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HomeMy Public PortalAboutCouncil Minutes 2000 02/10MINUTES McCall City Council Regular Meeting Thursday, February 10, 2000 Table of Contents Call To Order and Roll Call Public Comment Consent Agenda Business Public Hearing Business Executive Session Business Reports Adjournment Page 1 of 8 February 10, 2000 City Council Minutes CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Mayor Allan Muller called the regular meeting of the McCall City Council to order at 7:00pm. Ms. Arp, Mr. Colton, Mr. Muller, Mr. Eimers, 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. PUBLIC COMMENT Mr. Muller called for public comment. There was none. CONSENT AGENDA There were corrections to the minutes of January 27, 2000. Questions were asked concerning the warrant register. Mr. Muller moved to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. Mr. Eimers seconded the motion. All Council Members voted aye. The motion carried. BUSINESS AB 00-02 Airport Advisory Committee Charter Geoff Rowe explained that the Airport Advisory Committee would like to adopt a new charter. The first change was to allow any individual to apply for an opening on the committee. The other change would include all businesses in the distribution of information, such as agendas and minutes, and would encourage them to attend and/or participate in all public committee meetings. Mr. Eimers moved to approve the new charter of the Airport Advisory Committee. Mr. Colton seconded the motion. All Council Members voted aye. The motion carried. Page 2 of 8 February 10, 2000 City Council Minutes PUBLIC HEARING 7:15 PM AB 99-138 Golf Course Green Fees Mr. Muller opened the public hearing at 7:14 pm. There was no testimony. The public hearing was closed at 7:16 pm. The Council Members discussed the differences between the 1999 and 2000 rates. The main difference is the increase in the season passes for 2000 from $400 to $415. Ms. Arp moved to approve the Golf Course green fees structure recommended for the 2000 season. Mr. Muller seconded the motion. All Council Members voted aye. The motion carried. There was discussion about whether or not the Golf Course would need an allocation from the City's general fund to balance the budget. Max Williamson stated that the last report the committee received shows that the Golf Course had a positive cash flow for the year. BUSINESS AB 00-12 Appointment of Two New Airport Advisory Committee Members Mr. Rowe stated that the Airport Advisory Committee had two vacancies. There were 10 applicants for the committee with aviation and business backgrounds. The Airport Advisory Committee recommended appointment of Gordon Eccles and Kurt Becker to the vacant seats. The Committee recommended Mike Anderson as an alternate, should one of the other candidates not wish to be appointed. There was discussion concerning the rating of the candidates. Mr. Muller and Mr. Eimers felt that Jerry Robinson rated high and that he should be appointed to the committee. Mr. Eimers moved to appoint Mr. Becker and Mr. Robinson, with Mr. Eccles being an alternate, to the Airport Advisory Committee. Mr. Muller seconded the motion. Ms. Arp moved to amend the motion to appoint Mr. Eccles and identify Mr. Becker as the alternate. Mr. Colton seconded the motion. All Council Members voted aye on the amendment. Page 3 of 8 February 10, 2000 City Council Minutes All Council Members voted in favor of the amended motion to appoint Mr. Eccles and Mr. Robinson, with Mr. Becker as an alternate, to the Airport Advisory Committee. The motion carried. Both appointments expire December 31, 2002. AB 00-05 Water Treatment Citizens Advisory Committee Mr. Kirkpatrick stated that eleven people had expressed an interest in being on the Water Treatment Citizens Advisory Committee. He explained that the Council appointment would not prevent them from adding members in the future. Mr. Eimers moved to appoint Gary Kimball, Don Green, Jacquelyn Harvey, Scott Davenport, Jim Staup, Ted Whiteman, David Simmonds, Kim Allen, Tamarack Gillingham, Joe Johnson, Nick Wiese, Lindley Kirkpatrick and Bill Keating as voting members to the Water Treatment Citizens Advisory Committee with Rick Orton as the facilitator. Mr. Colton seconded the motion. All Council Members voted aye. The motion carried. AB 00-13 Water Treatment Plant EPA Special Projects Grant Proposal Mr. Kirkpatrick presented a draft of the EPA Special Projects Grant Application. The grant will provide funding for the committee to help select the most cost effective alternative for a water treatment plant. Congress has already appropriated the money, but the application needed to be complete to receive the funds. There was discussion about editorial changes that need to be made to the application. Mr. Eimers moved to authorize the Mayor to sign the completed application. Mr. Colton seconded the motion. At a roll call vote, Mr. Muller, Mr. Eimers, Mr. Colton, Ms. Arp and Mr. Venable voted aye. The motion carried. AB 00-04 J-Ditch Project Update Paul Levihn provided an update on the status of the project. He stated that IDWR has approved the soils report and the suitability of the embankment design, subject to the provision of limited additional data. He stated that IDWR has tentatively approved the 2:1 slopes for most of the walls. One side may need 2.5:1 slopes. Mr. Levihn stated that a joint meeting with DEQ, IDWR and BOR was held to settle question of the storage capacity needed for the reservoir. Mr. Levihn presented several charts that showed the projected storage requirements. The charts indicated that a 268 million gallon reservoir would not require any discharge over the next five years. Page 4 of 8 February 10, 2000 City Council Minutes In response to comments from the regulatory agencies, Mr. Levihn requested a letter from the City identifying: the City's commitment to an aggressive I&I reduction program; the City's plans for accommodating future growth; and rate studies or other demonstration that the City can pay for the loans and operating costs of the facility. Mr. Levihn noted that the regulatory agencies came through exactly on the date that they agreed to and that they had been very helpful. He also explained that BOR is expecting a 268 million gallon facility to be built, and basing their approval on that capacity. Mr. Kirkpatrick stated that JUB, Mr. Levihn and the regulatory agencies had all worked hard to get to this point. He stated that Mr. Levihn and JUB had kept in close contact with him throughout the process. Mr. Kirkpatrick asked the Council to take up two additional action items under this agenda bill following the executive session. AB 00-10 City Engineer Update Mr. Kirkpatrick explained that the City Engineer Selection Committee had met on Tuesday. They reviewed fifteen applications, nine from individuals and six from consulting firms. The field was narrowed to firms. An interview has been scheduled with one firm. The Committee expects to have a recommendation at the next City Council meeting. AB 00-11 City Manager Search Committee and Selection Process Council discussed the timetable provided by Ms. Blake for the City Manager Search. The first meeting with the committee is to be held March 3, 2000. The following meetings will all be moved up one week. Council hopes to make an appointment for a City Manager at their first meeting in April. Mr. Eimers moved to adopt the City Manager Selection process with the schedule as amended. Mr. Muller seconded the motion. All Council Members voted aye. The motion carried. EXECUTIVE SESSION At 8:20 pm, Mr. Muller moved to go into executive session per Idaho Code 67- 2345(1fl to consider pending litigation and Idaho Code 67-2345(1 c) to consider the purchase of property. 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. Page 5 of 8 February 10, 2000 City Council Minutes Mr. Colton moved to come out of executive session at 9:10 pm. 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. The discussion concerned the Bezates litigation and the Seubert property purchase. BUSINESS AB 00-14 Bezates Condemnation Lawsuit Mr. Colton moved for City Council to authorize Bill McCurdy to sign the Bezates settlement on behalf of the City. 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. AB 00-15 Seubert Property Purchase Mr. Colton moved to proceed with the Seubert agreement as presented and authorize the Mayor to sign the agreement and authorize payment to Seubert. 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. AB 00-04 J-Ditch Project Update Mr. Kirkpatrick explained that JUB requested an addendum to their contract reflecting the revised submittal date for the soils data. The addendum has no financial impact and the completion date has not changed. He asked that the Council authorize JUB to begin final design on the project. Mr. Eimers moved to authorize JUB to proceed to final design and authorize the Mayor to sign addendum #1 to the JUB contract. At a roll call vote, Mr. Muller, Mr. Eimers, Mr. Colton, Ms. Arp and Mr. Venable voted aye. The motion carried. Page 6 of 8 February 10, 2000 City Council Minutes REPORTS City Attorney — Dave Bieter • No report. Acting City Manager & City Planner — Lindley Kirkpatrick • The Comprehensive Plan open house will be held February 23, 2000 from 4:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Copies of the final draft will be available. Acting City Clerk — Cathleen Koch • The Feers property has been paid off. • WICAP needs a representative. Mayor Muller appointed Marilyn Arp as the representative. City Councilor — Ray Venable • No report. City Councilor — Marilyn Arp • Wanted to know if the Planning and Zoning Committees still had vacancies. Mr. Kirkpatrick stated that P&Z had only received requests from current members. There are still 2 vacancies on Impact P&Z and 1 on City P&Z. • Asked if the City had been spending money on an investigation of the recall election. Mr. Kirkpatrick stated that there is an investigation being conducted by the Attorney General's Office that the City is not spending any funds on. He stated that it would not be appropriate to comment on the matter, as it is currently under investigation. Ms. Arp stated that the investigation was news to her and that she had not heard of it until she read the newspaper. Mr. Bieter stated that it would be inappropriate for the City to investigate or prosecute the matter. City Councilor — Kirk Eimers • Mr. Eimers, Mr. Muller and Mr. Kirkpatrick will be going to Boise to meet with Governor Kempthome, his staff and members from Congress to request assistance with the water treatment plant. City Councilor — Ralph Colton • No report. Page 7 of 8 February 10, 2000 City Council Minutes City Councilor — Mayor Allan Muller • No report. ADJOURNMENT Without further business, Mr. Muller moved to adjourn. Mr. Eimers seconded the motion. All Council Members voted aye. The motion carried. The Council adjourned at 9:30 pm. ATTEST: D/L Cathleen A. Koch, Actingity Clerk A t•''' kt44.)k" an uller, Mayor Page 8 of 8 February 10, 2000 City Council Minutes