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HomeMy Public PortalAboutCouncil Minutes 2000 07/13MINUTES McCall City Council Regular Meeting Thursday, July 13, 2000 Table of Contents Call To Order and Roll Call Public Comment Consent Agenda Business Reports Executive Session Adjournment Page 1 of 7 July 13, 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, City Manager Robert Strope, City Clerk Cathleen Koch and Police Chief Steve Wolf. PUBLIC COMMENT The Mayor called for public comment. Chuck Davis, representing Idaho Trout Unlimited, asked for authorization to fish from the Net Pens the weeks of July 15th and August 12th. He requested 1 weekend in July and August every year. Mr. Eimers moved to allow Idaho Trout Unlimited to have fishing from the net pens one weekend in July and August each year. Mr. Colton seconded the motion. All Council Members voted aye. The motion carried. CONSENT AGENDA The following items were listed on the consent agenda: • Minutes of June 8, 2000 Meeting • Minutes of June 26, 2000 Meeting • Invoice Approval List Dated July 10, 2000 • Payroll Report for Pay Period Ending June 23, 2000 • AB 00-57 St. Clair Contractors, Inc. Application for Payment #2 • AB 00-70 East-West Loop Purpose & Need Statement Mr. Colton asked about a letter concerning the transit system for handicap people. Staff will review the letter and handle the issue. Mr. Eimers moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Mr. Colton seconded the motion. All Council Members voted aye. The motion carried. Page 2 of 7 July 13, 2000 City Council Minutes BUSINESS AB 00-71 Scenic Byways Corridor Management Plan — Points of Interest Mary Allen presented the Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan and stated who was in charge of each area. She explained that all points of interest might not be included. Mr. Eimers moved to endorse the "points of interest" for inclusion in the Payette River Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan, as recommended by Mary Allen. Ms. Arp seconded the motion. All Council Members voted aye. The motion carried. AB 00-48 Fire Department Lease Mr. Strope stated that the Rural Fire District had already approved the lease. The changes that Council requested have already been made. The lease was set up to avoid the City being liable for any problems that may or may not occur. Mr. Colton moved to approve the lease agreement between the McCall Fire Protection District and the City of McCall and authorize the Mayor to sign. Mr. Eimers seconded the motion. At a roll call vote, Mr. Muller, Mr. Venable, Mr. Colton, Ms. Arp and Mr. Eimers voted aye. The motion carried. Mr. Muller moved to approve Resolution 00-14 and authorize the Mayor to sign. Mr. Eimers seconded the motion. At a roll call vote, Mr. Muller, Mr. Venable, Mr. Colton, Ms. Arp and Mr. Eimers voted aye. The motion carried. AB 00-72 Budget Update Mr. Strope passed out budget documents. He recommended that Council transfer money within departments from the approved budget. Council did not want to move their contingency money into other departments. They listed reasons why it was not a good idea to move the contingency money. For example, one of the City docks is sitting on the beach and needs to be fixed. Another reason was Council would like to give the Public Works Department a bonus for doing a great job. Council requested Robert find the extra $20,000 to cover the departments instead of using the contingency money. Mr. Eimers pointed out that last year the City ran in the black. This year will be the same. The City will be able to start paying off its debt, which was partly induced by Montgomery Watson. Page 3 of 7 July 13, 2000 City Council Minutes Mr. Strope wanted to know whether Council intends to maintain, expand or cut services. A list of what can be provided with the funds allocated will be presented with each budget. Mr. Eimers said that he wants to improve services with the same amount of money. August 5, 2000 will be an all -daylong budget presentation. Mr. Strope will calculate the 3 percent for property taxes. He estimated that it would give the City $50,000 to $60,000 extra. Mr. Strope asked if the Council Members wanted to see the aggregate amounts and levels of service or line -by-line items specifically. Ms. Arp stated that she would like to see the changes in the budget specifically. Mr. Colton would like the City to make its properties usable. He referred to Mill Park and the dog pound specifically. A capital improvement plan will be included for the next year. This year Mr. Strope will be concentrating on the departments' budgets. REPORTS City Manager — Robert Strope Mr. Strope added items to the Council Action list. The items included: • Handicap access transit system. • Impound lot. • Cemetery (Attorney Action Update). • Sheriffs department boat dock. • Response to Peter Johnson's letter concerning the sewer system. • Davis Beach South Dock — Mr. Bieter asked if we have proof of insurance. • Fee waivers — Golf Course and other departments need to adopt policies. Mr. Bieter does not recommend refunding or waiving fees on an ad hoc basis. There are ordinances on the books that may not have been enforced in the past or enforced uniformly. The City Manager is charged with enforcing the ordinances. The City needs to have a united front. If the Council Members are aware of ordinances that are not their intent, then Mr. Strope needs to know. There are several issues that have come up in reference to the current code. They include the following: • Hawkers Licenses for group events such as the recent Arts & Crafts Fair. • Some Cities limit yard sales to 2 to 4 per year. Mr. Eimers would like the sign ordinance enforced. Council would also like the junkyard ordinance looked at. Page 4of7 July 13, 2000 City Council Minutes Mr. Strope will have a Resolution that he was directed to prepare for the next meeting. City Councilor — Marilyn Arp Addressed an article in the newspaper about Lance Rogers being the Athletic Director for the high school. She asked how he could do a fulltime job at the police department and be an athletic director. Mr. Strope stated that each department head approves outside employment. Steve Wolf — Chief of Police Mr. Rogers is working 2 to 3 hours daily. Mr. Rogers said that it would not interfere with his job as a police officer. If the outside employment affects his job, he will not work as the athletic director. His first priority is to the police department. A copy of Senate Bill 1360 was distributed to the Council Members. It deals with threats against elected officials. Traffic has been a problem on Pilgrim Cove and Miles Standish. In particular, speeding and reckless driving. Carla Donica ordered speed bumps, but they cause too much damage to vehicles. They are also difficult to put down and take up for snow plowing. A stop sign and children at play signs have been put in the area. Mr. Eimers complimented the police department for their performance on the 4th of July. Matt Uranga — J-U-B Engineers, Inc. Mr. Uranga gave an update concerning the J-Ditch project. The application for payment will be refined because it is somewhat confusing. The changes will show the percentage of completion better. Mr. Uranga has a gut feeling that the project is behind. They may decide to work 7 days a week, 12 hours per day with a rotating crew. They can also bring in another scraper, which would increase productivity 25 percent. As a last result, 2 shifts could be run per day. A change order will be provided at the next meeting. It looks like the debris at the site has been completely removed. Mr. Uranga is estimating the change order to be between $30,000 and $35,000. City Attorney — Dave Bieter None. Page 5 of 7 July 13, 2000 City Council Minutes City Clerk — Cathleen Koch None. Ashley Royal — City Treasurer The current year's budget is in transition. Mr. Royal would like the projections to suffice for financials this month so that he can concentrate on the budget. Council agreed. City Councilor — Marilyn Arp The City needs to have a discussion on human rights in the near future to decide where the community is going. Mr. Strope and Ms. Arp will discuss how to handle the human rights issue. City Councilor — Mayor Muller Idaho Power and Citizens do not have anything prioritized right now for burying cables. Idaho Power needs to be on a future agenda. Mr. Strope noted that he met with Charter Communications concerning the cable TV franchise agreement. The new agreement includes an increase in fees from 3 to 5 percent. Mr. Muller requested an update concerning the local option taxes. Donna Glenn will be in a future meeting to give an update. They are looking at a 1 percent general sales tax and 2 percent bed only tax, no booze. It is estimated that the 2 taxes will generate $400,000 in revenue. The committee is identifying what the City will receive for the money and what the average household will spend compared to a tourist. The signs at Rotary Park need to be changed to include beer and wine. Bill Keating needs to be involved in any future sewer issues. Mr. Muller would like the grant administration position reviewed. He would like to see what grants have been received and what the City is receiving for their money. Mr. Eimers stated that a contract position was approved, not a staff member. Ms. Arp added that there is an additional cost to having somebody in Boise. Mr. Muller would like a grant writer not an administrator. City Councilor — Ray Venable None. Page 6 of 7 July 13, 2000 City Council Minutes City Councilor — Kirk Eimers The City needs to be represented with Payette Lakes Sewer System. Mr. Strope stated that Vern Brewer reviewed the sewer district agreement. Mr. Strope will contact the district about rewriting the agreement. People need to be asked not to park their vehicles in bike lanes. Mr. Wolf stated that he had received two complaints concerning Shore Lodge and Harry's Drydock. Shore Lodge will not park their vehicles in the bike lanes anymore. Harry's Drydock is still parking in the bike lanes. Mr. Wolf will address the issue. City Councilor — Ralph Colton Mr. Strope will be giving a draft evaluation to Mr. Colton. EXECUTIVE SESSION At 9:05pm, Mr. Muller moved to go into executive session per Idaho Code 67- 2345(1t) 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 9:34pm, Mr. Muller moved to come out of executive session. 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. 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 9:35pm. ATTEST: Ac>ean Muller, Mayor Page 7 of 7 July 13, 2000 City Council Minutes