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REGULAR MEETING
July 15, 1991
7:30 p.m.
The Meeting was called to order by Mayor Dakan.
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The Mayor requested that everyone stand for the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag.
The Roll of the City Council was called with the following
members present: Nancolas, Jarboe, Houchins, Raymond, and
Valdez. Absent: Murdoch.
(ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS TO THE AGENDk)
Mayor Dakan requested a couple of additions to the Agenda at
this time. One was a reappointment to the Board of Directors
for the Canyon County Organization on Aging. This would be
included as the last item of business. Elaine Leppert from
the Library was present and would like to make a report to
the City Council regarding a new program at the Library.
This would be under New Business as the first item.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Mayor Dakan stated that the neat item would be consideration
of the Consent Calendar. Councilman Raymond requested that
Item No. 4 be removed from the Consent Calendar regarding the
irrigation survey and included under New Business.
The Mayor agreed that Item No. 4 under the Consent Calendar
would be considered as Item No. 3 under New Business.
MOVED by Raymond, SECONDED by Houchins that the changes as
presented be approved.
Roll pall vote. Those voting yes: Raymond, Valdez,
Nancolas, Jarboe, and Houchins. Those voting no: none.
Absent and not voting: Murdoch.
MOTION CARRIED
The Consent Calendar was then presented by Mayor Dakan as
follows:
1. Dispense with the reading of the minutes of the Regular
City Council Meeting of July 1, 1991, and the Special City
Council Meeting of July 3, 1991, and approve as written;
2. Accept the minutes of the Planning and Zoning Commission
Meeting of June 13, 1991;
3. Approve a Pawnbroker's License requested by Jerry R.
Jellison, dba Caldwell Pawn at 810 Main Street which was
approved by the Police Department;
4. Approve a Catering Permit requested by Mike Maenaka, dba
Golden Pheasant to cater at the Depot for a class reunion on
August 2, 1991;
5. Deny a request submitted by Bill Gilbert to withdraw
from the Caldwell Municipal Irrigation District as it could
cause a negative financial impact on the Caldwell Municipal
Irrigation district and petition to be forwarded to the
Pioneer Irrigation District for their consideration.
MOVED by Nancolas, SECONDED by Houchins to approve the
Consent Calendar as presented by Mayor Dakan_
Roll Call Vote: Nancolas, Jarboe, Houchins, Raymond, and
Valdez. Those voting no: none. Absent and not voting:
Murdoch.
MOTION CARRIED
OLD BUSINESS
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(CONSIDERSTION 07 RESOL07ION iNnICATIN9 COU_I'• _CTL S_U_P2OPT OF
ADVISORY -- SOVERE1
Mayor Dakan informed the City - ,i,at tllh.e; only item
under Old 7usiness was conside- of a Re;olution
indicating t1ae Council's support of an advisory petition on
Sovere_ gnty. Mr. Fox made a presentation concerning this
request at the last Council moeting. 7he Council at that
time asked for additional time to to over _`he
mater: thoroughly.
MOVED bl Raymont, SECONOED by Vcldez t� no action be, taken
on this :_tam.
Rol3 call vote. !'hose voting yaw inymond, Valdez,
Nancclas, jartoe, and Houchins. T. Ose votJ'_ng no none.
A.'_;sent not "oNting. "�',Turdoch,
MOTION CARRTED
NEW BUSINEnS
(REP017 BY ELA:NE LE:P.P'ZRT F:FO1' THE Ll,,
Ms. Leppert reported that at the last Board Meeting,
Councilman Raymond asked her to attend the Council Meeting
to info r7 the Members about a pToject the Library has been
working on.
For some tile, the library, has been concerned about the
issues of literacy and the lace of ability to read among the
adults in our '_!ommunL.., and. have 'Ioa.:n lco�_,.ng fo the
Library's place in this issue. They have found that the
Library needs to supply supplemental materials. There was a
Federal Grant Project for Lioraries available that Caldwell.
would applying for. This would be to purchase materials
and they 7ere looving for high interest low von.,-. books
fo:_ the hlic - ,-iith a. spoond e� on -or
s1;)ea,, inaividua__:_ attem to learn English.
Along with the Grant, they wi71 be looking for assistance
from the Communi`�: Co were already received from
the Zonta Club and the Forward C3ub. The State Library has
also asked V place at computer in tha Cal6wall Library whi&l.
is used to hog.- peop:. learn - -o read.
Mayor Da .pan also mentioned that on July Ath the Library was
having an Tce cream social sponsored by the Friends of the
LibraTy.
(PUBLIC HEWING AND AUCTION OF STRUCTURES ON THE MOORE PPOPERTY
AT THE AIRPORT)
The background information as submit to t� , ,s Ccunc ..l by
Airper Manage-- was as folloi
Per Ordinance No. 1902, dated May 6, 1991, the City
inten�. to hold a Public Hearing and to sell the hoose
ond shop at public auction on the 15tt of July, 1991.
items to be sold separat2ly. The house and shop have
bero advertised in the Press Tribune on July ist and
8th. No bi6s may be accnpted for less than the
appraised value: $4,500 for the house and $800 for the
chap. The Council may reject any and all bids. If no
115s are =eceivef, the Council shall have the authority
to sell such propn7ty as deems fn the b9st interest
of tha City. The punahaser - .gill Ls,ume all coves in
moving the buildings. They must be moved without 60
Clays- Tan percent of tho purchass prics must bo paid �o
City at the time c). bid and th ba I anc- upon
execution c! an Agreement Sale ( 7 days c_ the
auctnon). This is a cash sale, 1,a7,TfUl of the
Tnited States.
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There has been limited interest in these structures.
Hopefully, we will have some bidders. If there are no
bids at the appraised values, the auction will be
closed. Since there were no bids, the Council then has
the authority to sell the property as it deems in the
best interest of the City. The main objective is to
clear the ground, with minimum expense, and hopefully,
some positive monetary return.
The Mayor then declared the Public Hearing open and asked if
there was any one signed up to testify at this time. Since
there was no one, the Mayor declared the Public Hearing
closed and opened the auction to accept bids for the house.
After asking three times for bids and receiving none, the
Mayor declared the auction closed for the house.
At this time, the Mayor declared the auction open to accept
bids for the shop. After asking three times for bids and
receiving none, the Mayor declared the auction closed on the
shop.
Since there was no bids, the Mayor declared that the Council
now has the authority to sell the property as it deems in the
best interest of the City. Mayor Dakan asked if there was
anyone in the audience who cared to make an offer on either
of the properties at this time. Mr. Bill Richardson, 219
13th Avenue North of Nampa stated that he would make an offer
of $2,000 for the house.
The Airport Manager informed the City Council that he did
have several people showing an interest in both the house and
shop_ However, he did not have names and addresses.
Councilman Raymond stated that he would like to give those
who expressed an interest in the properties a chance to make
an offer.
MOVED by Raymond, SECONDED by Nancolas that the City Council
accept written offers through August 5, 1991, and Council
will take action at that time.
The Mayor explained to Mr. Richardson that he should submit
his offer in writing to be considered at the next meeting.
Roll call vote. Those voting yes: Raymond, Valdez,
Nancolas, Jarboe, and Houchins. Those voting no: none.
Absent and not voting: Murdoch.
MOTION CARRIED
(RESOLUTION PERTAINING TO THE REDISTRICTING OF CANYON COUNTY)
Mayor Dakan read the Resolution as follows:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CALDWELL, IDAHO, REGARDING
REDISTRICTING OF CANYON COUNTY,
WHEREAS, The concensus for one -man, one -vote concept as
a guideline for 30 -35 senators for the entire state would be
one senator for each 28,764 - 33,558 population, or average of
31,161 citizens for each senator; and
WHEREAS, Canyon County's population is 90,076, or
approximately three senators for the entire county; and
WHEREAS, Canyon County has both rural areas and urban
areas. It is our desire to preserve the rural representation
and give the urban communities identity.
NOW, THEREFORE, We request consideration be given to
the following redistricting for Canyon County in the new
redistricting for the 1990 census:
1. The areas of: Caldwell - population 18,400
Middleton - population 1,851
Parma - population 1,597
and enough surrounding areas to
include 30,000 citizens
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2. The areas of Nampa Civy Limits and enough citizens
towaM the Ada County line -- -o a of
30,000 citizens - Nampa, - ,pcpulac_ion 28,3,(.
3. The balance cf the r7ral area be considered rural
anj have cm.e senator to represent rural Canyon County.
MOVED by Nancolas, SECONDi--HID by va'_.ez tha, the Rc - „olution be
passod pertaining to the redistricting of Canyon County as
presented by the Mayor,
Roll call vote. Those voting yes: Nancolas, Jartae,
Hou.;:' 7 .�aymond, and Valdez, Those voting no: n 0 ) a
Absen and not, voting -, Murdoch.
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(REPORT ON IRR__GATION Su irS'JJLTS T .) DATE)
The City Engineer, Wally Cary, gave a brief report on tha
results of the survey disc muted �. 1-h.e CaIdwell
Municipal 7rrigation District us-- Th-'-s: report is inc
as lHhibit A attached to the minutes of this meeting. Mr-
Cory explained that they were attempting to get a higher
return than was previously received. At the - time the
information was
assembled, the return was about forty-seven
po=ent. Subsequent to that, they have passed the fifty
percent return on the questionnaires. Of those sent out,
about thirty-five percent are in favor of a pressure system;
two percent in favor of a flood system L.I.D.; five percent
for flood system force account; and five percent with no
preference at all.
mayor vakan stated that no action was necessary at ti,
The ite-, was Lnclu6c`11, on t_ Agenda for informa;.
purposes,
(FINANC. REPCF7)
Counoilxan Valdez presented to 7"inanc..al Repo _t stat. that
there was Accounts Payable in th amount of $260:837.53 s! a
payroll of $172,092.40 fo,- the two -.leeks ,- 6/28/91.
MOVE!,' 'ay Vaifaz, SECONDED by Nanoclas tha't. the , ' *ccounts
Fayabla in the amount of $260,337.53 represented by checks
number 22574 through 20912 and a payroll for the amount of
S172.09MO represented by checks number 33744 through 33993
be ccceptea, the bills paid, and the vouchers filed in
Offic-, of the City Clur
Roll call vote. Those voting yew Valdez, Nancolas, Jarboe,
Ho chins, and Raymond. ThOSe voting no: none. Absent and
not -, 7oting: Murdoch.
MOTION CARRIED
(AUDIENC7 PARTICIPATION)
Mayor Dikan asked if there was anyone from the audience who
cared tc addres8 the Cit Counc- at thi ; time-
Ran, Offutt, 2002 Rice Avenue, was recognized and s'- Umt
she was speaking to the Council in har capacity as President
and U,.' nf Ezeautive Iffice= of the Caldwell Cha, Leer of
Ccmmerca. Ms. Offutt informed the Council that one of the
Chamber's concerns this year - was pv'lblic safety an in
per_ �Acular, the high crime index in the City. The Chamber
wantpc the City to know that they appreciated all of thei:?
efforts this year toward public safety. They also wanted the
City to know that they did support them and would encourage
thq Council to adequately fund thu Police Department in oraler
to c the fight again-_ crime.
Camilo Lopez, 1721 Rocsevelt, was recognized by the Mayor.
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Mr. Lopez also commented with regard to the crime problems.
He mentioned in particular the young people spray painting up
behind the Rose Garden. He suggested that perhaps when
school started in the fall, they could clean the area up as a
project.
L. I. Passmore, 1601 Dearborn, reminded the Mayor and the
City Council that they were invited to his patio on July 22nd
for the purpose of talking on a one to one basis regarding
the irrigation system.
Councilman Raymond also commented with regard to the graffiti
issue. He suggested that the grade school students be
involved in cleaning up the problem areas. The Mayor also
stated that with Council's permission, he would like to write
a letter to the Judicial System requesting that community
service hours be used to clean up the graffiti.
Marion Whipple, 2008 Colorado. Mr. Whipple informed the
Mayor and Council that he worked as a Course Marshal at
Fairview every other weekend. He expressed his concern about
the young people at the golf course on Wednesday during the
lesson sessions at Fairview. He did ask one Police Officer
if they could be more visible during that particular time
which they agreed to do. At this time, he was just asking
the Mayor and Council to be aware of the problem and to
encourage the Police to be more visible at that time.
(COMMITTEE REPORTS)
Councilman Nancolas reported that he attended the A.I.C.
Conference and felt it was worthwhile.
Councilman 'Valdez stated that he attended the Senior Citizen
Meeting that morning. They were planning a rummage sale on
August 3rd. They did express some concern about their
parking lot and would like to see if it could be fixed.
Councilman Raymond mentioned a packet the Council received on
Small Town Environmental Planning Act which was being
presented to Congress. He wondered if the 5,000 population
could be expanded to include larger cities so they could have
an opportunity to apply for relief from some of the E.P.A.
regulations.
Councilman Jarboe stated that he did not have a Committee
Report, but did have a statement that he would like to make
at this time. Mr. Jarboe continued saying that the City of
Caldwell has just received a grant for close to $57,000 from
the Idaho Criminal Justice Council. This Grant will entitle
the City to do several things including the following:
1. To do ground work for a vocational and employment
center for youth in trouble or youth at risk. We think
that during the period of time in the first year, we
ought to be able to find some additional funding for
that kind of activity, work out all of the ground work
for it, put together a staff so we can do vocational
training for kids who are having problems.
2. Establish a family training program. Those of you
who have paid attention to problems in relationship to
crime over the years would note that in many cases,
there is a real family problem involved when people are
having difficulty with crime. They want to put together
a training program to bring parents and kids into
selective sites, sit down with them, and teach them to
be a family.
3. Allow us to formalize Service Club Council that some
of you are familiar with and also, to formalize the
Business Coalition Against Crime that was started about
a year ago. Lastly, to formalize the Canyon County
Coalition on Crime.
It is a big charge all in one year, but it seemed to him that
it was something that the City of Caldwell is up to. It is a
wonderful opportunity for our City and in the long run, he
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K-n—,17 that cou I d make a i f f ere n.ce in - to - 7- - ms of L in our
Cit
T. you I -- ave be- act ii Ived n, the ssue of
C
-me s..: ap---o-inted to the Caldwc Lar Enforc�1
by Ma DakEn over a _�,-ear anti a ha- ago. S 'l-noe
t h a - j me, a v e b a o n a p a :_ t o f a �a s t a r r a y of a 4- 1 i v i t i 'o s
in City and Cc�Inty. - ,j s t t mention a f e - t ine
forma of - the C - -.Yon County C'calitJc on Crime,
estlablis'...rient o:ff an ec 1, Coalition
�.�und w-it'ain th� Coa_!�j
whf_ch has aow purchased 7_ piece: of equipment ^.nd
is aq,n,ilable to all cities the Cculnty, assisted in
initi =- ;;ing th:, Services Club C'cuncil, the Bus= _ COalition-
H wo. ve hard _ the n Juve.n.`I_'_e Detention '_
have - nrked c> - I well vsr fc semir_a_ and. - ,,7-esentations
i n ery - Lo>n in tb, e Coen .
U ;
T sec- _c_n thi Gran' an op-.,ortuni�
I I-- to become e more
n s p 1 y -':- nv o 1 in t1n 4_s c r u s;-z, c: e a g a i t c r J. Fcr this
r<_";7'son, am at - -his �_J'.:re res:;.gnin 9 1, - Y post on the City
to foal w ' this p- oject. Before doing sc. howev r,
I wc: I d I to say that Co,e la f our Te ars hay b een
wonder-`al expe.-,. __o . me. V appoJ rted to
was 073-ginal
by -, , -- -a Govo an-, , :vas not only honored by that
f act, but by the c, ty to -o.;ork on 1:, of the tn-,17 I
to loge � I was clect-_cI to
over the yea. s. Whell L�
the '11uncill by the C` citizens, that the great
honor ` all. I worked. very h=d ove the I as four ars to
6.e ` dn`� _ -
serve 'Cl - , V �tes 1 l 1 a -ure I � ('5_ C ; ease
e 1 can .-,,sure that intant, on vote. - ,x7as
the 'oetterment of our I hope that by and 1 an_,.7,e
peop are _ with what T have gone an that Caldwe' 'i
might b just a ittle- Oit bet-_ plac,? to becauG�, of my
i __ I V 0 1 - 17 en t. - ,,-Tant bo T)oin out thai I I have the
a f-z, `, ior;. for the City Co, moil, - I. -.e Mayor and great resT
for - he C- employees. 7 am pa. ly proud of
cit -ass of C_dweli especial -ly those, who ha;,e chosen to ta!:,r,
an act i part in her affairs. I can assure - you that - will
miss, the of t'ns Counr_.' hope Uls,
-;
C,��`_Io Lc J
. �D��iz and - ;hn Teo - �a The" are al,,Tays he and a-,.. - ays
t h i ng. z appreciate th:= and `aat t 7 h— stand for. Y1
shoe Ca 1 dvtel I has 2 brigh future cnd I ink I Can be C
more hc:_n to City now b`.coming .zvolvcc in our newest
L:)-,-)j ect, I will alwa be avc:1-lablo to help in any - , - ,t_).y I
C E, One - 1-ast tha.nT you `I those 1.1 heic:�d elect me an-_1 to
who Ii _- _oed d. t1le early days ant! those I have
the o-Dortun4ty to aroun- the 1. ^t fo r years. i t I s
_ruiy who has bee the v one - , - or bel
K - I. this
o- and c-le I wJ I I neve forget
i wit` h,
Mayc Dakan stated that it � mixed, �Dmotio_ns th
would accept the re��-_`gnatia He -.omment-.^,d that
Counci_; .n�.an Jarboe has ' an - member of th".z.; 3oard
a 1 _i ce.
n�a the J'ty Council, a good n to - the Ma 0-1-
Whe this -roject �7,JS first discussed, t- Mayor eencour,.ged
Mr. 7,arboe write he Grant, bu', to do so only if he
wi 1 1 to in iste the p-rog
g ram. this was a conJ ol
Cc �._ - a.
interes therefore, the need I- - his resignatj 0.
O meii7,b of ti.c Council exp--e.ssed t)- sir support c--"
pro and commended. Counc ima
n -,-boe f or his e: Ln
leadinc the Council `Ln, the :".ght ag crime in
Ca.]_dwe_ They `Telt I only 'J.'ting Mr. Jarboe "nould
a 71 finis this G s h -, 7-,)rked so hard _'�.n SeC-1
it .
MOVED _�, Nanco SE b Raymond that ta2 City Counci - '_
the Y_a the authcrity to accept this Gran and
a Ea.- Jarboe as tl Admini:=" of the G=nt.
Rol 2- ^all -, rote. Those voting yes: Nan-colas, r.ouchins,
- dez. -- lose _�Ln Absen �and nct
Raymcn.- and Z a V 0: g no none.
Murdoch,
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MOTION CARRIED
(REAPPOINTMENT TO THE CANYON COUNTY ORGANIZATION ON AGING)
Mayor Dakan reported to the Council that he would request the
reappointment of Les Carter to the Canyon County Organization
on Aging for another term.
MOVED by Raymond, SECONDED by Valdez that Les Carter be
reappointed to the Canyon County Organization on Aging.
Roll call vote. Those voting yes: Raymond, Valdez,
Nancolas, Houchins. Those voting no: none. Absent and not
voting: Murdoch.
MOTION CARRIED
(ADJOURNMENT)
MOVED by Nancolas, SECONDED by Valdez that since there was no
further business, the Meeting be adjourned at 8:20 p.m.
Roll call vote. Those voting yes: Nancolas, Houchins,
Raymond, and Valdez. Those voting no: none. Absent and not
voting: Murdoch.
MOTION CARRIED
APPROVED AS written THIS 5th DAY OF August 1991.
City Clete