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AGENDA FOR THE REGULAR MEETING
ASHLAND CITY COUNCIL
October 18, 1994
I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: 7:00 p.m., Civic Center Council Chambers
II. ROLL CALL
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III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular Meeting of October 4, 1994.
IV. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS & AWARDS:
1. 25-year service award to Police Department employee Daymon Barnard.
2. 26-year service award to Public Works Department employee Dennis Barnts.
3. Proclamation of week of October 22-31, 1994 as "1994 National Red Ribbon Celebration
Week."
4. Proclamation of week of October 24-30, 1994 as "Unfunded Mandates Week."
V. CONSENT AGENDA:
1. Minutes of Boards, Commissions and Committees.
2. Monthly departmental reports - August, September, 1994.
3. Liquor license request from Azteca Mexican Restaurant, 2345 Ashland Street, Suite 205
(applicants Victor Ramos, Jaime Ramos, Hector Ramos, Jose Ramos, Pedro Diaz, and
Randall Thurman).
4. Request for Council to designate voting delegate at League of Oregon Cities Annual
Conference.
VI. PUBLIC FORUM: Business from the audience not included on the agenda (limited to 3 minutes per
speaker and 15 minutes total).
VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Adoption of findings, conclusion and order on P.A. 94-081 to construct 114-unit retirement
facility located on the east side of North Main Street, opposite the Maple Street intersection.
VIII. NEW AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS:
1. Presentation by Eric Dittmer of white paper titled "Reclaimed Water as a Water Resource
Option".
2. Request from David Fadden to appeal Finance Department's determination to reclassify his
sewer from residential to commercial.
3. Request from Councillor Hauck that City Council adopt a resolution by Mark Huddleston in
support of Jackson County Criminal Justice Levy.
IX. ORDINANCES. RESOLUTIONS c CONTRACTS:
1 v First reading by title only of "An Ordinance amending Sections 3.08.010, 3.08.040,
10.110.010, and 10.110.030 of the Ashland Municipal Code to Conform to the City's
Employment and Housing Ordinances and Policies Prohibiting Discrimination on the Basis of
Sexual Orientation and Disability".
2. Second reading by title only of "An Ordinance amending Section 18.08.300 and adopting
Chapter 18.94 of the AMC relating to hgm occupations."
3. e Second reading by title only of "An Ordinance amending Section 4.24.030B of the AMC to
increase the minimum rent exemption from the transient occupancy tax to $15.00."
4. Reading by title only of "A Resolution transferring and increasing appropriations within
1994-95 budget".
X. OTHER BUSINESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS
XI. ADJOURNMENT
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MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR MEETING
ASHLAND CITY COUNCIL
October 4, 1994
CALLED TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Catherine M. Golden in the Civic
Center Council Chambers.
ROLL CALL
Councillors Laws, Reid, and Winthrop were present. Councillors Acklin, Arnold and Hauck
were absent.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of September 20, 1994 were accepted as amended:
Unfinished Business - Item 1 should reflect: Councillor Winthrop requested Section F be
removed from the suggested Resolution.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS & AWARDS
1. 30-year service award to Water Department employee Tom Ramoss, Jr.
2. Proclamation of week of October 3-7 as "OSEA Classified School Employee
Week."
3. Proclamation of week of October 9-15, 1994 as "National Fire Prevention Week."
4. Proclamation of October 1994 as "National Arts and Humanities Month."
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Minutes of Boards, Commissions and Committees.
2. Monthly departmental reports - August, 1994.
3. Quarterly Financial Commentary for period ending June 30, 1994.
4. City Administrator's Monthly Report.
5. Authorization for Mayor and Recorder to sign three-year labor contract with
International Association of Firefighters.
6. Authorization for Mayor and Recorder to sign two-year labor contract with
Construction Laborers' Union.
7. Liquor license request from AM/PM Market, 2380 Highway 66 (Change.of
Ownership from applicants Oren Hutchinson, Larry Holden and Patty Holden
dba Three "H" Corporation).
Councillor Winthrop requested items 5 and 6 be moved to New Business.
Councillors Winthrop/Reid m/s adoption of items 4-4 and 7 be approved. Voice vote: all
AYES. Motion passed.
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PUBLIC FORUM: Business from the audience not included on the agenda (limited to 3
minutes per speaker and 15 minutes total).
Jim Hibbert, 263 Oak Street, invited public to attend October 11 Planning Commission
meeting that will discuss forest interface planning. Asked Council to submit supplemental
budget to funding for forest interface management.
Lee Carrau, 322 Summit, also asked Council to pay attention to what Jim Hibbert asked
Council to do. Mr. Carrau volunteers in the watershed patrol and notices the emergency
situation that exists.
Councillor Winthrop noted that the Real Estate Transfer Tax that will be on the ballot in
November would allow the City to accumulate necessary funding for watershed/forest
interface cleanup.
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+ UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. Water status report by Director of Public Works.
i Public Works Director Steve Hall presented information to support.discontinuing Water
Curtailment Ordinance Stage 1. Hall said residents and business owners of Ashland are to be
commended for the efforts they expended to curtail their use of water over the last 6 weeks.
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Councillors Winthrop/Reid m/s to rescind Water Curtailment Ordinance restrictions in
effect under Stage 1. Voice vote: all AYES. Motion passed.
1 2. Adoption of findings, conclusion and order on P.A. 94-081 to construct 114-unit
retirement facility located on.the east side of North Main Street, opposite the
Maple Street intersection.
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Continued to October 18 meeting.
Consent Agenda items: °
5. Authorization for'Mayor and Recorder to sign three-year labor contract with
` International Association of Firefighters.
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6. Authorization for Mayor and Recorder to sign two-year labor contract with
Construction Laborers' Union.
City Administrator Brian Almquist reviewed contract details with Council. Councillors
Winthrop/Reid m/s to authorize Mayor and Recorder to sign the two labor contracts.
Voice vote all AYES. Motion passed.
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NEW AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
1. Proposed amendments to various municipal code sections relating to
discrimination based on sexual orientation.
City Administrator Brian Almquist advised Council that these proposed amendments will be
presented at future meetings if Council had no objections tonight.
ORDINANCES RESOLUTIONS & CONTRACTS
1. FIrst reading by title only of "An Ordinance amending Section 18.08.300 and
adopting Chapter 18.94 of the AMC relating to home occupations."
Councillors Winthrop/Reid m/s to second reading. Roll call vote: Laws, Reid, Winthrop
YES. Motion passed.
2. First reading of "An Ordinance amending Section 4.24.030B of the AMC to
_ increase the minimum rent exemption from the transient occupancy tax to
$15.00."
City Administrator Almquist reviewed Ordinance with Council. Councillors Reid/Laws m/s
to second reading. Roll call vote: Laws, Reid, Winthrop YES. Motion passed.
3. Reading by title only of "A Resolution authorizing an interfund loan for the
Community Development Block Grant Fund."
Councillors Laws/Winthrop m/s approval of Resolution 9462. Roll call vote: Laws,
Reid, Winthrop YES. Motion passed.
OTHER BUSINFSS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS
Mayor Golden asked Director of Finance Jill Turner to present information on the Water
Revenue Bond Sale scheduled for October 13. The sale will be competitive at approximately
51/2% interest, tax free. The effective yield will be above the interest rate.
Mayor Golden noted that the letter responding to Jeb Livingston that was included in their
packet should have been addressed to Joy Livingston, Jeb's wife.
Mayor Golden read the letter from City Administrator Almquist responding to Joe Smith's
concerns expressed at the September 20 Council meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m.
Nan E. Franklin, Recorder Catherine M. Golden, Mayor
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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the 1994 National Red Ribbon Celebration is October 22
through 31; and
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WHEREAS, today the Red Ribbon symbolizes the commitment of countless
citizens across America fighting to eliminate substance abuse in
their communities, and;
WHEREAS, this campaign is designed to:
♦ Create awareness concerning the alcohol and other
z. drug problems facing every community.
♦ Build community coalitions to implement
comprehensive alcohol and other drug prevention
strategies.
♦ Support healthy, drug-free lifestyles.
THEREFORE, we urge the citizens of Ashland to join your children, friends, .nl
neighbors and community in this exciting celebration by wearing a red ribbon,
listening to a drug awareness presentation, sharing substance abuse information
with your children, helping a friend who is abusing drugs or by seeking help
for yourself if you have a drug dependency problem during this week to
demonstrate to others that you are committed to a drug-free, healthy lifestyle;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Ashland do
hereby proclaim October twenty-second through thirty-first as
1994 National Red Ribbon Celebration Week
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Dated this 18th day of Oct obe , 1994.
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Nan E. Franklin, Recorder
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,�$1xbje& Unfunded Mandates Week
ACTION REQUESTED
Attached proclamation be read by the Mayor.
BACKGROUND
I have included a paper I presented to a meeting with several of Mark Hatfield's aides at the 1992 League of
Oregon Cities meeting in Portland. One of the"To Be Determined"costs for the Water Treatment Plant is
established at$3.8 million. The"Local Need"can be changed to a combination of"Federal Mandate" and "Local
Need" with the primary costs on the federal mandate of the Safe Drinking Water Act.
cc: Dennis Barnts, Water Quality Superintendent
Joni Lowe, League of Oregon Cities
Enc: Proclamation
Hall Paper (11/14/92)
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Whereas, unfunded federal mandates on state and local governments have increased
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Whereas,federal mandates require cities and towns to perform duties without consideration
of local circumstances, costs, or capacity, and subject municipalities to civil or criminal
penalties for noncompliance;
Whereas, federal mandates require compliance regardless of other pressing local needs
and priorities affecting the health, welfare, and safety of municipal citizens;
Whereas, excessive federal burdens on local governments force some combination of
higher local taxes and fees and/or reduced local services on citizens and local taxpayers;
12,- Whereas, federal mandates are too often Inflexible one-size-fits-all requirements that
Impose unrealistic time frames and specify procedures or facilities where less costly
alternatives might be just as effective;
Whereas, existing mandates impose harsh pressure s on local budgets and the federal
government has imposed a freeze upon funding to help compensate for any new mandates; ji Whereas, the cumulative impact of these legislative and regulatory action s directly
affect
the citizens of our cities and towns; and
Whereas, the National I-Pague of Cities, following up on last year's successful effort, is
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continuing its national public education campaign to help citizens understand then reduce
the burden and inflexibility of unfunded mandates, including a National Unfunded Mandates
Week, October 24-30, 1994;
Now,therefore, as Mayor of the City of Ashland, I do hereby proclaim the w eek of October
24th through 30th, 1994 as
'Unfunded Mandates Week'
in recognition of the impact of federal mandates on our government and the pocketbooks
of our citizens.
Dated this 18th day of October, 1994
Catherine M.,Golden, Mayor L.
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Nan E. Franklin, City Recorder
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CITY OF ASHLAND
COMMENTS ON CLEAN WATER ACT
LEAGUE OF OREGON CITIES
PORTLAND, OREGON
November 14, 1992
Steven M. Hall, P.E.
Public Works Director, City of Ashland, Oregon
President, Oregon Chapter, American Public Works Association
GENERAL
The City of Ashland is located in the Rogue Valley in southern Oregon, 15
miles north of the California border on Interstate 5. Ashland's population is
17,320. Ashland is a tourism mecca with the Shakespeare Festival attracting
over 100,000 visitors per year.
Although these comments relate specifically to Ashland, I know through my
tenure as the 1992 president of the Oregon APWA, all cities, counties and
special districts are facing the same dilemmas as Ashland trying to balance
community needs with federally-mandated programs and projects.
CONCERNS:
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As the federal government continues to impose increasing regulations and
financial burdens on cities, there seems to be a failure to look at the
interrelation of competing requirements. An example is the Clean Water Act
and the Safe Drinking Water Act. These acts are not mutually exclusive but
compound each other in many aspects.
In Ashland, as in many cities, we provide drinking water, treat wastewater
and operate a storm drainage system. The direct and indirect impacts
become overwhelming as cities with decreasing budgets in a shrinking
economy struggle trying to balance all of our citizens needs with those
regulations beyond our control.
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The change from federal mandates with grant monies to federal mandates
without grant monies is becoming an extreme burden on the City of Ashland
as I know it is on other cities.
Federal mandates for wastewater, storm water and drinking water treatment
are dictating the capital improvement needs of Ashland. In essence, the City
of Ashland's critical needs are being replaced by federally-mandated
programs.
EXAMPLE
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The The City of Ashland is typical of other small and medium-sized cities who are
struggling to maintain, replace and expand existing facilities to meet growth
and federal mandates.
DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM PROGRAM COST
Water Treatment To be determined (Local Need)
Wastewater Collection To be determined (Local Need)
Transportation To be determined (Local Need)
Water Supply $11,000,000 (Local Need)
Water Distribution $ 8,000,000 (Local Need)
Wastewater Treatment $20,000,000 (Federal Mandate)
1 Storm Drain Collection $16,000,000 (Local Need)
Street Rehabilitation $ 1,000,000 (Local Need)
TOTAL $56,000,000
All of these costs are beyond the normal maintenance costs of these
facilities!
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By analyzing the needs of the City of Ashland over the next twenty years, the
federally-mandated program for the Ashland wastewater treatment plant will
virtually eliminate Ashland's ability to finance any other major capital
improvement. This will defer Ashland's ability to meet these needs for at
least 20 years.
As an example, the "affordability index" used by purchasers of municipal
bonds and bond raters such as Standard and Poor set limitations for bonded
debt for cities. I offer the following information in relation to what the
construction of a $20,000,000 wastewater plant improvement will have on
current and future bonding abilities of the City of Ashland.
MEASUREMENT PER CAPITA DEBT
Low Range <$ 500
Medium Range $ 500 to $ 800
Above Average Range $ 800 to $1,200
High Range >$1,200
Ashland Current Ratio $ 385
Ashland with Wastewater Plant $1,540
As is painfully obvious, the ability of the City of Ashland to meet the current
mandate in relation to federally and state-mandated wastewater plant
improvements places Ashland in an untenable financial position for the next
two decades.
If the City of Ashland finds itself in the position of having to provide treatment
facilities for storm drainage in the next five years, Ashland will have no
method of economically financing treatment plants for storm drainage
because of the per capita debt incurred by federally-mandated wastewater
plant improvements.
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SfIMti1ARY
The federal mandates are becoming "no fault"mandates and cities, counties
and special districts will be financially strapped for many years by these
mandates. The cost of improvements to reach towards "no fault" technology
for infrastructure will become a financial impossiblity.
The federal mandates require cities to shoulder the financial burden of those
mandates.
Federal mandates that are often established for "worst case" scenarios
penalize agencies who are not in the "worst case" scenario. Without
exemptions within the mandates, unnecessary and sometimes artificial
financial burdens are placed on cities, counties and special districts.
Federal mandates must become more reasonable and allow for exemptions
for cities, counties and special districts who do not fit the "worst case"
scenario used to establish such mandates.
President John Kennedy coined the phrase, Ask not what your country can
do for you, but what you can do for your county. Conversely, it seems that
cities, counties and special districts are "Told what our country is doing to
us, and don't you dare question us!"
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ASti4y. Memorandum
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Zia: Mayor and City Council
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rom: Steven M. Hall, Director of Public Works
,�$ubjrd-- Monthly Reports
Attached are monthly reports from the Public Works department for the month of
September, 1994.
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Enclosures
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ENGINEERING DIVISION
MONTHLY REPORT FOR:
September 1994
1. Issued 17 Street Excavation permits.
2. Issued 4 Miscellaneous Construction permits.
3. Issued 5 Address Change or Assignment forms.
4. Responded to 17 Certificate of Occupancy reviews.
5. Completed 3 Pre-applications for Planning Actions.
6. Completed 11 "One-Stop" permit forms.
7. Performed field and office checks on 5 partition plats.
8. Performed the following work on the Airport Improvement Project:
a. Distributed plans and specifications to bidders.
b. Conducted pre-bid conference.
C. Conducted bid-opening.
d. Prepared final grant request and submitted to F.A.A.
e. Prepared report on bid results.
9. Submitted additional information for rail crossing (Normal Ave.) to P.U.C.
10. Submitted water right application for a proposed well to be located at Oak Knoll Meadows
Subdivision.
11. Surveyed and established grades for an irrigation pipeline connection to the pond at Oak Knoll
Meadows Subdivision.
12. Operated traffic counters at several locations.
13. Inventoried properties within the City which would qualify for an exemption for Storm Drain Utility
fees.
14. Prepared memo and report on beacon at the Ashland Airport.
15. Prepared an agreement and permit for encroachment on public right-of-way on Seventh Street.
16. Updated city street index and map.
17. Performed the following work on the North Mountain Avenue Sanitary Sewer Improvement L.Y.D. `
a. Inspected work performed by contractor.
b. Prepared request for quote for additional work on pump station.
C. Prepared progress payment No. 3.
d. Arranged for construction of telephone conduit to pump station.
18. Prepared petition and estimate for the improvement of Palmer and Penny Drive.
19. Responded to numerous vision clearance complaints.
20. Prepared plans for a retaining wall to be constructed on Water Street along Ashland Creek.
21. Prepared requests for quotations for engineering services to design a parking lot at Oak Knoll Golf
Course.
22. Acquired easements for the Railroad Village Subdivision Improvement project.
23. Inspected construction work performed on Capello Estates, Audubon, Eastbrook, Ashland Parkview
and Struve Subdivisions.
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24. Reviewed plans and specifications on the North Main and Ashland Street waterline projects.
25. Continued mapping and design on the Strawberry Lane sewer and water project.
26. Performed the following work on the Railroad Village Subdivision improvement project:
a. Distributed bid advertisements.
b. Distributed plans and specifications to bidders and builders exchanges.
C. Conducted bid opening.
d. Prepared report on bid results.
27. Prepared a request for proposal for surveying services for a land partition at Ashland Loop Road.
28. Prepared punch list of remaining construction items on Parkview Subdivision.
29. Prepared map of burn area on the Maurer property.
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Water Quality Monthly report for September 1994
Water:
Repaired 2 leaks in City owned water mains.
Repaired 10 leaks in customer service and or meter.
Replaced 4 broken stops on water services.
Changed out 17 water meters.
Repaired 2" water meter at Oak Knoll.
Installed 12 new water meters with hand valves.
Installed 4 customer hand valves.
Repaired 1 fire hydrant.
Replaced 2 fire hydrants beyond repair.
Installed 1 new fire hydrant and installed 18" extension.
Installed 12 3/4" water services and 1 1" water service.
Chlorinated and flushed water mains at new Audubon Subdivision.
Dug up 16" at Pinecrest and tied in the Woodland 8" water main and disconnected the
old 14" that has been abandoned.
Tied in Capella Subdivision and put main line into service.
Repaired RP device at Oak Knoll.
Raised several valve boots in various areas.
Repaired paddles at the Water Plant in the Flash mix.
Sewer:
Installed 400' of phone conduit for telemetry at new Pump Station at E. Nevada.
Installed 4 new 4" sewer laterals.
Made repairs to 5 sewer lines.
Made repairs to 3 manholes and installed 1 new manhole.
Responded to 1 service call.
Rodded 36,790' of City sewer mains using 56,500 gallons of water.
Miscellaneous:
There were 98 requests for Utility locate calls.
There was 109.948 million gallons of water treated at the Water Treatment Plant and 46.56
million gallons of water treated at the Waste Water Treatment Plant.
Used 35 yards of 3/4" minus rock at various jobsites.
City of Ashland
Street Division
September 1994 Report
SWEEPER:
Swept 236 miles of streets .
Collected 92 yards of debris.
Responded to 126 utility location requests.
Graded several streets and alleys.
Patched pot-holes and sunken services .
Patched defective areas an Maple Way: 23.86 tons.
Patched new curb return on 5th at A Sts. : 1 . 14 tons.
Began major repair work on E. Main between Lithia Way and the R/R
tracks. Thus far: 26.61 tons.
Golf Course road re-surfacing project from Hiway 66 to approximately
1200 ft . : Preparation : remove large areas of defective asphalt, solidify
the base with fabric and shale rock , patch back with 135. 51 tons of
asphalt and clean for paving. Re-surfacing took 272 tons and the total
project took: 11 days.
Filled in drop off area from asphalt to granite on Lynn St . .
Crack:-sealed Alsing Reservoir R.d using commercial crack:-sealer- and also
tack::-coat with sand for comparison .
Saw-cut and removed asphalt from a sink: hole in front 1662 Homes Ave. ,
which turned out to be an old sistern . Back: filled with slurry and
patched back; with 1 ton of asphalt.
Prepared an asphalt over-run area at B St. yard .
Placed 4 .in . shale rock; on the north side shoulder on E. Main at the
F/R tracks for road support.
Regan raising man-holes and valves in conjunction with our re-surfacing
program.
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STORM DRAINS:
Stripped forms and back-filled re-poured water-way on Scenic at Nutley.
Flushed and/or rodded several storm drain systems.
Cleaned out catch basins.
Retrieved an auger and 53 ft. of rod from line on Greenmeadows.
Saw-cut 205 ft. of pavement on Greenmeadows for storm drain replacement.
repared and poured new floors in catch basins on Grant below Chestnut,
and on Randy at Laurel .
l"urned over upside down catch basin grate on Clay at Siskiyou .
Built a headwall on the outlet side of culvert under the golf course
road .
Shoveled out R/R bar ditch at E. Main .
Gleaned out bar- ditch on the south side of E. Main from Walker east to
the City limits.
SIGNS and FAINT:
Continued painting . Began 2nd painting of cross-walks per City Council .
Replaced street sign on 1st and E. Main .
Installed HANDI-CAF parking sign in Water St. parking lot ; East side.
Replaced faded DO NOT ENTER sign at the beaver slide .
Removed graffiti from road narrows sign on Water St. .
Re-set the 20mph---Curve---sign on No. Mountain .
Made up 6 - NO PARKING signs with arrows on posts and installed 6 -
PARKING IN DAYS ONLY signs on posts for contractor.
Re- ir�st.c.11ed school sign on Homes at Hunter Ct. .
Installed 10 NO PARE -`.ING signs (B on new posts ) on the Loop Rd . from
Terrace to Morton . -
Re- nat 25mph sign post on Oak above Hersey.
Replaced faded 25 mph sign on Oak below Hersey .
Re--set. , e::tended the post and replaced the street and stop sign on
Mohawk:: at Mary Jane.
Extended the post and replaced the street sign on Mohawk: at Linda .
E;;tended the post and replaced the street sign on Morton at Lisa Ln . .
Replaced the street sign on Manzani.ta at High.
Replaced the street sign on Clark: at Garden Way .
Replaced POLICE CARS ONLY sign at the entrance off E. Main .
InE tilled a NO TRESPASSING sign at the police pistol range.
Cut. in Half : 20 - 21 ft . lengths of pipe for sign posts.
Straightened posts and replaced faded no parking signs on Beach Ave. .
Replaced post and stop sign at NW corner of Oak: and B Sts.
Installed 3, posts and signs on Water St, from B St. to Van Ness: 2 -
25 MPH and 1 - NO PARKING.
Replaced post for Limo parking on 1st by the Mark: Antony.
Installed MUSEUM directional signs on E. Main by Fire Station #1 and
on E . Main across from Campus Way. Also installed a MUSEUM parking
directional sign on Campus Way.
Installed 2 - NO PARKING FIRE LANE signs on the rear of the Park::view
Building on Guanajuato Way.
Installed 2 - NO PARKING signs on posts on Lisa Ln . at the turn around .
Replaced faded no parking sign on upper Morton .
Replaced faded no parking sign on Lisa Ln . .
Removed graffiti from stop sign on California at E. Main .
Installed a post and DEAD END sign on Nevada east of Oak St. .
Re-located the street sign on Holly at Meade Sts. .
MISC. :
Filled the tack::-coat trailer.
Cut vegetation along the creek, side of Water St. below B St. .
Poured small section of sidewalk; at entrance to the Plaza by the
electric. transformer.
Installed road markers along the ditch on Mistletoe Rd . .
Swept up absorbent material from small gas spill on Rock: St. .
Cut vegetation on E. Main from Mountain to 4th St . for sign clearance.
Medford : Picked up from: United Pipe: 220 ft. of perferated 6in . pipe
and 4 - 6x6>:4in . T' s. .Pacific Metal : aluminum I-beam. .Northwest
Industrial : 13 powder coated sign posts. . .
Pick::ed up wood stove for Conservation Dept. .
Picked up several dead animals.
B St . yard bathroom: installed a new low-flow toilet, new coat of
paint and new linoleum on the floor.
Installed new holders for all 48 .: 4e signs at B St. .
Watered trees at the granite pit.
Held awards and thank: you luncheon : Gave out 1 - ten year pin and ? -
5 year pins.
Helped in shop when needed .
Held monthly safety meeting .
City of Ashland
Fleet Maintenance
September 1994 Report
3 mechanics completed work on 94 work orders on various types of City
equipment and vehicles.
With the new numbering system in effect , work orders will no longer be
reported on an individual department or division basis.
The emergency generators at City Hall and the Civic Center were manually
tested on a weekly basis.
I and M certificates issued for the month: 0
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Monthly Building Activity Report: 08/94 Page 1
# Units Value
SINGLE/MULTI-FAMILY & TOURIST ACCOMODATIONS:
Building:
ADD DECK OVER STORAGE 1 8, 000
ADDENDUM TO 9405047 1 10, 000
ADDENDUM TO 9405058 1 0
ADDENDUM TO 9406088 1 0
ADDENDUM TO REMODEL 1 60, 000
ADDITION 2 12 , 000
CONVERSION TO DUPLEX 1 45, 000
DEMOTITION OF STEEL BLDG 1 0
FENCE 4 4 , 800
GARAGE 1 2.9 , 635
GREENHOUSE/GARDEN SHED 1 1 , 000
INTERIOR REMODEL 1 3, 000
MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL 1 0
NEW GUEST STUDIO 1 30, 000
PATIO ROOM W/BATH 1 25, 000
POOL 1 10, 500
PORCH REMODEL 1 9 , 850
PUMP HOUSE 1 1, 000
REMODEL & ADDITION 2 108 , 000
REMODEL & SMALL ADDITION 1 25, 000
REPLACE STEEL BUILDING 1 55, 000
REROOF 1 5, 700
REROOF GARAGE 2 2, 550
ROOF DECK (LATTICE) 1 700
SFR 12 1, 390, 006
SHED FOUNDATION 1 600
Subtotal: $ 1, 837 , 341
Electrical:
1 BR CIR, FOR A/C 2 400
1 BRANCH CIRCUIT TO SPA 1 450
ADD METER 1 600
ELECT FOR ALARM SYSTEM 1 2 , 100
ENTRY VOIDING 9408017 -1 -500
NEW FEEDER 1 400
SECURITY SYSTEM 1 463
SERVICE + 1 BR CIR 1 600
SERVICE CHANGE 2 1 , 025
TEMP POWER 1 150
VOIDED ON 08/16/94 1 500
Monthly Building Activity Report: 08/94 Page 2
# Units Value
SINGLE/MULTI-FAMILY & TOURIST ACCOMODATIONS:
Electrical:
Subtotal: $ 6 , 188
Mechanical:
FREESTANDING GAS STOVE 1 200
GAS FURN & A/C 2 9, 000
GAS FURN + 1 BR CIR 2 10, 200
GAS LINE/FURN/1 BR CIR 1 2 , 697
GAS LINE/FURN/AIR CONT 1 4 , 323
GAS LINE/GAS RANGE 1 350
GAS PAC, A/C, 1 BR CIR 1 4 , 179
GAS PACK, A/C + 1 BR CIR 1 4 , 492
GAS SPACE HEATER 1 200
GAS WATER HEATER 1 100
Subtotal: $ 35, 741
Plumbing:
BACKFLOW DEVICE 1 130
IRRIGATION SYSTEM 1 2 , 000
RELOCATE FIXTURES/EXH FAN 1 900
SEWER LINE 3 1, 450
SEWER/WATER/STORM, LINES 3 1, 200
Subtotal: $ 5, 680
***Total: $ 1, 884 , 950
COMMERCIAL:
Building:
ARCH FOR CHURCHILL HALL 1 10, 000
COMM OFFICE/APT 1 200, 000
COMMERCIAL REMODEL 1 2 ,800
DECK 1 5 , 000
EXTERIOR STAIRCASE 1 950
INTERIOR REMODEL 1 8, 000 .
REPAIR ROOF 1 12 , 500
REROOF 3 49 , 000
Subtotal: $ 288, 250
Electrical:
1 BR CIR FOR A/C 1 200
Monthly Building Activity Report: 08/94 Page 3
# Units Value
COMMERCIAL:
Electrical:
400 AMP SERVICE CHANGE 1 2,450
ALARM SYSTEM 1 250
ELECTRIC FOR SIGN 1 400
HVAC WIRING (4 BR CIRS) 1 1, 500
PUMP FOR SEWER LIFT STATI 1 8 , 000
SIGNAL CIR FOR FIRE SYST 1 6, 000
Subtotal: $ 18 , 800
Mechanical:
INSTALL EVAP COOLER 1 1, 000
REPLACE 2 A/C UNITS 1 9, 000
REPLACE GAS UNIT HEAT PMP 1 4 , 000
Subtotal: $ 14 , 000
***Total: $ 321, 050
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Total this month: 97 $ 2 , 206, 000
Total this month last year: 113 $ 1, 898 , 912
Total year to date: 167 $ 4 , 237 , 961
Total last year: 199 $ 3 , 274 , 025
This month This month This year
last year
Total Fees: 26, 714 27 , 395 50, 649
Total Inspections: 319 620 914
NEW CONSTRUCTION: 8/94
RESIDENTIAL
PAGE NO. 1
10/10/94
ADDRESS #UNITS CONTRACTOR VALUATION
** GARAGE
378 TERRACE ST DAVIS & DOWNEY 29635 . 00
CONSTRUCTION INC
** Subtotal **
29635. 00
** GREENHOUSE/GARDEN SHED
1132 OAK ST OWNER 1000. 00
** Subtotal **
1000. 00
** NEW GUEST STUDIO
83 GRANITE ST FIELDS CONSTRUCTION 30000 . 00
** Subtotal **
30000. 00
** POOL
137 SEVENTH ST POOLS-R-US 10500. 00
** Subtotal **
10500 . 00
** PUMP HOUSE
665' CLAY ST GRAY, D. - CONSTRUCTION 1000. 00
** Subtotal **
1000. 00
** SFR
170 NO ADDRESS MEDINGER CONST. CO. INC. .97500 . 00
915 OAK ST DAVIS & DOWNEY 150000 . 00
CONSTRUCTION INC
167 NO ADDRESS MEDINGER CONST. CO. INC. 76563 . 00
190 NO ADDRESS MEDINGER CONST. CO. INC. 76000 . 00
415 MERRILL CR VANDER LIND, LARRY 192350 . 00
CONSTRUCTION
24 DEWEY ST OWNER 71089 . 00
154 NO ADDRESS MEDINGER CONST. CO. INC. 101000. 00
200 NEVADA ST E OWNER 97900. 45 .
386 HELMAN ST GREENEWOOD HOMES 200000. 00
950 CYPRESS POINT LP TONEY, JERRY CONST. INC. 111636 . 85
839. CYPRESS POINT LP TONEY, JERRY CONST. INC. 99602 . 00
809 CYPRESS POINT LP TONEY, JERRY CONST. INC. 116365 . 00
** Subtotal **
1390006 . 30
*** Total ***
1462141. 30
NEW CONSTRUCTION: 8/94
COMMERCIAL
PAGE NO. 1
10/10/94
ADDRESS #UNITS CONTRACTOR VALUATION
** ARCH FOR CHURCHILL HALL
1250 SISKIYOU BV OWNER 10000. 00
** Subtotal **
10000 . 00
** COMM OFFICE/APT
255 A ST STURLEE CONSTRUCTION 200000 . 00
** Subtotal **
200000 . 00
*** Total ***
210000 . 00
1 , AFHLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT
CON-OL!DATEP II!CIDENT EEFOFT
CR.EAIcD;
10;03!94 14:37:53 EPTEMBER 1974
CLASS I EAT IOII { REFORTEI. OFFENSES + CASES CLEARED + + CLEARENCE FAIES s s ;0. OF ARREST CHAFGES
OF OFFENSES ACTUAL P TUAL ACTUAL ! CHP:.'IGE
?HIS THIS LAST YEAR. TO THIS THIS LAST THIS THIS LAST THIS NONTr YEAR TO GATE
HOS HIS YID DATE ROtiT'. YTD Y'TD NOP;TH YID 2(10 J+J'V AD!LT TOTAL 3U'J ADULT
FART I
CRIMINAL HBM!C!DE
MURDER 1 190.0
CANSLAUGHTER
RAPE 5 4 25.9 % 2 1
RGRBEP'i i _ 7 - 2E.
6 1 4 2P.01 -1.19
ASSRA'VATED ASLT 7 - !4.3 83.3.; P`•.7X
! ! 2 16
RESIDENCE 7 57 60 - 1.7 {S
NOd RESIDENCE 2 3P 40 - 5.0 !. ! 2 4 !2.55 5.3' I0.0';
I° 7 17 145 75
LAFC2HY%THEFT
SHOFLIF11NG ; 1;3 !!4 + :..5 % B 96 96 EB.9X 31.4:'%
'HEFT F20M Wl IE 102 04 21.4 3
M4 PAFTS-ACCESS 2 44 62 29.0 A 6 E 13.6:: 3 3%
BICYCLE THEFT 17 98 50 + 67 J.; 'l 2 5 !0.% 5.11
THEFT FROM BLOC: ' 6'3 41 + 65.E Y 1P 2 14.71 4.9%
OTHER THEFTS It 144 219 34,A % ! c. t7 6.b1 17.41 7.5
,- 27 27 1 ac6 q,u.Ql; 22.2, 25.7% I I - 3
MGTO3 1cH THEFT 2 ' ,� ,.
ARSON 12 7 t 71.4 ' 6 2 50.0% 28:61 t =
PDT I TOTAL 77 726 730 6 !; It 176 15? 17.0% 224.2% 20.8% 12 3 c0 !22 11.0
PART I
EIMPLE ASSAULTS 12 85 sl * 39.2 % it a^, y3,3% 72.1"„ 60.7P: 3 8 12
FURGE CWNTERFEIT 3 30 35 Z1.1 X 10 '.2 33.3% 31 5X. 1 17
17
FfiAU)
!'" 2 56 4! + 266 % 1 15 !1 50.0`: 26.0% 26.5%
C„-�F C 3
252.0+ X 7` 0',,
CREEK CARDS l 5 4 .. '
GNU FRAUD 10 63 54 16.7 'i ! F 3 10.01 12.71 !4.PS
EMBE%ZLEMBT 4 3 + 33.3 ; 75,01 33.3:1 2
ST13LE! FEWERTY _ 22 - 35.4 A E 7 66.7.. W^'S !"
VANDALISM 28 34 3t+4 + :4.5 „ . 12 43 113% 110% 14.12 1 3 4 77 :,0
NEr:FONS OFFENCES 2 It 11 + 27.3 % 22 13 9 10004: 72.9% £1.8% 3 3 3 17
PROSTITUTION
X '+-'- 2 15 + 80.0 " 15 4 151,6„ 55.1% 64.07. 6 0 4 7
,E,. CRL:E, _
NARCOTIC'DRUES 2 11 16 - Ls C 2 56 59 100.0% 91.8% 89.41 3 1 6 21 P3
3ABBL I SIG
OFF AG&13T FAMILY 10 30A 2 ] 28.6."•. !0.9X
DRIV PNDER INFLNC 10 ~ `
£5 9.3 % SO 84 IP0.01 `6.2% 77.7% !0 10 2 75
LIQUOR LA'd5 4 3'= 103 68.5 i 1 25 90 25.04 73.51 33.3:1 6 6 13 ?3
DISGRDER CO!1.C:UCT 23 135 144 - 6.3 % 5 24 31 21.7% 17.3" 2!.5n 6 19 b4
v.IBNAl P 1 2 1 5QA% !
TREEFASE 21 172 177 7.3 % 1 42 42 4.8% 2V AN ER B _ 2 4 It
ESCAPE 1 100.0 % 1 10014
ALL O?HER 37 71 361 . 10.5 % 13 01 134 35.1% 32.8% 37,1% 1 It 12 41 73
THREATS 16 - a.3 : 1 3 00% 131% 1 1
CUFFEOLGITERING £ 20 3A - 241.2 % It 33 55.0;i T•.i1 73 ,
R+JNA4V JUV 2 33 43 - 23.3 i; 7 15 27.31 24.71 4
PART 11 TDTAL 162 1603 1601 + 1 4 5L 567 s35 33.31 25.4% 29.7X 10 56 66 305 746
PART 1 t. PUT 11 241 2329 2331 - 1 '% 69 743 73? 201% 31.7% 32.81 E2 64 06 427 956
ASHLAND PULICE DEPARTMENT PLC 110IR
14:EAIE D; CONSOLIDATED INCIDENT REPORT
10!03!94 14:37:58 SEPTEMBER 1994
CLASS 1Fi CAT ION * REPORTED OFFENSES ! x CASES CLEARED + CLEARENCE RATES NO. OF ARREET CHARGE' a
OF OFFENSES ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTUAL % CHANGE
? IS THIS LAST YEAR TO THIS THIS LAST ?4IS FHIB. LAST THIS MON iEP,P. TO DATE
MONTH Y10 (TV DATE MONTH YTO YTD MONTH YTD YTD JUV W2LT TOTAL JUV ADULT
PART III
TRAFFIC CRIME
HIT S RUN 3 79 57 + 33.6 1 11 6 13.9'd 10.511 9
REC:LESS DRIV ! 4 4 ! 3 4 100.0% 75.0% (04.0% ! 2 3 A
ELUDING 1 1 t 1 1 IOU.O% 11•),0% t 1 ? 2 2
BR. RHILE SUSP 2 8 9 I!.1 % 8 9 100.0X 110.1% 100,0?; 3 3 11
FT 1)13P DRY LIC 100.0
TRAFF AC'.-FATAL
TRA=F ACC.-I}tJUOY 11 56 25 + 124,0 : ] 1 1.3% 4.%«
TRR41F ACC-PR'P DPM IS !75 99 76.8 % 1.71 4.C'%
FISH Y •A'K I
MARINE VIOLATIONS
I'-LEGAL ALIEN
CUSTOD' 3
NARFANTS 39 34 + 14.7 « 32 73 97.4". 57.11'. 3 3 61
MV RECVR'-0,4ER 3 6 5
PROP RECi'RD-OTHER 2 4 50,n 9; ; 25.0%
FUSITPJES 5 33 65 2'.7 1 %9 65 !00.0% 7S.2" I(i1.`.% ? 15 IN
MISBIt;C PERSONS I 4 ' + 110.'? %
SUDDEN DEATHIBODY 2 12 7 + 71,4 % 1 1 E0.05 9.3%
SU IC!DE-ATNPT 2 10 81'.0 %
OTHER ACC'DE!1TS 3 2 - 50.0 Si
ANIMAL PROBLEMS 54 376 291 + 29.2 % 2 7%
FRGPEPVl' L!F/C 49 348 341 + 2.1 % I 1 3%
ABANDONED AUTO 296 243 + 21.8
!.00ATE ONLY PUTO
INPOUN11 AL'.TO 5 12 13 7.7 %
ASSIST. RENDEFED 82 2?7 702 + 17.F
DOMESTIC PFOPLEM,S 8 4; 43 + 1-.0 1 1 12.5%
INSECURE PREMISES 3 E1 53 - 3.2 .".
SUSP PER/CIRC -2 295 3!8 + 24:2
PUBLIC SAFETY 4 74 76 - 2.6 1.3%
DISTURBRNCZiNOISE 111 756 629 + 110,2 .`: 1 =%
SICV CASED FOR 19 159 152 + 4.6
MARINE ACTIVITIES
TRAF'ICiROADS 31 339 370 1:.3 %
C1VTL COMFLANTS 6 I -,I ?2.5 % 1 2 16.7% 3.6%
VEH DIS'OSITION
ALARMS 39UNDINO
CONFIRMED 1 3 1 + 20r.O %
FALSE 16 203 186 + 9.1 %
ACCIDENTAL 3 11
FP,ULTY 1 3 66.7 %
OTHER 1 C
BUPPOENAS
ASSLT A@ OFFICERS 3 1 = 2!1.0 % 3 1 100.1% 100.0%
OTHER MIS' 14 104 146 23.2 'r: 1 1.0 7%
PART III TOTAL 561 5549 3935 + 14.2 % 12 155 137 2.1% 3.4% 3.4% 2 17 19 !9 !75
GRAND 10TAL 8}c 6972 6316 + 3.9 ': 81 B93 924 10.1% 13.I% 14.6% 24 El 105 446 105:
ASHLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT
MONTHLY REPORT
0
In looking over the monthly CROSS WALK September,1994
statistics Part 1 offenses VIOLATIONS:
(major crimes and thefts) (year-to-date)
through the month of Passing stopped 1994
September are basically at the vehicle in crosswalk
same level as last year. There (811.020) 8
was a decrease in the report of thefts of parts
from motor vehicles (44 reported this year-to- (year-to-date)
date compared to 62 reported during the same Failure to Yield
time in 1993), also, there has been a decrease to Pedestrian
in other thefts (144 reported this year-to-date (811.010) 2
compared to 218 reported last year).
However, there has also been a noticeable INVESTIGATIONS:
increase in bicycle thefts (98 reported this o Lynn Parlette was assigned
year-to-date compared to 58 reported last to the investigation of an
year); and thefts from buildings (68 reported armed robbery at Mc Clure's
this year-to-date compared to 41 reported last Exxon.
year during the same time period).
o Lynn did follow up on the
In Part II crimes, simple assaults were up investigations of the Krahel
significantly (85 reported this year-to-date homicide and avionics thefts at the Ashland
compared to 61 reported during the same time Airport.
last year); fraud of checks were up (56
reported this year-to-date compared to 41 o Lynn did follow up investigation of avionics
reported during the same time in 1993); thefts at the Ashland Airport.
Vandalism was up (348 reported this year-to-
date compared to 304 reported last year). o Lynn assisted the major assault/death
investigation team in investigation of a
However the following Part II " crimes" shooting on Butte Falls Highway.
reflected a decrease: Stolen property was
significantly down (3 reported this year-to-date o Lynn did follow up on the investigation of
compared to 22 reported last year); Driving the stabbing case which occurred at the Five
under the influence of intoxicants (78 reported Rivers Restaurant.
this year-to-date compared to 86 reported
during the same time last year); and Liquor o Rich investigated the burglary of the Parks
law violations (34 reported this year-to-date and Recreation Building and the burglary of
compared to 108 reported during the same Dr. Epstein Office and arrested the suspect in
time in 1993. The dramatic drop in liquor these two incidents (plus 3 other commercial
violation is due to a change in the reporting burglaries).
practice. Future statistics will show actual
arrests for liquor violations.
1
o Rich assisted the major assault death O A seminar on "Officer involved Shootings"
investigation team in the attempted murder will be presented in Medford for the detectives
and suicide of a man at Lings Restaurant in and Lieutenant to attend.
White City.
o Micro Dynamics computer classes will be
RESERVES: offered to interested personnel.
The Ashland Reserves served the City of
Ashland in the following areas during the r
month of September, 1994: D.A.R.E:
Week 1 of this year's DARE
Patrol 274.0 classes began in September,
1
Training 60.5 with classes in Lincoln and
Assignments 14.5 Bellview Schools. The big
Meetings 10.0 announcement in September was the selection
Total 359.0 of Bobby Smith as Ashland PD's new Crime
Prevention and DARE Officer. Bobby will
begin a transition into Crime Prevention in
TRAINING: November, when he will attend a two-week
o First Aid and CPR updatea Crime Prevention Academy through BPST. In
was presented by Pam , December, Bobby will attend DARE Officer
Shrader for most of the Training in Los Angeles in order to obtain his
police officers. certification to teach DARE. He will begin
instruction fifth grade DARE after the
o Officer Kip Thomas completion of this term's classes in Lincoln
presented a class on "High Risk Vehicle and Bellview, at which time Janet Bailey will
Stops". transfer into a new Lead Police Officer
position in the patrol division.
o Detective Rich Walsh was scheduled into a
BPSST Basic Investigative Techniques: Our Police Department was the recipient this
Missing/abducted children which was held in month of a $5,000 grant from Safeco
Monmouth, Oregon. Insurance for the purchase of bicycle helmets
for children in Ashland, The Crime
o A seminar was presented by City County Prevention Division is involved in the
Insurance Services that addressed a guide to planning of bicycle rodeos where safety
OSHA inspections.... The seminar will cover instruction, licensing, and distribution of the
employer rights and remedies with respect to helmets will occur.
critically important issues on inspections,
citations, and criminal liability. Senior staff On September 24, a fundraising golf
attended the session. tournament was held at Stewart Meadows in
Medford, to benefit all the DARE programs in
TRAINING FOR NEXT MONTH..... Jackson County. Janet Bailey worked with
Deputies Todd and Crook from the Sheriffs
o Three Lead officers and the CAP Officer Office and Officer Ajhar from Medford PD on
will be attending a seminar on "How to the fundraiser, from which our DARE
Supervise People" that will be presented in program will derive more than $900.00.
Medford by Fred Pryor Seminars.
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COMMUNICATIONS: 1994 1993
Statistics ""T SEPTEMBER AUG[TS'T SEPTEMBF:It
Calls For Service 825 876 813 783
Medical Runs 44 62 68 73
Fire Runs 21 19 20 15
ALS Runs 57 50 50 35
Auto Aid 7 3 2 1
Phone Statistics:
Day Shift 1015 861 920 625
Swing Shift 1374 1375 1404 680
Graveyard 874 834 827 412
Front Desk 3709 3365 3151 1717
911 Calls 557 692 656 335
Total Calls 7529 7127 7062 1902
G4E OF FBJA!� JOIN THE CIRCLE......
G14 �4 September......has anyone seen September? It went by so fast I am
911 almost certain it was misplaced or lost. It's a good thing the 9-1-1
education program is called "Circle of Friends" that way it can serve
as a wheel on this fast moving project.
Oh, I remember now....September....Barbara gave a 9-1-1 presentation
to a group called the Meadowlarks at The Meadows in Central Point.
Ashland This was quite a large group and they enjoyed themselves very much.
Another presentation was given at the home of Julie Reynolds for
Delta Kappa Gamma. This teacher organization had quite a lot of
information sharing and everyone came away feeling good.
Oh III Septemberlll Right...now I remember...September saw the unveiling of the 9-1-1 children's
education program. For those of you who are not familiar with this program...it is quite a sight and
sound productionlll Dispatcher Karol Williams dresses in full Karolion the 9-1-1 Lion costume
accompanied by Barbara pulling a string of toys consisting of a police car, a fire truck and an
ambulance. Each toy has three buttons: lights and sirens, horn and a tiny child's voice advising: "If
you need help call 9-1-1:' Oh, and did I mention the basket full of rag dolls designed in-house
representing the members of the Circle: the public, dispatchers, police, fire, and ambulance. As Karol
explains the role each person plays in this important team - Barbara joins their hands together and
when the talk is concluded - a visual circle is present.....Neat huh.
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October 3 , 1994
GARY E. BROWN
Chief of Police
TO : Mayor and Council
FROM: Gary E. Brown, Chief of Police
SUBJECT: Liquor License Application
Application has been received from VICTOR RAMOS, JAIME RAMOS,
HECTOR RAMOS, JOSE RAMOS, PEDRO DIAZ, AND RANDALL THURMAN dba\
AZTECA MEXICAN RESTAURANT for a LIQUOR license, for an
ESTABLISHMENT located at 2345 ASHLAND STREET, SUITE 205,ASHLAND.
A background investigation has been completed on the applicant
and approval of this application is recommended.
L
GARY BROWN
CHIE F POLICE
MC:kmh
BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND
October 18, 1994
IN THE MATTER OF PLANNING ACTION 94-081, 1
A REQUEST FOR A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAP AMENDMENT, ) FINDINGS,
ZONING MAP AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION OF THE DETAIL ) CONCLUSIONS,
SITE REVIEW ZONE BOUNDARY, AND SITE REVIEW, ) AND DECISION
FOR PROPERTY ON EAST SIDE OF NORTH MAIN STREET ).
OPPOSITE MAPLE STREET. )
APPLICANT: CLIFF CURRY 1
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RECITALS:
1) Tax Lots 1100, 3900, 4000, 4100, 4200, and 4300 of 39 1 E 05DA are located
on the east side of North Main Street opposite the Maple St. intersection and are
zoned E-I.
2) The applicant is requesting a Site Review to construct a 114-unit "congregate
care" facility, a Plan Amendment/Zone Change to Health Care (HC), and a
modification of the Detailed Site Review Zone boundary.
3) The City Council, following proper public notice, held a public hearing on
September 6, 1994, at which time testimony was received and exhibits were
presented. Following the close of the public hearing, the City Council deliberated on
the matter and voted to approve the application, subject to conditions pertaining to
the appropriate development of the site. The vote of the Council was unanimous.
Now, therefore, the City Council of the City of Ashland finds and concludes as follows:
SECTION 1. EXHIBITS
For the purposes of reference to these Findings, the attached index of exhibits, data, and
testimony will be used.
Staff Exhibits lettered with an "S"
Proponent's Exhibits lettered with a "P"
Opponent's Exhibits lettered with an "O"
Hearing Minutes; Notices, Miscellaneous Exhibits lettered with an "M" .
All information presented to the City Council and included as exhibits are incorporated as
part of this decision and made a part of the record for this action.
City of Ashland
Findings,Conclusions and Decision
Planning Action 94-081
' October 18, 1994 Page 1
SECTION 2. CONCLUSORY FINDINGS
2.1 The City Council finds that it has received all information necessary to make
a decision eased on the facts and evidence in the record, which includes the
applicant's submittals, the Staff Report, public hearing testimony, and the exhibits
received.
2.2 The City Council finds that:
A. With Regard to the Plan Map Change/Zone Change: ,
1 . This is an application for a Comp Plan Map Change/Zone Change from
Employment (E-1) to Health Care (HC), and a modification of the Detailed
Site Review (DSR) boundary, for a site of approximately.four acres located
east of North Main Street, opposite the Maple Street intersection. The .
purpose of the application is to allow development of a congregate care
residential facility, which provides for the housing needs of the senior
population. This type of.residential facility is included as a permitted use in
the HC zone.
2. The project is for a congregate care residential facility for elderly citizens.
There is no similar facility of this type in Ashland, and the community is
lacking in.this type of housing. The lack of this type of housing opportunity
for the elderly is contrary to the Housing Goal of the Comp Plan, which calls
for housing opportunities for the total cross section of Ashland's population
to be provided.
Currently, Ashland residents must leave the community to obtain this type
of residential facility. The Council has received testimony from several
long-time, elderly residents, who stated that they want to spend their
remaining years as residents of the city, but there is currently no suitable
housing to provide. for their needs once they are no longer able to maintain
their own homes. This facility will provide the needed housing, and offer the
opportunity for residents of Ashland to remain in the community during their
later years. Even those who testified in opposition to this project have
agreed that this type of.housing is needed.
Based on the testimony and evidence presented, the City Council finds that
it is necessary and appropriate, and to the advantage of the community, to
provide this type of housing facility so that elderly residents of Ashland can
remain in the community. Provision of this type of housing is consistent with
the requirements of the Housing Goal of the Comp Plan. The project will fill a
recognized need in the community, and as such meets zone change criteria
18.108.060 B.I.a. which requires a showing of a public need supported by
the Comprehensive Plan.
City of Ashland
Findings,Conclusions and Decision
Planting Action 94-081
October 18, 1994 Page 2
3.. The project will in-fill vacant urban land at a site that is physically and
locationally appropriate for this use. This is consistent with the Housing
Policies of the Comp Plan. In-fill of vacant urban land contributes to the
maintenance of a compact urban area, and makes efficient use of public
facilities, including public transit. The physical characteristics of the site,
including the slope, the existing vegetation, the bordering railroad right of
way, and the water course, contribute to the site's aesthetics and the ability
to design the project in a manner that will be compatible with the
surroundings. The development design has been adapted to the site to
incorporate these features. The site is located in convenient proximity to the
hospital, an important consideration for elderly housing. It is also in close
proximity to downtown, and it is along a public transit route. The
combination of these locational features make the site unlike any other in the
urban area, and make the site particularly appropriate for housing for the
elderly. Based on these factors, the City Council finds that the site and the
location are appropriate for the proposed use, and for the type and scale of
development that is proposed.
4. The project will provide direct financial benefit to the Ashland
Community Hospital. The hospital is an essential community facility.
Maintenance of a viable, functioning hospital benefits all of the citizens in
the community. The City Council believes this project will contribute to the
long-term financial stability of the hospital, which will be to the benefit of
the current and future residents of the community.
5. Traffic movement at the intersection of North Main and Maple is a
concern at present due to congestion caused by left turn movements from
northbound North Main onto Maple. Concern was expressed over the effect
of the proposed development on this situation, since the,site driveway will
access North Main opposite the Maple Street intersection.
Traffic volumes from this development will be low. According-to the
applicant's traffic generation data, the project is estimated to generate 247
trips per day. This is consistent with the traffic volume projections for this
type of use presented "Trip Generation", an Institute of Transportation
Engineers (ITE) manual, a widely-recognized, standard reference which is .
used by the City for estimating the traffic impact of development proposals.
There has been no other documented evidence presented in this case to
suggest that the applicant's estimate or the ITE projection are not accurate
or representative for the type and scale of development proposed.
The management company's experience shows that many of the elderly
residents give up their private autos and no longer • drive. Typically, only
about 25% of the residences keep their private cars. The management will
provide a van service to transport residents to appointments, errands, and on
City of Ashland
Findings, Conclusions and Decision
Planning Action 94-081
.October 18, 1994 Page 3
recreational excursions. In addition to the van service provided by the
management, public transit will be available at the transit stop to be
provided by the developer at the property's North Main frontage. These
factors will combine to minimize the traffic volume generated by this project.
The applicant will participate in making improvements to North Main. The
improvements will include a northbound left turn lane for traffic entering
Maple Street, and a southbound left turn lane for traffic entering the
development. The new left turn lanes will leave the regular travel lanes open
for through traffic to proceed without delay, which will result in an overall
improvement in conditions with regard to traffic flow and safety.
The volume of traffic that the project is estimated to generate is below the
volume necessary to warrant a traffic signal at this location. The Oregon
Department of Transportation (ODOT) has reviewed the proposal for its
traffic impact, and has submitted comments. COOT has commented that a
traffic signal is not currently warranted by conditions at this location, and
one will not be warranted as a result of the traffic generated by the
proposed development. A traffic signal cannot be installed at this
intersection without agreement from ODOT.
Based on the low traffic volumes to be generated by the proposed
development, the alternatives to the private auto that will be available, the
street improvements to be made at the North Main and Maple intersection,
and the ODOT comments, the City Council finds that with the recommended
measures the development will not create an unacceptable impact on the
street system.
6. The site is proposed for removal from the DSR zone. The DSR zone
imposes a 45,000 s.f. limit on building square footage. The DSR zone was
created out of concern for large- scale industrial and commercial
development, which could have adverse impacts on adjacent property, and
in particular with regard to "big box" retail stores that are considered to be
II out of keeping with the scale of the community..
{ The site is currently within the DSR zone because it was zoned E-1 , which
permits commercial and industrial uses. However, the type of residential
development proposed.in this application was not the subject of the DSR
zone building size limitation. The zone change to HC for this specific use will
remove the possibility for the types of commercial or industrial uses that are
necessary to regulate under the DSR provisions.
Use of the DSR standards to limit the size of commercial and industrial
development in Ashland remains appropriate and necessary. The City Council
finds that the type of development proposed in this case is neither
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commercial or industrial. It is a special-purpose.type of residential facility,
dedicated to provide for the needs and care of the elderly. This type of
residential use is not regulated by the square footage limitation of the DSR
zone. The layout and design of the project has been carefully adapted to the
unique characteristics of the site, and the location. These characteristics
include the size, shape, and slope of the property, the existing vegetation,
and its proximity to the hospital, medical offices, public transit, and
downtown. The City Council finds that the special purpose of this residential
facility to provide housing for the elderly, with the special needs and
considerations that attend to persons in that age group, represent unique
circumstances that warrant removal of this site from the DSR zone.
7. The applicant has submitted facts and evidence, in writing and in
testimony, that justify the proposal according to the criteria and standards
that are applicable and relevant to the request. This information has been
considered along with all of the testimony in favor and opposed to the
application. The applicant has addressed the criteria for a zone change and
Comp Plan map amendment, the applicable and relevant goals and policies of
the Ashland Comprehensive Plan, and the applicable Statewide Planning
Goals and Guidelines. This information is presented in the "Applicant's
Statement" report, which is included in the record of this case and made a
part of these findings by reference.
The criteria for approval of a comprehensive plan map change and zone
change are the following:
Type ///amendments may be approved when one of the following conditions
exist:
al A public need, supported by the Comprehensive Plan.
b) The need to correct mistakes.
c) The need to adjust to new conditions.
dl Where compelling circumstances relating to the general public
welfare require such an action.
Based on consideration of all of the facts and evidence in the record, the
City Council finds that the applicant has met the burden of proof for the
Comp Plan Map Amendment/Zone Change, and modification of the DSR
boundary, and the proposal is justified, specifically finding that the
application meets a public need.
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B. With regard to the Site Review:
1 . The layout and design of the project has been adapted to the
characteristics of the site. The perspective of the height of the buildings has
been minimized by using the slope of the land. The railroad right of way
along the east property line provides additional space between the proposed
buildings and development to the east. The thick blackberry growth along
the railroad will be left in place to provide visual buffer. Site development
will include extensive landscaping, which will provide additional screening.
The existing water channel will be relocated on site and will provide an
additional amenity. Internal walkways will connect to the public sidewalk to
be constructed along North Main. The buildings will be architecturally
designed to break up the vertical and horizontal mass by variations in height,
variations in exterior siding materials, colors, and textures, and by including
structural features such as gables and dormers. The Council finds that the
combination of site and design features will give the project a residential
character that fits in with the other residential styles on adjacent and
surrounding properties, which include single family dwellings and
multi-family apartment buildings.
2. The proposed building layout on the site includes substantial separation
from the homes to the east. The multi-story buildings will be set back a
minimum of 58.5' from the east property line. This exceeds the required
setback of 30'. The adjoining railroad right of way adds another 60' of
separation. In addition, the proposed buildings meet the height limitation of
35' from average grade imposed by the development standards. The
combination of the large separation between the multi-story buildings and
the existing homesites to the east, and the height limitation, results in the
maintenance of a compatible visual relationship between the proposed
buildings and the existing homes.
3. The project design includes three separate main buildings. The center
I building will contain common facilities for use by the residents such as the
dining hall, and elevators. The side buildings will contain individual living
units. The side buildings will be joined to the center building by enclosed
walkways. The purpose of,the enclosed walkways is to provide the elderly
residents with safe, secure, all-weather passage between the buildings. This
is necessary to provide access to the elevators; dining hall, and other
common facilities in the center building. There is no other connection
between the individual buildings. The separation of the three main buildings
in this manner diminishes the effect of the building mass.
4. The design and layout of the project provides an appropriate streetscape
along North Main with regard to building locations, height, mass, and
landscaping. The. Historic Commission was supportive of the proposal and in
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general was favorable towards the design. The development has been
designed with regard to compatibility with the neighborhood to the east.
This will be achieved by the setback from the property line and the
architectural features presented in the application, including the variations in
building height, materials, colors and textures, and structural features such
as gables and dormers.
5. According to information in the record all public facilities and services
necessary for the project are, or will be made, available at levels sufficient to
provide for the type and scale of use proposed. Storm water drainage will be
provided as a part of the development design, and will include on-site
detention.
6. The applicant has demonstrated compliance with applicable Site Design
and Use Standards by presenting site plans, testimony at the hearings, and a
document entitled "Ashland Retirement Residence-Relationship to the
Detailed Site Review Zone Standards". This document details compliance
with each of the applicable design review standards, and is a part of the
record in this case and made a part of these findings by reference. The
application further complies with the requirements of the Detail Site Review
zone, with the exception of the issue of total gross square footage and
distance between buildings. The Council finds that the concurrent action
amending the Detail Site Review zone boundary to exclude this property
allows for the finding of compliance with the applicable criteria. The
applicant's compliance with the majority of the Detail Site Review standards
supports the Council in the finding of overall compliance with the Site
Design and Use Standards.
7. The criteria for approval of a Site Review are as follows:
A. All applicable City ordinances have been met or will be met by
the proposed development.
B. All requirements of the Site Review Chapter have been met or
will be met.
C. The development complies with the Site Design Standards
adopted by the City Council for implementation of this Chapter.
D. That adequate capacity of City facilities for water, sewer,
paved access to and through the development, electricity, urban
storm drainage, and adequate transportation can and will be provided
to and through the subject property.
Based upon the site characteristics and development design features
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described in the application and testimony, the City Council finds that the
scale, design, height, mass, bulk, and landscaping features of the
development are appropriate for the site and the location; the applicable Site
Review criteria have been met; and the project will be compatible with
development and uses on adjacent and surrounding lands. For these reasons,
the requested Site Review is approved.
SECTION 3. DECISION
3.1 Based on the facts, evidence, and testimony contained in the case record,
including the testimony received at the Public Hearing on this matter, the City
Council concludes that there is a lack of this type of housing for the elderly in the
city, and therefore the proposal represents a needed type of housing in Ashland;
that the project will benefit the elderly population of the community, and the
hospital, and is therefore in the best interests of the community in general; and that
the location of the property is appropriate for this type of use considering the
proximity to the hospital and downtown, its access along a major street and transit
route, and with regards to the character of the surrounding neighborhood. For these
reasons, the Plan map change and rezoning of the.property from E-1 to HC to
provide for this facility, and removal from the DSR zone, is appropriate and justified.
Therefore, based on our overall conclusions, and upon the proposal being subject to
each of the following conditions, we approve the Site Review, the Plan Map
Change/Zone Change, and the DSR boundary modification. Further, if any one of
the conditions are found to be invalid, for any reason whatsoever, then Planning
Action k 94-081 is denied. The following are the conditions and they,are attached
to the approval:
1 ) That all proposals of the applicant be conditions of approval unless
otherwise modified here.
2) That a bits stop/shelter, designed to the standards of the City of Ashland, be
installed along the project's street frontage. The final location and design shelter to
be approved by the Staff Advisor prior to the issuance of a building permit.
Installation of such improvements within State Highway right-of-way to be done
under permit from the Oregon State Highway Division..
3) That a public sidewalk be installed along the entire North Main Street frontage
.of the property prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the new building.
4) That all requirements of the Ashland Fire Department (included in the
memorandum dated February 24, 1994), including but not limited to hydrant
installation,-interior sprinkler system and ladder installation for roof access, be met
prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
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5) That a drainage plan be for the parking areas be submitted at the time of a
building permit for review and approval by the Ashland Building Division.
6) That all proposed landscaping be installed as per the approved plan prior to the
issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
7) That the design plans for the relocation of the existing drainage-way be
reviewed and approved by the Ashland Engineering Division. On-site storm drainage
facilities to an engineered retention system to regulate flow into the channel, if
deemed necessary by the Ashland Engineering Division.
8) That additional right-of-way be dedicated along North Main Street to
accommodate future road improvements (i.e. turn lanes).
9) That all public utility easements be provided as required by City Departments.
10) That load and voltage needs of the project be provided to the Electric
Department prior to the issuance of a Building Permit. Customer to do all
excavating, backfilling and compaction.
1 1) That an opportunity to recycle site be located on the site in conformance
with the standards adopted under AMC 9.22.030 prior to issuing a certificate of
occupancy. Location and facilities to be reviewed and approved by Ashland
Sanitary.
12) That the management company of the facility agree to participate in a local
improvement district for the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of
Maple and North Main Streets.
13) That all building height calculations be shown at the time of a building permit.
14) That authorization for modifications to the existing wetland on the property be
approved by the Oregon Division of State Lands prior to the issuance of a building
permit.
15) That all on-site catch basins incorporate oil separators. Catch basin design to
be included at the time of a building permit.
Mayor Catherine Golden Date
Nan Franklin, Recorder Date
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MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 13, 1994
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Vice Chairperson Steve Armitage at 1:35 p.m..
Other Commissioners present were Hibbert and Thompson. Staff present were
Molnar, Knox and Yates.
TYPE II PUBLIC HEARING
PLANNING ACTION 94-109
REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE REAR GARAGE TO BE
CONVERTED INTO A ONE-UNIT TRAVELLER'S ACCOMMODATION FOR THE
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 774 "C" STREET.
APPLICANT: MYRTLE FRANKLIN
Ex Parte Contact or Site Visit
Hibbert and Armitage had a site visit.
STAFF REPORT
Knox passed around the original photos included in the record that are clearer to see
than those in the packet. This request was originally approved by Staff as a Type I
and called up by a neighbor for a.public hearing. The proposed conversion will be a
traveller's accommodation in the summer and a rental unit in the fall, winter and
spring. The applicant will provide a parking space for the unit made of brick pavers
and low-lying ground cover.
The application meets the target use of the zone with the rental unit being allowed. A
traveller's accommodation has no more impact than a rental unit. The use is
encouraged by the Ashland Comprehensive Plan as outlined in the Staff Report.
Knox recommended the addition of a Condition 5, that street trees be planted every 30
feet prior to issuance of a business license.
Thompson said a distance or time should be determined to consider what would be a
"reasonable proximity to public transportation".
PUBLIC HEARING
MYRTLE FRANKLIN, 774 C Street, submitted a written statement to the Planning
Department. She plans to improve the driveway. She will also cement the curb cut,
making a better approach to the driveway.
PHILIP LANG, 758 B STREET, stated his opposition in allowing any more transient
uses in the railroad district. He is not opposed to permanent rental housing. The
neighborhood is being destroyed with transient daytime uses. Lang believes Fifth and
B Streets are a social desert. The livability standard is ridiculously vague. Family
values should be a part of livability standards.
Discussion ensued between Lang and Hibbert about the difference between a
traveller's accommodation and other commercial uses. Lang feels what is happening
now is that the neighborhoods in the Railroad District are turning into places where
people work and there is no opportunity to get to know the neighbors. Hibbert
wonders if some commercial uses should be retained. Lang said expanding space for
beds is much different than expanding space for a small home based office. They
both agreed that a plan needed to be developed for this area.
Thompson noted that a few years ago the Planning Commission was going to.have
meetings to see what percentage of the Railroad District would be commercial and
what percentage would be residential. Thompson wanted Lang to know he was not
the only one becoming impatient in dealing with this situation. Thompson would also
like.to see a plan and see the Planning Department move ahead on this as well as
many other projects. Thompson reminded Lang that the traveller's accommodation
ordinance does require someone to live on-site whereas a hotel/motel use would not
require anyone to live on-site.
Staff Comments
Molnar stated that the final interviews for the request for proposal for the Railroad
District planning grant were happening this week. The deadline for having a plan in
place is June 1995. The plan that will develop over the next year will involve significant
citizen involvement.
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Knox added that the Historic Commission members have expressed their desire to
create a plan for the area also. With regard to Franklin's application, Staff does not
have a problem.
FRANKLIN, in rebuttal, said she does not plan to destroy the neighborhood and she
plans to follow the Conditions of approval.
COMMISSIONERS DISCUSSION AND MOTION .
Hibbert said that under the existing laws and rules, he could see no reason not to
approve PA94-109.
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Thompson did not think the impact would be great enough to deny the application,
therefore, he moved to approve with the added Condition 5 (one tree every 30 feet).
Hibbert seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.
TYPE I PLANNING ACTION
PLANNING ACTION 94-116
REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT AN ADDITION
TO A NON-CONFORMING RESIDENCE TO THE PROPERTY AT 730 ROCA
STREET.
APPLICANT: KEN KRUMDEICK
This action was approved.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 2:30 p.m.
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111 II. Brian Almquist, City Administrator
roam: Steven Hall, Public Works Director
�,zbjed.- Eric Dittmer - Presentation
Attached is a copy of the white paper titled 'Reclaimed Water As A Water Resource Option"authored by Eric
Dittmer with Jim Hill as "co-editor".
One of the options for long term water resources has been the consideration of reclaimed water(treated
wastewater) for the Ashland and Medford plants. Medford has been studying the issue for several years and the
drought this year has spurred the consideration into a fast track mode.
Several meetings have transpired which included the City of Medford, Medford Water Commission, agriculture,
Talent Irrigation District, Medford Irrigation District and the City of Ashland. This white paper is a result of
those discussions. The paper is intended to see if there is a uniform acceptance of the concept. If there is such
an acceptance, stage two of the project would begin formulating a facility plan and more detailed infomnation for
further evaluation.
Staff recommends that the Ashland City Council endorse the omrroept and direct staff to continue working with the
other participants.
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I SETTING
II VISION AND CHALLENGE
II PURPOSE
111 WATER USES AND NEEDS
A. Agriculture
B. Instream
C. Municipal and Industrial
D. Summary of Water Needs
IV RECLAIMED EFFLUENT AS A WATER RESOURCE
V. BENEFITS OF PROPOSED RECLAMATION PROJECT
1. Agriculture
2. Fish and wildlife
3. Instream
4. Municipal and Industrial
VI. ISSUES TO BE MET
VII DEVELOPING SUPPORT FOR RECLAMATION
VIII FINANCING
IX THE NEXT STEP
X SUMMARY
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FOR THE BEAR CREEK WATERSHED
SETTING
Bear Creek is the most important natural feature in the Bear Creek Valley. Flowing
north from Emigrant Lake through the heart of the valley to its confluence at the
Rogue River, its waters have historically been used for drinking, irrigation and even
as a convenient place for waste discharge.
As the valley grew so did the need for water. Agriculture had the foresight to develop
storage in Hyatt, Howard Prairie, Fish, Four Mile, Agate and Emigrant reservoirs,
which provide essential irrigation water, and also supplement instream flows.
Modernization of irrigation water management practices, such as conversion to
sprinklers, has reduced water demands.
The construction of improved wastewater treatment facilities has helped the water
quality of Bear Creek. The Bear Creek Greenway Committee, a Jackson County
organization formed in the 1950's, has promoted public enjoyment and appreciation
of this corridor. Cooperative water quality efforts since the late 1970s among several
agencies and groups have reduced excessive bacteria and sediment levels in Bear
Creek. We are currently addressing nutrient and temperature levels in the creek,
which are exacerbated by low stream flows due -to drought conditions, and which
impact the fish population.
Even with these efforts, the increasing demands from our growing population have
continued to impact the quantity and quality of the flows in Bear Creek. As it is
managed today, there is not enough water to satisfy all beneficial uses in the Bear
Creek watershed. Instream water quality is still being threatened, and as a result the
anadromous fish habitat has been impacted. Agriculture continues to face serious
water shortages during dry years despite its well planned storage facilities.
Meanwhile, the cities of Ashland and Talent are seeking additional domestic water
supplies or alternate sources to meet their growing needs.
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VISION AND CHALLENGE
Our quality of life is closely tied to the health and vitality of Bear Creek. Our vision
for Bear Creek is one of a scenic waterway carefully managed to meet our agicultural
and domestic needs, while maintaining a healthy instream and riparian habitat. Our
challenge is to continue the cooperative efforts toward meeting that vision.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this paper is to introduce the concept of enhancing the water
resources in the Bear Creek watershed using reclaimed water from the Medford
Regional Water Reclamation Facility. The use of reclaimed water may be the next
critical step in meeting our vision for Bear Creek by augmenting limited irrigation water
supplies, thereby enhancing water quality and quantity in the creek for instream and
municipal needs.
WATER USES AND NEEDS
Agricultural Needs
Agriculture uses approximately 150,000 acre feet (AF) of water each year to
irrigate approximately 48,000 acres of land in the Bear Creek and Eagle Point
areas. Most of this water is managed by four irrigation districts which store and
distribute the water to their customers.
The water sources include stream flow water rights and stored water rights
resulting from Bureau of Reclamation projects at Howard Prairie, Hyatt, Agate
and Emigrant reservoirs. The foresight of developing adequate storage has
I enabled agriculture to have sufficient water to meet its irrigation needs during
years when rainfall meets or exceeds long-term averages.
However, during recent drought conditions, there was a need for approximately
50.000 acre feet per season of additional water to supplement existing irrigation
supplies.
Instream Water Needs
The need to improve water quality and fisheries has been identified as
necessary for the long-term health of Bear Creek and its tributaries. Instream
needs are often the last to be addressed, but they are essential to sustain the
quality of life we desire within the Bear Creek watershed.
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There is tremendous interest by the community to enhance the Bear Creek
Watershed. Agencies, community groups and individuals are already working
together to lower a dam on Bear Creek in Medford. The project will improve
fish passage and water quality as well as eliminate existing visible stagnant
conditions.
The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is working with local agencies
to reduce point and non-point pollution problems, with an emphasis on nutrient
reduction efforts. There is a whole host of educational and monitoring
programs aimed at improving and documenting water quality and quantity, as
well as local school programs to provide hands on training in stream monitoring
and management.
The next logical step is to develop a project which will allow for enhancement
of stream flows and quality in Bear Creek to complement these and other
instream projects.
Municipal and Industrial Needs
The Medford Water Commission obtains its water from Big Butte Springs and
the Rogue River to supply the cities of Central Point, Eagle Point, Jacksonville,
Medford, Phoenix and parts of the unincorporated areas of the county, including
White City. Ashland obtains water from Reeder Reservoir and the Talent
Irrigation District (TID). Talent accesses water from Bear Creek and TID.
Residents living outside of incorporated cities are largely dependent on ground
water for their domestic needs. Both Ashland and Talent need an additional
long-term supply to meet the domestic water demands of their increasing
number of customers.
Summary of Existing Water Needs
Additional water is needed in the Bear Creek Valley for municipal, agricultural
irrigation and instream uses which includes water for fish and water quality.
Most of this need is during the warm weather months of April through October,
when domestic and agricultural demands are the greatest and natural stream
flows are the lowest.
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The issues of adequate agricultural water supplies and improved Bear Creek water
quality and fisheries hinge on finding an additional stable flow source. The
alternatives are limited. New storage facilities are expensive and often controversial.
Importing water directly from Lost Creek has been found to be very expensive at this
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time. Water conservation and the adoption of new water management technology will
help, but will not generate all of the water needed.
The concept of reclaiming the effluent from the Medford Regional Water Reclamation
Facility (MRWRF) for an irrigation water supply appears to be a more viable means
of developing a new water supply, and may be the next big step in solving a number
of water-related issues.
The MRWRF currently discharges approximately 20 to 23 cfs (approximately 10,000
acre-feet) of well treated secondary effluent into the Rogue River during the summer
irrigation season. It is proposed that the reclaimed effluent from the MRWRF be
treated to Level 4, which allows for unlimited use for irrigation and body contact, and
then pumped approximately seven miles to the Jackson Sport Park. There it would
be discharged into the Hopkins Canal, which serves the Rogue River Valley Irrigation
District (RRVID), and the Medford High East Canal, which serves the Medford
Irrigation District (MID). These irrigation districts would then be able to optimize
distribution of the reclaimed water for agricultural irrigation using their canal systems.
It is estimated that approximately 20 cfs of reclaimed water would be made available
at this time for use during the irrigation season, with the potential to increase that flow
through the use of storage reservoirs. Future available flows from the MRWRF will
be in excess of 30 cfs as the population in the valley grows.
BENEFITS OF PROPOSED RECLAMATION PROJECT
Agriculture
Agriculture would clearly benefit from the additional 10,000 AF of reclaimed
water supplies. This quantity of water could alleviate problems during minor
{ drought situations and reduce the severity of major droughts. The nutrients in
the Level 4 water would also be very beneficial to farmers by providing up to
25% of the fertilizer needed for their crops.
By providing a stable source of irrigation water to the agricultural community,
a viable industry that has been the trademark of this valley and a major source
of jobs and income to its residents will be better able to continue in the future.
Instream
Depending on the City of Ashland's level of involvement, agreements among the
irrigation districts and DEQ, as much as 5 - 10 cfs of flow could be added to the
Bear Creek system, improving both the water quality and fishery habitat of this
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critical riparian area. These instream improvements will enable the citizens of
the Bear Creek Valley to continue to enjoy the quality of life they cherish.
Additional water flow will help dilute point and non-point pollution problems.
The quality of Level 4 water alone would represent a significant improvement
over the water now in the system during low flow periods. Through water
exchanges with the irrigation districts for stored water in the upper reaches of
Bear Creek, even higher water quality could be achieved.
Additional flows will also help lower water temperatures and improve fish habitat
particularly during June and July when, according to recent studies, water
temperatures can exceed 75 degrees F (68 degrees is the upper limit for
salmonids).
Municipal and industrial
Last, but not least, removing the effluent discharged to the Rogue River during
the dry season will improve the water quality of the river, and also provide a
stable, practical long-term effluent disposal method for the MRWRF.
Inter-agency water exchanges may make it easier for the cities of Ashland and
Talent to access additional water supplies. For example, if Ashland and Talent
were to purchase water from Lost Creek Reservoir and have the Medford Water
Commission treat and transport it for potable use, an additional 3 cfs of water
would be available for instream beneficial use. Other exchanges with irrigation
districts may also be possible which could augment their current water supplies.
Improvements in riparian habitat benefit all cities along Bear Creek and its
tributaries. Citizens would appreciate improved instream flows as compared to
the often stagnant conditions which exist today in Bear Creek. Water quality
and riparian habitat enhancement will attract more people to this unique natural
corridor, a long-standing goal of the Bear Creek Greenway Project. This area
is important to our quality of life.
ISSUES TO BE MET
There will be many management, regulatory and operational issues that will have to
be addressed once support from the key project participants is obtained. The
following is a list of some of these issues (not in any priority):
I. Flows into Bear Creek from irrigation canals containing reclaimed effluent will
need to be minimized or eliminated to avoid impairing the water quality of Bear
Creek and its natural tributaries.
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2. Agreements will have to be reached with irrigation districts to establish
minimum instream water flows in Bear Creek.
3. The Bureau of Reclamation and the Water Resources Department will need to
approve anywater rights issues and exchanges needed to facilitate this project.
4. Since the irrigation canals are considered waters of the state, reclaimed water
discharged into the canals must meet the Oregon Administrative Rule Basin
Standards required to satisfy the beneficial uses. It will be necessary to work .
with the DEQ to define those beneficial uses for irrigation canals.
5. It will have to be demonstrated to the satisfaction of DEQ that using reclaimed
effluent for irrigation and any exchange of stored water to increase Bear Creek
flows will yield adequate net water quality benefits.
6. The Bureau of Reclamation will have to approve the use if its canal rights of
way for transmission of Level 4 water along with any environmental review
required.
7. There will have to be decisions regarding the discharge of effluent, if and when
it is not reused.
DEVELOPING SUPPORT FOR RECLAMATION
There is already wide-spread conceptual support for this project among
representatives of municipal, agricultural and instream water users. Key players in the
proposed project include Jackson County, local cities, irrigation districts, agriculture
and instream interests. Proponents will need to agree on a basic project concept and
decide how to proceed to the next phase. These stake holders will need to determine
project cost estimates and formulas to distribute those costs according to relative
benefits.
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j The Bear Creek Watershed Council can play an important role in local project support
since its members represent all local water users. The Council is part of the regional
and statewide water resources planning effort. The Council will also help to involve
the community and environmental interests in project development and support.
Agencies with jurisdiction over the project need to be involved as early as possible.
Examples include the Department of Environmental Quality, the Department of Water
Resources and Fish and Wildlife. The lies federal agencies such as the
e sa e app t o g
Bureau of Reclamation. It will be easier to address the regulatory and procedural
issues if these agencies support the project concept.
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Input obtained while generating local project conceptual support should be used to
refine the project design, which will in turn help refine cost estimates. Project
proponents could then evaluate the feasibility of the.project and possible funding
allocations.
FINANCING
A comprehensive, cooperative effort among all interested parties will be needed to
develop a workable financing plan that distributes costs fairly among the beneficiaries.
Such an effort will also help in seeking needed funding approvals.
There will be design, construction and operating costs to finance. VeupreliminarX
estimates of the project cost indicate construction of reclaimed effluent pumping
facilities and pipeline could be as high as $15 million. Operation and maintenance
costs (electricity etc.) could be on the order of $60/AF. It is doubtful that the entire
cost could be borne locally.
The local project beneficiaries will be considering their financial participation. County-
wide organizations, including environmental groups, Jackson County Greenway, and
the Extension Service, will be asked to participate, as will state level agencies such
as DEQ, Fish and Wildlife and the Water Resources Department. The Bureau of
Reclamation may be able to help financially, as well as seek funding directly from
Congress.
THE NEXT STEP
The first step is the local review of this paper to verify general support for the project
concept and make any modifications needed. It is critical that the key agencies "buy
in" to the project concept in order to proceed on to further project development. This
step is underway.
Once the essential elements are endorsed at the local level, the project can then be
described in more detail for further review by other stake holders and regulatory and
financing agencies. Refined cost estimates could be prepared, any regulatory hurdles
evaluated and funding sources explored.
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The effort would then proceed on to engineering design, final cost estimates, official
approvals by regulatory agencies and obtaining the needed funds. This would require
more formal support agreements and financing commitments before construction could
begin.
SUMMARY
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The Bear.Creek.VaHey needs water and the current drought emergency have brought
water resource issues to a critical point. The need for water will become more serious
as our valley grows.
This project is only one more step in our mutual efforts to enhance our limited water
supplies and improve the quality of our environment. It will not solve all the existing
water quantity or quality problems; however, local agencies will be able to build upon
past and current efforts by taking this logical next step toward achieving those goals,
and meeting oue vision Our quality of life is closely tied to the health and vitality of
Bear Creek.
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C I T Y O F A S H L A N D. ` . C I T Y H A L L
ASHLAND,OREGON 97520
telephone(00de 503)182-3211
David Fadden October 14, 1994
326 N. Main St.
Ashland OR 97520
RE: Utility Account at 326 North Main St. Account N 5-37049-01
According to our records your account is billed at a commercial (mixed usage) water rate
and commercial sewer rate. The sewer fee includes a charge for both storm drain sewers
and sanitary sewers. This account services one building, which we understand is your
residence with a two unit travelers accommodation. Your residence also serves as a home
occupation real estate office.
During the fall of 1993 the City prepared a water and sewer rate study. It was determined.
that commercial sewer users were not paying their fair share. In addition, the minimum flow
was eliminated entirely from the commercial users rate structures. Therefore, small
commercial rates have increased much more rapidly than residential rates. As part of the
study the City looked at all of the existing special case sewer charges. These primarily
involved churches, parks, and bed and breakfast inns. The City then adopted two special
methodologies, which are outlined in the attached sewer ordinance. Staff reviewed all bed .
and breakfast sewer accounts, including yours, to see which way they should be billed. Your
past history, a copy of which is attached, indicated that it was to your benefit to establish
your account as a commercial account based on flow, rather than to use the bed and
breakfast option of total .winter water consumption. After receiving your appeal to City
Council, staff again reviewed your account based on the 1994 water consumption and found
that you pay less than on the optional bed and breakfast rate. A copy of this calculation is
attached.
The sewer resolution states that ."mixed residential and commercial accounts will be billed as
commercial." It is the City's policy that all sewer and water accounts should be consistent.
In other words, if you are billed as commercial sewer, then your water and storm drain rates
will also be commercial.
In the October bill the storm drain portion will be shown as a separate line item. It will no
longer be billed based on water consumption but on impervious area. We are including a
copy of the information handout which should clarify any questions you have on this change.
We would like to emphasize that your water usage for the month of August 1994 was higher
than in previous months and higher than the same time last year. With curtailment in effect,
we are encouraging wise water usage.
David Fadden
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October 14, 1994
I understand that your appeal is scheduled for the October 18, 1994, City Council meeting. I
am hopeful that this letter will clarify your concerns. If you decide to drop the appeal please
notify Rhonda at 482-3211, ext. 24, so it can be removed from the Council agenda.
Should you have any further questions, please call either Russ Chadick at 488-5304, or
myself at 482-3211.
Sincerely,
Jill Turner
Director of Finance
Enclosures
cc: Russ Chadick
(y:yuffi.Vpko cdvaddm)
SEPTEMBER 30, 1994
SUBJECT: DISPUTED UTILITY BILLINGS
ACCOUNT #: 005-037049-01
TO ASHLAND'S CITY COUNCIL:
WHEN MY HOME WAS APPROVED AS A "CONDITIONAL USE, ' 2 UNIT, TRAVELER'S
ACCOMMODATION", MR. DENNIS BARNTS, THE HEAD OF THE WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT,
MADE AN ON-SITE VISITATION. HE DETERMINED, THAT THE USAGE AS A TRAVELER'S
ACCOMMODATION WOULD NOT IMPACT THE SEWER SYSTEM ANYMORE THAN IF MY HOME WERE USED
AS A RESIDENCE.
BECAUSE OF THAT MANAGEMENT DECISION, MY SEWER BILLING WAS BILLED THE SAME
AS RESIDENTIAL USAGE. THERE WERE NO ADDITIONAL "COMMERCIAL SEWER FLOW RATE"
CHARGES. THAT BASIC BILLING LOGIC HAS CONTINUED FOR MANY YEARS.
RECENTLY, MY SEWER BILLING HAS ARBITRARILY BEEN CHANGED TO A "COMMERCIAL
SEWER RATE": I AM CURRENTLY BEING BILLED ADDITIONAL BASIC SEWER CHARGES, PLUS
THE "COMMERCIAL USERS" SEWER CHARGES. A.K.A. (SEWER FLOW RATE CHARGES) ' MY
IMPACT UPON THE CITY'S UTILITY SYSTEM HAS NOT INCREASED SINCE THE ORIGINAL
MANAGEMENT DECISION MADE BY MR. BARNTS. IN ACTUALITY, MY GUEST OCCUPANCY HAS
CONTINUED TO BE LESS THAN IT WAS IN 1990.
WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT THESE CHANGES, THROUGH THE UTILITY BILLING
DEPARTMENT, I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY LOGICAL EXPLANATION FOR THE NEW "COMMERCIAL
CHARGES",OTHER THAN MY NEW BILLING WAS THE .RESULT OF DECISIONS MADE BY THE
CITY'S FINANCE DIRECTOR.
I WOULD QUESTION THOSE DECISIONS AND THE AUTHORITY BY WHICH THE FINANCE
DIRECTOR OVER-RODE THE LOGICAL MANAGEMENT DECISIONS MADE BY THE HEAD OF THE WATER
AND SEWER DEPARTMENT.
I AM THEREFORE FORMALLY DISPUTING ALL OF MY CHANGED BILLINGS. I AM FORMALLY
APPEALING DIRECTLY (THROUGH THE CITY RECORDER) TO THE CITY COUNCIL. I REQUEST
THAT THE CITY COUNCIL REVIEW MY DISPUTED BILLINGS AT THEIR NEXT REGULARLY
SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING.
I WOULD REQUEST THAT THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS BE PUBLICLY
DISCUSSED AND ANSWERED AT THAT MEETING:
1. WHAT LOGIC WAS USED BY THE FINANCE DIRECTOR IN INCREASING MY SEWER
BILLINGS?
2. BY WHAT AUTHORITY WAS MR. BARNTS' PRIOR MANAGEMENT DECISION OVER-
RIDDEN BY THE FINANCE DIRECTOR?
3. WHAT IS THE JUSTIFICATION OF CHARGING HIGHER SEWER RATES TO CITIZENS WHO
DO NOT IMPACT THE SEWER SYSTEM ANYMORE THAN RESIDENTIAL USERS?
4. I WOULD REQUEST THAT MY SEWER RATES BE CHANGED BACK TO THEIR PRIOR RATES
ACCORDING TO MR. BARNTS' DECISION.
5. I WOULD REQUEST THAT ALL ADDITIONAL CHARGES PAID, SINCE THE ARBITRARY
HIGHER BILLING CHANGES HAVE BEEN IN EXISTENCE, BE REFUNDED TO ME.
SINCERELY,
DAVID FADDEN
326 N. MAIN ST.
ASHLAND, OR. 97520
488-0025
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ADDENDUM TO DISPUTED UTILITY BILLING LETTER,
DATED 09-30-94
OCTOBER 10, 1994 .
TO ASHLAND'S CITY COUNCIL:
UPON RECEIVING THE FINANCE DIRECTOR'S LETTER, IT BECAME VERY
CLEAR TO ME; I HAD FAILED TO MAKE THE MAIN POINT OF MY BILLING
COMPLAINT CLEAR IN MY FIRST LETTER TO YOU.
THEREFORE, I AM FORWARDING THIS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION,
THROUGH THE CITY RECORDER, AS A ADDENDUM TO MY ORIGINAL LETTER FOR
YOUR ATTENTION AND CONSIDERATION. HOPEFULLY IT WILL FULLY
ARTICULATE MY CONCERNS AND EXPLAIN THE LOGIC FOR MY DISPUTED
UTILITY BILLINGS .
I AM REQUESTING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL REVIEW THE FOLLOWING
MATERIAL AND PROVIDE ME WITH WRITTEN REPLY, BASED UPON THIS
MATERIAL, AS TO THE REASON THAT MY UTILITY ACCOUNTS ARE BEING
BILLED UNDER COMMERCIAL AND MIXED RESIDENTIAL-COMMERCIAL RATES.
A. I CONTEND THAT I AM NOT COMMERCIAL, NOR AM I A MIXTURE OF
COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL. I AM NOT ZONED COMMERCIAL AND I AM NOT
A "COMMERCIAL OPERATION" , ACCORDING TO THE CITY'S OWN DEFINITIONS.
I AM ZONED RESIDENTIAL R-2 -AND MY PROPERTY PROVIDES "RESIDENTIAL
FACILITIES" , ACCORDING TO THE CITY'S OWN DEFINITIONS.
18.08. 120: COMMERCIAL, OR COMMERCIAL USE. ANY ACTIVITY
INVOLVING THE SALE OF GOODS OR *SERVICES FOR PROFIT.
BY DEFINITION, A BUSINESS IS CLASSIFIED AS COMMERCIAL IF IT
SELLS GOODS OR SELLS PERSONAL SERVICES. I DON'T SELL GOODS AND I
DON'T SELL PERSONAL SERVICES. I DO NOT "SELL"ANYTHING. I SIMPLY
RENT OUT RESIDENCES IN A RESIDENTIAL R-2 ZONE.
IF I AM NOT CLASSIFIED AS CONDUCTING COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES,
AND IF COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ALLOWED IN A R-2 ZONE, THEN
HOW CAN I BE BILLED UNDER "COMMERCIAL RATES"?
AS A SUPPORTING CONTRAST: ARE RESIDENTIAL USAGES, SUCH AS
SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES AND MULTIPLE-FAMILY HOUSING, WHICH ARE LOCATED
WITHIN COMMERCIAL ZONES, BEING BILLED UNDER COMMERCIAL RATES, OR
ARE THEY BEING BILLED UNDER RESIDENTIAL RATES? IF RESIDENTIAL
USAGES WITHIN COMMERCIAL ZONES ARE BILLED RESIDENTIAL RATES, THEN
HOW CAN RESIDENTIAL USAGES WITHIN RESIDENTIAL ZONES BE BILLED UNDER
COMMERCIAL RATES? PLEASE NOTE: THE ONLY "COMMERCIAL USAGE" ALLOWED
IN A R-2 ZONE, IS WITHIN THE RAILROAD DISTRICT AS FOLLOWS:
FADDEN 1
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ADDENDUM TO DISPUTED UTILITY BILLING LETTER ,
DATED 09-30-94
18. 08. 305 *HOME-ORIENTED COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES . THE
OPERATION OF SMALL LOCAL-CONVENIENCE BUSINESSES WITHIN THE RAILROAD
DISTRICT AS IDENTIFIED BY THE ASHLAND HISTORIC COMMISSION AND
APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL. SUCH BUSINESSES MAY INCLUDE GROCERY
STORES, BARBER AND BEAUTY SHOPS AND SIMILAR USES, PROVIDED THE
*RESIDENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE PROPERTY IS MAINTAINED AND NO
ADDITIONAL OFF-STREET PARKING SHALL BE REQUIRED.
B. I AM ZONED RESIDENTIAL R-2 AND I AM A RESIDENTIAL
OPERATION.
18.08.630 *RESIDENTIAL, OR RESIDENTIAL USE. ANY ACTIVITY, AS
CONTRASTED WITH COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL, WHICH INVOLVES THE
PEACEFUL, PRIVATE CONDUCT OF PURSUITS RELATED TO THE LIVING
ENVIRONMENT.
C. I OPERATE UNDER A "R-2 RESIDENTIAL" CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
FOR A RESIDENTIALLY ZONED PROPERTY. I DO NOT HAVE A CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT TO OPERATE A ."COMMERCIAL OPERATION" WITHIN A RESIDENTIALLY
ZONED PROPERTY.
18.24 .030 CONDITIONAL USES. K- TRAVELERS ACCOMMODATIONS
1 . "THAT ALL "RESIDENCES" USED FOR TRAVELERS ACCOMMODATIONS BE
OWNER OCCUPIED. "
5. "THAT THE PRIMARY "RESIDENCE" ON THE SIGHT BE. . . . . . . . . "
C. IN REALITY, MY BUILDING IS USED AS A BOARDING OR ROOMING
HOUSE, OR AS A MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING. IT HAS ALWAYS HAD TWO PRIVATE
AND COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT RENTAL UNITS, PLUS A OWNER OCCUPIED
RESIDENCE, WHICH IS A REQUIREMENT OF THE RESIDENTIAL CONDITIONAL
USE PERMIT, SHOWN IN #1 ABOVE.
18.24.020 OUTRIGHT PERMITTED USES FOR R-2 RESIDENTIAL ZONING:
B. MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS
C. BOARDING OR ROOMING HOUSES
18.08.220 *DWELLING, MULTIPLE-FAMILY. A BUILDING CONTAINING
THREE (3) OR MORE DWELLING UNITS .
18 .08.090: BOARDING--ROOMING HOUSE. A *DWELLING OR PART
THEREOF, OTHER THAN A HOTEL OR MOTEL, WHERE LODGING WITH OR WITHOUT
MEALS IS PROVIDED, FOR COMPENSATION, FOR THREE OR MORE PERSONS.
I RENT TWO RENTAL UNITS FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 DAYS OUT OF THE
YEAR. I DO NOT SERVE MEALS. I DO NOT HAVE COMMON AREAS WITHIN THE
STRUCTURE. I OCCUPY THE OWNERS UNIT IN THE BUILDING FOR 365 DAYS
OUT OF THE YEAR. I AM A SINGLE PERSON.
I DO NOT IMPACT THE CITY'S UTILITY SYSTEM ANY MORE THAN IF MY
BUILDING WERE USED BY A SINGLE FAMILY HOME, BOARDING OR ROOMING
HOUSE, OR A MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENCE.
FADDEN 2
ADDENDUM TO DISPUTED UTILITY BILLING LETTER,
DATED 09-30-94
IN FACT, MY PRESENT USE OF THE BUILDING, AS A BED AND
BREAKFAST INN, IS OF LESS IMPACT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE CITY
UTILITY SYSTEMS, THAN IF IT .WERE USED AS A SINGLE FAMILY OR MULTI-
FAMILY RESIDENCE.
CONCLUSIONS
1 . IF YOU OPERATE A BUSINESS, THAT IS REQUIRED TO BE LOCATED
IN A COMMERCIAL ZONE, THAT BUSINESS COULD BE CONSIDERED COMMERCIAL
AND COMMERCIAL UTILITY RATES COULD BE CHARGED.
2. IF YOU OPERATE A COMMERCIAL BUSINESS IN A RESIDENTIAL
ZONE, WHICH IS ONLY ALLOWED WITHIN THE RAILROAD DISTRICT, THAT
BUSINESS COULD BE CONSIDERED COMMERCIAL AND COULD BE CHARGED
COMMERCIAL UTILITY RATES.
3. IF YOU OPERATE A RESIDENCE BUSINESS IN A RESIDENTIAL ZONE,
WHERE NO COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES ARE ALLOWED TO OPERATE, THEN THAT
RESIDENTIAL BUSINESS SHOULD BE 'CHARGED RESIDENTIAL UTILITY RATES.
4. THE OPERATION OF A RESIDENCE RENTAL BUSINESS IN A
RESIDENTIAL ZONE, BE IT A SINGLE RESIDENCE OR A MULTI-FAMILY
RESIDENCE; AND WHETHER IT - IS KNOWN AS A DWELLING, A ROOMING OR
BOARDING HOUSE, OR A BED AND BREAKFAST, IT CONTINUES TO BE A
RESIDENTIAL USAGE BUSINESS IN A RESIDENTIAL ZONE AND THEREFORE
SHOULD BE BILLED UNDER RESIDENTIAL RATES.
5. THE CITY OF ASHLAND, BEING A SEPARATE ENTITY, HAS THE
ABILITY AND THE MORAL OBLIGATION TO ITS CITIZENS, TO ESTABLISH ITS
OWN FAIR UTILITY RATES, PROVIDING THAT THOSE RATES ARE WITHIN THE
CONSTITUTIONAL AND OREGON STATE LAWS.
6. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ASHLAND'S FAIR 'UTILITY RATES CAN BE
INDEPENDENT OF ANY OTHER UTILITY COMPANY'S RATES. UNLESS OUR
UTILITIES ARE GOVERNED BY OUTSIDE ENTITY, SUCH AS PUBLIC UTILITY
COMMISSIONS OR PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICTS, THE CITY OF ASHLAND MUST
BECOME ACCOUNTABLE AND RESPONSIBLE TO THE CITIZENS FOR ITS
DECISIONS.
7. OUR CITY HAS ALREADY EXERCISED ITS INDEPENDENT RIGHTS,
WHETHER AGREED WITH OR NOT, WHEN THE CITY ESTABLISHED ASHLAND'S OWN
SPECIAL AND SELECTIVE, "BED AND BREAKFAST ELECTRICAL RATES" .
THIS SPECIAL ELECTRICAL RATE ASSIGNMENT WOULD SUPPORT MY POINT
OF VIEW. OBVIOUSLY THERE WAS SOME DOUBT IF BED AND BREAKFASTS
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS "COMMERCIAL" . IF THE DESIGNATION OF BED
AND BREAKFAST OPERATIONS AS COMMERCIAL IS IN ERROR, THEN THE CITY
SHOULD CORRECT THAT ERROR IMMEDIATELY AND REFUND ALL OVER CHARGES!
DAVID FADDEN
FADDEN'S INN
326 N. MAIN ST.
ASHLAND, OR. 97520, 488-0025
FADDEN 3
ADDENDUM TO DISPUTED UTILITY BILLING LETTER ,
DATED 09-30-94
*DICTIONARY WORD DEFINITIONS
RESIDENCE. THE PLACE WHERE ONE RESIDES.
RESIDES. TO DWELL FOR SOME TIME
DWELL. TO MAKE ONE ' S HOME; LIVE
HOME. THE PLACE WHERE ONE LIVES.
SERVICES . WORK DONE FOR OTHERS
FINANCE DIRECTOR'S LETTER, DATED 10-04-94:
EVERYTHING WITHIN THE FINANCE DIRECTOR'S LETTER ASSUMES AND
BUILDS UPON ONE MAIN ASSUMPTIVE POINT; "THAT THE ASSIGNMENT OF
COMMERCIAL RATES TO MY UTILITY ACCOUNTS IS PERFECTLY JUSTIFIED. "
IF YOU QUESTION THE JUSTIFICATION OF MY COMMERCIAL CLASSIFICATION
ASSIGNMENTS, THEN YOU WILL UNDERSTAND MY POSITION OF RATE PROTEST.
THE SECOND PARAGRAPH OF THE FINANCE DIRECTOR' S LETTER REFERS
TO A "CITY-PREPARED" WATER AND SEWER RATE STUDY. APPARENTLY, THIS
"CITY-PREPARED" STUDY CONCLUDED THAT, CITY-COMMERCIALLY-CLASSIFIED
ACCOUNTS WERE NOT PAYING THEIR "FAIR SHARE" FOR SEWER RATES.
IT COMES TO MIND, "A CITY PREPARED WATER AND SEWER RATE
STUDY" , SHOWING THE NEED TO CHARGE MORE MONEY TO SOME OF ITS
CUSTOMERS, IS LIKENED TO A CITIZEN INVESTIGATING THEIR OWN INCOME
TAX RETURN AND DECIDING THAT THEY SHOULD RECEIVE A LARGE REFUND!
APPARENTLY THE CITY IS INTERESTED IN A "FAIRNESS DOCTRINE",
WHEREBY EVERY CONSUMER PAYS THEIR FAIR SHARE BASED UPON THE COST OF
THEIR INDIVIDUAL DEMAND AND IMPACT. I APPLAUD THIS IDEA AND
THOROUGHLY SUPPORT IT! IT SUPPORTS MY POINT EXACTLY.
IF THE "CITY-PREPARED STUDY" ESTABLISHED THAT CORRECTING
UNFAIRNESS MEANT INCREASING RATES AND CITY REVENUE, WOULD THE CITY
REDUCE ITS RATES AND REVENUE, IF IT FOUND THAT SOME CUSTOMERS WERE
PAYING MORE THAN THEIR FAIR SHARE?
FADDEN 4
ADDENDUM TO DISPUTED UTILITY BILLING LETTER,
DATED 09-30-94
THE NON-CITIZEN APPROVED PROCEDURE: :
WHEN THE CITY COUNCIL WISHES TO RAISE MONEY, THE CITY
COUNCIL .MAY USE ITS COUNCIL-HIRED CITY STAFF, TO CREATE A
RESOLUTION. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL THEN PASS ITS OWN CREATED
RESOLUTION AND USE IT AS A "LEGAL DEVICE" TO COLLECT THE NEEDED
MONEY. PLEASE NOTE: THE COUNCIL-HIRED CITY ATTORNEY SIGNS THE
RESOLUTION, AS AN INDICATION THAT HE HAS REVIEWED THE RESOLUTION'S
"FORM"; NOT THAT HE IS ACKNOWLEDGED HIS LEGAL APPROVAL OF THE
RESOLUTION OR ITS CONTENTS. I FOUND THAT TO BE INTERESTING.
RESOLUTION CREATION PROCEDURE
1 . THE COUNCIL-HIRED CITY STAFF PREPARES, OR HAS PREPARED, A
STUDY WHICH "JUSTIFIES" THE COUNCIL' S REQUEST FOR MORE
CITY REVENUE.
2. TO SUPPLY THAT "JUSTIFIED MONEY" , THE COUNCIL-HIRED CITY
STAFF CREATES NEW INNOVATIVE RATES, OR ALTERS THE EXISTING
UTILITY RATE STRUCTURES.
3. THE COUNCIL-HIRED CITY STAFF THEN DECIDES TO WHOM THEY
WILL ASSIGN THOSE HIGHER RATES TO RAISE THE MONEY NEEDED.
THIS "FINANCIAL ROMANCE" BETWEEN THE CITY COUNCIL AND ITS
SELF-HIRED STAFF IS VERY COMPATIBLE. THE COUNCIL-HIRED CITY STAFF
SUPPLIES THE MONEY THE COUNCIL WANTS AND THE STAFF CONTINUES TO BE
"WELL KEPT" THROUGH THEIR CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT! THE ONLY GLITCH
IS, THIS LOVE AFFAIR IS CARRIED ON WITHOUT THE APPROVAL -OF THE
CITIZEN, WHO IS PAYING THE BILL FOR THE SERVICES NEEDED TO SURVIVE!
CERTAINLY ANY CITIZEN CAN ATTEND A OPEN COUNCIL MEETING AND
VOICE THEIR OPINION. MANY .CITIZENS FIND THAT TO BE INTIMIDATING.
THERE IS ALSO A PROVEN SAYING, "THE ONE CONTROLLING THE MICROPHONE,
CONTROLS THE MEETING" . OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS HAVE ADVANCED ONE
STEP BEYOND MICROPHONE CONTROL. THE MICROPHONES THE CITIZENS USE
DON'T WORK AT ALL MOST OF THE TIME! THE OLD MECHANICAL FAILURE
BIT. HOWEVER, THAT SAME MECHANICAL FAILURE PROBLEM DOESN'T SEEM TO
PLAGUE THE MAYOR OR COUNCIL VERY OFTEN.
ANOTHER OPTION FOR EQUAL CITIZEN REPRESENTATION, IS TO ELECT
COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WILL SUPPORT YOUR POINT OF VIEW. HOW MANY
QUALIFIED CITIZENS WANT TO BECOME COUNCIL MEMBERS? EVIDENTLY VERY
FEW.
THE MOST LIKELY OUTCOME FROM THE LATEST CITIZEN UPROAR OVER
THE HIGHER AND YET HIGHER UTILITY RATES, IS AN INITIATIVE FOR THE
CITIZENS TO VOTE ON. PERHAPS THE CREATION OF A "ASHLAND CITIZENS
UTILITY REVIEW BOARD" . ELECTIONS COME AGAIN IN MARCH, I BELIEVE.
ONE WONDERS, IF WE WERE IN A COMPETITIVE UTILITY MARKET, (SAY
WITH P.P.& L. ; WHOSE MEDFORD UTILITY RATES ARE CONSIDERABLY LOWER
THAN OURS) , COULD THE CITY OF ASHLAND STAY IN THE UTILITY BUSINESS;
THAT IS IF THE VOTERS HAD A CHOICE TO VOTE UPON?
FADDEN 5
ADDENDUM TO DISPUTED UTILITY BILLING LETTER ,
DATED 09-30-94
A TALE OF TWIN SISTERS
THERE ARE IDENTICAL TWIN SISTERS BY THE NAME OF APPLE ANNIE #1
AND -APPLE ANNIE #2 . THEY ARE OF NO RELATION TO THE RESTAURANT CHAIN
WITH THE SAME NAME. BOTH SISTERS VOTE AND ARE ASHLAND CITIZENS.
EACH SISTER OWNS AND OPERATES A SEPARATE RENTAL PROPERTY. THE
TWO PROPERTIES ARE SIDE BY SIDE AND SHARE ONE COMMON CONTINGENT
PROPERTY LINE. BOTH PROPERTIES ARE ZONED RESIDENTIAL, R-2. BOTH
PROPERTY LOTS ARE APPROXIMATELY THE SAME SIZE. BOTH PROPERTIES
FACE IDENTICAL STREETS.
APPLE ANNIE #1, OWNS AND OPERATES A MULTI-FAMILY APARTMENT
COMPLEX THAT IS FULLY RENTED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR. SHE HAS
HER RESIDENCE IN THAT SAME BUILDING.
TWIN SISTER, APPLE ANNIE #2, OWNS AND OPERATES A TWO UNIT BED
AND BREAKFAST, UNDER THE APPROVAL OF A "RESIDENTIAL" CONDITIONAL
USE PERMIT. BY THE WAY, APPLE ANNIE #2 REFUSES TO COOK MEALS FOR
HER TENANTS.
IF YOU WERE TO COMBINE ALL. OF APPLE ANNIE #2 'S RENTAL DAYS FOR
THE ENTIRE YEAR, SHE WOULD HAVE A FULL CAPACITY FOR APPROXIMATELY
100 DAYS. FOR THE REMAINING 265 DAYS OF THE YEAR, HER PROPERTY IS
OCCUPIED BY ONLY HERSELF AND HER CAT, "APPLE CRITTER #3" . SHE USE
TO HAVE TWO PARAKEETS, "APPLE CRITTER #1" AND "APPLE CRITTER #2",
BUT THAT ' S A SAD STORY FOR ANOTHER TIME.
ONE WEDNESDAY, THE TWIN SISTERS BOTH DECIDED AT THE SAME TIME,
THAT THEY NEEDED TO GO TO THE SUPER MARKET AND BUY SOME SHINY
BRIGHT RED APPLES. THEY HAD BOTH EATEN THEIR VERY LAST APPLE THE
NIGHT BEFORE, WHILE WATCHING THE ASHLAND CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON
TELEVISION.
BOTH SISTERS, BEING EXTREMELY ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS,
DECIDED TO SHARE THE RIDE TO THE SUPER MARKET. THEIR TANDEM BICYCLE
HAD A FLAT TIRE AND THE BUS WASN'T RUNNING. APPLE ANNIE#2 WAS,.
ALSO HAVING SOME BUNION PROBLEMS.
BOTH SISTERS GET INTO THEIR SHARED AUTOMOBILE AND OFF THEY GO
TO THE SAFEWAY. THEY BOTH WATCHED VERY CAREFULLY FOR ALL OF THEIR
NEIGHBOR' S UNLEASHED DOGS, WHO WERE CONSTANTLY ROAMING THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. THE DOGS SOILED LAWNS AND TORMENTED APPLE CRITTER
#3!
AFTER REACHING THEIR DESTINATION AND PARKING THEIR CAR, THE
TWIN SISTERS SELECTED A SINGLE, "WOBBLY WHEELED", SHOPPING CART.
THEY THEN GAVE AWAY OVER $30 TO SOME OF THE, "WILL WORK FOR
WHATEVER", FOLKS WHO ALWAYS GREET YOU JUST OUTSIDE THE ENTRANCES. .
THE SISTERS THEN ENTERED INTO THE SUPER MARKET. THEY WENT DIRECTLY
TO THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SECTION.
EACH SISTER SELECTED AN IDENTICAL AMOUNT AND WEIGHT OF THE
SAME IDENTICAL TYPE OF SHINY BRIGHT RED APPLES. THE TWIN SISTERS
PLACED THEIR APPLES . IN IDENTICAL "RECYCLED BROWN PAPER BAGS" AND
PLACED THEIR INDIVIDUAL BAGS OF SHINY BRIGHT RED APPLES INTO THEIR
SHARED SHOPPING CART. THE TWIN SISTERS THEN PROCEEDED TO THE
IDENTICAL CHECK OUT COUNTER TO PAY FOR THEIR PURCHASES.
APPLE ANNIE #1 PLACED HER "RECYCLED BROWN PAPER BAG", FILLED
WITH HER SHINNEY RED APPLES, UPON THE WEIGH-IN TRAY. THE APPLES
WEIGHED EXACTLY 10 POUNDS. THE CASH REGISTER SHOWED THE COST OF
PURCHASE TO BE EXACTLY $1 .00, OR 10 CENTS PER POUND. APPLE ANNIE #1
PAID FOR HER PURCHASE.
FADDEN 6
ADDENDUM TO DISPUTED UTILITY BILLING LETTER ,
DATED 09-30-94
TWIN SISTERS CONTINUED
THEN, APPLE ANNIE #2 PLACED HER IDENTICAL BAG OF APPLES, UPON
THE IDENTICAL WEIGH-IN TRAY, THAT APPLE ANNIE #1 HAD JUST FINISHED
USING. HER APPLES ALSO WEIGHED EXACTLY 10 POUNDS. HOWEVER, THE
IDENTICAL CASH RESISTER THAT HER TWIN SISTER HAD JUST FINISHED
USING NOW SHOWED THE COST OF HER APPLES TO BE EXACTLY $1.50, OR 15
CENTS PER POUND.
APPLE ANNIE #2 QUESTIONS, "HOW CAN THIS BE?
A. I TOOK MY APPLES FROM THE VERY SAME PILE AS MY TWIN SISTER,
B. I USED AN IDENTICAL PAPER BAG AS MY TWIN SISTER,
C. I USED THE SAME SHOPPING CART AS MY TWIN SISTER,
D. I USED THE SAME CHECK-OUT COUNTER AS MY TWIN SISTER,
E. I USED THE SAME CHECK-OUT CLERK AS MY TWIN SISTER,
F. MY APPLES WEIGH THE SAME AS MY TWIN SISTER' S APPLES,
G. AND YOU ARE USING THE SAME WEIGH-IN TRAY AND CASH REGISTER.
HOW COME YOU ARE CHARGING ME 50% MORE, FOR THE IDENTICAL
APPLES, THAT MY TWIN SISTER PURCHASED?"
"SIMPLE", REPLIED THE CHECK-OUT CLERK. "YOU OPERATE A
RESIDENTIAL BED AND BREAKFAST INN, THEREFORE WE HAVE ARBITRARILY
CLASSIFIED YOU AS A COMMERCIAL CUSTOMER. WE CHARGE COMMERCIAL
CUSTOMERS A HIGHER PRICE FOR THE SAME APPLES. THE MORE COMMERCIAL
CUSTOMERS WE CAN CREATE, THE MORE MONEY WE MAKE! "
"OH, " SAID APPLE ANNIE #2, "THAT EXPLAINS EVERYTHING. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR LOGICAL ANSWER. "
ANNOUNCER'S CLOSING COMMENT: "THERE ARE PERHAPS A MILLION
STORIES SUCH THIS ONE IN THE BIG CITX OF ASHLAND_ THIS HAS JUST
BEEN ONE OF THEM. GOOD NIGHT FOLKS. "
FADDEN 7
CITY RECORDER, PLEASE NOTE: THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONAL
MATERIAL WAS MISTAKENLY OMITTED FROM MY ADDENDUM LETTER, TO THE
.- CITY COUNCIL, DATED OCTOBER 10, 1994 AND RECEIVED BY YOU ON THAT
SAME DATE. PLEASE INSERT THIS ADDITIONAL MATERIAL AS A
CONTINUATION OF THAT ADDENDUM, TO BE READ JUST AFTER THE FIRST
PARAGRAPH ON PAGE 3 AND JUST PRIOR TO "CONCLUSIONS" . THANK YOU.
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p DAVID FADDEN, FADDEN' S INN
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EXHIBIT "A" RESOLUTION NO. 94-03
SEWER RATES :
SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL:
"QUANTITY CHARGE IS BASED UPON "AVERAGE" WINTER WATER
CONSUMPTION. . . . . . . . . . . "
MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL:
"QUANTITY CHARGE IS BASED ON "AVERAGE" WINTER WATER
CONSUMPTION. . . . . . . . . . . "
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND GOVERNMENTAL;
METHODOLOGY FOR SPECIAL CASES FOR CITY ADMINISTRATOR;
1. GREENHOUSES, CHURCHES, AND SCHOOLS:
"QUANTITY CHARGE IS BASED UPON "AVERAGE" WINTER WATER
CONSUMPTION. . . . . . . . . . . "
2 . BED AND BREAKFASTS AND ASHLAND PARKS BATHROOMS:
"QUANTITY CHARGE IS BASED ON WINTER WATER CONSUMPTION.
WINTER CONSUMPTION IS DEFINED AS THE "TOTAL" OF WATER
METER READINGS TAKEN
THE DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN THE "AVERAGE" AND THE "TOTAL" IS
THREE TIMES THE DOLLAR AMOUNT! WHY HAVE THE BED AND BR�AST
ACCOUNTS BEEN "SINGLED OUT" FROM ALL OTHER ACCOUNTS. (WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF ASHLAND PARK REST ROOMS) , AND WHY ARE -THEY BEING
BILLED THREE TIMES MORE THAN ALL OTHER ACCOUNTS? ISN'T THIS
BLATANT DISCRIMINATION BY THE CLASSIFICATION OF A CONSUMER? WHY
ARE BED AND BREAKFAST ACCOUNTS BEING FINANCIALLY PUNISHED?
AS A QUESTION OF CURIOSITY, WHY IN THE NAME OF "IRON MIKE" ,
ARE THE "ASHLAND PARK BATHROOMS" COUPLED (IN .THIS SINGLE INSTANCE)
WITH BED AND BREAKFAST ACCOUNTS?, WHY ARE PARK BATHROOMS EVEN
MENTIONED AT ALL? IT STRIKES ME AS VERY WEIRD AND DYSFUNCTIONAL!
FADDEN PAGE 3 ADDITION, 10-11-94
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communities
TO: City Managers/Recorders
League of Oregon Cities
Local Government FROM: League of Oregon Cities
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1201 Court SL NE
Salem,OR 97301
Salem, R9 Enclosed are the voting delegate and eguiament exchange forms for
Salem,OR 97308
lstr.'I>sesssaoor the League's annual conference. These forms need to be completed and
1-8004452-0338 returned to the League office by Friday, October 28. Please note that
Fax(eat)399A863 delegates may not vote without a voting card, and voting cards will be
issued only to the person on the form. Voting by proxy will not be
OFFICERS permitted. The voting cards will be available the morning of the 21st,
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Graka V..Maya prior to the business meeting.
Thank you for your cooperation.
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LEAGUE OF OREGON CITIES
1994 ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND BUS/NESS MEETING
Designation of Voting Delegate
At Annual Business Meeting
The annual business meeting will be held Monday, November 21, at 7:30 a.m. Each city is entitled to cast
one vote at the business meeting; all city officials are encouraged to attend.
Use this form to indicate those persons who will represent your city as a voting delegate and alternate
delegate. The voting delegate or alternate should pick up a voting card at the Conference Registration Desk
on Monday morning prior to the business meeting. NOTE: Delegates may not vote without a voting card,
and voting cards will be issued only to a person indicated on this form Voting by proxy will not be
permitted.
VOTING DELEGATE
Name
Title
ALTERNATE
Name
Title
Submitted by:
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(Print!
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( Telephone
Return by October 28 to:
League of Oregon Cities
P.O. Box 928
Salem, OR 97308
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DRAFT RESOLUTION RE: JACKSON COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE LEVY
WHEREAS, the citizens of Jackson County are committed to maintaining a safe community for all
residents of the Rogue Valley; and
WHEREAS, It is In the best Interest of the safety of the community to ensure that the Criminal
Justice system is funded in order to maintain the quality of rife that we enjoy; and
WHEREAS, the Criminal Justice levy that will be on the ballot this Novembers essential to
maintaining and enhancing the current services that residents throughout the County rely on; and
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WHEREAS, the Criminal Justice levy will provide for additional deputies so that the department can
use the 30 beds which are currently unused at the Talent work release center; and
WHEREAS, the levy will also provide funds to the Sheriff,Juvenile, Correctional Services (County
probation) and the District Attorney Offices; and
WHEREAS, the Criminal Justice levy will be for five yours and will soot a home owner of a
8100,000 home no more than$57 per year; and
WHEREAS, if the Criminal Justice levy does not pass the above named County services will be cut
back due to the loss of timber related funds which the County has previously received from the
federal government; and
WHEREAS, thn Invy will snrvn all mamhars of the County, since money Is targeted to County wide
services and not to rural petrol.
NOW,THEREFORE be it resolved that (name of City) supports the Jackson County Criminal Justico
Levy and encourages all our residents to also support this levy at Elie election this Nuvember.
Voting yes on the Jackson County Criminal Justice Levy will have a measurable impact on
providing adequate levels of support to the county government departments who are responsible
for our safety.
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 3.08.010, 3.08.040,
10.110.010 AND 10.110.030 OF THE ASHLAND MUNICIPAL CODE
TO CONFORM TO THE CITY'S EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING
ORDINANCES AND POLICIES PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION ON
THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND DISABILITY
ANNOTATED TO SHOW DELETIONS AND ADDITIONS. DELETIONS ARE -Nrn THROUGH AND
ADDITIONS ARE Pfl
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: :
SECTION 1. Section 3.08.010.A.4 of the Ashland Municipal Code is amended to read:
3.08.010 PURPOSE. A. Statement of Purpose. The purpose of these general
policies is to maintain a high level of support for efficient and effective City
service through systematic and uniform application of professional personnel
practices. The fundamental objectives of these policies are to:
4. Provide fair and equal opportunity to all persons who enter
City service, regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, sM
orjtafn gage, religious, or political belief through proper personnel
administration.
SECTION 2. Section 3.08.040.A.7 of the Ashland Municipal Code is amended to read:
3.08.040 GENERAL PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
A Prerequisites for Employment. Prerequisites for employment by the
City of Ashland as a full-time employee are:
7. No question in any application form, test or interview or by
appointing authority shall be framed as to attempt to elicit information
concerning race, color, ancestry, sex, s xuat er€at a „age, national origin,
political or religious affiliation.
SECTION 3. Section 10.110.010 of the Ashland Municipal Code is amended to read:
10.110.010 Declaration of policy. It is hereby declared to be the policy of
Ashland, Oregon, in the exercise of its policy power for the public safety, public
health, and general welfare to assure equal opportunity to all per to live in
decent housing facilities regardless of race, color, religion, sex, 16
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dis! national origin or familial status and, to that end, to prohibit
i1//__!G tion in housing by any persons.
SECTION 4. Section 10.110.030.A of the Ashland Municipal Code is amended to
read:
10.110.030 Unlawful practices. In connection with any of the transactions set
forth in this section which affect any housing accommodation in the open
market, or in connection with any public sale, rental or lease of any housing
accommodation, it shall be unlawful within the City of Ashland for a person,
owner, financial institution, real estate broker or real estate salesman, or any.
representative of the above, to:
A. Refuse to sell, rent or lease, or deny to or withhold any housing
accommodation from a person because of race, color, religion, national origin,
dsaf3ty?sex, sexual orientation or familial status; or
The foregoing ordinance was first READ on the day of , 1994,
and duly PASSED and ADOPTED this day of 1994.
Nan E. Franklin, City Recorder
SIGNED and APPROVED this _ day of 1994.
Catherine M. Golden, Mayor
Approved as to form:
Paul Nolte, City Attorney
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RESOLUTION NO. 94-
A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING AND INCREASING APPROPRIATIONS
WITHIN 1994-95 BUDGET
THE CITY OF ASHLAND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Due to the circumstances stated below, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Ashland
hereby determine that it is necessary to transfer and increase appropriations as follows:
GENERAL FUND
FROM: Contingency 14
TO: Communications - Professional Services 14,000
This transfer is needed to allow the City to participate in a county-wide 911 agreement.
CEMETERY FUND
FROM: Carryover 8.5
TO: Equipment 8,500
This transfer is needed to cover the mower that was originally budgeted in 1993-94 and is
carried forward to this year.
The foregoing resolution was READ and DULY ADOPTED at a regular meeting
of the City Council of the City of Ashland on the day of 1994.
Nan E. Franklin, City Recorder
SIGNED and APPROVED this _ day of 1994.
Catherine M. Golden, Mayor
Reviewed as to form:
Paul Nolte, City Attorney