Minutes - 1989 - City Council - 07/11/1989 - RegularEAGLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
JULY ll, 1989
session on July 11, 1989.
TOM MINOW, STEVE MATLOCK,
The Eagle City Council met in regular
Mayor GUERBER presiding.
The following members were present:
GARY WALKER. Absent: STEVE HAMMONS.
Moved by WALKER and seconded b~ MINOW to approve the minutes of
the June 27, 1989 meeting as presented. ALL AYE: MOTION
CARRIED.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
LIBRARY MEETING, BOARD MEETING~ There will be a meeting at
Hewlett Packard to plan for the Library 20 years into the
future. Recommendations coming from that meeting will be
presented to Council. Anyone interested in attending should
check with the Library President Chris Gaston.
SENIOR CITIZEN POLICY: Discussion regarding the senior policy as
to usage of the community center portion of the building, and the
limitations of use of the building. A took place at 10:30 A.M.
on July 13th between the Senior Citizen Board and members of the
City Council. The general feeling from that meeting was that
communication is the biggest problem. It was agreed that the
Center is a Community Center as well as a Senior Center. The
seniors seem to agree with that. The seniors expressed concern
regarding under age people using the building without someone
over 18 years old responsible. It was the opinion of Council
that it would be advisable to select a liaison to the Senior
Citizen Board.
Moved by MATLOCK and seconded by MINOW to appoint WALKER as
liaison to the Senior Citizen Board. ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIED.
ANNEXATION-FUTURE GROWTH OF EAGLE: Discussion regarding the
study completed by the City Engineer of areas for proposed
annexation and fees involved resulted in Council members
expressing a desire to expand the proposed areas of annexation to
include additional areas along State Street and Eagle Rd. Moved
by MINOW and seconded by WALKER to instruct the City Engineer to
consult with the council members in order to outline some other
locations for possible annexation and to get estimate of costs,
including legal descriptions, from the costs incurred now to
completion before continuing with the annexation process. ALL
AYE: MOTION CARRIED.
LAW ENFORCEMENT: Discussion regarding concern for community
safety was brought up by Mayor GUERBER. MINOW stated that there
have been several burglaries recently.
It was estimated that the cost of a part time officer could be
$38,000 a year and $60,000 for a full time officer.
The City Attorney, Mona Mack, advised the Council of 3 options
regarding the money involved. The 3 options are:
1. Override vote for additional law enforcement (2/3 vote
required)
2. Revenue shift (the Library moving into a District instead of
a City owned Library, requiring a simple majority approval of
people)
3. Levying additional property tax (allowed under a special
mill levy).
City Attorney concluded that she will need to get
3rd item
The
verification from the Dept. of State Tax regarding the
for the next council meeting.
The City Clerk was instructed to invite Lt. Ted Bowers or a
representative from the Sheriff's Office to attend that meeting
to discuss current crime statistics & enforcement.
PLANNING AND ZONING: We still need a commissioner from the
Impact Area. Tom Maile was suggested for the position.
MEALS ON WHEELS: Mayor Guerber advised Council that we need a
volunteer for a Senior Citizen Holiday activity connected with
Thanksgiving.
ATTORNEY REPORT: Report on the time frame regarding the Water
Co., if it should become necessary to finance through a Revenue
Bond or General Obligation Bond, was determined to be about 2 to
3 months.
Mayor GUERBER asked Council for approval to appoint LaRue
Bevington to represent the City on a Drainage Committee
sponsored by APA. The drainage question is an Ada County problem
and will be taken to the State Legislature. There are 56
districts to deal with. Moved by MATLOCK and seconded by WALKER
to approve the appointment. ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIED.
BFI RECYCLING PROGRAM: The Mayor advised Council of the
development of a curbside motor oil recycling program by BFI. By
labeling a separate container and placing it with the trash, BFI
will see that it is recycled. Moved by MINOW and seconded by
WALKER to endorse the program. ALL AYEz MOTION CARRIED.
WALKER requested a special w~rkshop connected with the next
regularly scheduled meeting regarding the budget.
PARKS: Crews have completed the Ranch Drive Island entry work,
and are starting on the Senior/Community, City Hall grounds.
Moved by MINOW and seconded by WALKER to send a letter to the
Eagle Ranch Home Owners Association asking for an update and
restating the City's position that it will not assume
responsibility for a proposed park. MINOW will initiate the
letter to be sent by the City Clerk. ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIED.
Moved by WALKER and seconded by MINOW to approve the claims. ALL
AYEz MOTION CARRIED.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:45 P.M.
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Approved:
May-6r Steve Guerber