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September 12, 2012
Mayor Richard Woodland Council Members:
Christopher Mann Jordan Busby Donna Benfield Jerry Merrill Bruce Sutherland Sally Smith City Staff:
Council President Christopher asked to be excused. Stephen Zollinger – City Attorney
Richard Horner – Finance Officer John Millar – Public Works Director
Val Christensen – Community Development Director Scott Johnson – Economic Development Director Blair Kay – City Clerk Sugar City Mayor Glenn Dalling Randy Lewis – Rexburg Police Department
Matt Nielson – Deputy Finance Officer Madison County Commission County Staff:
Commissioner Todd Smith Kim Muir – County Clerk
Commissioner Jon Weber Sherry Arnold – County Treasurer
Commissioner Kimber Ricks asked to be excused. Roy C. Klingler – County Sherriff
Craig Rindlisbacher – GIS Director
1. 11:30 A.M. City/County Luncheon: Location is at 35 North 1st East (City Hall)
A. Joint venture summary budgets discussions : (current and future); examples include
the Fire Department; Ambulance, GIS, Airport, and Golf Course– Richard Horner.
Commissioner Weber welcomed everyone to the joint luncheon to allow the Joint Governing Boards to
review the joint enterprises shared by Madison County and the City of Rexburg. He expressed the need to
continue to share information to help govern the shared facilities. He wanted to enhance the recreational
opportunities for the county’s youth. He referred to the airport museum, golf course, dog pound, swimming
pool, etc. If you fail to provide constructive activities for the youth, some of the youth will cost more money
in the court systems.
The County Commissioners wanted to acknowledge on the record they haven't been holding up
their end of the deal on the Airport and Museum. The County works with the Fire and Ambulance
Department, Airport, Legacy Flight Museum and GIS as joint ventures with the City. The County is
concerned about the complaints from neighbors regarding lights and noise at the fairgrounds. The
County would like to work with the City to resolve this issue. It was stated that the Pinnacle Building
has sold, and there is a swim team that has no facility to use any longer. A community indoor pool
for public use is needed. There is open swim time at the college each morning but the student
population is growing, and we can't plan on the BYU-I pool for community use.
Sherriff Klingler expressed the need for the county to share in the use and cost of the animal shelter to
help with animal control in the county. Animal control funding was also mentioned and ways of coming up
with funds for a facility. This is a desperate need in Madison County.
Sheriff Klingler indicated that he was concerned with the effort to legalize Marijuana in Idaho.
He mentioned that Monte Styles, a big player in the fight against legalized marijuana, will be coming
to Rexburg on October 21-23. On the 22nd he will be at the Rexburg Tabernacle for a public
meeting to get the word out on this topic.
Commissioner Weber mentioned that a big issue this year is personal property tax and the
possibility of it going away. The Certificates of Residency that the County currently pays for students
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attending Community Colleges is also an issue. These are legislative issues that will be covered this
year in Boise.
Council Member Donna Benfield mentioned that they have a legislative committee to allow them
to have a voice as they go to Boise. Hyrum Erickson is the local chairman. They can help get
the word out to help fight the effort to legalize marijuana in Idaho.
A crosswalk on Main Street between County buildings to keep pedestrians safe was discussed.
Finance Officer Richard Horner presented financial information on the Ambulance, Fire
operations, Legacy Flight Museum, Airport, and Golf Course operations. In-kind work and prices
need to be reviewed before the November 7th joint City/County meeting. Commissioner Weber
stated that Dave Walrath from the County has the numbers for the in-kind work.
B. Discuss the possibility of a recreation district – Matt Nielson
Deputy Finance Officer Matt Nielson presented information on creating a Recreation District
and the requirements to be ready to get it on the ballot by May and the possibility of passing a Recreation District. Suggestions were made and the possibility of relocating the fairgrounds and
replace with a swimming pool, skating rink, hockey rink, BMX track and others were discussed.
Mayor Woodland proposed that we try to get it on the ballot. Deputy Finance Officer Nielson showed a timeline showing the steps required.
The first step would be to form a Recreation Committee with those involved to provide input and
be a proponent for the cause. The feeling was that apartment owners and farm owners could be the hardest to sell the idea to as it would have the largest impact to tax dollars paid out. Commissioner
Smith suggested having a city that has passed a Recreation District come to a meeting to explain how they marketed and got voters to pass it. Richard Horner suggests having a meeting in October
to get Recreation Committee members together and discuss further.
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Discussion: “Wants and Wishes” suggestions for a Recreation District. More soccer
and baseball fields and possibly an indoor soccer arena. These included the many
possibilities for having indoor sports that might also be able to be done in the current
Madison Fair Grounds building. There were some recreation examples given that
could be done in the large arena building at the Madison Fair Grounds including
soccer, basketball, volleyball, inline hockey, and even recreation classes.
Adjournment
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Richard S. Woodland, Mayor Attest:
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Blair D. Kay, City Clerk