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Monthly Department Report – City Manager
Memo
To: City Council
From: Anette Spickard, City Manager
Date: April 5, 2018
Re: Monthly Department Report – March 2018
Partner Outreach and Coordination Update
• Idaho Power: I met with Blake Watson regarding collaboration with the City for
undergrounding of utilities; electricity trends and industry issues; and more coordination with
each other for emergency planning/disaster communication efforts.
• Midas Gold: I met with Anne LaBelle regarding the Stibnite project. The company is
establishing a charitable foundation to make contributions to the communities affected by the
mining operation. The foundation’s board will work with Midas Gold to prepare a Community
Benefit proposal to present to all of the identified communities including McCall. I anticipate
receiving the draft proposal in June for the City’s review and will bring that to Council for
discussion and possible action.
• Ponderosa Center: I met with Michael Anderson for a high level overview of the community
performing arts/conference center concept. The Center’s proponents also presented a public
parking garage design concept to the McCall Urban Renewal Agency at their March 20th
meeting.
• McCall Community Center (Senior Center): I met with Michael Flanagan from the Center’s
board regarding the non-profit group’s long term vision and mission as well as their short term
financial situation. They have experienced declining meal participation, staffing challenges, and
difficulty raising grant funds for operational expenses. The City provides support to the Center
in the form of leasing one of our buildings to them for approximately $1 per month. At this time
they have not asked for any additional support from the City. If the Council is interested in
additional information or follow up regarding the Center, please let me know.
• McCall-Donnelly School District: I toured the high school campus, including the new
Heartlands School which is nearing completion, with Superintendent Foudy. We discussed the
recent concerns raised by Councilor Sowers at the February 22nd Council meeting regarding
student behavior and safety. Since that Council meeting Police Chief Williams has proactively
met with school district staff to evaluate their building safety protocols and to provide safety
training. Superintendent Foudy also reviewed with me their student behavior and discipline
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policies and approach for working with students and families experiencing difficulties. It was
clear to me that the school district takes student safety and behavior issues seriously. Due to the
confidentiality and privacy laws that protect student medical and disciplinary records, he is
unable to share specific data with the City. If Council would like further information or updates
on the collaboration efforts between Police and the School District, please let me know.
• St. Luke’s hospital: I toured the facility with Administrator Sean McCallister and received a
briefing on the history of the hospital and their future plans as well as the relationships with the
Hospital Taxing District and the Hospital Auxiliary.
• McCall Community Improvement Corp (MCIC): I attended their board meeting and learned
about the network of non-profit organizations providing services to the community. A new
farmer’s market is forming under the MCIC umbrella to operate in Donnelly. The market will
participate in a USDA program that allows SNAP recipients to receive double the benefit amount
when they purchase fresh produce. They hope to begin operations this summer.
• Payette Lakes Water and Sewer District: I met with Dale Caza about the “post annexation
JWAG” meeting requirement of the sewer annexation agreement. We both agreed it was
important to convene this group to share the results of the annexation process and projects
completed to date. We agreed that it made sense to convene the group this summer. In addition
to the staff updates the agenda will also include a discussion item for the group to consider
whether future meetings of the group are necessary. The annexation agreement provides that the
JWAG can be dissolved after one year. The City’s representatives to the JWAG are the Mayor
and Councilor Nielsen.
• Valley County All Hazards Mitigation Plan (AHMP) Steering Committee: The committee
is meeting monthly in order to complete the 2018 AHMP update required by FEMA. The update
is due to the state in August 2018. For the April meeting City staff are completing a capabilities
assessment and a status update of the 2011 plan strategies. Staff will come to Council in May or
June for direction on new hazard mitigation strategies and goals the City wishes to have listed in
the new plan. The purpose of this plan is to identify how the City can strengthen critical
infrastructure over the next five years to withstand future hazards such as severe winter weather,
floods, wildfires, etc. Items identified in the plan are then eligible for federal grant funding. City
representatives on the steering committee are the Police Chief, the Mayor and me.
• Idaho Conference on Housing and Economic Development: Thank you for sending me to this
conference in Boise. The keynote speakers and workshop presenters had valuable insights that
will assist us in moving forward with the City’s adopted housing strategy. I have attached my
summary of key points from the conference to this memo for your reference.
• Business Outreach: I met with three different business owners to learn about their business and
their interactions with the city (one in downtown, one on 3rd Street, and one on Commerce Street).
A common theme is the impact of infrastructure projects, both positive and negative, and the
importance of good communication and collaboration. All three had valuable constructive
feedback and also expressed appreciation for the efforts of the staff and Council to address
community needs. I attended the McCall Rotary Club meeting and the Chamber of Commerce
Board meeting, both of which I plan to attend regularly to represent the City.
Communications staff update
The Communications Department is preparing for the next busy season with many events and
projects happening.
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• The Local Option Tax Election strategies are in “hurry up” mode since we have a short timeline.
We have partnered with the Clerk’s office and other agencies and hope to cast a wide net to the
public. Our press releases to media will go out shortly along with our advertisements building
toward the election.
• Communications continues to work closely on the website with EvoGov who is currently
updating all of our forms and developing online processes for archiving the agendas and packets.
Our next check in is April 2 to see their progress. We still maintain hope for a launch date of May
1, 2018.
• The Arbor Day (April 28) and Firewise (May 5) events are coming fast and communications has
been coordinating booths, events, speakers and promotion schedules for those.
• A side fun project for Firewise, we are coordinating a test project in the Woodlands community,
that includes the Boy Scouts of America dropping Debris bags and picking them back up a week
later to see if bringing the bags to the people inspires more Firewise cleanup. We’ve gotten
approval from the HOA so we are just waiting for a date that is convenient for our Scouts. We
will let you know how it turns out.
• Promoting the new recreation maps for sale in the local sport shops.
• Coordinating mass printing for all the recent approved documents for Public Works and
Community Development.
• Writing crisis communication press releases for the folder.
• The 4th of July Agency Meeting on April 17 has had a good response and we expect a good
turnout as we plan the way forward.
• The Downtown Core project continues to be a main focus in developing major signage, strategy
schedules and preparing content readiness for staff and blasts.
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APRIL 2018 CITY MANAGER MONTHLY REPORT-ATTACHMENT
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2018 IDAHO HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE NOTES
Predictions for 2018 economy: Tax cuts will supercharge economy in short term. Predicts 2018-2019
will be good. 2020 will slow. Feds will likely raise rates three times over the next three years.
GDP outlook: Corporate profits are up. Manufacturing and service sectors are up. Corporate investment
and capital goods orders are up. Unemployment is low. Government spending is strong due to new tax
bill. Household spending is up 2.7%. But GDP is not growing because we’re running out of workers.
(Have to have more workers plus more productivity to increase GDP.)
Wealth is growing but disproportionately to the wealthiest. Poorest have lost half of their wealth.
Middle class have lost a third. No income appreciation for the lowest 80% since 2007. Personal debt is
growing again, some mortgage debt growth but a lot of very high student debt. Implication is that it will
be difficult for this generation to buy a house until later in life. Those that do buy are using parent’s
wealth to help them.
Idaho specific: Unemployment is at historic lows nationwide and Idaho is very low at 3%. The last time
unemployment was this low was 1960’s. Labor market is extremely tight because we only have growth
in our labor force of 2.5%. Our wages are low compared to rest of country. It will continue to be
extremely difficult to find workers. Will need to import people from outside of the state. This is already
happening as Idaho has the highest net in-migration of the country. The new population is putting
pressure on home prices, prices increasing faster than wages (6% vs.3%) Home construction is growing
but not enough supply to meet demand.
Housing nationally: Builders have stopped building affordable homes and are building larger homes
with better profit margins. Cost of land, fees, materials, construction crews are high so have to build
higher end homes to make money. Inventory is low, the shortage of inventory is driving prices up and
rents up. Even though we are not in a recession, housing starts are at recession low levels. Multi-family
starts have dropped. Very little re-fi activity. Due to high prices, people are staying put and remodeling
instead. Recent survey data shows millennials are getting older, having kids and want to settle down and
buy a house. They are no longer wanting to only rent and move around a lot. They still don’t like cars
and want walkable neighborhoods.
LIHTC Affordable Housing Projects: The Tax Bill cut corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% which has
made LIHTC unattractive. Cap rates for multi-family rental housing are low. Construction costs are
coming in higher than estimates by the time deals are packaged together with federal funds which has
created gaps that cannot be closed by soft $$ so projects are being shelved. Investors in this space have
hit “pause” on any new projects until they have certainty about other impacts of the tax bill changes.
Waiting for IRS determinations on new depreciation rules. Eventually projects will have to pick up again
since banks have to comply with Community Reinvestment Act every three years.
Boise Housing: Expecting a 50,000 population increase in 20 years. Need 20,000 new homes or 1,000
new units per year with at least 10% of those at the low end. Encouraging compact growth due to
transportation problems – working with Ada County Highway District on good planning for density and
infrastructure, looking at roundabouts. Over the last 5 years built 1,700 units per year. 61% were multi-
family but only 241 units were for low income. Boise used to get $5M CDBG when population was 70k.
Now population is 230k and they get $1.6M from CDBG. Have to collaborate with non-profits and
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philanthropists to close the gap and build enough supply to keep prices reasonable. Partnering with
IHFA, Hospitals, County to build housing for homeless and veterans.
Idaho Economic Development challenge: No real estate inventory, low vacancy rates plus low
unemployment rates have resulted in major workforce problems. Have to import workers but nowhere
for workers to live. Contractors can’t build more units because there are not enough construction
workers available. Housing needs to be a specific Eco Devo strategy for the state. On the plus side
Idaho is still considered more affordable than surrounding states such as Washington and Utah. Look
for lessons learned from Twin Falls, Kimberly and similar areas where large employers have been
attracted to invest and hire people but housing is a problem.
The New Urban Crisis - Lessons learned from Urban Revivals:
New paradigm – companies are locating where the creative talent is, look at Amazon HQ2 example.
Cities have to have the creative talent, not just tax incentives or land, to attract companies. “Creatives”
want to live where there is an “energy” with things to do, places to gather, diversity, quality of life.
Where creative talent clusters is where companies want to be.
The three “T’s” that a community must have to attract the creative employees that companies are
looking for – vibrant Technology scene, cluster of Talent from knowledge-based professions (workforce
is available), and Tolerance (want open-minded and accepting community that values diversity).
How does Boise rank nationally in these three areas? 12th overall. 35% of workforce is considered
“creative talent”. Boise is ranked 3rd for Technology scene, unfortunately it is ranked 41st for cluster of
Talent and 33rd for Tolerance. Can do a lot better in those two areas.
Beware the outcome of “successful” urban revivals – Unaffordability!
We are in a “winner take all economy” with all wealth going to the top 1%. 50% of all new venture
capital is being invested in San Francisco. 20% in NYC. Seattle is more expensive than NYC now. Ironically
the cities with the most progressive government officials, most “innovative” workers, and “best” density
policies have the most segregation and biggest inequalities. We have lost the middle class in most parts
of the country (the middle class has shrunk in 203 of 293 MSA’s), housing prices are out of reach for
most, only the rich can afford to live in vibrant urban areas, class advantage is compounding. Political,
ethnic, economic segregation is occurring broadly which is driving the huge political divide in the
country.
The country has undergone “the big sort” of communities into have’s and have not’s. Some cities have
taken all the wealth and talent and other cities are struggling with poverty, opioid crises, and inequality
of class/gender/race. The cities that are “winners” have pushed the lowest income and least advantaged
populations to the fringes which has created backlash against the “urban elite”. Suburban areas are in
distress. Affluence is no longer an urban/suburban divide – it’s a patchwork with much larger areas of
disadvantage that in some places resembles 3rd world conditions. Politicians in major cities are
campaigning against bike lanes as a symbol of urban elitism and wasteful spending when major other
problems are happening in their communities that need to be addressed.
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Idaho has had some urban revival but needs to be aware of these potential outcomes because 48% of
Idaho’s jobs are in the low wage service worker category. Boise is about in the middle nationally on
inequality measures. The main issue in Idaho is wage disparity.
Suggestions to consider now so Boise/Idaho avoids the mistakes of other areas:
Don’t forget the community trusts you – 20% have faith in the federal government but 75% have faith in
their local officials
Cities should consider how to implement the concept of “inclusionary prosperity” to support all
members who live in the community and not push lowest income/least advantaged to the fringes.
Needs to be grass roots effort not top-down regulation. Value diversity.
Need to upgrade blue collar wage jobs to rebuild the middle class.
Need strategies to increase wages for the service sector.
Plan for life “beyond the car”. Individually owned cars will become obsolete with self-driving cars and
other transportation modes.
Community leaders and anchor institutions need to come together to invest in community amenities
and resources accessible by all.
Need a mix of housing and price points that meet the needs of the community.
What about the future? Use the “AHA” technique according to Futurist Jack Uldrich
Awareness – pay attention to trends and think about future opportunities. Think about the future 15
minutes a week. Why? Because technology is changing things at a 1000x pace, faster than we’ve ever
seen.
• 65% of kindergarteners today will work in jobs that don’t even exist yet. People born in 2018
will likely live to an average age of 120. The first driverless semi-truck just drove from Long
Beach CA to Jacksonville FL. The first 3-D printed house was just built. State of Arizona will now
accept cryptocurrency for payment of taxes. City of Berkeley issued an ICO “initial community
offering” allowing people to invest in local homelessness solutions with cryptocurrency.
Explosion of data with 5G technology that can be used to improve cities.
Humility – accept that how we’ve done it in the past will not work in the future. You cannot ignore the
changes or the future. Get a “reverse mentor” (someone generations younger than you that can help
you see new ways of thinking).
Action – use these changes to create new opportunities. Adidas is using 3-D printers to manufacture
shoes and will no longer need to have factories in China. Virtual Reality is being used to train nurses in
medical procedures at BSU. University of AZ offers first year of school free and on-line. How will we
retrain commercial truck drivers when they are no longer needed? With a population that lives longer
how we will house and care and plan infrastructure for them?
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Speaker List
Elliot Eisenberg, PhD Economics -- www.econ70.com
Richard Florida, PhD author, professor, editor
Jack Uldrich, Futurist and author
David Bieter, Boise Mayor
Isaac Chavez, President Idaho Association of Realtors
Jan Rogers, Economic Development Director of Eastern Idaho
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Monthly Department Report – Airport
Memo
To: City Council
From: Jay Scherer, Airport Manager
CC: Anette Spickard, City Manager
Date: 4/4/18
Re: Monthly Department Report – March 2018
1. Land Acquisition
Public hearing to annex and rezone the land acquired for the parallel taxiway relocation is scheduled
for the April 26 City Council meeting. FAA AIP grant application has been received by the FAA.
2. TTF Procedures
While working with the City attorneys (Bill Gigray) on the Land Acquisition the topic of through-
the-fence (TTF) access came up repeatedly. After review of City Code and other procedures, it has
been recommended to better define the process by which a TTF proposal would be considered.
Council direction at the March 22nd meeting was to revise the document prohibiting all Through the
Fence activity with the exception of government agencies. The draft ordinance has been revised and
will be presented to Council at the April 12 council meeting.
3. Triangle Development
Two citizens on the hangar waiting list have proposed new hangars. The Airport Advisory
Committee has approved staff to continue development of a detailed a leasehold plan that will create
16 leasehold supporting 8 hangar buildings. Square footage of all lots would be 242,755 sq. ft. which
could increase airport revenue by $72,826.50 when fully leased. Presented plan to Council at March
22 work session. Permission to continue was received with the requirement to bring back additional
information on City funding of infrastructure. Anticipate presenting firm data at April 26 Council
meeting.
4. Events
a. ACE Academy – McCall volunteered as a satellite location for the Aviation Career
Exploration (ACE) Academy organized by the Idaho Transportation Dept –Division
of Aeronautics. June 13 & 14.
b. Open House – Started initial planning. Date set for July 14.
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Monthly Department Report – Clerk
Memo
To: City Council
From: BessieJo Wagner, City Clerk
CC: Anette Spickard, City Manager
Date: April 4, 2018
Re: Monthly Department Report – March, 2018
1. Volunteer Breakfast:
The Clerk’s Department hosted our second annual volunteer appreciation breakfast on April 3rd. About
30 of our volunteers from the various 13 city committees, boards, and commissions attended. We
recognized each of the committees and named each of the volunteers. Each attendee received a book
mark and a plant to take with them. The Historic Preservation Commission recognized the volunteerism
of one of their members, Marlene Bailey, who has been on the commission since 2002. They
commended Mrs. Bailey on her commitment to volunteerism and stated that her contributions to this
commission will be missed. I will be working with Erin to develop a survey of our volunteers to
determine a possibly better day or time that would allow more people to attend. We received positive
feedback on the overall experience.
2. High School Presentation:
On Monday, April 2nd, I was invited to speak to Melissa Coriell’s Junior Speech class. I spoke to them
about what local government in McCall looks like and ways for citizens to get involved. We engaged
in conversation regarding the different issues currently facing the Council such as affordable housing,
recycling, sidewalk maintenance, and public art. The students were engaged and asked very insightful
questions. The group will be picking a couple of topics and will present to the Council their findings on
May 30th.
3. AIC Annual Conference
A reminder to Council that the 71st AIC Annual Conference is coming up June 20-22, 2018 at the Boise
Centre, Boise Idaho. The Early Bird Registration is open. Currently the agenda is not available, so I
listed some topics from last year to give you an idea of what may be offered this year in concurrent
workshops:
Water Planning in Uncertain Times
Strategic Economic Development Activities for Public Officials & Civic Leaders (CPFA)
Tools to Finance City Infrastructure (CMC, MMC, CPFA)
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Planning & Zoning Fundamentals (CMC)
Housing Markets: Essential Trends and Strategies
Emergency Response Standards of Cover
ADA Compliance: What You Need to Know (CMC, MMC)
Qualification Based Selection: Understanding the Basics (CMC)
Source Water Protection Planning: Assessment to Action I (CMC)
AIC Economic Development Forum (CPFA)
Bankruptcies and Collecting Municipal Debt (CMC, MMC, CPFA)
Best Practices for Social Media and Traditional Media
L-2 Nuts & Bolts (CMC, CPFA)
Is Technology Making Your Building Codes Obsolete?
One Water: Idaho's Water Challenges (MMC)
What Elected Officials Need to Know About Water & Wastewater Utilities (CPFA)
AIC Transportation Forum (CPFA)
Accounting, Auditing, & Internal Control Best Practices (CMC, CPFA)
Understanding Campaign Finance Reporting (CMC, MMC)
Urban Renewal 101 (CMC, CPFA)
Reducing Emergency Calls Through Community Partnerships and Collaboration
Understanding Federal Employment Laws (CMC, MMC)
Major Energy Infrastructure Projects Keep Bills Low and Strengthen Service
Caring for Water Quality: Strategic Opportunities
Setting Utility Rates for a Sustainable System (CMC, MMC, CPFA)
AIC Drug Prevention Forum
State Remittance System: Understanding the Basics (CMC, CPFA)
Effectively Using Ordinances & Resolutions (CMC)
Emergency Incident Management Best Practices
Vacation Rentals: Consequences of HB 216 (CMC, MMC)
Getting to Know Your Office of Highway Safety
Integrated Water Quality Planning: Opportunities & Examples
Find Funding for Your City Project - Simple, Systematic, Successful (CMC, CPFA)
Municipal Investment Best Practices (CMC, CPFA)
Fundamentals of Public Records & Open Meeting Law (CMC)
Urban Renewal Advanced (CMC, MMC)
Understanding Alcohol Catering Permits (CMC, MMC)
Energy Efficiency Programs - Ways to Save Your City Money (CPFA)
LSO: Financial Reporting Portal (CMC, CPFA)
P&Z Decisions from Application to Final Decision (CMC, MMC)
The 5-P Model - a Framework for Multi-Agency Collaboration
Housing Your Community's Most Vulnerable
Personnel Management: Doing It Right (CMC, CPFA)
Mayor's Roundtable
Councilmember Roundtable
Cyber Attacks: Don't Be the Next Victim (CMC, MMC)
Large City Roundtable (CPFA)
Small City Roundtable (CPFA)
How to Communicate Your City's Fiscal Health (CMC, MMC, CPFA)
Emergency Preparedness Tool for Your Utility - IdWARN (CPFA)
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Streets LOT Actual Dollars Earned per Month
Month FY16 FY17 FY18
October - 108,126$ 112,469$
November - 79,803$ 86,698$
December 159 123,870$ 131,421$
January 99,990$ 100,678$ 114,462$
February 100,883$ 103,484$ 107,884$
March 85,338$ 93,631$
April 70,264$ 68,894$
May 97,418$ 103,831$
June 168,831$ 179,572$
July 235,029$ 257,593$
August 208,024$ 234,143$
September 169,309$ 191,252$
Total Dollars Received $1,235,245 $1,644,877 $552,934
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STREETS LOT BUDGETED, ACTUAL, AND FORECASTED DOLLARS
Month
FY17
percentages
FY18 Budget
dollars
FY18 actual
and forecast
based on
trend
Percentage
+/- based on
budget Actual total Budget total total +/- YTD
October 6.57%98,603 112,469 14.06%112,469 98,603 14.06%
November 4.85%72,774 86,643 19.06%199,112 171,377 16.18%
December 7.53%112,959 131,421 16.34%330,533 284,336 16.25%
1st Quarter Total 284,336 330,533 16.25%
January 6.12%91,811 114,462 24.67%444,995 376,146 18.30%
February 6.29%94,369 107,884 14.32%552,879 470,516 17.50%
March 5.69%85,384 100,326 17.50%653,205 555,900 17.50%
2nd Quarter Total 271,564 322,672 18.82%
April 4.19%62,826 73,821 17.50%727,026 618,726 17.50%
May 6.31%94,686 111,256 17.50%838,281 713,412 17.50%
June 10.92%163,756 192,413 17.50%1,030,695 877,168 17.50%
3rd Quarter Total 321,268 377,490 17.50%
July 15.66%234,905 276,013 17.50%1,306,708 1,112,073 17.50%
August 14.23%213,520 250,886 17.50%1,557,594 1,325,593 17.50%
September 11.63%174,407 204,928 17.50%1,762,523 1,500,000 17.50%
4th Quarter Total 622,832 731,828 17.50%
Total 100.00%1,500,000 1,762,523 117.50%
1,500,000 1,762,500
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Month FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18
October 14,274 16,938 14,412 11,306 10,483 11,520 12,392 12,163 13,390 19,298 22,085 25,791 27,291
November 11,272 9,748 7,978 7,147 5,850 5,535 6,103 7,298 8,233 11,738 12,986 15,209 16,795
December 18,547 21,746 22,261 16,224 14,294 15,459 13,939 19,101 18,122 21,802 31,168 32,785 33,179
January 17,232 18,707 20,163 17,932 17,007 17,510 17,065 19,334 24,733 26,778 31,157 31,506 38,092
February 20,446 22,943 27,324 24,826 18,873 19,921 19,716 22,331 22,013 28,487 32,613 35,777 38,044
March 15,110 13,668 21,527 15,969 8,925 11,941 17,344 20,251 19,365 18,422 23,712 25,885
April 7,294 8,049 6,425 5,954 6,183 6,210 6,696 6,165 8,719 11,641 15,255 14,865
May 11,994 11,230 9,368 8,595 7,335 8,074 9,461 11,113 15,390 18,711 22,047 23,315
June 23,442 24,611 25,426 22,248 21,491 20,728 25,352 33,681 37,000 42,541 50,323 55,034
July 47,654 54,276 47,052 42,408 48,747 49,843 54,214 62,187 65,335 71,296 82,520 88,713
August 44,024 52,948 41,089 32,480 39,398 44,505 48,919 57,546 64,959 63,598 71,300 81,215
September 26,973 26,073 23,600 25,826 20,258 27,603 33,029 35,605 35,959 49,346 53,966 57,591
Total Dollars Received 258,263 280,937 266,627 230,991 218,844 238,849 260,743 306,775 333,218 383,658 449,132 487,686 153,401
LOT Actual Dollars Earned per Month
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TOURISM LOT ACTUAL PERCENTAGES AND FORECASTED DOLLARS
Month FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17
Five year
average
FY17 Budget
dollars
FY17 Budget
+ Contingent
dollars
FY17 actual
and forecast
based on
trend
Percentage
+/- based on
budget Actual total Budget total total +/- YTD
October 3.96%4.02%5.03%4.92%5.29%4.64%26,925 28,358 27,291 1.36%27,291 26,925 1.36%
November 2.38%2.47%3.06%2.89%3.12%2.78%15,879 16,724 16,795 5.77%44,086 42,804 3.00%
December 6.23%5.44%5.68%6.94%6.72%6.20%34,227 36,048 33,179 -3.06%77,265 77,030 0.30%
1st Quarter Total 77,030 81,129 77,265 0.30%
January 6.30%7.44%6.98%6.94%6.46%6.82%32,891 34,641 38,092 15.81%115,357 109,922 4.94%
February 7.28%6.60%7.43%7.26%7.34%7.18%37,350 39,337 38,044 1.86%153,401 147,272 4.16%
March 6.60%5.81%4.80%5.28%5.31%5.56%27,023 28,461 28,147 4.16%181,548 174,295 4.16%
2nd Quarter Total 97,264 102,440 104,283 7.22%
April 2.01%2.61%3.03%3.40%3.05%2.82%15,519 16,344 16,164 4.16%197,712 189,813 4.16%
May 3.62%4.62%4.88%4.91%4.78%4.56%24,340 25,635 25,353 4.16%223,065 214,153 4.16%
June 10.98%11.10%11.09%11.20%11.28%11.13%57,454 60,511 59,844 4.16%282,909 271,607 4.16%
3rd Quarter Total 97,312 102,490 101,361 4.16%
July 20.27%19.60%18.58%18.37%18.19%19.00%92,614 97,541 96,466 4.16%379,375 364,221 4.16%
August 18.76%19.49%16.58%15.88%16.65%17.47%84,786 89,297 88,313 4.16%467,688 449,007 4.16%
September 11.61%10.79%12.86%12.02%11.81%11.82%60,124 63,323 62,625 4.16%530,314 509,131 4.16%
4th Quarter Total 237,524 250,162 247,405 4.16%
Total 100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%509,131 536,221 530,314 104.16%
509,131 536,221 530,311
509,131 21,183
Year to date the actual revenues received for FY18 are 8.74% OVER the year to date revenues for FY17 and 40.49% over the 5 year average year to date.
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October November December January February March April May June July August September
Average 18,545 11,091 24,596 26,716 28,244 21,527 11,325 18,115 43,716 74,010 67,764 46,131
Budget 26,925 15,879 34,227 32,891 37,350 27,023 15,519 24,340 57,454 92,614 84,786 60,124
FY18 Actual 27,291 16,795 33,179 38,092 38,044 -------
Forecast 28,253 16,225 25,448 60,068 96,828 88,644 62,860
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Monthly Department Report – Community & Economic Development
Memo
To: City Council
From: Michelle Groenevelt, Community & Economic Development Director, AICP
CC: Anette Spickard, City Manager
Date: 4/12/18
Re: Monthly Department Report –March 2018
1. Housing:
Staff was interviewed by the City of Moscow on housing issue as their community is facing housing
challenges with affordability and availability. We shared resources and they will share their research.
2. Code Update:
A brief summary will be provided on the Code Update process and timeline at the April 12 meeting. The
first work session on nonconforming structures with the P&Z Commission will be held on May 1 as part
of their regular meeting.
3. Recycling:
Staff meet with the EAC again about recycling and providing a recommendation to the City Council.
They are developing a report to present to the Council in June 14.
4. Urban Renewal:
MRA Board directed staff to work with a consultant on getting a contract for an eligibility report for the
development of a new district. MRA will hold a special meeting on April 10 to review agreement and
scope of work.
5. GIS:
Working with the Parks and Rec staff to distribute our McCall Area Trails Map to stores around town.
Final edits on Transportation Master Plan Web application with Public Works Director and presentation
to Council. Worked on the Slum and Blight inventory application to collect data about the downtown.
6. Building:
See Building Permit Report. Have been developing design/bid documents for Police Department move.
Also coordinating and planning for the staff move into City Hall after the PD moves out.
7. Planning:
Seven land use applications have been submitted for May and a Code Update workshop with P&Z will
also take place during that meeting. The new cell tower application was just approved and will be heading
to the County for final approval later this month. Second quarter planning fees have brought in $16,585.
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Monthly Department Report – Golf Course
Memo
To: City Council
From: Eric McCormick, Golf Course Superintendent
CC: Anette Spickard, City Manager
Date: 4/5/2018
Re: Monthly Department Report – March 2018
1. Weather
March was wild. We at one time had 30 inches on the ground and got another 12 over the weekend.
We got some good melting weather the last week of the month and were down to 24 inches.
2. Staff
At the end of March there were the three of us full time staff and one seasonal employees that helped
with snow removal so that the rest of us can use some vacation time.
3. Greens
The greens are still all snow covered and the ones that had ice on them, that ice has melted and the
frost has gone out of the ground. We average 24 inches the end of March.
4. Paint Crew
The crew finished powder coating tee markers. They also stripped and powder coated the brackets
for the tee signs. We also made 150 rope stakes out of re-bar and painted them to use this year
instead of wood stakes. They cleaned and painted all of the ball washers. We were going to powder
coat the ball washers but decided we will do them next winter.
5. Dog Park
Walkers had disposed a total of 1660 pounds of poop in the receptacles by the end of the March.
There is still a lot left out there. We discussed having volunteers help with reminding dog owners
to pick up at our last Golf Advisory meeting but to no conclusion.
6. Equipment Maintenance
Our John Deere 1545 snow blower/mower is back which had lost the rear 4 wheel drive last month.
We were pretty much done blowing show when we got it back.
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7. Restaurant
We found out last week that the ice machine in the restaurant had gone bad and we couldn’t use it.
The problem was the nickel was flaking off and could get in the ice. Luckily I had already been
looking at replacing it and we managed to get a new unit in and set up in a couple of days.
The wood stove has been removed from the club house and moved to the maintenance shop.
This will make way for a double sided fire place to go in its place. Our staff also pulled out the
wood dance floor and it will be replaced with matching carpet squares.
8. New Tee Signs
The McCall Men’s Golf Association has purchased new Tee Signs for the golf course and are
collecting advertising funds to pay for the signs. In the coming years the club will be able to use
those same funds to go toward projects at the course. Our staff is finishing boards to attach the
signs to. They will then be installed with the brackets off of the old signs.
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Monthly Department Report – Information Systems
Memo
To: City Council
From: David Simmonds, Information Systems Manager
CC: Anette Spickard, City Manager
Date: 4/5/18
Re: Monthly Department Report – March 2018
1. Software applications and services:
Adding new hosted services from our existing vendor for our financial platform, which will give staff a
web-based portal for streamlined payroll, purchasing and budgeting tasks that currently require much
paper, handling and redundancy. Completing security-focused due diligence and planning, moving
toward implementation.
Migration work with our MS Office 365 project vendor continues, with major activity expected over
the next several weeks. This is a far-reaching project with lots of components and dependencies, which
should result in a more efficient, organized and mobile-enabled City staff. We expect to transition to
new Office and email platforms, with many new services and features, over the next couple of months.
2. Network infrastructure, projects and services:
Meetings with our fiber network partners, consultants and engineers are occurring in April. These will
help us finalize specifications and launch the bid process for the planned capital project which will
connect the downtown City campus with the new Deinhard location for the Police. We are also
expecting consultation and coordination meetings with utilities and service providers for planning
underground infrastructure in the downtown core for phase I. A work session with Council is anticipated
this summer to help frame and focus long term opportunities, implications for public benefits and
economic development related to our fiber network.
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Monthly Department Report - Library
Memo
To: City Council
From: Meg Lojek, Library Director
CC: Anette Spickard, City Manager
Date: 4/5/2018
Re: Monthly Department Report – March 2018
1. Staff:
Specific benefits from Meg Lojek attending Idaho Public Library Directors’ Summit: we studied libraries as
community educators, the school readiness crisis in Idaho, how libraries help families prepare for kindergarten,
the future of library workers and Trustees, and communicating clear messages about the library’s services.
As a group, all staff currently reviewing key sections of our newly revised Policy Manual.
April 10 is National Library Worker’s Day.
2. Other Projects:
Library Foundation is forming as an independent group to support fundraising at the library. The President is
Laura Bechdel.
3. Programs:
Doing Democracy: April is the 1st anniversary of this new grass roots community conversation program at
the library. Please come Tuesday, April 24th at 6:30 PM to generate the upcoming year’s topics. Great chance
to get accurate information to people through informal discussion with the public. Programs will continue the
last Tuesday of each month.
Let’s Talk About It: Literature discussions with visiting scholars were full to capacity again this year.
Spring Break Staycation @ Your Library: Our new favorite—we had over 100 locals and visitors from out
of town drop in for fun library activities during what is usually a slow week in McCall and in the library. Apple
reps promoted snap circuits, coding and robots; there was a community puzzle, scavenger hunt, and Easter egg
decorating.
Library Stats: attached—show another slight increase for the 6 month period over last year.
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Library Statistics -- FY2017
Oct-17 Nov-17 Dec-17 Jan-18 Feb-18 Mar-18 Apr-18 May-18 Jun-18 Jul-18 Aug-18 Sep-18 Totals
2 - 000-099 11 9 5 3 6 5
3 - 100-199 25 37 26 26 38 23
4 - 200-299 11 30 17 23 42 25
5 - 300-399 84 78 71 75 54 68
6 - 400-499 4 9 4 14 9 4
7 - 500-599 33 34 34 36 18 26
8 - 600-699 94 117 100 114 62 96
9 - 700-799 29 64 47 52 40 52
10 - 800-899 38 37 41 36 45 50
11 - 900-919.9 28 19 13 23 44 37
12 - 929-999 54 57 53 57 51 55
13 - Adult Fiction 669 692 690 771 626 679
14 - Audio Books Circ Set 59 16 25 16 0 6
15-Audio Players 0 3 0 0 0 0
16 - Biography 9 25 21 24 23 21
17 - Board Books 102 150 79 112 101 81
18 - CD Fiction Books 171 96 74 103 150 137
19 - CD Junior Books 43 55 26 10 25 60
20 - CD Non-Fiction Books 26 17 24 17 14 26
21 - CD YA Books 7 6 1 4 3 7
22 - Chapter books 217 228 121 93 99 171
23- Computer Software 0 0 2 0 0 0
25 - Dawn Moudy Collection 0 0 4 1 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5
26 - DVD Blu-Ray 11 20 3 10 8 8
27 - DVD Circ Set 79 77 58 66 3 155
28 - DVD Fiction 300 294 390 334 348 431
29- DVD Kids 249 224 198 210 244 205
30 - DVD Non-Fiction 28 20 14 52 19 48
31 - E Non-Fiction 45 47 27 38 40 43
32 - Eames Collection 8 2 6 1 2 1
33 - Early Readers 170 155 119 146 75 141
34 - Idaho Archives 0 2 0 0 0 0
35 - Idaho Room 32 35 35 41 41 53
36 - Independent Films 39 23 21 27 30 27
37 - Junior Biography 9 28 9 5 2 8
38 - Junior Non-Fiction 304 273 236 279 222 280
39 - Junior Readers 278 302 253 292 273 280
40 - Junior Spanish 44 17 26 37 15 21
41 - Kit 21 14 21 21 18 14
42 - Large Print 81 77 103 90 83 80
43 - Magazine 28 36 30 28 34 41
44 - Map 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 - Oversized 0 2 1 2 3 3
46 - Parenting 2 1 0 0 7 0
47 - Professional 0 6 1 1 0 0
48 - Reference 1 4 2 7 3 7
49 - Spanish 13 4 3 6 11 4
50 - Story Books 982 875 651 708 618 776
51 - Story Collection 0 0 0 0 0 0
52 - Y A Non-Fiction 25 18 22 17 19 22
53 - Young Adult Fiction 103 75 129 144 110 135
Adult Circulation 1986 1987 1918 2056 1814 2168
Young Adult Circulation 135 99 151 165 132 163
Children's Circulation 2464 2368 1766 1951 1732 2080
Circulation Totals 4604 4495 3863 4200 3706 4506
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Attendance 2273 2086 2109 3056 2092 2222
Computer Usage 526 474 495 505 531 630
Wireless Usage 146 149 94 148 106 107
ILL's Received 19 41 27 27 28 37
ILL's Sent Out 0 2 0 1 0 0
Reference Requests 308 224 300 386 275 335
Food for Fines 55 57 27 72 25 51
Number of volunteers 35 29 23 22 20 21
Total hours of volunteers 51 43 32 30 28 32
Adult Program Attendence 106 110 159 207 103 147
Young Adult Program Attendence 44 43 46 68 49 59
Children's Program Attendence 585 576 563 511 455 619
All Ages Program Attendance 0 76 0 0 56 114
Adult Programs offered 9 6 10 14 13 12
YA Programs offered 5 4 8 6 5 5
Children's Programs offered 25 23 24 28 22 29
All Ages Programs offered 0 2 0 0 2 5
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McCall Public Library 208-634-5522 www.mccall.lili.org
Hours: Monday -Friday 10 -6pm; Saturday 10 -2pm; Sunday closed
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
2
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3:30-5:00 Dia de los Niños
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10:30-11:00 StoryStop
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10:30-11:30 Story Time
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6:30-8:30 Doing Democracy
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Your Address Line 2
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Your business tag line here.
Phone: 555-555-5555
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Seasonal Employment Job Fair
Tuesday, April 3rd 4:00-6:00pm
Transitioning out of your winter job? Come down to the
McCall Library and check out all the exciting jobs availa-
ble for the summer and year-round!
Dia de los Niños
Monday, April 16th 3:30—5:o0pm
You are invited to a party! Piñatas, dance and stories for
children and their parents. Each child will bring home a
free bilingual book.
Optional: dress in traditional Latin American clothing.
Doing Democracy
Tuesday, April 24th 6:30-8:30pm
Doing Democracy was rescheduled from April 3rd to
April 24th. This month we will be holding a community
meeting to generate the next years topics for discussion.
Earth Day
Saturday, April 28th 12:00-3:00pm
Join us for our annual event hosted by the City of McCall
and Franz Witte Nursery. A reading of the Lorax accom-
panied by the Lorax himself. Live music, fun for the
kids, free food and drink, and local professionals with
knowledge of landscaping, trees, planting, pruning and
more. Let's celebrate our trees and earth! Event Located
at Franz Witte Nursery off of Highway 55.
ONGOING PROGRAMS:
Clase de Inglés ~ Mondays 3:30 -5:00. Free weekly conversational English (ESL).
Tech Tuesday ~ Tuesdays— 3:30pm-5:00pm –Dedicated time for 3D printing, and play Board games with us
while you wait for your print! Ages 7 and up.
Story Stop ~ Wednesdays 10:30 – 11:00 am A streamlined library story time with rhymes & games for children
ages 0-3 (with adult).
Children’s Story Time ~ Thursdays 10:30 - 11:30 Ages 3-5 (with adult). Preschool stories, art, and social time.
After-School Fridays ~ 3:30am -5:00pm— Three Fridays a month we will have a special school-aged kids
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Monthly Department Report – Parks & Recreation
Memo
To: City Council
From: Kurt Wolf, Parks and Recreation Director
CC: Anette Spickard, City Manager
Date: 03/31/2018
Re: Monthly Department Report – March 2018
1. Winter Rec Programs & Registrations:
Tots and Tykes finished up for the winter months. The program was once again an overall success and
will start again next winter. There will not be a tots and tykes session this summer, due to low registration
numbers in the warmer months. Parents appreciated the indoor space and ‘organized’ open play for their
toddlers.
Adult Indoor Soccer finished up mid-March. Having a referee helped with conflict situations and will
be used in future seasons. The cost of having a referee was more than the total cost of the team
registrations collected, which will result in an increase of next year’s fees.
Open-gym Pickleball has been going strong, with an average of 12-15 people each time. The group
plays from 6:30-8:30 on Monday evenings in the elementary school gym on three courts.
Elementary Volleyball was moved to Donnelly Elementary school, due to over booking at the middle
school. No other indoor space was available in McCall. Last year we had 28 girls participating, at this
point we are at 16 with more expected once the program begins. The girls will play a scrimmage New
Meadows and Council at the end of their month long season.
The summer activity guide will be out to public April 13; available online at McCallRec.com and paper
versions at the library and city hall. Registrations for all summer programs will open May 1.
Special Events
The Parks & Recreation Department will work collaboratively with the McCall Tree Committee,
Environmental Advisory Committee, and Franz Witte Nursery on the Arbor Day/Earth Day event on
Saturday, April 28. There will be fun activities for kids and adults, food, beverages, and a short
presentation on the Cities Tree City USA and Growth Awards. See attached flyer.
2. Staff Trainings:
Tara is preparing to be a presenter at the 2018 Idaho Recreation and Parks Association conference in
Moscow, ID this April. Her topic of presentation is called: Larger than Life Experiences- In Our Own
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Backyard. Tara Woods, Kurt Wolf, and Stefanie Bork will attend the annual conference during the week
of April 09.
Kurt Wolf and Eddie Heider attended the ISA advanced rigging and aerial tree worker safety training in
Boise on March 21.
3. Parks Overview and Staffing:
Parks staff continued initial conversations with the Chamber regarding the 4th of July and Lake Side
Liberty Fest Activities.
The department continues the recruiting process for seasonal help and will push and market those
opportunities through February and March. Response has been surprisingly good thus far and we have
received four applications and additional interest which staff will follow up on regularly.
4. Noxious Weed Program:
Staff continues to research other community weed ordinance’s and are preparing a presentation to
council in either late April or early May. Collaborative work with the County and regional Forest Service
has been productive. Work on this idea and updates to council will be forthcoming.
5. Legacy Park Promenade Repairs:
Bid manual and technical specifications are 85% complete. Time frame for project is scheduled for
September. Bid manual will be released to contractors in late April or early May. Project will replace
spalled, cracked, and heaved concrete with a continuous cross section of pavers over the rest room and
across the worst section of park promenade. Staff addressed the worst of the settled paver bands
throughout the rest of the promenade last fall and will add the curb sections in as a bid alternate with this
project.
6. Snow Removal Discussions with Public Works:
Staff continues to work with the Public Works department on this topic following the work session with
the Council on the 23. Information will be forth coming.
The downtown snow removal time lapse video is being edited and additional footage at street level may
be needed to fully convey the messaging and the process. At this point the video will most likely be used
for educational purposes and to demonstrate what it takes and will most likely go live next fall.
7. Riverfront Park Opportunities:
Over the past few months a number of opportunities for improvements around the sheep bridge have
presented themselves. Staff is working to better define these opportunities and anticipates making site
improvements to mitigate erosion, dust control and overall user experience and aesthetic qualities over
the next couple of seasons. The department is working with the Rotary Club on a planting project and
grant opportunity for fall of 2018. Research is being done regarding a DEQ 319 grant to address
significant bank erosion. Recent conversations with DEQ and the Valley Soil & Water Conservation
District look promising to secure 319 Grant funding.
The department has also recently been approached by Idaho Trust Bank regarding the purchase of a
parcel due North of Riverfront Park adjacent to Mission Street. We are currently looking into an
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appraisal of the property and the feasibility of acquiring the parcel. Note: This parcel has significant
value to the parks/city for snow storage and recreational opportunities.
8. Waterfront Improvements North of the Marina:
Following the special work session with Council on February 23, staff has already begun researching
feasibility and funding sources regarding waterfront improvements. Staff will document and reach out
to the community for public comment as it relates to both projects and work towards the development
of a business plan/model for the proposed community open space and boat house concept. County
Waterways Committee is still very much in support of the project. Additional information will be forth
coming.
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Monthly Department Report - Police
Memo
To: City Council
From: Justin Williams. Police Chief
CC: Anette Spickard, City Manager
Date: 4/5/2018
Re: Monthly Department Report – March 2018
1. Personnel Changes
The McCall Police Department reorganization and promotional process is complete; Chief
William’s is proud to announce Promotions to the following Officers:
• Lieutenant – Dallas Palmer
• Sergeant – Seth Arrasmith
• Corporal – Josh Johnson
The McCall Police Department is recruiting for a Full Time Patrol Officer in addition to the
Code Enforcement Officer Position.
2. McCall Police Department – Diehard Lane Remodel
The Request For Proposal was sent out for Bid on March 29, 2018, utilizing the semi-formal
bid process. All bids must be received by April 16, 2018, on or before 3:00pm.
3. Community Events
The McCall Police Department will once again team with St. Luke’s McCall and Drug
Enforcement Administration for the semi-annual Drug Take Back Event. This year the event
will be held in the Albertson’s parking lot as a drive thru disposal event on April 28, 2018.
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Monthly Department Report – Public Works
Memo
To: City Council
From: Nathan Stewart, Public Works Director
CC: Anette Spickard, City Manager
Date: 4/4/18
Re: Monthly Department Report – March, 2018
ADMINISTRATION/ENGINEERING
1. Development Engineering Reviews:
Ongoing application engineering design review/approval and coordination with Community Development for
the Fairways at Whitetail, Whitetail Employee Housing, Broken Timbers Subdivision, and Eagle Lakes
Subdivision. St. Luke’s Hospital received preliminary PUD approval from City Council on 3/22/18.
Preconstruction meetings will be scheduled for Eagle Lakes subdivision and Whitetail Employee Housing in
early April.
2. Idaho Street, Brown Court:
Design team presented final design to Council at 3/23 work session. Invitation to Bid will occur in 4/5/18 Star
News. Recommendation for contract award scheduled for 5/10/18 Council meeting. Construction will occur
from June – August, 2018.
3. Downtown Core Reconstruction:
Project team presented final design for Phase 1A (2nd and Lenora underground utilities) to City Council at 3/23
work session. Final design task order for Phase 1B (2nd and Lenora streetscape) approved by City Manager on
3/23/18. Multiple meetings with downtown property/business owners occurred during the month. Staff will be
preparing Phase 1A plans and specifications for bidding in April-May.
4. 5-year Capital Improvement Plan Request Forms:
PW staff compiled all proposed capital improvement projects over the next 5 years and prepared Capital Request
Forms for each project. In total, 10 CIP projects were proposed for Streets, twenty two 22 in Water Distribution
and 6 in Water Treatment.
STREETS
1. Transportation Master Plan (TMP):
GIS and Public Works staff presented the TMP website to City Council on the 3/23/18 work session. Website is
now live and available to the public.
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2. Road Scholar:
Sent 3 employees to Road Scholar classes, one in Lewiston, one in Boise.
3. Snow Plowing:
Performed 3 complete plowing operations during the month, for a monthly accumulation of 26.5”.
4. New Street Sweeper:
Inspected and received a new Elgin street sweeper.
5. New Service Truck:
Inspected and received a new Ford F-350 service truck.
6. Downtown Sidewalk Maintenance:
Project team presented the topic and subject matter of sidewalk snow removal and sidewalk ownership and
maintenance costs to City Council at the 3/23/18 work session. Staff presented a conceptual proposal and
associated costs for the City taking over all snow removal and maintenance of sidewalk and streetscape
components in selected areas of the City (principally focused within the Downtown Core). The Team will
continue to meet bi-weekly and prepare for subsequent work sessions with the Council. Additional work will
include getting property/business owner input on how to fund City ownership and maintenance.
WATER
1. Distribution:
a. Crew responded to an emergency call about a water main break in Shady Beach. This water line
is located outside the city limits and is private. Staff assisted the contractor with the repair and
coordinated information transfer to HOA and affected property owners. Customers were out of
service for approximately 4 hours.
Treatment:
a. AME Electric completed the full UPS (battery backup system) recondition/replacement. The
backup system will now be on a yearly maintenance program,
b. Parts have been ordered to set up the pre-chlorination system where the raw water reaches the
water treatment plant. This will allow us to complete a study to see if this system can take over
the current pre-chlorination systems at our Legacy Park and Davis Beach systems. The new
system is scheduled to go online in May.
c. Replaced effluent valve actuator on filter #2, and the valve will be replaced in the fall.
2. Water Rate Study:
Data reduction and coordination has begun on this project. Finance has compiled data requests and transmitted
information to SPF/Bowen Collins. Data analysis will commence in preparation for 4/17 work session with
Council. Concurrently, Utility Billing and PW Administrative staff are completing various account audits to
identify adjustments to accounts to improve accuracy and consistency of billing. The goal of the audits are to
project the anticipated additional revenue that may impact the need and extend of rate adjustments.
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