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McCall City Council
Special Meeting
McCall City Hall -- Legion Hall
VIA TEAMS Virtual
June 30, 2023
Call to Order and Roll Call
Work Session
Public Comment
Adjournment
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
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Mayor Giles called the Special meeting of the McCall City Council to order at 9:01 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 BessieJo Wagner, City Clerk; Sarah Porter, Deputy Clerk; Erin
Greaves, Communications Manager; Linda Stokes, City Treasurer; Brian Parker, City Planner;
Eric McCormick, Golf Course Superintendent; Meg Lojek, Library Director; Chris Curtin,
Information Systems Manager; Traci Malvich, Human Resources Manager; Dallas Palmer, Police
Chief; Sean Reilly, Network Administrator; Meredith Todd, Assistant City Planner; Emily Hart,
Airport Manager; Amanda Payne Local Option Tax Admin.
WORK SESSION
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LOCAL OPTION TAX (LOT)
Amanda Payne, LOT Administrator was available for questions and Tabitha Martineau, LOT
Commission Chair presented the LOT Commission's decisions and recommendations for the
FY24 LOT grants. Council Member Thrower asked how the LOT Commission decided to put the
Library in contingent funding instead of the regular priority list. Commissioner Martineau noted
the commission expressed during deliberation that while it is not the library's fault prices were
significantly increased during the bidding process, the construction costs should be reevaluated
with a new estimate. Council Member Nielsen asked about the Parks and Recreation move
funding. Ms. Martineau noted that the Parks and Recreation relocation has taken place, but the
funds will come from LOT over 5 years. Treasurer Stokes further explained that the City Council
approved using LOT funds instead of taking on debt to fund the move.
Council Member Nielsen asked about the Chamber ID SOS grant match request. Ms. Martineau
noted the LOT Commission looked at the request seriously because it is a grant match which means
more money for a project. The request will help fund advertising which the commission finds
beneficial, especially with the change in messaging from the Chamber to creating culture in the
community. Council Member Maciaszek noted that the time has come to shift messaging from
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"Visit McCall" to managing what visitors are already here. From a business standpoint there is a
point where it becomes a burden when the business cannot accommodate the visitor's needs.
Council Member Maciaszek additionally asked what discussion was had by the LOT Commission
since the request is one of the six largest of the funded applications. City Clerk BessieJo Wagner
noted the Chamber's advertising has shifted to stressing sustainability and targeting outdoor
adventures and families who will stay longer than one to two days.
The Council had a discussion on the Chamber of Commerce request for Winter Carnival
Mitigation funding.
Mayor Giles suggested that the City Council not make any decisions on LOT funding until after
staff can present more information on the funding requests related to housing.
Council took a break at 9:55 AM and returned at 10:04 AM
Draft Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)
City Treasurer Linda Stokes presented the draft CIP to the City Council. The CIP is not yet funded
and not included in the draft budget being considered by the City Council. The City Council
discussed the water CIP and debt service items. Council Member Nielsen asked why the Davis
Street pathway is included FY26, but the project is happening now. Treasurer Stokes noted that
staff needs to review current year projects because budgeting happens almost a year ahead of time
and priorities can shift, or change based on funding. The pathway project got bumped up instead
of being pushed out to FY26. Council Member Nelson noted that the projects planned make the
city more walkable and pedestrian friendly. Having the Streets Local Option Tax funds has made
a positive impact. Clerk Wagner reviewed the Streets LOT and noted that the city had a plan and
has shown the community that the plan can be executed which will help with the renewal of the
Streets LOT. The City Council discussed grants the city has received and the process of getting to
a maintenance phase of infrastructure instead of playing catch up. Additionally, the City Council
discussed funding workforce housing.
Draft FY23 Operation & Maintenance Budget
Human Resources Manager Traci Malvich presented to City Council a review and discussion of
the draft operations budget related to personnel. Manager Malvich reviewed the salary survey
results, market deficiency and corrections as well as a suggested market increase and benefit rate
increases. Additionally, Manager Malvich gave an overview of employee satisfaction survey
results and the possibility of adding long term disability insurance as a benefit.
Treasurer Stokes reviewed presented to City Council a review and discussion of the draft overall
operations and maintenance budget.
Property Tax
City Treasurer Linda Stokes reviewed and discussed the maximum allowable increase derived
from the 3% increase ($217,531), the increase derived from 90% of new construction ($133,188),
and the allowable increase for operations and maintenance from foregone ($76,018). The current
draft includes an effective increase of 5.48%.
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Council Break at 11:27 AM Returning at 11:44 AM
City Council Deliberation
The City Council provided guidance and direction to staff regarding the discussed elements of the
Draft FY24 Budget and to bring back a balanced tentative budget with the maximum allowable
increase.
Council Member Nielsen questioned the city campus CIP request. Treasurer Stokes reviewed the
funding requested for $300,000 for paving the parking lot behind City Hall and noted that APRA
funds have been received for the project. Council Member Thrower expressed that not every
funding source needs to be thrown at the housing crisis. The Council additionally discussed the
timeline for the APRA funds.
ADJOURNMENT
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Without further business, Mai or Giles adjourned the meeting at 12:18 p.m.
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