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HomeMy Public PortalAbout06.24.10 Regular Minutes ApprovedMINUTES McCall City Council Regular Meeting Legion Hall (McCall City Hall - Lower Level) June 24, 2010 Agenda Call to Order and Roll Call Work Session Approve the Agenda Pledge of Allegiance Public Comment Business Agenda Consent Agenda Adjournment Mayor Bailey called the regular meeting of the McCall City Council to order at 5:31 p.m. Mayor Bailey, Council Member Kulesza, Council Member Scott, and Council Member Witte answered roll call. A quorum was present. Council Member Delaney was absent. City staff present was Lindley Kirkpatrick, City Manager; Bill Nichols, City Attorney; Michelle Groenevelt, Community Development Director; Jerry Summers, Chief of Police; Dennis Coyle, Parks and Recreation Director; Peter Bomer, Public Works Director; Carol Coyle, Grant Coordinator; and BessieJo Wagner, City Clerk. AB 10-145 Priorities for Parking, Other Code Enforcement Issues, and America in Bloom Police Chief, Jerry Summers updated the Council on various code enforcement issues around the City. Chief Summers stated that the Police Department has had a positive response from those they have contacted in regard to code violations. Chief Summers gave a brief overview of the pros and cons of parking meters, stating that there are financial benefits although there could be some political difficulties. Council Member Kulesza inquired as to what the code enforcement priorities were. Chief Summers stated that it has been reactionary; however he is working towards making it more proactive. McCall City Council Regular Meeting Page 1 of 5 June 24, 2010 Council Member Scott commented that the code enforcement officers are very approachable and can be seen as an asset and presence of City. Council Member Scott also commented that the two hour parking limit needs to be very clearly marked. There was general discussion of the need for parking enforcement and the possibility of parking meters. Mayor Bailey suggested that the downtown business owners be surveyed with the following options — I . Continue current enforcement 2. Eliminate parking restrictions and enforcement 3. Install parking meters. Discussion continued on the three options. Mayor Bailey stated that it was a subject for City Staff and the Chamber to consider. Mr. Kirkpatrick asked the Council clarification on whether painting the curb was an option to post the 2 hour parking limit. There was no consensus. Mayor Bailey led the audience in the pledge of allegiance. Mayor Bailey approved the agenda as submitted. Mayor Bailey called for public comment at 6:05 p.m. Hearing no comments, Mayor Bailey closed the public comment. AB 10-152 McCall Improvement Committee Annual Report to Council Cathy Jasperson, Co -Chair of the McCall Improvement Committee, presented the annual report to Council. Ms. Jasperson gave an overview of the America in Bloom project stating that the plan was to make it an annual event. She stated that McCall would be judged along with four other small cities throughout America. She stated that there would be a McCall competition to get local businesses and home owners participating. Mayor Bailey complemented the work that the McCall Improvement Committee has done. AB 10-150 Business Park Planning & Design Charrette: Conclusions, Recommendations and Framework Plan for Schedule for Next Steps Michelle Groenevelt, Community Development Director, gave a brief over view of the plans to continue the planning process for the Krahn Lane Business Park. Mayor Bailey stated that as the City moves forward and the land is annexed, it would be time to encourage the business owners to take ownership of what comes next. Through further discussion it was clarified that if the property owners were not interested in moving forward then it would not be worth the City's McCall City Council Regular Meeting Page 2 of 5 June 24, 2010 resources to pursue it. Council encouraged staff to obtain the property owners participation in the meeting to move forward. Staff will report back to Council at the July 22, 2010 City Council Meeting with the result of the property owner's meeting to be held on July 12, 2010. There was a general discussion as to how the project could be funded. AB 10-151 Expiration, Refund & Transfer Policy for Building Permit Related Fees and Water & Sewer Connection Fees Michelle Groenevelt, Community Development Director, stated that prior to a couple of years ago, there was not a written policy to explain building permit fees related to expiration, refund and transfers of building pennit fees. The McCall City Code and the International Code Council were used as a basis for decision making but the information was not previously compiled or available with the building permit. Ms. Groenevelt explained that the McCall City Code (MCC 2.3.030) states that building permits expire after 180 days using similar language in the International Code Council (ICC). Section 105 defines the expiration of a permit (180 days) and the building official has the authorization to grant one or more extensions not exceeding 180 days with each extension which needs to be in writing and justifiable. Ms. Groenevelt stated that the presented document had been revised slightly to clarify some of the language and add the Water and Sewer Connection fee section. Since these fees are collected with the building permit, staff feels it was important to include this information in the same policy which is issued with the building permit. Council Member Witte asked for clarification that the extension requires no additional fees, Ms Groenevelt confirmed. Council Member Witte stated that the policy needs to be clear that there are no additional fees for extensions. Council Member Witte also stated that there needed to be clarification to the language related to Water and Sewer connection fees, stating that "previous and current needs to be "current and future". She stated it should read as follows: "The credit will be applied to the water/sewer connection fees in effect at the time a new building permit is issued." There was discussion as to whether the credit should have an expiration date and the possibility of Transferring of fees to the same owner of a different lot. Bill Nichols City Attorney stated that there could be an issue with transferring of fees to another lot as it is usually the developer who purchases and not a single person. He recommended that an administrative fee be imposed to transfer to a different property if that was the direction. After a brief discussion it was determined that the need to transfer to another lot would be rare and difficult to track so it would not be pursued at that time. It was also discussed that a credit is rare so an expiration of the credit would not be imposed at that time. McCall City Council Regular Meeting Page 3 of 5 June 24, 2010 Mayor Bailey moved to adopt the Expiration, Refund & Transfer Policy for Building Permit Related Fees and Water & Sewer Connection Fees with the last paragraph amended to read as follows: Water and Sewer connection fees are refundable within the first 180 days from the date of issuance and not refundable after 180 days for any circumstance. However, water/sewer connection fees paid ("credit') may be applied towards figure water/sewer connection fees. This credit 'runs with the landso it cannot be transferred to another property. The credit may be transferred from the existing property owner to a new property owner. The credit will be applied to the current water/sewer connection fees in effect al the time a new building permit is issued, and the new property owner will be responsible for paying the difference. Proof of payment is required for the water and sewer connection credit. Council Member Scott seconded the motion. In a roll call vote Mayor Bailey, Council Member Scott, Council Member Kulesza and Council Member Witte all voted aye and the motion carried. AB 10-153 IDOC Economic Development Professional Grant Program and the Upper Payette River Economic Development Council Update Lindley Kirkpatrick, City Manager, stated that the information provided was intended to bring the Council up to date on this issue. The Council reviewed the application submitted by Valley County to the Idaho Department of Commerce (IDOC) to fund an Economic Development Professional, and discussed the Upper Payette River Economic Development Council (UPREDC). Council Member Kulesza stated that the Department of Commerce made the right choice in denying the grant as it was submitted incorrectly. Council directed staff to send a letter to the IDOC correcting the error in the application and explaining that the City does support regional economic development efforts. Council Member Kulesza will contact Frank Eld, Valley County Commissioner, and call for an UPREDC meeting. Staffrecommended approval of the following items: • Minutes June 10, 2010 • McCall Improvement Committee Minutes 5/20/10 • Warrant Registers printed on 6/18/2010 • Payroll Report for Period ending 6/11/10 • AB 10-147 Alcohol Beverage License Report as of 6-14-10 • AB 10-148 Chamber of Conunerce Fourth ofJuly Celebration Some discussion took place clarify the warrant register and correct the minutes. Council Member Kulesza moved to approve the Consent Agenda with the minutes corrected and AB 10-148 contingent on the liability insurance being updated to reflect the City of McCall. Council Member Scott seconded the motion. In a roll call vote Council McCall City Council Regular Meeting Page 4 of 5 June 24, 2010 Member Kulesza, Council Member ScottMayor Bailey, and Council Member Witte all voted aye and the motion passed. Mayor Bailey gave a brief recap of the Association of Idaho Cities meeting he attended. Without further business, the Mayor adjourned the meeting at 7:10 p.m. McCall City Council Regular Meeting Page 5 of 5 June 24, 2010