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Council Business Meeting

Agenda
Tuesday, December 15, 2020

AGENDA FOR THE REGULAR MEETING
ASHLAND CITY COUNCIL
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Held Electronically; View on Channel 9 or Channels 180 and 181 (for Charter Communications customers) or live stream via rvtv.sou.edu select RVTV Prime.

Note: Written and oral testimony will be accepted for public input. For written testimony, email public-testimony@ashland.or.us using the subject line: December 15 Business Meeting Testimony. Those who wish to give oral testimony can fill out a Speaker Request Form at ashland.or.us/speakerrequest and return it to the City Recorder. The deadline for submitting written testimony or speaker request forms will be on Monday, December 14 at 10 a.m. All Public Forum comments will comply with Council Rules; otherwise they will not be included in the Agenda or Council Minutes.
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.]

CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Study Session of November 30, 2020
2. Business Meeting of December 1, 2020
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS & AWARDS
1. Annual Presentation by the Conservation and Climate Outreach Commission
2. Recognition of Service for Mayor Stromberg and Councilors Rosenthal and Slattery
MINUTES OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES

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

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] See note above for how to submit testimony for Public Forum.

CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT
CONSENT AGENDA
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 8:00 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 9:30 p.m. at which time the Council shall set a date for continuance and shall proceed with the balance of the agenda.)
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. Review and Approval of Letter to Jackson County Fire District 3 and Ashland Firefighters Association regarding Fire Chief IGA
NEW AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
1. Acceptance of Fiscal Year 2020 (2019/2020) Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) and Component Unit Financial Report (CUFR)
2. Discussion of Letter to Jackson County Board of Commissioners supporting Jackson County Public Health Recommendations
ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS AND CONTRACTS
1. Resolution No. 2020-28 to Designate a Vertical Housing Development Zone
2. First Reading of the Food & Beverage Tax Allocation Ordinance

This item will be moved a future meeting.

3. Second Reading and Findings Adoption of Grand Terrace Annexation

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).