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AGENDA FOR THE REGULAR MEETING
ASHLAND CITY COUNCIL
March 21, 1995
I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: 7:00 p.m., Civic Center Council Chambers
IL ROLL CALL
III PPROVAL OF MINiT1FS:Regular meeting of March 7, 1995.
IV. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS & AWARDS
Presentation of Governor's Occupational Safety Award to the City of Ashland.
Mayor's proclamation declaring the week of March 27-April 2 as "A Taste of Ashland
Week."
V. CONSENT AGENDA:
1. Minutes of Boards, Commissions and Committees.
2. Departmental Reports for January and February, 1995.
3. Proposed letter to State Legislature regarding SB588 requiring owner consent for designation
of property within a historic preservation district.
VI. LIC 1IEARINGS: (Testimony limited to 5 minutes per speaker. Must conclude at 9:30 p.m.)
14_t-re0At;'I G KD Proposed amendment to the Sign Code Chapter 18.96 to require sign contractors to be liable
for compliance with sign code requirements.
Proposed amendment to the Subdivision Code Sections 18.76.060, 18.76.070 and 18.08.390
relating to flag partitions.
VII. PUBLIC FORUM: Business from the audience not included on the agenda (limited to 5 minutes per
speaker and 15 minutes total).
VIII. NEW AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS:
1. Request by Councillor Thompson for Council support of letter to Vice President Gore
regarding establishment of a National Optimum Population Commission.
2. Report from Public Works Director regarding proposed policy for sidewalk local
improvement districts.
3. Proposal from Brown and Caldwell for pilot soil testing program.
4. Memorandum from Community Development Director regarding costs of space needs
alternatives.
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IX.
Qgcond reading of "An Ordinance amending the Ashland Municipal Code, Land Use
Ordinance, modifying front yard setbacks in the R-1 District and encouraging porches."
2. First reading of "An Ordinance amending the Ashland Municipal Code regarding the Local
Improvement District procedures."
3. First roof "An Ordinance amending the Ashland Municipal Code regarding cost
reimbursements for developers."
4. First reading of "An Ordinance amending street dedication map of Comprehensive Plan for
Ford ce Street areas."
Resolution icating property for park purposes pursuant to Article XD{, Section 3, of the
City Charter (Christian P. and Jacque Jean Hald property off Strawberry Lane).
X. OTHER BUSINESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS
XI. ADJOURNMENT
MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR MEETING
ASHLAND CITY COUNCIL
March 7, 1995 °
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order at 7 p.m. in the Civic Center Council Chambers
by Mayor Catherine Golden.
ROLL CALL
Councilors Winthrop, Thompson, Hagen, Reid, Laws and Hauck were present.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the Regular meeting of February 21, 1995 were accepted as
presented.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS & AWARDS
1. Presentation of Retirement and service Certificate. - Al Williams,
Electric Utility Director.
Mayor Golden spoke in honor of and presented to Al Williams,
Electric Utility Director a Retirement and Service Certificate
for 27 years of service and dedication to the City of
Ashland.
2. Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from GFOA (presented by
JoAnn Stumpf, Finance Director, Grants Pass) .
Budget Award from the Government Finance Officers Association was
presented to the City of Ashland for the seventh consecutive
year.
3. Presentation of Clean Air Award from the Oregon Department of
Environmental Quality..
Award presented to City of Ashland in appreciation for their
continued effort to restore healthful air quality to your
community.
4. Proclamation of March 4,. 1995 as Girl Scout's "Be Your Best Day."
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Proclamation by Mayor Golden saluting the Girl scouts of Southern
Oregon by proclamation.
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Minutes of Boards, Commissions and Committees.
2 . Departmental Reports for February, 1995.
3. City Administrator's Monthly Report for February, 1995.
4 . Letter from ODOT, regarding letter from City Council on N.
Main/Maple Project.
5. Liquor license renewals for 1995-96.
6. Confirmation of Mayor's appointment of Bill Emerson to the
Historic Commission for the term ending April 30, 1996.
7. Snow Report for February, 1995.
Councilor Winthrop/Hagen m/s approval of consent agenda items #1-#7. Voice
vote all AYES. Motion passed.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
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1. (Continuation) Resolution adopting Sewer Rates for 1995-97.
Finance Director Jill Turner presented additional information as requested
by council regarding the increasing of sewer rates. She explained that the
difference in costs associated with treating commercial and residential
waste is in the method of calculation determining cost. The total sewer
budget is divided into three cost centers. These cost centers are flow,
suspended solids (SS) and biological oxygen demand (BOD) . Seventy percent
of the costs are related to flow, and fifteen percent each to SS and BOD's.
Flow is the measurement taken from customers meters and is known for all
three customer classes. BOD and SS data is tracked daily at the waste
water treatment plant. Using known factors and national averages you can
calculate what the commercial customers use is.
Turner presented three sewer rate schedules along with charts showing
effect of increase to year 1999 . Schedule A shows an equal 15% increase
for all classes; Schedule B shows a slower phase in of the commercial rate
inequities, Commercial 25%; Residential 11. 500; Multi-family 11. 50% which
would be an overall increase of 15. 00%; schedule C proposes increases by
customer classification and an overall increase, Commercial 28. 00%;
Residential 10. 00%; Multi-family 1. 70% which would be an overall increase
of 13 . 07%.
Turner answered what she considered the most asked question "What effect
does the Food and Beverage Tax have?" , she indicated it would be about
$9 . 00 a month.
Additional charts were presented indicating Commercial Sewer Bill
Comparisons.
Hauck noted on Schedule B and C and the original option proposed to
council, that the average is higher at the end of the chart for Schedule B
than what it would be under Schedule C.
Turner explained that what our goal is under the rate model is to eliminate
the subsidies between classes in 3-5 years. She stated that the class that
is paying too much initially is the multi-family and then residential and
the beneficiary is the commercial class. There is very little difference
between the multi-family and residential classification.
Councilor Reid questioned the differences within a class. Seems to be a
disappropriate amount on the smaller, individually occupied units compared
to a larger occupied unit. Some ideas that had been presented to her by
the public were presented for discussion; "Why not punish the people who
are using phosphates?" and "Why not incorporate the reduction of phosphates
so that would then reduce the cost of the sewer treatment plant?"
Director Turner stated that the city does not have sewer meters, we have
water meters. What actually goes into sewer from the water source is not a
known quantity. This is why within our multi-family and residential the
rate is based on the average winter water use, assuming there is no
irrigation use during that time. Rate is based on the average of the
customer class, average commercial water user uses 5, 100 cubic feet per
month year round average. Winter average for residential is 730 cubic
feet, multi-family is 520 cubic feet.
Turner states that there is no current method of measuring or knowing
whether people have dishwashers, garbage disposal or whether there is use
of phosphate or non-phosphate type detergents.
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Councilor Winthrop questioned if there was a way that a double check could
be provided on the validity of calculations imposed on commercial vs.
residential. Questioned whether it was correct to use the National
Averages and whether there couldn't be some calculations based on checks,
samples etc. to show this is proportional to the subject sewer rates.
Public Works Director, Steve Hall explained that the Residential Standard
is used because it is very common. Residential use does not very that much
throughout the United States. It is used as a common denominator because
of this, and is used by all. Commercial flows and commercial strengths
vary so much it is almost impossible to establish an average. The only way
to establish an average is by measuring flow instantaneously taking samples
to do the testing. Depending on the time of the day the chemical balance
could be completely off and results would not be of any value.
Councilor Winthrop questioned whether most municipalities arrive at their
loading of residential and commercial rates by this approach. Winthrop
also questioned whether staff was aware of any incentive programs for
source control.
Open Public Hearing: 7:43 p.m.
Michael Bingham, 129 5th, His main concern was that he felt that the
utility bills for commercial accounts are already well out of balance with
utility bills in other cities under similar circumstances. Reported to
council that he had called several business owners in McMinniville and
compared their utility bill to current proposed sewer increase. He did not
find any foundation for comparison in supporting the proposed sewer
increase.
Trevor Maun, 1520 Siskiyou Blvd, Representing small group of the lodging
association, read a rebuttal to the sewer rates increase proposal. The
rebuttal did not support the study done by Hilton, Frankopf and Hobson
because they felt it was overshadowed by input from staff and management.
He stated that it was time for the business community to join together and
make the city of Ashland accountable to what they believe are mistakes in
accounting and reason, in regards to the sewer rate increases.
Ron Roth, 6950 Old 99 S, Submitted letter from Jim Moore. He fails to
understand how council can raise rates when the costs are unknown and the
DEQ phosphates measurement is in question. He presented an outlined plan
which would reduce phosphates by 75%, the water discharged would be 3times
as clean as what the Medford plant is discharging now. He suggested that
the council table the sewer rate until the cost is known and take the
Medford option out as one of the proposed options. He felt that to make a
change in discharge of water other than where it is going now is going to
affect .the fish and irrigation users. He is scheduled to talk with Senator
Lenn Hannon about the DEQ budget. He feels we may spend money when it is
not necessary.
Russ Silberger, 562 Ray Lane, Commented on the high increases proposed
according to graphs presented. Would like more explanation on dramatic
increases. Does not believe numbers are accurate.
Jim Shute, 1347 Prospect, Thinks we can do a lot more in cleaning up
phosphates. Questioned how much is going into our system. He felt we all
had a responsibility to clean up Bear Creek. Questioned council on whether
they had considered asking administration for additional monies diverted
from the Budget, for the sewer plant, rather than raising sewer rates.
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Michael Gibbs, 536 Ashland St, President Chamber of Commerce. Stated that
he does not feel the council should be in such a hurry to make a decision.
Feels there are inequities in how businesses are classified.
Zach Brombacher, 640 Tolman Crk Rd, Is not in favor of rate increases. He
stated that he is one of few businesses that is consistently scrutinized by
the DEQ. He questions how rates are set for businesses and suggested that
his business be used as a credit in judging water quality.
Michael Donovan, 1120 Beswick, Reported that he had looked over the study
regarding the sewer rate increase. Does believe that all classes should be
charged equally, but questions how you get to that point. He felt that the
study leads you to a conclusion based on assumptions that can be
challenged. He questions DEQ standards and feels the City should challenge
DEQ with the standards that they have set. He asked the council to not
impose fees without a known plan.
Closed Public Hearing: 8:20 p.m.
Financial Director Jill Turner explained that water use was on a monthly
basis for commercial accounts and the average winter use, meaning the
meter readings taken in the months of January, .February and March for
multi-family. Because of this it is unequal to compare, unless you are
comparing average use.
Mathematics is not a summation except for on the flow, it is weighted
average and a percentage.
Turner stated that you cannot take other funds from the city and use them
for the sewer funds, because the sewer fund is an enterprise fund. It
stands alone in that the fees and charges that go into the interfund,
support the fees and charges for the service that is being provided. This
is also true with the City water fund and electric fund. You do not try to
cross subsidize across different entities.
In addressing the urgency of making. a decision, Turner explained that the
city is trying to prepare financially to go to Bond Market. She stated
that the Bond Market looks very favorable when using the rate study and
ramping in rates. If this was put off another six months or was not done
this year, to be at the same place next year you would need to increase
more than 30%, and would 31% or 32% in total. Whole rate scenario was
looked at and it was determined that rates do not have to be increased for
current operation, but in two years the rates would need to be raised for
operation at a much higher rate. Goal is to ramp in rates over time.
On residential use within the commercial classification, she explained that
there is one meter that serves residence and dining facilities and this has
a very mixed usage. It is not a purely residential used meter. Stated
that the cities policy toward customers that have mixed usage, is that they
are classified as commercial customers. This is to their benefit in water
rates but not in sewer rates, cannot differ between classes for water and
sewer.
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Councilor Reid questioned how commercial, residential and multi-family
rates, were figured.
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Turner explained that sewer is rated on the read that is used on a monthly
basis, sewer rate varies from month to month. The multi-family and
residential is based on the winter read for water usage, it is assumed that
the water usage in the . months of December, January, February or the meter.
readings taken in January, February and March is the amount of water that
goes into the sewer system. Because during this time there is very little
outside water use. Commercial pays on the water usage on a monthly basis.
Turner did explain that there are some exceptions to this rule. If excess
of your water use can be determined to be irrigation. Then you can base
your commercial rates on the winter time average.
Councilor Reid supported the paper presented by Ron Roth. Would like to
try to meet the phosphates level on the long term and give more time to
reduce the amount of phosphates going into our system.
Mayor felt it important to stress that different types of businesses are
charged differently according to use. Requested comments from staff in
regards to the comparison study done by Michael Bingham with McMinniville.
City Administrator, Brian Almquist, stated that both the city of
McMinnville and Forest Grove have access to Grant County power and about
half of their power supply comes at about 10mil per kilowatt hour. That is
averaged in with their Bonneville power which allows them to have one of
the cheapest electric rates in the state. They are also part owner in the
Grant County Dam. ,.
Councilor Laws questioned what would happen if we suspend our policy
started last year in ramping in the rates and wait until there are more
definitive figures on cost, and at that time, ramp in the rates. He asked
Turner if by doing this, would it affect our interest rates in the future,
anymore than if it were done at this time when we sell our Bonds.
Turner stated that she cannot say what affect it would have, but did
believe if it did have an affect, it would be negative not positive.
Explanation to the Bond Market would be required regarding why a plan was
adopted but not followed. She felt that if the city wants to continue with
the sewer treatment plant, then the financing plan would need to be
continued along with the development plan.
Councilor Winthrop addressed issues regarding reasonable cost associated
with the sewage treatment plant and cheaper alternatives, looking at other
subsidies from city operations to these costs and whether there has been
justification on resiand .commercial rate classes. Reminded council
of the commitment o to give DEQ an answer regarding what our
acility plan is. H hat if we were to wait for a rate adjustment
until we had a plan in place it would not be all that long. He also spoke
of March 16 when the Budget Committee will be meeting to receive the
budget. Felt that the council should be ready to consider types of cross
funding that is not normally done because this is an unprecedented
situation. Winthrop is not really satisfied with commercial/residential
figures.
Councilor Hauck questioned if this was put off for 5 months, assuming that
nothing changes in regards to the estimate of cost, what would the effect
be on rates.
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Director Turner stated that it might change the last year, but without
running the numbers is would be hard to figure.
Councilor Hagen feels discussion of how much this rate increase should be
is irrevalent. He feels it is time to give the Financial Director some
certainty and give the Bond Market some certainty and go ahead with the
plan to fund the sewer treatment plant. He does believe in questioning the
regulations, especially the .08 milligrams per liter of phosphorus. He
believes that the city is going to need to raise the money that will be
generated by this years rate increase and next years rate increase.
Councilor Winthrop reminded the council regarding signing the agreement
with DEQ and making a commitment that we would not challenging the
standards. He feels that a commitment was made in signing the contract and
he is not prepared to tell DEQ these requirements are not valid.
Council Hagen stated that substantial dollars are needed to be raised and
the city has a debt that has been generated over 20 years and now it needs
to be paid. Does not believe holding off on rate increases, the
adjustments could be made in the last year.
Mayor requested clarification regarding why DEQ should not be challenged
and why money shouldn't be set aside for a debt that has been estimated as
low as $10 million and as high as $34 million. If council is not willing
to start setting the money aside, then why would they not be willing to
challenge DEQ on their rates.
Councilor Winthrop states that money is being set aside through the Food
and Beverage Tax and rates have already been increased. He also feels it
is appropriate to bring this issue before the budget committee to consider
subsidizing some of this cost from general fund monies.
Councilor Hagen motion to accept the sewer rate increase as presented in
Option C. No second.
Councilor Hauck/Hagen m/s to accept the sewer rate increase as presented in
Option B. Roll Call vote Hagen YES, Thompson No, Winthrop NO, Reid NO,
Hauck YES, Laws N0. Motion denied 2-4.
Discussion:
Councilor Thompson requested clarification on Option B. Clarified that
this increase would be 25% business._,, 11. 50% multi-family and 11. 50% single
family residence.
Councilors Laws/Winthrop m/s to delay new increase in sewer rates until
after August 1, 1995. Roll Call vote Hagen No, Thompson YES, Winthrop YES,
Reid NO, Hauck NO, Laws YES, Mayor No. Motion denied 3-4 .
Councilor Thompson motion 'to accept Option A. No second.
Councilor Reid/Thompson m/s alter Option B dropping commercial rates to 15%
leaving residential and multi-family the same for the year 1995. Roll Call
vote Hagen YES, Thompson YES, Winthrop NO, Reid YES, Hauck YES, Laws NO.
Motion passed 4-2.
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2. Proposed assessment to be charged against lots within the N.
Mountain Avenue Sanitary Sewer District in the area north of Hear
Creek; and Resolution levying the assessments.
Public Works Director Steve Hall explained the resolution levying
assessments within the N. Mountain Avenue Sanitary Sewer District north of
Bear Creek. Final cost came in approximately 7$ below what the preliminary
assessment role was, assessment is under $5, 000 per acre which was the
assessment basis on the twelve parcels of land within the local improvement
district totally approximately 63 acres. Because of the delay from the
last council agenda, the levy of assessments were delayed two weeks and
staff suggests that the city pick up the additional interest for that
,period of time since it was beyond the control of the property owners
involved.
Councilor Laws questioned how this tied into the long range plan for North
Mountain. Director Hall explained that these sewer lines will serve the
entire area.
Public Hearing open: 9:08 p.m.
Public Hearing Closed: 9:08 p.m.
Councilor Laws/Reid m/s approve adoption of resolution levying assessments
in the amount of $313,802 .53 for sewer improvements in LID No. 94-04. Roll
Call vote Laws YES, Reid YES, Hauck YES, Hagen YES, Winthrop YES, Thompson
YES. Motion passed.
3. Proposed Street Dedication Map for Fordyce Street.
Mayor Golden read the Public Hearing format for Land Use Hearings, because
this is land use, it falls under State guidelines and has very specific
hearing criteria.
Mayor called to order the Public Hearing regarding application #94-128,
request for amendments to the City of Ashland Transportation plan map.
Amendment involves the location future required street dedications
(extensions) between Romeo Drive and Millpond Road, Evan Lane and Fordyce
Street, Orchid Street and Kirk Land and Munson Drive and Kirk Lane.
Planning Director John McLaughlin explained that the cities comprehensive
plan has a policy on the transportation element which states that inter-
connections between residential neighborhoods shall be encouraged for
automobile, pedestrian and bike traffic but non local automobile traffic
shall be discouraged through street design except for arterials, collectors
and sub-collectors. Cul-de-sac..or dead-end street designs shall be
discouraged whenever an inter-connectional alternative exists. In all
modified grid streets, patterns shall be encouraged for connecting new and
existing neighborhoods during subdivisions, partitions and through the use
of the street dedication map.
Director McLaughlin explained that the planning department is trying to
establish the remainder of the street network for the Fordyce neighborhood
on our street dedication map to ensure the logical development of inter-
connected street pattern. Map of the area was displayed presenting street
patterns for this proposal.
Mayor asked if any member of the council wishes to abstain, declare a
conflict of interest or report any ex-party contact.
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Councilor Thompson reported that he .was on the planning commission that
heard this request in November 1994. He stated that he did vote in favor
on this issue.
Councilor Reid .reported that she had visited the site, walked the
neighborhood and viewed a particular piece of .property involved in the
street dedication.
Councilor Laws reported that he had visited the site involved.
Councilor Hagen reported that he had visited the site involved.
Open Public Hearing: 9:16 p.m. .
In favor:
Wes Reynolds, 1265 Munson Drive, Likes the general idea, and that this is
the most comprehensive proposal for how their neighborhood would develop.
He. would ask that .the planning department delay the plan because he feels
it is .a piece meal decision. He does not want to deprive the neighborhood
of a planning opportunity.
In opposition:
Dennis Hoffbuhr, 1062 E Jackson St Medford, representing Ashland Associates
who have an option on tax lot 3700/391ElOBB. Voiced concern that the
proposed drawings would become cast in stone, he feels there should be
flexibility in design.
Carolyn Eidman, 541 Fordyce, Expressed problems associated with her
property in this proposal. She feels that the road would be very
detrimental to her project. She has wanted to put up Solar buildings, but
it has been a struggle with the Planning Department.
Peter Drarh, 1280 Munson, He felt that the street dedication should be
treated as a neighborhood plan. He states that the proposed street would
make it very difficult and requests council to give neighborhood a chance
to be a part of the planning.
Cynthia Martin, 1355 E Main, Stated that the street would leave her
property landlocked and would cut her property in two pieces. Proposed
that they run the street out to Wightman and not cut her property into two
pieces.
Cythnia Parks, 1248 Munson, She felt that some property owners were being
arbitrarily excluded from being disturbed by this proposal. Did not
believe that the map indicated "real" situations.
Dick Streng, 1255 Munson, Encourages community development and concerned
with traffic in the neighborhood. Felt that if the connection is made
there would be too much traffic.
Closed Public Hearing: 9:30 p.m.
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Director McLaughlin addressed questions and concerns heard in Public
Hearing. Does not believe that this effort would preclude the planning
department from addressing the concerns of traffic calming. There is a
possibility of Local Improvement District forming in about a year. City
ordinance states that the staff supervisor or planning commission may
modify the location of required street to account for practical
difficulties implementing this ordinance as long as the general intent of
providing safe transportation from one point to another is insured.
The cities comprehensive plan policy states to discourage high speed thru-
traffic through street design, but allow for inter-connected streets. The
proposed design does meet this policy.
Councilor Reid asked when the improvement of Fordyce would be formed and
would property owners be notified.
Director McLaughlin replied that the LID should happen in the coming year
along with neighborhood meetings and possible construction in two years.
As development occurs in the subdivision process happens, it will all be
open for public involvement. He reported that the planning commission in
the future will try to design a more clear vision that streets will
continue if that is the intent.
Mayor stated that what is being proposed is not any different than what the
neighbors are requesting, she feels the neighbors want input on what the
streets look like.
Councilors Thompson/Hauck m/s to approve proposed street dedication map for
Fordyce Street. Roll Call vote Laws YES, Thompson YES, Winthrop YES, Hauck
YES, Reid YES, Hagen YES. Motion Passed.
Discussion:
Councilor Thompson stated that this section was annexed in 1985 and does
feel that the planning is on the right track. Feels that we do need this
transportation plan to get the neighborhood settled as far as planning
application. He does feel the planning commission is arose receptive and
that we do need the transportation plan so there is an understanding by the
neighborhood of what is planned.
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4. Request by Youthworks for use of one-half acre of City land at
the corner of E. Main and .Garfield for Ashland Youth Resources
Center.
Councilors Reid/Winthrop m/s approve request to postpone Public Hearing
regarding request by Youthworks to 1st council meeting in April. voice vote
all AYES, Motions passed.
Discussion:
Public Hearing may not be requested again by Youthworks, but would instead
get together as a working group to explore options.
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PUBLIC FORUM
Business from the audience not included on the agenda (limited to 5 minutes
per speaker and 15 minutes total) .
John W. Nicholson, 1575 Greenmeadows, Presented a resolution proposal to
council requesting reactivation of the audit committee. Proposed
resolution would revise Resolution No. 91-16. Some of the reasons he felt
the audit committee should reactivate were 1) The council needs technical
advice on audit management; 2) Council should reassert control over audit
management 3) Present audits for Ashland meet minimum legal requirements
but do not provide adequate safeguards; 4) Independent economy and
efficiency audits should be routine procedures; 5) An effectual audit
committee can enhance public confidence in the City's government; 6)
Present financial reporting by the City is not timely and does not meet
citizen needs; 7) Any municipality can get into financial trouble; 8) A
strong audit committee should be viewed as a co-producer of solutions to
accounting, auditing and financial problems.
Mr. Nicholson delivered several petitions signed by citizens requesting
council to consider this proposal.
Councilor Winthrop does not believe in the characterization of the council
as described by Mr. Nicholson. He questioned Mr. Nicholson on why he
believed the audit committee ceased to function.
Mr. Nicholson felt that the audit committee ceased to function because it
did not get support from prior councils. He feels that with the new
council it will get support and hopes that this form of financial control
and management will be reactivated and made into an effective force.
Councilor Reid suggested that this proposal be put on a future agenda,
council agreed on the second meeting in April.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Mayor turned meeting over to Councilor Reid.
1. Request by Councillor Thompson for Council support of
recommendations on infill and affordability.
Councilor Thompson presented letter to council asking for consideration of
rezoning peripheral areas of the city or annexing anymore land. His letter
proposed the ordinance modifications that would encourage infill and
discourage sprawl.
Councilor Hagen supports the concept presented but felt it needed more
work.
Councilor Laws felt that the objectives of anti-sprawl are laudable but
stated that unless you have a problem you shouldn't be trying to solve it.
He did not feel that Ashland had a sprawl problem. Suggested that Councilor
Thompson is too far ahead in what the people of Ashland are ready for.
Larry Medinger, 695 Mistletoe Road, Feels that the issue being discussed is
more statewide. He felt there will be more direction from legislature on
this issue and taking direction may not be city controlled. Agreed with
suggestion that this proposal should go to Public Hearing and through an
informational process.
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Councilor Reid commented on the Visioning conference which should
communicate what the community is asking for.
Councilor Hauck gave direction to Councilor Thompson to design an ordinance
revision and then take to planning commission for their recommendation on
the revision, then submit it to council for action.
2 . Request by Mayor Golden for Council clarification of intent of
Goal #2:
"Commit to an ongoing matching grant program for LID
sidewalk construction in existing neighborhoods, not to
exceed $30,000 per year."
Mayor was under the impression that in T-pack there is existing funds to be
used for sidewalk repairs, placing sidewalk and infill where there are
missing pieces. At the last T-pack meeting there was an impression made
that this was the $30, 000 which was spoken of at the goal setting session.
She felt it necessary to clarify with all council members that they
understood the $30,000 is to be set aside for Local Improvement Districts
as new money.
Councilor Laws understood that this money did not have to be all matching
money, it could be used to pay the full amount on some unique pieces.
Mayor Golden clarified that the intent of this money was for an incentive
program to encourage neighbors.
Councilor Hagen understood that a structure was going to be set up where
this program would be published and neighborhoods would be made aware of
this money and based on the number of neighborhoods that responded and the
cost of their project money would then be allocated based on that. The
percentage would be determined on the number of responses.
Public Works Director Steve Hall suggested that staff present to the
council for consideration in a month, some general comments.
3. Report by Councillor Winthrop on recent meeting of National
Association of Regional Councils of Government.
Councilor Winthrop reported that the general feeling is, that while
congress is very busy off-loading 'all programs they can to the State level,
there is no interest in following through to bring programs down to local
level. Feels council should be concerned and be more directly involved in
lobbying both Federally and State.
NEW AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
1. Letter from Coopers 6 Lybrand concerning accounting procedures at
Municipal Court.
Informational only, required no action by council.
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2 . Memo from the Airport Commission requesting delay of hangar lease
lottery to explore options to fire sprinklers.
Public Works Director Steve Hall presented memo from airport commission
requesting to delay the process approved for a lottery to select
individuals constructing 3 hangars at the Ashland Municipal Airport.
Council agreed in consensus to approve delay of the approval process.
ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS & CONTRACTS
1. First reading of "An Ordinance amending the Ashland Municipal
Code, Land Use Ordinance, modifying front yard setbacks in the' R-
1 District and encouraging porches."
Councilors Hagen/Reid m/s approve of First reading of Ordinance amending
Ashland Municipal Code, Land Use Ordinance, modifying from yard setbacks
and move to second reading. Roll Call vote Hauck YES, Reid YES, Laws
YES, Winthrop YES, Hagen YES, Thompson YES. Motion passed.
2 . Second reading by title only of "An Ordinance expanding the
season for outdoor burning by amending Section 10.30. 020 of the
Ashland Municipal Code and declaring.an emergency."
Councilors Winthrop/Thompson m/s to approve second reading of An Ordinance
expanding the season for outdoor burning. Roll call vote Thompson YES, Laws
YES, Reid YES, Winthrop YES, Hauck NO, Hagen NO. Motion passed 4-2 .
Discussion:
Councilor Thompson questioned why it was not considered to limiting it just
to the wild fire zone. He felt that it should be considered.
Councilor Laws agreed with Councilor Thompson.
Councilor Hauck stated that there wasn't a big disagreement about the March
extension, but felt the problem was with the winter month extension. On of
the objections that he had heard was that when the ordinance was originally
written, the interface was smaller geographically than now and
administratively there would be problems because it is so much larger now.
Mayor reminded council that the concern regarding the ordinance was in
minimizing the fuel load in the :interface area. The concern that citizens
had was regarding the air shed and air quality. She felt that the
ordinance as passed was a compromise, that in two years the council will
revisit this ordinance because there is a more stronger, urgent need to get
down the fuels in privately owned land. This will be done with three
criteria, fire danger, air quality, ventilation and moisture content within
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Councilor Winthrop/Thompson m/s to continue past 10 p.m. Voice vote all
AYES.
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3. Reading by title only of "A Resolution of intention to provide
for improvements to the oak, Knoll Golf Course parking lot;
authorizing and ordVring the local improvements; assessing the
cost against the property to be benefitted and creating the Oak
Knoll Golf Course Parking Lot Local Improvement District".
Councilors Reid/Hauck m/s to approve resolution of intention to provide for
improvements to the Oak Knoll Golf Course parking lot Roll Call vote Hauck
YES, Reid YES, Laws YES, Thompson YES, Winthrop YES, Hagen YES. Motion
passed.
OTHER BUSINESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS
1. Councilor Hagen noted the recycling project happening with
phone books. It was noted that Ashland Sanitary is taking catalogs and
magazines starting April 15, 1995.
2. Councilor Reid reported that the Oregon Department of Transportation
will hold an open house to discuss the Maple Street intersection
project on Thursday, March 23 ,from 5 p.m to 9 p.m. in the community
center. Councilor Hagen reported that he and Administrator Brian
Almquist will be traveling to Salem to meet with O.D.O.T.
3. Councilor Laws commented on the white copy of the background paper
drafted by Laws on the Wastewater Decisions for interested citizens.
He circulated paper for council signature.
4. Administrator Brian Almquist reminded council of the needed nominations
for the Jim Ragland Citizen Award.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 10: 30 p.m.
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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the arts and humanities affect every aspect of life
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organized last year to promote Ashland as a destination for ff9,
fine art buyers; and
WHEREAS, the Ashland Gallery Association has revived "A
Taste of Ashland" festival, which was so popular in past C,
years, to draw attention to the wealth of art and artistic
talent in the community. Fifteen local restaurants and
a fifteen wineries are participating with fifteen member
galleries. The Arts Council of Southern Oregon and the
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Ashland Chamber of Commerce will be placing art work in the
windows of downtown businesses from local artists who are
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not represented in the galleries; and
WHEREAS, the theme is "Taste 195' and is a communitY7Wide
event with benefits to all of Ashland to promote our noted
restaurants, accommodations, and other pleasurable
attractions as an off-season tourist destination; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Catherine M. Golden, Mayor of Ashland, do
hereby declare the week of March 27 to be:
it
"A TASTE OF ASHLAND WEEK".
Dated this 21st day of March, 1995.
Catherine M. Golden, Mayor
Barbara Christensen, Recorder
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ASHLAND TRAFFIC SAFETY
COMMISSION
Wednesday, February 23, 1995
Regular Meeting
MEMBERS PRESENT: Ken Hagen; Walt Schraub; Christine Schumacher; Lindsay Heard;
and Susan Beardsley-Einhorn. Staff present: Pam Barlow, Brent
Jensen and Caralyn Dusenberry.
I. CALL TO ORDER: 7:00 p.m. COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Barlow called the meeting to order at 7:09 p.m.
II. APPROVAL OF Af NUTES: Thursday, January 26, 1995
Hagen moved approval of the minutes. Heard seconded motion. Motion approved.
III. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION:
1. Public Forum: Issues of Attendees:
Schraub asked members of the audience for agenda items they were interested in
addressing.
2. Four-way Stop at Pioneer Street and B Street
Barlow stated Engineering Technician Ray Smith checked traffic counter logs for
Pioneer Street and "B" Street. The counts now meet warrants for a "Stop" sign
for this intersection. Barlow showed overhead drawings identifying this area.
Discussion was held by the Commission. Barlow stated she has been hesitant in
taking action since the Railroad District planning is in process. The new
businesses in the area constitute a large volume of traffic. Rhonda Moore, 123
"B" Street stated that they have lived in the house across from the Armory for
over three years. She stated since the development of several new businesses in
the area the Oak Street traffic has increased drastically and they have seen several
accidents and several near accidents.
Barlow noted she has some concern about a "Stop" on "B" Street backing traffic
up to Oak Street.
Officer Jensen was requested to give his opinion as to problems in this area and
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he stated he could see no problems with a four-way stop. He suggested a sign
that states "stop ahead". Barlow did not think there was enough lead distance and
recommended an ad be placed in the paper notifying citizens that the stop sign is
being placed. Hagen stated he drove through the intersection that day and looked
at vision clearance and parking. It is a high use pedestrian area due to all the
businesses in the Railroad District. Jensen stated a "Stop Ahead" sign needs to
be visible a hundred feet before the sign itself. Discussion was held on the
placement of stop signs. After discussion Heard moved that the intersection of
Pioneer and "B" Street be made a four-way stop. Einhorn seconded motion.
Motion approved. Jack Blackburn stated the "A" Street traffic is horrendous.
He was informed this subject was discussed in detail at the January Commission
meeting.
3. ._Tolman Creek Sidewalk LID/Oak Street LID:
Mayfield stated he lives at 1552 Oak Street and there is a neighborhood
committee working on a Local Improvement District (LID) for this area. Hagen
is the liaison to the neighborhood committee for the Commission. Mayfield
stated they would like to see a sidewalk from Nevada to town. They are also
looking at traffic calming devices. A door to door survey, (face to face
interviews, including landlords), was made and two thirds to three quarters of the
residents are interested in the LID. Some of the residents liked the dirt path but
would like to see it maintained. A neighborhood meeting will be held March
13th at the Helman School Library. Maps have been provided by the City for the
committee. They are a committee gathering information rather than deciding
what to do and telling the City what they want. They will also be investigating
the placement of a sign that will create a sense of a community and for
consideration of the persons living in this area. Fields stated he appreciated the
cooperation the City has given them. Hagen requested that Barlow obtain the
notes from the Helman Street Library meeting. Hagen stated the reason for the
sidewalks on one side is because of the steep portion on Hersey. Discussion was
held on the sidewalk being placed on one side only.
Jack Blackburn, 805 Oak Street, stated it was his understanding that the sidewalk
would be placed on the west side of the street. He thinks placing telephone poles
in the sidewalks makes it difficult for people to walk together down the sidewalk.
He said he will attend the meeting on March 13th and will become informed of
the details. Mayfield said that he does not expect anyone to be in favor of the
improvement until the cost has been presented. Hagen asked Barlow about the
five foot wide sidewalk and the mud path and Barlow stated because of ADA
standards you would have to have 3.6" clear to meet these standards. Barlow
stated an asphalt surface that is accessible may meet these standards. Jensen
asked if there had been discussion of alternating the sidewalk and curbing since
certain parts of Oak Street do not have a high demand.
Barlow stated that the City has a SOSC student Dominic Ropon putting together
the maps with tax lot numbers for this area.
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Joan Black-bum asked why, people are parking on Oak Street instead of in the
parking bays like those on Siskiyou Boulevard. She recommended placing "no
parking" on Oak Street. She likes having horses, bikes and cars on Oak Street
and wants it to remain just like it is. She understands parents' concern about
children walking in the street. She stated sidewalks would cross the driveways
and there would be several driveways to cross. She would like to see a bicycle
and pedestrian path with "no parking" on Oak Street. Barlow showed an
overhead of Oak Street. A parkrow showing planting between the sidewalk and
the street was also discussed. Discussion was held on placing a striped area with
a barrier and Barlow stated these have been determined to be extremely unsafe
from information given in national studies that have been done.
Barlow stated it looks like the Tolman Creek LID could take place this spring.
Schumacher stated the PTO will be addressing this issue at their April meeting.
A neighborhood meeting will also be needed after the PTO meets.
4. Update on ODOT Bikeway projects:
Barlow stated Siskiyou Boulevard has received a lot of work for developing a
bikepath. ODOT stated this project has lost its funding for further development,
in particular, mapping and engineering. The letter also stated that maintenance
funds will be used to widen Rogue Valley Highway from Valley View to
Schofield for better bicycle access.
Barlow stated the Railroad Bikepath is proceeding well, a number of things have
been changing, and one of the major changes is that Railtex is taking over SP
Lines. There have been discussions with Wendy Eppinger, a private property
owner effected by the path. A twenty-five fodt setback is needed for the bikepath
and an eight foot cyclone fence. The plan to use the City yard has been dropped
because of the setback being changed from a 15 to 25 foot right-of-way. There
could be the possibility of going under Hwy 66 along the railroad.
Wendy Eppinger, 190 Walker Street, stated she did not want to say much. She
bought the property (located in proposed bikepath area) and moved in during
November, 1993. She stated she first heard about the project in December, 1994.
She feels that there are alternatives to taking private property for bicycle paths.
She hopes there are more alternatives explored. Barlow stated Walker
Elementary School fields were considered, but the bikepath cannot impact a
recreation area. Barlow stated the other alternatives that were discussed. She
also stated that former Commission Chairman Arnold encouraged keeping the
bikepath straight. Barlow stated that the Eppinger garage, art studio, is built over
a major utility easement.
5. Subcommittees:
Disabled Access:
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Siskiyou/East Main Intersection:
Sidewalk Planning;
Hagen stated the goal the City Council approved was not addressed at
their meeting. It has been placed on the March 7, 1995, agenda for
clarification:
6. Other:
Barlow stated that in the packet was an article on photo radar. The letter
requested support by the City.
The James Ragland, Volunteer Spirit Award, deadline is March 17th.
A memo from Mayor Golden was distributed to Commission members.
Discussion was held on Commission members and Chairperson.
Barlow stated "Crosswalk Awareness" Day is coming up. Hagen stated the
orange cones could be placed at the sidewalks and balloons attached to them.
Barlow asked Commissioners to think about ideas for activities, and this would
be on the next month's agenda for discussion.
VI. Informational Items:
VII. ADJOURN:
There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by,
Caralyn Dusenberry
Administrative Secretary
Public Works Administration
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CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Barbara Jarvis at 7:05 p.m. Other
Commissioners present were Carr, Armitage, Finkle, Bass, Cloer, and Giordano.
Commissioners not present were Bingham and Hibbert. Staff present were
McLaughlin, Molnar, Knox and Yates.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND FINDINGS
Cloer moved to approve the Minutes of the January 10, 1995 meeting as corrected
and Carr seconded the motion. The Minutes were approved as corrected. The
corrections included the sentence on page 3, paragraph 5. It should read as follows:
"Jarvis suggested putting some sort of sticker on the posted notice stating an action
has been continued."
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Jarvis thanked Brent Thompson for his almost 10 years of service on the Planning
Commission. During his time on the Commission, Jarvis noted some of Thompson's
many accomplishments. Thompson was presented with a certificate and a picture.
Thompson encouraged the Commission to interact in an on-going way with the Staff
and each other after monthly meetings and at other times in order to further long-
range planning.
PUBLIC FORUM
No one came forth to speak.
TYPE II PUBLIC HEARINGS
PLANNING ACTION 95-012
REQUEST FOR A SITE REVIEW, OUTLINE AND FINAL PLAN APPROVAL UNDER
THE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OPTIONS FOR A SIX-UNIT, SIX-LOT
SUBDIVISION FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF
TOLMAN CREEK ROAD, NEAR THE CORNER OF SISKIYOU BOULEVARD AND
TOLMAN CREEK ROAD. ALSO INCLUDES A FRONT YARD VARIANCE TO
ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FRONT PORCHES.
APPLICANT: HARLAN DEGROODT
Site Visits and Ex Parte Contacts
Giordano is the architect on this project and has a conflict of interest. He stepped
down.
Carr said it was hard to tell where the property was located.
Cloer, Bass, Armitage, Finkle and Jarvis had a site visit.
Jarvis instructed the Commissioners and the public that the Commission will remain
unbiased in their decisions concerning Giordano.
STAFF REPORT
Knox stated that this application involves the construction of six units, three fronting
Tolman Creek and three in the rear. Each unit has a single garage space and two are
proposed to be on Tolman Creek. The remaining four will be located on the side as
shown on the site plan. Staff is pleased with the layout and design of the project with
the exceptions of four items. Staff recommends approval.
One issue needing to be addressed is off-street parking. In order to receive credit on
a public street, the public street has to have curbing. The applicant will be required to
install curbing, sidewalks and a parkrow on Tolman Creek. The design solution for
this will be forthcoming after an agreement is reached between the City and Jackson
County (Tolman Creek Road is maintained by Jackson County). Ultimately, there will
be on-street parking as noted on the site plan.
There will have to be some reciprocal easement agreements for the shared drive
between parcels 1 and 2.
The applicant will shadow 51 feet the property to the north. The majority of the
shadow will occur on the parking area.
The last issue was the front yard porch variance. Traditionally, in the neighborhood,
there are some houses that have a similar setback to that proposed and very much in
line with what the Planning Commission approved last month and the Council
approved last week (front yard setback ordinance for R-1 zoning).
Finkle wondered if the City and County had an understanding about the type of long-
range improvements that will eventually happen on Tolman Creek Road (sidewalks,
etc.). McLaughlin responded that this would be the first improvement and that the
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County knows this road is wholly within the City limits and will become an urban street
and the design should reflect the urban nature rather than a rural road standard.
With regard to off-street parking/on-street parking credit, Carr asked if the trade-off is
that curbs, gutters, and sidewalks will be provided by the development. McLaughlin
answered that in order for the developer to receive the on-street credit, they will have
to have the parking improved along with curbs, gutters, and sidewalks. Add a
Condition that the applicant has proposed to provide curbs, sidewalks, and gutters.
Condition 5 can be deleted because there are garages and covered bicycle parking
will be provided in the garages.
Delete Condition 9 because it is very similar to Condition 2.
Correct Condition 6 to include 'opportunity to recycle site" be enclosed in quotes.
PUBLIC HEARING
HARLAN DEGROODT, 706 Oak Knoll Drive, stated that he would be willing to give the
TID water rights to the City as part of this application.
TOM GIORDANO, 157 Morninglight Drive, architect of the project, verified that the
unique circumstances surrounding the request for a variance are because of the non-
conforming setback status in the neighborhood with many homes having a similar
setback as this project. Giordano added that this area is the old Bellview
neighborhood and he has tried to provide small scale single family homes on small
lots with garages in the rear with walkways and porches in the front that will the give
the project a more human scale.
Jarvis asked if Giordano could show that this development will have no negative
impact on the development of adjacent uses, specifically, solar. Giordano stated that
his client will be signing the solar waiver because he owns the adjoining property.
Is there any development that could occur as a result of this development that would
be of benefit to everyone in the City that would not occur because of the solar waiver,
Jarvis inquired. Giordano said the use of the northerly portion, north of the joint
driveway will be parking spaces. In the design of the upper lot, the use will built as
close to Siskiyou Boulevard as possible.
BRENT THOMPSON, P. O. Box 201, stated that whenever a partition is done, the rear
of the development should never be blocked from access to the main street. In this
case there should be a path from Tolman Creek Road to Siskiyou Boulevard. He
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recommended inclusion of the R-2 and R-3 zones in the front yard setbacks.
COMMISSIONERS DISCUSSION AND MOTION
Carr moved to approve Planning Action 95-012 with the following changes to
Conditions:
Add a Condition that the applicant has proposed to provide curbs, sidewalks,
and gutters.
Condition 5 can be deleted because there are garages and covered bicycle
parking will be provided in the garages.
Delete Condition 9 because it is very similar to Condition 2.
Correct Condition 6 to include 'opportunity to recycle site" be enclosed in
quotes.
Cloer seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.
PLANNING ACTION 95-016
REQUEST TO AMEND THE CITY OF ASHLAND SIGN CODE - CHAPTER 18.96 -
INCLUDING LANGUAGE PROVIDING FOR SIGNMAKER LIABILITY FOR SIGN
VIOLATIONS.
APPLICANT: CITY OF ASHLAND
STAFF REPORT
McLaughlin explained what typically happens that prompted this amendment. A sign
is often erected before a permit is issued. When the City contacts the owner, the
owner will say that their sign company put up the sign and they say they had all the
permits. The City contacts the sign company and they say it is up to the applicant to
get the permit. The ordinance amendment would allow the City to cite a signmaker if
they erect a sign without a permit.
Some Commissioners thought the wording of this amendment is confusing because of
the 'legalese". McLaughlin said he would talk with the City Attorney about writing this
in a more readable format with the intent remaining the same.
Carr moved to recommend approval of the amendment to the City Council. Giordano
seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.
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The youth center will be going before the City Council to request land in
Garfield Park. When the youth center decides to build, they will come before
the Planning Commission.
■ Jarvis noted that it is time to begin the annual nomination process of the James
M. Ragland Memorial Ashland Volunteer Spirit Community Service Award.
Jarvis has applications.
New noticing signs are being used for planning applications that seem to be
sturdier than the old signs.
■ Jarvis welcomed Ken Hagen, the Council liaison to the Planning Commission.
■ The letter from Debbie Miller regarding the No. Mountain Study Session was
discussed. Jarvis and McLaughlin have talked about trying to reach out more
to the community at large with projects of this type.
■ The Hearings Board for April 11, 1995 will be held at 10:00 a.m. in the Council
Chambers instead of 1:30 p.m.
■ The Planning Commission will be having their annual retreat on Saturday, March
3, 1995 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
■ The Vision Planning Conference will be held on March 11, 1995.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
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CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 1:40 p.m. by Jenifer Carr. Other Commissioners
present were Jarvis and Bass. Staff present were Knox, Madding, Harris and Yates.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND FINDINGS
The Minutes and.Findings of the January 10, 1995 were approved.
TYPE I PLANNING ACTIONS
PLANNING ACTION 95-009
REQUEST FOR A MINOR LAND PARTITION TO DIVIDE A PARCEL INTO THREE
LOTS LOCATED 2275 SISKIYOU BOULEVARD.
APPLICANT: BOB FREDINBURG
This action was approved with the following changes:
There is a change to Condition 5, adding "street improvements to...Jaquelyn Street".
There is a change to Condition 6, adding at the end of the sentence..."as approved by
Staff Advisor".
Add Condition 7 stating that each building be located outside the floodplain corridor.
PLANNING ACTION 95-010
REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A ONE-UNIT ADDITION TO
THE TRAVELLER'S ACCOMMODATION LOCATED AT 570 SISKIYOU
BOULEVARD.
APPLICANT: LAURA AND LAURENCE SHREWSBURY
The Hearings Board called this action up for a public hearing.
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PLANNING ACTION 95-013
REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND SITE REVIEW FOR A TWO-
UNIT EXPANSION OF THE TRAVELLER'S ACCOMMODATION (HOTEL/MOTEL)
LOCATED AT 668 N. MAIN STREET.
APPLICANT: GARY AND SANDYE MOORE
This action was approved.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 2:10 p.m.
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Meeting
February 8, 1995
MEMBERS PRESENT: Bill Robertson; Don Ferguson; Lenny Neimark; and Bob Asher.
(NO QUORUM). Staff Present: Pam Barlow; Keith Woodley;
and Jeff McFarland.
I. Call To Order:
Meeting was called to order at 7:08 p.m.
II. Minutes of Meeting: February 8, 1995:
Councilor Susan Reid was placed on mailing list as the Commission Co-chairperson.
III. Items for Discussion:
A. Report on first public meeting on forest issues:
Neimark noted there was a good turnout, with approximately 25 people attending:
He liked the informal format; he suggested we contact people sooner with an
opportunity to state their concerns.
Robertson: Suggests we let people introduce themselves and give their concerns
up front with their introduction.
Note: Phone tree will call interface residents on 2/20.
The Commission approved moving the Forest Public Meeting in March to 3/15.
B. Fuel Break Mapping:
Progress noted. Contact has been made with Lucy Cook, wife of Stan Cook,
who will be logging on Helmut Falk's parcels west of Ashland. He has
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indicated, through his wife, that he is interested in talking with the City. He is
putting in an all-weather toad currently, and should be starting his logging
operations shortly.
C. Budget Status Report:
Staff have been preparing a budget for the Forest Commission for the 1995-96
fiscal year.
D. Interface Contracting Efforts:
Barlow has met with Horse Logging Contractors Elwin Wines, Ron Schaff, and
Todd Beverage. Mr. Beverage did not feel the Morton and Crowson parcels .
would be cost effective for a woodcutting project, and referred the proposal to
Mr. Wines. Reducing fuels on these two parcels, approximately five acres in
total, may be possible within this year's budget. Staff will continue to develop
this project.
E. Subcommittees:
Barlow referred to the old memo of sub-committee topics and assignments.
Reviewed by Committee, and requested deletions, comments.
F. Other:
Leslie Lockhart was introduced by Jenni Messenbrink. Ms. Lockhart noted her
forest management concerns.
Robertson noted we're early in the planning process,identifying fuel breaks, and
mapping trails.
Lockhart: Noted trail use on private property is not being managed.
There is no significant damage from mountain bike use
currently.
Messenbrink: Reported that the house above Morton diverted the Alice in
Wonderland Trail down to the old quarry.
Richard Smith: Is having problems with trails, too. (Hamilton Creek Area)
Trail users are on private roads, conflicting with hikers.
Planting 2,000 trees this Saturday and does not want to see
the seedlings trampled; most people are well behaved.
Messenbrink: (Was introduced to the Commission with applause.)
Messenbrink: This is her third season with the Job Council program.
Glad to see public forum to address forest issues. Would
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like to see more interaction with private land owners.
Robertson: Forest Commission is a new committee, we're growing
into the job, and working on facilitating private forest
management projects in the interface.
Debbie Evans: Introduced herself. She's a horse logger, looking into
contracting with the City. She has 15 years experience.
Robertson: Need to "tread lightly".
Messenbrink: Commented on the success of the Tolman Creek watershed
management effort.
Robertson: Described the process with coordinating his neighborhood:
at his neighborhood meetings, no-one came to the first
meeting; Three came to the second meeting; at the 6th
meeting 13 showed; his neighborhood applied and received
an ACP cost share grant. Nine signed for grant one
completed and paid, five still working Grant projection at
$180/acre for falling, thinning, and bucking into 4' lengths.
Noted S.I.P. grant program; recommended to Lockhart.
Noted Marty Main, professional forester with the Small
Woodlands Association, is available to work with people.
Commission discussion ensued on need for burning, the impact of reducing
shrubbery for fire fuels reduction on neighborhood privacy, the relationship of
burning to air quality issues.
Barlow: There is a need for developing a more flexible bum policy
or modifications to regulations. This would be a good
forest Commission project.
Gary Heglar: Presented roller-mulcher information. He approved of
forest management recommendations in the Forest Plan,
and read them from the plan.
IV. Adjourn
Commission adjourned to informal discussion groups.
R pectfully s omitted by,
Caralyn Dusenberry
Administrative Secretary
Public Works/Personnel
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AGENDA
ASHLAND AIRPORT COMMISSION
Noon, Wednesday, MARCH 1st, 1995
AT THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1175 East Main Street
MEMBERS PRESENT: Linda Katzen, Chairman; Gerald Insley; John Yeamans;
Paul Mace; Merle Mills; and Alan DeBoer; City Council
Liaison, Mayor Cathy Golden. Staff present: Steve Hall;
Pam Barlow; and Caralyn Dusenberry.
L CALL TO ORDER: 12:00 Noon, COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Chairman Katzen called the meeting to order at 12 noon.
II. • APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Wednesday, February 1st, 1995
Discussion was held on 'land leases" in the minutes. Hall agreed to review annual
Oregon Aeronautics lease fees.
Katzen requested to change in Chuck's statement from "did not know Ashland had
an Airport" to "trying to broadcast the Airport Appreciation Day."
DeBoer, Old Business item "D" is not "B". Insley moved approval of the minutes as
corrected. DeBoer seconded motion. Motion approved.
III. OLD BUSINESS
A. Hangar Lottery: Status Report on Sprinkler System
DeBoer stated that to place a sprinkler system in a hangar would cost
$4,000 to $6,000. The City has a water line that goes out to the Airport but
there is not adequate flow to serve the sprinkler systems. DeBoer stated
the Commission could open the site for bid, and if no bids were received
the sprinkler system requirement could be reconsidered. A recommendation
for improving water flows to meet fire code requirements would need to be
developed if the City has to place a moratorium on hangar construction.
If water service is added to the hangars they will also need sewer
connections. Discussion was held on hangars being built (with sprinkler
systems) and being of a less risk than other hangars such as the
maintenance hangar. Moratorium is a very realistic possibility. Discussion
was held on the fire code appeal process. Hall stated the Fire Marshall is
the interpreter of the code. The Airport does not meet the current code
according to the Fire Marshall. Hall also stated the City may be looking at
a Local Improvement District (LID) to supply water and sewer for the
Airport. City Council sets policy and priorities. Hall agrees if there is no
response from the request for bids that the sprinkler issue could be taken
to Council. Discussion was held on total hangar price and whether there
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would be proposals received. Mace stated the most sensible action
economically is to get adequate water and hydrants, and not require$6,000
of sprinklers in each hangar. Katzen requested the Fire Chief attend the
April Airport Commission meeting. After discussion Insley moved that all
action be deferred until the sprinkler system issue is settled. Mace
seconded motion. Motion approved. Hall stated he would place a memo
in the City Council packets for their next meeting-to be held the following
Tuesday.
B. Hangar Parking
DeBoer stated hangar parking is a moot issue until the sprinkler issue is
resolved. Insley stated there are people parking around Sandlers and it is
a difficult to get an airplane around the cars. Lyle recommended a notice
be placed in the next hangar billing. Skinner stated he would place notices
in the billings. Insley will prepare the statement for the notice.
C. Soda Mountain Letter
Yeamans stated he has mixed feelings about this project. The ultimate
decision will be with the Congress. The perception he gets is that the
proposal is not going to pass. He would like to retract the proposal to send
a letter. Council's the decision maker for this issue. Insley stated
Representative Cooley's office called him after being contacted by Medford
Airport Manager Bern Case, and they were asked for information on the
Commission's concerns. Insley reiterated Ashland's airspace concerns to
them. Yeamans stated he does not see any value sending a letter. This
being a Federal issue, other groups, AOPA, Oregon Aeronautics, F.A.A.,
etc. will address the air corridor concerns. Letting the issue work itself out
through these channels will avoid creating any adverse publicity for the
Ashland Airport. The air corridor needs to be removed from the wilderness
area. There is no opposition to the designated wilderness area, only the air
space.
D. Review of Safety Reports
Skinner stated that a copy of the report was in the packet. Weeds are
growing rapidly. Spraymasters submitted a bid in the amount of $950 to
spray both sides of runway, three feet from the median, all the apron areas
and taxiways. He will give bid to Hall. Hangar doors need to be repaired,
the fiberglass is getting worse. DeBoer stated the company that placed
Alsing's hangar doors may be a good company to contact to repair the
maintenance hangar door. Hall will contact contractor. Skinner stated
several meetings have been held in the facilities. Tonight and tomorrow a
waxing party for State ski races will be held in the maintenance hangar
(good P.R.).
Yeamans stated the weeds occur every year and he asked if this item was
in the annual budget. Hall stated part is in the budget but some is
contracted through the Parks Department. DeBoer stated this`needs to be
a priority and needs to be done. Skinner stated that letting weeds grow
severally erodes the asphalt.
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Insley stated he mentioned to Skinner that there is a problem with the noise
abatement signs. The signs need to be re-painted, and elevation signs
need to be placed on both ends of the runway.
IV. NEW BUSINESS
John and Feather King Minor Land Partition:
John King stated that they are moving through the planning process with
a land partition. There will be no building involved. Discussion was held on
divisions of the land, present and future. Discussion was held on building
businesses that are permitted under the current zoning. Discussion was
held on property being visible from the airport. Discussion was held on
requiring a fence on side of property facing airport. Barlow stated a
perimeter path would be abutting this property. Golden stated King is
- coming to the Airport Commission as a courtesy and that in the planning
process the items being discussed will be handled at the planning level.
The planning process has its requirements and they will be addressed as
he develops. Mace moved the approval with the usual Hold Harmless
Agreement established. DeBoer seconded motion. Motion approved.
Aurora Airport Flyer:
An airport noise abatement flyer prepared by Aurora, Oregon, was
distributed to Commission members and it was requested that they
consider developing a similar flyer f& the Ashland Airport. Following
discussion Katzen appointed Insley, Smith, Skinner and Charles Schafer to
work on preparing one for the Ashland Airport, and have it available at the
April meeting for consideration by the Commission.
A. Report from the Ashland Airport Association
(Newly elected President Clark Hamilton, V.P. John Yeamans)
Yeamans stated the association met the previous week. Katzen stated they
are working on the Airport Appreciation Day. They are in the process of
obtaining helicopters (for rides), and a request has been made to the
Soroptomist organization to have the food available. There are more people
needed to help. Skydivers and booths will also be present. Their next
meeting will be held March 5th at 2:00 p.m. at the F.B.O. Two or three
people cannot do all of the work for this event.
B. Weed Spraying Season
Addressed on under item III. B.
C. James M. Ragland Volunteer Award
Katzen stated the request from the Mayor in reference to the James M.
Ragland Volunteer Award. The application form was placed in the packet.
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D. KSYS Membership Get the Weather Program Back
Katzen stated it may be possible to get the weather program back on the
air if pilots would become members of KSYS. The cost is $35 per year.
Pilots should specific their contributions are for the weather program.
E. Other
V. AIRPORT MANAGER REPORT/FBO REPORT
A. Status of Airport
Skinner stated with the good weather there is more transient activity and
more fuel sales. They are keeping busy in the maintenance facilities.
B. Financial Report
Copy was in packet. January shows 1200 gallon in sales, low but average
for this time of year. This has been doubled in February. Golden stated
she is amazed the length pilots will go to save a penny on fuel.. Discussion
was held on the cost of fuel. Skinner stated he has tried to stay competitive
with the market. The price of fuel is relative to where you are located. The
charge is based on cost. Because he pays for his fuel being transported
from Portland his shipping cots more than for airports closer to fuel
wholesalers. His fuel prices have been raised once in two years. The only
time he has raised his fuel prices was when the State or Federal taxes were
increased.
VI. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:
Yeamans stated that Clark Hamilton, president of the Airport Association
needs to be placed on the Airport Commission mailing list to receive
meeting packets.
Discussion was held on status of Commission positions. Mayor Golden
stated she appoints Commission members in March. If they want to be
reappointed they need to contact her. If they no longer want to serve they
also need to let her know as soon as possible.
Hall will not be in attendance at the next meeting because he will be out of
town.
VII. ADJOURN
There being no further business Katzen adjourned the meeting at 1:05 p.m.
Respectfully su itted,
Caralyn Dusenberry
Administrative Secretary \
Public Works & Engineering Division
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CITY OF ASHLAND
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
January 31, 1995 Chair Alsing called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. at the
department office, 340 S. Pioneer Street.
ATTENDANCE:
Present Pat Adams, Al Alsing, Bob Bennett, Teri Coppedge, Laurie
MacGraw, Ken Mickelsen.
Absent None
I. ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Commissioner Coppedge made motion to elect Commissioner Alsing Chair for 1995.
Commissioner Bennett seconded.
The vote was: 5 yes - 0 no
Commissioner Adams made a motion to elect Commissioner Coppedge Vice-Chair
for 1995. Commissioner MacGraw seconded.
. The vote was: 5 yes - 0 no
Commissioner Bennett made a motion to elect Commissioner Adams Finance Officer
for 1995. Commissioner Coppedge seconded.
The vote was: 5 yes - 0 no
II. ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA
Director Mickelsen added several items related to the operation of Oak Knoll Golf
Course under New Business.
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Commissioner Coppedge made a motion to approve the minutes of the following four
meetings as written: Regular Meeting, December 13, 1994; Special Meetings,
December 20, 1994, January 10, 1995, and January 23, 1995. Commissioner Adams
seconded.
The vote was: 5 yes - 0 no
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IV. BILLS AND FINANCES
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A. Approval of previous month's disbursements
Commissioner Adams made a motion to approve the previous month's disbursements
as indicated by Payables checks #10137 through #10241 in the amount of
$464,630.91 and Payroll checks #7797 through #7851 in the amount of$36,967.46.
Commissioner MacGraw seconded.
The vote was: 5 yes - 0 no
B. Approval of 1993-94 audit
Commissioner Adams made a motion to accept the audit report for fiscal year
1993-94 as presented. Commissioner MacGraw seconded.
The vote was: 5 yes - 0 no
C. Approval of September 30, 1994 Quarterly Financial Statement
Commissioner Adams made a motion to approve the Quarterly Financial Statement
for September 30, 1995. Commissioner MacGraw seconded.
The vote was: 5 yes - 0 no
V. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ON THE AGENDA
A. Youthworks proposal for building at Garfield Park
Steve Groveman, Executive Director for Youthworks, was present in the audience
seeking the Commission's support for a proposal that Youthworks would be making
to the City Council. The proposal was that the City donate the approximate 1/2 acre
site at the corner of Garfield and East Main Streets to it for a new building that
would house a youth center. Although the property was currently being utilized as
open space for Garfield Park, it was still under City jurisdiction not having been
dedicated for park purposes.
Mr. Groveman reported that the current proposal to construct a teen resource center
represented over two years' work by individuals and community groups interested in
addressing prevalent issues with Ashland's youth. He indicated that the City had
budgeted a $128,000 block grant from HUD monies for Youthworks this year for
construction of a facility. He indicated that in Youthworks' town hall meeting
conducted in November 1994 that 80% of the persons attending indicated that the
most important need for youth in Ashland was a place to "hang out." He presented a
preliminary, conceptual drawing of a possible, multi-use facility consisting of 8,400
square feet.
In discussion with Commissioners it was further determined that Youthworks did not
believe that the project would be feasible if they had to raise the money to purchase
land for the project. Mr. Groveman also indicated that it had not yet been fully
determined whether or not, because of HUD requirements, the land would be leased
or donated.
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Youthworks proposal - CONTINUED
Commissioner Adams said that it was her understanding that when applying to the
City for the block grant that Youthworks indicated that it was working with the
School District for use of facilities and wondered why that was not an option. Mr.
Groveman said that they were still working with the School District but that there
were various reasons why the many options which were considered wouldn't work.
He said that Youthworks had also explored purchasing some land on "A" Street but
that insufficient space could be found for the size facility needed, plus there was the
cost factor. He said that if the-lease or donation of the Garfield site were approved,
Youthworks would still need to raise an additional $200,000 to complete the project.
He said that just the purchase of the "A" Street property would be about $140,000.
Commissioner Coppedge indicated that she was surprised to find that the building
being presented was 8,400 square feet indicating that she had heard that it was 6,000
square feet. Mr. Groveman indicated that the actual size had not yet been determined
and that the drawing was made to "fit the space available." Commissioner Coppedge
also inquired as to how they envisioned the space being used. Mr. Groveman said
that their studies showed that desirable use would be for some kind of multi-purpose
area which would also be used by community groups, "performance" space, an area
for "food", and an area for family/community meetings or counseling, but, again,
everything was flexible.
Jeff Fox and Keith Mosely, members of the Youthworks Board, Alan DeBoer, a
member of the Ashland School District Board, and Julie Reynolds, Principal for
Ashland High School all spoke in support of the project.
Chair Alsing introduced three letters into the record which the Commission had
received in opposition to using the Garfield site for the facility. In response to a
comment in the letter from Eric Setterberg, 101 Garfield, which indicated that he did
not believe that the neighborhood was fully aware that such a proposal was being .
brought to the Council, Commissioner Coppedge inquired as to Youthworks
procedure in notifying the neighbors. Mr. Groveman responded that "last week"
notices had been left at residences in the area asking for comment regarding the
proposal. He said that, as yet, Youthworks had not heard from any of the neighbors.
There was also some discussion as to how much land use process would be needed
by the Planning Commission and whether or not public hearings would be needed by
the City. Mr. Groveman indicated that the facility may or may not need a
conditional use permit depending on how it was classified.
In discussion among Commissioners, Commissioner Adams indicated that she and
everyone she has spoken with support the concept of what Youthworks is trying to
do. However, she said she also felt that as a Park Commissioner she needed to
separate herself a little from the goals and aspirations of such a project and focus on
what she believed was in the best interest of the park and the neighborhood from a
"Park" commissioner's point of view. She said that she stops at Garfield Park at least
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twice a week and that it is always being heavily used, the open space as well as the
play facilities. She indicated that she spoke with park users who expressed support
for Youthworks' project but who did not want the open space taken up with a
building. She said that one of the primary goals of the Commission when working
on the Open Space/Park Program was to be able to provide a neighborhood park and
some 'open space" in all Ashland's neighborhoods. She felt that this location
particularly needed to be kept open because it is already such a high density area.
She said that she supported the concept of finding a place for "teens to hang out" but
not at the cost of loosing open space in this location.
Commissioner MacGraw indicated that she felt much the same as Commissioner
Adams regarding the reluctance to loose open space. However, she said that she does
not believe that all the open space would be consumed by placing the facility on the
site and that there would still be room for kite flying and such activities. She said
that for some time the community has been indicating that something needs to be
done for the youth in the community. She said that she felt that as more and more
issues arise with young people, that time is critical, and, when balancing the need for
open space against the need to take action for young people, she would support the
Youthworks proposal at this site.
Commissioners Coppedge and Alsing also stated that they understood the need for a
facility but had great difficulty with giving up much needed open space in the
neighborhood.
MOTION Commissioner Adams made a motion to recommend to the City Council that the area
at the corner of Garfield and East Main Streets remain open space and not permit a
building to be constructed on the site. Commissioner Bennett seconded.
The vote was: 3 no - 2 yes (Adams, Bennett)
Reviewing a staff memorandum dated January 26, 1995, Commissioners discussed the
possibility of sending a recommendation to the City Council which would support
Youthworks' proposal conditionally so that, if the project were approved, that adverse
affect to the park and neighborhood would be minimized. Commissioner Adams
suggested that if the Commission were to recommend support of the project to the
Council that, included in the conditions for support, would be a well publicized
public hearing or meeting so that the community would be well informed of what
was being considered.
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MOTION Commissioner Coppedge made a motion to write a letter to the City Council
indicating that the Commission would support the Youthworks proposal conditionally.
The conditions being those six (6) listed in the department memorandum dated
January 26 plus a condition that the Council hold a well publicized public meeting to
make certain that the community was aware of what was to be considered.
Commissioner MacGraw seconded.
The vote was: 3 yes - 2 no (Adams, Bennett)
B. Request for funds for recreational/educational wilderness program
Sue Parrish was present in the audience to request that the Commission consider
funding a pilot program for a Wilderness Education Program for Adolescents. Ms.
Parrish presented a preliminary outline for the program including purpose, structure,
and a proposed budget. She indicated that she was working with the Ashland School
District to co-ordinate an ongoing program. The proposal indicated that funding for a
pilot program would require $6,300. She was asking that the Commission fund that
amount from the Youth Activities Levy's community activity monies.
Commissioners discussed the proposal in some detail with Ms. Parrish. In response
to a question by Commissioner Alsing, Ms. Parrish indicated that she did not need an
immediate decision but would like to be able to offer the pilot program this summer.
She also indicated that they would be seeking other financial support from the
community for the program. Commissioners generally indicated support for the
program in concept but expressed some concern that it was an expensive program for
the number of persons who could participate. Commissioners indicated that they
would keep the proposal under consideration.
VII. OLD BUSINESS
A. Review of applicants for @olf course concessionaire agreement
Director Mickelsen reported that John Folwell had declined the offer to contract as
golf course concessionaire. He indicated that he had reviewed Robert Haney's
references as requested by the Commission and that he felt confident that Mr. Haney
was an excellent candidate. Commissioners confirmed that they were still in
agreement that Mr. Haney should be offered the contract and authorized Director
Mickelsen to contact him in that regard.
VIII. NEW BUSINESS
A. Approval of bids - golf course equipment
Commissioners reviewed a staff memorandum dated January 31, 1995 outlining the
bids which were received for providing the department with maintenance equipment
necessary for operation of Oak Knoll Golf Course.
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Approval of bids - golf course equipment - CONTINUED
MOTION Having reviewed the bids offered and staff recommendations, Commissioner Bennett
made a motion to accept the bids from Pacwest for Toro utility vehicles in the
amount of$6,586 and for a'Toro greens mower in the amount of $16,456, and, to
accept the bid from Northwest for a John Deere trim mower in the amount of
$13,850. Commissioner Adams seconded.
The vote was: 5 yes - 0 no
B. Approval of 1995-96 department budget
The Commission reviewed the final draft of the department budgets prepared from
discussion in study session. Included was a memorandum from Director Mickelsen
dated January 31, 1995 which indicated the appropriate tax dollars and tax rates
applicable to balance the budgets.
In discussion, Commissioner Adams indicated that she would like to add one
adjustment to the previously discussed budget for the Recreation Serial Levy. She
said that she would like to add an additional $1,000 to that budget for special
programs for the pool which have not been previously offered. Other Commissioners
concurred with the addition.
MOTION Commissioner Adams made a motion to approve the following budgets as presented:
The Parks Division, the Recreation Division, the Youth Activities Levy fund, the
Parks Capital Improvement fund, the Oak Knoll Golf Course fund, and the Parks
Trust fund, and, to approve the Recreation Serial Levy fund budget as presented with
the addition of $1,000 for pool programming. Commissioner MacGraw seconded.
The vote was: 5 yes - 0 no
C. Approval of department safety manual
MOTION Commissioner Bennett made a motion to approve the department's safety manual.
Commissioner Adams seconded. The manual was approved by unanimous consent.
D. Oak Knoll Golf Course operations
Director Mickelsen said that in re-examining the location for the new golf cart shed
at Oak Knoll, the architect and staff believes it has come up with a much superior
location adjacent to the newly planned parking lot. He said that the location would
greatly reduce the cost of the facility. After brief discussion, Commissioners
concurred that the new location was superior.
Director Mickelsen also reported that the electrical switch box which governs the
compressor unit for the walk-in cooler at the restaurant had been vandalized burning
out the compressor. He reported that two weeks ago the department had spent $1,000
to get the compressor up and running. It will probably cost another $1,000 to get it
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up and running again. He inquired as to whether or not the Commission chose to
repair it again. Bob Ford, Greens Superintendent, indicated to the Commission that
at this time, in order to meet Health Department standards, the compressor needed to
be fixed so that the cooler was available for use. Commissioners instructed the
Director to have the compressor repaired.
Director Mickelsen also requested authorization from the Commission to send out
Requests for Proposals for a golf course architect related to an overall master plan for
improvements to the course.
MOTION Commissioner Adams made a motion to authorize staff to develop a Request for
Proposal for the services of a golf course architect. Commissioner Coppedge
seconded.
The vote was: 5 yes - 0 no
By consensus, Commissioners chose to have Commissioner Alsing work with staff
during the selection process.
Director Mickelsen also recommended that a Study Session be set to review the
operation of the restaurant early in February to determine its financial status.
Commissioners set Wednesday, February 8th for the meeting.
IX. CORRESPONDENCE, COMMUNICATIONS, DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Director Mickelsen reported that he had been contacted by Lana Boldt and
Superintendent John Daggett from the Ashland Schools about a proposed youth work
project. The concept was that those students who are receiving benefit from the
monies generated by the Youth Activities Levy would perform community service
projects to thank the community for its support of their programs supported by the
levy. One of the ideas is for the students help with clean-up and brush work in
Siskiyou Mt. Park. Commissioners were highly supportive of the concept.
X. ITEMS FROM COMMISSIONERS None
XI. NEXT MONTH'S AGENDA The next Regular Meeting was scheduled for
Tuesday, February 28, 1995.
XIL ADJOURNMENT With no further business, by unanimous consent,
Chair Alsing adjourned the meeting.
Respectfully submitted, % k r
Ann Benedict, Business Manager c�Lw`
Ashland Parks and Recreation Department
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ASHLAND,OREGON 87520
telephone(Woo 503)482-3211
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Al Williams, Director of Electric Utilities
SUBJECT: Electric Department Activities for FEBRUARY 1995
THE FOLLOWING IS A CONDENSED REPORT OF THE ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES
FOR FEBRUARY 1995.
INSTALLED 5 NEW UNDERGROUND SERVICES AND 6 ALTERED SERVICE.
INSTALLED 960 FEET OF CONDUIT AND 2430 FEET OF CONDUCTOR.
2 NEW TRANSFORMERS WERE INSTALLED FOR A TOTAL OF 175 KVA AND 2 WERE REMOVED
FOR A NET GAIN OF 112. 5 KVA ON THE SYSTEM.
RESPONDED TO 69 REQUESTS FOR CABLE LOCATES.
HAD 234 CONNECT ORDERS AND 132 DISCONNECTS FOR A TOTAL OF 366.
THERE WERE 377 DELINQUENT ACCOUNT NOTICES WORKED AND 59 DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS
WERE DISCONNECTED.
ONE 70' POLE WAS INSTALLED FOR ASHLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATIONS.
2 NEW STREET LIGHTS WERE INSTALLED AND 24 STREET LIGHTS WERE REPAIRED
THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM.
THE NORTH MOUNTAIN AVE FEEDER REBUILD WAS COMPLETED.
ANNUAL TREE TRIMMING PROGRAM IS CONTINUING.
INSTALLED NEW UNDERGROUND FACILITIES AT BARD'S INN ADDITION.
COMPLETED UNDERGROUND CONVERSION AT NUTLEY ST AND SCENIC AVE.
EMPLOYEES ATTENDED MONTHLY SAFETY MEETING.
MONTHLY EMF READINGS WERE TAKEN.
CITY HALL
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ASHLAND,OREGON 97520
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telephone(code 5031482
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Al Williams, Director of Electric Utilities
SUBJECT: Electric Department Activities for JANUARY 1995
ORT OF THE ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES
THE FOLLOWING IS A CONDENSED REP
FOR JANUARY 1995.
INSTALLED 10 NEW UNDERGROUND SERVICES, 2 NEW OVERHEAD SERVICES AND 2
ALTERED SERVICE. '
INSTALLED 2250 FEET OF CONDUIT AND 5825 FEET OF CONDUCTOR.
FOR NEW TRANSFORMERS
2 WERE INSTALLED SFOR A TOTAL OF 400 KVA AND 3 WERE REMOVED NET GAIN OF
RESPONDED TO 62 REQUESTS FOR CABLE LOCATES.
HAD 279 CONNECT ORDERS AND 180 DISCONNECTS FOR A TOTAL OF 459 .
THERE WERE 142 DELINQUENT ACCOUNT NOTICES WORKED AND 79 DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS
WERE DISCONNECTED.
ONE 45' POLE AND ONE 65' POLE WERE INSTALLED UNDER NEW CONSTRUCTION.
2 NEW STREET LIGHTS WERE INSTALLED, 1 STREET LIGHT WAS REMOVED AND 6 STREET
LIGHTS WERE REPAIRED THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM-
EMPLOYEES ATTENDED SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLASS:
EMPLOYEES ATTENDED MONTHLY SAFETY MEETING.
MONTHLY EMF READINGS WERE TAKEN. �S INN
PRIMARY CONDUCTOR WAS INSTALLED ON HELMAN STREET FOR NEW BARD
ADDITION.
ELECTRICAL FACILITIES WERE INSTALLED IN THE NEW AUDUBON SUBDIVISION OFF OF
ORANGE STREET.
REMOVED CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS DOWNTOWN.
STARTED ANNUAL TREE TRIMMING PROGRAM.
Monthly Building Activity Report: 02/95 Page 1
# Units Value
SINGLE/MULTI-FAMILY & TOURIST ACCOMODATIONS:
Building:
2 APT UNITS (BLDG A) 2 98,460
2 APT UNITS (BLDG B) 2 98, 460
ADDITION 2 44,933
CONVERT CARPORT TO BEDR0O 1 6, 000
DEMOLISH GARAGE 1 0
FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM 1 5, 500
FOUND/RET WALL FOR GARAGE 1 4, 500
GARAGE 1 30, 000
INT. SPRINKLER SYS. 1 2, 604
LLAMA PEN 1 2,500
REMODEL & ADDITION 2 25, 000
REMODEL TO ADD BATHROOM 1 2, 000
REROOF 1 3, 275
RETAINING WALL 1 500
REVISIONS TO SFR 1 0
SFR 7 1, 178, 942
Subtotal: $ 1, 502, 675
Electrical:
3 BRANCH CIRS FOR POOL 1 300
7 BR CIRS FOR ADDITION 1 350
ALARM SYSTEM 2 220
AUDIO WIRING 1 3, 000
REFUND, SERVICE OVERCHARG 1 0
RELOCATE SERVICE + 3 BR 1 750
Subtotal: $ 4, 620
Mechanical:
2 DRYERS/WASH MACH/2 CIRS 1 800
GAS CONSOLE HEATER 1 1, 164
GAS LINE 2 596
GAS LINE/GAS FURNACE 5 11, 144
GAS LINE/VENTS/FURNACE 1 3, 081
GAS WALL FURNACE 1 1,200
GFAU 2 3 ,200
INSTALL HEAT PUMP + 1 BR 1 3,310
VENTING 1 1,200
Subtotal: $ 25,695
Plumbing:
FRENCH DRAIN & STORM PIPE 1 600
Monthly Building Activity Report: 02/95 Page 2
# Units Value
SINGLE/MULTI-FAMILY & TOURIST ACCOMODATIONS:
Plumbing:
IRRIGATION SYSTEM 1 1,200
REPLACE SEWER LINE 1 250
REPLACE WATER HEATER 1 325
SEWER LINE 1 800
WATER .HEATER 1 400
WATER/SEWER/UNDER ROUGHIN 1 500
Subtotal: $ 4, 075
***Total: $ 1,537, 065
COMMERCIAL:
Building:
COMMERCIAL BLDG 1 63,846
COMMERCIAL BUILDING B 1 124,920
COMMERCIAL REMODEL 1 14, 950
FIRE DOOR 1 3,750
FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM 1 5,000
GOLF CART STORAGE BLDG 1 10, 000
INT. SPRINKLER SYS. 1 4,414
INTERIOR REMODEL 2 30,000
OFFICE/WAREHOUSE 1 150,000
PHYS PLANT REBID REPAIRS 1 123, 000
SPRINKLER SYSTEM 1 4, 000
STEVENSON UNION ADDITION 1 525, 000
TENANT IMPROVEMENT 1 3, 600
Subtotal: $ 1, 062,480
Electrical:
4 BRANCH CIRCUITS 1 750
ALARM SYSTEM 1 150
SUBPANEL W/8 CIR-MCNEAL 1 1,000
Subtotal: $ 1, 900
Plumbing:
PROVIDE PLMG FOR SPA 1 150
RESET URINAL 1 100
Subtotal: $ 250
***Total: $ 1, 064, 630
Monthly Building Activity Report: 02/95 Page 3
Total this month: 72 $ 2 , 601, 695
Total this month last year: 85 $ 998, 489
Total year to date: 652 $15, 103 , 239
Total last year: 729 $10, 298, 358
This month This month This year
last year
Total Fees: 27, 086 15, 664 178,992
Total Inspections: 522 529 4521
NEW CONSTRUCTION: 2/95
RESIDENTIAL
PAGE NO. 1
03/16/95
ADDRESS #UNITS CONTRACTOR VALUATION
** 2 APT UNITS (BLDG A)
450 CHESTNUT ST1&2 2 OWNER 98460.00
** Subtotal **
98460. 00
** 2 APT UNITS (BLDG B)
.454 CHESTNUT ST3&4 2 OWNER 98460.00
** Subtotal **
98460. 00
** FOUND/RET WALL FOR GARAGE
97 PINE ST ARRIETA' S CONCRETE & 4500.00
MASONRY
** Subtotal **
4500. 00
** LLAMA PEN
1405 TOLMAN CREEK RD GRAY, D. - CONSTRUCTION 2500. 00
** Subtotal **
2500. 00
** RETAINING WALL
1285 ROSE LN DE ASCENTIS, TOM- BUILDER 500.00
** Subtotal **
500. 00
** SFR
417 WATERLINE RD LEWIS CONSTRUCTION 219745.00
276 WIMER ST GOLDEN/FIELDS 320000. 00
CONSTRUCTION
164 CRISPIN ST MEDINGER CONST. CO. INC. 111213 .32
1257 ORCHID ST DE ASCENTIS, TOM- BUILDER 75881.00
450 ORCHARD ST OWNER 140000.00
1087 OAK KNOLL DR OWNER 146783.00
1045 OAK KNOLL DR TONEY, JERRY CONST. INC. 165320.00
** Subtotal **
1178942. 32
*** Total ***
1383362 . 32
NEW CONSTRUCTION: 2/95
COMMERCIAL
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03/16/95
ADDRESS #UNITS CONTRACTOR VALUATION
** COMMERCIAL BLDG
3165 ASHLAND ST OWNER 63846. 00
** Subtotal **
63846. 00
** COMMERCIAL BUILDING B
300 HERSEY ST E OWNER 124920. 00
** Subtotal **
124920.00
** GOLF CART STORAGE BLDG
3070 ASHLAND ST OWNER 10000. 00
** Subtotal **
10000. 00
** OFFICE/WAREHOUSE
3165 EAST MAIN ST ADROIT CONST. CO. 150000. 00
** Subtotal **
150000. 00
*** Total ***
348766. 00
Monthly Building Activity Report: 01/95 Page 1
# Units Value
SINGLE/MULTI-FAMILY & TOURIST ACCOMODATIONS:
Building:
ADDITION 2 62,600
FENCE 3 1,775
INNKEEPERS QUARTERS (SFR) 1 100, 000
INT. SPRINKLER SYS. 1 14, 202
NEW DETACHED GARAGE 2 12, 366
NEW GATE 1 500
POOL 1 17, 000
REMODEL 5 84, 900
REMODEL GARAGE 1 4, 000
REVISIONS 1 0
SFR 17 2 , 029, 103
SPECIAL INSPECTION 1 15
STAIRWAY 1 2, 039
TRIPLEX 3 405, 000
Subtotal: $ 2 , 733, 500
Electrical:
1 BR CIR 4 BASEBOARD HTR 1 250
ELECTRIC 2 1, 000
NEW FEEDER + 3 BR CIRS 1 530
REWIRE HOUSE 1 500
SERVICE CHANGE 2 1, 000
Subtotal: $ .3, 280
Mechanical:
DRYER VENTNG/LAUNDRY SINK 1 200
FIREPLACE INSERT 1 1, 769
GAS APPLIANCES 1 500
GAS HEATER 1 1, 600
GAS. LINE 1 350
GAS LINE/FURN/WATER HTR 1 4,869
GAS LINE/GAS FURN 2 5, 091
GAS LINE/GAS FURNACE 1 1,815
GFAU VENT 3 8;900
SOLAR PANEL 1 2, 600
WOODSTOVE 1 1, 802
WOODSTOVE IN FIREPLACE 1 175
Subtotal: $ 29, 671
Plumbing:
BACKFLOW DEVICE 1 4 , 500
Monthly Building Activity Report: 01/95 Page 2
# Units Valiue
SINGLE/MULTI-FAMILY & TOURIST ACCOMODATIONS:
Plumbing:
PLUMBING 1 300
WATER HEATER 1 600
Subtotal: " $ 5,400
***Total: $ 2 ,771,851
COMMERCIAL:
Building:
ADDITION TO OWNER' S UNIT 1 14,483
HANGAR REMODEL 1 6, 000
INTERIOR REMODEL 1 8, 000
INTERIOR SPRINKLER SYSTEM 1 12, 000
REPLACE WINDOW 1 1, 000
ROOFING & REPAIR 1 25, 000
SEISMIC UPGRADE-GRD FLOOR 1 20, 000
TENANT IMPROVEMENT 1 30, 000
WINDOWS 1 1, 000
Subtotal: $ 117, 483
Electrical:
1 BRANCH CIRCUIT 1 400
ALTERATIONS OF 2 BR CIRS 1 500
ELECTRIC 2 1, 312
Subtotal: $ 2, 212
Plumbing:
SPRINKLER SYSTEM 2 3, 000
Subtotal: $ 3 , 000
***Total: $ 122 , 695
Monthly Building Activity Report: 01/95 Page 3
Total this month: 80 $ 2,894 , 546
Total this month last year: 90 $ 1,751,279
Total year to date: 580 $12,501,544
Total last year: 644 $ 9, 299, 869
This month This month This year
last year
Total Fees: 34,268 22, 695 151, 906
Total Inspections: 439 402 3995
NEW CONSTRUCTION: 1/95
RESIDENTIAL
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02/22/95
ADDRESS #UNITS CONTRACTOR VALUATION
** INNKEEPERS QUARTERS (SFR)
137 NORTH MAIN ST BRAD PARKER 100000. 00
** Subtotal **
100000. 00
** NEW DETACHED GARAGE
500 PARKSIDE DR BONIN, DARYL - 6183 . 00
CONSTRUCTION
491 PARKSIDE DR BONIN, DARYL - 6183 . 00
CONSTRUCTION
** Subtotal **
12366. 00
** POOL
291 GRESHAM ST LOVE, JOHN--CONSTRUCTION 17000. 00
** Subtotal **
17000.00
** SFR
419 WIMER ST TURRELL, JON CONSTRUCTION 205000. 00
1254 ORCHID ST RARITY, MICHAEL 98000. 00
CONSTRUCTION
1875 DRAGONFLY LN NORTH PACIFIC 150000. 00
CONSTRUCTION CO
947 CYPRESS POINT LP TONEY, JERRY CONST. INC. 89978.00
1075 OAK KNOLL DR TONEY, JERRY CONST. INC. 141573 . 60 ,
1063 OAK KNOLL DR TONEY, JERRY CONST. INC. 94574. 00
1037 OAK KNOLL DR TONEY, JERRY CONST. INC. 90122 . 00
1120 OAK KNOLL DR TONEY, JERRY CONST. INC. 179813 .28
630 OAKWOOD DR MEDINGER CONST. CO. INC. 180000.00
214 NEVADA ST E OWNER 91000.00
1285 ROSE LN DE ASCENTIS, TOM—BUILDER 92570.00
295 NEVADA ST E GOLDEN HOMES 85210. 00
275 NEVADA ST E GOLDEN HOMES, INC 89756,. 00
471 PARKSIDE DRLOT 8 BONIN, DARYL - 129039. 00
CONSTRUCTION
491 PARKSIDE DR BONIN, DARYL - 109445,00
CONSTRUCTION
500 PARKSIDE DR BONIN, DARYL - 110000. 00
CONSTRUCTION
1320 ROMEO DR MY THREE SONS 93022 .55
CONSTRUCTION
** Subtotal **
2029103 .43
** TRIPLEX
1621 CLARK AV GREENEWOOD HOMES 135000. 00
1631 CLARK AV GREENEWOOD HOMES 135000. 00
1641 CLARK AV GREENEWOOD HOMES 135000. 00
** Subtotal **
. 405000. 00
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02/22/95
.ADDRESS #UNITS CONTRACTOR VALUATION
*** Total ***
2563469.43
NEW CONSTRUCTION: 1/95
COMMERCIAL
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02/22/95
ADDRESS #UNITS CONTRACTOR VALUATION
**
** Subtotal **
0. 00
***' Total ***
0. 00
ASHLAND POLICE
MONTHLY REPORT
February, 1995
0 Jan Janssen attended a four day seminar on
:t Part I offenses (major crimes mediation. The class was offered by the
and thefts) for the first two Community Dispute Resolution Team. Jan
months were the same as in will now be a certified mediator.
1994. There was a noticeable
increase in shoplifting, (28 0 Officers Savage, Bailey, and Parlette
reported this year-to-date assisted Southern Oregon State College by
compared to 16 reported in 1994); and other presenting lectures on auto theft, rape, and
thefts (37 reported compared to 23 reported forgery.
du'ring 1994). However, there has been a
decrease in bicycle thefts (16 reported this 0 Detective Parlette taught a class on forgery
year-to-date compared to 22 last year). to a criminology class at Southern Oregon
Burglary was also down (18 in 94 to 11 in 95) . State College.
Part II offenses (minor incidents) for 1995 0 Lynn Parlette also gave a presentation to
were also up (+17.5%) compared to 1994. the city department heads on "Drugs in the
There was a slight increase in simple assaults Workplace".
(20 reported compared to 15); vandalism (86
reported this year-to-date compared to 77 0 NIBERS Training was presented by Officer
reported in 1994). Jensen.
TRAINING: TOTAL HOURS OF TRAINING FOR
FEBRUARY: 387 HOURS
0 Teri Desilva departed the
Ashland Police Department INVESTIGATIONS:
for the BPSST Academy class
to become a police officer. 0 Detective Lynn Parlette MEM-20
She is doing excellent in her indited two people for
class and was selected as a manufacturing and possession
team leader. of marijuana, and possession
of methamphetamine.
0 Teresa Selby attended a one day seminar on
Homicide/Death Investigations. The class was
presented by Detective Spencer Smith, JCSO.
0 Detective Parlette arrested
0 Teresa Selby, Jim Alderman, and Randy an Ashland transient for
Snow attended a seminar in Ashland on the ONFIDENTI ,i arson in connection with
basic signs and symptoms of drug impairment setting the watershed fires
associated with the seven drug categories. last September.
1
o Lynn is investigating a accidental gun shot RESERVES:
case where a man shot his knee cap off with a The following is a list of donated hours:
.357 revolver. The subject is an ex-con and a
wanted felon. Patrol 37.5 hours
Meetings 18.5 hours
o Lynn arrested and lodged an Ashland man Training 146.0 hours
for felony driving while suspended. He was a Special Assignments 55.0 hours
revoked habitual offender. Total Hours 257.0 hours
o Detective Steve Brown began investigated CRIME PREVENTION:
and cleared by arrest a stabbing which
occurred in Ashland. Officer Bob Smith received
extensive training over the
o Detective Steve Brown investigated and past few months including a
cleared by arrest a rape/robbery which two week crime prevention
occurred at the Mountain View Cemetery. school at BPSST, a two week
DARE Training school in
o Steve Brown aided Detective Parlette in the Los Angeles in December,
investigation of a shooting which occurred in and a one week school resource. Officer Bob
Ashland and in the investigation of the missing Smith is now ready to assume the
person case from 1971. responsibilities and duties of the DARE
Officer.
YOUTH DIVERSION OFFICER:
The Block Home Program through the CSV
Caseload Summary (February) Office has proven to be quite successful. High
crime areas will be the initial targets for the
start of this program.
1) Cases Brought forward 7/0*
2) Cases Opened 5/4* The Crime Prevention Program received
3) Program Total to Date 44/17* donations from Shop N Kart and Senior Sams
which was used to purchase two McGruff
* non-offenders puppet/cassette series. The tapes cover safety
and crime prevention topics.
In terms of the offenses CAPTAIN BARNARD'S RETIREMENT:
committed: three cases of
Theft III, one case of Daymon will
Trespass II, and one case of be ending his
Curfew. Five cases were 25+ years * =
closed this month and that tenure with the
added to a prior total of 18 closed cases which Police
means that 23 youth have successfully Department on
completed their contracts. Jan Janssen was March 31,
All
involved in 67 contacts with Ashland youth 1995. There
and their families. are plans i
underway for a
retirement
dinner for him
2
at Ashland Hills Inn on the 1st of April. The
dinner will be $20 per person (includes gift)
with a no host cocktail hour at 6:30 and
dinner at 7:00. C.W. Smith will be the MC 11
for the evening. Those wishing to attend
should RSVP Mel Clements through the e-
mail (so we can get a rough count) and please
submit your money to Barb Hansson at the PD
by Friday, March 24th. Daymon Barnard has
been a huge asset to the Ashland Police
Department and we will miss him dearly!
® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ®
1995 1994
Statistics ANVAItX FE$RTIARY TANUARY: FEBRLTAR
SOSC Calls 149 159
Calls For Service 716 976 670 578
Medical Runs 56 55 75 43
Fire Runs 15 11 22 20
ALS Runs 60 64 46 47
Auto Aid 3 0 0 1
Phone Statistics:
Day Shift 1194 830 897 758
Swing Shift 1293 1274 1295 1052
Graveyard 901 805 579 524
Front Desk 2609 2783 2967 2908
911 Calls 536 460 476 445
Total Calls 6533 6152 6214 5687
Last month, we found the computerized tracking of telephone calls to be in error. The system has
been analyzed and a determination made that the telephone calls from the council chambers building
were being added into the police department statistics. The program has been edited by computer
services and will be closely monitored in the next few months to verify all errors have been
corrected. I would therefore caution comparison on a year to year basis as the statistics could vary
from 500 to 600 calls per month.
3
ASHLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT PLCIOOIR
CREATED: CONSOLIDATED INCIDENT REPORT ? ORIGINAL
3i08/95 12:24:08 FEBRUARY 1995
CLASSIFICATION f REPORTED OFFENSES + CASES CLEARED * CLEARENCE RATES { NO. OF ARREST CHARGES J, t
OF OFFENSES ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTUAL % CHANGE
THIS THIS LAST YEAR TO THIS THIS LAST THIS THIS LAST THIS MONTH YEAR,W DATE
MONTH YTD YID DATE MONTH YTD YID MONTH YTD YTD 3UV ADULT TOTAL iG,,i']UV ADULT
PART i
CRIMINAL HOMICIDE
MURDER.
MANSLAUGHTER.
RAPE i i 1 1 100.0% 100.07, t I 1 6
ROBBERY 1 3 1 + 200.0 % I 1 i00.0% 33.3% 1 ! 1
AGGRAVATED ASLT 1 2 2 1 2 50.0% 100.0% 1
BURGLARY 1 2 2 3 2
RESIDENCE 5 8 12 33.3 % 1 2 1 20.0% 25.0% 3.3%
NON-RESIDENCE 1 3 6 50.0 %
LARCENY/THEFT 2 I iB 12 23
SHOPLIFTING 17 28 16 + 75.0 X 15 24 11 83.2% 85.7% 6818%
THEFT FROI MV 13 136 23 - 7.2 % 1 2 3.9% 7.1%
MV PARTS-ACCESS 2 12 - . 223.3 X 1 8.3%
BICYCLE THEFT 5 16 22 - 27.3 ;; 1 1 2 16.7% 6.3% 9.!%
THEFT FROM BLDG 4 is 19 - 15.8 X 1 2 6 25.0X 12.5% 31.6%
OTHER. THEFTS 14 37 23 + 60.9 2 2 8 14.3% 5.4% 34.8%
MOTOR YEN THEFT 3 5 3 + 66.7 X 1 20.0% 1 1 1 2
ARSON 1 3 - 66.7 % 1 1 73.3% 2 2 2
PART I TOTAL 66 148 147 + 7 X 22 36 34 33.3% 24.3% 133.1% 6. 14 25 18 36
PART II
SIMPLE ASSAULTS 11 20 15 + 33.3 % 7 16 10 81.8% 30.0% 66.7% 4 7 11 8 14
FORGE CODUTERFEIT 1 4 4 ! 1 1 100.0% 25.0% 25.0% 2 2 3
FRAUD 1
CHECKS 7 12 20 - 40.0
CREDIT CARDS
OTHER, FRAUD 2 - 10 - 50.0 % 1 2 1 50.0% 40.0% 10.0%
EMBEZZLEMENT 2 - 100.0 % 1 50.0%
STOLEN PROPERTY I 1 1 1 100.0% 100.0% 1
VANDALISM 37 So 77 + 11.7 % 4 8 1B 10.8% 9.3% 23.4% 4 2 6 10 7
WEAPOIIS OFFENSES 2 2 3 - 33.3 Z I 1 3 50.0% 50.0% 100.0% 1 1 2
PROSTITUTION
SEX CRIMES 2 7 7 3 3 1 150.0% 42.5% 14.3% .6 6 6
NAR.COTICIDRUGS 10 18 14 + 28.6 X 10 1B 14 100.0% 100.OX 100.0% 4 j12 16 6 20
GAMBLING
OFF AGNST FAMILY 2 3
DRIV UNDER INFLNC 13 21 21 + 28.6 % 12 24 21 72.3% 88.7% 100.0% 12 12 I 23
L16UOR LAWS 11 18 9 + 100.0 % 9 15 8 81.8Y, 63.3% 88.9% 6 23 29 9 35
DISORDER CONDUCT 23 35 21 + 66.7 % 4 7 3 17.4% 20.0% 14.3% 12 6 t8 14 11
KIDIIAP
TRESPASS 35 60 26 + 130.8 % 11 19 6 31.4% 31.7% 30.8% 2 7 It 6 19
ESCAPE
ALL OTHER. 52 91 81 + 12.3 % 16 26 25 30.8% 28.6% 30.9% t0 5 15 12 13
THREATS 1 2 - 50.0 % 1 5O.0%
CURFEN/LOITERING 3 3 5 - 40.0 7. 3 3 2 100.0% 100.0% 40.0% 6 6 6
RUtlAWA'/ 1UV 6 9 3 + 200.0 X 2 2 1 33.3% 22.2% 33.3% 2 2 2
PART 11 TOTAL 217 402 321 + 25.2 % 85 146 119 39.6% 36.3% 37.1% 56 79 135 80 149
PART I 6 PART IT 283 550 468 + 17.5 X 108 182 153 38.2% 33.1% 32.7% 62 98 160 99 135
f
r
ASHLAND POLICE DEFARTMENT PLCIOOIF.
CREATED: CONSOLIDATED INCIDENT REPORT
3/08195 12:24;08 FEBRUARY 1995 d.{ ;
CLASSIFICATION f REPORTED OFFENSES E f CASES CLEARED,* f .CLEARENCE RATES f, f NO. OF ARREST; CHARGES.-f
OF OFFENSES ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTUAL % CHANGE Y
THIS THIS LAST YEAR TO THIS THIS LAST' (THIS '-THIS LAST. : THIS MONTH YEARjO DATE
MONTH YTD YTO DATE MONTH YTD YTD;' `,MONTH' YTO YTD ' ;: JUV4 ADULT TOTAL r°JUV; ADULT
PART III
TRAFFIC CRIME
HIT L RUN 4 20 '20 2 5 10.0%: 25.0% 1
RECKLESS DRIV
i 1 1 1
ELUDING 1 2 1 50.0% . 1
DR. WHILE SUSF 4 6 4 6 100.01 100.OX 4 4 6
FT DISP DRV LIC
TRAFF ACC.-FATAL
TRAFF ACC.-INJURY 2 9 it - 1B.2 I 1 ll.t%
TRAFF ACC-PRF DAM 18 32 30 + 6.7 X 1 1
FISH G SAME
MARINE VIOLATIONS
-ILLEGAL ALIEN
CUSTODY
WARRANTS 2 13 7 + 95.1 % 2 13 7 100.0% 100.0" 100.0% 3 3 15
MV REC'Y'RD-OTHEP, 1 1
PROP RECVRD-OTHER I - 100.0 %
FUGITIVES 14 22 23 - 4.4 % 15 22 22 107.1% 100.0% 95.7% 2 17 19 2 29
MISSING FERSONS I - 100.0 %
SUDDEN DEATH/BODY 1 2 - 50.0 It
SUICIDE-ATMPT I - 100.0 %
OTHER ACCIDENTS I 1
ANIMAL PROBLEMS 31 48 53 - 9.4 X
PROPERTY L/F/C 35 b5 54 + 20.4 X
ABANDONED AUTO 48 73 40 + 82.5 X
LOCATE ONLY AUTO
IMPOUND AUTO 5 B
ASSIST. RENDERED 1.08 215 159 + 35.2 %
DOMESTIC PROBLEMS 3 8 7 + 14.3 X
INSECURE PREMISES 5 14 10 + 40.0 % ORIGINAL
SUSP FERICIRC 46 81 75 + 3.0 %
PUBLIC SAFETY 6 15 15 '
DISTURBANCE/NOISE 56 IOB 95 + 13.7 %
SICK CARED FOR 30 5B 33 + 75.3 %
MARINE ACTIVITIES
TRAFFIC/ROADS 46 78 55 + 41.3 %
CIVIL COMPLAINTS 5 8 14 - 42.9 % 1 7.1%
VEH DISPOSITION 1 1
ALARMS SOUNDING
CONFIRMED I 1
FALSE IB 41 36 + 13.9 X
ACCIDENTAL 3 4 2 + 100.0 %
FAULTY 1 100.0 X
OTHER 1
SUBPOENAS
ASSLT AG OFFICERS 1 - 10010 % 1 10010%
OTHER MISC 174 336„ 18 +1766.7.% 2 2 I.IX 6%
PART III TOTAL 666 1270 766 + 65.3 % 24 48 36 3.6% 3.0% 4.7% 2 25 27 3 53
GRAND TOTAL 747 1220 1234 + 47.5 % 132 230 189 13.9% 12.6X 15.3% 64 . 123 187 101 238
. pt ASY.
o . � Pritarttrt >� ixm
REGO
March 7, 1995
�D: Mayor and City. Council
rom Steven M. Hall, Director of Public Work
1I�IjPtt Monthly Reports
I
Attached are monthly reports from the Public Works deparhnent for the month of February,
1995.
Enclosures
(c:\pw\morpt.mem)
City of Ashland
Street -Division
February 1995 Report
SWEEPER:
Swept 303 miles of streets.
Collected 105 yards of debris.
Responded to 87 utility location requests.
Graded several streets and alleys.
Patched pot-holes and sunken services.
Water St. Bridge Project: Contractor poured the new footing and retainin
wall and we removed the coffer dam: 39 ft. of 24 in . P.V.C. pipe and 500
sand bags. Hack-filling and patching now need to be done.
Filled in low area in front of the Handi-Cap with cold mix on Holmes Ave
at Hunter Ct. .
Stripped the vegetation to build the road into yhe new pump station off
of E. Nevada off No. Mountain Ave. .
Built new road for the Waste-Water Divisions new pump station off E.
Nevada: 400 ft. long with turn-a-round using 240 ton of 4 in . minus
shale rock , topped with 100 ton of 3/4 minus rock and rolled .
Repaired a washed out alley High to Almond , between Bush and Laurel .
Filled in wash-out in front of 815 Tolman .
Improved the Dauenhauer Road from Pompadour- Dr. into some pasture land
for the Waste-Water Division . This project, so far, has taken 2 people,
2 pieces of equipment, 4 days and 2613 tons of 4 inch minus shale rock .
Prior to the above it took 3 days to prep the road . Rolling of this
road will complete this project.
Hauled 40 yards of old asphalt from "B" St. yard 'to re-cycle yard on
Glenview dr . .
Hauled 200 yards of sweeper debris from "B" St. yard to dump site.
Began pre-patching of streets to be re-surfaced after July 1 . .We have
started on upper Clay St. pro-filing the street with our grinder.
STORM DRAINS:
Flushed and/or rodded several storm drain systems.
Cleaned off catch basins.
Cleaned out catch basins.
Completed the Wimer St. storm drain project from No. Main to Scenic Dr. :
(except for asphalt patching ) . Project included 815 ft. of 15 in . P.V.C .
PIPE, 3 - 36 ft. of 12 in . P.V.C. pipe cross-over drains, 6 - catch
basins and 1 - manhole. Completion date of the above: Feb. 24. . .
Built drainage berm in front of 1961 Tamarack .
Installed a catch basin on Walnut at Wiley for erosion control .
Installed a 50 ft. , 12 in . P.V.C. cross-over drain line on "A" St. at
4th. -Back.-filled with 6 yards of slurry . Needs to be patched .
Storm drain in front of 415 Wightman : Exposed the line and rodded 142
ft. with-out success; still plugged . Will continue working on it.
339 Wightman : Exposed old 24 in . steel line in front yard . This line is
still active and goes thru property to Lee and Bridge and up Bridge .
It will be replaced to Lee St. this fall .
Straightened up pipe yard on Glenview Dr . .
898 Glendower: 24 in . storm drain completely plugged : We are in the
process of replacing 52 ft. of pipe and installing 2 maintenance man-
holes .
SIGNS and PAINT:
Replaced 2 faded no parking signs on Garfield near Iowa.
Replaced 7 faded no parking signs and straightened 5 sign posts on Iowa
between Wightman and Walker.
Turned the R/R sign to its correct direction on E. Main .
Readied Paint Machine to take advantage of the weather:
Painted stop bars at the Service Center.
Painted a traffic control "ISLAND" on Greenmeadows near Apple Way.
Painted 4 school cross-walks on Walker Ave. .
Painted 1 school cross-walk on Homes at Walker.
Painted 2 school cross-walks on Beach St, for Lincoln school .
Made up a street sign and a no parking sign on posts for Bonin Constr. .
Put up 4hr . parking signs in our 4 downtown parking lots and Commercial
Bus Parking Only signs at: 1 on So. Pioneer, 2 on the east side of Lithi
WAy near N. Pioneer and 2 on No. Pioneer.
Replaced old street sign on Lit Way at Joy.
Replaced vandalized street sign on Holly at Hillcrest.
MISC. :
Continued installing slats in our tool cage fence at the Service Center.
Cleaned up parking area in the covered parking area .
Installed and painted some trim above the new overhead doors at "B" St. .
Continued widening the area next to our pipe yard on Glenview Dr. : So fa
60 yards debris hauled off , 170 yards of over-burden and 280 yards of
granite hauled in .
Hauled 20 yards of granite from pit to "B" St. yard
Returned rented back-hoe to Hessel Tractor in Medford .
5 employees attended a 4 hour fork-lift certification class.
Cleaned up debris from the new Sub-Station : hauled 5 loads to the dump.
Helped in shop when needed .
Cleaned up equipment and facilities an a weekly basis.
Held monthly safety meeting . Showed the tape, "YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT REST"
taken by Channel 8 in Portland about City employees goofing . This taping
was done right before the election on "MEASURE 8" . . . .
City of Ashland
Fleet Maintenance
February 1995. Report _
3 machanics "completed work•, on .79 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 a.9" -. department or division basis.
The emergency generators at City Hall and the Civic Center were manually
,tested on a weekly basis. ..
I and M certificates_ issued.for the month: 0
WATER QUALITY MONTHLY REPORT FOR FEBRUARY, 1995
Water:
Repaired 1 leak in City owned water mains.
Repaired 7 leaks in customer service and or meter.
Relocated TID service at Elkader.
Repaired 2 Lithia leaks.
Changed out 8 3/4" water meters and 2 1" meters.
Installed 12 new water meters with hand valves 2- 2" and 1- V.
Installed 1 customer hand valve.
Repaired 2 fire hydrants by adding extensions to them.
Installed one new fire hydrant at Chestnut.
Changed over 4 water services for pre-paving 3 on Nutley on new main and one at
Harmony.
Installed 3- 3/4" water services 1- 1" and 3- 2" services.
Installed 2 main line taps a 6" at Tolman and 4" on Chestnut.
Replaced another lithia fountain on the Plaza.
Chlorinated and put into service new water main at Nutley Street changed over services and
tied in ends.
Chlorinated 3 new water mains and put them into service at: North Main, Altamont and
Tolman Creek Road.
Stayed in front of contractor on North Main locating services and exposing main lines as
necessary.
Sewer:
Installed 4 new 4" sewer laterals and 1 6" lateral.
Responded to 2 main line sewer plugs.
Repaired one main line break.
Repaired 3 service laterals.
Responded to 5 service calls.
Miscellaneous:
There were 58 requests for Utility locates.
There was 57.896 million gallons of water treated at the Water Treatment Plant and 50.44
million gallons of water treated at the Waste Water Treatment Plant.
Used 53 yards of one sack slurry at various jobsites.
ENGINEERING DIVISION
MONTHLY REPORT FOR:
February, 1995
1. Issued 11 Street Excavation permits.
2. Issued 3 Miscellaneous Construction permits.
3. Issued 3 Address Change or Assignment forms.
4. Responded to 28 Certificate of Occupancy reviews.
5. Completed 10 Pre-applications for Planning Actions.
6. Completed 11 "One-Stop" permit forms.
7. - Performed field and office checks on 5 partition plats.
8. Prepared memo and report regarding a request to dedicate Dogwood Way as a public
street.
9. Met with Councilman Hagen and interested parties regarding aerial map of City.
10. Approved 6 contractors pre-qualification applications.
11. Performed the following work on the Strawberry Lane/Westwood Street Sewer &
Water Project:
a. Distributed plans and bid documents to builders exchanges and contractors.
b. Met with property owner regarding new boundary line locations.
C. Prepared map of survey of proposed right-of-way alignment.
d. Prepared addendum No. 1.
e. Conducted bid opening.
f. Prepared final notice of construct and mailed to utility companies.
12. Operated traffic counters at several locations.
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13. Performed the following work on the Water Treatment Plant Improvement Project:
a. Reviewed plans for improvements.
b. Met with consultants to discuss plans and specifications.
C. Distributed plans and specifications for clear well modifications.
d: Held pre-bid meeting.
e. Issued addendum.
f. Conducted bid opening and completed bid review for clear well modifications.
g. Prepared and awarded contract.
h. Attended pre-bid meeting for next phase of construction.
14. Performed the following work on the "B" Street land partition:
a. Computed costs to be bore by City and other owner.
b. Reviewed descriptions provided.
C. Prepared memo requesting deed documents be prepared.
d. Prepared description for sewer easement.
15. Updated City street name index and distributed to Departments. .
16. Performed the following work on the Oak Street L.I.D.:
a. Sent preliminary notice of construction to utility companies.
b. Prepared engineering plans.
C. Lay-out irrigation system.
17. Relocated Engineering Division equipment and records from City Hall to the
Warehouse.
18. Responded to numerous vision clearance complaints.
19. Surveyed and set property comer monuments on Strawberry Lane for new right-of-
way acquisition.
20. Performed the following work on the North Main water line project:
a. Prepared progress payment.
b. Inspected work performed by Contractor.
21. Prepared description of right-of-way and easements to be dedicated.
22. Inspected construction work performed on Audubon, Skycrest and Whistle
Subdivisions.
23. Inspected contract work on Railroad Village Subdivision improvement project.
24. Replaced missing grade states on the Railroad Village Subdivision L.I.D. project.
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25. Met with staff to determine requirements for improving North Mountain Avenue.
26. Performed the following work on the Oak Knoll Parking Lot construction project:
a. Acquired utility line locations.
b. Awarded contract for engineering.
C. Reviewed preliminary plans and specifications.
27. Inspected contract work performed on Water Street retaining wall.
28. Performed the following work on the Granite Street to Water Filter Plant sewer
project:
a. Met with engineers regarding proposals.
b. Reviewed engineering proposals.
C. Prepared contract for services.
d. Submitted as-built data, filed data;and other utility information regarding
existing conditions to Granite Street.
29. Updated street moratorium list.
30. Sent notices of pending street overlays to property owners and utility companies.
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Oemorandum
f60�..Ce
March 16, 1995
1LL II: Mayor and City Council
ram: John McLaughlin, Planning Director
' uAjert- Letter Responding to SB 588 - Historic Properties
I have drafted a letter for your adoption relating to SB 588 regarding
historic properties. For the most part, the bill does not present any serious
problems, except for a section that requires owner consent for historic
designation.
It is my opinion that such a requirement will seriously undermine any true
attempts to adequately protect our historic heritage as envisioned by the
Statewide Planning Goals and our Comprehensive Plan. While owner
consent may be appropriate in some jurisdictions, Ashland's heritage plays
such an important part in our overall community livability that I do not
believe that it would be wise for our community to adopt such a policy.
Therefore,.I have drafted this letter encouraging the Senate Water and
Land Use Committee to provide a local option for owner consent, giving
local control to a very important issue.
Should you choose to adopt the letter, it will be sent on to the Senate
Committee for their review.
C I T Y O F A S H L A N D ..
I HALL
ASHLAND,OREGON 97520
telephone(00de 503)4a2-3211
March 15, 1995
Oregon State Senate
Water and Land Use Committee
Oregon State Capitol
Salem, OR 97310
RE: SB 588
Honorable Senator Rod Johnson, Chair:
The City of Ashland wishes to express its concern regarding Section 20(1) of proposed
Senate Bill 588 relating to Historic Properties. Specifically, the City wishes to raise its
concern regarding this section, which reads in part:
"...a local government shall allow a property owner to refuse consent to any form of
historic property designation. Such refusal to consent shall remove the property from
any form of consideration for historic property designation... "
Ashland has long supported historic preservation, and our Comprehensive Plan recognizes
the need for a strong preservation program. The bill as drafted, requiring owner consent for
historic designation, substantially weakens our opportunities to ensure that our historic
resources will be protected for future generations. The bill would essentially limit any form
of historic designation, without regard to the intrinsic quality of the resource, to only those
properties with owner consent. Other significant properties would be allowed to be
destroyed or modified without consideration of their effect on the community, and without
opportunity for comments from citizens or the governing body. In a community such as
Ashland, much of our livability as a city, as well as our desirability as a tourist destination,
is tied to our historic heritage. To deny our opportunity to protect these resources is to deny
our local right to establish an appropriate plan for our future.
It is the City of Ashland's belief that a local option for consent is imperative to ensure the
protection of our historic resources. The local option approach will allow for communities to
decide the level of historic protection required, placing more of the control at the local level,
rather than deciding such large impact land use issues at the state level.
Therefore, the City of Ashland, by unanimous vote of the City Council on March 21, 1995,
strongly recommends that SB 588 be modified such that local governments are given the
local option regarding consent to historic designations.
Thank you,
Catherine Golden
Mayor, City of Ashland
c: Governor Kitzhaber
Senator Gordon Smith, President of Senate
Senator Brady Adams
Senator L.enn Hannon
Representative Judy Uherbelau
CITY OF ASHLAND "'�
�$y�'� .� CITY HALL
ASHLAND.OREGON 97520
telephone(code 503)452-3211
March 24, 1995
Oregon State Senate
Water and Land Use Committee
Oregon State Capitol
Salem, OR 97310
RE: SB 588
Honorable Senator Rod Johnson, Chair:
On March 21, 1995, the Ashland City Council by a unanimous vote agreed to forward
this letter on to you for your consideration.
Thank You
CITY OF ASHLAND °'
;��:� � CITY HALL
( �" ASHLAND,OREGON 97520
telephone(code 503)482-3211
March 21, 1995
Oregon State Senate
Water and Land Use Committee
Oregon State Capitol
Salem, OR 97310
RE: SB 588
Honorable Senator Rod Johnson, Chair:
The City of Ashland wishes to express its concern regarding Section 20(1) of proposed
Senate Bill 588 relating to Historic Properties. Specifically, the City wishes to raise its
concern regarding this section, which reads in part:
"...a local government shall allow a property owner to refuse consent to any form of
historic property designation. Such refusal to consent shall remove the property from
any form of consideration for historic property designation... "
Ashland has long supported historic preservation, and our Comprehensive Plan recognizes
the need for a strong preservation program. The bill as drafted, requiring owner consent for
historic designation, substantially weakens our opportunities to ensure that our historic
resources will be protected for future generations. The bill would essentially limit any form
of historic designation, without regard to the intrinsic quality of the resource, to only those
properties with owner consent. Other significant properties would be allowed to be
destroyed or modified without consideration of their effect on the community, and without -
opportunity for comments from citizens or the governing body. In a community such as
Ashland, much of our livability as a city, as well as our desirability as a tourist destination,
is tied to our historic heritage. To deny our opportunity to protect these resources is to deny
our local right to establish an appropriate plan for our future.
It is the City of Ashland's belief that a local option for consent is imperative to ensure the
protection of our historic resources. The local option approach will allow for communities to
decide the level of historic protection required, placing more of the control at the local level,
rather than deciding such large impact land use issues at the state level.
Therefore, the City of Ashland, by unanimous vote of the City Council on March 21, 1995,
strongly recommends that SB 588 be modified such that local governments are given the
local option regarding consent to historic designations.
Thank you,
Catherine Golden
Mayor, City of Ashland
c: Governor Kitzhaber
Senator Gordon Smith, President of Senate
Senator Brady Adams
Senator Lenn Hannon
Representative Judy Uherbelau
Contents of Record for Ashland Planning Action 95-016
REQUEST TO AMEND THE CITY OF ASHLAND SIGN
CODE - CHAPTER 18.96 - INCLUDING LANGUAGE
PROVIDING FOR SIGNMAKER LIABILITY FOR SIGN
VIOLATIONS.
APPLICANT: CITY OF ASHLAND
- Proposed Ordinance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
- Planning Commission minutes 2/14/95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
- Planning Staff Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
- First Draft of Ordinance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR SIGNMAKER LIABILITY FOR SIGN
VIOLATIONS
ANNOTATED TO SHOW DELETIONS AND ADDITIONS. DELETIONS ARE UNED4HROUGH AND
ADDITIONS ARE
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 18.96.050.D of the Ashland Municipal Code is amended to read:
D. Unsafe or Illegal Signs.
-'a If the Staff Advisor or Building Official shall find that any sign is
unsafe or insecure, or any sign erected or established under a sign permit has
been carried out in violation of said permit or this chapter, he/she shall give
written notice to the permittee or owner thereof to remove or alter such sign
within seven days.
he Staff Advisor or Building Official may cause any sign which
is an immediate peril to persons or property, or sign erected without a permit,
to be removed immediately, and said sign shall not be re-established until a
valid permit has been issued. Failure to remove or alter said signs as directed
shall subject the permittee or owner to the penalties prescribed in this Title.
...........
C. Maintenance. All signs shall be maintained at all times in a state of good repair,
and no person shall maintain or permit to be maintained on any premises owned or
controlled by him/her, any sign which is in a sagging, leaning, fallen, decayed,
deteriorated or other dilapidated or unsafe condition.
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recommended inclusion of the R-2 and R-3 zones in the front yard setbacks.
COMMISSIONERS DISCUSSION AND MOTION
Carr moved to approve Planning Action 95-012 with the following changes to
Conditions:
Add a Condition that the applicant has proposed to provide curbs, sidewalks,
and gutters.
Condition 5 can be deleted because there are garages and covered bicycle
parking will be provided in the garages.
Delete Condition 9 because it is very similar to Condition 2.
Correct Condition 6 to include 'opportunity to recycle site" be enclosed in
quotes.
Cloer seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.
PLANNING ACTION 95-016
REQUEST TO AMEND THE CITY OF ASHLAND SIGN CODE - CHAPTER 18.96 -
INCLUDING LANGUAGE PROVIDING FOR SIGNMAKER LIABILITY FOR SIGN
VIOLATIONS.
APPLICANT: CITY OF ASHLAND
STAFF REPORT
McLaughlin explained what typically happens that prompted this amendment. A sign
is often erected before a permit is issued. When the City contacts the owner, the
owner will say that their sign company put up the sign and they say they had all the
permits. The City contacts the sign company and they say it is up to the applicant to
get the permit. The ordinance amendment would allow the City to cite a signmaker if
they erect a sign without a permit.
Some Commissioners thought the wording of this amendment is confusing because of
the 'legalese". McLaughlin said he would talk with the City Attorney about writing this
in a more readable format with the intent remaining the same.
Carr moved to recommend approval of the amendment to the City Council. Giordano .
seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.
ASHLAND PLANNING COMMISSION 4
REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
FEBRUARY 14,1995
2
ASHLAND PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
February 14, 1995
PLANNING ACTION: 95-016
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APPLICANT. City of Ashland
LOCATION: Citywide
ZONE DESIGNATION: All zones
ORDINANCE REFERENCE: 18.96 Sign Ordinance
REQUEST: Amendment to the City of Ashland Sign Code - Chapter 18.96 - including
language providing for signmaker liability for sign violations.
I. Relevant Facts
1) Background
This amendment to the Sign Regulations section 18.96 of Ashland's Land
Use Ordinance is requested in order to clarify where the responsibility
lies for insuring a sign permit has been obtained. On occasion there has
been some confusion and ultimately accusation of blame between a
combination of the property owner, business owner, signmaker or sign
installer as to who had been expected to obtain a sign permit from the
City of Ashland. This proposed language is intended to make it clear that it
is ultimately the responsibility of the installer to make sure the necessary
permit has been secured.
II. Project Impact
It is Staffs opinion that the suggested ordinance language will clarify who
has the burden of assuring that a sign permit has been obtained before
installing a sign within the City of Ashland. While the current section of
the ordinance explicitly states on what occasions a sign permit is required,
it is silent as to who is ultimately responsible for making sure the permit is
in hand.
Often when signs have been installed without a permit, the property owner,
business owner, signmaker or installer point the finger at one another
trying to convince the staff planner that the blame lies with someone else.
Staff is then confronted with determining whether an innocent mistake has
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been made or has someone intentionally disregarded the City's sign
regulations.
In the worst cases, the business owner has already paid the installer but
has been left with a sign which fails to comply with the ordinance and must
either be removed or modified. This can lead to much added expense and
a doubling of the sign permit fee. This may come about by the failure of
the business owner to notice wording in,the sign installation contract
stating it is the responsibility of the client to obtain all necessary permits.
III. Procedural - Required Burden of Proof
Type III amendments are applicable whenever there exists:
a public need,
the need to correct mistakes;
the need to adjust to new conditions;
or where compelling circumstances relating to the general public
welfare requires such an amendment.
IV. Conclusions and Recommendations
It is staff's opinion that the proposed ordinance amendment is necessary to adjust
to and avert unfortunate circumstances which can result due to the omission of
clear ordinance language.
Staff recommends approval of the application.
PA95-016 Ashland Planning Department -- Staff Report
City of Ashland February 14, 1995
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR SIGNMAKER LIABILITY FOR SIGN
VIOLATIONS
ANNOTATED TO SHOW DELETIONS AND ADDITIONS. DELETIONS ARE J 1NEHR9I'QH AND
ADDITIONS ARE uFG3a1 ?.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 18.96.050.13 of the Ashland Municipal Code is amended to read:
D. Unsafe or Illegal Sians.
Of the Staff Adviso or Building Official shall find that any sign is
unsafe or insecure, or any sign ereed or established under a sign permit has
been carried out in violation of said permit or this chapter, he/she shall give
written notice to the permittee or owner thereof to remove or alter such sign
within seven days.
e Staff Advisor or Building Official may cause any sign which
is an immediate peril to persons or property, or sign erected without a permit,
to be removed immediately, and said sign shall not be re-established until a
valid permit has been issued. Failure to remove or alter said signs as directed
shall subject the permittee or owner to the penalties prescribed in this Title.
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Contents of Record for Ashland Planning Action 94-137
REQUEST TO AMEND SECTIONS 18.08.390, 18.76.0509 AND
18.76.060 OF THE LAND USE ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO
MINOR LAND PARTITIONS AND FLAG LOTS.
APPLICANT: CITY OF ASHLAND
-- Staff Memo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
-- Proposed Ordinance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
-- Planning Commission Minutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
-- Planning Commission Draft Ordinance. . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
-- Planning Department Staff Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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March 6, 1995
�0: City Council
ram: Planning Staff
AtthilUt: Changes to the Proposed Partitions Amendment
At the Planning Commission's public hearing on this matter, the
Commission requested two changes to the proposed ordinance
amendment. These are:
1) Section 18.76.060 (K.)
The last sentence of this section has been changed to clarify the
meaning of "useable yard area". Staff concurs with the
Planing Commission that the new wording is distinct and not
as vague.
2) Section 18.76.060 (L. #4)
The last two sentences of this subsection have been reworded.
The Planning Commission felt that as long as the address is
"clearly visible from the street" then the letter height or
contrasting color requirements were not necessary.
No other changes were requested by the Planning Commission.
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Ashland Planning
DRAFT
March 5, ,995
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 18.76.060, 18.76.070 AND
18.08.390 OF THE ASHLAND MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO FLAG
PARTITIONS
ANNOTATED TO SHOW DELETIONS AND ADDITIONS. DELETIONS ARE AND
ADDITIONS AREftE7.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 18.76.050 of the Ashland Municipal Code is amended to read as
follows:
18.76.050 Preliminary Approval by the Planning Commission. If the proposed
partition does not appear to comply with the requirements for routine administrative
approval, the f3 &hall be submitted to the Planning
Commission and approved when the following conditions exist:
A. The future use for urban purposes of the remainder of the `Fe under
the same ewner-ship will not be impeded.
B. The development of the remainder of any adjoining land or access
thereto will not be impeded.
C. The tract of land has not been partitioned for twelve{12) months.
D. The partitioning is not in conflict with any law, ordinance or resolution
applicable to the land.
E. The partitioning is in accordance with the design and street standards
contained in the Chapter on Subdivisions.
F. When there exists adequate public facilities, or proof that such facilities
can be provided, as determined by the Public Works Director and specified by City
documents, for water, sanitary sewers, storm sewer, and electricity.
G. When there exists a Wven"20f foot wide access along the entire street
frontage of the parcel to the nearest fully improved collector or arterial street, as
designated in the Comprehensive Plan. ffimccess be improved with
an asphaltic concrete pavement designed for the use of the proposed street. The
minimum width of the street shall be W&4# -E20} feet with all work done under
permit of the Public Works Department.
1. The Public Works Director may allow an unpaved street for access
for a minor land partition when all of the following conditions exist:
a. The unpaved street is at least twenty-E20)feet wide to the
nearest fully improved collector or arterial street.
b. The centerline grade on any portion of the unpaved street
does not exceed ten (109M percent.
2. Should the partition be on an unpaved street and paving is not
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required, the applicant shall legal4y-agree to participate in the costs and to waive
the rights of the owner of the subject property to remonstrate both with respect to
the owners agreeing to participate in the cost of full street improvements and to
not remonstrate to the formation of a local improvement district to cover such
improvements and costs thereof. Full street improvements shall include paving,
curb, gutter, sidewalks and the undergrounding of utilities. This requirement shall
be precedent to the signing of the final survey plat, and if the owner declines to so
agree, then the application shall be denied.
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SECTION 2. Section 18.76.060 of the Ashland Municipal Code is amended to read as
follows:
18.76.060 Preliminary Approval of Flag Partitions. Partitions involving the creation
of flag lots shall be approved by the Planning Commission if the following
conditions are satisfied:
A. Conditions of the previous section have been met.
6 3. I asC Q1 Tihe flag drive for one
flag lot shall have a minimum width of 15 feet, and a 12 foot paved driving surface.
For drives serving two lots, the flag drive shall be 20 feetw , with 15 feet of
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driving surface to the back of the first lot, and 12 feet, respectively, for the rear lot.
Drives shared by adjacent properties shall have a width of 20 feet, with a 15 foot
paved driving surface.
Flag drives shall be constructed so as to prevent surface drainage from flowing
over sidewalks or other public ways. Flag drives shall be in the same ownership
as the flag lots
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There shall be no parking 10 feet on either side
of the flag drive entrance.
Flag drive grades shall not exceed a maximum grade of 15%. Variances may be
granted for flag drives for grades in excess of 15% but no greater than 18%for no
more than 200'. Such variances shall be required to meet all of the criteria for
approval as found in 18.100.
Flag drives serving structures greater than 2 ' in height, as defined in
18.08.290, shall provide a Fire Work Area of , " by within 50'0 of
the structure. The Fire Work Area requirement shall be waived if the structure
served by the drive has an approved automatic sprinkler system installed.
Flag drives and .�� ork area shal be deemed Fire
a
.A.shall
'and subject to.all requirements thereof.
Flag drives greater than 250 in length shall provide a turnaround as defined
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in the Performance Standards Guidelines as pFey+ded in 18.88.090.
D. Each flag lot has at least4e {4} iarking spaces situated in such
a manner as to eliminate the necessity for backing out.
E. Curb cuts have been minimized, where possible, through the use of
common driveways.
F. Both sides of the flag drive have been screened with a site-obscuring
fence, wall or evergreen hedge to a height of from four (4)-to six Wfeet, except
in the front yard setback area where, starting five {b)-feet from the property line,
the height shall be from thirty-E30)to ferty-twe{42)inches in the remaining setback
area. Such fence or landscaping shall be placed at the extreme outside of the flag
drive in order to ensure adequate fire access.
G. The applicant has executed and filed with the Planning Director an
agreement between applicant and the city for paving and screening of the flag
drive. Such an agreement shall specify the period within which the applicant, or
agent for applicant, or contractor shall complete the paving to standards as
specified by the Director of Public Works and screening as required by this
section, and providing that if applicant should fail to complete such work within
such period, the City may complete the same and recover the full cost and
expense thereof from the applicant. An agreement shall also provide for the
maintenance of the paving and screening to standards as indicated in this section
and the OASUFM)e-ftS t rdCt that such maintenance shall be continued.
H. A site plan has been approved by the Planning Commission. The site
plan shall be approved provided the regulations of the zoning and subdivision titles
are satisfied. Such a site plan shall contain the map requirements listed in Section
18.76.050 and the following information:
21-. The location of driveways,turnarounds er4parking spaces 6
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S2. The location and type of screening.
I. No more than two (2)4ots are served by the flag drive.
J. For the purpose of meeting the minimum lot area requirement, the lot
area, exclusive of the flag drive area, must meet the minimum square footage
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SECTION 3. Section 18.08.390 of the Ashland Municipal Code is amended to read as
follows:
18.08.390 Lot, flag. Any lot
a 4 . . . > :. � a � � and which is
provided with access br1° " driveway parallel to the lot line of a lot having
standard access.
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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 (TPAC), 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.
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Hibbert moved to recommend approval to the City Council with a few minor
modifications. Carr seconded the motion'and it was approved.
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The meeting was adjourned at 9:10 p.m.
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Ashland Planning
DRAFT
December 9, 1994
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 18.76.060, 18.76.070 AND
18.08.390 OF THE ASHLAND MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO FLAG
PARTITIONS
ANNOTATED TO SHOW DELETIONS AND ADDITIONS. DELETIONS ARE 1 INF=D-ZrWAQI IGH AND
ADDITIONS ARE P.MA )EI3.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 18.76.050 of the Ashland Municipal Code is amended to read as
follows:
18.76.050 Preliminary Approval by the Planning Commission. If the proposed
partition does not appear to comply with the requirements for routine administrative
approval, the ffeliminwy Fnap--k@ pp ashall be submitted to the Planning
Commission and approved when the following conditions exist:
A. The future use for urban purposes of the remainder of the rFa a L et wAdeF
the same ewRe%ho will not be impeded.
B. The development of the remainder of any adjoining land or access
thereto will not be impeded.
C. The tract of land has not been partitioned for twelve X12) months.
D. The partitioning is not in conflict with any law, ordinance or resolution
applicable to the land.
E. The partitioning is in accordance with the design and street standards
contained in the Chapter on Subdivisions.
F. When there exists adequate public facilities, or proof that such facilities
can be provided, as determined by the Public Works Director and specified by City
documents, for water, sanitary sewers, storm sewer, and electricity.
G. When there exists a twep"203 foot wide access along the entire street
frontage of the parcel to the nearest fully improved collector or arterial street, as
designated in the Comprehensive Plan. I Iaccess te-Satt be improved with
an asphaltic concrete pavement designed for the use of the proposed street. The
minimum width of the street shall be twenty X20} feet with all work done under
permit of the Public Works Department.
1. The Public Works Director may allow an unpaved street for access
for a minor land partition when all of the following conditions exist:
a. The unpaved street is at least twenty-{20) feet wide to the
nearest fully improved collector or arterial street.
b. The centerline grade on any portion of the unpaved street
does not exceed ten (107%) ercent.
2. Should the partition be on an unpaved street and paving is not
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required, the applicant shall legally agree to participate in the costs and to waive
the rights of the owner of the subject property to remonstrate both with respect to
the owners agreeing to participate in the cost of full street improvements and to
not remonstrate to the formation of a local improvement district to cover such
improvements and costs thereof. Full street improvements shall include paving,
curb, gutter, sidewalks and the undergrounding of utilities. This requirement shall
be precedent to the signing of the final survey plat, and if the owner declines to so
agree, then the application shall be denied.
Nfkler����tleyhex�st��I�ot��b��et'tition,aoGesS�t;�y be required.
ti���i""° xflvided`from`the III ;end fiah�si£sci t`r the`street ;
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SECTION 2. Section 18.76.060 of the Ashland Municipal Code is amended to read as
follows:
18.76.060 Preliminary Approval of Flag Partitions. Partitions involving the creation
of flag lots shall be approved by the Planning Commission if the following
conditions are satisfied:
A. Conditions of the previous section have been met.
6(3 f xCept as prr�v�dec€113 subsecfaop $76 06t3 Lt Tthe flag drive for one
flag lot shall have a minimum width of 15 feet, and a 12 foot paved driving surface.
For drives serving two lots, the flag drive shall be 20 feet,= i , with 15 feet of
driving surface to the back of the first lot, and 12 feet, respectively, for the rear lot.
Drives shared by adjacent properties shall have a width of 20 feet, with a 15 foot
paved driving surface.
Flag drives shall be constructed so as to prevent surface drainage from flowing
over sidewalks or other public ways Flag drives shall be in the same ownership
as the flag lots served U�ltterawt. orYYib ltl `c1C `eervetl t�ythasame flab drn>
the fiteg
of frlve Shatj be svr�eti 13y one,t if fiafpt5nt &n GaSmeni fir access Shall,
b I'&Tjt�d;ta.tFie t?tE�e�tfatt7[�BtS: There shall be no parliirig 10 feet on eitYier side
�the flag drive eritrance.
Flag drive grades shall not exceed a maximum grade of 15%. Variances may be
granted for flag drives for grades in excess of 15% but no greater than 18% for no
more than 200'. Such variances shall be required to meet all of the criteria for
approval as found in 18.100.
Flag drives serving structures greater than 24 #jet in height, as defined in
18.08.290, shall provide a Fire Work Area of 20' felt by 4C-sfeEt within 50'feet of
the structure. The Fire Work Area requirement shall be waived if the structure
served by the drive has an approved automatic sprinkler system installed.
Flag drives and j,J ork area shall be deemed Fire Lanes-A"'ge ttt
o :d; # n1 ift t lair 'l nd subject to all requirements thereof. N
Flag drives greater than 250 5.0 in length shall provide a turnaround as defined
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in the Performance Standards Guidelines as ffevided in 18.88.090.
D. Each flag lot has at least4GuF-f4}t eg arking spaces situated in such
a manner as to eliminate the necessity for backing out.
E. Curb cuts have been minimized, where possible, through the use of
common driveways.
F. Both sides of the flag drive have been screened with a site-obscuring
fence, wall or evergreen hedge to a height of from four (4)-to six (Meet, except
in the front yard setback area where, starting five f6)-feet from the property line,
the height shall be from #0ty00)to feFty twe (42)inches in the remaining setback
area. Such fence or landscaping shall be placed at the extreme outside of the flag
drive in order to ensure adequate fire access.
G. The applicant has executed and filed with the Planning Director an
agreement between applicant and the city for paving and screening of the flag
drive. Such an agreement shall specify the period within which the applicant, or
agent for applicant, or contractor shall complete the paving to standards as
specified by the Director of Public Works and screening as required by this
section, and providing that if applicant should fail to complete such work within
such period, the City may complete the same and recover the full cost and
expense thereof from the applicant. An agreement shall also provide for the
maintenance of the paving and screening to standards as indicated in this section
and the iRSUFan S5 1r e8 that such maintenance shall be continued.
H. A site plan has been approved by the Planning Commission. The site
plan shall be approved provided the regulations of the zoning and subdivision titles
are satisfied. Such a site plan shall contain the map requirements listed in Section
18.76.050 and the following information:
�. The location of driveways, turnarounds and-parking spaces and[ seat5le.
a• . The location and type of screening.
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�3�^:a : riYs <. i`."�s`�'<a< ��"�tit�fti �ui n'iga��i�t5pe sh�tk tie �c3entified
I. No more than two fWots are served by the flag drive.
J. For the purpose of meeting the minimum lot area requirement, the lot
area, exclusive of the flag drive area, must meet the minimum square footage
�ro
requirements of the zoning distnct�„� w.��At���as �sya a�,t�t511au8acat
<� EtnxR lzMtFh11 t�t� Gqur ` sarrg uabte yard a
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Gr�'aprsnteti an�ttairtfa7tled�wfft erther ancri3te, asphalt, brick, or paver block
surface frhm tta street t+ the brild6k3t pp frig It?t, .
4 �h�flagspole width shalt bs brsa�ess Chart$��ht feet wide and the
entrarbe of#11�4pble at'the stri�et Shall,be,iderDtifted by t}l�, address of the flaglot
Cl�&rlyrv,isiktl� lrptn th�;street Qta a 4" ��" P4�'cs��#eet Ftigh Tt�e post shall be
p�itlfad��stt3tf�awtfl�`biach��r,��er� 3`3tr�ft�ty��f �r�t�ttizlg vertrcally'down tF€s fronf
t�#£tf�� #�st,� ��trz#I�gpp���'��ervlra€�twct�r`�gYtfLV�IfingS; t�e�addrBSSes of such
dwellmgs�s�ap�6e�on3a �Q'#eet tay tt�FSe Meat tt#e,�tgri�tearly visible from the
street wttb th�� Bch kalack r�ur�bers
SECTION 3. Section 18.08.390 of the Ashland Municipal Code is amended to read as
follows:
18.08.390 Lot, flag. Any lot
vt, lEhes;ftoae eta t ltr,stre"e Fc� se Stlt 4(3 # #, and which is
provided with access by ariY 14MIor'a driveway parallel to the lot line of a lot having
standard access.
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ASHLAND PLANNING DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
December 13, 1994
PLANNING ACTION: 94-137
APPLICANT: City of Ashland
LOCATION: Not Applicable
ZONE DESIGNATION: Not Applicable
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION: Not Applicable
ORDINANCE REFERENCE: Chapter 18.76 Partitions
REQUEST:
I. Relevant Facts
1) Background - History of Application:
In September, 1994, the Ashland Planning Staff became aware of a few problems
with the Flag Lot Partitions Section of the City's Minor Land Partition Ordinance.
In October 1994, A publicized study session was held with staff presenting to the
Planning Commission a memorandum outlining possible amendments.
In November, 1994, the Ashland Planning Staff met and drafted an amended
version. Staff then submitted the amended version to the City Attorney for legal
review. The City Attorney took the opportunity to not only review and clarify the
proposed changes, but to also correct and further clarify certain elements of the
existing ordinance.
2) Detailed Description of the Proposal and Related Impacts:
The proposal is to amend Section 18.76.050 (Preliminary Approval by the
Planning Commission), Section 18.76.060 (Preliminary Approval of Flag
Partitions), and Section 18.08.390 (Definition Flag Lot) of the Ashland Municipal
Code. NOTE: A number of changes have been made to the ordinance, but staff
has only "highlighted" the primary changes in bold type followed by an explanation
of its purpose.
Section 18.76.050 (conventional lots) has been amended by adding Subsection H.,
which states:
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H. Where an alley exists adjacent to the partition, access may be require to be
provided from the alley and prohibited from the street.
This added condition would apply to non flag lots. Staff has added this condition to
hopefully mitigate some of the most damaging elements to a streetscape -
unnecessarily added pavement and multiple parallel driveways. In addition, staff
hopes the amendment will increase or at least retain the "visual" continuity where
alleys are present.
Section 18.76.060 (flag lots) has been amended by adding and modifying the
following Subsections.
B. (second paragraph) Flag drives shall be constructed so as to prevent
surface drainage from flowing over sidewalks or other public ways. Flag
drives shall be in the same ownership as the flag lots served. Where two or
more lots are served by the same flag drive, the flag drive shall be owned
by one of the lots and an easement for access shall be granted to the other
lot or lots. There shall be no parking 10 feet on either side of the flag
drive entrance.
It was felt by staff and the City's Attorney this particular section should be changed
due to its irrelevant purpose. Although it makes it easy to identify a flag lot on the
Assessor's Map, the deed description and the reciprocal easement agreements become
confusing. The proposed change will not change the functioning status of multiple
flag lots, but will eliminate unnecessary burdens to the property owners.
D. Each flag lot has at least €eur(4) three (3) parking spaces situated in such
a manner as to eliminate the necessity for backing out.
Conventional lots only require two (2) off-street parking spaces and flag lots four (4).
It is staff's opinion that four parking spaces situated in such a manner as to eliminate
the necessity for backing out for a single family home accessed via a 15 foot wide
driveway is excessive. Although staff is quite positive that the driveway pad area and
on-street parking ability was a factor in determining the required spaces needed for
conventional lots, staff believes that the street, if needed, could also be used by
tenants of flag lot homes. In addition, reducing the parking space requirements will
not only reduce the impervious surface area, but will also allow the
homeowner/tenant better utilization of the lot and more flexibility for achieving the
'useable yard area"requirement noted below.
H. A site plan has been approved by the Planning Commission. The site plan
shall be approved provided the regulations of the zoning and Subdivision
titles are satisfied. Such a site plan shall contain the map requirements
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listed in Section 18.76.050 and the following information:
i. The leeatien of all pfepesed stmettifes in the partition.
1. The location of driveways, turnarounds, parking spaces and useable
yard areas.
2. The location and type of screening.
3. For site plans of a flag lot, the building envelope shall be identified.
Staff has added these requirements to not only assure staff that these items will
be met, but also reduce possible impacts to adjacent neighbors who
understand the "standard"setback requirements - 20'front, 6'side and 70'per
story in the rear, but do not realize the City has no "defined"front, side or rear
definitions for flag lots. As discussed at the October study session, this problem
becomes evident when the flag lot owner builds a two story home six feet from
his/her property line, which also happens to be the rear property line of the
adjacent neighbor(s). Thus, impacting the neighbor(s) by visual mass, loss of
views and privacy.
NOTE. Previous item #1 was eliminated due to redundancy (see Section
18.76.050 H).
J. For the purpose of meeting the minimum lot area requirement, the lot
area, exclusive of the flag drive area, must meet the minimum square
footage requirements of the zoning district, except that in no case shall
flag lots have a lot area less than 6,000 square feet.
The current minimum lot area for flag lots in R-1-5, R-2 and R-3 Zones is
5,000 square feet. Given all the requirements for flag lots - vehicle parking
areas, vehicle turn around areas, useable yard areas and fire work areas, staff
unifiably agrees that 6,000 square feet is appropriate. In addition, because it
was staffs initial intent to reduce impacts to adjacent neighbors, staff believes
the added square footage will definitely help mitigate any possible impacts
associated with a flag lot partition request.
K. Flag lots within R-1 zones shall be required to provide a useable yard area
that has a minimal dimension of twenty (20) feet wide by twenty (20) feet
deep. As used in this chapter, the term "useable yard area" means a
private yard area which is unobstructed by a structure or automobile from
the ground upward.
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Most flag lot developments today have no 'useable"yard area Once again,
given the requirements - vehicle parking areas, vehicle turn around areas,
useable yard areas and fire work areas, the lot's overall area becomes so
restrictive that virtually elimination of the useable outdoor space is the first to
be sacrificed.
NOTE. R-2 and R-3 zones already require this amount to be incorporated
within their design.
L. Flag lots adjacent to an alley shall meet all of the requirements of
this section, except that:
1. Vehicle access shall be from the alley only where required as a
condition of approval;
2. No screening and paving requirements shall be required for the
flagpole;
3. A four foot pedestrian path shall be installed within the flag pole,
improved and maintained with either a concrete, asphalt, brick, or paver
block surface from the street to the buildable area of the flag lot;
4. The flag pole width shall be no less than eight feet wide and the
entrance of the pole at the street shall be identified by the address of the
flag lot clearly visible from the street on a 4" X 4" post 31/2 feet high. The
post shall be painted white with black numbers 3 inches high running
vertically down the front of the post. For flagpoles serving two or more
dwellings, the addresses of such dwellings shall be on a two feet by three
feet white sign clearly visible from the street with three inch black
numbers.
Staff feels strongly that existing roads and alleys be utilized wherever possible.
This approach is logical, environmentally and streetscape sensitive. In addition,
it is staff's opinion that accessing off alleys rather than the primary street is
probably one of the most important things we can do to not only protect the
existing streetscape, but to also keep the street from reverting from pedestrian
space to an automobile dominated space. Staff see's the amendment as an
opportunity to save the older parts of town where the majority of streets are
uninterrupted by driveways, yet still allow for infill development opportunities.
The Planning and Fire Department staff had met a couple of times to discuss
the addressing details. The requirements noted above should allow this
particular opportunity to work for emergency services as well.
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II. Procedural - Required Burden of Proof
Type III amendments may be approved when one of the following conditions exist:
a) A public need, supported by the Comprehensive Plan.
b) The need to correct mistakes.
c) The need to adjust to new conditions.
d) Where compelling circumstances relating to the general public welfare
require such an action.
III. Conclusions and Recommendations
Overall, it is staffs opinion that the amended Ordinance will be extremely positive for
the City of Ashland. Though the current Ordinance has been in existence for some time
and has been working quite successfully, staff see's the amendment proposal as an
opportunity to "fine tune" the ordinance and adjust to new conditions.
Therefore, Staff recommends the Planning Commission approve PA-94-137.
m1k:pa-94-137
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Brent Thompson
P.O. Box 201
Ashland
Oregon, 97520
�� yv�
Vice President Al Gore Date:
Old Executive Office Building
Washington, DC 20501
Dear Mr. Vice President;
Most of the major issues this nation is struggling to address—health care,jobs,natural-resource
management,inner city conflicts,economic progress,and overall quality of life—are heavily im-
pacted by population pressure.We ask that you begin to reverse this nation's denial toward the
issue of population pressure,and move expeditiously to establish a National Optimum Population
Commission (NOPC) as briefly described on the reverse side of this letter.
We appreciate this administration's willingness to deal with difficult and complex issues and we
realize the NOPC process will not be easy.But it wiil be far more difficult if we allow our popula-
tion future to be decided by default,which is our present course. Furthermore,the expertise devel-
oped through engaging a NOPC would be a most valuable tool for helping any nation or bioregion
to determine its optimum,sustainable population.This could truly be a worldwide precedent for
promoting sustainability.
Please initiate a National Optimum Population Commission. We would appreciate a reply to this
request.
Hopefully and sincerely yours,
Signature(s) *.
Name(s)
Organization (if applicable)
Address
City, State, Zip
What:
Proposal for a National Optimum Population Commission(NOPC)'
How:
This national commission,to be established by the Clinton/Gore administration,would analyze
and debate the question,"What is our optimum population?"After a 3-to 5-year information-
gathering period,the commission would summarize the input and then design a package of non-
coercive educational,legislative,and public policy initiatives to place the USA on the path,during a
long transitional time of 100-125 years,to achieving an optimum,sustainable population.
Who:
Commission members,chosen by Vice President Al Gore,would receive input from:
• All the federal cabinet members
• Business,environmental,and religious organizations
• Selected Ph.D.candidates focusing their research on how"optimum population"
relates to their respective fields of inquiry
• Psychologists,demographers,and others deemed crucial to the process
Overall emphasis should be placed upon assessment of the nation's climate,geography, renewable
resource base,cultural preferences and other factors crucial to the achievement of long-term
sustainability.
Why:
Most present-day human populations have tended to maximize rather than optimize.They are artifi-
cially supported by unsustainable or nonrenewable resources and technologies.We must move the
population-pressure debate beyond denial and into the open light of public discourse. We must
frame this discussion in new terms,understanding that"slowing growth" or "stabilizing" represent
only transitional phases on the path to seeking an optimum,sustainable population.The key ques-
tion must be How many people can we support in perpetuity under the most favorable circumstances with
the highest quality of life?
Historically we have thought we should do whatever we could do,with little regard for long-term
consequences. We must now consider making profound changes—especially in the U.S.—in our
lifestyle and in the ways we "do business with" the planetary resources that support us. By inte-
grating the political, social,environmental and psychological effects of population pressure, this
commission would involve us in a process to determine what is essential for our collective well-
' being.
When:
Now! Write Clinton/Gore urging them to establish a National Optimum Population Commission.
Future generations will thank you.
M. Boyd Wilcox
1070 SE Denman Ave.
Corvallis,OR 97333
*Formerly National Optimum Population Effort(NOPE)
Please see reverse side
OPTIMUM POPULATION and the SEARCH FOR SUSTAINABILITY
The September , 1994 , International Conference on Population
and Development shows how far the world has come, and how far it
still must go in addressing the issue of population pressure.
Compared with the two previous sessions of 1974 and 1984 , the
subjects of women ' s rights , education, health care and overall
development were given their rightful place in the debate, as
factors influencing fertility. The most serious omission,
however , is reflected in the use of the oft-repeated phrase
"sustainable development", with no clear vision of what that
really means or how we get from here to there.
All would agree that we must do the best we can, realizing
we will make mistakes , that there will be shortcomings7 as well as
breakthroughs , that some "solutions" will fail as we push forward
in seeking remedies to festering dilemmas . Development , broadly
defined, is doing whatever we think is appropriate to improve
people ' s lives, be it physical , mental , biological or spiritual .
Sustainable development means being able to continue doing
whatever we decide to do, in perpetuity. But can we know how
things will turn out "in perpetuity"? Of course not , but again
we are compelled to do the best we can, knowing our information
is and will be incomplete. How do we put ourselves on the path
of finding out what "the best" is?
This is where the crucial concept of Optimum Population
enters the picture . Integrating Optimum into the analysis of
what the criteria. for Sustainable Development are, allows us to
more clearly define what is , or what is more likely to be truly
sustainable. Two brief examples illustrate this approach. The
first is from the author's home town which gives a local
community perspective. The second incorporates a national view.
Keep in mind that the search for Optimum will not yield a magic
number, but rather an unfolding awareness of where we presently
find ourselves and what our direction ought to be.
Corvallis , Oregon, is a university town with a population of
about 45 ,000 . Up until 1949 "the "community was able to obtain
most all of its water from the Mary's Peak watershed, a near-
pristine wilderness area on 'the slopes of a 4000-foot mountain in
the Siuslaw National Forest . Ever since that time, however, due
to population increases and the resulting demand for additional
water supplies , it has had to draw ever more heavily upon the
Willamette River. It is instructive to compare these two sources
of water , by asking several questions .
Which one flows to Corvallis without hundreds of point and
nonpoint sources of pollution contributing to its composition?
Which source requires the greater investment in technology,
equipment , chemicals and filtration? Which is inherently more
pure , of higher quality? Which would you rather drink? Why is
the Federal Government tightening its drinking water standards to
reduce consumers ' exposure to suspected carcinogens? Which of
these two water sources is the government most concerned with?
Why has the number of contaminants regulated gone from 22 to 81?
Which water source is more likely to result in long-term
public health 'problems? Which is more sustainable?
Would the Corvallis community even have to be concerned with
these issues , if it 's population had remained at the "optimum
water-source number" of approximately 16,000? The town has
simply gone beyond its Optimum number, and there is no easy or
cheap solution to the continuing increase in population that has
and continues to occur, and the demand that places on the area's
water resources .
The prior example was a local one, based upon an analysis of
a critical natural resource. The search for Optimum
sustainability must also include a careful scrutiny of the
social -psychological -political ramifications of population
pressure . This latter area of concern is crucial because it
effects directly our ability to even deal with natural. resource
conflicts and, as such, is an often unrecognized key factor in
overall quality of life.
When the United States was founded, the ratio between a
representative in the Federal House and constituents was
1 : 30 ,000 . It is now 1 : 570 ,000 . Think of how this almost 20-fold
dilution in each individual ' s affective political representation
manifests itself in what we speak of as "modern politics" . There
is rarely a direct dialogue between an individual and his or her
representative. Is it any wonder people feel so alienated from
government and that only 50% vote in national elections . [This
figure was about 80% from 1840 until the turn of the century, and
has been declining ever since . ] Is the rise in power and
influence of PAC's and other special-interest lobbying groups
surprising?
For the individual , what will "fix" this estrangement? More
radio and TV call-in and talk shows? Newer improved electronic
balloting technologies? More custom-computerized letters from
one's congressional representative? Should we increase the size
of Congress 20 fold? [Most would agree it is already too large
and cumbersome to work well . ] ,
Clearly , in the realm of national politics , we have gone
beyond the Optimum size for a_ nation in which citizens can have
an affective, meaningful , participative relationship with their
national government. Critics of this view might suggest we can
improve the situation by enacting election and campaign reforms ,
by reducing the role that PACs and special -interest groups play
in influencing Congress , by instituting term limits and by
providing public financing of candidates . Others would assert we
need to simply reduce the size and scope of the Federal
Government , or even split the U . S . into smaller , more autonomous
regions . But we all share this continent , and we will continue
to be bonded together in a geopolitical union, whether we like it
or not .
Most attempts to "make things better" only highlight the
depth of the overall problem. Primarily because of our present
and growing population pressure , National politics has evolved ,
tragically, into simply a numbers game, where the individual is
buried beneath an avalanche of spin doctors , wealthy and powerful
shadows that operate behind congressional members , and a system
that cares not what a person' s ideas may be, but only what
tendency one may show to be manipulated this direction or that .
We are like rats in an overcrowded maze, trying to adapt by
learning more clever ways to negotiate the tortured pathways , not
realizing it is the maze that is the problem. And some
Congressmen want out . They desire a "different quality of life" .
We should listen carefully to the stories they could tell .
Searching for the Optimum tells us we must plan our future
to move in a different direction. Optimum becomes the benchmark
by which we can judge the likelihood of .future success . We must
begin by asking important questions . What are our national
water, soil , forestry , fishery and energy resources? How many .
people can they support when used in a way that will not diminish
their potential for future use? What population level will give
us the freedom and solitude we need, and allow us to escape from
continued development pressures and increases in land and housing
prices which never seem to stabilize?
What ecosystems have we squandered in our 'quest to conquer
the continent and which ones must not only be preserved, but
restored, in order to re-create a sustainable balance between
humans and the rest of Earth' s inhabitants? How can we even begin
to deal with the intense conflicts that are on the horizon as
population pressure and the resultant demand for "development"
has us fighting over the last 51 miles of the free-flowing upper
Columbia River, or the entire Chesapeake watershed that has
clearly gone beyond its carrying capacity? How can we alter our
economic priorities so they reflect what is really important for
survival?
What is our Optimum population, and under this banner our
Optimum agriculture , our Optimum use of water resources , our
Optimum industry, our Optimum definition of a workable democracy?
If we cannot discuss and come to a consensus concerning our
population future, then that future will be decided by default,
and it will not likely be one w.e would have chosen.
Whether or not the world 'can feed 6 or 8 or 12 billion
people is perhaps debatable , but it is a minor point in the
consideration of overall quality of life, and in the debate over
"sustainable development" . If this is the only argument , then we
have missed the point entirely . This "feedlot mentality" implies
that , if all are well fed then we have no problems . It is time
to begin planning for the next UN Conference on Population in
2004 . [Should it be held in a small island situation, in tents on
Easter Island, for example, so the delegates are more directly
faced with the implications of limits? ]
It should be entitled "Seeking the Optimum: A Blueprint for
a Truly Sustainable Future" . In the ten years prior , each nation
or bioregion ought to engage in a 5-year analysis and debate to
determine their respective Optimum populations , followed by a 5-
year implementation plan of non-coercive educational , legislative
and public-policy initiatives designed to place them on a long-
term, multigenerational path to achieving an Optimum. The
Conference would then be an opportunity to share experiences , to
look at successes and failures , and to make mid-course
corrections in the process of reaching their respective goals .
If the next Conference chooses not to embrace the search for
Optimum, then it will end much as the last one did. Some
progress will have been made, but there will still be an
interminably long distance to travel . That distance could be
greatly shortened by opting for Optimum. It is simply the best
we can do. We ought not to do less !
A political cartoon by "Oliphant", which appeared in
national newspapers during the Cairo Conference, depicted the
four horsemen of the Apocalypse, [War, Famine, Pestilence and
Disease] along with the caption "Why do they need a conference on
world overpopulation when they have us?" These are the extremes ,
of course, and we see them unfolding in numerous places around
the globe. But we must also direct our awareness to the
perception of conditions that precede these horrible and obvious
tragedies . The water resource example from Corvallis , Oregon is
a distant , but related symptom. The national alienation and
disgust with politics is another. Each community, state, and
nation should look to see where it resides in the continuum from
Optimum to Apocalypse, and begin to make plans to move in the
direction of Optimum.
With this perspective, searching for the Optimum becomes ,
not an idle, luxurious academic concept full of ambiguities and
uncertainties , but rather the unifying principle most likely to
insure a sustainable future . Struggling with the contentious
debate that Optimum will provoke should be viewed as a sign that
an adolescent culture is approaching adulthood, and is therefore
willing to confront issues too long ignored. We will finally be
discussing what contributes , in a meaningful way, to national
[and global ] security. Isn' t this what we all want for ourselves
and our descendants?
M. Boyd Wilcox
September, 1994
• National Optimum Population Commission-NOPC-Proposal
Position Paper : Local Jurisdiction Strategy
State legislatures , county commissions and city councils are
the jurisdictional entities compelled by law to make decisions
when local growth, livability and quality-of-life issues come
before them. Many of these issues are either caused by ,
magnified by, or indirectly associated with national population
pressure . A growing number of state, county and city officials
are understanding this connection and are, therefore, willing to
support a national effort that addresses their concerns . The
National Optimum Population Commission-NOPC-proposal provides
this sorely-needed public-policy mechanism. It is an umbrella
concept beneath which local decisions make sense if one is
concerned with charting a sustainable future that is most likely'
to be successful .
The strategic argument for seeking NOPC endorsement from
local jurisdictions is advanced by asking , and by exploring
answers to the question : "What Next?" . For example , in states
and counties that are required to follow strict land-use
guidelines , what usually happens when Urban Growth Boundaries
[UGB' s] are "filled up" , is that either the UGB is expanded to
include a wider region or decisions are made to allow greater
densities within the existing UGB . [Regions without land-use
planning are even more chaotic, where the effects of growth are
more obvious and devastating . ] So either people are forced to be
more crowded, or surrounding open lands are lost and converted to
various kinds of development . The bottom line question that is
increasingly being asked-in these examples by rural residents ,
farmers , urbanites and city planners is-at what point will it
stop? When can we look forward to a cessation of the .pressure
from growth in numbers of people , and look forward to applying
our skills and talents to. needed development , which is an
independent issue?
The answer is that these pressures , and the resulting
conflicts that flow from them, will continue until the nation is
well on the pathway to achieving an Optimized population .
So , for those reading this paper who are eager to bring the
NOPC before your local jurdsdiction., simply take this broad
overview and apply it to your unique situation . What are the
"growth and livability" issues in your community? Common
examples are : development expansion into area farm and forest
land; expansion of roads , schools , water and sewer systems ; loss
of open space; etc . . Follow the proceedings of your state ,
county and city officials and pinpoint those issues which are
population-pressure related.
In bringing NOPC before your local officials , cite the
pertinent issues and ask them to ask the question , "What Next?" .
This line of inquiry will ultimately bring you to the need for a
national population policy . The NOPC outlines a process for
getting there .
Many officials will respond positively to NOPC based upon '
the foregoing outline. Others may have further questions before
being convinced that NOPC is a credible proposal . One of those
questions will doubtless center on the term Optimum. Couldn ' t
the proposal just call for a "stabilized" or "sustainable"
population? Why Optimum?
If a nation or region has already gone beyond its carrying
capacity, in whatever way one might wish to characterize that
[natural resources , political -social -psychological , etc . ] it does
no good to simply "stabilize", at a level that is already
excessive . It is also possible to have a "sustainable" population
at levels wherein certain -guality-of-life options are no longer
possible, and in which long-term sustainability cannot be
reasonably assured. By integrating Optimum into the criteria by
which Sustainability is judged, we are more likely to be on a
long-term path that will be successful . [For those interested in
a more comprehensive treatment of this issue, a companion
position paper entitled "Optimum Population and the Search for
Sustainability" is available. ]
Other public officials may still question the need for NOPC
because of a general lack of information and/or disinterest in
"population" issues . Some may say it simply is "not of local
concern" or that "this is up to the Federal Government to
decide" . This latter comment simply adds support to the need for
local jurisdictions , all across the country, to get involved in
promoting NOPC, because the Feds will not do it unless there is
broad public support . Local endorsements are crucial , if folks
really want Washington DC to "do something" .
Beyond this , another great source of supportive information
comes from the 1972 Rockefeller Commission report on "Population
and the American Future" . This Commission concluded that "No
substantial benefits will result from further growth of the
nation ' s population" . Below are two more quotes from the Report ,
which may be helpful in efforts to secure NOPC backing :
"For our part , it is enough to make population , and all that
it means , explicit on the national agenda, to signal its impact
on our national life , to sort out the issues , and to propose how
to start toward a better state of affairs . By its very nature,
population is a continuing concern and should receive continuing
attention . Later generations , and later commissions , will be
able to see the right path further into the future . "
"We have looked for, and have not found, any convincing
economic argument for continued national population growth. The
health of our economy does not depend upon it . The vitality of
business does not depend on it . The welfare of the average
person certainly does not depend upon it . "
When official endorsements are secured, send word of this ,
or a copy of the signed side of the letter/petition to : NOPC ,
1070 SE Denman Avenue , Corvallis , OR 97333-2006 .
Future generations will thank you .
M . Boyd Wilcox 1 - 1- 95
Z`oFeAsN a Q m a r N it u m
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TII: Brian Almquist, City Administrator
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ACTION REQUESTED
City Council consider following items and direct staff to return with a formal policy on the
distribution of sidewalk local improvement district (LID) "matching grant" funds.
BACKGROUND
City Council Goal !2 is, To commit to an ongoing matching grant program for LID sidewalk
construction in existing neighborhoods, not to exceed $30,000 per year".
Within the proposed 1995-1996 budget, $30,000 is contained within line item "Operating
Transfers Out" to meet the City Council goal.
During the 3/7195 Council meeting staff was directed to propose suggestions for Council
consideration.
OPTIONS/SUGGESTIONS
• What will be the method for funding utility and mailbox relocations?
Within all right-of-ways there are fire hydrants; water meters; power poles; power
transformers; street signs;junction boxes for underground power, telephone, cable tv;
mailboxes and newspaper delivery tubes; and irrigation diversion boxes. These utilities and
mailboxes are often located within the area that future sidewalks are to be built. Is the cost
of relocation of any or all of these items to be borne within the LID or will the individual
utilities/property owners be required to relocate facilities at their own cost? In some
instances, the cost of relocating existing utilities can be difficult and expensive ...
particularly power poles, transformers and fire hydrants.
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• Should the eadsting sidewalk plan from TPAC/TSC have a priority rating over "other".
neighborhood sidewalk requests or should the TPAC/TSC plan be implemented
through other funding mechanisms?
TPAC/TSC List (Not listed in prioritvl
• Maple Street from North Main to the Hospital (one side only)
• Tolman Creek Road from Railroad tracks to Morada Lane
• Normal Street from Sherwood to Homes Avenue (Hunter Park)
• Hargadine, complete sections between 1st and Beach Avenue
• Nevada Street from Cambridge to Helman
• Helman from Nevada to Helman Grade School
• Manzanita at Briscoe School
• "A" Street
• Morse Street along the High School
• Mountain along the High School to B Street
• Missing sections in the California/Quincy/Iowa area
• Missing sections along Walker [Contract has been awarded for completing sidewalk
sections from East Main Street to Ashland Street]
The total lineal feet of sidewalk is about 21,000.
• What amount should the City provide as matching grants?
Council has suggested 50% based assuming about one mile of sidewalk could be
constructed per year.
Costs have risen substantially for our latest sidewalk projects from $3.00 to about $5.00 per
square foot. A 50% matching grant would construct about 3,000 feet of 4 foot wide
sidewalk excluding other work such as utility relocations, retaining walls or handicap ramps
at corners and crosswalks. A 30% city match would construct approximately 5,000 feet of
4 foot wide sidewalk.
• Policy on "in favor" for Council consideration of LID'S.
Current policy for other LID's requires staff to have signatures "in favor" of the project
that exceed 50% of the project prior to submission of a proposed LID. Will this policy
continue for sidewalk LID's? Staff recommends continuing the policy for sidewalk LID's.
• Does the proposal include only residential properties? Should schools or businesses be
included?
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• How will the matching grants be publicized? Newspaper advertisement, utility billing
insert, or ... ?
• Should matching grants be based on first come, first served if more than 50% of the
property owners have signed in favor of a sidewalk LID?
• If inadequate right-of-way is available behind the curb, should all property owners in
the proposed LID be required to dedicate sidewalk right-of-way or easement prior to
considering LID?
• Are sidewalks that "wander" to provide clearance to existing utility facilities or
mailboxes acceptable to Council? An example of a "wandering" sidewalk is on East
Main in front of the National Guard Armory. [see attached drawing]
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Pam Barlow, Administrative Assistant
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Brian Almquist, City Administrator
rQI: Steven Hall, Public Works Director
lt�IjECt: Proposal Soil Filtration Pilot Testing
ACTION REQUESTED
City Council decide if staff should proceed with proposal from Brown and Caldwell Consulting Engineers,
Incorporated, in the amount of $42,500.
BACKGROUND
Initially, Dr. Robert Gearbart from Hydro Resources Incorporated [HRI] performed bench tests on soils kxaW
on the Hamby Springs site north of I-5. HRI was a sib-consultant to Woodward-Clyde Consultants. Those tests
showed promise for the soil filtratiorm system. As you may remember, there were diffae noes of opinion between
Dr. Gearhart and our prime consultant Woodward Clyde represented by John Davis. The primary difference was
in the assumptions of the life span of the soil filtration system which, ultimately, affect the reliability and
operational costs. As a result, two"versions"of option B-1 A were presented which included a"less favorable
case" and a "most favorable case". I have included a copy of the John Davis letter report of 9/23/93 for your
reference.
The Hamby Springs site was used for the testing as all the alternatives in the Davis letter report were based on
one site with enough acreage to accommodate a 75 acre wed and. The more probable site for a storage, wetland
and soil filtration system is at the Butler Creek site located near the intersection of Valley View Road and Eagle
Mill Road. The testing would be of clays from that specific site.
During discussions at a previous Council meeting, Councilor Don Laws noted that the Council should have an
evaluation of the soil filtrations system prior to the selection of an option. The Council selection of a preferred
option to meet DEQ standards for Bear Creek is August 1, 1995.
Attached is a proposal to conduct the first phase of the pilot testing for a soil filtration system to determine the
potential of phosphate removal to meet the 0.08 milligram per liter summer standard for direct discharge to
Ashland and Bear Creeks.
Funds are not available within the current budget. The funds could be expended from the prepared food and
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beverage tax which would require a budget appropriation to allow the expenditure.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff has no recommendation on the proposal.
cc: John Holroyd, Brown and Caldwell
John Davis, Woodward-Clyde Consultants
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Subject: Additional analysis of wastewater management alternatives for Ashland.
Dear Steve:
As directed by you at our meeting in Eugene on the 19th of August, the WCC team has
performed additional facility planning-level analysis of four wastewater management
alternatives. A fifth alternative was added at the request of Rob Winthrop during a telephone
conversation on the 20th of August. This letter report contains our findings.
To put this letter report in context, I thought it would be worthwhile to describe the evolution
of the alternatives over the last few months. As you know, we prepared a report for you in
June which evaluated several wastewater management alternatives that included large
wetlands, up to 25 acres, as part of the treatment process. In that report we recommended
that the City select an alternative,Wetland Alternative B-1, that would meet all DEQ-imposed
effluent limits except the limit for phosphorus. At the time, we had reason to believe that
DEQ might allow non-compliance with the phosphorus limit in order to retain year-round
discharge to Bear Creek. Year-round wastewater discharge is important for the stream
because there are times in the summer when the wastewater discharge represents most of the
stream flow.
Since that time, a couple of events occured that affect the altematives. DEQ wrote you a
letter indicating that the City's wastewater discharge would have to meet all effluent limits
and that the issue of maintaining a certain minimum flow in Bear Creek would be dealt with
independently. This made our recommendation that the City select Alternative B-1 obsolete.
In addition, the City Council requested that an alternative including a very large wetland (75
acres or more) be analysed.
At our August 19th meeting in Eugene, we. agreed that we would examine a number of
alternatives, some new and some old. The old alternatives include Alternative 3A-2 and
Wetland Alternative A-1 which were addressed in the June report. The new alternatives are
Wetland Alternative B-3 which includes a 75-acre wetland and two alternatives that include
a component not previously analysed in detail--a soil treatment system. A soil treatment
system was proposed by our subcontractor, Bob Gearheart of HRI, as a way of meeting the
discharge limits for phosphorus. Soil treatment systems, sometimes refered to as rapid
infiltration systems, use soil to filter out and adsorb contaminants in wastewater. The
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alternatives that include soil treatment systems are Wetland Alternative B-1A and Alternative
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— -- 1. Alternatives analysed -
Each of the alternatives analysed is described below. All of the large wetlands are assumed
to be located at the Hamby Springs site on the east side of Interstate 5. It was agreed at the
Eugene meeting that we would use Hamby Springs site, rather than the Wrights Creek or
Butler Creek sites, because of doubts about the availability of sufficient land at the latter.
Alternative 3A-2 This alternative was developed by Brown and Caldwell in the original draft
facilities plan. It involves a major upgrade of the treatment plant to provide a filtered and
nitrified effluent. A 3-acre constructed wetland would be built, adjacent to the treatment
plant, to control effluent temperature. During the winter, effluent would be discharged to
Bear Creek via the 3-acre wetland. Because the effluent would not meet phosphorus limits
applicable in the summer,it would be disposed of to a 560-acre City-owned pasture irrigation
area. This alternative would allow year-round compliance with state standards.
Wetland Alternative A-1 This altemative would be similar to 3A-2 in that it would involve
a major plant upgrade, would produce a nitrified and filtered effluent, and would dispose of
effluent by irrigation of City-owned pastureland in the summer. The 3-acre wetland in
Alternative 3A-2 would be replaced by a 25-acre wetland at the Hamby Springs site. During
the winter, effluent would pumped to the 25-acre wetland and then returned to the treatment
plant for disinfection and discharge to Bear Creek. This alternative would allow year-round
compliance with state standards.
Wetland Alternative B-lA This alternative would be similar to Alternative B-1 that was
considered in the report submitted in June, but with the addition of a soil treatment system.
It would include a major treatment plant upgrade to produce a nitrified and filtered effluent,
a 25-acre constructed wetland and a soil treatment system. The constructed wetland and the
soil treatment system would be located at the Hamby Springs site. The soil treatment system
would be used only in the summer to meet the then-applicable phosphorus standards.
Effluent would be retumed to the treatment plant for disinfection and discharged year-round
to Bear Creek. This alternative would allow year-round compliance with state standards.
Wetland Altemative B-3 Analysis of this alternative was requested by the City Council.
Alternative B-3 would include a plant upgrade to produce a partially-nitrified effluent and a
75-acre constructed wetland at the Hamby Springs site. Effluent would be returned to the
treatment plant for disinfection and discharged year-round to Bear Creek. This alternative
would probably comply fully with state standards for a few months each year. It would be
out of compliance with the phosphorus and possibly the ammonia standards for varying
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Alternative 3A-4 This alternative would be the same as Alternative 3A-2 except that the
irrigation system would be replaced with a soil treatment system close to the existing
treatment plant. The soil treatment system would be used in the surrimer months to remove
phosphorus from the effluent. The 3-acre wetland would be retained to provide some storage
upstream of the soil treatment system, so that the latter could be sized for average rather than
peak flow. It would also provide a means of temperature control in the winter months. A
pump station would be needed to return the effluent from the soil treatment system to the
treatment plant for disinfection. Discharge to Bear Creek would occur year-round. This
alternative would allow year-round compliance with state standards.
2: Characteristics and performance of soil treatment system
-The important new element in the alternatives described above is the soil treatment system
that is a part of Wetland Alternative B-lA and Alternative 3A-4. The purpose of the soil
treatment system is to take advantage of the fact that certain types of soil can absorb
phosphorus. HRI developed a conceptual design for a soil treatment system, a sketch of
which is shown in Figure 1. The soil treatment system would consist of a constructed earth
basin filled with selected soil. It would be fitted with an impermeable liner and filled with
a shallow layer of gravel covered by about 5 feet of selected clay soil.
Laboratory tests performed at Humboldt State University, under the direction of Bob
Gearheart of HRI, have shown that Carney soils, found in the Ashland area, can absorb 0.16
mg of phosphorus per gram of soil. (394,000,000 mg per acre-foot of soil). HRI notes that
actual in-field absortion rates reported in the technical literature are two to five times greater
than the results measured in the laboratory.
The size of the soil treatment system needed depends on the capacity of the soil to absorb
phosphorus, the loading rate applied to the system, the rate at which wastewater will percolate
through the soil and the desired frequency of soil media replacement. Soil media would need
to be replaced when its phosphorus absorption capacity is exhausted. Tests by HRI indicate
that the permeability of the soil is not a limiting factor. Thus, with the absorption capacity
of the soil known, the size of the facility and the frequency of soil replacement will depend
on the phosphorus loading rate.
The phosphorus loading rate applied to the soil treatment system will depend on the
effectiveness of future source control measures and the upstream treatment system in reducing
the phosphorus content of wastewater. Alternative phosphorus loading rates were considered
for Wetland Alternative B-IA and Alternative 3A-4. They were labeled most favorable case
and less favorable case in the following discussion. Pertinent information on the perfommance
of the soil treatment system is summarized in Table 1 and discussed below. The overall
performance of the alternatives with respect to effluent quality is shown in Tables 2 and 3.
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Wetland Alternative BAA---most favorable case. This case assumes that both the future
source control efforts and the planned upstream treatment system improvements would be
very effective in removing phosphorus and limiting the load applied to the soil treatment
system. Furthermore, it assumes that future water conservation efforts would limit average
daily flow in 2015 to 2 mgd, and that the average daily flow applied to the soil treatment
'system during the 180-day summer season would be 1.5 mgd. This is because 0.5 mgd of
the effluent from the conventional treatment system would be used for golf course irrigation.
It is assumed that source control,efforts and the upgraded treatment system would reduce the
phosphorus content of Ashland's effluent, downstream of the treatment plant, from its present
—value of 4.3 mg/1 to 2.0 mg/l. The phosphorus content of the effluent would be further
reduced by 1.5 mg/1 in the constructed wetland. The phosphorus content of the effluent
applied to the soil treatment system would thus be 0.5 mg/l, and the seasonal load would be
513,000,000 mg, assuming a. 180-day application season and an average daily applied flow
of 1.5 mgd.. Under these most favorable conditions a six-acre soil treatment system
containing five feet of soil would absorb the applied phosphorus load for a period of 23
years.
Wetland Alternative B-IA---less favorable case. This case is similar to the "most favorable
case", except that it does not assume optimum performance of all elements of the system.
It assumes that source control and conventional treatment would lower effluent phosphorus
content from the present value of 4.3 meA to 4.0 mgA. A further 1.0 mg11 is assumed to be
removed in the constructed wetland. The phosphorus content of effluent applied to the soil
treatment system would be 3.0 mg/l. At a flow rate of 2 mgd applied to the soil treatment
system the seasonal load would be 4,100,000,000 mg. This assumes that future water
conservation measures would effectively limit Ashland's average daily wastewater flow in
2015 to 2 mgd and that none would be diverted upstream of the soil treatment system for golf
course irrigation. Based on this set of assumptions, a six-acre soil treatment system, five feet
deep, would absorb the applied phosphorus for about three years.
Alternative 3A-4---most favorable case. This case assumes that source control and treatment
would reduce the phosphorus content of effluent, downstream of the treatment plant, to 2.0
mg/1 and that the flow to the system would be 1.5 mgd. A six-acre soil treatment system,
five feet deep, would remove the applied phosphorus for six years.
Altemative 3A-4---less favorable case. In this case it was assumed that the phosphorus
content of Ashland's effluent downstream of the treatment plant would be reduced by source
control to 4.0 mg11 and the average flow would be 2 mgd. A six-acre soil treatment system
would remove phosphorus for about two years.
3 Estimated costs of soil treatment system
Westech Engineering developed a layout and estimated the construction cost for a 6-acre soil
treatment system based on design concepts developed by HRI. The estimated cost of the
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system, net of contractor indirect costs, engineering and contingencies, is $851,000. With
these factors included it is $1,348,000. The frequency of soil replacement would depend on
the phosphorus load applied to the system. Westech estimates the cost of soil replacement
at $600,000, including contractor indirect cost and contingencies. Little or no engineering
would be necessary. The estimate is based on the assumption that soil borrow and disposal
sites are directly adjacent to the treatment_system and that trucks and scrapers would not need
to use public road rights-of-way. It is further assumed that there will be no special disposal .
requirements for spent soil media.
4.Estimated cost of alternatives
The estimated costs of all the alternatives described above are shown in Table 4. The present
worth estimates for the two alternatives that include a soil treatment system are expressed as
a range. The ends of the range correspond with the two.cases analysed for Alternatives B-IA
and 3A-4. The present worth costs take account of initial capital cost, annual operation and
maintanence costs, and the cost of periodic soil replacement, if it is needed. The cost
estimates assume a 20-year life for all system components except the soil treatment system
media, which would need to be periodically replaced in some cases. A discount rate, or real
interest rate, of 4% is assumed.
S.Conclusions
Of the five altematives analysed, only four have the potential to reliably meet DEQ-imposed
discharge standards. For this reason, and because of its cost, Alternative B-3 is less
advantageous than the others. Alternatives 3A-2, B-lA and 3A 74 would meet the standards
at similar present worth costs. The other alternative, Alternative A-1 would be considerably
more expensive. Alternatives B-lA and 3A-4 provide the environmental benefit of continued
summertime discharge to Bear Creek. Alternative B-lA offers the additional environmental
benefits associated with a large wetland.
Up to this point in the analysis the three members of the WCC team are all in general
agreement. However the views of WCC and Westech Engineering diverge from those of HRI
on two related points; the uncertainty associated with the use of a soil treatment system and
the need for pilot-scale studies to demonstrate its effectiveness and practicality.
Different levels of risk or uncertainty are associated with different wastewater treatment
technologies. Adoption of new technologies involves the acceptance of some risk of failure,
that the technology may not be able to meet applicable standards and may need to be
replaced, or that it proves costly to operate. The longer a technology has been in widespread
application the more predictable and less uncertain it becomes. Some of the technologies
employed in the alternatives analysed here have been more widely applied than others. The
treatment and irrigation elements of the alternatives have been in use for decades. Treatment
wetlands are being built at an accelerating rate and have been in service in some locations
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for 15 years. However soil treatment systems are an emerging technology,particularly of the
type,considered here, and have not been widely a'pplied, although this may be because past
regulatory requirements have not made them necessary. There are no similar systems.
operating in Oregon.,- Although removal of phosphorus to the levels required by DEQ's
1'�-effluent limits is theoretically possible, only a few of the soil treatment systems descnbed in.
the technical literature actually do so. Accordingly; WCC and Westech Engineering believe
that, if the city, chooses an alternative that includes a soil treatment'system, it will be
-assuming a higher degree of risk than if it were to choose a more conventional technology. ..
This view is reflected in Table 5, which summarizes the advantages and-disadvantages of the
five,alternatives analysed. The difference in risk. between; an emerging technolog and
conventional technology could be reduced, but not eliminated byvanous testing programs.'
WCC and Westech believe that if the City chooses an alternative including a soil treatment
system, its feasibility and effectiveness will need to be demonstrated in advance of final
design, and in order to obtain regulatory approval. Accordingly we would favor additional
testing to confirm HRI's findings with respect to soil properties. The soil testing would
detemmine the variability of soil properties in the area from which the media would- be
obtained, and confirm its permeability and phosphorus absorption capacity. Also we believe
that the use of a pilot plant will be necessary to confirm that phosphorus levels can be
reduced sufficiently to meet the applicable effluent limits and to establish site-specific design
criteria.
HRI, believes that there is sufficient evidence of the effectiveness of soil treatment systems
and that they should be regarded as no more risky than conventional treatment systems. Also
that there is enough information available already to proceed to design without pilot-scale
studies.
Sincerely,
WOODWARD-CLYDE CONSULTANTS
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March 16, 1995
Mr_ Steve Hall
Public Works Director
City of Ashland
20 East Main Street
Ashland, Oregon 97520 13-9347-17
Subject: Proposal for Evaluating Soil Treatment for Phosphorus Removal
Dear Mr. Hall:
The extremely low phosphorus limits imposed by the Department of Environmental Quality
pose a difficult challenge to the goal of year-round effluent disposal to Bear Creek. In this
proposal, we discuss a technology utilizing soil treatment for the removal of phosphorus.
If this system is effective, it could prove to be a lower cost alternative to an advanced
wastewater treatment plant. Our proposal begins with a statement of the problem and a
presentation of the general approach. A detailed scope of work is then presented. Our
project team and their relevant experience follows next. Finally, the estimated project cost
and schedule are enclosed.
Problem Statement
The City of Ashland faces stringent wastewater treatment linuts for continued effluent
discharge into Bear Creek. While most of the discharge requirements can be attained with
a well-operated secondary treatment plant, complying with the effluent phosphorus limit of
0.08 milligrams per liter (mg/L) presents a considerable challenge. The phosphorus limit
is in effect during the dry-weather months of May through October.
The phosphorus limit can be dealt with in two ways: removing the phosphorus from the
plant effluent prior to discharge to Bear Creek, or discontinuing effluent discharge to Bear
Creek during the dry weather season. However, there is a concern with removing Ashland
wastewater treatment plant effluent from Bear Creek. During certain times of the year,
Ashland's effluent makes up nearly the entire stream flow. While water rights could be
purchased to compensate for the removal of Ashland's effluent, the availability of stored
water during drought years not certain. The following wastewater treatment options are
under consideration:
• Abandoning the Ashland wastewater treatment plant and conveying raw sewage
to the Medford wastewater treatment plant.
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March 16, 1995
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• Providing Level IV reclaimed water to the Talent Irrigation District during the
summer for use in irrigating crops and orchards. Effluent discharge to Bear
Creek would continue during the winter.
• Irrigating city-owned land with treated effluent during the summer. Effluent
discharge to Bear Creek would continue during the winter.
• Constructing an advanced wastewater treatment plant and discharging to Bear
Creek year-round.
• Constructing a soil treatment system for phosphorus removal and discharging to
Bear Creek year-round.
The first three options would remove Ashland's flow from Bear Creek during the dry
weather months. Construction of an advanced wastewater treatment plant is extremely
expensive. The remaining option, the soil treatment system or "soil filter," offers the
potential for keeping flow in the stream and minimizing overall project costs. However, it
is unclear if a soil treatment system can reliably provide an effluent phosphorus
concentration of 0.08 mg/L or less.
Approach
There are relatively few examples of soil treatment systems for municipal effluent. In their
Wastewater Facilities Plan Addendum dated September, 1994, Woodward-Clyde referenced
nine soil treatment systems in the United States. It appears that these facilities are leach-
field infiltration systems where effluent is allowed to percolate through native soils which
adsorb phosphorus. Ultimately, water from these systems commingles with the
groundwater.
The system we are evaluating will be much different_ Due to the need to capture the
treated water for return to Bear Creek, lined basins must be constructed. The basins will
be provided with an underdrain system and filled with local soils selected for their affinity
for phosphorus. Woodward-Clyde's Addendum included a detail of this type of system as
shown in Figure 1.
Due to the lack of documented experience with this type of soil treatment system, we
recommend a phased approach. The first step is to perform bench scale studies to
determine if a treatment system using local soils can theoretically comply with the
0.08 mg/L summer discharge limit. The Woodward-Clyde Addendum discusses laboratory
tests of soils from the Ashland area. This information will be reviewed and incorporated in
our development of a soil testing protocol.
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If promising results are noted, this information would be used in Phase 2 to design, build,
and test a small-scale pilot unit. The pilot test would begin to identify operational
constraints of a soil treatment system. Concerns such as hydraulic short-circuiting,
clogging, and microorganism growth would be investigated. The size of this Phase 2 unit
would be in'the range of 5,000 gallons or less.
Presuming Phase 2 was successful, Phase 3 of the study would involve the design,
construction, and operation of a large-scale pilot study. This unit might be a portion of an
acre in size. It would provide actual operation and maintenance experience with a
treatment bed using the same equipment which would be used on a full scale system. In
particular, the difficulty of removing and replacing soil could be determined.
At the conclusion of this phased study, sufficient information would be available to
determine not only the treatment efficiency but also the long-term cost of a soil treatment
system. If at any stage the results do not look promising, the investigation can be
terminated with a limited capital investment.
Scope of Work
Phase 1-13ench Scale Study. Phase 1 of the study will consist primarily of bench scale
testing of local soils for phosphorus removal. We propose the following tasks for work to
be completed in Phase 1:
• Task 1 — Project Management. This task includes maintaining regular
communications with city staff, administering project budget and schedule, and
supervising and coordinating the project team.
• Task 2 — Locate Suitable Local Soils for Testing. A soil survey will be
performed to determine which soils have characteristics favorable for
phosphorus removal. Samples of the most promising soils will be collected for
laboratory testing. We plan to obtain the assistance of the local Oregon State
University Agricultural Experiment Station.
• Task 3 — Develop Test Protocol. This task includes developing laboratory
test procedures, quality assurance/quality control measures, and sampling
techniques. We envision five test variables: influent phosphorus
concentrations, soil type, pH, soil permeability, and hydraulic application rate_
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March 16, 1995
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• Task 4 — Perform Testing. Two types of testing will be performed under this
task. First, phosphorus adsorption isotherms will be developed to determine the
ultimate phosphorus holding capacity of the soil. Next, column tests will be
,performed to determine the effects of varying influent phosphorus
concentrations, soil type, pH, soil permeability, and hydraulic application rate.
• Task 5 — Interpret Results/Develop Conclusions. The results of the bench
scale study will be interpreted and a summary of conclusions will be provided
under this task. The primary goal is to determine whether a soil treatment
system can theoretically comply with the 0.08 mg/L phosphorus limit. Other
important goals will be to identify the best soil type, optimum permeability,
maximum hydraulic loading rate, and absolute phosphorus holding capacity.
• Task 6 —Report Preparation. This task includes preparation and
reproduction of a draft report for city review and a final report which will
incorporate the city's comments.
Phase 2--Small-Scale Pilot Study. Phase 2 is a small-scale pilot study to be conducted at
the Ashland Wastewater Treatment Plant site. Treatment plant effluent would be pumped
to a small tank filled with soil. A preliminary task list for work performed in Phase 2
follows.
• Task 7 — Design Small-Scale Pilot System. Major components of the system
would include a feed pump and piping, a distribution system, a tank filled with
soil, an effluent collection system, a sampling box, and drain piping. In this
task we would size the treatment unit, pump, and piping.
• Task 8 — Develop Pilot System Test Protocol. Testing protocol would be
developed to evaluate the phosphorus removal efficiency of the system as well
as identify potential operational constraints.
• Task 9 — Construct Pilot Unit. The pilot system would be constructed with
the assistance of city public works staff. City equipment, such as trucks and
front-end loaders, would be used as required.
• Task 10 — Perform Pilot Testing_ The testing procedures developed under
Task 8 would be implemented. Treatment plant staff would attend to the daily
operation and maintenance of the treatment unit and perform necessary
sampling. Testing would be conducted by a local laboratory.
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• Task 11 — Interpret Results/Develop Conclusions_ The results of the
small-scale pilot study will be interpreted and a summary of conclusions
provided under this task. The key objective is to determine whether the pilot
unit can consistently comply with the 0.08 mg/L phosphorus limit_ Operational,
constraints will also be identified.
• Task 12 — Report Preparation. An operational summary, results, and
conclusions will be provided in report form to the city for review.
Phase 3—Large-Scale Pilot Study. Phase 3 will be pursued if the preceding work
indicates that soil filters can consistently remove phosphorus from the plant effluent and
that no overwhelming operational constraints exist. Phase 3 would consist of constructing a
larger pilot unit at the wastewater treatment plant site. Ideally, the large-scale pilot unit
would be a scale model of a future full scale unit. Testing on the large-scale system would
be performed much like that described for the small-scale unit. Because the large-scale
pilot would better approximate a full-size system, operational considerations could be
investigated in greater detail. A long-term testing program may be considered to evaluate
useful life of the soil media.
Project Team
Our project team offers the continuity of the Brown and Caldwell staff presently committed
to your Facilities Plan as well as some of the top research scientists in Oregon.
Our project manager, John Holroyd, has been involved in your Facilities Planning efforts
since the development of the Program Plan in 1988. Project engineer Steve Celeste will
help direct the pilot study efforts. Steve has been intimately involved in the development
of all treatment alternatives over the past 4 years. Both Steve and John are familiar with a
currently operating phosphorus reduction soil system designed by Brown and Caldwell for
Breckenridge, Colorado.
Dave Felstul, also of our Eugene office, will be a key addition to our team. As a project
advisor and water resources scientist, Dave offers actual field experience with the operation
of a 0.3-acre soil treatment system for phosphorus removal.
Leading our research team from Oregon State University Department of Civil Engineering,
Dr. Peter Nelson brings over 20 years of research experience in the field of aquatic
chemistry and physical-chemical treatment processes_ His research has included nutrient
loading modeling for Oregon lakes and alternative pollution control strategies for the
Tualatin River basin. A detailed summary of his experience and his resume are enclosed.
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Assisting Dr. Nelson will be Dr. John Baham, Associate Professor of Soil Geochemistry at
Oregon State University Department of Crop and Soil Science. Dr. Baham's field of
specialization is soil geochemistry, surface chemistry, and mineralogy. Dr. Baham is
currently evaluating phosphorus cycling through soils to shallow groundwater in a U.S.
Department of Agriculture funded project entitled "The Role of Riparian Ecosystems in
Northwest Agricultural Landscapes." In addition, he is also conducting a National Science
Foundation study on the weathering and movement of soil minerals by natural organic
acids. Dr. Baham's resume is also enclosed.
Combining Brown and Caldwell's experience with two full scale phosphorus adsorption
systems and the resources of Oregon State University will ensure that a comprehensive yet
timely study will be produced. Our team will remain focused on the need to develop
practical recommendations which can be applied to Ashland's planning process.
Cost
The estimated cost for Phase 1 — Bench Scale Study will be a maximum of$42,500. We
propose to complete this work on a time and materials basis as an amendment to our
current contract. A detailed cost breakdown of each task is enclosed. The cost for Phase 2
pilot testing cannot be accurately estimated at this time. The duration of the pilot test and
its associated cost will be determined in Phase 1. Phase 3 costs will be developed during
the course of Phase 2 testing.
Schedule
The schedule for Phase 1 of the soil treatment pilot study is driven by a requirement to
have the results of the bench scale testing available by July 1, 1995. This fast-track
schedule will require that work begin as soon as possible and that some tasks be performed
concurrently. The enclosed schedule illustrates a time frame that complies with the July 1,
1995, deadline.
Phase 1 of the soil treatment pilot study can be divided into three distinct stages. The first
stage consists of preliminary and planning tasks, including the kickoff meeting, soil survey,
and development of test protocol. The second stage includes laboratory testing and quality
assurance/quality control. The final stage consists of interpreting the results, developing
conclusions, and preparing the document. Proper planning up front will help ensure that
subsequent laboratory analyses are performed accurately and efficiently, that the most
promising soils are selected for testing, and that the schedule deadline will be met.
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Summary
By fully utilizing the results of prior studies and then proceeding with a well organized
investigation specific to the Ashland area, we are confident we can provide the city
information critical to your planning process. We understand your need to review
preliminary results in time to select a treatment alternative by August of this year. Thank
you for your consideration of this proposal.
Very truly yours,
BROWN AND CALDWELL
Walter J. eye
Vice President
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Enclosure(s)
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INDEX OF ENCLOSURES
1, . Project Schedule
2. Figure 1—Schematic Diagram of Soil Treatment System
3. Resume and Experience Summary—Dr. Peter O. Nelson
4. Resume and Experience Summary—Dr. John E. Baham
5. Project Cost Breakdown
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t onUniaees_Comm'as M and Boards
Hcazmvt C'm moo,ETmo=meatai Hearth Sam=Center.Omgca Som Unmermy 1977-1978
SmdmtAWYdt Co Pedfe NortwesPolluuoa C®anl Federadon,1mTrtsent(CU'^"n.1979.1980,248.2.
1996,1989-91)
Water Resotara Rmamh!Mute Govemieg Board.Oregon St=Un-tversry, 1981-1984
BevIewx,J aamtaiFlnirortmtrnalF�tgbteaiaSDlvttfon ASCH, 1981intscat
Reviewer. w=a)zdsrsrdr. 1982130. 1493-prgea
Awards ojoinijace,Water Poutnion Cnnrol Folmdon,1983-1986(Clidruen.Eddy Av ard, 1986)
Re,•ie ver,National Sarni Foundavon,F- ring Division, 1994
Reviewer,US.Enviroa nconi Promcion Agency.Acid Precipitation Praovratq 1986-1987
Reviewer, Wdrr,Air, mid Sod POMOwn. 1989.
Revkwar,Frvfor,r-erat Swans mid TedLwIDgy, 1989Ftes®L
Reviewer,Bialogitaf Wasres, 19891
Reviewer,US.Hnvitonraer Proamon Agency,Arcdc CaIDammaaLs Resarch Program., 199Z
Reviewer.Frdo FjcvironnreaFafir�an Research Joanna!,LW-S-Pr6enL
Storm of Oregon,Tm�Advisory Co�.Triennial Waar Qu li Standards Review, 1993-present-
chy of cmvallts.Warcr Tnfl2vrn0mre Committee. 1994-pie5�.
PUBLICATIONS
Technical Toumals
-W=bbl vlabairy NfcL5 -*=cs and Act --md Sludge Maedcs,- P-O- Nelson.A.W. L IwMQOe.WazQ Rtsr�rd
14,219(1980)-
. 'R.msCra of Trace Afeal Parrmonmg in Model Aaoaic Marine Sedimem, SFL Oakley. Cf- Debbey, SJ.
WIll'omson,P-O.Ncj�on. water Beseu=dr,14. 1067(1980)-
-1nr7nence of DasoLved Oren oa Actuated Sludge viability,- K.7. Willium-40, P-O- NeLSan- Jotoa' W=er
'pofir8on c�raat Fedve ior+,53, 1533 (1981).
-Model of Trace Meal Pattidming in SM.Oalley,P-O.Nelsan,KJ.W pliarason,Fs+zraraanaal
Sderce end I'edmlfogy,1S,474(1981).
-Factors Afce6ng are Fam of Hevy Mewls In the Activated Sludge Process: P.O. NeLwa, A-K- Cbung- M-C-
Ht,Ls ,Team(. Wan Poaufion Cataol Fedcason,53, 1323 (1981).
'Partition iog of Tact Organs in Sc£menz, D.P. Piece, KJ. wMiamson, Y.O. Nelson, Technical Note,J, of
Fmvormz»^1 Fngbzerirg Dfv.,ASCE,107. 1100(1981).
'l llaence of Dissolved Ory�-eo an Sahsnara Udizatioa Enttics of Ac&=d Shulgc,' (with Is IF_ %dscr. K.1-
Wr�-IDwn,Y.O.Nelson,Jorawl, Warcr Poflra<oa Cmmo(Feda9rioa.54,SZ(1982)_ '
-Egtulibmm Chemical Modelin�-of Heavy MemIS In Arrivadd Sludge:B.R.Fasioc,P.O.Nelson, Wa=RtsearrA.
17.771 (1983)-
-Am.ratfoo of Cndrmum by Abffodtala paclfue.' S.M. OakW,KJ.W rM mson,P-O-Nelson,J. of Sdv=c of
Ace roast Em^✓aemes+r.28. 105(t983)-
-Copper and radmkm Uptake by Model F_sourinc Sedimmmry Phases,- RJ. Davies-Colley. P.O. Nelson, KJ.
WiIlmmsotr.Firvtronmatat Sri.nra tntd Ted Iogy,18,491 (1984)-
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NET-SON, Peter O. 3
A.sSaci2m Professor
EF BLICATIONS(coed)
•C29m;m„Adsorption by Aerobic Lake 5edmicnrs,'J.O.W ilcy,P_O_Nelson,l ErvbonMeruclErgLra-.rirgDnuioa,
ASCE. 110,' 6(1984).
Toxicity of Cadmium in Water and Sediment SlaIIies to Daphnia MaBa;' G.S. Schuyw::2 P.O. Nelson. ct aL,
EnvtrwvnervalTetimlagy and C7rmdsay,3,193 (1984).
'Sulfide Camral of r,,m: and Copper Concent aions in Anaerobic Esmarme Salime as,"RJ_DaviesColley,P_0,
Nelson,KJ_WMLunsnsou.Mwine C7tar&try,16. 173(1M).
'HexavalearChrombrm Adsorption and Hcdnmoa in Namral Soils M.F.AeZi= P_0-Nelson,Research S)rnpasia
Proceedings, VaL 1, Water Fm¢ot®enr S deradoa 65dt Annual Conference,New Orleans,I.z, 1992_
'Sexavalwr ChrotLiaxa Adsorption and Desorption In Natural Soils',M F.Aaiaan,P_ O_Nelson,In press,Jrexlox
rourad of Saenee end Tedvrology, 1994- .
'Bulk Atmospberic Deposition',"Cb®ol Sclux Mass Balance'.two chapmts la Crater lake Lf rmolojzkal Studies.
Fran]Reporr,Editod by GJ,.Larson er al...MPSIPNROSUINRTR 93/03,U-S.Depar®ear of the Interior,National
Park Servicc,Pacific Nmthwcst Rerio4 Seattle,WA, 1993_
Book Cha�ters
"Cascade Mommams_Like Chemistry and Suultio)ty 1D Acid Deposition'. Ch. 16 1n. dad Deposition and Agva:ic
ECaiys✓Jni.-Regional Case Sh,,Eer,DF. Charles,Fd.,Springer-Veriaa,New York-_ 1991.
Disctsssions and Reviews
'Disotssioa-Smdics of die Upmke of Heavy Metals by Acdyarud SIudge,* Praceedmgs,Intonational Synvos.rn on
Metal Spec& an. SeparadaA, and Recovery-,Industrial Wass Ft;rnin+++on i escwt h Center and Ie!iaa National
Rcscar{h Co=zl, Cmca4;o,pp. 69-76, 1986_
Conference Proceediags
'Uptake and Dismbrdonal Effcct of Heavy Meal 13wramons wilt Suspended Mammis in Aerob ic Wan ,'
Proceedings, ASCE Nzn®al Conference on Eavlroametlel Fninetring Research, Developmema and Desga,
Seade WA_ 1976_
'Distribution and Bioavwlabtlay of Metals in Mann. Scdimcnts.' (with S-NL Oakley), Aeprvls. ASCF National
Confer==Boson.M4 1979.
'Che vimI Leas of Dredging and Offshore Disposal in Coos Bay. OR.' (with KJ_ Willamson), ASCE
National Coofereace.Portland- OR_ 1980.
"Influence of Dissolved Oxygea Concenaadna cn Vabtl"ny and Kmcdes of Ac%isazPA Sludge.' (with IC1.W 71 smson).
Proceedrrtgs ofRcrecrrizSyttgosiirm,Wa=Pollmion Control Fedaradon.53rd Annual Confbren¢,Las VcgZ5.NV.
1980.
'I7ptalc of C=d:r a by Model Esmarine Sediments,' (airh RJ. Davics-Colicy). Preyri=, ACS 182ud National
Mwidng.New Yorkti NY. 1981_
"Acidification Saufv of Orz:Bon's Casco Lakes," (wra GA DeMche), Preprints, ACS 185zh National hfc5dng,
Searle. WA. 1983.
'Migration of Iaorganic Co®inatvs Tinder the liiAlnence:of as F.Temic Field.' (wuh J.F. Ferguson),Piocec&ngs,
ElearoLinedcTreaaoenr and Its Appli¢den in Eavirormemal Gentcchtdml Engineering,Utuvers4 of Washiaorou,
Seattle, W.A, 1986_
"Enhanced Recovery of Hexavalent Chromium Ftom Soils Using Phosphate Injection'. MB.
Schroth-P.O_Ndson,J.D.Istoly EOS,Ober 31. 1989,Abstracts,FaA Mewing.American Geophysical Union.
"Heuctvalem Chrumi7m Adsorption and Desorption in Nanual Soils and Subsoils', P. O. Nelson. M. F. Arizian
Proceedmss_ Itad laten>arional Iranian Coma=of Civil Engincerinr.Sane. ham. May 16-16, 1990.
'Chromium Adsorption and Redaction In a Natan! Soil'. P.O. Nelson. Proceedings, Idaho Hazardous Wastes
Coaeranm, PoasUo, Idaho,April, 1993.
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NELSON, Parr O. 4 .
Assacin Professor
Reports and Others
"ne Managcm=of Ltke O=zrlo: Pablicxuoa No. 36, Cornell University Water Rcsoorc s and Maffie Science
-- -• - Ceare.7mzra,NY, 1971,(coordinand and wrote chapats as graduate research.csi_m.+q.
' `Adenosine Tripbosphate as a Measure of Arsvzled Sludge Viability,' MS_Thsu, Cornell Univershy.Dhaet.h'Y,
I9T3
-- - . ---. TbeFale and DambutionofG-.damtm and 7�cinAeroblc Aquatic Eariroamcals.'PhD.TheSis.CaroellUis•usiry.
Ithaca.NY. 1976_
•Dredging m Esmmies,Gmdcs MarmaL A Gmde for Review of Faviroamcanil Impact Snrrmcmt.' Fmvitoamt"al
Qmdjy,Want QuILirr Stcnon.Oregon State University,1977..
. - 'Evaluacoa of EpA psapas d Toxicant Ectnrcooa Procedure for Solid Wastes Applied to a flue Gas Draalforirarion
. ._ . mmlRrsratchry R T�CScrabber Sudge.'(�tRC.OLss),EPAReporrb
Trian--gtc Perri. NC, 1978.
liplake of Heavy Meals by Fsmarbm Infra' (-idr S14- Oakley. RJ. Wilson. and DR Haneom.Warty
Resomrrs Research Iastinne. Oregon Senn University,Corvallis.OR, 1978_
'Tha Cmeochcrmal Partitioning and Bicavarlabili of Trace Meols in Mariae Sedimea t '(m rh S1rL Oakley and R -
Wt7riarnson).Water Resoarrls R�rch Instihne. Oration Stare rinivetshy,Corvallis.OR 1980_
-Tbe Effect of Ph and I 4 nd Camel°zatg STieno-6 ors Lathan Qualzzy: Metals Conrmftulk s and Toiddty;(wbi L
DR gtasq),EP4 Report,Indu=W Favi oomental Rrseat Iaborarory,Re earth Triangle Park NC, 1980_
'Coos Bay Offsbore Disposal Ste lavetigatiaa, Interim Repoli Phase L Not Survey,' (wish DA Elantmck. C-K-
SoOa and KJ. F iliiiesoq. US- Army Corps of Engginern.Portland, OR, 1980_
'BacmrW Bioamy for Level I Toxicity AssessmcnL' (wide SJ. W ilwamson), F'mal Report FPA, CERL Coc'-1 .
OR. I98?
-Treambiliy Smdy for Turbidity Remover.Warm Springs NZ60=21 Fish Hat_•-be y.'(%th D.B_MMer).Fa_1 Report
U.S.Depanmau of ft Interior.Fisb and Wildlife Service,Deaver Engineering Center. 1952.
"Cam Bay Offshore Disposal Site lavestiprion,Tatar Report Blase 11-III. Basrliar Study," (-idl D.R-Hancock.
CS. Sant¢and%J. Wiliamson), US_ Army Corps of Eng'inee.6,Portland, OR, 1952.
-Esanrine Sedimen ca=ols oa Trace Metal Disco rrg-s:(with RJ_Davies-Colley),Report No-WRP.I-75.Wa=r
Rcanrc s Rmcach�oimte, Oregon Sane Univashy.COMIls.OR. 1982_
'Sensitivity of Oregon's Caseade Ickes m Acid Pca>gila[ion.' (with G.R. Deiwiche). Rr}rar[ WRRI-1i5. Watu
Resomr,es RsrasE Insti m:, Oregon Seam University.Corvallis,OR. 19&3.
'Coos Bay Odsbote Disposer Site Inv IL, (mid, CM Sollht and DA Hznmck). Final Report phase 1V, V.
US_Arrgv Corps of En-itl as.Portland,OR, 1984.
,Acid Rain gtd£eriog po;r-coital in Oregon r q-dc Ickes: Secondary Miortal Solubtliy Connor of Solution Ianic
oUniversiiy,Cevss.OR
Cum posb5on'Report No.WRRI-100.WawReso3stsReseatchlmd -OooaSta.
1995.
-Tre eat of r.- K tc m Aer..md Lagoons.L?b-Scale Study,' (di[h R_ Smtitang). Report No. 0.44=,Narwegiaa
InsTimm foc Weer Raeatch ' A).Oslo,Aorwzy- 1985.
-Malar Dab Arid-Base,and Dissolved Ar,.mimVn Chemistry of Sdeaed Takes in Momr.Rainier N af"tonal Park"Final
Reporti US. Depaziment of Interior,National Put Sen'ioc, Pacific Normwe5r Region, 1986.
'Water Requiretnem cad Wasewa=r Grncrationfor a Biomass Powered.Combiaed-Cycle Yov r GeaerarioaFaoliity,'
(midr I. Sieman and&J. Wry.iamson), Fual Report No.3-7.U-S.Department of Agricullum 1986_
,Evalnadoc of Draft progcammane Ea<2ommcutal lmpatz StaS..ter for The D& umod of Cbe®ral hfonitiocs Stored
ax the UEUnlla Army Depot and Ot$a Aaay Fas tTuics.' (with DA Bella cad R-W.BoabcD,Cm=rA DAMl5-
97Qd086, 1957.
Aaaly ( af Atsrn c Coma n'von in Well Water, Sweec Hame, Oregon,' (m3published report). 1987_
'Evaldui m of physical-Clumal Augmented Primary Treaanem at AIM Treatmeat Plan' Final Report ciri of
Seams,METRO, 1988.
-A»aI Report,Wes;crtt Regroa Hasardous Sabst,nce Rnseare',Center NS.P3A I?egtcm 9 and 10),(wzh oTbe[s)_
Stanford Univay and Oregon Sate Un vets$y. I999_
n....of Radioaa3••e C s2i a from Y 2 Pond Sludge",D_B,Miller,P_O_NeLsua_J.C.R'esall,Final l eporr.
Teledyne Walt Chang.Albany. Oragoa, 1989.
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Nli ,50N, Peter O_ g
Assoaarc Professor
PUBLICATIONS(continued)
ReAOra and Others(Coffiaued)
'Field S=la l embl ry Study far IIe=o-lGxdc Remedrarion: (dixh S_Banedee cc al_. IInrvusiry of Washigpn).
C00paMve Agrtcmear No_CR311763-0I.U.S E PA. Cincinnati. OH. 1990.
"Review of Chemist CaartJii!Prvgam for Sever Mains',Fina1 Report,City of Salem Oregon' 1990_
.. . _ 'Annual Report'.We=ra Pee=Hautdoas Substance Research Center(U-S_EPA Regions 9 and 10),(with oders),
Stanford.Univccsay and Oregon Sate University,IM.
Ilm=Wmw Af nagemem in Baekm®ay Areas',C?SU/OSU 91-2,Panel Review Report,National Park Se"ice,
Pacific Northwest Region.CPSU,Oregon State University, 1991-...
'Managing Backrawcy Human Waste and Water QuaMy', CPSU/OSU 91-3.A.P.Marshall P.O.Nelson.National
Pars;Service„Park Northwest Regon.CPSU.Oregon Sate University. I991.
-Sturgeon Lake Feel Co➢form Samptag, Testing, and m- lamtpreaadocr, P-C_ Klingeman, P_O_ Netsou, RA
Ranedmg; Orcgoa Dept.Me=an4 Wldltfe-Final Report 1991.
Annual Report',Western Region Hamrdeas Subscm=Resarch Center(U.S.EPA Regions 9 and 10).(with odrers).
�;S`a-n(ford Univessity and Oregon Sins University.1991.
'Annul Report',Wcscca Region Hazardous Sab5anee Resarch Q-nter(US_EPA Regions 9 and 10),(wi0 whets),
Sanford University and Ote.on Stan:Univcrsay, 1991_
Mite Wmtcr 1992 Sampling for Warm Qtmli y in Il ree Scream Sets of the Tualatin River Basin,Oregon',(with
others),Tualatin River Basin Water Fcw=cs Man2gcmem Report Number 4, Oregon Water Resources IasrnrL,
Oregon Sere Umvecsity,Corvallis,Oregon,January 1943.
'An Assessmcat of Several Water Qmlky Issues in Great Basin NatonA Park and Recommended Actions for
Addressig IIresa Laves", P.O. Nelson.R. Jacobs,Final Report Cneperarive Park Smdles Unit Oregon SE>
University, 1993_
'A Project to Colk=ScimriLe Ian and Provide EvAnation and Recommendations for Almtnativve Pollution Cordrol
Saareo�ies for the TmLatm River Basin',(v iih others).Interim Repot Orcgoa Wares Rescuron Insdmu, Ort;en
State Uoive ,Canallis,Oregon,Marcie 1993.
-Oregon Coastal lakes Smdy:Phosphorus T cvand Water Quality Tmplicadons".M.S.Blair.P.O. NeWn,Final
Repot;Omgon Dep=me=of Pzvuoamenel Quality.PtojCrE Tide CoasW L-&kes Tl4DL Water QuaJhy Smdv,
EPA Grj=No_X-000566A1-1, 1993_
Rev- 1J96
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S=mary of Relevant Experience-
Peter O_ Nelson
Associate Professor
Civil Eua neering Depazunent
Oregon State University
Ph-D- Comell Univetsky Emdronmezitd Engiac r IS%
Dr_ Nelson's teaching interests are in the areas of'aquatic cbemiistrf and physical-chemical
treatment process fimA9mentalc and design- His research interests include the envnnmmental
cb=dstry of metals, remediation of metaIS-COU mminatni soils and groundwater, physical-
chemical treatment processes, and lake water quality ass°s'mcaL Recent funded studies have
focased on the sorption and reduction of bexavalem chromium in natural sou7.s, adsorption of
chlorinated phenolic mounds on graffilar activated carbon (GAC), nutrient Ioading model
assessment of.Oregon's coastal Ickes, recommendations for almmative pollution control
strategies for the Tualatin River basin, human waste management in backcouutty areas (Mt.
Rainier National Park), and Iead chemistry in soils_ Phosphorus adsorption and transport is
involved in several of these recent studies, incIudino that of chtomiam in soil GAC adsorption,
ntarients in Dims and rivers, and humffi worst: disposal impacts. Dr_ Nelson is also director of
the Western Region Lead.Training Getter ivnded by EPA_
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Baham OSA
VTTAE AND PUBLICATION LIST
- --JOHN E. BAHAM (DOB 8.17.50) US Cidzea
Department of Crop and Soil Science
_•: Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331
(503) 737-5741
EDUCATION:
1980 PhD_ Soil Science, University of California, Riverside, CA
1975 B-S_ Chemistry (ACS), Sonoma State College, Rohnett Park, CA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1986-present Associate Professor, Department of Soil Science, Oregon State
University, Corvallis, OR-
1979-1986 Assistant Professor, Department of Soil Science, Oregon State
University, Corvallis, OR
1975-1979 Graduate Research Assistant, Soil and Environmental Sciences
Department, University of California at Riverside. Garrison Sposito,
graduate advisor.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
American Society of Agronomy
Soil Science Society of America
Clays and Clay Minerals Society
West Coast Water Chemistry Workshop Coafereace Group
Oregon Society of Soil Scientists
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Baham OSU-
PUBLICATIONS:
Baham, 7., and 7 Kimble. 1987. Chemical methods for the dcrermination of
Andisols Proceedings of the First International Soil Correlation Meeting (ISCOM):
Characterization, Classification, and Utilization of Andisols, Idaho, Washington, and
Oregon, USA, 20-31 July.1986.
Comfort, S.D., R-P_ Dick, and 1. Baham. 1991. Air-drying and pretreatment
effeets.oa soil sulfate sorption. Soil ScL Sac_ Am. J. 55:968-973,
Comfort, S-D., RP. Dick, and J. Baham. 1991. Modeling soil sulfate
adsorption characteristics. J. Eaviron. Quaff. 21:426-432.
Baham, J.E. 1992_ Toward the formulation of a biogeochemical model for soil
genesis and behavior_ a soil chemist's perspective. USDA Proceedings of the .First
Soil t3tnesis Modeling Conference. Lincoln, NB, August, 1991_
Baham, J. and G. Sposito. 1994. Adsorption of dissolved organic carbon extracted from
sewage sludge on montmorillonite and knolinite in the presence of metal ions. J.
Environ_Qual. 23:147-153.
Griffiths, RP., J.E. Baham, and BA Caldwell. I994. Soil solution chemistry of
eetomycorihizal mats in forest soil. Soil Biol, Biochem. 26:331-337.
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VITA
John Baham
Dr. John Baham is an Associate Professor of Soil Geochemistry at Oregon State
` University, Department of Crop and Soil Science in Corvallis, Oregon, He received his B.S.
in Chemistry in 1975 at Sonoma State College and PILD. in Soil Chemistry 1980 from the
University of California, Riverside. Dr_ Baham's research interests are in the area of soil
geochemistry and the application of aqueous thermodynamics, kinetics, surface chemistry, and
mineralogy to soil processes_
Dr_ Baham's recent research has focussed on the are of phosphorus geochemistry in terrestrial
.environments. He has two active projects in this area of research.
Dr. Baham is a co-principle investigator on a joint project with the USDA entitled "The role
riparian ecosystems in northwest agricultural landscapes". His primary responsibilities include
the cycling of P and Fe on wet landscapes which undergo alternating cycles of reduction and
oxidation. The work includes the measurement of the flux of soluble P and Fe in "reduced"
shallow soil ground waters during the annual wet season. Amorphous Fe and Al oxides are
the most likely sinks for P in western Oregon soils_ Dr. Baham and his students are currently
investigating the mineralogy of these minerals using, selective dissolution, scanning electron
microscopy, x-ray diffraction, and microprobe analysis.
The role of natural organic acids in weathering of forest soils and the release of P is the
subject of a se-cond-area of research currently being investigated by Dr. Baham. He soon will
be completing a study entitled 'Oxalate biogeochemistty of forest ecosystems" fimded by the
National Science Foundation. This work involved the weathering of soil minerals by natural
organic acids produced by mycorrhizal fungi. Thesa fungi play nit important role in the
sustainability of forest ecosystems.
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PROJECT:CITY OFAsHLAND SOIL FILTER PILOTSTUDY
DATE:
Marked up
Task Number6 CoMI,$
La'ror CSfcgpry 1 2 3 4 - 5 6 7 9 a 10 Total
PROPESSIUNA4
Eseculh,o II
0 0.00
fyir Il6cec Engr
Ckel-Engr,Sci,Gedmydro ° .oO
-
Mrfg-Engr.Sci,GwLHydro o O_ .` 0 0.00 _
SePv-Engr.Scl,G4oi&lydro - - .. 0 0.00
PrincipaFE gf,So,Geol Hydro 38.-. 4'- -4 6 18 '66 6,732.W -
Sr-EMr,Sci,Ge07Mydrn - 0 0,00
Engr,Scl III,GeoVHydm _ -_
0 O.w
4,c Engr,Scl ll.ASC GeeVHydre 6 t6 24 �- 32 �� 40
Ast Engr,Be!I,Ast Geomgydro
0 0.00
ENt Aida,Aso Sa o o.w -
AMI SC790ti51 - - . . 0 0.00 -
SUBTOTAL,hr9 37 X12 -20- 30 48 . 40 p 0 0 0. 187 14,794.w
SUBTOTAL,$(base) 1,163 285 446 -. 670 1.141'" 8105 0 , 0 0 0 4,510 _
SUBTOTAL$(marked up) 3,814.._936 1,4C4 2,196.3,744 2,640. 0 0 0 ._ 0 14,794 - -.
TECHNICAL _ . . _ ..
Sr Enyr Tech _ _ 0 0.00
Engr Tech .. - - - a 0.00
Asc Engr Tech - 0 0.00 -
AstEngrTech 0 O.w
Std Trainee 11 - _ 0 O.w
Sid Trainee) 0 0,w
N,arktger.CAD 0 0.00
Chief Dlarer 0 0.00
S-w-CAD Op,Drarcr 0 0.00
LEE6-C Op,Draper
0 0.00
Sr-0AD Op,Oratlae 0 0.00
CAD Opefalor,Drarm 0 0.00
CAD Op Trair .Ast D,arlu 0 0.w
CAD Plotter Op.Drafter Trainee 0 0.00
Chlcl Designer 0 0,00
Sup.DY.19nar 0 0.00
Principal Doigher - 0 0.00
Sr Designer 0 0.00
DesSgncr 0 0.00
AS1 Desgn4Y 0 0.00
SUBTOTA_rus 0 0 n 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.03
SUBTOTAL.$(bsce) 0 0 0 0 0 0 u o 0 0 0
SUBTOTAL,$(marked up) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ADMINISTRATIVE
Adm Mgr 0 0.00
Sups-Adm/M Sr,,Sf Pluj Coord 0 .0.w
WP SuPY.WP IV,Proj Coord it 0 0.00
WP III,Prq Ccord 1 24 24 1,120.w
WP II,ST Proj AML Off:Wkr 111 0 0.00
WP VPfc)Ast/OIc Wk,11 0 n.w
Office Warkpr 1 0 0.00
SUBTOTAL,hrs 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 0 24 1,128.aJ
SUBTOTAL$(base) 0 0 IJ 0 0 344 0 0 0 0 344
SUBTOTAL,S(marked up) 0 0 0 0 0 1,128 0 0 0 0 1,128
LABOR SUBTOTAL,HOURS 37 12 20 w 48 64 0 0 . 0 0 211
LABOR SUBTOTAL$ 1,163 285 446 670 1,141 1,149 0 0 0 0 4.854
SUBTOTAhs MApxEDUP 3,814 935 1,464 2,196 3,744 3,7W 0 0 0 0 15,922
Task Other DIrw Cosis
I PROJECT MANAGEMENT Transportation 50D.W
2 SOIL SURVEY Subconsu6enta 25,UW.W
3 TESTPRO(OCLL Communicalinn 2W.W
4 TESTING ReproductiwT 500.w
5 RESULTS/CONCLUSIONS Computer 240.07
6 REPORT PREPARATION SUBTOTAL 2a,440,00
7
8 Markup on ODC's 144.00
B
10 TOTAL COST A2,51'A w
NEWJEST.%LS I 3I1V95 9._5 AM i
oF "H``��
�REGDa • March 17,. 1995 ,:... - - .
Mayor and City Council
ram: Steven Hall, Public Works Director
,f6ubj9Ct: NEDC Letter '
I have just received a letter from Karl Anuta, President of the Northwest Environmental Defense
Center that clarifies their position and offers a few suggestions.: As you will note, a majority of
his suggestions are already incorporated within the Council Policy and options under
consideration.
cc: Brian Almquist, City Administrator
Dennis Barnts, Water Quality Superintendent
Gary Schrodt, Ashland Wetlands Coalition
Nancy Abelle, Ashland Clean Air Coalition
Klaas Van de Pol, League of Women Voters
Ron Roth, Citizen
John Holroyd, Brown and Caldwell Consulting Engineers
(c:\sewer\nedc.mem)
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v CITY OF ASHLAND
Northwest Environmental Defense Center_
10015 S.W. Terwilliger Blvd., Portland, Oregon 97 9
' (503) 768-6673 Fax - (503) 768-6671 .. March 14,1995
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t Steve Hall
Public Works Director
City of Ashland
20 E Main Street
Ashland, OR 97520
Re: Bear Creek Phosphorous Limitations
Dear Mr. Hall:
I am the president of the Northwest Environmental Defense Center
(NEDC): I have received a number of calls from concerned citizens,
environmental groups, and others who have expressed trepidations that the city
of Ashland is about to embark on a program that could significantly harm Bear
Creek. I write because I wanted to be sure you understand NEDC's perspective
on this matter.
As I understand it, the city of Ashland is required to meet a very strict
phosphorous waste load allocation (WLA) under a TMDL issued for Bear Creek
by DEQ. Apparently, the city is concerned about how it is going to meet the
phosphorous waste load allocation (WLA).
I have previously sent letters on this issue to the Rogue River Council of
Governments. I will reiterate: NEDC is very interested in creative solutions to
the problem that you face. However, NEDC will not support a solution that
involves the city either challenging or failing to meet the phosphorous WLA. We
also do not support reducing the water flow in Bear Creek to the point of harm to
the resource, in the name of water quality cleanup.
Instead, NEDC supports creative methods that allow the city to meet the
phosphorous WLA and keep Bear Creek flowing at an appropriate level. While
am not a water quality scientist, several ideas occur to me. I urge the city to
explore these and other options before making any rash decisions.
:Steve Hall
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Option #1. Purchase natural flow or storage water rights on Upper Bear
Creek and lease and/or transfer those rights instream. This could well increase
flow to the point where a slightly more advanced treatment plant could meet the
phosphorous WLA. I suspect it will cost the city an enormous amount of money
to pipe its effluent to Medford, particularly when Medford raises its rates to take
into account future growth. Outright purchase of several water rights would
probably be cheaper in the long run. This solution would also be better for the
city and the environment, in both the short and long run.
Option #2. Purchase water rights as outlined in combination with
-creation of a wetland effluent polishing system.
Option #3. Convince the city of Medford to sell their treated effluent to
Talent Irrigation District (TID) in exchange for a guarantee of TID flow instream.
Again, this should provide more dilution/capacity for Ashland.
Option #4. Have TID members who live in Ashland convert their water
usage.
Option #5. Identify the nonpoint sources whose load allocations (LA)
were used in calculating the Bear Creek TMDL. Assist those nonpoint sources
to limit their pollution. If sufficient nonpoint source pollution (or LAs) is
eliminated, then the WLAs would theoretically be able to increase accordingly,
since a TMDL is by definition the sum of the Los, the WLAs and a margin of
safety. A practical example of nonpoint source pollution reduction would be for
the city to pay for and/or erect fencing to keep the cows out of the upstream
tributaries of Bear Creek. Done in large enough areas or in sufficient numbers
this might dramatically reduce the nonpoint source phosphorous contributions.
Keep in mind that simply assisting a nonpoint source to meet its LA will not
increase the available allocations. Only if the LA is significantly reduced will
there theoretically be capacity to increase WLAs.
It seems to me that the city should invest in a creative solution that meets
the needs of the environment and its citizens in both the long and short run.
Simply choosing the "cheapest' solution, is really no solution. Such a choice
does not set an example for the citizens, nor does it set an example for other
Steve Hall
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sources of pollution Instead the "cheap" approach relies solely on technology
and a short term perspective That perspective is what created the need for the
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Clean Water Actin the first place Blind reliance on technology, ins
creative use of existing resources, almost always causes harm not benefit to the
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1 hope these ideas are of assistance.. I encourage you to forge ahead in ;
creating a solution:=.If you have any.ouestions; please contact me.
Sincerely,
Karl G. Anuta
KGA:PM
cc: ODF&W, Stephen Burchfield
Ashland Daily Tidings
Steve Greenwood, Director
DEQ Western Region
WaterWatch, Karen Russell
Sierra Club, Liz Frenkel
NWEA, Nina Bell
THE CITY OF ASHLAND
AD HOC SPACE NEEDS STUDY COMMTfTEE
REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
April 13, 1994
The City of Ashland Ad Hoc Space Needs Study Committee has concluded that additional space in needed
for certain downtown offices for the following reasons:
1. The Department of Community Development is currently working in overcrowded conditions in a
substandard building.
2. The Engineering Department is currently housed in a rented space that is inadequate for it's needs.
Additionally:
A) The historic location of City Hall functions are on the plaza
B) In our comprehensive plan we repeatedly emphasize the need to make the urban core of downtown
more dense. In our transportation goals we are attempting to develop modal equity. The only way to
reinforce this is to keep city services in the urban center.
C) Establish an increased visibility in our civic buildings. We want our architecture to reflect our
civic commitment
D) Public officials must be accountable to the public. It is symbolic to remove the public governing
body to a remote location outside of the urban core. We want to increase the visibility of our government
Given these conclusions, this committee makes the following recommendations to the City Council:
1. All funds currently earmarked for the construction of the proposed city building at the East Main Civic
Center be earmarked for afund to acquire,maximize and improve space for city offices in the downtown
core as defined in the Downtown Plan.
2. That the City of Ashland commit to the acquisition of the Hillah Temple as soon as possible.
3. That the City of Ashland commit to the rehabilitation of the existing City Hall building as soon as
possible. This rehabilitation to include as a minimum, complete compliance with all current applicable
codes ordinances and energy conservation standards.
4. In the event the acquisition of the Hillah Temple is delayed,the rehabilitation of the existing City Hall
building may include the addition of a third floor and expansion of the second floor to accommodate all
current downtown city employees with the possible exception of the Department of Public Works
Administration.
5. That the City of Ashland hire an engineer as outlined by OAR 137-35-000 through 137-35-080,Model
Rules for Public Contracting Agency Screening and Selection of Persons to Perform Architectural and
Engineering Personal Services Contracts,for the purpose of evaluating the existing City Hall building and
making recommendations regarding cost and methods to accomplish recommendations 3. and 4. above.
6. The city council shall hold a special public hearing devoted solely to this issue.
MEMORANDUM
March 21 , 1995
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: John McLaughlin, Planning Director
RE: CITY OF ASHLAND OFFICE SPACE UPDATE
After the Space Needs Committee met last year, the Staff has attempted to
compile information comparing the costs and benefits of different options regarding
additional office space for City purposes. The following lists several of those
options, and estimated costs associated with those improvements. While the
estimates are based on the best available information, they are still open for
modification. The list is also based on what we believe are the most realistic
options.
CURRENT SITUATION:
Public Works/Engineering are situated in the Wong Building across the Plaza from
City Hall. This relatively recent move of three Public Works staff became feasible
when other tenants of the building moved out. This has allowed for a temporary
occupancy of additional space on the second floor of the Wong Building, resulting
in improved working conditions for the Public Works Director, and better
communication with the Engineering Division. The renovation was primarily
cosmetic, however, and the problems identified by the Space Needs Committee are
still there, most importantly lack of ADA compliant access, substandard wiring,
and poor HVAC. Since the building is not in City ownership, extensive repairs and
remodeling would not be an effective use of public dollars, and this location is
considered only temporary, until a more satisfactory space solution becomes
apparent. .
Community Development remains in the cramped quarters of the first floor of City
Hall. Options are being considered to more efficiently use the existing space, such
as modular office furniture and different file storage systems. Storage remains the
major long-term hurdle. Recently, however, the Engineering Division made a
storage vault available which will temporarily relieve the storage problem. In
addition, due to some minor remodeling upstairs, the Conservation Manager (Dick
Wanderscheid) will move upstairs, thereby providing additional relief to crowed
workspace conditions. Finance remains split between the two floors, with Utilities
on the first floor in a remodeled space, and Accounting upstairs. Administration is
located upstairs, accommodating the City Administrator/Secretary, City
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Attorney/Secretary and Assistant City Administrator/Secretary.
It is assumed that the Department of Community Development, Finance, and
Administration will remain in the downtown area, but that the Public Works
/Engineering Department now in the Wong Building may move based on space
availability.
INCREMENTAL EXPANSION OF EXISTING CITY HALL
This option involves relatively small expansions to the existing City Hall, both on
the second floor. The third floor expansion option was not fully explored due to
the anticipated high costs, and the long term relocation of the entire office staff
currently housed in City Hall during construction. Concerns were also expressed
about the impact on the historic integrity of the existing two story building.
The second floor expansions include an addition to the south end of the building,
adjacent to the alley. This space area would be adjacent to the current Finance
Department. Construction of this area has been approved and will add
approximately 696 sq. ft. of area to the building. This area will be used by the
Finance Department.
The other area for addition would be the area between the OSF/Ashland Bakery
building and the second floor of City Hall. This area currently accommodates the
HVAC equipment. Construction of an addition in this area would add
approximately 434 sq. ft. to the building. This area would be used as an additional
office and conference room.
A common elevator project between the OSF/Ashland Bakery building and City Hall
has also been approved by the Council which will meet ADA access requirements.
The estimates for the additions of these two areas total approximately $169,500,
excluding the costs for the elevator. These costs include seismic upgrading of the
areas affected by the new expansions. .
These costs are at approximately $150 per sq. ft.'
Positives: These expansions would meet all current and future space
needs for the Finance Department. If the City Recorder were moved from
the downstairs office to one of these new offices, additional space would be
made available to Community Development downstairs. Without the
Recorder mo v e, the space h would like) serve as a conference room. Seismic
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improvements will occur to the building, as well as elevator access.
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Negatives: Without the move of the City Recorder, no additional space is
provided for Community Development. Also, no replacement space is
provided for Public Works, leaving them in the Wong Building. This building
does not have an elevator ensuring ADA compliance.
Summary: Space Added 1130 sq. ft.
Total Cost $169,500
Cost Sq.Ft. $150
HILLAH TEMPLE:
Previous conversations with the Hillah Temple have indicated a willingness to
discuss and consider offers. It appears that their prime concern is obtaining
enough money in a sale to build a replacement hall, preferably in the Medford area.
Purchase: It is estimated at this time that a replacement hall in Medford
would cost approximately $500,000 to $600,000 to construct, including land
acquisition. Whether this matches the true value of the existing building (based
upon an appraisal) remains to be seen. But for this exercise, these numbers
provide a cautious basis for comparison.
Remodel: The City hired Miller Consulting Engineers of Portland, OR to
conduct a study regarding the costs of bringing the Hillah Temple up to current
seismic and structural standards. Their report is attached. In summary, they
found some existing problems with the building, and estimate the cost to bring it
up to code to be approximately $111,000. This only addresses the issues relating
to structural and seismic. Other issues, such as making the existing space
habitable for offices, were addressed by Tom Giesen Consultants of Eugene, OR.
Mr. Giesen found that the costs to upgrade the building to allow for office use (fire
sprinklers, improved HVAC, flooring, etc.,.) to be approximately $343,000.
The total estimate for purchasing the structure, and getting it in shape for office
occupancy would be approximately $954,000 to $1 ,054,000. This would
essentially be an interior remodel with structural improvements. The exterior of
the building would remain basically as it exists. No costs for landscaping
improvements are included as. part of this estimate.
These costs total approximately $147-$162 per square foot.
Positives: Provides approximately 6500 sq. ft. of.additional office space in
the downtown area, very near the existing City Hall. This would address the
concerns of moving Community Development out of the downtown area. It
is most likely that some or all of Public Works would be relocated to this
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Hillah Temple to better utilize the space. Preserves the Hillah Temple as a
downtown structure for public use. This could be an important building in
the future as the acquisition of downtown buildings and properties becomes
more difficult.
Negatives: Aesthetically, this building is not the most attractive. Additional
monies would need to be spent fora cosmetic upgrade. Limited space
(6500 sq. ft.) may not be enough to adequately handle Community
Development and Public Works, given the expanding needs of both
departments. After further study, it may be more appropriate to demolish
the building and replace it with a.structure more fitting for municipal use,
both in floor plan and in appearance towards the community.
Summary: Space Added 6500 sq. ft.
Total Cost $954,000 to $1,054,000
Cost•Sq.Ft. $147 - $162
DOWNSIZED CIVIC CENTER EXPANSION:
This plan involves reducing the size of the building previously proposed for behind
the current Council Chambers. The building would be sized only for Public Works,
with the possibility of the Fire Department.administrative staff and Computer
Services occupying a much smaller area than previously designed for Community
Development.
This building was previously estimated at $752,000 for the full size. It is proposed
that the building could be reduced by approximately 25%, resulting in a building of
approximately 6800 sq. ft. The estimated cost would be approximately $564,000,
with an additional $30,000 for site work that would likely be carried out by City
crews, and approximately $10,000 for landscaping that would also be installed by
City crews. The total cost is estimated at $604,000.
These costs are at approximately $89 per square foot.
Positives: Provides new working space specifically designed for the
occupants -- Public Works/Engineering, Fire, and Computer Services. Ample
parking. Consolidates all of Public Works offices at the Civic Center site
(Public Works, Engineering, Water Quality, & Streetsj. Addresses additional
space needs (Fire and Computer Services) not considered in other options.
Negatives: Doesn't address needs of Community Development. Further,
may conflict with some philosophical concerns about building additional city
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office space outside of the downtown core.
Summary: Space Added -- 6800 sq. ft.
Total Cost $604,000
Cost Sq.Ft. $89
DO NOTHING/NO EXPANSIONS OR NEW BUILDINGS:
If we continue with just the current space we have available, we will be able to
operate for only a limited time in the future. We are currently exploring ways of
maximizing every available square foot by looking at new modular office furniture
that may more efficiently use existing space. With the moving of the Public Works
Staff (Director, Administrative Asst., and Secretary) to the Wong Building, some
additional space has been made available on the second. floor. This is presently
being remodeled with the Assistant City Administrator occupying the old office of
the Public Works Director, and the old storage room has been remodeled into an
office for the City. Attorney's secretary. One office space has been made available
on the second floor. Accounting remains in their current configuration.
On the first floor, Utilities remains in their current configuration. Community
Development remains tight, with some temporary employees and interns "floating"
between offices while people are out, on vacation, or at lunch. Some minimal
improvements are being proposed in the near future to allow for additional file
storage, our biggest problem at the moment.
Positives: Cheap
Negatives: Doesn't address any of the problems of space needs, ADA
accessibility, efficiency, conference room, employee morale, etc...
Summary: , Space Added -- 0 sq. ft.
Total Cost -- $ to be determined with furniture options
Cost Sq.Ft. -- $0
RECOMMENDATION:
It appears to be a wise move to expand the current City Hall with the small second
floor additions, but this only adds approximately 1130 sq. ft. Should the City
Recorder move upstairs into the new space, then some additional downstairs space
will be available for Community Development. But should that not happen, then
this option provides space, but none of it specifically designed for Community
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Development or Public Works, the two departments with the most difficult space
problems. A conference room would be of benefit, and so would additional office
space for Finance. And given that the elevator is proceeding, the addition
proposed for the rear of the building above the jail seems very appropriate.
From there, the most cost effective solution involves the Downsized Civic Center
option. At approximately $89 per square foot, it provides the most economical
space, while best meeting the needs of the Public Works Department. It also
addresses the ADA problems currently plaguing the Public Works Department in
the Wong Building. This option also has special appeal in meeting the needs of
two departments that have been generally overlooked in the space needs debate -=
Fire Administration and Computer Services.
The Hillah Temple provides an option for the acquisition of additional office space
in the downtown area, but at a very high cost. It would seem appropriate for the
City to own such a centrally located building, given its relationship to the
downtown and Lithia Park. At the current time, however, the acquisition 'costs are
an unknown and the remodelling options are expensive. While the building does
have its down sides, it would allow for the department to remain under the same
roof, while maintaining a presence in the downtown area.
Therefore, I believe that the best solution would be to continue with the
incremental expansions of the current City Hall, but move the City Recorder
upstairs into the newly created space. This would free up some additional space
downstairs for Community Development that is not presently available. From
there, the most cost effective new space solution would be to have the downsized
building constructed at the Civic Center to accommodate Public Works,
consolidating their departments while getting away from the ADA problems
currently found in the Wong Building. This would also help Fire and Computer
Services. The total costs for this option would be $773,500.
And the City should keep its eye on the Hillah Temple. It is a tremendous resource
to the downtown, primarily because-of its location. Should an opportunity arise to
acquire it, we should seriously consider the options, perhaps even adopting some
type of long term financing plan for its acquisition.
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C;TY ATTORNEY
CITY OF ASHLAND
20 EAST MAIN STREET
(503) 482-3211, EXT. 59
MEMORANDUM
March 16, 1995
To: The Mayor and Council
From: v-- Paul Nolte
Subject: LID Petition Requirements
The attached ordinance is being presented to the council to conform the initiation of
assessment districts to past practices of the city. This ordinance clarifies that
assessment districts may also be initiated when owners of over 50% of the
assessments petition the council for formation.
Additional insight is contained in the attached February 24, 1995, memorandum from
Assistant City Engineer Jim Olson.
Attachment
c: Brian Almquist
Steve Hall
Jim Olson
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS AND
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS CHAPTER OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO
CLARIFY PETITION REQUIREMENTS FOR INITIATION OF PROCESS
TO FORM A DISTRICT.
ANNOTATED TO SHOW DELETIONS AND ADDITIONS. DELETIONS ARE LINED T-ffR0UG;i
AND ADDITIONS ARE 5M.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 13 .20.020 of the Ashland Municipal Code is
amended to read:
13.20. 020 Initiation of Local- Imorovements. Whenever the
council in its discretion deems it necessary to make any
local improvement to be paid for in whole or in part by
special assessment, the council may declare its intention to
make the local improvement by adopting an improvement
resolution. The proposed local improvement may be initiated
by _______ -n� �of the following methods:
'A. By"the council, at its own initiative; er-
B. By written petition requesting the local
improvement signed by more than 50 percent of the owners of
property that would benefit specially from the local
improvement�d� '
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to: Paul Nolte and Brian Almquist
Wrom: James H. Olson, Assistant City Engineer
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11�IjPtt: CLARIFICATION OF L.I.D. PETITION REQUIREMENTS
Section 13.20.020 B of the Ashland Municipal Code states that an LI.D. may be initiated
by a written petition requesting the LID., signed by more than fifty percent (50%) of the
owners of properly that would benefit specifically from the improvement I rearve that this
has been debated before and that past practice has been to use the method of
assessment as an indicator of majority. The current ordinance however, indicates that the
assessment unit(ie front footage area, etc.) will be ignored and that each owners signature
carries the same value regardless of their assessment liability. Was it the intention of the
ordinance to give an owner with 500 feet of frontage and a$25,000 potential assessment
the same vote as one with 50 feet of frontage and a $2,500 assessment?
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Memorandum
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,$ubjtC1. Reimbursement for Street Improvements
ACTION REQUESTED
Council approve attached ordinance repealing Ashland Municipal Code[AMC] 15.04.096 relating to
reimbursement for Street Improvements.
BACKGROUND
During a recant discussion with a developer, the issue of reimbursement for water, sewer and streets revealed this
section of the AMC.
Because of State law dealing with Systems Development Charges (SDC's), reimbursement for water and sewer
construction was repealed. Staff was not aware of this particular section of the AMC.
When a developer or individual is required to build facilities that are designated for use and capacity beyond what
is required for a specific proposal, a credit is allowed within the AMC 4.20 relating to systems development
charges. As an example,if a residential developer or individual is required to construct a street to collector
standards, rather than residential standards for a street, the developer or individual would be allowed a credit
against their transportation SDC for the difference in cost between a collector and residential street.
In essence, a developer or individual has the potential of being re-paid for an improvement twice.
The City is "reimbursed" at the time an adjacent owner develops their property and pays for the SDC for their
development.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of attached ordinance.
u: rim 01 a ,Assis t Ciry Engineer
Pnc: And W Ordi.s x repealing AMC 15.04.096
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING SECTION 15.04.096 OF THE ASHLAND
MUNICIPAL CODE TO ELIMINATE SUBDIVIDER REIMBURSEMENTS
FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
ANNOTATED TO SHOW DELETIONS AND ADDITIONS. DELETIONS ARE L�AI€I) T-WRAUG14 AND
ADDITIONS AREC3
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION`1. Section 15.04.096 of the Ashland Municipal Code is repealed.
J6.04.096 13 gPeFFn*ts ReiFnbUFSbFnentfeFStFeet 'FnIBFeyeR%4,As. Mena
building peFR;6 t is issued,feF PFOPOFIFY that abuts an a Feed ifflpFeved within the
ffeeeding ten (10) yeaFS at the sole expense of a subdiy1deF OF etheF individual,
shall be paid eYBF by the City te said subdivideF OF eth9F PePSGn as
building peFFAR is issued within ten (I a) yeaFS kem the date the Fead was
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE STREET DEDICATION MAP OF THE
ASHLAND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE FORDYCE STREET AREA.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The official Street Dedication Map of the Ashland Comprehensive Plan is
amended as indicated on the attached Exhibit A.
The foregoing ordinance was first READ on the 21st day of March, 1995, and duly
PASSED and ADOPTED this day of 1994.
Barbara Christensen, City Recorder
SIGNED and APPROVED this day of 1994.
Catherine M. Golden, Mayor.
Ap roved as to forrrl:
Paul Nolte, City Attorney,
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RESOLUTION NO. 95-
A RESOLUTION DEDICATING PROPERTY FOR PARK PURPOSES
PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XIX, SECTION 3, OF THE CITY CHARTER
(CHRISTIAN P. AND JACQUE JEAN HALD PROPERTY OFF
STRAWBERRY LANE).
THE CITY OF ASHLAND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The land described on the attached Exhibit A is dedicated for park
purposes pursuant to Article XIX, Section 3, of the Ashland City Charter.
This resolution was read by title only in accordance with Ashland Municipal Code
§ 2.04.090 duly PASSED and ADOPTED this _ day of , 1995.
Barbara M. Christensen, City Recorder
SIGNED and APPROVED this day of 1995•
Catherine M. Golden, Mayor
Reviewed as Ito^-forrm:
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Paul Nolte, City Attorney
PAGE 1-RESOLUTION DESIGNATING PROPERTY FOR PARK PURPOSES (Hald
Property off Strawberry Lane) (a:narw%.aewbw.,«)
LA-62660
EXHIBIT A
Beginning at a point 30 rods South of the northeast corner of the
Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 8, Township 39
South, Range 1 East, Willamette Meridian, Jackson County, Oregon; thence
South 825 feet to the northeast corner of the Southwest Quarter of the
Northeast Quarter of said Section; thence West along the north line of
said quarter-quarter, 1072.5 feet, more or less, to the southeast corner
of tract. described in Volume 594, page 345, Jackson County, Oregon, Deed
Records; thence North, along the east line of said tract, 825 feet to the
southwest corner of. tract described in Volume 305 page 350, said Deed
Records; thence East along the south line of said tract, 1072.5 feet to
the true point of beginning.
EXCEPTING. THEREFROM that part .lying within the following described tract:
Beginning at the point of intersection of the north-south center line of
the Northeast Quarter of Section 8, Township 39 South, Range 1 East,
Willamette Meridian, Jackson County, Oregon, with the north line o£
Nutley Street in the City of Ashland, Jackson County, Oregon; thence
North, along the north-south center line of said Northeast Quarter, 590
feet, to the easterly right of way line of the City Ditch; thence
Southwesterly along said line 700 feet, more or less, to a point West of
the point of beginning; thence East, 190.0 feet, more or less, to the
point of beginning.
(Code 5-1, Account #1-5951-6, Map #391EOSAB, Tax Lot #400)
PAGE 2-RESOLUTION DESIGNATING PROPERTY FOR PARK PURPOSES (Hald
Property off Strawberry Lane) (P:Pwkakatrawb-.r-)