Mayor runoff canvass minutes - Off, Run - 12/5/2007EAGLE CITY COUNCIL
Special Meeting Minutes
December 5, 2007
NOTE: THE VOTES WILL NOT BE CANVASSED UNTIL 6:00 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Merrill calls the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL: BASTIAN, GUERBER, NORDSTROM, BANDY. Guerber is absent. A
quorum is present.
2A. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Pending or threatened litigation I.C. 67-2345 (f)
Mayor introduces the issue. Our Executive Session tonight is in regards to pending or threatened
litigation I.C. 67-2345 (f) for NFACA and Lanewood
Nordstom: we are going into Executive Session for the discussion of the Lanewood
Litigation. Seconded by Bastian. Bastian: AYE; Nordstrom: AYE; Bandy: AYE: ALL
AYES: MOTION CARRIES
Council goes into Executive Session at 5:35p.m.
Council discusses pending or threatened litigation.
Council leaves Executive Session at 6:01 p.m.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Troop #18 of Boy Scouts leads the Pledge of Allegiance.
4. CANVAS VOTES: In accordance with Idaho Code, Section 50-467, the City Clerk is
requesting the Mayor and Council to canvas the results of the Mayoral Runoff Election.
(SKB)
Mayor introduces the issue.
Nordstrom moves to continue the Executive Session to after the Urban Renewal. Seconded
by Bandy. ALL AYES: MOTION CARRIES
City Clerk Bergmann: Statement on Runoff Election. Discussion on Challengers and Watchers
at the Runoff Election. Acknowledgement of the planning and working done by Marti Taylor
and Betty Miller for all of their help through 11 years of my election. Thank you to Tracy
Osborn, Sheri Horton, Mike Echeita, Planning and Zoning Department and Nichole Baird
Spencer and Thank You to election clerks and judges.
I have provided you a yellow sheet which sets out the Canvassing of the Votes for the Runoff
Elections, a copy of the Canvas of Votes from the November 6, 2007 General Election in case
you wanted to compare figures on absentee voting and attendance, and I also provided you a
copy of the Media Release that we did last night. The day after the Election before I prepare the
canvas of the votes I do an audit of the Tally Books for each Precinct and I found two clerical
errors in the Tally Books from Precinct #501. Displays the Tally Book on the overhead
projector. We used two sets of Tally Books as they only count votes to 1,480 in each of the Tally
Books so this is the second Tally Book. Discussion on the Tally Books. If you look at the end of
the column for 100 and there is one more vote in the 110 column, when the clerk's were bring
those totals over they brought over 111 instead of 101. On McDavid the same situation, her
count ended at 50 and they actually put 60 over at the total. Those are the corrections I have
made.
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Discussion on the procedure of counting the ballots.
After the audit, for the canvassing of the votes tonight, Phil Bandy has 2,345 votes and 2,190
votes for Saundra McDavid. We had 4,537 Ballots cast which is a 44% voter turn out. The
General Election was a 36% voter turn out. There were 420 absentee votes for the Runoff
Election and 210 for the General Election. We had 119 Election Day Registrations at Precinct
#500 and 111 at Precinct #501 so we had 230 Election Day Registration for the Runoff Election.
Bastian moves that We the City Council Members of the City of Eagle, State of Idaho,
acting as a Board of Canvassers of Election, do hereby state that the attached is a true and
complete abstract of all votes cast with the City of Eagle at the Runoff Election for Mayor
held December 4, 2007, as shown by the records now on file in the City Clerk's Office.
Seconded by Nordstrom. Bastian: AYE; Nordstrom: AYE; Bandy: AYE: ALL AYES:
MOTION CARRIES
5. PRESENTATION OF THE PROPOSED URBAN RENEWAL PLAN.
Nordstrom makes it clear that he sits on UR Board and stands alone as Councilmen
Chairman Cameron Arial, 2430 Canal Street Boise Id 83705 Thanks all for coming.
Introduces members and reviews power point presentation. He speaks of goals of the Urban
Renewal Agency.
Mayor asks Bastian to lead discussion. He asks if Agency has any plans for the proposed UR
area.
Arial answers of there being concepts and ideas but there are no set plans.
Nordstrom clarifies that there will not be revenue for about 3-5 years. When discussing ideas he
refers to Nampa of Golf courses and Idaho Center.
Bastian discusses the range of time stated on the revenue spread sheet. States that Agency
should choose a shorter time. He refers to school districts and bond rates and levy.
Mayor thanks URA board.
Nordstrom comments about downtown area and the over all goals that URA has to be community
driven.
Bastian refers to Mayor of Caldwell being excited about the benefits in Caldwell with their
downtown changes. He encourages that Mayor of Caldwell, Mayor Mancoles (sp) come and
shares his thoughts.
Bandy comments on infrastructure and the lack of from east to west throughout the city.
Mayor Merrill discusses the benefits in regards to use of tax dollars.
Executive at 6:42 - Public Hearings can't begin until 7:30 p.m.
Reconvenes at 7:30 p.m.
6. PUBLIC COMMENT: There is none.
7. 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
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.
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