Minutes - 2010 - City Council - 08/24/2010 - Regular
EAGLE CITY COUNCIL
Minutes
August 24, 2010
PRE-COUNCIL AGENDA: 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
1. Mayor and Council Reports and Concerns:
Semanko: Reports on the Transportation Committee today. The Committee made a request that
we fund the Valley Regional Transit Route 44 Express Bus.
Shoushtarian: The Urban Renewal Agency wants to expand their District area to the West. This
is a discussion that is going on and 1 want to let the public know that this is going on.
Grasser: No report
2. City Clerk/Treasurer Report: No report
3. Zoning Administrator's Report: Provides an update on the Arbor Ridge weed abatement.
Discusses the proposals. General discussion. Council will add this to the Agenda.
4. Public Works Director Report: Provides an update on LID lighting. We had eight responses
from our bid proposal.
Just so you know you are live on Live Stream and this is just a test tonight. General discussion.
5. City Attorney Report: No report
REGULAR COUNCIL AGENDA: 6:30 p.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER: Acting Mayor Huffaker calls the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL: HUFFAKER, SHOUSHT ARlAN, SEMANKO, GRASSER. All present. A
quorum is present.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Chief Brian Hippie leads the Pledge of Allegiance.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT:
A. Ea!!le River Pavilion Summer Concert Series: The public is encouraged to provide
comment on the concert series.
Acting Mayor Huffaker introduces the issue.
Creston Thornton, concert organizer, we have had 2-3 noise complaints that the Council has
forwarded to us. The restrictions by Ada County have been adhered here. Discussion on the
noise level. The Concerts will finish up on October 8th. Discussion on annexation into the City.
General discussion.
B. All other comments.
Acting Mayor Huffaker introduces the issue.
Diane Scott, I am a member of Preservation Commission and I am here to ask that you maintain
our budget for this year and do not change. Preservation is great for our community and should
be continued.
Lois Wollen, 1226 Apple Creek Court and I just wanted to thank you for extending the Library
hours.
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S. CONSENT AGENDA:
. Consent Agenda items are considered Ito be routine and are acted on with one
motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless the Mayor, a
Councilmember, member of City Staff, or a citizen requests an item to be removed
from the Consent Agenda for discussion. Items removed from the Consent Agenda
will be placed on the Regular Agenda in a sequence determined by the City Council.
. Any item on the Consent Agenda which contains written Conditions of Approval
from the City of Eagle City Staff, Planning & Zoning Commission, or Design
Review Board shall be adopted as part of the City Council's Consent Agenda
approval motion unless specifically stated otherwise.
A. Claims A!!ainst the City.
B. Open Container Permit: Eagle Events Group LLC is requesting an open
container permit to be used on August 28, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at
BanBury Golf Course. Approval has been received from Ada County Sheriffs
Office for this event. (SKB)
C. Open Container Permit: Rick Brian Squires II, is requesting an open container
permit to be used on September 10, 2010 from 1 :00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Merrill
Park. All standard conditions shall apply. (SKB)
D. Minutes of Au!!ust 10,2010.
E. Minutes of Au!!ust 17,2010.
F. Appointment to the Desi!!n Review Board: Acting Mayor Huffaker is
requesting Council confirmation of the appointment of Terry L. Sayer to fill an
opening on the Design Review Board. Ms. Sayer will be serving a three year
term. (MH)
G. Beer and Wine license: Blue Door Cafe is requesting a beer and wine license
for on premises consumption. The license will be utilized at 12 N. Fisher Park
Way Eagle, Idaho. (SKB)
H. Findin!!s of Fact and Conclusions of Law for CU-ll-02 MOD - Conditional
Use for a Mobile Home Occupied Bv a Familv Member - Dale R. Chestnut:
Dale R. Chesnut is requesting conditional use approval to allow a mobile home
occupied by a family member to continue to be located upon a lot in which a
single-family dwelling already exists. The site is generally located on the
northwest corner of Conover Street and Syringa Street at 2052 and 2054 Syringa
Street. (WEV)
I. Findin!!s of Fact and Conclusions of Law for CU-02-10 - Conditional Use
Permit to Operate a Bar (stand-alone without a restaurant) - Bill
McCarrel: Bill McCarrel is requesting conditional use approval for a Bar
(stand-alone without a restaurant). The 0.32-acre site is generally located on the
north side of East State Street approximately one hundred-twenty feet (120') east
of North Eagle Road at 50 East State Street. (WEV)
Semanko moves to approve the Consent Agenda. Seconded by Shoushtarian. Huffaker:
AYE; Shoushtarian: AYE; Semanko: AYE: Grasser: AYE: ALL AYES: MOTION
CARRIES........... ...
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
A. BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING: Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of
Eagle, Idaho, will hold a public hearing for consideration of the proposed budget including
general revenue sharing for the fiscal period October 1, 2010, to September 30, 2011 pursuant to
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the provisions of Section 50-1002, Idaho Code. Said hearing to be held at Eagle City Hall, 660
E. Civic Lane, Eagle, Idaho, at 6:30 p.m. on August 24,2010. At said hearing, all interested
persons may appear and show cause, if any they have why said proposed budget should not be
adopted.
Acting Mayor Huffaker introduces the issue and provides a little background on where we are
and where we have been in discussing the budget.
Huffaker: I would announce that we have come to an agreement with the current lessor of this
City Hall building. We will be here not only for this year but the option of remaining here
another two years under new lease payment arrangements. The previous lease we were paying
approximately $240,000 a year and our lessor has agn~ed to lower that too approximately
$142,000. I want to thank the entire Council as they participated in the negotiations with
Hawkins-Smith and thank Robert Phillips who was negotiating for Hawkins-Smith. There has
been discussion about the City buying this building. At our Town Hall Meeting it was suggested
that we conduct a public survey that we could put online on the website and see what people
would say and also hold a public hearing on the issue. Discussion on purchasing the building.
Acting Mayor Huffaker discusses the procedure on testifying at the public hearing.
Acting Mayor Huffaker opens the Public Hearing
Ron Marshall, 740 Palmetto, congratulates the Council on the lease deal. Reads his written
comments into the record. I have lived in Eagle all of my life, continuously since 1975.
Discussion on prior city leaders and citizens. It isn't like Eagle is the only area in trouble.
Discussion on when the fire department was started. Discussion on the design review ordinance
and sign ordinance. Discussion on the purchase ofthe Heritage Park property. Discusses the
positions he has held in the City and other committees that he has been on through the years. I'm
concerned that we have a person in our community who owes the city quite a sum of money and
seems bound and determined to destroy our fair city piece by piece, using a lot of questionable
numbers and comparisons that he regularly gets published. Should we be compared to Rexburg?
I'm waiting for this party to suggest next that we un-incorporate and let Ada County take over.
Discusses the median income in the City. I think we can afford what we have here in Eagle.
Discussion the City Hall Task Force. Discussion on the Bond Elections for the City Hall
building. Discussion on the Museum, I hope you have had a chance to look at the Museum. All
that we hear is doom and gloom and how bad everything is and a Council that can't seem to
agree on much of anything. We need to have a full service Library to offer our citizens. You
need to ask why you moved to Eagle.
Chelsea Chamberlin, 490 Mango Drive, I want to thank you for the funds you have allocated to
the Library. Over all I am happy with the budget you have published. I am concerned that after
tonight there are going to be big cuts made. It is a priority for some people to cut taxes and to me
the most important thing is to provide services to the citizens. The published budget shows that
you can fund the Library. Discusses the programs at the Library. I would encourage you not to
cut the Library in preparation of your final budget.
Nancy Merrill, 1002 N. 1002 N. Faldo, discusses the city hall. I support the 3% increase. It is
critical that we increase our services. Discussion on the graffiti in town. Discussion on law
enforcement services. I am deeply concerned about the cuts proposed in the Planning and
Zoning Department. All of the growth and development in the City was done through the
planners, not the Mayor or City Council. Discussion on the years of growth, and the work done
by the planners. You have people who have long term loyalty to this community, which is
important to the citizens to this community.
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Don Knickrehm, 1403 Mace Road, Eagle is a unique community. The reason is that Eagle
developed early on through the leadership of a number of people with very high standards
and enforced those standards. I know this first hand because in addition to being an attorney I
am a partner in a development company that has developed property in Eagle and I am a small
business owner. A substantial part ofthe success in Eagle has been a vigorous planning and
zoning department. I have come to respect that staff and I have had experience with planning
and zoning departments across the state and in a number of western states, and Eagle has a good
department. You have an excellent staff, they work hard and understand the process and they
listen. I also understand budgeting and zero based budgeting. I have heard some numbers
thrown around 40%-50% cut in planning and zoning it would be a terrible mistake. I urge you
not to throw the baby out with the bath water.
Lynne Sedlacek, 1200 Hereford Drive, I am going to echo what some of the other people have
already said. I am very concerned that the existing Council is still kind of a rookie council and I
don't think you have experience and expertise in handling land use matters. The thought of you
contracting out the planning services is a huge mistah. Discusses the Planning and Zoning work
plan document. If this is contracted out who is going to represent the City in all of the meetings
that the planning staff has to attend. This planning staff is one of the reasons that the City of
Eagle looks so good. Contracting the services is a bad idea and cutting the staff is a bad idea.
Long term this would cost us more if you start cutting staff right now.
Ann Ritter, 1270 Beacon Light Road, I stand before you with two hats on; one is the Trustee for
this area for Joint School District #2 and I stand in real support of the Library. Discusses the
programs established at the Library. I would encourage you to fund the Library. As a volunteer
of the Friends ofthe Library there is an active group of people who are active in the Library. I
would ask you to help us support the Library.
Pam Koelch, 1086 E. River Song, I am here tonight as a concerned citizen of the City of Eagle; I
have lived here two years and I volunteer at the Eagle Historical Museum. I am concerned about
the possibility of eliminating the curator's position and/or the museum itself. The City is
fortunate to have a curator who has the knowledge and expertise to archive, display and preserve
the museum artifacts so that they will be here for years. It is important for the citizens of Eagle
and future generations to have this history oftheir City.
Scott Nordstrom 2590 W. Timber Drive, I want to congratulate the Council because what you
have done in taking the economic situation that has impacted this community in the last couple of
years and turned it around to the point that exists right now is a commendable job. We now have
a reserve back and we have taken critical steps to do what is necessary to put the budget in line.
I am also moved tonight by the number of patrons' who have come forward tonight. These are
the people who are and have been the core of this City for many, many years. Discusses his
terms on the Council. The good thing about Eagle is that it still maintains the lowest tax rate in
the Valley. Discusses the issue ofthe 3%. You have a 7M budget and it is only about 1% of it.
This is just a political conversation; I encourage you to really look at this. The 3% might give us
something of benefit instead of making a political statement. Please don't take apart this budget
for what you have already done. Services are necessary
Jeff Kuntz, 2213 Smoky Drive, as a member of the City Hall Task Force 1 want to commend the
Council for your efforts on reducing the cost on the City Hall. I would like to acknowledge the
25 members of the Task Force. 1 would like the Council to move forward to purchasing the City
Hall building. Discussion on the expertise of the Task Force members. Discussion on the
purchase of the City Hall building and a bond election.
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Marty Taylor, 832 Hialeah, I was here last week and I stand by what I said at that time. I would
roughly have a $60.00 difference if your roll back the taxes to 2008. I hope you are listening
carefully to the citizens you have heard tonight. Do not gut the Planning & Zoning. Keep the
Library funded, we need it.
Nora Oldercamp, I come from a county with hard economy times all of the time. I am here to
support the Library and the Museum. Please do the most you can do for the Museum.
Jerry Robins, M3 Companies, I want to take except to one of the previous speakers that ifthe
planning staff was not in place that M3 would roll over the City. We have a very cooperative
relationship with staff. We have paid $350,000 to the City for stafftime, consulting time and
attorney time. Outside consultants aren't the same as a person that has worked for the City and
has the history; they are the ones that can make value judgments. I think staff does a good job
and I would encourage you to keep the staff in tact.
Brent Jennings 2575 Mariposa Drive, I have lived in Eagle for four years. The City should have
effective planning. The sun is going to rise tomorrow. 1 think the pendulum in the planning
department is swinging just one way. As taxpayers Wt: look for efficiency. The sun is going to
come and when it comes up the City needs to be able to react to that.
Jason Pierce, 1980 W. Floating Road, I want to congratulate you on having a reserve. Eagle does
have a low tax rate and people don't see that because their home values are so high. I was on
Planning and Zoning Commission when the development hit and we were reacting because it
came so fast. The Library and the Museum are very important to the City.
Lynne Sedlacek, Mr. Semanko and I were talking about employee and Council Member benefits.
Discussion on benefits. As far as the Council getting benefits, are you full time?
Acting Mayor Huffaker closes the Public Hearing.
General budget discussion.
Huffaker moves that we put in $237,000 as the personnel salary for the P&Z Department
and figure out the benefits that go with that; leave the other benefits the same; put the
certification for the planners back in, $1,350.00; and lets figure out the levy rate that we
need which would be between 08/09 and 09/10, taxes would be lower. General discussion.
Motion dies for a lack of a second.
Further general budget discussion.
Acting Mayor Huffaker calls a recess at 11 :05 p.m.
Acting Mayor Huffaker reconvenes at 11: 1 0 p.m.
Further discussion on the budget and a motion.
Huffaker moves to remake his previous motion with the amendment to the P&Z that if the
base salaries exceeds $221,000 that the Council will first be consulted before that final
number is picked; P&Z supplies will be $800; vehicles will be evaluated on which ones to
be sold and which ones will be retained; all of the other line items as currently listed on the
budget worksheet that we have now; and we are not going to give you a levy rate but it will
be between the 08/09 and 09/10; $540 telecommunications line item for P&Z; Seconded by
Grasser. Discussion. Huffaker: AYE; Shoushtarian NAY; Semanko: A YEj Grasser:
AYE: THREE AYES: ONE NAY: MOTION CARRIES...
Semanko: My budget goal set at the beginning was that we take no 3% and we didn't; that we
take no foregone and we didn't; another goal was to reduce the tax levy rate and I would have
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liked to gotten down to last year's levy rate but bottom line is we reduced the levy rate from what
it is this year and I don't think you are going to find any other jurisdictions in the state let alone
in this valley that can claim that they reduced the tax levy rate under any definition of a tax cut;
this is a tax cut and this is on the right side of the ledgl~r; the goal to get the Library up to at least
40 hours and we did that and this budget keeps them at 51 hours; the City Hall that we had to
reduce; we reduced that by almost $100,000 on the rent; we addressed the 4 day 5 day work
week several weeks ago; zero based budgeting, we still have more work to do on that; 1 think we
need to assign a Council Member to work with each dc~partment head, the Mayor and Clerk for
each budget area for developing and implementing the budget as Meridian claims to do; Sheriffs
Office and Law Enforcement making sure we held the line there and we added a detective and
we did decrease the lease obligation and 1 am confident that we are going to move them into here
which will be a long term savings to the City; we did increase transparency and John is to be
commended for the tool that he created and for us to post that on line by the Clerk's; we
increased public participation; I feel we made progress on health insurance and there is more that
we can do, we did reduce the premiums to the City and we made good strides on the Council
benefits and we will have eliminated those benefits in 2012; and we addressed the Mayor's
salary issue very well and I feel pretty good that we have made substantial steps in the right
direction. I apologize if I have offended anyone; I try to do the best I can.
Grasser: My list and goals have not all been achieved but in the spirit oftrying to compromise
and keeping things moving forward I found it necessary to make some concessions. 1 still feel
that we should stick to the P&Z as we had outlined at the $221,000 level. I'm happy that we
were able to include things like the bus transit and adding the detective in was needed. I think
there is still a lot of room to driving our operations to more efficiency and 1 think this gets us on
the road and next year it gives us an opportunity to take a temperature read and check this out
throughout the year and be prepared to make whatever changes and adjustments we might have
to make next year. I don't think the economy is going to go up and may take a down turn. We
have to anticipate a down turn in property values. I am very happy with city hall situation. This
gives us the ability to stay in a very beautiful facility and gives us the option to begin a longer
term negotiation with the landlord to work out some kiind of a thoughtful purchase arrangement
that we can look at in 2-3 years and possibly take this to a bond election. I think this is a healthy
step. I am happy with the resolution to the Mayor's salary.
Shoushtarian: I want to thank the Council and the public. It was a very good budget session. I
wanted to get close to 08/09 for two main reasons. I wanted to give relief to our community as
far as to their taxes in this tough economy. I really wanted to lower the taxes to attract all ofthe
business. I wanted to stay above all ofthe other communities. For those two reasons I wanted to
bring the taxes to 08/09. However, we couldn't and my proposal was that if we don't get it
tonight that we go to the Mercer Group see if there is somewhere that we can look at the papers
they gave us two years ago and we can make cuts to those that are above their range and if that is
not enough then we cut the salaries of all ofthe employees including the Council to make the
balance to 08/09. Lots of progress made; the biggest was the City Hall and we can save
$100,000 and also the contracts that we saved money on. Overall it was very positive and I had
my goal. I want to apologize to staff ifI offended any ofthem; it is nothing personal to anyone; I
have to do what is right for the community.
Huffaker: 1 want to thank the people who showed up tonight and thank those who have given so
much to our community through the years. The peopk who have served the City in the past were
doing their best to make the right decisions for their times. We got caught in the economic down
turn and we have a different reality to deal with and we are trying to do what is best as well. I
think the past Mayors and Council Members deserve much credit and all ofthem served much
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longer that all of us have. We are talking about many, many years of service. I want to thank
Phil Bandy, our previous Mayor, who was put into a position last year to make some cuts that got
the City to the point that we were stabilized, he had to make the decision as to who to let go;
what kind of expenditures had to be cut. He made some tough decisions and he was never
recognized for that and I think he should be. 1 want to thank John for model he created which
helped us to speed up the process; 1 want to thank the Council Members for the efforts they make
and I am happy that we can move forward in this City Hall and that we can move forward with a
lesser lease price and get in a position to start talking about buying this building. No one here
tonight got what they wanted. I would have preferred to have kept at least one more P&Z person
and I think we could have lowered property taxes over all and found a way to keep 5 of the 6
people in the department. Everyone had to give something to get to a budget and that is the one
place where I had to give the most. Maybe we will be fortunate and we will see an upturn and
we can bring some of them back. We have made some good strides and we need to be glad for
the progress that we made.
6.A.l Ordinance No. 646: An Ordinance Entitled The Annual Appropriation Ordinance
For The City Of Eagle, Idaho, For The Fiscal Year 2011 Commencing October 1,2010,
And Ending September 30, 2011. [This item will only be acted on if the public hearing for
item 8A is closed, and approving action is taken via a motion of the Council.]
Semanko 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 #646 as amended to reflect the budget that was
adopted tonight be considered after being read once by title only. Semanko reads
Ordinance #646 by title only. Seconded by Huffaker. ALL AYES: MOTION
CARRIES.............. ...
Semanko moves that Ordinance #646 as amended to reflect the budged adopted tonight be
adopted. Seconded by Huffaker. Huffaker: AYE; Shoushtarian: AYE; Semanko: AYE;
Grasser: AYE; ALL AYES: MOTION CARRIES...........................
7. PROCLAMATIONS & RESOLUTIONS
A. Resolution 10-24: A Resolution Of The Eagle City Council To Vacate The Access Easement
Associated With West Hawks View Lane Located On Lot 3, Block 1, Talon Ridge Subdivision
As Shown On The Attachments Hereto; And Providing An Effective Date. (WEV)
Acting Mayor Huffaker introduces the issue.
Huffaker moves to approve Resolution 10-24, Ja Resolution Of The Eagle City Council To
Vacate The Access Easement Associated With West Hawks View Lane Located On Lot 3,
Block 1, Talon Ridge Subdivision. Seconded by Shoushtarian. ALL AYES: MOTION
CARRIES................. .
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
A. Minutes of July 20, 2010.
Acting Mayor Huffaker introduces the issue.
General discussion on the minutes of July 20, 2010.
Huffaker moves to approve the minutes of July 20, 2010 with the amendment that every
single word from when Agenda Item #10 was introduced to the very end be part of the
minutes in the exact sequence. Seconded by Shoushtarian. ALL AYES: MOTION
CARRIES.................... .
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9. NEW BUSINESS:
A. Park reservation refund request: On behalf of the Treasure Valley Pachyderms, Redgie
Bigham is requesting a refund of park reservation fees for an event held at Guerber Park on July
30,2010.
Acting Mayor Huffaker introduces the issue.
Semanko recuses himself because he is a North Idaho Pachyderm, I pay annual dues, I don't
belong to this club but I attend some of their meetings and I feel conflicted.
General discussion.
Grasser moves to refund the money and do an explanation stating these things are beyond
our control and state the process and the procedure; that it was cleaned in the morning and
that people got there before your reserved time and made a mess of it our normal course of
operation is not to go there before your reservation. Seconded by Shoushtarian. ALL
AYES: MOTION CARRIES..................
10. EXECUTIVE SESSION: None
A. Acquisition of private property - I.C. 67-2345 (c)
II. ADJOURNMENT:
Semanko moves to adjourn. Seconded by Shoushtarian. ALL AYES: MOTION
CARRIES...
Hearing no further business, the Council meeting adjourned at 12: 15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted:
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RON MARSHALL — 740 PALIVIE 110 DRIVE
Members of Eagle City Council and Acting Mayor Huffaker:
I'm 75 years old, was born at St. Lukes in Boise, lived in Eagle
most of my life and continuously since 1975. As you are aware,
Eagle became a wonderful place to live because of the
leadership of a lot of wonderful people, most of whom I knew
or know quite well.
We have had farmers, business people, planners and lots of
others who, in the past, have made some mistakes we have to
live with today. However, if you had been on this council at the
same time, and all factors were the same, you might have made
the same mistakes.
At this point, I am afraid this council is on the verge of making
even greater mistakes.
In the past, when the going got tough, the tough got going.
Eagle is Eagle because of people like Marvin Adams, Jerry
Deckard, Otis Young, Rick Yzaguire, Nancy Merrill, Steve
Gerber and many others.
When we needed a fire department, we had volunteers to do
everything including build the original firehouse. Roy and Joey
Cullen, the Hicks brothers, my dad, Carl Marshall, and many
others helped complete the task.
Floyd Calhoun and Wayne Crosby raised more money through
Disaster Auctions than you can imagine. The Senior Center
and the prior City Hall wouldn't exist except for the efforts of
Wayne Crosby.
Thanks to a group of proud locals who passed a design review
ordinance and sign ordinance about 1980, we made Eagle a
wonderful place to live even though a lot of developers and
others didn't like the rules we made.
Not to brag, but you can verify that Heritage Park, its lease
purchase deal from previous owners, and the museum were
two of the many things that I am responsible for. I was the
chair of the Design Review committee the first five years that it
existed, served eight years as Eagle's representative to the Air
Quality Board and eight or ten years as Eagle's representative
to the Ada County Industrial Development Commission.
Those and many other odds and ends including working for
the Meridian School District to acquire the sites for both the
Eagle Academy and the present Eagle High School.
I'm concerned that we now have a member of the community
who owes the city quite a sum of money and seems bound and
determined to destroy our fair city piece by piece, using a lot of
questionable numbers and comparisons that he regularly gets
published. Should we really be compared to Rexburg? I'm
waiting for this party to suggest next that we un-incorporate
and let Ada County take over.
According to information from the 2000 census published in
the Idaho Statesman on Sept 4, 2002, Eagle had the fourth
highest median income in the state of Idaho at 65,313
compared to Boise at 42,432. Sun Valley was the highest at
71,000. 1 think we can afford what we have here built here in
Eagle.
I recently had a short discussion with a previous councilman
about out City Hall, that he says we can't afford now and
never could. He informed me that he had moved out of the city
Limits, however his address is still Eagle, Idaho, 83616. If he
didn't like Eagle as it is, why didn't he move farther away.
Your own Task Force concerning the City Hall problems came
to the obvious conclusion: Buy the Existing Building! Also,
remember, 60.5% versus 39.5% did pass a bond to build and
own city hall -- that was a sizable majority.
You consider the museum a bother after all of the donations of
exhibits and time and money we have put into this wonderful
display of Eagle's past — when was the last time each of you has
visited the museum?
All we are hearing is doom and gloom and how bad everything
is and a council that can't seem to agree on much of anything.
Where is the spirit of the past officials whose enthusiasm
carried us to where we are today? We have a proud heritage
in Eagle that we can get the job done in spite of a few conflicts
along the way. We need the dedicated city employees we have
to be able to deal with our comp plan and ordinances that we
have enacted.
We need to have a full service library that we can be proud to
offer to our citizens. We need to get fired up, stop the
bickering and move forward.
Ask yourselves, why did we move to Eagle when we could have
lived in some other Treasure Valley city or even Rexburg?
I urge you not to cut the budget more, but to add the allowed
3% to the budget and get back on track. And, while you're at
it, pick someone from the list you solicited in March, and
appoint them mayor.
I sincerely believe none of you will face a recall or be run out of
town for doing the job you were elected to do.
EAGLE CITY HALL
RESEARCH SUMMARY
SOURCE: IDAHO STATESMAN ARCHIVES
Mav 18, 1997
Eagle City residents to consider new City Hall and Library on May
27, 1997 (the day after a 3 day Memorial Day weekend holiday)
Proposition A --- vote for both City Hall & Library cost of $3.4 million
Proposition B — vote for Library only at a cost of $2.6 million
Results:
Prop A- very confusing wording - defeated
Prop B — Library only, defeated by 3 votes with 66.48% in
favor
Mav 23, 2003
Statesman Editorial supports new Eagle City Hall proposal to be voted
on by Eagle residents on Tues, May 27, 2003.
Guest opinion by Councilman Steve Gerber supports the proposed
new building
Guest opinion Morgan Masner disputed the need for a building size
and uses and refers to the building as a Taj Mahal
Results reported Wed, May 28, 2003:
City Hall proposal rejected by voters with only 48% approval
Mav 22, 2004
Eagle City leaders propose a much smaller City Hall, size reduced
from 22,000 to 12,500 sq ft on the ballot on Tues, May 25.
Statesman Editorial urges approval of the bond commending the
Eagle City leaders for doing a good job of scaling back the proposal
and size of the building.
Readers View by Ted Martinez, local contractor, supports the
building and gave numerous reasons why the proposal was much
better than the previous larger building proposed in 2003.
Readers View by Morgan Masner, former Eagle City Councilman,
accused the Eagle City government of deception in seeking approval
of the bond issue.
Results reported May 25, 2004: defeated. 1,030 "yes" votes and 671
"no" votes (60.5% yes and 39.5% no votes)
CONCLUSIONS
Ron Marshall, Eagle Resident
In reality, the people have already spoken with their majority votes,
and if it were not for our outdated 2/3 majority law, we would have
passed the bond, owned the Eagle City Hall and wouldn't be having to
go through this process now.
The Eagle City Council did what they had to do at the time they built
the City Hall. They had to get out of the old existing City Hall that
was really built for a Senior Citizens' Center.
Eagle City owned this land and it appeared the economic boom would
continue, and we would need the space. We could be critical of our
city leaders if they were the only ones we could find fault with for
optimism. It seems the rest of the country and, in fact, the world have
a lot of problems bigger than ours.
Let's get this lease renegotiated and reduce out outlay, or, better yet,
purchase the City Hall building. If we had done this when we should
have, we would have it nearly half paid for by now.
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City of Eagle Check Register - Transparency Version Page 1
Aug 23. 2010 11 18am
Chock Issue Date(s): 08/1112010 - 08/23/2010
Date Check No Payee Seq GL Acct No GL Acct Title Seq Amount Check Amount
08/17/2010 2333 Home Depot Credit Services 1 15-0449-05-00 MTNC & RPR -EQUIP & STRUCTURES 12.30
1 15.0449-05.00 MTNC & RPR -EQUIP & STRUCTURES 21.39
1 15-0452-05-00 MTNC & RPR -EQUIP & STRUCTURES 29.72
1 15-0452-05-00 MTNC & RPR -EQUIP & STRUCTURES 2.17
1 15-0449-05-00 MTNC & RPR -EQUIP & STRUCTURES 32.60 98 38
Total 2333 98.38
08/23/2010 2334 A Tropical Paradise t 15-0450-05-00 MTNC & RPR -EQUIP & STRUCTURES 148.00 146.00
08/23/2010 2335 Ada County Sherdrs Dept. 1 01-0416-09-00 LAW ENFORCEMENT OEPARTMENT 144,429.60 144,429 60
08/23/2010 2338 Allied General Fire & Security 1 01-0413-34-00 MONITORING ALARM SYSTEMS 100.50 100 50
08/2312010 2337 Akied Waste Services 9884 1 15-0414-04-00 AWN MGMT (BFI) EDUCATION SRVS 63.35
t 01-0413-16-00 UTILITIES/NEW CITY HALL 148 07
1 15-0452-06-00 UTILITIES 203.80
2 15-0449-06-00 UTILITIES 203.80
1 15-0454-06.00 UTILITIES 101.90
1 06-0461-52-00 LIBRARY/UTILITIES 139.04 859.96
Total 2337 859.96
08/232010 2338 Analytical Laboratories, Inc. 1 60-0435.56-00 TESTING -WKLY, MO, QTR. ANNUAL 278.00
1 80-0435-58-00 TESTING -WKLY, MO, QTR, ANNUAL 15.00 283 00
Total 2338 293.00
08/23/2010 2339 AT & T Mobility 1 60-0434-19-00 TELEPHONE & COMMUNICATIONS 62.38 62 36
08/23/2010 2340 AT&T 1 08-0461-52-00 LIBRARYIUTIUTIES 95.58 95 58
08/23/2010 2341 Baldwin & Assoaates, Inc. 1 01-0413-05-00 OFFICE EXPENSES 44.45
1 14-0413-05-00 OFFICE EXPENSES 39.90
1 01-0413-05-00 OFFICE EXPENSES 118.24 202 59
Total 2341 202.59
08/23/2010 2342 Billing Document Speaatists 1 60-0434-47-00 BILLING SERVICES 810.21 810.21
08/232010 2343 Boise Office Equipment 1 13-0413-23-00 MTNC-REPAIRIOFFICE EQUIPIFURN 47.47
1 14.0416.24-00 OFFICE EQUIPMENT LEASING 21.38 68.83
Total 2343 68.83
08/23/2010 2344 Brent Vaartstm 1 09-0483-02-00 EAGLE SATURDAY MARKET 150.00 150.00
08/23/2010 2345 Canon Financial Services, Inc 1 06-0481-58-00 UBRARYIMTNC-EQUIPMENT 170.88 170.68
08/23/2010 2346 Computer Arts Inc 1 01-0413-21-00 INTERNET SERVICES 80.00 80.00
08/23/2010 2347 Dale Shepherd Enterpnses LLC 1 09-0463-02.00 EAGLE SATURDAY MARKET 100.00 100.00
08/2312010 2348 David Aizpttarte 1 01-0413-01.00 P&2 COMMISSIONERS COMPENSATION 50.00 50.00
08/23/2010 2349 De Loge Landen Finanaal Svc t 11-0416-24.00 EQUIPMENT LEASING 115.48
2 12-0416-24-00 EQUIPMENT LEASING 115.48
3 13-0416.24-00 OFFICE EQUIPMENT LEASING 115.48
4 14-0416-24.00 OFFICE EQUIPMENT LEASING 173.22
5 15-0416-24-00 EQUIPMENT LEASING 57.74
6 01-0416-24-00 EQUIPMENT LEASING 107.23
1 014418-24-00 EQUIPMENT LEASING 1,067.25 1,751.88
Total 2349 1,751.88
08/23/2010 2350 Derek T Smith 1 01-0413-01-00 P&Z COMMISSIONERS COMPENSATION 50.00 50.00
08/23/2010 2351 Donald P Roehlmg 1 01-0413-01-00 P&Z COMMISSIONERS COMPENSATION 50.00 50.00
08/23/2010 2352 Doug Andrus Drstnbutrng 1 60.0434.59-00 CHEMICALS & EQUIPMENT 276.57 276.57
M . Manual Check, V. Void Check
City of Eaglo Check Register- Transparency Vorslon Popo 2
Aug 23. 2010 11 18am
Check Issue Date(s) 08111/2010 - 08/23/2010
Date Check No Payee Seq GL Acct No GL Acct Title Seq Amount Check Amount
08/23/2010 2353 Eagle Mini Storage 1 07-0462.15-00 STORAGE UNIT 63.00 63.00
08/23/2010 2354 Eaglo Water Co. 1 15-0455-08.00 UTILITIES 19.15
1 15-0452-06-00 UTILITIES 89 95
1 15-0452-06-00 UTILITIES 219.58
1 15-0455-06-00 UTILITIES 78.30
1 15-0449.06-00 UTILITIES 1,826.78
1 15-0449-08-00 UTILITIES 307.25
1 15.045046-00 UTILITIES 572.32
1 07-0462.52-00 HISTORICAL COMM/UTILITIES 8.25
1 15.0448-06-00 UTIUTIES 174.52
1 15-0454-06-00 UTILITIES 1,151.03 4.42713
Total 2354 4,427.13
08/23/2010 2355 Gary W. Tanner 1 01-0413-01.00 P&Z COMMISSIONERS COMPENSATION 100 00 100 00
08/232010 2356 Gayle Chapman 1 09-0463-02-01 SAT MARKET MGR FEES 495 00
1 09-0463-02-01 SAT MARKET MGR FEES 495 00 990 00
Total 2358 990 00
08/23/2010 2357 GE Capital 1 13-0416-24-00 OFFICE EQUIPMENT LEASING 236 00 238.00
08/232010 2356 HO Supply Waterworks, Inc. 1 60-0434-26-00 MISCELLANEOUS 44 63 44 83
08/232010 2359 High Perfo mono Clean Inc 1 15-0444-03-00 CUSTODIAL SERVICES 760 00 760.00
08/23/2010 2360 Holladay Engineering Co. 1 014421-01-00 GRANTS/MATCHING FUNDS 55 00
1 01-0416-07-00 CITY ENGINEERING 271 00
2 14-0413-31-00 ENGINEERING FEE/DEVELOPER CHGS 185.00 491.00
Total 2360 491 00
08/23/2010 2381 Horizon 1 15-0437-2500 MATERIALS & SUPPLIES 123 72 123 72
08/23/2010 2362 Information Only Check 01-0202.0040
08232010 2363 Idaho Power Co. -Processing Ctr 1 15-0441.06-00 STREET UGHTS-UTILITIES 15.83
1 15-0441-08-00 STREET UGHTS-UTILITIES 1.489.27
2 15-0449-08-00 UTILITIES 4.31
3 154454.08-00 UTIUTIES 11.42
4 15-0446-06-00 UTILITIES 18.71
5 15-0450-06-00 UTILITIES 238.08
6 07-0462.52-00 HISTORICAL COMMIUTIUTIES 186.60
7 01-0413-18-00 UTILITIES/NEW CITY HALL 760.58
8 15-0455.06-00 UTIUTIES 79.67
1 15-0441-06-00 STREET UGHTS-UTILITIES 34.68
1 60-043440-00 POWER 970.77
1 80-0434-60-00 POWER 268.46
1 60-0434-60-00 POWER 8.53
t 15-0454.06-00 UTIUTIES 19.27
1 15-0449.06-00 UTILITIES 82.57
t 15-0455-08-00 UTIUTIES 8.58
1 60-0434-80-00 POWER 419.76
1 06-0461-52-00 LIBRARY/UTILITIES 1,359.30
1 15-0452-06-00 U11UTIES 285.68
1 15-0441-08-00 STREET LIGHTS -UTILITIES 10.31
1 15-0441.06-00 STREET LIGHTS -UTILITIES 4.31
1 15-0441-06-00 STREET LIGHTS -UTILITIES 193.24
1 15-0441-06.00 STREET LIGHTS -UTILITIES 5.79
1 60-0434-60-00 POWER 1.008.55 7,482.23
M a Manual Check, V z Void Check
v
City of Eagle Check Register - Transparency Version Page 3
Aug 23. 2010 11 18am
Check Issue Date(s): 08/11/2010 - 08/23/2010
Date Check No Payee Seq GL Acct No GL Act Title Seq Amount Check Amount
Total 2363 7,482.23
0823/2010 2364 JCS Reader 1 09.0463.02.00 EAGLE SATURDAY MARKET 35.00 35 00
08232010 2365 K&T Maintenance 1 15-0442-03-00 CUSTODIAL SERVICES 600.00
1 15-0443-03-00 CUSTORIALSERVICES 473.18
1 15.0445.03.00 CUSTODIAL SERVICES 40.00 1,113.16
Total 2365 1.113.18
08232010 2366 Little Trucking -Brad Littie 1 15.0443-01.00 MAINTENANCE & REPAIR 90.00 90 00
08/23/2010 2387 Methodworks 1 60-0434-58-00 WATER REPAIR/MAINTENANCE 285.00 285 00
0823/2010 2388 Mooro Smith Buxton & Turcke 1 01-0416-02-00 CITY ATTORNEY 3,713.31
1 01-0416-02-00 CITY ATTORNEY 3,507.84
1 01.0416-02-00 CITY ATTORNEY 102.21
t 14-0413.33-00 ATTORNEY FEE -CHARGE DEVELOPERS 485.00
1 14-0413.33-00 ATTORNEY FEE -CHARGE DEVELOPERS 2.405.20
1 14-0413.33.00 ATTORNEY FEE -CHARGE DEVELOPERS 214.50
1 14-0413.33.00 ATTORNEY FEE -CHARGE DEVELOPERS 143.34
1 01-0416-02-00 CITY ATTORNEY 64.50
1 01-0416-02.00 CITY ATTORNEY 30.00
1 14-0413-33.00 ATTORNEY FEE -CHARGE DEVELOPERS 164.38
1 08-0438-33-00 PARK PLAYGROUND IMPROVEMENTS 384.50 11.214.78
Total 2368 11,214.7B
08232010 2389 OCLC 1 06-0461-48-02 LIBRARY/LASER CAT SUBSCRIPTION 2.649.88 2,649.88
08/23/2010 2370 Pak Mab 1 01-0413-07-00 POSTAGE 31.80 31.80
08232010 2371 Petty Cash 1 01-041305-00 OFFICE EXPENSES 14.08 14.08
0823/2010 2372 Prosecuting Attorney 1 01-0416-05-00 ADA COUNTY PROSECUTOR 3,071.17 3,071.17
08/23/2010 2373 Purchase Power 1 01-041307.00 POSTAGE 393.76 393.76
08232010 2374 Qwes1-0814 1 07-0482-52-00 HISTORICAL COMM/UTILITIES 100.98
1 01-0413-19-00 TELEPHONE &COMMUNICATIONS 89.85 190.83
Total 2374
190.83
08232010 2375 Randy Helton 1 09-0463-02-00 EAGLE SATURDAY MARKET 150.00 150.00
08232010 2376 Republic Storage 1 01-04133640 STORAGE SHED RENTAL 94.00 94.00
08/23/2010 2377 Shred-lt 1 01.0413-05-00 OFFICE EXPENSES 57.00 57.00
08/23/2010 2378 Tates Rents 1 15-045405-00 MTNC & RPR -EQUIP & STRUCTURES 19.98 19.98
08232010 2379 Trautman Lawn & Landscape 1 15-0437-20-00 GENERAL MTNC PARKS -PATHWAYS 16,355.00 16,355.00
08232010 2380 Treasure Valley Coffee t 01-0413-05-00 OFFICE EXPENSES 97.85
1 01.0413-05-00 OFFICE EXPENSES 56.89 154.74
Total 2380 154.74
08232010 2381 Trudi McGonigal 1 09-0463.02-00 EAGLE SATURDAY MARKET 180.00 180.00
08/23/2010 2382 TVR Heating/Cooling 1 15-0444-01-00 MAINTENANCE & REPAIR 288.00 288.00
08/23/2010 2383 tw telecom 1 01-041319-00 TELEPHONE & COMMUNICATIONS 525.91 525 91
08/23/2010 2384 Valley Times 1 14-0413-08-00 LEGAL ADS & PUBLICATIONS 99.00
1 01-0413.08-00 LEGAL ADVERTISING/PUBLICATION 770.40 869 40
Total 2384 869.40
08/232010 2385 Victor Vitlegas 1 01-0413.01-00 P&Z COMMISSIONERS COMPENSATION 100.00 100 00
08/23/2010 2386 West Properties. LLC 1 01-0413-05-00 OFFICE EXPENSES 59.40 59.40
08232010 2387 Willamette Dental Insurance 1 14-0217-07-00 P&Z DEPT HEALTH INSURANCE 244.68
M = Manual Check, V = Void Check
City of Eagle Check Register - Transparoncy Version Page 4
Aug 23, 2010 11 18a
Check Issue Date(s): 08/11/2010 - 08/23/2010
Date Check No Payee Seq GL Acct No GL Acct Title Seq Amount Chock Amount
Total 2387
Totals:
Dated:
Mayes
City Council:
M = Manual Check, V = Void Check
2 06-0217-07-00 LIBRARY HEALTH INSURANCE 115.73
3 60-0217-07-00 WATER DEPT HEALTH INSURANCE 85.74
4 12-0217-07-00 CLERK DEPT HEALTH INSURANCE 38.49
5 15-0217-07-00 PUBLIC WORKS HEALTH INSURANCE 145.98 63082
630.82
203,135.56 203,135 56
City of Eagle
Emp No Name
Building Dept.
174 EIg, Charlene A
116 Nash, Stephen J.
85 Upson, Randy L
Total Budding Dept.
City Council
195
168
189
167
Grasser, John J.
Huffaker, Michael Richard
Semanko, Nomran Michael
Shoushtarian, Ali
Total City Council
Clerk's Office
48 Bergmann, Sharon K
87 Horton, Shen
57 Osborn, Tracy E
Total Clerk's Office
Executive Dept.
183 Roubidoux, Devri M
Total Executive Dept
Ubrary
178
99
102
9
70
107
77
171
181
172
158
164
150
189
184
125
100
196
139
197
143
62
194
115
111
91
180
Adams, Emily
Baker, Ronald J
Berry, Carol M
Campbell. Janice
Chamberlain, Dana N
Chapman, Willis H
Comerford, Jeanie Ann
DuBois, Keila
Eagleton, Marilyn J
Elsey, Linda Lea
Groves, Linda K
Hardy, Cathleen M.
Kilfoyle, Nancy M.
Kraus. Mary A.
Kunick, Leslie ThuOen
Lehmann, Sharon Rae
Lenigan, June Tem
Lopez, Ofelia
Matejka-Lund. Diane L
Mingus, Morgan Lea
Nielsen, Joanna
Pnn, Vicki Lyon
Reed, Michelle
Spriggs. Joan E
Vestal, Joan Anne
Wiltlamson, Megan Claire
Wonacott, Pamela Gaye
3 Employees
Transmittal Report -council rpt
Pay Period Date(s): 08101/2010 to 08/15/2010
Total
Gross
Amount
85-00
Net Pay
Emp Amt
1,368.71 889.03
1,586.13 1,193.50
1,975.42 1,306.77
4,930.26 3,389.30
467.50 5.22
584.33 66.58
467.50 402.60
467.50 232.00
4 Employees 1,986.83 706.40
3 Employees
2,961.83 2,050.00
1,845.63 1,285.70
2,194.08 1,476.83
7,001.54 4,812.53
1,425.00 1,111.68
1 Employees 1,425.00 1,111.68
108.78 100.46
2,879.04 1,791.62
1,769.38 1,247.86
2,171.96 1,501.98
489.06 450.85
542.96 470.55
1,884.38 1,300.03
69.93 64.58
489.08 450.65
280.00 240.11
489.66 429.73
1,372.00 953.52
518.16 471.52
520.00 443.64
31.08 28.70
207.25 191.39
321.10 298.53
62.18 57.41
1,825.42 682.58
97.13 89.70
66.30 61.23
1,115.17 734.08
170.94 157.86
1,370.58 974.93
54.84 50.64
1,733.00 1,317.43
347.49 319.91
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NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION
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Transmittal Report -council rpt Page: 2
Pay Period Date(s): 08/01/2010 to 08/15/2010 Aug 10, 2010 10:21am
Total 85-00
Gross Net Pay
Emp No Name Amount Emp Amt
Total Library 27 Employees
Museum
155 Baker, Laurie
Total Museum 1 Employees
Planning & Zoning
106 Baird -Spencer, Nichoel Renee
69 Cerda, Barbara A
82 Lowe, Jeffrey Todd
157 Skinner, Crystal Lynn
56 Vaughan, William E
119 Williams, Michael J.
Total Planning & Zoning 6 Employees
Public Works
154 Lafferty, Julie Randall
193 Ura, Daniel L
166 Rioux, David J
Total Public Works 3 Employees
20,946.83 14,879.27
1,481.04 1,076.11
1,481.04 1,076.11
2,955.88 2,264.56
2,038.54 1,341.15
2,038.54 1,571.63
1,276.17 875.70
3,363.58 2,278.03
2,242.42 1,542.98
13,915.13 9,874.05
1,070.33 764.98
1,070.33 795.72
1,536.08 1,138.69
3,676.74 2,699.37
Water Dept.
182 Arte, Brent J. 1,750.00 1,374.97
137 Echeita, Michael J. 2,955.89 2,094.17
165 McCombs, Kettle Ann 1,942.75 1,290.81
Total Water Dept. 3 Employees 6,648.64 4,759.95
Grand Totals: 51 Employees
62,012.01 43,308.68
SharDn'Bergmann
From: Sharon Bergmann
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 10:28 AM
To: City Council Grp
Subject: FW: Music WAY TOO LOUD in Eagle on 8/21/2010
Sharon K Bergmann, CMC
City Clerk/Treasurer
City of Eagle
P.O. Box 1 520
Eagle, Id 83616
208-939-6813
From: Tracy Osborn
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 8:42 AM
To: Sharon Bergmann(sharon@cityofeagle.org)
Subject: FW: Music WAY TOO LOUD in Eagle on 8/21/2010
From: Mark Perfect [mailto:DSPERFMA@adaweb.net]
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 8:41 AM
To: Tracy Osborn
Subject: FW: Music WAY TOO LOUD in Eagle on 8/21/2010
Tracy,
Can you please forward this complaint onto the council and mayor.
Thanks,
Mark
From: BOCC
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 8:36 AM
To: Mark Perfect; Fred Tilman; Rick Yzaguirre; Sharon Ullman
Subject: FW: Music WAY TOO LOUD in Eagle on 8/21/2010
From: Terri [mailto:terri.sullivan23@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2010 9:26 PM
To: BOCC
Subject: Music WAY TOO LOUD in Eagle on 8/21/2010
Hi Mr. Tillman,
I am hoping you are the correct person to receive complaints about the LOUD music events in Eagle.
The is the 4th event this year that the music is WAY TOO LOUD. I reside about 400 yards due southeast
of the Eagle City Hall. The music is so loud I can hear every word the guy is singing and the bass is up
too far also.
I have a 3 year old son that goes to bed at 9pm with the exception of these "musical" events. I am
completely opposed to this venue as it does not need to be this loud. If by chance it does need to be this
loud then it should be relocated up near the Firebird Speedway away from our residential area that has
LOTS of babies, toddlers and I would presume elderly folks that have an early bedtime.
If I have contacted you in error can you please forward this to the correct individual or committee and
copy me into the email when you forward it?
Thank you....and I hope you are having a peaceful evening....I'm sure not.
Terri Sullivan
699 E. State Street #H203
Eagle, ID 83616
208-899-4689
2
Members of the Council,
File:
Rto:
My husband and I are unable to attend the city council meeting but yrso to
our comments go on record.
RECEIVED & FILED
CITY OF EAGLE
AUG 2 3 2010
We feel the budget for the library should not be reduced even in .... especially in
these difficult economic times.
We regularly check out books, videos and music. We have taken evening
classes and used the Internet computers at the library. We donated funds so the
library could maintain some of its periodical inventory and we use the reference
section and appreciate the assistance of the reference librarian. We donate to,
and buy, from the fall and spring book sale every year. The library is a large part
of our lives. It has also been a social hub where we meet friends and neighbors
coming and going.
We have no children but realize the importance of the library in their lives. Not
only is it a safe haven for children but it is a place where learning and imagination
flourish. These are key elements in the development of the youth of today that will
be the citizens and leaders of tomorrow.
From a previous meeting of the Council regarding library funding, I realize there
are those of you and your families that do not frequent the library or utilize its
many services and programs. That is your choice and your loss. But as Council
members you have an obligation to the citizens of this community, both young
and old, to provide the means for the library to continue functioning as a full
service operation. We ask that you meet your obligation by securing that there
will be no reduction in the library's allotment of budget funds.
Robert & Debra Helton
1203 Cerramar Ct
Eagle, Idaho 83616
208 938-3416
August 23, 019
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Sharon Bergmann
From: Sharon Bergmann
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 10:47 AM
To: City Council Grp
Cc: Jeanie Comerford; Ron Baker
Subject: FW: Library hours
Sharon K Bergmann, CMC
City Clerk/Treasurer
City of Eagle
P.O. Box 1520
Eagle, Id 83616
208-939-6813
From: Michele Harris [mailto:michele-harris@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 10:06 PM
To: eaglecity
Subject: Library hours
Dear City Council Members,
Please budget enough money for the Eagle Library to be open everyday. It is difficult to pick-up materials when the hours
are so limited. I have found myself tempted to use the Boise libraries because they are close to my work and open more
hours, but would prefer to use the one in my own hometown.
Thank you for your consideration.
Michele Harris
Michele Harris M.Ed
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
Words of Wisdom Counseling Center LLC
• (208) 602-6130
www.WordsOffisdomCounselineCenter.com
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