City Council Regular Meeting

STAR COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES March 23, 1999 The Star City Council met in Special session on March 23, 1999. Council President Amsden presiding in Mayor Watson’s absence. Roll call: Council: O'Connor, Amsden, Embury, Ross. Absent: Winkle, Kirtley. Unfinished Business: Star Policy and Procedures Manual: Mike Moore, City Attorney, presented a manual to the Council. Council discussion included full time employees vs. part time, an addition to the manual outlining the City Clerk’s hours as 25 hours per week plus meetings, seminars, and other events, vacation/sick leave time and retirement benefits i.e. PERSI vs. other deferred compensation outlets. O’Connor was asked to contact other municipalities in order to have a comparison on vacation/sick leave time. The Council will meet again in a workshop session in April. The City Clerk will notify the members when and where the meeting will take place. Gem Community Proposal: Council President Amsden presented the Gem Community’s Star Community Development Action Plan to the members. There were corrections in the documents that were pointed out including omitting A.J. Associates from the document. Amsden asked the City to approve the expenditure of $250, toward the Grant of $5,000. The sum would be charged against the professional services line item, unless it comes from next years budget. If the expenditure occurs after September 1999 a separate line item for "Grants” could be included in the 1999-2000 budget. The total cost of the project is $10,300. The US Forest Service will administer the grant. This grant will establish a plan, not a project. Moved by Ross and seconded by Embury to approve the grant request as presented with corrections as follows: City Hall telephone number from 286-4247 to 286-7247, omission of the last sentence on page 3, regarding engineering consulting services by A.J. Associates, omission of A.J. Associates on page 7, Task 3, and U.S. highway 44 should read State Highway 44. All aye: motion carried. Moved by Embury and seconded by Ross to approve the expenditure of $250 All aye: motion carried. Resolution 99-5-Approving a contract for professional services between the City of Star and A.J. Associates, Inc. for completion of Comprehensive Plan, Subdivision Ordinance and revisions to the interim Zoning Ordinance in the amount of $3,945. Moved by Ross and seconded by O’Connor to approve the resolution as presented. All aye: motion carried. Roll call on the motion: Aye: O’Connor, Amsden, Embury, Ross. Motion carried. Moved by Ross and seconded by Embury to adjourn the meeting. The time was 8:55 p.m. Respectfully submitted: Approved: ___________________ ________________ Barbara Montgomery Myron Amsden, Council President City Clerk Corrected underlined i.e. minutes of April 6, 1999