[Vision2020] Moscow City Council Monday Agenda
Stephanie Kalasz
skalasz at ci.moscow.id.us
Thu Jul 13 15:52:50 PDT 2006
AGENDA
MOSCOW CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
Monday, July 17, 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. 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.
Proclamation for National Aquatics Week
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 June 19, 2006 - Stephanie Kalasz
B. Disbursement Report for June 2006 - Don Palmer
Public Works/Finance Committee reviewed accounts payable for June 2006
and recommends approval of the following:
General
539,517.35
Street
160,276.15
HUD Reserve
Parks & Rec
153,373.87
1912 Center
2,714.41
Arts
15,581.11
Water Fund
112,247.49
Sewer Fund
93,466.64
Sanitation
207,870.51
Fleet Mgmt Fund
48,750.91
Enterprise Construction
8,646.00
Capital Projects
205,088.67
LID Construction
3,111.00
Hamilton P&R
Bond & Interest
LID Special Assessment
TOTAL
1,550,644.11
C. Park Name Recommendation for Wren Property - Dwight Curtis
Staff, on behalf of the Parks and Recreation Commission is requesting
approval of "Wren Welcome Garden" as the official park name of the City
owned 0.2 acre botanical area located on the northwest corner of the Hwy
95 / Hwy 8 intersection. The Moscow Downtown Merchants were invited to
submit name proposals. Among the 8 proposals submitted, the name "Wren
Welcome Garden" was selected by the Parks and Recreation Commission as
their first choice for the park name. Note: The proposed name is a
hybrid of two separate names submitted by businesses. Reviewed by the
Administrative Committee on July 10, 2006.
ACTION: Approve park name recommendation.
D. Lot Division 322 E. 8th (Vaughn) - Andrew Ackerman
The Vaughan/Conners property located at 322 E. 8th Street is
approximately .35 acre and has an existing residence located on the east
side of the property with access from Adams St. They are requesting
that a new 5,000 sq. ft. lot be created on the west third of the
existing lot. The proposed new lot dimensions would meet all the
minimum requirements for lot dimensions and street frontage in the High
Density Residential (R-4) Zoning District. Additionally, access is
available on the west side via a 20' wide public alleyway. Some of the
utilities to the existing home may need to be relocated before
development could occur on the new lot. The proposed lot division was
reviewed by Public Works/Finance Committee on June 26, 2006 and
recommended approval on the consent agenda.
ACTION: Approve lot division.
E. Lot Consolidation 413 Jefferson (Kevin Davis) - Andrew Ackerman
TJ Young and Kevin Davis have applied to consolidate two parcels of
property at 413 N. Jefferson Street. The previous residential structure
recently was destroyed by fire. The proposed lot consolidation would
rectify the fact that the two lots are currently non-conforming (40'
wide lots), and would meet all the minimum requirements for lot
dimensions and street frontage in the High Density Residential (R-4)
zoning district. The Public Works/Finance Committee reviewed the
proposal on June 26, 2006 and recommended approval on the consent
agenda.
ACTION: Approve lot consolidation.
F. MPD Reception Volunteer Program - David Duke
The Police Department is seeking community volunteers to assist at our
front lobby reception area during regular business hours. Staff is
recommending the use of "Volunteers in Police Service" or "VIPS" to help
support our day to day interaction with the visitors to our Department.
These volunteers will aid in office duties such as making referrals,
answering phones and file management. A job description is attached
which outlines duties, qualifications and hours. Staff has also created
a program policy and Citizen Volunteer Agreement to clarify the goal of
this program. Reviewed by the Administrative Committee on July 10,
2006.
ACTION: Approve the MPD Reception Volunteer Program.
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. Contract with Welch-Comer Engineers - Les MacDonald
Staff has been negotiating a scope of work and cost for services with
Welch-Comer Engineers to do engineering on the "A" Street design. The
agreement does not include geotechnical and cultural investigations but
does include all other aspects of project development. The "A" Street
project design and construction is supported by federal funding and is
scheduled for 2008 construction. The project limits are to begin east
of Peterson Drive and extend to Home Street, including Line Street.
Reviewed by the Public Works/Finance Committee on July 10, 2006.
ACTION: Approve contract with Welch-Comer Engineers; or reject
contract; or take such other action deemed appropriate.
4. Greensides Hill Rezone - Joel Plaskon
On June 14, 2006, the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval
of a rezone for approximately 8.2 acres of land on the west side of N.
Polk Ext. called Greensides Hill. The land consists of 3 parcels each
developed with a single family residence and zoned Agriculture/Forestry
(AF). The proposal is to zone the land Moderate Density Single Family
Residential (R-2). The R-2 Zoning District has a 7,000 square foot
minimum lot size. Surrounding lands are zoned R-2 to the west and north
and R-3 to the east and south.
ACTION: Consider Ordinance on first reading; or approve Ordinance
under suspension of the rules requiring three complete and separate
readings and that it be read and published by title only; or reject the
Ordinance; or take such other action deemed appropriate.
5. Renaissance Mall Rezone - Andrew Ackerman
On May 24, 2006 the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval of
a rezone for approximately 8.5 acres of land under multiple ownership,
generally known as the Renaissance Mall commercial area, from Industrial
(I) to a Motor Business (MB) minus the existing railroad right-of-way.
The subject land is located north of State Highway 8, south of "A"
Street, east of Line Street and west of Lieuallen Street. The existing
Industrial zoning requires Conditional Use permit approval for each
commercial, non-industrial business and for expansions of such
businesses. The proposed Motor Business zoning allows such businesses
as a matter of right.
ACTION: Consider Ordinance on first reading; or approve Ordinance
under suspension of the rules requiring three complete and separate
readings and that it be read and published by title only; or reject the
Ordinance; or take such other action deemed appropriate.
6. Indian Hills Rezone (Thompson) - Andrew Ackerman
On June 14, 2006 the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval
of a rezone for approximately 0.90 acres of land on the south side of
Indian Hills Drive and east of the intersection with Pine Cone Rd. The
request is to rezone the remaining property directly adjacent and south
of the already constructed Indian Hills Drive to R-1 for the purpose of
constructing three additional single family dwellings. The Comprehensive
Plan designates this area as Low Density Residential (LR) and intended
the area to be used in the future for additional single family
dwellings.
ACTION: Consider Ordinance on first reading; or approve Ordinance under
suspension of the rules requiring three complete and separate readings
and that it be read and published by title only; or reject the
Ordinance; or take such other action deemed appropriate.
7. Personnel Policies Revision - Leslie Moss
Pursuant to Mayor and Council direction, all "At Will" language or
language that could be construed as "At Will" would be removed from the
City's Personnel Policies. The affected policies have been identified
and reviewed by Council President, Linda Pall, Leslie Moss, Human
Resources Director and Randy Fife, City Attorney. The recommended
changes were reviewed and approved by the Employee Advisory Committee at
a special meeting on Thursday, July 6, 2006. Reviewed by the
Administrative Committee on July 10, 2006.
ACTION: Approve Personnel Policy revision or take such other action
deemed appropriate.
8. WhitCom Agreement Renewal - Gary J. Riedner
In 2004, the City Council entered into an agreement with WhitCom (the
combined Whitman County dispatch center) to provide emergency dispatch
services for the period from June 1, 2004 through May 31, 2007. WhitCom
provides complete emergency dispatch services, including Phase II
cellular E-911 (which includes physical location of emergency calls
placed on cellular phones) and VOIP (voice over IP protocol). The
consideration paid by the City of Moscow for these services is a
$377,000 annual fee through the contracted period. There is currently no
contractual adjustment for inflation. The current agreement contains a
renewal clause which allows renewal for up to two (2) one-year
extensions. The WhitCom Executive Board has proposed an increase to
$410,000 annual fee for the six month period from June 1, 2007 through
December 31, 2007, then $420,250 annual fee for the period from January
1, 2008 through December 31, 2008 and $430,506 annual fee for the period
January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009. Reviewed by the Public
Works/Finance Committee on July 10, 2006.
ACTION: Approve agreement; or reject agreement; or take such
other action deemed appropriate.
9. PUD Code Amendment Third Reading - Andrew Ackerman
On April 26, 2006, the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended
unanimous approval of two minor amendments to the Moscow Zoning Code
Ch. 7, Title IV, Planned Unit Development (PUD) Option. On May 15, 2006,
Council committees received the recommendation. The amendments would
revise the code in two ways: 1) Minimum lot size would be amended from
the current 5,000 sq. ft., to no minimum. 2) The minimum sized "parent"
parcel of land needed to apply for a PUD would be change from no minimum
to one (1) acre. On June 19, 2006, the Council considered this
Ordinance on second reading with the exclusion of the minimum sized
"parent" parcel of land needed to apply for a PUD.
ACTION: Adopt the Ordinance on third reading and that it be read and
published by title only; or reject the Ordinance; 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)
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.
The full packet is available on the City website: www.ci.moscow.id.us
<http://www.ci.moscow.id.us/>
Stephanie Kalasz
Moscow City Clerk
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