[Vision2020] Moscow City Council Agenda for Monday 6/16

Fri Jun 13 08:41:56 PDT 2008

AGENDA

MOSCOW CITY COUNCIL

SPECIAL MEETING

Monday, June 16, 2008
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 then lead the group in the Pledge of
Allegiance.  Contact a Council-member with examples to share at future
meetings. 

Irrelevant Week and Pollinators 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 June 2, 2008 - Stephanie Kalasz

B.     Disbursement Report for May 2008 - Don Palmer

The Public Works Finance Committee reviewed the accounts payable for May
2008 and recommend approval of the following:

General

566,222.60 

Street

74,212.77 

Parks & Rec

112,995.52 

1912 Center

8,216.67 

Arts

12,914.89 

Water Fund

125,004.21 

Sewer Fund

84,357.24 

Sanitation

178,394.51 

Fleet Mgmt Fund

62,132.65 

Information Systems

18,493.05 

Water Capital

2,468.07 

Sewer Capital Projects

8,891.04 

Capital Projects

9,804.81 

LID Construction

Hamilton P&R

590.00 

TOTAL

1,264,698.03 

C.     Indian Hills 6th Addition Monumentation Agreement - Les MacDonald

Thompson Development, L.L.C. (Ted Thompson) is the owner and developer
of the recently approved Indian Hills 6th Addition Subdivision on South
Blaine Street.  The interior property corners will not be set until
after the final plat has been filed, the earthwork has been completed,
and the utilities have been installed.  In such instances, an agreement
obligating the establishment of these interior corners is required by
Idaho Code.  The final plat and the Development Agreement for public
improvements have been approved by Council.  Reviewed by the
Administrative Committee on June 9, 2008.

ACTION:  Approve the Monumentation Agreement.

D.     Mountain View Road Improvements - Design Services Contract - Les
MacDonald

As part of the efforts to fulfill the City Council goal of completing
the sidewalk system along Mountain View Road, in May the City Council
approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that addresses the
installation of sidewalks along the Mike Hoffman property (Windfall
Hills Subdivision) and the Rafik Itani property.  During the MOU
discussions, staff presented a proposal to Council to shift the scope of
the 2008 Mountain View Improvements project to the area between F Street
and 6th Street.  The project limits will be the west side of Mountain
View Road from 6th Street north to Paradise Creek and the east side from
6th Street to the south line of Rolling Hills Subdivision.  This work,
along with the work to be done in conjunction with the Windfall Hills
Development, will complete the needed pedestrian and roadway
improvements along Mountain View Road from 6th Street to F Street.  With
additional funding identified, the Council supported this proposal.  In
order to facilitate the design of the project in a limited time frame,
Staff began negotiating a scope of work and cost with Hodge and
Associates to perform the engineering design services.  Reviewed by the
Public Works/Finance Committee on June 9, 2008. 

ACTION:  Approve the Design Services Contract.

E.      Kappler Right-of-Way Deed of Dedication Acceptance - Les
MacDonald

Chris Kappler, Chris's Appliance owner, is dedicating a fifty square
foot parcel of his property at the southwest corner of 'D' and Main to
allow a better design configuration of the new concrete intersection
that ITD is scheduled to construct there in 2009.  Such dedications must
be recognized and accepted by the City.  Reviewed by the Public
Works/Finance Committee on June 9, 2008.

ACTION:  Accept the Right-of-Way Deed of Dedication.

F.      Independence Day Celebration Invitation to Participate - Mayor
Chaney

Former Council Member Linda Pall is organizing and promoting an
Independence Day Celebration in Friendship Square on July 4, 2008 at
noon.  She would like to invite the Mayor and City Council to attend the
festivities and to participate by speaking and serving ice cream at the
event.  Parks and Recreation will provide set up and clean up personnel
for the event.  Reviewed by the Administrative Committee on June 9,
2008.

ACTION:  Approve City support for the Independence Day Celebration by
authorizing purchase of ice cream and providing Parks and Recreation
Staff to set up/tear down.

2.       Mayor's Appointments - Mayor Chaney

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 - Walgreen's Easement Vacation - Les MacDonald

Moscow Main, LLC is developing a Walgreen's at 414 N. Main Street.  The
City's existing sanitary sewer main has been moved by the developer to
avoid the new building's footprint.  The developer is requesting that
the twenty-foot wide public utility easement on the abandoned sewer main
be vacated.  This would vacate a portion of the public utility easement
created by Ordinance 1158.  A new public utility easement has been
dedicated for the new sewer line location.  Reported to the Public
Works/Finance Committee on June 9, 2008.

      ACTION:  Approve the Ordinance under suspension of the rules
requiring three complete and separate readings and that it be read and
published by title only; or consider the Ordinance on first reading; or
reject the Ordinance; or take such other action deemed appropriate.

5.       Public Hearing - Thompson Rezone Request - Bill Belknap

On March 26th of this year, the Community Development Department
received a request from the Thompson Family Limited Partnership to
rezone approximately 41 acres of property generally located north of
East Palouse River Drive, west and east of South Mountain View Road, and
south of State Highway 8 from Farm Ranch and Outdoor Recreation and
Agriculture Forestry to Motor Business.  The Planning and Zoning
Commission conducted a public hearing on the matter on May 14th at which
they recommended approval of the rezone request with two conditions.

ACTION:  Approve the Ordinance under suspension of the rules requiring
three complete and separate readings and that it be read and published
by title only; or consider the Ordinance on first reading; or reject the
Ordinance; or take such other action deemed appropriate.

6.       Downtown Parking Improvements Implementation Work Plan - Les
MacDonald

As a culmination of their efforts in assessing the Downtown Parking
situation, the Transportation Commission developed a series of
recommendations for consideration by the City Council.  As discussed
during the Transportation Commission presentation to the City Council on
this matter, a work plan is being developed to address the tasks
necessary to implement the Commission recommendations and whether these
tasks are best undertaken by Staff and/or a new Advisory Committee.  A
copy of the Transportation Commission report is attached for reference
together with a draft of the Downtown Parking Work Plan.  Reviewed by
the Public Works/Finance Committee on May 12, 2008 and referred back to
the Public Works/Finance Committee by the Council on June 2, 2008.  The
Public Works/Finance Committee recommendation is to work on the entire
list (with a few changes in regard to who would be working on some of
the items) and have staff report back to the Council if there are
concerns or problems (such as financing) with implementation of any
particular issue.  Additionally, they would like related items bundled
together where appropriate.

      ACTION:  Approve the Public Works/Finance Committee recommendation
or take such other action deemed appropriate.

7.       John Dickinson Trail Station - Nancy Chaney

The Latah Trail Foundation, Paradise Path Task Force and friends of late
former City Councilmember John Dickinson have worked together to create
the proposed John Dickinson Trail Station.  The station would serve as a
memorial to John Dickinson.  At the December 10, 2007 Public
Works/Finance meeting, it was requested that the group present the
information again to include fundraising plans and costs before it was
forwarded to City Council.  Since that time plans have been made
regarding fundraising the Buy Local Moscow group in cooperation with the
Latah Trail Foundation.  The event is scheduled for July 26, 2008 in the
NRS-East parking lot, adjacent to the section of trail that is being
proposed for the trail station.  Several opportunities for City
participation are requested: formalizing the Council's authorization for
this project on City right-of-way; authorizing a waiver of permitting
costs; and to request the Council make a donation to the project from
its discretionary funds as a gesture to recognize a well-respected
formal Council Member.

ACTION:  Formalize Council authorization for this project on City
right-of-way, authorize waiver of permitting costs and make a donation
to the project or take such other action(s) deemed appropriate.

REPORTS:

            Administrative Committee

            Public Works/Finance Committee

            Other Boards & Commissions

            Mayor

               Whitman County LIFT Proposal Letter

               Intergovernmental Agreement with Whitman County

EXECUTIVE SESSION - Pursuant to Idaho Code Section 67-2345(1) - to
discuss a legal issue.

Stephanie Kalasz

Moscow City Clerk

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