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MINUTES
McCall City Council
Special Meeting
McCall City Hall -- Legion Hall
VIA TEAMS Virtual
August 27, 2021
Call to Order and Roll Call
Work Session
Adjournment
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Mayor Giles called the special meeting of the McCall City Council to order at 9:00 a.m.
Mayor Giles, Council Member Maciaszek, Council Member Nelson, and Council Member
Nielsen all answered roll call. Council Member Callan was absent
City staff members present were Anette Spickard, City Manager; BessieJo Wagner, City Clerk;
Michelle Groenevelt, Community Development Director; Brian Parker, City Planner; Rick Stein,
Airport Manager; Nathan Stewart, Public Works Director; Chris Curtin, Information Systems
Manager; Meredith Todd, Assistant Planner
Valley County Commissioners present were Elt Hasbrouck, Sherry Maupin, Dave Bingaman,
County Clerk Doug Miller, Valley County Planning and Zoning Administrator Cynda Herrick,
McCall Area Planning & Zoning Commissioners - Robert Lyons, Johanna Krahn
McCall Housing Advisory Committee - Nick Zello, Toni Curtis
Also, in attendance was Elaine Clegg, Program Director at Idaho Smart Growth
TRAINING & WORK SESSION
AB 21-221 Joint Training and Work Session with McCall City Council, Valley County
Commissioners and McCall Area Planning and Zoning Commission on McCall
Area of Impact
The purpose of this training and work session with the McCall City Council, Valley County
Commissioners and McCall Area Planning and Zoning Commission is twofold. First, there will be
training on how impact areas work and the purpose of these areas. The importance of long-range
planning and the role of the McCall Area Comprehensive Plan will be reviewed. Administration
of the same plans and codes and the joint Planning and Zoning Commission have made the McCall
Area impact area a success. The Airport Manager will review recommendations for the Airport
and surrounding land uses.
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The second half of the meeting will be a facilitated discussion on various topics for the McCall
Impact Area and provide the governing boards an opportunity dialogue on important planning
topics such as housing and code enforcement.
Elaine Clegg, from Idaho Smart Growth, provided the training and facilitation. She started the
presentation with a brief history regarding the Local Land Use Planning Act. She explained the
City of McCall’s Impact Area and what is required by Idaho Law for impact areas. She discussed
the need to revisit the area of impact every 10 years to ensure what needs to be in the impact area
is and what should not be included. Ms. Clegg fielded questions regarding whether cities had the
ability to opt out of impact areas. It was clarified that the State of Idaho does not have an Office
of State Planning, so enforcement of the local land use planning is up to the local jurisdictions
through the court process.
Some questions regarding authority for appeals and the process for in city limits and for those in
the impact area. It was clarified that for those appeals in the impact area, the appeal goes to the
County Commissioners and for the City limits, the appeal goes to City Council. It was also clarified
that the Planning and Zoning Commission is made up of both City residents and area of impact
residents that make recommendations to the appropriate governing body.
Ms. Clegg covered the importance of adopting the same plans for the impact area that the City is
adopting such as Comprehensive Plans and capital improvement plans. She explained that updates
to land use plans start with the Planning and Zoning Commission. However, capital improvement
plans start at the city or county levels and that is where there can be some disconnect between city
and county priorities. Communication between the two governing bodies is key. She also stated
that keeping the sewer district and fire districts in the loop are critical for successful planning.
There was a comment that within city limits there is not room for more hotels so that is driving the
need for more short term rentals. Short term rentals are impacting our local housing, how do the
governing bodies overcome this issue. Ms. Clegg stated that it is important for cities and counties
to pass ordinances that require short term rentals to be licensed and regulated to know where they
are, who they are, and how many people they are serving. When looking at a need for more hotels
it is important to communicate regionally to identify the need and where it best fits with land use
planning.
There was some discussion regarding development without infrastructure and how that
infrastructure controls development, especially sewer infrastructure. With limited infrastructure,
looking at redevelopment can address some of the issues.
Community and Economic Development Director Groenevelt stated that code enforcement issues
in the impact area take up a lot of City staff time. She stated that there is no mechanism for
enforcement in the impact area. Staff tries to achieve voluntary compliance; however, the City’s
Code enforcement officer does not have jurisdiction in the impact area. Valley County has
budgeted for a code enforcement officer but has not advertised the position yet. It was clarified
that Valley County and the City of McCall have been collaborating on code enforcement issues at
the staff level.
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Commissioner Maupin expressed concern with area of impact being primarily residential and, in
the City limits, the downtown core is made up of primarily government and banking which makes
it difficult for business growth. She stated that you cannot have residential growth without
commercial growth. Commission Maupin stated that there are plans to establish zoning in the
impact area and county for commercial growth.
Community and Economic Development Director Groenevelt commented how do we encourage
development that includes residential. She stated that staff is talking with the current banks and
Albertsons with ideas on how to turn these commercial buildings into mixed use residential. Ms.
Clegg commented that there should be areas focused on preservation and areas focus on
development in the impact area. There was some discussion regarding zoning in the county.
Robert Lyons, McCall Area Planning and Zoning Commissioner, recommended involving the two
sewer districts in future land use planning discussions. The group had additional discussion
regarding how to include the sewer districts and how important sewer is to new development.
Director Groenevelt stated that the City of McCall is developing a Housing Action Plan to
encourage housing and as part of that, working with the Sewer District, there is a goal to develop
a Local Housing Sewer Policy. The plan will help to prioritize certain types of projects.
Commissioner Maupin stated that she had been in contact with the sewer. districts regarding the
ARPA funds and planning funds set aside for sewer infrastructure. She has learned that South Lake
Sewer District is looking at it and that Payette Lakes Recreational Water and Sewer District have
a plan. She emphasized the need to take advantage of the dollars available. There was some
discussion about a sewer district does not have to be contiguous to expand.
Council Member Maciaszek asked for discussion regarding the endowment lands. Do we need to
revisit the future land use maps that have development at 1 home per 10 acres or look at 1 per 40
acres?
It was recognized that the housing discussion needed to be continued as it will warrant a lot more
time. Some questions for the group to consider at a future meeting are the future land use map for
the area of impact shows the IDL land as AG Forest and not necessarily residential and recently a
large development east of Woodlands was identified as an area of concern, should the endowment
lands also be an area if concern. Council Member Nielsen would like all to consider a
comprehensive plan between Lake Fork and the City of McCall to consider residential and
commercial development and for the region to be all on the same page.
AB 21-222 Airport Land Use Compatibility in Valley County
Airport Manager Rick Stein presented. In the time that McCall Municipal Airport existed, the land
immediately south of the airport (located in Valley County, outside of McCall city limits) has been
open pastureland. This open land buffer allowed air traffic operations without incompatible land
use such as homes, schools, and businesses. Now, with the McCall Ranch land sales, the 360°
Ranch development, and individual houses (proposed and existing) concerns are that public safety
will be compromised, and that undesirable living conditions will result in increasing numbers of
property owner’s complaints.
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The City of McCall desires to minimize incompatible land use in this area. To achieve this goal,
the Airport has short-term and long-term recommendations for the Valley County Planning and
Zoning Commission. The airport's short-term recommendations, for all construction within 5,000
feet of the runway end are:
1. Require additional soundproofing in the new construction,
2. Require that written notice to homeowners about the airport's existence, flight paths, and the
possibility of noise generation,
3. Require a Form 7460-1 Notice of Proposed Construction or Alteration be submitted, and
require compliance with the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) mitigation
recommendations, and
4. Require an Avigation Easement be negotiated with the City of McCall.
For the long term, McCall Municipal Airport requests that the Commission consider enacting
zoning restrictions within Valley County in the area within 5,000 feet south of the Runway 34 end.
The FAA has a recommended zoning template to assist local governments avoid incompatible land
use near airports. Airport Staff will be available to assist writing zoning regulations for this area.
The City urges Valley County to be proactive concerning incompatible land use near the airport,
increase safety and decrease noise complaints from future citizens.
Some discussion regarding the land south of the airport and the cost of acquiring land. Airport
Manager Stein stated that he would make presentations to both the Valley County Board of
Commissioners and the Valley County Planning and Zoning Commission on Airport Land use
plans and work on updating the zoning maps.
There was discussion regarding next steps which included meeting regularly, a regional meeting
possibly every 2 months. Ms. Clegg stated that she would put out the survey and prepare the
responses for the next meeting on October 28, 2021.
ADJOURNMENT
Without further business, Mayor Giles adjourned the meeting at 11:26 p.m.
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