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Minutes - 1998 - City Council - 01/21/1998 - SpecialORIGINAL EAGLE CITY COUNCIL SPECIALMEETING MINUTES JANUARY 21, 1998 COUNCIL: 7:30 p.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER: 2. ROLL CALL: Bast/an, Guerber, Merrill, Sedlacek. A quorum is present. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: 4. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: A. Resolution 97-18: The City Clerk is requesting Council to consider fees for water user charges for the Eagle City water system which may exceed 105% of prior fees. NOTE: Public comment will be taken. (SKS). Mayor introduces the issue. Bill Lyman, United Water. Provides some background about the operation of the City water system since 1992. Discusses the agreement with United Water for the back up fire flows. Discusses the Water Service Agreement entered into with EM2. Provides a handout for the Council in regards to the rate increase proposed and discusses same. General discussion between Lyman and Council. Terry Miller, 1420 N. Eagle Creek Way. Discussion between Miller and Lyman in regards to the old and new rates. General discussion between Council, Miller and Lyman. Legal Counsel discusses the terms of the Agreement. Cindy Wang, 1425 N. Echo Creek Place. She is utterly confused. Would like to know if this is for their benefit. General discussion. Dan Byler, 1604 Trail Creek. Discusses the increase in the costs of operation and the repairs. Bill Lyman. Further discussion on the costs of operation. Matt , 1032 Templeco. Discusses the costs of operation. General discussion. Kathy Shiflet, EM2. Discusses the services that are going to be provided by EM2. General discussion. Page 1 F:\S HARED\COUNCIL~N UTES\ 1998~ec 012198 mln.doc Chuck Jeters, 3016 E. Red Tail Drive. Discusses the management of the water system. The main problem is a fiduciary problem. Douglas Thoms, 1652 N. Parkforest. City should have a detailed projection of the costs and revenues. Would like to be assured that the rate they are charging is correct and can only be done with thorough cost breakdown. General discussion. General discussion between all parties. Ken Smith, 2801 E. Redtail Court. Worked at PUC and has dealt with water companies in the State. This is a complicated situation here. Discusses customers charge and instrumental charges. Customers should have the costs available to them. General discussion between all parties. Mark Stroder, 2800 E. Redtrail Court. Discusses the problems the homeowners have endured in Echo Creek. Discusses the rates, operation costs and hookup fees. Terry Miller. Makes further comments about the rates. General discussion between all parties. Bastian asks Legal Counsel if the Council can ask for additional data from EM2. Legal Counsel states that additional data can be requested. Legal Counsel is not sure what would happen if Council would change the rates as set forth in the contract. General discussion between all parties. Guerber moves to table Resolution No. 97-18 and that we reconsider it at the first Conncil meeting in February, and we request additional information from United Water, clarification on what costs seem to be with other like size municipal companies around the State of Idaho, do a computation that shows what a base rate cost would be for the system as suggested by the first figure that was proposed so we can see what is being proposed as far as our costs and possibly where this rate proposal as far as the $6+ if it is in to covering those basic costs. Seconded by Sedlacek. Discussion. Bastian would like to include possibly contacting Environmental Finance Center to see if they can do an analysis. Guerber amends the motion to include that. Second concurs. ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES ............... General discussion. Mayor call a recess at 9:40 p.m. Mayor reconvenes at 10:00 p.m. Merrill moves to amend the agenda: move 5F to 5A. Seconded by Sedlacek. ALL AYE MOTION CARRIES .......... 5. NEW BUSINESS: 5F. *Renewal of Grazing Agreement: Review of the revised Grazing and Lease Agreement for the Merrill Park property for 1998. Mayor introduces the issue. Bud Kasper. Presents a new amended agreement to the Council. General discussion. Guerber moves to authorize the Mayor to sign this agreement if so advised by Legal Counsel within the next few days. Seconded by Bastian. ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES ................ A. Ordinance 310: Ordinance Of The City Of Eagle, Ada County Idaho, Amending Eagle City Code, Title 3 "Business And License Regulations", Chapter 4, "Vendors, Solicitors And Temporary Merchants", Section 6, "Application For License" And Section 10 "Issuance And Exhibition Of License". (SKS) Mayor introduces the issue. City Clerk explains the changes to the language of the Ordinance. General discussion. Merrill 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 #310 be considered after being read once by title only. Merrill reads Ordinance #310 by title only. Seconded by Sedlacek. 3 AYES: 1 NAY: MOTION CARRIES ............ Merrill moves that Ordinance #310 be adopted. Seconded by Sedlacek. Bastian: AYE; Guerber: AYE; Merrill: AYE; Sedlacek: AYE: MOTION CARRIES ........... B. Proposed Landscape Architect A~,reement: The Mayor is requesting Council take action on the above mentioned agreement between The Land Group and City of Eagle. (RY) Mayor introduces the issue. Guerber provides Council with an overview of the work that The Land Group has already provided and will provide under the Contract. Sedlacek moves to approve the proposed Landscape Architect Agreement as presented for $18,050. Seconded by Merrill. Bastlan: AYE; Guerber: AYE; Merrill: AYE; Sedlacek: AYE: ALL AYE MOTION CARRIES ....... Dave Koga, The Land Group. Displays a plan for the park and drawings of a gazebo, water fountain, benches, lights and etc. that are being proposed for the State Street Park. General discussion. Bastian moves to reconsider the prior motion. Seconded by Sedlacek. ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES ................. Sedlacek moves to accept the proposed Landscape Architect Agreement with The Land Group contingent upon the actual signing of the purchase contract. Seconded by Merrill. Bastian: AYE; Guerber: AYE; Merrill: AYE; Sedlacek: AYE: ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES .............. C. Discussion of Proposals/Prioritization of pro|ects to submit to Enhancement proiect: Mayor introduces the issue. Bastian moves that we proceed with the application for Scenic By-Ways money and for the Enhancement project. Seconded by Guerber. Discussion: Ali Bonactdar, APA. Explains the Scenic By-Ways money and the Enhancement project for the Council. General discussion. Dave Koga, The Land Group. Discusses both grants and displays pictures and a map of the area to be covered. General discussion. Scenic By-Way total cost $165,000, 80/20 grant, $132,000 on the Federal side and $133,000 on the City side. Preliminary costs for the Enhancement project would be $210,000, 80/20 grant. General discussion. ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES .............. D. Transportation Improvement Plan Recommendation: Ada Planning Association is requesting the City's recommendation for the 1998 Transportation Improvement Plan. (MLB) Mayor introduces the issue. Ali Bonactdar, APA. Discusses the TIP Plan. General discussion among Council and Ali. Merrill makes a motion to accept the TIP Program recommended by Planning & Zoning to go to APA with these changes: Item #4: reinsert - to improve the intersection at Ballantyne Road and State Street/44 to include lighting access and safety and to include on Item #2, #8 and #9: a period after traffic lanes and removing the rest of the sentences. Seconded by Guerber. ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES ........... Guerber would like to write a letter to Idaho Transportation Department asking for them to act on creation of these decelerations on the alternate route West bound to allow safe right tums at Parkinson Road, the West end of State Street and Ballantyne. Merrill makes a motion to authorize Steve Guerber, liaison to the Transportation Department, to write a letter to Chuck Winder requesting action on adding deceleration lanes at Ballantyne, Parkinson and the West end of State Street. Seconded by Sedlacek. ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES ......... E. Transportation Task Force: Discussion of the formation ora task force to make recommendations to Ada Planning Association regarding the Transportation Improvement Plan. (RY) Mayor discusses the creation of the Transportation Task Force to look at the TIP program early in the fall and that we have a final list to take to Planning and Zoning by November and to take to Council in December so we aren't facing such a time crunch. A 5 member task force to review this list and make recommendations. G. Eagle Fun Days: Mayor would like to discuss the insurance and location for Eagle Fun Days. Mayor discusses the issue of the City providing for the insurance. General discussion. Discussion on the location for the Nut Feed. Merrill moves to go into Executive Session. Seconded by Guerber. Bastian: AYE; Guerber: AYE; Merrill: AYE; Sedlacek: AYE: ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES ....... 6. ~_XECUTIVE SESSION: Discussion of Land Exchange. General discussion on a land exchange agreement. Council leaves Executive Session. 7. ADJOURNMENT: Guerber moves to adjourn. Seconded by Merrill. ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES... Hearing no further business, the Council meeting adjourned at 11:45 p.m.