City Council Regular Meeting

City of Star Council Meeting Minutes April 6, 2010 The regular meeting of the Star City Council was held on April 6, 2010, at 7:00 pm at the Star City Hall. Mayor Nathan Mitchell called the meeting to order and all stood for the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call: Council persons Tammy McDaniel, Gary Smith, Tom Erlebach and Chad Bell were all present. Approval of the Agenda: Bell moved to approve the agenda, McDaniel seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. Consent Agenda: McDaniel moved to approve the Consent Agenda consisting of Regular Meeting Minutes of March 16, 2010, Claims Against the City for March 2010, Hope Ridge Subdivision Time Extension, and Liquor License Renewals for: Star Merc, Smoking Vine, El Mariachi, Helina Maries and Sam’s Saloon, Erlebach seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. Presentation/Public Input: Boy Scout Project – Joel Munn, 10907 Oneida, Boise, Idaho, stated that he was with Scout Troop 97 and was before the Council to ask for approval of his Scout Project of staining the gazebo and three picnic tables. Munn stated that there was graffiti all over the gazebo and tables and his project would be to sand off the graffiti and stain the gazebo and tables twice. The stain is a semi-transparent stain. The Council thanked Munn and approved the project. Kim Ingraham – Parks & Rec. Coordinator – The Mayor explained that Ingraham was hired as the part-time Park & Rec. Coordinator for the City. Ingraham stated that she has been a resident of Star for about eleven years. She has worked with the YMCA before. She has a ten and seven year old and is very interested in youth programs. Committee Reports - Economic Development Committee, Ray Stokes, 10166 Arrowleaf Court, Star, Idaho, stated that the next meeting will be the 13th of April and they will be discussing the landscape plan and master plan. Stokes discussed the shallow turn out at last meeting, he is hoping for a better turn out this meeting. Public Input - Denise Van Dorn, 11071 Frost Street, Star, Idaho, stated that since there will be an adult co-ed softball team, she would like to see the Council, Attorney and Clerks on a team. 1 Old/New Business: Star River Walk Sign Design – The Mayor reviewed the proposal and asked Council for approval to sign it. McDaniel stated that it seemed very reasonable and she thought we should press on; she is in favor of the proposal. McDaniel moved to authorize the Mayor to sign the proposal for the river walk signs, Smith seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. Carlson – River Walk Agreement – The Mayor reviewed the agreement. Item number seven regarding the pond was discussed. Half of this pond is on City property. The Mayor stated the Council needs to decide what they want in the agreement. City Legal Counsel, Cliff Brown, will work on the agreement and make some changes. Star River Walk – The Mayor has received one proposal for the bridge at the River Walk and is still waiting for a bid from Blake Trailers. Tim Breuer and the Mayor will go out and flag the mile loop and get property owner to sign off on the property. The Mayor talked about the park property at Heron River and stated that there will be a Land Trust overlay on it. The Mayor wants to put in the parking area and the signage on the City property at the river. Reports: Staff – no reports. Council – McDaniel stated that she attended a Parks & Rec. Committee meeting and there were a lot of good ideas. Smith reviewed all the upcoming meetings (See Report). Erlebach stated that he met with Liz Paul of Idaho Rivers United. She asked if Star would be willing to help with the River Clean Up, on September 18. Bell stated that he attended the VRT board meeting. They will be spending a bunch of money on sites they don’t know if they can buy yet; as part of the Federal Government program. Bell stated that he won’t be at the first meeting in May. Mayor – The Mayor stated that on April 23/24 the Council will hold their annual retreat. On Friday the Unified Code will be reviewed and finalized. On Saturday we will start out with review of next year’s budget/Capitol Projects and the rest of the day will be team building exercises. The City will be helping the Food Bank with a location, it will may be in the old city hall building. The Mayor discussed the applicants for the scholarship program, there are five. The Golf Tournament is set for Thursday, September 9. The Mayor stated that the East Canyon Development Agreement is being dissolved as the property has several owners. Our ordinance has a reversion clause making it all RT. 2 Weeds were discussed. There are only a few properties with weed problems and they will be addressed. Adjournment: McDaniel moved to adjourn the meeting, Smith seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 8:24 pm. Respectfully submitted: Approved: _________________________ ____________________________ Cathy Ward, City Clerk Nathan Mitchell, Mayor 3