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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2015LOCAL OPTION TAX COMMISSION City of McCall Meeting Agenda June 11, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. McCall City Library 218 East Park Street 1;) A. Call to Order and Roll Call B. Approve Minutes C. Deliberations D. Adjournment Americans with Disabilities Act Notice: The City Council meeting room is accessible to persons with disabilities. If you need assistance, please contact City Hall at 634-7142. LOT COMA11,5510NAGENDA Page 1 of 1 June 11, 2015 " MINUTES LOCAL OPTION TAX COMMISSION Special Meeting June 10, 2015 McCall City Hall, Legion Hall Call to Order and Roll Call The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. LOT Commissioners present were Lisa Wood, Helen Eimers, Roger Snodgrass, Jerame Petry, Carolyn Trino, and David Hansen. Staff members present were BessieJo Wagner, City Clerk; and Lisa Kundrick, Deputy City Clerk. The commissioners once again introduced themselves to the audience. Approve Minutes Commissioner Snodgrass motioned to approve the LOT Commission meeting minutes from June 8, 2015. Commissioner Trino seconded the motion. In a voice vote all commissioners voted aye and the motion carried. Agenda Amendments The representative for McCall Music Society, Richard Surbeck, was not present at the last meeting and requested to be heard on tonight's schedule. Commissioner Hansen moved to allow McCall Music Society to present their application following the scheduled presentations. Commissioner Snodgrass seconded the motion. In a voice vote all commissioners voted aye and the motion carried. Several commissioners requested to combine the deliberations with tonight's agenda instead of having a separate meeting on Thursday, June 11. Commissioner Hansen moved to amend the agenda to allow deliberations (as time allows) following the presentations with the option of continuing on June 11 if necessary. Commissioner Petry seconded the motion. In a roll call vote Commissioner Hansen, Commissioner Petry, Commissioner Eimers, Commissioner Snodgrass, Commissioner Trino, and Commissioner Wood all voted aye and the motion carried. Presentation of Applications Applications for LOT funding were presented in the following order: 1) Bob Krahn, McCall Area Snowmobilers; trail grooming. 2) Erin Roper, McCall Nordic Ski Club; McCall Re -Mastered event. 3) Nancy Giles, McCall Winter Sports Club; Tri-Divisional Race. 4) Mark Beaver, McCall Winter Sports Club; Big Mountain Competition. 5) Dennis Coyle, Parks and Recreation Director, presented on behalf of the entire City of McCall LOT applications. The City broke down their requests into top priority, contingency, and additional needs. Supplemental Discussions: LOT COMMISSION MINUTES June 10, 2015 Page 1 " " " a) Eric McCormick, Golf Course Superintendent, explained the need for the 300-gallon sprayer. b) Meg Lojek, Library Director, explained the request for the Library expansion design development. 6) Richard Surbeck, McCall Music Society, SummerFest Music Festival. (Mr. Surbeck stated that they were not in need of $4500 and an amount in the $2500 range as in the past would be adequate.) The commissioners adjourned for a break from 7:50 to 8:00 p.m. Deliberations Commissioner Trino moved to have the commission go into deliberations to decide funding. Commissioner Petry seconded the motion. In a voice vote all commissioners voted aye and the motion carried. BessieJo Wagner, City Clerk, began the discussion by reminding the commissioners to refer to the Ordinance for guidance and proceeded to review the LOT categories with the group. Commissioner Hansen moved to eliminate the following 6 projects from the FY16 LOT Funding Matrix: 1. 16-10 City of McCall Parks & Rec Department Brown Park ADA compliant playground 2. 16-11 City of McCall Parks & Rec Department Recreation program vehicle 3. 16-12 City of McCall Parks & Rec Department Mini truck 4. 16-14 City of McCall Airport Land acquisition grant match 5. 16-15 City of McCall Parks & Golf Departments Purchase brush chipper 6. 16-41 City of McCall Community Development McCall Area Pathway Wayfinding Implementation, Phase 2 Commissioner Snodgrass seconded the motion. In a voice vote all members voted aye and the motion carried. Commissioner Trino moved to eliminate project 16-06 City of McCall Golf Course - Patch and seal cart paths and project 16-42 City of McCall Parks and Recreation - Brown Park site improvements, city-wide park furniture from the FY16 LOT Funding Matrix. Commissioner Hansen seconded the motion. In a voice vote three members voted aye, three members voted no and the motion failed. After a brief discussion and considering the presentation given by the City staff, there was consensus from the commissioners to add project 16-06 City of McCall Golf Course - Patch and seal cart paths and 16-42 City of McCall Parks and Recreation - Brown Park site improvements, city-wide park furniture to the FY16 LOT Contingency Funding Matrix. Commissioner Petry moved to eliminate project 16-31Rivers Crossing HOA - Sheep Bridge pathway from the FY16 LOT Funding Matrix. Commissioner Snodgrass seconded the motion. Rationale expressed by the commission to eliminate this project was that it did not contribute to LOT COMMISSION MINUTES June 10, 2015 Page 2 " " bringing taxpaying tourist to the City. In a voice vote all members voted aye and the motion carried. Commissioner Trino moved to eliminate project 16-04McCal1 Community Tennis Association (MCTA) - Public tennis court rebuilding project from the FY16 LOT Funding Matrix. Commissioner Eimers seconded the motion. Rationale expressed by the commission to eliminate this project was that it did not contribute to bringing taxpaying tourist to the City. In a voice vote all members voted aye and the motion carried. Commissioner Petry moved to eliminate project 16-19McPAWS Inc. - Annual operating expenses from the FY16 LOT Funding Matrix. Commissioner Hansen seconded the motion. Rationale expressed by the commission to eliminate this project was that when the Executive Director of McPaws presented the project she stated that although the McPaws operations had and continues to grow, the need had diminished. The commissioners also noted that in the last two years McPaws had shown a profit. In a voice vote four members voted aye, two members voted no, and the motion carried. Commissioner Snodgrass moved to approve project 16-34 McCall Area Snowmobilers - Trail Grooming for the FY16 LOT Funding Matrix at $30,000 instead of $37,500. Commissioner Trino seconded the motion. In a voice vote three members voted aye, three members voted no, and the motion failed. Commissioner Petry stated that it was justified to grant project 16-34 McCall Area Snowmobilers - Trail Grooming full funding due to the number of snowmobilers that stay in hotels and pay money into the City economy through restaurants, groceries, gas etc. Commissioner Petry moved to fully fund project 16-34 McCall Area Snowmobilers - Trail Grooming for the FY16 LOT Funding Matrix. Commissioner Snodgrass seconded the motion. In a voice vote five members voted aye, one member voted no and the motion carried. Commissioner Hansen moved to eliminate project 16-27 Richard J. Sabala Foundation - Manchester Ice Center, ice chiller, phase lfrom the FY16 LOT Funding Matrix. Commissioner Snodgrass seconded the motion. The rationale for eliminating this project was that the Commission thought that the Richard J. Sabala Foundation should pay to operate the ice rink as they said they would when the ice rink was built. The commission also felt that the rink should be self sustain and should not use tax dollars to supplement their operations. In a voice vote four members voted aye, two members voted no, and the motion carried. Commissioner Trino moved to approve project 16-22 McCall Public Library - Library Expansion Design Development Fees for the FY16 LOT Funding Matrix at$10,000 instead of $25,000. Commissioner Hansen seconded the motion. Rationale for the lower amount was that Commissioner Trino felt that there were architects in town that would do pro-bono work for the Library. Commissioner Wood did not agree with the rationale provided and stated that since the City of McCall Department Heads all agreed that the Library project was number one then the commission should respect the recommendation from staff. She also stated that the project could LOT COMMISSION MINUTES June 10, 2015 Page 3 " " not be done with only $10,000. In a voice vote two members voted aye, four members voted no and the motion failed. Commissioner Snodgrass moved to approve projects 16-23 McCall Area Chamber of Commerce - 2016 Winter Carnival Fireworks and 16-24 McCall Area Chamber of Commerce - 2016 Fourth of July Fireworks at $8,000 each with $2,000 each in contingency for the FY16 LOT Funding Matrix. Commissioner Wood seconded the motion. In a voice vote five members voted aye, one member voted no and the motion carried. Commissioner Snodgrass moved to approve project 16-28 Idaho Hockey Foundation - Jr. Steelheads expenses at $7,000 with $3,000 in contingency for the FY16 LOT Funding Matrix. Commissioner Hansen seconded the motion. In a voice vote all members voted aye and the motion carried. Commissioner Trino moved to approve project 16-18 Payette Lakes Ski Club - Bear Basin Nordic Center structure at $7,500 with $7,500 in contingency for the FY16 LOT Funding Matrix. Commissioner Snodgrass seconded the motion. In a voice vote all members voted aye and the motion carried. Commissioner Trino moved to eliminate project 16-26 McCall Music Society - SummerFest 2016 from the FY16 LOT Funding Matrix. Commissioner Wood seconded the motion. Rationale to eliminate this project was that the presenter stated that the project did not really need the LOT funding and would defer to the Commission on what they thought fair. The Commission also noted that this project had a significant profit the year prior. In a voice vote five members voted yes and one member voted no and the motion carried. Commissioner Hansen moved to approve project 16-07 Treasure Valley Transit - Public transit bus routes at $40,000 with $5,000 in contingency for the FY16 LOT Funding Matrix. Commissioner Trino seconded the motion. In a voice vote four members voted yes and two member voted no and the motion carried. Commissioner Trino moved to eliminate project 16-32 McCall Folklore Society - Summer Music Series from the FY16 LOT Funding Matrix. Commissioner Hansen seconded the motion. In a voice vote all members voted aye and the motion carried. Commissioner Trino moved to approve the following budget totaling $349,520 with a contingency of $72,500 and priority order to present to City Council for approval: PRIORITY PROJECTS 16-16 City Clerk LOT administration direct costs $18,000 16-13 City of McCall Parks & Rec Department Special event cost recovery $35,000 16-25 McCall Area Chamber of Commerce Idaho Travel Council (ITC) grant match $25,000 16-23 McCall Area Chamber of Commerce 2016 Winter Carnival Fireworks $8,000 16-24 McCall Area Chamber of 2016 Fourth of July Fireworks $8,000 LOT COMMISSION MINUTES June 10, 2015 Page 4 " c " Commerce 16-34 McCall Area Snowmobilers Trail Grooming $37,500 16-17 Payette Lakes Ski Club Bear Basin grooming $10,000 16-22 McCall Public Library Library Expansion Design Development Fees $25,000 16-09 City of McCall Parks & Rec Department Rotary Park final phase reconstruction $70,000 16-05 City of McCall Golf Course Golf course 300 gallon sprayer $35,000 16-07 Treasure Valley Transit Public transit bus routes $40,000 16-18 Payette Lakes Ski Club Bear Bason Nordic Center structure $7,500 16-21 Payette Lakes Community Association, Inc. Fun Day at the Park $950 16-08 Alpine Playhouse Improvements $5,000 16-28 Idaho Hockey Foundation Jr. Steelheads expenses $7,000 16-38 McCall Winter Sports Club Big Mountain Competition $2,450 16-39 McCall Winter Sports Club Tri-Divisional Race $3,350 16-37 McCall Nordic Ski Club McCall ReMastered Event Promotion $6,000 l 6-40 McCall Senior Citizens Install gutters and downspouts at four locations $4,000 16-33 McCall Arts and Humanities Council Cabin Fever Program $1,770 CONTINGENCY PROJECTS 16-07 Treasure Valley Transit Public transit bus routes $5,000 16-23 McCall Area Chamber of Commerce 2016 Winter Carnival Fireworks $2,000 16-24 McCall Area Chamber of Commerce 2016 Fourth of July Fireworks $2,000 16-18 Payette Lakes Ski Club Bear Bason Nordic Center structure $7,500 16-28 Idaho Hockey Foundation Jr. Steelheads expenses $3,000 16-06 City of McCall Golf Course Patch and seal cart paths $30,000 16-42 City of McCall Parks and Recreation Brown Park site improvements, city-wide park furniture $23,000 Commissioner Petry seconded the motion. In a voice vote all members voted Aye and the motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 9:23 p.m. LOT COMMISSION MINUTES June 10, 2015 /'K Wood Lisa , LO C ission Chair Page 5 LOCAL OPTION TAX COMMISSION City of McCall Meeting Agenda June 10, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. McCall City Hall, Legion Hall (Lower Level) 216 East Park Street A. Call to Order and Roll Call B. Approve Minutes C. Presentation of Applications: App. Number Applicant Purpose Order 16-34 McCall Area Snowmobilers Trail Grooming 18 16-37 McCall Nordic Ski Club McCall ReMastered Event Promotion 19 16-38 McCall Winter Sports Club Big Mountain Competition 20 16-39 McCall Winter Sports Club Tri-Divisional Race 21 16-16 City Clerk LOT administration direct costs 22 16-13 City of McCall Parks & Rec Department Special event cost recovery 23 16-09 City of McCall Parks & Rec Department Rotary Park final phase reconstruction 24 16-10 City of McCall Parks & Rec Department Brown Park ADA compliant playground 25 16-42 City of McCall Parks and Recreation Brown Park site improvements, city-wide park furniture 26 16-11 City of McCall Parks & Rec Department Recreation program vehicle 27 16-12 City of McCall Parks & Rec Department Mini truck 28 16-15 City of McCall Parks & Golf Departments Purchase brush chipper 29 16-05 City of McCall Golf Course Golf course 300 gallon sprayer 30 16-06 City of McCall Golf Course Patch and seal cart paths 31 16-22 McCall Public Library Library Expansion Design Development Fees 32 16-41 City of McCall Community Development McCall Area Pathway Wayfinding 33 Implementation, Phase 2 16-14 City of McCall Airport Land acquisition grant match 34 D. Adjournment Americans with Disabilities Act Notice: The City Council meeting room is accessible to persons with disabilities. If you need assistance, please contact City Hall crt 634-7142. LOT COMMISSION AGENDA June 10, 2015 Page 1 of 1 LOCAL OPTION TAX COMMISSION City of McCall Meeting Agenda June 8, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. McCall City Hall, Legion Hall (Lower Level) 216 East Park Street A. Call to Order and Roll Call B. Approve Minutes C. Presentation of Applications: App. Number Applicant Purpose Order 16-04 McCall Community Tennis Association Public tennis court rebuilding project 1 (MCTA) 16-07 Treasure Valley Transit Public transit bus routes 2 16-08 Alpine Playhouse Improvements 3 16-17 Payette Lakes Ski Club Bear Basin grooming 4 16-18 Payette Lakes Ski Club Bear Bason Nordic Center structure 5 16-19 McPAWS Inc. Annual operating expenses 6 16-21 Payette Lakes Community Association, Inc. Fun Day at the Park 7 16-23 McCall Area Chamber of Commerce 2016 Winter Carnival Fireworks 8 16-24 McCall Area Chamber of Commerce 2016 Fourth of July Fireworks 9 16-25 McCall Area Chamber of Commerce Idaho Travel Council (ITC) grant match 10 16-26 McCall Music Society Sum merFest 2016 11 16-27 Richard J. Sabala Foundation Manchester Ice Center, ice chiller, phase 1 12 16-28 Idaho Hockey Foundation Jr. Steelheads expenses 13 16-40 McCall Senior Citizens Install gutters and downspouts at four locations 14 16-31 Rivers Crossing HOA Sheep Bridge path 15 16-32 McCall Folklore Society Summer Music Series 16 16-33 McCall Arts and Humanities Council Cabin Fever Program 17 D. Adjournment Americans with Disabilities Act Notice: The City Council meeting room is accessible to persons with disabilities. If you need assistance, please contact City Hall at 634-7142. LOT COMMISSION AGENDA June 8, 2015 Page I of I MINUTES • LOCAL OPTION TAX COMMISSION Special Meeting June 8, 2015 McCall City Hall, Legion Hall Call to Order and Roll Call The meeting was called to order at 6:05 p.m. LOT Commissioners present were Lisa Wood, Roger Snodgrass, Jerame Petry, Carolyn Trino, and David Hansen. Helen Eimers was absent. Staff members present were BessieJo Wagner, City Clerk, and Lisa Kundrick, Deputy City Clerk. The commissioners introduced themselves to the audience. Approve Minutes Commissioner Snodgrass motioned to approve the LOT Commission meeting minutes from April 14, 2015. Commissioner Trino seconded the motion. In a voice vote, all commissioners voted aye and the motion carried. Presentation of Applications Applications for LOT funding were presented in the following order: 1) Mark Sherbourne , McCall Community Tennis Association. 2) Judi Watkins, Treasure Valley Transit. 3) Dana Parker, Alpine Playhouse. • 4) Colby Nielsen, Payette Lakes Ski Club. 5) Rebecca Wallick, McPaws. 6) George Pool, Payette Lakes Community Association. 7) McKenzie Christensen, McCall Area Chamber of Commerce. 8) John Barth, Sabala Foundation (Manchester Ice Center). 9) Robert Lyons, Idaho Hockey Foundation. 10) George Pool, McCall Senior Citizens. 11) Steve Williams, Rivers Crossing HOA. 12) Bruce Rumbaugh, McCall Folklore Society. 13) Debbie McCoy, McCall Arts & Humanities Council. • McCall Music Society was not represented. The meeting was adjourned at 8:43 p.m. Lisa Wood, LOT Commission Chair LOT COMMISSION MINUTES June 8, 2015 Page 1 " " " AGENDA LOCAL OPTION TAX COMMISSION Special Meeting April 14, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. McCall City Hall, Legion Hall (Lower Level) 216 East Park Street A. Call to Order and Roll Call B. Review Role of LOT Chair C. Elect Chair and Vice Chair D. Meeting Calendar E. Review LOT process F. Adjournment Americans with Disabilities Act Notice: The City Council Meeting room is accessible to persons with disabilities. If you need assistance, contact City Hall at 634-7142. LOT COMMISSION AGENDA April 14, 2015 MINUTES LOCAL OPTION TAX COMMISSION Special Meeting April 14, 2015 McCall City Hall, Legion Hall Call to Order and Roll Call The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. LOT Commissioners present were Dave Hansen, Helen Eimers, Lisa Wood, Roger Snodgrass, Carolyn Trino, BessieJo Wager, City Clerk, and Lisa Kundrick, Deputy City Clerk. Bob Hunt and Doug Russell were absent. Review Role of LOT Chair The commissioners discussed the role of Chair and reviewed McCall City Code Title 4, Chapter 12, Section 6. BessieJo Wagner explained the history of Local Option Tax and why it was established. Mrs. Wagner then stressed the importance of attending the upcoming budget preparation meetings with not only the City Council but at the City staff level as well. Commissioner Trino noted that it would also be helpful to see a budget summary from the prior year. Dates of upcoming budget meetings were reviewed according to the FY16 Budget Calendar. This will be detailed below. Elect Chair and Vice Chair Commissioner Snodgrass moved to nominate Commissioner Wood as Chair and Commissioner Hansen as Vice Chair. Commissioner Eimers seconded the motion. In a voice vote all commissioners voted aye. Meeting Calendar The group again discussed the FY16 Budget Calendar and reviewed the dates. Mrs. Wagner gave examples of the different types of meetings in the budgeting process (Department Head, Council, etc.). The LOT Commission will be able to start hearing requests after the June 5 Council Work Session and should be finished deliberating by June 19, as this is the date the LOT Commission will present requests to Council. LOT Budget dates will be emailed to the group as soon as the budget calendar is finalized. The LOT Commission will convene to hear presentations on June 8 and June 10, 2015. The third meeting to prioritize requests will be on June 11, 2015. Mrs. Wagner then discussed the LOT revenue forecast. It appears that revenue from FY16 will exceed amounts compared to last year. Mrs. Wagner estimated FY16 LOT revenue of at least $325K for planned requests and up to $75K for contingencies (total of $400K). The meeting was adjourned at 7:26 p.m. Lisa Wood, L ission Chair LOT COMMISSION MINUTES April 14, 2015 Page 1