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HomeMy Public PortalAboutCouncil Minutes 2001 07/12MINUTES McCall City Council Regular Meeting Thursday, July 12, 2001 Table of Contents Call to Order and Roll Call Executive Session Public Hearing Public Comment Consent Agenda Business Reports Adjournment Page 1 of 8 July 12, 2001 City Council Minutes CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Mayor Muller called the regular meeting of the McCall City Council to order at 6:10 pm. Ms. Arp, Mr. Muller, Mr. Colton, Mr. Eimers, and Mr. Venable answered roll call. A quorum was present. City staff members present were Attorney Susan Buxton, Attorney Paul Turcke, City Manager Robert Strope and Finance Director/City Clerk Cathleen Koch. EXECUTIVE SESSION At 6:10 pm, Mr. Eimers moved to go into executive session per Idaho Code 67- 2345(1fl to consider pending litigation. 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. The discussion concerned pending litigation. At 6:55 pm, Mr. Colton 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. Council recessed at 6:55 pm. The meeting reconvened at 7:05 pm. Mr. Muller pointed out that two public hearings would be held first. There were additions to the warrant register. PUBLIC HEARING AB 01-73 R-5 Zoning Request & Ordinance Regarding Annexation Mayor Muller opened the Public Hearing. Mr. Kirkpatrick said he had received a couple of additional correspondence items, which have been provided to the Council. Staff is working with the applicant and agencies to address all issues. He hopes to have feedback from the FAA at the next Council meeting. Mr. Kirkpatrick asked Council to table the agenda item. Page 2 of 8 July 12, 2001 City Council Minutes Judd DeBoer, applicant, agreed with Mr. Kirkpatrick and would like to resolve the issues so that Council is comfortable with a decision. He did not think a couple of weeks would make a difference. Bill Clark said a key issue is the dip in Mission Street and any cost sharing in the development agreement. Mr. Clark offered to extend the City's bike path and pay for the structure and right of way to do that. He would like the City's concurrence that responsibility for improvements to the road should not lie exclusively with the developer. The applicant is willing to pay to reconstruct the road. However, the applicant would like an agreement from the City that they will repay 50% when tax revenues begin to come in. Mr. Eimers said Council couldn't make decisions outside of the City. Mr. Strope clarified that Council did not intend to fund improvements on this development. Ms. Buxton said a joint power agreement could be drafted to give the County permission to reconstruct the roadway. Roberta Pershing, Payette Subdivision Resident, was concerned about Highway 55 moving closer to the subdivision. Phil Yribar, Engen Realty, said he was in favor of the development. Zim Zeydel, Payette River Subdivision Resident, was concerned with the impact of property tax dollars being used to support the subdivision. Hearing no further comment, Mayor Muller continued the Public Hearing until the July 26 meeting. Ms. Arp asked if there is anything the City can do to move the FAA. Mr. Strope said he would contact them tomorrow if he did not have a response. AB 01-97 FY 01 Budget Amendment Mr. Strope presented the ordinance amending the budget to appropriate an additional $722,272. He detailed all of the changes. No public comments were made. The public hearing was closed. PUBLIC COMMENT The Mayor called for public comment. Page 3 of 8 July 12, 2001 City Council Minutes Jeanne Campbell, Golf Course Advisory Committee, requested Council attend the meeting on July 24, 2001 at 7:30 pm. Ms. Arp, Mr. Colton, and Mr. Eimers plan to attend the meeting. Ray Spence, second homeowner, encouraged Council to listen to the golfers. He also said he likes to read the Council minutes on the web site, but felt they weren't timely. CONSENT AGENDA The following items were listed on the consent agenda: • Invoice Approval List Dated July 9, 2001 • Payroll Report for Pay Period Ending June 22, 2001 • Lift Station No. 11 Partial Payment Request #1 • Request for Funds #1 for the McCall Ice and Event Center Project Grant Administration Mr. Eimers moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Mr. Colton seconded the motion. At a roll call vote, Mr. Venable, Mr. Eimers, Ms. Arp, Mr. Colton and Mr. Muller voted aye. The motion carried. BUSINESS AB 01-98 New Paving Priority Criteria Mr. Keating explained the criteria for unpaved roads. Traditionally roads paved are dependent on if there is money in the budget. He did not recommend dating the list, only giving a prioritized schedule. Mr. Muller asked if any roads are subject to bike path criteria and if it should be added to the criterion list. Mr. Strope said he would add the bike path criteria with a 1 being yes and 2 being no. Mr. Keating mentioned that they want to stay on top of the good paved roads. Mr. Eimers moved to establish the criteria and weighting indicated as the basis for assigning priorities for new paving and direct staff to complete an evaluation of all un-paved streets based on the criteria listed. Ms. Arp seconded the motion. All Council Members voted aye. The motion carried. Page 4 of 8 July 12, 2001 City Council Minutes AB 01-97 Fiscal Year 01 Budget Amendment and Ordinance No. 758 The public hearing was held earlier in the meeting. Ms. Arp moved to suspend the rules, read by title only, the first reading only, Ordinance No. 758. Mr. Colton seconded the motion. At a roll call vote, Ms. Arp, Mr. Colton, Mr. Venable, Mr. Muller, and Mr. Eimers voted aye. The motion carried. AB 01-99 Fiscal Year 02 Budget Mr. Strope said a lot of time was spent on health care and management transfer issues. A memo was given to Council detailing the changes. He said the general fund is still showing a $116,000 deficit. Mr. Strope was unsure of how to address the deficit, but had some ideas. He also explained that more would be done in the general fund next year. Health care was discussed in detail, including possibly using the PERSI gain sharing credit to fund the increased costs. A group of employees will be evaluating options for health care. Mr. Eimers moved to adopt the tentative budget of $20,194,083, including the 3% increase, to maximize flexibility during budget discussions. Mr. Colton seconded the motion. At a roll call vote, Mr. Eimers, Mr. Colton, Mr. Muller and Ms. Arp voted aye. Mr. Venable voted no. The motion carried. AB 01-90 PERSI Gain Sharing Mr. Strope discussed using the PERSI gain sharing money to fund the increased health care costs, salary survey, and as a rebate to employees, instead of the employee recognition program. Council reviewed the options. They were in favor of the salary survey and funding the increased health care cost, but they were still interested in the employee recognition program instead of a rebate to employees. Mr. Strope will look into doing all 3 and come back to Council. REPORTS City Manager — Robert Strope Mr. Strope will be out of town next week. Page 5 of 8 July 12, 2001 City Council Minutes There have been 11 responses to the Airport Manager position. The committee will be involved in the selection process. Council received a request to co -locate Arts and Humanities with the Recreation Department at the Airport. There are two issues: 1. Would a partnership make sense for the City? 2. What's the impact on the minimum standards in the Airport? The committee will be involved in the discussion. Mr. Colton said an alternative could be for the Recreation Department to use the building where gymnastics is located. City Attorney — Susan Buxton Ms. Buxton will be vacationing next week in the area. She will be working on a large public records request and the LID's. Finance Director/City Clerk — Cathleen Koch Mr. Smith from Balukoff, Lindstrom & Co. will be here on Monday. Public Works Director — Bill Keating Mr. Keating will have the dust abatement company shoot the extra 12,500 gallons that are left over. Lift station #11 remodel project motors are in, the pumps are working, and they're pouring concrete today. The Water Treatment Plant looks different. The Chip Seal Project is complete. The street will be paved between City Hall and the Library tomorrow, which will create approximately six new parking spots. Public Works did a survey on the PERSI gain sharing; the employees would rather have the money now instead of implementing the employee recognition program. Mr. Keating will be out of town from July 19th through the 30th Page 6 of 8 July 12, 2001 City Council Minutes Police Chief — Steve Wolf Mr. Wolf gave Council an update from July 4th. There were 71 arrests, 49 of them were drug and DUI related. He also thanked the Emmett Police Department for helping out. The police department also did an informal survey on the PERSI gain sharing. They would prefer an immediate rebate. Director of Golf and Parks Operations — Dan Pillard Mr. Pillard encouraged Council attendance at the golf meeting. Employees are here to make a difference, they aren't here for gain. Mr. Venable commended Dan for a job well done. He pointed out the improvements and savings. Recreation Director — Bob Peckham Mr. Peckham checked out the pump out station. The water line is shattered. Once the line comes in, Mr. Peckham will hook it back up and have it running. There will be a softball tournament next Saturday. Adam Lott will be back next Thursday to help Mr. Peckham. City Councilor — Marilyn Arp Ms. Arp will be gone for the July 26th meeting, but would like to comment on River Ranch. City Councilor — Ralph Colton Mr. Colton asked when the City would be required to pave the roads in Spring Mountain Ranch. Mr. Keating said there's no money in next year's budget for paving or a bike path. City Councilor — Ray Venable None. City Councilor — Kirk Eimers None. Page 7 of 8 July 12, 2001 City Council Minutes City Councilor - Mayor Muller Mr. Muller read a letter from Department of Commerce that was entered into the record. 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 9:45 pm. ATTEST: Ci leenKoch, c� Director/City Clerk Allan Muller, Mayor Page 8 of 8 July 12, 2001 City Council Minutes