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HomeMy Public PortalAboutCouncil Minutes 2001 07/26MINUTES McCall City Council Regular Meeting Thursday, July 26, 2001 Table of Contents Call To Order and Roll Call Public Hearing Public Comment Consent Agenda Business Reports Adjournment Page 1 of 7 July 26, 2001 City Council Minutes CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Mayor Muller called the regular meeting of the McCall City Council to order at 7:07pm. Mr. Muller, Mr. Colton, Mr. Eimers, and Mr. Venable answered roll call. A quorum was present. City staff members present were Attorney Susan Buxton, City Manager Robert Strope, Finance Director/City Clerk Cathleen Koch and Assistant to the City Manager/Deputy City Clerk Jean Allen. AB 01-104 for Legal Services and executive sessions concerning pending litigation and personnel matters were added to the agenda. PUBLIC HEARING AB 01-73 River Ranch Annexation & R-5 Zoning Designation Mayor Muller re -opened the continued Public Hearing. Mr. Kirkpatrick explained that, while he was not prepared to make a recommendation when the packet was completed, he is now recommending conditional approval of the annexation and zoning request. He explained that the Avigation Easement and Wildlife Mitigation Agreement, requested by the FAA, have now been negotiated with the applicant. The Avigation Easement provides for the entire parcel not just the portion annexed. The Wildlife Mitigation Agreement takes USDA Wildlife Service's recommendations and turns them into an agreement. The City's ongoing costs will be staff time for wildlife hazing to reduce or eliminate bird attraction. The Avigation Agreement and Wildlife Mitigation Agreement are labeled draft because the FAA needs to approve the documents before final Council approval. Mr. Kirkpatrick spoke to the FAA informally, but they haven't seen the agreements yet. Mr. Kirkpatrick distributed a memo which highlighted the details of the development agreement, including the bike path, Mission Street improvements, airport protection, city water service, annexation, zoning and internal roads. Mr. Kirkpatrick recommended River Ranch contribute 50% of the cost for Mission Street improvements to a dedicated fund, to be used only for those improvements. River Ranch would like to pay 20%. Mr. Muller asked why the City would annex Mission St. and what the cost savings would be to the City. Mr. Kirkpatrick said Mission Street could have some development on the East side or further South that would require City services. The Airport Master Plan calls for a terminal South of the Smoke Jumper Base, which would require City services. The City could decide to annex the area as long as all the other annexation requirements are satisfied. Mr. Muller did not want to approve the development if the City did not have FAA approval. Mr. Colton said the first reading of the ordinance could be held, which would allow time to amend and finalize the ordinance. Page 2 of 7 July 26, 2001 City Council Minutes Bill Clarke mentioned that the one thing the City and developers had not agreed on is the Mission Street dip. Mr. Clarke discussed a draft traffic study, which showed ample capacity on Mission Street. He concluded that River Ranch traffic would not be the majority of traffic on Mission Street. River Ranch should contribute 20% of the cost estimate to fix the dip in Mission Street because the development would contribute to less than 10% of the total traffic on the road. Kim Zeydel asked Council to keep the McCall Alternate Route bypass in mind. She does not want the bypass to be constructed near her home. Hearing no further comments, Mayor Muller closed the public hearing. Ms. Buxton discussed dedicating funds for repairing the dip in the road. Mr. Kirkpatrick pointed out that the applicants' initial proposal was to share the costs of improving the road equally with the City. Mr. Colton moved to suspend the rules, read by title only, the first reading only of the ordinance. Mr. Eimers seconded the motion. At a roll call vote, Mr. Muller, Mr. Venable, Mr. Eimers, and Mr. Muller voted aye. The motion carried. AB 01-99 Fiscal -Year 2002 Budget Hearing Mayor Muller opened the Public Hearing. Mr. Strope explained that Council had adopted the tentative budget at the last council meeting. Staff brought back a balanced budget by making reductions in different funds. Mr. Strope recommended adopting the budget August 9t . Dan Krahn encouraged Council to take the 3% and foregone property tax increase for different uses within the City. Ms. Zeydel said she liked what Mr. Krahn said. She voiced her concerns about the water lines and infrastructure, which are in bad shape. Recreation for the kids is of the utmost importance. She recommended taking the 3% property tax increase. Council explained that the foregone amount of property tax increase of 3% is gone. Hearing no further comments, Mayor Muller closed the public hearing. Mr. Colton moved to adopt the budget of $20,141,951. Mr. Muller seconded the motion. At a roll call vote, Mr. Muller, Mr. Eimers and Mr. Colton voted aye. Mr. Venable voted no. The motion carried. Page 3of7 July 26, 2001 City Council Minutes PUBLIC COMMENT The Mayor called for public comment. Mr. Krahn suggested Council adopt a plan for annexation so that there's not a "cherry picking" of services. He believes that all services should be provided to annexed property or it should not be annexed. Ms. Zeydel agreed with Mr. Krahn. They both pointed out places that should be on sewer. Sewer should not be an option. CONSENT AGENDA The following items were listed on the consent agenda: • Minutes of June 28, 2001 • Minutes of July 7, 2001 • Minutes of July 12, 2001 • Invoice Approval List Dated July 20, 2001 • Payroll Report for Pay Period Ending July 6, 2001 • Hwy. 55/Deinhard Ln. Turn Lns Final Pay Application & Change Order No. 7 • Modification of contract with Payette National Forest • MOU Between IDC and City of McCall • Joint Powers Agreement with Valley County • AB 01-103 Grant Application with Idaho Community Foundation • AB 01-101 VAR-01-3 Submitted by Donohue & Associates for the City of McCall. Mr. Eimers moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Mr. Colton seconded the motion. All Council Members voted aye. The motion carried. BUSINESS AB 01-105 Water Treatment Plant Update Brad Bjerke, Donohue and Associates, gave an update. The project is 5% to 10% complete. There have been issues with neighbors about pumps, which are now enclosed and insulated. The lights are down at night. The current work hours are 2 crews, 7days a week, 10 hours per day. The contractors have requested to start before 7:30 am. Spring Mountain Ranch expressed concerns about starting earlier. Work will not start earlier than 7:30 am at this time. The contractors are trying to get the lower Page 4 of 7 July 26, 2001 City Council Minutes level buttoned up before winter. The project is within one or two days of the schedule. The contractors are trying to get the metal building up. Mr. Strope said that CNI found a few things the City could save money on. The City may have to move the start time to 6:30 am to get everything buttoned up and the building completed by fall. Council said if there was an inconvenience for two to three months versus significant cost savings, then the start time needed to be earlier. Mr. Eimers pointed out that staff needs to be ready to implement water rates in October. Ms. Buxton recommended a public hearing because the decrease is more than 5%. AB 01-102 Golf Course Shelter Mr. Pillard said Dale Nagey wants to donate materials for a Golf Course structure to protect golfers from lightning and rain. Mr. Colton moved to accept the donation as presented by Mr. Pillard. Mr. Eimers seconded the motion. All Council Members voted aye. The motion carried. AB 01-43 Ordinance No. 755 for Charter Communications Franchise Agreement Mr. Colton stated that it would be nice to have the council agendas and minutes on the cable television channel. Mr. Strope said he would ask if it was feasible. Mr. Colton moved to suspend the rules, read by title only, the first reading only, Ordinance No. 755. Mr. Eimers seconded the motion. At a roll call vote, Mr. Muller, Mr. Eimers, Mr. Colton and Mr. Venable voted aye. The motion carried. AB 01-97 Fiscal -Year 2001 Budget Amendment & Adoption of Ordinance No. 758 Mr. Strope said comments had not been received on the budget amendment. Mr. Colton moved to suspend the rules, read by title only, one time only, Ordinance No. 758. Mr. Eimers seconded the motion. At a roll call vote, Mr. Muller, Mr. Eimers, Mr. Colton and Mr. Venable voted aye. The motion carried. Mr. Colton moved to adopt Ordinance No. 758. Mr. Eimers seconded the motion. At a roll call vote, Mr. Muller, Mr. Eimers, Mr. Colton and Mr. Venable voted aye. The motion carried. Page 5of7 July 26, 2001 City Council Minutes REPORTS City Manager — Robert Strope The attorney for Heartland Gymnastics is reviewing the agreement. Mr. Wolf is working on an agreement with McPaws for the $13,000 payment. Jim Kangas is in the hospital. Mr. Strope gave an update. City Planner — Lindley Kirkpatrick A status update was given on annexing the sewer ponds Mr. Kirkpatrick was unsure of the status for renaming Brown Park. Finance Director/City Clerk — Cathleen Koch None. City Councilor — Ralph Colton None. City Councilor — Ray Venable None. City Councilor — Kirk Eimers None. City Councilor — Mayor Muller None. EXECUTIVE SESSION At 8:50pm, Mr. Muller moved to go into executive session per Idaho Code 67- 2345(1t) for pending litigation and 67-2345(1b) for a personnel matter. Mr. Eimers seconded the motion. At a roll call vote, Mr. Muller, Mr. Eimers, Mr. Colton, and Mr. Venable voted aye. The motion carried. Page 6 of 7 July 26, 2001 City Council Minutes Ms. Buxton and Ms. Allen left at 9:45 pm. The discussions concerned pending litigation and personnel matters. At 10:30 pm, 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, and Mr. Venable voted aye. The motion carried. ADJOURNMENT Without further business, Mr. Muller moved to adjourn. Mr. Colton seconded the motion. All Council Members voted aye. The motion carried. The Council adjourned at 10:31 pm. Allan Muller, Mayor ATTEST: Cathleen A. och, Finance Director/City Clerk Page 7 of 7 July 26, 2001 City Council Minutes