City Council Regular Meeting

STAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES February 5, 2002 The Council meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm at the Star Senior Center on February 5, 2002 by Mayor Gail Glasgow. Pledge of Allegiance: The audience stood for the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call: Benedict, Stegenga, Mitchell, Spence; all were present. Amend Agenda: Stegenga moved, seconded by Mitchell to amend the agenda as follows: add 6B – Trees on City Property and 6C – Internet Services. All aye: motion carried. Approval of Minutes: Stegenga moved, Spence seconded to approve the minutes with the following corrections: the name Chris Yorguson should be spelled Chris Yorgason; on page 6, the last sentence should read: The Idaho Code has specific requirements regarding exparte contact and the Council can be sued for violation; where “motion dies” should be “motion died”; and page 7 second paragraph, “Chartered” should be capitalized. Bill Sargent, 10287 W State, Star, Idaho – stated that the Parks & Recreation were working on different items, land acquisition and grants. He thanked the Mayor and Brad Carlson for all their hard work. Lura Knudsen, 385 Center, Star, Idaho – invited the public to come to the Open House at the Senior Center on February 9th from 2pm to 4pm. Old Business: 1 SAGE Grant Review/Contract – The Mayor asked if the Council had any questions regarding the contract; hearing none, discussion was closed. Trees on City Property – Stegenga moved to have the three trees removed as recommended by the Arborist, Mitchell seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. Internet Services – Stegenga moved to change Internet providers, and domain name change, Benedict seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. The City will be changing from Internet Outlet to Bit Smart. New Business: Street Light Proposal Evaluations – Mitchell moved to reject the street light bids, rewrite the bid specifications and include installation with power and give cost on per light basis, Stegenga seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. Mitchell moved to turn the location of the streetlights over to the Transportation Committee and then meet with the Engineer so that he may proceed with the bids, Stegenga seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. Proclamation – Idaho State University – The Mayor read the Proclamation for the Idaho State University to proclaim February 7th, 2002 Idaho State University Day in Star. Zoning Administrator Contract – Items that the Council were concerned about were the following:  Duties  Hours 2   Enforcement  Conflict of Interest  Workman’s Comp/Unemployment Insurance  Liability/Errors & Omissions  Overlapping Duties Olson will get the contract to City Clerk and then to the Attorney and the contract will be reviewed at the next meeting. Committee Chairs – Mitchell moved, Stegenga seconded the Committee assignments as presented by the Mayor with changes. (See attached list) All aye: motion carried. New Agenda Format – The Mayor discussed the new agenda format. Flood Plain Information – Information was given to the Council. At the next meeting we will discuss the past ordinance that was not passed, Eagle’s ordinance and the comparisons. Claims Against the City (January 2002) – Discussion was held on the bills. Councilwoman Spence stated that she did not want to approve The Lucky Star bill. Councilman Stegenga asked that the Internet Outlet bill not be paid since we are changing internet providers. Mitchell moved to approve the Claims Against the City for January 2002 with the Internet Outlet bill being removed, Benedict seconded the motion. Benedict, Stegenga, Mitchell – yea; Spence – nay, motion carried. Adjournment – Mitchell moved to adjourn the meeting, Stegenga seconded the motion. All aye; motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 9:10 pm. 3 Respectfully submitted: Approved: ____________________________ _____________________________ Cathy Lambert, City Clerk Gail Glasgow, Mayor 4