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URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY
Meeting Minutes
November 21, 2006 — 8:00 am
McCall City Hall, lower level
216 E. Park Street
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, Bonnie Bertram and Don Bailey. This body constituted
a quorum; Fred Drake and Robin Gerblick were absent.
2) Minutes:
The October 17t" meeting minutes were approved with minimal corrections
3) Approval of Expenditures:
A. CH2MHill invoice
Don Bailey made a motion to approve the invoice, Bonnie Bertram seconded that
consideration; the motion carried.
B. White Peterson invoice:
Don Bailey made a motion to approve the invoice, Bonnie Bertram seconded that
consideration; the motion carried.
4) Professional Services
Roger reviewed the McCall Urban Renewal Plan Task Order Number 36.
Considerable discussion followed concerning cost expenditures associated with the
professional services rendered to date.
Roger advised the Board that the professional service providers were under the
target budget with respect to basic design services, specialty services and general
administration tasks relative to the percentage allocation assigned to each one of
those tasks.
Roger distinguished the differences between design, bid, and build versus design
build.
Discussion followed about who would perform what development services
associated with Legacy Park, the promenade and the boardwalk. This dialog lead to
a discussion about the need for an on -site construction manager.
Roger agreed to provide the contingency figures that were built into the hard costs at
the next meeting.
Chairman Fereday requested that the Urban Renewal Agency bank balance be
made available for inspection at the next meeting.
The board agreed that they would like to meet in December and defer approval of
the task order to that time.
5) Proposed South Corridor Urban Renewal District
Roger provided a general overview of this proposed district and explained why this
action was being considered, providing an understanding of how the district
boundaries were preliminarily determined and the overall advantages to the City from
this pursuit.
Discussion followed about the advantages or disadvantages of including the fire
district and school district within the confines of the district.
Roger advised the Board that ITD should be an active participant in this pursuit.
Don Bailey said that the City did not have enough money to make for the
improvement needed in the South Corridor that could otherwise be financed through
the creation of this district. He added that creation of this district was the only way
these improvements could be funded because other funding options would not prove
adequate.
Roger advised the Board that there would be the need for a Business Improvement
District to assume long term maintenance of the improvements.
The Board members present expressed general support for creation of the South
Corridor.
6) Adjournment:
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 9:45 AM