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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCPAC - 1991 rj I MEMORANDUM eel y 0.t TO: Ashland City Council and Planning Commission FROM Tom. Giordano, CPAC Chairperson SUMEGT: Future-Role-of -C PACE Attached please find the. proposed changes in CPAC's future role, structure, and functioning. After much *ought and :discussion at the regularly • scheduled C PAC me ctinA the committee has developed these recommendations to forward. to the Planning Co nd n and City Council- We feel that. C PACs role i$ an important one in the planning process; especially in the ability to provide long-range planning for the Ashland community. We are excited about these changes and feel that this is a positive direction for CPAC. We appreciate any opinions: and/or suggestions from both the City Council and Planning - Commission - . Thank you.. r PROPOSBD C8ANGBS IN (fib U CpACes ROLE, sTRUCTURB AND.FONCTIONING ti ~Vel yC pt First. it is agreed-that CPAC potentially has a valuable role to play in planning. Second, there is a-good consensus that CPAC needs to be revamped in order to meet that potential. Both LCDC.Goal 1 and the Goal of our Comp Plan,- Chapter III mandate "a citizen. involvement program that insures the opportunity for citizens to-be involved in all phases of the planning process." Currently, CPAC is the mechanism for -insuring compliance with this "Goal.' From the rest - of Goal-' 1; it i s • cl ear..that CPAC canuot "be" the citizen involvement., but rather it is the "means of obtaining" citizen involvement. CPAC's role is further spelled. out in Chapter III of the Comp-Plan and Chapter...2.27 of the Ashland City Ordinances. (See attached) It is felt that the mandate given.CPAC in all three of these documents is still valid and needs very little revision. What may need revision is the manner in which CPAC carries out these. mandates.. The following is-a series of suggestions about how to re-organize CPAC. I:- ROLE:- it is'felt that CPAC has been reactive, i.e.. it usually simply responds to the issues and planning actions brought to it. In order to meet the.mandates above, it is felt that CPAC must become proactive, i.e., it must seek citizen input in order to identify potential problems. It must then use that. citizen input to. assist the City to develop plans-to guide both short.an_d long term growth. More specifically, CPAC would: a. assist in the development and implementation_ of City Council goals. (suggest goals to CC and assist-with implementation- at CC's direction), • b. continue to have a major role in periodic review of the Comp Plan, _ c. mid-point between periodic reviews. CPAC would review the progress of the City in reaching the Goals and Policies of the Comp'pian and report the findings to the City and its residents, d. through citizen input, assist in identifying problem areas in land use planning and suggest appropriate policies and ordi4anoes to meet -the identi.f ied need(s:), and e. assist the City to gather o.itizen.-input on other issues which may impinge on land use planning or livability and act as liaison between the City and ad hoc City committees, e.g.. on issues like the siting of the electric utility substation or wood burning regulations.- 2. OBJECTIVES: a. finish the current Comp Plan periodic review b. review ekisting CPAC neighborhood boundaries and suggest ,revisions as necessary in order-to make these area divisions more meaningful, c. define areas where growth is likely to occur and develop-"area plans d. as part of the.mid-course review of the Comp Plan, hold a Future Plan Festival at, least once every five years, e. develop a viable mechanism for gathering citizen input and giving-feedback to the community. and f. by -Norveober :of each year *begin the process of `formulat•ing goals for the City to be given as input to the City Council as .it sets . its own goals for the following year. 3..FUNCTIONINO: It is agreed that CPAC should, no -longer duplicate the work of. the Planning Commission in regards. to individual planning actions (Type III's) involving specific developments. Instead we will: a.• have a rotating sub-committee to review Type III's which might serve as examples of problem.areas.for the entire City. i.e., the review will focus on conceptual or philosophic i.s'sues for the.City. not on the issues for the particular site or project; if•the sub-committee identifies conceptual problems, these will be reviewed by'the entire CPAC b. continue to meet monthly or as.needed to-accomplish the work outlined above c: sponsor and publicize meetings to. gather citizen input on particular issues and facilitate discussion between neighborhoods and developers on selected application'k.` em a ran Aum c August 2, . 1991 City Council Members rD~ Catherine Golden, Mayor Appointments to CPAC .Please confirm the appointment of the John Berger, Hunton'Conrad, and Bill Huntley to CPAC. Thank you., 9 John Berger 396 Bridge St.#1 Ashland, Or.97520 Mayor Catherine Golden Ashland City Hall 20 E. Main Street Ashland, Or. 97520 Dea± Cathy, I'm writeng to express my sincere interest in serving as a volunteer on the Citizens Planning-Advisory Committee. But first, I would like to thank you for appointing me to the ad hoc Water Conservation Committee. I'm looking forward to working'with Dick Wonderscheid, SRC, Inc., and the other committee members in helping to implement necessary water conservation measures in our community. I am a man in my middle years, 45, who is presently enrolled at SOSC, in my Junior year. My major area of study is Geography, with an emphasis in ecology and the environment. I have entered my third year of residence here in Ashland, having moved here from Seattle.' For most of my working years I-have labored in the build- ing trades, primarily as-a licenced electrician. During the past several years I have actively sought personal growth in a way that would both benefit myself and my society in a fulfilling way. During the period 1987-1988 I worked for the environmental organization Greenpeace, in Seattle. I worked full-time'in the areas of fund raising, public education, and direct environmental action. Being thus immersed, encouraged my deep growth in under- standing of the vital challanges facing our society in environmen--, tal, conservation, and peace issues. • Before moving to the west coast in 1985, I worked and lived in Florida and Texas. While residing in Florida I obtained my real estate licence and worked as a Realtor for two-years in the Central Florida area. In both Dallas,.Texas and Central Florida I have seen.some of the results of poor city planning. I'm happy to say-that I've seen more citizen involvement and intelligent decision making here in Ashland than.anywhere else I've lived. At present I am also an active member of the local groaps: Headwaters and the local chapter of.the-'Sierra Club. At the Nation- al , level, I support•the Natural Resource Defense Council and The World Watch Institute. I hope that you will find my varied backround in the build- ing-industry, real estate field and the environmental movement valuabe in allowing me a balanced viewpoint in evaluating the chall- anges taken on by the Citizens Planning Advisory Committee. With your approval,- I look forward -to serving-! Yours S' cerly; ohn Berger January 18, 1991 or`- Dear Mayor: I am interested in serving on CPAC. I read that you were asking for citizens willing to volunteer. I am a new member of the community. My wife and I moved here from Hawaii in early August of'1990. We have purchased a house here and have made Ashland our home. I have a B.S. degree in Photography/Theatre from Southern Oregon State College, so I have some history here. I left Ashland in 1976, after two years at SOSC, to return to Hawaii where I grew up. I have been a practicing landscape designer on Maui since 1978. My career has been varied as I have always been interested in the whole environment that we live and work in. This has lead me to designing buildings and their interiors as well. I have tried to look at the environment we live in as a whole, and have worked to blend our architecture into the environment. My strongest professional interest is in enhancing the relationship between people,'the exterior of buildings, and the surrounding landscape. The most exciting challenge of my career has been the remodeling design of a 10-story hotel in Waikiki. My responsibilities were to harmonize the entire building inside and out; to design and coordinate everything from the skin of the building to the bedspreads and furnishings, and on to the landscaping. (See enclosure.) Because of my desire to participate in the creation of harmonious spaces, and my wish to serve the community I live in, I would like to volunteer to be a member of CPAC. I have been on the- Maui Historical Society Board and worked to plan the museum's:- future expansion. I also served on the Board of an Arts ' Education and Promotion Society, "The Hui Noeau". I served as chairman of the exhibition's committee and assisted on the committee to renovate and preserve the historical building and grounds that the "Hui Noeau" occupies. I am also a participating member of Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Maui, and maintain my connection with my "little brother" there. I am now setting up a practice here, and look forward to participating fully in the community of Ashland. Thank you for your consideration. Sinc rely, Hunton Conrad 895 N. Mountain Ave. Ashland, OR 97520 482-2496 Country Willows Bed and Breakfast Inn 1313 Clay Street • Ashland, OR 97520 • (SOS) 488-1590 n October 20, 1990 The Honorable Kathy Golden Mayor of Ashland City Hall Ashland, Oregon 97520 Dear Mayor Golden: I would like to be appointed to CPAC to represent the southern section of Ashland. As for my qualifications, I was a-school teacher for 29 years in Oregon and California. I had 14 years on a negotiating and district management council and I chaired several committees dealing with future school growth. I had 8 years of scouting work and council committee work for The t -Boy Scouts of America. For the past 24 years I have led Sierra Club National Trips and have also been a member of the Outing Committee, working for the awareness of conservation issues. In 1985, my wife, Barbara, and myself took apart a farm house and totally rebuilt what is now Country Willows Bed and Breakfast. We have negotiated for several years with the different state, county and city commissions to bring our B & B from 4 rooms to 7 rooms. I have been a member of the Lodging Association and have also k worked on the Food, Wine and Arts Committee. As Ashland continues to grow, I would like to be a member pf CPAC and work for its future. Sincerely, Bill Huntley ONSAW M.-