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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Minutes - May 15, 2019_unbound_unbound_unbound_unbound_unbound_unbound 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 Walker said the prayer. Council Member Mann led the pledge. Roll Call of Council Members: Attending: Council Member Flora, Council Member Mann, Council Member Busby, Council Member Walker, Council Member Wolfe, Council President Smith, 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. NONE Presentations: New Employee Introduction: John Walchli – Street Department and Sam Paris – Fire Department. Mayor Merrill asked John Walchli to introduce himself. John Walchli said he was raised in Rigby, Idaho. He started working with the Street Department two weeks ago. Mayor Merrill asked Sam Paris to introduce himself. Sam Paris said he is the new full-time employee for the Fire Department. He has worked for the Fire Department for the past two years as a paid call fire fighter. In February of 2019 he was hired full time. He was born in Montana and grew up in Portland, Oregon. He said he feels blessed to live here and work for the Rexburg/Madison Fire Department. Mayor Merrill asked Information Technology Intern, Ethan Jackson, to introduce himself. Ethan Jackson said he grew up in Rexburg, Idaho. He is excited to be working with the City of Rexburg to gain experience and make the city better. Information about TRPTA – Randy Rhead Mayor Merrill explained Mr. Rhead was one of the bus drivers for TRPTA. Mr. Rhead contacted him regarding his concerns with the TRPTA patrons not having transportation with the dissolution of TRPTA. Mayor Merrill mentioned Michael O’bleness with the Development Workshop is also in attendance. The Development Workshop’s clients were some of TRPTA’s patrons. Mayor Merrill indicated the reason why the information about TRPTA is being presented tonight, to inform City Council of the need the community has for public transportation. He and City Staff have been discussing the following questions; can the city offer and support public transportation? How many city residents are in need of this type of service? Mr. Rhead said he worked for TRPTA for two years and was able to interact with the people that used the service so he is aware of the needs of the community. He explained his career background before working with TRPTA. There were certain guidelines that TRPTA had in place. Employees were trained in order to meet the government regulations so that the funding needs were met. The vehicles also needed to be certified to meet public transportation regulations. Mr. Rhead mentioned other segmented public transportation services such as school buses and the Idaho National Laboratory buses. These forms of transportation are funded by state and federal taxes. These types of systems provide a service similar to the service TRPTA offered. Mary Poole said she used TRPTA for many years in Idaho Falls and Rexburg. She has seen the troubles TRPTA has experienced with upper management or the decision makers in the organization. She said she is originally from the east coast were public transportation is seen as a tool even when you own your own vehicle. Public transportation also helps with parking issues. She has noticed Rexburg is starting to have parking issues. One of the topics she has been bothered with is the idea that TRPTA was only used by people with special needs. This is not the case; TRPTA was used by various types of people for many different reasons. Ms. Poole said there are residents who are wheelchair bound and need public transportation that has wheelchair accessibility to travel. Without public transportation, their independence is being taken away. Mike Grover said he had been using TRPTA for medical reasons. He used to be able to drive himself; however, his eye sight has dwindled and he is unable to drive anymore. TRPTA was a benefit for him to be able to get to his doctor appointments. His neighbors have been willing to help him by driving him to his appointments; however, that has been difficult for them because they all have jobs. TRPTA was very convenient for him because they would pick him up at his home and drop him off at the location he requested. Mr. Grover asked if there is anything the city can do to be able to have the same service TRPTA offered. There are other public transportation providers; however, they only offer services to people that are on Medicaid. Mayor Merrill asked for clarification regarding the other transportation providers that only offer services to people on Medicaid. Mr. Grover replied yes that is correct, they do not offer their services to people without Medicaid. Mr. Grover said the TRPTA drivers were excellent and did a great job of transporting patrons from door to door of where they needed to go. Mrs. Grover said she is a school teacher and doesn’t have the option of leaving school to pick up her husband and take him to his doctor appointments. They contacted TRPTA to pick up her husband and take him to his doctor appointments. The cost for TRPTA to pick up her husband was $1.50. There are other people in the same situation that rely on TRPTA. Mr. Rhead said TRPTA has had some issues and Mayor Merrill, being on the TRPTA Board of Directors, is aware of the issues. Mr. Rhead believes the issues could be corrected by a management change. He has seen other public transportation systems work well in the community. The Cache Valley transportation system is a well-functioning system that the city could implement. One of the benefits the transit system in Cache Valley has is that Utah State University helps to support the system. He said the City of Rexburg could determine if it’s a possibility for BYU-Idaho University to assist with funding a public transportation system. Mr. Rhead explained there are benefits for a city to have a public transportation system. One of them is having fewer cars on the road. He has read some of the questions in the newspaper referring to TRPTA buses running without patrons. He has seen that school buses and Salt Lake Express buses are sometimes empty. There are several reasons why people sometimes see buses running without patrons. One explanation is it depends on the routes they are following to pick up and drop off patrons. Mr. Rhead indicated there is a need in the community for public transportation that offers transportation services to people in wheelchairs and to people that don’t have Medicaid. He mentioned another funding source for TRPTA was Eastern Idaho Community Action Partnership. EICAP provided funding for patrons that were 62 years or older free rides with TRPTA. These people are also affected by the dissolution of TRPTA. Mr. Rhead said TRPTA is having a meeting on May 21st in Idaho Falls to review their program. The main reason he is presenting tonight is so that City Council is made aware of the transportation needs of the city’s residents. Council Member Flora questioned the number of people TRPTA was serving in Rexburg. Mr. Rhead said the number of people using TRPTA for transportation depends on the day. Some people needed rides every day, others only three days a week and some once a week. He estimated 35 individuals rode TRPTA on a daily bases. These patrons either had Medicaid or were sponsored by EICAP. There were about 12 patrons that rode once a week and paid the full price for a ride. The cost for the ride around town was $1.50. The people outside the city limits paid $3.00 per ride. Michael O’bleness, President and CEO of the Development Workshop asked City Council to keep in mind that when people have mobility impairment and need to use public transportation, they are considered a minority group. He gave the following statistics related to non-emergency medical transportation. The people on Medicaid use transportation that is supported by Medicaid for their non-emergency medical needs. Nationally 40% of women older than 75 years of age no longer drive and while they can still use non-emergency medical transportation there is a lack of public transportation they can use for non-medical appointments. This type of transportation shortage will not let them enjoy the full value of living in a community similar to Rexburg. Mr. O’bleness said in a recent study about non-emergency medical transportation; it was determined that for every one dollar that Medicaid spent on public transportation $11.00 in expense was avoided. The study indicated the expenses were avoided because people could get to an outpatient medical treatment center rather than being transported to the hospital for longer hospital stays. This is one of the main reasons why Medicaid supports non-emergency medical transportation systems. Mr. O’bleness said not everyone has Medicaid and that is why the necessity for public transportation needs to be addressed. Public transit is required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to be accessible to people that have mobility impairments. A vehicle used for public transit would require a wheelchair lift and other accommodations to be able to access the vehicle. The private providers that provide non-emergency medical transportation or taxi cab companies in Idaho are not required by ADA to be accessible to people with disabilities. The trend they have seen over the last 10 years in terms of public transportation is competition between these types of businesses that provide rides for Medicaid recipients. One of the main reasons there is a lot of competition between these private businesses is because the Medicaid funds are matched by the Federal Transit Authority. In Idaho the funding available is through Medicaid besides local funding. Idaho is only one of two states in the nation that doesn’t provide any state general funds for public transportation. There are local funds available from cities, counties, and businesses that contribute to public transportation. Public transportation agencies have to set their fees with FTA rules, a private provider can charge an eight dollar ride under non-emergency medical transportation and as long as they don’t take other patrons without Medicaid. Medicaid will pay the eight dollar fee; however, as soon as they take a private citizen that pays less than the eight dollar fee they can’t charge the federal government and they lose what Medicaid pays. There are many rules that make it complicated for the providers which are dependent on state funding. There are also unique differences in each community. Mr. O’bleness said while serving on the TRPTA Board he learned some of the unique differences between communities, those differences include: the distances that people have to travel, urban or rural communities, and cities with and without universities. The solutions to the public transportation necessities need to come from the grass root level in each community; there are great public transportation models in the State of Idaho that work. TRPTA was the only organization in the State of Idaho that was trying to serve both an urban area and rural programs, and working with both ITD and FTA. The rules between the two different entities and the complexity of the organization became too much for the TRPTA management to manage. There was also a consortium of partners TRPTA was trying to keep together. He believes the model that TRPTA was trying to implement was flawed. Mr. O’bleness compared Salmon and Pocatello to Rexburg, both cities have public transportation programs that are functioning. The city of Pocatello would be more comparable to Rexburg because of the university. Pocatello has a public transportation program funded mainly by the city and university. These are only two models that Rexburg could review to implement. There are other functioning public transportation programs throughout the state. The city of Idaho Falls and Bonneville County as urban areas will work directly with the Federal Transit Authority and not have to go through ITD. There isn’t a public transportation program in the State of Idaho working with both the FTA and ITD that would be considered operating a successful transit system. He reiterated the importance of public transportation for individuals needing the service to allow them to fully participate in society. Council Member Mann mentioned he has read several articles in the local newspaper regarding TRPTA. He questioned if TRPTA would be operating again with a new management plan, preferably one that would be acceptable to the city of Rexburg, Idaho Falls and other partners. Mr. O’bleness said he currently is not serving on the TRPTA Board; however, there are fundamental questions that are yet to be answered. A legal question was recently discussed whether or not TRPTA could legally operate in both an urban and rural area even though they have been operating since the mid 90’s. This question to his knowledge has not been answered. TRPTA unfortunately didn’t have the financial resources to hire an attorney to generate an opinion. When discussing the question with FTA and ITD they don’t see a problem; however, there is a state statute. TRPTA was voted in as a public transit agency by Bonneville County and communities in the urban areas. He said in order for TRPTA to be dissolved it would need to be voted upon by the citizens of the community and the earliest it could be put on a ballot would be in November. Mayor Merrill explained City Staff is discussing the possibility of offering public transportation. They will review the Lemhi Ride model to see if their program will work for Rexburg as soon as possible. Committee Liaison Assignments for 2018: Council Member Mann: Golf Board · Emergency Services Board · Development Workshop Council Member Mann congratulated Mayor Merrill for winning the Wyland Foundation Mayor’s Water Challenge. This is great recognition for the City of Rexburg. The Golf Board met to discuss their budget. The golf courses are doing well. They have implemented a new strategy to help generate sales. The patrons are able to purchase golf passes, cart passes and able to bundle other golf services. The revenues at the golf courses are increasing and doing better than the previous year. Council Member Mann reported the Emergency Services Board met to discuss their budget. He commended Finance Officer Nielson for the work he has completed for each city department’s budget. He does a great job of lowering the department’s expectation and giving everyone what they need; it’s an interesting time, when they all come back to make the necessary cuts to make the budget balance. Council Member Mann reported he attended a project citizen report at the high school. The project was related to the amount of plastic bags being used and statistics were also shared. The majority of the plastic bags are not being reused; they end up in the land fill and clog it up. Some of the bags end up in the ocean and inside the stomachs of marine life. There are many cities dealing with this issue across the country. Council Member Busby: Airport Board · Traffic & Safety · School Board Council Member Busby reported the Airport Board met on May 1st for their budget review meeting. Public Works Director Davidson will be reporting on the feasibility study for the airport during his report. Council Member Busby reported the Traffic and Safety met and there was some discussion regarding pot holes that still need to be patched. Council Member Busby also reported the School Board will meet tomorrow morning. He is aware they are gearing up for graduation on May 24th and starting the summer break. Council Member Walker: MYAB · Parks & Recreation · Trails of Madison County Council Member Walker reported the MYAB met today to plant flowers for the Rexburg Days Event. This is the last time they will meet for the school year until August when school begins again. He commended the MYAB for a job well done. They keep busy with city and school activities. Council Member Walker reported the Recreation Department and the Parks Department met to review their budgets. The Parks and Trails committee have not met. Council President Smith: Legacy Flight Museum · Beautification Committee · M.E.P.I. Council President Smith reported the Legacy Flight Museum met to review their budget. The Fly-In is scheduled for June 15th at the airport from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. She asked the Council Members to help serve the free breakfast that day. Council President Smith said the Beautification Committee helped plant the flowers along Main Street and Center Street during the Rexburg Day’s Event. M.E.P.I. has not met; however, most of their events are scheduled for the fall. Council Member Flora: GIS Oversight · Rexburg Cultural Arts / Museum of Rexburg Council Member Flora reported she met with GIS Director, Bonnie Moore to learn more about Geographic Information Systems. The GIS Oversight Committee will meet next week and she is excited to listen to what they have been working on and the different information they offer to the citizens. Council Member Flora reported the Rexburg Cultural Arts met to discuss the Apollo traveling museum exhibit the city was awarded. They believe the exhibit will be on display on Father’s Day; however, they don’t have all the details yet. They are very excited and are working on the preparations for the exhibit to be shown at the Legacy Flight Museum. Council Member Flora reported the Rexburg Cultural Arts is also working on the Lion King Jr. Play. They have casted over 50 children and it appears that they will have more. The children casted will be involved in a month long drama camp and will perform the play on July 5th and 6th. Council Member Flora said the Museum of Rexburg was awarded the Smithsonian Exhibit for next year. Council Member Wolfe: Planning & Zoning/Building · Urban Renewal Agency · Police Council Member Wolfe reported Planning and Zoning will meet tomorrow night. Urban Renewal has not met. The Police Department is in the process of hiring two new police officers. They had about 30 applicants and have narrowed the number of applicants to about 13. The Police Department and Wal-Mart held a DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. He said 200 pounds of unused prescription drugs were collected on that day. The Wal-Mart employees will be donating their time to clean up the police training center and then donate the money they would have earned to the Police Department. Staff Reports: Finance: - Matt Nielson Finance Reports Finance Officer Nielson reported a work meeting is scheduled on June 5th at 5:00 p.m. The entire budget will be reviewed including: the highlights, the personnel request, the capital and how the budget was balanced. He will recommend a tentative budget be set. If City Council decided to set the tentative he will then advertise a public hearing notice in the newspaper on June 18th and 25th. The public hearing will be held on July 3rd at the City Council meeting at 7:30 a.m. Finance Officer Nielson said he and Mayor Merrill have been able to review the budget and have recommendations to cut at least half of the deficit. He has not had the opportunity to meet with the department heads to review the recommended budget cuts. The budget carryover is still going to be over by about 35% even with the recommended cuts. They prefer the carryover percentage to be between 25% and 33%. Finance Officer Nielson reviewed the Treasurer’s Expenditure Report by Fund. The city is cash flowing the Joint Fire Operations Fund by about 1.2 million dollars. This is common for that account because the city doesn’t add their share until the end of the fiscal year; however, the cash flow amount is high. The city hasn’t seen a payment from the Ambulance District in a while. Finance Officer Nielson reviewed the Sanitation Operations Fund; there is about one million dollars in reserves. The Sewer Funds have about 5.1 million dollars, the Water Fund has 8.1 million dollars and the Street Funds are at 3.7 million dollars in reserves. The Sewer Funds are in the worst condition because it generally comes with the biggest cost and margin. / Finance Officer Nielson reviwed the Operating Expenditures Summary Report. Rexburg Rapids, Golf Courses, and Parks. These accounts should be increasing as they hit their peak season. The Police is doing well, at 57%. There are a couple of postions at the Police Department that are over budget mostly due to the salary study. He spoke with Police Chief Turman, they are going to try to cut in other areas. The Street Operations is low at 42% due to the operating capital they haven’t made the purchases budget in that account. Street repair contract is the carryover project on 2nd East that has put that account over budget. They will come back with a budget adjustment in two weeks. / Finance Officer Nieslon reviewed the Operating Revenues Summary Report. The Operating Contributions are at 29% because funds from the Ambulance District have not been received. They have been tracking the Permits and Licenses Fund closely and determined the fund has increased by 15% in the last thirty days; however, it is still treding below average. Finance Offier Nielson reviewed the total revenuses. The city has brought in about 19.5 million dollars and the expenditures are at 19.7, the city is cash flowing about $157,000 which is typical. / Finance Officer Nielson reviewed the Cash and Investment Balance Report. 57 percent of the city’s investments are in the one year investment term category because the return is almost as much in the one year terms compared to the three year or five year investment terms. 36% of the city’s investments are in the two year investment terms and about 6% are in the over five year terms. In total the city is investing about $27,630,188 with all of the reserves. The city has several Certificates of Deposit (CD) that will be renewed next month. He said a credit union came in and they are going to renew the CD at three percent, which is a great rate. Mayor Merrill clarified the following information for the BYU- Idaho and high school students in attendence. There is a mis-conception regarding how the amount of funds in the reserves can be used. All of the funds are in specific accounts and can only be spent on specific items that fall under that account. He used the sewer reserves as an example, there are several million dollar in reserves; however, when a sewer plant upgrade is needed it cost the city about eight million dollars. The city trys to build up the reserves so when that happens the money is there to pay for the upgrade. Finance Officer Nieslon said the Sewer Operations has about 25 million dollars in sewer assets and in water there is about 17 million dollars and those amounts are only for the operating side of the budget. It’s important to keep a health reserve. He said he manages 72 different funds for the city; it’s similar to managing 72 different small business that have different purposes and can’t co-mingle the accounts. Council Member Flora mentioned the budget process is difficult and a long process especially when the request from the different departments are received because the funds aren’t always available to cover the request. She expressed her appreciation and trust for Finance Officer Nielson and for his hard work in keeping the city’s budget balanced. / Public Works: - Keith Davidson Feasibility Study for Airport Contract Approval with T-O Engineers Public Works Director Davidson explained he is seeking approval for the feasibility study for the Airport. The contract amount is for $349,005. If approval is granted by the city he will seek an approval for the county on Monday. 90 percent of the cost is paid through Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and a portion will be paid through the state the remaining portion will be divided between the city and county. FAA is requiring the feasibility study to be completed for the alternate location of the airport. Council Member Busby moved to approve the Feasibility Study for the Airport Contract with T-O Engineers as discussed; Council President Smith seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Flora None Council Member Wolfe Council Member Busby Council Member Walker Council Member Mann Council President Smith The motion carried Public Works Director Davidson mentioned the project on S. 3rd W. by Porter Park. A new sewer line is being installed. The project has experienced delays due to the grade level. The initial crew didn’t check the grade to make sure it was correct. They had to re-excavate the line to redo the grade level. Council Member Mann asked if the work will be completed before the Splash Park and carousel open. Public Works Director Davidson replied unfortunately the work will not be completed before they open. Council President Smith said she noticed the sanitation tipping fees for April are really high in cost. Public Works Director Davidson replied the costs for the tipping fees have not changed and he will need to look into why the cost was higher for the month of April. Council Member Flora mentioned she noticed a speed monitor out by the high school and she believes the monitor is helping people to keep their speed down. She asked if one of the monitors could be placed by Burton Elementary School. Public Works Director Davidson said he will follow up with the school to see if they are willing to purchase the speed monitor to place by Burton Elementary School. Mayor’s Report/Business: Mayor Merrill reported there was an active shooter alarm that sounded at the Madison Jr. High School. Police Officer Hirschi responded to the alarm as he was trained to do so. At the time they did not know it was a false alarm. Mayor Merrill recognized Officer Hirschi’s bravery in responding to the alarm and willingness to put his life on the line to keep the students safe. Police Officer Hershi thanked Dr. Thomas, the Superintendent of Madison School District, for his effort in working with the Rexburg Police Department to build the Active Shooter Program. They have had a great experience building the program and making it functional. Principle Fullmer was by his side to insure all of students were safe and back into the school after they figured out it was a false alarm. Police Officer Hirschi expressed his appreciation for the Madison School District and their support. Dr. Thomas, Madison School District Superintendent expressed his appreciation for Officer Hershi and Police Chief Turman. They have a great working relationship with the Police Department and Resource Officers. Police Officer Hirschi is exactly what a resource officer should be, he is outgoing and friendly with the students; however, when a situation arises he is law enforcement. He commended Officer Hershi for his courage and willingness to put his life on the line to keep the children safe. Mayor Merrill recognized Ms. Barton’s fourth grade class for their help in planting the drought resistant plants in the planter boxes on Main Street and Center Street. There were cards placed in the planter boxes identifying the type of plants for the residents that may want to plant these types of plants in their gardens. He commended the fourth graders for their interest in helping to educate the public about conserving water and the aquifer. Mayor Merrill said Ms. Barton’s fourth grade class was also responsible for informing the community about the Mayor’s Water Challenge. The city of Rexburg joined the challenge along with other cities in the United States of similar size. The cities were categorized into five different city size categories. He received a call from a Wyland Foundation representative to inform him that Rexburg, Idaho had finished in first place for the water challenge. The first place winners in each category will compete and the city that wins gives the charities in their city the opportunity to win a Toyota Highland Hybrid. / Mayor Merrill expressed his appreciation for Ms. Barton’s fourth grade class and gifted each of them a Rexburg Rapids pool pass. Mayor Merrill reported the city accepted its 12th year as a Tree City USA community. The city received the award at the tree planting ceremony earlier today. A. Ratify Planning & Zoning Commission Member – David Pulsipher Mayor Merrill said he has asked David Pulsipher to serve on the Planning and Zoning Commission and he agreed to serve. Mr. Pulsipher is replacing the vacancy left by Derrik Farmer. Council Member Flora moved to ratify David Pulsipher to the Planning and Zoning Commission; Council Member Wolfe seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Flora None Council Member Wolfe Council Member Busby Council Member Walker Council Member Mann Council President Smith The motion carried Public Hearings: NONE Items for Consideration: NONE 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: Ordinance No. 1212 Amend Development Code Public Facilities Zone (PF) Ordinance No. 1200 # 19-00093 – Stephen Zollinger ORDINANCE NO. 1212 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENT CODE (PLANNING AND ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1200) CONCERNING SUBSTANTIVE AND NON-SUBSTANTIVE ITEMS; THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE PUBLIC FACILITIES (PF) ZONE; PERMITED USES ADDED FAIRGROUNDS, GOLF COURSE, SPORTS FIELDS, SWIMMING POOLS AND THEATRES; LOT AREA HAS NO MINIMUM SIZE, LOT WIDTH HAS NO MINIMUM WIDTH, LOT FRONTAGE HAS NO MINIMUM FRONTAGE; BUILDING HEIGHT AMENDING HORIZONTAL SETBACK; IN OTHER REQUIREMENTS ADDED PROVISIONS FOR EXISTING PUBLIC FACILITIES, PARKS AND SCHOOLS TO MODIFY FOR CONTINUED USE IF CHANGES ARE SUBMITTED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ORDINANCE. Council Member Flora asked City Attorney Zollinger to clarify the comments Planning and Zoning Commissioner Oakey made during the Planning and Zoning meeting. City Attorney Zollinger explained Commissioner Oakey has a general philosophy that we should be cutting list as frequently as possible and do what is needed to reduce the volume of regulatory documents that the city uses. Mr. Oakey voted to approve this ordinance and then the very next item on the agenda was a discussion to eliminate the allowed use lists in each zone in the Development Code. Mr. Oakey used this ordinance as an example of a use list they had just approved because the amendment to the Development Code was to include specific types of uses that are now allowed in Public Facilities Zone, etc. After the discussion, the Commission simply indicated that lists are necessary for certain purposes. There was no real opposition to this ordinance; it was used as an example of adding more verbiage. This was one of those cases where adding the verbiage makes it easier to understand what is allowed in each zone. Council Member Wolfe moved to second read Ordinance No. 1212 Amend Development Code Public Facilities Zone (PF) Ordinance No. 1200; Council Member Busby seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Flora None Council Member Wolfe Council Member Busby Council Member Walker Council Member Mann Council President Smith The motion carried Third Reading: Those items which have been second read: Ordinance No. 1210 Rezone various Public Owned Properties to Public Facilities (PF) – Stephen Zollinger. ORDINANCE NO 1210 Rezone Various Government Owned Properties to Public Facilities (PF) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND CHANGING THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF REXBURG, IDAHO, AND PROVIDING THAT THE ZONED DESIGNATION OF THAT CERTAIN PROPERTY HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED, SITUATED IN REXBURG, MADISON COUNTY, IDAHO, BE CHANGED AS HEREINAFTER DESIGNATED; AND PROVIDING WHEN THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE. / City Attorney Zollinger indicated there were three public owned property parcels that were missed in this ordinance. The amended ordinance to include the missing parcels will be before City Council soon. The new parks by the Steiner and Barney property and a lift station are the parcels that will be added to the map. Council Member Busby asked about the Steiner property. City Attorney Zollinger explained the individual that purchased the Steiner property is moving forward with building a home on that property. He was informed the property would need to be annexed into the city. Council President Smith moved to approve Ordinance No. 1210 to Rezone various Public Owned Properties to Public Facilities (PF) and consider third read; Council Member Walker seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Flora None Council Member Wolfe Council Member Busby Council Member Walker Council Member Mann Council President Smith The motion carried City Attorney Zollinger informed City Council of the following item coming up on the June 5th Council Meeting. The Public Hearing for the annexation of the properties on North Hill Road. There are about eleven properties that are being annexed. Council Member Mann asked how close the city is in hiring the City Planner position. Mayor Merrill explained the City Planner position was re-advertised with a new job description and salary range. The city is taking applications for the position. Mayor Merrill reviewed pictures of the Rexburg Days Event. There was a Girl Scout group, 4H club, city employees and many city residents helping to plant flowers on Main Street and Center Street. / / / / 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 May 1st, 2019 meeting Approve the City of Rexburg Bills Council Member Wolfe moved to approve the Consent Calendar containing the minutes and city bills; Council Member Walker seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Flora None Council Member Wolfe Council Member Busby Council Member Walker Council Member Mann Council President Smith The motion carried Council President Smith asked for clarification of the dates for the City Council Meetings in June. The Council meetings will be held on June 5th and June 12th due to the Association of Idaho Cities Conference in Boise that many of the Council Members will be attending. The June 5th Council meeting will begin at 5:00 p.m. and the June 12th meeting will be at the regular time. The July 3rd Council meeting will start at 7:30 a.m. Discussion regarding allowing residents to set up their chairs and belongings the night before the Fourth of July Parade. Adjournment 8:05 P.M. APPROVED: ________________________________ Jerry Merrill, Mayor Attest: _____________________________ Marianna Gonzalez, Deputy City Clerk