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Home My WebLink AboutCouncil Minutes - September 05, 2018.doc September 05, 2018 Mayor Jerry Merrill Council Members: Christopher Mann Jordan Busby Mikel Walker Tisha Flora Brad Wolfe Sally Smith City Staff: Stephen Zollinger – City Attorney Matt Nielson – Finance Officer Keith Davidson – Public Works Director Val Christensen – Community Development Director Scott Johnson – Economic Development Director Deborah Lovejoy – City Clerk 6:30 P.M. City Hall Council Member Mike Walker said the prayer. Council Member Jordan Busby led the pledge. Roll Call of Council Members: Attending: Council Member Flora, Council Member Walker, Council Member Mann, Council Member Busby, and Council President Smith. Mayor Merrill and Council Member Wolfe asked to be excused. 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. Presentations: Project R – 5K “Run For a Refugee” on October 13th, 2018 – Proceeds go to the Refugee Center in Twin Falls, ID. – Aaron Frazier & Michael Omokoh Michael and Aaron introduced themselves and then gave their presentation. Project R is a club on campus at BYU-I that has been around for a year. They are working to become a non-profit organization. All the money for Run for a Refugee will go directly to the refugee center in Twin Falls. The reason for doing this is to raise awareness and unite students and citizens of Rexburg to help refugees as they integrate into western society. The runners in the 5K will be asked to pay a $10 registration fee which will get them a t-shirt. Their goal is to earn $1,000 to send to the Twin Falls Refugee Center. Some sponsors have already donated. The route for the 5K race will begin and end at the Nature Park. They have already filed a public gathering permit and would like support from the City Council. A few volunteers are still needed who are CPR Certified. The date for the race is October 13th at 10:00 a.m. No main roads will be blocked off. Council Member Flora suggested they put the event on the Just Serve website and talk to the service club on campus to get volunteers. She also suggested that they put out a donation box. Council Member Busby asked if they need other items such as coats because this would also be a good time to collect items that are needed for the refugees. Staff Reports: Finance: Financial Reports- Matt Nielson Public Works & Engineering: - Keith Davidson JUB Contract Director Davidson said they are still working on contract negotiations with JUB and will present that at the next meeting. He updated City Council on the projects going on. South 2nd East has been pulverized and will be paved tomorrow and Friday. University Blvd and Yellowstone Hwy will be getting curb and gutter tomorrow. Once University is done, they will move to South 5th West. The North 2nd East project will begin about a week after BYU-I starts. Community Development: New Construction Report – Bret Stoddard Building Official Stoddard presented the Building Valuation Report for July. Council Member Walker indicated that the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Board (MYAB) would like to design a city flag and would like to know what the council thinks about it. They would have City Council approve the design. Council Member Mann thinks it’s a good idea. Council President Smith asked if this would be open to all students. Council Member Walker said it would probably just be among the board since they do have a lot of members. Council Member Busby would like the MYAB to come to City Council to present their ideas. Public Hearings: None Items for Consideration: Ordinance 1198 (18-00432) Rezone 2300 University Blvd from Transitional Agriculture 1 (TAG1) to Public Facilities (PF) (Recommend Suspension of the Rules) – Craig Rindlisbacher City Planner Rindlisbacher presented Ordinance 1198 to rezone 2300 University Blvd. He indicated that a number of the Public Facilities in the city are zoned open space which really doesn’t fit the definition of that zone. He has begun an effort to identify those areas that should be changed to Public Facilities Zone. The high school was built in a Trans Ag Zone (TAG1). At that time, they did change the Comp Plan Map to Public Facility but they didn’t change the zone. Staff feels it should be changed to a Public Facilities Zone (PF). Council Member Busby asked why they don’t change the whole area between the high school and elementary school since it is all owned by the school district. Planner Rindlisbacher said they just want to change the footprint of the high school. Council President Smith asked where the area is that was zoned commercial. Planner Rindlisbacher replied that the commercial area was specified in the Comp Plan but has still been zoned Trans Ag and is not changing at this time. Council Member Flora asked why Burton Elementary is not included in the zone change. Planner Rindlisbacher indicated that they will do the other Public Facilities in another action later but they just wanted to get the high school done because of the stadium that is going in. Council Member Flora moved to suspend the rules for Ord. 1198 - Rezone 2300 University Blvd from Transitional Agriculture 1 (TAG1) to Public Facilities (PF) ; Council Member Busby seconded the motion; Council President Smith asked for a roll call vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Flora None Council Member Walker Council Member Mann Council Member Busby Council President Smith The motion carried Council Member Flora moved to approve Ord. 1198 (18-00432) Rezone 2300 University Blvd from Transitional Agriculture 1 (TAG1) to Public Facilities (PF) and consider it third read; Council Member Busby seconded the motion; Council President Smith asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Flora None Council Member Walker Council Member Mann Council Member Busby Council President Smith The motion carried Thomson Farms (18-00305): The Grove Phase 1 Final Plat – Craig Rindlisbacher Planner Rindlisbacher presented the final plats for The Grove, Phase 1, 2 and 3. This is the multi-family units within the Thomson Farms development. Staff has reviewed the plats and they do meet the conditions. Each building is 24 units. Thomson Farms (18-00347): The Grove Phase 2 Final Plat – Craig Rindlisbacher Thomson Farms (18-00348): The Grove Phase 3 Final Plat – Craig Rindlisbacher Council Member Mann is concerned about starting with the high density buildings first before the low density homes. He wonders if that could lead to the developer asking to do everything high density and never doing the low density. He just wants to keep the integrity of the whole project together. Attorney Zollinger explained that the development would have to be rezoned to do that. Council Member Walker moved to accept the final plats for The Grove Phase 1, 2 and 3; Council Member Busby seconded the motion; Council President Smith asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Flora None Council Member Walker Council Member Mann Council Member Busby Council President Smith The motion carried Calendared Bills and Tabled Items: “LAND USE ACTION” – Bills Recommended/Approved in a Land Use Public Hearing Procedure (Recommend Suspension of the Rules): Second Reading: Those items which have been first read: NONE Third Reading: Those items which have been second read: Ordinance 1195 (18-00311) Rezone Approx. 411 South Harvard from Low Density Residential 1 (LDR1) to Low Density Residential 3 (LDR3) – Craig Rindlisbacher Council Member Busby moved to approve Ordinance 1195 (18-00311) Rezone Approx. 411 South Harvard from Low Density Residential 1 (LDR1) to Low Density Residential 3 (LDR3) and consider it third read; Council Member Walker seconded the motion; Council President Smith asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Flora None Council Member Walker Council Member Mann Council Member Busby Council President Smith The motion carried Ordinance 1196 (18-00349) Development Code (Ord 1115) Amending High Density Residential 2 Zone (HDR2) to allow an Urban Form to Promote Walkable Streets in the Infill and Redevelopment area and to amend the Pedestrian Emphasis District Map (PED) to Include Block 4 of Parker Addition – Craig Rindlisbacher Council Member Flora moved to approve Ordinance 1196 (18-00349) Development Code (Ord 1115) Amending High Density Residential 2 Zone (HDR2) to allow an Urban Form to Promote Walkable Streets in the Infill and Redevelopment area and to amend the Pedestrian Emphasis District Map (PED) to Include Block 4 of Parker Addition and consider it third read; Council Member Busby seconded the motion; Council President Smith asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Flora None Council Member Walker Council Member Mann Council Member Busby Council President Smith The motion carried Ordinance 1197 Fiscal Year 2018 Amended Budget Council Member Mann moved to approve Ordinance 1197 Fiscal Year 2018 Amended Budget; Council Member Busby seconded the motion and consider it third read; Council President Smith asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Flora None Council Member Walker Council Member Mann Council Member Busby Council President Smith The motion carried Mayor’s Business: Changing City Council on September 19th to September 12th with a Joint P&Z/City Council Work Meeting starting at 5:00 pm due to ICCTFOA meeting for Customer Services Dept. and Finance Dept. At the next City Council there will be discussion about the salary study by HR. Dept. heads and all employees are invited to attend. 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. Minutes from August 15, 2018 meeting Approve the City of Rexburg Bills Council Member Walker moved to approve the Consent Calendar containing the minutes and city bills; Council Member Busby seconded the motion; Council President Smith asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Flora None Council Member Walker Council Member Mann Council Member Busby Council President Smith The motion carried Adjournment 7:07 P.M. APPROVED: ________________________________ Sally Smith, City Council President Attest: _____________________________ Mary Flanary, Deputy City Clerk