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HomeMy Public PortalAboutCouncil Minutes 2000 06/22MINUTES McCall City Council Regular Meeting Thursday, June 22, 2000 Table of Contents Call To Order and Roll Call Public Comment Consent Agenda Business Reports Adjournment Page 1 of 6 June 22, 2000 City Council Minutes CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Mayor Muller called the regular meeting of the McCall City Council to order at 7:00pm. Mr. Muller, Mr. Colton, Mr. Eimers, and Mr. Venable answered roll call. A quorum was present. City staff members present were Attorney Dave Bieter, City Planner Lindley Kirkpatrick, and City Clerk Cathleen Koch. Agenda Bill 00-67 for the Junior Golf program was added to the agenda. 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 May 25, 2000 Meeting • Invoice Approval List Dated June 19, 2000 • Payroll Report for Pay Period Ending June 9, 2000 • Resolution 00-12 Waiving Open Container Ordinance for Big Bang 2000 • Waive Hawker's License Fee for McCall Lion's Club The Council Members noted that the police department's overtime was way up and encouraged them to bring it down. Mr. Colton stated that a budget analysis was included in the City Manager's goals and expectations. Mr. Eimers moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Mr. Colton seconded the motion, All Council Members voted aye. The motion carried. BUSINESS AB 00-65 Airport Lease for Dew Aircraft, Inc. Geoff Rowe presented the lease for Dew Aircraft, Inc. Kurt Braun, former owner of Pioneer Aviation, sold the hanger and the majority of his operation to Doug Walberg, owner of Dew Aircraft, Inc. The proposed standard lease is at the current rate for an FBO with no changes or modifications. Mr. Braun will continue to pay on his lease. A non -compete clause is in place between Mr. Braun, Mr. Walberg and McCall Air Taxi. The City does not have anything to do with the non -compete clause. Mr. Rowe Page 2 of 6 June 22, 2000 City Council Minutes recommended that the City not enter into future agreements whxen there are outside agreements between leaseholders. Mr. Eimers moved to approve the lease to Dew Aircraft, Inc, and authorize the Mayor to sign. Mr. Colton seconded the motion. At a roll call vote, Mr. Eimers, Mr. Colton, Mr. Venable and Mr. Muller voted aye. The motion carried. AB 00-67 Junior Golf Program Carl Floss requested the City to waive the green fees for people that don't have season passes. Adults will play with the juniors because there are not enough staff members to handle the program. The City will receive $1 for green fees. Mr. Colton moved to approve the program as explained by Mr. Hoss. Mr. Eimers seconded the motion. All Council Members voted aye. The motion carried. AB 00-66 Waive Park Permit Fee for Victory Cove Jr. High Puppet Show Ms. Koch explained that the Victory Cove Camp will be holding a puppet show and games for kids ages 4-10 at Mill Park June 27 through June 29, 2000. The event is nonprofit. The organization has already paid the fee. They have requested a refund to avoid the park permit fee. Mr. Eimers move to approve the Park Permit Fee to be waived for 3 days and refunded. Mr. Muller seconded the motion. All Council Members voted aye. The motion carried. AB 00-64 McCall Projects for the Ida -Ore Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Mr. Kirkpatrick presented the priorities for the McCall Projects for the Ida -Ore Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy. The list included: 1. Highway 55 Corridor Improvements of $2,500,000 2. McCall Ice Rink & Events Center of $700,000 3. Airport Sewer Project of $600,000 4. Downtown Parking of $900,000 5. Payette Lake Water Quality Improvement of $600,000 Mr. Colton moved to adopt the list of 5 economic development projects as described by Mr. Kirkpatrick. Mr. Eimers seconded the motion. All Council Members voted aye. The motion carried. Page 3 of 6 June 22, 2000 City Council Minutes AB 00-63 McCall Area Comprehensive Plan Mr. Kirkpatrick stated that the attached staff report detailed the recommendations made by the City Council and County Commissioners on June 13th. The report was delivered to the County Commissioners for action at their June 26th meeting. The changes to the Comprehensive Plan included: 1. New action items related to Big Payette Lakes 2. Animal shelter with the County 3. Eliminate Lake Fork as a study area from the map The changes will be incorporated in the final document and then presented in resolution form. REPORTS City Planner — Lindley Kirkpatrick Mr. Strope is out of town to move his family. The following week, he will be attending the AIC Conference. Mr. Kirkpatrick will also be attending the conference Wednesday through Friday. Bill Keating will be the Acting City Manager if necessary. J-U-B Engineers Inc. — Matt Uranga Mr. Uranga provided an update on the J-Ditch Project. It is estimated that the contractor is one week behind. It is getting better because a new crew has started working. The dikes will begin being built the following week, which will cause them to get 2 for 1 on their hauls. It may be necessary to work longer hours or have 2 crews working. It is premature to say at this point whether or not additional crews or longer hours will be needed. Scrap iron, concrete, logs and old car bodies have been found on the South side of the site. Material will have to be put back in the hole, which was unforeseen. A change order will be presented at the next meeting for the fill material needed. Mr. Uranga estimated that it would cost $15,000 extra, not including the embankment. The extra fill material will cost $284 per unit for approximately 4,000 yards. Beginning Monday, the agencies will be out to look at the area on the South side and give their approval to use the area. City Planner — Lindley Kirkpatrick It appears that all vendors for a group event such as the Arts and Crafts Fair need a separate Hawkers License. The code does not make a provision for group licenses. Page 4 of 6 June 22, 2000 City Council Minutes The police department currently delivers the Council's packets. The current time to cut off agenda bills is noon on Monday. Therefore, the packets are not complete and ready for delivery until Monday evening or Tuesday morning depending upon the police department's priorities. The Council Members agreed that the current time frame would be fine. Mr. Venable requested that his packet be delivered to his apartment on Floyd Street. Mr. Eimers would like his packet delivered to his home not his place of business. City Attorney — Dave Bieter The current code usually allows Council to set fees for permits/licenses by resolution. A resolution needs to be drafted according to what Council would like the policies to reflect. City Clerk — Cathleen Koch None. City Councilor — Ray Venable Everything in his department is running fine. City Councilor — Kirk Eimers Mr. Strope stated at a previous meeting that the Recreation Department would need additional funds. Mr. Eimers would like to see where those funds are coming from. The money needs to be found without amending the budget. Mr. Eimers complimented Craig Boswell for writing straightforward articles for the Advocate detailing what is happening in the City. Last year the City took in $10.5 million and spent $9 million. The auditors have said that the City's finances are getting back in order. The City still has debt, but at least it can start paying on the debt now. Two years ago the water system was in the red. Now, the City will be able to bury the power lines in conjunction with Idaho Power. Mr. Eimers does not intend to take the tax increase this year. He complimented staff for a job well done. City Councilor — Ralph Colton The City Manager's objectives were left open-ended. Mr. Strope is going to check each department to see if they are fully staffed. There has to be a break-even point to meet the needs of the citizens. It has been said in the past that specific departments should be self-sufficient, but they do bring people and business to McCall. Page 5 of 6 June 22, 2000 City Council Minutes City Councilor — Mayor Muller What is the status of the Udell property? Mr. Bieter said that the Last attempt was not cost effective. Mr. Muller has reservations about the grant administration position. He stated that the City needs a grant writer not an administrator. Mr. Muller would like to know how much money has been spent on the position and how much has been taken in to date. Maybe the job description needs to be rewritten. Idaho Power had a meeting to prioritize projects. Mr. Kirkpatrick mentioned that utilities would be moved for the Park Street project. He asked for estimates to bury the lines from the alley to South of Park Street. Mr. Muller requested an update on the employee bonus program and the impound storage lot. Mr. Kirkpatrick stated that he spoke to Mr. Collins who was dissatisfied with the City intending to build an impound lot. He doesn't know the current status. ADJOURNMENT Without further business, Mr. Eimers moved to adjourn. Mr. Colton seconded the motion. All Council Members voted aye. The motion carried. The Council adjourned at 8:35pm. ATTEST: Ca teen A. Koch, City Clerk Gf/v7 Ila'F Muller, Mayor Page 6 of 6 June 22, 2000 City Council Minutes