[Vision2020] Moscow City Council agendas

Fri Apr 8 12:31:59 PDT 2005

Pasted and copied below, please find the Administrative and Public
Works/Finance Committee meeting agendas for the Moscow City Council for
April 11, 2005.

Laurie Lewis
City of Moscow
PO Box 9203
Moscow ID  83843
(208)883-7080
(208)883-7018 fax
llewis at ci.moscow.id.us

AGENDA
CITY OF MOSCOW
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE 
Monday, April 11, 2005
3:00 p.m.
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
206 East 3rd Street, Second Floor

1.   Approval of Minutes of March 28, 2005 - Laurie Lewis

2.   Lease for Parking Lot for Cadillac Jacks/Phil Roderick - Gary J.
Riedner
The City has been approached by Phil Roderick, the operator of Cadillac
Jack's, a nightclub located at 112 North Main Street, with a request to
lease a parcel of land from the City for use as a parking lot for his
business.  The parcel in question was granted to the City by the Idaho
Transportation Department as part of the property acquisition for the
north couplet project.  Staff has amended the attached draft of the
proposed lease for consideration by the Council.

ACTION:  Review attached amended Lease Agreement and direct staff
accordingly.

3.   Large Scale Retail Development Standards - Joel Plaskon
The Moscow Zoning Code currently does not contain maximum floor area
ratio (FAR) requirements, lot coverage requirements, or maximum building
square footage limits.  With the national trend toward large retail
warehouse-type stores and Moscow's growth and economic climate, it seems
inevitable that Moscow will be approached with such a development
proposal.  The Administrative Committee reviewed this matter on March
14, 2005 and indicated a desire for additional discussion at a future
meeting.

      ACTION:  Direct staff regarding developing large scale retail
review process and/or development standards in the Zoning Code or take
other such action as deemed appropriate.

4.   Receipt of P&Z Recommendation on Northpark Rezone & Preliminary
Plat - Joel Plaskon (QUASI-JUDICIAL)
NO PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE RECEIVED
Robert Bell is requesting rezoning and preliminary subdivision plat
approval of a parcel of land located on North Polk Extension.  The
request includes a rezone from Moderate Density Single Family
Residential (R-2) to Medium Density Residential (R-3) and a preliminary
subdivision plat of thirteen duplex lots.  The Planning and Zoning
Commission conducted a public hearing on these matters on March 30, 2005
and recommended approval of the rezone request subject to a maximum
density of 9 dwelling units per net acre of land and approval of the
preliminary subdivision plat. The local Land Use Planning Act requires
that the City Council, as the governing body, "receive" the Planning and
Zoning Commission's recommendation prior to publication of a hearing
notice for the Council hearing.  

ACTION:  Accept or reject report or take other action as deemed
appropriate.

Reports:

Future Agenda Items:
Quasi-Judicial Report Discussion

NOTICE:  Individuals attending the meeting who require special
assistance to accommodate physical, hearing, or other impairments,
please contact the City Clerk, at (208) 883-7015, as soon as possible so
that arrangements may be made.

AGENDA
CITY OF MOSCOW

PUBLIC WORKS/FINANCE COMMITTEE

Monday, April 11, 2005
4:30 p.m.

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS

206 East 3rd Street, 2nd Floor

1.   Approval of Minutes of March 28, 2005 - Laurie Lewis

2.   Disbursement Report for March 2005 - Don Palmer

3.   Spring Auction - David Duke
Attached is the list of items for surplus.  The items are for auction or
for trade (see list for trade items).

      ACTION:  Recommend approval of the surplus list or take such other
action deemed appropriate.

4.   Presentation of Water Alternatives for Ball-field Development -
Dwight Curtis 
Before the final engineering and design plans can be completed for the
new activity fields on West Palouse River Drive, a decision on an
irrigation method must be decided. This decision is also a critical
component for possible grant proposals to construct the park.  Staff
will detail the numerous ideas that have been obtained, researched, and
weighted in search of the best near and long term possibilities for
irrigation of the park grounds. Acknowledging water conservation
efforts, staff's recommended irrigation method is to initially use the
City's water supply, then convert to effluent water use once a system
can be put into place. Staff also recommends that the effluent system we
use is the installation of a dedicated line from the treatment plant to
the field site on West Palouse River Drive. The cost of a new effluent
water system (in today's dollars) is estimated at $2.6M. The amount of
water use expected for irrigation of the activity fields is estimated at
5.8 million gallons per year. A list and explanation of the various
options staff researched are in the attached report. 

      ACTION:  Review staff recommendation and provide direction or take
other such action as deemed appropriate.

5.   Professional Services Agreement for GIS Consulting Services - Dave
Klatt
The City conducted a Geographic Information System (GIS) Needs
Assessment study in 2004 that examined the City's current data
collection, business processes and the potential benefits and costs
associated with the development of an enterprise wide consolidated GIS
for the City of Moscow.  The study concluded that the development of a
City-wide GIS presented significant benefits in both improving
efficiency and in various department operations and in making
information available to the public. The Committee has determined that
they need technical assistance in this process to ensure that the plan
is developed in an appropriate, efficient and timely manner.  The
Engineering Department budgeted $5,000.00 for this service within the
current budget year.  Staff is recommending that Geographic Mapping
Consultants Inc. provide that service to the GIS Committee.

      ACTION:  Recommend approval of the professional services agreement
with Geographic Mapping Consultants Inc. or take such other action as
deemed appropriate.

6.   Professional Services Agreement for Fiber Optic Engineering
Services - Bill Belknap
In preparation for the City Fiber Project the Consortium members (City
of Moscow, Moscow School District and Gritman Medical Center) need to
complete the engineering and design of the proposed fiber optic cable
installation.  It is estimated that the total cost of the engineering of
the Consortium fiber will be less than $10,000.00 with the City's
portion just under $5,000.00.  For simplicity and efficiency the
Consortium members would like the City to contract with the design firm
and reimburse the City for their proportional share of the design costs.
Staff is recommending that the City enter into a professional services
agreement with Big Bear Telcom Incorporated for the fiber design
services at the cost of $0.36 per linear foot designed.  

      ACTION:  Recommend approval of the professional services agreement
with Big Bear Telcom Inc. or take such other action as deemed
appropriate.

7.   Boyde Avenue L.I.D. - Dave Klatt
On April 5, 2005, bids were received for the construction of
improvements to Boyde Avenue. There were three bids submitted, with the
apparent low bidder being M.L. Albright & Sons from Lewiston, Idaho in
the amount of $44,981.35. After reviewing the bids it became clear that
Albright had made an error on two of the bid items and has subsequently
requested that his bid be withdrawn from consideration. Staff is
recommending that such withdrawal be allowed, without forfeiture of
Albright's bid bond. The second low bidder is McCall Classic
Construction of Clarkston WA. with a bid of $48,698.00. They have agreed
to accept a contract to perform the work. The Engineer's estimate to do
this project was $54,119.00. The amount advertised in the Resolution of
Intent was $52,818.00. If the McCall Classic bid is accepted, the final
L.I.D. assessment is expected to be approximately $52,000 after City
participation is subtracted. The Council approved the creation of L.I.D.
133 on April 19, 2004.

ACTION: Recommend to council to allow withdrawal of M.L. Albright & Sons
bid, without forfeiture of bid bond and to accept the McCall Classic
bid; or take such other action deemed appropriate.

8.   Receipt of P&Z Recommendation on Northpark Rezone & Preliminary
Plat - Joel Plaskon
NO PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE RECEIVED
Robert Bell is requesting rezoning and preliminary subdivision plat
approval of a parcel of land located on North Polk Extension.  The
request includes a rezone from Moderate Density Single Family
Residential (R-2) to Medium Density Residential (R-3) and a preliminary
subdivision plat of thirteen duplex lots.  The Planning and Zoning
Commission conducted a public hearing on these matters on March 30, 2005
and recommended approval of the rezone request subject to a maximum
density of 9 dwelling units per net acre of land and approval of the
preliminary subdivision plat. The local Land Use Planning Act requires
that the City Council, as the governing body, "receive" the Planning and
Zoning Commission's recommendation prior to publication of a hearing
notice for the Council hearing.  

ACTION:  Accept or reject report or take other action as deemed
appropriate.

9.   Aquifer Injection Discussion - Les MacDonald
One of the potential methods that have been identified for addressing
declining aquifer levels is aquifer injection.  The Palouse Basin
Aquifer Committee has formulated a research program to explore the
feasibility of injection including its regulatory, safety, water
quality, and public acceptance components.  As there are multiple
approaches in use throughout the country for aquifer injection the PBAC
program is anticipated to explore various options.  These include the
use of collected surface water, enhancing existing recharge from surface
runoff, encouraging additional natural recharge from existing waterways,
and recharge between aquifers.

      ACTION:  Discuss the concepts of aquifer recharge.

REPORTS:
Highway 8 Pedestrian Crossing between Line Street and Farm Road - Les
MacDonald

Future Agenda Items:
Sustainable Development

NOTICE:  Individuals attending the meeting who require special
assistance to accommodate physical, hearing, or other impairments,
please contact the City Clerk, at (208) 883-7015, as soon as possible so
that arrangements may be made.

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