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Home My Public Portal AboutCouncil Minutes 2007 10/11MINUTES McCall City Council Regular Meeting October 11, 2007 Agenda Call to Order and Roll Call Executive Session Reports Public Comment Council Talk Time Consent Agenda Business Agenda Adjournment CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Council Member Bailey called the regular meeting of the McCall City Council to order at 4:31 p.m. Council Member Bailey, Council Member Bertram, Mayor Robertson (via telephone), and Council Member Scott answered roll call. A quorum was present. Council Member Kraemer was absent. Also present were Lindley Kirkpatrick, City Manager; Fred Quiel, Deputy City Manager / Administrative Services, Walter Eisenstein, Deputy City Manager / Infrastructure & Community Development; and City Attorneys Bill Nichols and Kim Trout (via telephone). EXECUTIVE SESSION Council Member Bailey moved to go into Executive Session for litigation pursuant to Idaho Code §67-2345(1)f to consider and advise its legal representatives in pending litigation or where there is a general public awareness of probable litigation. The motion was seconded by Council Member Scott. In a roll call vote, all members voted aye, and the motion carried. The Council discussed litigation pursuant to Idaho Code §67-2345(1)f. At 5:58p.m. the meeting returned to regular session. Mayor Robertson left the meeting at this time. A brief recess was taken and the meeting resumed at 6:05 p.m. McCall City Council Regular Meeting Page 1 of 5 October 11, 2007 City staff members present were Lindley Kirkpatrick, City Manager; Fred Quiel, Deputy City Manager/Administrative Services; Walter Eisenstein, Deputy City Manager/Infrastructure & Community Development; Michelle Groenevelt, Planning Manager; John Anderson, Airport Manager; Jerry Summers, Chief of Police; Eric McCormick, Golf Course Superintendent; Allan Morrison, Golf Professional, and Brenna Chaloupka, Administrative Assistant, City Manager. Council Member Bailey led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. REPORTS City Manager Report Lindley Kirkpatrick state the VARHA Board of Directors has interviewed 5 candidates, and they hope to replace Michael David by the time he leaves at the end of October. Regarding the capital improvement plan and impact fees, Mr. Kirkpatrick stated Tom Pippin, of BBC Consulting, will give a presentation at the next City Council meeting. Mr. Kirkpatrick added that the City is working with all jurisdictions in Valley County with the goal of combining funds in order to reduce the costs associated with completing an impact fee study. Mr. Kirkpatrick provided updates on several construction projects, stating the underground work is complete and they are currently paving the Rio Vista Waterline project and the Boydstun Street reconstruction project is on schedule and paving will begin next week. Mr. Kirkpatrick stated he is serving as the representative for the City of McCall on the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Mr. Kirkpatrick stated the last installment from the settlement of the Nelle Tobias Estate was received and the Library received a check for $192,502.47. Mr. Kirkpatrick added that these funds are restricted, dedicated to the Library. Mr. Kirkpatrick provided a personnel update, stating the GIS position is open again, and that the Community Planner position is still open. Mr. Kirkpatrick announced Arliss Kelly was selected as employee of the month for September. There was discussion regarding several items reported on in the Monthly Consolidated Department Head Reports. PUBLIC COMMENT Council Member Bailey called for public comment at 6:53 p.m. Hearing no comments, Council Member Bailey closed the public comment at 6:54 p.m. McCall City Council Regular Meeting Page 2 of 5 October 11, 2007 COUNCIL TALK TIME Council Talk Time commenced at 6:54 p.m. Council Member Scott stated she had received a request that the speed limit to be reduced to 25 mph between Lardo's Restaurant and Waffles-n-More, and asked what the procedure was for getting speed limits changed. Mr. Kirkpatrick stated this section of road is within the City limits, so the City of McCall would have a more active role in getting the speed limit changed. Council Member Bailey stated he felt the City needed to take a more active role in getting ITD to reduce speed limits in certain areas around town. Jerry Summers stated that the formal process is for the City to make a request to ITD and ITD would in turn do a traffic study to deteiiuine appropriate speed limits. Mr. Kirkpatrick offered to have staff conduct an analysis and report back to the Council with a recommendation regarding the speed limits along SH55, between King's Pines and Warren Wagon Road, prior to contacting ITD. Council Member Scott asked for clarification regarding the new airport hangar lease rates that were recently approved by City Council. CONSENT AGENDA Staff recommended approval of the following items: • Minutes — April 11, May 4, June 21, and September 27, 2007 • Warrant Register printed on October 3, 2007 • Payroll Report for Period ending September 21, 2007 • AB 07-184 Alcohol Beverage Catering Permits Corrections were provided to the minutes. Council Member Bailey asked that the minutes from August 9th be completed soon. Council Member Bertram moved to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. Council Member Bailey seconded the motion and in a voice vote, all voted aye and the motion passed. BUSINESS AGENDA The Business Agenda began at 7:12 p.m. AB 07-170 Proposal for City Prosecutor McCall City Council Regular Meeting October 11, 2007 Page 3 of 5 Jerry Summers, Chief of Police, stated the Request for Proposal to recruit for a City Prosecutor has been proposed because the current City Prosecutor has been in place for three years and this position is traditionally reviewedevery three years in order to review costs and/or improve services. Mr. Summers added that there have been some difficulties with the current City Prosecutor because of the contract regarding discovery and release of discovery information, adding he would like to clarify some items in a new contract with the City Prosecutor. Mr. Summers stated the Department would like to see if there are any local attorneys that may be interested in providing services, as there have been difficulties related to having a City Prosecutor outside the McCall area. Council Member Bailey moved to approve the issuance of the Request for Proposal for the City Prosecutor. Council Member Scott seconded the motion and in a voice vote, all voted aye and the motion passed. AB 07-179 Golf Pro Contract Council Member Bailey provided several corrections to the Golf Professional Services Contract. Council Member Bailey moved to approve the contract as amended. Council Member Bertram seconded the motion, and in a roll call vote, all members voted aye and the motion passed. AB 07-185 Senior Center Lease Agreement Fred Quiel, Deputy City Manager/Administrative Services stated this lease contract has been approved in its final form by the City Attorney and has been signed by the Senior Center Board. Council Member Scott moved to approve the Senior Citizens Lease and authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents. Council Member Bertram seconded the motion and in a roll call vote, all voted aye and the motion passed. AB 07-186 LOT Funds, September 2007 - $9,000 Fred Quiel, Deputy City Manager/Administrative Services, stated this request is a continuation of a previous discussion in which returned LOT funds were re -allocated to different organizations. Council Member Bailey moved to award $9,000 to the City of McCall Golf Course for the irrigation pump project. Council Member Bertram seconded the motion, and in a voice vote, all voted aye and the motion passed. COUNCIL TALK TIME The Council returned to additional Council Talk Time. Council Member Bertram stated the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors came out against supporting the LOT sales tax increase that will be on the November 6th ballot. McCall City Council Regular Meeting October 11, 2007 Page 4 of 5 Council Member Bailey stated the City Council needs to be very clear with the public what will happen if the sales tax initiative does not pass and MCPAWS has to close, and what the City's responsibilities will be. Lindley Kirkpatrick stated that there would be funds available, both from the LOT and the General Fund. Council Member Bailey stated the City needed to have a plan in place and asked about publishing a contingency plan for public review before the election takes place and asked City Attorney Bill Nichols if it would be appropriate to write a letter to the editor or ask staff to create a plan for what will happen if MCPAWS does indeed close. Mr. Nichols stated the City should have a contingency plan anyway, in case of a fire, etc. and that it would be appropriate for the City to outline an alternative solution to MCPAWS. Council Member Bailey directed Mr. Kirkpatrick to have staff generate some alternative solutions for the Council meeting on October 25th. Council Member Bertram asked Fred Quiel if he had considered some kind of education for local businesses on how to collect and remit the additional LOT sales tax if this initiative passed on November 6th. There was discussion regarding how this tax will impact local businesses and the impression of the additional burden this tax may impose on them. ADJOURNMENT Without further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:49 p.m. Donald C. Bailey, City Co cil President Fred Quiel, Deputy City Clerk / Administrative Services McCall City Council Regular Meeting Page 5 of 5 October 11, 2007