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Home My WebLink About05-22-2007 GOLF MINUTES � APPOINTED OFFICIAL MINUTES • MAY 22, 2007 9:00 A.M. Those present: Mayor Nancolas, City Clerk/Human Resource Director Monica Jones, Police Chief Bob Sobba, Planning & Zoning Director Brian Billingsley; Finance Director ElJay Waite; and Public Works Director Gordon Law. Absent: Fire Chief Mark Wendelsdorf. Updates: Council approved the RFQ for the downtown redevelopment for HDR, Inc. and money to come out of contingency fund. The public hearing on the Blaisdell Subdivision was continued. It was continued because of the claim that the City approved using right-of-way for a parking lot. Staff was directed to research this and contact Dr. Agee for information. During the visioning workshop, Council identified three (3) top priorities: 1) Move forward on the purchase of cars for the police department (Bob, ElJay & Mayor will meet to discuss). 2) Gordon should put together a sewer and water master plan which will allow • service to the northwest and southwest areas. Gordon stated that this was already done last year with Marty Goldwater. The master plan covers 15 square miles. 3) Move forward on the skate park project and get completed as soon as possible. Other projects that Council wants to move forward on are beautification projects on Exit 27 and the island at Blaine and Cleveland. Gordon stated that the landscaping of this island needs to be designed first and this project wori t be ready until about 2009. Council indicated that the City's website is critical. They suggested that someone be brought in to develop it properly. There should be money budgeted for this development as well as ongoing monies to maintain the website. Council would like to sell the entire golf property. The City will need to declare property as excess property. Staff should work with Mark Hilty to move this forward. The park master plan needs to be current and up to date. Need to extend the master plan to include areas of new development. Staff should work with developers to make sure parks are built. There was discussion about the establishment and size of parks. Council would like to conclude and get the parking lot in place on the Hopson property. This . should move forward once a meeting takes place with Matt Beebe. , . . The Mayor stated that he has not been contacted by Robin regarding an update on the • wireless system. There is a phone conference scheduled for tomorrow at 1:00. The Mayor will check with Jose to determine the purpose of this conference and why all appropriate staff wasn't informed. A high school student will be hired to fill a summer position as the MYAC coordinator. The City will use money that was set aside for the Ameri Corp position. Council stated that the airport terminal is a priority. They asked that Gordon review and let them know where this project is at. Brian stated that he is merging the institution and college zone into one zone. Some portions will require a special use permit. Gordon asked that a distinction be made concerning what is and what is not included in the institution zone. Pioneer Irrigation tried to destroy Dan Evans path along the ditch. Mark Hilty informed Gordon the City does not have a standing in these matters. There was discussion about possible resolutions for irrigation issues. ElJay asked Gordon about the number of building permits. Gordon stated that commercial permits were up a little and residential permits were down about 1/3. • There was discussion about getting services across the river and how this will open up development. The county is looking at building a new jail in this area. ElJay reported that the downtown steering committee meeting was poorly attended. There was discussion about impact fees for police and fire and how these fees are assessed. ElJay spoke with SET Financial about being notified if they decide to sell. The property they are located on could be used for parking area. Brian reported that the annexation at Middleton & Lincoln will allow all those annexed properties on the eastside to tie together. There was discussion about the Nampa map. The current boundary runs along Lake Avenue south of Orchard. Gordon should meet with Mike Fuss and review this map. It is important to get things off on the right foot and work with Nampa in order to continue to have a good working relationship with them. There was discussion about the care of the community room at the police station. Bob reported on the unfilled part time positions: p/t graffiti coordinator, p/t CSO, and p/t � maintenance tech. Night meetings have been cancelled as there are no staff people to work at the front desk during the evening. � . a • Bob would like to hire his own people to clean the police station. Gordon asked about the status of the BMX track. ElJay stated that Vinton and Keith Severy are working together on this. Dennie Shippy will be doing contouring work for landscaping once the track is built. Gordon reported that EPA is requiring the WWTP to reduce phosphorus discharge from approximately 1000 micro-liters to 70 micro-liters. It will be costly to meet this new requirement. Monica reported that fire negotiations will take place on Thursday (5/ 24) with management and Tuesday (5/29) with management and the union. Monica provided information on the Financial Peace University and asked if the City would be interested in offering this to employees. Jim at Ziori s Bank is interested in offering this course in the month of January. It is a 13-week course (2 hours per week). Bob agreed to allow the class to be held in the community room. ElJay suggested the possibility of the City providing the meal during this class as an incentive to attend. Monica reported on the following personnel requests: Building Dept. - restructuring; Water Dept. - add 2 maintenance workers; Engineering/Mapping Dept. - review Dave Marstori s � position, review mapping tech and split Public Works Director/City Engineer; Parks - 4 additional personnel; Planning & Zoning Dept. - review planning tech position; Fire Dept. - add FPO and a p/t clerical position; Police - 3 patrol officers,l investigations,l SRO (paid for by the school), and review current p/ t positions; and review the splitting of City Clerk and HR Director. Action Items: Have Susan schedule a meeting with Bob and ElJay to discuss the purchase of police cars. Gordon will meet with ElJay and Mayor to discuss the funding for the skate park and Griffith's ball parks. The Mayor directed staff to design the ball park according to what the college wants and make this project happen. Gordon indicated that crews would be working on the fields in about 30 days. The Mayor requested that Brian assign a staff person to updating and extending the park master plan. DPZ and Terry Rinearson should be sent an RFQ for the downtown development project. • The Mayor asked that Monica and Gordon work together to review the splitting of the Public Works Director and the City Engineer. Both positions may have to be appointed. . . tr� T'he Mayor will be attending the AIC Conference from June 12� through June 16�. • The Mayor requested that Brian and Gordon review regulations regarding the use of garages and storage sheds as living quarters. Regulations need to be checked and put a stop to these violations (land use and building violations). Gordon will schedule an executive session to discuss legal action against Pioneer Irrigation. Monica will talk with Mark Hilty about making a public records request from Pioneer Irrigation about property owners that own more than 80 acres. The Mayor requested that Bob, Monica, and Gordon work together to address the cleaning needs for the police station. Meeting adjourned at 10:50 a.m. M. jones � �