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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000.08.02 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES DATE: (080200) MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING August 2, 2000 7:00 a.m. STATE OF IDAHO) County of Madison) SS City of Rexburg) Present were the following: Mayor:Bruce Sutherland Council members:Kay Beck Paul Pugmire - arrived later Nyle Fullmer Marsha Bjornn Glen Pond Donna Benfield City Clerk:Marilyn Hansen Finance Officer:Richard Horner P.F.C.:John Millar City Attorney:Stephen Zollinger, excused Pledge to the flag. Motion to approve the minutes was made by Glen, seconded by Marsha. All voted aye, none opposed. RE: UBC ORDINANCE TOPIC: (23,280,ORD,827,ORDINANCES, FEES, BUILDING PERMITS) RE: UFC ORDINANCE TOPIC: (23,280,ORD,828,ORDINANCES) RE: UPC ORDINANCE TOPIC: (23,280,ORD,829,ORDINANCES) Kay made a motion to waive the second reading of Ordinance 827 pertaining to the UBC Code, Ordinance 828 pertaining to the UFC Code, Ordinance 829 pertaining to the UPC Code. Motion was seconded by Nyle, Voting as follows: KayAyeDonnaAye GlenNayMarsha Aye NyleAye The Mayor did the second reading of Ordinance 827 for the UBC Code, Ordinance 828 for the UFC Code, Ordinance 829 for the UPC Code. He explained that Ordinance 827 for the UBC Code has removed the section stating that the City of Rexburg would only charge 75% of the suggested rates of the Uniform Building Code for building permit fees and accepting 100% of suggested fees. He asked for any discussion of said fees. Glen questioned if Stephen had looked at the legality of using a percentage of said building permit fees to be applied toward the City parks. Stephen was absent so the question could not be answered with surety. Anthony Merrill, President of Upper Valley Building Contractors Association, 1898 N. 2000 East, Sugar City, Idaho, expressed the concern of the builders for a 25% increase in building permit fees. The Mayor explained that the third reading of the Ordinance will be on August 16 at 1 which time the fees will be discussed, he suggested that Anthony obtain from John further information concerning the fees. Discussion on the fees, John inquiring from other cities for a comparison of fees, the actual cost of running the Building Department, what would have been collected had 100% been charged and having this information mailed out before the next Council meeting. Paul suggested that if we adopt the UBC we should adopt it in full going with the fee structure suggested. Nyle made a motion to approve the second reading of Ordinance 827, 828 and 829. Motion was seconded by Donna, all voted aye, none opposed. RE: TCI/AT&T FRANCHISE AGREEMENT TOPIC: (23,281,ORD,826,TCI/AT&T,AGREEMENTS,FRANCHISE FEES) Ordinance 826 concerning Upper Valley Telecable Franchise Agreement/AT&T has been published for 30 days and is ready for approval by the Council. The Ordinance states that Grantee has the authority to trim trees of customers, Glen wants to assure that the Ordinance states that customers will be notified prior to trimming. It was suggested that Stephen add this verbiage to the Ordinance if it is not included. Kay made a motion to suspend the rules for reading the Ordinance, motion was seconded by Glen. Voting: MarshaAye KayAye NyleAyeGlenAye DonnaAyePaulNay Mayor did the first reading of Ordinance 826. RE: UPPER VALLEY INDUSTRIES LOCATING IN BUSINESS PARK TOPIC: (23,281,,,UPPER VALLEY INDUSTRIES,E.C.I.P.D.A.,BUSINESS PARK, M.E.D.C.O.) Dwight Whittaker, Chief Executive Officer of Development Workshop Inc. representing Upper Valley Industries introduced others with him that were here for this discussion, Garth Miller, Vice Chairman of Board of Directors, Corey Barnard, staff of Upper Valley Industries, Ted Hendricks from ECIPDA and Newell Goldsbury, architect over this project. Dwight explained Upper Valley Industries and their purpose in the community and that they were here to respectfully request the donation of approximately 3 acres of the Rexburg Business Park to assist them in the construction of a new facility. Corey Barnard gave some history of Upper Valley Industries, the beginning, the growth and the potential for the future. Ted Hendricks explained the location and description of the project to go on Dividend or Profit Streets. The cost of the proposed project is approximately $2.5 Million, they plan to visit with several different agencies, United States Rural Development, Community Development Block Grant, and Economic Development Administration. The sale of the building would give revenues or they will come up with additional revenues. Discussion on the possibility of selling the present building and the approximate value of the building, the value of the lots in the Business Park. If Dividend Street were developed that would develop about 2/3 of the rest of the undeveloped business park and if Profit Street were developed it would develop about 1/3 of the remaining business park in lot numbers. Glen expressed the concern that the City had a management contract with MEDCO but there was not a representative present from MEDCO. This project should go before the MEDCO Board which meets this coming Monday and then return to the next Council meeting with the Executive Director of MEDCO. 2 Garth Miller questioned what the cost might be to develop the entire park, if this figure could be included in any grant applications and just complete the entire park at one time which would certainly make the lots more attractive. It was recommended that this issue be tabled until next meeting when the costs of the project, costs of infrastructure, costs of land donation can be presented and have Clair Boyle, Executive Director of the MEDCO Board present. RE: SANITATION TRUCK BID TOPIC: (23,282,SANITATION,SANITATION DEPARTMENT,TRUCKS,VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT) John presented the only bid received for the sanitation truck which came from Crane Carrier Corp. in the amount of $129,950. This company also supplied the last new truck in 1997. The truck will arrive 3-4 months after ordered, hopefully in October. Nyle made a motion to accept the bid for the sanitation truck, Kay seconded the motion, all voted aye, none opposed. RE: WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT ODORS TOPIC: (23,282,WASTEWATER,WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT,D.E.Q., MADISON COUNTY,WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT) John gave an update of the Wastewater Treatment Plant and the complaints of odor which have been received. When NorSun came on line there were more solids than had been anticipated, during the winter there was a build-up and trying to get caught up with the load there has been some that have gone sour. With the cooperation of the County and DEQ the soured solids will be hauled to the county landfill to be incorporated in the cover coat material. The sludge mixer is working well, they are basically caught up with the solids, other than those that have spoiled. A change order has been approved for two additional drying beds giving a larger drying area so the problem should not arise again in the future. The current project under construction has about a 30 day completion, with the drying beds added there will be an additional 30 days. The project should be complete by the time school starts, at that point the flows increase at about 400,000 gallons per day. RE: WATER SHOP PROJECT TOPIC: (23,282,,,WATER SHOP) The roofing is being put on the Water Shop and that project is moving along. RE: SALEM HIGHWAY PROJECT TOPIC: (23,282,,,SALEM HIGHWAY,NORTH HIGHWAY,ARTCO,TRAFFIC SIGNALS) The North Highway/Salem Highway plans are going in this week to the Department of Commerce for review, then advertising for bids will begin. The construction time should be approximately 30 days on the road, traffic signal will be into the winter before it is operational because of ordering time. RE: SOUTH HIGHWAY PROJECT TOPIC: (23,282,SOUTH HIGHWAY,SEAL COATING,H-K) H-K will complete their seal coating this month. South Highway went well, a good job was done and the striping improved. RE: TRAILS OF MADISON COUNTY TOPIC: (23,283,TRAILS OF MADISON COUNTY,BASIC AMERICAN,BIKE PATHS) 3 The City has been meeting with Trails of Madison County and a grant will be submitted for acquisition of land. There is $300,000 available and as part of that they are looking at trying to acquire lands along the river both upstream and downstream of the highway bridge. They met last week with Basic American Foods but the results were not very encouraging. Discussion of land ownership and rights of way. The path along the west side of the ponds was discussed, the reason it has not been completed is because there have not been any decisions made. It was suggested that John draw up 3 alternatives for the path for the next meeting. RE: DISCUSSION OF IMPACT FEES TOPIC: (23,283,IMPACT FEES,FEES) Richard discussed the purpose of an Impact Fee for new residents moving into town, they buy into our park, sewer and street systems. Several communities in Idaho have implemented this fee and feel good about what it is accomplishing. This fee will not effect any current development only new development and is over and above building permits. You can proportion this fee to infrastructures like streets, parks, or wherever it is needed. The Ordinance is so complicated it requires a professional study be done on build-out. Given the possibility of increased growth, the City will grow considerably faster than the property tax and it may be prudent now to look at putting an Impact Fee together. Discussion of going back to the citizens asking for an increase in the mill levy from 3.5% to 4%, developers objecting to a raise in any fee, and the increase in expenses. It was recommended that Richard contact a consultant for an Impact Fee presentation. Kay suggested this be done only if the City is truly interested and plans to stand for the plan rather than roll over at the objections that will be raised. The total estimated cost would be approximately $50,000 and would take about 8 months. There will need to be a committee formed that will include developers, the committee will need to be formed and appointed by the Mayor and City Council to manage the process. Richard will contact the consultant and arrange to be at City Council on September 6. RE: UTAH POWER & LIGHT REQUEST TOPIC: (23,283,,,UTAH POWER & LIGHT,UTILITIES) Glen gave a presentation on behalf of Utah Power & Light, the demand the hot weather has put on power energy, the shortage of power in California and in order to prevent any problems in Idaho they are asking that cities and other businesses curtail the usage of power between 5pm and 10pm. Donna extended an invitation to everyone to attend the dance festival performances and reminded everyone of the press conference on August 8 at 10:00 a.m. at the City Council and the Community Closing Social at Smith Park at 6:00 p.m. Marsha made a motion to approve the bills, Donna seconded, all voted aye, none opposed. RE: INVITATION TO MAYOR’S RECEPTION TOPIC: (23,283,,,MAYOR’S RECEPTION) The Mayor extended his appreciation to everyone for their support and help with the Mayor’s Reception for the dance festival. Comments on the Governor being in attendance were very positive for both the Reception and the Opening Ceremonies. Kay made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Glen. All voted aye, none opposed. 4 _________________________________________ Bruce Sutherland, Mayor ______________________________________ Marilyn Hansen, City Clerk 5