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McCall council approves Davis Avenue contract, backs North Mission grant and several park and permitting measures
Summary
The McCall City Council awarded a $3,126,691.60 contract for Davis Avenue Reconstruction Phase 2 and approved federal grant submittals and other infrastructure and parks actions at its regularly scheduled meeting, moves intended to advance street repairs, river access improvements and coordinated weed management.
The McCall City Council on an evening at the American Legion Hall awarded a $3,126,691.60 construction contract for Davis Avenue Reconstruction Phase 2, adopted a resolution to seek federal funds for North Mission Street improvements, approved two parks grants to improve river access, authorized a cooperative weed-management agreement with Valley County and the U.S. Forest Service, rejected bids for a separate Mission Street resurfacing project and approved a resort-city restaurant specialty liquor license for McCall Brewery.
The council’s actions aim to fund and advance several transportation and parks projects and to clear the way for short-term permitting for a local restaurant. The Davis Avenue contract is the largest single action: it includes multiple bid alternates that add parking, a separated pathway and use of higher-durability HDPE water pipe, and authorizes staff to manage change orders up to 15% of the contract price.
Davis Avenue contract award led the meeting’s agenda. Public Works Director Nathan Stewart told the council the low bidder, Moreno & Nelson Construction Corporation, included HDPE pipe in its bid and that the higher-quality material improves resilience against earthquakes. “The stuff’s just super bomb proof,” Stewart said, arguing the higher upfront cost yields long-term durability for the city’s transmission main.
The council voted unanimously to award the base bid plus bid alternates 1–4 to Moreno & Nelson for $3,126,691.60 and authorized the mayor to sign related documents and staff to manage change orders up to 15% of the contract price.
Shortly before that vote, council adopted Resolution 25-1 to submit a federal-aid rural grant application to the Local Highway Technical Assistance Council to fund improvements on North Mission Street between Deinhardt and Idaho Street. Economic Development Planner Delta James told council the revised project estimate to be submitted is $3,092,000, with a city match of $227,000. The resolution adopted by roll call directs staff to submit the LTAC application for prioritization.
On parks and recreation, council approved two grant submittals tied to a proposed non-motorized river access at the Dynhart Lane site. Delta James said the proposed Phase 1 work — a non-motorized launch and an ADA-accessible trail — has an estimated cost of about $195,000, of which the federal Recreational Trails Program could provide up to $146,000; the balance requires a 20% local match and Parks & Rec expects to cover part of the match in FY26. The council voted to authorize submittal of the Recreational Trails Program grant application and, separately, a $10,000 Cutthroat license-plate grant application administered by the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation.
Earlier in the meeting council approved a nonfunded participating agreement with Valley County and the U.S. Forest Service (Payette National Forest) to continue cooperative weed-management activities. Parks and Recreation Director Curt Wolf described the multi-jurisdiction partnership as an annual cooperation that provides shared certified applicators, “pull-together” spray days and use of biological controls where appropriate.
The council also voted to reject all bids submitted for an upcoming Mission Street resurfacing project (Mission Street, Idaho Street to State Highway 55) after staff and outside counsel found multiple bid package deficiencies, including one low bidder filing without a required public-works license. City staff recommended rejection and immediate rebid to preserve fairness and allow corrections; council approved that recommendation and directed staff to rebid as soon as possible.
On a separate licensing item, the council approved McCall Brewery’s application for a resort-city restaurant specialty liquor license and authorized the mayor to sign the city approval form.
Votes at the meeting were recorded by roll call; members present voted in favor of each listed action. No motion failed on the items recorded in the meeting transcript.
Looking ahead, council minutes note staff will follow up on buyer notices and public outreach tied to multiple projects, and department staff said they will schedule follow-up presentations on noxious-weed program results and continue homeowner and HOA outreach for Davis Avenue construction timing.
