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McCall City Council
Regular Meeting
Legion Hall (McCall City Hall - Lower Level)
January 5, 2012
Agenda
Call to Order and Roll Call
Approve the Agenda
Consent Agenda — Old Business
Oaths of Office
Election of Mayor
Election of Council President
Reports
Pledge of Allegiance
Public Comment
Business Agenda
Consent Agenda — New Business
Adjournment
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL
CALL
Mayor Bailey called the regular meeting of the McCall City Council to order at 5:30 p.m.
Mayor Bailey, Council Member Aymon, Council Member Swanson, and all answered roll
call. Council Member Scott and Council Member Witte were absent.
City staff present was Lindley Kirkpatrick, City Manager; Bill Nichols, City Attorney; Linda
Stokes, City Treasurer; Jerry Summers, Police Chief; Dennis Coyle, Parks and Recreation
Director; Eric McCormick, Golf Course Superintendent; John Anderson, Airport Manager; Anne
Kantola, Library Director; Peter Borner, Public Works Director; Michelle Groenevelt,
Community Development Director; Carol Coyle, Grant Coordinator; and BessieJo Wagner, City
Clerk.
Council Member Scott arrived at 5:30 p.m.
APPROVE THE AGENDA;
Mayor Bailey with the consent of the Council approved the agenda as submitted.
CONSENT AGENDA — OLD BUSINESS
Staff recommended approval of the following items:
1. Council Regular Minutes — 9/08/11
2. Council Regular Minutes — 10/06/11
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3. Council Special Minutes —11/28/11
4. Warrant Register — Payments made under Resolution 11-23, printed December 29, 2011
5. Warrant Register — Current payments, printed December 29, 2011
6. Payroll Reports - period 11 /26/2011 to 12/09/2011
7. Payroll Reports - period 12/10/2011 to 12/23/2011
Council Member Scott moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Council Member Swanson
seconded the motion. In a roll call vote, Council Member Scott, Council Member Swanson,
Council Member Aymon, and Mayor Bailey all voted aye and the motion carried.
OATHS OF OFFICE
AB 12-04 Installation of newly elected City Council Members Don Bailey, Jackie Aymon
and Nic Swanson
BessieJo Wagner, City Clerk, swore in newly elected City Council Members Don Bailey, Jackie
Aymon, and Nic Swanson.
ELECTION OF MAYOR
Elect a new Mayor for the term January 2012 through December 2013
Council Member Aymon nominated Council Member Bailey for Mayor. Council Member Scott
seconded the nomination. In a voice vote all members voted aye and the motion passed.
ELECTION OF
COUNCIL PRESIDENT
Elect a new Council President for the term January 2012 through December 2013
Mayor Bailey nominated Council Member Scott for City Council President. Council Member
Swanson seconded the nomination. In a voice vote, all members voted aye and the motion
passed.
REPORTS
Department Reports
Mayor Bailey asked for clarification on the Building Inspector job requirements. He stated that
the job announcement had a degree requirement and wanted to know if the City's previous
Building Inspectors had had a degree. Michelle Groenevelt, Community Development Director,
clarified that the position would not just be a Building Inspector but a Building Official which is
a higher level position. She also stated that a number of high level candidates with the education
requirement had applied.
Council Member Aymon asked for clarification of what the Environmentally Preferable
Procurement policy would be. Ms. Groenevelt responded stating that the policy would be related
to purchasing, some communities have policies that require a certain percentage of their products
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be environmentally sound. She stated that the City was in the beginning stage of research for
developing a policy.
Mayor Bailey inquired about the Community Service offered to accept unwanted medications at
the Police Department. Chief Summers confirmed that the service was advertised in the paper.
He also explained the process the Police Department follows when receiving the unwanted
medications for destruction.
Council Member Aymon asked for clarification of the Capacity Building and Outreach in the
Community Development Department. Ms. Groenevelt clarified that she met with a Business
Representative from Chamber of Commerce to clarify some of the recent action the City had
taken in regard to the Pancake House and other enforcement issue around the City. Lindley
Kirkpatrick clarified further stating that it was a positive exchange between the Chamber and the
City in building the relationship between the two.
Mayor Bailey asked what the design review for the Yacht Club was. Ms. Groenevelt explained
that the Yacht Club submitted a proposal for a pathway along the property that would connect to
the street.
Council Member Aymon asked about what the policy was for Public Works to initiate snow
removal. Peter Borner, Public Works Director responded stating that generally at 3 inches of
snow fall the equipment would be warmed up and removal would then commence.
Committee Minutes
The Council received copies of the following committee minutes:
• Airport Advisory Committee — November 11, 2011
• McCall Centennial Committee — August 10, 2011
• McCall Historic Preservation Commission — September 1, 2011
• McCall Library Board of Trustees — October 18, 2011
• McCall Improvement Committee — October 27, 2011
• McCall Redevelopment Agency — November 22, 2011
• Planning and Zoning Commission — November 1, 2011
• Planning and Zoning Commission — November 16, 2011
The Council reviewed the committee minutes.
Mayor Bailey led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance at 6:10 p.m.
PUBLIC
COMMENT
Mayor Bailey called for public comment at 6:11 p.m.
Steve Clements and Kathy Bachelor requested assistance with acceleration and deceleration lane
in relation to Whitetail development agreement. The agreement is attached as Attachment A.
Hearing no further comments, Mayor Bailey closed the public comment.
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BUSINESS AGENDA
AB 12-01 One year contract extension for McCall City Prosecutor
Jerry Summers, Chief of Police, presented the contract extension for the McCall City Prosecutor
to Council.
Matt Williams and Carol Brockman fielded general questions from the Council.
Council Member Aymon moved to approve the contract for McCall City Prosecutor with
Williams Law P.L.L.0 and authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents. Council
Member Scott seconded the motion. In a roll call vote, Council Member Aymon, Council
Member Scott, Mayor Bailey, and Council Member Swanson all voted aye and the motion
carried.
AB 12-07 Local Option Tax Commission Appointments
Council Member Scott moved to appoint Bob Giles and Gene Drabinski as Members of
different City Committees; Helen Eimers as the Senior Citizen Representative; and Bob
Hunt as a Local Business Representative to the Local Option Tax Commission to a term to
expire December 31, 2018. Council Member Swanson seconded the motion. In a roll call
voted, Council Member Scott, Council Member Swanson, Council Member Aymon, Mayor
Bailey, and all voted aye and the motion carried.
AB 12-06 Resolution 12-02 Adoption of McCall Historic Preservation Plan
Carol Coyle, Grant Coordinator and staff liaison for the Historic Preservation Commission,
Presented the Historic Preservation Plan to Council. Brian Corcoran, Chair of the Historic
Preservation Commission, was also present. The Plan will provide the guidelines for ongoing
historic preservation efforts. The Council was very supportive of the Plan and of the work of the
committee and staff.
Council Member Swanson moved to approve Resolution 12-02 adopting the McCall
Historic Preservation Plan and authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents.
Council Member Aymon seconded the motion. In a roll call voted, Council Member Scott,
Council Member Swanson, Council Member Aymon, Mayor Bailey, and all voted aye and
the motion carried.
AB 12-03 Amendments to McCall City Code (MCC) Title 1 Work Session - continued
Mayor Bailey distributed a proposed additional amendment to McCall City Code (MCC) Title 1
§ 1.6.1 and is attached as Attachment B. The amendment would allow the Council to adopt an
ordinance in the instance when a referendum or initiative has been brought forward from the
public to save the cost of an election.
The proposed changes to the MCC Title 1 were largely housekeeping and administrative changes
which make the City Code consistent with both State Code and current practices.
Council Member Aymon called out the following corrections:
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