.) 4'i'~- 6cl,5'l ~ I '] l()~).. \ -- cl<6l-f-1 (5l.s;~ '-e~( ;C'9~) ~~-' my) 2~7--~ In '!F;hl#.(li '~i sc:~ ,. ).~-_.. )(/ .. /, ..,/ /zO/.::>6 U ','v I'~ ~j-J S<./C-{. si~~vt~ '" d C;;>'Y'f:<~' "'~ A-fhi " '/'JD / ~(p_,J!\l9t{, 1~~Y~IN'if2~L~'J . i (\ ,- .r _ '. \ r"2t.~~ (_ / . Lh.hl.~/{~~ ., ~~/G~'I~' .~~?~~~:~~I#~'M~ J~ I ~ ::.~' ~;;.,~t.,,,'~._.., "! c C( \ 6 (70 I {; & 00\\"- \~6A~ ~Dltb!ub ::1\\ n \~r\\' .-. ~, .- (c .- ) L,NJu_ , '.L.>"'-!"" (;\ - ~\pt ':W-7L I Cf\ '1~oq1 ....<ft /// "t..-- @ {- '" <- I (111 l"\ , h, > ,{ {I' (' ( r .- > 1\.0/"" ~ ( '~/' / J .' '. f 1 't-' i ()/ ((,G;/i ~r /,1 ('I /['-./ C;71:r.~i'.,.-(1 r .'- e:p' C" r- - i ' r t) ()rrrI n. r-+ Ac...'Il\ Q rv-) .- (f,/-or-:,.r-. ,~.)- !l L1\"~ I, l/ i--c~" '- -" J \, _,t I f tJ! ......J L.i , t..\- I ~' , ,,) ,f.... J " /.' ',' } -/ /Z,~.- ;, . /; _~7 i,/' ~'-e~ ,: 'j 1-1 j~" I ( I;' :. f . . d.:.-;{>"-) \ ~;'--..J~' ~ c~--tt\ C:..l :.J ,-..Tl - 7 c---z~-::" C --' J.:./-f.::'J '751--0 8 i~ 5 c.... L- I ~\'~J W ~ (, (J \t. 9KSt~ p.() . 1 .'- Dea~ Councilo~s and Mavo~: , Il. I'm conce~ned about the animals in Ashland who are tied up at their homes fo~ excessive pe~iods. They suffe~ loneliness, f~ust~ation and bo~edom. They also run the ~isk of st~anglin9 to death, getting abused by kids or adults, getting attacked by animals, o~ dying of heatst~oke. Jackson chains. have to illegal. at thei~ County allows animals to be tied fo~ thei~ enti~e lives on sho~t This is not a life that anyone in Ashland, including pets, should endu~e. Please pass a law to make this kind of animal abuse Please heavily ~estrict the tethering of dogs and other animals homes. By doing also help people. Chained likely to bite peaRle are often a barking othp~ are. SonsC\ CaU.'ns 1- '-oCa ~A\(\j€'" -p f'J\e(\\ 1 ) V\ :Dtl..f1ldie A fli\,iCV/'- ,.-/' j...-tA '^ \},t( L.L ,'\ -,..,..-..._,._~_.;.. .-..'.--.....- _i..~..,..._~._.._ a ,-...-- -"'i'. , f..... ....:t~...,)::....~ ~ ! ].< Ob I ~~~MJSwl < . ~!'C' ~ ~';r~ _,~:'(..l!'j~~.r:J'-<<"~~ .~~ 1Ir!!;. ~.~.t. 6tQ ..i I .~-1.-pJ(ti .._,tAl ~__.;j, I.' .Ji ~ ~ +),1..,,/ U~, 176W f' ~C\::Lt '"B~bo-.xC\ &t- A&hAW '1\ /I-~ ""~;'C":. t.~~_~...--_.. _.. ~~~ ~ Dear Councilors and Mayor: I'm concerned about the animals in Ashland who are tied up at their homes for e:<cessive periods. They sl.J."f~f.).lolleli~ess, frustration and belt-edom. They also run the risk of stranglin~ t~ death, getting abused by kids or adults, getting attacked by animals, o~ dying of heatstroke. .J s.c kson chains. have to illegal. at their County allows animals to be tied for their entire lives on short This is not a life that anyone in Ashland, including pets, should endure. 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Ai~~( ~1~2f.- " ~ -- (' ,II , :-.f I 't' G1752 C . .,.. / " -t 1';j..J ): - ), .f\) '.' . t . ~.l.t=;::..::..:..L. ;~: \ :.' 0 l-::!.:.:_ __.', , j j ,: ...,:/<-'10,:.' n~'-i~'~"---eJJ:' (, ~ ' ... Dear Councilors and Mayor: I'm concerned about the animals in Ashland ~Iho aT'e tied up at their homes for e:<cessive periods. Thev su't.fer, lonelin~ss. frustration and b.::>redom. They also run the risk of stran'gll'lin~ to de~th, getting abused by kid,;; or adults, getting attacked by animals, OT dying of heatstroke. Jackson County allows animals to be tied for their entire lives cn short chains. This is not a life that anyone in Ashland, including pets, should have to endure. Please pass a law to make this kind of animal abuse illegal. Please heavily f'estrict the tethering of dogs and other animals at their homes. also help people. Lnained dogs likely to bite are often a barking oth>='r doqs af'e. :<.,.., - By doing this, you will nuisance. Thev're . ~ /YI ~ / ,j-(. 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Jackson chains. have to i lle\)al. at their County allows animals to be tied far their entire lives cn short This is not a life that anyone in Ashland, including pets, should endure. Please pass a law to make this kind of animal abuse Please heavily restrict the tethering of dogs and other animals b::>mes. also helpp,ople. Gnained dogs likely to bite people (l1(, o/l ::);J-OArt!t..-AJJ; G. !7S:,-="lcr ~?J;1tIJ~ '~.:3 t -0 b +, () ~5 c'5-/302 2-> ..... I~S 1 c:;/ YC/'rv..1.... 1 __ i . ;~ rj I / ~ I J Q. r L /''' J ~..:i ~ '" <"./1 ; Itl-) -elp \(cijh~(<.I~ ~&\l\l\( '1' \jrl 0 V ~ q I P<!1'\l )"'~ ~I (_ &1,' \ V /" ;r--77 (; ( 4 '1.) 2-. 5 ) b 1 (:~ tl (1 cd! l~1 ~ I/J1f ( /, Yc1()l:J 1t.::K ~:4 C t:::_ ,~.~.~ ( ( ((/ ,jJ .<0 '\ \ .t':') r' . ~\ (' I C.-.1I Q( L..JEtJD'f ~UC~- l \ /:::: (11 'T y f) f\.' ," C t'"' ...~);' ."'-.. \ -J 'je /\- II (/ ,j / l 'C I'\( f\c,. ~ L~i\ J / I- T ~ 1\ tv' l2-~'L \ ~l'L. -- ----c--~__~._____;;_ ~~;:.,....!>. . 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They also run the risk of stran9Iing'to~ death, getting abused by kids or adults, getting attacked by animals, o~ dying of heatstroke. Jackson County allows animals to be tied for their entire lives on short cha i ns . Th is is have to encktre. illegal. Please at their homes. not a life that anyone in Ashland, including pets, should Please pass a law to make this kind of animal abuse heavily restrict the tethering of dogs and other animals t:;y do i ng will also likely to dogs are often a barking m'''--- J~Q,J 0 r-c J1 to/Cl!Ob ~- ~I -rt--O b 'fJ-/ 7-()~ .,.-------) - l7,. 0& '0-/7-06 \:&. $X)~ ~t:\$ I~Ol O'c.rrn J1- -'+ S~ kh/And., o~ '1702-0 .1__-j_l/~ ___ ':;)jP, ?7S-:-~,S~-r261. ~ .!' ~ ...1' ,,~~- _... I '\'-f .-.....,... ,.-..-t., . . .~-..... '-"- -...-;-' /. ...-.----. -,_. ., ; . ~, f' 13&p/ ~J Sj /.-1~uL~'DYf 1~s-7iJtf.?.~ fTR '08 . tAs 1IU1.;//) o~ S2~ ~1-~ .1)r;ve... .wC\. ~ ~-t ~ ~S'ov') (lr""'':::~!-.M.~..w__:..~;;JJ;:. .'....~ . . /tl,^'im l). 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' Please pass a 1 al.>l to make this kind of animal abuse Please h,avily restrict the tethering of dogs and pther animals homes. By doing help people. likely often a barking r dogs are. .f ,,} ;.:/ :~ I ($""" '1 I '1 :> (> - -:7 ~ "'''' 1 \ 1..\0\ ocesof\ s-r -4\ '-\a \ M>~\'^t\~ OR. 11lO';}.O l35 I.Jth'l-l Sl-. -#=.18 4~h(,^"J( 6g 9 "':1->2-G I~bt Qufnc~ S" 1't' 10 Q41-3;)..{O - (4nJ., ot:\ q l40i o(e~ sl #(;2- khlMcl, oft 975ZD I"~ ohlro S t, Ash I' 7620 5U,... 5'1'- ~o3 6 ;)30 &z.utl't8t q 1 Sb1l5 'b.;l ~e.'/~ ~ ~ ~ &1?'S2>l{ ~'; Ilr/~ ~~ 140\ ~ f>t~\~ kVlnoo, CJI., <ilW 'n 1010 ~~ fo.:k . -\A<J\ ~ Sf 4(2 Ashl~ Of. ) I n lo'-n,,^:~ ~i-k "/17 () l f)el1n i.5 TUl/ i ~ 1I~ n'~ ~ (,.ole,.( -H.~'fl(Jr . . t, , 77/'1 kutjs1P;, ;~,cfr, ~e:t ce:\~, D __~,' ,) 3dl ~c; s'" V5JJ, ~111- 0<;' Cl{J UJ' u /~(ffk h-:J- ftnrh If- 5't ;~< _. ~'; ;l?f>.C:' ":~;d""a."'.;t":~4..."n.'...1;;\", 1:a. ~~..........i$a 1 s.. i nAshl a hd \,\,ho t. l' ed. U.p. a t'theii..'r' homes f;~;t:'~,~,,, ,It 'r are :<te$:s:t~ve-p i'm~s.d They suffer loneliness, frustra.tion aod boredom. 1:~y alSQ,t'tm the.t4';'Sik of strangling to death, getting abused by kids or a.4~lts, getting ~tta.cked by animals, o~ dying of heatstroke. . Jackson County allows animals to be tied for their entire lives on short chains. This is not a life that anyone in AShland, including pets, should have to endure. Please pass a law to make this kind of animal abuse illegal. Please heavily restrict the tethering of dogs and other animals at their homes. j ~ also help people. Chained dogs are often a barking likely to bite peop.le ~han oth r dogs are. ~ 6e%i efOY) &W'Y\ ~\V\ ~ l~t r C1K r1ttHU) j('''', ...-L ~'. r ~J,I '\ . "\ y~ ... cT(..(~ ]~W1-f< ./ G3MtJ<ardSt-. fbht ! ~ ~c.L ~ AS~'-4L~ ~/) r4ve~ k,,^ Vt " i Sbf {t'... (Ok- JJ1M 1- !JJL {y /fol OlU(f^ $-t- if/?2 A~ :2'J.)Q 5l'5~lJ h(II~, G 0g fJsh to C161 .5 ~~ S'~ 5~ b0,V'~ d W.'L5t- K./ C- o I\~ l6\, \)~ i'~ 40C\e t20.fP rLdT'a le-l\.t CrL9l S'i D ~ c) S '~R i ". '" L Ve A L ~ 0 I 0 ~ dV\ <;-b J4sL le-... j 6ft- C, 7 s{;~ Oi ;;;: ~ f r It lit 1~4-J 0,( t'75..~ r . J / . 9752(\j' 6 <66 ~a 5f V t{ lie I~ . ~ t.- /J (II? (,(qeJ- r ~6lO __. ~o lIo!/~ tClYLe /a-1e;r- 0 r: ~1Jh~~cl~. SOlJte~0 \ ~ '0--/9- o~ ( "0 l.11 a \e Oll~ 10" \O(l9(cf.o l()I(~/O(' 't/!9/06 It c, 10& ;-:. ~, '" :1,-.... , ",A~ #:'; 4'; .,"~, . , ';P. ~,'$,." " -- >>,>,:,'t" (' \"~,~~~:;: ,,' t'",-,"<.,. . ' '-:)l,:.~>'.:<~ Dear Councilor~ and Mayorc I'm concerned about the animal. in Ashland \llho are tied up at their homes for e:<ce$siveperiods. They .$,J-ff.er lonel im:it'l1iis~ frustration and boredom. They also run the risk of _tranqling to death, getting abused by kids 'Or adults, getting attacked by animals, o~ dying of heatstroke. Jackson County allotAls animals to be tied 'for their entire lives on short chains. This is not a life that anyone in Ashland, including pets, should have to endure. Please pass a law to make this kind of animal abuse illegal. Please heavily restrict the tethering of dogs and other animals at their homes. By doing this, you ..-n _.!1':1' i sa nce . ~e., also help,people. Chained likely to bite .... OT'l,;en a barking r dogs are. Pc~ t r f K NOrri \3 t She: ''''''0' 1..:- ",ll~. L tV 'V,/('r la'A Ave l ' As~ h,~J O~ r: I~ I 4u l q~2t." (;J''LO ,) 12:")/2;))6 ! (l , , ,~ fr,. i_ l/J v' 'J I", \ /'-...():) I ~:{~lUL: <; 4, 1.4 C" t If.;' iJ ",' > ~.; ( .~ /\;1,),; 7.;1 /J I \ ".:: 1\\ '\ J..- (vt) v \ 10 'yft~\N \ 5, Ik , i 1 S?, 6 /:: ~-r.-"''' /I ,) \,-:;-'t'~t')LA l\~ ~ll"'~' Kr\~tincx 'Ill () ell L f I::-G~: 'J ,/,' l .--- (-(":::.I',/'L ",--". ".~. 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The~'re als more likely to bite than oth r dogs are. 4'hV\cL ~ ~11\. ~14 qlooq~'i 7 '-\ t/ P.O. 160 IL '])014 ~ .::r 0tZ-0 A1\f S-/fJ/t :::::::-G~\ b2-1-1~to l '{ c-t-',- 3 cr q fr ~~2- --It 0 C6~- CJs-tr cr'7/- 5' z., ---.,----- '~' 1., 'S 1,~4L Sf" A~~ (a ," Fofl-f- ~ r~ A, ~ 6 0u~{~ S~. f IT 0/11 ( r'i 1 1'~ 0 (~{ ~ ~f. ~ f elf Qyll--rl I -')1;, 6U tE IF --I{2 '{(f;. ) / 16-'0(; t~'M 6o:lL'\)oN U ;.11;;- .. ~t2-A H G~176("l t> - 2~.~€. ~o vtl1 (e. LLj VLvt b~Ne ~~o~ '" t tf 56v'bAllU ~r: ASII- OR tJK ~ 1 t1 6-v~Vti ~, o:s.(! ~, (tu-vl. cy<- q ?5d?:) :;- T' s-~ ~T Ik A U tJ~7~ O-?S - D ~ J i}-l.:f"=- 0 b jO- 2~,.; fo ~if-':'i J\ftr concel"'ned about tlie,~~nima.l.$ in Ashland ...,ho ar'e tied up at tpeir' homes ~fore{<€~saive"-per'iGds", They '~.ff-er'l;.GRel illf?SS, .f:.rustr'ation and\bor'.edam. Th&y al$O ~un the risk of strangling to death, getting abused by kids or adults, "getting atta,cked by an.imals, 0" dying of heatstroke. Jackson County allows animals to be tied for their entire lives on short chains. This is not.a life that anyone in Ashland, including pets, should have to, endur'e. Plea~e pass a law to make this kind of animal abuse illegal. Please heavily restrict the tethering of dogs and other animals at their' homes. By also help people. Chained Tore likely to bite I': \ ".~ :i',:,~:",- ~..{.,. 'if, .tJi..,\!!. li!ii;~ often a barking ~~ r dogs are. "" v~ I I A~h b'! 't -{. 7G:0i /t'tz ( C0- ~ t);( ~ . qys" . Y:f~;f~:/{e.fl #s,t~ ~. >1V&1.cL~,> 12<i/i. j\.J<..~""S ~ .~ ...~(~ i, o <rut OFtJ1A['...J /v'U,L'/ O.rl('qlU LA 7 () 11'1 412 ~ ifNfJdl ~MA\1t l/'--"vLPflL PCj.-{u~o ~-')\\l)~~~ <-{ 115. StA_f\"\\OMI\"S> Si- . \J\ ~L--e..Jfl q;J, ~ ~c:.. s{o L\ ~ \ LA 'lJ ;M~ 1St.( f;~, b,.-volc- WA,'-7L 1\-3.\r, r, d 0 ((. q IS ~D r I ( / . ~D\J\cl5)CAt>\ (CN\ ""-. ----I.-~~--- ~;(.-r" t, ~~rba;:a C:6,;:f~!~ns~~::" .F3:,E':~FV:{:.~Ape~a,l, Doci.ifuinrMfs:~:~JIQg.ana CI~,dfi~~!ion'w From: To: Date: Subject: "Cyndi Dion" <cyndid@osfashland.org> "Barbara Christensen" <barbarac@ashland.or.us> 11/6/20063:28:35 PM RE: FW: Appeal Document Mis-Labeling and Clarification Thanks! Cyndi Cyndi Martin Dion Oregon Shakespeare Festival Business Office Manager cyndid@osfashland.org -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Christensen [mailto:barbarac@ashland.or.us] Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 2:57 PM To: Cyndi Dion Cc: Lija Appleberry Subject: Re: FW: Appeal Document Mis-Labeling and Clarification Will make the change. Thank you for helping with clarification on this. Barbara Barbara Christensen City Recorder/Treasurer City of Ashland Ashland OR 97520 (541) 488-5307 PUBLIC RECORDS LAW DISCLOSURE This is a public document. This email is subject to the State Retention Schedule and will be made available to the Public. >>> "Cyndi Dion" <cyndid@osfashland.org> 11/06/06 12:48 PM >>> Dear Barbara; Lija forwarded your response to me. There is still confusion on your part (and with a packet this large, I can understand!) The document in question which should be labeled "Appellants Written Testimony" was e-mailedtoyourofficebymeonOctober16.2006.ltis the complete testimony of our appeal. I have your e-mailed response stating that you confirmed receipt and would include it in the record. Please do so, and label it correctly. Thank you, Cyndi Dion -----Original Message----- Cyndi Martin Dion From: Lija Appleberry [mailto:lija@mind.net] . ,o'=:::@:..::' ,': ~,. :::::..E~~i:~:I~ C't p/ Y 0.' AShland annmg CXhib't CXhibit#~_~ PA#~~ Datdr o~ s- ~ taf'-~ rbClra ChristeDl)~n-RE:FW:Aee~al DocLJmentrvlis~Labelin and Clarification Pa e21 Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 11 :48 AM To: Cyndi Dion Subject: FW: Appeal Document Mis-Labeling and Clarification -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Christensen [mailto:barbarac@ashland.or.us] Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 9:32 AM To: John Morrison; davidchapman@ashlandhome.net; ahardesty88@charter.net; cate@mind.net; Iija@mind.net; katejackson@opendoor.com; alex@standingstonebrewing.com; Russ Silbiger Cc: Bill Molnar; Mike Franell; Maria Harris; Susan Yates; Cyndi (Home); kindlerstout@yahoo.com; nevadalid@yahoo.com Subject: Re: Appeal Document Mis-Labeling and Clarification Lija, I would be happy to change the labeling of the submittted document on the website to the actual title on the document. It was confusing as it was delivered to staff by Mr. Bullock and the document does not clearly state who it came from. As to the reference regarding Mr. Hearn. On his speaker form he indicated that he was representing the "co-appellant" and "applicant:Sage Dev., LLC." I will make the change to minutes to reflect the additional "and applicant: Sage Dev., LLC." In regards to submitting anything additonal to the November 7 packet, my office does not add anything into the packets...the document that you are speaking of was handed out at the October 17th meeting along with other exhibits and will be avaible to the council for the continued hearing on November 7. The council has access to all this information. I will make sure that the November 7 electronic packet on the city website has all the submitted documents from the October 17 meeting. Barbara Christensen City RecorderlTreasurer City of Ashland Ashland OR 97520 (541) 488-5307 PUBLIC RECORDS LAW DISCLOSURE This is a public document. This email is subject to the State Retention Schedule and will be made available to the Public. >>> "Lija Appleberry" <Iija@mind.net> 11/05/065:26 PM >>> We ask that this submission be included in the documents for the hearing, [B~i~~ra, C!1riste,b~~I5~g::FW:" ~l?pe~[Qg,c~!!lent M.i~~.Labelirig.and CJ~~ification~:~ copied, and submitted to Council before Tuesday, November 7,2006: .=:",n. '.'T____ """'0>." - W'::= ,,=. .. ...... Pa e'3].,.. . , .... ~"..'~ ,....9 ,,'u, ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear Ms. Christensen; Council, Mayor; It has come to the appellants attention that the labeling of the appeal . document submitted for the record by Cyndi Dion on behalf of all five appellants, (October 16, 2006), and included in the October 17, 2006 packet for Planning Action: 2006-00078 has been mis-labeled. The document should not be labeled "Art Bullock's Written Testimony", but should be labeled "Appellants Written Testimony". Although our testimony represents the entire scope of our appeal it is surprisingly not included in the packet for the November 7,2006 continued hearing! This omission and mis-labeling must be corrected immediately. Furthermore, we want to make the council aware that Mr. Hearn's Power Point presentation given as oral testimony on October 17, 2006 was strictly from the applicant, and did not necessarily represent the views of all appellants. We feel that crucial points made within our original document were omitted in the Power Point presentation. This was actually caught by two councilors during the hearing. The Power Point presentation that was given by Mr. Hearn and Ms. Aguirre during their "applicant" testimony stated that all appellants had agreed to the presentation. This is not the case. The Power Point presentation was not, at any time, agreed upon by all appellants. It was put together solely by the applicant. Prior to the October 17, 2006 hearing, each appellant agreed to speak to their specific issues during the oral testimony period. We were all surprised when Mr. Hearn spoke on behalf of the other appellants during the applicant presentation. For this reason, we felt the need to disclaim Mr. Hearn's representation during our oral testimony on October 17, 2006. We are extremely concerned that this may be misleading to the council, x, ..' '..<", _ _'~_'.o ,_.hm'.,: "". '.Yo _ __ _________._____;<_:->>>>; ..' ___,_____o__V;'.,- .., _,_ __,__ , stensen - RE: FW: A.eal[)oS~l:lment ~is-LC!~~lirl9 arl.9 G.Ii3riJication . .......~~.9i4 and give a false impression of our points in this appeal. You must install the "Appellants Written Testimony" (October 16, 2006) (re-named) to the packet for the November 7, 2006 hearing, to correct the errors. (We have attached another copy of this document.) This will keep all involved focused on the appeal points. Respectfully, Lija Appleberry Cyndi Dion Art Bullock Kindler Stout ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We request the record be held open for 7 days following the hearing. Thank you. cc: "Lija Appleberry" <Iija@mind.net>