City Council Regular Meeting

CITY OF STAR  COUNCIL MEETING June 21, 1999 The Star City Council met in regular session on June 21, 1999. Mayor Watson presiding. Roll call: Amsden, O’Connor, Kirtley, Winkle. Councilman O’Connor moved to add to the agenda that a letter be written by the City Clerk, signed by Mayor Watson, to be presented to the Ada County Commissioners at the conclusion of the negotiations on Thursday, June 24th, requesting formal negotiations to begin. Winkle seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. APPOINTMENTS: Mayor Watson submitted John J. Dias for consideration for nomination for Council member to fill a vacancy on the Council. Councilman O’Connor read into record her viewpoint that since there were five or more requests for the vacant seats submitted to the Mayor that those letters should be reviewed by the Council and asked that this issue be tabled. Moved by O’Connor and seconded by Winkle to table the present nomination. Aye: O’Connor, Winkle, Kirtley. Nay: Amsden. Motion carried. NEW BUSINESS: Workshop Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Ordinance Adell Heneghan, City Engineer, outlined changes in the Zoning Ordinance to the Council. Those changes are as follows: References and short titles of the Idaho Code: The City Clerk asked that the sections referencing Idaho Code should be spelled out, so that the average citizen understand what is expected rather than referencing an unfamiliar code. Winkle suggested an appendix identifying the code. Editing (commas, spelling, etc.) “City” replacing “Zoning Administrator”: The City Clerk objects to the changing of the wording in the ordinance to “City” as the City is an entity not a person. It would make the code confusing as to who has the authority. The ordinance should read “Zoning Administrator or designee”, so the person truly responsible has the ability to act. “A and AR Districts” replacement to “RT” “M” Districts are replaced with “I” (Light Industrial) Discussion regarding definitions of gravel pit and airport resulted in the recommendation that a definition of each and inclusion in the Schedule of District Regulations be inserted in this document. Also, shooting range should be listed in the Regulations as a CUP. Page 1 of 3 Page 49: Animal boarding with outside runs, “outside runs” should be omitted. Page 37: Noise – should be a separate ordinance. Page 58: An Off-Street Parking Design and Dimension Table was added to the ordinance. Page 69: The word “Mobile” was added to this chapter. Also discussed was the taking of the word “covenants” out of number L. There was also discussion regarding the requirement to add a garage or a carport to a manufactured home. The City Clerk asked that this remain in the ordinance. Houses have one or the other, a manufactured homes is a home. The garage or carport requirement should be both for stick built houses and manufactured homes. Time restrictions were discussed. Less than 45 days is a problem with the Council meeting once a month. It could be written 45 days or the next available Council meeting. This section needs to conform to Title 67 of the Idaho Code. Page 104: Tree sizes and replacement: Wording should be the same as Ada County. Page 110: Sign Regulations: to add to “A” all signs must have city approval prior to being erected. Administrative review: should be defined in Section 2 or in a separate Section. Due to the late hour the subdivision ordinance will be discussed at a later meeting. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Employee Benefits-sick leave: Moved by Winkle and seconded by O’Connor to adopt the Star Policy and Procedures Manual as presented. The motion was amended to include the correction of a typo on page 2. Amendment: All aye. Motion carried. Motion: All aye: Motion carried. Moved by O’Connor and seconded by Winkle to authorize the City Clerk to write a letter to the Ada County Commissioners to enter into formal negotiations regarding the Star Comprehensive Plan/Impact Area. The letter to be issued at the conclusion of the meeting with the Commissioners this coming Thursday, June 24th. All aye: motion carried. Moved by Winkle and seconded by O’Connor to adjourn the meeting. The time was 9:05 p.m. All aye: motion carried. Page 2 of 3 Respectfully submitted: Approved: _____________________ _______________________ Barbara Montgomery Mayor Joseph E. Watson City Clerk Page 3 of 3