Minutes - 1997 - City Council - 11/12/1997 - RegularORIGIN
EAGLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES
November 12, 1997
PRECOUNCIL: 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
1. Hal Anderson: Idaho Department of Water Resources: Gary Spackman, Idaho Department of
Water Resources. Discusses the meeting the department has had with United Water. United
Water is concerned about their water rights and the way they are described. Discusses the wells
within the City of Eagle. General discussion. Distributes a hydrograph of the wells in the Eagle
area to Council and discusses the same. General discussion.
2. Mayor and Council's Reports: No report.
3. Cit~ Clerk/Treasurer's Report: No report.
4. Zoning Administrator's Report: No report.
5. Cit~ Engineer's Report: Discussion with Council on the Floating Feather well and United
Water. General discussion.
6. City Attorney's Report: No report.
Mayor calls a recess.
Mayor reconvenes meeting.
COUNCIL: 7:30 p.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER:
2. ROLL CALL: Bastian, Masner, Merrill, Sedlacek. A quorum is present.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
4. CONSENT AGENDA:
Masner moves to add under New Business as Item 7I the request for approval of new rates
for TCI Cablevision. Seconded by Merrill. ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES.
A. Minutes of October 28, 1997.
B. Minutes of November 5, 1997.
C. Claims Against the City
D. Amendment to Personnel Policy & Procedure Manual: The City Clerk is
requesting Council approval to amend the Personnel Policy & Procedure Manual to
add a provision on employee use of city owned vehicles. (SKS)
Sedlacek moves to approve the Consent Agenda. Seconded by Bastian. ALL AYE:
MOTION CARRIES...
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
A. FP-6-97 - Chaumont No. 2 Final Plat - Hillwa¥~ Inc.: Hillway, Inc., represented by Gary
Lee with JUB Engineers, is requesting final plat approval for Chaumont Subdivision No. 2, a 27-
lot (23-buildable) residential subdivision. The 10.74 -acre site abuts Hill Road to the North and
is located approximately 1,600-feet east of Edgewood Lane. The site is within the Eagle City
Limits. (MLB)
Mayor introduces the issue.
Butler discusses the irrigation rights of Chaumont Subdivision. It is clear that the City Council
wanted irrigation spread throughout the subdivision. If they have irrigation the City needs to see
the plan for irrigation. General discussion.
General discussion on manufactured homes.
Masner moves to continue this matter to the next regularly scheduled meeting, November
25, 1997. Seconded by Bastian. General discussion.
Trevor Roberts. We bought this property about 4 years ago. We have been delayed. Someone
came along and wants to buy all the lots to put manufactured homes on them. When we came in
with our proposals the future was unseen. This was not our intent. General discussion. There is
also a Federal Law on manufactured homes. Discusses the irrigation. We had approval from
P&Z and City Council for the way we are handling the water rights. We don't own the water
rights. General discussion.
ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES ............
B. The Land Group: Phil Hull, with The Land Group, is requesting Council approval of the
proposed fee agreement for professional services to develop a master plan, construction
document package and construction administration for the Merrill Community Park project.
(RY) (Continued from the September 9, 1997 meeting.)
Mayor introduces the issue.
Merrill moves to continue this item to the next regularly scheduled meeting. Seconded by
Masner. ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES ........
C. Island Woods Bicycle Path Bridge: Council member Merrill would like to discuss the
feasibility report submitted by Holladay Engineering on the Island Woods Bridge. (NM)
Mayor introduces the issue.
Bill Johnson. I am available for any questions that Council has on Holladay Engineering's
Feasibility Report.
Charles Mahler. Displays overviews and discusses the King Hill Bridge project and Holladay
Engineering's Feasibility Report. Bill Johnson, Holladay Engineering. I am not proposing a
bridge. We did not attempt to design a structure. Displays an overview of the site and discusses
same. We gave a cross section of four different alternatives and the costs. We are not promoting
anything, we just provided information for the Council.
General Council discussion.
Masner moves that we move away from the Historical Bridge. Seconded by Merrill.
Discussion. ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES ........
Bastian moves that we accept Option B for the placement of the bridge. Seconded by
Sedlacek. ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES ........
Bastian moves that we have a proposal for a steel beam bridge with a slight arch with
decorative railing and treated wood deck. Seconded by Sedlacek. ALL AYE: MOTION
CARRIES ..........
General discussion on the pathway.
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None
7. NEW BUSINESS:
A. Proposed ZOA-8-97 "Irrigation Water" (Ordinance 309): Based on the discussion at the
last City Council meeting the Zoning Administrator has written a proposed Ordinance which
would require irrigation water for outdoor irrigation for residential dwellings. (MLB)
Mayor introduces the issue.
Butler: This is in draft form and I need direction from the Council as to their intent and changes
that they may want. General discussion.
Merrill moves to instruction the Planning & Zoning Administrator to move forward with
the Public Hearing on ZOA-8-97. Seconded by Masher. ALL AYE: MOTION
CARRIES ........
B. Land Group Bid for "Street Grid System" Services: The Zoning Administrator is
requesting Council approval for a $4,680.00 expenditure for the Land Group to work with the
Zoning Administrator to provide plans for a proposed street grid system (to include proposed
pathways). $10,000.00 was budgeted for this item as "Strategic Goal #8".(MLB)
Mayor introduces the issue.
Butler provides an overview of the proposal to the Council. General discussion.
Jason Pfaff, Environmental Services Manager, The Land Group. Discusses the proposal and
how the data is going to be collected and how the data will be used. General discussion.
Masner moves to approve the expenditure of $4,680.00 for the Land Group to work with
Planning & Zoning to provide plans for the proposed grid system. Seconded by Bastian.
ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES ..........
C. First Amendment to Water Services Agreement (JM)
Mayor: This item is going to continued to Tuesday, November 18, 1997, at 7:00 p.m., as a
workshop.
D. Library Contracts: Standard form of agreement between City and CSHQA, and a
Development Agreement with Oppenheimer Corporation.
Mayor introduces the issue.
General discussion about the work that Oppenheimer Corporation has set out in the Contract.
Bill Johnson distributes an engineering report to the Council. Some of these tasks Holladay
Engineering could do. I don't think that this is an area that we could really service you.
General discussion on items that could be taken out of the contract.
Merrill moves to continue the Development Agreement to the next regular meeting.
Seconded by Masher. Discussion. ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES ........
Discussion on the agreement with the architect.
Masher moves to authorize the Mayor to sign the agreement with the architect. Seconded
by Bastian. ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES ..........
E. Landscape Maintenance Proposal: Trautman Lawn and Landscape Company would like
the Council to consider making their current agreement an automatic annual renewal contract,
with the standard escape clause.(SKS)
Mayor introduces the issue.
General discussion.
Masner moves to accept this proposal. Seconded by Merrill. Discussion. Bastian moves to
amend the motion to have an annual review. Seconded by Masner. ALL AYE IN FAVOR
OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION. AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION
CARRIES ........... ALL AYE ON THE ORIGINAL MOTION AS AMENDED: MOTION
CARRIES .........
F. Eagle Hills Ways: George Emerson is requesting Council to provide funds to pay for up to
three speed bumps to be located along Eagle Hills Way. (RY)
Mayor introduces the issue.
George Emerson, 990 Farrington Drive, Eagle. Discusses the traffic problems and the reasons
for requesting help from the City. ACHD has refused us. We have a petition.
Masner would like to have a copy of the petition and discuss this with ACHD. General
discussion.
Bastian moves to petition ACHD to establish speed bumps along Eagle Hills Way, from
Floating Feather Road southward to Ranch Drive. Seconded by Merrill. Discussion. ALL
AYE: MOTION CARRIES ...........
G. Ordinance 311: The City Clerk is requesting Council approval of Ordinance 310 amending
Section 1-6C-1F, regarding the publication of quarterly reports. (SKS)
Mayor introduces the issue.
Sedlacek moves, pursuant to Idaho Code, Section 50-902, that the role requiring ordinances to be
read on three different days with one reading to be in full be dispensed with, and that Ordinance
No. 311 be considered after being read once by title only. Sedlacek reads the ordinance by title.
Seconded by Bastian. ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES .........
Sedlacek moves that Ordinance No. 311 be adopted. Seconded by Bastian. Bastian: AYE;
Masner: AYE; Merrill: AYE; Sedlacek: AYE: ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES ............
H. Ordinance 310: The City Clerk is requesting Council approval of Ordinance 310 amending
Section 3-4-6 and 3-4-10 regarding the application for license and issuance and exhibition of
a vendors, solicitors and temporary merchants. (SKS)
Mayor introduces the issue.
Merrill moves to continue this item for further study on the Section on Bond Requirement.
Seconded by Masher. ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES .........
I. TCI Cablevision Franchise Fees.
Mayor introduces the issue.
Masner moves to authorize the Mayor to use his best judgment on this. Seconded by
Merrill. ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES ...........
Merrill: Reports on the arboretum bridge. Meets Friday morning on the Park. Met with the
Hwy 55 berm people. Library planning meeting went well. Reports on McDonald's in Design
Review.
Masner: Reports on the bikepaths in Ada County.
Bastian: No report.
Sedlacek: Eagle Sewer District still working on the details on the agreement with Boise City.
Sewer District has formed a citizen advisory committee on their rate structure. Economic
Development Committee is moving forward with some wording on the sign.
Mayor: Reports on the Eagle Island Study. I'm proposing to have the engineering firm come to
a pre-council meeting. The Treasure Valley Partnership is having their meeting in Eagle on
November 24th at the Senior Center, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Merrill: Reports on discussions about AD78, Dickey Road and areas that could be secured as
pocket parks.
Masher discusses the proposed ACHD Truek Routing. Look at the 2015 Plan of ACHD.
8. AI)JOURN1VIENT:
Masner moves to adjourn. Seconded by Bastian. ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES...
Hearing no further business, the Council meeting adjourned at 9:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted:
CITY CLERK/TREASURER
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MAYOR L~~Et