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1 Star City Council Meeting Minutes September 1, 2015 The regular meeting of the Star City Council was held on September 1, 2015 at the Star City Hall, 10769 W. State Street, Star, Idaho. Council President Chad Bell called the meeting to order at 7:07 pm and all stood for the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call: Councilmen Richard Lockett, Tom Erlebach and Chad Bell were all present. The Mayor was absent. Approval of Agenda: Lockett moved to approve the Agenda, Erlebach seconded the motion. All ayes: motion carried. The Mayor arrived. Consent Agenda: Erlebach moved to approve the Consent Agenda consisting of: Regular Meeting Minutes of August 18, 2015, Claims Against the City for August 2015 and the 9-11 Remembrance Proclamation, Lockett seconded the motion. All ayes: motion carried. Public Input: Doug Gochnour, 9915 W. Patmore, Star, Idaho, stated that he was frustrated with traffic and not being able to get onto State Street from Plummer Road. Gochnour lives in the Yellowstone Subdivision. He had to wait for a 100 cars before trying to turn left onto State. He believes with the additional subdivisions we need to talk about a light at that intersection. The Mayor stated that Heron River is conditioned to put in a light when the transportation department acknowledges the traffic level meets the limits. Gerard Cattin, 12097 W. Caribee Inlet Drive, Star, Idaho, asked if we have thought about something other than lights; he would like Council to consider a round-about. The Mayor stated we have two transportation districts involved in this decision. The Mayor stated the City would not fight a round-about, but it is not the City’s decision. Old/New Business Public Hearing – Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment/Resolution 15-08 - The Mayor stated that we have twelve properties that did not comply with our Comp Plan at the time of their public hearings, now they do so we are adding them to the Comprehensive Plan. This public hearing is to incorporate those properties that were not included. The Mayor declared the public hearing open. The Mayor asked Council if they had any ex parte contact or conflicts of interest, Council did not. The Mayor asked about adding the Idaho Power Grid Map to the Comprehensive Plan now. Legal Counsel, Chris Yorgason, stated it ---PAGE BREAK--- 2 would be better not to as it was not part of the public hearing notice; a better time would be when we review the Comprehensive Plan and not just the map. Staff - Staff did not have any further information. Public - Gerard Cattin, 12907 W. Caribee Inlet, Star, Idaho, asked when these were done is there a place where you know which properties they go with. His asked if the City notes that these parcels are being affected in other documents. The Mayor stated that the zoning map is affected, but has already been updated. Council had no questions. The Mayor closed the public hearing. Bell moved to approve Resolution 15-08 the Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Star, Idaho, approving and adopting, pursuant to Section 67-6509, Idaho Code, a Comprehensive Plan Land Use Designation Map Amendment for the city of Star; amending Resolution No. 2007-02 the Comprehensive Land Use Designation Map adopted on April 17, 2007; and providing an effective date, Lockett seconded the motion. All ayes: motion carried. Concession Stand Lease Discussion – The Mayor reviewed the procedures we have in place currently and then stated that we now have someone interested in leasing the concession stand for a year. We have had no leasing options to-date. Chris Yorgason, Legal Counsel, stated there are a few things to talk about first and questions to answer. The City currently has three different types of rentals – concession stand, temporary stand and mobile stand. Does a concession stand lessee have the park exclusively? He believes we should separate mobile and temporary concession from the concession stand. Is the lessee mandated to be there for all events? Yorgason asked if the Council is interested in leasing for exclusive use. The Mayor asked if we should give it to the first person that requests it or do we open it for RFQ. It may be that we want to run it like a concessionaire for the year. It also depends on what the City wants. Erlebach asked about who pays for the heating and air conditioning. Other questions are do they get a designated parking spot, can they sell items that are not food, can alcohol be sold, will they be open for Hometown Celebration, how many dates will they be open. Ward asked if the Council wanted to see other sample lease agreements. The Mayor stated that we didn’t because the Council needs to decide what they want. We can go find one later and modify it. ---PAGE BREAK--- 3 The Mayor would like to see it left the way it is right now and see what the interest is. Bell stated we open it for weekly and and set forth what the terms are. Any long term needs to be willing to be open for things and rules in place for what they can and cannot sell to some degree. There could be things sold that should not be sold. Bell does not want to hire employees to run a concession stand or the management of it. Robert Wurster asked what the demand was. He thinks there is some interest. The Mayor asked that if we put in the appliances, in who pays for it when it gets damaged. The rules are the same if the vendor puts the appliances in. They can cook inside or outside. Terry Christopherson stated that she has been involved with concessions and they do all the cooking outside. The Mayor stated that it will be better if the event person is doing the cooking. Another question is, “What if the event doesn’t want concessions”? The Mayor is good with where we are at now. Notification needs to be put up that the facility is available as it was not ready when we had a lot of interest. Bell doesn’t see having the appliances, you can cook on other things. Doug Gochnour stated that other Cites are doing this and have gone through some of the same problems, we should look at their leases. Lockett stated that we need to put a sign up that the facility is available with a phone number. The general consensus was to not go with a long term lease currently. Reports: Staff – Staff did not have anything to report. Council – Council did not have anything to report. Mayor – The Mayor stated that candidates filing closes on Friday, everyone needs to get their paperwork in by noon. The Mayor is working with our Engineer on a design for the Heron River - River Walk project. The Mayor is working with The Land Group for the boat ramp and it is moving forward. The plans for the skate park are 50% done. ---PAGE BREAK--- 4 Gerard Cattin stated that the most meaningful part of a skate park for skaters is a bowl. The Mayor is meeting with ITD regarding access to the property next door, the hotel property and the property west of the Rockbridge entrance. Adjournment: The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 8:02 pm. Approved: Respectfully submitted: Nathan Mitchell, Mayor Cathy Ward, City Clerk