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McCall City Council
Regular Meeting
October 26, 2006
AGENDA
Call to Order and Roll Call
Public Comment
Consent Agenda
Business Agenda
Public Hearing
Other Business
Executive Session
Adjournment
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Mayor Robertson called the regular meeting of the McCall City Council to order at
6:05 p.m. Council Member Bailey (via telephone), Council Member Kraemer,
Council Member Bertram, Mayor Robertson, and Council Member Scott answered
roll call. A quorum was present.
Bill Nichols, City Attorney, was present.
City staff members present were Lindley Kirkpatrick, City Manager; Roger Millar,
Deputy City Manager, Steven Hasson, Planning Manager; Anne Kantola, Library
Director; Jerry Summers, Chief of Police; Brock Heasley, Parks and Recreation
Director, Monika Trapp, Parks Supervisor; Eric McCormick, Golf Superintendent;
Shirley Overton, Deputy City Clerk; and Joanne York, City Clerk.
Mayor Robertson led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Robertson called for public comment at 6:06 p.m. Hearing no comments,
he closed the public comment section.
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CONSENT AGENDA
Staff recommended approval of the following items:
❖ Minutes — September 28, October 5, October 12
❖ Payment Approval List for Warrant Register printed on October 17, 2006
❖ Payroll Reports for Pay Period Ending October 6, 2006
❖ AB 06-208 Tree Committee Appointment
❖ AB 06-209 Alcohol Beverage Catering Permits
❖ AB 06-210 Donated Firearms
❖ AB 06-211 Appointments of Golf Advisory Committee Members
Council provided some corrections to the Minutes. There was some discussion about
the Warrant Register and other items on the Consent Agenda.
Council Member Bailey moved to approve the Consent Agenda and authorize the
Mayor to sign all necessary documents. Council Member Bertram seconded the
motion. In a roll call vote, all members voted aye and the motion carried.
BUSINESS AGENDA
AB 06-207 Tree Committee Annual Report
Curt Spalding presented the Tree Committee's Annual Report and distributed written
copies of the report to the Council. He reported that John Lillehaug had been
appointed the new chairman at the Committee's October 25th meeting. He also said
that the Committee recommended that the Council appoint Randy Acker as the
member to replace John Parker. Mr. Spalding reported that the Committee was still
working to make the Tree Ordinance more effective, and that they were concerned
about the excessive tree removal in new developments. There was some discussion
on how to maintain the Tree City Award that McCall had received for several years.
Council Member Bertram asked if the Tree Committee could contribute to the
landscaping plan at Four Corners, and Monika Trapp, Parks Supervisor, said they could
arrange that. Council Member Bertram asked that the aspen growth be controlled at
Four Corners. Mr. Spalding said he would have the Committee address the issue of
whether aspens should be on the City -approved tree list. The Council expressed their
appreciation for the work the Tree Committee had been doing. Council Member
Bertram thanked Ms. Trapp and her crew for planting bulbs at Four Corners this past
weekend.
Council Member Bailey recused himself from the Council at this time.
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AB 06-212 Findings for Conditional Use Permit for Fish Pen Docks located at
Brown Park — Revised
Mr. Nichols, City Attorney, introduced the agenda bill, explaining Deborah Nelson's
letter clarifying the position of the Mill Park Village Property Owners Association
concerning the dock at Brown Park. Mr. Nichols recommended approval of the revised
Findings for a Conditional Use Permit for Fish Pen Docks located at Brown Park.
Mayor Robertson moved to adopt the revised findings that would allow the dock
to be moved at Association expense but without the condition that if moved,
there would not be another dock at Brown Park in the future. Council Member
Bertram seconded the motion. In a roll call vote, all members voted aye and the
motion carried.
At this time, Council Member Bailey rejoined the Council.
AB 06-180 Revisions to McCall City Code concerning Alcohol Beverage
Licenses, Ordinance 829
Shirley Overton, Deputy City Clerk, explained that AB 06-180 was being brought back
before Council at their request, with the revisions recommended by Council. She briefly
pointed out the corrections and asked for questions.
Council Member Bailey provided a correction in format and a correction in pagination.
He asked that future working ordinances be formatted the same to provide more
consistency.
Council Member Bertram told Ms. Overton that some business owners had
complimented her for the work she had done. Council added their appreciation.
Council Member Scott moved to suspend the rules, read by title only, second and
final reading, Ordinance No. 829. Council Member Kraemer seconded. In a roll
call, all members voted aye and the motion carried.
The City Clerk read Ordinance No. 829 by title only, second and final reading.
Council Member Scott moved to adopt Ordinance No. 829 repealing chapters 1, 2,
8 and 9 of Title 4 Business Regulations of the McCall City Code concerning
Alcohol Beverage Licenses and reenacting them as Chapter 1 of Title 4, and
authorize the Mayor to sign. Council Member Bertram seconded. In a roll call
vote, all members voted aye and the motion carried
AB 06-213 Revisions to McCall City Code concerning Open Containers of
Alcoholic Beverages — Ordinance 830
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Shirley Overton, Deputy City Clerk, introduced the agenda bill and explained that the
Open Containers law would be more appropriately placed in a different chapter of the
Code.
Mayor Robertson provided a minor correction to give more clarification. Council
Member Scott mentioned that the formatting in the footnotes should be changed.
Council Member Scott moved to suspend the rules, read by title only, one time
only, Ordinance No. 830. Council Member Kraemer seconded. In a roll call vote,
all members voted aye and the motion carried.
The City Clerk read Ordinance No. 830 by title only, one time only.
Council Member Scott moved to adopt Ordinance No. 830, enacting a new
Subchapter F Section 610 and 620 of Chapter 6 of Title 5 POSSESSION OF OPEN
CONTAINERS OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES WHILE DRIVING AND/OR AS A
PASSENGER IN OR UPON A MOTOR VEHICLE AND FOR A PENALTY, and
authorize the Mayor to sign. Council Member Kraemer seconded the motion. In a
roll call vote, all members voted aye and the motion carried.
PUBLIC HEARING, CONTINUED FROM OCTOBER 12, 2006
AB 06-198 Alcohol License Fee Schedule, Resolution 06-24
Mayor Robertson reopened the continued public hearing at 7:51 p.m. Hearing no
comments, he closed the public hearing.
Council Member Scott moved to adopt Resolution No. 06-24 making certain
findings and adopting the fee schedule for Alcohol Beverage Licenses for the
City of McCall, and authorize the Mayor to sign. Council Member Bertram
seconded the motion. In a roll call vote, all members voted aye and the motion
carried.
OTHER BUSINESS
Eric McCormick, Golf Course Superintendent, discussed several issues with Council,
including the golf rate structure and revising next year's golf course revenue forecast.
Mr. Kirkpatrick said that the McCall Golf Course was still the most affordable course in
this area. There was discussion of getting the course ready for the winter. Mr.
McCormick said he would not be using covers this year, and would rely on good
drainage, aerification, and regular inspections over the winter. He said they had done a
late aerification that should be beneficial, and hoped in the future to do aerifications
during the golfing season that would not be disruptive, but to do the heavy aerification in
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the fall. He reported that they had been grinding stumps and planned to place
additional trees on the course.
Council Member Bertram asked about the mosquito abatement program. Mr.
Kirkpatrick said the County had the authority to create a mosquito abatement district
and was in the process of discussing whether or not they have the ability to fund such a
district. He said the City could only treat City -owned property on a limited basis. He
said the City did not have the ability to raise the large-scale dollars needed for a large
program. Mayor Robertson said the City had the authority to use a fogger on the golf
course and asked Mr. McCormick to be in communication with neighboring homeowner
associations about such use.
There was a discussion about the marketing money in the golf course budget. Mayor
Robertson supported the Golf Course Pro's recommendation that the current marketing
budget not be used for magazine advertisements.
Mr. Kirkpatrick, City Manager, reviewed the upcoming City Council meetings. He said
that an executive session for November 3rd was scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. The
November 9th meeting was scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. with a work session with CH2M
HILL. He said the second meeting in November was scheduled for November 30th
Mr. Kirkpatrick mentioned he had copies of the Boydstun Street condemnation files if
anyone wanted to look at them. He said the City now had possession of all of the
properties and was currently working through the process of determining their values.
Mayor Robertson asked about signage at Wooley and Davis, and also signage for the
speed limit on the East/West Loop. Mr. Millar said signs had been ordered for the
Wooley and Davis intersection change, and that some research was still being done on
changing the speed limit on the East/West Loop.
Council Member Bertram asked for an update on the highway work being done by Mr.
Olsen. Mr. Millar said the Idaho Transportation Department was requiring to have the
highway done by tomorrow and that the City had stopped Mr. Olsen's operation. He
said the City would notify Mr. Olsen that he was in default and that his bond would be
pulled. He said the City would have to hire someone else to complete the work if Mr.
Olsen did not respond to the notice of default within thirty days.
Mr. Millar reported that Mr. Hasson had sent a letter to Dr. Newton regarding the
landscaping at his office on Lake Street, giving him until October 30 to respond.
Mr. Millar said he had distributed an informational flyer to downtown business owners
reminding them that they were to clear their sidewalks of snow but not to dump their
snow on the public street. He said there will be some early morning road closure from 7
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a.m. to 9 a.m. at Railroad and Pine to allow for safe snow removal and that service
providers were being notified.
Council Member Bailey commended the River Ranch developer for the professional job
on the completion of the Mission Street dip and the bike path.
There was some discussion about the speed limit on the bypass during the winter, and
whether or not it would be better to wait until after winter months to raise it.
Council Member Bertram asked about the electrical power changes to the lamp posts
downtown. Mr. Millar said he expected a bid by next week and would then see if there
was money in the budget to make those changes. Council Member Bertram also
mentioned the need to cover the electrical box at Art Roberts Park. She said someone
suggested putting a cedar bench facing the lake, with the back of the bench designed
to be a cover for the electrical box. Mr. Millar said it would require a design review but
could possibly be designated as an emergency repair and approval could be given after
completion.
Mr. Kirkpatrick said that after one year, two years at the most, the lights on the tree at
Art Roberts Park would have to be loosened and re -wrapped to prevent damage and
allow for growth.
Mayor Robertson asked about Winter Carnival preparation. Mr. Kirkpatrick reported
that John and Shirley Hicks are heading up the Winter Carnival committee and have
already been in contact with City staff. He said they have been looking for a venue, and
were going to find out if the old Ridley's lot was available.
Mayor Robertson said that a letter was going out to the Governor about the 2008 World
Masters, and that Council would be receiving a copy. Mayor Robertson also requested
that Council be given copies of the letters to Maxine Bell and Dean Cameron.
Mr. Kirkpatrick reported that the "Brightest Star" nomination was being submitted for the
Public Library and the children's programs. Council Member Bertram said she would
like to have Ms. Kantola provide a description of the children's programs in her monthly
report, especially if the programs were new in the last five or six years.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
At 7:41 p.m. Mayor Robertson moved to go into executive session per Idaho Code
§ 67-2345(1) f concerning litigation. Council Member Kraemer seconded the
motion. All members voted aye and the motion carried.
The Council discussed litigation pursuant to Idaho Code§ 67-2345(1) f.
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The Council returned to regular session under a
Council Member Scott moved to not appeal
decision. Council Member Bertram seconded.
voted aye and the motion carried.
roll call vote, at 8:35 p.m.
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In a roll call vote, all members
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:38 p.m.
William A. Robertson, Mayor
ATTEST:
Jo nne E. York, Cit Jerk
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