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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC MINUTES 07.02.2003 - Comprehensive Plan 2003CITY COUNCIL MINUTES CITY OF REXBURG July 02, 2003 7:30 P.M. STATE OF IDAHO ) County of Madison ) SS. City of Rexburg ) Present were the following: Mayor: Council Members: P&Z Administrator: City Clerk: PFC: City Attorney: Pledge to the Flag Mayor Bruce Sutherland Glen Pond Shawn Larsen Marsha Bjomn Paul Pugmire Donna Benfield Nyle Fullmer Kurt Hibbert Blair D. Kay John Millar Stephen Zollinger Mayor Sutherland welcomed the Scouts to the meeting. Troop Number 303 introduced themselves and indicated that they were working on merit badges. Nine boys and two leaders were in attendance. 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 he removed from the consent calendar for discussion in greater detail. Explanatory information is included in the City Council's agenda packet regarding these items. a. Minutes from the June 11, 2003 meeting b. Approve City of Rexburg bills Nyle Fullmer moved to approve the consent calendar; Marsha Bjornn seconded the motion; all voted aye, none opposed. The motion carried. Non Controversial Items Added to the Agenda: Upper Valley Assembly of God — Concert in the Park — Rev. Donald L. Hammer Reverend Hammer asked the Council for permission to have a concert in Smith Park July I 01 at about 8:00 p.m. in the evening. Everyone is invited to the wonderful event at no charge to the public. It is The Singing Bragg Family who will sing Country Bluegrass Gospel music. The idea is to bring all faiths in the Community together to get to know Park Benches in the City Parks — Stacy Miller Stacy Miller indicated that residents need benches around the play areas in City Parks. These benches need to be constructed of durable and lasting material. Discussion on the current and future locations of benches in the Parks. John Millar indicated that there will be four benches placed in Smith Park this year and four benches placed in other Parks next year. Mayor Sutherland indicated that there will be four benches placed in Parks each year for the next few years. Stacy Millar requested that the City install trees in City Parks. Mayor Sutherland indicated that there are trees available to be transplanted into some areas in the new City Parks. Alvaro Mendoza requested some time to install a sidewalk on Third West for his property. He has spent $4,000 on pavers for his yard and is requesting some time before installing pavers for his sidewalk. He is requesting to use the Church parking area for some of his sidewalk. Mayor Sutherland asked him to work with John Millar concerning his request. Pavers may be put on an LID. Public Hearings: 7:40 p.m. Comprehensive Plan Revision — Planning and Zoning Commission recommendations (Kurt Hibbert — Planning and Zoning Administrator) The Mayor indicated that this is just an Information Hearing. The Council is not going to take action in this meeting on the Comprehensive Plan. Kurt Hibbert mentioned that they (Survey respondents) would like residential growth to the West of the City on West Main. The Planning Department needs more input on green space locations. The goal is to have a draft document available to present to the public concerning the Comprehensive Plan. The Planning Commission is looking for consensus from the Community on changes to the Plan. Donna Benfield encouraged Kurt. She said "It is a great job". Donna mentioned that residents are indicating on the surveys that they want more Greenways & paths throughout the City of Rexburg. Kurt Hibbert reviewed the summary of the two surveys conducted to gather public input the Comprehensive Plan. The following information was given to the Council: City of Rexburg Comprehensive Plan Update Vision 2020 Public Input Survey WE WANT YOU TO HELP SHAPE REXBURG'S TOMORROW We appreciate your viewpoints and perspectives concerning Rexburg's future. Your response to the following survey questions will guide the revision of Rexburg's Comprehensive Plan. 1 �� -p,�. 0 �vuLiy � rlllll cr PP AM 11' ifi®lN6ii jl'�/�klNa® l®IBGIIIII Jia. ie apt aHis�His Are you a resident of Rexburg? Yes 58 No 19 Temporary 4 Population 1. Where do you envision Rexburg's population in 15 years? A. 20,000 (7)B. 25,000 (22)C. 30,000 (24) D. 35,000 (25) E. other (explain) 2. In response to potential growth, should Rexburg extend its boundaries to control the development of property? Yes 64 No 20 School Facilities and Transportation 3. What improvements would you like to see in Rexburg's Public Schools? *maintain existing buildings *art and music curriculum 4. Where would you like to see the development of additional school facilities? Several locations have been suggested for the potential development of a new high school. These locations are: West of Highway 20 or Next to the existing High school. Identify traffic or parking areas in Rexburg that need to be improved. The prevailing response to this question is Main St. The community is concerned with the lack of parking space in the downtown area and several solutions have been offered, such as developing rear entry parking and developing well lighted, landscaped parking lots throughout the downtown area. Parking around the BYU-I campus is also a concern. As the campus expands, residents of surrounding neighborhoods are experiencing an increase in student parking throughout their neighborhoods. 6. Does Rexburg need a public transportation system? A. Yes 41 B. No 39 (Please Explain) Economic Development T Where would you like to see additional commercial development in the City? (See Map) The community is interested in sustaining commercial life in Rexburg's downtown. The downtown area garnered the highest number of responses for additional commercial development. North 2"d East and South Yellowstone Highway each received a high number of responses. West of Highway 20 received the least number of votes. In fact, many responded that west of Highway 20 should be zoned for residential use. 8. What steps should be taken to revitalize and stimulate Rexburg's downtown area? The community strongly believes that increased parking, downtown business incentives, and building improvements will revitalize and stimulate Rexburg's downtown area. Each of these categories received an equal number of selections. In addition, residents would like to see an increase in green space throughout the downtown area. Land Use 9. What should the City of Rexburg do to protect agricultural lands? A majority of those who were surveyed left this section blank (34). Those who did give input suggested the Rexburg P&Z and County P&Z work jointly to plan and zone these areas. 10. What should the City of Rexburg do to control unplanned growth onto county land? *Blank (34) *Annex and zone land *Do nothing. Let the county deal with it. Natural Resources 11. How should the city make better use of the green belt areas surrounding Rexburg? This question received a high number of responses. Many of those who were surveyed requested not only an increase in greenbelt trails but also additional greenbelt parking areas and greenbelt centered community activities. Hazardous Areas 12. Are there dangerous or hazardous areas in the City that you feel are being overlooked? Where? Sewer area around Nature Park (3), Airport (3) Public Services and Facilities 13. Which public facility improvements would you like to see in our community? Improving the greenbelt was the number one concern of those who filled surveys. Expanding the library and developing a recreation center received an equal amount of votes. Creating additional parks received the least amount of votes. Special Areas or Sites 14. Which special areas or sites in Rexburg would you like preserved? Tabernacle, Parks, Downtown Rock Buildings Housing 15. What types of housing would you like to see in Rexburg? *No More Apartments *Senior Housing 16. Where should new Multiple Family Housing (apartments) be planned? (see map) The two areas suggested for multiple family housing development are around the BYU-1 campus and near the Pioneer Rd. area. 17. Which areas of Rexburg should develop into Single Family neighborhoods? (see map) The three areas mentioned most for single family development are west of Highway 20, East of 2"� East and North 2"d East across Highway 20. Community Design 18. What types of design standards would be helpful in creating a better community? Green Space Downtown (9) Roundabouts Architectural design standards for multi -family housing Property Rights 19. Do you feel Rexburg's current City Ordinances protect your property rights? Yes ❑ 32 No ❑ 21 (Please Explain): (SUMMARY) - Survey Feedback: Small Survev Brochure Number of Surveys: 473 1. Economic Development: The citizens of Rexburg would like to see more sit-down restaurants. This theme was most prevalent in the Economic Development section. Others requested more clothing shops. Several suggested the development of a mall on the north end of 2nd East. The remaining input in this section focused on higher paying jobs and increased commercial development. 2 Community Growth: Out of the four sections on the survey, this category received the least input. Those who did offer input were concerned about the overdevelopment of multi -family housing. Others are concerned more with the affordability of student housing. 3 Transportation & Parking: The community is concerned with downtown parking. Unsurprisingly, this coordinates with the larger survey's input on the downtown area. Another parking concern centers on BYU-I students encroaching into surrounding neighborhoods. The remaining input dealt with 2"d East pothole problems, snow removal, and/or placement of traffic signal lights. 4. Community Facilities: The dominant theme in this section emphasized the development of a recreation facility. There was also opposition to a recreation facility. Some would like to see at least some type of indoor/outdoor pool. The other suggestions are a larger library, a larger hospital (maternity ward), and a more extensive greenbelt. Mayor Sutherland invited additional public comment for the Comprehensive Plan. Raymond Hill — 328 East Main — Presented a letter to the Council from the East Main Street neighborhood Association requesting to re -zone East Main from a Commercial Zone to a Residential Zone on the Comprehensive Plan. They do not want any Commercial development east of 2"d East on Main Street. Marsha Bjornn indicated the Mr. Arnold did on want to be included in this proposal. Shawn Larsen asked if the East side of 2"d East is included. Raymond indicated that both the north and south side of Main Street that is east of 2nd East is included in the proposal. Discussion on the location of Pioneer Road. Paul Pugmire — Thanked Kurt and Joshua for all of their hard work to gather this information. 7:45 p.m. Rezone from LDRI to LDR portions of Eaglewood Subdivision Rezone from LDR to LDRI portions of Englewood Subdivision - Located on Eaglewood Drive, Talon Drive, Eagle Court and Eagle Summit (Ted Whyte) Kurt Hibbert reviewed the zoning changes on the overhead screen. Parts of the subdivision are being re -zoned to help buffer the single family units from University Property. The Planning Commission recommended this proposal for approval by the City Council. The Mayor opened the meeting for public input. Those opposed to the proposal — None given Mayor Sutherland closed the public testimony. Shawn Larsen moved to accept the re -zone request as noted in the request per the map provided; Paul Pugmire seconded the motion; all voted aye, none opposed. The motion carried. 7:50 p.m. Amend Zoning Ordinance 725 Chapter 3 to include Multi -family Design Standards - Rexburg Planning and Zoning (Kurt Hibbert) Kurt Hibbert indicated that the Design Standards for a building would be reviewed by the City Departments during the building permitting phase. Kurt reviewed the Design Standards proposed for Multifamily housing by the City as follows: 10