[Vision2020] Moscow City Council Workshop and Meeting Agendas

[J Ford]

Question:

Since we all know that the NSA Appeal is going to be widely attended, is the 
City willing to consider moving the meeting to accomodate a large crowd?

J  :]




>From: "Stephanie Kalasz" <skalasz at ci.moscow.id.us>
>To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Subject: [Vision2020] Moscow City Council Workshop and Meeting Agendas
>Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 13:20:04 -0700
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>AGENDA
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>MOSCOW CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
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>Monday, June 5, 2006
>12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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>University Inn Centennial Room, 1516 W. Pullman Road, Moscow
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>1.      Introduction and Overview of Living Wage Issues - Linda Pall,
>Council President
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>2.      Discussion - Linda Pall
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>Luncheon is no-host and those desiring a meal should contact Linda Pall
>at 882-7255
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>AGENDA
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>MOSCOW CITY COUNCIL
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>REGULAR MEETING
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>Monday, June 5, 2006
>7:00 p.m.
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>City Hall Council Chambers
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>  206 East Third Street, Second Floor
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>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 3.  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.
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>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.
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>PROCLAMATION TO HONOR THE MOSCOW PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR 100 YEARS OF SERVICE
>1906 - 2006
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>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.
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>A.     Approval of Minutes of May 15, 2006 - Laurie Lewis
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>B.     City/County GIS Data Sharing Memorandum of Understanding - Bill
>Belknap
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>City staff has been working with Latah County to define a mutually
>beneficial data sharing relationship that would assist both
>organizations with the creation and maintenance of GIS and related data
>through a cooperative effort.  The proposed Memorandum of Understanding
>(MOU) would provide for the transfer of the City's revised parcel layer
>to the County, while providing for the sharing of the County's State of
>Idaho Tax Commission Database information with the City.  The MOU also
>defines the process by which future subdivisions will be provided to the
>County in digital format, and how those records will be incorporated
>within the County's records and shared with the City.  Staff believes
>that this MOU will bring greater efficiencies to both organizations, and
>presents the good starting point for potential broader data sharing
>opportunities in the future.  Reviewed by the Public Works/Finance
>Committee on May 22, 2006.
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>             ACTION:  Approve the City/County GIS Data Sharing Memorandum
>of Understanding.
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>C.     Urban Renewal Agency Annual Report - Gary J. Riedner
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>Moscow's Urban Renewal Agency is providing its Annual Report for fiscal
>year 2005.  This report has been compiled in conformance with Idaho Code
>Section 50-2006 in which an Urban Renewal Agency is required to file
>with the local governing body each year, a report of its activities for
>the preceding fiscal year. Due to an oversight, the annual report was
>not submitted by March 31, 2006.  Reviewed by the Public Works/Finance
>Committee on May 22, 2006.
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>ACTION:  Accept report.
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>D.  Professional Services Agreement with Hodge and Associates - Les
>MacDonald
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>One of the project development phases of the "D" Street project is
>preparation of Right-of-Way Plans. Because this is a federal-aid
>project, the right-of-way plans will need to be stamped by a registered
>land surveyor (LS). Hodge and Associates was chosen from the ITD term
>list of pre-approved consultants, and because of their previous
>experience performing surveys along this section of "D" Street. The
>scope of work will include overseeing the preparation of the plans,
>preparing any necessary legal descriptions for property purchases and
>affixing LS stamp to the drawings. Reviewed by Public Works Committee on
>May 22, 2006.
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>ACTION:  Approve Agreement with Hodge and Associates.
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>2.       Mayor's Appointments - Mayor Chaney
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>Mayor Chaney proposes appointing Joel Hamilton to the Transportation
>Commission and Scott Blades to the Health and Environment Commission.
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>ACTION:  Approve appointments or take such other action deemed
>appropriate.
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>3.       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.
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>4.       Appeal on New Saint Andrews Conditional Use Permit - Joel
>Plaskon
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>On March 28, 2006, the Board of Adjustment granted a Conditional Use
>Permit to New Saint Andrews College to operate an educational
>institution in the Central Business (CB) Zoning District, subject to the
>following 2 conditions:  1) The maximum number of full-time equivalent
>students shall not exceed 200 and 2) Maintenance of ground floor
>commercial uses that are open to the public shall not be less than 160
>feet of lineal footage along the public pedestrian frontage of the
>structure.  Such Conditional Use Permit has been appealed for Council
>consideration by the following 4 appellants:  1) Robert Greene, 2)
>Thomas Bode, 3) Scott Bauer and 4) Jeanne and Robert Jacobson.  NSA
>claims that the appellants have no standing to appeal, but that if the
>appeal is considered by the Mayor and City Council, NSA has a right to
>participate in such appeal consideration, due to their related property
>interest.
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>ACTION:  Sustain the decision of the Board, in whole or in part; or
>reverse the decision of the Board, in whole or in part; or remand the
>matter, in whole or in part, to the Board with specific comments and/or
>instructions for further consideration by the Board.  Any remand shall
>be a new public hearing only subject to a finding by the Council that
>there is new material information which was not available at the time of
>the Board's decision and that it is in the public interest to develop
>such information.
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>5.       Public Hearing - PUD Code Amendment - Andrew Ackerman
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>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.
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>       ACTION:  Approve of the amendments, deny the amendments, or take
>other action as deemed appropriate.
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>6.       Rendezvous in the Park Request for Beer and Wine Garden in East
>City Park - Dwight Curtis
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>In accordance with Moscow City Code 5-13-4(B), Rendezvous in the Park
>has requested that the Council pass a Resolution allowing them to have a
>beer garden catered by a licensed vendor in East City Park for
>Rendezvous in the Park on July 20, 21, and 22 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and
>on July 23 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.  There will be food vendors, live
>music, and other activities at the event.  The licensed vendors will
>sell alcohol to adults with proof of age in one designated, roped off
>area.  Two Moscow Police officers will be on site and will be paid for
>by Rendezvous in the Park.  Reviewed by the Administrative Committee on
>May 22, 2006.
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>ACTION:  Approve the Resolution with or without changes; or reject the
>Resolution; or take such other action deemed appropriate.
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>7.       Biosolids Disposal Options Study Contract - Les MacDonald
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>The City of Moscow's Wastewater Treatment Plant is designed for
>biological nutrient removal serving a total population of approximately
>23,000. The Plant is soon to be upgraded to comply with the current EPA
>permit requirements for phosphorus (effluent filters), which will
>increase the quantity of Biosolids produced and the annual tonnage of
>biosolids to be processed and removed. The current disposal method is to
>truck the biosolids to EKO in Lewiston for composting. Recent events
>surrounding the EKO composting facility in Lewiston and pending
>decisions by the Lewiston City Council regarding the disposal of
>biosolids and yard waste produced in Lewiston may have an impact on the
>EKO operation.  Attached for your review is a proposed Professional
>Engineering Services Contract including Exhibit A, which contains the
>complete scope of work. The study is to include an estimate of return on
>investment, estimated capital expenditure and operational, maintenance,
>disposal and transport costs, with inflationary factors over the next
>ten year period, for current and proposed biosolids treatment and
>disposal options, which is accomplished in the Business Case Evaluation
>(BCE).  Proposed options may also impact the City's backup disposal plan
>and such impacts will be considered and addressed.  Reviewed by the
>Public Works/Finance Committee on May 22, 2006.
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>ACTION:  Approve the Biosolids Disposal Options Study Contract; or deny
>the contract or take such other action deemed appropriate.
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>8.       State/Local Agreement - Overlay 06 - Les MacDonald
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>Development of our federally funded overlay project has reached the
>stage of advertising for bids. Before the Idaho Transportation
>Department (ITD) will release the advertisement, the City of Moscow must
>enter into a State/Local Agreement for construction.  By signing the
>agreement, the City is agreeing to pay the remaining portion of our
>local match ($27,000) at this time. ITD is agreeing to oversee the
>advertising, bidding and construction of the project.  This agreement
>arrived after the May 22 Public Works Committee meeting, therefore was
>not reviewed by that Committee. Due to the time sensitive nature of
>advertising this type of work, the item has been placed before the
>Council at this time.
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>ACTION:  Approve entering into a State/Local Agreement with ITD and
>direct Staff to arrange payment for the remaining portion of the local
>match; or reject the agreement; or take such other action deemed
>appropriate.
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>9.    Sixth Street Bid Results - Les MacDonanld
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>Bids were opened on the SIXTH STREET IMPROVEMENTS project on June 1,
>2006. The proposed construction, between Adams and Hayes Streets,
>consists of total re-construction of the street base, surfacing, curbs
>and portions of the sewer and water systems. Two bids were received and
>the apparent low bidder is S&S Contracting, Inc. from Lewiston. Their
>bid was $556,067.96. Because of the need to get this project under
>construction and the timing of the bid opening, this information has not
>been presented to the Public Works Committee.
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>ACTION:  Consider the recommendation of staff and approve award of a
>contract to S&S Contracting, Inc.; or take such other action deemed
>appropriate.
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>10.   Police Compensation & Benefits Discussion - Gary J. Riedner
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>Over the course of the last several months, the Mayor and City
>administrative staff have been working with representatives of the
>Police Department to review various concerns voiced by the employees of
>the Police Department.  Those concerns include issues of collective
>bargaining and professional representation, officer turnover,
>compensation and benefits, dissatisfaction with the AMPS process, and
>lack of communication. Mayor Chaney has been directing staff in working
>toward resolution of as many issues as possible. The matter has been
>reviewed by Administrative Committee on March 27, April 24 and May 8,
>2006. All backup materials submitted at Administrative Committee are
>contained in the backup materials for this meeting, including a May 8,
>2006 memo from Mayor Chaney.
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>ACTION:  Review backup information, including Mayor Chaney's memo of May
>8, 2006. Give direction regarding issues of collective bargaining,
>compensation and benefits.
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>REPORTS:
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>             Administrative Committee
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>             Public Works/Finance Committee
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>             Other Boards & Commissions
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>             Mayor
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>EXECUTIVE SESSION - Legal Issue - Pursuant to Idaho Code Section
>67-2345(1)
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>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.
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>Stephanie Kalasz
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>Moscow City Clerk
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