[Vision2020] Moscow City Council Monday Agenda

[Stephanie Kalasz]

AGENDA

MOSCOW CITY COUNCIL


REGULAR MEETING


Monday, April 3, 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 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.

 

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 March 20, 2006 - Stephanie Kalasz

 

B.   Re-prioritization of Playground Equipment - Roger Blanchard

In April 2002, City Council approved a playground action plan with an
aggressive timeline to upgrade city park playgrounds to meet current
laws and safety guidelines.  Due to delays in related project start
dates and uncertainties introduced by Moscow School District plans to
expand its facilities, the action plan is currently behind schedule.
Funding was approved in 2005 for replacing the Ghormley Park playground
this year.  The City recently learned that the School District is
considering an expansion of West Park School that could impact the
City's plans at Ghormley Park.  Staff is requesting to delay replacement
of the Ghormley Park playground and instead begin work this year on
replacing the older playground at Lena Whitmore Park, which is next on
the priority list.  Reviewed by the Public Works/Finance Committee on
March 27, 2006.

 

ACTION:  Approve re-prioritization of playground equipment.

 

C.   Latah County Community Forestry Grant - Roger Blanchard

Staff has been contacted by Latah County Parks Director Andy Grant about
a funding opportunity for community forestry projects.  Funding from
Latah County is currently available for projects in the $1,000 to $2,500
range.  The Moscow Tree Commission's 2006 budget includes $1,200 for
revising and printing an additional 1,000 copies of their popular "Tree
Selection Guide" booklet.  The Commission wishes to improve the booklet
by adding information on water requirements for each tree on the list
and would like to print 3,000 copies of the revised booklet.  In order
to accomplish this goal, staff wishes to proceed with the grant
application to request funding in the amount of $2,300 from Latah
County.  Reviewed by the Public Works/Finance Committee on March 27,
2006.

 

ACTION:  Approve grant application.

 

D.  Almon Street Right-of-Way Dedication - Les MacDonald

Based upon historical records, a section of north Almon Street right of
way has never been dedicated to the City of Moscow.  As part of current
development activities in the vicinity, the developer is willing to
dedicate two parcels of land for right of way via the attached 'Deeds of
Dedication'.  A 0.87 acre parcel and 5,206 square foot parcel of Almon
Street located between "D" Street and McKinley Street are the specific
lands to be dedicated.  Reviewed by the Public Works/Finance Committee
on March 27, 2006. 

 

ACTION:  Approve right-of-way dedication and associated resolutions or
take such other action deemed appropriate.

 

2.	Mayor's Appointments - Mayor Chaney

Mayor Chaney proposes appointing Valeri Schillberg to the Planning and
Zoning Commission; Mark Beauchamp to the Arts Commission; and Charles
"Tony" Watt and James Reid to the Parks and Recreation Commission.

 

ACTION:  Approve appointments or take such other action deemed
appropriate.

 

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.

 

4.   Public Hearing - Recommendation for Church Rezone in Area of City
Impact - Andrew Ackerman

On February 23, 2006 the county forwarded to the City an application to
rezone approximately 0.82 acre parcel within the Area of City Impact.
The subject property is owned by Doug and Ruth Church and is located at
4020 Paradise Ridge Road, just north and adjacent to the Fab Tec
buildings. The subject parcel is currently zoned Agriculture-Forestry
(AF). The request is to rezone it to Industrial (I). The current land
use is cropland and is surrounded by such on all sides except the Fab
Tec industrial property to the south. The Moscow Comprehensive Plan
designates all of the land in this area to the west of Paradise Ridge
Rd. as Industrial (I). The future use of the parcel will allow for the
existing Fab Tec business operation to expand to the north. As described
in the application the subject parcel will be primarily used for parking
and storage of equipment.

 

ACTION:  Recommend approval of the rezone; or recommend denial of the
rezone; or take such other action deemed appropriate.

 

5.   Fields Planning Recommendation - Linda Pall

In December 2005, the Fields Planning Committee (FPC) was reconfigured
and charged by the City Council to, through consensus, bring a new park
plan proposal for West Palouse River Drive back to the City Council on
April 3rd.  The FPC consisting of 13 voting members met seven times.
Attached is the final recommendation report as well as the summary
minutes from each of those meetings. The final recommendation report was
agreed upon by 12 of the 13 FPC members.

 

            ACTION:  Accept and approve the recommendations provided in
the Report of the Fields Planning Committee dated March 27, 2006; or
take such other action deemed appropriate.

 

6.   Audit Report - Don Palmer

The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, CAFR, for fiscal year ending
September 30, 2005, is being submitted for City Council's review.
Staff will report significant changes regarding the City's Annual Audit
and outline comparative changes to this report from last year's report.
This is the City's second CAFR which is a significant accomplishment for
the City.   We will continue to provide information in one comprehensive
document.

 

ACTION:  Accept report.

 

7.   1912 Center RFP - Bill Belknap

The 1912 Implementation Committee was formed in the spring of 2006 in
accordance with the decision of the Council to proceed with the 2005
Mayor's Use Committee's recommendations.   The Committee has been
meeting periodically since March 1st, 2006 in the effort of developing a
Request for Proposal (RFP) for a non-profit organization (NPO) to lease
and operate the 1912 Center, with the goal of presenting the RFP to the
Council at their April 3rd meeting.  The Committee's proposed RFP
documents include the request for proposal document which generally
describes the requested services of the NPO and the process for
submission, and the operations and lease agreement which is the draft
contract document detailing the anticipated NPO and City
responsibilities.  Additionally, the Committee has developed a proposed
timeline for the RFP advertisement and selection process which is also
attached for the Committee's review.  Reviewed by the Public
Works/Finance Committee on March 27, 2006.

 

      ACTION:  Review the attached RFP documents and draft RFP timeline
and direct staff to move forward with the process; or take other action
as deemed appropriate.

 

8.   Wastewater Treatment Plant Filter Design Contract with JUB
Engineering - Les MacDonald

As part of the process of constructing the WWTP improvements required to
provide compliance with the City of Moscow's NPDES permit for the
facility, it is necessary to design the proposed filter system.  The
pre-design work of this project was performed by Jim Kimball under a
contract between the City and Kimball Engineering.  During the execution
of the contract work, Kimball Engineering was acquired by JUB Engineers
and work progressed with Kimball Engineering as a subsidiary of JUB.
The pre-design portion of the work is just about complete and it is time
to move into the final design process.  A copy of the proposed contract
for professional services for the final design of the filter plant is
included with this package.  The contract services include the
completion of the design work, development of the construction
documents, provision of support through the bidding process, and
construction management, surveying, and inspection.  Reviewed by the
Public Works/Finance Committee on March 13, 2006.

 

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




 

9.   Engineering Standard Details Update - Les MacDonald

Moscow City Code references Standard Construction Drawings and
Specifications as requirements for the construction of public streets
and utilities.   The existing standards are for the most part from the
early 80's.    Engineering staff is suggesting modifications to the
standard drawings in order to both clarify and improve upon the design
and installation of Moscow's public infrastructure.  In 1997 council
modified and adopted standard drawings pertaining only to the
construction of streets.   The adoption of the drawings herein suggested
only includes some minor clarifications of the street standard
illustrations; nothing dimensional or character in nature.  City Council
requested a more complete description of the modifications to the
Standard Construction Drawings that are being proposed.  A written list
of those changes along with a complete set of both the 'old' and the
'new' drawings are included in the packet.  Reviewed by Public
Works/Finance Committee on March 13 and 27 and by City Council on March
20, 2006.

 

ACTION:  Approve engineering standards details update as proposed or
with suggested changes.

 

10. Set Date for Budget and Fee Resolution Hearings - Don Palmer

The proposed budget calendar has a date of August 7, 2006 set for the
City budget hearing.  The City must notify the County no later than
April 30, 2006 with the date for the budget hearing.

 

ACTION:  Set date of August 7, 2006 for the budget hearing 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.

 

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