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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-05-18city council minutesBook 33 REGULAR MEETING may 18, 1992 7:30 p-7,n The Meeting - oTas called - to order by ' Dalkan. Page 97 The Mayor requested that everyone stand for the Pledge of Allegiance to t1 Flag. The roll ol the City Council was called with the following memo s present: Nancolas, Murdoch, Carpenter, Houclains, and Ozuna. Absent. Raymond. (ADDITIONS OR 7 TO THE AGENDA; Since there was no deletions or additions to the prepared Agenda, the Mayor declared that the meeting would proceed as outlined_ CONSENT CALENDZ�_:� The pr, c,_qnted the fol-lowing items on the consent, Calendar 'or ccn..sideration by City Council: 1. Dispense with the read: og of the minutes of tie City Council i- of May 4, 1992, and approve as written; 2, AcCGTt the minutes of the following boards and commissions: CaIlwell Golf Board. Meeting of April 15, 1992, Ai_ Meeting of May 7, 1992; and the Historic Preservation Commission Meeting of At)ril 9, 1992; 3. Approve authorizing the Mayor to execute a grant application for youth employment. MO' by 0zsuna, SECONDED ty Carpenter to accept the Consent Calendar as presented by Mayor Dakan. Roll cail vote. Those voting yes: Ozuna, Nancolas, Murdoch, Carpenter, and Ho Those voting no: none. Absent and not voting, Raymond. MOTION CARRIED (INTRCDUCTIOi , OF THE NEW BUIJi,-'3ING OFFICIAL) The Officer, Teri Ottens, introducod the ne Building Official, Ralph Gambca. Mr. Gamboa presented a short sketch of his backgrounj and Cc�ncil welcomed him to Caldwell. (DECISION ON THE 7NCUDATO_.� PROJECT) The Maycr informod the City Council that the ne,-.t itGm. under the Agenda was to make a decision an the Incubator Project. Councilman Murdoch informed the Mayor that he was prepared to make a motio, at this - time. it was then MOVED by Murdoch that the City commit $50,000 to the Incubator Project from th H.U.D. funds subject to Council approval on all documents that need to be execs ted prioT to the release of the $50,000 such as rental agreements, management agreements, general operating agreements, relationship. etc., and that Council rejection of any of those documents would negate our commitment in spearing th $50,003. Councihxan Nancolas SEC'CNDED the motion. Councilman Nancolas, commen,-__. f that he would like to ail the motion by including, "that those aocuments also need to meet 1daho Conztitutioaal Statutes and Provisions so t1iat the City would be com?letely legal in this transaction." The City Attorney agreed that given the status of the project at this point, he felt it be wise tc add this sentence to the motion- Book 33 Page 98 Councilman Murdoch MOVED that this amendment be added to the original motion and this was SECONDED by Nancolas. The Mayor asked for a roll call vote on the amendment as presented. Those voting yes: Murdoch, Carpenter, Houchins, Ozuna, and Nancolas. Those voting no: none. Absent and not voting: Raymond. MOTION CARRIED The vote was then taken on the motion as amended. Those voting yes: Murdoch, Carpenter, Houchins, Ozuna, and Nancolas. Those voting no: none. Absent and not voting: Raymond. MOTION CARRIED (AN UPDATE FROM BOB JARBOE FOR JUVENILE ASSISTANCE CENTER GRANT) Mr. Bob Jarboe was recognized by the Mayor and gave a rather extensive report on the status of the Juvenile Assistance Center Grant. Mr. Jarboe stated that the dollar proceeds are on target and they will not over expend on this grant, but will expend all of the money on or before June 15th which is the deadline for the expenditure funds for this fiscal year. All of the objectives in the first three quarters of the grant are completed. In terms of the Family Training Program, they have recruited six outstanding volunteers to act as trainers. They have had four sessions with families and have five families that have been referred to this program through juvenile probation. The only drawback at this time was the need for more volunteers. Mr. Jarboe continued informing Council that all of the systems for the vocational training program are in place. The City has now submitted a grant request that would allow the City and the Corporation established under the auspices of this grant youth employment services to provide employment for troubled youth and youth at risk of gang involvement. In terms of the Service Club Council, the Board has been formed, set goals, and established it's first year objective which was to attempt to solicit volunteers for law enforcement and crime prevention programs throughout the area. The Council has identified volunteer needs for local agencies. Some of the volunteers are currently working in volunteer capacities although the number of volunteers they have in the computer system now is not nearly as large as they would like to have. However, it is growing on a daily basis. At this point in the presentation, Councilman Nancolas, the President of the Board of Directors of the Service Club, made some comments pertaining to the Council. The Canyon County Business Coalition was another part of the Program discussed by Mr. Jarboe. This Coalition was put together to provide educational sessions, seminars and _ training efforts throughout the County. The seminars continue to occur with good participation. Every town in the County have been done twice with the exception of Nampa and they hope to be there again in July. Mr. Jarboe further stated that the Coalition has little chance of faltering at this point. If the Grant would cease to exist tonight, the Coalition would continue to exist and hold the educational seminars around the County. Mr. Jarboe further stated that the Board of Directors for the Canyon County Coalition on Crime was close to having their goal of thirty -two people. This Board was composed of a variety of organizations and agencies including Mayors, Councilpeople, Chiefs of Police, people from the Juvenile Probation Department and several nonprofit organizations and numerous other entities that deal with law enforcement and Book 33 Page 9� crime -,,D-,-even 4 -- n. Vnay felt that the Coalition has made a su"ostan- ccr,, - -ibutic - during this year both financially a n L, with gir ab--' -, -ity to, coordinate crii prevention and law enf(,.: - Il.n the Mr. jarooe fu Cher sta_ed that correspondence was received awarding . a second year's wort of f for the grant prcgram. They were alls Inzol"MIed that this , prograili in Calf. the .most ii one in, the State and refer- to ^_ Justice Department Washington, D_ C. as a progra_nj vorthy of emulation na..t.ionwidke. In conclus-ion, M . Jarb-_8 infcr, Council that they - , , 1 - .3,11 cont:.,nue a .1 facets of the current program working with t1ae City oF Calf, Ycj Emplloyemen9 Services to instigate vocalic., al trair - _L ng, -, hope to star a new concept called - � Hisnanic -, _ - ntervention Te< nl. The number of juven-'le incidents was down s,, they -.alt soams, ' proqr, was 1. made. although was a - of yet be Clone. NEW BUSINESS (FIRST 7:EADTN ,7 OF Bil��_, NO. AMENP-i THE CITY CODE REGARDT-T%TG THE REQUIREMENT OR STREET LIGHTING IN ST - The Pla:f- a.nf Zcni: Direct'or, J_Jr , Blizzard, explained that this bill w,_as in :response to Counc,`._l request earlier this year a an aT. to the subdivision reg to r e q u :L r e s t r z s t 1 i g h s as a u b 1 i c p r c v -,- n e n t. T ce int tonic':,.: was fc_- staff to present the draft languagc for the first r.-ading. Mr. BlJz.zzard - fil=ther :said that he was also waiting _ possible �edbac]-� from Idaho Po;,,7er and the Planning an Zoningg, Commiss was - reviewing the bill. The Mayor read Bill No. 14 in full as 'Follows. T AN ORDINANCE AMENDJJ THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE C-L'1 OF CALDN, STA713 OF IDI H,0, BY DELETING AND ADDING CER A , NGUAGE IN TITLE V, CHAPTER VIII, SECTION 4 (E- _. PEI RTAINING TO SUBD STREET AND T-TTILITY 11ti11PROVEMEN'T REQU 7MENTS; REPEA-,,ING A ORDINANCES, �7 RES'C� 11UTI ONS ORDE7. OR P,`aRTS THEREOF INI CON!"LICT HEREW BE __'.T ORDA.il'.NED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF '.7: COU'N\7 OF CAIYON, S OF Section 1. Taat Sect 4 (7-13) of Chapter 2, Title V be a as follows: 5-3-1 (E 13: St7 i-t-s-a-nd...r.�eq-u-i ,n-es 1-1--bs . i, st-a-1-Jer -in- accordance - ,�7ith-=rren_t _ C_'t-y-p-o1 -s-t-a­ndErd-s-i_-n th-o-s-e- lo-c-a­t-icas "app_ - the Council- 5 -3 - 1 HE 1 3 , St' Lighting A street lightins system shall 'Se.installed in all d i v i s _i o n s. S 1_1, c h tin systems shall be within 1 yea follo the, date approval by the Ci - Council of final niat or, in the avent twat 70 or more of the lots haWa not b�:en bull upon V, thin - s -1 year yje_ tie Council may extend the t a i i a t i o n time to 6 months after 75* oz the lots have been 6.evelo The street iiqhtin:�T systciLi wi l i I oe cons " t o conform to the following a. stree 1 -, QT systc7s are a required pub - j is im3Drovement _sub-Le to the requircments of b. upon a . _'-soecticn and approval by the City, ,- he I icl1 - - ina s _ m a y b e d ed. c a t e & fo r 1 to the City or by deed resC:-. to a home owner's association; Book 33 Page 100 c. no privately owned lighting system shall connect to an City owned wiring supplying p ower to a City street light; d. any lighting system dedicated for City ow shall b const ruct e d to s the design specifications for publ street light systems pub and approved by the City Engineer. Section 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval, and publication according to law. The Mayor declared that this would be considered the first reading of Bill No. 14. (ADOPTION OF THE CODE ENFORCEMENT POLICY) Mayor Dakan requested that the Planning and Zoning Director present some background information to the City Council on the Code Enforcement Policy. Mr. Blizzard explained that responding to public demand and recommendations of the R /UDAT Report, the Council approve the position of Assistant Planner. This employee is scheduled to commit approximately 20 hours per week to investigating complaints and pursuing abatement of violations of those sections of the Municipal Code not already administered by the Police Department, Building Inspector, Fire Department or other departments. Consequently, the Code Enforcement Program and Policy was developed for use by Planning Department personnel to assure that this public service is provided in an equitable, uniform, courteous, and efficient manner. The Planning Director recommended that the City Council approve the program and policy which is attached to the minutes as Exhibit A. The members of the City Council asked several questions concerning this program and policy including some clarification as to the language in the Policy, how much time is being spent each week on this enforcement, answering the calls for irrigation water being wasted, are the names of the complainant made public knowledge and are the people treated equally. MOVED by Ozuna, SECONDED by Carpenter that the Code enforcement Policy be adopted as presented by Mr. Blizzard. Roll call vote. Those voting yes: Ozuna, Nancolas, Murdoch, Carpenter, and Houchins. Those voting no: none. Absent and not voting: Raymond. MOTION CARRIED (CONSIDERATION OF GRANT APPLICATION - TURNING POINT) Mayor Dakan asked the Administrative /Personnel Officer to present background information to the City Council regarding this item on the Agenda. Mrs. Ottens stated that the Turning Point, a shelter for the homeless located at 703 Belmont, has been operating for a couple of months and has been a success. They are applying for a "Transitional Housing" grant from H.U.D. and have a real good chance of getting this grant. Part of this grant reflects the budget and where the shelter intends to get matching funds. Mr. Phil Bush, the Director, has indicated he is interested in pursuing a Community Development Block Grant for $50,000 of the funding. The section he would apply for is under the Public Facilities. This grant area is separate and won't interfere with either a downtown project or the incubator application. However, it is also the same Book 33 Pare 101 gi - ting area that the Commun _`:. Center could utilize, although it hasn't been idan.tified me a major funding source. The C. D.B.G. appli.cation. is ;sue in November. Mrs. Ottan continued stating that Mr. Bush, in order to qualify for his current grant, wou? d like the City Council to give him per. by letter to app ,ly for the C.D.D.G. as it must he applied for by the City for a nonprofit orgaaxization_ His orgamizat .,cn will address the match requirement. The City obligation wil be to act; as a "pass through" for the funGs and to guarantee °'te=st the funds will be used for the purpose stated. it was felt that - gin pis facility is serving a necessary function in Caldwell. The C.D.E.G. appiicatio -n will only be applied for if the N.U.D. apti,lication is successful. Mrs. Ottens £urthew informed Council that Mr. Bus %°w was p_ -nsent at this - time and could answer an-, questions the Council r, have. Counci lran Hou pins asked hooa much staff time would be required to administer tha grant.. Mrs. Ottens explained- that the time would be minim.l and the City's primary purpose would be to see that the grant money is spent in the way the grant says it should bc. spent. Councilman Murdoch also asked Mr. Bush several_ questions as to the role of the City in the process. MOVED by Murdoch, SECONDED by Nanco _as that on the basis that the C _,-,y is not exposed and the facility is providing a function that someone should be doing and the fact that if it does not ";ork out, the funding agency will get their money back, authorization be given for the letter to be supplied by the City as requested by Mtr. Bush, Roll Call vote- Those voting yes: Murdoch, Carpenter, Houchins, Ozuna, and Nancoles. Those voting no: nc)ne. Absent and not votir-g: Raymond. MOTION CARRIED ( SET A PUBLIC 7TEARING ^OR Iiv =t 'T ON TEE DOWNTOTN. ?N TRAFFIC FLOTn? ) The Mayor explained that the City Council was requested by the Traffic Co =emission to set_ a public hearing to .receive input from the public .. ;a'.th regard to the downtown traffic flow. He `-hen asked Gary Vezzoso, Chairman of the Traffic Commission, to give a br=ief suxwary as to why this was requested. M_ °. Vezzoso reviewed the memo which was sent to she Mayor and Council as 0ollcws The Caldwell Traffic Commission has reviewed accident patter, in the downtown area as well as the consistency of signs, traffic counts and traffic lights. The Commission concludes that certain raodification.s could and should be made to improve safety and traffic flow downtown: 1. Erect signs prohibiting least turns from Arthur onto loth. One of the highest accident intersections is the one at 10th and Arthur. Many c:" the accidents involve turning movemen.t.s, particularly left turns. This would reduce the options and turning movements at the intersection -•rithout, the Commission believes, interfering in a significant: manner with traffic flow in. Traffic counts are low at this intersection, lower than;; many other intersections in the City. (accordingly, sound reasoning dictates Wet the intersection be treated similarly to others in town. 2. Erect or maintain sto;_� signs on 6th, 7th, and 9th Avenues permitting Main and Arthur to be - through streets. This will promote consistency downtown. Note also that this proposal would. result in the removal of the :our way stop near the Post C= f_a_ce at Sl -h and j rthur. Book 33 Page 102 3. Monitor the intersection at Kimball and Main to see how these traffic pattern changes may impact it. It would be the intent of the Commission to replace the traffic light here with stop signs on either Kimball or Main depending on how the traffic flows after these other changes. The period of monitoring may be several months. Other changes may be needed in the future to keep downtown traffic flowing and to reduce hazards. For now, however, these three recommendations are presented to the City Council for consideration. Mr. Vezzoso further stated that due to the impact on a number of the citizens of Caldwell, it was their recommendation that the City Council set a time for a public hearing to hear testimony in support of or in opposition to this proposal. There was a short discussion and several questions asked by the City Council. It was then determined that this hearing be held in conjunction with the Regular City Council Meeting on June 1, 1992. MOVED by Nancolas, SECONDED by Murdoch that a public hearing be scheduled for June 1, 1992, during the Regular City Council Meeting starting at 7:30 p.m. Roll call vote. Those voting yes: Nancolas, Murdoch, Carpenter, Houchins, and Ozuna. Those voting no: none. Absent and not voting: Raymond. MOTION CARRIED (APPEARANCE OF RON HILLS REGARDING COMMERCIAL SEWER RATE) Ron Hills, 15138 Daniels Street, was recognized by the Mayor and stated that the property he was talking about was located at 301 Dearborn Street. Mr. Hills stated that back on April 3, 1992, he sent a letter to the City Council President which was reviewed by Mr. Nancolas. He informed Council that the property at the Dearborn address was a five Alex. As he understood it, water and sewer charges differ from residential to commercial properties. Residential properties who water their lawns from City water are assessed a winter's average rate for sewer usage in the summer months while all commercial properties pay sewer rates according to their water usage. Mr. Hills further stated that he was unable to use the flood irrigation system at this time; therefore, he felt he was being unfairly charged for the water usage to keep his lawn green. None of the extra water being used in the summer months goes back into the sewer system so he felt that his residential - commercial property should be treated the same as other residential properties. He informed Council that he was told to appear before the Utility Board which he did, but their recommendation was to appear before the City Council. The reasoning for this recommendation was that the policy concerning commercial sewer rates was set by the City Council several years ago. Only the City Council can change this policy; therefore, Mr. Hill stated he was here tonight to ask for consideration on this matter. The Administrative /Personnel Officer further explained that the City Council ruled that anything over a four plex was commercial and didn't get breaks on summer sewer rates due to landscaping. Also, she advised Council to be aware that irrigation water was available to the property. At this time, Mr. Hill did not have a person to do the irrigating for him and since he lived in another location, was unable to be there when the water was available. After further discussion, the City Council determined that they would take this request under advisement and would get back to Mr_ Hills within a couple of weeks. Book 33 Page 103 (REQUEST FCR AN EXECUTIVE SESSION PERTAINING TO LITIGATION) Mayor Dakar stat8f that the next item on the Agenda was a requsst for an Executive Session pertaining to litigation. MOVED by Houchins, SECONDED by Carpenter that pursuant to Idaho State Code, Section 67-2343, an Executive Session be caiind immediately following the Ra..gular C- Council Meeting for - ::he pur7ccse of discussing litigation. Roll coil vote, Those voting yes: Houchins, Czuna, Nancolas, Murdoch, and Carpenter. Those voting no: cone. Abs-nt, and not vot-'. Raymond. MOTION CARRIED (REQUEST FRCP-'_ DR. ROBERGE R13(_,.A _, The , '.ayor recognized Dr. Richard Roberge, who reviewed a letter submitted to the Mayor on May 11th as follows: This letter is to followny a tele�'hone conversation we had. on May 11, 1922, concerning the vacant lot ne�rt to the PEO House on tl'is corner of Logan and Ximball. The City of Cald is a wonder:0 place to live and raise a family. indevelcped lots dot our City landscape. These, unicvtunatsly, can become patches of weeds which reduce the beauty of our City. The lot at the corner of Logan and Kimball I belongs, in that category. Because 1 drive by this lot eveKy day on my way to wori , I have noticed i& i also kno that ',.t is owned by a nonprofit orgranization, the PEO Sisterhood. 1 would like to offer to develop and landscape this plot for the beauty of our city. 1 am concerned that the maintenance of this plot cannot be affnrded by the current ow hers. I wc therefore, propose that if I can economically develoy and landscape this plot that it would be utilized as a public park for the general population of Caldwell. in return, 1 would ask if it would be possible for the City of CalnTell to now and irrigate this park in the summer time? There &. several unanswered, factors in '�: . proposal. First, it has to be agreed to by the PEC Sisterhood. Second, it would need to be economically feasible for me to either privately develop this myseil or fund it through contrihotions from other concerned citizens. Third, I would need tc be assured that the City could continue this maintenance indefinitely, I appreciate the consideration you and the Council might give this proposal. After the presentation by Dr. 7 the City Council discussed this request at some length. Some of the issues in assuming this project included the manpower for upkeep, who woula jo the irrigation, a parking problem, the need for a lease, whether it would be considered a park and the liFbility involved, and zoning issues. it was agrees: by the City Council that the Staff would look at al of the issues and bring bacn a report in two weeks. In the Dr. Roberge would speak to the P.E.O. Sisterhoof with regard to the possibility of agreeing to a lease. (AUDIENCE - 2� , RTICIP,7\TION) The Mayor stated that this was the time set aside during the Council Meeting for members of the audience to address the City Council. Book 33 Page 104 John Pilote was recognized by the Mayor and expressed his concern about the public not being informed about the hearing scheduled on the downtown traffic flow. Ms. Ottens assured him that a letter was being sent out to the downtown businesses and the hearing would be advertised. This could not be done until the City Council established the date. (COMMITTEE REPORTS) Councilman Nancolas noted that he attended the Caldwell Events Center Meeting and they had positive news about the money situations. Mr. Nancolas also reported that he was participating on the committee to hire a Chamber Director and there was one hundred and nine applications. (FINANCIAL REPORT) Councilman Murdoch reported that there was currently accounts payable in the amount of $526,007.97 and a payroll of $158,269.59 for the four weeks ended May 15, 1992. It was MOVED by Murdoch, SECONDED by Carpenter that the accounts payable in the amount of $526,007.97 represented by 24979 through 225221 and a payroll for the amount of $158,269.59 represented by checks number 38130 through 38335 be accepted, the bills paid, and the vouchers filed in the Office of the City Clerk. Roll call vote. Those voting yes: Murdoch, Carpenter, Houchins, Ozuna, and Nancolas. Those voting no: none. Absent and not voting: Raymond. MOTION CARRIED (REPORT ON THE CALDWELL CLEAN UP) Teri Ottens gave a brief report on the Caldwell clean up held last Saturday. About four hundred people participated in the clean up and a lot of the town was covered. (STATUS OF RAILROAD CROSSING AT LINDEN) Gene Enebo reported that the work on the crossing at Linden was in the process and should be done in another year. The State was working on Ustick and should be going to bid in about six weeks. The 12th Street crossing was now completed. (MAYOR'S COMMENTS) The Mayor reported that the new building for Casa Valdez was completed. Along the same street, the Student Council from the High School has completed painting the old King of Clubs building and it is looking nice. He also reported that the demolition of the buildings at Blaine and Kimball are scheduled for July. (ADJOURNMENT) MOVED by Nancolas, SECONDED by Murdoch that since there was no further business, the Regular City Council Meeting be adjourned at 9:00 p.m., and the City Council convene into an Executive Session as requested in this Meeting. The Executive Session was adjourned at approximately 9:30 p.m. Roll call vote. Those voting yes: Nancolas, Murdoch, Carpenter, Houchins, and Ozuna. Those voting no: none. Absent and not voting: Raymond. MOTION CARRIED APPROVED AS written THIS 1 DAY OF June 1 1992, TO F : isaliv Uc�� E@d u0s 00 : � \ �� � � go I cc '-VOq