HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-07-08 URA MinutesRegular Scheduled Meeting
CALDWELL URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY
July 8, 2003 - 12:00 noon
Caldwell City Hall Conference Room
The regular scheduled meeting of the Caldwell Urban Renewal Agency was held July 8, 2003 at
12:00 noon in the Conference Room @ City Hall with Chairman ElJay Waite presiding. The roll
was called: present were ElJay Waite, Mayor Garret Nancolas, Dennis Callsen, and Leona Fouts.
Matt Beebe was absent.
Motion to amend the agenda to add: Executive Session for pending litigation, Request from City
of Caldwell for project support, Review farm lease on the 65 acre parcel, Review YMCA
memorandum of understanding; and approve as amended: Fouts/Callsen M/S/P
Motion to approve the June 3, 2003 meeting minutes: Callsen/Fouts M/S/P
YMCA Update: On schedule, no new information to report
Arispe loan agreement: Received the first loan payment from Norma Arispe.
Freehold Development will be submitting a bid for a temporary gravel road at the Softball
Quad. Agenda item tabled for lack of bid to consider.
CEDC President, Tracy Silver, introduced the new CEDC Director, Steve Fultz. Brief update
provided on current projects. Web Site agreement presented to URA to include the agency in the
new CEDC web site. ElJay Waite will review and report back to URA. Steve Fultz and CEDC
Chair will be in attendance at monthly URA Commission meetings
Motion to enter into Executive Session (Title 67-2345), at 12:20pm, to discuss probable pending
litigation with Mark Hilty, Attorney: Nancolas/Fouts M/S/P
Motion to exit Executive Session at 12:53pm: Nancolas/Fouts M/S/P
Request from the City of Caldwell to fund four projects included in the URA current year’s
budget: 1) $45,000 for Centennial Beautification
2) $30,000 for Airport Hangar Road Construction
3) $49,885 for Griffiths Parkway
4) $42,432.99 for Stocktrail Road Extension
Motion to approve and pay each of the four requests: Nancolas/Fouts M/S/P
Farm lease on the 65 acre parcel discussed. Motion to have the lease reviewed by Mark Hilty,
Attorney, amended to include a demand for immediate payment and a provision for the condition
of the ground upon return to URA at the end of the season, and submitted to Rick Roedel for
signature: Callsen/Nancolas M/S/P
Statement of Understanding regarding URA’s participation in the “Y” Project presented for
discussion. Motion to authorize ElJay Waite and/or Mayor Nancolas to enter into an agreement
once the language has been amended to correspond with URA’s ability to fund the project:
Fouts/Nancolas M/S/P
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Motion to approve the following invoices: $385.00, $840.00, $280.00 from Mark Hilty,
Attorney, for work on bonding and farm lease; $9,000.00 from JUB, to be split 50/50 with
Freehold Development, for design of irrigation system/pump station: Nancolas/Fouts M/S/P
Financial Report by Dennis Callsen shows balances as follows: F&M Checking balance of
$7,281.49 and Money Market balance of $186,895.77, with interest paid of 318.94, as of
5/30/03. The government investment account statement was not available for the 6/30 closing.
Motion to approve the financial report: Fouts/Callsen M/S/P
Motion to adjourn: Nancolas/Callsen M/S/P
Meeting adjourned at 1:10pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Leona Fouts
Secretary