City Council Regular Meeting

STAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES February 4, 2003 A regular meeting of the Star City Council was held on February 4, 2003 at the Star Fire Station, with pre-Council meeting starting at 6:30 pm and regular meeting starting at 7:00 pm. Mayor Gail Glasgow called the meeting to order. PRE-COUNCIL MEETING 1. Charter School Presentation: Kim Weissinger of the North Star Charter School presented information to the Council regarding the school. Information was passed out and Weissinger discussed what the school was about. 2. Audit Presentation: Jared Zwygart of Bailey & Company presented the 2002 Audit Report to the Council. The City was found to be in compliance. Discussion was held on Mule Days and concern over money handling. Zwygart discussed the new GASB 34, the new financial format. Zwygart stated that he has received calls from Council and stated that the policy was to let the Clerk know of the conversation. He has had a Council person call and ask that the Clerk not be informed of the conversation. The Council directed Zwygart to inform the Clerk always of phone calls from the Council. Zwygart stated that Bailey & Company would be glad to answer any questions, but felt it better to be in Executive Session with all Council members present if needed. COUNCIL MEETING The meeting was called to order by Mayor Glasgow and all stood for the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call: Mitchell, Stegenga, Bell were present; Spence was absent due to illness. Approval of Agenda: Mitchell moved to amend the agenda adding 5D Audit Approval, Bell seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. Consent Agenda: Bell moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented, Mitchell seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. Public Input: Eric Battey, 2420 N. Munger, Star, Idaho thanked the Mayor and Council for holding the Town Hall meeting. He felt it was a less formal meeting than the Council meetings and felt people were more comfortable asking questions. Battey also thanked Bob Moore for directing the meeting. Battey hopes the Council will hold more Town Hall meetings. The Mayor stated that the newspaper had reported that the City was critical of the Sewer & Water District. The Mayor has spent the last week talking with the Sewer & Water District and they are interested in working with the City. The Mayor spoke with Keller & Associates 1 regarding no representation at the Public Hearing. Jim Keller apologized for not having a representative there. New Business: Engineer Contract - Ross Erickson of Keller and Associates was present. Chris Yorgason, City Attorney, stated that he had a few changes to the contract and had discussed them with Keller & Associates and believed that Keller & Associates agreed with those changes. Stegenga stated that he is concerned about Keller retaining original documentation and asked that the City receive at least an electronic copy. Erickson stated that would be no problem. Another concern was that developers need to be informed that information needs to go through City Hall first – not directly to our engineers. Erickson stated that information can be emailed to the City and developers. The Mayor asked that a clean copy of the contract be drawn up and sent to City Hall. Citizens Corp: The Mayor stated that he received information on the Citizens Corp and asked Council if they were interested in participating. June Ramsdale of Community Planning stated that she believed that there was an Emergency Management Plan being put together already for Ada County. Roylance Reconsideration - The Mayor stated that Roylance felt he was caught in the middle of the City and Sewer & Water District with the requirement of being annexed into the Sewer & Water District and wanted the condition taken off his requirements. Jim Keller of Keller & Associates will be at the February 18th Council meeting to explain the process the Sewer & Water District goes through for annexations. Bell moved to postpone the Roylance decision until the February 18th meeting, Stegenga seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. Audit Approval - Stegenga moved to approve the audit report for 2002 from Bailey & Associates, Mitchell seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. Election Of Officer: President – Stegenga stated that Idaho Code states that elections are held after the new Council is seated, it does not say they cannot be elected every year. No action was taken on this item. 2 Ordinances & Resolutions: Ordinance No. 77 Skateboard – It was moved by Bell and seconded by Mitchell that pursuant to Idaho Code, Section 50-902 the rule requiring an ordinance to be read on three different days, with one reading to be in full, be dispensed with and that Ordinance No. 77 be considered after reading once by title only. Roll Call: Mitchell, Stegenga, Bell – All aye: motion carried. Mitchell moved to adopt Ordinance No. 77 an Ordinance of the City of Star, Idaho, prohibiting the use of inline skates, skateboards, skates and all other wheeled apparatuses in certain designated areas of the City, providing for designated areas, exclusions and penalties, and providing for an effective date, Stegenga seconded the motion. Roll Call: Mitchell, Stegenga, Bell – All aye: motion carried. Ordinance No. 82 Mechanical Code – It was moved by Mitchell and seconded by Bell that pursuant to Idaho Code, Section 50-902 the rule requiring an ordinance to be read on three different days, with one reading to be in full, be dispensed with and that Ordinance No. 82 be considered after reading once by title only. Roll Call: Mitchell, Stegenga, Bell – All aye: motion carried. Mitchell moved to adopt Ordinance No. 82 an Ordinance of the City of Star, Idaho, adopting the current edition of the International Mechanical Code, regulating and controlling the design, construction, quality of material, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of heating, ventilating, cooling, refrigeration systems, incinerators, or other miscellaneous heat-producing appliances in the City of Star, Idaho; providing for issuance of permits and collection of fees therefore; repealing Ordinance No. 15 and all other Ordinances in conflict therewith; and providing for an effective date, Stegenga seconded the motion. Roll Call: Mitchell, Stegenga, Bell – All aye: motion carried. Resolution 2003-01 Mechanical Fees – Mitchell moved to adopt Resolution 2003-01 a Resolution of the City of Star, Idaho, adopting a new fee schedule for Mechanical permits and inspections pursuant to the International Mechanical Code; repealing Mechanical Permit and Inspection Fees adopted by Resolution 2000-13 adopted on December 5th, 2000; and providing for an effective date, Bell seconded the motion. Roll Call: Mitchell, Stegenga, Bell – All aye: motion carried. Resolution 2003-02 ValleyRide Representative - Mitchell moved to adopt Resolution 2003-02 a Resolution appointing a primary representative of the City of Star, Idaho, to the governing board of ValleyRide; and providing for an effective date, Stegenga seconded the motion. Roll Call: Mitchell, Stegenga, Bell – All aye: motion carried. Reports: Mayor – The Mayor stated that he, Councilman Bell and Sue Hansen attended a land use meeting in Weiser, Idaho on Saturday and found it very informative. He stated that there will be changes to our public hearing process. The Mayor will be taking on more responsibility with ValleyRide along with being on the 3 Board. Council - Mitchell – Stated that only two people attended the last Star Economic Council meeting. These meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Mitchell has also spent time talking with the Water & Sewer District regarding recent problems. They are willing to work with the City. Mitchell will be attending an Economic meeting in Weiser on February 20th. Registration for the meeting is open to the committee. The personnel manual will be in front of the Council very soon. Stegenga - Stated that he attended a Mule Days meeting, their meetings will be held on the third Wednesdays of the month at 6:30 at the Fire Station. Stegenga attended the meeting with the legislators at the Capital hosted by Association of Idaho Cities. Stegenga stated that if anyone needed more information regarding his written report, to please contact him. Bell – Stated that he also attended the Skateboard meeting and thought it was a success. The Skateboard committee, a sub-committee of Parks & Rec will be meeting every two weeks, on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at the Library at 6:00 pm. Since the Town Hall meeting, Bell has received inquires from seven people regarding the Parks and Rec Committee, he will be bringing names to the Council and will soon have a meeting. Staff & Attorney had nothing to report. Adjournment: Mitchell moved to adjourn the meeting, Bell seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 pm. Respectfully submitted: Approved: _______________________ ________________________ Cathy Ward, City Clerk Gail Glasgow, Mayor 4