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Agendas and Minutes

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Regular Meeting

Agenda
Tuesday, November 04, 2014

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 4, 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.]

7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

1.   Study Session of October 20, 2014
2.   Executive Session of October 21, 2014
3.   Business Meeting of October 21, 2014

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS & AWARDS

1. NW GIS conference awards for the Ashland Map
2. Presentation from Thrive on the Rogue Valley Food System Network

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.   Approval of commission, committee, and board minutes
2.   Change order for asbestos removal at Ashland Creek Park
3.   Approval of an MOU between the City of Brighton Police Department and the Ashland Police Department to join the You have Options national program
4.   Downtown Parking Management and Multi-modal Circulation Advisory Committee Transportation Commission representative
5.   Ratification of three-year labor contract with Electrical Union, IBEW Local No. 659
6. Appointment of Richard Newman to the Public Arts Commission
7.   Appointment of Bruce Moats, Stephen Gagné, and Ron Parker to the Wildfire Mitigation Commission
8.   Approval of a Special Contractor List for sludge hauling to the City of Medford Water Reclamation facility

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. Continued discussion of an ordinance replacing Title 18 Land Use of the Ashland Municipal Code with a reformatted and amended Land Use Ordinance

NEW AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

1. Council adoption of strategic planning goals and objectives
2. AFN Business Plan approval and funding options

ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS AND CONTRACTS

OTHER BUSINESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS/REPORTS FROM COUNCIL LIAISONS

ADJOURNMENT OF BUSINESS MEETING

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