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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Minutes - December 18, 2019_unbound_unbound_unbound - Copy 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 Alan Parkinson – Planning & Zoning Administrator Scott Johnson – Economic Development Director Deborah Lovejoy – City Clerk 7:00 A.M. City Hall Mayor Merrill said the prayer. Mikel Walker led the pledge. Roll Call of Council Members: Attending: Council Member Flora, Council Member Mann, Council Member Walker, Council President Smith and Mayor Merrill. Council Member Busby 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. Items for Consideration Downtown Rexburg District Strategic Vision and Development Blueprint 2050 – Scott Johnson Economic Development Director Johnson explained the purpose of the Strategic Vision and Development Blueprint through the year 2050 and indicated it is not a regulator document. / Economic Development Director Johnson reviewed the questions asked by the Stakeholders at the November 2019 meeting. / / // / / Economic Development Director Johnson reviewed the City Center Vision Statement and the City Center Vision Strategies. / / / / Council Member Flora said part of the discussion in the minutes she read was regarding the store facades in the City Center area. She was unable to determine if the store facades need to be updated to their original state or updated in general. Economic Development Director Johnson explained the question asked during the November Stakeholder meeting was if the city is assisting with the costs of updating the store facades. The city does assist with some of the costs to update the facades and the city also encourages the businesses to update the stores façade if needed. Council Member Mann mentioned the Rexburg Police Department updated the building’s façade. The work completed on the façade is a great improvement to the building. Council President Smith said the City Center Stakeholders attended many meetings to give input for the strategic vision of the Downtown Rexburg District. She mentioned pages 24 and 25 have very important information and desired City Council to be aware of the information. Economic Development Director Johnson said the areas referenced in pages 24 and 25 are areas they felt were impacted by public entities. There have been discussions to reduce the public entity footprint by combining some of the city and county offices. / / Council Member Flora moved to approve the Downtown Rexburg District Strategic Vision and Development Blueprint for 2050; Council Member Walker seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Flora None Council Member Walker Council Member Mann Council President Smith The motion carried Committee Liaison Assignments for 2019: Council Member Mann: Golf Board · Emergency Services Board · Development Workshop Council Member Mann reported the Development Workshop held their Hero’s Luncheon in Idaho Falls at the Melaleuca building. The luncheon was held to honor the Development Workshops supporting businesses and clients. Council Member Mann reported Emergency Services Board did not meet. The Golf Board met to discuss future projects. Council Member Busby: Airport Board · Traffic & Safety · School Board Council Member Busby did not attend the meeting. Council Member Walker: MYAB · Parks & Recreation · Trails of Madison County Council Member Walker reported the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Board (MYAB) has had a busy month. The youth assisted with the Shop with a Cop Program and the Holiday Festival at the Tabernacle. They also assisted with the Tree Lighting Festival. Council Member Walker reported the Recreation Department is busy with the opening of the winter park at Teton Lakes. The winter park will be opened on Monday, Thursday, and Friday from 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Saturday all day. The Recreation Department is also busy with sign-ups for the winter recreation sports that will begin the 1st of January. Council Member Walker reported the Parks Committee will meet in January to review the Master Plan for the Barney Dairy Park and Steiner Park. The Trails of Madison County have not met. Council President Smith: Legacy Flight Museum · Beautification Committee · M.E.P.I. Council President Smith reported her committees have not met. Council Member Flora: GIS Oversight · Rexburg Cultural Arts / Museum of Rexburg Council Member Flora reported the Museum of Rexburg is doing well. A grant in the amount of $3,500 was received for the Centennial Quilt. She commended City Grant Writer Mary Flanary for writing the grant to obtain the grant funds for the quilt. Mrs. Flanary will be work with Alisha Tietjen and Jackie Rawlins on the quilt conservation. Council Member Flora said once a week on Facebook the museum posts a fun picture about the museum. The marketing and public relations between the museum and community has improved dramatically. She said she is pleased with the work being completed to market the museum. Council Member Flora reported she has not met with the GIS Oversight Committee. Council Member Wolfe: Planning & Zoning/Building · Urban Renewal Agency · Police Council Member Wolfe did not attend the meeting. Mayor Merrill reported he visited with Police Chief Turman and he indicated the Police Department is doing well. Council Member Flora mentioned she attended the Shop with a Cop Event for the first time. She attended the parade and volunteered to wrap gifts at Wal-Mart which are part of the event. She said she didn’t realize Sergeant Colette Davidson and Lieutenant Colin Erickson with the Rexburg Police Department have organized the event for 20 years. She asked Sgt Davidson and Lt Erickson detailed questions regarding the process and organization of the event. She believes the organization of the event is literally a full time job and is impressed with the organization of the event. Staff Reports: Finance: - Matt Nielson Budget Adjustment for Golf Capital Fiscal Year 2020 Finance Reports Finance Officer Nielson reviewed the budget adjustment for the Golf Capital Fiscal Year 2020 Finance Report. A park/golf mechanic was hired to work on the maintenance of the golf and park vehicles. The golf course is in need of a storage building as the current shop is too small for their needs and is also without plumbing and access to water. The estimated cost to build a new shop is over $200,000. He said instead of building a new shop they have reviewed the option of converting the current storage unit into a mechanic shop with a restroom and running water at an estimated cost of $80,000. A storage unit will still be needed to store the golf carts. Finance Officer Nielson said phase one of converting the storage unit into a shop expenses can be budgeted in fiscal year 2020 and phase two would cover the water, sewer services and the completion of the shop at the beginning of fiscal year 2021. In order to prioritize and stay within budget, some of the capital items need to be moved around in a different order. Finance Officer Nielson reviewed which capital items in the capital budget can be adjusted to allow sufficient funds to cover the prioritized capital items. / Council Member Walker questioned if the budget adjustment is approved, how much funds will be left in the contingency account. Finance Officer Nielson replied the amount of funds left in the contingency account after the budget adjustment is about $34,500. The reason why that amount is left in contingency is due to the purchase of the iPads for the Police Department’s updated software system and the funds used to make repairs to the splash pad at Porter Park. Mayor Merrill expressed concern regarding the level of funds left in the contingency fund. Finance Officer Nielson said the General Fund has a healthy carryover and is not a concern with the amount of fund available in the General Fund. Council Member Mann moved to approve the Budget Adjustment increase of $128,000 in fiscal year 2020 for the Golf Capital projects; Council President Smith seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Flora None Council Member Walker Council Member Mann Council President Smith The motion carried Discussion on Refinancing of 2010 Wastewater Bond Finance Officer Nielson explained the city did a 2010 bond issue for wastewater in the amount of 10 million dollars. The city still owes approximately 3.8 million dollars. The longer the city goes into the bond term the interest rates ratchet up. The average coupon through the year 2025 is at a 3.875% interest rate. The interest rates have dropped so much during the last year and a half, the city can refinance the Bond and save some money. There are three options available with a law that came out in December of 2017. This law made it so that cities cannot do advance refinancing on a tax exempt bases. Finance Officer Nielson explained the three options: 1. The city could refinance on what is called a taxable bases. The interest rate on the taxable bases is higher than a tax exempt refinancing option. 2. A forward tax exempt refinancing option is available; however, the interest rate is also higher. 3. The third option is to complete a current tax exempt refinancing within 90 days of the bond being called on September 15th, 2020. The process to complete a current tax exempt refinancing would begin on June of 2020. He said the interest rate could be locked in with whoever is financing the loan within the 90 day period. Finance Officer Nielson said the city would need to hire a broker to assist in either one of the three options. In the taxable bases option the city would only save about $82,000 in cash flow. The forward tax exempt option would save the city about $140,000. If the current tax exempt option was completed right now the city would save about $170,000. There are net fees paid to the broker to help with the exempt refinancing option. Finance Officer Nielson explained the forecasted interest rates were reviewed with the city’s investment advisors and with the broker assisting in the refinancing. The name of the broker is Piper Jaffray. They don’t anticipate the interest rates changing before June; however, there is some risk if the rates were to change. Finance Officer Nielson said his recommendation is to wait until April. He will come back to review the city’s current savings at that time. If the rates are still favorable in April he will recommend to move forward in June with the tax exempt refinancing option to potentially save between $160,000 to $170,000 over the life of the loan. The term would remain the same until the year 2025. He said as far as fees are concerned there are three fees involved. The first fee is the bank fee which is generally $0 to $5,000, there is a bond council fee that ranges from $8,000 to $10.000 and the placement fee for the broker which could be between $15,000 to $20,000. Council Member Flora asked if the savings amount includes the fees or if the fees will still need to be deducted from the savings amount. Finance Officer Nielson replied the fees have been deducted from savings amount. The estimated amount of savings is the actual amount of money being saved by the city. Finance Report Finance Officer Nielson reviewed the Operating Expenditures Report. The Total Operating Expenditures are at 15%. The Street Repair Contracts Fund is high at 88% due to the cement recycled asphalt base stabilization (CRABS) project on 7th South. The project ended up being paid in fiscal year 2020 instead of fiscal year 2019. a budget adjustment will be needed for the carryover. / / Finance Officer Nielson reviewed the Operating Revenues Report. The Utility Charges Wastewater Fund is at 12%. The reason why that account is at 12% is due to the large project on the northwest side of the city to address the capacity of sewer line. The sewer line also services the City of Sugar City and Teton. He said he believes this budget item needs to be moved from the operating fund to the capital fund because it is more of a capital item. He said over all, the operating revenues are at 8%. The total capital revenues are at 1%. Finance Officer Nielson said the report indicates how significantly the city is cash flowing from the reserves which is typical for this time of year. The cash flow is at about a negative 1.8 million dollars at this point in time. In January the cash flow amount changes because the city will receive the first property tax payment. Finance Officer Nieslon reviewed the Cash and Investment Report. The city’s total investment is at $28,596,464. He noted the funds withdrawn from the State Diversified Bond Fund were deposited into the State LGIP-City Account. He said last week three millon dollars of those funds were moved to a Time Value Investment (TVI) on a ladder approach. The next report will have the new managed account category with TVI. Finance Officer Nielson said he has been reviewing the rates on Certificate of Deposits (CD’s) for the city to invest in. / Finance Officer Nielson reviewed the Treasure’s Expenditure Report. The Fund Balance column is not shown on the report because the accounts have not been closed for fiscal year 2019 which causes the fund balances to be inaccurate. The Cash Balance is shown on the report and the balances are accurate. The procedure of when the operational fund transfers are completed is going to change. In years past, the transfers were completed as a year-end adjustment which is a poor reflection of the cash and fund balance. This year they are going to transfer all of the operational transfers on a monthly basis. He said completing the transfers on a monthly basis will help with the red negatives that show up in the fund balance, particularly in fund 17 Fire Operations. The Fire Operations Fund is always in the negative because transfers out of the general fund haven’t been made. By completing the balance transfers on a monthly bases it will reduce the General Fund’s cash and fund balance on the report through the year. Finance Officer Nielson continued to review the Treasure’s Expenditure Report. The Park Impact Fees Account has about $316,911; however, there is 1.6 million dollars in the Parks Riverside Construction Account. Some of those funds will be used for the baseball quad. More information will be available on the expense for the quad when bids are received this spring. The Street Impact Fee Account is healthy at 1.5 million dollars. Rexburg Rapids Account has about $186,270 due to paying off the CHP project. The cost for the CHP project was about $180,000. / Public Works: - Keith Davidson Resolution 2019 - 15 LHTAC Grant for Madison County Transportation Master Plan Update Public Works Director Davidson explained about every ten years the city completes a Transportation Master Plan and every five years an update is completed. In order to apply for the grant through LHTAC, City Council needs to consider the passage of a resolution to request funding. The grant information will be submitted to LHTAC to consider the approval of the grant. Resolution 2019 – 15 A Resolution to Request Funding From the Local Highway Technical Assistance Council (LHTAC) for the Update to the Madison County Transportation Master Plan WHEREAS, the City of Rexburg, Idaho, hereafter called the CITY, supporting the project identification submittal for updating the Madison County Transportation Master Plan to the Local Highway Technical Assistance Council (LHTAC), hereafter referred to as LHTAC; and WHEREAS, the total project cost estimate is eighty thousand dollars ($80,000.00), which will require 7.34% or five thousand eight hundred seventy-two dollars ($5,872.00) of matching funds available from the CITY; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor of Rexburg is hereby authorized and directed to sign the project application packet and submit to LHTAC for prioritization. PASSED AND RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REXBURG this 18th day of December 2019. CITY OF REXBURG Madison County, Idaho By: __________________________ Jerry L. Merrill, Mayor CERTIFICATE I, Deborah Lovejoy, City of Rexburg, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of Resolution No. 2019 – 15 adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council, City of Rexburg, held on December 18, 2019, and that the same impressed the official Seal of the City of Rexburg, this 18th day of December, 2019. _________________________ Deborah Lovejoy, City Clerk Council Member Flora moved to approve Resolution 2019 – 15 the Local Highway Technical Assistance Council Grant for Madison County Transportation Master Plan Update; Council Member Walker seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Flora None Council Member Walker Council Member Mann Council President Smith The motion carried Public Works Director Davidson reviewed the bids received for the 2019 Wastewater Collections SCADA Upgrade. The expenses are for the electrical installation of the SCADA system. Wheeler Electric was the low bid and he is recommending the low bid be awarded to Wheeler Electric. Discussion regarding the bid amounts submitted by each contractor and the possible reasons why there is a large difference between their bid amounts. Wastewater Collections SCADA System Bid Acceptance / Council President Smith moved to approve the low bid of $38,649.57 from Wheeler Electric for the Wastewater Collections SCADA System; Council Member Flora seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Flora None Council Member Walker Council Member Mann Council President Smith The motion carried Resolution 2019 – 16 Set Public Hearing Date for LID 48 Final Assessment Role Engineering Report – Proposed hearing date on January 15, 2020 Public Works Director Davidson said the estimated costs for the majority of the assessments saw a reduction in costs; however, there were some assessments that increased in costs. The concrete flat work expenses were higher than what the engineers had estimated. The sewer line replacement expenses were lower than the engineers estimate. There is some warranty work that needs to be completed on curb and gutter. He said Edstrom Construction will come back in the spring to complete curb and gutter work. Council President Smith asked about the payment options the city has to pay back their portion of the LID. Public Works Director Davidson said there are several options; some of them are to pay off the LID or make payments. The payments can be monthly or yearly payments on the owners utility bill on a ten year term. Council President Smith asked for the interest rate on LID payments. Finance Officer Nielson replied the interest rate will be set after the public hearing through the ordinance process. Discussion regarding some of the listed properties in the Local Improvement District 48. RESOLUTION FOR SETTING THE TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING ON LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT 48 ASSESSMENT ROLL Resolution No. 2019 - 16 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF REXBURG, IDAHO, FIXING THE TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING ON THE LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 48 ASSESSMENT ROLL; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION AND MAILING OF NOTICE THEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Local Improvement District Number 48 ("L.I.D. No. 48") of the City of Rexburg (the "City") was created by Ordinance No. 1205 adopted by the City Council (the "Council") on February 20, 2019; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Ordinance No. 1205, the improvements within L.I.D. No. 48 have been completed, and the City Engineer, as engineer for L.I.D. No. 48, has submitted a report showing in detail the total cost and expenses of the improvements, the dollar amount thereof payable from assessments, and a form of assessment roll showing the amount chargeable to each lot or parcel of property subject to assessment within L.I.D. No. 48. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REXBURG, IDAHO, as follows: Section 1: The form of assessment roll for L.I.D. No. 48 prepared by the City Engineer shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk, where it shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours. Section 2: Wednesday, the 15th day of January 2020, at the hour of 7:00 pm, at the regular meeting place of the Council, City Hall, 35 N 1st E, Rexburg, Idaho, is hereby fixed as the date, time, and place when and where the Council will meet in open session for the purpose of considering the City Engineer's report on the assessment roll and hearing any objections to the assessment roll by the owners of property within L.I.D. No. 48. Section 3: The City Clerk shall give notice of the hearing specified in Section 2 above by publication of notice in the official newspaper of the City, once a week for two successive weeks, the first such publication being at least fifteen (15) days before the date fixed for hearing objections to the assessment roll. The City Clerk shall also, not less than fifteen (15) days before the date fixed for hearing objections to the assessment roll, mail notice of the hearing to each owner of property, if known, or his or her agent, if known, within the limits of L.I.D. No. 48, addressed to such person at his or her post office address, if known, or, if unknown, to the main post office in the City of Rexburg, Idaho. The mailed notice shall state the amount of the individual assessment as shown on the preliminary assessment roll. Section 4: The owner or owners of any property which is assessed in said assessment roll, whether named in said assessment roll or not, may, within the time specified in the notice before the date and time fixed for the hearing, file with the City Clerk his or her objections in writing to said assessment. Section 5: This resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval. DATED this 18th day of December 2019. CITY OF REXBURG CITY OF REXBURG Madison County, Idaho ________________________________ SIGNED BY: Jerry Merrill, Mayor __________________________________ ATTEST: Deborah Lovejoy, City Clerk Council Member Walker moved to approve Resolution 2019 – 16 to set a Public Hearing date for Local Improvement District 48 Final Assessment Role on January 15th, 2020; Council Member Flora seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Flora None Council Member Walker Council Member Mann Council President Smith The motion carried Council Member Flora asked about the snow removal on streets located on the hill. She requested extra priority for snow removal be placed on these streets. Public Works Director Davidson replied the street crew adds extra sand and brine to the streets on the hill. The city has five priority sections where they begin plowing. The streets on the hill are in the five priority sections. The Police Department also assists by reporting slick areas to dispatch. Discussion regarding the amount of times the Street Department has plowed and where the snow will be stored when the baseball quads are built. Public Works Director Davidson said they are reviewing several locations for snow storage. Public Hearing: NONE Calendared Bills and Tabled Items: “LAND USE ACTION” – Bills Recommended/Approved in a Land Use Public Hearing Procedure (Recommend Suspension of the Rules): – NONE Second Reading: Those items which have been first read: - NONE Third Reading: Those items which have been second read: Ordinance No. 1219 Rezone Certain Parcels in Sky Meadows Subdivision #19-00557 from Low Density Residential 1 (LDR1) to Low Density Residential 2 (LDR2) – Alan Parkinson Council Member Walker moved to approve Ordinance No. 1219 the Rezone of Certain Parcels in the Sky Meadows Subdivision from Low Density Residential 1 (LDR1) to Low Density Residential 2 (LDR2); and considered third read; Council President Smith seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Flora None Council Member Walker Council Member Mann Council President Smith The motion carried Mayor’s Business: Mayor Merrill explained City Staff has been in discussion with property owners around the Barney Dairy parcel that the city acquired to build a park. The city needed to purchase the property surrounding the new park to provide a parking lot and for the future East Parkway Corridor. He reviewed the list of properties being purchased and the amount the properties are being purchased for with the city/county portion. He said the city is working with the property owners to allow right of way through their property and to have access to the parking lot for the new park. Council Member Mann asked about the rectangle area on the map. Finance Officer Nielson said the property owner prefers to retain that area. Council President Smith asked if the property owner has mentioned what their future plans for the property are. Finance Officer Nielson replied their plan is to keep the property for residential purposes. Council Member Mann asked for clarification regarding both maps and where the park is located on these maps. Mayor Merrill clarified only a small section of the park parcel is being shown on the maps. The section of river shown on the maps is where the city plans to build a beach area off of the bank of the river so people can access the river. Finance Officer Nielson mentioned Madison County has not officially said yes or no to the amount of funds the city is asking the county to contribute. He spoke with County Commissioner Todd Smith two days ago and he was going to discuss the city’s proposal of the contribution amount at the next commissioner’s meeting. The city is asking the county to match the city’s portion of the street costs. Council President Smith asked for clarification regarding the total cost for all of the properties being purchased. Finance Officer Nielson clarified the total cost of the properties being purchased is $410,227. He said he had to separate the amount into two different sections because there are two different property owners. Finance Officer Nielson said as the Impact Fee Committee updates the city’s impact fees, one of the projects is to build a bridge across the river in ten years. Council President Smith asked if the land purchases were budgeted items. Finance Officer Nielson replied yes under the right of way acquisition. There will be a budget adjustment because the items were in last year’s budget. Finance Officer Nielson mentioned the Barney Dairy Park Master Plan and the need to plan for where the parking lot is to be built for the master plan. Council Member Walker asked which fund the expense for the land acquisition will be withdrawn from. Finance Officer Nielson replied $109,000 from the Parks Impact Fund, $150,000 from Street Impact Fund and $150,000 from the county. Land Acquisition / / Council Member Flora moved to approve the Property Acquisition Offer for the East Parkway Corridor and Park Area on West Side of Road in the total amount of $410,227; Council Member Walker seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Flora None Council Member Walker Council Member Mann Council President Smith The motion carried 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 December 4, 2019 meeting Approve the City of Rexburg Bills Council Member Mann moved to approve the Consent Calendar containing the minutes and city bills; Council President Smith seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Flora None Council Member Walker Council Member Mann Council President Smith The motion carried Mayor Merrill mentioned the City of Ashton will be hosting a Mayor Appreciation Party for Mayor Stronks on Thursday, January 2nd at 7:00 p.m. anyone desiring to attend is welcome. Mayor Merrill reported the city received a $1,000 check for the Mayor’s Walking Challenge from Blue Cross of Idaho. He also reported the Wyland Foundation reached out to him to ask the city to participate in the water conservation challenge this coming year. The broadband discussions are ongoing. City Staff attended a meeting with the City of Idaho Falls about their broadband initiative. The Christmas Tree Lighting Event was well attended. Council Member Walker mentioned the choirs who sang at the event were excellent. City Staff is working with the Soap Box Marketing Group from BYU-Idaho University. They are working on educational videos regarding the city’s snow removal. They are also working with the city on the 2020 Census to inform the BYU-Idaho students about the Census. City Staff has also met with Horizon Power to discuss their solar power systems. They are reviewing the cost to add solar power panels to some of the city’s building and the cost savings if the city were to have the solar panels installed. Mayor Merrill said he is proposing the City Council Assignments for 2020 as follows: Council Member Mann – Madison Economic Partners, Inc. (MEPI), Legacy Flight Museum, Planning and Zoning Council Member Busby – Cultural Arts/Museum, School Board, Mayor’s University Advisory Board (MUAB) (or Mayor’s University Student Involvement Committee (MUSIC) Council Member Walker – Mayor’s Youth Advisory Board (MYAB), Emergency Services, Traffic and Safety Council Member Flora – Parks and Recreation, Urban Renewal, Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Council Member Wolfe – Airport Board, Golf Board, Police Council Member Johnson – Trails of Madison County, Beautification, Development Workshop, (also remain as a Recreation Committee Member) Council Member Mann asked about the city’s solicitation policy. City Attorney Zollinger explained the city’s solicitation policy and the process to be able to solicit in Rexburg. The cost of the permit to solicit ranges from $100 a day, $300 a month or $500 per quarter (3 months). The solicitor also needs to obtain a background check and provide insurance. Adjournment 8:23 A.M. APPROVED: ________________________________ Jerry Merrill, Mayor Attest: _______________________________ Marianna Gonzalez, Deputy City Clerk