[Vision2020] Amended Moscow City Council Committee Agendas for Monday

Stephanie Kalasz skalasz at ci.moscow.id.us
Fri Feb 19 16:52:27 PST 2010


AMENDED AGENDA

CITY OF MOSCOW

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE 

Monday, February 22, 2010
3:00 p.m.

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS

206 East 3rd Street, Second Floor

 

1.      Approval of Minutes February 8, 2010 - Stephanie Kalasz

 

2.      Personnel Policy Changes - Family Medical Leave (FMLA) - Equal
Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Sick Leave Bank Policy - Leslie Moss

A.  The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) has been amended as part of
changes to the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to extend
FMLA to employees with family members in all military branches.  The
2010 NDAA also amends the FMLA to allow eligible employees to take FMLA
to care for a seriously ill or injured veteran.  B.  The Genetic
Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 took effect on November
21, 2009.  The Act, which was signed into law by former President Bush
in May 2008, applies to employers with 15 or more employees and
prohibits covered employers from refusing to hire an applicant or from
discriminating against any employee with respect to the compensation,
terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of "genetic
information."  To comply with GINA the City's Equal Employment
Opportunity policy has been updated to include genetic information.  C.
The City offers an employee sick leave bank as a benefit to regular
full-time employees.  Employees become members of the bank by donating
one day of sick leave to the bank.  An employee request to borrow time
from the bank has historically been considered by the Employee Advisory
Committee (EAC) who recommended approval, modification or denial of the
request.  Recommendations were based on evidence of illness or
disability and history of sick leave use.  Final approval rests with the
City Supervisor.  Because medical information is confidential and
protected by various laws the Sick Leave Bank policy has been revised.
The EAC will no longer review these requests.  Instead, the request will
either be approved or denied by the immediate supervisor followed by
approval from the department head.  The human resources director will
sign off on the request to ensure all legal obligations and coordination
with other benefits and policies is followed.  The City Supervisor will
retain final approval.  Additional changes require the requestor to
return days borrowed and not used and employees receiving worker's
compensation are not eligible to borrow from the bank. The proposed
changes were discussed by the Employee Advisory Committee at their
meeting on January 21, 2010.  The EAC agrees the changes are
appropriate.

 

ACTION:  Recommend approval of the Personnel Policy changes or take such
other action deemed appropriate.

 

3.      1912 Retaining Wall and Parking Lot Community Development Block
Grant Application - Alisa Stone

The Idaho Department of Commerce is accepting ICDBG grant applications
until March 5, 2010 for Senior and Community Center requests for up to
$150,000.  Staff has been working with the Jenny Sheneman, Executive
Director of the Heart of the Arts, Inc. (HOA) who manages the 1912
Center to plan and design this project.  The proposed project would
provide the following improvements at the 1912 Center:   a retaining
wall on the northeast side of the existing parking lot, curb, gutter,
plant strip and sidewalk on Second Street, and completion of an asphalt
parking lot on the west side of the building.

Engineering, Design and Construction Management is being performed by
Lawrence Rose of Design West Architects who has worked on the prior 1912
redevelopment projects.  The Engineering, Design and Construction
Management fees will be paid by HOA.

 

ACTION:  Recommend approval to submit a grant application to the Idaho
Department of Commerce ICDBG program for $150,000 for exterior
infrastructure improvements at the 1912 Center or take other such action
as deemed appropriate.

 

4.      Campus Center North Rezone Proposal - Dennis Cady

The Community Development Department has inventoried and reviewed the
existing land uses and zoning for an area adjacent to Pullman Road
generally located south of Pullman Road between Line Street and
Lieuallen Street and the rail corridor from Pullman Road to Asbury
Street.  The purpose of the study was to compare the existing land uses
and the current zoning and to evaluate the possibility of rezoning the
study area from the existing Industrial Zone to a combination of Motor
Business and Multiple Family Residential zoning. This study was brought
before the Planning and Zoning Commission on September 9th, 2009. At
that time the Planning and Zoning Commission instructed staff to proceed
with a proposed rezone for the area.  The proposed rezoning encompasses
approximately ten separate parcels. The attached exhibits identify the
existing study area, Comprehensive Plan Designation, and the existing
and potential zoning designations.  A property owner meeting was held on
February 17th, 2010. The next step will be to conduct a neighborhood
meeting within the next two to three weeks. The purpose of this report
is to inform the Administration Committee of potential rezoning.

 

ACTION: Receive report.

 

5.      Proposed Day Care Ordinance Changes - Randy Fife/Keli
Jones/Stephanie Kalasz

The Council recently amended the Day Care Facility Ordinance.  Staff
believes that there are several additional changes that should be
considered.  There is a technical redundancy in the Code which can
easily be corrected.  Staff also believes that the name of the "Day Care
Facility Ordinance" should be shortened to the "Day Care Ordinance".
Currently there is no appeal process for applicants who are denied a
license for supplying false or misleading information, who fail or
refuse to disclose information required, or who violate various
provisions of the Ordinance during licensure.  This may preclude them
from correcting the situation and reapplying.  Staff suggests that there
be an appeal process for the foregoing situations so that either the
Council can consider the staff's decision on appeal or the applicant can
reapply with the correct and complete information.

 

ACTION:  Recommend approval of the Ordinance language and forward this
to Council with a recommendation to pass the Ordinance under suspension
of the rules requiring three (3) complete and separate readings and that
it be read and published by title only; or direct staff to amend the
proposed language; or reject the draft ordinance; or take other action
as deemed appropriate.

 

Reports

Day Care Meeting - Stephanie Kalasz/Keli Jones/Randy Fife

Proposed Council Vacancy Statute - Randy Fife

University of Idaho Police and Security Services RFP Status - Gary J.
Riedner*

 

 

Future Agenda Items

Renewing Our Focus Discussion - Gary J. Riedner (3/8)

 

*denotes added item

 

 

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 or TDD 883-7019, as
soon as possible so that arrangements may be made.

 

AMENDED AGENDA

CITY OF MOSCOW


PUBLIC WORKS/FINANCE COMMITTEE


Monday, February 22, 2010
4:30 p.m.


CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 


206 East 3rd Street, 2nd Floor 

1.      Approval of Minutes of February 8, 2010 - Stephanie Kalasz

 

2.      ITD Grant Agreement and Related Resolution for Moscow-Pullman
Airport - Robb Parish

The Moscow-Pullman Regional Airport has received a grant offer from the
Idaho Transportation Department.  This Agreement and Resolution must be
approved by the City Council.

 

ACTION:  Recommend approval of Agreement and associated Resolution or
take such other action deemed appropriate.

 

3.      Draft Ordinance Extending Farmers' Market Boundary Parking -
Kathleen Burns

Because of the continuing success of the Farmers' Market and in order to
efficiently utilize Farmers' Market parking to the advantage of the
vendors and customers, it is proposed that Farmers' Market parking be
extended one (1) bay to the south of the current allowed parking. 

 

ACTION:  Recommend approval of the Ordinance or take such other action
deemed appropriate.

 

 

Reports

Proposed Council Vacancy Statute - Randy Fife

Status Report on 3rd Street Traffic Counts - Kevin Lilly 

Terragraphics Feasibility Study on Surface Water Impoundment - Les
MacDonald

University of Idaho Police and Security Services RFP Status - Gary J.
Riedner*

 

Future Agenda Items:

Stop Signs on 1st Street - Kevin Lilly (last meeting in April or 1st
meeting in May)

 

*denotes added item

 

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 or TDD 883-7019, as
soon as possible so that arrangements may be made.

 

 

Stephanie Kalasz, CMC

City Clerk

City of Moscow

206 E. 3rd Street

Moscow  ID   83843

(208) 883-7015

 

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