The Grants Pass City Council last night moved an ordinance slated for action to an upcoming executive session.
The ordinance pertains to the Regulation of Humanitarian Service Events on Publicly Owned Property. It would create a registration process to use city parks while prohibiting individuals, nonprofits or charitable organizations of engaging in the dissemination of drug paraphernalia and combustible materials.
The City Council then approved the annexation of two parcels at 3322 Leonard Road into the city limits. The vote was 5-1 for the annexation. Planned future development of the parcels includes the creation of 54 separate lots for single dwelling residential units. Since the approval of the ordinance was not unanimous, it will appear before the panel at their next regular meeting.
The five-year Annual Action Plan-required public hearing to obtain Community Development Block Grants from the federal government was held. The plan will be submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban Development this summer.
Councilors approved designating two Dawn Redwood trees as Heritage Trees, with one located at 1995 NW Vine Street and one at Riverside Park. Both trees were nominated for the designation by the Urban Tree Advisory Committee. Plaques will be placed at or near the relatively rare trees. There are only eight such trees in the City's tree inventory.
Councilors also approved the naming of the baseball stadium at Agnew-Lytle Field in Reinhart Volunteer Park as Chapman-Reese Stadium.
