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McCall City Council
Special Meeting
McCall -Donnelly High School Commons
401 Mission Street, McCall
June 9, 2015 at 6:30 p.m.
Agenda
Call to Order
Work Session
Adjournment
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Aymon called the Special meeting of the McCall City Council to order at 6:30 p.m.
Mayor Aymon, Councilor Giles, Councilor Scott, Councilor Swanson, and Councilor Witte
were present.
City Staff present were Gene Drabinski, City Manager; Michelle Groenevelt, Community
Development Director; Peter Borner, Public Works Director; Meg Lojek, Library Director;
Dennis Coyle, Parks and Recreation Director; Erin Roper, Communications Coordinator;
BessieJo Wagner, City Clerk; and Lisa Kundrick, Deputy City Clerk.
PUBLIC FORUM
Introduction & PowerPoint Presentation by Gene Drabinski
Gene Drabinski, City Manager, gave a brief introduction and presentation of the topic for
discussion which was how should we pay for repairing and replacing our streets within the City
of McCall; what is the plan. He stated that for the purpose of this conversation, when we talk
about "STREETS" we are referring to street surface, curbs gutters and sidewalks, bike and
pedestrian lanes where appropriate. Mr. Drabinski once again educated the attendees on the
McCall city budget and roughly how those dollars are divided up among eight different funds.
He explained the remaining service life as it relates to streets within the City of McCall. Mr.
Drabinski covered the current city budget for routine maintenance and preventative maintenance
and then showed what is needed.
Mr. Drabinski then shared the results of the April 16, 2015 workshop:
1. What percentage of the annual STREETS MAINTENANCE COST should be paid for by
LOCAL RESIDENTS?
a. RESULTS of April Workshop: Local Residents = 46%
2. What percentage of the annual STREETS MAINTENANCE COST should be paid for by
VISITORS?
a. RESULTS of April Workshop: Visitors = 54%
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3. What percentage of the annual STREETS REBUILD COST should be paid for by
LOCAL RESIDENTS?
a. RESULTS of April Workshop: Local Residents = 45%
4. What percentage of the annual STREETS REBUILD COST should be paid for by
VISITORS?
a. RESULTS of April Workshop: Visitors = 55%
Based on those results it was assumed that the following would be true:
1. 46% of $900,000 = $414,000local resident annual contribution for MAINTENANCE
2. 54% of $900,000 = $486,000 visitor annual contribution for MAINTENANCE
3. 45% of $2,000,000 = $890,000 local resident annual contribution for REBUILD
4. 55% of $2,000,000 = $1,110,000 visitor annual contribution for REBUILD
Mr. Drabinski educated the attendees on what a Local Option Tax is and how it applies to the
City of McCall. He also showed what other resort Cities have an Local Option Tax and how that
money is spent in other communities.
The following questions were explored:
What is the impact on local residents and businesses?
What about jobs?
Why now? Can't we wait?
What does the finish line look like?
How long will this take?
Nathan Stewart, City Engineer, covered the details of these questions and the importance of
pavement management. Also covered within the education piece was an explanation of the
advantages of long-term funding.
Table Exercises Council Members lead each table
The attendees of the meeting were then placed in five different groups to discuss the following
with each member of the Council:
1. What did you learn tonight, that you didn't know when you came in?
2. What else do you need to know to make an informed vote in November?
3. Would you like to participate in reviewing L.O.T. Ordinance Models for the November
ballot?
Wrap up
After the groups completed their table exercises, City Manager Drabinski addressed all in
attendance and explained that the results of the table exercises would be compiled and placed on
the City's website.
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ADJOURNMENT
Without further business, Mayor Aymon adjourned the meeting at 8:15 p.m.
ATTEST:
BessieJo Wag 'er, City Cle
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