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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2019.01.03 Council Regular MinutesMINUTES McCall City Council Regular Meeting McCall City Hall -- Legion Hall January 3, 2019 Call to Order and Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance Approve the Agenda Consent Agenda Department Reports Committee Minutes Public Comment Public Hearing Business Agenda Adjournment CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Mayor Aymon called the regular meeting of the McCall City Council to order at 5:30 p.m. Mayor Aymon, Council Member Giles, Council Member Holmes, Council Member Nielsen, and Council Member Sowers all answered roll call. City staff members present were Anette Spickard, City Manager; Bill Nichols, City Attorney; BessieJo Wagner, City Clerk; Linda Stokes, City Treasurer; Michelle Groenevelt, Community Development Director; Kurt Wolf, Parks and Recreation Director; Jay Scherer, Airport Manager; Eric McCormick, Golf Course Superintendent; Meg Lojek, Library Director; Justin Williams, Police Chief; Nathan Stewart, Public Works Director Mayor Aymon led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVE THE AGENDA Council Member Holmes moved to approve the agenda as submitted. Council Member Giles seconded the motion. In a voice vote all members voted aye and the motion carried. CONSENT AGENDA Staff recommended approval of the following ACTION ITEMS. All matters which are listed within the consent section of the agenda have been distributed to each member of the McCall City Council for reading and study. Items listed are considered routine by the Council and were enacted with one motion. 1. Special Council Meeting Minutes — November 30, 2018 2. Payroll Report for period ending — December 14, 2018 MCCALL CITY COUNCIL January 3, 2019 Regular Meeting Page 1 of 7 3. Clerk License Report 4. Warrant Register — GL 5. Warrant Register — Vendor 6. AB 19-006 Request to approve Escrow Agreement Amendment for Silverpine Village: Planned Unit Development PUD-16-01, SUB-16-04: Silverpine Village, a thirty (30) unit townhome development adjacent to the Alpine Village Phase 1 plaza, is currently under construction. In order to record the project's subdivision plat prior to completion of all of the infrastructure and site improvements, the applicant entered into a Development Agreement with the City of McCall (approved by Council on July 13, 2017) and provided financial assurances through an Escrow Agreement for the incomplete items. The Escrow Agreement expired December 31, 2018. Therefore, an Amendment to the Escrow Agreement is needed to extend the financial assurances through project completion anticipated to occur during the 2019 building season. Motion: Approve the First Amendment to Silverpine Village Escrow Account Agreement and authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents. 7. AB 19-005 Request Approval of the FY18 Annual Road and Street Financial Report: Pursuant to IC §40-708, it is state policy that highway user revenues accruing to the state highway account be spent exclusively for the maintenance, construction and development of highways and bridges in the state highway system. All moneys apportioned to cities from the proceeds from the imposition of tax on fuels and from any tax or fee for the registration or operation of motor vehicles for general highway construction and maintenaince, bridge and culvert moneys, will be accounted for as to the acutal expenditure to the state controller, as dedicated funds through the Annual Road and Street Financial Report. This report is for the preceeding fiscal budget year, and is published once as a legal notice between January 1 and Januay 15. Motion: Approve the FY18 Annual Road and Street Financial Report and authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents. 8. AB 19-003 Request to Approve Resolution 19-01 McCall City Council Meeting Schedule for 2019: McCall City Code §1-8-2 states that regular Council meetings will be held on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month except when such regular meetings fall on a legal holiday, then the meetings would be held on the preceding day unless otherwise fixed by the Council. In past years the Council has elected to alter the regular Council meetings to accommodate the holidays and prevent having a regular meeting on 2 consecutive weeks. The recommendation is for January, November, and December Council meetings fall on the First and Third Thursdays and for the remaining months the meetings will fall on the Second and Fourth Thursdays. Motion: Approve Resolution 19-01 adopting the McCall City Council Meeting Schedule for 2019 and authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents. 9. AB 19-002 Request to approve Finding of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Decision of Approval of Appeal for Record of Survey ROS-18-19 Lot 8 Reserve on Payette: During their regularly scheduled September 11, 2018 meeting, the McCall Area Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved ROS-18-19. During their regularly scheduled October 25, 2018 meeting, the McCall City Council heard the appeal regarding condition 1 A and tabled the application for further study. During their regularly scheduled December 13, 2018 meeting, the McCall City Council unanimously approved the appeal, as modified by the revised survey submitted on December 13, 2018, and directed staff to prepare revised Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for the January 3, 2018 meeting. The revised Record of Survey submitted by the applicant on December 13, 2018 provides a public access easement across the subject parcel, Lot 8, so that a pathway can be provided for public use to a small MCCALL CITY COUNCIL Page 2 of 7 January 3, 2019 Regular Meeting river access parcel at the south boundary of Reserve on Payette Subdivision. Findings documenting Council's approval of the Record of Survey as presented in the December 13, 2018 submittal and approval of the associated appeal thereby removing a condition of P&Z approval that required the public easement to be established on the neighboring property is now owned by the Payette Lakes Recreational Water and Sewer District. Motion: Approve Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Decision of Approval of Appeal for Record of Survey ROS-18-19 Lot 8 Reserve on Payette an authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents. Council Member Holmes moved to approve the Consent Agenda as submitted. Council Member Sowers seconded the motion. In a roll call vote Council Member Holmes, Council Member Sowers, Mayor Aymon, Council Member Giles, and Council Member Nielsen all voted aye, and the motion carried. DEPARTMENT REPORTS Community Development Community & Economic Development Director Michelle Groenevelt answered questions about deed restricted projects, and water front project with urban renewal. Golf Course Golf Superintendent Eric McCormick clarified the restaurant hours and reported on the dog waste cleanup efforts. Library Library Director Meg Lojek reported on the Winter Carnival activities and shared info about cooperative living for possible workforce housing. Parks & Recreation Parks & Recreation Director Kurt Wolf answered questions about the water front project, citizens renting city equipment, snow removal on the sidewalks, safety signs on the ice at Legacy Park, and the Christmas lights. Police Police Chief Justin Williams answered questions about parking and road violation procedures. Public Works Public Works Director Nathan Stewart answered questions about parking signs, snow removal, and bidding and traffic control issues for the downtown project. COMMITTEE MINUTES The Council received the following Committee Minutes for review: 1. Airport Advisory Committee — November 1, 2018 2. Historic Preservation Commission — November 5, 2018 3. Library Building Committee — November 7, 2018 MCCALL CITY COUNCIL January 3, 2019 Regular Meeting Page 3 of 7 4. Library Building Committee — December 5, 2018 5. Library Building Committee — December 12, 2018 6. Library Board of Trustees — November 15, 2018 7. Library Board of Trustees — December 12, 2018 8. McCall Redevelopment Agency — March 20, 2018 9. McCall Redevelopment Agency — April 10, 2018 10. McCall Redevelopment Agency — October 16,2018 11. McCall Redevelopment Agency — December 4, 2018 12. Planning and Zoning Commission — November 6, 2018 13. Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee — September 10, 2018 14. Tree Advisory Committee — November 6, 2018 PUBLIC HEARING AB 19-007 Request to Adopt an Ordinance for Code Amendment 18-04: Amending McCall City Code Title 9, Chapter 8 — Flood Control Regulations Mayor Aymon opened the public hearing at 6:07 p.m. Public Works Director Nathan Stewart presented the Ordinance for Code Amendment 18-04: Amending McCall City Code Title 9, Chapter 8 — Flood Control Regulations. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has created a new Flood Insurance Study (FIS) and new Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for McCall and the surrounding area. These maps identify flood risk and help assign insurance rates for flood insurance provided through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Staff has been working with FEMA over the past three years to identify and confirm the accuracy of the new FIRMs throughout the City and its impact area. The new FIRMs are going into effect on February 1, 2019. These maps will provide better quality data than the existing maps and removes 403 parcels from the floodplain while including 88 new parcels. Communities must adopt the new FIS & FIRM prior to the February 1, 2019 date via the proposed Code Amendment/Ordinance, or McCall will be automatically suspended from the NFIP. In addition to adopting the new FIS and FIRMs, the proposed ordinance brings McCall's flood control regulations into compliance with the Idaho State model Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance, which has been approved by the State of Idaho as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). It also designates the City Planner as the City's Floodplain Administrator. McCall Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the proposed code amendments at their 12/3/18 meeting. The Valley County Board of Commissioners adopted the ordinance (19-02) on October 29, 2018. Staff gave a brief history of the process and explained issues. Receiving no comments and no written correspondence, Mayor Aymon closed the public hearing at 6:17 p.m. Council Member Holmes moved to suspend the rules and read by title one-time only Ordinance 977. Council Member Giles seconded the motion. In a roll call vote Council Member Holmes, Council Member Giles, Mayor Aymon, Council Member Nielsen, and Council Member Sowers all voted aye, and the motion carried. MCCALL CITY COUNCIL Page 4 of 7 January 3, 2019 Regular Meeting City Clerk BessieJo Wagner read by title only one-time only Ordinance Number 977 An Ordinance of the City of McCall, Valley County, Idaho repealing & reenacting Chapter 8, Flood Control Regulations (Overlay), of Title 9, Subdivision And Development, of the McCall City Code to update the floodplain management regulations for the City of McCall and its areas of impact by enacting Sections 9.08.01, Statutory Authorization, Findings of Fact, Purpose, and Objectives, 9.08.02, Definitions, 9.08.03, General Provisions, 9.08.04, Administration, 9.08.05, Provisions for Flood Hazard Reduction, and 9.08.06, Legal Status Provisions, and providing an effective date. Council Member Holmes moved to adopt Ordinance No. 977, approve the summary for publication and authorize the Mayor to sign all necessary documents. Council Member Sowers seconded the motion. In a roll call vote Council Member Holmes, Council Member Sowers, Mayor Aymon, Council Member Giles, and Council Member Nielsen all voted aye, and the motion carried. The City Planner is designated Flood Plain Administrator. PUBLIC COMMENT Mayor Aymon called for public comment at 6:20 p.m. Hearing no comments, Mayor Aymon closed the comment period. PROCLAMATION AB 19-001 Request for a School Choice Proclamation from Andrew Campanella, President National School Choice Week City Clerk BessieJo Wagner presented the School Choice Proclamation. Mayor Aymon received a request for the City Council to consider a School Choice Proclamation from Andrew Campanella, President National School Choice Week. In his email he wrote the following: We are respectfully requesting that you consider joining dozens of city and county leaders across the country in officially recognizing January 20-26, 2019 as School Choice Week in McCall. National School Choice Week (NSCW) will feature an unprecedented 40, 000+ events nationwide. National School Choice Week is entirely nonpolitical and nonpartisan, and we do not advocate for or against any legislation. Our goal is simply to raise awareness, among parents, of the public and nonpublic K-12 education options available to their children. Last year, more than 720 mayors and county leaders, along with 32 governors, the unanimous United States Senate, and the President issued proclamations recognizing NSCW. Council discussed the merits of public and private schools. Mayor Aymon pointed out the Council has voted no in previous years for this proclamation. Mayor Aymon and Council Member Giles are supporters of public schools and did not feel it was appropriate to make this proclamation. Council Member Sowers did not see how the proclamation would be against public schools in anyway but rather to support education awareness of school choice. MCCALL CITY COUNCIL Page 5 of 7 January 3, 2019 Regular Meeting Council Member Sowers moved to proclaim January 20-26, 2019 as McCall School Choice Week and authorize the Mayor to sign the proclamation. Council Member Nielsen seconded the motion. In a roll call vote Council Member Sowers, Council Member Nielsen, and Council Member Holmes all voted aye, Mayor Aymon and Council Member Giles voted no, and the motion carried. BUSINESS AGENDA AB 19-004 Request to Adopt Ordinance 975 Amending McCall City Code Title 5, Public Safety, Chapter 6, Vehicle and Boat Regulations, Subchapter B, Parking Regulations Police Chief Justin Williams presented the third reading of Ordinance 975. McCall City Council reviewed the recommended changes to McCall City Code Title 5, Public Safety, Chapter 6, Vehicle and Boat Regulations, Subchapter B, at their October 11, 2018 and December 13, 2018 City Council Meetings no changes were made. McCall City Attorney, William Nichols has reviewed the document and explained how the Council can address making changes. Police Chief Williams explained his support of the changes. A discussion ensued with each Council Member sharing their support or issues with the ordinance. Council Member Giles is good with it as it stands. Council Member Sowers feels it is blanket coverage and may not be necessary for all streets. Chief Williams states the City cannot pick and choose which streets. Council Member Sowers is concerned for people who need to have a place to park a trailer in the street and wondered if there is another way to address the hazard. Council Member Nielsen feels Section A, addressing parking in the central business district, is too restrictive and is arbitrary for people passing through and want to stop for food. He also suggested alternate side parking (park on one side one day and then the other side other days) as an option to ensure snow removal happens. Public Works Director Nathan Stewart stated that if the parking rules are difficult then people will not follow the rules and creates issues with snow removal without damaging personal property and cautioned against making rules hard to enforce. He stated this ordinance is to be used as a tool. Council Member Nielsen is concerned about arbitrary enforcement. There was a discussion about additional parking areas for trailers and whether it is the responsibility of the City to provide the parking. Council Member Nielsen feels there are many extenuating circumstances and reasons for a person to park a trailer on the street and thinks the ordinance is too restrictive. He thinks it is possible to target certain areas rather than a blanket coverage. He thinks this is the wrong approach to take. Mayor Aymon feels the trailer parking creates a safety issue. Council Member Holmes feels the ordinance is a little over reaching. Council Member Giles suggested the three Council Members with concerns come back with some alternate suggestions. Council Member Holmes would like to do changes in steps such as start with the pathways and bike lanes first and then address other issues as needed. Council Member Giles pointed out the bigger issue with Roosevelt is more than just a bike path issue. City Attorney Bill Nichols made some recommendations. Some of the issues are a global problem and should be addressed in a work session. But if the code was left alone, the current code already states it is illegal to park in residential areas with some provisions for commercial operators. He stated the changes are a liberalization of what is already in place. He went over the changes explaining each one and made some suggestions of how to approach the ordinance. MCCALL CITY COUNCIL Page 6 of 7 January 3, 2019 Regular Meeting The Council discussed at length with differing opinions and options. Police Chief Williams explained these changes were a request that came from outside of the Police Department and staff has been working on the code revision over the last three years. He also stated the only real solution for boat parking is to create parking lots. Community & Economic Development Director Michelle Groenevelt suggested a work session to give a back history and asked the Council to summarize their concerns and ideas and email to staff to address. Mayor Aymon and Council Member Giles did not have anything to add as they like the ordinance as it stands and would prefer to wait until the work session to make comment. Council Member Holmes stated her main issue is enforcement on what is already called out and on the bike lanes and pathways. Council Member Nielsen would like a friendlier accommodation to trailer parking. Council Member Sowers would like more relaxed approach for trailer parking. Since this is a the 3rd reading of the ordinance, City Attorney Bill Nichols reminded the Council a motion is necessary to either approve or table for further discussion. Mayor Aymon moved to table Ordinance 975 until after the work session. Council Member Giles seconded the motion. In a voice vote all members voted aye and the motion carried. Upcoming Meetings Schedule Discussion Council discussed upcoming meetings. ADJOURNMENT Without further business, Mayor Aymon adjourned the meeting at 7:37 p.m. ATTEST: BessieJo Wagner, C. Y 001111141 446 of MCC' 4s C;r s 1*�- ,r Ii)A:1/4 lerk ```fi�un�s�►+''a r MCCALL CITY COUNCIL January 3, 2019 Regular Meeting Page 7 of 7