[Vision2020] Moscow City Council Monday Agendas

Fri Apr 20 15:18:46 PDT 2007

AGENDA

CITY OF MOSCOW

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE 

Monday, April 23, 2007
3:00-4:30 p.m.

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS

206 East 3rd Street, Second Floor

1.      Public Comment and Chair's Response Period (limit 10 minutes)  -
For members of the Public to speak to the Committee regarding matters
NOT on the Agenda and not currently pending before the Council, Planning
and Zoning Commission or Board of Adjustment, please state your name and
address for the record and limit remarks to three minutes.  

2.      Proposed Neighborhood Meeting Ordinance - Bill Belknap

On March 5th, the City Council Passed Resolution 2007-04 which defined a
neighborhood meeting process that if followed would allow multiple land
use applications to be processed concurrently, or bundled, as they had
in the past.  At that time, staff advised the Council that staff would
formulate the contents of the Resolution into Ordinance format so the
process could be incorporated within the City Code.  The proposed
Neighborhood Meeting Ordinance was considered by the Planning and Zoning
Commission at a public hearing on April 11th.  The Commission
recommended approval of the Ordinance with a few minor amendments.  The
Commission's proposed amendments are shown in the attached legislative
version of the Ordinance.  This matter has been scheduled for public
hearing before the City Council at the May 7th meeting.

ACTION:  Review the proposed Neighborhood Meeting Ordinance to be
considered by the Council at a public hearing to be held on May 7th; or
take such other action as deemed appropriate.

3.      Background Checks Resolution - Dwight Curtis

Staff was directed by the City Council to redraft a Resolution regarding
the proposed background check program for volunteers and staff working
with city run and or sponsored youth programs.  The primary issues to
re-address were regarding the appeal process. There were some other
minor language changes as well.  The attached Resolution addresses these
issues along with some additional language changes.  

ACTION:  Recommend approval of the proposed Resolution establishing a
policy for background checks for staff and volunteers who work closely
with minors in city-run or sponsored programs; or take such other action
deemed necessary.

4.      Draft Ordinances Regarding Attendance of Elected and Appointed
Officials - Gary J. Riedner

A.  Attendance at Meetings for Board, Commission and Committee Volunteer
Members

The draft Ordinance is meant to standardize the service of volunteer
members of the public appointed to the various City Boards, Commissions
and Committees and to allow for their removal where non-attendance has
not been approved of by the Chair.  The language in the currently
existing Code related to the adoption of various by-laws, rules of
procedure, or other administrative matters has been removed to promote
consistency across all respective Boards, Commissions and/or Committees.

B.	Draft Ordinance Defining Council "Vacancy"

The enclosed draft Ordinance is an attempt to create a definition of
"vacancy" because of Council experience within the last several years
where there have been extended time periods where a Council member has
not been able to participate in Council meetings and other activities.
The Ordinance provides a definition of vacancy which includes matters
involving incarceration for a serious criminal public offense, and
extended absence from all meetings of the Council and from all Council
Committee meetings for more than thirty (30) days within a continuous
forty five (45) day period without the Council's consent.  The Ordinance
further provides for a public hearing to determine whether there has
been a "vacancy" due to the absence of a Council member.  This Ordinance
would not apply to any current Council member who votes against it but,
if passed, would apply to all subsequently elected Council members.

C.	Draft Ordinance Providing for Installation of a Council Member
Filling a Partial Term

Attached please find two (2) Ordinances related to the timing of
installation of a Council member elected to fill an unexpired term
following the election for the term.  One version of the Ordinance
allows the elected Council member to be installed at the first Council
meeting in January following the election.  The other version allows the
elected Council member to be installed at the first meeting of the
Council following the election.

ACTION:  Review Ordinances and direct staff as deemed appropriate.

5.      3rd Street Bridge Student Presentation

Reports

Large Scale Retail Ordinance Amendment Report - Bill Belknap

Comprehensive Plan Project Update Report - Bill Belknap

Review of Palouse Water Conservation Network Letter - Les MacDonald

Proposed Resolution to Expand URA Board of Directors - Gary J. Riedner

Future Agenda Items

Health & Environment Commission Proposed Resolution Regarding
Sustainable Purchasing Practices (Relative to ESRP Assessment) - Mayor
Chaney

Cool Cities Initiative - Aaron Ament

Neighborhood Associations Structure and Application - Gary J. Riedner

PUD Code - Bill Belknap

Salvaging at Landfill Update - Gary J. Riedner

Joining ICLEI - Mayor Chaney

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

PUBLIC WORKS/FINANCE COMMITTEE

Monday, April 23, 2007
4:30 p.m.

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS

206 East 3rd Street, 2nd Floor 

1.      Approval of Minutes April 9, 2007 - Stephanie Kalasz

2.      Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2006-2007 Financial Report - Don
Palmer

3.      Sewer Rate Changes for "Other Commercial" and "Mixed-Use"
Accounts - Don Palmer

Last July 24, 2006, City Council was presented with a sewer commercial
rate category that was projected to not meet the sewer revenue
requirements provided by HDR last July 2005.  The City Council voted in
favor to wait until the completion of a fiscal year (12 months) of
revenue would be collected under the new sewer rate structure.  We now
know that the projections were accurate and there was a $35,000
shortfall in revenue from HDR's target revenue projected at the July
2005 City Council meeting.  The Rate Committee and City Council were
presented with recommendations from HDR on February 20, 2007.  Since
then City staff has been working continuously with HDR and members of
the rate committee to provide further analysis of the mixed use
classification.   HDR and Staff have made two recommendations for City
Council consideration, "mixed use" and "Other commercial" accounts.  The
Mixed Use Recommendation from HDR varies from staff's recommendation.

      ACTION:

4.      Discussion of Potential Settlement Related to Robinson's Mobile
Home Park - Randy Fife/Andrew Ackerman

Robinson's Mobile Home Park (the Park) was recently purchased by Madee
LLC and Gyora and Nirit Peer. The property was surveyed and divided into
two separate parcels as part of the ownership transfer without receiving
City of Moscow approval. The new owners then made application for the
addition of ten (10) additional Mobile Home spaces in July 2006,
including a statement that the permits should be reviewed under an April
1980 Mobile Home Park permit and conditions of a related 1989
development agreement. Staff has since been working with the owners'
representative to produce an Agreement that would recognize some element
of the original Mobile Home Park approval for 221 mobile home spaces,
while insuring that any future development on the site is in conformance
with existing City Code.

ACTION:  Review and discuss the proposed settlement and provide staff
with direction; or take other action as deemed appropriate.

5.      Background Checks Resolution - Dwight Curtis

Staff was directed by the City Council to redraft a Resolution regarding
the proposed background check program for volunteers and staff working
with city run and or sponsored youth programs.  The primary issues to
re-address were regarding the appeal process. There were some other
minor language changes as well.  The attached Resolution addresses these
issues along with some additional language changes.  

ACTION:  Recommend approval of the proposed Resolution establishing a
policy for background checks for staff and volunteers who work closely
with minors in city-run or sponsored programs; or take such other action
deemed necessary.

Reports

Comprehensive Plan Public Participation Process - Bill Belknap

Future Agenda Items

Sidewalk Snow Removal - Les MacDonald (5/14)

Possible Funding Sources for Sidewalks Associated w/ Highway 8 Street
Work - Les MacDonald (5/14)

Incentives for Green Building Construction - Jim Johnson (5/14)

Calculating Cost of Development /Impact Fees - Gary J. Riedner

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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