[Vision2020] Moscow City Council Monday Agenda

Stephanie Kalasz skalasz at ci.moscow.id.us
Fri Mar 30 11:33:41 PDT 2007


 

 

 

 

 

 

AGENDA

MOSCOW CITY COUNCIL


REGULAR MEETING


Monday, April 2, 2007
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.

 

Proclamations - Mayor Chaney

 

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 19, 2007 - Stephanie Kalasz

 

B.     Weed Control Contract - Mike McGahan

This is the annual Street Department weed spraying program on City
right-of-ways. The program includes spraying noxious weeds, street
cracks, curb edge cracks and bare grown weed control around dead end
barricades, guard rails, bridges and fire hydrants.  Shull Brothers has
completed the weed spraying services for several years and has a good
working relationship with the Street Department and the public.
Reviewed by the Public Works/Finance Committee on March 26, 2007.

 

ACTION:  Approve contract.

 

2.       Mayor's Appointments - Mayor Chaney

Mayor Chaney requests Council confirmation on the appointments of Scott
Billing and Penny Rice to the Tree Commission and Margaret (Peg) Sack to
the Moscow Arts 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.       Comprehensive Plan Consultant Contract - Bill Belknap

On February 20th, the City Council confirmed the Comprehensive Plan
Revision Consultant Selection Committee's recommendation to select
Kendig Keast Collaborative (KKC) for the project.  Staff was also given
direction by the Council, at their meeting of January 16th of this year,
to move forward with contract negotiations utilizing a total project
budget of approximately $90,000.  Staff has worked with the Consultant
to develop a project contract, scope and budget for the Council's
consideration that includes a total project cost of $93,310.  Additional
optional project components and their associated costs have been
provided by KKC for the Council's consideration including an Independent
Parks and Recreation Master Plan, and Downtown Redevelopment Plan and
the creation of a Unified Development Code. Reviewed by the
Administrative and Public Works/Finance Committees on March 26, 2007.

 

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

 

5.       Alturas RCBG Project Design and Construction Contract - Bill
Belknap

On October 19th, staff accompanied a presentation team which included
Mayor Nancy Chaney, Robin Woods of Alturas Analytics and president of
LEDC, Mike Hall of First Step Internet, and Walter Steed, grant
administrator, to present the grant to the Governor's Economic Advisory
Council.  On October 2nd, Governor Risch announced the award of a
$450,000 RCBG grant to the City of Moscow for the project.  Staff
conducted two request for qualification processes for engineering
services and then a design-construction proposal.  Power Engineers was
the only respondent to the requests.  Power Engineers/Power Constructors
is also the contractor on the ITD ITS project scheduled to begin
construction on April 15th of this year.  Staff has negotiated a project
scope of work and budget for the Council's review.  All project expenses
are anticipated to be funded via the RCBG grant funds.  Reviewed by the
Public Works/Finance Committee on March 26, 2007.

 

      ACTION:   Approve the design and construction contract or take
such other action deemed appropriate.

 

6.       Kit Craine Zoning Summit Report - Kit Craine

 

7.       Safe Routes to School Grant Application Update Report - Les
MacDonald

 

8.       Report on Proposed Funding for Public Transit - Gary J. Riedner

For the past year, the funding for the Wheatland Express service between
Moscow/University of Idaho and Pullman/Washington State University has
been at issue due to budget constraints at the UI, which contracts
equally with WSU for the service. The amount of the WSU/UI contract
(approximately $200,000) with Wheatland Express serves as "in kind"
match for Federal Transportation Administration grants which represents
the largest part of Moscow Valley Transit funding. Loss of the Wheatland
Express service would reduce or eliminate match required for the grants.
A steering group consisting of representatives of the City of Moscow,
Moscow Transportation Commission, UI, Wheatland Express and Moscow
Valley Transit has been meeting for the past several months in order to
work toward a solution to the immediate funding of these public transit
services.  Mayor Chaney has agreed to include an increase in Public
Transit funding from $40,000 to $60,000 in FY2008. The Moscow Public
Works/Finance Committee was advised of the situation on February 26 and
indicated support for the increase in funding.  The attached Memo
describes the proposed resolution which will provide funding for public
transit until the fall of 2008. This provides time for stakeholders to
continue to work on a permanent long term solution.

 

ACTION:  Accept report and indicate Council's support of proposed
resolution as outlined in the attached Memo or take such other action
deemed appropriate.

 

REPORTS:

            Administrative Committee

            Public Works/Finance Committee

            Other Boards & Commissions

            Mayor

EXECUTIVE SESSION -Pursuant to Idaho Code Section 67-2345(1) 

 

Stephanie Kalasz

Moscow City Clerk

 

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