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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Minutes - February 17, 2016.pdf 1 February 17, 2016 Mayor Jerry Merrill Council Members: President Sally Smith Jordan Busby Donna Benfield Tisha Flora Christopher Mann Brad Wolfe City Staff: Stephen Zollinger – City Attorney Matt Nielson – Finance Officer Blair D. Kay – City Clerk John Millar – Public Works Director Val Christensen – Community Development Director Scott Johnson – Economic Development Director 7:00 P.M. City Hall – Pledge to the Flag Ben Dredge from Troop 346 led the pledge. Allen Barwick said the prayer. Mayor Merrill welcomed the students from Madison High School, Sugar City High School, BYU-I and Boy Scouts to the meeting. Roll Call of Council Members: Attending: Council President Smith, Council Member Benfield, Council Member Flora, Council Member Busby, Council Member Mann, Council Member Wolfe and Mayor Merrill. Public Comment: not scheduled on the agenda (limit 3 minutes); issues may be considered for discussion on a future agenda. Please keep comments on point and respectful. Christopher Carr read the letter below. He encouraged City Council, BYU-Idaho Housing Representatives and Apartment Complex owners to work together to come up with a solution for the overnight parking problems the university students are experiencing. 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 February 17, 2016 2 Mayor Merrill explained the difference between elected and appointed officials to the high school students and university students attending the City Council meeting. He mentioned several of the appointed officials such as the City Clerk Kay and Chief Finance Officer Nielson. He said the City functions by having elected and appointed officials and many volunteers who serve on different City committees and boards. He expressed his appreciation for all of the work the volunteers give to the City. Presentation: None Committee Liaison Assignments for 2016: A. Council Member Mann: Golf Board · Emergency Services Board · GIS Oversight. Development Workshop Board . Council Member Mann reported the Golf Board and Emergency Services Board have not met. He said Mayor Merrill asked him to serve as a City liaison on the Development Workshop Board; they will meet the first Tuesday of each month. B. Council Member Busby: · Airport Board · Traffic & Safety · Trails of Madison County Council Member Busby reported his committees have not met. Mayor Merrill stated during his visit in Provo he learned one of the questions new businesses ask the Mayor of Provo are about their trails system instead of taxes. C. Council Member Benfield: Police · MYAB· Parks & Recreation Council Member Benfield reported the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Board met last Wednesday, they took valentine cards to the Homestead and Carriage Cove assisted living centers. The Parks and Recreation Departments will meet on the 3rd of March. She will meet with the Rexburg Police Department later this week. D. Council Member Smith: Legacy Flight Museum · Beautification Committee · M.E.P.I. Council President Smith reported her committees have not met. Melanie Davenport has applied to be a on the Beautification Committee. Discussion: Council Member Busby indicated Melanie Davenport is a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission too. Council President Smith said Ms. Davenport is also involved in the downtown vision discussions. Ms. Davenport is a great volunteer and serves on many City committees. Council President Smith encouraged those interested in serving on the Beautification Committee to apply. Council President Smith moved to ratify Melanie Davenport as a member of the Beautification Committee; Council Member Benfield seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council President Smith None Council Member Flora Council Member Busby Council Member Benfield Council Member Mann Council Member Wolfe The motion carried E. Council Member Flora: School Board · Rexburg Arts Council/Museum of Rexburg Council Member Flora reported the Madison School Board meets tomorrow. The Arts Council met last Thursday to discuss the upcoming Russian Orchestra Concert scheduled on February 24th at eight o’clock in the evening at the Rexburg Tabernacle. They are also 3 working on a Star Wars Concert for May 4th. The Arts Council also discussed their goals for the year. One of the goals included the sale of the old Tabernacle windows. They would also like to offer different art classes to the community and they will be working on a melodrama. They asked City Council Members to look for grants to help fund these projects. Council Member Flora reported on the Museum of Rexburg; thanked Arts Director Jackie Rawlins for working hard in organizing and cataloging the artifacts at the museum. She said a Boy Scout will be building shelves to hold the museum artifacts. There was a Valentine event held at the Romance Theatre, the theme was the Great Gatsby. There is an event scheduled every weekend until May at the Romance Theater. There is a comedy act each month too. Mayor Merrill invited the public to the Orchestra Concerts; they are free to attend. F. Council Member Wolfe: Planning & Zoning · Urban Renewal Agency · IBC Council Member Wolfe reported Planning and Zoning did not meet; however, they will meet tomorrow night. There is a Planning Taskforce meeting to discuss improvements to the Development Code such as the parking code, building heights, etc. The Urban Renewal Agency will meet informally tomorrow with the bank to look at funding by the North Interchange. Mayor Merrill indicated the Planning Taskforce will be discussing parking regulations. He mentioned a situation where his daughter- in- law was working at Washington University and she had to park a mile away and walk down a steep hill to get to her job. He stated we are fortunate in many ways; however, recognized there are parking issues. Staff Reports: A. Finance: Matt Nielson 1. January Monthly Reports Chief Finance Officer Nielson reviewed the Expenditures Summary Budget Report which shows each department’s expenses. The total operating expense is at 28% with 33% of the year concluded. He mentioned Planning and Zoning expenditures are at 46% which is slightly higher due to the cost of two different downtown studies. The GIS Department is also slightly higher at 38% due to the cost of the annual maintenance agreement. Council Member Busby questioned the reason why the Human Resources expenditures are at 0%. The total expense for the Human Resources Department is $286.00, it is not enough to reach 1% the other reason the City has not hired for this position. The total Capital expenditures are at 5% and the total expenditures for all funds are at 12% spent. Chief Finance Officer Nielson reviewed the Operating Revenues Budget Report. The City has brought in about 33% in revenues. He mentioned the Property and County Road taxes are at 57% and 60% which is high because the funds are received at the beginning of January. The Capital Revenues are at 4% and the total of all revenues is at 13%. He indicated overall the City’s Capital Revenues are higher than the expenditures. When the City revenues and expenditures are compared the City has brought in $467,285.00 more than what has been spent. He said in the previous budget report these were at a negative, because we were waiting to receive the funds from the property taxes. Discussion: **Budget Summary Report: 4 5 **Cash Investment Balance Report: Chief Finance Officer Nielson reported the City is investing about $22,410,575.00. The largest investment is with the State Diversified Bond Fund which is 32% of the City’s Portfolio. He indicated the State Diversified Bond Fund’s returns have decreased, since last year they were at about 2.3% average return. This year they are at 1.6% to 1.95% return. The City’s short term investments are going up slightly and the long term investments are slightly decreasing. He said after discussion with Mayor Merrill the City is considering moving some of the Zion investments that are collateralized into a format similar to that of Moreton Asset Management Advisors. He said he believes this type of format investment would yield a higher return. He stated they are trying to figure out how much funds could be moved while considering the City’s projects and still manage the cash flow. There is a possibility of transferring about two million by moving the funds from other investments. He said another option is to use several CDs that will mature this summer to 6 reinvest or use as cash flow. The State Diversified Bond Fund functions by investing the funds for three to five years and after that they need a thirty day notice to liquidate the funds. Council Member Busby asked if the other accounts can be liquidated. Chief Finance Officer Nielson indicated most of them are, however not all accounts are liquidated. The City’s policy has been to wait until the funds reach maturity. The City’s CDs can be withdrawal from without penalties. Chief Finance Officer Nielson indicated after checking Zions Capital Investments references he will meet with the Investment Committee to review the numbers and obtain a recommendation. **Treasurer’s Expenditure Report by Fund: Chief Finance Officer Nielson reviewed the bid negatives and positives; the General Fund is high due to the lack of spending capital. Council Member Benfield asked about the golf course construction expenditure. He explained the golf course has not been able to pay down their loan for the past three years. This is the first year the City and Madison County have budgeted money from the general fund to assist in paying back the loan. Chief Finance Officer Nielson asked City Council to keep in mind the golf operations expenditure is an enterprise type of fund which means their assets are included. He said by removing the assets, the golf course is $80,000.00 in the negative. This is typical because the golf course hasn’t opened yet which means they have to cash flow until then. Council Member Mann questioned the amount of money available in the Parks Impact Fee account. Chief Finance Officer Nielson explained some of the funds were collected from park impact fees; however, the construction of the baseball quads hasn’t started, this will use up most of the funds. Chief Finance Officer Nielson also clarified the construction that has been done at Riverside Park has its own construction fund and monies haven’t been transferred because most of money will be returned by Urban Renewal. Chief Finance Officer Nielson mentioned the revolving loan fund is at about 1.3 million dollars with about $600,000.00 available for loans. He said a $50,000.00 loan to Grand Peaks Medical for the new improvements to the building on South 1st East was issued last month. The loan is for five 7 years at 4% interest with a guarantee from the property owner. The loan was approved by the loan committee at the Development Company. The City contracts them to administer its loans. Chief Finance Officer Nielson reviewed the Street Repair Contracts and Street Operation funds. He said there is about 2 million dollars combined. The funds are available for the completion of street projects scheduled this summer. Mayor Merrill asked if the 12 million dollar loan is included in the figures discussed. Chief Finance Office Nielson indicated it is not because the loan has not been collected and it would be difficult to cash flow a 12 million dollar project. 2. Adopt the 401 K Document Restatement Plan (Required every 6 years); last updated in 2009. Chief Finance Officer Nielson reviewed the 401 K Restatement Plan and the matching fund from the City. A City employee can start at a 1% contribution to begin the plan with 1,000 hours of service for a year. He reviewed the Supplementary Amendments and stated the reason for these amendments. There are three employees working in the Fire Department that are exempt from social security. He said the City has figured out a way to address the matching funds for them because the City doesn’t have to pay social security for these three employees. He gave an example 8 of the matching fund calculations, if that employee contributes 2.76% the City will match 100% of such deferrals, if the employee contributes 4% the City will match 2%. Chief Finance Officer Nielson continued to review the 401 K Restatement Plan. He said an employee can’t request an early retirement withdrawal they will have to wait until the age of 65 years before the employee can withdrawal; however, they can request a 401 K loan. An employee can request a loan of up to 50% of their balance and the loan would have to be paid back within five years. The interest rate for the loan is calculated by prime plus two and they can’t have more than one loan at a time. The City doesn’t necessarily endorse loans, because ideally it’s better for the City to have a higher amount invested to maintain lower fees. Chief Finance Officer Nielson mentioned the maximum IRS limit of $18,000.00 on a pre-tax salary deferral basis. The plan also allows employees who are age 50 or older to catch up by contributing $6,000.00 in addition to the regular salary deferrals. Chief Finance Officer Nielson said the City’s 401 K Plan has a five year vesting period which means after the employee has contributed to the plan for five years they would receive what they contributed and the City’s match. Chief Finance Officer Nielson recommended City Council to approve the change of when a City employee can start making contributions to the City 401 K Plan. The employee currently has to wait a year before they can start to contribute to the plan. He is recommended allowing City employees to start contributing after six months of being hired. Chief Finance Officer Nielson indicated Mayor Merrill and he are the trustees of the City’s 401 K Plan. Council Member Mann questioned the reason why a City employee couldn’t start contributing immediately after being hired. Chief Finance Officer Nielson explained there are two requirements to be able to contribute to the plan, the first the employee has to be 21 years of age, and have1000 hours of work time. Chief Finance Officer Nielson said the City’s 401 K plan allows City Elected Officials to participate in the plan. He also mentioned the fees involved to administer the plan. The cost to administer the plan is $1,200.00 per year. He asked City Council to approve the amendments to the plan as written. Discussion: 9 10 3. Adopt the Retirement Restatement Plan; The Full Plan binder is available in City Hall at the Chief Finance Officer’s office. 11 12 Discussion: Council Member Smith moved to adopt the 401 K Document Restatement Plan and the Retirement Restatement Plan as presented; Council Member Busby seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council President Smith None Council Member Flora Council Member Busby Council Member Benfield Council Member Mann Council Member Wolfe The motion carried B. Public Works: John Millar Public Works Director Millar indicated all projects are moving forward as planned. The City Street Department has been working on snow removal and patching the pot holes. Council Member Busby asked for a review of the street maintenance plan to see if some streets need to be moved forward based on the pending list. He is concerned with South 5th West, this street is heavily trafficked and he doesn’t believe it’s on the five year maintenance plan. He asked Council President Smith when the City Council drive around is scheduled. She replied the driver around is scheduled for May 4th and this area should added to the list of areas needing looked at. Council Member Benfield asked for a report on the process to test Rexburg’s drinking water. Public Works Director Millar reported the City follows the DIQ and EPA requirements. Their requirements are well established. The City is required to publish the test data results each year. This annual report is available on the City’s website. The report will indicate if there are any concerns 13 with lead, cooper or other elements in the City water. The report will list the City’s test data and the required EPA limits. He mentioned the lead tests indicate non-detected, because the lead levels are so low. Council Member Busby asked about the City having any lead pipes. Public Works Director Millar replied the City has several lead pipes. He said there was a period of time when a lead goose neck pipe was used to connect the main line to the service line. This type of pipe is generally two feet long. The City’s water isn’t reactive enough to dissolve the lead in the pipes. The City’s water is more basic with hard water. The older homes with the lead pipes have been tested and have passed with no lead violations. Council Member Benfield questioned whether the City’s Water Department routinely tests the schools water. Public Works Director Millar said the district health department and DEQ are responsible for routinely test the local schools and other locations water. Mayor Merrill and Public Works Director Millar will be meeting in Pocatello tomorrow on water mitigation. C. Engineering: Keith Davidson 1. Approve bid for purchasing pipe for the WTR-02-16 Rexburg Water Project (Pipe). HD Fowler was low bid from dealer suppliers at $728,822. Discussion: Council Member Busby questioned the difference in cost between the three bids. He asked about the quality and if that determined the price difference. City Engineer Davidson stated the pipes are the same quality the difference in cost depends on the supplier. 14 Council Member Busby moved to approve the low bid from HD Fowler for purchasing pipe for the WTR-02-16 Rexburg Water Project (Pipe); Council Member Flora seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council President Smith None Council Member Flora Council Member Busby Council Member Benfield Council Member Mann Council Member Wolfe The motion carried 2. Approve bid for LID 46 project STR-01-16 4th West Storm Sewer Phase II 5th West to Roundabout. City Engineer Davidson reviewed the project for the railroad track crossing with an open cut; restoration of the crossing would have to be repaired with new track crossing material for $68,397 paid to the railroad. 15 City Engineer Davidson mentioned a second method would be a boring project underneath the railroad to save $6,403 without improving the railroad crossing. Discussion: Council Member Busby asked about cutting the railroad with an open cut and replace with concrete planking verses wood planking. He also asked about the railroad authorizing the street closure to improve the railroad crossing. City Engineer Davidson indicated the railroad would allow closing the track for the weekend. Council Member Flora asked about the benefits of having concrete planking verses wood planking. City Engineer Davidson indicated the life span of concrete was longer than wood. Council Member Wolfe moved to approve the low bid from Depatco for $1,320,870 and the cost to the railroad redoing the crossing for $68,397 for LID 46 project STR-01-16 4th West Storm Sewer Phase II 5th West to Roundabout; Council Member Smith seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council President Smith None Council Member Flora Council Member Busby Council Member Benfield Council Member Mann Council Member Wolfe The motion carried Mayor’s Report: Mayor Merrill reported on a meeting with the Provo Mayor and Orem Mayor. He learned a lot from both mayors. They shared their experiences since becoming mayors which were interesting. Mayor Merrill said there was remote connection meeting with the Idaho State Legislators during the Chamber of Commerce forum. He stated during this meeting he brought up a question regarding the Urban Renewal Bill. He said Senator Hill’s thought was the bill would remain mainly untouched with minor changes to how much Urban Renewal funds could be used on public buildings. Mayor Merrill introduced BYU-Idaho Scroll Newspaper Reporter Tori. He said he has enjoyed the interviews completed by the Scroll reporters. He also appreciates their efforts in making sure the university students feel welcomed and a part of Rexburg. 16 Mayor Merrill reported the Baseball Board met and asked the City to allow Alton Hansen and his two sons to manage the baseball league under the City’s control. Council Member Benfield asked for detail regarding Mr. Alton’s duties. Mayor Merrill indicated Mr. Alton will manage the baseball league with support from the City’s Parks and Recreation Departments. Mayor Merrill said they discussed some of the issues, the league was experiencing in trying to keep the program available. One of issues was keeping past league managers they moved on to other activities. Mayor Merrill reported on “Starts with Hello” week. The week included reading a proclamation at the Madison High School regarding the “Start with Hello” campaign. They also ate lunch at various elementary schools. On Wednesday the greeted the Highland people at the basketball game. The purpose of “starts with Hello” is to engage people in face to face conversation and away from their electronic devises. Mayor Merrill declared Rexburg to be the friendliest City in America. Mayor Merrill mentioned a Coordination Council was appreciative of help received from our Technical Department. Council Member Wolfe indicated there will a public hearing tomorrow night at the Planning and Zoning meeting regarding Comprehensive Plan change for 1st North and the 400 block. Public Hearings: Items for Consideration: A. Renew the Sunset Clause for the proposed development at 424 West 2nd South concerning a rezone from Light Industrial and Medium Density Residential two (2) to High Density Residential One (1). **Findings of Fact for Brickyard Rezone Project: Rezone Brickyard Approximately 424 West 2nd South 1. On June 12, 2012, Cory Sorensen presented to the City of Rexburg Planning & Zoning Coordinator a request and application for a zone change for the property located at approximately 424 West 2nd South, in Rexburg, Madison County, Idaho to be rezoned from Light Industrial (LI) and Medium Density Residential 2 (MDR2) to High Density Residential 1 (HDR1). 2. On June 13, 2012, the City Clerk sent the Notice of Public Hearing to be published in the local newspaper on June 16 and June 30, 2012. A notice was posted on the property and sent to all property owners within 300 feet of the above mentioned property. 3. On July 5, 2012 Cory Sorensen presented to the Planning & Zoning Commission for the City of Rexburg, the Request for a Rezone for the property at approximately 424 West 2nd South, in Rexburg, Madison County, Idaho to be rezoned from Light Industrial (LI) and Medium Density Residential 2 (MDR2) to High Density Residential 1 (HDR1). Dan Hanna motioned to recommend to City Council approval of a rezone for the property located at approximately 424 West 2nd South to change from Light Industrial (LI) and Medium Density Residential 2 (MDR2) to High Density Residential 1 (HDR1), to include five conditions: 1. There shall be surface parking only - no parking structure; 2. No access onto 5th West; 3. Buildings will not exceed 40 feet in height; 4. Maximize landscape around the perimeter of the property; and 5. Thirty-six (36) month sunset clause specifying that the subject property will revert back to current zoning if the project does not move forward in that period of time. Scott Ferguson seconded the motion. Dan Hanna amended the motion to change the condition “buildings not to exceed 40 feet in height” to “buildings not to exceed four stories”. Scott Ferguson seconded the amended motion. Those in Favor: Those Opposed: Scott Ferguson Marilyn Rasmussen Thaine Robinson Winston Dyer 17 Richie Webb Dan Hanna Motion carried. 4. On September 19, 2012 in a City Council public hearing Council Member Merrill explained referring back to the comprehensive plan goals shown beforehand; the focus is to provide housing for University residents as close to the University as possible. This will allow them to walk to the University. This is a good proposal because it addresses the concerns, issues, and goals of the community. There is no other piece of property that is large enough to house this amount of people along with being in close proximity to the University. The development needs specific conditions. Discussion on the amount of feet the buildings should be from the city right- of-way. Planning and Zoning recommended 80 ft. from the city right-of-way. Council President Mann asked if a traffic study has been done for the project. Community Development Director explained the developer decided not to move forward with a traffic study until after the rezone was approved. The traffic study is needed to approve the development of the project. Council Member Busby asked where the developer will plan for snow storage. The development plans will undergo a hard review to ensure it conforms to requirements. Council Member Merrill explained that the possibility of the project plans changing into something undesirable is a concern for him and other residents. Community Development Director Christensen explained conditions along with design standards in the development ordinance limit undesirable change. Configuration of buildings may change; however, the project must still meet conditions and requirements. Council Member Busby expressed there is concern with how this development will affect Kennedy Elementary School and the Madison School District. Council Member Smith moved to re-zone property at approximately 424 West 2nd South from Light Industrial and Medium Density Residential Two to High Density Residential One including the five conditions recommended by Planning and Zoning: 1. There shall be surface parking only - no parking structure; 2. No access onto 5th West; 3. Buildings not to exceed four stories; 4. Maximize landscape around the perimeter of the property; 5. Thirty-six (36) month sunset clause specifying that the subject property will revert back to current zoning if the project does not move forward in that period of time; 6. Buildings a minimum of 80 ft. off of the city right-of-way; and 7. Landscape buffering to be more specific rather than general when the plan is reviewed. Council Member Sutherland seconded the motion; Discussion: Council Member Merrill requested to add an additional condition. Council Member Merrill moved to amend the motion as to include: 8. Trees to be no farther than 40 feet apart on the perimeter. Council Member Sutherland seconded the amended motion; Discussion: Council Member Busby asked Community Development Director Christensen about the egress on the east side of the property. Community Development Director Christensen explained once the traffic study is completed the city engineer will determine whether or not an egress is required on the east side of the property. Discussion on adequate access for the Fire Department into the property and the traffic study that will be done on the project. The development plans will be reviewed in every aspect to meet city standards and requirements. Mayor Woodland asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Busby Council President Mann Council Member Sutherland Council Member Benfield Council Member Merrill Council Member Smith The motion carried. 18 City Attorney Zollinger reviewed the proposal on the overhead screen. The original Sunset Clause has lapsed; therefore, the developer is asking for a renewal of the sunset clause to move forward with housing for BYU-Idaho. Planning and Zoning recommended a one year renewal of the sunset clause. Council Member Flora asked for the conditions; City Attorney Zollinger indicated the conditions will remain the same; also, Mayor Merrill asked about weed control on this property. The development will begin this year by the end of June, so, weeds should not be a problem. Council Member Busby asked about the development having adequate parking, due to one of the conditions being no parking structure. He stated a lot has been learned by the Mesa Falls Apartment complex regarding parking issues. City Attorney Zollinger indicated this development will be more in line with the Madison Park Apartments these types of developments don’t tend to have the same parking issues. Council Member Busby asked for a traffic study to ensure safety for Kennedy School on 5th West. City Attorney Zollinger indicated the traffic will be directed to the University towards the east. Pedestrian access will be directed to 1st South and 2nd South. Council Member Busby indicated his concern regarding the reason why this sunset clause was overlooked and what is needed to be done so that it doesn’t happen again. City Attorney Zollinger said the proper software has been implemented to avoid this type of situation. Discussion: Council Member Mann moved to renew the Sunset Clause with the same conditions for one year for the proposed development at 424 West 2nd South concerning a rezone from Light Industrial and Medium Density Residential two (2) to High Density Residential One (1); Council Member Busby seconded the motion; Discussion: Council Member Busby wanted to learn from the past project on South 5th West concerning traffic flow. City Attorney Zollinger indicated the new software will remind Staff of the end of the Sunset Clause. Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council President Smith None Council Member Flora Council Member Busby Council Member Benfield Council Member Mann Council Member Wolfe The motion carried Calendared Bills and Tabled Items: A. LAND USE ACTION – BILLS RECOMMENDED/APPROVED IN A LAND USE PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURE: – NONE B. BILL Introduction: – NONE C. First Reading: – NONE D. Second Reading: Those items which have been first read: 1. BILL 1141 Creation of LID 46 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REXBURG, IDAHO, CREATING LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 46; DESCRIBING AND SETTING FORTH THE BOUNDARIES OF SAID LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT; PROVIDING FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE THEREIN; APPOINTING AN ENGINEER TO PREPARE THE NECESSARY PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE WORK; AUTHORIZING THE ADVERTISING FOR BIDS FOR SAID WORK AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF COSTS AND EXPENSES OF SAID IMPROVEMENTS TO BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE PROPERTY WITHIN THE DISTRICT BENEFITTED THEREBY AND THE METHOD OF ASSESSMENTS; 19 PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BONDS AND WARRANTS; PROVIDING FOR RELATED MATTERS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Discussion: concrete for sidewalks came in at 30-40% less than the city engineer’s estimates. Council Member Benfield moved to consider BILL 1141 for the Creation of LID 46 second read ; Council Member Busby seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council President Smith None Council Member Flora Council Member Busby Council Member Benfield Council Member Mann Council Member Wolfe The motion carried E. Third Reading: Those items which have been second read: - NONE Mayor’s Business: Mayor Merrill reported on the new Human Resource Director position: Five candidates were interviewed out of 14 or 15 candidates; the decision is pending. Amanda Ely with TRPTA asked for a work meeting to discuss their processes for March 16th at 5:30 P.M… Council Member Mann asked about the plans for a Motel Six. He would like to know if they are still interested in building in Rexburg. City Attorney Zollinger said the Motel Six branch has very specific building designs. They will be meeting with the City to make sure their design specifications agree with City’s development codes. Council Member Busby asked about the Artco entrance with a turn arrow to Artco; Public Works Director Millar said a new through arrow going north to Wal-Mart will be painted as soon as weather permits. Discussion on the new Wal-Mart business. 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 February 03, 2016 meeting b. Approve the City of Rexburg Bills Council Member Busby moved to approve the Consent Calendar and pay the bills; Council Member Smith seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council President Smith None Council Member Flora Council Member Busby Council Member Benfield Council Member Mann Council Member Wolfe The motion carried 20 Adjourned at 8:20 P.M. APPROVED: ____________________________ Jerry Merrill, Mayor Attest: _______________________________ Marianna Gonzalez, Deputy City Clerk