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HomeMy Public PortalAboutMinutes - MURA - 2006-10-17City of McCall Urban Renewal Agency Minutes 10/17/06 CITY OF MCCALL URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY Meeting Minutes October 17, 2006 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order at 8:00 AM. Present were Chairman Rick Fereday, John Watkins, Scott Findlay and Don Bailey. A quorum was present. Fred Drake, Bonnie Bertram and Robin Gerblick were absent. 2. MINUTES a. September 19, 2006 meeting The minutes were approved with corrections. 3. APPROVAL OF EXPENDITURES a. CH2M Hill September invoice Don Bailey made a motion to approve the September, 2006 invoice, Rick Fereday seconded the motion; the motion carried. b. Marie Owen option payment Staff recommends exercising the option and authorizing the payment. Scott Fereday advised he has spoken with the gentlemen that are interested in purchasing the church property. He said they feel uncomfortable with the price. Scott Findlay feels the best step is to publicly list the property. Roger Millar said he will discuss the sale process the City attorney. Don Bailey asked about vacating the alley. Roger Millar advised that the Urban Renewal Agency could apply to vacate the entire alley. Scott Findlay made a motion that the Urban Renewal Agency apply to vacate the entire alley, John Watkins seconded the motion; the motion carried. Scott Findlay made a motion to authorize the $20,000.00 option check, Rick Fereday seconded the motion; the motion carried. John Watkins asked if it is possible to sell the bonds before the end of the year. He feels Marie Owen would like a firm date and that if there City of McCall Urban Renewal Agency Minutes 10/17/06 was any way that the bonds could be sold before the end of the year it would be even better. Roger Millar said the only way to make the sell happen this year is by borrowing the money from Council. If the Chairman would like, he would talk to the City Manager. Scott Findlay felt that URA should wait until the 15th of November to see how the judge rules. 4. URBAN RENEWAL PLAN UPDATE a. Schedule update John Larson presented the schedule for Phase I. The only date that changed was the hearing date. So far everything else is on schedule. b. Judicial Confirmation Hearing November 15 Roger Millar advised the Notice of Petition and Hearing for Judicial Confirmation is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. at the Valley County Courthouse in Cascade. c. Design Development package Mandy Roberts handed out copies of the design development package scenarios advising it has been updated and expanded. She has also added descriptive text. There was a lot of discussion regarding the Design/Bid/Build. Rick Fereday said he feels the design development package is acceptable. Don Bailey made a motion to approve the design development package, John Watkins seconded the motion; the motion carried. d. Engineering cost review Mandy Roberts discussed each page of the McCall Lake Front Project Professional Fees Reference Information and Analysis with the Urban Renewal Board giving a break down on fees. Don Bailey asked Otak to explain what "Construction Management Services" means. Construction Management means making sure the contractor follows through with the quality that is defined on the stamped plans. Scott Findlay feels there will need to be someone on site on a day to day basis to make sure this project gets carried out. City of McCall Urban Renewal Agency Minutes 10/17/06 There was a question if the City will hire someone full-time to monitor and work with the contractor or if Otak will provide someone on a day to day basis. There will be more discussion on this as the project gets further along. 5. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:45 AM.