City Council Regular Meeting

CITY OF STAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES November 5, 2001 A regular meeting of the Star City Council was held on November 5, 2001 at 7:00 pm at the Star Fire Station; mayor Gussie O’Connor presiding. ROLL CALL: Benedict, Stegenga, Dias, Glasgow; all were present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Stegenga moved to approve the minutes of October 15, 2001 with the following corrections: page 2 it should say “Stegenga amended his motion” and page 3 the word “by” should be inserted after the word sent. Dias seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. PUBLIC INPUT Bill Sargent, 10287 W. State Street, Star, Idaho - stated that he appreciated all the hard work of the Council, Mayor and Clerk. Connie Spence, 486 S. Star Road, Star, Idaho, stated that she had two comments. One – the fumes are very bad in City Hall and feels bad for the clerks that have to work in it and, two – the parking at City Hall is not good and needs to be addressed. NEW BUSINESS Show Cause Hearing – Cluffs: The Mayor informed the Cluffs of the reason for calling the Hearing and asked if they understood. They stated that they did. The Mayor asked the clerk to swear in the Cluffs before testimony. The clerk administered the oath to Mr. & Mrs. Cluff. The Cluffs stated that they had complied with getting rid of the vehicles, but circumstances occurred and other vehicles were brought onto the property. Two of the vehicles will be removed from the property by the weekend. The Mayor asked for public input. Bill Sargent, 10287 W. State Street, Star, Idaho – expressed support for the Cluffs situation and suggested that the Council grant the Cluffs more time to resolve the situation. Lynn Holmes, 300 S. Main, Star, Idaho – stated that these problems have been going on for three years and need to be dealt with. She stated that the Holmes’ property value is being devalued by the condition the Cluff property is in. 1 The Council discussed the removal of the trailer and the fact that the temporary occupancy certificate has expired. Discussion was held on the time frame for removal of the cars. The Mayor stated that the City needs a commitment in writing or legal action will be pursued. City Attorney, Mike Moore asked how many inoperable vehicles were on the property. There are five vehicles currently not operating. The hearing was closed. Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law – Meadowbrook: Glasgow moved to approve the Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law for the Meadowbrook Subdivision. Dias seconded the motion. All yes: motion carried. City Hall Update: Glasgow stated that we are at about $14,490 for costs in remodeling and there may be an additional $1,500 for a plumber, the total will be about $16,000. Glasgow showed the Council a sign proposal and discussed the parking lot drawing. Stegenga moved to authorize the Engineer to obtain three bids for the parking lot, which should include the sign pad, sign, electrical connections, sidewalk, ADA ramp and street lights, Dias seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. Discussion was held on the picket fence in front of City Hall – it will be kept for now. The clerk is to contact the Senior Center to let them have the plants in front of City Hall so that they may raffle them at their upcoming auction. Ada County Highway Districts Five Year Plan: The plan that was discussed is not ready at this time, but will be presented on November 7, 2001. CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY Dias moved to approve the amended bill list in the amount of $13,165.75. Benedict seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. REPORTS Mayor - The Mayor stated that the City web site is nearly finished and asked for Council to give input. There will be a short Special Council meeting on November 7, 2001 at 7:00 pm to canvass the election returns and approve the TIP requests. 2 The Mayor stated that the Fire Chief is putting together a Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on December 1, 2001. More information will be forthcoming. The Mayor stated that the Library is holding an open house and all the Council is invited. Council – Stegenga gave an overview of the meetings he had attended. More information was given out in his written report. Benedict had nothing to report. Dias stated that the next Parks & Recreation meeting will be held at the library on December 6th at 6:30 pm. The Committee will be sending out a survey. Glasgow stated he has been working on the spec sheet for the streetlights. This item will be on the November 19th meeting agenda. Attorney – Moore had nothing to report. Staff – The Clerk thanked Councilman Glasgow for all his hard work on City Hall. EXECUTIVE SESSION Glasgow moved to go into Executive Session under ICS 67-2345 (1)(f) Pending Litigation, Dias seconded the motion. Roll Call: Benedict – yes, Stegenga – yes, Glasgow – yes, Dias – yes. Motion carried. An Executive Session on pending litigation was held. The Executive Session was adjourned. Stegenga made a motion was in two parts. #1 – That the Cluff legal action be postponed until the first Council meeting in December at which time the Cluffs will need to show financial agreement to continue work on the house or the temporary occupancy will not be re issued; #2 - That the Mustang and Toyota be removed by the end of this weekend, the van to be removed by the 19th of the month, and no other inoperable vehicles brought on the property or the City will proceed with legal action. Glasgow seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. The Mayor stated that the Cluffs should bring the financial information to the City Clerk. Stegenga stated that all the permits have expired and the Cluffs will need to purchase new permits along with the cost of two temporary occupancy certificates. ADJOURNMENT Dias moved to adjourn the meeting at 9:10 pm. Glasgow seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. 3 Respectfully submitted: Approved: _________________________ __________________________ Cathy Lambert, Clerk Gussie O’Connor, Mayor 4