City Council Regular Meeting

CITY OF STAR  COUNCIL MEETING January 4, 2000 The Star City Council met in regular session on January 4, 2000. Mayor Watson presiding. Roll call: Amsden, O’Connor, Dias, Winkle. Absent: Kirtley, Pearson. Moved by Winkle and seconded by Amsden to approve the Minutes of December 7, 1999 as presented. Motion withdrawn. Moved by Dias and seconded by O’Connor to accept the minutes of December 7, 1999 with the following correction: page 2, “Moved by O’Connor and seconded by Dias to accept the preliminary plat on Rockbridge Subdivision for 129,6 acres, 373 lots…” All aye: motion carried. Claims against the City: Moved by Amsden and seconded by Winkle to accept the claims as presented. All aye: motion carried. Gem Community Report: The report was given by Amsden, who invited the public to the Planning Committee meeting which will be held on January 5th at 7:00 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Center. Ordinance #35: An Ordinance of the City of Star, Idaho, annexing certain real property in Ada County, Idaho; establishing an appropriate zoning designation for the annexed land; providing for related matters; and providing an effective date. Moved by Winkle and seconded by Dias to dispense with the three reading rule and consider ordinance #35 read by title only. All aye: motion carried. Moved by Amsden and seconded by Winkle to approve Ordinance #35 at this time. Amsden read the title. Roll call on the motion was as follows: Aye: Amsden, O’Connor, Winkle, Dias. Motion carried. Mayor Joe Watson distributed the Certificates of Election to the Mayor Elect distributed and Council Elect. Oath of Office: The oath of office was given to the Mayor Elect and Council Elect by Lt. Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter. Moved by Winkle and seconded by Dias to adjourn the meeting. The time was 7:20 p.m. All aye: motion carried. Call to order was given by Mayor O’Connor. Page 1 of 4 Roll call: Benedict, Dias, Glasgow, Stegenga. Moved by Glasgow and seconded by Stegenga to amend the agenda by deleting item 3(B), 4(C) and adding 3(F) Funding Association of Idaho Cities –Academy of City Officials. 3(A) should read “Election of Council President and Vice President” not “Appointment” All aye: motion carried. NEW BUSINESS: Election of Council President: Moved by Stegenga and seconded by Dias to elect Glasgow for Council president. All aye: motion carried. Moved by Glasgow and seconded by Benedict to elect Stegenga for Vice President of Council. All aye: motion carried. Appointments: Compass Executive Committee is usually the Mayor of the City. There was no motion. Compass Board: Moved by Glasgow and seconded by Stegenga to appoint Dias to the Board, and Benedict as the alternate. All aye: motion carried. Treasure Valley Regional Transportation Authority (TVRTA): Moved by Dias and seconded by Stegenga to appoint Glasgow to the Board. Motion withdrawn. Moved by Glasgow and seconded by Dias to table this item to the next regularly scheduled Council meeting in order for the attorney to prepare a Resolution. All aye: motion carried. ACHD/ITD: Moved by Stegenga and seconded by Glasgow to appoint Glasgow and Dias as representatives to ACHD/ITD. All aye: motion carried. Sewer and Water District: Moved by Benedict and seconded by Dias to appoint Stegenga as liaison to the Sewer and Water District. All aye: motion carried. Gem Community Committee: Moved by Stegenga and seconded by Dias to appoint Benedict as liaison to the Gem Community Committee, not as chairman was as representative only. All aye: motion carried. Council Discussion: Designation of Official Newspaper: Glasgow asked to poll the audience for an opinion on which newspaper they would like to have as the official one, the Press Tribune or the Idaho Statesman. The vote strongly suggested the Idaho Statesman should be the official newspaper for the City of Star. Posting places for the agenda notices: Moved by Dias and seconded by Stegenga to post the Page 2 of 4 agendas in 8 places, those places that are on private property will be approached by Dias for permission for posting. Those places are: The City Hall, Fire District, Café, Merc, Post Office, Star Library, the Elementary School and the Senior Citizens Center. All aye: motion carried. P&Z Appointments: Moved by Glasgow and seconded by Stegenga to have the City Clerk prepare an application for potential P&Z members. All aye: motion carried. Area of Impact: Mayor O’Connor reported on the negotiation efforts between the Ada County Commissioners and the Star City Council and asked for a motion to approve the designated area on the proposed impact area map. She also wants a letter of intent prepared for the January 11th meeting. Moved by Glasgow and seconded by Dias to have a letter of intent prepared for the January 11th meeting, to accept the current map of the Area of Impact and name Mayor O’Connor, Councilman Glasgow and Councilman Stegenga as those elected officials on the negotiating committee. All aye: motion carried. Appointment of Grant Writer: the Council asked Dr. Spence to prepare a proposal clarifying his grant administrator proposal. Moved by Glasgow and seconded by Stegenga to table this issue until the next regularly scheduled council meeting, when Dr. Spence can submit and approach the council with a grant administration proposal. All aye: motion carried. ACHD meeting: The Council asked the City Clerk to contact ACHD regarding meeting with the Star City Council meeting on January 17. If they cannot meet at that time to schedule a date in the future. Funding AIC Academy: Moved by Dias and seconded by Glasgow to approve the expenditure of $25.00 per person for the Mayor and Council to attend the AIC Academy this week. All aye: motion carried. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS: Resolution No. 2000-1: Moved by Benedict and seconded by Dias to accept the contract for the appointment of Moore, Smith, Buxton and Turcke as the official attorneys for the City of Star. All aye: motion carried. Moved by Glasgow and seconded by Dias to adopt Resolution 2000-1 as read by Glasgow. Roll call on the motion resulted as follows: Aye: Benedict, Dias, Glasgow, Stegenga. Motion carried. Ordinance No. 34: Designating the time and place of the regular meetings of the Star City Council (first reading)-Glasgow read the ordinance in full. The second reading will take place at the January 17th meeting. Attorney’s Report: Mike Moore requested a meeting be set up for a workshop regarding conflict of interest, open meeting act, special meetings and land use. Providing ACHD cannot attend the meeting on January 17, the workshop can be an agenda item for that date. Bulk mailing for the January 11 Council meeting with the Ada County Commissioners regarding Page 3 of 4 the Comprehensive Plan: Moved by Dias and seconded by Stegenga to approve the expense. All aye: motion carried. City Clerk’s Report: Special agenda approval needed for the January 11 meeting regarding the Comprehensive Plan/Impact Area with the Ada County Commissioners. Also the January 17th meeting would be a special meeting. Moved by Dias to include ACHD presentation on the agenda or, if ACHD cannot attend, the workshop the attorney requested. Motion withdrawn. Engineer’s Report: Adell Heneghan, Engineer for the City reported on zoning violation complaints, storm drainage items and the preliminary review for the new post office. Moved by Glasgow and seconded by Stegenga to approve the January 17 Special Meeting and include in the agenda items on the noise ordinance discussion, website discussion, ordinance no. 34, second reading and Dr. Spence’s proposal for discussion. All aye: motion carried. Moved by Stegenga and seconded by Dias to approve the January 11 Special Meeting agenda as requested. All aye: motion carried. Executive Session-Personnel: Moved by Glasgow and seconded by Dias to go into executive session. Roll call on the motion resulted as follows: Aye: Benedict, Dias, Glasgow, Stegenga. Motion carried. Regular session resumed at 9:05. Moved by Dias and seconded by Benedict to adjourn the meeting. The time was 9:15 p.m. All aye: motion carried. Respectfully submitted: Approved: _____________________ _______________________ Barbara Montgomery Gussie O’Connor City Clerk Mayor Page 4 of 4