City Council Regular Meeting

Star City Council Meeting Minutes November 20, 2012 The regular meeting of the Star City Council was held on November 20, 2012 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 Gary Smith, Tammy McDaniel and Chad Bell were present. Councilman Tom Erlebach was absent. 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: Claims Against the City for October 2012 and Regular Meeting Minutes of October 2, 2012, Bell seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. Public Input/Presentations: Public Input: No public input was given. Old/New Business: Main Street & Hwy. 44 Light Discussion – Ross Oyen, Traffic Engineer from Ada County Highway District came to speak about the light at Main Street and Hwy. 44. A report was given to Council from Tucson, Arizona with statistics regarding different types of lights at crossing. Oyen stated that compliance is working very well in Star. The Mayor stated that ACHD and ITD paid for the crossing light that is currently there. There have been no reported crashes at this light. The light is adequate from ACHD’s point of view. They would entertain a call, if there is a time of day that is worse than others. Bell believes we should table this until after the restriping of Hwy 44. He believes pedestrians will be safer when pedestrians face one direction of traffic at a time. McDaniel is in total agreement with Bell. Smith agreed to wait on the restriping to see what we need to do. Glass Recycling Discussion – Rachele Klein sent information for glass recycling in Star. McDaniel is not in favor of this. Bell is not in favor of this and he has not had anyone say they want glass recycling. Job Descriptions – New job descriptions were included in Council packets. The City Clerk’s job description is already adopted by State Code. There is a Deputy Clerk, Building Clerk, Recreation Director and Sports Coordinator job descriptions included. Smith stated that he has reviewed them and does think it’s the right thing to do. On the Recreation Director, he would like a monthly update to the Council. Bell would like to see a written paragraph in Council packets from the Rec Director. Bell moved to approve the job descriptions (five positions) and 1 to include the requirement for the Rec. Director to give a written report to Council, McDaniel seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. Park Regulation Discussion – The Mayor stated that this is the beginning of a discussion on park regulations. All the park regulations are in the City Code. The Mayor asked the Council to look at the current regulations and come back with recommendations. Any updates need to be into City Hall by the 10th of December. Resolution 2012-04 Law Enforcement & Prosecuting Attorney Contract – Bell moved to approve Resolution 2012-04, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Star, Idaho approving an agreement between the Ada County Sheriff’s office, the Ada County Prosecuting Attorney’s office and the City of Star for Law Enforcement duties, services, and functions as well as prosecution services within its boundaries; and providing for an effective date, McDaniel seconded the motion. Roll Call: Smith - yes, McDaniel – yes, Bell – yes: motion carried. Resolution 2012-05 Street Naming & Addressing Numbering Agreement – McDaniel moved to approve Resolution 2012-05, a Resolution of the City of Star, Idaho, adopting the renewal of the Joint Powers Agreement for street naming, address numbering and application transmittal review between the City of Star and Ada County; authorizing the Mayor to execute the agreement on behalf of the City of Star; and providing for an effective date, Smith seconded the motion. Roll Call: Smith - yes, McDaniel - yes, Bell - yes: motion carried. Discussion on Roseland Subdivision – The Mayor has spoken with Don Newell who is looking to purchase the Roseland Subdivision. They spoke regarding a possible exchange of the Roseland Park and the Pavilion Commons Park. Along with that, the question is also there regarding the walkway between Hope Ridge Subdivision and Roseland Subdivision and if the plan can be changed. Council will entertain changes to the items discussed and are open for discussion with Newell. Reports: Council – *Smith stated he has had residents contact him regard Main Street surveying. The Mayor stated the reason for surveying the entire right-of-way is that there are some swale issues. The scope of this project has not changed. There are trees to be removed on the east side of the road, but none are scheduled to be removed on the west side. Idaho Power gave a check to Economic Development. *McDaniel stated she attended the Veteran’s Day Assembly at Galaleo School and it was very enjoyable. *Bell stated he had no City business to report on. *Mayor – The Mayor stated we haven’t applied for the Block Grant this year because they are not funding for the type of grants we are looking for (Downtown Revitalization). The City Clerk sent a message to the Council asking for volunteers to be on the Capital Investment Committee for ACHD. This is an advisory committee. Smith volunteered to do it. 2 Dustin Christopherson is working on the fee payments on the web. As clarification to this point the City will pay for all the fees for the first few months and then re-evaluate the costs of the program. Update on the last phase of Saddlebrook - the Mayor did conceptual layouts for fields, it will be a struggle to do the fields without tiling the canal. The City received a bid from Engineering Solutions, excluding posting and surveying for $4,500 to de-annex the Canyon County parcels. We would have to post all the properties and pay all the surveyors. The Mayor does not see the need for hiring a zoning administrator right now as there is no major work going on. Executive Session under Idaho Code Statute 67-2345 (1)(a) Personnel: Bell moved to go into Executive Session under Idaho Code Statute 67-2345 (1)(a) Personnel, McDaniel seconded the motion. Roll Call: Smith – yes, McDaniel – yes, Bell – yes: motion carried. Adjournment: McDaniel moved to adjourn the meeting, Bell seconded the motion. All aye: motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 pm. Approved: __________________________ Respectfully submitted: Nathan Mitchell, Mayor ________________________ Cathy Ward, City Clerk 3