[Vision2020] Moscow City Council Monday Agenda

Thu Dec 14 16:19:52 PST 2006

AGENDA

MOSCOW CITY COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING

Monday, December 18, 2006
7:00 p.m.

City Hall Council Chambers

 206 East Third Street, Second Floor

The Moscow Mayor, City Council and Staff welcome you to tonight's
meeting.  We appreciate and encourage public participation.  For regular
agenda items, an opportunity for public comment is sometimes provided
after the staff report.  However, the formality of procedures varies
with the purpose and subject of the agenda item; therefore, the Mayor
may exercise discretion in deciding when to allow public comment during
the course of the proceedings and limitations will be placed on the time
allowed for comments.  Citizens wishing to comment on business which is
not on the agenda will be provided the opportunity to do so as item
number 2.  If you plan to address the Council, you will find a list of
"Tips for Addressing the Council" on the table outside the City Council
Chambers.  PLEASE TURN OFF CELL PHONES AND PAGERS AND FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY
IS PROHIBITED.  Thank you for your interest in City government.

RENEWING OUR FOCUS - At each meeting, one City Council member will
present an example of patriotism, humanitarianism, community spirit, or
other inspirational message.  Contact a Council-member with examples to
share at future meetings.

1.       Consent Agenda:  Any item will be removed from the consent
agenda at the request of any member of the Council and that item will be
considered separately later.  Approval by roll call vote.

A.     Approval of Minutes of November 20, 2006 - Stephanie Kalasz

B.     Disbursement Report for November 2006 - Don Palmer

Public Works/Finance Committee reviewed accounts payable for November
2006 and recommends approval of the following:

General

529,391.17 

Street

99,883.61 

HUD Reserve

Parks & Rec

85,515.60 

1912 Center

2,438.65 

Arts

2,355.40 

Water Fund

138,282.28 

Sewer Fund

93,179.71 

Sanitation

201,471.23 

Fleet Mgmt Fund

43,698.51 

Water Capital

21,092.25 

Sewer Capital Projects

Capital Projects

17,263.29 

LID Construction

Hamilton P&R

Bond & Interest

LID Special Assessment

LID Guaranty

TOTAL

1,234,571.70

C.     Carroll Lot Line Adjustment - Andrew Ackerman

Brent & Yvonne Carroll own a lot at 352 Dolly Drive and have agreed with
the neighboring lot owner at 356 Dolly Drive, Greg Smith, to purchase 20
feet of the eastern portion of the lot. The adjustment would increase
the Carroll lot by 2,100 sq. ft. and reduce the Smith lot by the same
amount. The reconfiguration of the two lots would not result in any
non-conformity with either the Zoning Code or the Subdivision Code.
Reviewed by the Public Works/Finance Committee on November 27, 2006.

      ACTION:  Approve lot line adjustment.

D.     Alturas Fiber Project RCBG Contract - Bill Belknap

The City of Moscow applied for and was subsequently awarded a State of
Idaho Rural Community Block Grant (RCBG) in the amount of $450,000 for
the extension of the City's fiber optic network to the Alturas
Technology Park.  In order to receive those funds, the Department of
Commerce has provided the standard Rural Community Block Grant Contract
(attached) specifying the grant amount, allowable uses and reporting
requirements.  Reviewed by the Administrative Committee on December 11,
2006.

      ACTION:  Approve Alturas Fiber Project RCBG Contract.

E.      Renewal of Secondhand/Pawn License for Moscow Pawn - Stephanie
Kalasz

Thomas Uribe of Moscow Pawn has applied for renewal of his Pawn Dealer
License.  The application has been sent to Chief Weaver and been
recommended for approval.  Reviewed by the Administrative Committee on
December 11, 2006.

      ACTION:  Approve renewal of the Pawn License for Moscow Pawn.

F.      Resolution Adopting National Incident Management System - Ed
Button

Resolution stating that the City of Moscow has incorporated the United
States Department of Homeland Security's National Incident Management
System (NIMS) into the community's Emergency Operations Plan to prevent,
prepare for, respond to, and recover from major disasters, terrorist
attacks, and other emergencies.  Through the adoption of the NIMS
program and becoming compliant with the training requirements for all
city entities and first responders; the City of Moscow maintains
eligible for federal and State Homeland Security preparedness assistance
through grants, contracts, or other activities.  Reviewed by the
Administrative Committee on December 11, 2006.

      ACTION:  Approve Resolution 2006-23 adopting National Incident
Management System.

2.       Public Comment and Mayor's Response Period (limit 15 minutes) -
For members of the Public to speak to the Council regarding matters NOT
on the Agenda and not currently pending before the Planning and Zoning
Commission or Board of Adjustment, please state your name and address
for the record and limit remarks to three minutes.  Mayor will respond
to comments from previous meeting.

3.       Re-Appointment of City Commission Members - Nancy Chaney

Mayor Chaney proposes reappointment of Jack Porter, John Campbell, Tim
Kinkeade and Joyce Reese to the Historic Preservation Commission;
Andreen Neukranz-Butler and S.M. Ghazanfar to the Human Rights
Commission; Bruce Livingston and Donna Woolston to the Arts Commission;
Jerry Schutz to the Planning and Zoning Commission; Ted Kisha to the
Parks and Recreation Commission; and Margaret Littlejohn to the Tree
Commission.

ACTION:  Approve re-appointment of City commission members or take such
other action deemed appropriate.

4.       Public Hearing - Pickard Comp Plan Map Amendment - Andrew
Ackerman

On November 8, 2006, the Planning & Zoning Commission conducted a public
hearing and recommended approval of the request by Michael Pickard to
amend the Comprehensive Plan Map Designation at 505 S. Mountain View Rd.
from Medium Density Residential (MR) to Convenience Commercial (CC). The
Public Works Finance and Administrative Committees received the
recommendation on November 13, 2006 and recommended the Council hear the
proposed amendment on December 4th, 2006.  However, Council did not
convene on December 4th due to the National League of Cities Conference,
so the item was rescheduled for December 18th, 2006.

ACTION:  Approve Resolution amending Comp Plan Map; or reject
Resolution; or take such other action deemed appropriate.

5.       Public Hearing - Washington Street Rezone - Andrew Ackerman

On November 8th, 2006 the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended
approval of the request by four property owners to rezone four (4) lots
from Motor-Business (MB) to Multi-Family Residential (R-4) Zoning
District.  On November 20th, the Council "received" the Commission
recommendation and directed staff to schedule a hearing before Council
on December 18th, 2006.  All four lots in question are currently built
out with a mix of owner-occupied single-family residential,
single-family rentals, and a triplex building on the corner of
Washington and "A" Street.  All four lots have secondary access from the
20' wide alley to the west and primary access off either "A" Street or
Washington Street.  The segments of "A" Street and Washington that front
the subject properties are classified as residential streets. The
subject properties are also designated on the 1999 Comprehensive Plan as
Medium Density Residential (i.e. the existing MB zoning is inconsistent
with the Comp Plan designation).

ACTION:  Approve the Ordinance under suspension of the rules requiring
three complete and separate readings and that it be read and published
by title only; or consider the Ordinance on first reading and that it be
read by title only; or reject the Ordinance; or take such other action
deemed appropriate.

6.       Ordinance Regarding Bicycle Advisory Committee - Randy Fife

The Bicycle Advisory Commission (BAC) has operated for a number of years
promoting safe and convenient bicycle use.  It has been associated since
1998 with the Transportation Commission (which is charged with
recommending policies and programs to support transportation goals and
objectives of the Comprehensive Plan).  The multi-modal objectives of
the Transportation Commission address bicycle-pedestrian uses as well.
Staff recommends that the BAC be consolidated into the Transportation
Commission.  The proposed Ordinance will terminate the Moscow Bicycle
Advisory Commission.  Additionally, to increase the number of Commission
members to a total of from seven (7) to nine (9) because of the
increased workload of the Transportation Commission.  Reviewed by the
Administrative Committee on November 27, 2006.

ACTION:  Approve the Ordinance under suspension of the rules requiring
three complete and separate readings and that it be read and published
by title only; or consider the Ordinance on first reading and that it be
read by title only; or reject the Ordinance; or take such other action
deemed appropriate.

7.       Fiber Optic Use Policy - Bill Belknap

Upon the recent completion of the acquisition of the Avista fiber, the
completion of the East-Side Project, the upcoming ITS project
construction and the proposed Alturas RCBG project, staff has determined
that there are at least 24 strands (more in many locations)  of excess
capacity within the fiber network that could be made available for
lease.  Staff would like to develop a policy for the utilization of this
excess capacity to define allowable uses and to ensure that all parties
are treated equally.  Staff has drafted a proposed fiber use policy for
the Council's consideration.   The provisions of the fiber use policy
are consistent with what is included within the one existing fiber lease
agreement with Cactus Computers.  Reviewed by the Administrative
Committee on December 11, 2006.

ACTION:  Adopt Fiber Use Policy; reject Fiber Use Policy; or take such
other action deemed appropriate.

8.       Change January City Council Meeting Dates Due to Holidays -
Gary J. Riedner

Due to New Year's Day and Idaho Human Rights Day holidays, the January
City Council meeting dates will be changed to January 2 and January 16,
2007 per Moscow City Code Title 2, Section 2-1.

ACTION:  Approve meeting date changes for January; or take such other
action deemed appropriate.

REPORTS:

            Administrative Committee - City Land Use Process Discussion

            Public Works/Finance Committee

            Other Boards & Commissions

            Mayor

EXECUTIVE SESSION - Legal Issue - Pursuant to Idaho Code Section
67-2345(1)

**   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

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