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Memo
To: City Council
From: Anette Spickard, City Manager
Date: October 2, 2019
Re: Monthly Department Report – September 2019
1. Economic Summit 10/7/19 at Shore Lodge:
The City was a sponsor of the Economic Summit hosted by the West Central Mountains Economic
Development Council. A presentation of McCall’s recent achievements was part of the program which
focused on “Our Successes” in the region.
2. Heartland High School Presentation:
I gave a Career Talk presentation to the Heartland High students as part of a mentoring program created by
the McCall Rotary Club. The students had great questions about the challenges of being a City Manager,
the future of the airport, the downtown core project, the RAPID project, and how to get a job with the City
through our seasonal employee program. The students also proposed ideas for improvements to the skate
park facility to make it a year-round use.
3. McCall Community Center:
I attended the September board meeting of the Community Center and was elected onto the board as the
City representative. We discussed the Civic Campus Master Plan and near-future repairs to the current
building. The Center’s board continues to apply for grants to upgrade the interior of the facility in order to
provide ongoing services. They provided the attached list of activities that occur at the facility (attachment
1). They are planning a craft fair fundraiser in November.
4. Idaho Department Parks & Recreation (IDPR) Kokanee Cove Project:
I met with Jim Foucher, IDPR consultant, regarding a potential new development at Ponderosa State Park.
He is preparing a feasibility study for the State to consider private funding to build the new facility. I have
attached a project description (attachment 2).
5. Library Board/Museum Tour/Parks relocation:
I continue to work with our design and construction management team for the Library expansion project.
In September, we did a walk through of the Parks shop at the Annex as well as a site visit to the Museum
site to begin development of the relocation plan for Parks staff and equipment. As a reminder, the removal
of the Annex building and the relocation of Parks staff and equipment has to occur prior to the construction
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of the Library expansion, therefore we must create a plan now so that we are ready to move forward when
the financing for the Library project is secured. City Treasurer Linda Stokes and I are researching options
to finance the Parks relocation and will present to Council at a future work session.
6. Open Office Hours:
Citizen visits during my Wednesday open office hours continue to be steady. I have met with folks on a
variety of topics such as Idaho Power smart meters, construction project questions, internet service, future
of the airport, and our housing strategy.
7. Out of Office Reminder:
I will attend the ICMA Annual Conference for City/County & Local Government Management
Professionals in Nashville from 10/17-10/24 as part of my annual professional development. I will be on
personal leave from 10/25-10/29. During this time, BessieJo Wagner will be the Acting City Manager.
8. Human Resources Update:
The Employee Wellness Clinic will be Wednesday, October 16 from 8 a.m. to Noon in Legion Hall. Any
employee, council member or dependent covered by our health insurance plan can receive a free health
screening and flu vaccine.
9. Communications Program Update:
Communications staff are working with the Parks and Streets departments to update our Snow in the City
campaign materials to reflect the new downtown sidewalk snow removal program along with specific
outreach materials to the downtown owners/businesses about the new program.