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Regular Meeting

Agenda
Tuesday, April 15, 2014

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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 be heard, and the length of the agenda.

AGENDA FOR THE REGULAR MEETING
ASHLAND CITY COUNCIL
April 15, 2014
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.]

6:45 p.m. Executive Session. City Council will hold an Executive Session for Real Property Transaction pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(e).

7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

I.	CALL TO ORDER
II.	PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
III.	ROLL CALL
IV.	MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS
V.	APPROVAL OF MINUTES
	1.	Study Session of March 31, 2014
	2.	Business Meeting of April 1, 2014
VI.	SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS & AWARDS
-	1.	Presentation of Ragland Award to Doug Gentry (in memoriam)
	2.	Proclamation of April 2014 as Fair Housing Month in Ashland
	3.	Annual presentation by the Historic Commission
VII.	CONSENT AGENDA
	1.	Does the Council accept the Minutes of Boards, Commissions, and Committees? Downtown Parking-Circulation Committee minutes of March 5, 2014 Historic Commission minutes of March 5, 2014 Planning Commission minutes of February 25, 2014 Planning Commission minutes of March 11, 2014 Planning Commission minutes of March 25, 2014
	2.	Special procurement for the purchase of a Rovver X closed circuit sewer inspection system
	3.	Special procurement for installation of a CERT antenna at Fire Station No. 1
	4.	2014 annual appointments to boards and commissions
	5.	Extension of Firewise Grant through September 30, 2014
	6.	Ashland's Wildfire Hazard Zone boundary amendment
VIII.	PUBLIC HEARINGS (Persons wishing to speak are to submit a "speaker request form" prior to the commencement of the public hearing. All hearings must conclude by 9:00 p.m., be continued to a subsequent meeting, or be extended to 9:30 p.m. by a two-thirds vote of council {AMC §2.04.050})
	1.	Public Hearing on the 2014 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) award and CDBG action plan development
IX.	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]
X.	UNFINISHED BUSINESS
	1.	Second reading by title only of a ordinance titled, "An ordinance amending AMC Chapter 2: Rules of City Council; Uniform Policies and Operating Procedures for Advisory Commissions and Boards; Recreation Commission; Conservation Commission; and Certain Administrative and Operating Departments"
XI.	NEW AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
	1.	Appointment to Audit Committee - Mayor/Council liaison
	2.	Discussion of Proposed Utility Rate increases a. Proposed Electric Utility rate increase b. Proposed Water, Wastewater, Transportation, and Storm Drain Utility rate increases
	3.	Talent Ashland Phoenix Pipeline Intertie Project update
	4.	Solid waste franchise, a presentation of financial incentive options for waste reduction
XII.	ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS AND CONTRACTS
	1.	First Reading by title only of an ordinance titled, "An ordinance adopting a prohibition on the distribution of single use plastic bags"
	2.	Second Reading of an ordinance titled, "An ordinance imposing a temporary moratorium on establishment of medical marijuana facilities in the City of Ashland, and declaring an emergency"
XIII.	OTHER BUSINESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS/REPORTS FROM COUNCIL LIAISONS
XIV.	ADJOURNMENT

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).

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