City Council Regular Meeting

Star City Council Meeting Minutes A regular meeting of the Star City Council met on February 1, 2005, at 7:00 pm at the Star Fire Station. Mayor Nathan Mitchell called the meeting to order and all stood for the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call: Councilpersons Tammy McDaniel, Dustin Christopherson, Tom Erlebach and Chad Bell were all present. Approval of the Agenda: Christopherson moved to amend the agenda, by adding “New Business C – Engineering and D – ARTAC Appointment”, Bell seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. Consent Agenda: Christopherson moved to approve the Consent Agenda, McDaniel seconded the motion. The Consent Agenda consisted of: Regular Meeting Minutes of January 18, 2005, Claims Against the City for January 2005 and Resolution 05-03 Surplus Property. Public Input: No one spoke. Star Chamber of Commerce Budget Request – Bell stated that the amount is more than our budgeted line item by $5,000.00. This seems high. Julia Fenwick of the Star Chamber stated that the largest expense is the advertising expense. Significant advertising was not done in prior years. Bell has no problem with date change, he is concerned about the extra dollar amount. Our line item is $10,000 and you are asking for $15,000. Erlebach stated that he is okay with the amount. McDaniel stated that she too was okay with amount. Dennis Stegenga stated that he has been involved with Mule Days in previous years and the Committee has always overspent the amount budgeted. McDaniel asked if the animal event will be a full blown rodeo. Fenwick stated that it would not be. Christopher believes advertising is high. Bell moved to approve the funding request of $15,000 from the Chamber for Mule Days, McDaniel seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. Lot Line Adjustment – Waterview Subdivision lots 9 & 10, Block 5 – The Mayor drew a picture on the board and explained that on Block 5 lot 10, the builder built a house too close to the property line of Block 5 lot 9 – another builder’s property. We have two options to make this right for the builders. The first is to tell the first builder to tear down his house or have second builder move his house out farther on the property – making the second house having a front setback 18’ instead of the required 20’. The first builder will pay for lot line adjustment. The City will waive the $100 fee. Bell stated that the building inspector should have to pay for any fees charged. Bell moved to approve the lot line adjustment and variance with the builder of lot 10 paying all survey fees and our Building Inspector paying the City application fees, McDaniel seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. Rockbridge Phase 5 Final Plat Extension Request – Jason Densmore, of Roylance Associates stated that it is taking longer to move houses in the market place currently and requested a one-year extension for the phase 5 final plat. Christopherson moved to approve the request, McDaniel seconded. All aye: motion carried. Engineer Fees: The Council were each given a letter outlining the requested rate adjustment. McDaniel moved to approve the Engineering rate increase, Christopherson seconded the motion. Roll Call: McDaniel, Christopherson, Erlebach and Bell – All aye: motion carries. Regional Technical Advisory Committee and Demographic Committee – The Mayor nominated Dennis Stegenga to represent the City on both of these committees. Erlebach moved to approve Dennis Stegenga to represent the City, Bell seconded the motion. McDaniel, Erlebach, Bell – aye: Christopherson – nay. Motion carried. Reports: McDaniel had nothing to report. Christopherson discussed the web page and upcoming training. Erlebach met with the Meridian School District and Dr. Clark. The meeting was in regards to how the school district comes up with money to fund the school district. Erlebach also attended the Star Transportation Committee meeting at which they discussed classification of roadways and looked at connectivity between subdivisions. Bell stated that the trenches at Blake Haven Park will be filled and be graded when the ground dries out. The City Clerk gave the Council updated building permit numbers. The City Attorney had nothing to report. The Mayor stated that the Sew District now has permits to sell again. The new capacity will be about 1300 homes per module. The Mayor has two interviews with prospective city planners tomorrow night. The Mayor encouraged the Council and public to get involved with the Blueprint for Good Growth meetings. The City Clerk will email information to the Council regarding workshop dates. The Mayor will be interviewing with the Urban Land Institute regarding development in the Valley. There is a new school proposal involving the City, YMCA and the Meridian School District. The Mayor handed out the proposed drawings of the facility. The entities are very excited about this plan. The Mayor asked Bruce Mills of Ada County Highway District to check on the progress of road repair on Dixon Road. The Town Hall meeting date has been moved from Tuesday to Wednesday, February 23rd. Adjournment: McDaniel 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 Nathan Mitchell, Mayor