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McCall City Council
Special Meeting
Payette Lakes Middle School
February 7, 2018
Call to Order and Roll Call
Work Session
Adjournment
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
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Mayor Aymon called the special meeting of the McCall City Council to order at 6:00 p.m.
Mayor Aymon, Council Member Giles, Council Member Nielsen, and Council Member
Sowers, all answered roll call. Council Member Holmes was absent.
City staff members present were BessieJo Wagner, City Clerk; Shay Tyler, Deputy Clerk; Kurt
Wolf, Parks and Recreation Director; Michelle Groenevelt, Community Development Director;
Delta James, Economic Development Planner; Nathan Stewart, Public Works Director
WORK SESSION
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COMMUNITY CONVERSATION — LOCAL OPTION TAX
City Clerk BessieJo Wagner presented a review of the Local Option Tax that is to go before the
voters in May 2018. The Idaho State Attorney General office has guidelines they have indicated
they want followed so the current structure is in some need of adjustment. She went over the
recommended changes and explained the reasons behind the change. Some of the topics she
covered was the definition of a local option tax (LOT), who can legally receive LOT revenue, and
what the LOT can fund.
The room was broken into round table groups with a Council Member or staff person at each table.
Each table discussed at length what the community would like to be funded with the 3%
Occupancy Local Option Tax. Feedback collected by the City liaison or Council Member and each
table shared what they had discussed with the rest of the group. The feedback was collected by
staff to be brought back to the Council for discussion at a future work session.
WRAP UP
The summary below outlines the public responses during the breakout session to each purpose of
use. Each table rated importance of each item or whether they chose the item as one they would
like to keep, remove or change.
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February 7, 2018 Special Meeting
"The local option non -property tax revenue derived from and collected under this Chapter shall be
used for direct costs to collect and enforce the tax and only for the following municipal purposes:"
➢ City streets, sidewalks and pathways, pedestrian crosswalks, and public transportation
o Survey Results
• 92% In Favor
o Public Comments to note
• Replacing "City"
• Removing "streets"
• Sidewalks very important
➢ Construction and maintenance of City cultural and recreational facilities, including the
McCall Municipal Golf Course and McCall Municipal Library
o Survey Results
• 85% In Favor
o Public Comments to note
• Removing "library and golf course" specifically
• Replacing "City"
• Not funding new construction
➢ Services for City recreational and cultural activities including but not limited to library,
community art, recreational and cultural events and programs
o Survey Results
• 84% In Favor
o Public Comments to note
• Removing "library and golf course" specifically
• Replacing "City"
➢ City parks maintenance, development, and beautification
o Survey Results
• 84% In Favor
o Public Comments to note
• Replacing "City"
• Not funding new construction/development
➢ Sheltering and or spay and/or neutering of stray animals found in the City limits
o Survey Results
• 45% In Favor
o Public Comments to note
• Replacing "City"
➢ City Local housing program as recommended in the McCall Housing Strategy
o Survey Results
• 61 % In Favor
o Public Comments to note
• Doesn't have a clear focus
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