HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008 08-05 SpecialMeridian Citv Council Special Meeting August 5, 2008
A meeting of the Meridian City Council was called to order at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday,
August 5, 2008, by President Mayor Tammy de Weerd.
Members Present: Mayor Tammy de Weerd, Charlie Rountree, Keith Bird, Joe Borton,
and David Zaremba.
Others Present: Jaycee Holman
Item 1: Roll-call Attendance:
Roll call.
X David Zaremba X Joe Borton
X Charlie Rountree X Keith Bird
X Mayor Tammy de Weerd
De Weerd: I'm going to go ahead and start tonight's meeting. For the public record it is
Tuesday, August 5th and it is 5:32 in the evening. Welcome to all of you. This is a new
venue.
Item 2. Pledge of Allegiance:
De Weerd: We are starting with the Pledge of Allegiance and we even have a fight. If
you will all rise and join Scott in leading us in the Pledge of Allegiance.
(Pledge of Allegiance recited)
De Weerd: Thank you Scott. Normally I hand out a city pin but I don't have one right
now.
Item 3. Adoption of the Agenda:
De Weerd: Item 3 is adoption of the agenda.
Holman: Tammy, you need to do roll call.
De Weerd: Oh I'm sorry. I skipped right by Roll call attendance. Madam Clerk will you
call roll.
(Roll Call Attendance)
De Weerd: I was just trying to get you out of here really quick. Now we will go with
adoption of the agenda. There are a couple of changes that are needed. We do need
to add to the agenda approval of a beer and wine license for JTS, Inc. doing business
as Miss Tami's Tea Room. I guess her tea just got a little stronger. No, it's not this
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Miss Tammy. Also, under Item 9 we'll be discussing the amended FY08 budget.
Council I do need a motion on adoption of the agenda.
Borton: Madam Mayor.
De Weerd: Mr. Borton.
Borton: I move we adopt the agenda as amended with your comment.
Rountree: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second. All those in favor say aye. Did I hear an aye
from Mr. Bird?
Bird: Sure did.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES
Item 4. Consent Agenda:
A. Approve Minutes of July 15, 2008 City Council Special Workshop:
B. Approve Beer and Liquor License for Idaho Dave's BBQ Inc.,
dba Famous Dave's Restaurant, located at 3510 N. Eagle Rd.,
Meridian, Idaho 83642:
C. Water Main Easement Agreement for Western States
Expansion by Terteling Trust No. 7:
D. License Agreement with Nampa Meridian Irrigation District for
Ten Mile Drain, Nine Mile Drain, Eight Mile Lateral and Finch
Lateral:
E. Water Easement Agreement for Lewis 8< Clark Middle School
by Joint School District No. 2:
F. Traffic Signal Construction, Installation, and Maintenance
Agreement for Meridian Fire Station No. 5 with ACHD:
G. Water Main Easement Agreement for Woodland $prings by
Woodland Springs, LLC:
H. Directive Approval for Weed Abatement, 238 West Washington
Street•
I. Directive Approval for Weed Abatement, 2 Rose Circle:
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J. Award of Bid and Approval of Agreement for Independent
Contractor Services to ABM Janitorial for Final Cleaning
Package for New City Hall for $13,900.00:
K. Award of PDU $ UPS Systems per Bid #IT-08-004 to CompuNet
for $46,780.00:
L. Approve Beer & Wine License for JTS, Inc. dba Miss Tami's
Tea Room, located at 1031 N. Main Street, Meridian, ID 83642:
De Weerd: Item 4 is the Consent Agenda.
Bird: Madam Mayor.
De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: I move we approve the Consent Agenda as published with the addition of the beer
and wine license for JTS, Inc. doing business as Miss Tami's Tea Room with the Mayor
to sign and the Clerk to attest.
Rountree: Second.
De Weerd: Okay a motion and a second. Any discussion? Hearing none. Madam
Clerk will you call roll.
Roll-Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES
De Weerd: There are no Department Reports nor Items moved from the Consent
Agenda.
Item 7. Continued Public Hearing from June 24, 2008: Draft 2008 Annual
Action Plan, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program:
De Weerd: Item Number 7 is a continued public hearing from June 24~' on the Draft
2008 Annual Action Plan for our CDBG Program. Sarah.
Wheeler: Madam Mayor and Members of Council -
De Weerd: Sarah if we could get you to come stand over here where we have the
recorder that would be really good.
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Wheeler: Madam Mayor Members of the Council, as you are aware on June 24~' we
opened our public hearing process for the community development block grant for the
2008 action plan. During that public comment period I received zero comments so -
De Weerd: You did very well.
Wheeler: That's a good sign. No one was disgruntled -enough to come out at least.
With that I guess we are asking for you to pass the resolution adopting the 2008 action
plan.
De Weerd: Thank you. Council any questions or comments?
Rountree: Madam Mayor I move that we close the public hearing on Item Number 7.
Bird: Second.
De Weerd: Okay we have a motion and a second to close the public hearing on Item
Number 7. All those in favor say aye.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES
Item 8. Resolution No. 08-614 Approvin4 CDBG Documents:
De Weerd: Okay Item 8 is the Resolution No. 08-614. Do we have a title to read? We
don't read titles on resolutions do we?
Rountree: Not on resolutions.
De Weerd: Council do you have any items or comments on this resolution? Do I have
a motion?
Rountree: Madam Mayor.
De Weerd: Mr. Rountree.
Rountree: I move we approve the resolution 08-614.
Bird: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to approve Item Number 8 resolution 08-614.
Madam Clerk will you please call roll.
Roll-Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES
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Item 9. Tentative Aaaroval of Budget for FY09:
De Weerd: Item 9 is our tentative approval of the Budget for FY09 but also under
discussion and for approval amended FY08 budget. Didn't I see Todd? Council if you
have any questions we do have Todd out of our Finance Department here to answer
them to you.
Rountree: Madam Mayor if we would just mention the items for amendment for the
record.
De Weerd: Okay Todd if you will just for the record, we did add the amended FY08. If
you will just give a brief two sentence synopsis of it.
Lavoie: Madam Mayor and Council Members. Actually we added the '08 amendment
report in here. What we actually need is a memo -you have a memo. We just need
one official to read the memo off -one of you so we can make it ofFcial. Any one of you
can read it.
Bird: Is this one mine then?
Lavoie: There should be a memo. Yes the action needed is the one ofFcial -just read
that and that's all we need at the moment.
Rountree: (Inaudible) amendment is the summation of the amendments that
(inaudible).
Lavoie: You are correct Charlie, yes.
Rountree: Thank you Todd.
Lavoie: You're welcome.
De Weerd: So, on the memo you do have the appropriate action needed.
Rountree: Madam Mayor.
De Weerd: Mr. Rountree.
Rountree: I move that the Council approve the tentative budget for the revenue
expenditure for Fiscal Year 2009 for the amount of $80,253,015. I move the Council
further approve the amendment expenditures for fiscal year 2008 in the amount of
$115,698,556.
Bird: I'll second that.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second. Any discussion. Mr. Zaremba.
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Zaremba: Madam Mayor if I may just to clarify we are offering this as a tentative
approval subject to the public hearings? Is that correct?
De Weerd: That is correct sir.
Nary: You can't raise it or lower it.
De Weerd: This is -yes.
Nary: They will publish this number as the tentative budget. Also, we will bring back an
ordinance amending the budget for FY08.
Zaremba: Thank you for the clarification.
De Weerd: Any other questions or comments? We do have a motion on the table. If
there is no further discussion Madam Clerk please call roll.
Roll-Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Nary: Madam Mayor.
De Weerd: Yes.
Nary: Madam Mayor and members of the Council you don't have anymore items on
your agenda unless you have something else that I can have a moment.
De Weerd: Only if Council wants to hear from you. Council it's up to you. Do you want
to give our attomey a moment?
Bird: Are we getting an attomey moment.
Borton: Bill, go ahead.
Nary: Madam Mayor and Members of the Council we have our new Assistant City
Attomey Andrea Pogue here tonight and I wanted to introduce her to all of you. She
just started with our office yesterday. I previously sent you all her resume and her
background. We are very pleased to have her on board with us. I think she's going to
be a great asset to our team. Her experience was stellar and her addition to our office
is going to be a very good thing. I wanted you all to meet her tonight and we'll get her to
work.
Zaremba: Welcome. Your first experience is a short meeting. Good for you.
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De Weerd: Yes, he will give you the next long one because he's so kind. Is there any
further business in front of Council? Seeing none, Council I would entertain a motion to
adjourn.
Rountree: So moved.
Bird: Second.
De Weerd: All those in favor say aye.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 5:41 P.M.
(TAPE ON FILE OF THESE PROCEEDINGS)
TAMMY DE WEE ,MAYOR
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