Minutes - 2004 - City Council - 08/17/2004 - Regular
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ORIGINAL
EAGLE CITY COUNCIL
Minutes
August 17, 2004
1. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Merrill calls the meeting to order at 5:40 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL: BASTIAN, SEDLACEK, GUERBER, NORDSTROM. All present.
A quorum is present.
3. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
A. Proposed Fee increase for the City Municipal Water System: A public hearing to
discuss a proposed fee increase for the City Municipal Water System. All proposed fee
increases to the City Municipal Water System are intended to cover the cost of providing
services to Lexington Hills Subdivisions, Echo Creek Subdivision, Crown Point
Subdivision, Eaglecrest Subdivision, and Brookwood Subdivision. The City of Eagle
plans to increase the monthly per meter charge to cover the costs of the emergency fund,
capital repair fund, capital items additions (such as new wells, control valves, trunk lines,
booster pumps, standby generators and the like), capital and master planning.
Mayor introduces the issue and opens the Public Hearing.
Council Member Sedlacek: Provides an overview of the negotiations with United Water
on the new Contract and the justification and reasons for the water rate increases.
Ken Rice, Holladay Engineering, provides Council an overview of the rate increases and
the justifications and reasons for the rate increases. Rates have not increased since 1997.
Construction is the major cost of water systems and there has been increases in
construction costs since 1997. The City has expenses that will need to meet for the water
system and these can not be met without an increase in the rates.
Mayor swears in Georgia Mackley.
Georgia Mackley 9601 West State, Boise, my companies development services managers
the Homeowner's Association for Lexington Hills. Discussion on the water ponds at
Lexington Hills. We would like to work with the City and United Water to have a
reduced rate when we have to provide water to this pond. The new increases in ratest
would increase our rate 50% or approximately $22,000.00 to provide water to this pond.
This water would probably come from Well House #1. General discussion.
Mayor closes the Public Hearing.
General Council discussion.
Nordstrom moves to approve the proposed fee increase for the City Water System.
Seconded by Sedlacek. Bastian: AYE; Sedlacek: AYE; Guerber: AYE; Nordstrom:
AYE: ALL AYES: MOTION CARRIES......................
B. Proposed Fiscal Year 2004/2005 Budeet:
Mayor introduces the issue.
General Council discussion.
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Mayor opens the Public Hearing.
Mayor closes the Public Hearing.
Ordinance No. 483: An Ordinance Entitled The Annual Appropriation Ordinance For
The City Of Eagle, Idaho, For The Fiscal Year 2005 Commencing October 1, 2004, And
Ending September 30, 2005, Appropriating Sums Of Money In The Aggregate Amount
Of $6,913,392 To Defray All Necessary Expenses And Liabilities Of The City Of Eagle
For Said Fiscal Year; Specifying The Object And Purposes For Which Such
Appropriations Are Made And The Amount Appropriated For Each Object And Purpose;
Authorizing The Certification To The County Commissioners Of Ada County, Idaho, To
Levy And Assess A Sufficient Tax Upon The Taxable Property In The City; Providing
For The Filing Of A Copy Of This Ordinance With The Office Of The Idaho Secretary Of
State As Provided By Law; Providing For Publication; And Providing An Effective Date.
Mayor introduces the issue.
Sedlacek moves, pursuant to Idaho Code, Section 50-902, that the rule requiring
Ordinances to be read on three different days with one reading to be in full be
dispensed with, and that Ordinance #483 be considered after being read once by
title only. Sedlacek reads Ordinance #483 by title only. Seconded by Guerber.
ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES.................
Sedlacek moves that Ordinance #483 be adopted. Seconded by Guerber. Bastian:
AYE; Sedlacek: AYE; Guerber: AYE: Nordstrom: AYE: ALL AYE: MOTION
CilRRIES..........
Further Council discussion.
4. NEW BUSINESS:
A. Review and action on bids for installation of a new sub-panel and add 2 circuits
to existine wirine at the picnic shelter at Merrill Park and install new sub-panel on
existine wirine at the Gazebo at Merrill Park. (MM)
Mayor introduces the issue.
General discussion.
Bastian moves to approve the bid from Power Electric for the addition of power to
the Merrill Park Shelter and the Gazebo. $1,099.00 for the shelter and $779.00 for
the Gazebo. Seconded by Guerber. Bastian: AYE; Sedlacek: AYE; Guerber: AYE;
Nordstrom: AYE: ALL AYES: MOTION CARRIES......................
COUNCIL REPORTS:
Nordstrom: Discussion on walking the Idaho Power transmission line route. General
discussion.
Bastian: Reports on the Design Review meeting. Discussion on how the arborist
measures the value of trees.
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Discussion on subdivision with water features and different ways to look at new
subdivisions that propose water features.
Discussion on land use applications in regards to sewer districts.
Discussion on the Western Area of Impact.
Discussion on a meeting with the Sewer District Board and the Manager.
City Clerk: September 7th is the scheduled joint meeting with ACHD. Discussion on
agenda items.
4. ADJOURNMENT:
Sedlacek moves to adjourn. Seconded by Bastian. ALL AYE: MOTION
CARRIES...
Hearing no further business, the Council meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted:
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