[Vision2020] City of Moscow Monday Agendas

Fri Nov 11 09:11:14 PST 2005

AGENDA
CITY OF MOSCOW
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE 
Monday, November 14, 2005
3:00 p.m.
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
206 East 3rd Street, Second Floor
1.      Consent Agenda:  Any item will be removed from the consent
agenda at the request of any Committee member and that item will be
considered separately later.

A.     Approval of Minutes of October 24, 2005 - Stephanie Kalasz 

B.     Receipt of Planning and Zoning Commission Recommendation on
Zoning Code Amendment Relative to Schools Facilities in Non-Residential
Zoning Districts - Joel Plaskon
On November 9, 2005, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended
approval of a proposed ordinance to amend the Zoning Code relative to
use allowances and parking requirements for various types of schools
facilities in non-residential zoning districts.  Idaho Code requires
that the governing body receive the Planning and Zoning Commission
recommendation on such matters prior to advertising a public hearing by
the governing body.  Council's acknowledgement of receipt of this
recommendation will allow staff to publish a hearing notice for a
Council hearing on the application which is proposed for December 5,
2005.

ACTION:  Receive Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation

2.         RSVP Use Agreement - Dwight Curtis
Staff is requesting approval for renewal of tenant use agreement with
RSVP for 1912 Building space. This is a revision to the agreement that
was approved by the City Council on March 21, 2005 and would be
retroactive to April 1, 2005. Since the March 21st approval by the City
Council, the RSVP Board of Directors has requested that they only be
required to insure their office and storage room and not the "Senior
Center" room as previously required. The reason given is that RSVP only
coordinates the staff coverage of the Senior Room and does not actively
manage or control the room or activities within the Senior Room.  The
use period has not changed and is for 18 months, effective April 1, 2005
through September 30, 2006.  The City's insurance policy adequately
covers the Senior Room.

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

3.   Animal Related Ordinances - Randy Fife
A sub-committee led by Councilmember Dickinson met throughout the summer
to review drafted City ordinances related to animal care.  Attached are
three proposed ordinances which contain edits suggested by the
Administration Committee on September 26, 2005:  (1) an Animal Care
Ordinance which deals generally with animals within City limits; (2) a
Dangerous Dog Ordinance which deals specifically with dogs which may be
classified as dangerous and, after such classification, establishes
procedures and precautions to maintain such a dog within the City; and
(3) an Animal Care Commission Ordinance which creates a commission to
assist the City in education and promotion of animal care matters and to
act as an appeals board for decisions which are related to animals and
dangerous dogs.  

      ACTION:  Review documents and direct staff as deemed appropriate.

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, November 14, 2005
4:30 p.m.

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS

206 East 3rd Street, 2nd Floor
2.      Consent Agenda:  Any item will be removed from the consent
agenda at the request of any Committee member and that item will be
considered separately later.

A.	Approval of Minutes of October 10, 2005 - Stephanie Kalasz

B.  A Street Consultant Update - Les MacDonald
In September of 2004, the City Council approved the selection of
Entranco Engineers for design services for the proposed improvements to
A Street between Peterson Drive and Jackson Street.  Since that time,
the staff has worked with Entranco on the development of a project
scope, man-hour estimate, and budget.  As the process of developing
these items was nearing completion, Entranco was acquired by
DMJM-Harris, a nation wide engineering firm with over 2,000 employees
located in 57 offices throughout the United States.  As the process of
the acquisition was occurring over the last spring and summer months
there was an uncertainty about the status of the potential project and
the Entranco staff anticipated performing the design services.  In
August, it became apparent that most of the staff that were assigned to
the project and that were part of the consideration of the selection of
Entranco for the project were leaving the firm.  Due to the uncertainty
of the type of service that the City of Moscow would receive from the
new firm, a decision was made by staff to terminate the negotiations
with Entranco/DMJM-Harris and switch to Welch-Comer of Coeur d'Alene,
the firm ranked second by the Selection Committee.  Representatives of
Welch-Comer have been contacted and have expressed interest in the
project.  To date these representatives have been provided copies of the
previously developed scope of work and are in the process of reviewing
it for understanding and questions.  The intent of this report is to
bring the Council up to date on the status of the consultant selection
and negotiating process for the A Street project design services.

ACTION:  Accept report.

C.  Lot Line Adjustment for Lang-Itani - Andrew Ackerman
Juergen Lang and Rafik Itani have requested an adjustment of a common
lot line.  The lots are described as Lots 8 and 9 of Block 1, Rolling
Hills 5th Addition or 2283 E. Sixth and 2265 E. Sixth.  The proposed lot
line adjustment would result in a net transfer of 836 sq. ft. from Lot 8
to Lot 9.  The subject properties are both zoned Moderate Density Single
Family Residential (R-2), which is intended primarily for single family
residences and has a minimum lot size requirement of 7,000 sq. ft.  A
lot line adjustment, along the same property line for the same two lots
was approved by City Council in July, 2003.  However, the 2003
adjustment was never recorded, and as a result the legal description for
Lot 8, when it was sold to the current owner, did not reflect the 2003
adjustment. The City Building Department approved the construction of
the new home on Lot 9 with the understanding that the adjusted lot line
had been recorded as such. As it stands, the current lot line does not
meet the side yard setback minimum of five (5) feet for Lot 9.  If
accepted, the currently proposed adjustment would remedy the situation
caused earlier when the 2003 adjustment was not recorded, and will meet
all other applicable lot size and setback standards of the zoning
district for both lots.   

      ACTION:  Recommend approval of lot line adjustment.

D.  Receipt of Planning and Zoning Commission Recommendation on Zoning
Code Amendment Relative to Schools Facilities in Non-Residential Zoning
Districts - Joel Plaskon
On November 9, 2005, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended
approval of a proposed ordinance to amend the Zoning Code relative to
use allowances and parking requirements for various types of schools
facilities in non-residential zoning districts.  Idaho Code requires
that the governing body receive the Planning and Zoning Commission
recommendation on such matters prior to advertising a public hearing by
the governing body.  Council's acknowledgement of receipt of this
recommendation will allow staff to publish a hearing notice for a
Council hearing on the application which is proposed for December 5,
2005.

      ACTION:  Receive Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation.

2.   Approval of Disbursement Report for October 2005 - Don Palmer 

3.   Ring Road Concept Adoption Process Discussion - Les MacDonald/Gary
Riedner
In conjunction with staff, the Transportation Commission has been
working on the development of a Ring Road Corridor concept for several
years.  The intent of this process has been to identify a feasible
location for a proposed higher volume road system that will provide an
alternative route for travel across and around the city.  Now that the
proposed corridor has been identified it can be incorporated into the
land use comprehensive planning efforts to preserve the route for future
road system development.  The initial presentation of the corridor
concept to the City Council occurred in October 2004.  Since that time
the concept has been presented to the Latah County Commissioners and
Planning and Zoning Board, the City of Moscow Planning and Zoning
Commission, the North Latah Highway District Board of Commissioners, and
the Latah Board of Realtors.  In addition, presentations have been made
at public forums such as the ITD US95 Corridor Workshop, a Regional
Quarterly Breakfast Meeting, a joint City of Moscow/City of Pullman
Council Meeting, a joint City of Moscow/Whitman County Commissioners
meeting, and two regional transportation summits.  Whitman County Public
Works Staff have also been briefed on the concept.  All the
presentations noted have generally met with positive feedback.  In order
for the Ring Road Concept to advance, it is necessary for the agencies
that have jurisdiction within which the proposed route is located to
adopt the concept into their respective comprehensive planning
documents.  This will allow for the concept to be considered by each of
the entities during review of proposed developments and land use changes
throughout the route of the corridor.  The purpose of this agenda item
is to discuss the process necessary to advance the concept to adoption
by the City Council.

ACTION:  Make recommendation to the City Council on the process for
adoption of the Ring Road Concept into the City of Moscow Comprehensive
Planning Documents.

4.   Request for Amendment of PUD - The Silos - Joel Plaskon
Rob Davis and Brenda von Wandruszka have requested amendments to their
Planned Unit Development permit, which was approved by the Planning and
Zoning Commission on March 24, 2004.  The permit was for a mixed use
development in the R-4 Zoning District and located at 695 Styner Avenue.
The applicants are requesting that they be allowed to utilize existing
parking in the adjacent church parking lot in lieu of building a new,
on-site parking lot for the project.  They propose to use the area
originally approved for parking as recreational open space.   They have
also obtained an easement from the church for the proposed parking.  A
second PUD amendment request is to change the type of siding on the
buildings from hardiplank to metal.  The Planning and Zoning Commission
reviewed these requested amendments and unanimously recommended
conditional approval.  The recommended condition of approval is that the
applicants provide parking location identification signage on the
private property of The Silos site in a prominent location as viewed
from Travois Way. Parking identification signage would also be required
at each of the two proposed rows of parking in the church parking lot.
The applicants have received a smart growth award for this project which
was given considerate of removal of the parking lot and the proposed
change to the type of siding on the buildings.

ACTION:  Recommend that Council approve PUD amendments with or without
conditions; or recommend rejection of amendments; or take such other
action deemed appropriate.

REPORTS:
LEDC Report - Cindy Barnhart / Robin Woods
Report on Joint Law Enforcement Facility RFP - Dan Weaver

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
206 E. Third Street
Moscow, ID  83843
(208) 883-7015

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