[Vision2020] Moscow City Council Monday Agendas

[Stephanie Kalasz]

AGENDA

 

MOSCOW CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP

 

Monday, January 7, 2008
5:00 p.m.

Council Chambers, 206 E. Third Street, Moscow

 

 

1.          Consideration of Council assignments for 2008, including:

A.         Council President

B.         Council Vice President

C.         Liaison roles with Commissions and Committees

 

2.          Discussion of Council members' 'special projects' for 2008

 

3.          Other Business

 

4.          Adjourn

 

 

 

AGENDA

MOSCOW CITY COUNCIL


REGULAR MEETING


Monday, January 7, 2008
7:00 p.m.

City Hall Council Chambers

 206 East Third Street, Second Floor

The Moscow Mayor, City Council and Staff welcome you to tonight's
meeting.  We appreciate and encourage public participation.  For regular
agenda items, an opportunity for public comment is sometimes provided
after the staff report.  However, the formality of procedures varies
with the purpose and subject of the agenda item; therefore, the Mayor
may exercise discretion in deciding when to allow public comment during
the course of the proceedings and limitations will be placed on the time
allowed for comments.  Citizens wishing to comment on business which is
not on the agenda will be provided the opportunity to do so as item
number 3.  If you plan to address the Council, you will find a list of
"Tips for Addressing the Council" on the table outside the City Council
Chambers.  Thank you for your interest in City government.

 

RENEWING OUR FOCUS - At each meeting, one City Council member will
present an example of patriotism, humanitarianism, community spirit, or
other inspirational message.  Contact a Council-member with examples to
share at future meetings.

 

OLD BUSINESS

 

1.	Approval of Minutes of December 17, 2007 - Stephanie Kalasz

 

2.	Comments from Outgoing Council Members - Comments from
Councilmembers Linda Pall, Kit Craine and Aaron Ament.

 

REPORTS:

            Mayor

            Administrative Committee

            Public Works/Finance Committee

            Other Boards & Commissions

 

SLIDE SHOW RECOGNIZING THE PAST TWO YEARS - ADJOURN 2007 COUNCIL

 

Oath of Office administered by City Clerk and certification of election
presented to Councilmembers Dan Carscallen, Wayne Krauss, Tom Lamar and
Walter Steed.


 


RECONVENE WITH 2008 COUNCIL


 

NEW BUSINESS

 

3.	Council Organization

Idaho Code Section 50-702 requires the election of a president of the
Council. City Ordinance 91-11 calls for a vice-president to be elected.
Additionally, the Council will organize itself in a manner to work on
programs, policies, and projects.  The Council has traditionally been
organized into two committees, the Public Works/Finance Committee and
the Administrative Committee.  

 

ACTION:  

a.  Elect a Council President and Vice President; 

b.  Establish a working structure for the Council. 

 

4.	Introductory Comments from Council Members - Comments from
Councilmembers Bill Lambert, John Weber, Tom Lamar, Dan Carscallen,
Wayne Krauss and Walter Steed.

 

5.	Acknowledgement of City Limit Boundaries - Les MacDonald

Annually, the City Council adopts an ordinance with an updated legal
description of the City of Moscow municipal limits.  Since there were no
annexations in 2007 (or 2006), the Ordinance and record map approved in
January of 2006 is still representative of the limits.

 

ACTION:   Acknowledge that there was no change in the City limits in
2007.

 

6.	Community Transportation Association of Idaho (CTAI) Agreement
and Fiscal Year 2009 Federal 49 U.S.C. Section 5309 Discretionary Funds
(Bus and Bus Facilities) Appropriations Application - Alisa Stone

The CTAI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit trade association located in Boise
which represents Idaho transit agencies.  CTAI acts as a coordinator for
the Idaho Transit Coalition (ITC), an informal coalition, to obtain
congressional earmarked funds for capital funding for transit agencies.
CTAI enters into an agreement with a public affairs and governmental
relations consulting firm to provide transportation funding consulting
services on behalf of ITC.  The City of Moscow has entered into annual
agreements with CTAI to seek capital funding for improvements for the
various fixed-route bus stop locations.  In order to pay for the
services provided by the consulting firm, CTAI charges a membership fee
to each member of the ITC.  The fee charged to each member is
proportional to their share of the overall appropriations request.  We
have not been notified of the exact amount the City will be allocated
for the bus stops but we have been told it will be approximately 80% of
the amount requested.  Total project costs would be modified to $220,000
to include federal funding of $176,000 with $44,000 required in local
match.  On December 21, 2007, we received the FY 2009 funding
solicitation from CTAI to include a new agreement to be executed between
CTAI and the City of Moscow which is attached to this report.  Staff has
also prepared the attached new application with total project costs of
$245,000 to include $196,000 of federal funding with a $49,000 local
match.

 

ACTION:   Approve execution of the CTAI Agreement and submission of the
funding request as an ITC coalition member for FY 2009 for the Federal
Transit Administration, Capital Program under the (49 U.S.C. Section
5309) Safe Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act:
A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), as proposed or take such other action
deemed appropriate.

 

7.	Change in Council Meeting Schedule Due to Holiday - Gary J.
Riedner    

            The next Council meeting is scheduled for January 21, 2007,
which is Idaho Human Rights Day.  City Ordinance directs this meeting to
be rescheduled for the Tuesday following the holiday.  

 

            ACTION:  Reschedule the Council meeting for January 22, 2007
or take such other action deemed appropriate.

 

 

Reception for outgoing Councilmembers Pall, Craine and Ament and
incoming Councilmembers Carscallen, Krauss, Lamar and Steed.

 

 

** NOTICE: Individuals attending the meeting who require special
assistance to accommodate physical, hearing, or other impairments,
please contact the City Clerk, at (208) 883-7015 or TDD 883-7019, as
soon as possible so that arrangements may be made.

 

 

Stephanie Kalasz

Moscow City Clerk

 

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