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Agendas and Minutes

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Regular Meeting

Agenda
Tuesday, May 02, 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
May 2, 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 April 17, 2017
2. Business Meeting of April 18, 2017

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS & AWARDS

1. Presentation on You Have Options Program

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 minutes of boards, commissions, and committees
2.   Endorsement of SOPride for the purpose of hanging a banner
3.   Annual reappointments to commissions, committees, and boards

4. Approval of, “A resolution consenting to the redesignation of the Jackson County Enterprise Zone with Jackson County serving as the enterprise zone sponsor”

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.)

1. Public hearing and approval of, “A resolution revising rates for electric service pursuant to Ashland Municipal Code Section 14.16.030 and repealing Resolution 2015-13”
2. Public hearing and approval of resolutions titled,
“A resolution adopting a storm drain utility fee schedule pursuant to Ashland Municipal Code Section 4.27.050 and repealing Resolution 2016-07”
and
“A resolution revising rates for water service pursuant to Ashland Municipal Code Section 14.04.030 and repealing Resolution 2016-09”
and
“A resolution revising rates for wastewater (sewer) service pursuant to Ashland Municipal Code Section 14.08.035 and repealing Resolution 2016-08.”

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1. Downtown parking management strategy
2. Selection of Interim City Recorder

NEW AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

1.   Appointment to Citizen Budget Committee
Ballots
2.   2017 Council liaisons to boards, commissions and committees
3.   Discussion to rescind Council vote on April 18, 2017

ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS AND CONTRACTS

1. Approval of second reading by title only of an ordinance titled, “An ordinance amending AMC Chapter 1.08 General Penalties, Section 1.08.005F(2) to reflect prior amendment to AMC 10.120.020 persistent violation”
2. Approval of second reading by title only of an ordinance titled, “An ordinance amending AMC 14.04.060 Water Connections outside the city limits” [with the correction of one word in Section 1.14.04.060B.3.i “direction” to “discretion”]

OTHER BUSINESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS/REPORTS FROM COUNCIL LIAISONS

ADJOURNMENT OF BUSINESS MEETING

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