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Home My WebLink About2003-04-01 URA MinutesRegular Scheduled Meeting CALDWELL URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY April 1, 2003 - 12:00 noon Caldwell City Hall Conference Room The regular scheduled meeting of the Caldwell Urban Renewal Agency was held April 1, 2003 at 12:00 noon in the Conference Room @ City Hall with Chairman ElJay Waite presiding. The roll was called: present were ElJay Waite, Dennis Callsen, Matt Beebe and Leona Fouts. Mayor Garret Nancolas was absent. Motion to approve the agenda with the addition of LID @ 41st and Dearborn as item #5 under Old Business: Fouts/Beebe M/S/P Motion to approve the March 4, 2003 meeting minutes: Fouts/Beebe M/S/P OLD BUSINESS The Caldwell Night Rodeo project is done. The parking lot on the old police station property is moving forward. Preliminary drawings were submitted to city engineer’s department, however they contained an error and must be re- submitted. There is approximately $60,000 available in the police station bond fund. The estimated cost for the project will be $80,000. The Norma Arispe loan agreement is in process. ElJay announced that URA has completed 9 rehab projects and funds are available to do more. Commissioner Beebe asked to be excused from the rest of the meeting. Mike Driscoll reported that property owners affected by the LID at 41st and Dearborn met with Gordon Law, City Engineer. The landowners further down Dearborn are not financially able to help with the LID. Chairman Waite reminded the group that the URA has no authority to act at this time. We are waiting for a report from the City Engineering Department, which will include findings and costs associated with the project. URA will act upon those findings. NEW BUSINESS Train depot fencing and concrete bids were presented by Debbie Geyer and Steve Hassen, Community Development. Steve Hassen reminded the commission that the T21 grant does not cover outside amenities, the CDBG funds are for the plaza and parking lot only, and the additional $150,000 grant is for a traffic study. The city’s purchase of the depot from UPRR in 1989 contained a condition that fencing be erected as a safety precaution. The city has not yet complied. Dennis Callsen recommended the request for funding of the fence and concrete be presented first to the City Council to try to find a way to pay for this in the current budget. Steve Hassen agreed to write a letter to the Mayor and City Council, with a copy to ElJay Waite, Finance Director in request of consideration for funding. Chairman Waite presented a copy of the draft of the Funding Agreement for Off-Site Facilities, pending a response from HUD/I.D.A.H.O. Page 2, URA, 4/1/2003 Chairman Waite provided an update on the Ashton Place apartment complex. Loan documents requesting assistance of $150,000 are with the city attorney for review. Financial Report given by Dennis Callsen. Tax revenue received from Canyon County in the amount of $30,212.22. Local gov’t investment account balance is $1,721,146.58 as of 3/31/03 with interest paid of $1,204.48; Farmer’s & Merchants Money Market account balance is $1,276,811.10 as of 2/28/03 with interest paid of $1,438.99. NOTE: The $1,000,000 transfer of funds from the Money Market to the Gov’t Fund that was authorized at the March meeting is reflected in the 3/31 gov’t Fund balance, but not in the 2/28 Money Market balance. The Farmers and Merchants checking account balance is $2,443.00 as of 2/28/03. Motion to approve the following invoices for payment: 1) Invoice for $4097.00 from Opticom for exit 29 stop lights, and 2) Invoice for $1,000 from ICRMP for our general liability insurance policy premium: Fouts/Callsen M/S/P Update on the land swap with Freehold Development given by Chairman Waite. Motion for 50% participation in cost for a complete survey of all properties involved in the land exchange in order to determine the size of proposed sections, and include the proposed charter school site, with instruction that all of the land be exchanged at one time: Callsen/Fouts M/S/P Motion to move the proposed Library/Museum site to the area directly north of the charter school, include it as part of the survey and present the proposed move to Ralph Smeed. Fouts/Callsen M/S/P Motion to determine if the pump capacity of the well at the south end of the ball fields is adequate to water the ball fields until the permanent pump and lines are done. Callsen/Fouts M/S/P Motion to adjourn: Callsen/Fouts M/S/P Meeting adjourned at 1:25pm. Respectfully submitted, Leona Fouts Secretary