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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDecember 13, 2007 Policy Meeting Minutes1 LINKED MINUTES OF THE POLICY MEETING OF THE CITY COMMISSION BOZEMAN, MONTANA Thursday, December 13, 2007 ***************************** The Commission of the City of Bozeman met in the City Commission Room at City Hall, 411 East Main, on Thursday, December 13, 2007 at 12:30 pm. Present were Mayor Jeff Krauss, Cr. Kaaren Jacobson, Cr. Sean Becker, Cr. Jeff Rupp, Cr. Steve Kirchhoff, City Manager Chris Kukulski, Assistant City Manager Ron Brey, City Attorney Paul Luwe, Assistant City Attorney Tim Cooper, Director of Finance Anna Rosenberry, Municipal Judge Karl Seel, Director of Public Safety/Police Mark Tymrak, Public Works Director Debbie Arkell, City Engineer Rick Hixson, and Deputy City Clerk Cynthia Jordan Delaney. 0:24:18 A. Call to Order - 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm - City Commission Meeting Room, City Hall, 411 East Main Mayor Krauss called the meeting to order. 0:24:21 B. Pledge of Allegiance and Moment of Silence 0:25:27 C. Public Comment Mayor Krauss opened and closed public comment. No person commented. 0:25:40 D. Round Table Discussion (Identifying potential future agenda items arising from the prior City Commission Meetings of November 13, 19, 26, and December 3, 10, 2007) 0:26:10 Cr. Kirchhoff Cr. Kirchhoff stated that the impact fee issue is still unsettled in his mind. He doesn't have a sense of what the implications will be for the Capital Improvement Program with street impact fees at 60%. He asked if staff could put together the immediate easy-to-spot consequences to the CIP. 0:29:30 Cr. Rupp entered. Cr. Rupp entered the meeting. 0:29:31 Cr. Kirchhoff Cr. Kirchhoff wanted to investigate the territory in between the 60% and 100% of impact fees in the CIP. He is curious to know if it is worthwhile for staff to give them this CIP information, or if the Commission would like to reconsider or make a subsequent motion. 0:30:52 Cr. Jacobson Cr. Jacobson said that she votes for that. 0:31:00 Cr. Rupp 40 Bozeman City Commission Policy Meeting Minutes, December 13, 2007 2 Cr. Rupp expressed concerns about how the CIP works. Without a doubt, we need to be closer to the 100% impact fee figure. He is uncomfortable about this disconnect and is interested in whatever actions it takes to get that gap closed. 0:40:06 Mr. Kukulski Mr. Kukulski stated that they will put it as an action item on the January 14 agenda so the Commission can choose what action, if any, to amend or alter it. The staff will bring information about the ramifications of leaving it at 60% indefinitely. 0:44:54 Cr. Rupp Cr. Rupp asked if they are moving this back on to Monday, December 17. 0:45:03 Mayor Krauss Mayor Krauss said he's not supporting that. 0:45:08 Cr. Jacobson Cr. Jacobson said she would support it if two others did. 0:46:27 Mayor Krauss Mayor Krauss asked the Commissioners if they would like to put "setting of the impact fees" on the agenda again. 0:46:30 Cr. Jacobson Cr. Jacobson said yes. 0:48:36 Mr. Kukulski Mr. Kukulski confirmed that second reading is a natural time for it to come back in January. As a staff we know to highlight to you some issues of what we believe the effects of 60% are on the CIP. 0:49:28 Mayor Krauss Mayor Krauss stated that a potential future agenda item is the issue of graffiti and how it is dealt with in the City, especially at the old library/new City Hall. 0:50:22 Cr. Becker entered. Cr. Becker entered the meeting. 0:50:43 Mayor Krauss Mayor Krauss wanted to minimize and prevent future damage to the old library: either get a camera, alarms, or triggered lights. He wants to go the extra mile to take steps now. 0:52:57 Cr. Rupp Cr. Rupp wanted to make sure the discussion isn't just about the City's properties since there needs to be a broader graffiti policy and law enforcement discussion for the whole City of Bozeman. Be productive about it. 41 Bozeman City Commission Policy Meeting Minutes, December 13, 2007 3 0:53:39 Mr. Kukulski Mr. Kukulski believes it is a community-wide issue. He said that public discussion will be on the January agenda. 0:54:39 E. Policy Discussion 0:54:41 1. Red Light Running Traffic Camera Presentation (McLane/RedFlex Traffic Systems) 0:55:04 Lt. Rich McLane Lt. McLane introduced Darren Kolack from Redflex Traffic Systems to present information, answer questions about obstacles and successes, and get better direction about where we go from here. 0:55:53 Darren Kolack, Regional Sales Manager of Redflex Traffic Systems Mr. Kolack gave a presentation about photo enforcement in the U.S. and bringing it into Bozeman. 1:27:28 Mark Tymrak, Director of Public Safety/Police Mr. Tymrak said he needs to see particulars about the workload and the contract and get educated. His personal opinion is that this is controversial, but he thinks it's worth a try. 1:28:05 Mr. Luwe Mr. Luwe listed the steps that he sees need to be done: select a vendor and enter into a contract, do the enabling ordinance, decide with police help where to place cameras, work on the internal process and staffing, and coordinate with finance and courts. The internal process may take some time. 1:30:04 Cr. Kirchhoff Cr. Kirchhoff raised issues about the Police Dept. workload and legwork, renegotiation of a contract, and expressed his privacy concerns about cameras and surveillance. 1:33:05 Cr. Jacobson Cr. Jacobson said she doesn't feel paranoid about surveillance cameras, and the increase from 400 to 1600 accidents is unacceptable. She wants to try this. 1:34:49 Mayor Krauss Mayor Krauss said he is in favor of going ahead with this and trying it out. His business plan will be to enter into a contract that works for us. There is nothing to lose by giving it a try. 1:36:32 Cr. Becker Cr. Becker asked questions about warrants, the Transportation Plan, the number of cameras necessary, and statistics, and he expressed his concern about it being probable cause for further investigations. 42 Bozeman City Commission Policy Meeting Minutes, December 13, 2007 4 1:40:22 Mr. Tymrak Mr. Tymrak stated that the frontal shot is optional. If they are focusing on the back of car and the license plate and making this a civil violation for running this a red light, that is the direction he would choose to go. If they did opt for the frontal shot, they would follow up only on a wanted person for a serious crime. 1:42:12 Mayor Krauss Mayor Krauss said that the Commission is tied two to two about investigating the traffic cameras, and he asked Cr. Rupp about his opinion. 1:42:16 Cr. Rupp Cr. Rupp said that if cameras move in the direction of affecting driver behavior, he wants that accomplished and wants to start moving on this. He wants the camera that attaches to the utility pole. Start downtown but expand to 19th and Main and 7th and Main. 1:43:59 Mr. Kukulski Mr. Kukulski said he will bring back to the Commission the statistical analysis as to what are the most dangerous intersections and where the most accidents take place that can be corrected. 1:44:15 G. Adjournment Mayor Krauss adjourned the meeting. _____________________________________ Jeff Krauss, Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________________ Stacy Ulmen, City Clerk PREPARED BY: _____________________________________ Cynthia Jordan Delaney, Deputy City Clerk Approved on __________________________. 43