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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-11-13city council minutesBook 41 Page 280 SPECIAL MEETING NOVEMBER I3, 2000 6:00 P.M. The Meeting was called to order by Mayor Nancolas. 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: Gable, Callsen, Langan, and Wells. Absent: Earl and Ozuna. MOVED by Langan, SECONDED by Callsen to approve the Agenda as printed. Roll call vote. Those voting yes: Langan, Wells, Gable, and Callsen. Those voting no: none. Absent and not voting: Earl and Ozuna. MOTION CARRIED OLD BUSINESS (CONTINUATION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CITY OF CALDWELL'S PROPOSAL TO THE IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FOR AN IDAHO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT TO CONSTRUCT SEWER IMPROVEMENTS AT FARMWAY VILLAGE) Councilwoman Earl arrived and was counted present. The Mayor stated that the first item under Old Business was a continuation of a Public Hearing for the City of Caldwell's proposal to the Idaho Department of Commerce for an Idaho Community Development Grant to construct sewer improvements at Farmway Village. He then re- opened the Public Hearing and noted that the reason for the continuation was to obtain additional documents on this project. That material has been received and distributed to the Council Members at this time. He asked if there was anyone who testified at the last meeting who cared to address the Council further at this time. Those who testified at the last meeting indicated that they were present to answer any questions Council might have. Councilwoman Ozuna arrived and was counted as present During the ensuing discussion, the City Engineer informed Council that the Mayor asked him to be sure that the application did not conflict with any projects which might use this similar type of funding. His review indicated that it did not. He would recommend that Council rely on the advice of the engineers for the Farmway Village to make their determination. Councilman Gable further commented that his concern was that the City would re -visit this issue again with the lagoon situation at a later date. Mr. Law stated that lagoons were a perfectly legitimate way of processing waste water and to extend City service to this location was not being addressed by this application. As he understood, there were certain pieces of equipment that have either failed or were in the process of failing and need to be addressed. There was not enough money to even consider extending sewer service. Councilman Wells noted that in the past the City has sponsored several million dollars worth of improvements at this property. With regard to this facility, Mr. Wells indicated that they were talking regulatory as well as health and safety issues. In order for them to apply for the grant, it will require an entity such as the City of Caldwell to sponsor them. It seemed appropriate to do so when it was not a detriment to the City and was a benefit to the residents. He believed it was a worthwhile project to sponsor. The Mayor commented that the City could only sponsor one application at a time for specific funds such as this. There was another project that was being considered through the Urban Renewal Agency and the housing project associated with that. The Urban Renewal Board did discuss this with Fred Cornforth and the issue was resolved that it was probably better for them to wait anyway because they still bad a few things to do to score higher. It would probably make them more competitive than this application would have been. The only possible down side to any of this was just the fact that we can only apply for one grant at a time. He believed that everyone was in support of this Grant for Farmway and just needed to have the proper documentation before them. MOVED by Ozuna, SECONDED by Gable to close the public testimony portion of the Hearing. Roll call vote. Those voting yes: Ozuna, Langan, Wells, Gable, Callsen, and Earl. Those voting no: none. Absent and not voting: none. MOTION CARRIED MOVED by Gable, SECONDED by Callsen that the City of Caldwell sponsor this project and urge the necessary documents be placed for the application of the grant. Roll call vote. Those voting yes: Gable, Callsen, Earl, Ozuna, Langan, and Wells. Those voting no: none. Absent and not voting: none. MOTION CARRIED Book 41 Page 281 MOVED by Gable, SECONDED by Callsen to close the Public Hearing. Roll call vote. Those voting yes: Gable, Callsen, Earl, Ozuna, Langan, and Wells. Those voting no: none. Absent and not voting: none. MOTION CARRIED (AWARD BID FOR THE REMODEL OF THE UPSTAIRS AT CITY HALL) Mayor Nancolas stated that they did have a workshop on this bid award last Thursday to discuss this issue. He believed that everyone's questions were answered at that time. MOVED by Earl, SECONDED by Ozuna to award the bid to Carr Construction in the amount of $97,000 for the remodel of City Hall. Roll call vote. Those voting yes: Earl, Ozuna, Langan, Wells, Callsen, and Gable. Those voting no: none. Absent and not voting: none. MOTION CARRIED NEW BUSINESS (RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN CONSENT ORDER WITH DEQ INVOLVING THE NEW POLICE FACILITY) The Mayor explained that they anticipated having that Consent Order this evening, bur it has not yet been fully put together. Kevin Beaton, our Environmental Attorney and Mr. Hilty have not seen the document. In the essence of time and if the Council would trust Counsel to make sure that the document was appropriate, he would request that Council authorize him to sign the Order when it was received. There was considerable discussion regarding this Order. Councilman Wells explained at some length the purpose of the Agreement noting that it was a requirement of DEQ. It was an Agreement between the State of Idaho and the City of Caldwell, was a legal document, there were two fine Attorneys that would be reviewing it. MOVED by Wells, SECONDED by Callsen to authorize the Mayor to sign the Consent Order. After considerable discussion among the Council Members, it was determined that it would be appropriate for the Council to see this document before it was signed by the Mayor. Councilman Wells with the permission of the second, Councilman Callsen, withdrew his motion. This Resolution would be placed on the Agenda for the Regular Meeting on Monday, November 20, 2000. Copies of the Consent Order would be distributed in the Council's boxes when it was received. (CONSIDER CONTRACT FOR ABANDONMENT OF WELL NO. 4) The City Engineer, Mr. Law, informed Council that this item was simply approval for proceeding with a bid for closing out a well at the Canyon Hill Cemetery. It has not been used for quite some time and this was the normal procedure required by DEQ to close wells to prevent contamination. The request at this time was for Council to authorize the Engineering Department to proceed with that contract. They have already completed drilling of a well called 4A about twenty -five feet away from this well. MOVED by Gable, SECONDED by Callsen to allow the Engineering Department to put in place the abandonment of Well No. 4 and award the contract too Stevens & Sons, Inc of Noise, Idaho in the amount of $6,954.00. Roll call vote. Those voting yes: Gable, Callsen, Earl, Ozuna, Langan, and Wells. Those voting no: none. Absent and not voting: none. MOTION CARRIED (ADJOURN) It was MOVED by Gable, SECONDED by Earl that since there was no further business, the meeting be adjourned at 6:40 p.m. Roll call vote. Those voting yes: Gable, Callsen, Earl, Ozuna, Langan, and Wells. Those votin no: none. Absent and not voting: none. TION CARRIED APPROVED AS r; t f on THIS 2( th . DAY OF n,t o , 2000. R ED f1 " 1 " f Ct,l Councilperson Councilperson Mayor ®4 ®� OF A °LORP ©R °® a 1� 9T ®Cf1 m ® cn ATTEST: I� m n S IAA 5 City Cl y ®° OUNTri ° ° ®ea love&®%Ssv®