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Council Regular Meeting

Agenda
Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Important: Any citizen may orally address the Council on non-agenda items during the Public Forum. Any citizen may submit written comments to the Council on any item on the Agenda, unless it is the subject of a public hearing and the record is closed. Time permitting, the Presiding Officer may allow oral testimony. If you wish to speak, please fill out the Speaker Request form located near the entrance to the Council Chambers. The chair will recognize you and inform you as to the amount of time allotted to you, if any. The time granted will be dependent to some extent on the nature of the item under discussion, the number of people who wish to speak, and the length of the agenda

AGENDA FOR THE REGULAR MEETING

ASHLAND CITY COUNCIL
November 21, 2017
Council Chambers
1175 E. Main Street

Note: Items on the Agenda not considered due to time constraints are automatically continued to the next regularly scheduled Council meeting [AMC 2.04.030.E.]

7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

1. Study Session of November 6, 2017
2. Business Meeting of November 7, 2017

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS & AWARDS

1. Annual presentation by the Housing and Human Services Commission

PUBLIC FORUM Business from the audience not included on the agenda. (Total time allowed for Public Forum is 15 minutes. The Mayor will set time limits to enable all people wishing to speak to complete their testimony.) [15 minutes maximum]

CONSENT AGENDA

1. Minutes of boards, commissions, and committees

Airport	Conservation	Forest Lands
Historic	Housing and Human Srvs.	Parks & Recreation
Planning	Public Arts	Transportation
Tree	Wildfire Mitigation

2.   Appointment of Bruce Borgerson to the Transportation Commission
3.   Appointment of Ollie Bucolo to the Wildfire Mitigation Commission
4.   Liquor License application for Little Shop of Bagels, Inc.
5.   Confirmation of Mayoral appointment of Mike D’Orazi as Fire Chief
6.   Approval of a resolution titled, “A resolution creating the ‘Ashland Heritage Tree List’ and including the Southern Oregon University Spirit Tree, as silver maple located in the courtyard between Mcloughlin and Shasta residence halls, as Ashland’s first heritage tree”
7.   Approval of a resolution titled, “A resolution authorizing a loan from the Safe Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund by entering into a financing contract with the Oregon Infrastructure Finance Authority for contract amendment number 4 (S14005, A-04) Pump Station Replacements and TAP Intertie”
8.   Special procurement for Pioneer Hall rehabilitation plan development
9.   Approval of sewer connection on a property within the Urban Growth Boundary but outside City limits
10. Approval of the release of interest in a portion of a Conservation/ Natural Drainage Easement and approval of a new Conservation/ Natural Drainage Easement

PUBLIC HEARINGS (Persons wishing to speak are to submit a “speaker request form” prior to the commencement of the public hearing. Public hearings shall conclude at 9:00 p.m. and be continued to a future date to be set by the Council, unless the Council, by a two-thirds vote of those present, extends the hearing(s) until up to 10:30 p.m. at which time the Council shall set a date for continuance and shall proceed with the balance of the agenda.)

None

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1. Staff report on last season’s winter shelters
2. Approval of a resolution titled, “A revised resolution authorizing the City of Ashland to provide a City building for a winter shelter three nights per week through April, 2018 and repealing Resolution 2017-23”

NEW AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

None

XII.ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS AND CONTRACTS
1. Second reading by title only of an ordinance titled, “An ordinance amending Chapters 18.2.2.030, 18.2.3.090, 18.2.5.030, 18.3.4.040, 18.3.5.050, 18.3.9, 18.4.3.040, 18.4.8, and 18.5.2.050 of the Ashland Land Use Ordinance to establish standards for Cottage Housing Developments within R-1-5, R-1-7.5, and NN-1-5 Single Family Residential Zones”

XIII.OTHER BUSINESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS/REPORTS FROM COUNCIL LIAISONS

ADJOURNMENT OF BUSINESS MEETING

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Administrator's office at (541) 488-6002 (TTY phone number 1-800-735-2900). Notification 72 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting (28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title I).