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Home My Public Portal About2023.01.27 Special Meeting Minutes MINUTES McCall City Council Special Meeting Spring Mountain Ranch Clubhouse 1300 Spring Mountain Blvd In Person and VIA TEAMS Virtual January 27, 2023 Call to Order and Roll Call Council Retreat - 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, Council Member Nielsen, and Council Member Thrower all answered roll call. City staff members present were Anette Spickard, City Manager; BessieJo Wagner, City Clerk; Erin Greaves, Communications Manager; Linda Stokes, City Treasurer; Michelle Groenevelt, Community Development Director; Kurt Wolf, Parks and Recreation Director; Eric McCormick, Golf Course Superintendent; Chris Curtin, Information Systems Manager; Traci Malvich, Human Resources Manager; Dallas Palmer, Police Chief; Nathan Stewart, Public Works Director; Vlatko Jovanov, Network Administrator; Emily Hart, Airport Manager; David DiMartino, Golf Pro. Also in attendance was Regan Berkley, Regional Wildlife Manager. WORK SESSION McCall City Council Retreat City Manager Anette Spickard addressed City Council. The Council was asked to comment on any desired outcomes of the meeting and review any thoughts on the past year. Council Member Nelson noted the enjoyment of setting strategic goals and reflecting on what was accomplished or what will carry forward. Council echoed Council Member Nelson’s thoughts. Council Member Thrower added that the Council Retreat is great to be able to look at the broader picture. City Clerk BessieJo Wagner addressed City Council. Clerk Wagner reviewed City Council Agendas, Packets, and Meeting Schedules and asked Council Members for feedback on any modification to the processes. Council discussed the written public comment deadline and the options to change it from 3 pm the day of the meeting to either 12 pm the day of the meeting or 5 pm the day before the meeting. The final consensus was to not change the deadline from 3 pm to ensure the public has as much time as possible to comment. MCCALL CITY COUNCIL Page 1 of 4 January 27, 2023 Regular Meeting Council discussed how agenda items are listed on the agenda and ensure clarity of items to the public. Communications Manager Erin Greaves reviewed how Council currently uses ads in the Star News and additional options to advertise tentative upcoming meeting items as well as other options to increase communication to the public. Council directed staff to increase Council Ads in the Star News from bi-weekly to weekly. Additionally, Council discussed the order of the agenda and the timing of public comments. Clerk Wagner recapped that direction to staff which included keeping the deadline for written public comment at 3 pm the day of the meeting, the upcoming meeting schedule will appear in the Star News Council ads, the Mayor will remind the audience that if they wish to make a public comment they must use the sign in sheet to indicate so before opening the public comment period, additional call for public comment before closing the public comment period. Discussion on presentations and staff responsibility to ensure the presenter is aware of how much time is slotted in for that item. Limit presentations to one per meeting. City Clerk BessieJo Wagner reviewed Ethics and Conflicts of Interest with City Council. Highlights included releasing public records, open meeting violations, and disclosing when there is a conflict of interest, and bribery & corrupt influence act. Communications Manager Erin Greaves addressed Council. Manager Greaves reviewed the State of the City/ City of McCall Reflections document. Council expressed appreciation for the work that went into creating the document. Council would like to see the State of the City celebrated with an event and publications in future years. Additionally, Manager Greaves reviewed changes to community engagement for 2023 as well as some statistics from 2022 community engagement. City Manager Anette Spickard reviewed the major projects and implementation of adopted plans for 2023. Information Systems Manager Chris Curtain reviewed the RAPID project and the regional grant funded to bring fiber optic internet service from the City of Riggins through Valley County to the City of Star. Manager Spickard gave an overview of legislative items currently in process that may have an effect on local governments. Community and Economic Development Director Michelle Groenevelt reviewed the steps being taken by the City to address the local housing issues. After a lunch break, City Council took a tour of certain alleyways, pathways, and the Toaster project. Public Works Director Nathan Stewart reviewed each stop giving an overview of the area’s history, the current challenges, and future plans. The first stop was Lick Creek Road West which is a long-standing community that presents snow removal challenges with alleyways and parking issues along the right of way as well as trees and fences in the right of way. The Police Department has concerns regarding unmanaged obstructions and parking issues. Parking on the right of way is legal in the area but it is very narrow. Council was in support of finding solutions to the challenges in the area. The second stop of the tour was the Toaster project, a local housing unit owned by the City. Council was able to see phase two upgrades to the housing unit. The third stop was Clements & Spruce. Staff informed Council that the street used to be a 20 ft wide gravel road and acted as a driveway until a developer was required to develop the right of way. Council and staff discussed how development of a street is decided or required. The staff works closely with legal using a complicated decision tree to guide development. The goal is to be MCCALL CITY COUNCIL Page 2 of 4 January 27, 2023 Regular Meeting fair and systematic. An undeveloped right of way is open to the public for access. Council Member Maciaszek noted that a possible pathway connection there could be interesting. Staff explained that Louisa and Spruce were part of McCall’s 1st edition alley ways. Staff showed the Council an example of enforcement and remedy where the grade was increased due to a driveway installation and was made to be corrected. An example of where planning tools are needed and forward thinking regarding maintenance and snow removal. Code Enforcement Officer Giessen stated that getting code agreements in writing helps enforcement for the PD. The fourth stop on the tour was Mission Street. Parking on the right of way is a major issue near the airport and code enforcement has been working to get compliance with the city parking code. Parks and Recreation Director Kurt Wolf noted that the greenbelt could be nicer and parks staff will work with Airport staff in the future to develop the pocket park. Additionally discussed were future street projects and the PROS Planning pathways considerations. City Council returned to the Spring Mountain Ranch Clubhouse after the tour to set the City Council priorities for 2023. Manager Spickard reviewed the 2022 priorities set by Council. Council discussed priorities with staff and decided on the following 2023 priorities:  Local Housing – implement the Housing Action Plan strategies and evaluate Local Option Tax for housing.  Growth Management Tools – Impact fees, comprehensive plan review, development code standards, Area of Impact Memorandum of Understanding with the County.  Environmental Management - As part of our operating culture- implement Climate resiliency actions per our Comprehensive Plan, natural resources preservation, appropriate management of wildlife in the city (town deer status attached), watershed protection, water conservation, trees, and natural areas.  Preparation for Local Option Tax renewal - Begin public education on project successes and accountability for funds and develop a plan to look at conditions and needs of the street system to inform the next LOT ordinance including noncommercial areas of town. The current authorization ends in 2026.  Intergovernmental Partnerships – Continue work on issues impacting McCall with ITD, County, Sewer District, IDL, Etc.  Creative Community Engagement Efforts  Legislative advocacy through the Resort Cities Coalition  Staff retention and well-being  Community Health and Well-being Reagan Berkley the Regional Manager of Wildlife at Fish and Game and Krystal Giessen McCall Code Enforcement Officer presented to City Council regarding the deer population within the City limits. Officer Giessen reviewed calls for service to the Police Department involving deer and areas with an increased deer population in the City. Manager Berkley noted there are a minimum of 245 deer in City limits and reviewed the calls to Fish and Game regarding deer issues in the City. Reports of cougars in town have increased because of the increased deer population because deer are natural prey for cougars. Council discussed previous efforts to limit wildlife feeding and additionally discussed if Council would like to see an agenda item on the deer in the future. Additionally, Council discussed the local option tax and the timeline for completing projects and education for the elections to renew the local option tax. MCCALL CITY COUNCIL Page 3 of 4 January 27, 2023 Regular Meeting ADJOURNMENT I Without further business, Mayor Giles adjourned the meeting at 4:00 p.m. tottemlIIIIiii G ' Pet ATTEST: ? — :Robert S. Giles, Mayor LT IO �� CISA • ` id d $7 • ':.4* BessieJo W.:n-r, City fr 44;1,1111,00` MCCALL CITY COUNCIL Page 4 of 4 January 27, 2023 Regular Meeting