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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCM0601715~ City Hall 250 East Pine Street Central Point, Oregon June 1, 1971 7:30 P.M. The common Council met in regular session Mayor A. D. Van Horn presiding. Present being ,councilmen:., A]mquist, Hamer, Hadley and Marasco. Absent- . Councilman Lance. V~:can~ag~;.: one. Also present City Administrator Hutton, City .Attorney Mansfield, City Treasurer Tate, Recorder Zander, Police Chief Sanders, and Fire Chief A. Higinbotham. Minutes of May lgth were read and discussed. Councilman Marasco referred to page 3, paragraph 6 second sentence to the misspelling of the word "obstruction".. With no further question, motion made by Marasco second ® by,Almquist to approve the Minutes as corrected. All in favor motion ~-I carried. C9 ~ Mayor Van Horn advised that ,the Council shall at this time elect one of ~ three candidates (Bowers, Rowe, Damon) for the vacant position on the Council, position being at large. By secret ballot read by Mayor Van Horn, L.L. Rowe was unamimously elected. Oath of office was administered to the new.council- man by Mayor Van Horn. Mayor Van Horn thanked. the other candidates for their interest in Central Point government. Mayor Van Horn read correspondence; thanking the City for having Robert Hutton at the Little League Jamboree, signed Bill Griffin. Mr. Ed Bassett, Saxbury Drive, reports that construction workers on develop= went of the West Pine Subdivision are using form panels for the purpose of outside privies. Discussion held. It was suggested that the chem. toilet would be the solution. The. Council recommended that Mr. Hutton expedite the complaint_by contacting the Moore Construction Company. Reports from .the Planning Commission were discussed and Mr. Ben McManama of the Commission was present for any. questions. Item l - The recommendation of Zone change of certain property on north Front Street from M-1 to proposed M-2. General discussion centered on the noise factor involved. It was the Council's wishes that a public hearing be held on the issue at the regular Council meeting on July 6th, 1971 at 7:30 PM and for Mr. Hutton to proceed with the announcement of the public hearing. Item 2 - The vacating of alleyway between First and Front Street and north of Cherry Street. Discussion held. Attorney Mansfield advised that the public hearing could be held on the meeting of July 6, 1971. It was the Mayor and Council's recommendation to proceed with the public hearing; by having Mr. Hutton prepare the needed publication announcement. Mr. Hutton reported that certain property outside the limits of Central Point. is considering annexation for.. the purpose of a mobil home complex. The area consists of approximately 18 acres situated between Freeman Road and Interstate Five Freeway. Mr. McManama advised that the issue has been ~ ~' ~~.~ before .the Planning Commission for its' consideration and recommends the annexation. Discussion held. The Council instructed Mr. Hutton to secure the particulars pertaining to the proposed development, etc. and report any information at the next Council meeting. Mr. Hutton•adviaed that he had-met with Regional Engineer C. T. Leasey of the State Department of Transportation regarding the signing approaches of Interstate Five Freeway. The renaming of Old 99 or Front Street would be named "North Pacific Highway". Discussion held and agreed to the request providing that no changes be made of the "Central Point" signs. Mr. Hutton referred to the West Pine Villa Subdivision improvements and agreements. He advised that a letter had been sent to Mr. N. Mead setting out the requirements by the subdivision ordinance. He stated that he has not heard of Mr. Mead's intentions to date. He further advised that Mr. Mead presented an agreement signed by both Mr. and Mrs. Mead (refer to agreement). Proposed plans of sewer line creek crossing were presented by Engineer Shaw.. Discussion held. Mayor,, and Council advised that the plans be studied by City Engineer B. Townley. Operational costs were discussed. Mr. Hutton advised that this system, if accepted, would be an additional cost of both water use and sewage treatment. Councilman Manasco noted that controls of this station are located on a pole. Could this be placed underground? Mr. Shaw advised that it could be placed inside a concrete box or underground.. City Engineering fees werediscussed for the inspection by the City of all public improvement. within the Subdivision. Mr. Mead advised that the rate of 2.5% of the construction cost is not a realistic fee. Cliff Ayres spoke on behalf of Mr. Mead. He stressed that the ordinance has never been enforced and that the City should take it easy with a local and respectable builder; as Mr. Mead will do a good job. Both Councilman Manasco and City Attorney Mansfield stated that all ordinances must be respected and lived by- and if not we must repeal them. Mansfield advised that no hardship is intended for anyone but only to assure the City and its people of good .government without exceptions to any rule. Discussion held. It was tenta- tively agreed that the City maintain records of inspections and time spent of Engineering and inspections for basis of establishing the present and future percentage. It was mentioned that Mr. Mead deposit with the City a sufficient amount to cover the cost of inspection. It was the final agreement that. the City bill Mr. Mead,-upon completion. of the Subdivision, for the City's expenses. Mr. Hutton advised that the owners of the Bonanza Steak Meat Packing Company on north First Street are interested in improving the alley ad- joining that property. He further stated that grading and some improvements have already been made. It was also indicated that alley vacation may be applied for; by the persons interested. The request of improving the property was that of the City to share a part cost. Discussion held. It was-the opinion of the Council that there. was no possible way the City ', could direct any funds in this direction, and, also felt that the alley should be retained. However, if they. want to go ahead with the alley paving- it would be with~our inspection of the Public Works Superintendent. Fire Chief Allan Higinbotham described his trip to Elmira, New York and the driving return of the new fire truck. He advised of minor problems during the trip ahd during the "shakedown" of the equipment. Police activity report was read. and Mayor Van Horn. praised the Chief for his work. Mayor Van Horn appointed Councilman Rowe as Chairman to the Street and Park ® Committee,: Also serving on the Committee are Councilmen Hadley and Hamer. e-~ ~_ Attorney Mansfield presented proposed ordinance reading in part: "An Ordi- ~; nance changing the zoning of real property described therein". Discussion held. Motion made by Hamer, seconded by Almquist to approve the proposed ~ ordinance. Ro11 call vote. All in favor motion. Ordinance 1020 declared duly adopted. Attorney Mansfield advised that the Council.. shall act on the presented agreement of N. A. Mead and Rachel Mead, subdivision of West Pine Villa, Unit #2. Motion made by Manasco, second by Hadley that the Mayor and Recorder execute the Agreement by signing on behalf of the City. Roll call vote.' A11 in favor motion carried. Motion made by Hadley, second by Manasco to pay the bills as presented. All in favor motion carried. With no further business, motion was made by Hamer, second by Hadley to adjourn to'the next regular-.meeting or to the call of the Mayor. All in favor motion carried. Meeting .adjourned at 8:55 P.M. The City Council reconvened at 9:00 P.M, in Executive Session to discuss the possible litigation with the Medford Water Commission on the aspects of revision of the current agreement and the present rate for the purchase of water. After a complete d.iscussi.on of all aspects, it was agreed informally that City Engineer Bryce Townely should pursue the study of allocation of physical facilities for purposes of depreciation and return on investment, and present his findings to the Council with the least- - possible delay. In response to the demand by the Medford Water Commission for a reasonable payment for water consumed and as of yet not paid, it was determined that some payment should be made and a full discussion of the various rates and methods of determining these rates was held. Upon a motion by Councilman Manasco, seconded by Hadley, payment was to be made to the Commission the:_.first thing on June 2, 1971 on the basis of $ .12 per thousand gallons consumed, less the credit of $ 985.89 representing an overpayment for December water consumed, plus interest at 6~ on each bill computed from the first of the month following the presentation of each bill. ~~~~ Motion carried with all except Hamer voting in the affirmative. There being no further business to come before the Council, meeting was adjourned at 10:20 P.M. (Recorded. by R. W. Hutton) War. No. $ 5574 A.D. Van Horn 20.00 5575 Dave ALnquist 20.00 5576 Orville Hamer 20.00 5577 Daniel Hadley 20.00. 5578 Robert Lance 20.00 5579 Robert Manasco 20.00 5580 Volunteer Firemen 250.00 5581 William A. Mansfield 265.00 5582 Payroll Account 191+.76 5583 Payroll Account Sg9.84 5584 ~ Payroll Account 118.38 5585' Medford Water`Commission 4,933.53 5586 ~ Meza-Electric 21.80 5587 Medford Printing Company 13.26 5588 Littrell Parts 21.56 5589_ _ Transport. Clearings 6.35 5590 Burroughs Corp. ~ "154.70 5591..,- Xerox Corporation 96.24' 5592 U.S. Post Office 75.00 5593 Pac. Northwest Bel1'Tele. Co. 152.15 ' 5594 Void. 5595 Pacific Power & Light Co. -..1,349.55 5596 SAIF ~ 15.00 5597. Southern Oregon ..Trophy Co._ 2.50 5598 Humble Credit Card Center 3.27 5599 Rogue River 'Valley Irrigation District 21.10 5600 U.S. Natl. Bank, Central Point Br. " 8,000.00 5601 Premier Fastener Co. 40.43 5602 National Chemsearch 40.88 5.603 Central Point Plywood Sales, Inc. 1.95 ' 5604 Ina Marshall 22.00 5605 State of.Oregon Dept. Motor Vehicles 10.00 5606 Frances Bessey 5:70 5607 Beaver Elec. & Plumbing Supply Co. 3.36 .~/ ~j~G~/~L- Approved l.~" ~ / T Attest: ~ " Approved by me this ~ ~~ day of ~_, 1971. ~// Approved ~~`~% ~ 'L.