City Council Regular Meeting

CITY OF STAR COUNCIL MEETING MAY 15, 2000 The Star City Council met in regular session on May 15, 2000, Mayor O’Connor presiding. ROLL CALL: Benedict, Dias, Glasgow, Stegenga present. MINUTES: Benedict stated that there was a correction to the minutes. The year-round track was not at Lake Hazel but at the Peregrine School. Moved by Stegenga, seconded by Dias to approve the minutes as corrected. All aye, motion carried. ADA COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT WORKSHOP: The Mayor introduced officers from Ada County Sheriff’s Department – Captain Dan Douthit, Lt. Gary Raney and Sergeant Ron Freeman. Captain Douthit introduced the officers and gave a quick overview of the department and discussed some of the resources the Sheriff’s Department had to offer. Lt. Gary Raney presented the Council with a booklet on details of what the Sheriff’s Department could provide to the City of Star. Sergeant Freeman discussed Community Policing as it was occurring in Eagle, Idaho. The Mayor asked if the old Post Office could be used as a sub-station for an office in Star. Captain Douthit stated that it was a possibility. The Mayor and Council asked for a cost proposal from the Sheriff’s Department. Captain Douthit will have a proposal back to the Council in 30 days. Public Safety Ordinance Discussion: It was moved by Glasgow and seconded by Dias to table the discussion on Public Safety until a later meeting. All aye: motion carried. Dog License Ordinance Discussion: Stegenga asked to have more information from Kuna and Middleton as to wording in their ordinances. Lt. Gary Raney stated that he would be happy to come back to another meeting for discussions. It was moved by Dias, seconded by Stegenga to table the Dog License Ordinance discussion until another meeting. All aye: motion carried. PUBLIC INPUT: Mike Spence, City Grant Writer, discussed advertising grants from South West Idaho Tourism Association (SWITA). Spence stated that there was a $20.00 membership fee that would need to be paid in order to apply for these grants. Spence stated that he could himself pay the membership dues and go ahead and apply for the grants. Glasgow stated that he was in favor of paying the membership fee and applying for the grants. Spence discussed the Gem Committee and the request of Star Citizens for a park. He would like to see the Council approve the park that Mr. Blake wants to donate. He believes the donation is entirely reasonable and very generous and doesn’t want the Council to discourage it. Mr. Spence thanked Mr. Blake for donating the park. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Blake Proposed Park: Mr. Dale Blake stated that he had read the draft of the proposed park donation agreement. Discussion was held on water rights and the park being flood irrigated. Councilman Benedict stated that he would like to see automatic sprinklers in the park so that people would not lose any time due to flood irrigation. Glasgow asked Spence if there were grants available for parks. Spence stated that there were and it would also help that the park was being donated. The Mayor stated that there was a need for a park plan for the city to cover future donations like this one. Discussion was held on open space and if we could put restrooms and storage sheds in the park. Moore stated that we could. Discussion was held on what would constitute a material breach. Moore stated that a breach would have to be something serious. Discussion was held on time frame. Mr. Blake stated that there was no time frame, he wanted to see this as a park. Discussion was held on how much land Ada County would take with widening the road. Mr. Blake stated that he believed it would be about eight feet. Councilman Benedict directed Legal Counsel to draw up final papers with changes discussed and findings regarding open space. Dias seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. Moore will try to have the papers for the first meeting in June. Nuisance Ordinance Discussion (continued): Council addressed whether to pursue as violation the complaints against the Cluff family. The City has received a request from the Cluff’s for a feline kennel, which is set for public hearing for June 6th. Councilman Stegenga moved to authorize Legal Counsel to send a letter to the Cluff’s stating that we are proceeding with legal action and to file a civil action in District Court, Benedict seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. NEW BUSINESS: Budget Committee Discussion: The Mayor appointed Councilman Dias as Chairman of the Budget Committee. Glasgow moved to approve Dias as Budget Committee Chairman, Benedict seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. The City Attorney advised the Council that the Budget Committee could start meeting at any time now. The meetings must be open meetings and notice of meetings must be posted 24 hours before each meeting. Minutes of these meetings will also need to be kept. Glasgow moved to appoint Jerry Taylor to the Budget Committee. Stegenga seconded the motion. All aye, motion carried. Steninger/Marcus Lot Split: Adell Heneghan, AJ Associates, explained the applications. The first application is for a one time lot split of lot 22 of the Dickson Subdivison, the second is for a lot line adjustment of lot 21 of the Dickson Subdivision, the third is a lot line adjustment of lots 22, 23, and 24 of the Dickson Subdivision. Heneghan read the findings of staff and requirements per the City of Star’s Subdivision Ordinance. Previous to this application, a variance was requested and approved by Council. This will not be valid if the Lot Split Application is approved. Benedict moved to accept the lot splits and line adjustments as presented. Glasgow seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. Workshop Discussion: Stegenga discussed the need for Budget and Zoning Ordinance Workshops. The Mayor stated that the second meeting of the month could be followed by workshops. Stegenga stated that the banking needed to be discussed but was not on the agenda. The Mayor directed the clerk to put banking on the next meeting agenda. MAYOR’S REPORT: The Mayor handed out a letter from Will Harrington regarding the Committee of Nine and open meetings. The Mayor attended the Treasure Valley Partnership Summit at Bogus Basin on May 4th. The Council was given a copy of the initiative. On May 11th, city officials met to discuss Recreational Districts. The Mayor will be attending the AIC Annual Conference on June 27th to July 1. She will be staying for only two nights. The Mayor stated that this week was Spring Clean Up week for Star. ADJOURNMENT: Dias moved to adjourn the meeting, Stegenga seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 9:00 pm. Respectfully submitted: Approved: ________________________ _____________________________ Cathy Lambert Gussie O’Connor City Clerk Mayor