[Vision2020] City of Moscow Council Committee Agendas

Sat Sep 23 13:48:07 PDT 2006

The packet information for these agenda is available on the City website www.ci.moscow.id.us <http://www.ci.moscow.id.us/>  

AGENDA

CITY OF MOSCOW

PUBLIC WORKS/FINANCE COMMITTEE

Monday, September 25, 2006                                                                                             3:00 p.m.

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS

206 East 3rd Street, 2nd Floor

1.      Approval of Minutes of September 11, 2006 - Stephanie Kalasz

2.      'A' Street Services Contract - Dave Klatt

Staff has negotiated a scope of work and cost for services with STRATA to perform the materials investigations and reports on the "A" Street project. They will be working in conjunction with our design consultant, Welch-Comer Engineer's. 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

ACTION:  Forward the contract to the City Council with committee recommendation to approve contract and authorize Mayors signature thereon; or take such other action as deemed appropriate

3.      Downtown Parking - Joel Plaskon/Les MacDonald

The City has been hearing in many forums recently about concerns with downtown parking availability.  The issue has been studied in the past on many occasions over many years.  However, it continues to come up periodically as a concern.  The Transportation Commission has expressed an interest in beginning work on this matter at this point in time and may be willing and able to start working on it now.  Staff has identified some potential talking points specific to downtown parking for Public Works and Finance Committee consideration

ACTION: Receive report and direct staff as deemed appropriate 

4.   2006 Citizen Survey Review - Bill Belknap

This October the Administration Department will be conducting the third biennial Citizen Survey.  The survey is intended to assess the public's opinion of various aspects of City services and operations.  The first portion of the survey instrument will remain the substantially the same as the 2002 and 2004 surveys to allow for historical data comparison and service level trend monitoring.  Staff has also solicited and incorporated survey questions from the various City Commissions related to their areas of interest.  Staff is presenting Council with the current draft survey instrument for review and comment.

ACTION: Review draft citizen survey instrument and provide comments and direction as deemed appropriate.

Reports

City Construction Projects - Les MacDonald

Apprenticeship Program Introduction - Bob Stout

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.

AGENDA

CITY OF MOSCOW

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE 

Monday, September 25, 2006                                                                                              4:30 p.m.

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS

206 East 3rd Street, Second Floor

1.      Approval of Minutes September 11, 2006 - Stephanie Kalasz 

2.      1912 Building RFP Committee Recommendation - Bill Belknap

The 1912 RFP Committee was formed in the spring of 2006 in accordance with the decision of the Council to proceed with the 2005 Mayor's 1912 Center Use Committee's recommendations.  The Committee developed a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a non-profit organization (NPO) to lease and operate the 1912 Center, which was approved by Council on April 3rd, 2006.  The City received one response to the RFP advertisement from Heart of The Arts Inc (HAI).  The Mayor appointed a selection committee comprised of two Council members, one former Council member, and three citizen representatives from the RFP Committee.  After conducting two interview sessions the Committee has forwarded a recommendation to enter into the lease and operations agreement with HAI subject to a few modifications to the agreement.  Reviewed by the Administrative Committee on August 28, 2006.

ACTION: Recommend adoption of the Selection Committee's recommendation and enter into the amended 1912 Center Lease and Operations Agreement with Heart of the Arts Inc. or take such other action deemed appropriate

3.      Draft Sidewalk Café and Sidewalk Sales Operations Ordinances - Stephanie Kalasz / Randy Fife

In order to make Sidewalk Café Licenses consistent with Peddler/Solicitor, Vendor and similar types of licenses, Staff has developed a proposed Ordinance for consideration .  This was reviewed by the Administrative Committee on August 14th and 28th, 2006 at which time suggested amendments were provided to staff.  Based upon comments at earlier Committee meetings and after observation of sidewalk uses downtown, staff has also developed an alternative proposal which would expand the discussion to consider a general sidewalk sales license for the wide variety of current commercial use of public property within the downtown area.  

ACTION: Consider the recommended amendments and direct staff regarding further action, drafting and/or forwarding of the Ordinances to the City Council for consideration.

4.      City Land Use Process Discussion - Joel Plaskon or Andrew Ackerman

On August 14th, 2006 staff presented to committee an overview of issues related to recent changes in the way in which hearing bodies received and processed multiple land use applications on a single parcel of land, or under the same applicant(s). The concern was that recent changes requiring applications to heard at separate hearings and for planning related approvals precede any related development applications, has resulted in a significant lengthening of the timeline in which approvals may be issued, and therefore, development initiated. Staff has outlined in detail the various scenarios that may occur when an applicant approaches the City with multiple requests covering a range of applications from annexations with planning and development applications, to those not requesting development at the time of annexation.

ACTION: Accept report and direct staff as appropriate

5.      2006 Citizen Survey Review - Bill Belknap

This October the Administration Department will be conducting the third biennial Citizen Survey.  The survey is intended to assess the public's opinion of various aspects of City services and operations.  The first portion of the survey instrument will remain the substantially the same as the 2002 and 2004 surveys to allow for historical data comparison and service level trend monitoring.  Staff has also solicited and incorporated survey questions from the various City Commissions related to their areas of interest.  Staff is presenting Council with the current draft survey instrument for review and comment.

ACTION: Review draft citizen survey instrument and provide comments and direction as deemed appropriate.

Reports

Annexation Policy - Gary J. Riedner / Joel Plaskon

Boarding House Update - Randy Fife

Future Agenda Items

Salvaging at Landfill Discussion - Gary J. Riedner

Bicycle Advisory Commission Ordinance - Randy Fife

Sister Cities Discussion - Linda Pall

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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