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AGENDA FOR THE REGULAR MEETING
ASHLAND CITY COUNCIL
January 20, 2004
Civic Center Council Chambers, 1175 E. Main Street

6:30 p.m. Executive Session: Labor Negotiations with Ashland Police Association and Ashland Firefighters Association pursuant to ORS 192.660(2).

7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting:

I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

II. ROLL CALL:

III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular Council Meeting Minutes of January 6, 2004.

IV. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS & AWARDS:  (None)

V. CONSENT AGENDA:

1. Minutes of Boards, Commissions and Committees.
• Forest Lands Commission (December 10, 2003)
• Planning Commission (December 9, 2003)
• Planning Hearings Board (December 9, 2003)

2. Confirmation of appointments to Housing Commission: Liz Peck for a term to expire April 30, 2007; Wendy Ostlund-Rutkai for a term to expire April 30, 2005; and, Faye Weisler for a term to expire April 30, 2006.

3. Termination of a Public Utility easement on 1322 Seena Lane.

4. Approval of Agreement No. 20939 - Transportation Enhancement Project (Bikepath) Jackson Road to Laurel Street between the City of Ashland and the Oregon Department of Transportation.

VI. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (Testimony limited to 5 minutes per speaker, unless it is the subject of a Land Use Appeal. All hearings must conclude by 9:30 p.m. or be continued to a subsequent meeting.)

1. Appeal of Planning Action 2003-127, a Request for a Land Partition and Site Review to Construct a Multi-Floor, Mixed-Use (Condominium and Commercial) Building with Underground Parking upon the area Occupied by the Existing Ashland Springs Hotel Surface Parking Area. An Exception to City Downtown Design Standards is requested to Allow Recessed Balconies upon Street Facing Elevations {VI-B-(3)}.

VII. PUBLIC FORUM: Business from the audience not included on the agenda. (Total time allowed for Public Forum is 15 minutes. Speakers are limited to 5 minutes or less, depending on the number of individuals wishing to speak.)

VIII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:  (None)

IX. NEW AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS:  (None)

X. ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS AND CONTRACTS:

1. Second reading by title only of "An Ordinance Amending Section 10.30.020 of the Ashland Municipal Code to Simplify the Annual Consideration of Outdoor Burning Regulations by the City Council."

2. Reading by title only of "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Ashland, Oregon, Authorizing the Financing of Capital Costs Associated with Constructing a Hangar at the Ashland Municipal Airport."

XI. OTHER BUSINESS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS/REPORTS FROM COUNCIL LIAISONS:

XII. ADJOURNMENT:

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