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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002.04.17 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL April 17, 2002 7:30 P.M. STATE OF IDAHO, ) County of Madison ) SS. City of Rexburg ) Present were the following: Mayor:Bruce Sutherland Council Members:Paul Pugmire Nyle Fullmer Donna Benfield Glen Pond Shawn Larsen Marsha Bjornn City Clerk:Marilyn Wasden PFC:John Millar Excused:Stephen Zollinger and Richard Horner Pledge of Allegiance. Introduction of scouts. Marsha requested a change in the minutes of April 3, 2002, on page 3 it should state $1200 a year rather than $1200 a month and also that she be listed as attending that meeting. Marsha made a motion to approve the minutes with this correction, seconded by Glen. All voted aye, none opposed. Glen requested a change to the minutes of April 9, 2002, showing that he was absent from that meeting. Shawn approved the minutes, seconded by Marsha, all voted aye, none opposed. Zack Rock made a request from the City Council for permission to have a closing school party to st be held tomorrow, April 18, at the Crestwood parking lot on South 1 East, or in the case of inclement weather it will be moved to the apartment lounge. There will be three live bands performing, all playing a modern type rock music. The party would begin at 8:00 p.m. and close at 10:30 p.m. Zack explained he had received permission from the apartment managers as well as the neighbors. Discussion. Paul made a motion to approve the request with the understanding that they are shut down by 10:00 p.m., seconded by Donna. All voted aye, none opposed. 1 First Reading of Fire Code Ordinance Chris Huskinson, explained the two changes which had been made to the Fire Code from the State Fire Code, which states that any apartment which exceeds 5,000 sq. ft. be sprinkled, and Fire Department access be marked with signs and curbs painted so it is enforceable. It was requested that this ordinance take effect on July 1, 2002. Paul made a motion that the Fire Code Ordinance Amendments as outlined be considered as first read. Glen seconded the motion, all voted aye, none opposed. Public Hearing for Westates Companies Zone Change John explained the location of the Westates Companies property near 1500 West and the request that the 3 acre lot originally zoned to Highway Business District (HBD) be rezoned to High Density Residential (HDR). This project has been reviewed and approved by Planning & Zoning. Public hearing was open. There was no public comment and the public hearing was closed. Glen made a motion to follow the recommendation of Planning & Zoning to change the zone as requested. Motion was seconded by Marsha, all voted aye, none opposed. Public Hearing for Randy Bird Zone Change th Tom Sainsbury - 439 So. 4 East nd Tom, representing Randy Bird, explained they are looking to rezone the property at 455 So. 2 East from High Density Residential (HDR) to High Density Residential 2 ( HDR2) for a married student housing unit. The public hearing was open. There was no public comment and the public hearing was closed. John explained the location of the property and surrounding facilities. Planning & Zoning recommended approval of this site plan. Nyle made a motion to accept the recommendation of Planning & Zoning for approval to change the zoning from HDR to HDR2. Motion was seconded by Shawn. Discussion. All voted aye, none opposed. Final Plat for Eaglewood Addition John explainedthe plat which was approved by Planning & Zoning on the condition the developers purchase approximately 3,000 square feet, the northeast corner of Aspen Village on Yale Ave. Shawn made a motion to accept the recommendation of Planning & Zoning to approve the site plan contingent upon the purchase of the property on Yale Ave. Motion was seconded by Paul. Discussion. All voted aye, none opposed. 2 Downtown Vision Committee Report Mayor Sutherland stated he had attended a meeting between officials of the City and members of the Downtown Committee with Tom Coles from the State Department of Transportation concerning Main Street, what the State is willing to do and what the City must do to have the help of the State. John reviewed the details of the meeting concerning the parking in the downtown area. The City’s options are to keep the parking as it currently exists, or to work with the Idaho Transportation Department which would require the removal of diagonal parking and work together for alternate parking or to work independently from ITD and develop additional parking. The State will not require the removal of diagonal parking but will offer an incentive to remove diagonal parking by working to develop an alternate parking site. John explained all the options and stated that an affirmative vote by the Council tonight will only commit the City to take a serious look at the alternative of diagonal parking with no serious firm commitment until a plan is developed by the State to the satisfaction of the City. Discussion. Mitch Neibaur commented on the project which involves 3 blocks on Main Street. Donna declared a conflict of interest due to her position with the Rexburg Chamber of Commerce. Nyle made a motion to go into the research and development stage with the State of Idaho to see what kind of funding and development can take place with the knowledge the City can back out if this agreement is not satisfactory. Paul seconded the motion. Discussion. Shawn and Paul each explained their opinions and questions with making the decision on this matter. Paul feels if we do things the same way we always have we will end up with the same result. He feels Nyle’s motion is correct for the time being to begin a change rather than taking no action. All voted aye, none opposed. Donna abstained. The Mayor and John will draft the letter to the State of Idaho stating the motion of the Council. Project Update The main project is the development of an upcoming LID, a joint sidewalk and curb and gutter LID, which will be presented to the council the next meeting Stephen and John met with AMET concerning the parking issue brought up at the last meeting. AMET will present a proposal to address the parking on the south of their fence and possible other areas of their property that might be utilized by the City for parking. 3 John reported a contractor had been hired to re-stripe the entire City, which was to be done this week but due to weather will be postponed for a time. Discussion of the use of the flags at the crosswalks. Some have disappeared but overall they are receiving limited use. Committee Reports Marsha reported that the United Way secretary will be leaving and they are in need of storage space to store equipment. Discussion with Paul concerning storage at the Tabernacle. Marsha met with Jack Bowman from the Recreation Department. Jack has some good ideas and is in the process of making a new Mission Statement which will be brought to the Council in the near future. The Mayor discussed the budgetary Council retreat scheduled for Tuesday, April 23, at 6:00 p.m. Two members of the Council will not be available so an alternative date was discussed but nothing was scheduled. Nyle made a motion to approve the bills, seconded by Paul. All voted aye, none opposed. The Mayor stated there had been a discussion with Planning & Zoning to change their meeting from Wednesdays to Thursdays to allow Council work meetings to be held on Wednesday. Discussion of alternate days and times. Mayor appointed Paul and Nyle to find a solution for the dates for the work meetings. Meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m. ___________________________________ Bruce Sutherland, Mayor _____________________________________ Marilyn Wasden, City Clerk 4