HomeMy Public PortalAboutMinutes - MURA - 2008-06-03CITY OF MCCALL
URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY
June 3, 2008
Minutes
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Chairman Rick Fereday called the meeting to order at 8:01 am. Members present were
Don Bailey, Rick Fereday, Claudia Delaney, Tony Nash, Robin Gerblick and John
Watkins.
Also present were Walt Eisenstein, Deputy City Manager/Infrastructure & Community
Development; Michelle Groenevelt, Planning Manager; and Brenna Chaloupka,
Administrative Assistant, City Manager. Construction Manager Tim Swanson, Cliff
Yoakum, Hillside Landscape, and Betsy Roberts, CH2M Hill, were also present. Mandi
Roberts, OTAK, participated via telephone.
2. McCALL LAKEFRONT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
a. Vickie Wade — trash enclosure discussions
Don Bailey stated he submitted a draft agreement for the trash enclosure to City
Manager Lindley Kirkpatrick and City Attorney Bill Nichols for their approval. Mr. Bailey
stated it appears Ms. Wade has two options: sell/trade property or acquire an easement
from the City of McCall in order to build the proposed trash enclosure. Mr. Bailey stated
the proposed trash enclosure is subject to the design review process of the Planning &
Zoning Commission, and added that either solution would need to go before the City
Council for approval.
There was discussion regarding the possibility of assisting Ms. Wade with the costs
associated with moving and/or burying the propane tank. There was discussion
regarding the property lines between City, Urban Renewal, and private property
surrounding the area in question.
Tony Nash stated he is concerned about the added costs of the Legacy Park project
and stated the Board may want to consider an above ground propane tank to avoid
additional costs.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Claudia Delaney moved to approve the May 20, 2008 minutes. Tony Nash seconded
the motion. In a voice vote, all members voted in favor. MOTION CARRIED.
Don Bailey moved to approve the May 27, 2008 minutes as amended. Tony Nash
seconded the motion. In a voice vote, Chairman Fereday, Don Bailey, Tony Nash and
John Watkins voted in favor. Robin Gerblick and Claudia Delaney abstained. MOTION
CARRIED.
4. McCALL LAKEFRONT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
a. Downtown Public Parking Signs
John Watkins stated the signs are being built now and will be placed as temporary signs
until they get permanent approval. Mr. Watkins stated the signs may not have to go to
Planning & Zoning because the signs will be placed on either City or Urban Renewal
property.
There was discussion regarding whether or not to have the URA signs "match" the signs
being created by the Downtown Parking Advisory Committee. It was decided that the
signs being designed by the DPAC were fine and did not need to match the URA signs.
b. Pavers
Rick Fereday asked David Carey about his involvement in helping to cover the costs
associated with the three crosswalks. David Carey responded by saying he was unclear
whether or not pavers were still being considered, as he has not seen a final plan.
There was discussion regarding the design, location, and type of pavers to be used.
Mandi Roberts stated she has a site plan for the area adjacent to the Hotel McCall and
the crosswalk areas and will email those plans to everyone.
c. Progress Report
Tony Nash asked that Tim Swanson and Cliff Yochum come up with a conceptual
design of the west end of the park area (near the McCall Mall) before the engineers
spend a lot of time and money on design.
Mandi Roberts stated she has some design ideas, including a grand staircase and a
meandering stair path, and added she thinks it would cost around $500 to generate
conceptual plans. Rick Fereday asked Mandi to get those concepts to Tim and Cliff as
soon as possible.
Monika Trapp, Parks Supervisor, announced that the Tree Advisory Committee will
meet June 11, 2008 to discuss the removal of the cottonwood tree in the area between
Legacy Park and the McCall Mall.
d. Task Order 47
Rick Fereday asked Tim Swanson to evaluate Task Order 47: Subtasks 4, 5 and 6. Tim
responded that he feels the costs associated with these subtasks are relevant and fair.
Betsy Roberts explained that Task Order 47 would cover engineering costs through July
2008.
There was discussion about changing the way fees are assessed from the "cost plus"
arrangement currently being used to a percentage of the total project cost for the
remainder of the Legacy Park redevelopment project.
Claudia Delaney moved to approve Task Order 47 Subtasks 4, 5 and 6 as written. Don
Bailey seconded the motion. In a voice vote, all members voted in favor. MOTION
CARRIED.
Don Bailey moved to approve the first payment to Hillside Landscape Construction, Inc.
in the amount of $192,636.30. John Watkins seconded the motion. In a voice vote, all
members voted in favor. MOTION CARRIED.
5. ADJOURNMENT
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:05 am.
Ve4.7Rick Fereday
Chairman