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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
Scott Johnson – Economic Development Director
Deborah Lovejoy – City Clerk
5:00 P.M. Joint City Council &Planning and Zoning Work Meeting
Discussion on e-Scooters
Mayor Merrill welcomed the Planning and Zoning Commissioners and the audience members to the work meeting.
Economic Development Director Johnson explained the history of the person applying to register their e-scooter business. He said he contacted the BYU-Idaho University for their opinion
regarding e-scooters on campus. The university is not going to allow e-scooters on their campus. He also contacted other cities allowing e-scooters to operate and they mentioned they
are experiencing issues. These issues include pedestrian safety, walkways littered with e-scooters and several serious accidents. He said many of the cities allowing them have started
to disallow e-scooters.
Economic Development Director Johnson explained even though there are many cities disallowing e-scooters, city staff is recommending e-scooters be allowed in Rexburg on a trial bases.
He reviewed some the other city’s regulations.
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Commissioner Davenport mentioned BYU-Idaho Housing doesn’t allow utilities to be charged to the students. The apartment complexes may not allow e-scooter on their property to keep the
students from plugging in the e-scooters to recharge the battery.
Commissioner Bowen asked if there are universities that allow e-scooters. Economic Development Director Johnson replied yes, there are some universities that have allowed them; however,
they are disallowing them because of safety.
Council Member Mann asked if there will be a limit to the number of e-scooter businesses. Economic Development Director Johnson said there will not be a limit to the number of e-scooter
businesses; however, there will be a limit to the number of e-scooters each business may operate.
Economic Development Director Johnson said one of the benefits of having e-scooters would be fewer vehicles on the city roads.
Discussion on Food Court Regulations
Paul Woodland - Logan, UT
Economic Development Director Johnson explained that city staff reviewed City Ordinance 1029 regarding mobile vendors. There are some recommended amendments to Ordinance 1029 for the
mobile vendors only. The intent is to make these vendors truly mobile and restrict them to city streets and right-of-way. He mentioned some of the major recommended amendments to the
ordinance.
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Council Member Flora asked for clarification regarding the definition for mobile food vendors. Economic Development Director Johnson replied a mobile vendor is a vendor who prefers to
move locations on a daily bases.
Planning and Zoning Commissioner Haley questioned the hours of operation. Do the hours of operation differ from the business hours? Economic Development Director Johnson replied the
current ordinance has the hours of operation as 7 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.…The vendors will need to remove their vending trailer by 12:00 a.m. and will not be able to begin setting up until
6:00 a.m.… Council Member Mann mentioned the City of Idaho Falls has similar hours due to the parking restrictions in the downtown area. Economic Development Director Johnson said another
restriction is the type of parking stalls the
mobile vendors will be able to use. They will only be allowed to use parallel parking stalls to station their vending vehicle.
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Council Member Wolfe asked if sidewalk vendors would be allowed. Economic Development Director Johnson replied yes, sidewalk vendors are allowed and are considered truly mobile vendors.
Economic Development Director Johnson reviewed the Mobile Vending Area Map.
Council Member Flora questioned the reason why Main Street and 2nd East are being restricted from having mobile vendors. Economic Development Director Johnson replied one of the main
reasons why some of the streets are being restricted is due to high volume of traffic and because Main Street and 2nd East are considered state highways.
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Council Member Busby questioned if the customer or vendor is struck by a vehicle, who would be held liable since they are on public right-of-way. Public Works Director Davidson explained
mobile vendors would be required to have liability insurance.
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Commissioner Sutherland asked if the city is not requiring mobile vendors to register when they are only operating 14 or fewer days in a calendar year. How will the city know if they
have liability insurance? City Attorney Zollinger replied any person operating a motor vehicle in the state of Idaho is required to have liability insurance. There will be a few itinerant
businesses that the city may not be aware of the amount of liability coverage they may have. Commissioner Sutherland stated he would prefer to have every mobile vendor register with
the city regardless of the amount of days they will be in operation.
Economic Development Director Johnson reviewed the changes and updates to the definitions for mobile vendors.
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Economic Development Director Johnson reviewed the increase in business registration fees for mobile vendors. The brick and mortar businesses are charged impact fees when they first
build; however, mobile vendors are not and they too have an impact on city infrastructure.
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Economic Development Director Johnson reiterated the changes discussed above are for mobile vendors only, meaning vendors that are selling from the public right-of-way and moving from
one location to another.
Economic Development Director Johnson reviewed the proposed food court overlay ordinance.
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City Attorney Zollinger used a mobile home parking lot as an example to explain the food court overlay. In a mobile home parking lot the infrastructure is established and minimum standards
are met, which then allows a non-permanent structure to be placed on the property based on what the owner did to
accommodate the structure not based on their own connectivity. He said some of the issues with mobile food vendors are the lack of infrastructure; for example, where do they dispose
of their waste, where do they get their water, where do they dispose of their greases. The food court overlay would establish a mechanism by which these infrastructure concerns would
be addressed.
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Economic Development Director Johnson said there have been complaints about the mobile vendor employees using the restrooms in the neighboring establishments.
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Mayor Merrill asked Public Works Director Davidson to explain the Impact fees appropriate example. Public Works Director Davidson said impact fees are calculated by the amount of trips
generated. There are standard tables they use to assist in the calculation based on the type of facility. He said there isn’t a standard table for mobile vendors; however, based on
the type of vendor, they can determine a similar table to use. A mobile food vendor is similar to a fast food establishment. The standard table for a fast food establishment is based
on the amount of trips into the establishment. The calculation is about 700 trips per 1000 square feet. A trip is counted as entering and exiting the establishment. The $51,000 is a
one-time fee and can only be used to increase capacity of the street.
Commissioner Oakey asked instead of having an impact fee and having those fees tied to the use for which they were collected he would prefer a tax be implemented. Economic Development
Director Johnson replied the type of tax Commissioner Oakey is referring to is considered a local option sales tax. The State of Idaho doesn’t allow this type of tax currently.
Discussion regarding the two fee options mentioned above.
Economic Development Director Johnson indicated the vendors that already have a contract with the property owners will be allowed to finish their term.
City Attorney Zollinger clarified the mobile vendors who already have a contract with a property will be allowed to finish their terms; however, they are not exempt from having to move
every six months because of the building code. He said in order for them to be exempt the property owner would need to have the infrastructure in place similar to the mobile home park
approach for mobile vendors. Federal law requires that a building structure comply with the building code.
Planning and Zoning Commissioner Blacker asked about the time line for when the new ordinance will be adopted. Economic Development Director Johnson said more discussion will be needed
before an ordinance is drafted.
Council Member Busby asked how many of the current vendors stay for the whole year instead of the six months. Economic Development Director Johnson explained there are more mobile vendors
staying all year round. The reason the vendors are staying long is due to the market. The market is supporting the vendors.
Paul Woodland introduced himself. He said he is the Chairman of the Founders Board/Mentor for the Center of Entrepreneurship at Utah State University. They are trying to encourage these
entrepreneurial businesses to start. They also recognize given the economics, they can’t begin in a brick and mortar building. He explained how franchise businesses operate. The mobile
vendors don’t have that option of starting the way franchise businesses start.
Mr. Woodland asked City Council to consider encouraging entrepreneurship in the City of Rexburg. The City of Logan in Utah has decided to encourage entrepreneurship by allowing mobile
vendors. They have 9 to 15 mobile vendors within a 26 block thoroughfare. The mobile vendors pay a registration fee of $125.00 and at the end of the year they pay a percentage of their
revenue. He believes the fee and percentage of revenue paid by the vendors in Logan is the fairest way to collect and adjust revenue.
Mr. Woodland said he has attended events in Boise, Idaho where there are vendors lined up along both sides of the street. He is not sure how Boise is able to accomplish this type of
event. City Attorney Zollinger explained the City of Boise closes down the street and turns over the event to a private purveyor. The purveyor brings in the vendors under their license
and collects a fee from the vendors. After the event ends, the purveyor pays a flat fee to the City of Boise for allowing them to use the street for their event.
Mr. Woodland described a way for brick and mortar businesses to support mobile vendors. Karie Anne’s in Logan has accomplished this type of support between businesses. The Smith’s grocery
store in Logan has between three to five vendors in their parking lot. He has spoken with a Smith’s representative about the benefits of having mobile vendors in their parking lot.
The representative indicated the mobile vendors attract customers to the Smith’s store.
Mr. Woodland mentioned Azteca, another vendor stationed in the parking lot of an electronics store. The electronics store only had a few customers per week before the Azteca vendor was
stationed in their parking lot. They noticed an increase in customers entering their store after they had eaten at the Azteca’s food trailer.
Mr. Woodland urged City Council to consider the innovative instrument used by the food business today simply because it is the only economic way to start a food establishment. By helping
these types of entrepreneurship businesses to grow and develop in turn is a good way to build the local community. Rexburg has thousands of students attending the university all year
round who spend money. The money they spend makes a big difference in the community. He said the difference is apparent between Brigham City and Logan in Utah. Brigham City was built
near the railroad and people made their living by way of the railroad. Logan lived by way of the university, they built business around the university and the city is thriving today.
Commissioner Oakey said the Smith’s grocery store being a private business operator allowed mobile vendors to use their parking lot. Smith’s noticed the value of having mobile vendors
on their parking lot to attract customers into their store. The city’s approach to the property owners who are allowing mobile vendors on their property shouldn’t be; the city has these
regulations that need to be met before allowing the mobile vendors to operate on your property. He said nor should the approach be; the city has decided where the best places for mobile
vendors to be located. The approach should be to allow and not oppose a site organically growing to benefit both the property owner and mobile vendor.
Discussion regarding some of the regulations the City of Logan has implemented for the mobile vendors. Some of those regulations include, a site plane indicating the entrance and exit,
a picture of the mobile structure, access to restrooms, inspections every year and an allotted amount of parking spaces.
6:30 P.M. City Hall
Council Member Mann said the prayer.
Council Member Wolfe 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.
Swear in Police Officer Jeffrey Terrones and Introduce New Police Department Employee – Melinda Gilbert.
Mayor Merrill asked City Attorney Zollinger to swear in Jeffrey Terrones as a Rexburg Police Officer. Jeffrey Terrones repeated the oath of office as follows:
OATH OF OFFICE
I, Jeffrey Terrones, do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution and Laws of the State of Idaho, that I will endeavor
to enforce these laws to the best of my abilities, and that I will faithfully discharge all of the duties assigned or requested of me in my capacity as a reserve law enforcement officer
for the City of Rexburg.
_________________ Jeffrey Terrones
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of August, 2019.
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Stephen Zollinger
Rexburg City Attorney
Police Officer Terrones introduced himself; he was born in Los Angeles, California. He moved to Terreton, Idaho at the age of six years old. He joined the United States Air Force at
the age of 23 and served for six years. He said he graduated from West Jefferson High School. Officer Terrones expressed his appreciation for the opportunity to work for the City of
Rexburg and hopes to perform his duties to the best of his ability.
Police Officer Terrones introduced his family members in attendance.
Melinda Gilbert introduced herself; she too graduated from West Jefferson High School. She was born and raised in Monteview, Idaho. She was hired on to the Rexburg Police Department
to replace Joan Millet. She introduced her husband; he is a registered nurse for Teton Oncology.
City Attorney Zollinger mentioned Rexburg Police Officer, Brian Allen will be retiring from the force in about three weeks. He said Officer Allen has served for 22 years. Mayor Merrill
thanked Officer Allen for his service.
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.
Todd Grant said he lives in Rigby, Idaho. He is here tonight to voice his opposition to the section of the Local Improvement District Ordinance stating the property owner is responsible
for their share of the cost for sidewalk, curb and gutter. He said he owns rental property in the city and pays higher taxes because it’s not his primary residence. He believes he pays
twice as much in property taxes because he doesn’t receive the homeowner exemption.
Mr. Grant said he is requesting that the city use the property taxes collected from the property owners to pay for the entire costs of the sidewalk, curb and gutter or street issues.
Mayor Merrill said the creation of the Local Improvement Districts (LID) has been in place for many years. His property has been assessed twice since the time he has lived there. The
property owner pays for a proportionate share of the sidewalk, curb and gutter and not the entire costs. Mayor Merrill said he doesn’t foresee a change to the LID Ordinance in the near
future.
Mr. Grant said his understanding is if the property owner wanted to have their sidewalk replaced, the property owner would pay about 75% of the costs and the city would pay for 25%.
He questioned if the property owner doesn’t own the sidewalk why should they have to pay to replace the sidewalk. He agrees to pay for what belongs to him; however, he doesn’t agree
to pay for something he doesn’t own. In his opinion the LID Ordinance borders on socialism and illegal plunder because the city has approved an ordinance where costs are assessed to
property owners when it’s the city’s responsibility to pay for those costs.
Mayor Merrill indicated the city could pay for the entire cost of the sidewalk, curb and gutter; however, there wouldn’t be sufficient funds available to repair the streets. The LID
Ordinance was created to assist in adding sidewalk, curb and gutter to add value and appeal to properties.
Council Member Mann explained some cities don’t have the proportionate share making the property owner responsible for the entire costs of the sidewalk, curb and gutter. He believes
the city has been generous in assisting with some of the costs. When he replaced his rental property’s sidewalk 15 years ago, he only received a 3% return. He said it is not feasible
for the city to cover the entire cost for the sidewalk, curb and gutter.
Mr. Grant asked Mayor Merrill and City Council to reconsider the section of the ordinance where the property owner is responsible for a portion of the costs for the sidewalk, curb and
gutter because he believe it’s the city’s responsibility to pay for those costs through property taxes. Mayor Merrill said if the city were to pay for the entire costs of the sidewalks,
curb and gutter, the taxes would need to be increased. The proportionate share is a way to keep up with city infrastructure and to stretch out funding as much as possible.
Eric Parker commented on the discussion regarding e-scooters. He owns his own e-scooter and uses his scooter to commute to and from work. Some of his concerns with allowing e-scooter
to operate in Rexburg are:
The potential nuisance the scooters may cause when they pile up on the sidewalks.
The hazard of riding them on some of Rexburg’s terrain, especially going uphill.
The e-scooter companies not providing proper training to operate an e-scooter.
Mayor Merrill thanked Mr. Parker for his perspective regarding the operation of e-scooters.
Presentations:
Colby Fogh – Nature Park Eagle Project.
Mr. Fogh was not able to attend the meeting to present on the Eagle Project for Nature Park.
Committee Liaison Assignments for 2019:
Council Member Mann: Golf Board · Emergency Services Board · Development Workshop
Council Member Mann reported the Golf Board met to discuss the maintenance projects being worked on at the Teton Lakes club house. A window air conditioning unit was installed at the
Legacy Golf Course club house. Emergency Services Board has not met. He said he is unaware of the Emergency Services being out on a wildland fire. Mayor Merrill said he believes they
are on one fire in northern Idaho.
Council Member Busby: Airport Board · Traffic & Safety · School Board
Council Member Busby reported the Airport Board and the Traffic and Safety Committee have not met. The School Board is excited about the start of school today and the new stadium. The
opening night for the stadium is scheduled for August 30th.
Council Member Walker: MYAB · Parks & Recreation · Trails of Madison County
Council Member Walker reported the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Board has not met. They will start meeting in September. The Parks and Trails Committee have not met. The Recreation Department
is finishing up the summer recreation classes and will be starting registrations for the fall classes. Some of the fall classes include Girls Basketball, Youth Soccer and Co-ed Volleyball.
Rexburg Rapids last day of the season is on Saturday. Kidsburg’s opening day is scheduled for October 31st.
Council President Smith: Legacy Flight Museum · Beautification Committee · M.E.P.I.
Council President Smith reported on the Legacy Flight Museum. John Bagley informed the Legacy Flight Museum Board that he will not be participating in the Airshow next year. He is trying
to find a replacement; however, they have not confirmed.
Council President Smith reported on the Apollo Exhibit being displayed at the Legacy Flight Museum. They hope the local elementary schools will take their students to view the exhibit.
Council President Smith reported M.E.P.I. has not met; however, they will be meeting soon for the business competition they are hosting.
Council Member Flora: GIS Oversight · Rexburg Cultural Arts / Museum of Rexburg
Council Member Flora reported the GIS Oversight Committee has not met. The Rexburg Cultural Arts has been involved in several events. The Teton Storytelling and Arts Festival was a success.
There were a total of 52 vendors selling items at the festival. She visited with the vendors and they all said they were pleased with the event and want to come again next year. A count
of the people attending the storytelling festival was taken every hour. On average about 40 people every hour were in attendance throughout the two days. She said for the night storytelling
a count of the people attending were counted on Sunday there were 202 people, 130 for both of the Saturday’s storytelling times and 60 people attended on Friday. There was an increase
in the number of people attending the Teton Storytelling Festival.
Council Member Flora reported the Rexburg Cultural Arts is working on the Experience Rexburg Event scheduled for September 21st. BYU-Idaho University has approved the use of the football
field for a community football game during the Experience Rexburg Event.
Council Member Flora mentioned the Apollo Exhibit at the Legacy Flight Museum. She encouraged school groups and Boy Scout groups to visit the exhibit. The exhibit will close on September
30th.
Council Member Flora reported on a couple of other events the city is co-sponsoring. On September 28th a local band called Thor’s Hammer will be performing a benefit concert to support
the renovations at the Romance Theater. James the Mormon (JTM) is coming back to perform a concert at Hemming Village. The proceeds collected at the JTM concert will go to the Upper
Valley Children’s Association on September 27th. She said Righteous Slice Pizza is co-sponsoring the JTM concert and the City of Rexburg’s sound crew will be assisting with the concert.
JTM was pleased with Rexburg’s sound crew and invited them to assist again at this concert.
Council Member Wolfe: Planning & Zoning/Building · Urban Renewal Agency · Police
Council Member Wolfe reported Planning and Zoning met with City Council earlier today for the work meeting. The Police Department met with the Team 5 Foundation at the BYU-Idaho University
to complete a risk assessment of the campus. The training received by the Team 5 is at no cost to the city. He reported Police Officer Wheeler and Police Officer Rhodes have been promoted
to Sergeants. Police Officer Ryan Kamachi has been promoted to a Corporal.
Council Member Wolfe reported the Wyland Foundation will be presenting the Toyota Highlander to the City of Rexburg for winning the Mayor’s Water Conservation Challenge.
Staff Reports:
Finance: - Matt Nielson
Finance Reports
Finance Officer Nielson reviewed the Treasurer’s Expenditure Report by Fund. The spent column for each fund should be at about 83%. Fund 17 Fire Operations, the cash balance is over
a million dollars in the negative. The Finance Department is going to start completing the fund transfers on a monthly base, generally the city side fund transfers are not processed
until the end of the fiscal year. The fund transfer for Fund 17 is 1.2 million; the account is actually doing well.
Finance Officer Nielson reviewed Fund 37 Fire Paramedic Care. The Fire Department has only had a few of their personnel deployed to fight wildland fires this year. The total $301,994
was from last year’s fires.
Finance Officer Nielson reviewed Fund 38 Park Impact Fee; there is about $800,000 less in the account because that amount was transferred last month to Fund 41 Parks Riverside Construction
for the baseball quads. He mentioned Fund 23 Rexburg Rapids, the account has a cash balance of about $249,116; however, there is a budget adjustment. The capital replacement transfer
is completed at the end of the year once the transfer is processed, the cash balance will be about $315,000 in savings.
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Finance Officer Nielson reviewed the Budget Summary Operating Expenditures. In the Miscellaneous Departments/Categories 77% has been spent. The Police Department has done well in being
able to cut back on expenditures and is at 81% spent. In Public Works the Building Maintenance Fund is higher at 94% because the budget was small and there were major vehicle repairs.
The Capital Expenditures Construction Fund is at 48%.
Council Member Busby asked which vehicle needed the major repairs. Finance Officer Nielson said the vehicle is a Ford pick-up truck used by City Maintenance Employee Max Egbert. The
vehicle was repaired and transferred to the Parks Department. They preferred not to get rid of the vehicle because of the cost to repair the vehicle. A F150 pick-up truck, the Police
Department was going to trade was purchased for Mr. Egbert to use. Finance Officer Nielson reported the Total Expenditures for all Funds are at 49%.
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Finance Officer Nielson reviewed the Budget Summary Report for Operating Revenues. The Investment Earning is at 122%. The city has collected most of the property taxes for the year at
98%. The Total Operating Revenues are at 76%. The DEQ Water loan the city received 1.8 million dollars and is included in the report. The Capital Reserve and Impact Fees are at 102%
of budget. The Capital Reserve and Impact Fees are lower compared to last year; however, meeting the projected budget. He said over all on an operating base the city has about 1.9 million
dollars more in revenues than expenditures and about 1.9 million dollars more in capital, making a net of about 3.9 million dollars to help with cash flow.
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Finance Officer Nielson reviewed the Cash and Investment Balance Report. The city has a real estate investment for streets; it’s the Squire property the city purchased a couple of years
ago. A letter from the Development Workshop’s attorney was received by the city. He believes they are closer to conveying the property over to the city. Once the property is conveyed
over to the city the plan is to sell the property.
Finance Officer Nielson reviewed the Zion’s Bank Collateralized Account. The account has about seven million dollars. The Finance Department will be transferring five million dollars
from that account to the State LGIP which has a higher rate of return.
Council Member Busby asked about the shed on the Squire property. He asked if the city is going to keep the shed or sell it with the property. Finance Officer Nielson said if it is
not feasible to move the shed there has been interest by several people desiring to bid on the shed.
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Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Adjustment – Jeff Crowther & Maegan Scholes
Rexburg Rapids Improvements/Repairs
CHP System
Finance Officer Nieslon reviewed the Budget Adjustment Requests for Recreation and Rexburg Rapids.
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Council President Smith asked if city staff has decided how the splash pad structure will be protected from the elements during the winter months. Rexburg Rapids Pool Manager, Maegan
Scholes replied there are concerns with removing the slides every winter and causing damage to the integrity of the slides.
Council Member Mann moved to approve the Budget Adjustment of $23,800 for the repairs of Splash Pad at Porter Park and excluding the fence around the splash pad; 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
Finance Officer Nielson reviewed the Budget Adjustment for Rexburg Rapids.
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Discussion regarding using rhino coating for the slides and the warranty on the gel coat of the slides.
Council Member Walker moved to approve the Budget Adjustment of $249,000 for Rexburg Rapids 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: - Keith Davidson
Surplus Item – Broom Behr Main Conveyer Belt
Public Works Director Davidson reported on the surplus item of Broom Behr main conveyer belt. Council Member Busby asked if the conveyer belt will be auctioned in a public auction. Public
Works Director said they will auction the conveyer belt in a public auction or on a surplus website.
Council Member Busby moved to approve the Surplus of the Broom Behr Main Conveyer Belt; Council Member Flora 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 reported on the street projects being worked on in the city. 7th S. is closed and a section of the street is being pulverized. On August 26th the slurry
seal coat project will start. There will be several streets closed to seal coat the streets.
Council President Smith asked about the reconfiguration of the traffic lanes on University Boulevard and Yellowstone Hwy. Public Works Director Davidson replied yes, the street is being
chip sealed tomorrow morning. The street light at this intersection will be fixed to allow the two lanes to go straight through the intersection. Council Member Flora asked if there
will be two turning lanes or one turning lane. Public Works Director Davidson explained there will only be one turning lane; however, the intersection will be monitored to determine
if the one lane is sufficient.
BYU-I Representative, Bret Sampson asked if 7th South is on schedule for completion before the university classes begin. Public Works Director Davidson said yes, the construction work
on 7th South is on schedule to be completed before the university classes begin.
Mayor’s Report
Mayor Merrill said Council Member Wolfe mentioned the Wyland Foundation presentation at the Madison Middle School tomorrow at 10:30 a.m.
Mayor Merrill reported he represented the City of Rexburg at the Idaho National Laboratory’s 70th Anniversary Banquet last week. They discussed many of the nuclear energy proposals and
they reviewed some of the bids they have been awarded for building small nuclear reactors.
Items for Consideration:
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. 1216 Amend Ordinance No 1194 Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriation Budget
Council Member Flora moved to second read Ordinance No. 1216 Amending Ordinance No. 1194 Fiscal Year 2019 – Appropriation Budget; 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
Third Reading: Those items which have been second read: NONE
Mayor’s 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.
Minutes from August 7, 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 Flora 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
Executive Session – Idaho State Statute 74-206 (j) To consider labor contract matters authorized under section 74-206A (1)(a) and (b), Idaho Code.
Council Member Wolfe moved to go into Executive Session per Idaho State Statute 74-206 (j) To consider labor contract matters authorized under section 74-206A (1)(a) and (b), Idaho Code;
Council President Smith seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a roll call 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
Executive Session started 7:34
Executive Session ended 8:13
Discussion regarding the City’s Health Plan Renewal – A.J. Argyle with GBS a Leavitt Group Company.
Council Member Busby moved to authorize Finance Officer Nielson to create a trust and to proceed with the application process for the City’s Health Plan to be self-funded through the
State of Idaho; 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
Adjournment 8:14 P.M.
APPROVED:
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Jerry Merrill, Mayor
Attest:
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Marianna Gonzalez, Deputy City Clerk