[Vision2020] Moscow City Council Monday Agenda

Fri Mar 12 08:48:29 PST 2010

AGENDA

MOSCOW CITY COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING

Monday, March 15, 2010
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 may be placed on the time
allowed for comments.  Citizens wishing to comment on business that 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" in the door pocket outside the City
Council Chambers.  Thank you for your interest in City government.

RENEWING OUR FOCUS - At each meeting, we may highlight good deeds, good
news, and the people and activities that inspire us and make our
community great.  Contact a Council-member with examples to share at
future meetings.

Arbor Day Proclamation - Acting Mayor Wayne Krauss

1.       Consent Agenda:  Any item will be removed from the consent
agenda at the request of any member of the Council and that item will be
considered separately later.  Approval by roll call vote.

A.     Approval of Minutes of March 1, 2010 - Stephanie Kalasz

B.     Approval of Disbursement Report for February 2010 - Don Palmer

The Public Works Finance Committee reviewed the accounts payable for
February 2010 and recommend approval of the following:

General

795,935.85 

Street

89,280.37 

Parks & Recreation

135,445.69 

1912 Center

7,916.67 

Arts

9,733.38 

Water Fund

155,453.82 

Sewer Fund

152,571.19 

Sanitation

205,183.25 

Fleet Mgmt Fund

66,626.25 

Information Systems

31,711.04 

Water Capital

0.00 

Sewer Capital Projects

9,260.16 

Capital Projects

17,882.46 

LID Construction

Hamilton P&R

Bonds & Interest 

TOTAL

1,677,000.13 

C.     University of Idaho Living Learning Bus Stop Easement - Dean
Weyen

The City's current ARRA 2009 Rural Transit Program project includes the
installation of a bus shelter at the existing bus turnout adjacent to
the University of Idaho's Living Learning Center on the north side of
Sixth Street, just west of Line Street.  This project is 100% federal
share, 0% local match.  Since the bus shelter will be constructed on
property owned by the University, it was necessary to secure an easement
from the U of I Board of Regents.  The attached 'Non-Exclusive Easement
Agreement', is of the same form used two years ago by the U of I to
allow the City to install the bus shelter at the Wallace Complex.  This
was reviewed by the Public Works/Finance Committee on March 8, 2010.

ACTION:  Approve acceptance of the easement from the University of
Idaho.

D.     Review of Proposed Unified Code Project Process Outline - Bill
Belknap

Following the Completion of the Comprehensive Plan update, Staff has
been assessing the best approach toward the development of the Unified
Code.  Some considerations in this assessment are related to the current
slow down in construction activity and the resulting reduced revenues,
while others are related to desire for City Staff to be more directly
involved in the code development and review process.  Where the
Comprehensive Plan is a broad and general policy document, the Unified
Code will be the legal framework for many of the operations of Community
Development Department and its functions, as well as the legal
foundation for the City's actions in land use matters.  In light of
these considerations, Staff is recommending an alternate to the
previously proposed approach which included utilizing outside consultant
services for the full code development process at an estimated cost of
$125,000-$150,000.  Staff is proposing the use of internal staff code
development team that would collaboratively work to develop the code
with some possible external consultant services to potentially assist in
elements such as graphic design, technical topic research and
recommendation, and final document editing.  A draft code development
process outline and associated project timeline has been developed by
staff for the Council's review.  This was reviewed by the Administrative
Committee on March 8, 2010.

ACTION:  Approve the proposed Unified Code Project Process Outline.

E.      Green Assessment District Letter of Support from Planning and
Zoning Commission and Sustainable Environment Commission - Bill Belknap

Over the course of the last 10 months, the Planning and Zoning
Commission and Sustainable Environment Commission have become aware of
an innovative means of financing the installation of renewable energy
systems and energy conservation measures that is often referred to as
Green Assessment Districts, Solar Financing Assessment Districts or
Renewable Energy Financing Districts.  The basic model of most all of
these special districts is very similar to Local Improvement Districts
(LID), where public improvements are funding by the municipality or
county which in turn is repaid by the benefitting property owner over
time as a special assessment against the property.  The property owner
gains the advantage of the generally lower municipal bonding rate and
longer repayment term than conventional financing may be able to
achieve.  Within Green Assessment Districts, property owners are able to
finance the installation of renewable energy systems such as solar
panels, wind turbines, or costly energy conservation measures
(replacement of windows, heating and cooling systems, or significant
insulation upgrades) which are repaid over time through a special
assessment against the property.  The Planning and Zoning and
Sustainable Environment Commissions encourage the Mayor and City Council
to support such authorization within the State of Idaho and to work with
the Association of Idaho Cities, Idaho Office of Energy Resources and
utility providers to support the development of Green/Renewable Energy
Assessment Districts within Idaho.  This was reviewed by the
Administrative Committee on March 8, 2010.

ACTION:  Approve having the Mayor submit a letter to the Association of
Idaho Cities supporting the idea of a Green Assessment District.

F.      1912 Center Construction Permit Fee Waiver Request - Dwight
Curtis/Jenny Sheneman

The Heart of the Arts, Inc. is requesting a fee waiver for the building
permit for continued exterior shell renovations to the 1912 Center. The
permit fee is $1,493.13.  HAI received the funds required to accept the
add-alternate cost proposed in the exterior project bid received in
August, 2009 of $173,771.00. This add-alternate would complete the
exterior masonry restoration and window replacement on the north side
(or back) of the 1912 Center.  With the west side completed, HAI is able
to continue to work with Tallisman Construction and begin work on the
north side as soon as possible. This will allow HAI to be ready for
retaining wall and parking lot work later this year as those funds
become available.  By granting this fee waiver, more funds are available
for the project.  This request was reviewed by the Administrative
Committee on March 8, 2010.

ACTION:  Approve $1,493.13 fee waiver request for 1912 Center
construction.

2.       Public Comment and Mayor's Response Period (limit 15 minutes)
- For members of the Public to speak to the Council regarding matters
NOT on the Agenda and not currently pending before the Planning and
Zoning Commission or Board of Adjustment, please state your name and
address for the record and limit remarks to three minutes.  Mayor will
respond to comments from previous meeting. 

3.       Citizen Commission Report - Parks and Recreation Commission -
Dwight Curtis

4.       Public Hearing - Peterson 2nd Addition Rezone and Preliminary
Subdivision Plat - Bill Belknap

A request has been made for rezoning and preliminary subdivision plat
for approximately 39 acres of land located at the northern terminus of
Baker Street and west of the northern terminus of Sunset Drive. The
applicant is proposing to rezone the property from Farm, Ranch and
Outdoor Recreation (FR) to a combination of Moderate Density, Single
Family Residential (R-2), Medium Density Residential (R-3), Multiple
Family Residential (R-4) and Neighborhood Business (NB) Zoning and to
subdivide the property into 110 lots, including 64 R-2 lots, 30 R-3
lots, 15 R-4 lots, one NB lot, a park site and a storm water detention
pond.  As part of rezoning and subdividing the property, the applicant
proposes to exchange a portion of the City's well site number 8 for
additional parkland and request vacation of the right-of-way easement
associated with Sunset Drive to provide a better designed subdivision
and to increase the park site area.  The Planning and Zoning Commission
conducted a public hearing on February 10th, 2010 and recommended
approval with conditions.

ACTION:  1.  Conduct the public hearing and upon consideration of the
testimony received, approve the proposed rezone as recommended by the
Planning and Zoning Commission or as otherwise deemed appropriate by the
Council, and adopt the Zoning Ordinance under suspension of the rules
requiring three complete and separate readings and that it be read by
title and published by summary; or consider the Ordinance on first
reading and that it be read by title; or reject the Ordinance; or take
such other action deemed appropriate.  2.  Conduct the public hearing
and upon consideration of the testimony received, approve the proposed
preliminary subdivision plat as recommended by the Planning and Zoning
Commission or as otherwise deemed appropriate by the Council; or take
such other action deemed appropriate.

5.       Finance Award and Audit Report - Don Palmer

Gary Riedner will present the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence
in Financial Reporting for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008 on
behalf of the Government Finance Officers Association to the City of
Moscow.  This is the sixth consecutive year that the City of Moscow has
received this award.  Additionally, Staff will present the Comprehensive
Annual Financial Report (CAFR) and report significant changes to the
City Council regarding the City's Annual Audit and outlining comparative
changes to this report from last year's report.

ACTION:  Accept report.

REPORTS:

Administrative Committee

            Public Works/Finance Committee

            Other Boards & Commissions

            Mayor

Stephanie Kalasz, CMC

City Clerk

City of Moscow

206 E. 3rd Street

Moscow  ID   83843

(208) 883-7015

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