[Vision2020] Moscow City Council Monday Agenda

Thu Feb 26 17:06:23 PST 2009

AGENDA

MOSCOW CITY COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING

Monday, March 2, 2009
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. 

Idaho Technology Transfer Center Road Scholar Award Presentation - Bruce
Drewes, Director

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 February 17, 2009 - Stephanie Kalasz

B.     Proposed Process for City License Appeals - Randy Fife

Recently the City passed Ordinance No. 2009-06 which added an appeals
procedure for appeals of some licenses under Title 9 of the Moscow City
Code.  In order to standardize general appeals procedures related to
Title 9 license denials, suspensions, or revocations, it is proposed
that the guidelines (which generally follow those utilized in land use
appeals) should be adopted by Resolution.  Reviewed by the
Administrative Committee on February 23, 2009.

ACTION:  Approve Resolution 2009-04 regarding the process for City
license appeals.

C.     Headworks Project - JUB Services Contract - Kevin Lilly

The City of Moscow needs to replace its existing influent screening
system at the wastewater treatment plant to provide better coarse
material removal and prevent non-putrescent and nuisance materials in
downstream processes. Staff feels that it would be prudent to perform a
comparison of available screening equipment based on capture rate, cost,
and reliability, prior to selection of appropriate hardware for our
plant. Key criteria will be head-loss minimization, capacity, power
needs, maintenance aspects, and acceptable water content in the
screenings.  Following a competitive RFQ consultant selection process,
staff has negotiated a professional services agreement with JUB
Engineering to analyze available headworks screening systems and assist
in the selection of a cost effective upgrade.         Reviewed by the
Public Works/Finance Committee on February 23, 2009.

ACTION:  Approve the contract and authorize a signature by the Mayor.

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 of Linda Lane LID Final Assessment Roll - Kevin
Lilly

The Linda Lane Local Improvement District (LID) No. 134 was created by
Council on December 3rd, 2007.  The project was constructed in August
and September of 2008.  The amount advertised in the Resolution of
Intent to perform the work included reimbursement to the City for
engineering and administrative (E&A) services and to cover interim
financing costs of $65,000.00. The actual cost for these items was
$62,994.69.  The project included a total of $9,666.00 in extra work
requested by three of the property owners at their expense. Staff has
calculated the final cost of the project to be assessed to LID
participants at $73,259.98. After evaluating the level of benefit
received by each property within the district, staff compared various
methods of distributing costs, and is prepared to recommend an
assessment roll for consideration by the Council.

ACTION:  After listening to public testimony, consider protests and
supporting comments and if necessary, adopt Resolution regarding
protests and their disposition; then, approve the Ordinance under
suspension of the rules requiring three complete and separate readings
and that it be read by title and published by summary; or consider the
Ordinance on first reading and that it be read by title; or reject the
Ordinance; or take other action deemed appropriate.

5.       Economic Development Assessment and Strategic Plan - Gary J.
Riedner/Jen Pfiffner

The City of Moscow received funding for the Economic Development
Assessment and Strategic Plan from a USDA Rural Business Opportunity
Grant.  On January 22, 2008 an agreement was signed with Kendig Keast
Collaborative, Inc. (KKC) to take on the project in conjunction with the
City's Comprehensive Plan project.  In February of 2008 a steering
committee was also established to review and provide input on the final
draft.  Data was pulled from relevant sources to provide the statistical
information needed and has been updated throughout the year to be as
current as possible in this final draft.  Throughout the summer and fall
of 2008 drafts were received and reviewed by City staff and the steering
committee subsequently received feedback from the Mayor, Council and
Steering Committee at a workshop on January 21.  Edits as directed from
that workshop are included in legislative format in the draft presented.
Reviewed by the Administrative Committee on February 23, 2009.

ACTION:  Accept the Economic Development and Strategic Plan or take such
other action deemed appropriate.

6.       Proposed Gender Identity Non-Discrimination Policy - Tim
Gresback

The City has a long-standing history of protection of human rights and
dignity as well as non-discrimination against employees and applicants
for employment because of race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy,
national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, veteran status,
disability, sexual orientation, or other basis prohibited by local,
State, or Federal law.  Because of this deep commitment to tolerance,
diversity and equality in City employment, the Mayor proposes the
addition to the City equal opportunity statement of individuals who may
be subjected to discrimination based upon an individual's real or
perceived gender expression, identity and/or characteristics.  Adoption
of the proposed Resolution would also result in changes consistent with
the additional language in the City Personnel Policies and in some
future contracts and grant applications.  Reviewed by the Administrative
Committee on February 23, 2009.

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

7.       Facilities Planning Study Consultant Contract - Roger
Blanchard/Gary J. Riedner

Funding was included in the 2009 budget for hiring a consultant to
conduct a facilities planning study.  The purpose of the study is to
assess the City's existing facilities and operations and to determine
how to accommodate the projected space needs for City staff over the
next 10-20 years.  A Request for Qualifications was advertised and sent
to local and regional architectural firms.  Three responses were
received as follows: Design West Architects (Pullman); Castellaw Kom
Architects (Lewiston); and Madsen, Mitchell, Evenson, and Conrad
(Spokane).  After interviewing all three firms, the City's project
steering committee selected Design West Architects as the firm best
meeting the needs of the City.  Staff is currently negotiating a
professional services contract with Design West and is seeking Council
approval to enter into a contract with the firm and proceed with the
study.  Reviewed by the Public Works/Finance Committee on February 23,
2009.

ACTION:  Authorize staff to finalize a professional services contract
with Design West Architects to complete the facilities study or take
such other action deemed appropriate.

8.       List of Projects for Submittal to the State for the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act - Gary J. Riedner

Governor Otter issued Executive Order 2009-06 on February 17, 2009,
implementing the federal American Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act
(stimulus act). The Executive Order, among other things, directed that
"[a]nyone outside of state government who believes they are eligible to
receive federal stimulus funding and wants the Governor to apply for
stimulus money on their behalf should present their request to the
Administrator of DFM (Division of Financial Management) within fifteen
days of the enactment of the Act (stimulus act), but no later than noon
on March 4, 2009...". The Executive Order also requires that the
applicant submit certain information along with its application for
funding.  The City of Moscow has previously sent lists of projects for
consideration for stimulus funding to the National League of Cities,
Clearwater Economic Development Association and the Idaho Transportation
Department. These lists were reviewed and projects previously submitted
are included for application pursuant to Executive Order 2009-06 based
upon ability to meet the requirements of the Executive Order.  Because
of the limited time frame, this item has not been previously reviewed by
City Council Committee.

ACTION:  Review attached memo and approve the project list and adopt the
proposed Resolution 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)(c)

Stephanie Kalasz, CMC

Moscow City Clerk

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