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McCall City Council
Regular Meeting
Legion Hall (McCall City Hall - Lower Level)
May 26, 2011
Agenda
Call to Order and Roll Call
Approve the Agenda
Work Session
Pledge of Allegiance
Public Comment
Business Agenda
Consent Agenda
Executive Session
Adjournment
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Mayor Bailey called the regular meeting of the McCall City Council to order at 5:31 p.m.
Council Member Aymon, Mayor Bailey, Council Member Scott, Council Member
Swanson, and Council Member Witte all answered roll call.
City staff present was Lindley Kirkpatrick, City Manager; Bill Nichols, City Attorney; Dennis
Coyle, Parks and Recreation Director; Linda Stokes, City Treasurer; Michelle Groenevelt,
Community Development Director; Peter Borner, Public Works Director; Carol Coyle, Grant
Coordinator; Nathan Stewart, Staff Engineer; and BessieJo Wagner, City Clerk.
IAPPROVE THE AGENDA
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Mayor Bailey approved the agenda as submitted.
IWORK SESSION
AB 11-90 Community Development Block Grant Application for Downtown
Redevelopment
Carol Coyle, Grant Coordinator; and Michelle Groenevelt, Community Development Director,
presented the information for the Community Development Block Grant to Council. The Council
had general discussion concerning the possible costs to build the sidewalks and the amount of
City Staff time to put the grant application together. There was general consensus from the
Council to move forward with the project.
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Mayor Bailey led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance at 5:59 p.m.
PUBLIC HEARING
AB 11-92 FY11 First Budget Amendment
Linda Stokes, Treasurer, presented the budget amendment to Council stating that the funds come
from surplus fund balances, franchise fees, Local Option Taxes, state grant funds, and Federal
ARRA Stimulus grant funds. There was a brief discussion to clarify the amendment.
Council Member Witte pointed out that the information in the memo did not agree with the
information in the proposed ordinance.
Lindley Kirkpatrick, City Manager, suggested that due to the confusion of the memo, the Council
could open the Public Hearing, but not act on the ordinance until the next regular Council
Meeting. Staff would then clarify the information in the memo.
Mayor Bailey opened the public hearing for the FY11 First Budget Amendment at 6:10
p.m.
Mayor Bailey moved to continue the public hearing for the FY11 First Budget amendment
to June 9, 2011. Council Member Witte seconded the motion. In a voice vote all members
voted aye and the motion carried.
AB 11-96 CUP-10-07 Shore Lodge Beach Club Continued
Council Member Scott recused herself from this Public Hearing.
Mayor Bailey opened the public hearing for CUP-10-07 Shore Lodge Beach Club at 6:22
p.m.
Mayor Bailey indicated that since Council had heard significant testimony at the previous hearing
and received numerous letters, e-mails and reports, he would request anyone wishing to speak
keep their comments salient and not repeat information already provided to Council. He then
asked Michelle Groenevelt, Community Development Director, for an update on additional
information received.
Bill Nichols, City Attorney, made a point of order, indicating that Council Member Aymon was
not at the last meeting, and asked if she had listened to the transcript. Council Member Aymon
indicated she had not, but that she had read all of the documents including the transcript. Mr.
Nichols indicated he wanted the record to reflect that Council Member Aymon had, in fact, read
the transcript.
Michelle Groenevelt, Community Development Director, addressed the issue of zoning. She
indicated that although extensive research had been done on zoning of the southern parcel, the
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w i t h t h e w h o l e i s s u e o f z o n i n g , i t w o u l d b e i m p o r t a n t t o c l a r i f y w i t h t h e a p p l i c a n t . S o s t a f f w i l l
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t h e r e f o r e a C o n d i t i o n a l U s e P e r m i t w a s r e q u i r e d .
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i n f e r e n c e t h a t t h e H e r r i c k S t r e e t p r o p e r t y w o u l d b e u s e d f o r p a r k i n g w o u l d a l s o r e q u i r e m o r e
s t a f f r e s e a r c h r e g a r d i n g z o n i n g a n d t h e o r i g i n a l W h i t e t a i l P U D .
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n e e d e d t o b e s u b m i t t e d . M s . G r o e n e v e l t a l s o a d d r e s s e d t h e c o n c e r n r e g a r d i n g a c c e s s f o r f i r e
t r u c k s , s t a t i n g t h a t t h e F i r e D i s t r i c t h a d p r o v i d e d a p r e l i m i n a r y r e v i e w l e t t e r t h a t i n d i c a t e d t h e r e
w o u l d b e r o o m o n t h e O w e n D r i v e a c c e s s t o t u r n a f i r e t r u c k a r o u n d o r b a c k o n e i n .
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w h a t w a s c u r r e n t l y t h e r e , b u t w h a t w a s b e i n g p r o p o s e d w o u l d n e e d a d d i t i o n a l r e s t r o o m s .
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r e s e a r c h h a d b e e n d o n e , a n d i t a p p e a r e d t h a t t h e y d i d h a v e a c c e s s ; h o w e v e r , s t a f f w o u l d w a n t t o
c o n f i r m t h a t .
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p h o t o g r a p h o f t h e b e a c h a n d d e c k a r e a ( E x h i b i t A ) t h a t h a d b e e n p h o t o - s h o p p e d t o s h o w t h e
p r o p o s e d p r o p e r t y a n d g i v e a v i s u a l o f w h a t 7 5 p e o p l e o n t h e p r o p e r t y w o u l d l o o k l i k e . S h e a l s o
w a n t e d t o r e a f f i r m h e r c o n c e r n t h a t t h e p r o p o s e d u s e w a s n o t h a r m o n i o u s w i t h t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d
a n d i t w o u l d n o t b e a s i m i l a r u s e a s t h e o t h e r s i n g l e - f a m i l y r e s i d e n c e s . S h e a l s o r a i s e d c o n c e r n
r e g a r d i n g w h a t w o u l d c o n s t i t u t e a n e v e n t a n d w h a t t h e d a i l y u s e c o u l d p o t e n t i a l l y b e .
D e n n i s M c D o w e l l , 1 1 7 8 B r i g h t w a t e r , B o i s e , I d a h o , i n t r o d u c e d h i m s e l f t o C o u n c i l a n d p r e s e n t e d
p h o t o g r a p h s o f h i s p r o p e r t y a d j a c e n t t o W h i t e t a i l , a s w e l l a s 6 a d d i t i o n a l p h o t o s ( E x h i b i t B ) . H e
s t a t e d h e b e l i e v e d t h i s r e q u e s t w a s n o t h a r m o n i o u s a n d d i d n o t f i t i n a r e s i d e n t i a l n e i g h b o r h o o d .
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t h e y u n a n i m o u s l y o p p o s e d t h e p r o j e c t , a s w e l l . H e s t a t e d h e b e l i e v e d t h e d e v e l o p m e n t w o u l d b e
d e t r i m e n t a l t o t h e l a k e , t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d a n d t h e C i t y o f M c C a l l .
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i n d i c a t e d t h a t t h e m a j o r i t y o f h i s c o n c e r n s w e r e r e g a r d i n g O w e n R o a d : t h e f a c t t h a t p a r k i n g a l o n g
O w e n R o a d w o u l d b e s i g n i f i c a n t d u e t o o v e r f l o w o f p r o p o s e d p a r k i n g l o t , a n d w o u l d d i s r u p t
l o c a l t r a f f i c ; t h e h e a d l i g h t s w o u l d b e v e r y i n t r u s i v e ; t h e i n c r e a s e i n n o i s e w o u l d b e s i g n i f i c a n t ;
t h e r e c o u l d b e a s a f e t y i s s u e w i t h t h e i n c r e a s e i n v e h i c l e t r a f f i c d u e t o t h e c o n s i d e r a b l e a m o u n t o f
b i k e a n d p e d e s t r i a n ( i n c l u d i n g m a i n t e n a n c e c r e w s ) t r a f f i c a l r e a d y o n O w e n R o a d a n d o n t h e b i k e
p a t h a l o n g W a r r e n W a g o n r o a d . M r . B r y a n t i n d i c a t e d h e w o u l d b e s a d d e n e d , a l s o , b y t h e i m p a c t
o n l o c a l w i l d l i f e . A d d i t i o n a l l y , h e f e l t t h e t r a f f i c t r y i n g t o g e t f r o m O w e n R o a d b a c k t o W a r r e n
W a g o n w o u l d b e a r e a l p r o b l e m , a s t h e a c c e s s w a s s t e e p a n d o f t e n r e q u i r e d s i g n i f i c a n t
a c c e l e r a t i o n .
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s t a t e d t h a t t h e a m o u n t o f p a r k i n g s p a c e s r e q u i r e d f o r t h i s C U P , p a r t i c u l a r l y s p e c i a l e v e n t s , w o u l d
c l e a r l y r e q u i r e a p a r k i n g l o t , w h i c h w o u l d n o t b e h a r m o n i o u s w i t h t h e a r e a . M r . C l a r k h a n d e d o u t
a c o p y o f t h e M c C a l l C i t y C o d e � 3 . 8 0 6 2 ( E x h i b i t D ) . H e b e l i e v e d i t w a s t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f t h e
a p p l i c a n t t o d o a t r a f f i c s t u d y , b e c a u s e t h e p r o p o s a l w a s n o t h a r m o n i o u s a n d w o u l d c r e a t e
s i g n i f i c a n t t r a f f i c a n d p a r k i n g i s s u e s .
J u d y L e i s t e r , 1 0 7 3 P l y m o u t h R o a d , M c C a l l , I d a h o , i n d i c a t e d s h e w a s a l o c a l a p p r a i s e r ( s h e
h a n d e d o u t h e r r e s u m e t o C o u n c i l E x h i b i t E ) a n d t h a t a p p r a i s e r s f r e q u e n t l y a n d r o u t i n e l y d o
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c h a n g e s " ) , t h i n g s t h a t a r e n o t d o n e , b u t a r e p r o p o s e d i n t h e f u t u r e . S h e i n d i c a t e d t h a t i t w a s h e r
o p i n i o n t h a t e n o u g h i n f o r m a t i o n w a s k n o w n a b o u t t h e p r o p o s e d b e a c h c l u b t o r e n d e r a n o p i n i o n
o f v a l u e / a p p r a i s a l .
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v a l u e s o f n e a r b y h o m e s , c a u s i n g d e p r e c i a t i o n . S h e s t a t e d t h a t t h e c l o s e r y o u a r e t o a n a d v e r s e
e l e m e n t ( t h e p r o p o s e d c l u b ) , t h e g r e a t e r t h e l o s s . M s . L e i s t e r p e r f o r m e d a s u r v e y o f l o c a l b r o k e r s
i n 2 0 0 9 , a n d t h e s u r v e y i n d i c a t e d a l o s s o f 4 5 % i n v a l u e f o r p r o p e r t y l o c a t e d n e x t t o a " n o i s y
e n t e r p r i s e " ( i . e . g r a v e l p i t , d o g b o a r d i n g o r k e n n e l s e r v i c e , r e c r e a t i o n a l c a m p o r h e a v i l y
t r a f f i c k e d r o a d ) . S h e f e l t t h i s s u r v e y w a s i n d i c a t i v e o f w h a t p r o p e r t y o w n e r s a r o u n d S h o r e L o d g e
c o u l d e x p e c t i f t h e C U P w a s a p p r o v e d .
B r i d g i d L a w r e n c e , 1 2 9 C e d a r D r i v e , M c C a l l , I d a h o , e x p r e s s e d c o n c e r n o v e r a g r e e m e n t s i n t h e
o r i g i n a l D e v e l o p m e n t A g r e e m e n t s i g n e d i n 2 0 0 6 t h a t h a d n o t b e e n h o n o r e d t o d a t e . S h e s t a t e d
t h a t s p e c i f i c a l l y , t h e d e v e l o p e r a g r e e d t o i n s t a l l a s e r i e s o f p a t h w a y s a n d a t u r n l a n e . M s .
L a w r e n c e i n d i c a t e d t h a t i f t h e d e v e l o p e r h a d m o n e y t o d o a n e w e n d e a v o r , p r e v i o u s a g r e e m e n t s
s h o u l d h a v e b e e n c o m p l e t e d f i r s t . M s . L a w r e n c e a l s o w a n t e d C o u n c i l t o k n o w t h a t t h e s a l e s
b r o c h u r e s a n d t o p o g r a p h i c a l m a p a t S h o r e L o d g e s a l e s o f f i c e d i d n o t r e f l e c t a n y o f t h e a g r e e d t o
p a t h s .
M a y o r B a i l e y a s k e d t h e a p p l i c a n t i f t h e y w i s h e d t o r e b u t a n y o f t h e c o m m e n t s m a d e .
S t e p h a n i e B o n n e y , f o r t h e S h o r e L o d g e , s t a t e d t h a t s h e h a d s o m e l e g a l i s s u e s t h a t n e e d e d t o b e
p u t o n t h e r e c o r d . F i r s t , s h e i n d i c a t e d t h a t h e r s t a t e m e n t r e g a r d i n g t h e a p p r a i s a l w a s t h a t " t h e
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a p p r a i s a l t h a t w a s d o n e w a s n o t t h e p r o j e c t a s p r o p o s e d . " S e c o n d l y , s h e f e l t t h e p i c t u r e s
p r e s e n t e d b y M s . M e d e l w e r e n o t r e l e v a n t , b e c a u s e t h e y w e r e p h o t o s h o p p e d a n d b e c a u s e t h e
p r o p o s e d C U P w o u l d a l l o w 5 0 p e o p l e o u t s i d e n o t 7 5 . F i n a l l y , M s . B o n n e y p o i n t e d o u t t h a t " i f
t h e C i t y w a s g o i n g t o m a k e a d e t e r m i n a t i o n t h a t t h e z o n i n g w a s i n f a c t d i f f e r e n t a s i t h a d b e e n s e t
f o r t h b y t h e C i t y p r e v i o u s l y t h a t w a s e x t r e m e l y s e r i o u s " ( E x h i b i t F ) a n d n e e d e d t o b e f u l l y v e t t e d
a n d d i s c u s s e d . S h e b e l i e v e d t h a t w a s a d u e p r o c e s s v i o l a t i o n a n d w o u l d b e s o m e t h i n g t h e y w o u l d
h a v e t o a d d r e s s .
M a y o r B a i l e y , M r . N i c h o l s a n d M s . B o n n e y d i s c u s s e d t h e z o n i n g i s s u e , a n d M s . B o n n e y c l a r i f i e d
t h a t t h e a p p l i c a n t w a s r e q u e s t i n g a c o n d i t i o n a l u s e p e r m i t r e g a r d l e s s o f w h a t t h e u n d e r l y i n g
z o n i n g w a s , s o s h e w o u l d l i k e t h e C i t y t o h o l d o f f o n m a k i n g a d e t e r m i n a t i o n o r a l l o w t h e m t o
p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e d i s c u s s i o n . M a y o r B a i l e y a n d M r . N i c h o l s i n d i c a t e d t h e y u n d e r s t o o d M s .
B o n n e y ' s c o n c e r n r e g a r d i n g t h e z o n i n g i s s u e .
D a n S c o t t , 5 0 1 W e s t L a k e S t r e e t , M c C a l l , I d a h o , G e n e r a l M a n a g e r o f t h e S h o r e L o d g e ,
W h i t e t a i l , i n d i c a t e d h e h a d n o a d d i t i o n a l t e s t i m o n y b u t w o u l d l i k e t o a d d r e s s a n y q u e s t i o n s . H e
i n d i c a t e d h e w a s n o t a w a r e o f a n y c o n d i t i o n s o f t h e W h i t e t a i l P U D t h a t t h e c u r r e n t o w n e r s h a d
n o t c o m p l i e d w i t h , b u t i f t h e r e w e r e a n y , t h e y w o u l d c o m p l y .
S o m e d i s c u s s i o n o c c u r r e d r e g a r d i n g t h e t u r n l a n e , t r a f f i c s t u d i e s o n t h e h i g h w a y s a n d t h e n e e d
f o r m o r e r e s e a r c h o n t h e p a t h w a y s . T h e r e w a s a l s o d i s c u s s i o n r e g a r d i n g t h e H e r r i c k S t r e e t
p r o p e r t y b e i n g u s e d f o r p a r k i n g , a s w e l l a s w h a t z o n e i t w a s u n d e r a n d w h e t h e r i t w a s p a r t o f t h e
o r i g i n a l P U D . M s . G r o e n e v e l t i n d i c a t e d t h a t t h e H e r r i c k S t r e e t p a r c e l w a s c u r r e n t l y z o n e d
C o m m u n i t y C o m m e r c i a l .
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S c o t t r e c o m m e n d e d m a k i n g t h a t a c o n d i t i o n o f a p p r o v a l . C o u n c i l M e m b e r A y m o n a l s o r a i s e d t h e
q u e s t i o n o f w h e r e t h e i n f o r m a t i o n c a m e f r o m t h a t h a l f o f t h e p e o p l e w o u l d d r i v e t o t h e f a c i l i t y
b u t h a l f w o u l d w a l k o r c y c l e . M r . S c o t t i n d i c a t e d t h e e s t i m a t e c a m e f r o m l o o k i n g a t e x i s t i n g
a m e n i t i e s a n d i n c l u d e d w a l k i n g , b i k i n g a n d g o l f c a r t s . A b r i e f d i s c u s s i o n o c c u r r e d r e g a r d i n g t h e
r o u t e s u s e d b y p e d e s t r i a n s , b i k e r s a n d g o l f c a r t s .
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i n d i c a t e d t h e f i r e c h i e f h a d n o p r o b l e m t a k i n g f i r e t r u c k s d o w n a n d t u r n i n g t h e m a r o u n d . T h e
p r o c e s s o f s h u t t l i n g w a s a l s o p a r t o f t h a t d i s c u s s i o n . C o u n c i l M e m b e r A y m o n a l s o a s k e d f o r
c l a r i f i c a t i o n o n m e m b e r s h i p e l i g i b i l i t y , m e m b e r s h i p n u m b e r s a n d a l l o w a b l e g u e s t s .
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( e c o n o m i c i m p a c t , t h e i s s u e o f c o m m e r c i a l u s e a n d h a r m o n y , t h e a c c e s s a n d p a r k i n g ) t h a t w e r e
m e n t i o n e d t h e m o s t f r e q u e n t l y , h i s c o m m e n t s o n e a c h , a p h o t o g r a p h o f t h e H e r r i c k p r o p e r t y , a
s c h e m a t i c o f t h e p r o p o s e d p a r k i n g l o t a n d a p i c t u r e o f f o u r p h o t o g r a p h s o f t h e a r e a . M a y o r
B a i l e y i n d i c a t e d t h e O w e n a c c e s s o n t o W a r r e n W a g o n R o a d c a m e u p s t e e p l y t o t h e e d g e o f t h e
p a v e m e n t , a n d t h e C i t y w o u l d p r o b a b l y w a n t t o m a k e c o r r e c t i n g t h a t a c o n d i t i o n o f a p p r o v a l .
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f u r t h e r . H e f e l t t h e o v e r a l l i s s u e w a s w h e t h e r i t w a s p o s s i b l e t o s a t i s f y a n d o v e r c o m e a n y / a l l o f
t h e c o n d i t i o n s t h a t h a d b e e n r a i s e d . I f i t w a s n o t p o s s i b l e , t h e n h e b e l i e v e d C o u n c i l w a s
w a r r a n t e d i n d e n y i n g t h e a p p l i c a t i o n . I f i t w a s r e a s o n a b l y p o s s i b l e , t h e n h e w o u l d r e c o m m e n d
w r i t i n g a s e t o f c o n d i t i o n s t h a t w o u l d d i r e c t t h e a p p l i c a n t t o d o t h a t . M a y o r B a i l e y f e l t t h e m o s t
d i f f i c u l t i s s u e t o d e t e r m i n e w a s " h a r m o n i o u s w i t h t h e u s e a n d c h a r a c t e r o f t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d . "
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m o w e r o p e r a t i o n a n d i m p a c t o f a n y c h e m i c a l s u s e d t o m a i n t a i n l a n d s c a p i n g . M r . S c o t t f e l t t h e
C i t y w o u l d b e r e a s o n a b l e i n e s t a b l i s h i n g h o u r s a n d g u i d e l i n e s f o r m a i n t e n a n c e , l a n d s c a p i n g a n d
c l e a n - u p a f t e r e v e n t s . T h e y d i s c u s s e d n u m b e r s o f p e o p l e a t p r i v a t e e v e n t s a n d o p e n e v e n t s a n d
h o w W h i t e t a i l / S h o r e L o d g e w o u l d m o n i t o r a n d l i m i t a t t e n d a n c e n u m b e r s . C o u n c i l M e m b e r
A y m o n a l s o a s k e d M r . S c o t t f o r c l a r i f i c a t i o n o n w h e t h e r m e m b e r s " n e e d e d " t h e i r o w n b e a c h f r o n t
c l u b h o u s e . M r . S c o t t s a i d t h e y b e l i e v e d i t w a s a n i m p o r t a n t a m e n i t y f o r t h e s u c c e s s o f W h i t e t a i l .
M a y o r B a i l e y t h e n a s k e d M r . S c o t t i f h e b e l i e v e d a n i s s u e r e g a r d i n g e a s e m e n t s r a i s e d i n a r e c e n t
l e t t e r ( p o s s i b l y f r o m M a n c h e s t e r ) w a s a p r o b l e m . A d i s c u s s i o n a g a i n e n s u e d r e g a r d i n g
e a s e m e n t s , a c c e s s a n d p a r k i n g .
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r e s i d e n t i a l . M r . S c o t t i n d i c a t e d h e d i d n o t k n o w , a n d M s . A y m o n i n d i c a t e d s h e w a s h o p i n g t o
u s e t h e t a x i s s u e t o d e f i n e t h e t y p e o f p r o p e r t y . T h e d e f i n i t i o n o f c o m m e r c i a l w a s d i s c u s s e d , a s
w e l l a s r e s i d e n t v e r s e s n o n - r e s i d e n t a n d m e m b e r .
C o u n c i l M e m b e r A y m o n w a s c o n c e r n e d a b o u t a p a r k i n g l o t o n t h e S c e n i c B y w a y . M a y o r B a i l e y
i n d i c a t e d t h e r e w e r e m a n y t r e e s s c r e e n i n g t h e p r o p o s e d l o t f r o m H i g h w a y 5 5 . H e a l s o i n d i c a t e d
t h a t i t m a y b e a g o o d i d e a t o m a k e a c c e s s f r o m t h e H e r r i c k S t r e e t p r o p e r t y t o O w e n D r i v e ( a c r o s s
W a r r e n W a g o n R o a d ) a c o n d i t i o n . M a y o r B a i l e y a l s o i n d i c a t e d t h a t p a r k i n g a l o n g W a r r e n
W a g o n R o a d w o u l d p r o b a b l y n e e d t o b e p r o h i b i t e d . C o u n c i l M e m b e r A y m o n a n d M a y o r B a i l e y
c o n t i n u e d t o d i s c u s s i s s u e s , i n c l u d i n g e n f o r c e m e n t o f r u l e s b y t h e a p p l i c a n t , p a r k i n g , t r a f f i c ,
c h a r a c t e r a n d h a r m o n y o f t h e p r o j e c t f o r i t s n e i g h b o r h o o d , t e s t i m o n y f r o m n e i g h b o r s , b o a t t r a f f i c
a n d d o c k p a r k i n g .
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c o n d i t i o n s t h a t w o u l d d i r e c t t h e a p p l i c a n t t o a m e n d h i s a p p l i c a t i o n s u f f i c i e n t l y t o s a t i s f y t h o s e
c o n d i t i o n s o r t o n o t p r o c e e d a n y f u r t h e r . M r . N i c h o l s r e c o m m e n d e d C o u n c i l p o i n t o u t a n y
p r o b l e m s t o t h e a p p l i c a n t a n d t o i n d i c a t e t h e g o a l o r o b j e c t i v e t h a t h a d t o b e m e t t o t a k e c a r e o f
t h a t p r o b l e m . C o u n c i l M e m b e r A y m o n s t a t e d s h e r e a d t h e c o d e t o b e t h a t i f C o u n c i l d e n i e d t h e
C U P , C o u n c i l c o u l d t e l l t h e a p p l i c a n t t h a t t h e r e w e r e c e r t a i n c o n d i t i o n s t h a t t h e y f e l t w o u l d
n e v e r b e c o m p a t i b l e w i t h t h e r e q u e s t e d C o n d i t i o n a l U s e P e r m i t . M r . N i c h o l s i n d i c a t e d t h a t w a s
a c c u r a t e , b u t i t w a s a m o r e c o m m o n p r a c t i c e f o r a C o u n c i l t o s t a t e t h e p r o b l e m s / i s s u e s w i t h a
d e s i r e d o u t c o m e a n d a l l o w t h e a p p l i c a n t t o c o m e b a c k t o C o u n c i l w i t h p o s s i b l e s o l u t i o n s ;
h o w e v e r , i f C o u n c i l f e l t , b a s e d o n t h e e v i d e n c e , t h a t t h e r e w a s n o w a y t o m a k e i t w o r k , i t w a s
b e t t e r t o s t a t e t h a t a n d s a v e e v e r y o n e t i m e a n d m o n e y .
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C o u n c i l M e m b e r W i t t e i n d i c a t e d t h a t , i n h e r o p i n i o n , m o s t o f t h e i s s u e s c o u l d b e w o r k e d
t h r o u g h ; h o w e v e r , s h e w a s u n c e r t a i n a b o u t t h e c o n d i t i o n o f b e i n g h a r m o n i o u s w i t h t h e c h a r a c t e r
o f t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d . C o u n c i l M e m b e r s S w a n s o n a n d A y m o n c o n c u r r e d .
M a y o r B a i l e y i n d i c a t e d t h a t t h e l a k e f r o n t a g e w a s a c t u a l l y a b o u t 2 1 6 f e e t , w h i c h w a s m o r e t h a n
w h a t w a s o r i g i n a l l y t h o u g h t .
M r . N i c h o l s r e q u e s t e d a b r i e f r e c e s s t o d i s c u s s p o s s i b l e o p t i o n s w i t h o t h e r c o u n s e l p r e s e n t .
M a y o r B a i l e y r e c o n v e n e d t h e P u b l i c H e a r i n g a t 8 : 1 0 P M .
M r . N i c h o l s p r o v i d e d d i r e c t i o n t o t h e C o u n c i l , a n d b a s e d o n t h a t d i r e c t i o n , M a y o r B a i l e y c l o s e d
t h e p u b l i c h e a r i n g a t 8 : 1 6 p m .
C o u n c i l M e m b e r A y m o n m a d e a m o t i o n t o d e n y C o n d i t i o n a l U s e P e r m i t 1 0 - 0 7 f o r t h e
S h o r e L o d g e B e a c h C l u b b a s e d o n n o n - c o m p l i a n c e w i t h c o n d i t i o n n u m b e r 3 . C o u n c i l
M e m b e r W i t t e s e c o n d e d t h e m o t i o n .
A f t e r a b r i e f d i s c u s s i o n , M a y o r B a i l e y a m e n d e d t h e m o t i o n t o i n c l u d e n o n - c o m p l i a n c e w i t h
c o n d i t i o n s 4 , 5 , 6 , 8 , 9 , 1 1 a n d 1 2 , i n a d d i t i o n t o c o n d i t i o n 3 .
I n a r o l l c a l l v o t e t o a m e n d t h e m o t i o n , M a y o r B a i l e y , C o u n c i l M e m b e r W i t t e , C o u n c i l
M e m b e r A y m o n a n d C o u n c i l M e m b e r S w a n s o n a l l v o t e d a y e , a n d t h e m o t i o n p a s s e d .
I n a s e c o n d r o l l c a l l v o t e t o d e n y C o n d i t i o n a l U s e P e r m i t 1 0 - 0 7 f o r t h e S h o r e L o d g e B e a c h
C l u b b a s e d o n n o n - c o m p l i a n c e w i t h c o n d i t i o n s 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 8 , 9 , 1 1 a n d 1 2 , C o u n c i l M e m b e r
A y m o n , C o u n c i l M e m b e r W i t t e , M a y o r B a i l e y a n d C o u n c i l M e m b e r S w a n s o n a l l v o t e d a y e ,
a n d t h e m o t i o n p a s s e d .
M r . N i c h o l s r e q u e s t e d t h a t C o u n c i l p r o v i d e a n y i n f o r m a t i o n p o s s i b l e t o t h e a p p l i c a n t r e g a r d i n g
s p e c i f i c a l l y h o w t h e y c o u l d o b t a i n a p p r o v a l . M a y o r B a i l e y s t a t e d a p o s s i b l e w a y t o m e e t
c o n d i t i o n n u m b e r 3 , b e i n g h a r m o n i o u s w i t h a n e i g h b o r h o o d , w o u l d b e t o r e d u c e t h e u s a g e o n t h e
f a c i l i t y a n d / o r t o p r o v i d e i t w i t h s o m e e x p e r i e n c e o v e r a s p e c i f i e d p e r i o d o f t i m e , l i k e a t r i a l
p e r i o d . M a y o r B a i l e y a l s o r e c o m m e n d e d p r o v i d i n g p r o p o s e d r u l e s a n d s e c u r i t y i n f o r m a t i o n t o
C o u n c i l , i f t h e a p p l i c a n t d e c i d e d t o p r o c e e d . O t h e r s u g g e s t i o n s f o r t h e a p p l i c a n t i n c l u d e d :
p r o v i d e s p e c i f i c i n f o r m a t i o n o n u t i l i z i n g O w e n D r i v e ; p r o v i d e m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n o n a c c e s s i n g t h e
p r o p e r t y f r o m t h e H e r r i c k S t r e e t l o t , i f a d d i t i o n a l p a r k i n g w a s p r o p o s e d t h e r e ; l i m i t t h e n u m b e r
t o f e w e r t h a n 7 5 p e o p l e ; a n d p o s s i b l y e l i m i n a t e o r r e s t r i c t t h e k e n n e l , b o a t s a n d / o r e v e n t s .
C o u n c i l M e m b e r S w a n s o n r e c o m m e n d e d t h e a p p l i c a n t h o l d a n e i g h b o r h o o d m e e t i n g , w i t h t h e
i n t e n t i o n t o r e a c h a c o m p r o m i s e w i t h t h e n e i g h b o r s b e f o r e b e g i n n i n g t h e p r o c e s s a g a i n .
L i n d l e y K i r k p a t r i c k , C i t y M a n a g e r , s t a t e d t h a t s t a f f w o u l d p r e p a r e F i n d i n g s o f F a c t a n d
C o n c l u s i o n s o f L a w f o r s u b m i s s i o n t o t h e C i t y C o u n c i l .
C o u n c i l M e m b e r S c o t t r e t u r n e d t o t h e m e e t i n g .
M c C a l l C i t y C o u n c i l R e g u l a r M e e t i n g P a g e 7 o f 1 2
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IPUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Bailey called for public comment at 8:30 p.m.
Hearing no comments, Mayor Bailey closed the public comment.
BUSINESS AGENDA
AB 11-87 Historic Preservation Commission Annual Report to Council
Brian Corcoran, Chairperson of the McCall Historic Preservation Commission, presented a
report to Council.
AB 11-97 Local Option Tax (LOT) Funding Priorities
Council had some general discussion on the various City projects. Mayor Bailey suggested that
the Parks department request assistance from the McCall Urban Redevelopment Agency
(MURA) for the gazebo project at Brown's Park. It was clarified by Lindley Kirkpatrick, City
Manager, that the amount requested for the gazebo from LOT was not the entire cost of the
project. He stated that the Park's Department was planning to request funding from MURA and
the LOT Commission for the gazebo project.
Council Member Aymon requested clarification of the location of sidewalks in the Public Works
LOT Application. It was clarified that it was for the downtown area.
Mayor Bailey stated that funding for many of the City projects is an ongoing issue.
Council Member Witte stated that it was her understanding that the Council needed to give the
LOT Commission general direction and not prioritize the entire list of projects. She stated that
her priorities were infrastructure projects as everyone including the tourists and the local
community would benefit, this would include the downtown sidewalk project. Council Member
Witte's other priorities were projects that if not funded by LOT would be funded by tax payers
such as the Golf Course; and projects that would benefit the greatest number of people rather
than separate organizations were few benefit.
Steve Gleason, LOT Chair, asked about the Golf Course, stating that the LOT Commission had
funded the McCall Golf Course pretty heavily with the idea that they would be retiring a large
debt and that the debt had been fulfilled in 2011. He stated that it was his understanding that once
the debt had been fulfilled that the McCall Golf Course would not need assistance. Mr. Gleason
asked if that was what it was looking like for the Golf Course. Mayor Bailey stated that what the
McCall Golf Course is looking like that the Golf Course would not lose as much money as in the
past but would still have deficit.
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May 26, 2011
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L O T f u n d s t h a t f e e l t h e y a r e c o n t r i b u t i n g t o a f u n d t h a t c o m p e t e s d i r e c t l y w i t h t h e i r o w n
b u s i n e s s . M r . G l e a s o n i n d i c a t e d t h a t t h e o w n e r s o f t h e s e g o l f c o u r s e s c o u l d p o s s i b l y u n d e r s t a n d
t h e n e e d f o r e q u i p m e n t a n d L O T f u n d s u s e d f o r s u c h b u t n o t f o r l a b o r e x p e n s e s . M r . G l e a s o n
a s k e d d i r e c t i o n f r o m C o u n c i l o n h o w m u c h t o b u d g e t f o r t h e g o l f c o u r s e .
C o u n c i l M e m b e r A y m o n s t a t e d t h a t , b a s e d o n c o m m e n t s t h a t t h e C i t y n e e d s t o h a v e a m e n i t i e s
t h a t t o u r i s t c o m e a n d e n j o y a n d b e n e f i t t h e c o m m u n i t y , t h e r e a r e m a n y t o u r i s t s t h a t e n j o y t h e
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prioritized the applicants and feels that the Commission will come up with the correct amount for
City projects.
Lindley Kirkpatrick, City Manager, asked the Council how much emphasis they would have the
LOT Commission put on marketing and promotions. Mayor Bailey stated that he supported all of
the Chambers applications and that the Chamber brings positive results with the funding they
receive. Council Member Witte stated that the only other marketing request was for the brochure
for the Nordic team.
Mayor Bailey commented on the request from the Manchester Ice Rink stating that their request
of nearly $60,000 was a lot to ask for. He stated that there was not much information provided on
their current cash flow and that may be something to request from Manchester Ice Rink. Mr.
Gleason stated that he thought that the LOT Commission should look at providing some
assistance to the Ice Rink. Mayor Bailey stated that he would be willing to support a reasonable
percentage of what the Manchester Ice Rink had requested.
Council Member Aymon supports funding MCPAWS and public transit. Council Member
Aymon also suggested that the LOT Commission consider the Centennial project.
Council Member Scott added that she supports events that draw people to McCall such as the
Smithsonian Exhibition and the Centennial.
Mr. Kirkpatrick asked the Council to consider that through the process of narrowing down the
applicants for funding, that some projects need 100% of their request in order for the project or
piece of equipment to be funded. There may be other projects that can do with partially funding a
project. Mr. Kirkpatrick asked that the Council encourage the Commission to fund those projects
100% or not at all. He also asked that the Council direct the Commission to prioritize the projects
and fully fund them and not fund the less important projects at all as opposed to giving a little
funding to many projects.
Council Member Witte stated that asking the applicants if they can do with less is a way to find
out if the Commission could fund less. Mayor Bailey agreed stating that it should be an applicant
by applicant question; however he also agreed with Mr. Kirkpatrick that it would not be
favorable to fund an applicant with partial funding and then they are unable to either purchase
their equipment or fund their project.
AB 11-88 Economic Development Activities Request for Funding
Carol Coyle, Grant Coordinator, presented the Economic Development Activities Request for
Funding to Council. Mrs. Coyle stated that the Council designated $30,000 in the FY11 budget
for economic development activities. On March 10, 2011, the Council approved $18,325 of that
funding to be applied toward the consultant cost for the development of the Pathways Master
Plan, leaving $11,675 unobligated for specific economic development activities in FY11. Larry
Shake indicated that he was available and willing to attend the second year of NWCDI. The
estimated cost of attendance (registration, lodging, mileage, meals) was $1200. Scholarship funds
were being requested from the Idaho Dept. of Commerce, which may reduce that cost.
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Mrs. Coyle stated that McCall would again participating in America in Bloom this FY, and
funding of $1000 was requested to provide lodging and meals for visiting judges and general
program support (publicity, local contest materials), in conjunction with funding provided by the
McCall Improvement Committee.
Mayor Bailey moved to approve the funding request of $1200 for NWCDI attendance for
Larry Shake, and $1000 for the America in Bloom program, and authorize the Mayor to
sign any and all necessary documents. Council Member Aymon seconded the motion. In a
roll call vote Mayor Bailey, Council Member Aymon, Council Member Scott, Council
Member Swanson, and Council Member Witte all voted aye and the motion passed.
CONSENT AGENDA
Staff recommended approval of the following items:
• Warrant Registers Dated May 18, 2011
• Payroll Report for Period Ending May 13, 2011
• Alcohol and Catering Licenses Activity Report
• AB 11-91 Transportation, Community and System Preservation Program (TCSP) Grant
for Planning Highway Corridor
• AB 11-95 Approval of the Contract/MOU with Idaho Power
• AB 11-89 Consultant Agreement for Historic Preservation Plan
A brief discussion took place regarding the Warrant Register and to correct the minutes.
Council Member Scott moved to approve the Consent Agenda Council Member Swanson
seconded the motion. In a roll call vote Council Member Aymon, Mayor Bailey, Council
Member Scott, Council Member Swanson, and Council Member Witte all voted aye and
the motion passed.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
At 9:15 p.m. Mayor Bailey moved to go into Executive Session for:
• Litigation — Pursuant to Idaho Code §67-2345(1)(f) To communicate with
legal counsel for the public agency to discuss the legal ramifications of and
legal options for pending litigation, or controversies not yet being litigated
but imminently likely to be litigated
Council Member Witte seconded the motion. In a roll call vote Mayor Bailey, Council
Member Scott, Council Member Aymon, Council Member Swanson, and Council Member
Witte all voted aye and the motion passed.
Council discussed the Buxton/McCurdy litigation.
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addition, 10 percent of the parking spaces shall be oversized spaces
(equivalent of 2 compact spaces situated front to back)
1 per 4 boat mooring spaces within 300 feet of the marina; 1 per 2
boat mooring spaces, or a sufficient size for boat trailers within 7, mile
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feet of the area used for restaurant, cocktail lounge or similar use
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Resume
Judith Leister
Certified Residential Appraiser
Idaho Certification #26
Practicing Appraiser Valley County, 1986-present
Manager/Partner Northwest Appraisal, LLC 1988-2009
Northwest Appraisal LLC, McCall 1994-2010
Northwest Appraisal LLC, Eagle 2005-2009
Blue Mountain Appraisal LLC, Oregon 2000-2009
Pointe Appraisal LLC, Salt Lake City, Utah 2005-2008
Certified Appraisal Instructor, Society of Real Estate Appraisers 1989-1992
Certified Real Estate Course Instructor, Idaho Real Estate Commission 1979-2004
Designated Real Estate Broker 1978-present
Broker/Manager Century 21 AA Realtors 1980-1986
Century 21 McCall Real Estate 1979-1986
Licensed Real Estate Agent 1975-1978
Education:
Bachelor Science University of Rhode Island, 1964
Various Post Graduate Courses
Numerous real estate courses
Numerous appraisal courses
Appraisal experience/Residential
Banks, Mortgage Lenders, FHA, VA, Conventional lending,
Condominiums, PUD assignments, small income properties, higher value
properties, vacation properties. Property tax hearings, county and state, various
consulting assignments
Appraisal experience/Non Residential
Idaho Dept. of Transportation
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Exhibit E
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22 May 2011
To: City Council
From: Don Bailey,Mao / (?;
cc. Lindley Kirkpatrick, Michelle Groenevelt, William Nichols
Subject: Whtietail Application for a Private Beach Club in a Residential Zone;
CUP 10-07
As you know, for a CUP to be acceptable, each of the 12 conditions listed in Title 3
(Section 3.15.05 F) must be met. So, perhaps another way to approach the debate would
be to agree on which one, or more, of these conditions, if any, cannot possibly be met.
From testimony of neighboring property owners, the primary objections noted are:
1. The potential for disrupting the peace and harmony of a long-established residential
neighborhood (Condition 4).
2. The problem of access to the proposed facility (insufficient parking on site; no
formerly proposed offsite parking; risky bicycle and/or pedestrian access; questionable
access via van or minibus; etc. See Conditions g and 11).
3. Approval of the proposed use creates a "commercial use" in a residential zone
(Condition 1).
4. The proposed use will not be detrimental to the economic welfare of the community
or will have a minimal negative economic impact on the neighborhood (Conditions 6
and ii).
Addressing each of these (in reverse order):
1. Economic impact: One of the written submittals received was an estimate of the
reduction in property value of a neighborhood parcel. It is not obvious that this will be
the actual result if, assuming the conditional use is approved, the applicant adheres to
sufficient conditions which will not directly impact neighborhood values. Perhaps
comparison with other similar types of privately owned beach club or clubhouse
facilities intended for private use. Additionally, the applicant could obtain appraisals
from several qualified experts to support their contention that values will not be
negatively impacted.
2. Commercial Use: The applicants, as described in their submittals, have not proposed
a "commercial use', but a strictly "private use". The proposed use is no more
commercial than the clubhouse use in, say, the Woodlands, River's Crossing, or Spring
Mountain Ranch.
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3. Access to the property and parking: As one can see (reference the attached photos),
access is problematic and the proposed on -site parking will likely be inadequate for
larger groups. The applicant has proposed (verbally) the future use of the "Herrick
Street" property, which is currently largely undeveloped, but there is an approved plat
for development, as an area for overflow parking. People who use this area for parking
could then be shuttled to the beach house property, use bicycles, or walk. The applicant
must show clearly how these means could safely and reasonably be accomplished,
including a proposed amended plat of the Herrick Street property. The applicant must
also show that the project, if approved, "will not create excessive public cost for public
facilities or services" (Condition 6).
4. Disruption of the peace and harmony of the existing neighborhood. This issue, is in
my opinion, very difficult to show compliance in advance of actual use; approval or not
is therefore very subjective and dependent on opinions, promises, and predictions of
future conditions. The applicant has suggested that the City could impose rules of
operation and then enforce these; this approach is completely unreasonable, however.
Or the applicant could set in place their own rules of operation and then monitor
compliance. This is the method used by most other private "clubhouse" types of
facilities. Perhaps one way forward would be to approve the CUP for a limited period of
time (say two years) to see if, in fact, the applicant can demonstrate adequate control of
the use of the facility so as to not be disruptive to the peace and harmony of the
neighborhood. The City would then have to determine whether or not compliance has
been achieved (a potentially difficult and subjective task).
Summarizing, I think it is possible for the applicant to amend the application with
additional materials and plans, including proposed operating rules for managing the
beach club operations, to gain conditional approval. If they should chose to do so, the
Council will have to very carefully consider any new materials in light of the problems
expressed by neighboring property owners. Is it possible to satisfactorily overcome the
issues noted above? Or, if the Council decides that it is not reasonably possible for the
applicant to do so, then denial of the CUP is warranted.
Another, indirect, concern: Will approval of this application establish a precedent
(political, not legal) for some future similar project? For example, as you may know,
the State has decided to sell, rather that continue existing leases, all of the state owned
residential properties around the Lake; most, or all, of these are located in the Area of
City Impact. One can imagine a wealthy individual, or conglomerate, purchasing several
adjacent properties and then creating a "beach club" similar to what's being proposed
here. And, if another project is located in the Impact Area, the County Commissioners
would have the final decision to approve or not.
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Exhibit G
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