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HomeMy Public PortalAboutCouncil Minutes 2000 01/13MINUTES McCall City Council Regular Meeting Thursday, January 13, 2000 Table of Contents Call To Order and Roll Call Oaths of Office Election of Mayor Election of Council President Public Comments Consent Agenda Business Reports Executive Session Adjournment Page 1 of 8 January 13, 2000 City Council Minutes CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The regular meeting of the McCall City Council was called to order by Allan Muller at 7:05pm. Ms. Arp, Mr. Colton, Mr. Muller, and Mr. Venable answered roll call. A quorum was present. City staff members present were Attorney Dave Bieter, Acting City Manager/City Planner Lindley Kirkpatrick and Acting City Clerk Cathleen Koch. OATHS OF OFFICE Ms. Arp and Mr. Colton subscribed to the official oath of office and were sworn by the Acting City Clerk. ELECTION OF MAYOR Ms. Arp moved to elect Mr. Colton as Mayor for the term January 2000 through January 2002. Mr. Colton seconded the motion. Ms. Arp stated that Mr. Colton had served on City Council for 6 years. He has the experience to be the Mayor, knows the system, is a problem solver, and people are comfortable talking to him. On a voice vote, there were 2 "ayes" and 2 "nays". The motion did not pass. Mr. Muller called for any other motions. There were none. ELECTION OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT Mr. Muller moved to elect Mr. Eimers as Council President for the term January 2000 through January 2002. Mr. Venable seconded the motion. On a voice vote, there were 2 "ayes" and 2 "nays". The motion did not pass. Page 2 of 8 January 13, 2000 City Council Minutes PUBLIC COMMENT Mr. Muller called for public comment. John Rygh, McCall resident, discussed his opposition to the snow removal ordinance. Mr. Rygh was concerned with the snow being pushed into his driveway and having to shovel it out of his driveway. Jim Arp, Timberlost property owner, began by saying that he supported the snow ordinance because pushing the snow in the street becomes a safety issue. Mr. Arp has received complaints from Timberlost homeowners because of the safety conditions. They are requesting help from the City of McCall in removing the large snow berms that are created at the end of their private roads. Mr. Arp and Hal Sager provided letters to the Council in reference to the berms. Bill Keating spoke about the possibilities for Public Works to help remove the berms. The public comment section was closed. CONSENT AGENDA There were corrections to the December 30, 1999 minutes and the warrant register. The waiver of a Hawkers License fee for winter carnival was added to the consent agenda. Ms. Arp moved to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. Mr. Colton seconded the motion. All council members voted aye. The motion carried. BUSINESS AB 99-140 Ordinance 737: Snow Removal There was discussion concerning keeping the road surface clean. The ordinance just gives a clearer definition, but is not a new policy. City staff was concerned with snow piling up in the right-of-way. It was decided that the language of the ordinance needed to be clarified to indicate that an obstruction in the road would not be allowed. Ms. Arp moved to suspend the rules and read by title only for the second reading Ordinance 737. Mr. Colton seconded the motion. All council members voted aye. The motion carried. Mr. Kirkpatrick read, by title only, Ordinance 737. Page 3 of 8 January 13, 2000 City Council Minutes AB 00-01 Change Airport Minimum Standards Fuel Flowage Section Mr. Rowe, Airport Manager, presented Resolution 00-02, to change resolution 14-98 as recommended by the Airport Advisory Committee. The proposed method of the distributor's paying the fee to the City instead of the FBO's would be beneficial in reducing the paperwork burden and would allow for better collection of fees. The FBO's object to the changes because the fuel may sit too long before it is sold. The FAA said as long as the minimum standards are fair to all, then they had no problem with the proposed resolution. Mike Dorris, resident of McCall, brought up concerns that he had about the changes to the fuel flowage section of the Airport Minimum Standards. There was discussion about whether or not the fee was a tax or a fee. There was also discussion about jet fuel growing fungus and/or bacteria. The fuel then has to be sold for cost or less. Mr. Rowe stated that distributor's can deliver split loads to segregate the amount of fuel given. The resolution will be revised to include the possibility of a refund for the fee on gallons of fuel that goes bad. Mr. Muller moved to accept the Airport Advisory Committee's recommendation and adopt resolution 00-02 to change resolution 14-98 and the Minimum Standards Part IV Fuel Flowage Fees section and to direct Mr. Bieter to work with Mr. Rowe to revise the resolution concerning jet fuel reimbursement. Ms. Arp seconded the motion. All council members voted aye. The motion carried. AB 00-02 Change to Airport Advisory Committee Charter Mr. Rowe requested that this agenda bill be tabled until the Airport Advisory Committee has time to review and draft the revised committee charter. The council members agreed to table the agenda bill until a future meeting. The Airport Advisory Committee is advertising for members. Mr. Eimers arrived at the meeting. Mr. Bieter suggested that the Council vote on a Mayor and Council President because there would not be a Mayor to handle administrative issues, such as the signing of paychecks. Page 4 of 8 January 13, 2000 City Council Minutes ELECTION OF MAYOR Mr. Venable moved to elect Mr. Muller as Mayor for the term January 2000 through January 2002. Mr. Eimers commented that Mr. Colton would also have been a good Mayor. Mr. Eimers seconded the motion and on a voice vote, there were 3 "ayes" and 2 "nays". The motion carried. ELECTION OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT Ms. Arp moved to elect Mr. Colton as Council President for the term January 2000 through January 2002. Mr. Colton seconded the motion. On a voice vote, there were 2 "ayes" and 3 "nays". The motion failed. Mr. Venable moved to elect Mr. Eimers as Council President for the term January 2000 through January 2002. Mr. Muller seconded the motion. On a voice vote, there were 3 "ayes" and 2 "nays". The motion carried. BUSINESS AB 00-03 CUP-00-1 Susan McCumber & Linda Fraser, dba The Yellow Garage Mr. Kirkpatrick presented the application, stating that the City Planning and Zoning Commission held a hearing and recommended adoption of the findings and conclusions to approve the Conditional Use Permit 00-1. There was no opposing testimony at the hearing. Mr. Kirkpatrick pointed out that the complete application and record of the case was attached to the agenda bill. Ms. Arp moved to adopt the Commission's Findings and Conclusions for Conditional Use Permit 00-1 as the Council's own. Mr. Colton seconded the motion. Four council members voted aye. Mr. Eimers abstained. The motion carried. AB 99-124 ZON 99-2 — John Hanks Zoning Map Amendment for Medleys Sports Mr. Kirkpatrick stated that the applicant has requested to continue this agenda bill to the January 27, 2000 meeting. There was discussion as to whether or not this should have been remanded to Planning and Zoning. City Council agreed to continue this agenda bill to the January 27, 2000 meeting. Page 5 of 8 January 13, 2000 City Council Minutes AB 00-04 J-Ditch Phase II Project Update Paul Levihn gave an update from the public information meeting conducted by J-U-B Engineers on January 12, 2000. There was discussion about concerns that Mr. Levihn and the regulatory agencies had about the Project, including the size of the drainage system, embankments, and an aggressive inflow and infiltration (I&I) reduction program including the replacement of leaking sewer lines. No action was taken. AB 00-05 Create Water Treatment Plant Citizens Advisory Committee The Council discussed forming a committee to investigate and evaluate the available options for the completion of the water treatment plant. The options that should be considered include the completion of the gravity filter design, alternative filtration technologies (membrane filtration), groundwater sources within or in close proximity to the City limits, and groundwater sources at more distant locations. All interested applicants will be considered. Mr. Eimers moved to form a Water Treatment Plant Citizens Advisory Committee to help evaluate the best alternatives in the City of McCall and advertise for members and take requests for the committee over the next month to begin sometime in February. Ms. Arp seconded the motion. All council members voted aye. The motion carried. AB 99-143 Ordinance 738: Lakeport Corporation LID #4 Segregation of Assessments Mr. Bieter requested that this agenda bill be continued to the January 27, 2000 meeting. The Council Members agreed to continue Ordinance 738 to the next meeting. AB 00-06 Review Draft of Business License Ordinance A draft was presented of the general business license. It was agreed that the purpose of the license was to track the number of businesses and not regulate them. Mr. Bieter will continue to work on the ordinance. AB 00-07 Resolution 00-01 to Designate Authorized Signatures on City Accounts Ms. Arp moved to approve the resolution 00-01 to designate authorized signatures on City accounts. Mr. Muller seconded the motion. All council members voted aye. The motion carried. Page 6 of 8 January 13, 2000 City Council Minutes REPORTS City Attorney — Dave Bieter • Clarified that remanding something back to the Planning and Zoning Commission is rare. Acting City Manager & City Planner — Lindley Kirkpatrick • The McCall Improvement Committee began prioritizing the projects that they intend to pursue. There will be a public presentation in February. • An open house is tentatively scheduled for the Comprehensive Plan on February 23, 2000. • Mr. Kirkpatrick and Bonnie Shikrallah will be meeting with the Department of Commerce on January 26, 2000 to begin the application process for GEM Community certification. • Mr. Kirkpatrick and Bonnie Shikrallah will be meeting with DEQ on January 19, 2000 to begin pursuing a water plant loan. • A house is located in the path of the Pine/Wooley Connector. The Council discussed the project and expressed concern about moving forward with the Pine/Wooley project ahead of other new road construction projects. Staff will continue to examine the project and report back to the Council. • The City Engineer application period closes February 1, 2000. The Council discussed the selection process and whether they want to hire an individual or a firm. The topic will be scheduled for action on January 27, 2000. • The City Manager application period closes February 15, 2000. The Council briefly discussed the selection process and asked that the rating sheets used in the past be provided for Council review. The topic will be scheduled for action at a future Council meeting. City Councilor — Marilyn Arp • The City's web site needs to be updated or changed. It was decided that if the current vendor could not do the maintenance, then the City needs to look at new options. City Councilor — Ralph Colton • Mr. Colton had no comments. City Councilor — Ray Venable • Mr. Venable had no comments. Page 7 of 8 January 13, 2000 City Council Minutes City Councilor — Kirk Eimers • It is fine for the City staff to use Toothman Orton on the sewer projects. The scheduling conference was set for January 18, 2000 to set the trial dates for Montgomery Watson. City Councilor — Mayor Allan Muller • Mayor Muller had no comments. EXECUTIVE SESSION At 10:15pm Mr. Muller moved to go into executive session per Idaho Code 67- 2345(f) to consider pending litigation. Mr. Eimers seconded the motion. At a roll call vote Mr. Muller, Mr. Eimers, Mr. Colton, Ms. Arp and Mr. Venable voted aye. The motion carried. The discussion concerned pending litigation. At 11:20pm Mr. Eimers moved to come out of executive session. Mr. Muller seconded the motion. At a roll call vote Mr. Muller, Mr. Eimers, Mr. Colton, Ms. Arp and Mr. Venable voted aye. The motion carried. ADJOURNMENT Without further business, Mr. Eimers moved to adjourn. Mr. Muller seconded the motion. All Council Members voted aye. The motion carried. The Council adjourned at 11:20pm. Allan Muller, Mayor ATTEST: Cathleen Koch, Acting City Clerk Page 8 of 8 January 13, 2000 City Council Minutes