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To: City Council
From: Anette Spickard, City Manager
Date: September 5, 2019
Re: Monthly Department Report – August 2019
City Attorney Selection Process:
I provided staff support for the Council’s selection process for the new City Attorney contract which included the interview and reference check process. Council selected White Peterson
and I am now in the process of negotiating a new contract with White Peterson to present to Council at the September 26 regular meeting.
Downtown Sidewalk Maintenance Program Development:
I worked with Parks, Golf, Public Works, Finance, Community Development and our Communications Manager to further refine a proposal for the City to provide sidewalk maintenance service
to the downtown area. This included gathering feedback from a public workshop held on August 7th at the Golf Course that was well attended. Since that workshop, staff has continued
to receive public input on a potential program, and we have worked to refine the program and the funding options for Council’s consideration at the September 12th meeting.
Library Expansion:
I attended two work sessions sponsored by the Library Board. The first was a joint meeting of the Library Board, the Construction Manager/General Contractor team, and the building expansion
committee to review initial concepts for the design of the Library. The second was a joint meeting of all the volunteer groups that are working on the Library expansion to ensure good
communication and understanding of the project as it progresses toward a City Council discussion this Winter.
Post Annexation Joint Wastewater Advisory Group (JWAG) Meeting:
At the time of writing this memo, the JWAG meeting has been scheduled for September 10, 2019. I look forward to reporting back to Council on the results of this meeting.
Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) Board Tour of McCall:
At the time of writing this memo, the tour for the state board of ITD has been scheduled for September 11, 2019. The tour will include several stops to highlight the community’s interest
in State investment in State
Highway 55 through McCall (3rd Street and West Lake Street) to address safety and traffic concerns through a coordinated planning effort.
McCall Community Center:
In follow up to the August 22nd Council meeting, I am scheduled to meet the new Director and tour the facility on September 9. I will also begin attending the Center’s Board meetings
to reestablish a relationship and communication channel.
Communications Program Update:
Communications has been working with The Valley County Census Team. A comprehensive marketing plan has been developed to encourage participation in McCall with a focus in September on
our second homeowners who can choose McCall if they live here at least 50% of their year.
City of McCall launched the first phase of the City Process Evaluation (CPE). The goal of CPE stated simply, is to evaluate current processes and recognize within them, those that can
be streamlined for efficiency, consistency, and better use of already existing technology. A team made up of active workforce from various departments, levels, and varying specialties
was formed at the request of the City Manager to guide the program and see it through to some identifiable outcomes. As a member of the CPE team, we have seen great success in our first
pass in process evaluations in all departments. After rating, ranking and recognizing attainable changes, the team will now create individual charters for each process identifying milestones
along the way. The CPE team consists of Erin Greaves - Communications Manager, Chris Curtin – Information Systems Manager, Garrett Mapp – GIS Analyst, Jodi Weaver- Receptionist, and
Kathy Ikier – Deputy City Treasurer.
The initiative to have McCall recognized as a Bike Friendly Community by Bike Friendly America started out of Community & Economic Development and is now on the Communications desk for
the community engagement portion of the process.
In August, we started a social media staff introduction program where we feature an employee and how they help the public. The goal is to give the public tools to know who to talk to
get help at City Hall.
Lastly, an attachment regarding feedback about the 2019 Lakeside Liberty Fest is included for your review.