The Grants Pass City Council last night delayed voting on an ordinance on the regulation of Humanitarian Service Events on publicly-owned property.
The ordinance would create a registration process for individuals, non-profits or other charitable organizations to use city parks and public places for such events, while prohibiting individuals, non-profits and charitable organizations from engaging in the dissemination of drug paraphernalia or combustible materials.
Mayor Clint Scherf stated more work needs to be done on the ordinance before final consideration.
The Council approved the vacation of property lines between three tax lots with frontage on the Rogue River Highway and Fruitdale Drive to create one parcel. The property owner plans to further develop the parcel and the vacation is needed to meet minimum setbacks. The property is the former Herb's La Casita location.
Tax-exempt status was granted to the Southern Oregon Horse Racing Association on a 7-1 vote. The SOHRA has been tax-exempt for the last 30 years. That status had been approved by the Josephine County Board of Commissioners. However, it was discovered the appropriate approving body is the City Council since the Fairgrounds is located in Grants Pass. The status is valid for 10 years.
Susan Tokarz-Krauss was appointed to the Public Safety Advisory Committee and Tim Waters was appointed to the Bikeways & Walkways Committee.
