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MINUTES
December 13th, 2005 — Parks and Recreation Department — 6:00 PM
I. ROLL CALL AND CALL TO ORDER
Kevin Briem, John Rygh, Ron Rooth, Cynthia Feeley and Jim Clarke were present.
Scotty Davenport and Dave Faurot were absent.
II. INTRODUCTION OF GUEST
Chuck and Peggy Whitescarver
Darrel Cobb
Minutes were approved for November
III. OLD BUSINESS
PARKS
a.) Boat dock launch special use permits — Final Draft
The committee reviewed the draft RFP and talked about these key issues.
Use of the beach area for no longer than 7:30 am until 8:00 pm. Cheap Thrills
and McCall Power Sports have asked to change the hours until 10:00 pm. Their
concerns were on a limited basis some returns do not happen until later in the
evening. They did not want to be forced to losing their agreement if one return
came in very late and they had to pick up the rental after 8 p.m. The Committee
agreed and changed the time until 10 p.m. The second area of concerns was All
repair work will be completed off -site. Both agencies were concerned with
having to fix a screw or a some type of malfunction that only took a second and
wouldn't do any damage that they may their agreement because it says no repair
work do at the site. The Committee agreed and changed it to read All repair work
will be completed off -site, unless work can be done quickly, with no damage to
the lake or surrounding area. We talked for some time on monetary value of the
beach area. The difficultly with coming up with an amount is how do you
establish a price for that area. The committee decided on using Mile High
Marina's lease agreement. The City receives payment for three slips at $900 each
adding up to $2700 a year. Mile High Marina runs for five months, the rental
agencies rent for two and half months. We took the $2700 and divided that in
half ($1350). The beach area for jet skis, kayaks, etc, for rent is 143 feet. We
divided $1350 by the 143 feet and came up with $9.44 a foot. When the agencies
present their proposal they will inform that committee that they would like to use
so many feet (example 100 feet) of space and that be multiplied by $9.44 a foot
equaling $944. The committee thought that was adequate to help pay for any
damages, signage, additional beach sand etc. to that area. Ron Rooth thought it
was important not to only put a price on utilization of the beach area but also the
cost reflected to the number of vehicles on the beach.
The committee agreed and determined that the state licensing fee is $29. They
determined that half of that was sufficient. I informed the Committee not to get
caught up in a dollar amount the importance of doing this request for proposal is
address the lack of control at Legacy Beach.
b.) Riverfront Park — Citizen Group and Purpose
The Committee would like to establish a separate group from the Advisory
Committee to head Riverfront Park. Their concerns are we have so many other
areas that we are focusing on and we do not want Riverfront Park to get pushed
back as it always does. I informed the Committee once the Parks and Recreation
Master Plan is approved by Council and once impact fees are in place Riverfront
Park should begin to pick up speed.
IV. NEW BUSINESS
PARKS
a.) Skate park donation
I informed the Committee that the McCall Skate Park Association has received
$360,000 from a private donor to add to the skate park this following summer.
b.) Removal of old piling on Payette Lake
The Watershed Advisory Committee has approved to help pay for the removal of
some of the old piling located north of Legacy Park. We will wait until mid
summer to remove any pilings.
c.) Open Position — Advisory Board
Ron Rooth made the motion that we remove Scotty Davenport from the
Committee due to lack of coming to meetings. Kevin Briem seconded the
motion. All were in favor. I informed the Committee that this will go to City
Council for their approval or disapproval and Kevin will present that information
to them. I informed the Committee that we have one individual apply for the
option position of the Committee. I had asked the Committee to wait for one
month to see if more individuals would apply. We received four calls asking
about the position and we were waiting for a letter of interest from them. The
Committee agreed.
d.) Request for Proposal — New Marina
e.) IDPR Grant (Pilot Project)
I Informed the Committee that Carol Coyle (Grant Writer/Community Planner)
and I are beginning the steps towards pursuing a grant from the Waterways
Improvement Fund. We have talked about a launch fee and other potential ways
of helping with the recognized need for assistance at the City of McCall Public
boat launch during the summer months, particularly on weekends. The use at the
launch has increased, and parking of trailers and loading and unloading boats has
caused unnecessary conflict among users. "Clean vessels" are also a concern, as
Eurasian milfoil continues to be a noxious weed problem, particularly near the
boat launch area. The funding would allow the City to hire a part-time boating
ambassador, who would work at the boat launch and provide information for
boaters, do boating safety inspections, perform "clean vessel" inspections, provide
public information to users, alleviate traffic congestion by assisting with loading
and unloading as needed, and direct users to appropriate boat trailer parking
locations. The ambassador could also provide general public information to users,
such as other activities and sites of interest in and around the McCall area. The
project proposal has received support from the staff at IDPR, and has received
endorsement from the Valley County Waterways Committee, and Valley County
Sheriffs Department. The Parks and Recreation Director would provide training
and supervision, and the Valley County Sheriffs Department Marine Deputy
Supervisor would provide training on specific boating laws, inspections, and other
pertinent boating issues.
RECREATION
a.)
3/4 and 5/6 Grade Basketball
The program has begun with practices and games begin in the middle January.
We have about 50 kids and the numbers keep growing. We are working closely
with the High School and Middle School for facilities and coaches. This is going
to be a very successful program in the winter for years to come.
b.) After School Program
The after school program will begin its new semester in January. We still have 10
kids and will be running the program Monday through Friday.
V. SET NEXT MEETING AND AGENDA
Meeting Adorned at 8 pm. Next meeting will be on January l 1 th, 2006.
The City of McCall's Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee meetings are held open to the
public and handicapped accessible. If you need help in attending a meeting, please contact
City Hall, 634-7142.
Sincerely,
Brock Heasley
Parks and Recreation Director
City of McCall
634-3006