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HomeMy Public PortalAboutCouncil Minutes 2000 03/09MINUTES McCall City Council Regular Meeting Thursday, March 9, 2000 Table of Contents Call To Order and Roll Call Public Comments Consent Agenda Business Reports Adjournment Page 1 of 6 March 9, 2000 City Council Minutes CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Mayor Muller called the regular meeting of the McCall City Council to order at 7:OOpm. Ms. Arp, Mr. Muller, Mr. Colton, 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 Deputy City Clerk, Consuelo Blake. PUBLIC COMMENT The Mayor called for public comment. There were no comments. CONSENT AGENDA The following items were listed on the consent agenda: • Minutes of February 24, 2000 Meeting, approved as amended. • Invoice Approval List Dated March 9, 2000, approved as amended. Mr. Eimers moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Mr. Colton seconded the motion. All council members voted aye. The motion carried. BUSINESS AB — 0019 McCall Public Library Expansion Gloria Cantrell sought the support of the City Council for the library's expansion project. Funds collected from the 3`d Annual Festival of Trees will be used to cover the architect's fees, which is the next step in the process. The community and the Friends of the Library have been very supportive of the expansion, which will hopefully be completed within the next 3 years. Ms. Cantrell is also looking at alternative funding resources. Mr. Colton moved to support the endeavors of Ms. Cantrell and the Friends of the Library in their goal of expanding the McCall Public Library. Mr. Eimers seconded the motion. All Council Members voted aye. The motion carried. Page 2 of 6 March 9, 2000 City Council Minutes AB — 00-20 CUP-00-2 for a Day Care Center at 114 Lake Street Submitted by Rick and Helen Crawford, Lindley Kirkpatrick, City Planner, spoke in favor of approval, stating that a public hearing was held on 2/1/00 and that the CUP had been properly posted. He went on to state that the request met P&Z requirements with some amendments, which were in the packet, and that there was sufficient parking for the facility. In addition, the Crawford's requested that the Fire Department, prior to occupancy, inspect the site and the fence. Mr. Eimers moved to adopt CUP-00-2 as amended. Mr. Colton seconded the motion. All Council Members voted aye. The motion carried. AB-00-21 Golf Advisory Committee Recommendations Candidates Roger Snodgrass and Marc Rhoades presented themselves to the City Council to fill the vacancies on the Golf Advisory Committee. Ms. Arp moved to appoint Mr. Snodgrass and Mr. Rhoades to the Golf Advisory Committee. Mr. Colton seconded the motion. All Council Members voted aye. The motion carried. AB-00-10 Approval of Holladay Engineering as City Engineer Lindley Kirkpatrick, Acting City Manager, spoke in favor of appointing Holladay Engineering as City Engineer, providing services as authorized by the City Manager and the Public Works Director. Dave Bieter, City Attorney, recommended that the contract be amended to remove the limitations of liability and to strike all period references except for the 30-day termination agreement. Mr. Eimers moved to approve the contract as amended, appoint Holladay Engineering as the City Engineer, and authorize the Mayor to sign all contracts. Mr. Colton seconded the motion. All Council Members voted aye. The motion carried. AB-00-22 Park Street Bay Turn Lindley Kirkpatrick, City Planner, spoke in favor of the addendum to the Cooperative Agreement with ITD and the amended agreement with Keller and Associated to go ahead with this project now, rather than later, and to include it as part of the Downtown Improvement Project. Ms. Arp and Mr. Muller expressed concerns regarding the State and the condition of how the road would be left after construction of the left turn lane onto Park Street, as well suggesting for additional funding sources. Page 3 of 6 March 9, 2000 City Council Minutes Mr. Colton moved to approve the Park Street Turn Bay Project and authorize the Mayor to sign all contracts. Mr. Eimers seconded the motion. At a roll call vote, Ms Arp, Mr. Colton, Mr. Eimers, Mr. Muller and Mr. Venable voted aye. The motion carried. AB-00-23 Business License Ordinance — Draft for first Readin_q Dave Bieter, City Attorney, spoke in favor of adopted a business license ordinance stating the actual fees were excluded and that the administration costs were to be paid in the first year. Businesses not in possession of a license would be fined a fee up front and that there would be no renewal fee. Ms. Arp expressed concern regarding multiple businesses under one name. Mr. Bieter stated that the ordinance was discretionary on purpose and that the function of the business licenses was more of that of a registry rather than a revenue -generating item. Additionally, Ms. Arp requested verbiage of the ordinance be reworded to reflect gender neutral terminology. Mr. Eimers suggested a one time $10.00 administration fee for the Business License and a $50.00 fine fee for those found not in compliance of the ordinance. Ms. Arp agreed. Mr. Colton moved to suspend the rules and read by title only and to assign an ordinance number. Mr. Eimers seconded the motion. At a roll call, Ms. Arp, Mr. Colton, Mr. Eimers, Mr. Muller, and Mr. Venable voted aye. The motion carried. Dave Bieter, City Attorney, read the Business License Ordinance. REPORTS Acting City Manager & City Planner — Lindley Kirkpatrick • Mr. Kirkpatrick informed the Council of the upcoming Public Hearing on March 22, 2000 to be conducted by JUB concerning the Environmental Review on J-Ditch. Mr. Kirkpatrick also stressed the need for Planning and Zoning members. Each Council Member agreed to talk with at least 2 people each to see if they were interested. Mr. Kirkpatrick also discussed the issue of the proposed bike path behind City Hall. The IDWR grant for the path is to cover both the purchase of the land and the construction of the path itself. Additionally, the grant stipulates that this all needs to be completed by June of this year. Page 4 of 6 March 9, 2000 City Council Minutes City Attorney — Dave Bieter • Mr. Bieter informed Council that an Annexation Committee was in the works and that AIC should be contacted for more information. Deputy City Clerk/Personnel Coordinator — Consuelo Blake • Ms. Blake updated the Council on the status of the search for a new City Manager stating that the list of candidates to be interviewed by telephone was down to 13. City Councilor — Marilyn Arp • Ms. Arp wanted to make sure that Toothman-Orton agreements were amended as Council had requested and that the engineering percentage on the lift station stayed the same. City Councilor — Ralph Colton • Mr. Colton stated that he would not be at the next Council meeting on MARCH 23, 2000. He also reminded staff that the we need to annex the Seubert Site and de - annex the Bezates Site and to get that on the agenda. City Councilor — Kirk Eimers • Mr. Eimers brought up the subject of the local option tax. Mr. Colton would like to develop and agenda for the topic. Ms. Arp would like to have it done by budget time. Mr. Kirkpatrick suggested having the community bring the topic to the City Council, utilizing their past research and their viewpoints. Mr. Eimers also noticed $16,000 over expenditure in the Recreation budget. Mr. Kirkpatrick will discuss the issue with Mr. Peckham as report back to Council. City Councilor — Mayor Muller • Mr. Muller wanted to reinforce that the path of communication in our city government system is through Council, and not any one individual. Golf Department — Dan Pillard • Mr. Pillard apologized to Council for arriving late and not being able to present Mr. Snodgrass and Mr. Rhoades for appointment to the Golf Advisory Committee. Mr. Pillard thanked the Council for appointing Mr. Snodgrass and Mr. Rhoades to the Committee. Mr. Pillard went on to report that part of the business plan for the Golf Department is to conduct a marketing analysis on the Clubhouse. The Committee believes that Page 5 of 6 March 9, 2000 City Council Minutes contracts are the best way to proceed with the Clubhouse but are exploring other options. Mr. Pillard predicted an early opening for the Golf Course. The 6,000' of new drain lines installed last season will help significantly to lower the water table. Three lifetime memberships to the Golf Course have been sold so far generating significant revenue, which will go towards golf cart and path repairs. Other plans for the Golf Course include reshaping and re -grading the driving range. During the last few months, the golf department has succeeded in grinding over 75 cutting units. Additionally, Mr. Pillard is working with Toothman-Orton to create an easier and more environmentally safe golf course. Mr. Pillard is trying to improve the overall image of the municipal Golf Course and is addressing safety issues, incorporating MSDS to reduce liabilities. In the Parks Department, Mr. Pillard and his staff are working on grants and donations to improve the shoreline area, specifically around Mill Park. The observation deck will be closed due to safety hazards. In the Downtown area, Mr. Pillard and his staff have installed over 3,000' of irrigation lines and are involving master gardeners and the public in the Downtown Improvement Project. 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 8:04pm. ( Allan Muller, Mayor ATTEST: Consuelo Blake, Deputy City Clerk Page 6 of 6 March 9, 2000 City Council Minutes