HomeMy Public PortalAboutCouncil Minutes 2007 01/25MINUTES
McCall City Council
Regular Meeting
January 25, 2007
A enda
Call to Order and Roll Call
Business Agenda
Public Comment
Consent Agenda
Business Agenda
Other Business
Adjournment
Mayor Robertson called for attendance at 4:00 p.m. and opened the meeting. Council Member
Bertram and Mayor Robertson answered roll call. Council Members Bailey, Kraemer and Scott
were absent. There was no quorum.
Council Member Bailey joined the meeting at 4:50 p.m.
Mayor Robertson declared a quorum was present.
Also present were Bill Nichols; Lindley Kirkpatrick, City Manager; and Roger Millar, Deputy
City Manager.
07-19 Wastewater Workshop and Alternatives Selection
CH2M Hill presented alternative selections for the wastewater facilities.
Mayor Robertson moved to continue further analysis of:
1. Class B treatment with a high level of nutrient removal (referred to as B+);
2. No additional storage;
3. Two primary disposal alternatives -rapid infiltration and surface water discharge;
Council Member Bertram seconded the motion.
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In a roll call vote, Mayor Robertson, Council Member Bertram, and Council Member
Bailey voted aye and the motion carried.
A recess was taken at 5:25 p.m.
Mayor Robertson reconvened the meeting at 6:04 p.m.
Joining the meeting at this time were Steve Hasson, Community Planner; John Anderson, Airport
Manager; and Carol Coyle, Grant Coordinator.
Mayor Robertson led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mayor Robertson pulled AB 07-18 for Long Valley Families in Crisis from the Business Agenda,
but said Council would still discuss the issue at that time.
Mayor Robertson called for public comment at 6:06 p.m.
Council Member Bertram commented on some articles in the newspaper that highlighted
accomplishments in McCall that had benefited both the City and the public. She also discussed
how the Local Option Tax (LOT) monies had helped to fund some of these projects, including
snowmobile trail grooming. She said there had been positive feedback from snowmobilers about
the condition of the trails this year, and that these good reports would help bring back repeat
visitors. She said she would like to hear from some of the groups who have benefited from the
Local Option Tax monies.
Mayor Robertson closed the Public Comment section at 6:08 p.m.
Staff recommended approval of the following items:
Minutes -December 14, 2006
Warrant Register printed on January 19, 2007
Payroll Report for Period ending January 12, 2007
AB 07-16 Alcohol Beverage Catering Permits
AB 07-17 Alcohol Beverage License Report
AB 07-15 Airport Advisory Committee Member Appointment -Rick Harvey
AB 07-23 Idaho State Annual Road and Street Financial Report for FY06
AB 07-21 Idaho Department of Environmental Quality 319 Nonpoint Source Management
Grant for Stormwater Improvements
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Some corrections were provided for the Minutes. There was a discussion concerning a few items
on the Warrant Register.
There was a discussion about the Annual Road and Street Financial Report. Council Member
Bailey asked that this report be discussed at budget time.
Council Member Bailey moved to approve the Consent Agenda as modified. Mayor
Robertson seconded the motion. In a roll call vote, Council Member Bailey, Mayor
Robertson, and Council Member Bertram all voted aye and the motion carried. The
Consent Agenda was approved with modifications.
There was a discussion about how the City could help out Long Valley Families in Crisis. Mr.
Nichols said the City could contract for services from them to provide housing in McCall for
families who need emergency housing assistance, in exchange for which the City would provide
a specific amount of dollars. He said they would then be able to provide a service that was not
now available in McCall.
AB 07-20 Easement for Bear Basin Road (A Portion of USFS Brundage Mountain Road
50451)
Roger Millar gave background information for the Bear Basis Road easement. He discussed the
items provided in the Council packets, which included a history of the easement. He said the
easement obligated the City to police the road but not to maintain the road, including plowing
snow. Mr. Millar said there was no reason to not take on the easement but the area would need
future development planning.
Council Member Bailey asked if the area was within the McCall Fire District limits. Mr. Millar
said yes, and that the road was .8 mile in length and within the City limits, and was aone-lane
gravel road with deep ruts, with places where vehicles could pull over. There was a discussion
concerning access for emergency vehicles.
There was a lengthy discussion about what would happen if the County took over the road, and
whether there were any merits in having the City to take over the easement.
Shane Jeffries, McCall District Ranger for the U.S. Forest Service, said the Forest Service would
be granting to the City only what had been granted to them, and that the easement had been
maintained only as a public route with no stipulations. Council Member Bertram asked if the
easement could be assigned to the property owners. Mr. Jeffries said yes but it would still have
to be a public route. There was a lengthy discussion concerning maintenance and snowmobile
issues in that area.
Council Member Bailey moved to accept the easement and authorize the Mayor to sign all
necessary documents. Council Member Bertram seconded the motion.
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There was more discussion with Mr. Jeffries and Mr. Nichols concerning the discussion of
transfer wording in paragraph 3 of the signature page.
In a roll call vote, Council Member Bailey voted aye, Council Member Bertram voted aye,
and Mayor Robertson aye. The motion carried.
AB 07-22 Rio Vista Sanitary Sewer Local Improvement District (I,ID)
Mr. Millar introduced the LID, explaining that staff was looking for general direction from
Council on how to proceed with the development of a possible local improvement district. He
said a public hearing was held in October 2006 to present a conventional sewer design concept to
the affected property owners.
Council Member Bailey asked if permission from the homeowners was necessary before creating
an LID. Mr. Millar said generally a petition with 50% of the property owners with 50% of the
assessed value was needed in order to go ahead. Council Member Bailey asked if the property
owners could be forced to form an LID. Mr. Millar said they could if most of the property owners
wanted it and the City decided it would be harmful to the public health to not have it.
Mr. Nichols said it was required to do a benefit analysis and segregate the cost to each parcel to
determine the benefit derived by each lot. Mr. Hasson explained that this was called a special
benefit.
Mr. Millar explained the maps and diagrams of the lots, copies of which were in the Council
packets. He said there were homes on some lots that would become uninhabitable if their septic
systems failed.
Mayor Robertson said the project needed to go forward. He said a public hearing would be
beneficial after more information became available about the costs. Mr. Millar said the public
hearing could be held this summer concurrent with the budget process. Mayor Robertson said he
agreed with that concept and that the next step would be to take a vote. He said if the vote was
high enough, the LID would become fact. Council Member Bailey suggested that a letter be sent
to the property owners stating the City would be willing to pay for the preliminary engineering.
Council Member Bailey said he would like to have another survey done and get a more complete
sampling of the property owners' opinions. Mr. Kirkpatrick said there was also the option for
property owners to choose to pay for the preliminary engineering.
Mr. Millar stated that the City would not continue to issue building permits for private systems.
Council Member Bertram asked if property owners could opt out of the LID. Mr. Millar
answered that if a decision was made to form an LID and the property owners were within the
boundaries, they would have no choice, but if they were outside the boundaries, they would not
be obligated.
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Mayor Robertson advised staff to move forward on the development of the local improvement
district and to include it in the budget for FY08. Council Member Bailey said to notify the
property owners that they could fund this separately. He also said that because the area was
zoned R4, the benefit of having sewer would mean the property owners could sell more lots.
Mayor Robertson reiterated that Council's desire was to see the LID in the proposed budget for
FY08, to communicate with the property owners now, and to possibly hold a public hearing this
summer.
Mr. Nichols said he would give an update on the realtors' lawsuit at the next meeting.
There was a discussion about the airport urban renewal district and whether or not the City would
be able capture the increment from the new hangars. Mr. Kirkpatrick explained that the
increment could be captured from the eight remaining hangars that did not yet have Certificates
of Occupancy. He said any future airport business park would also provide a large increment.
Mayor Robertson said an airport urban renewal district could also be a funding source for the
sewer system at the airport. Mr. Millar said decommission of the lift station on Krahn Lane
might bring some savings.
Council Member Bertram asked if assessments would be done before the buildings were 100%
completed. Mr. Nichols said the buildings would not have to be completed before assessments
were given.
Mayor Robertson asked about grant funding that might be available for improvements at the
airport. Mr. Anderson said several projects might qualify for grant money, such as moving the
taxiway, shifting a runway, and possible land acquisition.
Mr. Millar suggested that Council approach an urban renewal district as one of the funding
mechanisms for the airport.
Council Member Bailey asked whether or not the airport master plan would include the industrial
area. Mr. Anderson said the airport master plan would deal with what the airport presently
owned and what it potentially could own, but it would all be aviation related.
There was discussion about both potential urban renewal districts -the South Corridor District
and the Airport District.
Mr. Kirkpatrick said the urban renewal bonds closed today. He also discussed the Owens
property and said he had spoken with Brian McMahan about the closing. Mr. Millar said the
sales contract had been finalized. Mr. Nichols said he would discuss that further at the February
Stn executive session.
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There was some discussion of the procedure to follow after the ballots are counted on Tuesday,
February 6th. Mr. Kirkpatrick said the Council members would be called that night with the
results.
Mr. Kirkpatrick announced that Fred Quiel, new Deputy City Manager/Finance Director, would
be starting on February 12th
Mr. Kirkpatrick said that resumes for the Deputy City Manager/Community Development
Infrastructure position had been distributed to some of the Council. He said he wanted to
conduct the same interview process that had been used in the past and invited Council members
to participate. He said that three people from Public Works would be involved in the interviews
and that the candidates would also spend time with the supervisors and other employees in the
Public Works Department. He said there were three finalists.
Mr. Kirkpatrick said he would be out of the office Wednesday through Saturday of next week
and that Chief Summers would be in charge.
Mr. Kirkpatrick said he would like to organize a tour for public officials to visit other resort cities
similar to McCall, such as Jackson Hole, Park City, and Steamboat, and spend time with their
city officials to exchange ideas and learn from their experiences.
Mr. Kirkpatrick announced that this was Mr. Millar's last council meeting. He said Mr. Millar
had been "the right guy at the right time" and had made a big difference in what the City had
been able to accomplish. He reminded Council that there was a party in Mr. Millar's honor
tomorrow night at 5:30 p.m. at Babblefish Restaurant.
Council Member Bailey said that the Valley Adams Planning Partnership (VAPP) had asked for
revisions and any changes in the summary and business strategies for the different counties that
had been compiled as a result of all the meetings they have had over the past several years.
Council Member Bailey said he supported VAPP and believed the organization should be
continued as a volunteer organization, but needed an effective coordinator.
There was further discussion about VAPP and the appropriate roles and representation of the
county and the different cities.
Council Member Bailey said he would like to discuss the tort claim during next week's executive
session.
Mr. Kirkpatrick said a letter from Treasure Valley Transit (TVT) had been copied to each
member, and that their report would be on the next agenda.
Mayor Robertson said that Congressman Bill Sali would be in McCall on Saturday and that he
would spend some time meeting with him.
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Mayor Robertson said that Mrs. Truxell, 5th grade teacher, had invited Council to meet with her
class and answer questions about city government. Council decided that February 8th would be a
good date for the presentation. Mayor Robertson said he would call Mrs. Truxell and confirm
the date.
Mayor Robertson said he was working on the City Manager's evaluation and would complete the
summary and give it to the Council.
Without further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:20 p.m.
William A. Robertson, Mayor
ATTEST:
Joa .York, City C e
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