[Vision2020] Moscow City Council Monday Agendas

Fri Jan 21 18:37:10 PST 2005

AGENDA

CITY OF MOSCOW

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE 

Monday, January 24, 2005
3:00 p.m.

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS

206 East 3rd Street, Second Floor

1.   Approval of Minutes of January 10, 2005 - Stephanie Kalasz

2.         Waiver for Patty's Kitchen Beer and Wine License - Stephanie
Kalasz

      Idaho Code 23-913 prohibits the retail sale of alcohol within 300
feet of a public school or church except with the approval of the
governing body of the municipality.  Patty's Kitchen would like a waiver
from the City to obtain a beer and wine license.  A letter of support
has been obtained from St. Augustine's Parish, which is the church
within 300 feet of the restaurant.  The restaurant is located within
close proximity of other restaurants with beer and/or wine licenses.

            ACTION:  Recommend approval or denial of the waiver.

3.   Proposed Animal and Vicious Dog Ordinances - Randy Fife

The proposed Animal Control Ordinance is designed to regulate animals in
general.  It updates and reorganizes the current general animal control
ordinances within the City.  New features include limitation on number
of cats per residence, defining "public nuisance" animal, allowing for
pigs within City limits by permit, and amending large animal provisions
to include some exotic animals and redefine required area for large
animals. The Dangerous Dog Ordinance is designed to determine whether a
dog is "dangerous" according to the Ordinance, and to allow the City to
impose restrictions and conditions for the maintenance of dogs to ensure
health and safety of public animals and the dogs.  

      ACTION:  Review Ordinances and receive public input and give
direction for redrafting.

4.         Subdivision Code Draft Report - Joel Plaskon

At the direction of the Mayor and City Council, staff has been working
on rewriting the Subdivision Code.  Various versions of the draft have
been made available to the public via the City's website, individual
land mailings, at multiple public meetings and meetings with individuals
and/or interest groups.  The two most recent public meetings regarding
the draft were conducted with the Planning and Zoning Commission on
November 10, 2004 and with staff on December 14, 2004.  The draft
changes from the existing Code are vast enough that they cannot be
indicated in strikeout/underlined format in the draft proposal.
However, staff has prepared a summary table which compares the major
differences between the current code and the draft code.  

ACTION:  Direct staff to convert the draft Subdivision Code into
ordinance format and schedule public hearings in front of the Planning
and Zoning Commission and Mayor and City Council; or direct staff to
make specific changes to the draft or address certain categorical issues
and report back to Committee; or take other action as deemed
appropriate.

5.   Proposed Day Care Ordinance Changes - Stephanie Kalasz

After taking public input last year, staff began revising the Day Care
Ordinance.  The revision includes provisions related to license renewal,
clarification of temporary licenses, display of a poster and an
administrative fee when extra effort is needed to ensure compliance. 

      ACTION:  Recommend approval of the Ordinance under suspension of
the rules requiring three complete and separate readings and that it be
read by title only; or recommend rejecting the Ordinance; or take such
other action deemed appropriate.

6.   Ordinance Amending Moscow City Limits - Les MacDonald

Idaho State Code requires that all cities within the State of Idaho
designate their legal corporate limits.  In order to accomplish this, a
new legal description of the corporate limits is developed at the
beginning of the year that incorporates any and all changes to the City
boundary that have occurred during the last calendar year.  The new
Ordinance will amend Ordinance No. 2004-09 establishing and declaring
corporate limits of the City of Moscow, Latah County, Idaho.

ACTION:  Recommend approval of the Ordinance under suspension of the
rules requiring three complete and separate readings and that it be read
by title only; or recommend rejecting the Ordinance; or take such other
action deemed appropriate.

7.   Report on Public Hearing for Outdoor Lighting "Clean-up" Ordinance
- Joel Plaskon

On January 18, 2005, the Mayor and Council approved an Ordinance to
adopt new outdoor lighting regulations to be included in the
supplementary regulations of Title 4, the Zoning Code.  The original
outdoor lighting regulations, which exist in multiple sections of the
City Code, have not yet been deleted.  This presents a conflict in the
Code relative to outdoor lighting regulations.  Therefore, staff is
proposing an Ordinance to omit all of the original outdoor lighting
regulations from the City Code.  

ACTION:  Recommend approval of the Ordinance under suspension of the
rules requiring three complete and separate readings and that it be read
by title only; or recommend rejecting the Ordinance; or take such other
action deemed appropriate.

Reports:

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, January 24, 2005
4:30 p.m.

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS

206 East 3rd Street, 2nd Floor

1.   Approval of Minutes of January 10, 2005  -  Stephanie Kalasz

2.   Report on Public Hearing for Rezone of 2421 Old Pullman Road in the
Area of City Impact - Joel Plaskon

The owners of 2421 Old Pullman Road desire to rezone their property and
have submitted a rezone application to Latah County which has been
forwarded to the City of Moscow for recommendation, pursuant to the Area
of City Impact Agreement.  The rezone application is scheduled for a
public hearing in front of the Mayor and City Council on February 7,
2005 at which time the Council will be asked to consider public
testimony, deliberate and forward a recommendation on the application to
the Latah County Board of Commissioners.

      ACTION:  None needed.

3.   D Street Improvements Discussion - Les MacDonald

Since the approval of federal funding for improvements to "D" Street in
February 2004, staff has been reviewing construction alternatives and
preparing a Concept Report. The report must be reviewed and approved by
the Idaho Transportation Department before project design may begin.
Staff has developed a preferred alternate, from those considered, and is
prepared to include that alternate as part of the Concept Report. Due to
the nature of the project and the standards used to develop the
preferred alternate, it is felt that a public open house workshop prior
to submittal of the report would be productive. After receiving comment
from the Public Works Committee, followed by public input, staff feels
confident that the Concept Report and subsequent design submittals will
generate little controversy. This project is programmed for construction
in 2006.

      ACTION:  Review project concept as presented by staff; make
desired recommendations toward a preferred alternative and authorize
staff to schedule and hold a public open house workshop for the "D"
Street improvements; or take other action deemed appropriate.

4.   Paradise Path Enhancement Grant Application - Les MacDonald

Idaho Transportation Department receives applications for federally
funded Transportation Enhancement Projects annually by the last day of
January. Staff has prepared an application for funding of a bicycle/
pedestrian pathway from U.S. 95 at Sweet Avenue to S.H. 8 and Blaine
Street. The pathway, if approved, would be constructed in 2008. This
project would complete a pathway system from College Avenue to the east
City limit line and the Latah County Trail. The length of the proposed
construction is 3700 feet (0.70 miles) and staff is in the process of
preparing documents to secure the right-of-way for this path. The
project is anticipated to cost $317,000, requiring a $32,000 match. The
City has the option of committing a cash match or in-house design
services up to the required match or a combination of the two. The City
Council will need to approve a Resolution committing to necessary
funding/match sources and future maintenance.

      ACTION:  Recommend approval of the grant application; or recommend
denial; or take such other action deemed appropriate.

5.   Bicycle Parking and Racks Discussion - Les MacDonald/Tom Lamar /
Philip Cook

The Transportation Commission has researched issues involving bicycle
parking in the downtown area and is prepared to make recommendations to
the Public Works/Finance Committee. Philip Cook and Tom Lamar of the
Transportation Commission will present the Commission's recommendations.

ACTION: Accept report from Transportation Commission and direct staff
accordingly.

6.   Cellular Provider Co-location Agreements with Rural Cellular - Bill
Belknap

The City has been negotiating with Rural Cellular to locate wireless
communications equipment on the Rotary Park and Residence Street water
reservoirs in accordance with the City's co-location policy.  Rural
Cellular proposes to mount three panel antennas and one microwave
antenna on each reservoir in addition to limited ancillary facilites on
the ground at each location.  The lease agreement is for an intial five
year period with the option to renew for upto four additional five year
terms.  The lease agreement is the City's standard agreement has been
reviewed and approved by the City Attorney.  

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

7.   Discussion of Potential Items for Joint Meeting with Pullman City
Council - Nancy Chaney

The City Council has a joint meeting with the Pullman City Council on
February 22, 2005. The Chair would like to have Committee input on
potential agenda items to request the Mayor include for the joint
meeting. Suggestions include sustainability policies, development
strategies and cooperative opportunities. 

ACTION:  Recommend agenda items to Mayor.

8.   Discussion of Agenda Setting Procedures - Nancy Chaney

REPORTS:

Future Agenda Items:

Site Visit Discussion

Transportation Commission Presentation - Ring Road 

Erosion Control Enforcement

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

Joint Meeting

Moscow City Council

Moscow Planning and Zoning Commission

Monday, January 24, 2005
7:00 p.m.

Council Chambers, Moscow City Hall                           206 E.
Third Street

1.                 Welcome and Introductions - Mayor Comstock

2.       Long Term Planning Issues: 

a.                  Goals, Projects and Priorities (See attached
potential priorities list)

b.                 Smart Growth and Sustainability

c.                 "Community Conversation" on growth

d.                 Public Participation Process

3.       Enhancing Public Participation and Decision Making Utilizing
Technology:  Community Viz Scenario Planning - Joel Plaskon/Andrew
Ackerman

4.       Communications and Relationship Between City Council and
Planning and Zoning Commission

5.       Other Topics

Stephanie Kalasz

Moscow City Clerk

(208) 883-7015

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