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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014.12.03 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 1 December 03, 2014 Mayor Richard Woodland Council Members: President Sally Smith Jordan Busby Donna Benfield Jerry Merrill Christopher Mann Brad Wolfe City Staff: Stephen Zollinger – City Attorney Matt Nielson – Finance Officer John Millar – Public Works Director Val Christensen – Community Development Director Scott Johnson – Economic Development Director Blair Kay – City Clerk 7:00 P.M. City Hall – Pledge to the Flag Troop 405 led the pledge. Ian Zollinger said the prayer. Roll Call of Council Members: Attending: Council Member Mann, Council Member Benfield, Council Member Busby, Council Member Merrill (by phone), Council Member Wolfe, Council President Smith and Mayor Woodland. Presentations: NONE Committee Liaison Assignments for 2014: A. Council Member Christopher Mann: Golf Board · Emergency Services Board · MYAB Council Member Mann reported Emergency Services Board did not meet, however he met with them today to discuss the progress of the Fire Station addition. The brick for the upper floor will not be here until January. Emergency Services was quiet with hardly any emergency calls this Thanksgiving Holiday. MYAB met today to decorate the carousel for Santa at the Carousel; on Monday, December 8th there will be free carousel rides that night. Council Member thanked The Standard Journal for helping with the advertisement of the event. The MYAB is also helping with shop with a cop. They started a coin fundraiser at the Madison High School with the proceeds going to shop with a cop. The Golf Board met to discuss the progress of the fence being installed at the Municipal Golf Course. There was discussion regarding the installation of a new sign and name change of the Municipal Golf Course. Council Member Mann thanked Chief Finance Officer Nielson for his service on the Golf Board. B. Council Member Jordan Busby: GIS Oversight · Airport Board · Traffic & Safety Council Member Busby reported the GIS committee will meet at the end of December. The Airport Board did not meet. The Traffic and Safety Committee met they asked if they need City Council authorization to create a Facebook page. City Attorney Zollinger said the committee needs 35 North 1st East Rexburg, ID 83440 Phone: 208.359.3020 x2313 Fax: 208.359.3022 blairk@rexburg.org www.rexburg.org City Council Meeting December 03, 2014 2 City Council approval if the committee is asking for money to fund the project. Council Member Busby said they are not requesting any funds at this time. Council Member Busby said ITD is conducting a traffic study at the off ramps coming into the city. Public Works Director Millar will have more information regarding the study at the next meeting. C. Council Member Donna Benfield: Police · Trails of Madison County · IBC · Teton Flood Museum Committee Council Member Benfield reported she spoke with Police Chief Turman. He said Officer Frei recently graduated from the police academy. He took the top honors in shooting. Officer Jordan Jensen recently helped out a community member who had personal items stolen. The community member called Police Chief Turman to thank Officer Jensen for a wonderful job. The Trails of Madison County met to discuss the bike park. They will save money by designing the park in house. They hope to install water lines to keep the track wet. There will be a cost of about $20,000 to install the water lines. City Engineer Davidson will work on a bid for the installation of the water lines. D. Council Member Smith: Legacy Flight Museum · Rexburg Arts Council (Romance Theatre & Tabernacle Civic Center, Orchestra) · M.E.P.I. Council President Smith reported The Legacy Flight Museum has not met. The Rexburg Tabernacle and Romance Theater are busy this month. She invited all to attend the Christmas Carol at the Romance, December 12th-20th and 22nd and the Messiah, December 19th and 20th at the Tabernacle. M.E.P.I. did not met, however; the business completion is scheduled for tomorrow with Youth and Adult competitions. E. Council Member Jerry Merrill: School Board · Parks & Recreation · Urban Renewal Agency Council Member Merrill reported via telephone. The Recreation Department is working on SnowFest and The Cupid Cup. SnowFest will be in held January 31st and the Cupid Cup sometime in February. The School Board and Urban Renewal Agency have not met. Mayor Woodland joined the meeting 7:14 p.m. He thanked Council Member Merrill for joining the meeting via telephone. F. Council Member Brad Wolfe: Planning & Zoning · Beautification Committee Council Member Wolfe reported Planning and Zoning met two weeks ago. They discussed a couple of items one being the rezone being presented in tonight’s meeting. They discussed a PUD (Planned Unit Development) located within the block bordered by North Center, East 2nd North, North 1st East, and East 1st North. The area is zoned LDR2. There is currently no development going on at the location. Council Member Wolfe asked Economic Director Johnson to report on the International Economic Development Conference he attended in Fort Worth Texas. Economic Director Johnson indicated the conference is a large conference; there were about 5,000 people in attendance from all over the US. He said there were Governors to general Economic Directors attending the conference. The conference serves to inform and learn what is happening economically all over the US and internationally. One of the key issues is workforce to give you an idea the head of The Manufacturing Association for Texas said currently there are a million job openings in advanced manufacturing. He said these job openings have been opened for over a year. He also explained the nuances with advanced manufacturing it’s not just the welding side, but the science behind it now. This is frightening because we don’t have the workforce to fill the positions, however; positive because there are jobs out there if we start to make the demand happen. . Economic Director Johnson said the most prudent information for us was in the last session. There was a panel of about 30 people, with the top site selection companies on the panel. The majority of the time in the United States, corporations uses a private site selection company; to determine where their company is going to move or expand. The panel also had foreign direct 3 investment individuals and business economists. We then listened to the head of the top site selection company of the United States. He shared the following information. The majority of the time most companies come to us and tell us generally what they are looking for, we then take national data and run it though our proprietary system. Our system then indicates where the company needs to go. He also stated rarely do they go to State or local levels for placement of these companies. Economic Director Johnson said he question their method and pointed out some flaws with their process. If they looked at our state currently based on national data for education, Idaho rates dead last in the US. He pointed out this is a fundamental problem national data is based on dollars spent per student not on obtainment. The next thing he pointed out is that they didn’t get granular enough at a local level to understand more, for example our local School District has 99% graduation rate and 85% college placement rate. Economic Director Johnson challenged them to find this percentage anywhere in the United States, however; when they only look at national data and don’t get granular enough we don’t show up. The other example he used is unemployment rates. When you look at Rexburg a town of about 30,000 people we have a 4.6% unemployment rate on national level. He indicated based on their system, they wouldn’t consider Rexburg. The head of the site selection company indicated Economic Director Johnson was correct based on national data it appears there are only about 50 people that need employment. Economic Director Johnson said the problem is this is incorrect data half of the population in Rexburg are full time college students and even if they are looking they don’t show up on the national data. Economic Director Johnson stated over the past year the Idaho State Labor Department, Brigham Young University Idaho and his office have done some studies which shows there is a 23% unemployment rate. They had the opportunity to meet with most of the panel after the meeting to go over the challenges the City of Rexburg faces. They invited us to meet with them at a later date, however; we are planning to invite them to come here next summer. Economic Director Johnson invited City Council Members to the Business Competition taking place tomorrow. He is very excited with those competing this year. The past winners of the Business Competition are doing well Citius Composites continues to grow, Syphon Sound is working on their next round of products. Economic Director Johnson reviewed new businesses coming to Rexburg. SSI is currently located in the basement at Hemming Village They are a call center and hope to employ nearly 200 employees. The company moved to Rexburg from Utah. Zylun Insights is a market research firm. He has been working with them fairly closely for the past six months. They are currently employing nearly 120 employees due to limited office space. They are looking for additional office space to employ 450 employees 50 of these positions are corporate positons. Artco is adding 100 call center jobs. Economic Director Johnson said he is also working with other local employers, such as Monkey Bars they are expanding. They are currently working on their new facility here in Rexburg. Print Space is a 3D printing company from Washington. Economic Director Johnson said he has been working with them too. They have received their first round of funding. He is working on locating office space for them. Council Member Busby asked regarding SSI and Zylun Insights hours of operation. Economic Director Johnson indicated SSI will have full time and part time hours. When Zylun Insights reaches their full potential 50 jobs will be high paying jobs. Mayor’s Report: Commented on letters received by BYU-I students regarding winter road conditions in Rexburg. Council Member Busby questioned how the Street Department prioritizes which streets get sanded when there are slippery road conditions. Public Works Director Millar indicated the busy intersections are the main priority and then busy streets such as South 2nd East and 2nd South are also high priority streets. Public Hearings: – NONE 4 Items for Consideration: A. Rezone 252, 260, and 274 West 1st North, and 118 North 3rd West from Low Density Residential 2 (LDR2) to High Density Residential 1 (HDR1). Excerpt from November 20th Planning and Zoning meeting: “Applicant Jonathan McMullin, 3944 South 2000 West, the applicant, presented the proposal to rezone the specified property from LDR2 to HDR1. The property was shown on the overhead screen. There are 4 parcels as stated. The Comprehensive Plan supports this type of change. He owns 252 West 1st North, and 3 other properties with different owners are included in this request. Signed, notarized Affidavits of Legal Interest are part of the application. There are commercial and multi-family properties in this area. Storage units are directly to the east of his property, and there is also a mechanic shop. He purchased his property with the idea of developing it, but from previous experience he felt it would be better to speak to his neighbors (3 who are part of this request) and get them onboard. Rental properties are to the north:” Johnathan McMullin from Lyman presented the proposal for a zone change to his property. He has affidavits from three other property owners also proposing the zone change from LDR2 (Low Density Residential 2 to HDR1 (High Density Residential 1). He indicated the possible benefits to this zone change. The zone change will bring additional married student housing closer to the city core. There are several shopping centers including Broulims, and city parks surrounding the property. Mr. McMullin indicated the location is in an established area. There would be benefits to the newly married students with the older generations to interact and teach lifelong lessons. The development would bring revitalization to the area. There is empty space behind his property and Don Allen’s property; it has been a weed patch for a while the development would make it clean and neat. There are safety concerns; there are sheds behind his property that need fixed and in Don Allen’s property there are trees that need trimmed. The new construction will take care of these safety concerns. Community Development Director Christensen reviewed the infill chart. He was asked by the Planning and Zoning Commission, what the highest possible score could be. The perfect score is 53.4; any of these properties are not perfect each have unique challenges with distance to infrastructure, distance to amenities and different street access. This property scored high on street access because it has two different directions to come in to. When you look at the existing houses, if there was a project put in; there is enough distance between the houses and property lines. The property scored well with distance from established neighborhoods, because the property is surrounded on two sides by light industrial. INFILL CHART: 5 Mayor Woodland asked how this particular property scored compared to other properties. Community Development Director Christensen said this project score is average. Community Development Director Christensen reviewed the staff review. Staff Review: Community Development Department I. BACKGROUND The Rexburg Development Code allows for the Commission to make recommendations to the City Council regarding whether or not the property should or should not be rezoned based on the criteria found in section §6.13. The owner of the property located at 260 West 1st North did not request to have their property changed. The City included it so that it did not create an island. Case No. 14 00487 Page 2 II. SITE DESCRIPTION The total area involved in this re-zoning request is identified as approximately 2 acres, which if approved will result in changing the zone from Low Density Residential 2 (LDR2) to High Density Residential 1 (HDR1). III. ANALYSIS If approved, this rezone will result in changing Low Density Residential 2 to High Density Residential 1. The request would require the Commission and City Council to review the proposal against one set of criteria, for the request to rezone. Below, staff has provided all the criteria listed by Ordinance No. 1115 (Development Code) that are required to be addressed, followed by staff’s analysis of each criterion. Criteria Rezone Requests (§6.13): a. Be in conformance with the City’s Comprehensive Plan and the City Development Code. The Comprehensive Plan identifies the land use designation for the property as Moderate - High Density Residential. The HDR1 zone is allowed under this designation. b. The capacity of existing public streets, water and sewer facilities, storm drainage facilities, solid waste collection and disposal, and other utilities. The City Engineer did not have a concern. c. The capacity of existing public services, including but not limited to, public safety services, public emergency services, schools, and parks and recreational services. The City Engineer did not have a concern. d. The potential for nuisances or health and safety hazards that may adversely affect adjoining properties. Staff has reviewed and does not feel the change will have a negative effect. e. Recent changes in land use on adjoining properties or in the neighborhood of the map revision. None f. Meets the requirements of the Comprehensive Plan. See paragraph a. IV. STAFF RECOMMENDATION If the Planning and Zoning Commission determines that the change is in the best interest of the City of Rexburg and the adjoining neighborhoods are not adversely affected, Staff requests that the Planning and Zoning Commission recommend that the City Council process the requested zone change. 6 Council President Smith questioned the increase from LDR2 to HDR1. She asked what the buffer would be and what the property is transitioning from and to. Council President Smith also questioned the reason why medium density was not requested. Community Development Director Christensen said Planning and Zoning and the public did not question the density of the rezone. He said there were two parties at the Planning and Zoning meeting that opposed the rezone. Council President Smith indicated she is concerned with the high density of this rezone. She asked if this would be a good transition. Community Development Director Christensen said in a perfect process you would see rezoning in steps from single family housing, go medium density housing, than to high density housing, than either to commercial or light industrial. He said at the border from that process this rezone would meet the criteria. Community Development Director Christensen indicated the Infill Redevelopment Ordinance has all of the buffering requirements and set-backs that this property will have to follow. As far as set-backs for example; if the developer determines to build three units, because they have the street access and most likely they will not build in the front of the property. The buffering requirements would be met in the back of the property. There are different requirements between rear yards and front yards. Community Development Director Christensen said when we are considering a zone change we aren’t looking at those specifics because the specifics will be covered when we find out what they are. We don’t have the specifics of this development. Council Member Busby asked if the set-back requirements for medium density residential the same as high density residential. Community Development Director Christensen stated the set-back requirements are the same. Council President Smith asked where the closest existing high density development is from where this property is located. Mr. McMullin said directly to the North and to the West there are two other complexes that are high density. He said Mr. Hanna’s property in close proximity to his property is medium density. The majority of the homes are rentals. There are storage units directly behind his property and from the railroad tracks is considered light industrial. He said as far as staging out the buffers this whole block is broken between open space and rentals Mr. McMullin said there are developments surrounding his property that is not conducive to a directly small neighborhood. He said there is low density slowly working into, the broken redeveloping renewing area, working up to high density, which is working into the city core. He believes it is ideal for the growth of the city. Council Member Mann said he is concerned with the additional traffic this development could bring. He said this particular quadrant is isolated compared to others, when it comes to traffic patterns. Council Member Mann stated the surrounding neighbors are concerned with the changes in their neighborhood. He indicated he is also concerned with the high density request. Council Member Wolfe stated the surrounding neighbors recommended to Planning and Zoning to blanket a large area from high density. He didn’t believe this property would have been on the neighbor’s request had they made the request Mayor Woodland said there were improvements made at the intersection on 1st North. These changes made it safer for pedestrians and traffic flow. Council Member Wolfe said most likely there will be improvements made with traffic flowing going north and south from the property. Mayor Woodland indicated there is property there that has been vacant for a long time. He stated if we believe in infill this property is a place in town where infill would be appropriate. 7 Council Member Wolfe moved to approve the rezone of 252, 260, and 274 West 1st North, and 118 North 3rd West from Low Density Residential 2 (LDR2) to High Density Residential 1 (HDR1); Council Member Smith seconded the motion; Mayor Woodland asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council President Smith Council Member Mann Council Member Benfield Council Member Busby Council Member Wolfe The motion carried. Staff Reports: A. Public Works: – John Millar 1. Approve purchase of a new backhoe Public Works Director Millar reviewed the bids from vendors for a new backhoe. Street Department Backhoe Bid Summary: Pioneer Equipment: Case 590 SN $118,000.00 Western States Cat: 420 IT $108,483.00 Honnen Equipment 310 SK $85,757.00* *This machine does not meet the specifications in numerous areas. This is a smaller machine and will not meet the needs of the street department. Recommend purchasing Cat 420 IT Trade in has been offered at $32,000 by Western States and $20,000 with Honnen Budget was set at $100,000 net. Public Works Director Millar recommended awarding Cat with the bid and going ahead and trading in their existing backhoe. Cat offered $32,000 in trade, which he believes is a fair offer. Council Member Busby moved to approve the purchase of a new backhoe as discussed; Council Member Benfield seconded the motion; Mayor Woodland asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council President Smith None Council Member Mann Council Member Benfield Council Member Busby Council Member Wolfe The motion carried. Public Works Director Millar also requested to surplus the 2002 Case 590. Council Member Busby moved to approve the surplus of the 2002 Case 590; Council Member Benfield seconded the motion; Mayor Woodland asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council President Smith None Council Member Mann Council Member Benfield Council Member Busby Council Member Wolfe The motion carried. 8 Public Works Director Millar reported on the trip to London England he and Mayor took. He said they toured new to the United Sates wastewater treatment facilities. Public Works Director indicated, England has a completely different method of wastewater management than the United States, it has all been privatized. There are six companies that process all of England’s wastewater. He said they toured all six treatment plants. The treatment plants have the method that we are interested in to process our bio-solids. The method is a comparatively simple process. England has been using the process for thirteen years. Public Works Director Millar reviewed the process they have used to treat domestic wastewater to household food waste. The people in Bristol England put all of their food waste in a bags, it then gets picked up every two week. They process 160 tons of food waste a day. The process turns the food waste into a liquid; the liquid gets ran through a digester. This is used to run generators; with the final product being soil amendment. The soil amendment is then turned to market. They have 85% reduction in solids. Public Works Director Millar stated the company is anxious to start a project in the United States. They are interested in our treatment plant because it is a small project and very clean. Aqua Engineering is putting together additional information for a future City Council meeting. Public Works Director Millar said the process gets us to what is termed class “A” bio-solids. Class “A” bio-solids have minimal restrictions on the byproduct use. There would be a lot of byproduct use for farming as an amendment to soil. There is also a lot of nutrient value left in the material. Public Works Director Millar indicated the projected cost is within the budget previously disused. Council Member Busby asked how this project ties into the existing upgrades done at the wastewater plant. Public Works Director Millar said the project would utilize everything already out at the treatment plant. The existing aerobic digesters, we would install a concert lid on them and go aerobic in the absence of oxygen. The byproduct of this process would be methane gas. The methane gas would be used to heat the wastewater. The wastewater goes through pasteurization to kill off micro- organisms. We would us the heat for additional drying of the bio-solids. The process fits well with what we already have. Council member Mann asked if the EPA standard in the United State is comparable to the standards in London England. Public Works Director Millar said the standards are comparable to those of the United States. Council Member Smith asked why the need to go outside the United States to tour these facility. She wondered how the rest of the United States handles wastewater. Public Works Director Millar said the process is similar to our process. Discussion regarding the process of wastewater in the United States. C. Finance Department: Matt Nielson 1. Review the 2014 year-end Financial Reports Financial Officer Matt Nielson reviewed the Budget Summary Report and the Treasurers Summary Report for 2014. 9 10 11 Council Member Busby asked regarding the expenditures with animal control, does it include all expense to run the facility. Chief Finance Officer Nielson said it includes all expenses, however; it doesn’t include any involvement by Lieutenant Colin Erickson of the Rexburg Police Department Council Member Busby asked for clarification with wage expenditures at the Legacy Flight Museum. CFO Nielson explained the work done at the Legacy Flight Museum is mainly volunteer work Council Member Mann questioned the park impact fees carry over. He asked if some of the funds have been committed for future projects. CFO Nielson said yes some of the funds in the park impact fees will be used for the baseball diamonds in the next few years Mayor Woodland commended the Rexburg Police Department for gathering donations for Shop with a Cop. He said the purchase for the gifts for the children will be purchased at Wal-Mart. 12 Council President Smith asked if the Tabernacle Orchestra has paid back any of the funds used for the timpani drums. CFO Nielson said some of the funds have been paid back. Arts Council Committee Member Roger Harris was in the audience. He indicated he brought in over $170.00 today. Council President Smith suggested The Tabernacle Orchestra announce the donations made at the concerts are for the timpani drums. 2. Suggested Vehicle use policy pertaining to 5% ICRMP Discount: Financial Officer Matt Nielson reviewed suggested changes to the City’s Employee Handbook for vehicle use. He referred to the Vehicle Policy Section for suggested changes which were highlighted in red; (603 Use of City Equipment and Vehicles): 603 USE OF CITY EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES Equipment and vehicles essential in accomplishing job duties are expensive and may be difficult to replace. When using property, employees are expected to exercise care, perform required maintenance, and follow all operating instructions, safety standards and guidelines, and possess the proper driver's license to operate such equipment. Please notify the supervisor if any equipment, machines, tools, or vehicles appear to be damaged, defective, or in need of repair. Prompt reporting of damages, defects, and the need for repairs could prevent deterioration of equipment and possible injury to employees or others. Employees should fill out maintenance reports and follow department policies as to equipment maintenance. The supervisor can answer any questions about an employee's responsibility for maintenance and care of equipment or vehicles used on the job. The improper, careless, negligent, destructive, discourteous, illegal, or unsafe use or operation of equipment or vehicles, as well as excessive or avoidable traffic and parking violations, can result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment. This includes the operation of city vehicles or equipment while under the influence of alcohol, illness. fatigue, I njury, illegal drugs or legal drugs that affect an employee's ability to drive. Department Heads are required to obtain and retain a copy of each employee's valid driver's license at least once per year (preferably in January of each year) if that employee drives a city or personal vehicle while on duty. Each such driver shall participate in vehicle safety and defensive driving training as required by their department. The driver of a city vehicle. or any other vehicle being used for city business is prohibited from using a mobile communication device, cell phone or computer of any type to intiate a call or text requiring use of the device key pad while the vehicle is in motion. Drivers must be safely parked before using phone or mobile computer equipment, for other than voice communications. A mobile communication device is defined as "a text messaging device or a wireless, two-way communication device designed to receive and transmit voice or text communication". This does not apply to work-related two-way radios. Exception: Sworn law enforcement officers may use mobile communication devices i n specific tactical situations as allowed by their department. Eating while driving or operating City vehicles or equipment is not allowed; City vehicles must be safely parked when the driver is consuming food or beverages, except for drinking legal beverages in cars and pickups. Certain employees may use city vehicles while on and off the job. This is at the convenience of the City, as the employer, and as an aid in the performance of their jobs. Employees on call after regularly scheduled hours of work may be provided a city vehicle to take home. Other employees, who are allowed the use of City vehicles both on and off the job, are given this benefit due to the nature of their work and service to the City. Positions that are permitted by the City Council to take a City vehicle home, subject to Department Head approval: Police Officers Madison Fire Department Chiefs Public Works Department employees on call Public 13 Works Foremen Parks Foreman and Assistant Foreman Building Inspectors These positions are also allowed to have family members ride in the vehicle and do personal business in the vehicle when the employee is on call. Employees are prohibited from allowing any non-employee (e.g., family members, friends, etc.) to drive or be driven in a City vehicle, except for authorized out-of-town travel, emergency situations, people with whom the employee is doing City business, or except as approved by the City Council and following department policy. Otherwise, employees are prohibited from using any City vehicle for personal use. Employees are subjecting themselves to disciplinary action by the city as well as substantial personal liability when they do not adhere to this policy. All transportation of non-employees in City vehicles and personal use of City equipment shall be subject to prior authorization by the Mayor. The City maintains third-party liability and property damage insurance coverage. Employees who drive their personal vehicles on agency business are subject to the requirements of this policy i ncluding: 1) Maintaining auto liability i nsurance with minimum state l i mits. 2) Providing proof of l i ability insurance to the Finance Dept. on an annual basis. 3) Maintain vehicle i n a safe operating condition when driven on agency business. Employees who use their personal vehicles for official business are encouraged to carry adequate, current, personal liability insurance as well. All employees using a City vehicle for commuting to and from work must use one of the following methods to determine the value of that specific commuting use. That value is required to be added to the employee's reportable, taxable income for federal and state income tax purposes. The $3.00 Per day Rule: This is only usable when all personal use is limited to commuting only. This rule requires no records be kept except for days when commuting does not occur, such as when an employee is on vacation or is sick. The number of days used for personal use during the calendar year is multiplied by $3.00 and the resulting product is that amount reported as taxable income. EXAMPLE: An employee has 260 working days, less 27 days during the year for vacation and holidays. The difference of 233 commuting days is multiplied by $3.00 (per day) and the total of $699.00 per year is the reportable income for the employee. The Standard Mileage Rate: This is applied when a vehicle must be used for city business over 50% of the time. Under this rule, the vehicle must be driven at least 10,000 miles during any year. Records of actual dates and the number of miles driven for personal use each day are required to be kept. The annual number of personal miles is multiplied by the current R.S. Mileage rate then in effect for that reporting year. The resulting product is the amount the employee must report as taxable income for the year. Council Member Mann moved to approve changes to the City’s Employee Handbook for vehicle use; (603 Use of City Equipment and Vehicles): Council President Smith seconded the motion; Mayor Woodland asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council President Smith None Council Member Mann Council Member Benfield Council Member Busby Council Member Wolfe The motion carried. 14 D. Community Development: Val Christensen 1. Review the November, 2014 Building Permit Report Community Development Director Christensen reviewed the November Building Permit Report: Council Member Busby asked if 369 W. 3rd S. is new construction, Community Development Director Christensen said it’s changing a unit into a duplex. Community Development Director Christensen said next month they will review plans for the BYU-Idaho University’s Science Center. He is anticipating a busy month. Calendared Bills and Tabled Items: A. USE ACTION” – BILLS RECOMMENDED/APPROVED IN A LAND USE PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURE: – NONE B. BILL Introduction: – NONE C. First Reading: Those items which are being introduced for first reading: – NONE D. Second Reading: Those items which have been first read: 1. Ordinance 1122 - Rezoning 117 South 2nd East; and 204, 216, and 230 East 1st South from Low Density Residential 3 (LDR3) to Mixed Use 2 (MU2). Discussion: Council Member Wolfe moved to second read Ordinance 1122 to rezone 117 South 2nd East; and 204, 216, and 230 East 1st South from Low Density Residential 3 (LDR3) to Mixed Use 2 (MU2); Council Member Smith seconded the motion; Mayor Woodland asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council President Smith Council Member Busby Council Member Merrill Council Member Benfield Council Member Wolfe Council Member Mann The vote count on the motion was tied requiring Mayor Woodland to vote to break the tie. Mayor Woodland voted to approve the second reading of Ordinance 1122. The motion carried. 2. Third Reading: Those items which have been second read: – NONE 15 Consent Calendar: The consent calendar includes items which require formal City Council Action; however they are typically routine or not of great controversy. Individual Council members may ask that any specific item be removed from the consent calendar for discussion in greater detail. Explanatory information is included in the City Council’s agenda packet regarding these items. A. Minutes from November 19, 2014 meeting B. Approve the City of Rexburg Bills Council Member Wolfe moved to approve the Consent Calendar and pay the bills; Council Member Busby seconded the motion; Mayor Woodland asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council President Smith None Council Member Mann Council Member Benfield Council Member Wolfe Council Member Busby The motion carried. Adjourned at 8:27 P.M. APPROVED: _______________________________ Richard S. Woodland, Mayor Attest: _______________________________ Marianna Gonzalez, Deputy City Clerk