[Vision2020] Monday's City Council Session

[Tom Hansen]

Greetings Visionaires -

There are two major items on our city council's agenda for Monday (July
20, 2009).

http://tinyurl.com/CityCouncilAgenda

They are . . .

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Draft Ordinance Banning Smoking in Bars – Randy Fife

Recently a request was made to City Council to produce an ordinance
prohibiting smoking in bars within the City allowed by State Code Section
39-5511. Attached is a first of an ordinance which defines the word "bar"
and “private club” and prohibits smoking therein and within 20 feet of an
entrance or exit. It also provides for smoking in an open deck and/or in a
designated indoor smoking area. It also establishes an administrative
remedy which allows a defendant to pay an administrative fine within
fourteen (14) days of receipt of the notice of violation in exchange for a
reduction in cost (for up to three [3] violations). In the event the
administrative fine is not paid within fourteen (14) days, MPD will issue
a Uniform Citation and file it with the Magistrate's court. A person found
in violation of the ordinance will pay an infraction penalty of fifty
dollars $50 for each conviction up to and including a third conviction. A
fourth conviction and above will result in a misdemeanor and a probable
fine of $188, with no jail time. Reviewed by the Sustainable Environment
Commission on June 16, 2009. Reviewed by the Administrative Committee on
June 22 and July 13, 2009.

ACTION: 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 such other action
deemed appropriate.

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Downtown Parking

A.  Ordinance Regulating Downtown Overnight Parking – Les MacDonald/Randy
Fife

On July 6, 2009, the City Council adopted part of the changes suggested by
the Downtown Parking Implementation Committee relative to all-night
parking. Among other things, the Council determined that downtown parking
should be prohibited from 3:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. except in specifically
designated areas which will allow parking overnight.

ACTION: 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 such other action
deemed appropriate.

B. Ordinance Regulating Farmers’ Market Parking – Les MacDonald/Randy Fife

On July 6, 2009, the City Council adopted part of the changes suggested by
the Downtown Parking Implementation Committee relative to overnight
parking. Among other things, the Council determined that downtown parking
should be prohibited from 3:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. except in specifically
designated areas which will allow parking overnight. Because of the change
in parking prohibition from 3:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m., the Farmers' Market
overnight parking regulation should be changed to 3:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
every Saturday in the months of May through October annually in order to
be consistent with the downtown parking changes made by Council.

ACTION: 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 such other action
deemed appropriate.

C. Resolution for Regulating Downtown Overnight Parking Map – Les
MacDonald/Randy Fife

On July 6, 2009, the Council adopted a proposal made by the Downtown
Parking Implementation Committee to prohibit parking in the designated
downtown area except for certain specifically identified locations which
will allow parking overnight. The Resolution adopts a map which adopts
those changes in the current downtown parking regulations.

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

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Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
and the Realist adjusts his sails."

- Unknown