[Vision2020] Moscow City Council Agenda

Thu Dec 28 17:29:48 PST 2006

AGENDA

MOSCOW CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP

Tuesday, January 2, 2007
6:00 p.m.

Council Chambers, 206 E. Third Street, Moscow

1.          Consideration of Council assignments for 2007, including:

A.         Council President

B.         Council Vice President

C.         Liaison roles with Commissions and Committees

2.          Discussion of Council members' 'special projects' for 2007

3.          Other Business

4.          Adjourn to Regular City Council Meeting by 7 P.M.

AGENDA

MOSCOW CITY COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING

Tuesday, January 2, 2007
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.  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 December 18, 2006 - Stephanie Kalasz

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.       Council Organization - Linda Pall / Council President

Consideration of Council assignments for 2007, including:  Council
President; Council Vice President; and Liaison roles with Commissions
and Committees

ACTION:  Elect Council President and Vice President and determine
liaison roles with commissions and committees.

4.       Zoning Code Amendment - Limit R-3 to 1 SFD or Duplex per Lot -
Joel Plaskon

This is the second reading of an Ordinance considered by the Council at
public hearing on November 6, 2006.  There currently exists an
inconsistency in the Zoning Code wherein no more than one single family
dwelling is allowed per lot in the R-1 and R-2 Zoning Districts, but the
R-3 Zoning District does not specify that only one single family or
duplex dwelling is allowed per lot.  The proposed one dwelling or duplex
per lot specification would create consistency in zoning districts and
reduce possibility of unintended impacts on R-1, R-2 and R-3
neighborhoods.  The Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public
hearing and recommended approval of this code amendment on August 23,
2006.  The Mayor and City Council considered the Ordinance on first
reading on November 6, 2006 with some dissent regarding how to interpret
the existing code and the need or benefit of the proposal vs. the impact
to property owners.  The Administrative Committee reviewed the matter
again on November 13, 2006 and on November 27, 2006 and expressed no
concerns about the proposal at that time.

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 second reading and that it
be read by title only; or reject the Ordinance; or take such other
action deemed appropriate.

5.       Annexation Policy Amendment - Joel Plaskon

Resolution 2001-15 establishes the City annexation policy.  It does not
address the matter of zoning of lands proposed for annexation.  However,
the Farm, Ranch and Outdoor Recreation (FR) Zoning District described in
the Zoning Code specifies an intent that newly annexed lands be zoned
FR.  The location of such stated intention can been problematic and
confusing because the annexation policy is the document that is reviewed
for guidance about annexation and related issues, not the Zoning Code.
Therefore, staff is proposing to amend the annexation policy to
explicitly include consideration of applying FR zoning at the time of
annexation.  This would simply be a cross reference to help ensure
proper consideration of FR Zoning District assignment upon annexation.
This matter was reviewed by Administrative Committee on November 13,
2006 and November 27, 2006.  The Administrative Committee recommended
approval of the proposed policy amendment.

ACTION:  Approve Resolution; or reject Resolution; or take such other
action deemed appropriate.

6.       Proposed Increase in Limit of Compensatory Hours Available for
Non-Exempt Employees - Gary J. Riedner 

City Administration has received a request from employees to increase
the maximum per-employee accumulation of compensatory time from the
current level of 50 hours as allowed by the Overtime/On Call Time
portion of the City of Moscow Personnel Policies, Section (3).  This
request for increase was intended to allow managers and employees
additional flexibility to manage overtime and time-off issues. The
matter was discussed by the City Management Team and recommended for
approval.  City Administration is in favor of making the change and
believes that it will allow the flexibility that employees and managers
desire. The current comp time accumulation of 50 hours has worked well
and managers and employees have worked together to achieve the best
results of our limited manpower and static budgets. We believe that an
increase to 80 hours will also provide additional flexibility to work
with.  Reviewed by the Administrative Committee on November 13, 2006.

ACTION:  Approve Resolution; or reject Resolution; or take such other
action deemed appropriate.

7.   Renewal of Second-Hand/Pawn Dealer License for Jeffrey Marks of Now
and Then - Stephanie Kalasz

Jeffrey Marks has applied for renewal of his Second-hand & Pawn Broker
License for 2007.  The license has already been recommended for approval
by Chief Weaver.

ACTION:  Approve Second-hand Dealer License for Jeffrey Marks or take
such other action deemed appropriate.

REPORTS:

            Administrative Committee

            Public Works/Finance Committee

            Other Boards & Commissions

            Mayor

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

Stephanie Kalasz

Moscow City Clerk

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