City Council Regular Meeting

CITY OF STAR  COUNCIL MEETING March 3, 1998  The Star City Council met in regular session on March 3, 1998. Mayor Watson presiding. Roll call: Amsden, Ross, OConnor, Winkle. Absent: Embury. Kirtley Moved by Winkle and seconded by Ross to amend the agenda to include a report from the City Attorney following item 8, Claims Against the City. All Aye: Motion carried. Moved by Ross and seconded by O’Connor to approve the minutes of February 3, February 10 and February 17, 1998 as presented. Motion carried. PUBLIC HEARINGS: Mayor Watson declared it was the time and place for a public hearing on the 1998 City of Star Mayor Interim Budget Fiscal year January 1998-Sept. 30, 1998. Barbara Montgomery, City Clerk, read the budget into record by line item. Public testimony in opposition was received by the following: Gail Glasgow Dennis Sterenga Steve Givens Ellen Mackley There was no additional testimony offered. Concerns of the public: Salary line item for the Mayor and Council, retirement and benefits line items, and franchise fees. Discussion of Mayor and Council took place regarding the salary line item. Ross concurred with the public to omit the salary line for Mayor and Council. Mayor Watson closed the public hearing at 7:30 p.m. There was no motion regarding the budget. Page 1 of 5 Ordinance No. 8: An Ordinance Entitled the Interim Appropriation ordinance for the City of Star, Idaho, for the Balance of the Fiscal Year Ending on September 30, 1998; Appropriating the Sum of $128,344 to Defray the Expenses and Liabilities of the City of Star for the Balance of the Fiscal Year; and Providing an Effective Date. Winkle asked the Ordinance be read in full. Mayor Watson read the ordinance. Moved by Ross and seconded by Winkle to invoke the suspending rule and read the Ordinance by title only the remaining two times. Motion carried. Mayor Watson read the title of the ordinance two times. Moved by Ross to zero out the line items for salaries of the Mayor and Council and to insert the dollar amount into the publications, building lease and capital expense line items. Motion failed for lack of a second. Moved by Amsden and seconded by Winkle to adopt Ordinance No. 8 as presented. Roll call: Aye: Amsden, O’Connor, Winkle. Nay: Ross. Motion carried. Resolution 98-2: A Resolution Authorizing the Mayor to sign a Memorandum of Agreement among Treasure Valley Governmental Agencies on the Application of Intelligent Transportation Systems. Moved by Ross and seconded by Winkle to table this issue until the next special meeting later this month. Resolution 98-3: A Resolution Relating to the Issuance and Sale of Registered Warrants for the Purpose of Providing Funds for the Organization and Operation of the City. The City Attorney brought to the attention of the Council that Farmers and Merchants Bank is unable to assist us in the issuing of registered warrants. After discussion a motion was made by Ross and seconded by O’Connor to authorize the Mayor, Attorney, and City Clerk to approach US Bank regarding the registered warrants and all other accounts. Motion carried. Unfinished Business: 97-11-PDR Shooting Comet Subdivision, a 131 lot (118 buildable, 13 common area lots), planned residential development. This property contains 34.44 acres and is located near the northeast corner of Star Rd. And State St. The applicant is Shooting Star LLC, represented by Dave Roylance, Engineer for Roylance & Associates. There were two issues brought up at the February 3rd meeting. The first was the drainage issue in phase #4. The applicant met with the neighbors and resolved the issue. Public streets was the second issue. Larry Sale, a planner with ACHD, was present to speak to the street issue. Mr. Sale outlined the street structure and how ACHD determines the comfort level, by 2000 trips per day or 10 trips per family per day. The streets in question do not exceed these levels. All ACHD streets are public streets and accessible by to all licensed vehicles. Commercial licenses are issued to construction vehicles, which is even more restrictive. Most subdivision incorporate signs at the entrance limited trucks limited speed, etc., shooting Star does have such a sign at the entrance. After council discussion Mr. Page 2 of 5 Sale agreed to do a traffic count on Mira St. to determine the vehicle count, and what kind of vehicles use the street. ACHD will determine if an alternate temporary road is needed. The results will be sent to the Star Council. The issue of conflict of interest was brought up regarding O’Connor’s property in relationship to Shooting Star Subdivision. Moved by Winkle and seconded by Amsden to include in record that O’Connor does not have a conflict of interest. Motion carried. Dave Roylance, representative for the applicant, declared he met with the Ada County Engineer, development services the developer, and contractors to revise the drainage plan. The revision was approved and he will rectify the problem as soon as weather permits. Moved by Amstead and seconded by Ross to approve this development, the findings of facts and conclusions of law subject to the conditions of approval. All Aye: Motion carried. 97-09-PDR Middle Creek Subdivision #2, a 109 lot (107 buildable, 2 common area lots) planned residential development. The property contains 23.5 acres and is located east of Star Rd. O’Connor declared a conflict of interest in this matter. Ms. O’Connor is within 300 ft. of the property. Moved by Ross and seconded by Winkle to approve this development, the findings of facts and conclusions of law subject to the conditions of approval. Aye: Amsden, Ross, Winkle. Abstain: O’Connor. Motion carried. Resolution 98-4: An Indemnification Agreement-Star Elementary School. The City Attorney consulted with the insurance agent and concluded that this indemnification was appropriate. Moved by Winkle and seconded by Ross to adopt the resolution as presented. Roll Call: Aye: Amsden, O’Connor, Winkle, Ross. Motion carried. Council Committee Nominations: Zoning Ordinance (Planning and Zoning). Mayor Watson asked for Council approval on his recommendations of Kirtley and Winkle as committee members. Moved by Amsden and seconded by O’Connor to approve the nominations recommended by the Mayor. All Aye: Motion carried. City of Star Official Seal: Mayor Watson asked for Council approval on his recommendation of Kirtley as the single committee member. Moved by Winkle and seconded by Amsden to approve the nomination recommended by the Mayor. All Aye: Motion carried. Page 3 of 5  Police Powers & Public Safety Issues (nuisances, animal control, and curfews) Mayor Watson asked for Council approval on his recommendation of Embury as the single committee member. Moved by Amsden and seconded by O’Connor to approve the nomination recommended by the Mayor. All Aye: Motion carried. Appointment to APA Executive Board-Marq Ross: Mayor Watson asked for Council approval on his recommendation of Ross as a member of the APA Executive Board. Moved by Winkle and seconded by Amsden to approve the nomination recommended by the Mayor. All Aye: Motion carried. Council Reports: Site for special Council meetings-Marq Ross: Ross reported that he had established a special meeting place with the Senior Citizen Center. They require 2 to 3 days notice and that there will be a senior member present. The center will not be available on Fridays. Impact Area/Comprehensive Plan Committee: O’Connor outlined the proposed area of impact. There will be a letter going to the utilities and other entities asking for support. There are two members of the community asking to be on this committee. The Mayor will take those names under consideration. Computer- Mike Winkle: Winkle will contact the Small Business Systems to get a bid. Moved by Amsden and seconded by O’Connor to authorize $3,000 to be expended toward a computer and accessories for the City Hall. All Aye: Motion carried. 98-04-CU – Application for a CUP for a private air strip. The application was presented by Sean Nickels, Ada County Development Services. This issue will be a public hearing before the Ada County Planning and Zoning on March 26. After discussion a motion was made by Winkle and seconded by Ross to table the issue until the next special meeting . All Aye: Motion carried. 97-91-CU-Application for a CUP by Edward Bridges and Julia McCutcheon for a temporary gravel extraction operation consisting of excavation of 2 ponds and removal of approx. 20,000 cy of gravel, a total of 21 acres, 1.8 acres will be used for the proposal. Located at 1007 S. Star Rd. Claims Against the City: the City Clerk, Barbara Montgomery, addressed The claims. Moved by Winkle and seconded by Amsden to authorize the City Clerk to pay the claims as presented. All Aye: Motion carried. Attorney Report: Mike. Moore asked for authorization to proceed with ordinances regarding Franchises/Cable TV, Solid Waste Collection, Beer/Wine/Liquor, and Land Use Planning Regulations. The Land Use Planning Regulations, an agreement with Ada County, expires on April 11. These items will be added to the April agenda. Moved by Ross and seconded by O’Connor to bring all four items back to Council at the regular April meeting. All Aye: Motion Page 4 of 5 carried. Moved by Ross and seconded by Winkle to adjourn the meeting. The time was 9:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted: Barbara Montgomery City Clerk/Treasurer Approved: Mayor Joe Watson Page 5 of 5