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REC,ULAR tIFETING
Parch 1.5, 100_3
7:3n p.m.
The Meeting ,vas called to order by ? McCluskey.
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The Mayor requested that one of the Roy Scouts in attendance at the
Meetinq lead the City Council and the audience in the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag.
The Roll of the City Council was called with the following members
present: Raymond, L. Carter, J. Carter, Mallea, Betts, and Cowles.•
Absent: name.
(APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES)
It was MOVED by Cowles, SECONDED by Mall_ea that the minutes of the
Regular. City Council_ Meeting of lurch 1, 19G3, and the minutes of
the Regular City Council Meet.inr7 of Marc11 2, 1983, be as
written.
MOTION CARRIED
(AUDIENCE PAR.TICIrATION)
The Mayor asked if there was anyone from the audience who cared to
brinq anything before the City Council that was not on the prepared
Agenda.
Mr. Ted Vance, was recogni.�_ and seated that he woul..d like to call.
the Council's attention to the railroad crossing on 5th Street
which was hecom:i.ng intolerable. Tie would appreciate it .i if someone
could visit with the Union Pacific to see -if it could be repaired.
The Mayor informed Mr. Vance that the City Enclineer di.cl turn this
complaint into the Union Pacific and they were very slow. It Baas
discussed at the City Council. Meeting several. weeks ago and as a
result, Mr. Redmond slid contact them.
The Mayor then stated that he would like to recognise Scout Troop'_._,.
Ado. 228 that was present at the City Council Meeting, Mr. bii_l.ler ,
the Scout Master was also recoq_nixed and explained that their group
was from the United methodist Church. The Mayor requested that
each of the Scouts introduce themselves to the City Council
Several of the Scouts addressed the Mayor and City Council with
questions with regard to the City of Caldwell.
(MUSICAL HIGHS,IGHT)
The Mayor informed the City Council. that both he ante Mayor Goering
from the City of Nampa signed the f=ollowing Proclamation which he
would read before int.roduci.ng a nuartet that was present at - the
Meeting to sing a song for tbe, City Council... The Proclamation was
as follows:
1 ,I7H.RFAS, the Society for the ;'reservation and
Encouragement of Farber Shop Ouartet Singinq in America,
Incol� orated is celebrating its 45th Anniversary and
T41I'7Ft7'.A6, the Hampa/Caldwell Canyonaire Chapter of the
S.P.F..B.S.O.S.A. has been affiliated with - this unique si.nginq
Society for R years and
WHEREAS, the S.P.£,.B.S.O.S.A. has been an organization
dedicated to the enjoyment of the people of North ATY.teri_ea'.
through building and encouraging close harmony grou and the
encouragement of harmony among all people of the world for the —
past quarter century, and
1 the S.P.E- B.g.O.S.A. is celebrating its 45th
Anniversary of civic service through song in barhersho?,�
ha.rmonv, America's oldest song style:
N&V, THFR.EFOPE, I, G4inston Goering, Mayor of Nampa, on
this date, March 14th, A.D. 1983, and 1, A. H. McClusl.ey,
P9ayor of Caldwell, on this date, 14th larch, A.D., 1983,
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hereby proclaim the week of for.ch 14-19, as BAR ERSHIP E.t R fCNY
,IZEK en extend. 'best wishes to the \iamj; /Calcawel ;. Cha pter CJ
the S.P.1E.R.S.O.S.A. for continued success in promoting
barbership quartet singing in our community.
Tbe Mayor then introducer Art Collins along with his croup wh Lcn
included iriynn Kircher, Gene Smith. and Ctha Watts. The Ouartet
then sang several songs for the members of the City Council, the
Mayor and audience and gave a brief explanation of their groux, and
invited all to come to their annual show.
OLD R USIN ESS
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The mayor Called on the Bid Cotnm.ittee to report with re- to this
bid which was opened at the Last Regular City Council Meeting.
Councilwoman 1 reported that the Committee did review these
bids an d determined that the low 1:;3d was from Municipal Pi pe.. amine
Supply of Raker, Oregon. The bid for wise Avenue was in the
amount of $6,322.71; and the .revised bid that was re -added for
Happy Day Ford was $35,976.34. The latter bid was only off a small
amount.
It was t r by Mallea, SECONDED by Cowles that the low bM
submitted by Municipal Pipe Line Supply be accepted for the pipe -
and fittings for the water 'Department.
MOTION CARRIED
NEW BUSINESS
METIER FROP -, !VIAYOSi GOERING WITH REGARD TO TORT CI_AI.MS )
The Mayor stated tra lie would Snead the following letter addressed,'
to Skin Smyser from ':ayor Goering of Nampa,
We had a meeting in my office yesterday with the County
defender, our Chief of Police and our City attorney. T he
topic of discussion was the issue of tout cl.aisns, it was t
unani r.-ous conclusion that the Idaho Code should be changed to
reduce the time from filing of a tort claim to iil ing of
lawsuit against municipalities, The present two years seems
to us to be entirely 'coo long. The exposure for c'lhar,r
personnel and the ability of the witnesses to recall_ is beyond
reality.
We 'therefore petition you to begin legislation to _educe the
statute of limitation from two Years to six Pontlhs.
Snip, we are addressing this item to you because of your
interest in municipal government and, of course, your intimate
knowledge of the profession and your sense of fair , -1ay,
The Mayor stated, that with Council approval, he :could notify Yr.
Smyser that the City of Caldwell was in agree rent to this action.
City Council members stated their approval.
(LETTER FROL -i G -L WT vG )
The Mayor stated that he received a copy of a letter written by
Captain Wing to the Police Chief with regard to County Prisoner
Days. Captain taint indicated in the letter that he checked the
County Prisoner report and found nu arous ;problems. one lady was
cited by a Caldwell Police. Officer for an improper turn. She
stated that s'ne was leaving town that eve ninq and she was taken to
the Canyon County Sheriff's office to host bond. She was in the
Sheriff's Dffice not to exceed ten minutes. Captain Wing state6
that in conversation with the jailer he stated that tb,eir jail
policy was that anyone who was brought in to post bond Went throu ,71t
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the entire booking process before they were released. lip further
stated that even if - the County officers brought the person in, that
this would happen as it was jail procedure. He also stated that
the only way it could be eliminated Was for the officer to request
, a
jailer to meet him outside the building with a receipt boolt and
to take bond outside. IF the prisoner got inside the buil(5inq, he
would go through the process.
The Mayor informed the City Council that he wanted t1 to be aware
of thi.s and that some action was taken by the Police Department to
alleviate this. if the city arrested a person that was not a City
prisoner, the City would have to pay for them if the City booked
them. From now on the Police Department was going to call the
County and tell them to pick the prisoner ul,
(REPORT ON THE LANDFILL COST)
The Mayor stated that he received a letter from the County
Commissioners with regard to the landfill- cost and the City of
Caldwell's cleanuj, which he read as follows:
The Commissioners have read and discussed your March 8, 1.983
letter concerning the April cleanup of the City of Caldwell.
our decision is that the County will bill the City for the
loads cc)yqinq into the solid waste site. V%ka will then ask you
- to review the billing and determine how many loads were for
the City of Caldwell cleanup campaign. The County then will
remove those charges from the account, for one - truck, Lip to 15
loads, picl<e-,l up during the month of April. i " 1. We trust this
will solve your problem and meet with your annroval.
The Council stated that they did appreciate their support on Lbi.s,
but the regular charge was going to be very difficult.
(13RACKrTT LETTER)
The Mayor also read the following letter. addressed to - the city from
Robert D. DracketL:
We had your building Inspector, Mr. Dennis Davis, recently
perform the final inspection on our dwelling at 2426 North
Montana It was very refreshing to watch a man or this
calibre perform his duties. Not only was he courteous, but
businesslike, thorough and very professional. In - this day of
government waste and red tape, it is a pleasure to 1 served
by this rRan. Tie is the kind of civil employee that every City
hopes for, but seldom finds. Again, thanks.
(DISCUSSION V-71TH UGART) TO RrSOLAJTION TO SET SPIPFJ) LIMIT ALONG t
The Mayor called on the City Engineer, Mr. Redmond, to discuss the
proposed Resolution to set a speed limit along the Miracle Mile.
Mr. Redmond stated that there was a request from the Miracle Nlile
Merchants to have the speed limit reduced :from 45 miles per hour to
35 miles per hour in their area. Initially, when loolkinc , r through
the Citv Code, it indicated that a City by pass-iniq a Resolution
could adopt a speed limit less than what the State indicated. Upon
further research, it was found that the State Laws have charaged, and
this was specifically addressed which did become effective the Ist
of march of this year. The State Transportation Poard has the
ultirr,ate authority on State Hirfhways and the City cannot. (90
anything to supersede this. However, the City can perform a study
of the speed limits for that area and forward whatever information
they can to prove to the State that the speed should be .reducer.
Thera a Resolution could be adopted to request the reduced speed
limit if the study indicates that it was warranted. He had LalRed
with Dan McComb, who was going to come over to Caldwell to discuss
the traffic light study at Cleveland and Linden and the City
planned to discuss the speed limit in t'he Miracle Mile area at the
same time. Mr. Redmond further stated that it % not possible to
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proceed with the .Resolution at this time, but they would begin the
study with the hope that the Resolution could be prepared at a
later time.
(PRESENTATION OF EASEMENTS)
The City Engineer presented two easements for acceptance by the
City council one easement was to the City from F. Craig and
Eleanor M. Barnett and the other from Calvin F. and Loraine H.
Burns. Both easements were for the same thing, storm clrain
easements on Taslh and Arlington for a short distance as there was a
section of storm drain that was unc'er size. The City would relieve
this by putting a short section of pipe through their. yards.
MOVED by Raymond, SECONDED by L. Carter that the City accept the
two easements as presented by the City Engineer and that the City
Clerk W instructed to have them recorded.
MOTION, CARRIFI
(CATERINJG PEPMITS)
The City Clerk presented two Catering Pern for approval. Both
were to be catered by the Corral. for the ^agles. One for the niqlnt
of the IRth, of March for a Benefit Dance and the otter on the 1.9th
of March for a membership dance. The Chief of Police has - his
approval and the fee was paid to the Office of -, the City Clerk.
NOVEL by L. Carter, SECONDED by Cowles that approval be given for
the Catering Permits as presented.
IMOT!01 CARRTRF�
(FIMSICIAL REPCHM
Counci- 'Oallea reported, that the Finance Committee reviewed
the Requests for Payment. on the statement submitted to the City
Council members, there was accounts payable issued in the amount of
$207,906.59. Of this, the Finance Committee has held two Requests
for Payment for further investigation-, one in the amount of $627.00
and one in the amount of 5150.00 loavinq Requests for Payment in
the amount of $207,129-59. In addition, there was a Payroll of
$19R,354.84 of which $41,455.59 was Fringe Renefits. The total..
amount to be issued was $405,484.43.
miovEr, By m SECONDED by J. Carter that the checks be issued
and the Requests for Payment be filed in the Office of the City
Clerk.
tIOTION CARRIFD
(COMMITTEE REPORTS)
Councilwoman Mallea reported that she spoke with the City Attorney
today and he has asked that the City Council give nolitical supt�ort
to the three cent gas tax. m.-r. Smyser said this would amount to
$233,000 for Caldwell's streets.
Councilman L. Carter asked the �mayor and City Council if they had
noted that Keith Stanwood was selected Pro of the Year. Council -
members and the Mayor all. stated that they were not aware of this.
Councilwoman mallea asked that Councilman Carter offer Keith the
Council 's corgtratulations.
Councilman Cowles stated that the Parks Departm.ent was doing their
annual tree spraying. The Historical Commission also had their.
Centennial posters on sale.
Councilman Raymond questioned as to whether the Council members
were aware of a Policeman's Association F=6 Raiser. He had been
asked what the City's Part was in this by several businessmen in
t o%111r) . Council.-rian Raymond informed those asking that the City was
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not involved in any way. The Council members discussed this
briefly and stated that they were glad to know of this in case they
were approached.
(FX7CUTTV1 SESSIOeT CALLRI
The Mayor stated -that he would request a motion for the City
Council to convene into an Executive Session pursuant to Idaho
Code, Section 67-2343, for the purpose of discussing personnel
matters.
MOVED by Ravmond, Sr- by Betts that 'the City Cnuncil- convene,
into an Jxecutive Session as stated For the purpose of discussing
personnel matters.
Roll call vote. Those voting yes: Raymond, I.- Carter, J. Carter,
Fallea, Betts, and Cowles. Those voting no: none. Absent and not
VoLinq: none.
MOTION CARRIED
There being no fortiier. business, the Regular City Council meeting
was adjourned at R:lO p.m., and the City Council. convened into an.
Executive Session.
The Roll of the City Council was FIC3ain called with the following
members present: Raymond, L. Carter, J. Carter, Mallea, Betts, and
Cowles. Absent: none.
AEter a lengti-iy discussion with reqa.rd to personnel., the Fxecutive
Session was recessed at 10:00 p.m. and it was determined that the
City Council would again convene at 12:00 Noon on Priclay, the ip't'rj
of March.
APPROVED AS written
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