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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-0115 Documents Submitted at Meeting January 15, 2008 Page 1 Mayor John Morrison State of the City of Ashland January 2008 Good Evening. It is my pleasure again to report to the citizens of Ashland on the state of the City. It has been a privilege for me to serve as your Mayor for another year Before I begin, I want to thank my colleagues on the City Council for their hard work and dedication. As many of you know, this has been a challenging year to be a member of the Ashland City Council. We have had difficult moments, and we have had to tackle them. As we move into the New Year, I want the Council and community to know that we are a stronger Council because we have taken responsibility for our own weaknesses as a working group. January 15, 2008 Page 2 And, while we may disagree on some issues, we are united in our dedication to the city we serve. Many of you know that when I ran for Mayor, I clearly stated that I planned to serve only one term. It was my position that completion of a term as Mayor would extend my service to the community, as a commissioner, as a councilor, and as Mayor, to more than a decade and that's enough for anyone person to give to his community. I have not changed my position. This then, is my last State of the City address, so I want to talk about the legacy that this Mayor and Council are creating for Ashland. I'll begin by speaking about the two City accomplishments from 2007 that will have lasting benefits within the community. 2 January 15, 2008 Page 3 The first is the library. One year ago, I said that an Ashland without a public library was unimaginable and unacceptable. The City Council agreed and so did the community. After considerable study of our options, we placed a tax measure on the ballot that would allow Ashland to restore library service. I am proud that in September 2007, the citizens of Ashland overwhelmingly passed the two-year library local option levy. Ashland was willing to pay what was required, knowing that the library is at the center of a community committed to a knowledgeable and active citizenry, to public involvement, and to a vibrant culture climate. Thank you City Council, and thank you Ashland. But our work to preserve our library is not done. We now have a citizen task force working to bring us recommendations on how Ashland can ensure an excellent and reliable library system well into the future. I look forward in the coming year to working with these 3 January 15,2008 Page 4 citizens, with Jackson County, and with our other government partners in the Rogue Valley, to achieve a lasting resolution of our library crisis. The second major accomplishment in 2007 was the long-anticipated transition to community-oriented policing within our police department. Police Chief Terry Holderness took the reigns of the department in April 2007 bringing with him a recognized expertise in community policing. During his short tenure in Ashland the department has made great strides. Ashland citizens have already noticed the difference. The department successfully tackled the serious problem of drug sales in our downtown area. We will soon have a permanent presence on the plaza with a police substation providing higher visibility, quicker response and better service to all. Our officers have received nationally recognized training in problem solving, and our department is putting on a "leadership academy" 4 January 15, 2008 Page 5 for Police Officers that many of the other departments in the Rogue Valley will participate in. This Council and community have much to be proud of in what Chief Holderness and the Police Department staff accomplished in 2007. The move to community policing will continue in 2008, with the launch of the "Area Commander" program. Under this program, our police department will work directly with the neighborhoods of Ashland, and citizens at the neighborhood level will have a key role in identifying and addressing the public safety issues of greatest importance to them. These are only two of the many things the City worked on in 2007. We also adopted a Public Arts Master Plan, adopted strong ethics provisions, worked on issues related to Mount Ashland, and handled transitions in senior staff. It was with great pleasure that I was able to appoint, with the concurrence of the Council, two key department heads by hiring from within our current staff. Bill Molnar became 5 January 15, 2008 Page 6 Community Development Director, and Richard Appicello was appointed City Attorney. As we move into 2008, this Council will work to strengthen our legacy as leaders working for a better Ashland. Last July, we set ambitious goals for 2008, which I believe have four key themes. Those themes are: (1) Economic diversification; (2) Transportation; (3) Sustainability; and (4) Organizational Health. Before I talk about these themes, I want to repeat that I believe the City's first order of business is to build a new vision of the future of Ashland. Many of the things we treasure about Ashland are the fulfillment of the vision of past leaders. We owe much to their foresight, yet, a lot has changed since those leaders worked for our community. We've grown, become more diverse, and, as a 6 January 15, 2008 Page 7 community, gotten older. Our needs have changed with the times. And the need for a refreshed vision is clear. When the Council set goals last July, we put the need for a vibrant new vision for Ashland near the top of our work plan. I believe we must come together as a community and chart a collective course for Ashland. A course grounded both in reality - the internal and external data and trends that will shape us - and in our dreams - our values and expectations. From that vision, we will develop specific strategies and actions to achieve our desired future. That vision, those strategies, and actions, must be formulated and shared by the many, not the few. We will start this work in 2008, and it will take the efforts and input of the people and organizations of Ashland to make it possible. Building a new shared vision and action plan is our most pressing project. But the City will begin to address several other key 7 January 15,2008 Page 8 projects, related to the economy, transportation, sustainability, or organization health in 2008. The first major theme is Economic Diversity Ashland, in the past, has taken many vital steps to guarantee its economic future. From supporting a fledgling Oregon Shakespeare festival to taking a risk and installing a high speed fiber optic network, the City of Ashland has historically planned to expand business, which in turn, supports families. This City Council believes it's time to again take a significant strategic step forward to ensure a diverse, resilient economy well into Ashland's future. We are committed to defining proactive strategies that find and foster sustainable new businesses, capitalize and expand upon businesses and talent already here, support creative enterprises, and provide living wage jobs. We are also committed to an economy that doesn't rely on a single sector - whether tourism, 8 January 15,2008 Page 9 technology, or natural resources - because we must reduce vulnerability to a downturn in a single sector. But we need, as a community, to better define, and then attract, the kinds of businesses we want to see grow in our community. We must then help these businesses - with the jobs they bring and the families they support -- succeed. Ashland is already home to many businesses committed to family-wage jobs and environmental sustainability, and of course nurturing our existing businesses is key to any strategy. Last, we will continue to address the costs of living here, including the cost of housing. The City needs the help of citizens and the business community alike in defining the economy we want and in creating strategies to achieve that future. We ask for your help, both in designing and implementing our efforts. We have two specific projects underway that will help our economy. With a grant from the State of Oregon, we are developing a plan for 9 January 15,2008 Page 10 redevelopment of the Croman Mill property in 2008. The 65-acre property is vital for development of industries that fit with our community's culture and take advantage of our talented workforce. The 20 acre "railroad property" in the center of town will be cleaned up and redeveloped sometime soon. This critical piece of property is literally at the core of our town, and we'll need everyone's help to define a vision for this key site. The Second major theme is Transportation Ashland faces several critical issues related to transportation. Weare committed as a community to ensuring that walking, biking, and riding the bus are real alternatives to driving a car. Ashland depends on Rogue Valley Transportation District for public transit, and we all know RVTD has its troubles. I call on the City Council, the citizens of Ashland, and our regional partners to aid R VTD in its mission to provide transit service to the homes and businesses of Ashland and the region. We need to work with RVTD, SOU, Medford, the business 10 January 15,2008 Page 11 community, and the other residents of this valley to secure a reliable, stable transit service that provides a real choice as an alternative to the car. Ashland serves as the regional leader in recognizing the need for an expanded, diversified transit network and we must strengthen that leadership. Here at home, Ashland needs to focus on completing our bicycle and pedestrian network. Although this is a great city for walking and cycling, we have key missing links. We need to finish our safe routes to school, including sidewalks on Laurel Street, and we need to finish the central Ashland bikeway. This will take creativity, persistence, and frankly, funding. Finally on this issue, the City can't neglect its streets. The Transportation Financing Task Force identified a two-million dollar per year gap in funding for our transportation system. We must find a funding solution. We are updating our transportation system plan 11 January 15,2008 Page 12 to make sure we know the projects that we'll need to finish for the future and in what priority. As the cost of gasoline reliance continues to rise, we'll find more efficient ways to use our streets than we have in the past. Ashland must prepare for that as well. My Third theme is Sustainability. I said last year that sustainability means meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising future generations. The citizens of Ashland have time and again demonstrated their commitment to environmental sustainability. We will continue our work in conserving and reusing water. We'll continue to work to reduce petroleum consumption, by and within the city. We hope to finish a new solar energy project now under construction. This Council also set a goal to increase our conservation efforts. Ashland is already a leader in Oregon in promoting electric and water conservation. We're going to look for ways to improve these programs. In many communities, consumption of electricity is growing at a faster rate 12 January 15, 2008 Page 13 than the population. We don't want that to happen in Ashland. Conservation of our existing energy and water resources - and production of alternative power - is all part of keeping our community sustainable. My fourth and final theme is organizational health. As a community we depend on the City of Ashland to provide essential public services, from delivery of electricity, transportation, water and sewer, to public safety, to parks and open space. This Council has set several goals that focus on how our municipal government can ensure continued excellence and efficiency in providing public services. We are evaluating our existing facilities and city-owned lands. We will ask ourselves, is this facility in the right location? Does it work? Is it efficient? We will evaluate city land and determine if it is needed and if not, what should be done with it. We may discover that we can share equipment and space 13 January 15, 2008 Page 14 with other governments. We want to plan for our facilities so we are not faced with a crisis or with wasted resources. High quality services require hiring and retaining the highest quality employees. This Council has a goal of sustaining and renewing our work force. We need to make sure we're paying a fair wage that makes it possible for people to choose public service. We must mentor our younger employees to step into leadership roles as our long term employees retire. We need to create on the job training opportunities and apprenticeships which allow for the transition of duties. Last but not least, Council set a goal of ensuring long-range financial stability . We know we may face potentially difficult choices. We may need to reduce some services. We will need to discuss the best use of existing taxes. We will have to review our current city fee structure including; the food and beverage tax which 14 January 15,2008 Page 15 expires soon and sewer rates. We will need the full support and participation of the citizens as we tackle these challenges. No doubt there will be many other issues that will surface in the coming months and we will tackle them. But I believe this Council will best be remembered not for its difficulties, but for its determination to seek better ways to get things done. For working effectively to strengthen and reaffirm Ashland's position as a unique and leading community in our region state, and nation. I believe our commitment to livability, to diversity, to economic health, to car- free mobility, to sustainability, and to the highest quality local government will be our legacy. In closing, let me say I look forward to 2008 and to the future of our City beyond that. And I look forward to working with the Council, with City staff, and with the citizens of Ashland in the coming year. Thank you. 15 Memo TO: FROM: DATE: RE: Ashland City Council Mark Bartholomew, attorney for North Mountain Land Company January 15,2008 North Mountain Land Company I. SDC Credit Overview System Development Charge Credits (SDC credits) are given when a project has met certain requirements discussed below. The credits are used when permits are pulled, and the permit fees are discounted by the SDC credit amount. SDC credits are not out of pocket cash paid by the City. Oregon law requires the City to provide credit for "qualified public improvements." ORS 223.304(4). A qualified public improvement is a capital improvement required as a condition of development approval, identified on the City's list of capital improvements and is either not located on or contiguous to the property subject to the development, or located in whole or in part on contiguous property, that is built larger than is necessary for the particular development. Id. The planning commission's approval required street improvements not abutting the subject property, as well as improvements abutting the subject property, in the form of widening the street to 24,' beyond the normal 22.' The cost to perform the offsite improvements is detailed on the attached pages from Bill's Backhoe. Mr. Reagan, owner of Bill's Backhoe, will testify that the costs listed are only for those areas not abutting the subiect property, or for the extra two feet beyond the normal 22' for the improvements abutting the subject property. Thus, those improvements are "qualified public improvements" eligible for credit under ORS 223.304. The Ashland Municipal Code mirrors the ORS. "A credit shall be given for the cost of a qualified public improvement associated with a development" AMC 4.20.090(B). If a qualified public improvement is located partially on and partially offthe subject property, credit shall be given only for the cost of the portion of the improvement not attributable wholly to the development (extra 2'). Id. The credit provided for shall be only for the public improvement charge charged for the tyPe of improvement being constructed and shall not exceed the public improvement charge. Id. II. Eligibility of Work Performed by North Mountain Land Company Pursuant to the attached planning commission approval, North Mountain Land Company performed the work itemized by Mr. Reagan. Those improvements are eligible for SDC credits, as they are listed among the City's capital improvement projects, attached hereto, and they are either entirely offsite, or beyond the normal requirements. Those improvements total $217,686.25, which is the proper amount of credits. That price does not include any abutting improvements beyond the additional 2' required to be built beyond the normal width. III. Response to Staff Report and Mr. Smeenk's Calculations The staff report concluded that North Mountain is eligible for credits in the amount of $63,075. This determination is made in part by three interpretations that we believe are incorrect: A. Additional Two Feet Mr. Smeenk's calculations were partly derived from a possible misunderstanding that the numbers presented to him prior to the appeal did not take into account the cost of the marginal 2' beyond the normal requirements. Thus, he multiplied part of the cost by 2/24, basically applying credit to only 2' of 24.' We agree that this would be correct, because this portion of the improvements abuts the subject property, but the cost as presented today includes an adjustment for the marginal cost of the 2,' and not cost of the entire road width. As such, the cost of the 2' should stand, and not be multiplied by 2/24, because that cost already reflects 2/24 of the total cost. B. Items not Receiving Credit Various items did not receive any credit. For example, there was no credit applied for wheel chair ramps. Wheel chair ramps are an important component of any street. Much of the improvements not receiving credit are entirely offsite. All of the costs itemized by Mr. Reagan were required for the improvements. C. 65 % Multiplier After Mr. Smeenk determined the creditable items and applied the 2/24 multiplier to the project, he then multiplied that number by .65. We believe that multiplying costs by .65 is not supported by code. A review of the capital improvements list, titled "SDC Eligible Transportation Improvements" shows item 3, Bear Creek to N Mountain. There are four categories on the chart. The first category is revised estimated cost. This appears to be the estimated cost of the improvements, which totals $422,400. The second column is "rebate eligible." That number is $239,923. The third column states "capacity %." The corresponding figure is 65%. Finally, the SDC portion of the total cost is $274,560. A review of the Ashland ordinance helps explain what these numbers mean. The first figure---estimated cost-is apparent in its meaning. The last column-SDC portion-is the amount of SDCs (not SDC credits, but charges) that the city can use to fund the improvement. The City can collect SDCs to fund up to $274,560 of the estimated cost of $422,400. This is significant because City staff has stated that it cannot give more credit than it can collect with SDCs. Because our requested reimbursement is $217,686.25, that figure is well below the amount of $274,560 that the City can collect. The 65% is only the percentage of the estimated improvement cost that the City can fund through SDCs (see staff report of 12/3/07, p. 2, 3rd paragraph). Nothing in the code or TSP indicates that it should also be applied to discount the credits due. The .65 multiplier has been misapplied in this case. As previously stated, "A credit shall be given for the cost of a qualified public improvement associated with a development" AMC 4.20.090(B). The code gives a credit for the cost of the qualified public improvement, not the cost less some percentage. The only limitation on SDC credits is when the cost of the qualified public improvement exceeds the amount that the City can charge in SDCs--credit "shall not exceed the public improvement charge even if the cost of the capital improvement exceeds the applicable public improvement charge." AMC 4.20.090(B). Again, the cost of the qualified public improvement (capital improvement) does not exceed the public improvement charge, which is the amount of SDCs that the City can use to fund the capital improvement. IV. Conclusion North Mountain Land Company respectfully requests Ashland City Council to award SDC credits in the amount of $217,686.25. That figure is limited onl y to qualified public improvements (offsite or beyond normal requirements). It is below the amount that the City can collect to fund those improvements, which is $274,560. All the costs itemized were necessary in the construction of the improvements. The 65% figure represents only the amount of the total estimated cost of the public improvement that the City can fund with SDCs. It is not intended to further reduce the amount of credit, as demonstrated by AMC 4.20.090(B). ft Citv of Ashland Transportation Svstems Develooment Charr:e 1-5 Beach Street - at Siskiyou Upgrade $92,00 1-5 Tolman Cr Rd - Siskiyou to UPRR Capacity $620,40 ~ 6-10 Nevada - Bear Creek to N Mountain Capacity $422,40 6-10 Bear Creek Bridge @ Nevada Capacity $2,500,00 6-10 N Mountain - Hersey to Nepenthe (Y> street) Capacity $314,16 6-10 Tolman Cr - Siskiyou Blvd Approaches Capacity $184,00 45% 6-10 Clay St - Siskiyou to Ashland Upgrade $660,000 35% 6-10 E Main - City Limits to Normal (west) Capacity $184,800 25% 11-20 N Main - Hwy 99 to Fox Upgrade $66,00 15% 11-20 Ashland Mine Rd Upgrade $330,00 15% 11-20 E Hersey - Ann to Mountain (Y> Street) Upgrade $142,56 15% 11-20 4th St Extension to Hersey Capacity $106,250 100% 11-20 N Mountain - Nepenthe to Nevada Capacity $286,44 65% 11-20 Tolman Cr - Green Meadows to Black Oak Upgrade $528,000 15% 11-20 Tolman Cr - Black Oak to Siskiyou Upgrade $158,400 15% 11-20 E Main - Normal Ave to City limits (east) Upgrade $3,976,80 15% 11-20 E Main - at Tolman Creek Rd Upgrade $272,00 15'10 Crowson Rd - Siskiyou to Green Springs Hwy Upgrade $1,000,00 30% Nonmal Avenue Extension to E Main Capacity $607,200 75% Clay St - Ashland to E Main Upgrade $737,500 15% Tolman Cr Rd - Ashland St to E Main Capacity $424,20 65% Mistletoe - Siskiyou to Tolman Creek Upgrade $1,201,25 75% Dead Indian - Green Springs Hwy Approach Upgrade $92,00 INTERSECTIONS see ELIGIBLE TRANSPORTATION I 11-20 UPRR CROSSINGS (4) 15% 11-20 TRANSIT (Local, capital costs) 25% 11-20 SIDEWALKS 25% 11-20 BICYCLE FACILITIES 25% LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS August 1, 1999 Cost per ELNDT = $93 January 1, 2000 Cost per ELNDT = $154 July 1,2000 Cost per ELNDT = $214 City of Ashland - Department of Communi!)' Development 4 gates in fences and man-door on garages, landscaping, entrance walks, porch stoops, residential lighting, windows in second story facades and garages that support a general appearance of front yards. The design toward Nevada Street shall be consistent with Architectural Elevation provided by the applicant at the March 11, 2003 Public Hearing. 27) That pedestrian-scaled street lighting installed along North Mountain, East Nevada, Greenway Drive and all neighborhood streets shall comply with the standards of Ashland's Electric Utility and approved by the Staff Advisor. In general, the City of Ashland's Commercial light standard (i.e. Sternburg) shall be installed in the NM-C area, while the City of Ashland's residential light standard (with downward illumination) shall be installed along residential streets. 28) That the final engineering submitted prior to signature of the final survey plat for all streets and alleys shall be consistent with City standards addressing distance between driveways, as well as driveway distance from proposed street intersections. Specifically, with units 66-78. In addition, a shared driveway approach (12' in width) is required to serve units 48 & 50 and units 57 & 59. 29) That the applicant shall be responsible for the improvement ofE. Nevada Street from the intersection with Greenway Drive east to the intersection with North Mountain Avenue. Such improvement shall include a minimum 24' paved width, curb and gutter on both sides of the street. A parkrow and sidewalk on the south side of the street from the intersection with Greenway Drive east to end of the applicant's property shall also be constructed. No sidewalk improvements shall be required at this time for the right-of-way abutting tax lots 500 and 600 (White and Marr properties). The applicant shall be eligible for SDC credits for improvement costs beyond those improvements shown on the layout plan for the subdivision. Specifically, the a Ii cant shall be eligible for SDC credits for asphalt widening from 22' to 24' and curb and gutter on the north side ofE. Nevada for the ontage ofthe a licant's ro erty and tax lot 401 (Cis 0). Further the a IC a e e 19I e or SDC credits for the street im rovements abutting tax lots 500 and 600. Street impT~elliPlans and :SU credits ~hall be reviewed and InCluded as art of Final Plan review. All streets shall be constructed and surfaced prior to the issuance of a building permit. _ ~ 30) That the written authorization from the Oregon Division of State Lands, and any other applicable Federal or State permitting agency, be provided for alteration of the delineated wetland prior to Final Plat approval or proceeding with the constructions of subdivision improvements. If off-site mitigation is approved, mitigation measures shall be located and carried out in the floodplain and should be associated with the water quality facility. In addition, the design of the water quality facility shall blend together with the natural area and habitat associated with the floodplain. A final design for the mitigation plan, including grading and wetland Planting Plan, shall be provided prior to signature of the Final Survey Plat. 31) The following Solar Access standards shall be applied to the project: A. Sin!!le Familv Homes (Tvne Fl. - All homes (Type F) with public right-of- way to the north shall be subject to Solar Standard "A". All other homes (Type F) that are to be constructed on east/west oriented lots and that do not have a right-of-way to the north shall be permitted to have their shadow encroach four feet up (measured 4- Billls Back-Hoe Service Inc. 1568 Pacific Lane - Phoenix, Oregon 97535 Telephone (541) 773-3995 BILL REAGAN - Owner CCB# 21657 Meadowbrook Park II at North Mountain Reimbursement Costs March 16, 2006 Item East Nevada Street - Sta 38+70 to 43+85 Units Qty Unit Price Total Price (Portion That Does Not Border N Mtn Land Development Co. Property) 1 Excavation (Roadway) CY 1420 $6.50 $9,230.00 2 Asphalt Concrete, Class "C" Tons 387 $63.00 $24,381.00 3 Base, 3/4"-0" Minus Crushed Rock CY 1220 $25.00 $30,500.00 4 Geotextile Fabric, Non-Woven SY 1826 $1.00 $1,826.00 5 18' Driveway Apron EA 2 $800.00 $1,600.00 6 26' Commercial Driveway Apron EA 1 $1,400.00 $1,400.00 7 Curb & Gutter LF 1226 $7.25 $8,888.50 8 Sidewalk SF 295 $4.25 $1,253.75 9 Wheel Chair Ramps EA 2 $675.00 $1,350.00 10 Sawcut Existing Asphalt LF 60 $4.00 $240.00 11 Remove Existing Asphalt Tons 492 $5.00 $2,460.00 12 Irrigation Diversion Structure EA 1 $1,800.00 $1,800.00 13 Connect to Existing Irrigation Structure EA 1 $800.00 $800.00 14 Remove Existing Irrigation Structure EA 1 $300.00 $300.00 15 4" Clean-Out EA 1 $80.00 $80.00 16 4" PVC Irrigation Pipe LF 148 $10.00 $1,480.00 17 4" 0.1. Irrigation Pipe LF 40 $15.00 $600.00 18 Connect to Existing Water EA 1 $400.00 $400.00 19 8" 0.1. Water LF 622 $24.00 $14,928.00 20 8" Bends EA 6 $350.00 $2,100.00 21 Remove Existing Fire Hydrant EA 1 $900.00 $900.00 22 Fire Hydrant Assembly EA 1 $1,800.00 $1,800.00 23 SDCI (4A) EA 6 $720.00 $4,320.00 24 SDMH EA 2 $1,500.00 $3,000.00 25 12" Storm Drain LF 712 $15.00 $10,680.00 26 Utility Work Connecting Overhead to Underground a Conduit, Vaults, Sweeps, & Backfill LS 1 $18,055.00 $18,055.00 b Labor LS 1 $3,650.00 $3,650.00 c Equipment LS 1 $7,450.00 $7,450.00 d Rock Excavation LS 1 $2,940.00 $2,940.00 27 Labor, Equipment, & Material to Construct 12" Water Line Along N. Mountain to E. Nevada Intersection. LS $12,848.00 $12,848.00 Sub-Total $171,260.25 Reimbursement Item East Nevada Street - Sta 29+75 to 38+70 Units Qty Unit Price Total Price (Extra 2' Area) 1 Excavation & Haul Away CY 264 $6.50 $1,716.00 2 Asphalt Concrete, Class "C" Tons 50 $63.00 $3,150.00 3 Base, 3/4"-0" Minus Crushed Rock CY 320 $25.00 $8,000.00 4 Base, Shale CY 40 $21.00 $840.00 5 Geotextile Fabric, Non-Woven SY 502 $1.00 $502.00 6 Solid Rock Excavation HR 166 $140.00 $23,240.00 7 Curb & Gutter LF 904 $7.25 $6,554.00 8 Driveway Aprons EA 2 $1,212.00 $2,424.00 Sub-Total $46,426.00 Grand-Total $217,686.25 2 Reimbursement I am providing each member of the Ashland City Council with a copy of material sent to the U.S. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on National Parks, National Forests, and Public Lands, concerning a completed Demonstration Project, for the Forest Service, under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003, located in Ashland Creek, within Lithia Park. It involves a re-stepping of the Cascades of Rainshadow Mountain Streams, such as Ashland Creek, to re-establish Water Tables, Regionally, and, therefore, effectively ending Artificial Drought Cycles. The local Demonstration Project includes i~~ldd~# 320 Cascades #restored, 120 feet of water tables restored. Six members of the House Su~committee have, so far, accepted the material: Congresspersons: Abercrombie, Hawaii; Baca, California; Cole, Oklahoma; Brown,South Carolina; Gallegly, California, and Miller,Californ~~. By following the Demonstration Model, utilizing a standard Backhoe with 3 person team, and totally re-stepping the Cascades of Neil Creek, and upper Ashland Creek, above Reeder Reservoir, Re-establishing the Water Tables, effectively re-constructing over 500 feet of mini-waterfalls, I.E. Cascades, during July, August, September 2008, Completion Date for Project: 30 September 2008, your City Council will have effectively Doubled the local Snow Pack of Mount Ashland, guaranteeing healthy survival of your Snow Pack Based Winter Tourism Industry. You may also utilize the Demonstration Model by allowing it to fulfill Stage One, Demonstration Model, Completed, of the State of Oregon Mandate: that the City of Ashland 1) Lower Water Temperatures, 2) Lower Stream Turbidity, and 3) la~~rBacteria Counts in the Ashland Creek - Bear Creek Reparian Zone. ~.~~;,o~~,'~!jlJ.tw:.,f.l:1~-S,f'."-';C'':''~~". Each mini-Waterfalls, Cascade, effectively kills 10% of all Anaerobic Bacteria, since they cannot survive Super-Oxygenation of the Stream Waters, resulting from air churning at each mini-Waterfalls. The Other Direct Benefit is Saturation of Local Air Cells, nightly descending to Ashland Creek from the Rainshadow Mountain. The Local Air Cells undergo Air- Water Churning at each mini-Waterfalls resulting in Saturation of Local Air Cells, raising localized Dew Points, and, therefore, causing Morning mists to reappear upon surrounding Mountain Slopes. The Restored Morning Mountain Mists reduce most significant Fire Hazards to local Forest Environments. The Net Result is an increase in locally based Cumulus Clouds, with corresponding increases in Winter Snow Pack. That benefits Winter Tourism, regional Ecology, including Old Growth, rare and endangered Species, and the continued prosperity of local Vineyards, and Orchards. The estimated cost for the 3 month Project upon Neil Creek, and upper Ashland Creek, including salaries for the 3 person crew, is $ 50,000. The amount should be successfully billed to the Forest Service as a Hazardous Waste Fuel Reduction Project, Riparian Restoration, under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of ~@@2 2003. Members of the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands 1333 Longworth House Office Building (202) 226-7736 Fax: (202) 226-2301 Mr. Raul M. Grijalva, Arizona, Chairman Mr. Rob Bishop, Utah, Ranking Republican Member Dale E. Kildee, Michigan Neil Abercrombie, Hawaii Donna M. Christensen, Virgin Islands Rush D. Holt, New Jersey Dan Boren, Oklahoma John P. Sarbanes, Maryland ?eter M. DeFazio, Oregon \1aurice D. Hinchey, New York Ron Kind, Wisconsin Lois Capps, California Jay Inslee, Washington \1ark Udall, Colorado Stephanie Herseth, South Dakota rleath Shuler, North Carolina \lick J. Rahall, II, West Virginia (ex officio) John J. Duncan, Jr., Tennessee Chris Cannon, Utah Thomas G. Tancredo, Colorado Jeff Flake, Arizona Rick Renzi, Arizona Stevan Pearce, New Mexico Henry E Brown, Jr., South Carolina Louie Gohmert, Texas Tom Cole, Oklahoma Dean Heller, Nevada Bill Sali, Idaho Doug Lamborn, Colorado Don Young, Alaska (ex offiCio) :tp:1 /resourcescommittee.house. goy/about! - ..0 - . - - . 2/1312007 / VU.UUJ.1.\.'-' '-' VU .J. ,u....U..LuJ. ..L'-,-,JVUL"-",-,.), J. l..UUUl. l.U"-,, \--UUUIUl.l.\,."\,.,, 'lembers t'age 1 ot 1 Members of the Committee on Natural Resources U.S. House of Representatives 110th Congress 1329 Longworth House Office Building (202) 225-6065 Fax: (202) 225-1931 MR. NICK J. RAHALL, II, West Virginia, Chairman MR. DON YOUN~ AlaskaF Ranking Republican Member (Ratio 27-22) Dale E. Kildee, Michigan Jim Saxton New Jersey ~ni F.H. Faleomavaega, American Samoa Elton Galleglfj California John J. DuncanF Jr.F Tennessee Wayne T. Gilchres~ Maryland Ken Calvett California Chris Cannon Utah Thomas G. TancredoF Colorado Jeff FlakeF Arizona Rick Renz~ Arizona Stevan PearceF New Mexico Henry E Brown Jr'F South Carolina Luis G. FortufioF Puerto Rico Cathy McMorris RodgersF Washington Bobby Jindal, Louisiana Louie Gohmett Texas Tom ColeF Oklahoma Rob BishoPF Utah Bill ShusterF Pennsylvania Dean Heller, Nevada Bill SaliF Idaho Doug Lamborn Colorado \leil Abercrombie, Hawaii 3olomon P. Ortiz, Texas =rank Pallone, Jr., New Jersey Donna M. Christensen, Virgin Islands 3race F. Napolitano, California ~ush D. Holt, New Jersey ~aul M. Grijalva, Arizona Yladeleine Z. Bordallo, Guam Jim Costa, California Dan Boren, Oklahoma lohn P. Sarbanes, Maryland Jeorge Miller, California :dward J. Markey, Massachusetts ::>eter A. DeFazio, Oregon VJaurice D. Hinchey, New York ::>atrick J. Kennedy, Rhode Island ~on Kind, Wisconsin :..ois Capps, California Jay Inslee, Washington Ylark Udall, Colorado loe Baca, California -lilda L. Solis, California 3tephanie Herseth, South Dakota -leath Shuler, North Carolina ttp://resourcescommittee.house.gov/aboutl 2/1312007 Congress of the United States House of Re~sentatives Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands 1333 Alice B. Longworth House Office Building Please be aware that a$50 Billion/year Asset Addition to GNP is Presently Lost in your Subcommittee. You need to appropriate a $5 Million/year for 10 years KEY to access this locked away Addition to GNP. Twenty minutes of your time is requested, to read a Technical Science based Proposal for Reparian Resources Restoration on Federal Public Lands under the Management of the Forest Service. The first $50 Billion/year addition to GNP will occur one Calendar Year after the first year of Reparian Resources Restoration. Light Wavelength is measured in Angstroms (one hundred millionth of a centimeter, 2.54cm.=1 inch). Humans see in the 4000-8000 Angstrom region of the Spectrum (VISIBLE LIGHT). Infrared (HEAT) is in the 7500-8500 Angstrom region of the Spectrum. The Lava Beds National Monument and Wilderness Region, ~located in Northern California, is the largeBt Extinct Shield Volcano System in the continental United States. It presents a huge Surface Area of Black Lava Flows and Sun Baked Adobe. 365 days a year, Sunlight (4000-8000 Angstroms) is Absorbed by the Dark Surface Area of the Lava Beds Wilderness, and re-emitted in the 7500-8500 Angstrom region (INFRARED, HEAT), the Daily Equivalent to the entire Daily Energy Usage of the Los Angeles County Region, 10 million Persons plus industries. This Permanent Meteorological Phenomena Causes a Fixed Heat Pump Energy Source that Daily pushes HOT DRY AIR WEATHER CELLS Continuously into the Stratosphere (HOT AIR RISES), where the Weather Cells then drift across the Continent organizing Weather Patterns in the lower Troposphere beneath them. If your Subcommittee, via Legislative Directive to the Forest Service, Restore the Water Table Steps of 15 Rainshadow Mountain Stream Systems, Northwest of the Lava Beds Wilderness Region on the Oregon - California Border Region, using nothing more than Standard Backhoes with over-sized Tires and large Buckets, Reparian Resources Restoration - Act of Congress 2007, Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Act (re: Alice B.), you immediately, at a cost of $5 Million/Year, Restore the Most Powerful Beneficial Weather Formation System, in the Continental United States. Congress of the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Ntional Parks, Forests and Public Lands 1333 alice B. Longworth House Office Building I am enclosing a Modest Proposal for Legislation: Reparian Resources Restoration - Act of Congress - 2007- Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Act, requiring the rebuilding of all Rock Cascade Waterfalls Water Table Steps (formerly known as Water Cascades), most are less than one foot in height, in all Rainshadow Mountain Stream Systems of Southern Oregon and Northern California, specifically the Cascade Siskiyou National Monument, as Prototype, from in situ, Natural Boulders and Rocks, with ZERO concrete, ZERO rebars, i.e., free stone or free masonry style, using standard Backhoes and 3 man teams, 45 persons, total, with 15 working teams, at a cost of $3.5 Million per year, with 60 linear miles of streambed restored per year, to permanently Preserve the Archeological basis of the Restoration, e.g., the Primordial Salmon Culture. Purpose: To Totally Restore Mountain Water Table Steps to All Rainshadow Mountain Stream Syst~ms of Southern Oregon and Northern t:::LIMllvA rING- California, thereby Permanently^the Drought Cysle from the Region, Restoring the Northern Rainforest Effect of the Klamath Siskiyou m~d~ftlf~' 7f7' Rainforest Effect: S't'Y\Ai-L GI(Duf~ of DliV POINT EF~licT CO{1"lu/",v<:, CLofJlJ> o O/{p,. F~RmIA)O- IN IeAtrJ t;HAOoW /fI,;u ()V~ ; 0 N 0.. ~ON ST/(B1!rl>1 $ ~ ....,/;"/'I.. c.. IVTA/rV ""-, ~<J Gi.Jl...f!17 ~ . ~. - ~OtJ ~ o()~ O<Ob ,\C4...1 ; fOvNr~\. '00 "\ ~ LA V A \f'... · . / B~tJ ~ 1 Moooc. . //1 ,,~~ 0 W lLDG.R.NE->S /~~t!;;; // r ~ M~:E C:U^'V~ !lATFA U U KI-if' N~/,J!> / tn.vl'il ~ IN ~,!<>^,'r R- ffY~))v't:l, / SHA~TA 8 c. "~C.K ~ t S'" r;: ~ --~ 5-rR-Arvs':::~c- LA~~E~~ N:~:~:L ctJ)v F()~ E S" r Mountains of the Cascade Range, and Guaranteeing Proper Annual Maintenance of the Sacramento Valley Watershed Source Waters Aquafer. ". Purpose: Rest~ation of Northern M OONI A!i;.JLAND ^ ---- ~ ! ~-rPJt'-OS ff/t11c n~ CLOUO<;' ~ ~ Congress of the United States House of Representatives Greg Walden 2D District, Oregon Dear Congressman, I am enclosing a Modest Proposal for Legislation: Reparian Resources Restoration - Act of Congress 2006 - Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Act, requiring the rebuilding of all Rock Cascade Waterfalls Water Table Steps (formerly known as Water Cascades) ,most are less than one foot in height, in all Mountain Rainshadow# Streams of Southern Oregon and Northern California, from in situ, Naturat Boulders and Rocks, with ZERO concrete, ZERO rebars, i.e. free stone or free masonry style, to permanently Preserve the A~fiArcheological basis of the Restoration, e.g., the Primordial Salmon Culture. Purpose: To Totally Restore Mountain Water Table Steps to all Mountain Streams of Southern Oregon and Notthern California, therebyPermanently Eliminating the Drought Cycle from the Region, restoring the Northern Rainforest Effect of the Klamath Siskiyou Mountains of the Cascade Range, and guaranteeing Proper Annual Maintenance of the Sacramento Valley Watershed Source Waters Aquafer. Purpose: Restoration of Northern Rainforest Effect: ~~ ^ ~.A$:Ht...~'>/Y)A...L G-Roc;,os cF / ,... ~ fo R./"f\/N G- A -r Daw Pt:. {N, \is. R...A/NSHAfJoi", .:;q,. ~ ( U^e h'I'f-{s4/&\,,; GU. VAJ....L.EY<> / c..VIY\UI...US ct..ou.')~ IN frlou,VTAIIV ..--' 'i / ftlEO ICIN IE ~ I-A K6.. 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The Dew Point Effect Cloud Systems begin as low Cumulus Clouds, dependent on local Barometric Pressure, travel East Southeast through the Oregon Gulch region, and Flow Counter-Clockwise around the Lava Beds Wilderness Heat Pump as they Ascend into the Stratosphere as Exterior Moist Air Coatings around the Daily Upward Pulsations of Hot Dry Air Cells, ACTUALLY CAUSING the Counter-Clock-wise Rotation of the Rising Hot Dry Air Cells (that would otherwise turn Clockwise, producing desicating Upper Level Highs), MAKING THE SYSTEM INTO A CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF UPPER LEVEL LOWS, NASCENT OVER THE LAVA BEDS WILDERNESS, GROWING TO MULTI STATE SIZE AS THEY LEAVE THE REGION. The first destination of the rising Cumulus Clouds is over the Klamath Mountains of Northern California as an ANOMALOUS Westward Flow of Thin Stratospheric Haze, moving Again Clockwise over the Klamath - Siskiyou Mountains of the Cascade Range of Northern California - Southern Oregon, PRODUCING THE RESTORED NORTHERN RAINFOREST EFFECT, THE BPRIME SOURCE FOR RAPID CONIFER GROWTHCYCLES IN THE REGION. It must be annually d~d~#~~#fttl~maintained by the Forest Service (NOT DONE IN 90 YEARS), as the indigenous Salmon Culture Peoples, who used to annually maintain the water step cascades of the discussed Rainshadow Mountain Stream Systems, have not been present in 150 years to perform the needed maintenance. The Demonstration Project that I began in 2003 and completed in 2004, with maintenance in 2005 and 2006. re-established the Counter- Clockwise Rotation of the Hot Dry Air Upward Pulsations Weather Pattern Formation over the Lava Beds Wilderness: one mile of Rainshadow Mountain Stream System near Mount Ashland, 320 Cascades Restored, 150 verticle feet of Mountain water Tables Restored, 25 tons of boulders repositioned. My Working Model Predicted that a minor Reparian Resources Restoration, continuously maintained, sourced in a Critical Rainshadow Mountain Stream System, Ashland Creek, fed by the cold Snow-melt Waters from Mount Ashland, second hig)st peak in the Region, after Mount Shasta, ~e would End ~ Regional Drought Syndrome, that had endured for over a ~~~a~ Decade, culminating in a 200 Thousand Acre Forest Fire (Ashland Ranger District, U.S.Forest Service), ~by causing a return to Counter-Clockwise Rotation of the Permanent Meteorological Phenomena, the Hot Dry Air Pulsations into the Stratosphere, over the Lava Beds Wilderness, the Spiritual Center of the Ancient Salmon Culture, which is exactly what has occurred. That is why Oregon is called Oregon, "Father of Clouds". The Founding Fathers of the United States wore white Whigs until Circa 1835, to Symbolize that they received their Inspiration from the Clouds, Le Ords, including Le Ord beyond other Ords, and hence wrote Divinely Inspired instructions for the rest of the Population, Ords, Laws. The last time this Source Region for the MNorthern Rainforest Effect, the Critical Rainshadow Mountain Stream Systems of the Cascade - Siskiyou National Monument was LOGGED OFF (Re: Ashland Ranger ~District, U.S. Forest Service Report, 2004, 350 Pages, Recomendation of Canopy Reduction (aOG IT OFF) of the Rainshadow Mountain Streams Systems to Prevent Forest Fires), CIRCA 1915, the Dust Bowl followed in two Decades, as the Lava Beds Wilderness Weather Formation System began to spin Clockwise do to Lack of an Exterior Coating of Moist Clouds. You must NEVER use Concrete to cement the boulders and rocks together, as the Purpose of the Restoration is to produce air churning all the way to the base of the stream with each mini-water table step cascade, causing local air saturation, raising localized EDew Points. Page 2 Reparian Restoration of the Rock Cascade Waterfalls Water Table Steps of the Rainshadow Mountain Streams System results in production of almos~ daily Morning Dewpoint Effect Clouds causing Morning Mists to reappear upon Mountain Slopes. The continuous Cumulus Cloud Formations arising from the Geological Templates of the Rainshadow Valleys feed through the Oregon Gulch Region into the Lava Beds National Monument and Wilderness Region, the massive natural Heat Pump of the Northern RainforE~T Effect System. The Core Air within the Heat Pump Region will always be Driven Upward by Solar Radiation Absorption by the Black Lava and Sun-Baked Adobe in the 4000 - 8000 Angstrom Region (LIGHT, Visible) 7500-8500 and re-emitted in the H~~~ - ~i~~ Angstrom Rgion of the Spectrum (Heat). The Moist Cloud Coating is absolutely Necessary on the Outside of the Sky Bowl to ~ive the Sky Bowl a Counter-Clockwise Rotation, Pumping Cumulus Clouds into the Stratosphere above the Klamath Mountains resulting in the Cooling Northern Rainforest Effect of a Stratospheric Haze. Every few days, the Upper Level Low (Sky Bowl) breaks loose from the Permanent Potter's Wheel and Drifts across the Continent of North America as an Upper Level Low (the Center is filled with Hot Dry Air Causing the Air Mass to Rise, but it is Spinning Counter- Clockwise because of the Outside Cloud Coating coming from the Rainshadow Mountain Stream System). ~A5HJ-AN () m-t A:;-/fJ./lNO ~ ~ G LAvA Sr:; [) S f,.J ILOE,eIlJE,>S -_.~ cAl-lF Ol<.~~'-~ HEAT ~I kJATE fZ f .... /;.1) P 0 /f\ P./)',., TJ} ~ A;1,4 \ ~ /.'.'./~>;/)). WV ~I I ~ /" .' /i I / / " IY\ '/ .. ; 'f I '. .// I, V /Ck 5/1/46/A ./ _.../""''''' Porn P fY'of)oc. P.LAr-[Av = mf"Orc#C t-AK€. 1\ STI<A'To<,; fHE!!.1 C CLoIJD5 c UfY\1Il-v5 (../"'0 () D S 1-AS5ErJ 1VlfT16tJAL roR E ~T A Two Paragraph Addition to one of your Funding Acts (such as the Refunding of the Forest service for the $1.5 Billion spent putting out Fires in 2006), would be sufficient to state the Act of Congress, RRR, TRMA 2007, Fund it: $5 Million/year, 10 years, and state Explicit Mandated earmarked Intent: 15 Rainshadow Mountain Stream Systems, Location: Southern Oregon - Northern California, Cascade Siskiyou naftier: National Monument, Taskforce: 15 purchased Standard Backhoes with Oversized Tires and large Buckets, 3 man Crews, one Pickup Truck per Crew, purchased, 45 person total, Work Window: 1 July - 31 October, full time, at pay rate of $55 Thousand/year, Work Output expected to average 265 linear streambed feet of Rainshadow Mountain stream ~Syste~ Water Table Steps (formerly known as Cascades), averaging one Cascade Restored per 20 linear streambed feet,including the removal of All Log Materials that might float down the streams at high water if not removed, per backhoe Crew per workday. (That is 80 steps from your office down the hallway per workday, the typical stream being the width of your hallway or less). The 15 backhoe Crews of 3 men each, 45 person total, will have completed 60 MILES of Rainshadow Mountain Stream Systems by 31 October 2007 after 4 months of effort beginning 1 July 2007, at a COST of $~#~ $3.5 million, including the Cost of the Purchase of the Backhoes. In five years, the same number of backhoe Crews, 15, working the same 4 month work window each year, July, August, September, October, 45 men total, will have completed 240 MILES of Rainshadow Mountain Stream System Wati~# Water Step Mountain Stream Cascades. The Northern Rain~~aforest Effect along with the weekly Production of Upper Level Lows Sourced over the Lava Beds Wilderness, will be PERMANENTLY RESTORED, providing a steady supply of Rains to the Nation's Forests, crop Lands, Range Lands, along with Winter Snow pack. The Net Cost (before Hog Trough Bureaucratic Intrusions) will be $17.5 Million over a five year period ($3.5 Million/year). The suggested concurrent establishment of a Forest Service Funded Research Grade Building located at Southern Oregon University, Center for Stratospheric Studies of the Cascade Mountains Watershed, staffed by the best minds your Subcommittee and the Forest Service can find, to study the Permanent Meteorolggical Phenomena as it Strengthens and Endures with Each Additional Mile of Rainshadow Mountain Stream System Water Table Step Cascades Restored, is intended that your House Subcommittee and the Forest Service Never Again Forget where the Phenomena is Sourced, Why, and what happens if you turn off the System again, as happened in the era ending circa 1915, when the Critical Rainshadow Mountain Stream Systems were Logged Off, resulting in the Clockwise Rotation of the Hot Dry Air Nascent Weather Cells Sourced over the Lava Beds Wilderness (what hot dry air cells do when Lacking an Exterior ao Coating of Moist Air Cells, and being the likely Source of the Dust Bowl two decades later'. When the Jet Stream passes over the Lava Beds Wilderness, the masse~ of Hot Dry Air continuously Ascend, enter the Transport Mechanism, and are carried wherever the Jet Stream Journeys. As the Hot Dry Air masses are slowly spinning Counter-Clockwise, due to the introduction of a Moist Air Coating upon the exterior surface of the Hot Dry Ascending Air masses, they are called Upper Level Lows. They then organize Weather Patterns beneath the Jet Stream into vast~ multi-State Weather Systems producing large quantities of Precipitation. Chemists at SOU engaged in research at the Proposed Center for Stratospheric Studies, would be working on Fluid Dynamics, Condensation Reaction Theory, Heat Pump Driven Systems Analysis, Phase Changes, and the Chemical Basis of Meteorology. When studying monsoonal weather patterns over New Mexico and Arizona caused by ~~O~Upper Level Lows originating in the Lava Beds Wilderness, they might take time from their basrec research, to send suggestive Directives to the Departments of Agriculture and Interior, to send their backhoes into the dry Arroyos to rebuild the ancient Water Table Steps to Effect Permanent Changes in Regional weather Patterns by rock layer storage of Precipitation, to cause reappearance of Dew Point Effect Cloud Patterns. There are two basic designs of Reservoir Storage. One type uses massive amounts of concrete and rebars, and results in a presentation of a large surface area of exposed Water Table. The water stored is low in oxygen and incapable of sustaining large populations of fish species. Chemicals are used to kill simple plant life which would rot to cause putrescent water. The second type of Reservoir System stores the same amount of water, via Water Table Step Method, that allows sustained Flora and Fauna, since the mini-waterfalls OXYGENATE the water killing off pathogenic bacteria. Most of the water is stored unseen in layers of semi-permeable rock. Such Reservoirs are extremely inexpensive to build. They must be annuall~ maintained. Reservdir Capacity equivalent to very large Dams can be built from a few minor stream valleys via U~j~ the Water Table Step Method with ZERO concrete, at low cost. (Noto Bene, Moneo: The last time this particular region was canopy reduced, circa 1915, causing the Heat Pump to have CloEk-wise rotation, I.E. producing upper level Highs, the Dust Bowl followed in 20 years.) Page 3 I am enclosing copies of the Thesis Basis for the Permanent Demonstration Model, located in Lithia Park within Ashland Creek, Ashland, Oregon, for proper Reparian Resources Restoration of Rainshadoti Mountain Streams. I have included the Thesis as an integral scientific and archeological basis for my Alternative Proposal to the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Ashland Ranger District, Rogue River - Siskiyou National Forest, Jackson County, Oregon, as an Authorized Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project, Stage 5, Demonstration Project Model, Completed, under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003, received by the Forest Service, Ashland, Oregon on 8/10/2005. Other persons previously receiving copies include: 1) All members of Biology Department at Southern Oregon University 2*) All members of Chemistry Department at Southern Oregon University 2) All members of Geology Department at Southern Oregon University 3) Most members of Anthropology Department at Southern Oregon University 4) President of Southern Oregon University, Elizabeth Zissner 5) Mayor of Ashland, Oregon 6) All members of Parks Commission, Ashland, Oregon 7) Forest Service, Ashland Ranger District, 5 Copies, 8 October 2005 8) Ashland Forest Lands Commission, Ashland Fire Resiliency Community Alternative Technical Committee, July 12, 2005, 8 Copies ESTIMATED COST: $5,000,000 a/Year over a Ten Year Period. ESTIMATED BENEFIT: Restoration of Northern Rainforest Effect for the Klamath-Siskiyou Mountains of the Cascade Range with ReturnU~ to Rapid Growth Cycles in Conifer Forests. ESTIMATED BENEFIT: Guarantee by legislative mandate of proper Annual Maintenance of the Source Waters Aquafer for the Sacramento WValley Watershed, which supplies needed water to 8 per cent of the national Food Supply. Estimated BENEFIT: Tourism Revenues from Annual increase in SNOWPACK. Page 4 Also included in the Propssed Legislation is Funding for a new Research Grade Building at Southern Oregon University, Center For Stratospheric Studies of the Cascade Mountains Watershed (to serve as the academic accomplice to the Forest Service in the Region, and to make sure that the Pure Scientific Basis for the Proposed Legislation as well as the new Reparian Resources Restoration science directed management of the Forest Service does not get lost in extremely expensiv~ Bureaucratic Overthink and Hogwash. This will be the first regional Reparian Resources Restoration based in Pure Science, and upon the ~dfiArcheolOgiCal Evidence of the now Extinct Salmon Culture. The Feathers of thein Civilization were the Rainshadow Mountain Stream Valleys and the Distinctive Dew Point Cloud Patterns that issued almost every Morning from the Geological Valley Templates resulting from their Annual Maintenance of the Water Cascade Steps of their Stream -Cloud based Culture. Fact: Rebuild the Water Table Steps of the Rainshadow Mountain Stream System and the Cloud Patterns, not seen since Logging and Mining Destroyed the Water Table Steps, will IMMEDIATELY REAPPEAR. The Northern Rainforest Effect of the Klamath-Siskiyou Mountains will be Permanently reestablished by a Single Signature by the President. This is to be a LOW TECH, LOW COST Reparian Resources Restoration, utilizing standard hydraulic lift equipment, to correctly reposition boulders in Rainshadow Mountain Stream Systems to Effect the Restoration of Mountain Stream Water Tables, causing the Restoration of the DewPoint Based Cloud Systems that will then arise almost Daily from the Restored Geological Templates. In five years, Most of the Rainshadow Mountain Streams System Water Tables Restoration will have been completed. ( By then, The Department of Interior will notice, with a RIGOR MORTIS TWITCH, that Drought Stricken Range Lands result directly from broken Water Tables in Streams under their Jurisdiction, and your Legislation will become one of the most Bipartisan politically Popular Acts ever passed by Congress and Signed by a President. You will have begun to switch City Green Votes toward Theodore Roosevelt Republicans, the natural center of Political Consciousness. Dew Point Condensation occurs ~upon all surfa~e areas attaining the proper Dew Point Temperature on a particular day. It is a Scientific fact that the more surface area available for Condensation, at Dew Point, the more, de facto, without any shadow of a doubt,Condensation (in quantity) will occur. When the Forest Service is proposing Canopy Reduction in a Rainshadow Mounaain Stream System to reduce chance of Forest Fires (Ashland Watershed, 350 page report,2004), on a surface scientific basis, they are Dead Wrong. Subject: Geology of Cascade Mountains and Their Effect on Meteorology Thesis: Restoration of Cascade Waterfalls to a Single Small Mountain Stream, Ashland Creek, Produces Effect of Changing Entire Weather Pattern of Pacific Northwest Cascade Mountains Antithesis: Weather Patterns o~ Cascade Mountains are Resultant of both Oceanic Currents and Surface Geology Synthesis: The Fluid Dynamics of Meteorology is both sourced and congruent with Surface Geology Reference Map: Cascade Siskiyou National Monument During the Summer of 2004, I completed the two year Restoration of 320 Water Cascades (mini-Waterfalls) to Ashland Creek. The feat was accomplished by moving manually approximately 25 tons of rocks and small boulders into rock dams (often called fish ladders), covering a distance of about one mile. Result: Restoration of approximately 150 Feet (the collective height of the mini-Cascades restored) of Wtter Table flowing back into the Mountain Water System directly to the south of Ashland, Oregon. The exact location of the Cascade Stream Restoration Demonstration Project is Lithia Park. This allows otiservation by interested parties of small section of the Demonstration Project, or, consideration of the entire Demonstration Project via Park maintained pathways. The Project is intended to serve as the permanent Demonstration Model for the proper Restoration of the Ashland Creek - Bear Creek Watershed, as well as, the rest of the Cascade Mountains Watershed. It is, at present, the only extant Restoration in the entire Cascade Mountains Region. Therefore, it is also intended to be the Demonstration Model for proper Management of the Regional National Forest Watersheds. Cold air descends each night from the steep, eastward facing slopes of the nearby Mountains of the Cascades. The Restored mini-Cascades (mini-waterfalls) cause the cold descending air to become saturated through the churning action of the mini-waterfalls. Each morning, Solar Radiation, 4000 - 8000 angstrom, warms toe Ashland Creek Valley and causes the warming, moisture laden Weather Cell to rise above the surrounding terrain. At about 800 feet above ground level, dependent upon barometric pressure, condensation at dew point causes Cumulus Clouds to appear within the nascent weather cell, exactly mimicing the stream water Cascades Restored. c:- ~ ~-,. ~ ~-~ <:::::: ~- ~'" ~ ~ ---. .c::-- _~ -.::: These Cumulus Clouds drift east south-east and are replaced within 20 minutes by a new set of Cumulus Clouds within a new nascent weather cell drifting upward from the same geological template. This Pattern of cumulus cloud formation repeats during the morning until dew point is too high to be visually observee. ~------ ~:~--~ ~---- ~ ___----00-:> ---- ~~ ----~ ---------.::----- ~. .c:::.. The steps of the cloud patterns, caused by the water steps of the Restored mini-Cascades or min-waterfalls, are the archeological and anthropological Basis for all the Steps in Annual Seasonal Weather Dance Ceremonies of the Primordial Peoples of the Western Mountains of North America. They annually maintained the Steps of their Water Temples, the streams, ponds, and rivers of the Region. They brought the Drama and Teaching of the maintenance activities into the shape of a Totemic Civilization. These repeat cloud patterns stay within the long geologically based valley patterns, continuing to ascend as they drift east south-east. After passing over a dozen different mountain ridges, they descend as a sequebce o~ moist cold air weather cells into the Oregon Gulch Region. Southeast of the Oregon Gulch Region, are found the geological remains of the largest extinct shield volcano in the entire Westesn Mountain States region. It is identified as Lava Beds National Monument and Wilderness.. The vast_ dry black lava beds result in a permanent Meteorological Phenomena, a constant upwelling o~ HOt Dry Air. Stream degradation caused by logging and surface hydrologic pressure gold mining removed the sources, mini-Cascades or mini-Waterfalls of the regional streams,of the peripheral coating of moisture laden cold air weather cells which were continuously added to the outer rim of the Hot Dry Air Heat Pump by the Salmon Culture. These peripheral weather cells generated by the now extinct Civilization gave the Hot Air Mass a slow counter-clockwise rotation. As the last of the mini-Waterfalls, maintained annually by the Primordial Peoples, was smashed by loggers, the fixed Heat Pump lost its counter-clockwi~ rotation, and began to spin Clockwise. The Clockwise rotation of this mighty Heat Pump results in permanent drying winds from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Systems, shifting upward toward Oregon without the balance of a border Low pressure system tol turn the Hot Dry Air into beneficial cloud building thermals. The Clockwise Rotation of the Heat Pump presages an end to the perennial rain forest effect of the Coastal Mountains including the Cascades. Hot Dry Air would continue to desiccate the Southern Oregon Border Region and lead to further Catastrophic Cascade Effect Drought and Fire Syndrome. Drought turns the clay sourced soil into Sun dried Adobe, and the des$ccation process ~~~~~~## accelerates. I I \ \ fr~Vaj) ~J"1(Jy-, GeveJ ~~ / ~ C::::;"R t/ Q~v~ . - . . k ...dJ 1 --r-. ,.,.~ r f ~ ~ <;/"; . ~o"- 1'ldkJ..jQ('1) cJr---+--~-~ <<"; ~ L L t2 ~ -vY1 \, . ~-:/. a. L;(( De.&' S. F ( ccf~ -+ I ,.:1/ lr{t "~ LJ2P,Qu-n~ss f1J:4 :. ~II, ? . Vld<:,.. ~. c::::> ., ~ t:..:, 1A'1" . I"""" ,. d C' "(~( . ti "'-Ll m~~. .6 .' \ . :;~. ,\' -i.k -~ / rr:;&-~ . ~ \/ ... / _ __ / ~ t i'l!. <ideY' _ . .) c ,Q ~ V . - :) 6 C 0 C "~ ..._..... ~ . u'" 0 8 0 ,'). y &; ~) 0 C J ~~ - ~ J; ~i ~j!f;,,2.J T wJ;~ P~f / ...--~.~ ~/ //'~ AJJJ ~ __J"" -- '''-. " "\ fI~ f~ Leaving the Oregon Gulch Natural Region, the cloud patterns within the new weather cells commence a journey ~ ~j~~jf over the Lava Beds National Monument and Wilderness Region. The old pathway of the Cloud Spirit Dancers has not yet permanently closed, and allows admittance. The cloud weather cells begin the Dance Path as horizontal cascades of cumulus clouds. The Hot Dry Air of the Heat Pump becomes coated on its periphery with the moist weather cells causing the motion of the Heat Pump to return to counter-clockwise. The Cloud Dance takes the weather ~cells southeast over the Medicine Lake area. The hot upwelling thermals cause the cumulus clouds to begin to extend vertically and to appear, as they once did for the Salmon Peoples, as standing, Dancing Spirits, performing the Sky Dance that would return the Spirit Dancers to the Ords beyond the Cumulus Ords, where the Pink Salmon Culture Ords Dwell, the stratospheric Ords. The Dance takes the weather cells upon an eastward journey as they pass to the south of the hot dry bl~ck lava beds until they approach the Modoc Plateau and slowly change to a pathway leading north. From the center of the Lava Beds Wilderness, the weather cells look like individual vertical cloud formations moving slowly counter-clockwise as they finally embark upon a west and then southwest pathway that carries the weather cells into the stratosphere. Over theKlamath- Siskiyou Mountains, they again become horizontal cloud patterns in the stratosphere. This is critical to the rainforest effect as it causes a Shadow from the stratosphere to fall on the terrain below, lowering temperatures and causing mists toappear upon the mountain sides. This is the vital ^ ingredient that causes rapid growth of forests and actively sustains the viability of the microclimates that preserve ecological diverSity. v When the weather cells return to their source region, the Siskiyou Mountains, they appear as recurrent stratospheric clouss (Ord, Ora: Greek language), and the region begins to re-experience the northern rainforest effect with mountain mists. The Heat Pump of the Lava Beds Wilderness is so powerful as a permanent Meteorological Phenomena thatft it directly influences the Jet Stream and causes a sinesoidal wave in the path of the jet stream resulting in continental aberations in the weather as the Heat Pump returns to a counter-clockwise rotation. The Heat Pump provides the permanent Energy to Push the moisture laden weather cells above the incoming cold moist weather cells and upon the long southwest journey into the stratosphere above the Klamath - Siskiyou Mountains. The Energy of the permanent Heat Pump causes the stratospheric cloud formation weather cells to enter the anomalous clockwise flow pattern of the WaterPump Effect Geological Pattern evidenced by the Cascade Stream REstoration Demonstration Project of 320 mini-Cascades (mini-Waterfalls) and 150 Feet of mountain Water Table restored. The 150 Feet of Water Table Hydrology restored, flows back into the semipermeable ~~~sandstones of the rock layers immediately south of Ashland, and the Surface Water Table reconnects with the permanent deeper mountain geological Water Table,previously disconnected from the Weather Cell Breeder System Template by destruction of all mini-Cascades (mini- Waterfalls) in the streams of all the Western States National Forest Regions by intentional mismanagement of Riparian Resources by the Department of Agriculture. Once the Surface Water Table Hydrology is reconnected to the deeper mountain ~~~~geological Water Table Hydrology, the Weather Cell Breeder System re-primes the Water Pump. The Water Pump Effect counters incoming High Pressure Air Cells by pushing surface stream water tables downward into the deeper aquifers raising Dew Points of the incoming cool dry air masses by cooling and saturation effects resultant from churningair through the 320 water ^ cascades, and more nascent weather cells arise from the geological cloud template. It takes no great leap of thought to begin to see entire stre&~ and river valley geological formations as natural templates of huge Cloud Formation Weather Cells waiting to be restored by Homo Sapiens. Result: Permanent Change of Weather System from Catastrophe Theory Drought Forest Fire Syndrome Pattern toward Wet Cloudy Permanently Increasing and Self-Reinforcing Cascade Effect Rainfall Patterns geologically historical to the Cascade Mountains Region*with permanently increased Rainfall Patterns. The Restored Cascade Effect Stream Demonstration Project System will not dissipate since it is self- reinforcing. The clouds do not immediately leave the region. They merely drift higher and higher to form a repeat cumulo-stratus cloud formation Pattern that is permanent. The evidence can be seen demonstrated directly over Southern Oregon University each day and every week through the Repetitive Patterns of Cloud Formation. Because of the uniqueness of the Geology of the Region, with the large extinct shield vocano black lava flows providing the necessary Heat Pump to sustain the System, i it is a self-proven Thesis. Years og preliminary Research are avoided since Proof is immediate, ever present and geologically permanent. The Model being overthrown and discareed as a self-defeating Tautology, is the Model that presently direct$ the management decisions of the Department of Agriculture and through incompetent and false pseudo-science, the National Forest Servioe. All problems are sourced in El Nino of the Pacific Ocean; the Drought is expected to continue to 2052 without serious interruption to the thoughts of the Department of Agriculture. Medicine Lake, near the California - Oregon border, is a geologicallJ' unique center of thermal upwelling. The surface geological deposits . resultanti from the deep thermal upward-welling minerals include pink and blue rock formations. These light rocks, both in color and densitj, form the Spiritual Center of the ancient water-based Civilization of the Region. The Sky blue and Dawn pink rocks, presently endangered by a private geothermal power plant scam based on a taxation avoidancee scheme that will scarify the archeological center of the extinct Civilization, were the basis of all the Totemic Painted Ritual Faces of the Weather Dances of the Culture. Medicine Men would make long pilgrimages to Medicine Lake to obtain the colored chalk rocks for the individual communities of the civilization. The lightblue and pink were used as face paint for rain dances, crop festivals, and most other totemic ceremonies. They danced with the pink skies of Dawn and Dusk and the light blues of the Morning Skies, thanking the Great Spirit for bringing Clouds and Rain to their Peoples, and for bringing the Pink Salmon from the Skies to feed their Peoples. They sought the denser geOlogicaIP~~~nitics from pebbles to large !~ boulders to haul great distances to place with the Steps of ~their Water Temples, the Streams and rivers, to be Spirit Guides to the Returning Salmon. Ashland Creek, alone, within Lithia~ Park, has over 50 large glyph boulders with Salmon images clearly discernable, a sufficient Number to have the stream declared a National Archeological Site protected ~ Federal Law. The Peoples rebuilt and maintained the mini-Cascades (mini-Waterfalls) each Summer and were the Water Pump maintemBnce groups of their civilization. The Totemic Patterns of the Dance Ceremonies to the Winds, Clouds, Rain and Thunder, exactly mimic,. the Water Steps of the individual streams of their village regions, so the Peoples could Dance the resulting Cloud Patterns d~~~ coming from the cloud templates they seasonally maintained. The Totemic Peoples of the Civilization alwa~s remembered that Clouds arose from Mother Earth and formed distinct Patterns in the Skies that exactly mimiced the pattern templates of the Streams, and rivers of their cloud building civilization. They Danced the Patterns of the Water Steps of the Streams and Rivers and knew they would always dance in the Clouds when they departed their bodies. They would watch over their Peoples from the Clouds and return as Rains with the Salmon Peoples so no one would ever be left behind. The entire pattern and fabric of the Civilization endured for many th~sands of years for the ceremonies of totemic dance showed " the exact weather patterns above the Peoples, which were the same patterns of the geologies of the Regions, and allowed the Peoples to look to the Skies and know, in detail, how they were connected together. The Culture of the Civilization extended to the Dakota~ and to the Anasazi of Chaco Canyon Region of Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. In that Region, the Ceremonies became those of the Teosinte - Corn Culture. Their Pottery Culture of Chaco Canyon preserved the Medicine Men Culture of the Cascades in Wtheir Pottery Pattenns. (Original Thesis: no other soucee 1993 UNiversity of KentUCky, Lexington)/. The Pottery Bowls were the Totemic symbols of Mother Earth. The tops of the pottery showed the Weather Patterns of the American Southwest: Clouds, Clear Skies, and ~ 3 f ~ ? Bolts of Lightning. The lower portion of the poetery bowls showed the geology of the region and the exact PLANTING CYCLE for Teosinte, thc~]rl (faSj to ffi@T. r ~]) @ [Jill The cycle of the seasons and the exact planting, and spacing of the Teosinte kernals, along with timing of plantigg was taught by a series of pottery designs with geometric patterns showing the geology of the region and timing from rainfall at the tops of the Buttes to water arrival via the Water Steps corning down the geological terraces to their planting fields. The Pottery was then used to store the Teosinte Kernals mixed and capped with ashes to prevent insect predation, rot, and spoilage. The ashes were left with the kernals~were ground in flour meal as they interacted with the starch to increase the protein. The Totemic Civilization recognized that the birds of the skies held upon their wings connection to the winds and clouds of the Salmon Culture. The Earth Bowl produces the Sky Bowl which spins round and round. Water added to the bowl while it spins, gives the sky bowl shape. The water clouds form upon the Sky Bowl from the Earth Bowl Template and repeat their formation from the same geological template. The sky Bowl pours Waters back upon the Earth Bowl to give all Creatures their sustenance. The toemic teaching bowls hold the knowledge of the Peoples that the wisdom never be lost. Fire seals thepottery to give the wisdom long endurance. Most other water-based and soucced civilizations followed a similar Path to connection with a Cloud Culture. Ord and Ora are Greek words r for cloud and clouds. A cloud passed from hoizon to horizon in the ^ Mediterranean skies, 24 Ora (hours) in a night and a day. The Ora held the Spirits of all departed spirits of creatures whom had lived and also those great Spirits wbo watched over the Living. Primordial (from the clouds of beginning)Peoples of Europe considered the Spirit levels of the Ords were a hierarchy of wisdom. Zeus and Hera were the highest Ords beyond all other Ords of the Geeek southern European Civilization. They watched over the smaller Ords. The colder Ords of the far Northern European Peoples, the NOrds, were a different heirarchy of wisdom. French Culture translated the message twelve hundred years later into Le Ords and Le Ords beyond all other Ords who would bring them greenpastures. However, European Civilization was under severe stress ^ from almost 800 years of warfare against Asiatic armies from Chosen China sweeping off the Asian Stepps atempting to enslave or murder all the Peoples between Mongolia and the Atlantic Ocean. The nightmare of centuries of warfare against Asian armies eventually brought on the despotism of the Spanish Empire with the power of the Inquisition. The Spanish forces took to the seas and attempted to absolutely destroy all civilizations fencountered through torture, inquisition, and complete enslavement of allY Peoples encountered. They totally destroyed all water-based civilizations devoted to continuous Cloud Making, Ord Making, as that lead to the Worship of Strange Ords. Four hundred years of inquisition, torture, and enslavement of the Peoplesof North America and South America has resulted in almost complete annihilation of all remembrances of the water-based civilizations and the Art of the Cloud Builders. By the above small digression, I have attempted t~summarize the present mind set of Homo Sapiens, and its effort to give the Surface Ecology a permanent case of Suhburn through pseudo-science techniques of herbicides, pesticides, and fire applications to Clay-based soils with resultant loss of permeability, through Adobe, sun-baked brick, formation. There is no serious soil scientist who is not aware that Stream J Degradation by loss of water steps, leads immediately to water table destruction, Drought, and fire hazard effect, which turns thousands of years of soil building efforts by weeds, insects, microorganisms, and vertebrates, into Adobe, sun-based bricks. The oxymorons issued by the Department of AgricJkure through the Forestry Service are an excellent example: canopy reduction to prevent forest fire. Nathaniel Hawthorne described the mentality well, writing of the 'evil of departed years shapedinto fallen leaves and dead stalks of lawless and vagrant plants becoming~!~black rich soil'-House of Seven Gables This Spring of 2005, based on all complex climate system software and dedicated advance computer systems of the United States Government, Dairy Farmers, Orchardists, and Viueyard owners allover Southern Oregon, were notified that their water allocations were totally cancellecl They could take their careers and their properties to their local Courts and file for bankruptcy. The only unnoted change in the entire system, was the singular and unique Project that I completed in the Fall of 2004. Therefore, potential allies for Professors inclined to put together a Grant Proposal for Federal Grant Funds for a new building on Southern Oregon University, dedicated as a ResearchGrade Facility: Geological Meteorology and Allied Sciences _ Center for Stratospheric Studies of Cascade Mountains Watershed, are not financial lightweights. Therefore, the rainfall results can be immediately proven to benefit Forest Service Management of the Forest Service, significantly lowering the cost of Forest Fire Management and Prevention; orchard and vineyard management; as well as endangered species, and habitat preservation of micro-climate niches needed for continued species diversity. The small imput of cost of labor to rebuild the mini-Cascades of Mountain Streams with rock and boulders alreaay present in the streams as vestiges of the extinct water based civilization, with ZERO concrete, would result inextremely large economic benefit to tree growth, ^ old growth, and habitat sustainability for rare and endangered species of plants and fauna, due to demonstrated higher sustained Rainfall Patterns and less need for irrigation waters in plant growth cycles. Geology and Allied Departments of Science, BiOlogy, ECOlogy, Botany, Forest Management, Mycology, and Genetics, of Southern Oregon University can readily document dthe Thesis bysuch simple techniques as computer ~ gra~hics overlays of daily weather satellite regional meteorological films with Thesis overlays of Heat pump - Water Pump Theory over the affected areas of California - Oregon to Demonstrate Effect. Background of Author: Terrence Charles Stenson Bachelor of Science, Major: Chemistry, American Chemical Society Cert. Le Moyne College, Syracuse, New York 1968 United States Army 1969 1970 Honorable Discharge 1992-1995 55 Hours University of Kentucky Geology, Archeology, Biology COMMITTEES: RESOURCES . (tJj", ~ '>;~'~. '><<',_.," , f ' '~. ~ " -. "-_.",0 ";j' (fCongre~~ of tue -m1niteb $tate~ ~ouS'e of l\epreS'entatibeS' GREG WALDEN ENERGY AND COMMERCE 20 01S1R1C1, OREGON DEPUTY MAJORITY WHIP OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS VICE CHAIRMAN ENERGY AND AIR QUALITY .....'\SHI~~GTON. DC UFfICE T[, ECOMMUNICATIONS AND THE INTERNET 1210 l:'....~.,;;'..-::IHH HUL:~;E: O~FI(E Bi :l~)I';., Vw':.'.....(,Ti}~~. DC 20515-.37(J2 Tt ~ t ;''''~'jf \2021225-6730 . 'P:!,' r;H 'I,l:~ FORESTS AND FOREST HEALTH CHAIRMAN WATER AND POWER February 13,2005 843 E:.:;T MAIN STfl/fT SUI n 400 ME-:)FOPD. OR 97504 TELEPHOr-.,[: (5411 776-4646 TOll FREE 18001533-330] JAMISON BUILOlr.G SUITE 201 131 NW H.\WTHORNE S: fI~;,' BE~D, OR 97701 TELEPHONE: {541) 389-4408 Terrence C Stenson 297 Garfield St Ashland, OR 97520-2217 WEBSITE: http waldenhouse.90v (E-MAil AVAILABLE Or'-J WER'-)i'r' i Dear Terrence: How Congress funds velerans' services is especiaiiy importani this year as 100,000 new combat veterans [rom Iraq and Afghanistan are entering the system, In 2007, the Department of Veterans Affairs (V A) expects to treat a record 5.3 million veterans (79 percent of whorp are service-connected disabled veterans), while at the same time improving timely access for health care appointments across the system and reducing the processing time for disability claims. I'm pleased that the President's budget singles out the V A to receive one of the biggest increases in discretionary spending of any government agency, The proposal would increase the medical care budget by a healthy 11.3 percent, the largest increase in discretionary funding for the V A ever requested by a President. Enacting this proposal would mean that Congress and the administration will have increased the VA budget by 69 percent since 2001. As you know, Congress uses the President's request as a starting point from which the final budget level is ultimately determined, I will continue to engage with veterans' groups, the V A and my colleagues to make sure those who have worn our nation's uniform get the quality care they have earned, In just the last two years, Congress has increased funding for veterans' medical care by 18 percent while rejecting additional fees for those receiving care. In addition to my efforts to maintain increased funding, I also continue to support legislation to make V A healthcare spending mandatory rather than discretionary to further show our servicemen and women, past and present, that their country cares for them and supports them. On another initiative, recently I traveled to Vietnam and met with leaders of our country's POW/MIA recovery effort, I accompanied my colleague, Rep. Sam Johnson of Texas, who was held captive for nearly seven years. It was his first trip back to the "Hanoi Hilton" since his release more than 30 years ago. We wanted to both express our nation's appreciation for the level of cooperation that exists today, but also call for increased assistance, especially in recovery efforts in the ocean off Vietnam. America must never forget those who were left behind. Please stay in touch if I can be of assistance at any time. It's an honor to represent you in Congress. P.S. I encourage you to take a moment to visit my website at http://walden.house.gov where you can read about current legislative issues, contact me with your thoughts and sign up for my e-newsletter. This mailing was prepared, published and mailed at taxpayer expense. Alternate Proposal to the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Ashland Ranger District Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Jackson County, Oregon, as an Authorized Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003. This Alternative Proposal requires the Total Restoration of all MINI-CASCADES, all MINI-waterfalls, to all Lands under the Stewardship of the Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Department of Interior. This includes All National Forest Lands, and specifically, the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, and the Ashland Municipal Watershed. The express purpose of the Proje~t is to totally Restore Riparian Water Tables to the above mentioned RegiopB, thereby restoring Morning Mists to Tree Crowns resulting in Total Crown Fire Suppression beyond individual Lightning Strike Occurrances which would be singular # events due to Restored Riparian Water Tables. Firefighter Safety is addressed by providing Ubiquitous~#~ddid~ standing pools of Stream Water as Loci for quick airdrops of portable pumps and hoses for Rapid Fire Fire Suppression. With Focus of the USDA, Forest Service redirected to Restoration of Riparian REsources, Fiee Hazard Syndromes will rapidly recede. The RECIDIVISM in the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Interior toward Pyretic Y~li~j~ Policies laced with Pyromania will finally be permanently Extinguished. - - .~ - ~~- ~- Acknowledgement of Receipt of Alternative Technical Proposal (Five Copies) to the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Ashland Ranger District, Rogue River - Siskiyou National Forest, Jackson County, Oregon, as an Authorized Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003. Qece\vcd '8'} 10/05 hr-- ~ Acknowledgement of Pictoral Evidence of Cascade Stream Restoration Demonstration Project as Permanent Demonstration Model of Authorized Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project under the Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003 !7d'~~ \c1fJ~ f, /.:2- ~ CS Purposes for the Cascade Stream Restoration Demonstration Project: 1) It is the Basis for Grant Proposal for Federal Funds for New Research Grade Science Building at Southern Oregon University _ Center for Stratospheric Studies of Cascade Mountains Watershed 2) Permanent Demonstration Model for Proper Restoration of Ashland Creek - Bear Creek Riparian System Watershed 3) Permanent Demonstration Model for Restoration of Primordial Salmon Spawning Beds (now ready fot Test Study Stockin~ - Ashland / nowqualifies for Federal Grant Funds 4) Permanent Demonstration Model for Restoration of Mountain Water Tables to end Drought Fire Syndrome under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003. Since the Model is Demonstration Project Completed - Stage 5, Ashland and Southern Oregon University both qualify for Federal Grant Funds 5) Archeological Site Restoration with more than fifty Salmon Glyphs Present, qualifying Ashland Creek for listing as National Archeological Site Ashland qualifies for Federal Grant Funds 6) Following Stream Restoration Project, Ashland, oregon needs only to purchase several small land portions at the top of Lithia Park and to set up land abeyances on the top of Strawberry Lane, beside a dirt road with an iron gate, to qualify Ashland as Entrance to Proposed New National Park with Two Entrances from Ashland with Hiking Trails to Mount Ashland 7) Cascade Stream Restoration Demonstration Project is intended to show Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Land Management, and Department Interior what they have failed to accomplish in current Federal Court Appeal Cases in their Statements that they have exhausted all other Remedies and Possibilities of Fire Prevention in Western National Forests and are left with the Necessity of Preventative Logging r Puroses for Cascade Stream Restoration Demonstration Project: ~ 7) Continued: Since the Death of Theodore Roosevelt, not a single Mountain Stream nor River have ever had their Cascade Step Water Tables restored following logging and mining activities. The Flat Surface of a Stream, Lake, Swamp, of River is the exact Denotative Meaning of the word, Water Table. Ashland Creek, within Lithia Park, is,at present, the only extant restoration of the cascades of a mountain stream in the entire Western Mountains Region. Since the Department of Agriculture, through its Forest Service, has neglected, for one hundred years, to even begin Riparian Restoration, all of their Legal Arguements, in Federal Courts, concerning Drought Fire Syndromes and the necessity of extensive logging to prevent Forest Fires and crown fires are without legal merit. The Ashland Creek - Cascade Stream Restoration Demonstration Project is, therefore, intendedto serve as Permanent Demonstration Model for proper Management of the Regional National Forest Watersheds. The Department of Agriculture needs to v~ally observe what it must accomplish with all Western Mountain Streams before returning to Federal Courts with more Drought Theory to Justify its Activlies. ^ MINUTES FOR A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE . ' .. . . - '. '. ASH~1ND..F'OREST LANDS ,'({)MMI$SION ASHLAND FlRERESiiENCY coMMUNiTY ALTERNATIVE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE July 12, 2005 Community Development, 51 Winburn Way A. CALL TO ORDER: 4:40 PM Marty Main, Consulting Forester and Ashland Forest Lands Commission Liaison to the Forest Service, called the meeting to order. Other attendees included: Keith Woodley, George Badura, Chris Chambers, Nancy Slocum, Darren Borgias, Joan Resnick, Citizen Eric Navickas, Citizen Terry Stenson, SOU Sociology Professor Mark Shibley, SOU Student Ann Taylor, Joseph Vaile and Bob Plain, reporter for the Daily Tidings. B. NEW Bl,JSINESS 1. Public Comment - Terry Stenson made available a study with associated photos of a Geological Meteorology and Allied Sciences project. He described the geological principle of meteorology and its effect on moisture in the watershed which in turn could effect wildfire suppression. Mark Shibley, Sociology Professor at SOU, appreciated the work of the Forest Commission and AFRCA T on the City Restoration Project Phase II. He teaches a class called "People and the Forest" and sees this project as an innovative educational opportunity for his students. Eric Navickas spoke against logging in roadless areas, the construction of helicopter pads to remove trees, compartmentalization and the lack of diameter limits. Main introduced Joan Resnick, professional facilitator and owner of The Real Life Training Group. She offered to facilitate the meeting with the focus on public process and developing a long term relationship with the Forest Service. Borgias thought the immediate task for committee members was to read and analyze the DEIS. Questions to answer during review include: How will the Forest Service measure the effects of treatment? How well did the Forest Service interpret the AFRCA? What are the comments on the Forest Service's AFR proposal (e.g. their proposal inadequately addresses long-term soil productivity)? There was also a need for definitions of technical terms. Navickas commented that the DEIS should have included a clear representation of previous treatments as well as the modeling used for flame models. Vaile thought an enormous issue unique to this project was that the Forest Service's analysis was based solely on satellite imagery. How do you determine the accuracy of Plant Association Groups (P AG)? On the ground inventory (ground truthing) was G:\pub-wrks\eng\dept-admin\FOREST\MlNlJfES'2005IJUL 12 AFRCA TEAM .doc Basis for Preliminary Grant Proposal for Federal Matching Funds for new Research Grade Science Building: Geological Meteorology and Allied Sciences ------ Center for Stratospheric Studies of Cascade Mountains Watershed at Southern Oregon University Ideal: Completion of Scientific Depth of Grant Proposal with color photos of regions mentioned including habitats within r; \t r- ~( ~~ .. Study Region / ,. /;/ ~/.. ///'''", . /// ~ \ ".--,."/ .- -_/.- - \ I /.. - //,,/.. ../"':. >.:.z.. /// ! --"'\ /' ~~/~ . ..,-_~ .;:J ) !Jdf~vJ /~ Sc~~ 8~PJ~5 ~ City of Ashland Ashland Parks Commi~ion / Ashland Forests Commission Should you dip your feet into Ashland Creek on the4th of July, 2005, you will notice the water temperatures are back to frigid, a requirement for the restored primordial Salmon spawning beds located in Ashland Creek. Water Quality will be up all Summer as the temperature of the Stream will remain low due to the depths of the restored fish ladder pools. High temperature of water was due to low water levels and consequent exposure of stream rocks and boulders to constant solar heating leading directly to high bacteria counts. The Forest Servrnce left the refrigerator. door open and the bacteria multiplied. It had nothing to do with ducks in the stream. The Department of Agriculture, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Forest Service, have been pulling the wool over the eyes of the Citizens of Oregon, including Dairy Farmers, Orchardists,Vineyard Owners, and all of your Stakand City Commissions listening to their endless Bureaucratic Deceptions. Since the Death of Theodore Roosevelt, NOT ONE SINGLE STREAM HAS HAD ITS FISH LADDERS RESTORED FOLLOWING LOGGING AND MINING. The Water Tables of the Entire Western Mountain System have been annually DRAINED DOWN without replenishment. Flat water IN ANY STREAM, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, IS THE WATER TABLE FOR THAT LOCATION. ThAT IS THE DEFINITION OF WATER TABLE. ANY DAMNED FOOL KNOWS THAT IS TRUE. THIS INTENTIONAL MISMANAGEMENT OF RIPARIAN RESOURCES BY THE Department of Agriculture, sho~ld be halted. What remains for Ashland, are property purchases at the top of Lithia Park to qualify you as an Entrance to a New National Park with hiking trails to Mount Ashland. Your Parking Infrastructure is already completle and adequated. An abatement at the crest of Strawberry Lane, beside an entrance to a private dirt road will complete the Site requirements for the Top Entrance to the Proposed National Park. (;' o o 3 '3 c: ~. '< 0" _ (') m I > r:; 0 W'O -. 0 NO.'" 0 -. - OQ C1> \.0 0 0. '" ~ ;::;. -. =' 0 0 ..,!! '" ~ ~ ~ C1> : \.0 3 . '>... ::T =' '< 0 ~ '0 . c: N : g c: ='.: '"': '" : ='~~ or~~"'03~",~g9>0Q~~~00~~~ < 3 - ~ <:; =' 3 ~ ::.; .., '< :T -. : '" :T -. ;:!l '" 0 C1> <:; r:; 0 o' . Vi' b - C1>. 0. Vi' :=: 0 :;. 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(Comments can be added to the back of this sheet if necessary) 7) Speakers are solely responsible for the content of their public statement. Tonight's Meeting Date // ot Name DC'",! Address (no P.O. Box) (:0 '- j~ Yf(, t, (please print) J () /15 e k~v c; f Phone '/ <6" <j - 0 J 35 Email C v c~.r4 - L)+. r,:} vl Re2:ular Meetin2: Agenda topic/item number wl/lc'-'.J tJ, 'fA.,J t.?M",OR Topic for public forum (non agenda item) Please indicate the following: For: Land Use Public Hearin2: Against: Challenge for Conflict of Interest or Bias If you are challenging a member (a city councilor or a planning commissioner) with a conflict of interest or bias, please write your allegation complete with supporting facts on this form and deliver it to the clerk immediately. The Presiding Officer will address the written challenge with the member. Please be respectful of the proceeding and do not interrupt. You may also provide testimony about the challenge when you testify during the normal order of proceedings. Written Comments/Challenge: iJ.. f.tiA M1 J'I _.,,<.,.~,.__,. --~ I" Cu1A h t! r'L ",' ;l:{;fJDr f () F #~ Vi//I!.....) L~'"td (' ~~..'l-/' ~~.;).. ,1 v-1 d . I I refu r b 1,<; VC'V) u /? f ..0/""/1 The Public Meeting Law requires that all city meetings are open to the public. Oregon law does not always require that the public be permitted to speak. The Ashland City Council generally invites the public to speak on agenda items and during public forum on non-agenda items unless time constraints limit public testimony. No person has an absolute right to speak or participate in every phase of a proceeding. Please respect the order of proceedings for public hearings and strictly follow the directions of the presiding officer. Behavior or actions which are unreasonably loud or disruptive are disrespectful, and may constitute disorderly conduct. Offenders will be requested to leave the room. Comments and statements by speakers do not represent the opinion of the City Council, City Officers or employees or the City of Ashland. 1. Does the City Council want to adopt a process that requires appeals to the City Council from the Planning Commission to be held "on- the-record?" If yes, then the Council needs to discuss the scooe of the proceedings. This would include: v' The level of oral participation - no testimony, testimony limited to the applicant and appellant, testimony limited to people who have standing (provided written or oral testimony prior to the close of the record) or testimony by anyone who wishes to appear (limited to facts in the record) v' Nature of arguments - Limit arguments raised before the City Council to those that were raised in the letter of appeal and as set forth in the notice of appeal. v' Decision is supported by substantial evidence - The Council would evaluate whether or hot the Commission's decision was supported by substantial evidence in the whole record. v' Appropriate application of the law - The Council would determine if the Commission improperly applied ordinances or other law If yes, then, does the Council wish to more clearly defme the criteria that the City Administrator would use when making a decision to allow a partial de-novo hearing? Such criteria may include: v' That the Planning Commission committed a procedural error that prejudiced the requesting party's substantial rights and that reopening the record is the only alternative to correct the error; or v' That new evidence material to the decision on appeal exists and could not have been presented to the hearing body (e.g. a new study). A requesting party may only qualify for this exception if he or she demonstrates that the new evidence concerns an unanticipated event which occurred after the close of the hearing before the hearing body. This exception shall be strictly construed by the Council in order to ensure that all relevant evidence and testimony is submitted to the hearing body. 2. Does the Council want to adopt the provisions that would make the Planning Commission's decision on Type I applications final, with the next appeal to the Land Use Board of Appeals? Some items to consider: v' Gives greater weight to the Planning Commission and their decisions. ./ More staff time would be taken at the Commission level to prepare the findings ofthe decision. Since this is the final decision of the City, additional details may be added to the findings in order to support and uphold the Commission's decision. ./ Provides greater flexibility to ensure that the City makes a decision on a land use application within the 120-day time line required by State statute. 3. Does the Council want to adopt the provisions that allow a building with a 100-foot length that is less than 10,000 square feet to become a Type I decision (with appeal to the Commission)? ./ Planning Director would make the initial final decision with regards to the application of design standards for smaller commercial projects located along the more visible commercial corridors (e.g. Ashland Street, Siskiyou Blvd., East Main, Lithia Way, etc.) ./ The Planning Commission would review larger buildings of greater than 10,000 square feet where issues of bulk and scale tend to be of interest. 4. Does the Council want to permit there to be an Evidentiary Hearing by staff for Type II decisions? If so, does the Council wish to define specific criteria for these hearings? ./ Provides an early opportunity to ask questions and gain clarity on issues prior to the public hearing before the Planning Commission 5. Does the Council wish to adopt the provisions that allow for an application for an interpretation of the Land Use Code? If so, the Legal Department has raised the following concerns: ./ Creates a process for advisory decisions that are subject to appeal ./ Issues of interpretation should be addressed within the context of a planning application decision (quasi-judicial process) ./ If the intent of the provision is unclear, the ordinance language should be amended. rA' Type I Type II Type III Community Development Director Initial Decision Ashland Planning Commission Final Decision (De novo) Initial Decision Recommendation to (De novo) Council Ashland City Council Final Decision Final Decision (On the Record) Appeal to LUBA Yes Yes Yes .~ .. DEUX CHATS December 18, 2007 Ashland City Council 20 East Main Street Ashland, OR 97520 RE: Willow Wind School sewer connection My wife and I would like to express our support for the planned connection. As residents of Ashland we believe the connection will only enhance the opportunities for the community. As parents of a student at Willow Wind student we believe the connection is an essential part of the facility infrastructure. PO Box 553 Ashland, Oregon 97520 (541)646-0575 (:tL / s: ,)Jc~.() 7 vi tt~77 (:L)-id<,42j? UN ~~:9(Udb t() t'/4; IUied2L) t'i)W;c! ~;L/Uy} AI/7J c)U Ct~)n /.<:/2 c'~-<'t':;/~'//? //} (I:' c-:c~/6~ --t:'/t {~:r~/ ..t~~?/r1/z7 eC/~:; {~~;-;ja2iQ (/Y) C:l t.?fl !C:i>/ /C/(i/;)/7 c(! ~X :2/,/ (:<,-ip/ f/,:/! L~( c:t '~ /u;'Ph/)1'c~-,,'/ 0;/ U(f' ~&<,/c 'l U-t )u-t& /en -<0'/<'//''<'M Uy<,t"A / "'?'-/ '. I .'. ;4/-/,7 (1//!r .,'1(.( ,?L (/4cKA'/)//'/f (!-t2,"Ic/ _/'c/~:Y' ('1 C~:.c>A/ Yc' /' '1'iY'l( cZ,1'(6 /~ //1(( ,"c, 1 lu 1kJ<Ic:U-6 JCcb<< cf 1/1/ /U~/';{JoY~-<'/':l c;1 cAr (.{)j/fw l" .( k~;r ( (.,) , , / . /. c,/ _ -I --</r/ LZ/ (/NC /:;;0..1.'7 l Co l/t"Lee<~'[ic'J . (cd LLle L-L~C /K, (L--<. C 4" /l~e (7/ f,/? c/~:,~'2-L~@ (,//7 (J;.:;,~? ('-t4-e~1 LO(tk'/A'(z/z(xZ~e. / i'{};{;~/-7 l,{'dt/' aLif~~d eL';,>) (~(/()~~,r.?y c/ (f c~4..k"2.L/) J 6:/?/}] /)(! (>;;0-</ r/ C/ct (/.)j{:u) [de rr/ 6: 7/:Jn!'jf /?'Y' /, u I e /iY7 Ule// (/1;00 C}eJ4 fL)(J'tt t'/u -&(<<!/'.c<lcr;:f riff2/! JUS1N /J rh6t;yJ ,/&2L')'lLL0? t: /;;Ci/ c:v; (fL>"'& >0,.>;> "0 <'P<-(" /Z.ke// /1 (/'f/},U~e() ef1 tiJ ("fL'{ dlf4 tltA1h ;;{~(,// r/<A1~ -(/zed ti!Y" /Jlc;tI~'J1A'(/,<Lt/dc4-z4; Uk/I.-L~/ 4~~ __ /I,~ " / ," . (;"~' , //) /i/JI/; (6;//jJ71.Llt72(,Zd--- o L/:.7/;,-1 ~(cL/{jK 7(/('/PUi~:~Y /,/;/,ja,eJ?,)! ,:', <' ,j(~/ <1 /~7 / \ '){/)J(~/'UL'/_/ . ,:j l) AC!At'7J A:kcef/ - A:1lt(/}C7(Nkl {;, (; _- . - / L/ ({j C(Jj 6cl'ic,LJ~/ IU1 , y'A))/'~/d 7?C/ (/? (175 ;).2.: ')<11 L/~J~ /5</3 December 16, 2007 Dear Members ofthe Ashland City Council, I am writing this letter in support of the Willow Wind Barn Restoration Project. I am an active supporter both in spirit and financially. The project can not go thru [mal plan review until the connection is approved for city sewer. As you know, the sewer line already exists on the property to the Willow Wind office building; connecting to the existing line on the property does not expand the Ashland sewer network outside of properties already previously approved. I have been involved in the restoration of one other historic barn in the Ashland Area, the Lilly Glen barn in 1993 (approx); unfortunately the Lilly Glen barn was recently destroyed by fire. The existence of these unique historic structures is becoming rare in our area and is a part of history that should be preserved where possible. The Willow Wind restoration project is an outstanding opportunity to contribute to this effort. I have reviewed both the construction of the Willow Wind barn and the engineering plans to restore it; the renovated barn will exhibit much of the historic values that are needed as well as serve the community for years to come. Please approve the application before you to allow for the connection of the Willow Wind barn to the city sewer system and move forward in an expedient manner. *-r(2-; / Steve Armitage 205 Randy Street Ashland, Oregon 541-482-8534 Dear City Council: I am a Willow Wind parent who has been very engaged in this alternative program since 2000 when our family moved to Ashland to join the community learning center. Please support the barn renovation by allowing WWCLC to tie into the city sewer lines. Willow Wind families have worked hard on this grass-roots project, and the benefits will be enjoyed by the wider Ashland community. Thanks for all your work on behalf of our city. Respectfully, Shelley Elkovich 919 Oak St J{e{{o,. ' :My name is ]acksonCuevas. I am a {oea{,artist here in' 5tsh{~nd: I am afso an advocate for tfie fiome[ess. Tfiis topic is in '. reference to "Tfie :First .Jtnnua[ :Marcfi for J{ome[ess".We area[[ re[atetf; wfiatever fiappens to you affects me. Wfiatever fiappens to us, affects everyone. We are a[[ . inter-connected: .J\s witfi any situation, a gooa understanding of tfie pr06[em is tfie first step in sOWing it. :Fai[ure to understand tlie re~onsi6ifities of feadersliip, witfi re~ect to, tfiis city's fiome[ess epidemic; and care for fier poorest citizens, seafs, ~fie fate of tfiis , society. We do nQt to[erate crue[ty, a6use, or negfect to tfie animafs that share this fand: We ' carr: these acts inhumane and cannot fatfiOm dworft[ tfiat is. It is equa[[y infiumane' to fiave even one fiome[ess person. yet we do notfiiny to end tfiis~ and tfiere are tfiousandS wfio suffer from our inaction. j 6e[ieve tfiat, 5tsFlfand has\ tfie most unique[yartistic and tre.ative[y , ta[ented popufation of free tfiinkers of any city in .Jtmerica. Tfie citizens of 5tsfi[andradiate energy on. tfie cutting ediJe of ,6ound[ess imaginat~on, and a Fieartfe[t sense of community duty, pride, a1J-d responsi6ifity, to pioneer tfiis cfiarf:ge. . It ismy'fiope tfiat. witfi tfie6[essing of tfiis counci[ andservice of vo[unteers we, referring to tfie entire community, wi[[forne tOlJetfier a[[ of our vast resources and set an examj[e for tfie rest of the nation. . I , \ ' . _ Soutfiern ,Oregon fias put it-self on tfie map.. wfiile. enduring seeming[yfiope[ess endeavors. of sucfi magnitude as tfie :Metfi 'Project. if we as a mature society can give fiope to drug addiction, , we most certain[y, as.a community, can care for our poor. We ,wi[[ succee'd: - J{owever, 'our society can transform itse(f unh[ tfiere are no yoor, and. tfierefore fitt[e or no need for ~fiarity. .Jtctivities designated fOr tfi'e 6enefit. of tfie entire community' tfierefore ,. 6eriefit tfie poor and destitute of our community, 6y mere inc[usion. , '.J\ tfiriving economy ancl a fafse sense., of security. is not a . 6fanket to keep out tfie cfi([[ of aBandOnment. Our accomp[isfiments "~annot-1nask t~e eyes of decency. . 5ts we '>Ya[k tfirougfi' our city streets and 6ear: witness to tfie , otfierwise [eft for dead mem6ers of our community; 1 am asfiamed: 5ts we' ~eak our society is dying; tfie need for action dictates, "Tfie :first .Jtnnua[ :Marcfi for J{oine[ess",. to aid tfie cries tfiat 6[eed in tfieears of compassion for tfie fiearts tfiq-t wire soon stop 6eating. '