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Home My Public Portal AboutCouncil Minutes 2002 05/23MINUTES McCall City Council Regular Meeting Thursday, May 23, 2002 Table of Contents Call to Order and Roll Call Public Comment Consent Agenda Minutes of May 9, 2002 Invoice Approval List Dated May 10, 2002 Payroll Report for Pay Period Ending May 10, 2002 AB 02-54 Business License Fees AB 02-58 Airport Improvement Project #3-16-023-08 AB 02-60 Parks Advisory Committee Member Appointments AB 02-61 Planned Unit Development Glenveigh RV Resort (PUD-01-1) AB 02-63 Tony Hawk Foundation Grant AB 02-65 Resolution No. 02-12 Change Order Authority AB 02-66 CUP-02-1 McCall Memorial Hospital Parking Lot McCall East-West Loop Supplemental Agreement Business AB 02-59 AB 02-57 AB 02-56 AB 02-62 AB 02-67 Reports McCall Ice & Event Center ICDBG Request for Funds & Progress Report Ordinance No. 764 (VAC-00-1) COPS Universal Hiring Program Historic Preservation Commission Auditor RFQ Executive Session AB 02-64 City Manager Evaluation Adjournment Page 1 of 6 May 23, 2002 City Council Minutes CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Mayor Colton called the regular meeting of the McCall City Council to order at 7:00 pm. Ms. Arp, Mr. Muller, Mr. Colton, Mr. Eimers, and Mr. Kaiser answered roll call. A quorum was present. City staff members present were Attorney Susan Buxton, City Manager Robert Strope, and Finance Director/City Clerk Cathleen Koch. Mr. Colton said AB02-62 Historic Preservation Commission would be moved from the Consent Agenda to the Business section of the agenda. PUBLIC COMMENT The Mayor called for public comment. There were no comments. CONSENT AGENDA Minutes of May 9, 2002 Invoice Approval List Dated May 10, 2002 Payroll Report for Pay Period Ending May 10, 2002 AB 02-54 Business License Fees AB 02-58 Airport Improvement Project #3-16-023-08 AB 02-60 Parks Advisory Committee Member Appointments AB 02-61 Planned Unit Development Glenveigh RV Resort (PUD-01-1) AB 02-63 Tony Hawk Foundation Grant AB 02-65 Resolution No. 02-12 Change Order Authority AB 02-66 CUP-02-1 McCall Memorial Hospital Parking Lot McCall East-West Loop Supplemental Agreement Council discussed the recommendation for Parks Committee Members. Ms. Arp moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Mr. Colton seconded the motion. At a roll call vote, Ms. Arp, Mr. Colton, Mr. Kaiser, Mr. Eimers and Mr. Muller voted aye. The motion carried. Mr. Becker gave an explanation of what will happen with the extra FAA grant money. It will be applied to the AIP Project. Page 2 of 6 May 23, 2002 City Council Minutes BUSINESS AB 02-59 McCall Ice Rink & Event Center — ICDBG Request for Funds & Progress Report Karl Augustine said he has requested payment for two bills involving the Ice Rink Project. One is for grant administration and the other is for the initial work done on the parking structure. Mr. Eimers asked if anything else was being done on the project. Mr. Augustine said they are working on "de -watering" the project. Mr. Eimers moved to approve request for funds #2 and #3 and authorize the Mayor to sign. Mr. Kaiser seconded the motion. At a roll call vote, Mr. Eimers, Mr. Kaiser, Mr. Colton, Ms. Arp and Mr. Muller voted aye. The motion carried. AB 02-57 Ordinance No. 764 (VAC-00-1) Mr. Kirkpatrick explained that the Vacation of Herrick Street was approved by Council with conditions. Ordinance No. 764 is the actual vacation. Mr. Colton moved to suspend the rules, read by title only, one time only, Ordinance No. 764. Mr. Eimers seconded the motion. At a roll call vote, Mr. Colton, Mr. Eimers, Mr. Kaiser, Ms. Arp and Mr. Muller voted aye. The motion carried. Mr. Colton moved to adopt Ordinance No. 764 and authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents. Mr. Eimers seconded the motion. At a roll call vote, Mr. Colton, Mr. Eimers, Mr. Kaiser, Ms. Arp and Mr. Muller voted aye. The motion carried. AB 02-56 COPS Universal Hiring Program Mr. Appa received notification from the Department of Juvenile Justice that the City of McCall is eligible for grant funding. He mentioned that Council declined the grant in 1997. Mr. Appa was concerned that if the grant is declined this time the City may not receive grant funds in the near future. He has seen a need in the community for a code enforcement officer and a community policing officer. Mr. Appa proposed to blend the two positions to meet the needs of the community. He gave a description of what the position would entail, the goals of the position, and explained that the position could generate revenue. Mr. Appa envisions the grant being so successful that Council will want to fund the position after the three years. Mr. Eimers said he recognizes the allure to have this position because it looks like it's cheap. He mentioned that it would take two years of tax increases to fund the position in the forth year. Page 3 of 6 May 23, 2002 City Council Minutes Mr. Colton said he thinks the Police Department should be able to cover both sides of town. When he became a Council Member, he promised areas, like Rio Vista, coverage by the Police Department. Ms. Arp said it's intriguing to consider combining both positions. The Code Enforcement Officer would be the perfect person to educate the public. Mr. Appa said this program, through federal dollars, could help the City do a better job. He mentioned that he already has a couple of current officers interested in the position. It would not be like the Code Enforcement position that the City had before, which allowed a non-commissioned officer to handle the code enforcement issues. This position would be a commissioned police officer. Mr. Eimers said the Police Department can currently cover the City 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. The Police Department is trying to cover peak times year-round, but it's not needed year-round. Mr. Eimers said the Police Department needs to demonstrate the need for the position and figure out where the funding would come from in the future. Ms. Arp moved to table the COPS grant decision until the June 13th meeting. Mr. Colton seconded the motion. Four Council members voted aye. One Council Member voted nay. The motion carried. AB 02-62 Historic Preservation Commission Ms. Coyle said she met with Central Idaho Cultural Center to consider rehabilitation of the old jail. They decided there was a need for a Historic Preservation Committee. The City has six people interested in the committee. McCall City Code calls for five members to serve on the committee. Council discussed which volunteers should be appointed to the committee. Ms. Arp moved to appoint Mary Allen, Marlene Bailey, Judy Dinwiddie, Cindy Gould, and Jevon Truex to the Historic Preservation Committee. Mr. Colton seconded the motion. All Council Members voted aye. The motion carried. AB 02-67 Auditor RFQ Council discussed the fact that they were not unhappy with the current auditors, but that the City should not be complacent. The City may want to do a periodic review to determine whether the costs are reasonable. Council debated the pros and cons for publishing an RFQ. Page 4 of 6 May 23, 2002 City Council Minutes Mr. Eimers moved to retain the same auditors. Mr. Muller seconded the motion. Mr. Colton clarified that the motion is for the current year. Four Council members voted aye. One Council Member voted nay. The motion carried. Ms. Arp said she feels it's prudent to put out an RFP and that's why she's voting no. REPORTS City Manager — Robert Strope None. City Attorney — Susan Buxton None. Finance Director/City Clerk — Cathleen Koch None. City Councilor — Marilyn Arp Ms. Arp asked about the school sign, which was put up without a permit. She said the City needs to take action so that the school is not allowed to get the full benefit of an illegal sign. Ms. Buxton said things are stayed until City Council hears the matter. She said the City must deal with the issue as a quasi judicial matter. Mr. Eimers said that he wants to acknowledge that he agrees with Ms. Arp. City Councilor — Allan Muller None. City Councilor — David Kaiser None. City Councilor — Kirk Eimers None. City Councilor — Mayor Colton Mr. Colton asked when the parking lot at Paul's will be finished. Mr. Strope said he's not sure yet. Mr. Colton said the employees downtown need to have a place to park. Page 5 of 6 May 23, 2002 City Council Minutes Mr. Colton asked when Whitetail will use their own parking lot instead of the street. He also requested staff to send a thank you letter to Rotary for cleaning up Rotary Park. Mr. Colton asked about the status of the golf course loan. Mr. Strope said he did not have an update yet. EXECUTIVE SESSION At 9:13 pm, Mr. Colton moved to go into executive session per Idaho Code 67- 2345(1f) to consider pending litigation. Mr. Kaiser seconded the motion. At a roll call vote, Mr. Muller, Mr. Eimers, Mr. Colton, Ms. Arp and Mr. Kaiser voted aye. The motion carried. The discussion concerned pending litigation. At 11:00 pm, Mr. Colton moved to come out of executive session. Mr. Eimers seconded the motion. All Council Members voted aye. The motion carried. Mr. Muller moved to direct the City Manager and the City Attorney to revise the proposed settlement agreement as discussed and authorize the Mayor to sign. Mr. Eimers seconded the motion. At a roll call vote, Mr. Muller, Mr. Eimers, Mr. Colton, Ms. Arp and Mr. Kaiser voted aye. The motion carried. Mr. Muller moved to the approve contract amendment with J-U-B in an amount not to exceed $25,000. Mr. Eimers seconded the motion. At a roll call vote, Mr. Muller, Mr. Eimers, Mr. Colton, Ms. Arp and Mr. Kaiser voted aye. The motion carried. ADJOURNMENT Without further business, Mr. Colton moved to adjourn. Mr. Eimers seconded the motion. All Counci Members voted aye. The motion carried. The Council adjourned at 11�4,��7 Y Members x� U SEAL 10 :. • „gm, : * Ralph Colton, Mayor ATTEST: .O'r.� ac' V.# 0`pyyy� ',.. Cathleen A. Koch, Finance Director/City Clerk Page 6 of 6 May 23, 2002 City Council Minutes