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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-0117 Council Mtg PACKET Im r n : Any citizen attending Council meetings may speak on any item on the agenda, unless it is the subject of a public hearing which has been closed. If you wish to speak, please fill out the Speaker Request form located near the entrance to the Council Chambers. The Chair will recognize you and inform you as to the amount of time allotted to you. The time granted will be dependent to some extent on the nature of the item under discussion, the number of people who wish to be heard, and the length of the agenda. ��✓4��� AGENDA FOR THE REGULAR MEETING ASHLAND CITY COUNCIL January 17, 1995 I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: 6:30 p.m., Civic Center Council Chambers II. ROLL CALL V II11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular meeting of January 3, 1995. V IV. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS & AWARDS 1. 21-years Retirement and Service Certificate to William MacDowell, Electric Department. V. COMMUNITY GOALS FORUM VI. CONSENT AGENDA: 1. Minutes of Boards, Commissions and Committees. 2. Monthly departmental reports. 3. Letter from SOREDI regarding establishment of $2 million revolving loan fund for small business assistance. 4. Approval of liquor license applications: a. Macaroni's Restaurant, 58 E. Main Street. b. Oak Knoll Restaurant, 3070 Highway 66. ppravl-of-agreemo alation of hangar door at Ashland Municipal Airport. (_I.__Budget calendar for 1995-96. pulke c� 7. Annual Risk Management Report. VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1. Proposed formation of a local improvement district for the improvement of Ann and Clinton v/ Street with curb, gutter, paving and sidewalks. VIII. PUBLIC FORUM: Business from the audience not included on the agenda (limited to 3 minutes per speaker and 15 minutes total). IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: vl: Approval of revised Mutual Agreement and Order (MAO) with EQC regarding Ashland Wastewater Treatment Plant. 2. Cost estimates by Brown and Caldwell for sewage treatment plant upgrade alternatives. 3. Council liaison appointments for 1995-96. X. NEW AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS: Presentation by Gary Miller representing SOREDI regarding goals for 1995-96. 2. Clarification of representation by Friends of Ashland concerning contributions by the City of $2500 for "Vision Planning" symposium. XI. ORDINANCES. RESOLUTIONS & CONTRACTS: 1. Second reading by title only of "An ordinance of the City of Ashland updating code provisions regarding City Cemeteries by replacing Chapter 2.64 of the Ashland Municipal Code." 2. First reading of "An ordinance vacating a portion of Clark Avenue within Sam's Court, a planned community". 3. Reading by title only of "A resolution dedicating property as an alley to connect with Chataugua Walk". 4. Reading by title only of "A resolution setting a public hearing for assessments to be charged against lots within the North Mountain Sanitary Sewer District for sanitary sewers in the area of North mountain Avenue north of Bear Creek". XII. OTHER BUSINESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS XIII. ADJOURNMENT (Reminder. Council Goal Setting Session at Ashland Hills Inn on Friday, January 20 at 2:00 p.m. and Sunday, January 22, at 1:00 p.m.) MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR MEETING ASHLAND CITY COUNCIL January 3, 1995 CALLED TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Mayor Cathy Golden at 7:03 p.m. in the Civic Center Council Chambers. OATH OF OFFICE Newly-elected Councilors Hagen and Thompson; re-elected Councilor Reid; Park Commissioners Alsing, Bennett and MacGraw were administered their oath of office by Municipal Court Judge Allen Drescher. ROLL CALL Councillors Laws, Reid, Hauck, Hagen, Winthrop and Thompson were present. MAYOR'S ANNUAL ADDRESS Mayor Golden presented her annual State of the City address. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the Regular meeting and Executive Session of December 20, 1994 were accepted as presented. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Minutes of Boards, Commissions and Committees. 2. Monthly departmental reports. 3. City Administrator's Monthly Report - December 1994. 4. Approval of liquor license application by Alamo Grill, 40 N. Main Street. Councillors Hauck/Laws m/s approval of Consent Agenda items. Voice vote all AYES. PUBLIC FORUM: Business from the audience not included on the agenda (limited to 3 minutes per speaker and 15 minutes total). None. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1. Update on approval of Mutual Agreement and Order on completion of facilities for wastewater treatment plant. Ron Roth, 100 Eagle Mill Road, reviewed a memo he presented to Council regarding nutrient levels in Ashland Creek and the Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrades. (r.MimmWs/1-3-95.min)pg.1 Councillor Winthrop suggested the review committee appointed at the December 20 Council meeting wait to meet until after the DEQ Public Information meeting scheduled for January 12. Councillor Winthrop stated the issues involve DEQ standards and the implementation of the Federal Clean Water Act. ' 2. Approval of 3 hangar sites and lottery selection process for Ashland Municipal Airport. Fire Chief Woodley spoke to Council regarding municipal airport fire protection. Under the present Uniform Fire Code, overhead sprinklers are required. Councillors Hauck/Winthrop m/s approval of 3 additional hangar sites to Airport Layout Plan, authorize Airport Commission to conduct a lottery to award leases and authorize City Administrator to negotiate leases. Voice vote all AYES. 3. Report of Director of Finance on accounting controls at Ashland Municipal Court. Finance Director Jill Turner asked that this item be moved to January 17 meeting. NEW AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS 1. Election of Budget Committee members for the following terms: a. 3-year term expiring December 31, 1997. Councillor Reid nominated Cate Hartzel. Councillor Hauck nominated Roy Bashaw. Bashaw was unanimously selected. b. 3-year term expiring December 31, 1997. Councillor Reid nominated Cate Hartzell. Councillor Hauck nominated Martin Levine. Hartzell was selected with . c. 1-year term expiring December 31, 1995 (unexpired term of Rebecca Orf). Hauck nominated Martin Levine; Winthrop nominated Jack Nicholson. Levine selected. 2. Mayor's appointment of Council liaisons to various boards, commissions, and committees. Mayor asked that Council make their selections and return the forms to Executive Secretary Rhonda Moore. Mayor will make final selections then. (r.Minut 11-3-95.n in)pg.2 3. Authorization for Mayor and City Recorder to sign boundary line agreement with Oregon Shakespeare Festival for project adjacent to Chautauqua Walk. Councillors Laws/Hauck m/s authorize Mayor and City Recorder to sign agreement. Voice vote all AYES. Motion passed. 4. Election of Council President. Councillors Hauck/Winthrop m/s to place on Agenda. Voice vote all AYES. Motion passed. Councillors Hauck/Winthrop nominate Susan Reid as Council President. Voice vote all AYES. Motion passed. ORDINANCES. RESOLUTIONS & CONTRACTS 1. Second reading by title only of "An ordinance amending Section 3.08.080(e) of the Ashland Municipal Code to meet requirements of Federal Tax Code for employee contributions to retirement." Councillors Thompson/Laws m/s adoption of Ordinance 2748. Roll call vote: Laws, Reid, Hauck, Hagen, Winthrop, Thompson YES. Motion passed. 2. First reading by title only of "An ordinance of the City of Ashland updating code provisions regarding City Cemeteries by replacing Chapter 2.64 of the Ashland Municipal Code." Councillors Hauck/Laws m/s to second reading. Roll call vote: Laws, Reid, Hauck, Hagen, Winthrop, Thompson YES. Motion passed. OTHER BUSINESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS 1. Council Goal Setting Session - Mayor has a schedule conflict on 1/21. Council Goal Setting Session re-scheduled to Friday, January 20, from 2-9pm and Sunday, January 22, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Council requested a public forum be scheduled for informal goal setting prior to the formal Council Goal Setting. Public forum scheduled for Tuesday, January 17, 1995 beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers. Advertisement for the public forum should be placed in the Daily Tidings and the Mail Tribune. 2. Widening_of North Main Street at the base of Maple Street - Councillor Thompson moved to place on agenda. Seconded by Hauck. Voice vote all AYES. Councillor Thompson stated he read the ODOT project will cost $1 million for both phases of the project. He feels too much money is being spent on this project and would like to re-examine the need for both phases. Mayor noted that 90% of the (r.Minutea/1-3-95.min)pg.3 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m. Barbara Christensen, Recorder Catherine M. Golden, Mayor (r.Minutedl-3-95.mW pg.4 MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR MEETING ASHLAND CITY COUNCIL January 3, 1995 CALLED TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Mayor Cathy Golden at 7:03 p.m. in the Civic Center Council Chambers. OATH OF OFFICE Newly-elected Councilors Hagen and Thompson; re-elected Councilor Reid; Park Commissioners Alsing, Bennett and MacGraw were administered their oath of office by Municipal Court Judge Allen Drescher. ROLL CALL Councillors Laws, Reid, Hauck, Hagen, Winthrop and Thompson were present. MAYOR'S ANNUAL ADDRESS Mayor Golden presented her annual State of the City address. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the Regular meeting and Executive Session of December 20, 1994 were accepted as presented. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Minutes of Boards, Commissions and Committees. 2. Monthly departmental reports. 3. City Administrator's Monthly Report - December 1994. 4. Approval of liquor license application by Alamo Grill, 40 N. Main Street. Councillors Hauck/Laws m/s approval of Consent Agenda items. Voice vote all AYES. PUBLIC FORUM: Business from the audience not included on the agenda (limited to 3 minutes per speaker and 15 minutes total). None. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1. Update on approval of Mutual Agreement and Order on completion of facilities for wastewater treatment plant. Ron Roth, 100 Eagle Mill Road, reviewed a memo he presented to Council regarding nutrient levels in Ashland Creek and the Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrades. (r.Minutcdn-3.95.min)pg.I Councillor Winthrop suggested,the review committee appointed at the December 20 Council meeting wait to meet until after the DEQ Public Information meeting scheduled for January 12. Councillor Winthrop stated the issues involve DEQ standards and the implementation of the Federal Clean Water Act. 2. Approval of 3 hangar sites and lottery selection process for Ashland Municipal Airport. Fire Chief Woodley spoke to Council regarding municipal airport fire protection. Under the present Uniform Fire Code, overhead sprinklers are required. Councillors Hauck/Winthrop m/s approval of 3 additional hangar sites to Airport Layout Plan, authorize Airport Commission to conduct a lottery to award leases and authorize City Administrator to negotiate leases. Voice vote all AYES. 3. Report of Director of Finance on accounting controls at Ashland Municipal . Court. Finance Director Jill Turner asked that this item be moved to January 17 meeting. NEW AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS 1. Election of Budget Committee members for the following terms: a. 3-year term expiring December 31, 1997. Councillor Reid nominated Cate Hartzel. Councillor Hauck nominated Roy Bashaw. Bashaw was unanimously selected. b. 3-year term expiring December 31, 1997. Councillor Reid nominated Cate Hartzell. Councillor Hauck nominated Martin Levine. Hartzell was selected with . c. 1-year term expiring December 31, 1995 (unexpired term of Rebecca Orf). Hauck nominated Martin Levine; Winthrop nominated Jack Nicholson. Levine selected. 2. Mayor's appointment of Council liaisons to various boards, commissions, and committees. Mayor asked that Council make their selections and return the forms to Executive Secretary Rhonda Moore. Mayor will make final selections then. (r.Mmuta/1-3-95.min)pg.2 l Councillors Laws/Hauck m/s authorize Mayor and City Recorder to sign agreement. Voice vote all AYES. Motion passed. 4. Election of Council President. Councillors Hauck/Winthrop m/s to place on Agenda. Voice vote all AYES. Motion passed. Councillors Hauck/Winthrop nominate Susan Reid as Council President. Voice vote all AYES. Motion passed. ORDINANCES. RESOLUTIONS & CONTRACTS 1. Second reading by title only of "An ordinance amending Section 3.08.080(e) of the Ashland Municipal Code to meet requirements of Federal Tax Code for employee contributions to retirement K%UtuS Councillors Thompson/Laws m/s adoption of Ordinance 2748. Roll call vote:.Laws, Reid, Hauck, Hagen, Winthrop, Thompson YES. Motion passed. 2. First reading by title only of "An ordinance of the City of Ashland updating code provisions regarding City Cemeteries by replacing Chapter 2.64 of the Ashland Municipal Code." Councillors Hauck/Laws m/s to second reading. Roll call vote: Laws, Reid, Hauck, Hagen, Winthrop, Thompson YES. Motion passed. OTHER BUSINESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS 1. Council Goal Setting Session - Mayor has a schedule conflict on 1/21. Council Goal Setting Session re-scheduled to Friday, January 20, from 2-9pm and Sunday, January 22, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Council requested a public forum be scheduled for informal goal setting prior to the formal Council Goal Setting. Public forum scheduled for Tuesday, January 17, 1995 beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers. Advertisement for the public forum should be placed in the Daily Tidings and the Mail Tribune. 2. Widening of North Main Street at the base of Maple Street - Councillor Thompson moved to place on agenda. Seconded by Hauck. Voice vote all AYES. Councillor Thompson stated he read the ODOT project will cost $1 million for both phases of the project. He feels too much money is being spent on this project and would like to re-examine the need for both phases. Mayor noted that 90% of the project is state-funded. Mayor suggested Councillor Thompson review this project with Public Works Director Steve Hall and the Traffic Safety Commission. (r.Minutcan-3-95.min)pg.3 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m. Barbara Christensen, Recorder Catherine M. Golden, Mayor (crfiuutcsl1-3-95-mu)re.4 ' ...... ........... ASHLAND AIRPORT COMMISSION Wednesday, December 7, 1994 Regular Meeting MEMBERS PRESENT: Jerry Insley; John Yeamans; Paul Mace; Linda Katzen; Lyle Smith; Laura Craven; Merle Mills; Alan DeBoer; and Cathy Golden. Staff present: Steve Hall; Pam Barlow and Caralyn Dusenberry. I. CALL TO ORDER: 12:00 Noon, COUNCIL CHAMBERS Katzen called the meeting to order at 12 noon. II. APPROVAL OF DIINUTES: Wednesday, November 2, 1994 The following corrections were made: Item III. B., "Barlow and Yeamans will draft a letter"; and item III. C., "developing the additional twenty two acres". Insley moved approval of the minutes as corrected. Smith seconded motion. Motion approved. III. OLD BUSINESS: A. FAA Grant Application: Progress Report Hall stated the City has a signed contract and no ground will be broken before next Spring. Discussion was held on the overage and the City's 10% matching funds. Discussion was held on the status of condemnation proceedings for easements. Discussion was held on input to the City budget. Katzen requested City Attorney Paul Nolte attend the next meeting and answer questions in reference to the easement condemnation suit. Yeamans asked if any of the construction plans at the airport are subject to appeal to LUBA (Land Use Board of Appeals) and Hall stated "no". B. Hangar Meeting: Katzen stated the subcommittee met before the meeting at 11:00 a.m. Barlow stated they met at the airport and discussion was held on commercial hanger uses, PAGE 1 (c:ury mnuW\dcc44.M n) size of hangars, type of activity, and the effect on the airport. Barlow reviewed the airport plan drawing. Discussion was held on commercial hangars and ground lease hangars. Hall stated that the question that needs to be addressed is whether it is economically feasible for the City to own everything. The concern is the possibility of losing the Airport's tax-exempt status. Chuck Shafer withdrew his request for a hangar. Mace stated there is no requirement that once commercial space is available that it be developed by way of the lottery. DeBoer moved that staff be directed to prepare a lottery proposal for hangars "A" "B" and "C" based upon previous lotteries, price, and being owner occupied. If not enough applicants apply then hangars will be opened to those that want to lease. Mace seconded motion. Discussion was held on the definition of "commercial". Discussion was held on airplane traffic. DeBoer recommended hangars be developed on a per applicant basis. B and C would pay for the additional drainage. Shafer stated that if we go back to the lottery process that hangar valuation be raised to $25,000. Security lighting should also be included in construction. Commission agreed with staff that the lighting be included. Mace recommended pavement for parking be placed at "C". DeBoer recommended staff prepare specific lotteries based upon hangar size. Deboer amended his motion to remove "A". It was moved and seconded. Amended motion approved. Commercial hangars will have first priority. C. Review of Safety Reports: Skinner stated the City is working on a resolving the shop's hangar door problem. He referred Commission to the report. Insley stated the pavement is O.K. D. Other: IV. NEW BUSINESS: A. Report from the Ashland Airport Association: Yeamans stated Ken Hagen attended the Association's meeting and since then has been elected to the City Council. Letter will be prepared by the next meeting. A meeting will be held in January, and will include election of officers for the Association. Date will be set for meeting. B. Flyer/promotions: Status Report: Katzen introduced Mary Ellen Cole from the Ashland Chamber. She distributed several flyers and booklets. She reviewed "Program Preview" flyer and recommended the Airport Commission participate by publicizing in this flyer at the cost of $600 per segment. "In and About Ashland" guide was reviewed. A full panel ad costs $1,000 with sizes down to business card, price $250. Deadline for this publication is April 30th. A listing would cost $60. She recommended an ad. "Living & Doing Business in Ashland" guide was reviewed. To be listed is a cost of$60. $2500 is the cost for one page inside. The two newsletters, she PAGE 2-(�:.imVni.men\d.94.Min) reviewed, were recommended as a good,advertisement for the Airport in the "spotlight" section. This is prepared by members and placed in the newsletter at a cost of$350. This is more of a public relations item instead of advertisement. They have a "Visitors Lead" program. Over two thousand calls are received by the Chamber. The cost to purchase the label list is ten cents per label. 2500 requests would be $250. Insley asked if people needed to contact the Chamber. Cole stated they respond to all telephone requests. They also, from time to time, send out brochures for marketing purposes. The Visitor and Convention Bureau, is where a lot of time is spent and a lot of response is received. Discussion was held on the public relation focus being on the rubber tire trade "only", and the need to publicize fly- in opportunities. Discussion was held on sending flyers to flying organizations and also aviation trade magazines. Cole will meet with Barlow to prepare the paragraph for future brochures, of which 100,000 are printed each year. Cole also stated the "Chamber Review" was placed in the Commission's packet of information she distributed. Mace recommended becoming a part of the tourism video. Yeamans stated the "Ashland Airport Appreciation Day" planning will begin January, 1995. Production deadline for the video is May 31st. Skinner stated that Skinner Aviation would be interested in cooperating with the Commission in their advertising. DeBoer recommended Alan Sandler be contacted to make the video. Mills gave information on the function of the Oregon Air Fair. DeBoer stated it was better this year but felt that advertising dollars were better spent on local resources. Commission agreed. Public relations item will be placed on next months agenda. C. Other: V. Airport Manager Report/FBO REPORT A. Status of Airoort: Skinner stated activity is slowing down but they are still busy in shop. New employee, mechanic, was hired at the end of last month and is doing a good job. City is working on hangar doors. Another fuel truck has been purchased for the objective of having jet fuel mobile. This will help increase revenue for the City. B. Financial Report: Annual Report: Skinner stated that 6300 gallons of fuel was sold for October which is above average. The amount is better than the 10 year average. Hall stated finances are getting back in balance compared to last year. Repair for the hangar will be $6,800. A maintenance person from a City department will be working on this project. Hall stated the year-to-date summary this year is at record high. PAGE 3-c=:•imMinu(es\d«94.nfiw VI. Informational Items: DeBoer apologized for missing hangar meeting. Discussion of Hangar "A" will be placed on the next agenda. Discussion was held on CAP continuing lease. Insley recommended Hagen be City Council liaison to the Airport Commission. Hall stated he will be going to Council with process for hangars "B" and "C". Skinner stated that most airports place commercial hangars separate from private. VII. ADJOURN: There being no further business Katzen adjourned the meeting at 1:30 p.m. espectfully bmitted by, Caraly Dusenberry Administrative Secretary Public Works PAGE 4-(":a„p�.i."wmu94.Mi.) ASHLAND PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES DECEMBER 13, 1994 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Barbara Jarvis at 7:05 p.m. Other Commissioners present were Ron Bass, Peter Finkle, Jim Hibbert, Tom Giordano, Jenifer Carr and Hal Cloer. Absent Commissioners were Bingham and Armitage. Staff present were McLaughlin, Molnar, Knox, and Yates. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Giordano moved to approve the Findings of the November 8, 1994 meeting. Cloer seconded the motion and the Minutes and Findings were approved. PUBLIC FORUM Jarvis announced the appointment of Ron Bass to the Planning Commission and welcomed him. Hibbert received a call from Barbara Ryberg asking him to invite the Planning Commissioners to a visioning meeting on March 11, 1995. TYPE 11 PUBLIC HEARING PLANNING ACTION 94-117 REQUEST FOR A SITE REVIEW AND OUTLINE PLAN APPROVAL FOR A SEVEN- LOT, MUTLI-FAMILY PROJECT (TOWNHOUSE) UNDER THE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OPTIONS FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED ON CHURCH STREET (THE VACANT LOTS BEHIND THE NEW BARD'S INN ADDITION ON CHURCH STREET). ALSO INCLUDE A REQUEST FOR A SOLAR WAIVER TO ALLOW FOR A SHADOW IN EXCESS OF CITY REQUIREMENTS. APPLICANT: M. H. HEDGES Site Visits and Ex Parte Contacts All Commissioners had a site visit. STAFF REPORT The applicant is proposing to construct seven townhouse units with common areas between the units with those areas to be maintained by the homeowner's association. All units are two-story, three bedroom and approximately 1700 square feet. There will be a lap pool for use by those who live in the development. The applicants submitted a revised site plan that showed removal of concrete patios and walkways and the addition of lawn area. After a recent survey of the property, the applicant found there is about 500 square feet of additional land with the project and they are not required to come up with a density bonus. The Historic Commission and Staff had concerns about design and scale. The length of the building along Church Street is approximately 80 feet. The applicant submitted a profile of the project as viewed from Church Street. The building height will be approximately 24 feet. (Patricia Sprague's building is 23 feet.) There are offsets to the building facade with the use of dormers and entryways. The Historic recommended approval of the current design. Staff has also recommended approval with the added 14 Conditions. Finkle wondered how the trees would fit along the street. Molnar showed where the four street trees would be located and noted the existing trees that the Tree Commission asked to be preserved and incorporated into the design. A Condition has been included to add a few similar street trees along the alley to give it a tree-lined appearance. There is an adequate amount of landscaping shown. PUBLIC HEARING NORBERT BISCHOF, 468 Michigan Avenue, Berkeley, CA, stated this project should be a nice transition from the Bard's Inn to the neighborhood. He felt he benefited from the Historic Commission's suggestions and those suggestions have led to a much better project. Cloer wondered, given the issue of affordable housing in Ashland, what would these units be likely to sell for. Bischof hoped below $200,000. He will have to see what the construction costs will be. DAVE LARSON, the designer of the project, was available for questions. LISA SCHUMACHER, 122 High Street, uses the alley to get to her parking garage. She is very concerned about the two units situated on the alley besides the increased use of alley. Right now it is quiet and private. This development seems like it will be creating too many houses and too.many cars. There are lots of children in the neighborhood. In response to Commissioner's questions, Schumacher said that there is more traffic in the summer because of the traveller's accommodations on No. Main. The cars travel slowly, but they don't stop at the ends of the alley. Finkle asked if Schumacher thought a mirror would make a difference in terms of safety. She did not ASHLAND PAWNING COMMISSION 2 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES DECEMBER 13,1994 , know. MARY MAHER, 56 Church Street, lives across the street from the proposed development. This project will greatly impact her property. She will be looking at a mass of 80 feet. Traffic on Church Street will be a mess. She predicted there would be accidents because of cars entering Church Street off the alley. Did anyone on the Commission see how this development would be compatible with her home? DENNIS JARVI, 117 High Street, spoke with all his neighbors all the way to the north side of project on High Street. Most people he talked to didn't feel it was worth coming to this meeting because they thought a decision had already been made before a vote of the Commissioners. Several neighbors were concerned about traffic coming out of the alley onto High Street and the amount of traffic it will generate. There is a blind spot where the alley enters onto High. There are lots of school children that walk along High. Jarvi would like to see fewer units built. He was also concerned with energy efficiency and a water shortage in Ashland. The lap pool will be a big water user. He would like to make sure Staff has taken a look at how much water will be used. Finkle wondered where the traffic issues are dealt with--is it Traffic Safety? McLaughlin said that Traffic Safety does not deal with private alleys. This would be more of a vision clearance problem where the alley meets the street. It is possible that some improvements could be made to improve that intersection. Jarvi mentioned that there is a power pole and a large maple tree and the visibility to the left is limited. On-street parking reaches all the way to the alley on High. High Street is crowned, making driving on the street more difficult. McLaughlin explained that this project will generate approximately 56 vehicle trips per day. About 30 percent will go to Medford (18 trips). One house will access right onto Church Street reducing alley trips to 48 per day. Some .vehicles will be coming into town by way of Church Street. McLaughlin added that he did not believe there would be speeding traffic through the alley because the homeowners will not want speeding traffic either and they may also have children. Staff Response It was determined that a solar waiver would not be needed because calculations show a shadow would not require a Variance. ASHLAND PLANNING COMMISSION 3 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES DECEMBER T3,T994 Applicant's Rebuttal LARSON, in rebuttal, discussed access to the alley He said the upper two residences will have access to High Street by way of the alley. The majority of the residents will probably use Church Street. The alley width will be increased to 20 feet. The traveller's accommodations create more traffic than the proposed project. Many people will walk to the downtown rather than use their car. The corner (where the alley turns) will have the fence removed and a low retaining wall added, thus eliminating obstructions or visibility problems. All requirements for visibility have been met. COMMISSIONERS DISCUSSION AND MOTION Giordano likes the project and believes it makes a nice transition from the Bard's Inn to the neighborhood. However, density is a concern--it seems like a much of the site has been taken up by buildings. The landscaped areas do not seem too usable. The front yards are adequate, but the area around the pool and between the buildings looks tight. The.project could succeed if the landscaping plan would go into-more detail. Instead of any larger landscaped areas, there are just bits and pieces of yard throughout the project that are not usable. Giordano is not as concerned about the traffic because he believes it will be spread out with vehicles travelling in different directions. Jarvis read the testimony request form from by Gail Barham, 117 N. Main. She is concerned with traffic. Hibbert empathized with the neighbors as this project will create additional traffic but it should not be very much traffic during the day. The property is zoned R-2 and allows for the proposed building at the proposed density. The water supply is adequate; storage is the problem during drought years. There is no legal means at this time to solve the growth problem. Carr liked the way the buildings were broken up. She feels badly if people were misled at the time they purchased their property, but it is important to remember that the R-2 zone runs to the end of the block and if a project meets the criteria and ordinances, a developer is allowed to develop. The Commissioners make their decisions based on the project meeting the criteria. Finkle noted that the height of the project is compatible with the neighboring homes. He is happy that the blind corner (within the alley) will be more open and he is hopeful ASHLAND PLANNING COMMISSION 4 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES DECEMBER 13,1994 r that there will be an awareness of the alley entrances to the street even though they seem to meet all City requirements. Cloer asked Giordano to elaborate on what can be done with landscaping. Giordano replied that the elimination of one unit would open things up greatly. Bass thought the project is a good transition between Bard's Inn and the neighborhood. The 56 vehicle trips per day mentioned by McLaughlin is a national average, however, this project is located in a unique area and it is highly probable there will be a lower number of trips per day because the project is located near the downtown. The way the project is situated on the site, it divides the traffic into three potentially different routes. Jarvis explained to the neighbors that she had not made up her mind on how she would vote on this project before she came to the meeting. She and the rest of the Commissioners try to listen to everyone and weigh all the testimony. She is impressed by the front part of the buildings because of the way the mass has been broken up, the setbacks are suitable, and the project creates an attractive transition. After having spent time on the Transportation Planning Advisory Committee (fPAC), she knows that smaller traffic areas such as alleys are conducive to slower speeds. She would also encourage the developer to do a little better job of landscaping. Carr moved to approve Planning Action 94-117 for a Site Review and Outline Plan Approval with the attached Conditions. The request for a solar variance can be stricken and is no longer a part of the application. Hibbert seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. PLANNING ACTION 94-127 REQUEST FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE ASHLAND LAND USE ORDINANCE CHAPTER 18.76 PARTITIONS. APPLICANT: CITY OF ASHLAND STAFF REPORT After becoming aware of some problems with flag lots as outlined in the Staff Report, Staff drafted an ordinance, reviewed it at a Study Session in October and reviewed it with the City Attorney. The City Attorney made some changes as seen in the draft ordinance. Knox reviewed each section of the ordinance with the Commissioners. The three portions being modified are the standard partitions, flag lot, and the definition of flag lots. ASHLAND PLANNING COMMISSION - 5 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES DECEMBER 13,1994 Hibbert moved to recommend approval to the City Council with a few minor modifications. Carr seconded the motion and it was approved. OTHER HEARINGS BOARD APPOINTMENTS January through April Carr Jarvis Bass May through August Cloer Finkle Hibbert September through December Armitage Bingham Giordano ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9:10 p.m. ASHLAND PLANNING COMMISSION 6 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES DECEMBER 13,1994 ASHLAND PLANNING COMMISSION HEARINGS BOARD MINUTES DECEMBER 13, 1994 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 1:35 p.m.by Vice Chairperson Steve Armitage. Other members present were Bingham and Giordano. Staff present were Molnar, Knox, Madding and Yates. TYPE II PUBLIC HEARINGS PLANNING ACTION 94-122 REQUEST FOR A SITE REVIEW FOR A SECOND-STORY ADDITION TO THE BUILDING LOCATED AT 509 SISKIYOU BOULEVARD. A VARIANCE TO THE CITY'S OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS IS ALSO REQUESTED. APPLICANT: CHRISTOPHER BRISCOE Site Visit and Ex Parte Contacts All Commissioners had a site visit. STAFF REPORT The applicant is proposing a 1,200 square foot second-story addition to the existing single story structure. Staff has two major concerns: design and parking. The parapet on the Briscoe Studio will be removed and a four foot wide deck added to allow more visibility to the Carter House than would have been afforded in the original design. The windows on the main floor will be changed out and replaced with store front windows. A wall will be added next to the sidewalk area to give a more pedestrian friendly feel. Staff favored a six foot balcony but the architect can design a four foot.balcony by tapering the second story toward the structure, thus creating a more usable space. Giordano noted that if the balcony is tapered, there won't be six feet of space on the balcony. Knox suggested the addition of a Condition that two sample elevation redesigns be submitted to Staff and the Historic Commission for evaluation and approval of a plan. The applicant is asking for a variance to reduce the parking from six spaces to two. There is a verbal agreement with Cucina Biazzi for shared parking (day/night). There are spaces on Siskiyou Boulevard that will accommodate three cars. A deed restriction can be added stating that if the second floor use changes, the use would have to be residential. A letter from Kate Jackson (Anne Hathaway's Cottage) was read into the record regarding the parking Variance. The proposed solution to the parking will continue the already existing confusion with the parking. Bingham wondered why the parking spaces on Siskiyou Boulevard were only 15 minutes. He also asked about the visibility of the Carter House and what will happen to the view from the Carter House on the south side of the house on the second story. Giordano was not certain there was enough space on Siskiyou for three cars to-park. Knox noted that the Stratford Inn had received no Variances for the parking. The applicant plans to stack the parking. Giordano asked with the City's intent to diminish the use of the auto, is it appropriate to require the full parking standards in this situation? Molnar said there are a number of commercial uses that share the parking spaces. By giving consideration to a residence above, it is not as pressing to worry about parking. This is a difficult lot and Staff wants to give Briscoe the opportunity to better utilize the property, but any other commercial use upstairs will probably exacerbate the parking. Bingham entertained the idea of changing the parking times on Siskiyou to one hour. Molnar said he could attach a Condition that the applicant would go before the Traffic Safety Commission and request a change the time limit. CHRISTOPHER BRISCOE, 509 Siskiyou Boulevard said the windows on the south side of the second story of the Carter House are a bathroom window and a frosted window. Briscoe said that with regard to the parking spaces on Siskiyou, the 15 minute time limit is not enforced. Cucina Biazza is only open at night and Briscoe's last clients are finished by 4:00 p.m. The only reason he wants to add a second story is for more photo studio space. Briscoe said he did not expect an increase in business and that his occasional assistant and he never book appointments at the same time. He employs two people. Briscoe noted that the deck he is currently using on the top of his building is noisy and he felt it would not be very quiet for anyone using a deck. Briscoe plans to install parking signs. ASHLAND PLANNING COMMISSION 2 HEARINGS BOARD MINUTES DECEMBER 13,1994 LES LANGMEYER, 1629 Parker Street, stated that the owner of the Carter House is comfortable with the proposal. The parking problem occurs mostly at night. Briscoe is adding spaces that could be used at night by other businesses. Langmeyer brought a sketch showing the parking layout. COMMISSIONERS DISCUSSION AND MOTION Add to the first sentence of Condition 5, "or a use that is determined by the Staff Advisor to be equal or less intensive". Condition 6 be changed to: 'That the balcony be a minimum of six feet in depth in the front and that the depth be taken from the interior of the space and if the applicant wants to relocate the balcony somewhere else on the building, it would be re-noticed to the neighbors". Bingham moved to approve Planning Action 94-122 with the suggested changes to Conditions 5 and 6. I PLANNING ACTION 94-142 REQUEST FOR A SITE REVIEW AND OUTLINE/FINAL PLAN APPROVAL FOR A FOUR-LOT SUBDIVISION, AND A 3-UNIT MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 634 IOWA STREET APPLICANT: EDWARD P. EICHLER Site visits were made by all. STAFF REPORT The applicant proposes to divide a lot into four lots with access off the existing driveway. There will be a pedestrian path from the sidewalk to the current residence with the extended path to the back units. The units will be single story. The target use of the zone is five units. The applicant has been sensitive about the natural features of the land. The applicant has delineated which trees will be saved (approximately 30 to 40 trees). Trees will act as a buffer to the surrounding lots. Staff has recommended approval with the attached 10 Conditions. PUBLIC HEARING BILL EMERSON, 90 Fifth Street, said the area where houses are to be situated is surrounded by trees. The architectural style is similar to the other houses in the area. ASHLAND PLANNING COMMISSION 3 HEARINGS BOARD MINUTES DECEMBER 13,1994 i JUDD HYATT, 287 Harrison Street, (lot 9400), has been following with interest this property to see how it will impact their back yard. He appreciates the single level homes and his concerns about the trees have been addressed. Molnar said the landscaping plans shows replacement of the rear fence, not the side fence. COMMISSIONERS DISCUSSION AND MOTION Armitage did not notice a sign posted on the property indicating a planning action. Even though Bingham is strongly opposed to flag lots, in this case, there appears no other way to develop and he believes the applicant and designer have done a good job. Giordano moved to approve PA 94-142 with the attached Conditions. Bingham seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. TYPE I PLANNING ACTIONS PLANNING ACTION 94-139 REQUEST FOR A MINOR LAND PARTITION TO DIVIDE A PARCEL INTO TWO LOTS LOCATED AT 2017 WINE STREET. APPLICANT: DON & CAROLINA SENESTRARO This action was approved. PLANNING ACTION 94-143 REQUEST FOR A MINOR LAND PARTITION TO DIVIDE A PARCEL INTO TWO LOTS WITH THE REAR PARCEL ACCESSED VIA A FLAG DRIVE LOCATED AT 704 CLAY STREET. APPLICANT: MARY E. NELKE This action was approved. ASHLAND PLANNING COMMISSION 4 HEARINGS BOARD MINUTES DECEMBER 13,1994 PLANNING ACTION 94-144 REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR AN ACCESSORY RESIDENTIAL UNIT FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 964 JAQUELYN STREET. APPLICANT: B. EMERSON/MARGARITA LAZARO This application was withdrawn. PLANNING ACTION 94-146 REQUEST FOR A SITE REVIEW TO CONSTRUCT A FOUR APARTMENT UNITS ON THE EAST SIDE OF CHESTNUT STREET AT LUNA VISTA. VARIANCES ARE BEING REQUESTED FOR A REDUCTION IN DRIVEWAY WIDTH FROM 20 FEET TO 17 FEET AND A REDUCTION IN THE REAR YARD SETBACK FROM 20 FEET TO 10 FEET. APPLICANT: SCOTT FOSTER/HOUSING AUTHORITY OF JACKSON COUNTY This action was called up for a public hearing. PLANNING ACTION 94-149 REQUEST FOR A SITE REVIEW PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT A 3,840 SQUARE FOOT METAL OFFICE AND ASSEMBLY SHOP USED FOR THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILES. APPLICANT: ELY SCHLESS This action was approved. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 3:25 p.m. ASHLAND PLANNING COMMISSION 5 HEARINGS BOARD MINUTES DECEMBER 13,1994 FOREST LANDS COMMISSION Meeting December 14, 1994 - , f life MEMBERS PRESENT: Bill Robertson; Teri Coppedge; Don Ferguson; Lenny Neimark; Isaac Walker and Pattie Acklin. Staff Present: Keith Woodley; Jeff MacFarland; Pam Barlow; and Caralyn J Dusenberry. I. Call To Order: Robertson called the meeting to order at 7:03 II. Minutes of Meeting: November 9, 1994: Correction to the minutes: Ferguson was not present at the November 9, 1994 meeting. III. Items for Discussion: A. Report/Update on Falk Logging Proposal: Barlow gave presentation showing overheads of plat map identifying location of Falk property; zoning map identifying Open Space; and air photos with location of merchantible appearing conifers and property. Discussion was held on the City Council meeting in which the Falk Logging proposal was addressed. It was the consensus of the Commission that Falk be requested to work with the City in reference to the forest management plan. Discussion was held on the "Stewardship Incentive Program". Barlow stated Milfer, from the Oregon Department of Forestry, informed her of a loan program available to plant trees and is repaid when trees are harvested. Barlow informed Commission of a gentleman interested in the Commission who is retired from the Forest Service and is now a local resident. He fought the 1959 fire on what is now Falk's property. It was recommended preliminary fuelbreak and fuel reduction work be addressed with Falk, and he be encouraged to prepare a management PAGE 1—(o:romscm,i,ums%d«94.Min) plan. Ferguson complimented Barlow on her work and the effectiveness and informative displays she prepared. (He feels that if trees are being removed that constitutes burning in the future.) Barlow stated she would draft a letter to Falk and Robertson will review it. B. Neighborhood Forest Management Meetings/Public Information Program Barlow stated she felt the subcommittee meeting went very well. Coppedge stated the first forty-five minutes were spent on maps; the decision was made to have three meetings that would be held in Council chambers. Notification would be sent to the list of property owners of wildfire hazard lands. The same general issues would be addressed at each meeting. If residents are unable to attend a neighborhood specific meeting they would attend another and receive the same basic information. Presentations will be short and to the point and will be educational. The concerns of the Forest Commission will be discussed and residents will be encouraged to discuss with each other what the Commission can do to help them. Barlow explained the room set-up. She also stated residents of the County will be encouraged to attend. Pictures will be taken of each neighborhood to show neighborhood fire hazards to homes and with trees. Acklin recommended Alice Hardesty be contacted to work with the meetings and to become involved. The meetings will be held in January, February and March. Discussion was held on Commissioner's taking pictures of possible fire danger areas, and areas that have had trees removed, and also borrowing slides from local agencies. The fourth Wednesday of the month was discussed for the time the public meetings would be held. Keith Woodley gave locations of that problem areas would make good pictures to be shown. Acklin recommended a press release, community notes column, City newsletter, and etc. Woodley recommended a local resident would draw the people. Robertson recommended each Commissioner to write a letter to the editor. Subcommittee Report: Barlow recommended the subcommittee meet again and make specific plans for advertisement. Robertson gave review of the meetings held in the Tolman Creek area neighborhood. C. Small City-owned Forest Lands Map: Pro-active management Barlow presented and reviewed map showing City-owned forest land. Commission discussed the map. Budge issues need to be addressed shortly. D. Subcommittee to Review Draft of Wildfire Lands Debris Ordinance: The City needs a plan and for taking care of its property first to set an PAGE 2-(c:fomt\sninmcs\dec94.Min) y example for the residents. Money and staff are issues that will need to be dealth with in order to implement an over all plan. A strategy would need to be developed and then an ordinance would be drafted. Acklin recommended this be placed in the goals set by the Department Heads. Budget concerns, neighborhood meetings, Street Department right-of-ways, fuel abatement, and enforcement officer also need to be placed in goals. Discussion was held on a draft ordinance for this issue. E. Funding_Mechanisms: Real Estate Transfer Tax, Etc. F. Forest RFP/Prescription/Inventory: Status Barlow talked to Marry Main and he is still interested in preparing the prescription and inventory. He would like to first familiarize himself with the City's land before preparing a plan. IV. Review/Set Commission Calendar: Lenny asked about the Parks Department and Forest Commission becoming involved in the Trail : 'This will be held June 5th. Robertson will contact speakers from the Nature Conservancy and Southern Oregon Land Conservancy. V. Other Business: Barlow informed Commission of Earth Week to be held at SOSC April 16th - 23rd. Applications for inclusion in the calendar of events will be available after January 1 St. VI. Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m. Respectfully miffed by, 0 Caralyn Dusenberry Administrative Secretary Public Works PAGE 3-(c:f=s1\rninuM3\dx94.Min) ASHLAND POLICE MONTHLY REPORT December, 1994 Part 1 offenses (major Our volunteers are dedicated to saving the city crimes and thefts) for 1994 money by their participation and also by our were up (+8.1%) compared recycling projects. _,.Mg V tlSetkt: t1 to 1993. This is the first far all Elctr much apprcetated,helpll. increase in 3 years. Property crimes have risen noticeably RESERVES: while violent crimes, few in number, remain basically even. The Ashland Police Department Reserves put in a total of 212 hours of volunteer time for There was a significant increase in the report the month of December. The hours consisted of bicycle thefts (143 reported compared to of patrol (65.5 hours), training (110.5), 80 reported during 1993). We have assigned meetings (31 hours), and special assignments an officer to coordinate bicycle thefts. There (5 hours). was also a marked increase in shoplifting (153 compared to 134). Arson increased (17 TRAINING: reported compared to 11 reported in 1993). o Officer Robert Smith However, there has been a decrease in motor ¢ (DARE) spent two weeks in vehicle parts-accessories thefts (51 reported z California attending a DARE this year-to-date compared to 72 reported last course. Bob was singled out year); and "other thefts" have gone down for his leadership abilities. from (223 reported this year-to-date compared to 280 reported in 1993). o Officer Buddy Grove attended a Micro Dynamics computer class. In Part II crimes, minor assaults were up significantly (112 compared to 76 reported o Officer Buddy Grove conducted a night during the same time last year); vandalism firing course at the range. Twenty four was up (450 reported this year-to-date regular/reserve officers attended the shoot. compared to 424 reported during the same time in 1993); primarily due to occasional TRAFFIC STATISTICS: graffiti sprees. Some of the increase is driven due to the rise in the number of incidently The number of traffic accidents (injury and related to the acting out behavior of "street property damage) are considerably higher in people". the attached consolidated report. The numbers are inflated due to an error in reporting, VOLUNTEERS: which should be corrected soon. The CSV division had 266 active volunteers who worked (during the month of October) a total of 1,223 day for a total of 4,283 hours. 1 1994 1993 Statistics NtEMBE) I)I?CElYIBEIOVIIMBEEt IiCIMBER Calls For Service 644 707 674 627 Medical Runs 38 53 68 57 Fire Runs 28 16 17 17 ALS Runs 55 90 27 58 Auto Aid 3 1 4 0 Phone Statistics: Day Shift 1237 726 979 900 Swing Shift 1345 1174 1077 1145 Graveyard 510 714 514 673 Front Desk 2749 3337 2570 2718 911 Calls 557 473 419 454 Total Calls 6398 6424 5079 5717 and a number of sex abuse charges. A stolen INVESTIGATIONS: car was also recovered. o Detective Lynn Parlette o Detective Steve Brown successfully assisted the major concluded the investigation of a Burglary assault/death investigation /Attempted Rape of a local woman which led team in a homicide to the arrest of the juvenile suspect. investigation in Prospect where a man shot and killed another and then barricaded o Detective Steve Brown investigated 3 check himself. forgeries which resulted in the loss of about $1,700.00 to local merchants. o Lynn Parlette went to San Jose to interview a stabbing suspect and to Roseville to YOUTH DIVERSION interview another witness. OFFICER: i O Lynn Palette wrapped up the investigation This is a new reporting of the storage locker burglaries throughout the section with the creation of county. A lead generated by Officer Jim the diversion program: Alderman led to the arrest of two suspects and the recovery thousands of dollars in stolen Caseload Summary (Only two months- Nov- property was recovered and returned to the Dec owners. 1) Cases Brought forward 16 o Lynn Parlette assisted the Oregon State 2) Cases Opened 16 Police in a rape investigation which led to the 3) Program Total to Date 29 arrest of one subject on a rape, kidnapping, 2 We are very pleased with Youth Diversion December....the end of the year.....there's Officer Jan Janssen and the success stories she that word again...end....anyway...The Oregon has shared. Way to go Jan!!!!! chapter of APCO extended us an invitation to their state conference in Portland to present our Education Program on December 2. THE OF F Despite our cold hands and trembling t ENDH 4C,1.g R f'1 , hearts...all went well and we are delighted 01 d� with this honor. It was agreed by those The end of 911 attending, that Ashland is demonstrating the day..... leadership in the field of 9-1-1 education, the end of the Our program was also reviewed by Page West month.... Corporation and given a $500 grant to the end of continue it's development. All of our mugs Ashland the year.. and tee shirts have been sold and work is still progressing rapidly. That's what December is to most of us. The Circle of Friends started a holiday To our 9-1-1 Education Program, December program called Sunshine and Smiles which was actually a beginning. collected and recycled toys, jackets, blankets etc to over 1000 need folks throughout the During the year of 1994, the Circle of County. This was quite an undertaking. It is Friends 9-1-1 Education Program came to even rumored that at one point Chief Brown's life and grew rapidly as the year progressed. office was over 200 gaily wrapped packages!! It has been so busy - How busy was it? - - it seems he left town for the day and okay...okay.... it was so busy ....I would someone moved all the gifts into his office - Like to take this time to include the activities but again, it's just a rumor. (NOV! - there that occurred in November as well December. are photos to prove it) I know it's late but go ahead and get a snack and come on back.......Nothing for me Finally...gee..is that like "end"? Who thanks.....I'm on a diet. knows..anyway...the original 9-1-1 brochure was re-designed using our mascot, Siren and November was the busiest month we've also translated into Spanish. So... as you can enjoyed thus far with regards to requests for see...1994 was a GREAT year. And talks at the pre-school, school-age and adult so......THE END....OR ...RATHER....THE level. Karolion was kept very busy! Talks BEGINNING... C U IN '95 were presented upon request to Helman and Bellview school kindergartens, the Ashland Grange, Ashland Soroptomists, and Ashland Community Hospital Auxiliary. Crater Lions club of Medford enjoyed an earlier presentation and called back requesting a follow-up program. So...with expanded paradigms.....a program entitled the, Vague Reporting Party was conceived and presented to their group. 3 ASHLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT PLCIOOIR CREATED: CONSOLIDATED INCIDENT REPORT 1193!95 17:24:0.5 DECEMBER. 1994 CLASSIFICATION REPORTED DEFENSES r + CASES CLEARED CLEARENCE PATES e ; NO. OF ARREST CHARGES } OF OFFENSES ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTUAL % CHANSE TH13 THIS LAST YEAR TO THIS THIS LAST THIS THIS LAST THIS MOUTH YEAR TO DATE MONTH 'YTD IJD DATE IISUTH YTD YID MONTH YTD YTD JUV ADULT TDTAL JUV ADULT PART I CRIMINAL HOMICIDE MURDER ! - 100.0 MANS14UGHTER 1 1 100.0% RAPE 1 5 5 + 60.0 8 1 3 1 100.0%, 37.5% 20.0X 1 1 1 3 ROBBERY I 4 7 i 5 5 100.07, 55.6% 55.6% ! 1 2 5 AGGRAVATED A-LT 9 7 + 28.6 X 2 7 6 66.7% 77.8% 6J.7% 1 2 3 1 12 BURGLARY 1 5 6 5 30 RESIDENCE 7 84 80 + 5.0 % 1 14 16 143% 16.7% 20.OX NON-RESIDENCE 4 56 52 + 7.7 X 16 7 125.0% 28.6% 13.5% LARCENY/THEFT 7 13 20 124 102 SHOPLIFTING i9 193 134 + 14.2 E 14 124 113 77.8% 81.0,", 84.3% THEFT, FROFI MI' 8 13? 101 + 30.7 X 5 2 3.3% 2.OX NV ?ARTS ACCESS c 41 7E 29.2 05 7 z 13.705 2.2% BICYCLE THEFT t2 143 80 + 78.P. X 3 4.905 3.8% THEFT FROM BLDS 3 91 61 + 32.9 X 13 5 16.0% 9.2% OTHER THEFTS 2!. 223 280 20.4 % 1 37 31 4.8% 16.6% 11.1; MOTOR VEH THEFT 3 34 33 + 3.0 X 7 ? 20,6,; 2713% 10 5 ARSOif !7 !1 54.5 % 4 3 J2.9X 27.3% ! ! 9 4 ?ART I IOTA! 83 !001 926 t 6.1 '/. 25 255 203 30.1% 2J.5% 21.9% 10 22 32 142 167 PART 1I SIMPLE ASSOULTS 10 124 96 + 44,2 X 10 92 53 10':.0% 74.2% 6!.605 ! it !2 16 90 FORCE COURTTERFEIT 4 33 43 - 11.6 8 1 17 18 25.0% 44.7X 413TX 3 3 1 133 FRAUD 2 20 CHECKS 2 61 75 - 18.7 % 24 23 37.3% 37.EX CREDIT CARDS 8 5 + 60.0 X 3 60.08 OTHER FRAUD 9 87 67 + 27.9 % it 10 12.605 14.98 EMPEZZLENENT 1 5 4 + 50.0 8 1 4 2 100.0% 66.T; 50.0% 2 STOLEN,PRGPERTY 5 23 79.3 % 4 !0 80.OX 43.5; 4 4 7 22 VANDALISM 45 49" 466 + 6.7 % 7 90 74 15.67, 13.1% 15.9% 9 8 87 66 WEAPONS OFFENSES 2 19 16 + 12.5 X _ 17 13 100.0% 94.4% 81.3X 1 2 3 6 44 PROST!TUTICN SEX CRIMES c' 37 23 + 60.9 „ 2 17 It 100.005 45.9% 47.85 4 4 4 13 HARCOT!CIDRU9S 5 80 87 - 8.1 X J 75 76 100.0% 93.8% 227.4% 4 9 13 28 104 A,riING OFF PONST FWLY 1 11 14 21,4 % 2 2 19.205 14.3% 3 DRI',' UNDER TtiFLNC ? 9J 127 25.2 % 9 92 124 100.0% 96.8X 97.6% 9 9 2 93 LIDUCR LP.S1S ! 43 115 62.6 % 1 24 74 100.0% 79.105 81.7% 3 6 9 •-52 125 DISORDER CONDUCT 10 174 187 7.9 X 4 31 47 40.0% 17.8% 24."r% 2 8 10 18 84 •,IDNV 2 2 t00.0% I TR9S?ASS 22 291 227 + ?3.2 X 3 59 60 12.6% 21.0% 25.4X 6 6 23 71 ESCAFE I - !00.0 '6 1 100.0% ALL 9THER 3" 114 4'%3 c+ 7.1 X 2 166 175 FI.6% 32.3% 40.87 7 5 12 56 124 THREATS 7 20 - 65.0 8 1 4 14.3' 2010% 3 CURFEVILOITERIII2 24 39 36.9 X !2 36 54.2X 94.7% 77 1 RUNAWAY JU'! 7 54 56 - 3.6 % ? t2 ?2 29.6% 22,2% 39.3% 2 2 7 PART I1 TOTAL 157 2i S6 2160 + 3 X JJ 763 SB3 32.9% 35.2X 40.?X 20 7J 95 366 999 FART ! 6 PART !I 250 3167 3096 + 2.5 X 00 IOts 1085 32.0% 32.1% 3J.2X 30 97 127 538 1166 ASHLAND FOLICE DEPARTMENT PLCIOOIR CREATED: CONSOLIDATED INCIDENT REPORT IIO31?5 l7:2a;05 DECEMBER 1994 CLASSIFICATIOII + REPORTED OFFENSES t t CASES CLEARED t t CLEARENCE RATES t t RO. OF ARREST CHARGES + OF OFFSHSSG ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTUAL % CHANGE THIS THIS LAST YEAR TO THIS THIS LAST THIS THIS LAST THIS MONTH YEAR TO DATE MONTH YTD YTD DATE NONTH YTD YTD M0?,TH YTD YTD JUV ADULT TOTAL JUV ADULT PART III TRAFFIC CRIME HIT L FUN 104 83 + 25.3 12 10 50,0% 11.5% 12,N 1 1 1 ? RECKLFS DR IV 3 4 60.OX 90.0.1 ! 1 2 10 EL.UD IT19 1 + !00.0 ! 54.01 2 DR. 9HILE 9'JSF 9 14 - 52.9 9 - 14 100.0% 100.0% It FT D!SP DRV LIC I 100.0 % 1 100.0% TRAFF ACC.-FATAL TRAFF ACC.-INJURY 3 74 41 + 98.5 ": i 1 1.4% 2.4% TRAFF ACC-PRP DAY 7 260 142 + 93.1 % 4 6 1.5% 4.2% FISH 4 GAME I MARINE VIOLATIONS ILLEGAL ALIEN CUSTODY 3 - 100,0 % 1 33.3% !IpR.rpNiS 54 51 + 5.7 X 5 53 4? 100.0% 99.IX 96.1% 10 10 B1 MV REC'VR9-OTHER 3 6 + 33.3 % 2 3 25.0% 50.0% FP.OP RECVRD-OTHER 2 4 - 50.0 % 1 25.OX FUGITIVES 104 23 + 25.3 % 7 ?9 93 100.0% 95.2;+ 190.0,{ 9 9 16 133 N155111G FER9Oi!S 6 2 + SUDDEN DEATHI9UDY 1`• 11 + 36.4 % 1 1 6.7% SUICIDE-ATM.-^T 2 12 93.3 OTHER ACCIDENTS 3 5 - 40.0 ANIMAL PROPLEUS -.i 471 364 + 27.4 S 2 SX PROPERTY LIF/C 26 451 445 + 1.3 1 2 1 4% 2% ABAHDOtiED AUTO 26 399 365 + 7.0 X LOCATE DMIY AUTO IMPOUND AUTO 16 25 - 36.:! 'b ASSIST. RENDERED 113 1142 932 + 22.5 % 3 3:d DOMESTIC PROBLEMS 3 5? 52 + 13., X ! 1.7% INSECURE PREMISES 79 99 12.4 SUEP PERICIRC 42 535 393 + 36.1 & PUBLIC SAFETY 3 96 96 10.4 % ! 1.0% DIBTUABpNCE/N"iSE 44 996 794 + 13.0 % 1 1% SICK CARED FOR 17 213 215 - 9 % ! 2 5% 9% MARINE ACTIVITIES TRAFFIC/ROADS 12 423 500 - 15.4 % 1 2% CIVIL COMFL AMTS 2 62 96 27.9 '1 2 3,2% !IEH DISPOSITION, ALARMS SOUMOIIG CONFIRNIID s 1 + 500.0 FALSE 21 270 239 + 13..4 X K-IOEMTAL i 16 6 + 166.7 FiiULTY 1 4 7`.•.0 OTHER 1 3 SUBPOENA: ASS•_T AS OFFICERS 3 7 57.2 1+?0.07 100.0% OTHER M13C 31 163 195 16.4 % ! 1 6'1 5% =ART !!! TCTAL 40: 5930 5261 + 12.7 " 13 196 191 3.2% 2.3% 3.6%. 1 20 21 21 246 ERA!1D Tn7A1 c5;; ji17? 9747 + 9.0 93 12!4 1277 14.2% 13.31 15.3% 31 i17 149 559 1412 �F '�Ar, y. Pmor �tnnm OREGGa •' January 10, 1995 �a: Mayor and City Council ram: Steven M. Hall, Director of Public Works &*Ubject- Monthly Reports Attached are monthly reports from the Public Works department for the month of December, 1994. Enclosures (cApw\morpt.mem) ENGINEERING DIVISION MONTHLY REPORT FOR: December, 1994 1. Issued 12 Street Excavation permits. 2. Issued 2 Miscellaneous Construction permits. 3. Issued 5 Address Change or Assignment forms. 4. Responded to 3 Certificate of Occupancy reviews. 5. Completed 7 Pre-applications for Planning Actions. 6. Completed 17 "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. Completed revision of improvement plans. b. Negotiated with property owner for relocation and easement. 9. Attended P.L.S.O. annual convention at Ashland Hills Inn. 10. Assisted in remodel and moving of Public Works and Engineering offices. 11. Reviewed plans for construction of a proposed subdivision (Barton/Roberts Subdivisions). 12. Operated traffic counters at several locations. 13. Reviewed several requests for storm drain exemptions. 14. Attended two day workshop on construction inspection. 15. Performed the following work pertaining to Skycrest Hill Subdivision. a. Reviewed revised design of Skycrest Drive - Grandview Drive intersection. b. Inspected work performed by contractor. 16. Updated City street index and map. 17. Performed the following work on the North Mountain Avenue Sanitary Sewer Improvement L.I.D. a. Inspected work performed by contractor. b. Prepared progress payment No. 4. C. Attended pump station start-up. 18. 'Acquired title report and description of property on North Mountain Avenue to be acquired by the City. 19. Responded to numerous vision clearance complaints. 20. Performed the following work relating to the construction of a retaining wall on Water Street: a. Held pre-construction conference. b. Issued Notice to proceed. C. Inspected work. 21. Performed the following work on the North Main/Ashland Street waterline project: a. Prepared Contract documents. b. Awarded Contract. C. Held pre-construction conference. 22. Prepared annual report to Oregon Department of Transportation regarding street mileage in the City of Ashland. 23. Inspected construction work performed on Audubon, Eastbrook, Ashland Parkview and Skycrest Subdivisions. 24. Prepared job description for Assistant City Engineer. 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. Inspected work performed by Contractor. b. Staked and computed grades for paving. C. Notified utility companies of construction start-up. 27. Performed the following work on the Oak Knoll Parking Lot construction project: a. Awarded Contract for design. b. Held pre-design conference. C. Reviewed preliminary design information. 28. Prepared a final report on the North Mountain Avenue sewer L. I. D. Computed final assessment costs. 29. Submitted a report to Council regarding the formation of an L.I.D. to improve Clinton and Ann Streets. (<<cnginuAinwidY.rpt) I 4 WATER QUALITY MONTHLY REPORT FOR DECEMBER, 1994 Water: Repaired 5 leaks in City owned water mains. Repaired 3 leaks in customer service and or meter. Repair Lithia leak in the alley next to City Hall. Replaced 7' of leaking 2" cast iron line. Replaced 2 broken stops on water meter services. Replace another lithia fountain on the Plaza. Changed out 8 3/4" water meters. Repaired compound meter to Ashland Hospital. Installed 3 new water meters with hand valves. Replaced broken yokes on A Street along with meter changes. Installed 2 customer hand valves. Repaired 4 fire hydrants. Installed 2 new 18" extensions on low hydrants. Replaced one fire hydrant which needed to be completely relocated in a different area. Replaced one broken goose neck and valving with it. Installed 3 3/4" water services. Repaired one water service torn out by contractor. Raised valve boots or straightened 17 valve boots. Flushed water mains in various areas. Repaired 2 water valves. Cut in main line valve on Water Street due to street Department project. Installed 3" irrigation service for school district on Walker Street after making 4" main line tap. Removed from service pressure relief valve and manhole. Made at 6" by 12" main line tap on Granite for fire hydrant. Sewer: Installed 2 new 4" sewer laterals. Replaced 2 sewer laterals. Made repairs to 1 main line sewer and 3 laterals. Responded to 5 service calls. Responded to 2 mainline plugs. Repaired 3 man holes. Rodded 13,394' of City sewer mains using 25,000 gallons of water. TV'ed 909' of City sewer mains. PAGE 1—(c:waWWgdm94.Rpt) 5� Miscellaneous: There were 58 requests for Utility locate calls. There was 60.44 million gallons of water treated at the Water Treatment Plant and 51.58 million gallons of water treated at the Waste Water Treatment Plant. Used 40 yards of 3/4° minus rock at various job sites. Used 48 yards of slurry at various job sites. PAGE 2—(cwekr\wgd=94.Rpt) Citv of Ashland Street Division December 1995 Report SWEEPERS: (2) : Swept 726 miles of streets. Collected 386 yards of debris. Responded to 81 utility location requests. Graded several streets and alleys. Patched pot-holes and sunken services. .Completed raising and patching manholes and valve boots in conjunction with our re-surfacing projects. 2 crew members for most of the month. Repaired 3 alleys with rock due to heavy rains. Readied snow equipment on several occasions. Repaired wash-outs an several streets due to heavy rains. Hauled 550 yards of sweeper debris from "B" St. yard to dump. Hauled 50 yards of old asphalt from "B" St. yard to re-cycle pit. Hauled 6. 14 tons of cold mix from LTM in Medford to "B" St. yard. STORM DRAINS: Flushed and/or rodded several storm drain systems. Cleaned off catch basins. Cleaned out catch basins. Completed Walker Ave. storm drain project: Re-routed the open ditches on both sides of Walker, installed 60 ft. of 18 in . PVC pipe and built head-walls at the entrance and exit of the new pipe. Completed 6th St, storm drain project: See last months report for details. Saw-cut a waterway along the Handi-Cap ramp on 2nd at E. Main . Library alley storm drain: Rodded, flushed , removed blackberries and dug down to the pipe. Installed another opening in the pipe and back- filled with drain rock . Completed Grant St. (No. Main to Chestnut) storm drain project. Project includes: Marl: for locates, pothole (expose) under ground utilities, install 4 - 30 ft. , 12 in. PVC cross-over drains, 2 new catch basins, 1 manhole and re-build 3 existing catch basins. Repaired broken storm drain on Iowa at Mountain . Poured a new floor in existing catch basin on So. Mountain at Emma. Began Laurel St. storm drain project from Van Ness to Central : Project includes replacing existing 8 in. concrete pipe with 12 in . P.V.C, installing 1 mid-block cross-over, 4 new catch basins and re-building 2 existing catch basins. Also required : marking and calling for locates Of utilities, exposing utilities and saw-cutting before digging . Began Wimer St. storm drain project from No. Main to Scenic Dr. : Work completed thus far: marked and called for utility locates and exposed utilities. Rest of project includes: installing a new 15 in . P.V.C. storm drain from Scenic Dr, down to No. Main with 2 cross-overs. We will also install 4 new catch basins and re-build 2 existing catch basins. Saw-cut a waterway in front of Handi-cap ramp on 1st St. at E. Main . Removed and re-built catch basins on "A" St. at 2nd and at 3rd Sts. . Formed and poured a waterway at the end of the curb and gutter on the West side of Walker at the R/R tracks. Saw-cut into the curb behind the catch basinon the East of Walker at the R/R tracks for better drainage. 1hecked drainage elevation on "B" St. from 5th to 6th for possible >torm drain . Won ' t work . iauled a 13 ft. piece of 12 in . steel culvert to be installed in the iew pump station road to be constructed . SIGNS and PAINT: Made 4nd installed 2 "DOG AREA" signs with arrows on Helman St. below Nevada for the Parks Dept. . . Painted the yellow curb white for a loading zone on the south side of E. Main east of 1st St. . Secured the 25mph sign to the post on Tolman Cr. Rd . above "66" . Extended the yellow curb returns on both sides of 1st St. above "A"St. . MISC. : Spent several days on job interviews for a Street Supervisor. Am very pleased with our choice. Picked up several dead animals. Walker Ave. : Formed and poured 10 ft. of curb and gutter and a footing with a retaining wall at the R/R tracks. Hung a dry erase board in the Public W&rks conference room. Picked up 3 wood stoves for the Conservation Dept.. Removed graffiti from several locations. Cleaned up old cold patch area at B St. yard . Cleaned up gear oil on No. Main at Maple Sts. . Removed 3 barricades from Ashland Cr. near Water and B Sts. . Took monthly creek readings. Pushed up sweeper pile at B St. yard . Cleaned up B St. yard and took a load to the dump. Picked up a Power Box (ditch patcher) from Central Equipment in Medford. Began moving sanders and stands to new concrete pad at B St. yard . Removed large tree limb from Otis St. . Helped in shop when needed . Cleaned up facilities and equipment on a weekly basis. Held monthly safety meeting . 1 , Citv of Ashland Fleet Maintenance December 1994 Report 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: U. S. Postal Service: 12 � y Monthly Building Activity Report: 12/94 Page 1 # Units Value SINGLE/MULTI-FAMILY & TOURIST ACCOMODATIONS: Building: ADDITION 2 37 ,858 DECK & RETAINING WALL 1 600 DETACHED BEDROOM 1 31, 279 FENCE 1 700 FOURPLEX 4 332 , 044 INTERIOR REMODEL 1 4 , 000 INTERIOR SPRINKLER SYSTEM 3 9, 000 PLAYHOUSE 1 1, 800 REMODEL 1 350 REMODEL & ADDITION 1 70, 000 REMODEL/FIRE DAMAGE 1 17 ,468 ROOF REPAIR 1 450 SFR 5 662 ,468 SFR REVISIONS 1 99, 730 SOLAR WATER HEATER 1 2 , 400 Subtotal: $ 1, 270, 148 Electrical: 1 BRANCH CIRCUIT 1 508 2 BR CIRS FOR FURN/A/C 1 200 ALARM SYSTEM 2 200 ELECTRIC 1 500 Subtotal: $ 1,408 Mechanical: GAS LINE 2 500 GAS LINE/FURN 1 3 , 689 GAS LINE/FURN/1 BR CIR 1 3 , 200 GAS LINE/FURN/2 BR CIR 1 3 , 200 GAS LINE/GAS FURN 1 5, 006 GAS LINE/GAS FURNACE 1 1,487 GAS LINE/GAS FURNANCE 1 4 ,577 GAS STOVE AND LINE 1 438 GFAU VENT 2 5,816 LINE/WTR HTR/DRYER/STOVE 1 250 PELLET STOVE 1 2 ,000 REPLACE OIL W/GAS FURN 1 3 , 000 Subtotal: $ 33 ,163 ***Total: $ 1, 304,719 COMMERCIAL: Building: CONCRETE STAIRS & RAILING 1 1,100 Monthly Building Activity. Report: 12/94 Page 2 # Units Value COMMERCIAL: Building: HANDICAPPED RAMP 1 5, 000 INTERIOR REMODEL 1 35, 000 INTERIOR SPRINKLER SYSTEM 2 11, 589 OFFICE BUILDING 1 50, 000 REINSPECTION 1 15 REMODEL/ADDITION 1 275, 000 REROOF 1 5, 400 REVISION (RAILINGS) 1 7 , 000 ROOF REPAIR 1 5 , 000 Subtotal : $ 395, 104 Electrical: 2 FEEDERS TO BOILERS 1 5, 600 ALARM SYSTEM 1 175 ELECTRIC 1 500 ELECTRIC FOR CHURCH ANNEX 1 3 , 000 REARRANGE CIRCUITS' 1 200 REPLACE BALLASTS 1 250 RETROFIT LIGHT FIXTURES 1 400 Subtotal: $ 10, 125 Mechanical: 100, 000 BTU GAS FURNANCE 1 11926 HOOD, FAN, DUCT WORK 1 3 , 000 REPL FREESTAND GAS FURN 1 1,000 Subtotal: $ 5,926 ***Total: $ 411, 155 Monthly Building Activity Report: 12/94 Page 3 Total this month: 62 $ 1,715,874 Total this month last year: 73 $ 697 ,211 Total year to date: 500 $ 9, 606,997 Total last year: 554 $ 7, 548,590 This month This month This year last year Total Fees: 17,770 10,449 117 , 637 Total Inspections: 400 460 3544 r NEW CONSTRUCTION: 12/95 RESIDENTIAL PAGE NO. 1 01/04/95 ADDRESS #UNITS CONTRACTOR VALUATION ** FOURPLEX 420 CHESTNUT ST-426 4 TURRELL, JON CONSTRUCTION 332044. 00 ** Subtotal ** 332044 . 00 ** SFR 1284 NO ADDRESS BEAR CREEK CONSTRUCTION 86617 . 00 949 CEDAR WY ROUNDS, DYLAN - 153000. 00 CONSTRUCTION 816 CAPELLA CR GENTRY, HAROLD T. 182206. 00 203 NO ADDRESS COX, FRED--CONSTRUCTION 105329 . 48 233 NO ADDRESS COX, FRED--CONSTRUCTION 135316. 00 ** Subtotal ** 662468 .48 *** Total *** 994512 .48 NEW CONSTRUCTION: 12/95 COMMERCIAL PAGE NO. 1 01/04/95 ADDRESS #UNITS CONTRACTOR VALUATION ** OFFICE BUILDING 340 PIONEER ST N OWNER 50000. 00 ** Subtotal ** 50000. 00 *** Total *** 50000. 00 Southern Oregon t 1 W7�-'1���"'�/Ll T Regional Economic Development, Inc. 132 W.Main, Sic. 101 Medford,OR 97501-2746 (503)773-8946 (503)479-2502 Fax:779-0953 Jill Turner City of Ashland 20 E Main Street Ashland, OR 97520 Dear Ms. Turner: We have been remiss in not keeping you appraised of our progress and your investment in establishing a SO-REDI Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) . The Good News is that we now have a $2,000,000 Revolving Loan Fund established through the Rural Development Administration. Originally, our efforts were to work with the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to recapitalize the existing Jackson - Josephine EDA RLF that is currently being administered by CCD Business Development Corporation of Roseburg. This effort failed to bring a timely solution to establishing a local RLF. SO-REDI became aware of the existence of the Rural Development Administration (RDA) Intermediary Relending Program about a year ago. Through RDA's assistance and your contribution of $1000.00, SO-REDI signed the final paperwork (November 30, 1994) formally establishing a $2 million RLF. The local/state contributions totaling $189,000 were used to create a local match which will provide the loan loss reserve for the RLF. The $2 million is a low (1%) interest loan to SO-REDI . The principal and it interest must be repaid over a 30 year period. The income received, from the loans made, above the 1% interest will provide the basis for a permanent RLF. The RLF funds can be used by all of our rural communities in both Jackson and Josephine Counties. The Board of Directors and members of SO-REDI would like to thank you again for your generous contribution to help establish the Revolving Loan Fund. This investment in the future of our regional economy may be one of the best you could ever make. These funds can be the impetus to the creation of additional investment in our region, and the creation of additional value and jobs in our economy. incerely, Gary Mi ler Preside t Une B Frog A @ B Progenies Cenral Point City of Joe lob Council Rogue omm @ Light Co. U.S.Bank Ashland,City of Cutter @ Company. vn. Kmrmune County Rogue Community College US W[ST Communications Bank of o America Erc Into Federal Savings re Loan Rosmat Auto Donnelly @ Co..CPAs Rogue Waste Systems,Inc. United Telephone Company Be rsr Construction Corr ion Co. Firsts Pas..a Bank of Oregon,N.A. Citltie Auto Comm S t B lames mm State C.Co. WP ern Bank Gas Bear Creek Corpontion Grants Pou.City of M11NfoN.City of Som hero Ortgon Slam College i&Hero Bank Burrill Real Euste Ca Jackson County Medford Mail Tribune 7CI Cablevision Pd�pi O O 1155 E. MAIN ST. ASHLAND, OREGON 97520 Phone(503)482-5211 OFp O p v a•C � 4RTME GARY E. BROWN January 9, 1995 Chief of Police TO: Mayor and Council FROM: Gary E. Brown, Chief of Police SUBJECT: Liquor License Application Application has been received from MARTY MORLAN dba\ MACARONI' S RISTORANTE/MARTINO' S for a Greater Privilege LIQUOR license, for an ESTABLISHMENT located at 58 EAST MAIN STREET, ASHLAND. A background investigation has been completed on the applicant and approval of this application is recommended. RY BROWN CHIEF POLICE MC:kmh l� Xttxt� DCttPP �SX#mExr# or o 0 AvR� 9� 1155 E. MAIN ST. ASHLAND, OREGON 97520 Phone(503)482-5211 A RTME GARY E. BROWN January 9, 1995 Chief of Police TO: Mayor and Council FROM: Gary E. Brown, Chief of Police SUBJECT: Liquor License Application Application has been received from MARTY MORLAN dba\ MACARONI' S RISTORANTE/MARTINO' S for a Greater Privilege LIQUOR license, for an ESTABLISHMENT located at 58 EAST MAIN STREET, ASHLAND. A background investigation has been completed on the applicant and approval of this application is recommended. Y BROWN CHIEF POLICE MC:kmh GREGO January 12, 1995 Brian Almquist, City Administrator r runt: Steven Hall, Public Works Director jx C$ubj9d: T Hangar Lease Addendum-Allen and Katherine Alsing ACTION REQUESTED City Council authorize City Administrator to sign the attached "First Addendum for'T' Hangar" Lease with Allen and Katherine Alsing. BACKGROUND The City of Ashland has 12 closed hangars and 8 open hangars at the Municipal Airport. Over the last several years, the Airport Commission has looked at the possibility of enclosing the hangars at private and City cost. The evaluation of the costs at City expense indicated that the rental rate for the "newly closed" hangars would have to be considerably higher than the rental rate for existing closed hangars. The issue was dropped from consideration at that point. The Alsings rent an open hangar adjacent to a closed hangar used by Steve Green. The Alsings wish to install doors and walls to close the hangar they currently rent. They have an estimate of costs of approximately$6,000. The addendum allows the Alsings to pay the current "open hangar" rent during the time of possession by the Alsings. At the termination of their rental agreement, the next renter will be required to pay the current closed hangar rental rate. The City is agreeing to pay for half of the construction costs at a rate of$50 per month for approximately 60 months. The final time will be determined by the actual construction costs. At the time of the issuance of an occupancy permit by the Ashland Building Department, the improvements will become the property of the City. The Airport Commission is recommending approval of the attached addendum to the Alsing's current agreement. Staff concurs with the Airport Commission recommendation. cc: Allen and Katherine Alsing Pam Barlow, Administrative Assistant Airport Commission . Enc: Memorandum to Airport Commission Addendum (c:\airp\aIsing5.mcm) CM Q 11i LI X �C Yi T� Lt lYt IRFGOa December 30, 1994 �11II: Airport Commission rum: Steven Hall, Public Works Director p�1IQjEt : Hangar Improvement Request - Alsing Attached is a proposed addendum to Al and Kay Alsings current lease for Hangar/12. Al and Kay wish to install doors and close the wall to the adjacent open hangar. The agreement commits the City to participate in 50% of the costs at a rate of$50.00 per month. The improvements become the property of the City after issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the Ashland Building Division. In addition, the Alsings will pay the 'open hangar" rental fee as long as they are renting the hangar from the City. Staff recommends Airport Commission endorse the agreement Also, recommend City Council appro\al of the agreement and authorization for City Administrator to sign agreement. City Attorney Paul Nolte provided the agreement. cc: Applicants Al & Kay Alsing Enc: Agreement Drawing of proposed improvements (c.\ai rylals ing4,mcm) i CITY OF ASHLAND RENTAL AGREEMENT FIRST ADDENDUM for "T" HANGAR ASHLAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT First Addendum to "T" Hangar Rental Agreement made this 3 day of December, 1994, between the CITY OF ASHLAND ("City") and Allen A. Alsing and Katherine M. Alsing ("Renters"). Recitals: A. City and Renters entered into a rental agreement entitled "City of Ashland Rental Agreement 'T' Hangar(s) Ashland Municipal Airport" dated December 5, 1990 ("the agreement") for the rental of "T" Hangar Number 2 ("hangar") at the Ashland Municipal Airport ("airport"). B. Renters desire to improve this hangar with walls and a door and apply a portion of the value of the improvement to remaining rent. C. Paragraph 5 of the agreement requires consent of the City prior to making any alterations. City and Renters agree: 1. Consent. City consents to the alterations described below. 2. Alterations. Renters may enclose the hangar with walls and at least one aircraft accessible hangar door for aircraft ingress and egress. The enclosure shall be designed and constructed so as to not adversely affect the use of the "T" hangar for sheltering aircraft, and not adversely affect the use of abutting "T" hangars. 2.1. Renters shall submit plans and specifications for the alteration to the public works director and the city building official, for review and approval of the director and the building official, within 30 days after the date of execution of this addendum. Following approval of Renters' plans and specifications by the public works director and building official, Renters shall expeditiously apply for all necessary permits and make continued and substantial progress towards permit issuance. Renters shall commence construction in accordance with the approved plans and specifications within 60 days following approval. 2.2. Prior to commencement of the construction of the hangar and before any building materials have been delivered to the premises, Renters shall comply with each of the following conditions: 2.2.1. Deliver to City such other proofs and copies as City shall reasonably request, including, without limitation, proof that workers' PAGE 1-FIRST ADDENDUM (p:airport\alsinp.Add) compensation insurance has been procured to cover all persons employed by Renters in connection with the construction, proof of issuance of all building and other permits required for the construction and proof that all systems development charges of the City, if any, have been paid. 2.2.2. Once construction has begun Renters shall prosecute it to completion with diligence. All work shall be performed in a good and workmanlike manner and shall comply with all applicable governmental permits, laws, ordinances, regulations, and approved plans and specifications. Renters shall pay or cause to be paid the total cost of the construction. Construction work shall conform in all significant respects with the approved preliminary plans and specifications. 2.2.3. This paragraph shall not be construed to authorize Renters to do any act or make any contract so as to encumber in any manner the title of City to the property or to create any claim or lien on or against the interest of City in construction of the improvements. It is expressly agreed that all the expenses of the construction of the improvements shall be promptly paid by Renters as required by the terms of any contract therefor. 3. Title to Improvements. Upon completion of construction and issuance of a certificate of occupancy, the improvements described in paragraph 2, shall become property of City, free and clear of all claims of Renters, any one claiming under Renters or caused, permitted or suffered to attach through Renters. Renters or any one claiming under Renters, shall indemnify and defend City against all liability and loss arising from such claims. 4. Rent Offset. The rent for the hangar, while Renters remain in possession, shall continue at the rate for T-hangars without doors, as that rate may be specified from time-to-time by the city council. The rent shall remain at the T-hangars without doors rate for ten years or until the Renters assign or surrender the lease, whichever occurs sooner. Any assignee or successor of Renters shall pay the T-hangar with doors rate. The Renters may offset their rent by a sum equalling one-half of the value of the improvements in the following manner: 4.1. The parties agree that the value of the improvements to be made by the Renters is approximately $6,000. City agrees to allow an offset to the rent due City in the amount of one-half of the actual value or $3,000, whichever is less, unless City and Renters agree in writing that the actual value exceeds $6,000 and such agreement is incorporated into the terms of this agreement by an addendum. 4.2. Payment by the City will be in the form of an off-set to Renters' monthly rent under the agreement spread over 60 months. The monthly offset shall therefor be $50.00 per month which shall be deducted from the monthly rent due for an open "T" hangar from Renters under the agreement. If the actual value of the improvements exceeds $6,000 and such value has been incorporated into this agreement as provided in paragraph 4.1, the offset may continue after 60 months until one-half of the PAGE 2-FIRST ADDENDUM (p:airport\alsinB.Add) actual value of the offset has been paid, provided the Alsings are the Renters during such period and that this agreement has not been assigned by them. 4.3. The offset shall begin at the first of the month following the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. 5. Assignment or Early Termination. If the agreement is assigned by Renters or terminated prior to its stated term, City shall pay Renters the balance of the $3,000 that has not been otherwise offset as provided above. Such payment shall be made only if the agreement is terminated prior to its stated term for any reason other that default of the Renters or if the agreement is assigned by Renters, and such assignment is consented to by City. Any assignee of the Renters shall pay the then current rate for an enclosed hangar. 6. Except as modified above, the terms of the agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Renters City of Ashland by Allen A. Alsing Katherine M. Alsin PAGE 3-FIRST ADDENDUM (p:wp.n%alsinB.Add) M• • AQmar.a.ndum 1 January L, 199.5 V111: Jill Turner, Director of Finance r ram: bert D. Nelson, Risk Management Analyst p�libjEtt: RISK MANAGEMENT ANNUAL REPORT--1994 It is a pleasure to present this seventh annual report on my risk management activities, which encompass all departments of the City except some facets of the Hospital and A.P.R.C. Other significant exclusions are workers comp claims administration and management of the Insurance Services Fund, which are the responsibilities of full-time personnel. Our ongoing goals include: (1) prevention of injuries and other costly losses, (2) reduction of charges to operating departments (and consequently to taxpayers and utility customers) , (3) increasing the net worth of the Insurance Services Fund, and (4) protection of City-owned assets. We logged 461 hours, compared with 482 in 1993 . This represents only about 220 of one full-time equivalent. The City of Ashland is one of about six Oregon cities belonging to the Risk & Insurance Management Society, and one of the few with an ARM-designated risk manager. A. Loss Prevention (Risk Analysis. Risk Avoidance and Safety) Among our 1993 loss prevention activities were: (1) noted and reported 12 physical hazards, (2) identified several concerns relating to ADA compliance, (3) analyzed environmental risks in proposed Unocal site acquisition, (4) reviewed several contract documents or drafts thereof, (5) suggested earthquake hazard reduction actions, (6) recommended product safety management for chlorine facilities and operations, (7) addressed risks arising from new Hospital ventures, (8) prepared OR-OSHA inspection protocols, (9) identified risks in the City Band trip to Mexico, (10) announced EPA's accidental release prevention program, (11) addressed liability insurance for CDBG program, (12) responded to ergonomic concerns in EDP and patrol car environments, (13) provided health care plan data, (14) arranged for ergonomics surveys, (15) recommended against use of Hospital corridors for film-making, (16) responded to inquiry about City employee utility discounts, (17) negotiated changes in golf course hazmat responsibilities, (18) affirmed UST financial compliance, and (19) cautioned about E-mail and data security. Also, about 40 regulations, booklets, articles and the like were distributed to departments. Among the topics were: (1) vinyl and latex gloves, (2) persons designated to receive claims, (3) back injury protection, (4) recreational liability, (5) medical technology risks, (6) Clinton administration plan to ban chlorine, (7) environmental guidebook for motor vehicle maintenance, (8) TB in hospitals, (9) cellular phone safety, (10) lead at the pistol range, (11) hepatitis B, (12) neurological birth-related claims, (13) silver nitrate disposal, (14) environmental laws inhibiting nuclear medicine procedures, (15) building code enforcement grading, (16) OSHA TB guidelines, (17) cryptosporidium, (18) nonstructural seismic damage, (19) floodplain management, (20) food safety risks, (21) police pursuits, (22) chlorine purchasing and transportation, (23) compressed air safety, (24) electric equipment OAR, (25) welding and cutting OAR, (26) safety of at-home workers, and (27) new asbestos standards. The subjects mentioned above illustrate the rapidly chanaina regulatory and technological environment in which we labor. There is no room for complacency. Happily, all departments cooperate in identifying risks and preventing losses. Favorable comments are sometimes received. Mike Biondi's effective operations safety work, workers comp claims processing, OR-OSHA compliance, safety procedures, and MSDS maintenance activities were very instrumental in the City's successful loss control program. B. Loss Reduction Despite our efforts, liability claims do arise and must be promptly and lawfully adjusted. we diligently investigate these claims, and help the adjustors resist them where resistance is warranted. Management of losses and claims (mostly third-party) generated about 110 outgoing items of correspondence. This is a decline from last year. Although there were no catastrophic or extremely troublesome claims for 1994 , there were some fairly minor vehicular accidents that demanded considerable attention. 1994 was a relatively quiet year insofar as claims were concerned. (If present trends continue, 1994-95 will be one of our best in recent decades . ) C. Risk Financing (Insurance, Self-Insurance, Non-Insurance Transfers, Operating Contingencies) More than 280 letters, memos, or notes concerning risk financing were executed -- a substantial increase over last year' s 200 . Although the overwhelming majority of these were very minor in tcrmc of tino r.nncumad . n few were more demanding . Rxamol.es include: (1) the disaster relief/Insurance Services interface, (2) a general review of the I.S.F. , (3) pre-earthquake financial planning, (4) Hospital property insurance alternatives, (5) loss control data for workers comp excess insurance application, (6) insurance for volunteers, (7) potential $1, 049/year savings on fidelity bonds (thanks to CCIS) , (8) excess earthquake insurance proposal, (9) insurance coverage for Talent Clinic and Hospital retirement facility, (10) increased collision exposure with the new fire truck, and (11) insurance company solvency and ratings. For decades we did our own property appraising for fire insurance purposes. This year C.C. I.S. appraised City property and adjusted the Hospital valuation at our request; their appraisal was within 5% of ours. It appears we were neither under-insured nor over-insured during the past 25 years. The Band trip to Mexico gave rise to some vexing insurance questions that were addressed. Careful preparation of the voluminous C.C. I.S. underwriting information package was rather time-consuming but not difficult. Ethically, we want to disclose all exposures. Pragmatically, we don't want to submit a third-party claim from an exposure that C.C. I.S. did not know even existed in Ashland. D. Other Activities Vehicle damage and other cost recoveries efforts required more than 20 letters. I. S.F. monitoring, questionnaires, safety award applications, and a few non-Risk Management tasks required minor time commitments. Moving to the City Hall Annex was completed in December without incident. I attended three local risk management or safety seminars, and was guest speaker at a S.O.S.C. risk management class. The guidance and support of the Mayor and Council, Brian Almquist, Paul Nolte and Jill Turner are gratefully acknowledged. cc: Brian Almquist, City Administrator Mike Biondi, Safety Coordinator Paul Nolte, City Attorney •y,w. e•'pf N•'., EGO '• December 20, 1994 Brian.Almquist, City Administrator PQ ram: Steven Hall, Public Works Director ,,S12IIjPCt: Ann and Clinton Streets L.I.D. (Local Improvement District) Hearing ACTION REQUESTED City Council: Conduct public hearing for proposed Ann and Clinton L.I.D. Adopt, or modify and adopt attached resolution forming the Ann and Clinton LID BACKGROUND See attached memorandum with attachments by Jim Olson dated 8/10/94. Council adopted Resolution 94-66 declaring intent to construct improvements to Ann and Clinton Streets and setting a public hearing for 1/17/95. cc: Jim Olson, Assistant City Engineer Jerry Glossop, Street Superintendent Eric: LID Map Resolutiop 94-66 w/Hearing Notice Olson memo w/attachments Resolution w/Exhibit A PAGE 1-(c:va\a=nwd.m=) .n til .00 O m i L-2- s i C - �` s - I It u [ 0 ° - at 1 .11:1:.1" o - Q.11II''1l�lif " p11 1'1 :'l;• relwla Y;.�1�:�1�;11. N ° N m CAROL STREET 6 ..;11. ❑ "1':l'n 11::'1 :':11111:11:11., ' ° tr '111a X1;1. r :111 1 1,1.1 I .I�o 1'1 t" y rrr 8 0 CA In � ° — 1;•::.11 :1;1;•i. Vim' `•'L 1'111::.:;":11111 C. PHELPS STREET � j o _ taY� A � o ❑ u y � :i11u � � ❑ • ri a� 111 1�ly 0 Li Will m r/m/05/m/1, i. MANN STREETS // l■ a■r■■■■■■■■"■■r■■couur■r■aF i A ° ° N�1 ■■`n L?0 N _ N D O g � li'A v LYNN STREETa '��SlAD112stLiL�a EXHIBIT "A" NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City Council for the City of Ashland will meet on January 17, 1994, at 7:00 p.m.in the Council Chamber, 1175 East Main Street, to hold a public hearing to consider,the formation of a Local Improvement District as follows: NATURE OF THE IMPROVEMENT: To improve Ann Street and Clinton Street with paving and a sidewalk. - BENEFITED`PROPERTY: All those lots fronting on Ann Street and Clinton Street bet`veen Hersey Street and Carol Street as shown on the attached map are benefited properties. ESTIMATED COST: The estimated cost of this local improvement- is $129,756, all of which shall be paid by special assessment of benefited properties. The specific proposed assessment for each lot and other information may be obtained at the Engineering Division,271/2 North Main Street, Ashland Oregon,telephone number 488-5347, weekdays during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. All affected property owners may appear at the hearing or submit Written comments prior. to or at the hearing, as to why the streets should not be improved or why the benefited properties should not be assessed in the manner proposed. _C of N EmoranAum August 10, 1994 111 II: Steve Hall, Brian Almquist, John McLaughlin rom: Jim Olson, Assistant City Engineer Subject CLINTON - ANN STREET L.I.D. We have received petitions calling for the improvement of Ann and Clinton Streets, and coupled with improvement agreements signed on Sunshine Subdivision and White Oak Estates Subdivision, we now have a solid majority in favor.of'improving the two streets. , -PETITION SUMMARY: The petitions which were circulated by Iraq Ostovor encumber the following lots: 39-1E-4DC Tax Lot 1800 39-1E-4DC Tax Lot 1801 39-1E-4DC Tax Lot 1904 394E-4DC Tax Lot 1907 39-1E-4DC Tax Lot 1908-1. , - 39-1E-4DC Tax Lot 1909 The above six lots are fronted on Ann Street and represent a total of 486.87 feet or 18.69% of the total frontage. In addition to the petition, the following improvement agreements also apply: 1. Inst. No. 78-20653 includes lots 4DC - 203, 204, 205, 206, & 207 2. Inst. No. 79-08894 includes lot 4DC - 105 3. Inst. No. 80-01480-1 includes lots 4DC - 101, 106, 107, & 108 4. Inst. No. 91-07968 includes lot 4CA - 1400 The four improvement agreements represent 11 lots, 1,033.66 feet or 39.69% of the total. The total"in favor' percentage is 58.38%. The owners of lot 4DD - 1600, the Bill Beagle Trust, have indicated that they are also in favor of the improvement and have agreed to dedicate the required right to complete Ann Street for a credit of $5,000.00 against the future assessment district. If lot 1600 is included in the "in favor" percentage, the total increases to 66.83%. Only five of the 23 lots are not represented on the petition or paving agreement. The largest of these lots is lot 4DB-401 owned by Paul Mace, which represents 26.30% of the total frontage. PAGE 2-(cpwVus1did.M.) COST ESTIMATE: It is estimated that the total assessable cost of the project will be $129,756.00, based upon a 22 foot wide street with one four foot wide concrete sidewalk. Because of the very steep cross slope and driveway configuration along Clinton Street it would be extremely expensive to build wider than the width proposed. To gain additional width would require extensive retaining walls or heavily reinforced slopes. Major storm drain work was completed on Clinton Street two years ago. All other utilities are currently in place in both Clinton and Ann Streets. Currently Ann Street exists as a 23.5 foot wide street from Patterson Street to Clinton Street. The owner to the east has agreed to deed the additional 23.5 foot width for a $5,000.00 credit against the proposed L.I.D. The current estimated cost per lot table shows this credit to be absorbed by the City. Please let me know if you wish to handle this differently. RECOMMENDATION: This proposed improvement be presented to the City Council at the August 16th meeting in order for a public hearing date to be set. Enc: Petitions Improvement Agreements Estimates Table of Petition & Agreement Results Assessment Frontage Verification Maps (OPWNjoMMM) City of Ashland Department of Public Works - Engineering Division Estimate for Proposed Clinton & Ann Streets L.I.D. Street: Clinton Street and Ann Street Estimate By: D. Ernst Limits: Carol to Hersey Date: 5 October 1993 GENERAL INFORMATION Length of Project: 1410 Width of Street: 20' with 4' wide sidewalk Pavement Design: 4" A.C.P. A. ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COSTS Total Estimate $104,930.00 B. OTHER (list) C. TOTAL $104,930.00 D. ENGINEERING @ 20% $20,986.00 E. PROJECT TOTAL 5125,916.00 F. Total Assessable Front Footage or Unit of Assessment 2,526.16 F.F. G. Assessable Cost per Front Foot or per Unit of Assessment $50.00/F.F. 5 Octobu 1993 1H0:nk1in&m-uthwtc.gm t City of Ashland Department of Public Works - Engineering Division Estimate for Proposed Clinton & Ann Streets L.I.D. Street: Clinton Street and Ann Street Estimate By: D. Ernst Limits: Carol to Hersey Date: Revised 8 August 1994 GENERAL INFORMATION Length of Project: 1410 - f Width of Street: 22' with 4' wide sidewalk Pavement Design: 4" A.C.P. A. ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COSTS Total Estimate $108,130.00 B. OTHER (list) C. TOTAL $108.130.00 D. ENGINEERING Qa 20% $21,626.00 E. PROJECT TOTAL $129.756.00 F. Total Assessable Front Footage or Unit of Assessment 2,604.30 F.F. G.-- Assessable Cost per Front Foot or per Unit of Assessment ($49.82 use)> $50.00/F.F. e. e ; 5 October 1993 JHO:M%crM&=zt-estimate-900 c,- City of Ashland Public Works Department --- Engineering Division ' TABLE OF PETITION AND AGREEMENT RESULTS FOR CLINTON & ANN STREET L.I.D. FRONTAGE PERCENT IN FAVOR LOT NO. (in feet) OF TOTAL RESPONSE OWNER 4CA-1400 186.34 7.15% agreement Richey, Bill & Gloria 675 Carol St., Ashland 4CA-1700 8.76 0.34% none Benbough, H.L. & Marcia 224 Jessica Ln. , Ashland 4DB-401 684.91 26.30% none Mace, Paul & Kathleen Kahle 345 Clinton St., Ashland 4DC-101 60.00 2.30% agreement Fiedler, Dennis J. 374 Clinton St., Ashland 4DC-105 120.78 4.64% agreement Steinbock, Marvin & Nancy P.O. Box 6656 Santa Rosa, CA 95406 4DC-106 68.15 2.62% agreement Ranger, James H. (trustee) 284 Clinton St., Ashland 4DC-107 102.37 3.93% agreement Arthur, David 394 Clinton St., Ashland 4DC-108 72.46 2.78% agreement Madison, Betty B. 527 Ann St., Ashland 4DC-203 88.63 3.40% agreement Coons, Daniel & Deborah 578 Carol St., Ashland 4DC-204 73.07 2.81% agreement Super, Pat (trustee) 292 Clinton St., Ashland 4DC-205 73.08 2.81% agreement Copley, Marilyn J. 4611 Colver Rd., Talent 4DC-206 73.07 2.81% agreement Guss, Michael R. 316 Clinton, Ashland 4DC-207 115.71 4.44% agreement Atherton, Lindsey 1880 Ashland Mine Rd., Ashland 4DC-302 48.74 1.87% none Hinman, Burt & Denise 587 Carol St., Ashland o A.mn11061 1 JHO:rn\c,in&. City of Ashland Public Works Department -- Engineering Division TABLE OF PETITION AND AGREEMENT RESULTS FOR CLMTON & ANN STREET L.I.D. 4DC-1800 84.08 3.23% petition Maqsood, Khaled S. 515 Ann St., Ashland 4DC-1801 150.00 5.76% petition Ostovar, Iraj 389 Hersey St., Ashland E 4DC-1802 70.00 2.69% none Rosenberg, Charles & Susan 8715 Elk Ridge Way Elk Grove, CA 95624 4DC-1904 80.00 3:07% petition Ostovar, Iraj 389 Hersey St., Ashland 4DC-1906 51.36 1.97% none Jones, Peter & Judith - 512 Ann St., Ashland 4DC-1907 51.36 1.97% petition Morgan, Ted 508 Ann St., Ashland 4DC-1908 51.36 1.97% petition Nelson, Caren 500 Ann St., Ashland 4DC-1909 70.07 2.69% petition Pool, Khoshrouz 492 Ann St.,. Ashland 4DD-1600 220.00 8.45% none Price, Steve & Sally 1415 Hillcrest, Corvallis 97330 f: I TOTALS 2,604.30 100.00% 58.38% IN FAVOR I j LOT NO. FRONTAGE (in feet) VERIFICATION 39-IE-4CA-1400 186.34 RS 12467 39-1E-4CA-1700CA 8.76 Jessica Lane Sub., CA 39-1E4DB401 684.91 RS 12103 39-IE4DC-101 60.00 White Oak Estates, Lot 1 39-IE4DC-105 120.78 RS 8436 39-1E-4DC-106 68.15 White Oak Est., Lot 2 39-IE4DC-107 102.37 2 White Oak Est., Lot 3 39-IE4DC-108 72.46 White Oak Est., Lot 4 39-1E4DC-203 88.63 Sunshine Sub., Lot 3 39-1E4DC-204 73.07 Sunshine Sub., Lot 4 39-IE4DC-205 73.08 Sunshine Sub., Lot 5 39-IE4DC-206 73.07 Sunshine Sub., Lot 6 39-IE4DC-207 115.71 Sunshine Sub., Lot 7 39-IE4DC-302 48.74 RS 7059 39-1E4DC-1800 84.08 RS 10443 39-1E4DC-1801 150.00 RS 6922 39-1E4DC-1802 70.00 RS 10443 39-1E4DC-1904 80.00 RS 7546 39-1E4DC-1906 51.36 RS 7546 39-1E4DC-1907 51.36 RS 7546 r 39-1E4DC-1908 51.36 RS 7546 39-IE 4DC-1909 70.07 RS 7546 39-1E-4DD-1600 220.00 Assessor's Plat Total 2,604.30 Frontage = 96.74 feet — previous assessment of 48.00 feet = 48.74 feet' Z Frontage = 134.22 — ('h of Ann St. frontage for comer lot adj.) 31.85 feet = 102.37 feet EXHIBIT A ANN AND CLINTON STREET LID 12/19/94 LOT NO. FRONTAGE (in feet) VERIFICATION 39-1E-4CA-1400 186.34 RS 12467 39-1E-4CA-1700C A 8.76 Jessica Lane Sub., CA 39-1E-4DB-401 684.91 RS 12103 39-1E-4DC-101 60.00 White Oak Estates, Lot 1 39-1E-4DC-105 120.78 RS 8436 39-1E-4DC-106 68.15 White Oak Est., Lot 2 39-1E-4DC-107 102.37 2 White Oak Est., Lot 3 39-1E-4DC-108 72.46 White Oak Est., Lot 4 39-1E-4DC-203 88.63 Sunshine Sub., Lot 3 39-1E-4DC-204 73.07 Sunshine Sub., Lot 4 39-1E-4DC-205 73.08 Sunshine Sub., Lot 5 39-1E-413C-206 73.07 Sunshine Sub., Lot 6 39-1E-4DC-207 115.71 Sunshine Sub., Lot 7 39-1E-4DC-302 48.74 ' RS 7059 39-1E-4DC-1800 84.08 RS 10443 39-1E-4DC-1801 150.00 RS 6922 39-1E-4DC-1802 70.00 RS 10443 39-1E-4DC-1904 80.00 RS 7546 39-1E-4DC-1906 51.36 RS 7546 39-1E-4DC-1907 51.36 RS 7546 39-1E-4DC-1908 51.36 RS 7546 39-1 E-4DC-1909 70.07 RS 7546 39-1E-41313-1600 220.00 Assessor's Plat Total 2,604.30 Frontage = 96..74 eet — previous assessment ot 4 . eet = 48.74 feet 2 Frontage = 134.22 — ('h of Ann St. frontage for corner lot adj.) 31.85 feet = 102.37 feet I RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND ORDERING THE IMPROVEMENT BY CONSTRUCTING 1410 FEET OF STREET 22 FEET IN WIDTH, CURBS AND GUTTERS, STORM DRAINS AND SIDEWALK ON CLINTON AND ANN STREETS FROM CAROL STREET TO HERSEY STREET IN ASHLAND, OREGON AND AUTHORIZING THE ASSESSMENT OF THE COST OF THE IMPROVEMENTS AGAINST PROPERTY TO BE BENEFITED AND PROVIDING THAT WARRANTS ISSUED FOR THE COSTS OF THE IMPROVEMENT BE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND. RECITALS: A. The Council has declared by Resolution 94-66 its intention to construct the improvements described in substantial accordance with the plans and specifications and to assess upon each lot or part of lot benefited by the improvement its proportional share of the cost of the improvement as provided by the Charter of the City of Ashland; and r B. Notice of such intention has been duly given and published as provided by the Charter and_a public hearing was held and it appears to the Council that such improvements are of material benefit to the City and all property to be assessed will be benefited to the extent of the probable amount of the respective assessments to be levied for the costs. THE CITY OF ASHLAND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. It is ordered that 1410 feet of street 22 feet in width, curbs and gutters, storm drains and sidewalk on Clinton and Ann Streets from Carol Street to Hersey Street be constructed in substantial conformance with the plans and specifications adopted and on file in the office of the Director of Public Works and that the cost be assessed upon each lot or portion of lot benefited by such improvment as provided by the Charter of the City of Ashland. SECTION 2. Warrants for the construction of the improvement shall bear interest at the prevailing,rates and shall constitute general obligations of the City of Ashland and the warrants shall be issued pursuant to and on the terms and conditions in ORS 287.502 to 287.510 inclusive. SECTION 3. The final assessments for the local improvement district will be in substantial conformance with those listed on attached Exhibit "A". The foregoing resolution was READ and DULY ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Ashland on the 17th day of January, 1995. Nan E. Franklin, City Recorder SIGNED and APPROVED this day of January, 1995. t Catherine M. Golden, Mayor Reviewed as to form: Paul Nolte, City Attorney Remarks by Paul Mace Before the City Council of Ashland, Oregon Tuesday Evening, January 17, 1995 re: A resolution authorizing improvements to Clinton and Anne Streets and assessment of costs against property to be benfitted. Few present here tonight believe that the proposed manner of assessment is fair We are trapped by the fact that historically we have generally used one of two formula for calculating an individual property owner's share in a LID: frontage or lot-size (or some mix of both). It is not entirely clear how either correlates to actual usage of a street. In fact we are here as the result of several historical practices that may or may not still make sense viewed individually, but are about to produce a result that I think we will all agree is both unfair and undesirable. We are here, quite literally, because of how Anne and Clinton Streets have been allowed to develop: Clinton St. itself was on the edge of a formal subdivision, and represents the tail end of a policy we all recognize, now, I think, as wrong-headed. The houses opposite our property were built and sold with the developer merely signing in favor of paving the street. This was financially convenient for the developer, but has left current property owners facing a very expensive paving project. Many of the current property owners on Clinton were unaware that they had been committed to this project by some long-gone developer. I do not believe any of the property owners on Clinton have signed in favor of this LID, save one, who was forced to sign as a condition of building his house three years ago. So, where the property owners of Clinton Street are concerned, this proposed LID does not represent the petition of the people who currently live on and own property on this street, but the hand of that distant developer working through the instrument of bad planning policy. This situation has existed for some time without the formation of an LID. We might still not be here but for the operation of another planning policy on Anne St. While the land on both sides of Anne St. was, at one time, owned by a single person, it was never a subdivision in the planning sense. The real estate agent who owned the land was allowed, through a series of minor land partitions, to divide the property and sell off or develop lots one at a time over the last ten or so years, thus avoiding the expense of having to improve the street. This process has continued to the present, with the final split having been recorded last year. At that point his sister circulated a petition on Anne St. to form an LID. The City lumped Anne St. with its aged permissions for Clinton and precipitated our dilemma. Regardless of how Anne St. was allowed to develop unpaved, the situation of the homeowners on Anne is dissimilar to that facing the residents of Clinton. A majority of the present day property owners on Anne St. have recently signed in favor of an LID. Their lots are highly similar in both area and frontage, and the street is fully developed to very near its maximum density. Clinton St. is developed on one side only and is almost entirely undeveloped on the other. The lots and frontages, excluding that undeveloped property, are, on average, substantially larger than those on Anne St.. Most importantly, the homes on Clinton have come to derive substantial appeal and value from the fact that the property across the street has remained virtually undeveloped. While the residents of Anne St. are also, I think, pleased that our property remains undeveloped, their concerns in the fate of the Clinton portion of this proposed LID, are minimal. Lumping the two streets and groups of owners together makes fair assessment extremely difficult. We are also here because a newer planning policy and general concern of the citizens of Ashland is in conflict with the results of past habits. Many of you sitting opposite me are there because you expressed grave concern for the way in which Ashland has grown in the last decade, the impact this growth has had on the character of the town, and the rapid loss of open space within the city. We sit here, tonight, with the city's thumb squarely on the balance, tipping it in favor of development and the loss of one of the last large open spaces inside the city. Effectively, you propose to calculate our share in the proposed LID not based on the actual benefit we derive, but, I understand from the City Administrator, on some future benefit when the land finally develops. Ironically, while the current proposal would assess us more than a quarter the cost, we probably use less of Clinton street than anyone else, the end of our driveway about twenty feet directly across from the bottom of Phelps. Unlike the long-gone developers who signed many years ago in favor of paving Clinton, or Mr. Ostovar who developed Anne St., this proposal assesses us in advance for development that has not taken place. Ironically, unlike those other parties, we did not buy the property on speculation and harbor no desire to build houses. We are not immune, however, to the relentless pressures of property taxes, which, in Ashland, continue to rise each year despite the effects of Prop. 5. If this proposal is adopted in its current form we feel compelled to consider selling off some of the land to pay for the burden this LID would impose (in addition to the certain rise in assessment based on the paving of the street). It is important to note that the actual cost of the proposed LID is indeterminate. While spreadsheet accuracy has determined this proposal to the last fifty-six dollars, in truth City Engineering has no actual plans describing the improvements, nor do we know in which year the improvement would take place. Thus, the note in fine print on the proposal, "the assessed cost will be based on the actual costs incurred by this project." We won't know the actual bill until a bid is accepted. Additionally, if the City were a formal lending institution it would be bound by law to state the actual terms of the Bancrofting option of an LID. At the current rate of 9% the actual cost of our proposed share over ten years would be $53,000, a 2/3 increase-- roughly $450 a month. We cannot afford the luxury of paying this much money for something whose benefit can be realized only by developing lots on Clinton. Furthermore, we would be forced to begin this process immediately, due to the City policy of preventing road and curb cuts for 5 years after the initial paving of a new street--or else live with the loss for a half a decade, and face the ever-more-restrictive planning requirements and costly fees future Councils will most certainly bring. So you see, with this current proposal we feel ensnared in a self- fulfilling web of conflicting priorities, practices and policies. We would like to see Clinton St. improved. We would like to pay our fair share based on the roughly equal benefit all the residents of our street would receive. We would like not to be pressured into developing our land, so that we and our neighbors might continue to enjoy one of the main benefits of living where we do. We believe these desires are consonant with the goals of the majority of the present councilmembers, to alleviate, where possible, the impact of growth on the character of Ashland's' neighborhoods and to preserve existing open-space. We do not believe that minor dust-abatement on a little-used street poses a concern that overrides these other issues. We believe you have a fair course of action open to you that might achieve a fair outcome: First, separate the Anne St. LID proposal from that of Clinton St.. for the reasons presented above. Second, allow time for the residents of Clinton St., working together and with the aid of the City Engineer and planning staff to address the impact of an LID on the character of the neighborhood, what they would like, and how to fairly assess the costs. It is not fair, nor is it consistent with the express goals and current practices of the City Council and City Planners to stimulate development at the expense of open space, and to change the character of a neighborhood without consulting the neighbors first. If LID assessments are to be development neutral, such assessments should be deferred unless and until property is actually divided. At that time the property owner could be required to `buy-in' to the LID. Each lot would be assessed it's fractional share, and the proceeds credited against the taxes of the LID members. Consider the issues presented here as a preview of what you will soon face on North Mountain, where the City will find itself threatening people who have no desire to develop their land with taxes in support of those who do. As it stands, we do not believe this proposal properly balances benefits and costs. We object to the manner of assessment and urge that it not be adopted without discussion with the residents of Clinton St. whose neighborhood will be impacted in ways not intended, ways we are all agreed, no one desires. A)AAc., +0LWffUDRAFwr I VUAA BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMISSION 2 OF THE STATE OF OREGON 3 IN THE MATTER OF: ) MUTUAL AGREEMENT 4 City of Ashland, ) AND ORDER Permittee, No. WQMW-WR-94-325 5 JACKSON COUNTY 6 WHEREAS: 7 1. On March 6, 1992,the Department of Environmental Quality (Department or 8 DEQ) issued National Pollutant Discharge Elimination g System (NPDES) Permit Number 9 100862 (Permit) to City of Ashland (Permittee). The Permit authorizes the Permittee to 10 construct install, modify or operate a wastewater collection, treatment, control and disposal 11 system and discharge to public waters adequately treated wastewaters only from the 12 authorized discharge point or points established in Schedule A and only in conformance with 13 the requirements, limitations and conditions set forth in the Permit: The expiration date on 14 the permit is December 31, 1994. The Permittee has made a timely application for renewal 15 of the Permit. Pursuant to OAR 34045-040, the Permit shall not be deemed to expire until .. 16 final action has been taken on the renewal application to issue or deny the permit. 17 2. Prior to the issuance of the Permit, the Environmental Quality Commission 18 (Commission) promulgated OAR 340-41-385 which set water quality standards within the 19 Bear. Creek subbasin and set a deadline of December 31, 1994 to meet these standards. 20 These standards included Total Maximum Daily Load-(TMDL) waste load allocations. By 21 letter dated October 11, 1991, Permittee requested the extension of this date to December 31, 22 1995. D EQ did not grant this extension. _.. 23 3. Paragraph 2.a of Schedule C of the Permit requires that by no later than 24 September 1, 1992, the Permittee shall submit to the Department a final facilities plan report 25 (FPR) for rovid' p mg upgraded and expanded wastewater treatment facilities as needed to meet 26 TMDL allocations, to comply with Oregon's water quality standard for chlorine residual and 27 PAGE 1 - MUTUAL AGREEMENT AND ORDER (CASE NO. WQMW-WR-94325) 28 (ENP-PER.MAO 8-29-94) F, fOURTH DRAFT 1 ammonia-nitrogen, and to comply with state and federal sewage sludge management 2 requirements. 3 4. Stipulation and Final Order No. WQ-SWR-91-202 (SFO) was issued by the 4 Commission to Permittee on February 7, 1992. 5 5. Paragraph 10A of the SFO requires that by September 1, 1992, the Permittee 6 shall submit a complete facilities plan report for providing upgraded and expanded 7 wastewater control _as needed to: 8 (a) meet the TMDL for Bear Creek 9 (b) assure that any toxic impact of the Permittee's discharge of chlorine residual 10 or any other toxic substance complies with OAR 340-41-965(2)(p) for toxic substances and 11 OAR 340-41-965(4) for mixing zones; and, 12 (c),_comply with state and federal sewage sludge management requirements. 13 6. On September 10, 1992, at the request of the Permittee, the Department issued 14 SFO addendum 1 which extended the compliance date to January 1, 1993. This extension 15 was granted to allow the Permittee time to completely evaluate the alternative of abandoning 16 the present treatment plant and connecting to the Medford wastewater treatment plant through 17 Bear Creek Sanitary Authority transmission facilities. 18 7. On December 29, 1992, again at the request of the Permittee, the Department 19 issued SFO addendum 2 which extended the compliance date to July 1, 1993. This extension 20 was granted to allow the Permittee time to completely evaluate the alternative of using a 21 constructed wetland to produce an effluent that could be delivered to the Talent Irrigation 22 District (TID) in exchange for leaving flows in Bear Creek which during summer months 23 would otherwise be diverted to the TID canal. 24 8. On June 11, 1993, again at the request of the Permittee, Fred Hansen, the 25 Director of the Department of Environmental Quality (Director) at that time, issued a letter 26 which extended,the compliance date to July 30, 1993. 27 PAGE 2 - MUTUAL AGREEMENT AND ORDER (CASE NO. WQMW-WR-94325) 28 (ENF-PER.MAO 8-29-94) t, F 14 FOB'DRAFT 1 9. On August 31, 1993; the Director sent Permittee a letter which stated "I do not 2 intend to enforce the July 31, 1993 date for submittal of a facilities plan. I do expect to 3 renegotiate the compliance schedule in the SFO at some time in the future, however." 4 10. Because of Permittee's lack of a facilities plan and a constructed facility, 5 Permittee is currently unable to comply with the Permit limitation for chlorine residual. 6 11. Also because of Permittee's lack of a facilities plan and a constructed facility, 7 Permittee will be unable to comply with the TMDL discharge limitations referred to in Y 8 Paragraph 2 by the December 31, 1994 deadline. 9 12. The Department and Permittee recognize that until Permittee completes the 10 actions required by this Mutual Agreement and Order (MAO), Permittee will violate the 11 Permit and Oregon law. Therefore, pursuant to ORS 183.415(5), the Department and 12 Permittee wish to settle those past'violations referred to in Paragraphs 3 through 10 and to 13 limit and resolve the future violation referred to in Paragraph 11 in advance by this MAO. 14 13. This MAO is not intended to limit, in any way, the Department's right to 15 proceed against Permittee in any forum for any past or future violations not expressly settled 16 herein. 17 NOW THEREFORE, it is stipulated and agreed that: 18 14. The Environmental Quality Commission shall issue a final order which will 19 replace SFO WQ-SWR-91-202 and all addendums: 20 A. Requiring Permittee to comply with the following schedule: 21 . I f 57- (1) By A4 , the Permittee shall select a preferred option 22 for modifying the wastewater trea ep�utt facilities. 23 C)dZIP,W l.) l�t'�t r, (2) By A4 1 }993, based on the selected option, the Permittee shall 24 submit for Department approval a complete facilities plan which will: 25 (a) meet the TMDL for Bear Creek; 26 (b) assure that any toxic impact of the Permittee's discharge of chlorine 27 PAGE 3 - MLITUAL AGREEMENT AND ORDER (CASE NO. WQMW.WR-94-325) 28 (ENP-PER.MAO 8-29-94) Fl FT I- TPOURTH DRAFT l residual or any other toxic substances complies with OAR 340-41-965(2)(p) for toxic 2 substances and OAR 340-41-965(4) for mixing zones and; 3 (c) contain a proposed schedule for completing facilities modifications 4 and/or upgrades. 5 B. Requiring Permittee to, upon Department approval, commence with the 6 agreed upon plan referred to in Paragraph 14(A)(2) above and complete construction of the 7 facilities in compliance with the agreed upon schedule referred to in Paragraph 14(A)(2)(c) 8 above. 9 C. Requiring Permittee to meet the following interim waste discharge 10 limitations for daily median chlorine residual concentration until Permittee completes 11 construction of the facilities required by this MAO: 12 The chlorine residual concentration shall not exceed a daily median of 0.5 mg/l. 13 D. Requiring Permittee, upon receipt of a written notice from the Department 14 for any violations of this MAO, to pay a civil penalty of$100 for each day of each violation 15 of Paragraph 14.C. and $250 for each day of each violation of the schedule of compliance set 16 forth in Paragraph 14.A. and 14.B. 17 15. If any event occurs that is beyond Permit tee's reasonable control and that causes 18 or may cause a delay or deviation in performance of the requirements of this MAO, 19 Permittee shall immediately notify the Department verbally of the cause of delay or deviation 20 and its anticipated duration, the measures that have been or will be taken to prevent or 21 minimize the delay or deviation, and the timetable,by which Permittee proposes to carry out 22 such measures. Permittee shall confirm in writing this information within five (5) working 23 1 days of the onset of the event. It is Permittee's responsibility in the written notification to 24 demonstrate to the Department's satisfaction that the delay or deviation has been or will be 25 caused by circumstances beyond the control and despite due diligence of Permittee. If 26 Permittee so demonstrates, the Department shall extend times of performance of related 27 PAGE 4 - MUTUAL AGREEMENT AND ORDER (CASE NO. WQMW-WR-94-325) 28 (ENF-PER.MAO 8-29=94) FOURTH DRAFT I activities under this MAO as appropriate. Circumstances or events beyond Permittee's 2 control include, but are not limited to acts of nature, strikes, work stoppages or other labor 3 difficulties experienced by the contractor, shortage or failure of supply of materials, labor, 4 fuel, power, equipment, supplies or transportation to the contractor, fires or other casualty, 5 explosion, riot, sabotage, or war. Increased cost of.performance or consultant's failure to 6 provide timely reports may not be considered circumstances beyond Permittee's control. 7 16. Regarding the violations set forth in Paragraphs 3 through 11 above, which are 8 expressly settled herein without penalty, Permittee and the Department hereby waive any and 9 all of their rights to any and all notices, hearing, judicial review, and to service of a copy of 10 the final MAO herein. The Department reserves the right to enforce this MAO through 11 appropriate administrative and judicial proceedings. 12 17. The terms of this MAO may be amended by the mutual agreement of the 13 Department and Permittee. 14 18. This MAO shall be binding on the parties and their respective successors, 15 agents, and assigns. The undersigned representative of each parry certifies that he or she is 16 fully authorized to execute and bind such party to this MAO. No change in ownership or 17 corporate or partnership status relating to the facility shall in any way alter Permittee's 181 obligations under this MAO, unless otherwise approved in writing by DEQ. 19 19. All reports, notices and other communications required under or relating to this 20 MAO should be directed to Mr. Jonathan Gasik, DEQ Medford Office; 201 W. Main Street, 21 Medford, Oregon 97501; phone number (503) 776.6010 x230. The contact person for 22 Permittee shall be Mr. Steven M. Hall, Public Works Director, City Hall, Ashland, Oregon 23 97520. 24 20. Permittee acknowledges that it has actual notice of the contents and requirements 25 of the MAO and that failure to fulfill any of the requirements hereof would constitute a 26 violation of this MAO and subject Permittee to payment of civil penalties pursuant to 27 PAGE 5 - MUTUAL AGREEMENT AND ORDER (CASE NO. WQMW-WR-94-325) 28 (ENF-PER.MAO 8-29-94) y .FIB DRAFT 1 Paragraph 14.1). above. 2 21. Any stipulated civil penalty imposed pursuant to Paragraph 14.13. shall be due 3 upon written demand. Stipulated civil penalties shall be paid by check or money order made 4 payable to the "Oregon State Treasurer" and sent to: Business Office, Department of 5 Environmental Quality, 811 S.W. Sixth Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204. Within 21 days 6 of receipt of a "Demand for Payment of Stipulated Civil Penalty" Notice from the 7 Department, Permittee may request a hearing to contest the Demand Notice. If Permittee 8 contests the Demand Notice, the stipulated civil penalties shall not be due until a Final Order 9 is issued. At any such hearing, the issue shall be limited to Permittee's compliance or non- 10 compliance with this MAO. The amount of each stipulated civil penalty for each violation 11 and/or day of violation is established in advance by this MAO and shall not be a contestable 12 issue. 13 22. Providing Permittee has paid in full all stipulated civil penalties pursuant to 14 paragraph 21 above, this MAO shall terminate 60 days after Permittee demonstrates full 15 compliance with the requirements of the schedule set forth in Paragraph 14.A and 14.B. 16 above. 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 PAGE 6 - MUTUAL AGREEMENT AND ORDER (CASE NO. WQMW-WR-94325) (ENF-PER.MAO 8-29-94) 28 FH DRAFT 2 Permittee 3 4 Date Steven M. Hall, P.E. 5 Public Works Director, City of Ashland 6 8 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 9 10 11 ate Lydia Taylor, Acting Director 12 13 FINAL ORDER 14 15 . . IT IS SO ORDERED: 16 171 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMISSION 18 19 ate Lydia Taylor, Acting.Director 20 Department of Enviro»mental Quality Pursuant to OAR 340-11-136(1) 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 PAGE 7 - MUTUAL AGREEMENT AND ORDER (CASE NO. WQMW-WR-94-325) (ENF-PER.MAO 8-29-94) 28 PUBLIC FORUM ON COMMUNITY GOAL SETTING CITY OF ASHLAND January 17, 1995 Suggestions of John W. Nicholson - Oral Presentation 1575 Greenmeadows Way, Ashland, Oregon 97520 The Council is commended for holding this public forum. The term "Community Goals" [that was in the advertisement for this forum] should be used in future budgets rather than "Council Goals" , the former term. My proposed goals for the 1995-1996 fiscal year are: Goal 1 - Encourage a more open and a more participatory government in Ashland . TRUST THE PEOPLE! Their collective views are better than those of any elitist group. Goal 2 - Work toward more effective regional governance on issues such as water supplies and waste-water treatment. Goal 3 - Strengthen efficiency and economy with performance audits . ARE THE CITIZENS OF ASHLAND GETTING THEIR MONEY'S WORTH FROM CITY GOVERNMENT ? Many citizens would answer "NO" . Goal 4 - Strengthen efficiency and economy by periodic reviews (in- dependent of the City Administrator) to determine if better services at lower costs can be achieved through "contracting out" or through "privatization" . THE OBJECTIVE OF CONTRACTING OUT OR PRIVATIZATION IS TO GET MORE BANG FOR CITIZEN BUCKS. Goal 5 - Correct structural defects in financial governance of Ashland . Root causes of the Orange County bankruptcy were in structural defects in financial management . While Ashland does not seem to have exposure to investment losses "a la" Orange County, our City has structural weaknesses in financial management thap have the poten- tial for exposing taxpayers to losses rytKc� Ca uaaa . ACT NOW DON'T WAIT FOR A CATASTROPHE TO HAPPEN! Goal 6 - Improve financial controls and financial reporting of the City through the re-establishment of an independent audit committee that has strong support from the Council . Goal 7 - Improve financial communications with the public with more complete and more timely financial reports . "Public office is a public trust. " (Senator Charles Sumner -1872) To fulfill that public trust, officials must provide the electorate with full , complete, and timely financial reports . Goal 8 - Integrate short-term goals more effectively with long- term objectives of the community. • PUBLIC FORUM ON COMMUNITY GOAL SETTING CITY OF ASHLAND January 17, 1995 Suggestions of John W. Nicholson 1575 Greenmeadows Way, Ashland, Oregon 97520 The Council is commended for holding this public forum on com- munity goal setting. The term "Community Goals" [that was in the advertisement for this forum] should be used in future budgets rather than "Council Goals" , the former term. My proposed goals for the 1995-1996 fiscal year are: Goal 1 - Encourage a more open and a more participatory government in Ashland. TRUST THE PEOPLE! Their collective views are better than those of any elitist group. Goal 2 - Work toward more effective regional governance on issues such as water supplies and waste-water treatment. Jackson and Josephine Counties form a regional economic entity. Addressing regional problems as though they can be resolved by each municipal corporation acting independently is inefficient, unpredic- table, and inadequate. The Rogue Valley Council of Governments is a start but is politically weak. What is the 112050 Committee" cited in prior-year goals? Is it a facade for regional cooperation or does it have political powers? Goal 3 - Strengthen efficiency and economy with performance audits . ARE THE CITIZENS OF ASHLAND GETTING THEIR MONEY' S WORTH FROM CITY GOVERNMENT ? Many citizens would answer "NO" . One purpose of Oregon 's Local Budget Law [ORS 294. 321 (5) ] is "To provide for the control of revenues and expenditures for the promotion of efficiency and economy in the expenditure of public funds" . To streng- then efficiency and economy in Ashland, independent performance audits should be made. To be effective in disclosing management deficiencies, program abuses , and similar matters , performance audits must be con- trolled by the Council . The City Administrator and department heads should not be in positions to influence the appointment of performance auditors, the scope of audit work, nor the reporting of audit find- ings . Ashland 's present policy of having only a financial audit meets min- imum requirements under Oregon ' s Municipal Audit Law; however a fin- ancial audit does not meet the needs of the community. Performance audits are described in the attached chapter on "Types of Government Audits" from Government Auditing Standards - 1994 Revision by the Comptroller General of the United States Page 1 of 6 Goal 4 - Strengthen efficiency and economy by periodic reviews ( independent of the City Administrator) to determine if better services at lower costs can be achieved through "contracting out" or through "privatization" . THE OBJECTIVE OF CONTRACTING OUT OR PRIVATIZATION IS TO GET MORE BANG FOR CITIZEN BUCKS. There is a plethora of published literature on the subjects of "con- tracting out" and "privatization" . No attempt is made to summarize that data herein. Goal 5 - Correct structural defects in financial governance of Ashland. Root causes of the Orange County bankruptcy were in structural defects in financial management. While Ashland does not seem to have exposure to invest- ment losses "a la" Orange County, our City has structural weakenesses in financial management that have the poten- tial for exposing taxpayers to losses from other causes . ACT NOW! DON'T WAIT FOR A CATASTROPHE TO HAPPEN! The bankruptcy of Orange County, California has lessons for all mun- icipal corporations. Ashland ' s money in an investment pool for Oregon municipal corporations appears to be safe. Nevertheless, organizational shortcomings that were root causes of the Orange County debacle appear to also be mirrored in Ashland . These are: (a) A governing body that is unversed in financial controls and which is also lax in monitoring financial matters. (b) A governing body that has abdicated some political powers to an administrative official . (c) An administrator who is in a position to influence the writing of laws and rules that govern his operations . Failures to correct structural weaknesses in financial administration can lead to abuses of public monies in many ways--not just in the handling of investments . If the City waits until it has a problem, that will be too late. Goal 6 - Improve financial controls and financial reporting of the City through the re-establishment of an independent audit committee that has strong support from the Council . The main purposes of an audit committee for a municipal corporation should be to assist the governing body in fulfilling financial oversight responsibilities and to protect the public interest . An article from the January 1995 issue of the Lithiagraph is attached to further explain my views on audit committees . Page 2 of 6 Goal 7 - Improve financial communications with the public with more complete and more timely financial reports. "Public office is a public trust. " (Senator Charles Sumner -1872) To fulfill that public trust, officials must provide the electorate with full , complete, and timely financial reports. The over-riding objective of financial communications is to provide the citizens, their elected representatives on the Council, investors, and other outside parties with information that is useful for decision-making purposes. To improve financial communications in Ashland, suggestions are presented below: (a ) Publish reports annually that include financial statements with a CPA' s certificate. Publication should be within 60 days of the end of the fiscal year. Such reports need not be costly. (b) Discontinue accounting practices such as the central service charges, charges in lieu of franchise taxes, and other practices which obfuscate rather than clarify financial information. (c) Publish complete data on annual compensation of all key City officials (including the hospital and parks and recreation) . Compensation includes base salary, pension contributions, bonuses ( if any) , insurance benefits, value of auto provided (where applicable) , amounts paid for travel and so-called education, plus any other fringe benefits . The public 's right to know outweighs considerations of privacy of the individuals . Providing complete and timely financial reports to the public also helps the City in meeting one purpose in Oregon' s Local Budget Law [ORS 294. 321 (6) ] , which is "To enable the pubic, taxpayers, and investors to be apprised of the financial policies and administration of the municipal corporation in which they are interested. " Goal 8 - Integrate short-term goals more effectively with long- term objectives of the community. More work is needed on getting community agreement on long-term objectives . The Friends of Ashland vision project is one current effort to reach agreement on such objectives. The Council should actively cooperate with the Friends of Ashland on its project. A more immediate objective should be to integrate the City's capital improvements more effectively with annual operating budgets . The CIP should be updated annually and the capital improvements for the first year in each update should tie in directly with the related annual operating budget. 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REDUCE USE, DISTRIBUTION AND MANUFACTURE OF ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES IN ASHLAND'S AREA OF INFLUENCE. Supporting actions to be considered include: a. Insure adequate funding to the Police Department for enforcement and the DARE program in schools. (DARE is presented to young students by specially trained Police officers. ) b. Require new employees and officials to pass a drug test and agree to random testing as they do at the White House. (This procedure is a strong incentive to stay clean while reducing errors, accidents and health problems by public workers who can set a positive example. ) c. Pass a resolution supporting the Vernonia School District in ACTON V. VERNONIA before the U.S. Supreme Court scheduled for March. (Vernonia, because of their substance abuse situation, asked those students volunteering for interscholastic athletics to pass a drug test and agree to a random test on call) . d. Inform residents of the drug situation through appropriate means and encourage them to report unusual acts observed. (To increase citizen awareness of the high level of use of drugs and alcohol by those growing, the pregnant -19% in Jackson Cy, self reported - and the subsequent public cost. ) 7�i21i- j"—4re, � Lyman S. Faulkner 482 8570 COMMUNITY GOAL SETTING -- SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 17, 1995 A COMMENT. ' The request for citizen participation printed in the Tidings is entitled "Community Goal Setting, " however in the text they are referred to as Council 's Annual Goals. To my way of thinking the proper term is "Community Goals. " If the Council and the city staff really want citizen participation, the goals should be by the community and for the community, and should be so termed. GOAL SETTING Asking by public notice is a good improvement, but the notice time was too short. At least 30 days should have been given (and repeated in the paper at 15 days before the meeting). From a review of previous year 's goals it is apparent that there is a need to have long and short term goals. Some goals set in previous years require several years to complete. For example, the Waste Water Treatment Plant. GOAL REPLACEMENT. The one which says the "Council agrees to become more proactive in responding to the misinformation. . . " Let us work harder at having community information which starts out clear and complete. Not obfuscated, guarded or incomplete. When the dissemination of information to the community starts on the right basis, the Council will be less likely to have to be "proactive in responding. '! COMMUNICATIONS. I recommend that the Council take very seriously the need to examine and improve all aspects of communication with the community: Attitude surveys, an Ad Hoc communications committee, and clearly stated COMMUNITY GOALS, not "Council goals" or "staff goals. " The last time I looked we were all in the same life boat, navigating, paddling, and bailing together. Carl Oates r - ----------------- -- -----I COMMUNITY GOAL SETTING The Ashland City Council will hold an open public forum on Tuesday, January 17, beginning at 6:30 p.m. to receive suggestions from the public on priorities for City spending and other community concerns prior to the Council's Annual Goal Setting I Session to be held on January 20 and 22, 1995. The public forum will be held in the 1 Council Chambers located at 1175 E. Main Street in the Civic Center building. I I 1 For those of you unable to attend the forum, you may use the form below to state your top 3 goals or concerns for the City of Ashland: Please mail it to City Hall, 20 East Main Street, or drop it by any�City/facility, prior to Tuesday January 17 I '',,, // �- X77 T)/r�A�nb�2 U✓ TP I/IIC I 1 1.VVAl'�ol " I 1 2. PO�rh0ia nn G,�h � ^✓�ll�v /`,tip / ��OWreM�� 3 t� �li L-h V I�re l, l .� �/L� S 1eh � f(r,{.ZG 1 / i ov♦sp I Optional: ` I- Nante �;\�?h krA Phone Y O Z J � ��g100�.' I J Address D�>y ��/�( 919 -------------------------- ------ COMMUNITY GOAL SETTING 1 I The Ashland City Council will hold an open public forum on Tuesday, January 17, beginning at 6:30 p.m. to receive suggestions from the public on priorities for City spending and other community concerns prior to the Council's Annual Goal Setting Session to be held on January 20 and 22, 1995. The public forum will be held in the 1 Council Chambers located at 1175 E. Main Street in the Civic Center building. ; I For those of you unable to attend the forum, you may use the form below to state your top 3 goals or concerns for the City of Ashland. Please mail it to City Hall, 20 East 1 Main Street, or drop it by any City facility, prior to Tuesday, January 17. 1 I 1' Elm, 1 - I 2• 1 3. T - r i nt����-aS_ YEVLV1 1f�Iq ------;•{0� sN<<i` I p O tional: 1 Name LU Phone Address - -----------------------------------------J , COMMUNITY GOAL SETTING The Ashland City Council will hold an open public forum on Tuesday, January 17, beginning at 6:30 p.m. to receive suggestions from the public on priorities for City spending and other community concerns prior to the Council's Annual Goal Setting Session to be held on January 20 and 22, 1995. The public forum will be held in the Council Chambers located at 1175 E. Main Street in the Civic Center building. For those of you unable to attend the forum, you may use the form below to state your top 3 goals or concerns for the City of Ashland. Please mail it to City Hall, 20 East Main Street, or drop it by any City f cility, prior to Tue da , January 17. e� n Ot Q17 Opt ional: d 1� S �l, °1�F �� Name Address n Phone 1 - 17-95 The Mayor & City Council City of Ashland 20 East Main Street Ashland OR 97520 Re: A model of the City I would like, to add my support to the idea of creating a scale model of the City. Complex. planning issues can often be better understood via scale models as opposed to long reports and two dimensional maps.. Since residents are taking a keen interest in the development of the City, and since participation is being sought from the neighborhoods for their direct inputs, it seems as though a model would be most useful. However, models are expensive. Perhaps one could be built as part of a graduate student's PhD project. Perhaps a joint student project at SOSC and a university in the Portland area could collaborate. A student grant may be available for some of the costs. Costs could be somewhat contained by building blocks to represent buildings without having to detail each one etc. In short, a budget could be crewed. I would appreciate it if a City Council member would look into the possibilities. Ken Hagen is an architect and has a keen interest in this sort of thing. He is a logical candidate to look into this. Please consider the possibilities. Many City departments could benefit. Sincer y di / ' Pau wic 443 traane Asly and, 0 • 4•+y.. '{ ��' .,•' ----.------------- -- rte•------==----== ------ ... . COMMUNITY GOAL SETTING — U The Ashland City Council will hold,.an,open public forum on Tuesday, January i7, jbeginning at 6:30 p.m. to receive sggestions from the public on priorities for City 1 spending and other community concerns prior to the Council's Annual Goal Setting 1 I Session to be held on January 20 and 22, 1995. The public forum will be held in the Council Chambers located at 1175 E. Main Streetin the Civic Center building. ; 1 use the-form below to.state your 1 For those of you unable to attend the forum,y ou may ' . top 3.goals or concerns for the City of Ashland: Please mail it to City Hall, 20 East Main Street, or drop it by any City facility,.prior to Tuesday January 17. 1 2 5_ SaD Ul �l i 1lC . 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REDUCE USE, DISTRIBUTION AND MANUFACTURE OF ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES IN ASHLAND"S AREA OF INFLUENCE. Supporting actions to be considered include: a. Insure adequate funding to the Police Department for enforcement and the DARE program in schools. (DARE is presented to young students by specially trained Police officers. ) b. Require new employees and officials to pass a drug test and agree to random testing as they do at the White House. (This procedure is a strong incentive to stay clean while reducing errors, accidents and health problems by public workers who can set a positive example. ) c. Pass a resolution supporting the Vernonia School District in ACTON v. VERNONIA before the U.S. Supreme Court scheduled for March. (Vernonia, because of their substance abuse situation, asked those students volunteering for interscholastic athletics to pass a drug test and agree to a random test on call) . d. Inform residents of the drug situation through appropriate means and encourage them to report unusual acts observed. (To increase citizen awareness of the high level of use of drugs and alcohol by .those growing, the pregnant -19% in Jackson Cy, self reported - and the subsequent public cost. ) Lyman S. Faulkner J, 482 8570 1 � 4 � l6: I might not be able to attend tonights goal setting meeting so I would like to make a few comments on priorities for the City from a Downtown Businessman's point of view. My name is David Bobb and I have owned The American Indian Art Gallery for five years now and I would like to start by saying Ashland is a wonderful city to own a business in. Our Downtown Business's employ many of your neighbors, relatives and friends and we try to provide goods and services you can use and need because local shoppers are an important part of our business. Your local business's help to keep your taxes, water, sewer and electrical rates from being even higher than they are already. We are the ones you come to when you need a donation for your club or organization and we volunteer our time for lots of City projects and celebrations. I was personally happy to help co-found our Festival;of Light several years ago. Local Business is extremely important to me so that I can keep my doors open 12 months a year and not have to lay off my employees. There are several things that discourage local shopping in Ashland. Number one on the list is convenient parking. People are spoiled today. They want to park right in front of a business, get out of their car, do their shopping and get back in their car and go on to their next destination. The acres of parking around Malls are a testament to this fact. We certainly don't have the space or the desire for acres of blacktop in Ashland but we do need to provide more convenient parking if we want local Rogue Valley residents to visit our City on a regular basis. A concept that was given a quick look at in the past was a three story parking garage in the public and private parking lots behind the Mark Anthony and the Theater. This facility could be dug into the ground and the third story would be at street level so nobodies view would be impacted. This would provide 400 new parking spaces to compliment the 200 that are already there and could not only pay for itself but net the City income by charging a modest parking fee. This concept could take care of our parking needs far into the future and free up a lot of street parking spaces for short term convenient parking in front of our Restaurants and Shops. Another issue we are confronted with on a daily basis is Public Restrooms Downtown. I understand they are a part of our Master Plan. We need them badly. We are the ones who are impacted the most by our street people. Graffiti, broken windows, shoplifting, panhandling and obscene behavior are a problem for us all and we need to give the Police Department the tools and the support to deal with these problems. Thankyou very much for your time and consideration. David Bobb J Frances Petsche :JAN A 71995 999 Morton St., Ashland OR 97Y,J)UU3kZ2L!3i January 14th, 1995 Ashland City Council 20 East Main St. Ashland OR 97520 Dear Council Members: We who live close to the forest interface were very relieved when there was talk of cleaning up the forest. For three summers we have had to look at all the dead material on the ground and in the trees with dread and hope that no fire started. Last summer an arsonist did start 3 fires which luckily were extinguished. We may not always be so lucky so I request that you reinstate the forest interface cleanup in your budget. As wet as the forest now is, time will come when all is dry again. Please do.not procrastinate until it is too late. Sincerely yours, � � -12� 791 Faith Avenue Ashland , OR 97520 10 January, 1995 Ashland City Council 20 East Main St. Ashland, OR 97520 Dear City Council , Regarding priorities for city spending, I am reminded of the fable describing a group of monkeys, shivering on a limb while the winter rains soak them. Unanimously, they vow to build themselves a house when the spring comes and the sun returns. However, when the sun is shining, they promptly forget all about their vow, preferring to play and enjoy the good weather, until the rains come again and they again are miserably without shelter. Our situation in Ashland may be a version of the fable, if we fail to make wildfire precautions and fuel reduction a priority. Our present rains greatly reduce the danger, but the parching heat of the summer places us again in .extreme danger. Let' s not put off til tomorrow what we can do today. Sincerely, U Liz esecky V Jim Hibbert 263 Oak St . Ashland , OR. 97520 482 - 9525 January 16 , 1995 Mayor Golden and City Councillors : Ref: 1995 Goals Please consider these 4 itmes for your 1995 Goal Setting , Jan. / 20 & 22/ 1995. 1 . Begin reduction of fuel in forest interface now by: a) using existing 1994-95 contingency funds to begin immediatly clearing existing fuel build up . b) Reguest Planning, Fire Dept . and City Attorney to tighten regulations and require clean up on private vacant lands. c) Place emphasis on this in the 1995- 96 Budget. 2. Increase police patrols downtown to reduce the impact of "bums" being discourtious and selling of jewerly and drugs. This is now a major problem and will effect city revenue (taxes) if not delt with early this spring. 3. Be cautious in making a final decission on the wastewater treat- ment. plant required by E . P. A . /D. E.Q . It shoul be better to absorbe fines than expend $30 million. Also more study is needed and alternatives ( T . I .D. trade in summer) ex0lored. 4. In the 1995-96 Budget eliminate or identify specific uses for the "Unapproprieted Funds" and reduce "Contingency Funds" to no more than 2% (or the average used over the last 10 years) of the new Budget. Please take these items seriously in .your deliberations . Sincerely im H' bert