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City Hall--
250 E. Pine 5t. February 2, 1971
Cei~fi.ral° Poifi.t, Oregon 7:30 p.m.
The common council met in regular adjourned session with Mayor Offutt
presiding.
Roll call found present: Almquist, Hadley; Hamer, Lance,_Manasco and
Van Horn. Absent: none. Also present:~Mansfield, Hutton, Tate.
Absent:-Recorder 7,a.nder due to illness.
Minutes°of the meeting of January 19, 1971 were discussed. Motion
made by~Hadley, second Almqua.st to approve the minutes of the January
19th meeting as written. All in favor. Motion carried.
Noel Moore, representing the Central Point Little League,asked the
council if they could use some of the city equipment to prepare a
new park on Hanley Road. Equipment requested was welder-and grader
and city employees would operate them. He said city employees had
already volunteered their services. Approximate time would be one
week-end, They would have insurance that would cover anything on
the field.
Motion made by Marasco, second by Van Horn to allow them to use~the
city equipment as requested, provided it was operated by city employees.
All in favor. Motion carried.
Paul Emery, 57g N. bth St., questioned if building construction on
homes was inspected by the city. He said he had a house that was only
8 years old and the bath room floor was rotted out. Particle board
had been used in the floor. He felt this type of flooring should '"
not be used where it would draw moisture. i,Y'ouncil referred it to
the building inspector and will report back.to-next meeting.)
~,loyd Albern, 900 'omet Ave., asked what had been done about-the
dog kennels on .:omet l;ve.
Attorney Mansfield-gave a report on what had happened to date. He
had discussed the matter with Mrs. Steve Elko and they had agreed
that Wooten's sha~ld have reasonable time to correct the problem..
If after that given time the problems are not corrected, then he
would prepare a complaint if someone would sign it.
Councilman Van Horn said he understood, according to Mr. Albern,
that no action had been taken.
Mr. Mansfield said Mrs. Elko was to report any unreasonable odor,
etc. to him.
Mrs, Elko told the oouncil she had called Mr. Mansfield's office
twice but he had not returned her calls. But Mr. Mansfield was correct
in saying that she had agreed to give the Wooten's sufficient time
to correct the problems.
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`~Ir. Moore said that since this complaint the city sweeper .has been..
too the subdivision to ..sweep. City employees :have .stated that the:
st eets•were no worse than others in the city. -
Mr. R hfeldt, 212 Kings Way, said he had lived in Central Point s' ce
1964 a no sweeper had.been-on his street in 6 years. As a to aver
his mone .should also be used on his street
Mr. Rehfeld also reported that during the high water, sewer lines
were floodin~ in the Royal H~~ghts subdivision. He asked ~ this will
be corrected a North Third and Kings Way and at the Come Ave.pumping
stations when t e new interceptor is in.
Administrator Hutt n said that the new interceptor 1' es would take
care of this. Coun 'loran Manasco told Mr: Rehfeldt hat the-city is.
~„~ separating the storm rains-and the sanitary sewer as quickly as
they can., This will a o help:
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-Z;,~- - Councilman Manasco reporte on the sewer maim nance ordinance.- " .Only
one change had been made. require a work rder and a deposit
before any work is done.
Attorney_Mansfield advised;ahe c until at a mistake had been made
on publishing the bond issue-for e re Truck Bonds. The bonding
.attorney agrees to ~n~y the cost of e publication, since they made
the mistake in approving the sale- bonds as prepar-ed. Mr.-Mansfield
.said the 'banks would probably bi the same. He asked the council and
mayor if they would meet:i.in spe ial ad'ourned session on Friday,
February 19,. 1971 at 5x00 p.m. for the 'd opening:
. Mr. Mansfield :was ,questioned s to the.cos to~the city because-.of
this error. Mr. Mansfield .s id he had liab'lity carrier to cover-
`` any mistakes if caused by h But Mr. Rank , bonding attorney,
said that these errors hap en -sometimes, even- hough careful .preparation
is made,. - "
Administrator--Hutton_as ed Mr. Mansfield. if this w uld be bid opening
-and award?. Mr.-Mansf' ld said it would.
Mr. Mansfield..then ead and explained Ordinance Na. 10 2, relating to'
the, bond issue. ., .- _ ''O
Ordinance No.-10 2, an ordinance relating to the issuance f .City ,of
Central Point neral:Obl~ation Fire ,Truck Bonds-in the am unt of,
$42,000'.00; p viding for. the form .of said bonds ..and,.maturiti s ,.
thereof; dir cting publication of a call for bids thereon; an
declaring emergency.., ,
-. Motion wa made by Manasco, second Almquist to approve Ordinance' o.
1012.--R ll. call vote. All in favor. Motion .carried. Ordinance.
1012-de Tared-duly-adopted., - -
Administrator Hutton .questioned Mr. Mansfield ,if these were the.only• -.
bon ng attorneys available to the cities, since i~ seemed it worked ~,
a rdship to only have the one available. 'He asked the council if -
t y would consider extending to a San Francisco}or Washington market.:
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Mr. Mansfield said he intended to go ahead and prepare the complaint
if someone was willing to sign it. He said he•understood that Mrs.
Elko was the spokesman for the group, and that she would report any
unreasonable odor or noise to hime and then a complaint would be prepared.
Mrs. Elko said she would not sign the complaint, but after further
discussion, said that she would. Other citizens present also siad
they would sign the complaint if necessary.,
Mayor Offutt then asked Mrs: Elko if she would 'sign the complaint
when Mr. Mansfield had it prepared. She stated that she would.
She was instructed to remain after•the meeting, or meet with Mr.
Mansfield at her convenience and he would .get the information needed.
Noel Moore, W._L. Moore Construction Company, told the council he
understood that there had been complaints against his company about
leaving debris on the streets in the West Pine Villa subdivision.'
He asked Councilman Van Horn what he found_ on the streets that caused
the complaint..
Councilman Van Horn said he had inspected the streets and found
mud on the streets, cars parked the wrong way, .and complaints hdd
been received about flat tires caused by nails left in the streets.
He said this debris needed to be taken care of.
Noel Moore told the council that he has his workers clean-up the
streets with shovels after work each day,
and after trucks have
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made deliveries. His workers have not haci any flat tires ,to his
knowledge, and he questioned the possibiiity~of picking up a nail
in the tires from a paved street. He said if anyone had a flat
tire from a nail picked up in the area of his construction, he
would reimburse them for any flats now or in the future. ~ °
Councilman Van Horn told Mr. Moore that rocks had fallen from trucks
making deliveries and been left in the street. Mr. Moore answered•
that this happened in most of the streets in Central .Point. He
could not prevent this from happening, but he tried to clean-up
anything in the area of his constr'tnet~an. If Councilman Van Horn
would check, he would .find that many streets in Central Point are
dirtier than the ones in the subdivision. He-felt that his company
had done more than any other contractor to keep their area clean.
Councilman Lance asked Mr. Moore if he felt they,had done all they
could to keep.the construction area clean. Mr. Moore stated that
they had done more than any other contractor he ,knew of in.the area.
Chief Sanders said that 75% improvement has been made since a warning
was given. He siad he also lives in the subdivision.
Councilman Manasco said he 'had asked Mr. Moore to come to the council°
and explained his side of the situation. Mr. Manasco said he felt the
Moore Construction Company had .done their share of keeping the streets
clean.
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Mr. Moore -said that since this complaint, the city sweeper has been
to the subdivision to sweep. City employees have stated that the
streets were no worse than others in the city.
Mr. Rehfeldt, 212 Kings Way, said he-had lived in Central Point since
1964, and no sweeper had-been on his street in 6 years. As a.taxpayer
his money should also be used on his street.
Mr. Rehfeldt also reported that during the high water, sewer lines
were flooding in the Royal Heights subdivision. He asked if this,
will be corrected at North Third and Kings Way and at the Comet Ave.
pumping stations when the new interceptor is in.
® Administrator Hutton said that the new interceptor lines would take
o"'{ care of this. Councilman Marasco told Mr. Rehfeldt that the city
~ is separating the storm drains and the sanitary sewers as quickly
~" as they can.'-This will also help. -
~ Councilman Marasco reported on the sewer maintenance ordinance. .
Only one change had been made. To require a work order and a
deposit before ariy work is done.
Attorney Mansfield advised the council that ax<mistake had been made on
publishing the bond issue for the Fire Truck bonds. The bonding
attorney~:agrees to pay the cost of the publication, since they made
the mistake in approving the sale of bonds as prepared. Mr. Mansfield
said the banks would probably bid the same. He asked the council and
mayor if they would meet in special adjourned session on Friday,
February 19, 1971 at 5:00 p.m. for the bid opening.
Mr. Mansfield was questioned as to the cost to the city because of
this error. Mr. Mansfield said he had liability carrier to cover
any mistakes if caused by him. But Mr. Rankin, bonding attorney,
said that these errors happen sometimes, even though careful preparatiob
is made.- .
Administrator Hutton asked Mr. Mansfield if this would be bid opening
and award? Mr. Mansfield said it would.
Mr. Mansfield then read and exp~.ained Ordinance No. 1012, relating
to the bond issue.
Ordinance No. 1012, an ordinance relating to the issuance of City of
Central Point General Obligation Fire Truck bonds in the amount of
$t.~2,000.00; providing for the form of said bonds and maturities thereof;
directing publication of a`call for bids thereon; and declaring 'an
.emergency.
Motion was made by Manasco, second Almquist to approve Ordinance
No. 1012. Roll call vote. All in favor. Motion carried. Ordinance
No. 1012 declared duly adopted.
Administrator Hutton questioned Mr. Mansfield if these-were the only
- bonding attorneys available to the cities, since it seemed it worked
a hardship to only have the one available. He asked the council if
they would consider extending to a San Francisco or Washington market.
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Attorney Mansfield answered they are the only bonding attorneys in
Oregon that money houses will approve. They are a conservative firm.
Attorney Mansfield then explained and read Ordinance No. 1013, this
being an ordinance relating to sewer line maintenance, and amdnding
Ordinance No. 303, Code of Central Point 9-2, sec. 3.
Motion was made by Van Horn, second Hamer to approve Ordinance No. 1013.
Roll call vote. All in favor; Motion carried. Ordinance No.- 1013
declared duly adopted:
Administrator Hutton brought to the attention of the council a
proposed resolution to apply to the State Highway Department for
funds for repair to Pine Street from Front Street (Hw 99) to 9th
Street. If adopted, the city would have to abide by the State
requirements. The funds are for small cities. :_The city may apply
every two years for $25,000.00. The State determines which city
receives the money, after the resolution is adopted and the project
checked.
After lengthy discussion, the matter was referred to the City Adm.
to obtain more information on engineering, right-of-way, etc. and
who would pay for them.
Administrator Hutton asked the council if they would like to appoint
someone to the-Rogue Basin Flood Control and Water Resources Board.
In the past Donald E. Faber as representative for the city. -And
Mr. Faber would be willing to continue in-this position.
The council appointed Donald E. Faber as representative to the Board
with councilman Manasco as alternate.
Councilman Van Horn, Park and Recreation committee, reported on a
bill proposed by Rep: Stathos, which would increase cigarette tax
2¢. With the money to be used only for parks and recreation. Mr..
Van Horn urged support of this bill. He said 2~ would be used for
administration costs and the balance would be 50~ to the counties
and 50% to the cities.
Councilman Manasco, water committee, asked for a preliminary meeting
at his home on February 4 at 7:30 p.m. to discuss water rates. And
a meeting with Bob Lee, Medford Water Commission on February 9,
subject to-the approval of Mr. Lee. =The meeting with Mr. Lee to be
with full council. -
Administrator Hutton reported that the tape of the previous meeting
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with Mr. Lee was not very good. Too much background interference.
In order to have a good tape, it would require only one speaker at
a time.
Councilman Manasco reported on the Rogue Valley Council of Governments .
meeting. Two applications were presented for approval. 1. Lake of
Woods Highway alignment. (tabled) 2: Wagner Gap Road construction.
(tabled) Also, notice of a meeting :to be-held in Salem on February 8.
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Administrator Hutton asked the council if he should attend an
Inter-City Manager meeting in Bend on March 12 and 13. Councilman
Manasco asked if the money was available in the school and meetings
' budget. If so, he would recommend Mr. Hutton attend in the interest
of the city.
" Mr. Hutton said he had provided a copy of the Newsletter for each of
the councilman, so that they could keep up on the legislation as"proposed.
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Councilman Manasco also reported that the Rogue Valley Council of
Governments is going to study all legislation pertaining to cities.
Bills were presented for approval. Councilman Manasco questioned the
bill from Meza Electric for the shop building. The bid was for
$519.00, but the bill was for $560.60. Mr. .Hutton explained that
a different type .of compressor was .necessary than was in the bid.
The. additional cost was for 9_t. Mr. Manasco said he did not..question
the bid, he felt it ,was an excellent bid. But he did question the
need for-the different compressor. After discussion, Mr. Manasc o
said he would approve the bill for payment if the work was completed
and .Vern Capps, Public Works Supt., was satisfied with the job.
Motion was made by Hamer, second Almquist to pay the bills. Motion
carried..'
There being no further business, a motion was made by Hadley, second
Hamer to .,adjourn to the next regular meeting or the call of the Mayor..
Motion carried. Meeting adjourned. g:1~0 p.m.
Attest:
Approved by me this
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