City Council Regular Meeting

CITY OF STAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MARCH 6, 2001 A meeting of the Star City Council was held on March 6, 2001, at 7:00 pm at the Star Fire Station. The meeting was called to order by Mayor O’Connor. Roll Call: Glasgow, Dias, Stegenga, Benedict, all were present. Approval of Minutes: Glasgow moved to approve the minutes as written for February 19, 2001, Dias seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. Unfinished Business: A. Residents request to be included in Area of Impact – Four property owners are currently requesting to be in the Area of Impact: Quenzers, Jacksons, Hincks and Fairbanks. The Mayor will contact Mr. Joe Moyle regarding being included also. Stegenga moved to accept the letter of request and to petition the County to include these properties in the Star Area of Impact and to contact Mr. Moyle regarding his interest in being in the Area of Impact, Dias seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. New Business: A. Keller & Associates (Star Sewer & Water) – Mr. Jim Keller gave a presentation on history and current plans of the Star Sewer & Water District. Mr. Bruce Borup, Star Sewer & Water Commissioner was also in attendance. Keller handed out information to the Council regarding costs of the sewer and water. The Council discussed the letter to the Chairman of the Sewer and Water District requesting support for the appropriations grant. Dias stated that he supports the grant application but is not in favor of a rate increase. Glasgow moved to approve the letter in support of the grant, changing the Star Water and Sewer to Star Sewer and Water District. Dias seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. B1. Request to have Engineer at Transportation Committee Meeting – Glasgow stated that he is requesting to have the Engineer at the Transportation Committee Meeting on March 27th, 2001. They will be discussing the streets that they want and a representative from Ada County Highway District will be in attendance. Glasgow moved to approve having the Engineer at the Transportation meeting on March 27th, 2001 and having the City Clerk post the notice. Dias seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. The City Clerk was requested to get a copy of the Idaho Standards Public Works Construction. B2. Request to pay ViaTrans dues of $200.00 for 2001 budget - The $200.00 amount will be put in the budget file to review for next year’s budget. C. Date for 2001-2002 Budget Hearing – Glasgow moved, seconded by Stegenga to set the Budget Hearing for August 7th, 2001. All aye: motion carried. 1 Reports: A. Mayor - The Mayor discussed the meetings she has attended. She stated that Zoning workshops will be held on March 15th at 6:30 pm and March 29th at 6:00 pm at the Star Senior Center. The Mayor stated that Katrina Polen had been hired to work part time in the City, replacing Rick Hoffer. The Mayor stated that the bulk mailing permit that we have has not been paid for in two years. The Mayor will be on the Idaho Transportation Department’s agenda to discuss the Highway 16 River Crossing and is hoping to be on the City of Emmett’s agenda. B. Council – Dias stated that they had a Parks & Recreation Committee meeting on February 13th and will have another on March 22. He would like to raise the membership by two. Moore will have an amended Resolution for next meeting. The City Clerk will provide a copy of the Ridge to River Crossing to all the Council. Dias stated that he attended the Sewer & Water meeting and that the minutes were passed out. Glasgow stated that he had already given his report. Benedict stated that he didn’t have anything to report. He will have Mule Days Minutes put in Council boxes. Stegenga discussed the meetings he had attended. C. Attorney – Moore stated that he found an appraiser, the cost will be about $1,800. The Council asked Moore to seek another appraiser bid. Approval of Claims Against the City - Benedict moved to approve the claims against the City, Glasgow seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. Adjournment – Dias moved to adjourn the meeting, Benedict seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. Meeting was adjourned at 9:25 pm. Respectfully submitted: Approved: ______________________ _____________________________ Cathy Lambert, Clerk Gussie O’Connor, Mayor 2