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MINUTES -- JANUARY 27,1997
I. ROLL CALL AND CALL TO ORDER
Chair Grote called the meeting to order at 7:05pm. Committee members
Kirk Hall, Jim Ware, Scotty Davenport, Dennis Coyle were present. Chair
declared there was a quorum. Also present were Director Peckham and Gary
Shimun.
II. NEW BUSINESS
Chair Grote informed the board that Jim Ware has turned in his letter of
resignation.
Chair Grote made a motion to accept his resignation and thanking Ware for his
service on the board and that City Council recognize Ware for his service on
the board. Davenport seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
Chair Grote discussed the Ice Break Up Contest for 1997. The Recreation
Director will run the program this year as a fund raiser for softball fields at
Riverfront Park. The Director will set out donation cans at area businesses and
ask for .50 a guess. Ware will set out the barrel and the Shriners will be contacted
to get the time when the barrel hits land. The barrel will be put out in mid -
March.
Hall discussed the Ponderosa State Park bike plan. Hall informed the
board that Ponderosa will apply for a $30,000 matching grant form the state
RECP fund. Shimun wrote a letter in support of the grant application.
Director Peckham informed the board that Ed Elliot would like to teach
cross country lessons on the new golf course cross country trails. A fee was
discussed and the board decided being so late in the season to waive a fee for this
year and set a flat fee for next year based upon the business Elliot does this year.
The board would like to give Elliot time to get his business established.
Chair Grote made a motion to City Council to grant permission to Ed Elliot to
use the new cross country trails free of charge for this year so a fee base could
be established for the 1997-98 season. The motion carried unanimously.
III. OLD BUSINESS
Director Peckham reported on activities. Gymnastics classes enrollment is
now over 80 children, ice rink is up and running and Peckham hopes that by this
Friday the entire rink will be available for skating, ribbon cutting ceremony on
Wednesday at 4pm, Spring Mountain Ranch for the cross country trails, 3 on 3
basketball tournament planned for March with the City of Cascade, Jazz and Tap
classes for children and adults is in the works and Peckham informed the board
that his wife is pregnant and due July 8th.
Chair Grote discussed the history of the bike path master plan. Chair
Grote and Hall will work with the Transportation Committee to create a city bike
path master plan to incorporate into the city's transportation and parks master
plans. Chair Grote and Hall expressed a desire to emphasize signage of the city's
bike path as an immediate first step to identifying the routes for users. They also
advocate developing a promotion package for routes and urging Planning and
Zoning to amend codes to include bike paths. Questions were then directed to
Shimun regarding IS 1'BA grant and prioritizing funds. Shimun responded that
the board can prioritize as we see fit. Hall asked about the Urban Renewal Bond
and if the bike path was built into the bond. Shimun responded that the bike
path would be built from HWY 55 to Pine St. Chair Grote noted that a motion
made to the Council by the Transportation Committee to amend zoning code in
1995 was never acted on to her knowledge. Shimun could not recall if the
Council ever discussed it.
Coyle then made a motion that the Planning and Zoning Commission amend
that section of the Zoning Code dealing with subdivisions to require bike
trails along arterial and collector streets, if such streets are apart of a
subdivision (Transportation Committee meeting minutes from November
16,1995). Hall seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
Discussion then included bike paths be all inclusive on road improvements,
transportation planning and required by planning and zoning codes throughout
the city and county. Davenport, also a member of the McCall Planning and
Zoning Commission, said that he would advance that idea at a hearing Tuesday,
February 4 on ordinance 701 to amend the city and impact area zoning and
building codes.
IV. NEXT MEETING
The next meeting was scheduled for Monday, February 24,1997 at 5pm.
Central topics to include the Mission Statement and Park Maintenance.
V. ADJOURNMENT
Chair Grote moved to adjourn at 8:50pm. Davenport seconded and the
motion carried.
Respectfully su
Tomi Grote
Chair