City Council Regular Meeting

Star City Council Meeting Minutes December 1, 2009 The regular meeting of the Star City Council was held on December 1, 2009 at 7:00 pm. Mayor Nathan Mitchell called the meeting to order and all stood for the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call: Council persons Dustin Christopherson, Tom Erlebach and Chad Bell were present. Councilwoman Tammy McDaniel was absent. Approval of the Agenda: Bell moved to approve the agenda of December 1, 2009, Christopherson seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. Consent Agenda: Christopherson moved to approve the Consent Agenda which consisted of Claims Against the City for November 2009 and Regular Meeting Minutes of November 17, 2009. Christopherson moved to approve the Consent Agenda, Erlebach seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. Public Input: No one spoke. Old/New Business: Nuisance Abatement – Properties that have nuisance problems regarding weeds. The estimate we received and the bid was $36,000. Discussion was held on ways to clean up the weeds. We will send out a letter to all concerned property owners and hold a public hearing to address the problem. Council will think about options for clean up; one option would be to buy a tractor and the City do the mowing. Ordinance No. 206 Amended Liquor Regulations – The amendment would allow the sale of liquor on election days as per Idaho Code. Christopherson moved 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. 206 be considered after reading once by title only, Erlebach seconded the motion. Roll Call: Christopherson, Erlebach, Bell – all aye: motion carried. Bell moved to approve Ordinance No. 206, an Ordinance of the City of Star, Idaho, amending Ordinance No. 7, an Ordinance relating to alcohol; providing for the sale of liquor on Election Day in the City of Star, Idaho; and providing for an effective date, Christopherson seconded the motion. Roll Call: Christopherson, Erlebach, Bell - all aye: motion carried. Reports: The Mayor stated that he has received calls about signs off premises. We will discuss the sign ordinance at the next meeting. 1 Unified Development Code – Chapters Three & Four: Bell stated that he has no problem with going through Chapter three, but feels Chapter four should be reviewed by our engineers. It was decided that everyone would get a blank grid and definitions tomorrow and each would go through the grid and place their own ideas of permitted/conditional and non permitted uses. The Mayor asked to have Justin Walker of Keller Associates come to the next meeting and review Chapter four with the Council. The Council were asked to have the matrix done and returned in a week. We will then go through the matrix and chapter four at the next meeting. Adjournment: Bell moved to adjourn the meeting, Christopherson seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 pm. Respectfully submitted: Approved: ____________________ _____________________ Cathy Ward, City Clerk Nathan Mitchell, Mayor 2