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Memo
To: City Council
From: Michelle Groenevelt, Community & Economic Development Director, AICP
CC: Anette Spickard, City Manager
Date: 10/30/19
Re: Monthly Department Report – October 2019
1. Housing:
McCall Redevelopment Agency (MRA) directed staff to work with The Housing Company for the
Davis Ave parcel. Staff attended the Mountain Town Planners summit and the Intensive Housing
Workshop. The main lessons for McCall were to keep the deed restrictions consistent and do not
decentralize the application process for units.
2. Code Update:
Diane Kushlan, a planning consultant, is leading the Code Update process in 2019. Airport Code
Update is scheduled for the November Planning & Zoning Commission (PZC) meeting. Consultant
presented code updates for local housing/short term rentals on October 1 PZC meeting and there will
be a work session for City Council November 7 so the ordinances can be presented at November 21
Council meeting. If approved, the local housing code updates will go to the Valley County
Commission in December with the goal of being effective Jan. 1.
3. Urban Renewal:
The next regular meeting is on December 17 which will include a list of potential projects for FY20.
4. GIS:
Updated aerial photo was flown Friday Oct 25! Staff should have the new imagery with in the next
few months. GIS w orked with the Streets department on the update on the pavement assessment and
created a field app for data collection as well as in the office editing. Field work continues with the
downtown construction project and various water projects throughout the City. Staff created a
dashboard for the IT department to help monitor the interest in the RAPID project for minute updates
to the field work done by the conduit installation crew.
5. Building:
See Building Permit Report for more information on permit activity and revenue. Budget revenues
were exceeded.
Monthly Department Report – Community & Economic Development
The Building Official has been working on the review of the Library Design Development as part of
the Library Core Group.
6. Planning:
There are 11 land use applications on the November agenda, but applications are finally slowing down,
with only five scheduled for the December agenda. Code complaints are also slowing down for the
winter. The Commission is continuing to work on code amendment applications, which will soon be
making their way to Council for approval.
7. Economic Development:
Business Development: Staff will meet with Idaho Commerce and West Central Mountains
Economic Development Council staff on Thursday, November 7 to discuss business recruitment and
retention strategies to complement the City’s downtown core revitalization efforts.
Grants: Grant report is attached. The Shelton Foundation has awarded the City of McCall Parks and
Recreation Department $1632 to support the installation of three interpretive signs along the recently
completed Wooley Boardwalk – one about the function of wetlands, one about the importance of
pollinator species and one providing a regional pathways map.
Public Art: Staff will join artist Susan Madacsi on Boise State Radio’s Idaho Matters program on
Thursday, November 7, noon to 1:00 pm for an interview about the Lardo Bridge public art project
and McCall’s public art program. Applications from artists interested in the Downtown Public Art
Project are due November 25, 2019.
Historic Preservation: The next regular meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission is
November 18, 1:00 pm in Legion Hall. Recruitment is underway for one Commission member with
professional experience in history, archeology, and/or architecture.