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HomeMy Public PortalAboutCouncil Minutes 2006 10/26MINUTES 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. City Council Minutes October 26, 2006 Page 1 of 7 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. City Council Minutes October 26, 2006 Page 2 of 7 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 City Council Minutes October 26, 2006 Page 3 of 7 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 City Council Minutes October 26, 2006 Page 4 of 7 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 City Council Minutes October 26, 2006 Page 5 of 7 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. City Council Minutes October 26, 2006 Page 6 of 7 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. The Star -News public records 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 City Council Minutes October 26, 2006 Page 7 of 7