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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2021.04.22 Regular Meeting Minutes MINUTES McCall City Council Regular Meeting McCall City Hall-- Legion Hall VIA TEAMS Virtual April 22, 2021 Call to Order and Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance Approve the Agenda Consent Agenda Work Session Public Comment Reports Public Hearing Business Agenda Adjournment g CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL P Mayor Giles called the regular meeting of the McCall City Council to order at 5:30 p.m. Mayor Giles, Council Member Callan, Council Member Maciaszek, and Council Member Nielsen all answered roll call. Council Member Holmes was absent City staff members present were Anette Spickard, City Manager; Bill Nichols, City Attorney; BessieJo Wagner, City Clerk; Erin Greaves, Communications Manager; Linda Stokes, City Treasurer; Michelle Groenevelt, Community Development Director; Kurt Wolf, Parks and Recreation Director; Rick Stein, Airport Manager; Eric McCormick, Golf Course Superintendent; $` Meg Lojek, Library Director; Chris Curtin, Information Systems Manager; Traci Malvich, Human Resources Manager; Justin Williams, Police Chief Also,in attendance were Gina Pannell,Central District Health;Dr. Greg Irvine, St. Luke's McCall; Dave Bingaman, Valley County Commissioner; McKenzie Kramer, McCall Area Chamber of Commerce; Andrew Mentzer, West Central Mountains Economic Development Council; Jackie Rubin, Library Board of Trustees; Steve Millemann, Millemann Pemberton& Holm Mayor Giles led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVE THE AGENDA Council Member Callan moved to approve the agenda as submitted. Council Member Nielsen seconded the motion. In a voice vote all members voted aye, and the motion carried. 5 MCCALL CITY COUNCIL Page 1 of 11 April 22, 2021 Regular Meeting e F CONSENT AGENDA Staff recommended approval of the following ACTION ITEMS. All matters which are listed within the consent section of the agenda have been distributed to each member of the McCall City Council for reading and study. Items listed are considered routine by the Council and were enacted with one motion. l. City Council Regular Minutes—April 8, 2021 2. Payroll Report for period ending April 2, 3. Warrant Register—GL 4. Warrant Register—Vendor 5. AB 21-114 City Licenses Report to Council Per McCall City Code: Per McCall City Code Title 4 Chapter 9, the City Council has determined the City Clerk shall be delegated the authority to process and grant or deny all alcoholic beverage license applications, other than certain circumstances involving catering permits, which the city clerk shall review the application for catering permit for completeness and forward said application to the Police Chief. The Police Chief upon receipt of the application shall make a recommendation to the City Clerk to approve or deny the application. Whenever the City Clerk shall determine that an application for alcoholic beverage license transfer or renewal is complete, the City Clerk shall approve or deny such application. All decisions of the City Clerk shall be reported to the City Council at the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting after such decision. The City Clerk is also responsible for all processing of business, taxi, snow removal, pawnbroker, child daycare licenses, vendor permits, and public event applications. The Clerk Report is for the last two weeks. Action: Council review the License report. 6. AB 21-117 Treasurer's Report as Required by IC 50-208: Treasurer's report of accounts and activity of office during the month of March 2021 regarding care, management or disposition of moneys, property, or business of the City. Action: The Council shall examine the report and determine whether additional information from the Treasurer is required. 7. AB 21-118 Treasurer's Quarterly Report as Required by IC 50-208: Treasurer's quarterly report of accounts and activity of office during the months of January, February, and March 2021 regarding care, management, or disposition of moneys, property, or business of the City. Action: The Council shall examine the report and determine whether additional information from the Treasurer is required. 8. AB 21-116 Request for Approval of Resolution 21-15 to declare Surplus Personal Property: Idaho Code §67-5732A allows for the disposal of surplus personal property, provided that when sales will be offered to the public and sold to the highest responsible bidder, notice of such sale shall be published in the newspaper for at least two (2) weeks prior to such offering. Annually City staff identifies several items as surplus property. Consistent with prior years, the attached resolution authorizes the City Clerk to conduct a bid auction for the purposes of selling the surplus property to the highest bidder. The City has partnered with Public Surplus, an online auction to auction our surplus items. The public auction on the Public Surplus auction website will be noticed in the Star-News for two consecutive weeks. Action: Adopt Resolution 21-1 S declaring and authorizing the sale ofpersonal property as surplus and authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents. 9. AB 21-111 Request Approval of Resolution 21-14 settiny-the 2021 Season Golf Rates—A correction: At their April 8, 2021 Regular Council Meeting, the Council approved Resolution MCCALL CITY COUNCIL Page 2 of 11 April 22, 2021 Regular Meeting j' L 4 21-06 that had intended to show a rate adjustment of 3% on all season passes and 4% on all ' daily greens fees. When the new rates were presented and approved, staff had not made the 3% adjustment to the after 2:00 season pass, and the resolution still showed the 2020 rate of $427.45. The attached Resolution 21-14 has been updated with the correction, adding the 3% to the after 2:00 pass, and correcting the rate to show as $440.27. This is the only change reflected in Resolution 21-14. Action: Approve Resolution 21-14 setting the corrected 2021 Season Golf Rates and authorize the mayor to sign all necessary documents. Council Member Nielsen moved to approve the Consent Agenda as submitted. Council Member Callan seconded the motion. In a roll call vote Council Member Nielsen, Council A Member Callan,Mayor Giles, and Council Member Maciaszek all voted aye, and the motion carried. 4 WORK SESSION AB 21-120 Request Approval of Resolution 21-16 Adopting Metrics for Determining Expiration of Public Health Order for McCall Mask Mandate City Manager Anette Spickard presented Resolution 21-16 Adopting Metrics for Determining Expiration of Public Health Order for McCall Mask Mandate. As part of the City's response to the SARS-COV-2 (Coronavirus) Pandemic, Council enacted Ordinance 995 on November 5, 2020,to establish Emergency Powers Authority of the City for public health purposes. Orders issued under this authority have a maximum duration of forty-five days without review and extension by 3 Council action. The Council has issued one Order under this authority to mandate the use of facial coverings in all public indoor and outdoor places where 6 feet of physical distance cannot be maintained, with some exemptions. The current mandate under Resolution 21-13 expires May 26, 2021. At the April 81" meeting, Council directed staff to consult with Central District Health and St. Luke's Hospital to develop a set of objective criteria that would indicate community health conditions have reached a level that the Order mandating use of facial coverings (Mask Mandate) can be rescinded. If the metrics are not met by the May 26, 2021, expiration date Council will be `= asked to consider another extension of the Order. City Manager Spickard updated the Council stating that a draft public health metrics document has been developed that could be used to evaluate when to end the mask mandate. There are four metrics that were included that were recommended by Central District Health. One point of clarification City Manager Spickard made was that whether the Council is legally bound or required to follow these metrics should the Council adopt them. She stated that the way the resolution is written, the metrics are guidelines to help the Council make the decision to lift the mandate, but ultimately the Council makes the decision even if it is contrary to what the metrics show. City Attorney Bill Nichols explained that while a resolution has the force of law, the way the Resolution is worded it is just guidelines,with the idea being that it gives the Council a benchmark MCCALL CITY COUNCIL Page 3 of 11 April 22, 2021 Regular Meeting to assess the trends in the data. The Resolution is flexible, and the Council ultimately makes the decision. Chief Justin Williams gave an update on the Covid-19 Data and where the City would stand in the suggested metrics. 1. A bi-weekly 14 day case rate must remain in the Green Zone, which is less than five per 100,000 for four weeks. If we go back four weeks to March 281h the County was at 5.02, then on April 41h at 5.02, April I I1h at 4.39. So, for those three weeks the County was right at that less than five for the metric. 2. Valley County vaccine uptake, for 16 years of age or older to reach at least 65%. Right now, Valley County is at 53%. 3. Valley County percent positive to remain below 5%. The positivity rate for Valley County has been under 5% since April Is', and Valley County is right at that metric. 4. The State percentage of those of at age 65 and older receive at least one dose of the vaccine equal to 75% or better. Currently statewide is at 77%. The central district health district was at 80.1% for those 65 and older. Chief Williams stated that the County is very close to reaching all the metrics, except for the vaccine uptake for 16 years of age or older. That is the one where the County is still below the 65% recommendation. Gina Pannell from Central District Health spoke about risk factors related to Covid-19 and being a resort community. She gave some examples of known and unknown risks and how these risks may impact decisions made by city leaders. One of the challenges is that a visitor to the community who learns about becoming positive; they then have a 14 day period prior to the onset of their symptoms where they could have exposed others who live in the community. Also, many visitors may think that Covid protocols may be less strict in a rural community and that is why they choose to come to McCall. She stated that case rates are really challenging for small communities because just a single case or a single family unit, could become infected with Covid and make case rates go out of whack or move rapidly in the wrong direction. Ms. Pannell analyzed each metric stating that the first metric, which was the bi-weekly case rate, is the metric that is used for schools for that green, yellow, orange, or red category. This metric gives a two week flexibility versus the seven day state average which is preferable because when you only have the seven day parameters, any increase in cases can make you jump high or low quickly. A fourteen day period gives a better trend. She stated that in looking at the fourteen day case rate of 5.02, it would count as five per 100,000. So just because you are.02 over that, it would still meet that metric. Ms. Pannell stated that with the next metric of the Valley County vaccine uptake for 16 and older at 65%, garnered a lot of discussion, as at a previous meeting Dr. Irvine had suggested 75%. Although many are hopeful that the County will reach that number, it is uncertain of how long that might be. The number of vaccines has leveled off and right now Valley County is around 53%. s She also stated that originally when the metrics were recommended it was meant for all four to be met; however, that would almost make these metrics impossible to meet even looking at that 65% threshold. She stated that if the Council use three out of four metrics, then that makes it more achievable. MCCALL CITY COUNCIL Page 4 of 11 April 22, 2021 Regular Meeting Ms. Pannell continued stating that Valley County percent positive has met the metric since April 15`; and over the last three weeks have been under 5%. The metric of the first vaccine dose of those 65 and older, is being measured as that is the population that is most vulnerable to the virus. Ms. Pannell stated that she would recommend instead of statewide, to look at the district and all of those data points are being met except for the 16 years of age or higher, getting at least one dose being at 53%. Dr Greg Irvine from St. Luke's McCall stated that was an excellent summary and it is true that the County is probably a week away from meeting these metrics. Assuming the City Council chooses to make it three out of four. He stated that the vaccine rate of 65% is not a particularly high bar. ` But it may take the County awhile to get there simply because we are seeing decreasing demand for the vaccine. Dr. Irvine emphasized that being vaccinated is very important. He stated that if the County is going to get to a situation where we are not seeing community spread of the virus at rates that risk us getting back to exponential growth, getting as many people vaccinated as possible is critical. Dr. Irvine stated that if you take all of this into consideration, we are very close to reaching these metrics as set, except for the vaccine uptake for 16 years of age or older. That's the one where we are still below the 65% recommendation of the metric. mation provided. Council reviewed the metrics,Council Mayor Giles gave a brief recap of the infor Member Maciaszek wanted to clarify that the metrics state 3 of the four to be met. Council Member ' Callan stated that, although she is opposed to any kind of mask mandate, as far as guidelines go, she is good with all of them except for the vaccine uptake for 16 years and older, feels the metric should show vaccination age range at least to be above 18 and agrees with the three out four to be met. Council Member Nielsen feels they are good for guidelines in general for guiding decisions, y not sure that if the County reaches three out of the four that the Council should rescind the mask mandate but for guidelines,they are good. All council members were in favor of meeting three out four metrics to discuss whether to lift the mask mandate. Ms.Pannell clarified that the metric of the uptake of the vaccine for 16 and over cannot be modified as the state only reports all vaccines for all 16 and over, there is no differentiation of age. Dr Irvine also clarified that Pfizer was authorized for 16 and up and in their phase three study, the vaccine showed to be safe and effective for those 16 and up. Council Member Maciaszek moved to approve Resolution 21-16 with exhibit A as amended to add the language three out of the four metrics should be met for Council to consider termination of the Mask mandate and on the fourth metric change state wide to across Central District Health Region removing the word "and" after each metric and removing the notes throughout the document adopting City of McCall 2021 Mask Mandate Metrics as a guiding document for determining an expiration date of the McCall Mask Mandate. Council Member Nielsen seconded the motion.In a roll call vote Council Member Maciaszek, Council Member Nielsen, Council Member Callan, and Mayor Giles all voted aye, and the motion carried. PUBLIC COMMENT MCCALL CITY COUNCIL Page S of 11 April 22, 2021 Regular Meeting i Mayor Giles requested that City Clerk BessieJo Wagner recap the written public comments at 6:09 p.m. Mayor Giles stated that no verbal comments will be received during this meeting. The Clerk stated that there were ten written comments received, one thanking the Council for the mask mandate, eight comments thanked the Council for the outdoor Ice Rink at Gold Glove park and one against mask mandates. The Comments are included at the end of the minutes as Attachment 1. Hearing no comments, Mayor Giles closed the comment period. REPORTS AB 21-119 West Central Mountains Economic Development Council report to City Council Andrew Mentzer, Executive Director, West Central Mountains Economic Development Council (WCMEDC) will provide an update on 2021 WCMEDC activities to date. Mr. Mentzer covered the WCMEDC's Key accomplishment goals: • Broadband • Housing • Workforce development • Early Childhood Education • Recreation/pathways • Land management/development • Infrastructure • Retain/ Expand/Attract new businesses to the region • Enhancement of Idaho Highway 55 corridor Council Member Nielsen asked about what the incentives looked like for long term rentals— affordable housing. Mr. Mentzer stated they were hoping to host a housing summit later this year and currently were looking at such incentives as 1. short term rental vouchers 2. hotel vouchers 3. an aggregator of things like a. ski passes _ b. spa days c. restaurant vouchers, things like that to kind of sweeten the pot. Mr. Mentzer stated that the logic behind the three initial incentives is that, anecdotally, they understand why people won't put their unit into a long term rental pool. It is because they enjoy using their unit for, sometimes two weeks a year, sometimes a month a year, sometimes three or four days a week. But what WCMEDC wanted to do was fight fire with fire, and so identified three areas where they could probably do something. Mr. Mentzer stated that if WCMEDC can cover a person's property taxes and lower their overhead and it would give them an opportunity to help the community and rent their unit long term at market rate and get 12 months of consistent income. MCCALL CITY COUNCIL Page 6 of 11 April 22, 2021 Regular Meeting WCMEDC is also looking at giving accountability through a business beyond the lease rather than an individual, so the business would pay, possibly, the property owner's taxes for one year to secure that unit for an employee. The full report is included at the end of the minutes as Attachment 2. AB 21-109 County Recycling update and next steps with Commissioner Dave Bingaman Valley County Commissioner Dave Bingaman gave an update on the Lake Fork recycle facility, the plan for the removal of the closed McCall facility and discussed next steps in outreach goals. He stated that the new recycling center opened in November 2020. He stated that the County is planning to improve the drainage around the facility, clean up the drains and then put some gravel down on the inside that should alleviate the muddy problem in the future. The facility seems to be well received. He stated that the attendants were very helpful and provided service to people unloading their recyclables. Commissioner Bingaman stated that the building in McCall is being taken down, he stated that he was not sure exactly where they were in the process, but it should be gone in the next couple of weeks. Both facilities in Donnelly and Cascade are gone. He stated that the County is hopeful that the cities in Valley County will come up with some sort of a supplemental program and hopes it is something McCall will revisit. As far as the piece of land in McCall of the former recycling center, he stated that the County hopes to put a duplex or triplex there for housing. Commissioner Bingaman shared some of the data from the bailing facility stating that they haven't seen a market decrease in the materials that are coming through the facility and as we go into the summer months those numbers are sure to increase. McKenzie Kramer gave a brief overview of their marketing plan to get the word out about the =`t recycling centers. She stated that most of their marketing is about educating people about recycling at the new center. They are working on some fridge magnets that have an overview of the new recycling center,what is accepted at the center, and the hours of operation. She stated that they are also working on fliers with the same information that will be mailed out with tax notices to connect with residents. Also, they will be using printed material to reach out to the visitors in Airbnbs and VRBOs. Ms. Kramer stated that they are hoping to get recycle receptacles next to every trash can in every park. She shared that a long term goal is to work on their additional educational programming. That could be things like in the schools,particularly elementary and middle schools; start early with some education and some fun. She stated that they want to get kids excited about recycling and then hopefully that will help all the families to recycle as well. She has been working with the City as well and hopes that the combined effort will come up with some good solutions. Council expressed their appreciation of what the County is doing for the recycling needs of the community. AB 21-112 Library Board Annual Report to Council Library Trustee Jacki Rubin presented the McCall Public Library Board of Trustees' annual report. Library Board of Trustees advocate for the library and literacy; hire and evaluate the Library Director; monitor overall effectiveness of the library as a social institution; set library policies and plan strategic goals to better serve the community. Idaho law states the Library Board is made up of 5 volunteers who are legally responsible for overseeing operation of the library. Individual MCCALL CITY COUNCIL Page 7 of 11 April 22, 2021 Regular Meeting 3 members have no legal authority on their own—the board only has authority when it makes a group decision in a meeting that meets requirements of the Idaho Open Meeting Law. Meetings are held the 2nd Monday of the month at IOAM in the library and virtually on Teams or Zoom. Members are selected by the Library Board and confirmed by City Council. The mission of the McCall Public Library states: "The McCall Public Library is the anchor for the heart, mind, and spirit of our community. Our mission is to provide boundless opportunities to educate, inspire, and connect patrons of all ages, backgrounds and views." Ms. Rubin stated that she is excited about the bond election coming up in 3 and half weeks. She is 18th hopeful that the election on May will be favorable for the Library. There were no questions from the Council. PUBLIC HEARING 's AB 21-115 Request Approval of a Development Agreement for PUD-20-01 and SUB-20-04: Running Horse Subdivision and Planned Unit Development Mayor Giles opened the public hearing at 6:41 p.m. Community & Economic Development Director Michelle Groenevelt presented the Development Agreement for PUD-20-01 and SUB-20-04: Running Horse Subdivision and Planned Unit Development. Running Horse Subdivision is a 13 Lot subdivision located on Lots 6 and adjoining lot located at 314 West Lake Street for a total of 3.3 acres. The property is located on the south side of West Lake Street, generally across the street from Rotary Park. The property is zoned R4. Twelve of the thirteen residential dwellings will be detached two story homes that will vary in size from roughly 2,000 square feet to 2,500 square feet.There will be two different building/floor plan designs. The thirteenth unit will be dedicated Local Housing Unit(LHU). The Local Housing Unit is currently located at 314 W Lake Street McCall, ID and will be moved slightly further south off Lake Street. k The McCall City Council held a public hearing and approved the preliminary PUD and preliminary SUB subject to the conditions of approval. A Development Agreement is a formal contract between the property owners and the City that outlines the conditions of approval and provides guarantees for public infrastructure and amenities. The Development Agreement has been reviewed by the City Attorney. Steve Millemann presented stating that the essential function of the development agreement is to attach the conditions of approval and the developer's promises to the property. The agreement, which is recorded and from that point forward, those promises, and those conditions become attached to the property, regardless of who owns the property. He stated that there is nothing particularly unique about this development agreement. He commented that since the Council approved the PUD and the preliminary plat, and the Planning and Zoning Commission has approved the Scenic Route review and the design review, this document sort of wraps up that initial process. Mr. Millemann continued stating that the agreement provides what the city code requires in terms of how infrastructure and public improvements must be financially guaranteed if MCCALL CITY COUNCIL Page 8 of 11 April 22, 2021 Regular Meeting any of them are not completed prior to final plating or prior to building permit issuance to assure that they do get completed. The development agreement also specifies the obligations of the developer on the pathway. The fact that the pathway will be dedicated to the public. Council had no comments or questions for the applicant. Written Comment read into the record 4/22/21 14:01:04 Larry Shake 1612 S Samson Trail, McCall Idaho I want to comment on the lack of Impact Fees in the Development Agreement... as you know if McCall followed the Boise "Impact Fee" level... each 3000 sq ft residence (home) would pay approximately $4,000, to fund parks, police and other infra structure... This is over and above the tax increase that the city recieves.... this would be a huge positive impact to McCall City Budget for such unfunded things, such as storm water engineering, sidewalks, and other improvements. Public comments Jack Spiegelman, 327 Lake Street McCall Idaho, 83638 spoke against the development Larry Shake, 1612 S Samson Trail, McCall Id. Commented on Impact fees and in his opinion the City needs to impose impact fees. Steve Millemann responded to the public comments made by Mr. Shake stating that impact fees have nothing to do with the development agreement before the Council. He then responded to Mr. Spiegelman's comments stating that Ruby's kitchen property is separately owned from the Running Horse development. He stated that the developer has been totally transparent throughout the process regarding the bike path. CED Michelle Groenevelt addressed impact fees stating that was a topic for another meeting and not related to the item before the Council. Mayor Giles closed the public hearing at 7:02 p.m. There was no Council discussion. Council Member Callan moved to approve the Development Agreement for PUD-20-01 and SUB-20-04 and authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents. Council Member Maciaszek seconded the motion.In a roll call vote Council Member Callan,Council Member Maciaszek, and Mayor Giles all voted aye, and Council Member Nielsen voted no, and the motion carried. BUSINESS AGENDA AB 21-113 Request a Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Member Appointment Parks & Recreation Director Kurt Wolf presented the Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee Member appointment. The position for Mr. Edvalson (appointed March 2019) has expired therefore requests for interested applicants were advertised in both the Star News and on the City Website for two full weeks. Staff received one response from Terry Edvalson, incumbent, who is MCCALL CITY COUNCIL Page 9 of 11 April 22, 2021 Regular Meeting s 4 1: interested in continuing to serve on the committee. The Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee recommendation is to reappoint Terry Edvalson to the committee. Council Member Maciaszek moved to re-appoint Terry Edvalson to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee for a full 3-year term to expire 2024. Council Member Callan seconded the motion. In a voice vote all members voted aye, and the motion carried. AB 21-110 Request Appointment to the Airport Advisory Committee Airport Manager Rick Stein presented the appointment to the Airport Advisory Committee. The Airport Advisory Committee (AAC) is established pursuant to Idaho Code Section 50-210, to advise and make recommendations to the McCall City Council on matters pertaining to the safety, y operation, and maintenance of the McCall Municipal Airport. The 3-year term of AAC Member Mark Thorien expired on 03/31/21 therefore requests for interested applicants were advertised in the Star-News for two weeks as required by City Code. Three (3) individuals requested consideration for the appointment. Letters of interest were received from Incumbent Mark Thorien, Jeff Riechmann, and Gregory Plummer. The AAC unanimously recommend the reappointment of Mark Thorien to the position. Council Member Maciaszek moved to approve the appointment of Mark Thorien to the Airport Advisory Committee. Council Member Nielsen seconded the motion. In a voice vote all members voted aye, and the motion carried. AB 21-121 Consider a Utility Leak Adjustment Appeal—623 Syringa City Treasurer Linda Stokes presented the Utility Leak Adjustment Appeal for 623 Syringa. After months of incremental increased usage amounts since 2018, in December 2020 the property owners and staff suspected there may be a leak at 623 Syringa Drive. The water crew inspected the meter and property but found no physical evidence of a leak. However, water was going through the meter even when the water was turned off at the house. They suspect the leak probably began as a `pin hole' leak that gradually increased in size over the last 2/12 years. Staff received a leak adjustment request from the owners. The leak adjustment was calculated per McCall City Code 6-4-240 and was applied to the month with highest usage. The resulting adjustment of $151.76 was applied to the utility account for 623 Syringa Drive. The owner filed an appeal of the leak adjustment with the City Treasurer on April 8, 2021. The owner is seeking consideration from the Council of more than a one-month adjustment. Should the Council wish to consider and/or grant the owner adjustment for additional months, staff recommends an adjustment for all billing periods in FY21 until the leak was fixed; billing for October usage (11/12/2020 billing period) through January usage (02/12/2021 billing period). The owner, Laura Kirk, gave a brief overview of their experience with the leak issue. Council Member Maciaszek moved to approve leak adjustment appeal with an additional four-month adjustment of$407.51. Council Member Nielsen seconded the motion. In a roll call vote Council Member Maciaszek, Council Member Nielsen, Mayor Giles, and Council Member Callan all voted aye, and the motion carried. MCCALL CITY COUNCIL Page 10 of 11 April 22, 2021 Regular Meeting AB 21-122 Campaign Finance Requirements and Elections Legislative Update City Clerk BessieJo Wagner presented the Campaign Finance Requirements and Elections Legislative update. In 2020, the Idaho Legislature updated Idaho Code § 67-6607 requiring all political candidates who receive contributions or has expenditures in the amount of$500 or more to file a campaign finance report with the Secretary of State's office online at https://sos.idaho.gov/elections-division/campaign-finance-filing/. This includes sitting political candidates. The Council received in their packet is a step by step process for creating a Candidate Profile Account. During the 2021 Legislative Session the Senate and the House approved Senate Bill 1111, which if signed by the Governor, will move all city elections from odd years to be held in even years beginning 2024. Staff will give a full report on the status of this bill during the Council Meeting. Senate Bill 1111 aaH will have its third reading and subsequent vote in the Senate today. If it passes it will go to the Governor for signing. There has been no indication from the Governor's office on how the Governor feels about this bill. If passed, starting in 2024, all city elections including candidates for office, initiatives, referendums, and bond levies will be considered during the even numbered years instead of the current odd numbered years. This will mean that the City level elections will be the same as the federal level elections for President. To make this transition, the three Council seats that will be open for election this November will be for a three year term. The same will be true for the 2023 election for the other 2 Council seats. Then in 2024 the three seats will return to a four year term as will the 2 seats in 2026. Upcoming Meetings Schedule Discussion Council discussed upcoming meetings. ADJOURNMENT Without further business, Mayor Giles adjourned the meeting at 7:41 p.m. OF A4 Ikk ATTEST: 4 ��`Z > Robe S. Giles, Mayor ' le1 BessieJo Wagner, City rk MCCALL CITY COUNCIL Page 11 of 11 April 22, 2021 Regular Meeting Public Comments for the 4/22/2021 Council Meeting ATTACHMENT 1 1 4/9/21 10:02:08 Amy Pemberton 706 N First Street, McCall, ID 83638 "To the McCall City Council Members- I know the mask mandate is a difficult issue for you-it is for all of us. I so appreciate your decision last night to extend the mandate. I really believe that we should adhere to the guidance of our health care providers that give endless service toward fighting this pandemic,and who are health care experts! The extended protection is also so helpful to business owners who are trying to protect themselves,their employees and their customers. Thank you! Amy Pemberton" 2 4/9/21 16:11:27 Phil Schoensee P.O. Box 1414, McCall, ID 83638 Special thanks to the City Council and the Parks& Recreation Department for providing our community with the Outdoor Ice Rink this winter at Gold Glove Park. Not only did the outdoor rink provide another safe outdoor recreation option for our community during the pandemic, it also was proof of concept that the city crew could maintain the rink successfully throughout the winter for all to enjoy. Please continue to provide this incredible amenity next year as it will only grow in popularity as Covid-19 restrictions subside and word of mouth spreads. I also support the use of LOT funds for this project. I hope to see you at the rink next winter! 3 4/9/21 17:25:07 Ivan Fazio 928 Flynn lane, McCall, 83638 Thank you so much to Parks and Recs.for the outdoor rink and all the other great things they di! 4 4/9/21 18:02:10 Courtney Snyder 789 Chad Loop McCall, ID 83638 Having an outdoor rink in McCall,specially during the year of COVID,was such a fun addition to Winter activities this year. I mentioned a couple times to our skating group how fun it would be to have a couple ice sheets so we could host some pond hockey tournaments in McCall. I've been a figure skater most of my life and added hockey 9 years ago. Manchester Ice Centre has added such an amazing sport to our community, and being able to take the sport out of a building to an outdoor rink is such a treat for the skating families in Valley County. I hope you continue to do an outdoor rink in McCall.Thank you! 5 4/10/21 15:13:49 Irwin Mulnick PO Box 1005 201 Park St. McCall I would like to offer feedback on the outdoor ice rink at Gold Glove Park from this winter: It is my feeling that the ice rink was a huge success. Not only did I get to enjoy skating and playing a little pond hockey on it, but I witnessed others (a number of youth and their friends and parents)out enjoying the p opportunity to skate(figure skating, hockey and public skating)outdoors. Having been involved with the operation of the outdoor ice rink in the '90's and 2000's prior to the opening of the Manchester Ice and Event Center, I can speak to the joy and unique experience skating outdoors offers as opposed to ) MCCALL CITY COUNCIL Attachment 1 Page 1 of 3 April22,2021 Regular Meeting Minutes I k f Public Comments for the 4/22/2021 Council Meeting ATTACHMENT 1 skating indoors. The Parks and Rec dept. did an admirable job creating the rink and maintaining the ice during the challenging and harsh winter that we experienced. It is my feeling and others,that having a similar rink next year and possibly a second sheet of ice would be beneficial to the community for the locals as well as the tourists. Having 2 sheets of ice would offer increased safety,one rink for hockey and one rink for figure skating and general public skating. Thanks, Irwin Mulnick(past Parks& Rec board member and chair for close to 10 years) 6 4/13/21 12:39:07 Kaila Tanner 1312 Dawson Ave, MCCall, Idaho 83638 Our family loved the outdoor rink. It was a great way to encourage our kids to play outside with their friends. We really hope that the City will continue to maintain the rink in years to come. 4 7 4/15/21 7:55:20 Nicki Dyson 658 Brady Dr McCall ID 83638 "Thank you so much for putting this ice in place. My kids used it at least twice a week. It would be really fun to put some youth and adult pond hockey tournaments together as a fundraiser for the city if this ice becomes an annual occurrence. Happy to help you with youth hockey contacts. Thanks Nicki" 8 4/15/21 11:56:36 Kristin Amarante 1649 Ginney Way, McCall, ID 83638 My family and I utilized the outdoor rink many times,throughout last winter. My 11-year-old son skated on it twice a week,weather permitting. We really loved it. We thank the city of McCall for having an outdoor winter recreation option in the time of COVID, and we hope the city continues next year, and on a permanent basis.Thank you! 9 4/22/21 10:30:04 Chad Faaborg 411F Deinhard Lane#110 McCall ID 83638 I would like to thank the city of McCall and everyone involved with the decision to provide the public a place to ice skate outside this season. It was well received and created many memories for those who knew and participated in skating on the ice at Gold Glove Park. With a bigger budget and increased promotion, McCall could add another outdoor activity to a long list of fun things to do while staying here in the winter. Thank you. MCCALL CITY COUNCIL Attachment 1 Page 2 of 3 April 22,2021 Regular Meeting Minutes Public Comments for the 4/22/2021 Council Meeting ATTACHMENT 1 From:frankschirmer@citlink.net<frankschirmer@citlink.net> Sent: Monday,April 19, 2021 12:57 PM To: Erin Greaves<egreaves@mccall.id.us> Subject: Report a Compliment or Service Concern - New Form Submission for McCall Idaho CAUTION:This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. I A new submission has been received for Report a Compliment or Service Concern at 04/19/2021 12:57 PM First Name: Frank _ Last Name: Schirmer Email Address: frankschirmer@citlink.net Phone: 2082711129 Address: 20 Heinrich Lane City: McCall State/Province: ID Zip Code: 83638 Describe Your Concern: I do not see the need to wear face masks after being fully vaccinated. So I am not going to. MCCALL CITY COUNCIL Attachment 1 Page 3 of 3 April 22,2021 Regular Meeting Minutes t_ f' ATTACHMENT 2 WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL Valley County•Cascade•Donnelly•McCall•Meadows Valley E WCMEDC Q1 Report: 2021 r Mission: Fulfilling our commitment to a dynamic, sustainable regional economy. Key accomvlishments 01: GOAL: Broadband: Enhance broadband capacity and access to all citizens of the region. STRATEGY: By the end of 2021, have an actionable strategy in place from a technically savvy third party based on a thorough feasibility analysis. TACTICS: Get the regional broadband task force organized around a feasibility exercise. Pull together existing resources and evaluate initial opportunities. Secure funding from state and federal partners for a regional feasibility analysis using a verified third party contractor to help us identify needed infrastructure, prioritization and rough costs. BROADBAND STATUS: The broadband task force has been reassembled and we are working on adding some key stakeholders to the team. Valley County is in the process of reviewing and approving a scope of work with a consultant to produce a regional broadband plan that will include exploration of middle mile build needs and emerging technologies. We are also working with the state, USDA, Clearwater Economic Development and NTIA on identifying best-fit funding platforms, including COVID recovery dollars; and we're assisting the Imagine Idaho Action team with legislative initiatives (we don't lobby as a 501 c3, but we have been able to offer letters of fact and case studies pertinent to these discussions). GOAL: Housing: Increase access to affordable and desirable housing options for residents of all income levels and across all sectors. STRATEGY: Bring together resources in a meaningful and action-oriented way to create energy around housing development and conversion. TACTICS: Host a housing summit to identify funding and development partnerships based on available resources.Alongside city and county partners, develop a framework and banking strategy for the region. Explore and implement a housing conversion plan to bring existing second home units and short term rentals into the long term rental pool through incentives. MCCALL CITY COUNCIL Page I of 4 4 April 22, 2021 Regular Meeting-Attachment 2 HOUSING STATUS: We have initiated a second homeowner survey asking market-based questions to help our local team better understand what is driving the proliferation of second homes and short term rentals in the region. This data will also help us understand what opportunities might exist to convert some second homes into long term rentals through local incentives, and will facilitate a more productive policy discussion with the state. Once we close ' this survey (late April)we would like to convene a regional team meeting to explore the data and r it's offerings. SURVEY LINK: httos://wcmedc.org/help-second-homeowner-housing-survey/ GOAL: Workforce Development: Increase professional opportunities across all sectors for both employers and employees (current and prospective). STRATEGY:Activate existing and emerging tools alongside partners: apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, BSU programs, { UI/MOSS, Extension, CWI, internships, Idaho WDC, Labor TACTICS: Launch spring pre-apprenticeship programs with area partners (Labor, Association of General Contractors, the t state and UI Extension) to provide introductory workforce training in culinary arts and construction/trades.Assist BSU with expanding CIP cohort in the spring and fall. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STATUS: We continue to work with BSU on recruitment for it's CIP programs. We have also created the Let's Get Building platform alongside Idaho w Association of General Contractors and UI Extension. This program is scheduled to launch April I 28th. We are also working with several local restaurants and resorts to create a culinary apprenticeship program, and are working on some scaling opportunities with the Sun Valley Culinary Institute to create a training option locally. CONSTRUCTION RA: it https://wcmedc.org/lets-get-building/ 2 5 GOAL: Early Childhood Education: Improve the quality and access to early childhood education and childcare assets across the region for residents of all income levels. STRATEGY:Activate the Early Learning Advisory Committee's (ELAC'S) Strategic Action Plan. TACTICS: Secure additional funding to implement the strategic action plan that will fortify opportunities for providers, children and families across our region. Possible partners: IAEYC, Valley County, Cities, Idaho Commerce. Set up a new or elevate an existing nonprofit structure for doing this work. Reestablish under community foundation/wicap/head start/other 501 c3 for another year. Hire a full or part time manager to implement year one tactics of the strategic action plan. EARLY CHILDHOOD STATUS: We have hired a full time (contract) program manager who will be working to deploy our strategic action plan. We hope to add over 130 new quality early childhood education and childcare spots in the next 3-5 years to help parents and employers £' shore up their bottom lines. There have been some delays with this program due to funding considerations from the Idaho State Legislature, but we are moving ahead with the resources we currently have available. STRATEGY: https://wcmedc.org/early-childhood-education-strateciic-plan/ { GOAL: Recreation/pathways: Expand trail miles, recreational opportunities, community health f metrics and business expansion opportunities relevant to the local economy. STRATEGY: Build off of existing partnerships and the singletrack sidewalks ordinance to create a meaningful t: t MCCALL CITY COUNCIL Page 2 of 4 April 22, 2021 Regular Meeting-Attachment 2 k pipeline of projects.TACTICS: Implement the National Parks Service technical assistance grant for project prioritization alongside partners.Assist area trails and conservation advocates with trail projects and associated market opportunities. Communication:Align projects with healthy outcomes, public safety and economic opportunities alongside partners through regular marketing and fundraising efforts. REC/PATHWAYS STATUS: We are working closely with National Parks Service and area trails partners to create a master planning map for the region that aggregates all trail assets various K teams are working on. We will also be hosting National Parks Service for a planning workshop on May 12th and 18th. We continue to work with recreation partners on implementing the singletrack sidewalks ordinance, which we crafted in 2020. GOAL: Land management/development: Embed the tools and partnerships needed to grow in a measured and responsible manner that is amenable to local folks, city, county and industry j leaders. STRATEGY: Elevate existing tools and explore emerging opportunities for high quality long range planning. TACTICS: Remain engaged in an advisory role in the Idaho Dept. of Lands discussion about privatization of endowment lands. Offer letters of fact and data pertinent to development projects (without standing for or against), as needed. Explore the merits of synching up zoning rubrics with city and county goals. LAND STATUS: We have remained engaged in this discussion and are available to offer letters of fact on matters where we have good data. 4 GOAL: Infrastructure: Solvent sewer, water, power and transportation facilities that can handle growth. STRATEGY: Ensure the region has the infrastructure it needs to manage the growth we are seeing in a responsible and tactical way. TACTICS: Sewer--assist McCall and Cascade as needed with grant funding opportunities for facility enhancement to meet project needs; regional analysis for capacity; alternative facilities modeling. Assist Valley County, North Lake and Yellowpine as needed with completion of their GEM grant projects. INFRASTRUCTURE STATUS: The North Lake and Yellowpine projects are slated to be completed this spring. We have offered city and sewer district partners assistance with navigating their sewer considerations through our federal partners and neighboring EDA i districts. GOAL: Retain / Expand /Attract new businesses to the region. STRATEGY: Work with Idaho Commerce, the SBA and SBDC to connect businesses with resources. TACTICS: Conduct 2 X SBA trainings alongside chamber partners. Assist Idaho Commission for the Arts and Idaho Policy Institute with establishment of Idaho's first Creative District. Continue to administer the region's COVID task force. Meet with between 50 and 100 businesses and organizations, per the Idaho Commerce EDPro grant rubrics and our organizational goals. Host the 2021 Economic Summit. BIZ DEV STATUS: We continue to work with SBA, SBDC and our chamber partners to explore high value training opportunities for local businesses and entrepreneurs. Regarding the Creative District, alongside city partners and community stakeholders, we connected the Idaho MCCALL CITY COUNCIL Page 3 of 4 April 22, 2021 Regular Meeting-Attachment 2 Commission for the Arts with the Idaho Policy Institute, who has conducted two focus group meetings and a tactical asset inventory survey to date. We hope a framework for this district will available this summer or fall. The regional COVID task force has been meeting every other week, with a primary focus on regional communication and vaccine proliferation. We have also met with over 50 businesses to date in FY 21 and continue to offer incentive and resource support alongside city/county staff and the Idaho Dept. of Commerce. GOAL: Enhance the Idaho Highway 55 corridor through effective administration of the Payette River National Scenic Byways committee. STRATEGY: Enhance byway offerings and planning through partnerships and programming associated with scenic byway management best practices. TACTICS: Work with Idaho Transportation Dept. to ensure signage is up to date and in good condition. Update the byways corridor management plan, as needed. Identify and secure appropriate funding to carry out the mission of the byways committee. BYWAYS STATUS: We have a team working on updating the corridor management plan, and continue to work with ITD on funding opportunities and signage updates. BYWAYS WEBSITE: http://r)ayetteriverscenicbyway.ora/ As always, we are grateful for your support and partnership on these projects and programs. They cannot happen without your input and financial support. On behalf of the WCMEDC board of Directors-- Andrew Mentzer Executive Director West Central Mountains Economic Development Council wcmedc.org 208.703.0161 I s I MCCALL CITY COUNCIL Page 4 of 4 April 22, 2021 Regular Meeting-Attachment 2 x