HomeMy Public PortalAbout2018.12.01 Charles Ray Re_ Midas Gold meetings - Councilman GilesFrom:Charles Ray
To:Anette Spickard
Cc:Jackie Aymon; BessieJo Wagner
Subject:Re: Midas Gold meetings - Councilman Giles
Date:Saturday, December 01, 2018 8:58:49 AM
Hi Ms. Spickard,
Thanks for the prompt response to my questions. Did you provide the response to each
question or did Mayor Aymon?
Thanks also for you offer to meet and discuss the answers. For now, I won’t take up your time
, but I might like to meet in the future.
Charles Ray
On Nov 30, 2018, at 12:37 PM, Anette Spickard <aspickard@mccall.id.us>
wrote:
Hello Mr. Ray,
I provide the following information in response to your public records request. If you
prefer, you can also make an appointment to meet with me and discuss.
Thank you,
Anette Spickard | City Manager
216 E Park Street | McCall | ID 83638
Direct: 208.634.1003 | Fax: 208.634.3038
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From: BessieJo Wagner <bwagner@mccall.id.us>
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2018 4:50 PM
To: Charles Ray <marm@frontiernet.net>
Cc: Anette Spickard <aspickard@mccall.id.us>; Jackie Aymon <jaymon@mccall.id.us>
Subject: RE: Midas Gold meetings - Councilman Giles
Hi Mr. Ray,
Your email has been received and will be treated as a Public Records Request. A
response will be issued within the next three days.
Thank you,
BessieJo Wagner | City Clerk
216 E Park Street | McCall | ID 83638
Direct: 208.634.4874 | Fax: 208.634.3038
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Web: www.mccall.id.us
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From: Charles Ray <marm@frontiernet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2018 11:40 AM
To: Jackie Aymon <jaymon@mccall.id.us>
Cc: Bob Giles <bgiles@mccall.id.us>; Colby Nielsen <cnielsen@mccall.id.us>; Melanie
Holmes <mholmes@mccall.id.us>; Thomas Sowers <tsowers@mccall.id.us>; Anette
Spickard <aspickard@mccall.id.us>; BessieJo Wagner <bwagner@mccall.id.us>
Subject: Midas Gold meetings - Councilman Giles
Please confirm receipt of this e-mail
Nov. 28, 2018
Mayor Aymon,
It is my understanding that Councilman Giles has met with representatives of Midas
Gold regarding Midas’ so-called Community Agreement. If this is true, would you
please answer the following questions?
1. What is the specific nature and purpose of the meetings? Midas Gold invited the
city to attend two meetings they hosted for all of the proposed signatories to their
proposed community benefit agreement so they could explain the proposed
terms and answer questions.
2. Did Councilman Giles attend as a representative of the McCall City Council?
Yes. The Council discussed the Midas Gold meeting invitation at their
September 13, 2018 council meeting and assigned Councilor Giles and the City
Manager to attend the meetings on the city’s behalf.
3. Have other members of the City Council attended any of the meetings? No If so,
whom?
4. How many meetings have been held and at what location(s)? Two. September
19, 2018 and October 21, 2018 at the Midas Gold office in Donnelly.
5. Are (Were) the meetings open to the public? Unknown. The City did not host the
meeting.
6. If the meetings were open to the public, were any members of the public present
at any of the meetings? Unknown If so, whom? Unknown
7. If the meetings are (were) open to the public, was there any public notification?
Unknown
8. Is the Council aware of meeting notes, memos, agendas, attendance lists, or
reports from any of the meetings? The City Manager attended the two meetings
and took her own personal notes for her reference and to brief the council at a
future council meeting. The City Manager also has the notes that Councilor Giles
took. The City is not aware of other notes, etc. taken by any other attendees or
the meeting host.
9. Are additional meetings planned? Not to the City’s knowledge. If so, when and
where?
10. Are these meetings subject to the Idaho Open Meeting Law? The City Manager
and Mayor are not attorneys and are unable to answer this question.
Thanks for your consideration of these questions. I look forward to your response.
Charles Ray
marm@frontiernet.net