Minutes - 1998 - City Council - 04/28/1998 - RegularEAGLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES
April 28, 1998
PRECOUNCIL: 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
ORIGINAL
1. Planning & Zoning Commission Liaison Report: No one present from Planning & Zoning.
2. YMCA discussion of daycare facilities: Renee Stinar, 939-3924, YMCA Coordinator at
Seven Oaks Elem*ntary School, we provide year round care for kindergarten through 5th grade.
YMCA is a recreation program. Due to increase numbers at the school in the fall we need to find
a new place by July 1st. We are aslCmg for ideas for relocation our facility. Todd Craft, parent of
two children at the YMCA Day Care facility, we think this program should continue. They have
a positive attitude and they are there to help the children and provide activities. They offer
flexibility. They do a good job of keeping the parents informed with a newsletter and notes to
parents. General discussion.
3. Mayor and Council's Reports:
Merrill: Reports on the pathway walk. How should I proceed on the bridge? Council would like
to see some firm costs for the next budget. Reports on Ada County Sports Complex, horse trails.
Bastian: Ground breaking for Library is May 9, 1998. May 11 ~ Library meeting on new library,
interior furnishings.
Sedlacek: Eagle Sewer District official began pumping through the new pipeline today. New
connection fees are $3,934.00. General discussion. Downtown entry sign meeting is next Friday
at 4:00 p.m. $800.00 for the appraisal.
4. City Clerk/Treasurer's Report: Ada County Commissioners can not meeting on May 26 th.
Check on a lunch meeting in Eagle or the June 9th City Council meeting. Gives an update on the
sale of the pavers for the new Downtown Park. On advise from Bond Counsel it is unnecessary
te, open the budget for the Bond funds. Distributed f'mancial statements for March, 1998.
5. Zoning Administrator's Report: No report.
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, Merrill, Sedlacek, Guerber. Guerber is absent. A quorum is present.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Merrffi moves to add to the Consent Agenda as item 4C. the Proclamation declaring May
as Motorcycle Awareness Month and item 4D. the Beer License for Smith's Eagle, Inc.,
North Channel Chevron. Seconded by Sedlacek. ALL AYE: MOTION
CARRIES ............
Merrill moves to add Item 7G. Acm) discussion on stamp concrete and Item 7IL Eagle
Fun Days insurance. Seconded by Sedlacek. ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES ............
4. CONSENT AGENDA:
· Consent Agenda items are considered to be routine and are acted on with one
motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless the Mayor, a
Council Member, 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 Rules of
Order.
· 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. Minutes of April 14, 1998
B. Claims Against the City
C. Proclamation for Motorcycle Awareness Month
D. Beer License for Smith's Eagle, Inc., North Channel Chevron.
Merrill moves to approve the Consent Agenda. Seconded by Sedlacek. ALL AYE:
MOTION CARRIES...
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
A. Land Exchanee Aereement for Merrill Park: This item was continued from the April 14,
1998 meeting.
Mayor introduces the issue.
Merrill moves to continue the Land Exchange Agreement for Merrill Park to the May 26,
1998, meeting. Seconded by Bastian. Discussion. ALL AYE: MOTION
CARRIES .............
B. Contract for development of proposed Skateboard Park orooertv: This item was
continued from the April 14, 1998 meeting.
Mayor introduces the issue.
Merrill displays an overhead showing the location of the property for the proposed Skateboard
Park and discusses the same as to the right-of-way and the ownership of the property according
to I.T.D. Displays an overheads showing the property that Roundy picked up on this Quiet Deed
in 1972. Roundy has never owned the land. I think we should go forward with using this
property. There has not been any new law action on this property to date. General discussion.
Phil Hull, The Land Group, distributes copies of the Fee Proposal for the Skateboard Park..
Displays an overhead of the Entry Park/Skate Park site plan.
General discussion on the Skateboard Park and the Fee Proposal from The Land Group. The
plans on the Skateboard Park can be put another piece of property if necessary.
Merrill moves to approve the Fee Proposal from The Land Group on the Skateboard Park.
For $5,520.00. Seconded by Bastian. Discussion. Bastian: AYE; Merrill: AYE; Sedlacek:
AYE: ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES ............
General discussion on the I.T.D. land for the Skateboard Park.
Phil Hull would like to have a meeting at a couple of the schools before the kids are out for the
summer.
Merrill: Ada County Sheriff is ready to move forward with flyers to get information out to the
kids.
Butler: Discusses the process the City would need to go through if they move forward with the
Skateboard Park on the I.T.D. land. General discussion.
C. Library Start-Un Services Contract: This item was continued from the April 14, 1998
meeting.
Mayor introduces the issue.
Legal Counsel distributes copies of the Contract to the Mayor and Council.
General discussion on the Contract. The contract is not to exceed $10,800.00. Project I is for
the development of long range plan $3,000.00. Project 2 is for application for Universal Service
Discount $600.00. Project 3 is for automation of catalog and circulation services $6,000.00.
Project 4 is for staffing for new library $1,200.00.
Bastian moves to approve the Personal Services contract with Lynn Melton. Seconded by
Merrill. Discussion. Bastian: AYE; Merrill: AYE; Sedlacek: AYE: ALL AYE: MOTION
CARRIES .........
D. APA Contribution Recommendation: APA is requesting a recommendation from Council
regarding the proposed alternatives for the fee schedule. APA has recently added another
alternative B-1 for your review. This item was first reviewed at the March 10~h Council meeting.
Mayor introduces the issue.
General discussion.
Merrill moves to recommend alternative B-1 to Ada Planning Association. Seconded by
Sedlacek. ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES ............
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None
7. NEW BUSINESS:
A. Eagle Plaza Mini Park: Request from William Webster for the City to agree to dedication
and maintenance of a mini park at the north east comer of Plaza Avenue and Eagle Road.
Mayor introduces the issue.
Butler discusses the mini park.
Bill Webster, 804 Eagle Hills Way, Edge Development, it has always been our intention to
donate this site to the City. Connected to our water and we would maintain that. We would need
to have a permanent lease agreement for the sign.
General Council discussion.
Merrill moves to accept the Eagle Mini Plaza as City Park property. Seconded by Bastian.
2 AYE: 1 NAY: MOTION CARRIES .........
Legal Counsel: Need a Warranty Deed to the City for the property and also an agreement as to
the sign lease.
B. TCI Cablevision franchise fee increase waiver:
Mayor introduces the issue.
Bastian moves to waive the TCI Franchise Fee of $.07 per customer per month. Seconded
by Merrill. ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES .........
Discussion on franchise fees with Idaho Power. Legal Counsel will report on this at the next
meeting.
C. Discussion of bids on refinishing Eagle Senior Center floor.
Mayor introduces the issue.
Sedlacek: Discusses the two bids received. Also discusses the one time deep cleaning bid. Karl
has not had the opportunity to talk to the Senior Board about paying these costs. I would like the
Council to consider paying for the deep cleaning and splitting the cost on resurfacing the floor.
Sedlaeek moves that the City pay $375.00 for the deep cleaning on the bid proposal and
that the City pay one-half of the $1,075.00 to redo the hardwood floor, contingent on the
Board of Directors of the Senior Center accepting this offer. Seconded by Merrill. ALL
AYE: MOTION CARRIES ............
D. Ordinance 322: Review and discussion of a proposed noise ordinance.
Mayor introduces the issue.
Legal Counsel discusses the ordinance.
John Watson, 1804 Princeton, I think that this is great but what do you with noise that does not
fall within this time frame? I have neighbors that make offensive noise during the day.
General discussion.
Merrffi 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 #322 be considered after being read once by title only. Merrill reads Ordinance
#322 by title only. Seconded by Sedlacek. ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES ..........
Merrill moves that Ordinance #322 be adopted. Seconded by Bastian. Bastian: AYE;
Merrill: AYE; Sedlacek; AYE: ALL AYE MOTION CARRIES .........
E. Ordinance 323:Review and discussion of a proposed open container ordinance.
Mayor introduces the issue.
City Clerk and Legal Counsel discusses the proposed ordinance.
Merrill moves to continue Ordinance #323 to the next regularly scheduled City Council
meeting (May 12, 1998). Seconded by Bastian. ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES .........
F. Acm) Commissioner Boundary Options: The Mayor is requesting Council to recommend
the area of representation for the Ada County Highway District Commissioners. (RY)
. Mayor introduces the issue.
General discussion.
Mayor: 55 North and we will give an equivalent amount of population on our Eastern
boundary. Bastian: I so move. Seconded by MerrilL All those in favor of Alternative B
with the mentioned changes: ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES ..........
Sedlacek: The matter of the Dry Creek Ditch Company is going to be in Executive Session, so
anyone who is here for this matter, it will not be discussed in open Council session.
G. ACHD discussion on stamped concrete alone Eaele Road.
Mayor introduces the issue. ACHD is asking the City to pay ~/2 of this cost. ACHD took out the
stamped concrete with the widening project.
General discussion. Meeting with Jerry Nyman, ACHD, on Thursday.
Bastian moves to authorize the City to spend $800.00 for stamped concrete and to authorize
the Mayor to negotiate a lessor costs if possible. Seconded by Merrill. ALL AYE:
MOTION CARRIES .........
H. Eagle Fun Days insurance.
Mayor introduces the issue.
Sedlacek: Discusses the proposed insurance policy that the Chamber of Commerce has received.
The Chamber of Commerce breakfast is going to have to buy additional items for the breakfast
above what is being donated and they would like to know if the City would participate in these
costs. I would like to suggest that the City make a donation to the Chamber of Commerce,
maybe $1,500.00, for Fun Days to use as they deem appropriate.
Sedlacek moves that the City Council donate $1,500.00 to the Chamber of Commerce to use to
defray Eagle Fun Days costs. Legal Counsel, this is not authorized under Idaho Law. If there is
an insurance issue to help protect the City than that is different. General discussion. Motion
dies for lack of a second.
Merrill moves to cover $1,000.00 for the Chamber of Commerce. Seconded by Bastian.
ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES ............
I. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Legal Matters.
Merrill moves to go into Executive Session to discuss legal matters. Seconded by Bastian.
Bastian: AYE: Merrill: AYE: Sedlacek: AYE: ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES .........
Council goes into Executive Session at 9:40 p.m.
Discussion on legal matters.
Council leaves Executive Session at 10:30 p.m.
Merrill moves to authorize the Mayor to move forward in writing a letter of thank you to
Linda McCloskey and ask the Commission for a replacement of the President at the next
council meeting. Second by Bastian. ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES ............
Bastian moves to authorize City Officials to proceed in the Bob Weaver matter to deliver
the necessary letters indicating his violation of City Code. Seconded by Merrill. ALL
AYE: MOTION CARRIES ............
8. ADJOURNMENT:
Merrill moves to adjourn. Seconded by Bastian. ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES...
Hearing no further business, the Council meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted:
APPROVED:
RIC~
MAYOR k/ '