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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-05-06city council minutesBook 21 Page 131 REGULAR MEETING May 6, 1980 7:30 p.m. The Meeting was called to order by Mayor McCluskey. The Roll of the City Council was called with the following members present: Williams, Raymond, Hopper, Carter, and Betts. Absent: Mallea. Councilman Raymond stated that Councilwoman Mallea was attending a college class so was unable to attend the Council Meeting. (APPROVAL OF MINUTES) MOVED by Williams, SECONDED by Hopper to dispense with the reading of the minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of April 15, 1980, and approve them as written. Roll call ,rote. Those voting yes: Williams, Raymond, Hopper, Carter, and Betts. -Those voting no: none. Absent and not voting: Mallea. MOTION CARRIED (AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION) The Mayor asked if there was anyone from the audience who cared to bring anything before the City Council at this time that was not on the prepared Agenda. Since there was none, the Mayor stated that the meeting would continue as outlined. (ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA) The Mayor stated that he would like to request permission from the City Council to add one item to the prepared Agenda. This was an application for a beer and wine! license. MOVED by Hopper, SECONDED by Carter that approval be given to add this application for a beer and wine license to the prepared Agenda. Roll call vote. Those voting yes: Hopper, Carter, Betts, Williams, and Raymond. Those voting no: none. Absent and not voting: Mallea. MOTION CARRIED (APPLICATION FOR BEER AND WINE LICENSE - SUN RAY DRIVE -IN DAIRY, INC.) The Mayor explained that an application was submitted for a beer and wine license for the Sun Ray Drive -In Dairy, Inc. located at 4th Avenue and Blaine Street. The Chief of Police gave his approval for both of these license and the fees were paid to the Office of the City Clerk. MOVED by Carter, SECONDED by Raymond that approval be given for the application for a beer and wine license for the Sun Ray Drive -In Dairy, Inc. Roll call vote. Those.voting yes: Carter, Betts, Williams, Raymond, and Hopper. Those voting no: none. Absent and not voting: Mallea. MOTION CARRIED (RESOLUTION NO. 29 -80 - MORATORIUM ON WATERLINE EXTENSIONS) The Mayor called on the City Engineer, Mr. Lewis, to discuss this item. Mr. Lewis stated that on April 18, 1978, the City of Caldwell passed a Resolution that the City crew would not put in water main extensions as a result of a suit brought by Homebuilder's Association. This moratorium would last as long as the suit was pending. The Supreme Court upheld the City in its charges for water main extensions so the City could now lift the moratorium if the Council so desires. Mr. Lewis further stated that the City Policy Manual has all the Book 21 Page 132 specifications and charges for the extensions, but felt that $S-00 per foot was no longer adequate. The developer has the option of installing the water line to do so. The new Resolution was then read in full as follows: BE IT RESOLVED That the City of Caldwell hereby removes the moratorium on water line extensions by the City Water Department established in Resolution No. 24 -78 on April 18, 1978. HEREAFTER, Water mains will be extended under the "Water Main Extension Policy" No. P -4 as set forth in the Accounting Policy and Procedures Manual MOVED by Hopper, SECONDED by Williams that Resolution No. 29 -80 be passed removing the moratorium on water line extensions. Roll call vote. Those voting yes: Hopper, Carter, Betts, Williams, and Raymond. Those voting no: none. Absent and not voting: Mallea.. MOTION CARRIED (PRELIMINARY PLAT OF STARLIGHT PARK UNIT 3) Mr. Lewis, City Engineer, was recognized and explained that this area was on South Florida, South of Starlight #2. Mr. Lasher bought forty acres, the middle two ten acres were developed. in Starlight #2. The ten acres at Cherry and Florida were going to be developed into a senior citizen's home and a special permit was issued for this This was the last ten acres he has left in that area and was outside of the City limits and would require annexation. This has been requested. The Planning and Zoning Commission has looked at the Preliminary Plat of Starlight #3. The standards of the Subdivision Ordinance have been met; the requested zoning was R -1 Single Family Residential which suits both County and City plans. The Preliminary Plat has been accepted by the Planning and Zoning with the following considerations: 1. The North Street must be renamed. - 2. Improvements will be installed by the developer with the approval of the City. 3. Either the City or the developer will install water lines. 4. The one half street policy will apply to Florida; that means the developer has to improve one half of Florida. S. All plans, inspections, field controls and agency approval to be the responsibility of developer's engineer. Mr. Lewis further explained where the sewer and water lines would have to be extended from and explained that there would be no drainage problem as it would go out Florida. MOVED by Hopper, SECONDED by Carter to approve the Preliminary Plat of Starlight Park #3 subject to the conditions as outlined by the City Engineer and recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Roll call vote. Those voting yes: Hopper, Carter, Betts, Williams, and Raymond. Those voting no: none. Absent and not voting: Mallea. MOTION CARRIED (REPORT ON FILLMORE DRAIN) The Mayor requested approval from. the City Council to skip the next two items on the prepared Agenda and go on to the Fillmore Drain discussion for the benefit of those people in the audience. The City Council members agreed to this suggestion. The Mayor then called on the City Engineer to report with regard to the Fillmore Drain. Mr. Lewis stated that he had talked with Mr. Sanders of the State Health Department and reported to him that the T.V. survey had been completed. In addition to the six original blocks to survey, Mr. Lewis stated that he had added two blocks on Fifth Street. He Book 21 Page 133 stated that he didn't find any connections in this block, but had found fifty connections from Fifth Street to Eleventh Street. Obviously, not all of those connections are live, but some of them are. Mr. Sanders asked Mr. Lewis if the City would consider providing ten percent funding for any solution that was to remain public in maintenance if ninety percent funding could be found. Mr. Lewis told him that the City would consider this. Mr. Sanders also asked if the City would fund ten percent and maintain individual pumping systems. Mr. Lewis thought there would be too many pumping stations to maintain for that to be realistic. Mr. Lewis further stated that the Engineering Department had developed an information sheet to determine specific information about each connection. Each sheet will have the elevation of the Fillmore Drain in front of the property and the elevation of the sewer behind the property to get an idea of where some of the sewers could go. Eventually, Mr. Lewis hoped to get to the door to door survey. Mr. Sanders said that Mr. Lewis was on the right track to get this project going and to keep him informed on the progress. The Mayor asked Mr. Lewis if the City was going to keep picking up the tab for this project as it could become quite expensive. Mr. Lewis said that he saw no way out of that for the time being. Councilman Raymond was recognized and stated that he wondered if it would be possible to put in an L.I.D. for the people who are involved. The Mayor said that he thought it would be possible or perhaps a sewer district could be established. The Mayor said that he questioner the extent of obligation the City of Caldwell has to this one particular district. The Mayor said he didn't want to establish a precedence of the City picking up the tab for this type of thing and then reversing their procedure. Councilman Raymond agreed and said he was glad that the Mayor brought it out in the open. The Mayor then asked if there was anyone in the audience who had any questions. Mrs. J, W. Bledsoe, 57.6 Fillmore, was recognized from the audience. She stated that she was told the sewer in the alley couldn't compensate for the people connected to the storm drain and that was the reason the residences were connected to the storm drain. If this was true, she would like to know what will be done to connect or provide an adequate sewer for the people connected to the storm drain. Mr. Lewis said that he understood her question to be if there was capacity in the sewer and the answer was yes. If there was any way of linking the sewage into those lines, the sewer could handle it. The reason the residences with deeper elevations can't use the sewer was because the sewer was too shallow in the alley. Any building, basement level would be too deep to be pulled by gravity into the line. Mrs. Bledsoe said that she was told the sewer wouldn't compensate for the people connected to the Fillmore Drain. Mr. Lewis said that this just wasn't true. Councilman Raymond asked what would be suitable discharge in the drain. Mr. Lewis said only a minimal amount of discharge and nothing with waste in it would be accepted. Mr. Lewis said if anyone was to remain on the drain, the City would have to relieve themselves of liability from flooding. He further said that once this drain becomes a drain it will be used frequently to relieve the problems above it. The Mayor stated that the City would not want anyone left on the Fillmore Drain because the City would be subjec t to liable since the problem was known and allowed to continue. Mr. Kemp asked the Mayor if he meant that the City had just now found out about this problem. The Mayor said no and the reason that nothing was done before was that the City Council feels that the responsibility lies with the property owners. Glenn Morgan was recognized from the audience. He stated that the last big rain the City had no one was flooded because the drain was clean. He said that on his corner the grill was plugged so it flowed on down the street. He further commented that if the grill hadn't Book 21 Page 134 been plugged he would have been Flooded The Mayor said that it still did not change the problem of people connected to the Fillmore Drain. Mr. Lewis asked if the Mayor and City Council wanted the Engineering Department to proceed with their investigation; meaning detailed analysis and surveys. Councilman Raymond asked how much in dollar commitment would have to be done. Mr. Lewis said he would have to talk to Dave Baker, the Assistant Engineer, and. report back. Councilman. Raymond said that the City would have a better chance of getting reimbursed if the engineers continued to work on this project. Councilman Hopper said he would encourage the Engineering Department to keep a detailed report of time and costs with the anticipation of recovering some of those costs and reporting to the State. MOVED by Hopper, SECONDED by Carter for the Engineering Department to continue the study, but to keep a detailed report of time and costs with the anticipation of recovering some of those costs and reporting to the State. Roll call vote. Those voting yes: Hopper, Carter, Betts, Williams, and Raymond. Those voting no: none. Absent and not voting: Mallea. MOTION CARRIED Mrs. Shirley Neville, 702 South k:imball, was recognized from the audience and stated that she would like to volunteer evenings or weekends to help with the survey or anything else a layman could do. The Mayor thanked her and said her help would be appreciated. (REQUEST FOR PARKING BY CAXTON PRINTERS) Mr. Lewis reported that he had a letter from Caxt:on's Printers by Gordon Gibson stating they had. been using part of the Third Street right of way adjoining the warehouse on the West as parking­` for employees cars. They would like permission to continue doing so. Mr. Lewis explained that the Planning and Zoning Commission approved a variance for parking requirements. A stipulation of the variance was for Caxtons to pursue getting permission from the Council to use the Third Avenue right of way. This was right of way dedicated, but was not now being used for street purposes. It was unlikely that it will be in the near future because of the need for a bridge across Indian Creek. MOVED by Raymond, SECONDED by Hopper to grant the request of Caxton Printers for temporary parking usage of the Southeast half of the Third Street right of way. Roll call vote. Those voting yes: Raymond, Hopper, Carter, Betts, and Williams. Those voting no: none. Absent and not voting: Mallea. MOTION CARRIED (RESOLUTION NO. 30 -80 - AGREEMENT WITH TDAIIO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT) The Mayor directed Mr. Lewis to discuss the transportation study. Mr. Lewis explained that there was an organization known as the Nampa /Caldwell Urban Transportation Study. The City of Caldwell entered into this about three years ago and the agreements were up,__, for renewal now. Mr. Lewis stated that the City earned about three thousand dollars :from the last study. A transportation study determines traffic flow for all the arterial systems. This was a mean to predict where the traffic will be in the future. This helps to determine where street improvements should be. It was the City Engineer's recommendation that the City Council renew the agreement. The Resolution was then read in full by the Mayor as follows: Book 21 Page 135 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE A FISCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CALDWELL AND THE IDAHO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT. BE IT RESOLVED That the Mayor and City Clerk of the City of Caldwell be, and the same hereby are, authorized to execute that certain Fiscal Agreement attached hereto and made a part hereof as if set forth in full by and between the City of Caldwell and The Idaho Transportation Department for the Nampa /Caldwell Urban Transportation Study for Fiscal Year 1980. MOVED by Carter, SECONDED by Hopper that Resolution No. 30-80 be passed authorizing the execution of a fiscal agreement with the Idaho Transportation Department. Roll call vote. Those voting yes: Carter, Betts, Williams, Raymond, and Hopper. Those voting no: none. Absent and not voting: Mallea. MOTION CARRIED (ORDINANCE REGARDING THE ADULT BOOKSTORE) The Mayor stated that it was not his intention to act on this ordinance at this time. He suggested that each of the City Council members read their copy of the ordinance that the City of Boise passed so it could be discussed at a later date. (DISCUSSION REGARDING TIME CLOCKS) The Mayor said that he thought the City should have time clocks rather than the present system of cards. The Mayor further stated that he had used time clocks in his business for years and had found them very helpful. They give management better control of what is going on. Also, it was quicker for whoever was keeping the time to add up the hours on this system than the system the City was using now. One time clock would cost about $250.00. Councilman Hopper asked if this was going to be purchased out of the Mayor's miscellaneous fund this year or would it be budgeted for next year. The Mayor said that if he had the funds and the City Council approved, he would like to purchase one now to try it out. Councilman Hopper asked the Mayor if he had discussed this with personnel. The Mayor answered that he had not as yet because he wanted to first see if the City Council was interested. He further commented that the time clocks wouldn't work in the Fire Department or the Police Department because of their different shifts The City Council agreed that the Mayor should go ahead and purchase one time clock to see how it would work out. (DEEDS AND EASEMENTS) The City Engineer reported that there was no deeds or easements to present at this meeting. (COMMITTEE REPORTS) Councilwoman Williams stated that she thought the Superintendents should be commended because of the gas savings. The Departments have decreased gas usage by 21% when the City Council had only asked for a 10t cutback. She also stated that she and Councilwoman Mallwa had gone to the Library Orientation. She said that each of the Library employees were introduced at this meeting and she was very impressed by them. Councilman Betts commented that he felt the Fire Department should be thanked for the cleaning and hosing they have been doing around the City Hall. booK Ll Page 136 Councilman Hopper stated that the! Airport Commission had been discussing an Instrument Landing System Installation for the Airport. This would be used in conjunction with the Nampa Airport. The system would be almost entirely funded by F.A.A. The cities would be responsible for acquiring the land and this would be about their only expense. The Mayor stated that this was actually a Non - directional Beacon. There was comments from the other Council members about the noise, additional planes and helicopters landing and practicing their approach with this system. Councilman hopper pointed out that whether or not the City liked it, Caldwell has been designated a satelite or reliever station :for the Boise Airport. I further stated that the Boise Airport was number two in the Pacific Northwest in air traffic right now. Councilman Raymond reported that he had only gone to the Recreation Meeting long enough to introduce his replacement, Councilwoman Mallea. He did stated that he knew the recreation activity schedules were out. Councilman Hopper further reported that there has been a lot of interest in the softball this year. He also said that he would like the Mayor's Office to send a letter of thanks to Dee Palrang for putting together this year's program for the Recreation Department. Councilman Raymond also stated that they had their first meeting on the downtown cleanup. IIe thought there would be a lot of enthusiasm for this project. The retail merchants association will hand out fliers to get people to look at the outside of their building and the surrounding area. The Fire Department will wash down the core area with pressure hoses. The Mayor stated that the State of Idaho Department of Aeronautics had presented to him that the City of Caldwell could possibly get a 50/50 funding for the tie -downs at the airport. This would save the City about $10,000.00. The Mayor said he had requested an application form and would proceed on that. The Mayor further stated that he had purchased a trailer and used pickup for the Irrigation Department in lieu of a new pickup. For both he reported the cost was $3,000.00 instead of the projected $6,000.00. There.being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:50 p.m. APPROVED AS written ,Co Coun ilman / 1 7r,41_ Councilman ATTEST: THIS 3rd DAY OF .Tune , 1980. mayor - ou cilman "C ncilThaQ. Councilman Cj�-tj C1e