[Vision2020] Moscow City Council Monday Agendas

Fri Mar 11 12:44:57 PST 2005

AGENDA

CITY OF MOSCOW

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE 

Monday, March 14, 2005
3:00 p.m.

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS

206 East 3rd Street, Second Floor

1.   Approval of Minutes of February 28, 2005 - Stephanie Kalasz

2.   Weed Spray Agreement - Les MacDonald 

One of the annual programs undertaken by the Street Department is the
spraying of noxious weeds on property maintained by the Public Works
Department.  In order to accomplish this task the Department solicits
bids from interested applicators.  This year one quote was received from
the firm of Shull Brothers of Moscow.  Shull Brothers has done the weed
spraying services for the last several years and has successfully
completed the obligations of the contract in a careful and courteous
manner.  The bid from Shull Brothers for the 2005 Weed Spraying contract
is $9,026.16 which is the same amount as the 2004 contract.

      ACTION:  Make recommendation to the City Council for approval or
denial of the proposed contract for weed spraying, or take other action
deemed appropriate.

3.   Discussion of Possible Big Box Development Standards - Joel Plaskon

The Wal Mart Super Center proposal in Pullman has spurred discussions
about "big box" development standards and process requirements
regulating such developments.  These types of developments, because of
the large scale, have traffic, economic, and visual impacts which may
require special consideration.  Staff has compiled some information for
the Committees' consideration on this matter.

ACTION:  Accept report and direct staff as appropriate.

4.   Site Visit Discussion - Gary J. Riedner

The City Council has requested staff to investigate the options related
to site visits and their legality and practicality under Idaho law and
the Local Land Use Planning Act. The City Attorney has drafted the
attached memo for consideration.

      ACTION:  Direct staff as deemed appropriate.

5.   Renewal Leases for 1912 Center - Dwight Curtis

      A.  ARC

      B.  RSVP 

Staff is requesting approval for renewal of tenant use agreements with
RSVP and ARC for 1912 Building space. Changes to the expiring agreements
are 1) the duration of use and, 2) noting that the tenants must follow
City alcohol use regulations.  For both applicants, the use period is
for 18 months, effective April 1, 2005 through September 30, 2006. At
the request of the Administrative Committee, a review of all use
agreements for the 1912 Center will be conducted to ensure consistency
with upcoming City guidelines. 

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

6.   Formation of Subcommittees for Consideration of Animal Control
Ordinance Revisions and Comprehensive Plan Rewrite Process - Gary J.
Riedner

Reports:

Future Agenda Items:

Scenic Byways 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, March 14, 2005
4:30 p.m.

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS

206 East 3rd Street, 2nd Floor

1.   Approval of Minutes of February 28, 2005  -  Stephanie Kalasz

2.   Disbursement Report for February 2005 - Don Palmer

3.   Latah County Emergency Groundwater Management Ordinance - Les
MacDonald

Earlier this month the Latah County Board of Commissioners passed an
emergency Ordinance that establishes a Moscow Sub-Basin Groundwater
Management Overlay Zone.  This Ordinance will be in effect for 182 days
from the date of passage unless another ordinance addressing this issue
is passed sooner.  Staff has been requested to provide comments on this
new Ordinance and its potential effect upon the citizens of the City of
Moscow.  Memos from the Legal, Public Works, and Community Development
Departments will be presented at the Committee meeting along with a
briefing on the Ordinance.

            ACTION:  Receive the report on the new Latah County
Emergency Groundwater Management Ordinance.

4.   Downtown Improvements Project Bid Award - Les MacDonald

Bids were opened on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 for the Moscow Downtown
Revitalization Project.  Brown Contracting and Development, Inc. from
Spokane, Washington was the sole bidder on the project.  Their bid was
as follows:  Base Bid (Friendship Square and ADA improvements) $467,008;
Alternate #1 (Jefferson Street Parking Lot) $82,800; Alternate #2 (City
Hall Sidewalks) $35,431.50; Alternate #3 (Police Station Sidewalks)
$43,099; total cost $628,338.50.  The grant funding available for the
construction component of this project is $56,759 below the amount of
the base bid.  Through a combination of cost reductions and
identification of additional funding, the budget and the base contract
price appear compatible.  Based on these efforts, staff recommends the
award of the base bid portion of the contract to Brown Contracting and
Development in the amount of $467,008.  The alternates shall not be
executed with this contract.  

      ACTION:  Recommend award of the bid to Brown Contracting and
Development or take such other action deemed appropriate. 

5.   Alturas / Thompson ROW Vacation - Les MacDonald

The owner of the property that dedicated the right of way located south
and southeast of the Alturas Park Subdivision No. 1 and south of the
proposed Alturas Park Subdivision No. 2 has requested that the right of
way be vacated.  In this case, the property was dedicated by one owner
(Thompson) through a dedication document rather than a plat so it is
appropriate to consider the request based on the petition by this one
adjacent property owner.  In the event that the vacation is granted, it
is anticipated that the property would revert to this original owner as
it all originated from the Thompson parcel.  A Development Agreement has
been prepared between the City and the Thompsons outlining conditions to
be met in the event that the existing street right of way is vacated.
These conditions include that a new right of way for an east - west
arterial street shall be dedicated in a new location as approved by the
City prior to any development of the property.

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

6.   Williams/Hall Family Trust Lot Division - Joel Plaskon

David Williams, Hall Family Trust, and Christ Church request lot
division approval to create a 7.74 acre parcel of land (currently owned
by Christ Church) from a 39.76 acre parcel of land owned by David
Williams/Hall Family Trust in the Area of City Impact.  The subject
property is adjacent to City limits, addressed as 2700 East "D" Street
and located in the Agriculture Forestry (AF) Zoning District.  City
plans call for future extensions of "D" Street and Third Street (what
would be an extension of Third Street easterly across Mountain View
Road, thence northerly around the future Moser Park) through the subject
property and extension of "F" Street into (and perhaps through) the
subject property as future collector and arterial streets.  Parkland
dedication is not required for the AF Zoning District.  The
Transportation Commission will review this application after the writing
of the CCSR and staff will report on their discussion to the Public
Works/Finance Committee.  This application is scheduled for Council
consideration on March 21, 2005.

      ACTION:  Recommend that Council recommend that Latah County Board
of Commissioners approve requested lot division, with or without
conditions; recommend that Council recommend that Latah County Board of
Commissioners reject requested lot division; or take other such action
as deemed appropriate.

7.   Blackwood Addition Final Plat - Joel Plaskon

Alan Slonaker owns ten (10) acres of land on the north side of Mountain
View Road in the R-1 Zoning District.  The City Council approved the
Preliminary Plat on December 20, 2004.  The Planning and Zoning
Commission recommended approval of the Final Plat conditioned upon
dedication of an additional ten feet of right-of-way along the
property's frontage on Mountain View Road for future widening of the
road as per item #2 in Les MacDonald's February 18, 2005 memorandum.
The Final Plat is consistent with the Preliminary Plat approval and
includes fifteen (15) lots averaging slightly less than one-half (1/2)
acre in size

      ACTION:  Recommend approval of the Final Plat, with or without
conditions; or recommend rejecting the Final Plat; or take other such
action deemed appropriate.

REPORTS:

Report on Whitman County Corridor Meeting Held on March 8, 2005.

Future Agenda Items:

Sustainable Development

Sediment/Erosion Control

Highway 8 Pedestrian Crossing

Ordinance Adjusting Council Salaries - Gary J. Riedner

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.

Stephanie Kalasz

Moscow City Clerk

(208) 883-7015

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