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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004.04.07 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES CITY OF REXBURG April 07, 2004 7:30 P.M. STATE OF IDAHO ) : ss. County of Madison ) Present were the following: Mayor: Mayor Shawn Larsen Council Members: Paul Pugmire Donna Benfield Nyle Fullmer Rex Erickson G. Farrell Young Garth R. Oakey Financial Officer Richard Horner P&Z Administrator: Kurt Hibbert City Clerk: Blair D. Kay PFC: John Millar City Attorney: Stephen Zollinger Pledge to the Flag Roll Call of Council Members: All Council members were present for the meeting. 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. A. Minutes from the March 17, 2004 meeting B. Minutes from the March 31, 2004 meeting C. Approve the City of Rexburg Bills Council Member Pugmire moved to approve the Consent Calendar; Council Member The motion carried. Young seconded the motion; all voted aye, none opposed. 1 Public Comment: on issues not scheduled on the agenda (limit 3 minutes) Marlena Belnap – 1150 Widdison Lane – mentioned that she was made aware of a decision conveyed to her by her attorney that a motion has been filed with the court to reconsider a recent court decision concerning the Idaho Statute on City annexations. The recent decision of the court which denied a law suit against the Cities of Rexburg and Challis is being challenged in the motion to reconsider. Marlena read a statement concerning the citizen’s right to vote on a City annexation process in the State of Idaho. New Business: nd A. Final Plat for Teton River Village – 485 North 2 East Ellsworth-Paulsen Construction Council Member Erickson reviewed the Plat and indicated that Planning and Zoning had approved the Plat with conditions to correct a road width for access to lots at the west end of the Plat. Council Member Erickson moved to accept the Plat for Teton River Village as drawn; Council Member Fullmer seconded the motion; all voted aye, none opposed. The motion carried. B. Preliminary Plat for the Meadows Condominiums “Phase 1” and “Phase 2” Asset Amalgamation, Joseph Harding – Design Intelligence, Scott Spaulding Scott Spaulding – Design Intelligence – reviewed the plan to purchase additional property to the south of the development that would allow a second entry into the subdivision. They have shown cross roads in the development due to the length of the subdivision. Council Member Fullmer asked about the agreement to purchase the south property. The deal to purchase the property will close in the next two weeks. Council Member Pugmire reviewed the location of the proposed location for the new exit which is located on the southwest corner of the development. The north end of the property will have to use the south exits. Scott indicated that future developments to the north of this development may provide the opportunity of additional accesses to the property from the north end of the development. Council Member Pugmire was not comfortable with the current access provided in an emergency situation that is only available on the south end of the development. Scott indicated that the Plat is difficult due to its length. He reiterated the possibility of a future development to the north providing additional access. Council Member Pugmire mentioned that it is an unsafe design and he indicated that “If it meets our code, then our code is inadequate”. 2 Council Member Erickson concurred that the Fire Department has the same concerns. Scott indicated that the property has been approved for development in another site plan without the addition of the loop roads. Council Member Erickson was concerned with the layout of the project; however if it meets the code his concerns would not rule. Council Member Oakey mentioned that the project could be tabled. st Council Member Oakey moved to table the request until the 21 of April. Council Member Pugmire seconded the motion; Discussion: Council Member Pugmire reviewed the proposed land purchase for additional access to the development. Scott reviewed the need to approve the first phase of this preliminary plat and address those concerns in the final plat. Paul asked where phase one ended. Discussion on approving the preliminary plat for phase one and two. Council Member Pugmire would not agree to approve phase 3 and 4 without access to the north. Council Member Oakey asked to reword his motion to have the approval of Phase I and Phase II of the Meadows Condominium Subdivision contingent the following: 1) Review and approval of the Fire Department; 2) Acquisition of the land on the south end of the development for the nd purpose of providing a 2 access into the development; Council Member Pugmire seconded the changes to the motion as noted; Discussion: The motion carried. All voted aye, none opposed. Public Comment (Continued): on issues not scheduled on the agenda (limit 3 minutes) A student at BYU-I requested time to explain his complaint with a booting company that is booting cars on private parking lots. Eric indicated that he was from Rigby; however, he is staying at the Breckinridge apartments. He is concerned about the booting policy for the apartment owners. His car has been towed at least three times. He mentioned that he has been targeted by the booting company. He has friends that have also been booted. Mayor Larsen indicated that the Booting and Towing Ordinance is being considered by the City at this time. He asked Eric to provide a written statement concerning his complaint with American Towing. He mentioned that Daren is the contact for American towing. The Mayor noted that Eric had been booted in several places where he has been visiting. Mayor Larsen mentioned that this Ordinance will be worked on in future meetings. 3 C. Establish Date for Rexburg City Budget Hearings: Richard Horner reviewed the calendar that was provided in the Council packet. The th Budget hearings are scheduled for July 14 to set the tentative 2005 Budget. Each City Department will have budget reviews May 17th-21st, 2004, concerning the preliminary budgets. The City planning and budget review meeting for the summary budget will be th held on June 09. The Budget Hearings for the preliminary budgets are set for August ththst 04 for the first reading of the Budget Ordinance and August 18 and September 01 for the second and third readings. The County needs the schedule for the budget hearings th conveyed to them by April 30. Council Member Pugmire concurred with Richard, indicating that there is a need to have three readings of the City Budget. Council Member Benfield moved to adopt the schedule for the Public Hearings on the 2005 Budget; Council Member Pugmire seconded the motion; all voted aye, The motion carried. none opposed. Richard Horner reviewed the Cost of Living raises in recent years. The proposed Cost of Living raise for the CITY OF REXBURG employees in the upcoming year is 1.9% which would be applied on September 01, 2004. The Cost of Living calculations are done by the Consumer Price Index from the US Department of Labor. Council Member Young moved to adopt the Cost of Living raise to be 1.9% for the year 2005; Council Member Oakey seconded the motion; Discussion on the Cost of Living increases. This past year it was 2.6 percent. Discussion on the Cost of Living calculations. Council Member Erickson indicated that the Cost of Living is going up more than 1.9 percent. He would consider this a pay cut. Council Member Garth asked Richard if he used averaging. Richard indicated that he has used averaging; however it is not consistent. Continued discussion on the manner in which the cost of living is forecasted. Richard mentioned that employees are reviewed for merit raises every two years for up to 4 percent. Richard discussed the recent cost of blue cross rates 13 percent and Delta Dental rates up 22 %. The employees are changing from delta dental to they will keep for one more year. Question: All voted aye, none opposed. The motion carried. D. Review Rexburg City Employee Health Insurance options – Richard Horner Mayor Larsen reviewed the concept of the employee using the Cost of Living raise to pay the increase in the Dental premium. Richard Horner mentioned that “employee only” coverage is covered at 100%. There is a $13.00 dollar increase on a $24,000 income for a family. Council Member Fullmer moved to accept the Employee’s Committee recommendation on Dental and Health Insurance increases; Council Member Benfield seconded the The motion carried. motion; all voted aye, none opposed. 4 E. Early Spring Clean up days – Staff Press release created due to an early spring: Rexburg, ID, March 26, 2004: Beginning on March 28, 2004 and running thru May 28, 2004, the City of Rexburg Sanitation Department will be doing curbside removal of yard waste and related materials. The pick-up of the materials will be made the same day as the normal sanitation pick-up. There is no charge for the yard waste pick-up during the spring clean up period. Brush or limbs must be bundled and in less than four foot lengths. Any hauling after May 28, 2004 will be charged $30-80 per hour, depending upon the size of the load and equipment needed. Also, any hauling requiring a backhoe or loader will be charged an additional fee. Please do not put yard waste, sand, or gravel in your garbage container. These materials will be picked up with your yard waste. Council Member Oakey moved to approve clean up period from March 28, 2004, to May 28, 2004; Council Member Benfield seconded the motion; all voted aye, none The motion carried opposed. . F. Golf Board Report - Russ Benedict (Deferred to a future meeting) G. City Park Fee adjustments – Staff The Council discussed the issues related to having a fee for the use of shelters at the City Parks. Council Member Young expressed the need to keep the Park facilities affordable to the residents. He mentioned that the City should subsidize the Parks for the public. Council Member Erickson agreed with Council Member Young; however, the reservation for shelters at the Parks is for big family gatherings. The cost of these reservations for that purpose is understandable. Shelters can be used for free if they do not make a reservation. He reviewed the need to clean up after a large public gathering. It can take several pickup loads to remove trash and debris after a large family reunion. He is not concerned with asking for a fee for family reunions. Richard Horner indicated that the parks are the last entity to receive funding from the budget. The cleanup of the shelters is not covered by the budget. There are a lot of out of town requests for the shelters. It is necessary to charge for shelter reservations to allow scheduling. Council Member Young asked about the Tabernacle fees. It is significantly more based on the time and the clean up needs. Can we do that at the City Parks? The Council discussed the costs for cleaning up the City’s Parks and Tabernacle building. Some events at the Tabernacle are fund raising events. 5 Council Member Oakey asked about the refundable proposal in the rental fees for the City facilities. Council Member Pugmire indicated that the City could charge differently for city resident’s verses non city residents. Council Member Oakey mentioned the problems with dogs getting into the trash. Larger garbage bins are available for some locations. Council Member Benfield recommended a smaller increase in the fees to encourage out of town people to come into the community for commerce. Council Member Erickson mentioned that the policing of the cleanup at the Parks would be difficult. A shelter and lights for the day are provided for groups who pay for the reservations. Richard Horner mentioned that the University students bring large groups to the shelters. Mayor Larsen mentioned that the community wide events do not get a charge for the shelters. Council Member Oakey indicated that the City Parks and the Recreation Department are being subsidized by the City at increased levels. Council Member Benfield moved to have $25.00 for half days at the shelters and $40.00 for full days; Council Member Erickson seconded the motion; all voted aye, none The motion carried. opposed. New Plumbing Inspector under the Building Official H. Val Christensen indicated that the retirement of Delynn Edstrom from the Water Department will be at the end of April. The State requires the Plumbing Inspector to have a State Plumbers’ Certification (license). The position will take 75% of one person’s time for inspections and the remainder of his time (25%) will be spent on cross connections. Therefore, the position including the workload of the cross connections and plumbing inspections will be placed under the Community Development Department. This will facilitate the timely inspections for issuing Certificates of Occupancies. The City had 14 qualified applicants and five were interviewed for the Plumbing Inspector position. Brad Johnson from Blackfoot was selected for the position. Mayor Larsen mentioned that part of this salary is paid by plumbing permit fees. In the past two years, the plumbing inspection fees have covered this positions salary. Brad has accepted the position. Council Member Erickson asked if any of the applicants were local applicants. The Personnel Committee was involved in the decision. Public Hearings: None 6 Old Business: A. Professional Plaza; common area designation City Attorney Zollinger reviewed B some background for this issue. Some of the confusion that has existed over the years has come from the inconsistency in which the City has applied the Zoning Ordinance to this area. The City Council asked to have Staff provide a possible solution to the inconsistencies. A 25 foot setback on both sides of the street would create a very strange street. The road would be 8 feet 2 inches wide at the Peterson property on the north end of the street if the proper set backs were imposed. The Engineering Department recommended that the entire area be designated as a City Street with multiple non compliance properties. City Attorney Zollinger recommended separating the area into two different classifications. Mayor Larsen thanked the Sparhawks for bringing this issue to the City for resolution. He asked the Council to move forward with equal treatment of the properties. He recognized the efforts of the Sparhawks and recognized the different applications for this property. It did not meet the street requirements when it was created. The Council discussed having a fence to buffer the residential properties. A redwood fence was installed to buffer Ron Bird, who is adjacent to the Professional Plaza. The possible solution given by John Millar was discussed as shown below: Action Proposed “: Designation of the area as a street, parking lot or a roadway.” Staff Analysis : Professional Plaza Setback Date 4/7/2004 4/7/2004 Drip Line Foundation 2' 1 Rexburg Properties 4' 6'-10" 2 SSS Partnership 7'-2.5" 6'-10" 3 SSS Partnership 7'-2.5" North West Real 4'-8" Properties 4 7' 8'-3" 5 Strobel Dirk 10' 5'-7.5" 6 Archibald D. Gary 7'-1" 24'-8" 7 Smith Douglas 26'-7" 5'-7" 8 ITEETH 7'-6.5" 5'-1" 9 Targhee Medical Plaza 15'-4" The area does not meet the street definition in the Ordinance. It is too narrow. 7 John MillarPossible Solution: provided a “It is acknowledged that Professional Plaza is a Street and is to be signed as such. It is also acknowledged that the above setback deviations exist, that no additional deviations will be allowed in the future and that setback requirements for future structures will not allow the use of setback averaging.” Council Member Benfield reviewed the street signs for the area. A Harvard Avenue sign is located on the north end of the Professional Plaza and the interior addresses for the buildings have a Professional Plaza address. Council Member Pugmire reviewed the problems of having nine non conforming use properties in the Professional Plaza verses one non conforming use property. City Attorney Zollinger explained that if the City designated the area as a parking lot, the south portion of the Plaza would have between 36 feet to 39 feet of area for a City parking lot; the north part where Doctor Peterson’s office is located would be a non conforming site. The Council discussed on the non conforming use designation of the properties over time. Council Member Pugmire asked about John Millar’s solution. The Ordinance would have to be precluded in this case and list the properties in the Plaza as non conforming to the Ordinance. The Council discussed the setbacks for the buildings and the roadway. Council Member Pugmire moved that the City property between Main Street and First South in the Professional Plaza be designated as a City Street called “Professional Plaza Street” with the current list of buildings be designated as nonconforming uses if they do not comply with the setbacks to the street in the Ordinance; and have those buildings entered into the record as “non conforming use”; and that no future nonconforming uses be allowed in the Professional Plaza; and that the set back averaging not be allowed from Main Street to First South on the “Professional Plaza Street”. Council Member Fullmer seconded the motion; Discussion: the setback will be 25 feet by Ordinance 725, as amended. Council Member Fullmer asked how the nonconforming uses will affect tracking the nonconforming properties. Dr. Heiner’s property is not in this subdivision and would not be listed as a nonconforming property. Val Christensen mentioned that this information can be tied to the parcel on the new property tracking software. Dr. Archibald was concerned about having his property listed as non conforming. . The motion carried. All voted aye, none opposed Council Member Pugmire thanked the Sparhawks for their efforts and the packet they put together on the issue. 8 Third Reading 917 Planned Residential Ordinance B. B Mayor Larsen reviewed the Ordinance and its intent. The Ordinance has not been changed since the first reading. Council Member Erickson moved to accept the third reading of the Ordinance 917 and adopt the Ordinance; Council Member Pugmire seconded the motion; all voted aye, none The motion carried opposed. . C. Second Reading Tree Ordinance 919 B The Council discussed the need for a Tree Ordinance. Council Member Fullmer moved to consider the Ordinance 919 as second read; Council Member Pugmire seconded the motion; Discussion on having a red line copy of the Ordinance to indicate any changes made to the original draft; all voted aye, none The motion carried opposed. . City Council Report: Farrell Young A. reported on a “6 weeks” display of “Yesterday’s Tomorrows”. The event will be held from May 1st to June 1st. The grand opening will be held May 8th with bands and rocket launches. There will be a dinner for dignitaries and entertainment from the Bar J Ranch entertainers. Copies of the agenda for the event are available if you contact Council Member Young. Mayor Larsen indicated that Marsha Bjornn was the Council Member that initiated this event. Donna Benfield B. reported on the Traffic Safety Committee. She asked City Attorney Zollinger if motorized transports like skate boards and scooters are prohibited on City Streets. Attorney Zollinger indicated that it is not prohibited at this time. Council Member Young asked if the City could issue tickets for youth that ride motorized modes of travel. Attorney Zollinger indicated that 50cc and under that are operating less than 25 mph are not regulated by the State. Council Member Benfield th mentioned that the University students are using 7 South by the University as a coasting hill. They are getting behind pickups for a start to go down the street. She asked if the Council should address this issue. Attorney Zollinger indicated that you can stop it as a traffic safety issue. He mentioned it could be a misdemeanor on st private property or private streets. Attorney Zollinger mentioned that 1 West and Center Street are not dedicated City Streets. Council Member Benfield mentioned that Millhollow Road is used for similar recreational traffic in the dark. This is a hazard for traffic in the dark. The neighbors are concerned with the danger of this practice. Attorney Zollinger indicated that there have been arrests for riding garbage cans down Millhollow Road. 9 Council Member Benfield discussed crosswalk issues and lighting issues that are planned for the next Traffic Safety meeting. She asked John Millar for options on 4 way intersections and crosswalks. The Traffic Safety Committee suggested moving parking three slots away from a four way intersection. Some locations need to have a 5 foot painted set back and there needs to be parking signs added to additional streets. Council Member Benfield asked if the Whoopee Days fees for use of the City Golf Course could be exchanged for exchange of funding as was done in 2003. Could we do it again? The item will be brought up at the next meeting. Council Member Pugmire asked to have the Golf Board review the request at tomorrow nights meeting. C. Rex Erickson – None D. Paul Pugmire Golf Board is meeting tomorrow night to finalize a new nine at Teton Lakes. The police department review is continuing. They have learned an awfully lot. There were questions on the Salary survey. They are boiling down and crystallizing where the Committee is headed before a public report is made available. City Attorney Zollinger indicated that the Chief of Police Archibald is recovering from a broken back. It will take 3 to 6 weeks for his recovery. The Chief can not sit down for a meeting. He is doing remarkably well after a falling on his back in the office during a remodeling project. Council Member Pugmire asked Richard Horner to schedule a meeting for th discussion of the salary survey. It was scheduled for next Wednesday the 14 of April. Council Member Pugmire asked about the proposed rule changes for the Council. Discussion of the current rules that the Council is operating under. The rule changes are only a suggestion. Council Member Erickson thought it was very helpful to have rules of order to follow. He preferred simple rules for conducting business. They are different from the current procedures that the Council is following. One of the proposed rule changes is eliminated the need to have a second for a motion. Council Member Pugmire discussed a portion of the proposed rules. The third reading of an Ordinance would be the reading for making changes to the Ordinances. He suggested having it on a night with a light agenda. 10 E. Council Member Fullmer reviewed an exhaust evacuation system in the Fire Department that goes to the open air. It will automatically detach from the fire truck when the truck leaves the fire station. The cost would be about $102,000. Council Member Fullmer moved to ratify (accept) the bid the Fire Department has received for this exhaust evacuation system for the Fire Department with the condition that performance and payment Bonding be put in place; Council Member Pugmire seconded the motion; Discussion: Richard Horner mentioned that it was under budget by about $20,000.00. Boyd Cole was the winning bidder. The installers and representatives are from this area. Question: all voted aye, none The motion carried opposed. . Garth Oakey F.reviewed the meeting with the Parks and Recreation Committee. Most of the discussion was on getting information on a City swimming pool. The Council discussed the new City Teton Dam Marathon add in the Chamber publications. The Mayor hopes that it will be a successful event. Mayors Report: Mayors Youth Advisory Committee is working on the Madison County Pride Days (clean up days). The City has received a $150 grant for the Arbor Day celebration, which requires $50.00 in matching funds. There will be 40 trees that are four feet tall donated to the City by the Madison County Soil Conservation District for Arbor Day. The first th Madison County Pride days will be April 30in the late afternoon starting at Smith Park. Council Member Benfield applied to Wal-Mart for a $500 beautification grant for trees, or flowers or bushes. The Council discussed the upcoming National celebration of “The Day of the Child” on th (April 30). A Mayors proclamation will be read at the next Council Meeting. th The Council discussed some of the priority projects for April 30 Pride Days: 1) Digging up the dirt in the flower beds on Main Street 2) Smith Park beautification 3) Planting trees 4) Carousel beautification Mayor Larsen reviewed a proposal to have leadership training for students involved in the Mayors Youth Council. The Association of Idaho Cities (AIC) annual Convention was reviewed by the Mayor. He proposed to invite 15 local students from Madison thth County to Leadership Training from June 16 to June 18. Five of the fifteen students may be picked from the Mayors Youth Advisory Council. The Association will have buses pick up the students and take them to Boise. The City Council meeting for that thth week (June 16) will be held the prior week on June 9. 11 Idaho Transportation Letter: Mayor Larsen and John Millar met with Tom Cole concerning Transportation issues. The Mayor mentioned a Regional meeting (Teton, Madison, Jefferson, & Fremont counties) with the Idaho Transportation Department. The meeting will be held in th Rexburg on April 28in the morning. Department Heads of the Idaho Transportation Department will be attending the meeting. Council Member Benfield indicated that there will be a meeting next week at 12:00 p.m. at the Chamber forum. The Idaho Transportation Department will review their summer projects. Mayor Larsen asked Hanna Bird to be confirmed as a member of the Traffic Safety Committee and Dan Kettle as a member of the Golf Board. Council Member Pugmire moved to approve Hanna Bird as a member of the Traffic Safety Committee and Dan Kettle as a member of the Golf Board; Council Member The motion carried. Benfield seconded the motion; all voted aye, none opposed. Council Member Benfield asked about a planned meeting for the Beatification Committee. Council Member Erickson mentioned that a lady from Rigby is asking about the entrances into Rexburg. She requested some more effort be applied to the beautification of the Rexburg entrances similar to the Rigby entrances. He indicated that these projects would be good to offer to the Youth Committee. One entrance to the city could be worked on for a pride day. The Idaho Transportation Department paid for some of the Rigby improvements on Hwy 20 and the City of Rigby has the responsibility to mow the grass. Council Member Erickson mentioned that the Main Street entrance would be a perfect opportunity for the first project. He indicated that another person asked about the proposed City Park in the Palmer Addition. John will coordinate the efforts for this City Park with Gene Palmer. Mayor Larsen thanked Council for attending additional City Committee meetings. th He reviewed the upcoming meeting of April 15 with Planning and Zoning Commission nd at 6:00 p.m. and the neighborhood meetings on the 22of April at Adams and the Middle School 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. These meetings will be an open house type meeting for the Planning and Zoning Commission with Council representation. They will be the precursor to the Public Hearings on the Comprehensive Plan for the City. The second th meeting will be on the 29 of April at 7:30 p.m. at Kennedy and Lincoln Elementary Schools. He reminded the Council of the upcoming Pride Days event which coincides with the Madison County Pride Days on the 30th of April which is the National 12 Arbor Day Celebration. Council Member Benfield mentioned an upcoming spring forum to update City Officials on the new legislation. City Attorney Zollinger indicated that his neighborhood is collecting money for sod in the new City Park for the Evergreen Subdivision. They will pull water out of the canal to water the Evergreen playground area. Mayor Larsen mentioned the idea of having a “welcome to Rexburg sign” at the Evergreen City Park including a fence around the canal adjacent to Main Street. Report on Projects & Quick Wins: Next time Tabled requests: a.Commercial Design Standards (remain tabled) b.Proposed Booting Ordinance 911 (remain tabled) c.Contract with the Development Workshop for 3.06 acres (remain tabled) Update on Projects : John Millar reviewed ITD meeting on diagonal parking for Main Street. The letter came last week from ITD indicating a willingness to work with the City on the proposal. The Transportation Department will allow one more year for the City to come up with a proposal. He mentioned the review of the City parking lot issues by Tom Hudson. A State Statute indicates that the parking on Main Street could be required to change to diagonal parking due to safety issues. John Millar indicated that Smith and Porter Parks will have paved bike paths. The Council discussed the routes for the bike paths in both City Parks. John Millar mentioned that a Grant application for a Landscape median for 4 blocks of ndnd Main Street from 2 East to 2 West is available from the State Transportation Department. They require 3 to 4 years lead time before the Grant can be funded. They require a City Council Resolution of support requiring parallel parking. The April 22, 2004 drop dead date for a decision concerning the parallel parking issue was pushed back a year. Evan if the project is funded, the City can maintain diagonal parking by turning down the funding for the Grant. The landscaped median project is about a half million dollar project. Mayor Larsen asked the Council to approve a Resolution for the Grant request to beautify Main Street. 13 Council Member Oakey moved to approve a Resolution to demonstrate the City’s resolve to pursue the funding for the ITD Grant; Council Member Erickson seconded the motion; Discussion: The Council is keeping their options open for the planning and beatification of the downtown area. This grant is about $500,000 with a 7% matching fund from the City. Mayor Larsen explained that a meeting with Tom Cole in January indicated that the timing for the grant application will be up in about 10 days. The State accepts up to four proposals per year. The City could look at a January 31, 2005 deadline for another proposal. The Mayor would like to work on four proposals per year. This Resolution will be due before the next Council meeting. All voted aye, none opposed. The motion carried. John Millar reviewed the bids that were opened for the Scada System. Wheeler Electric was the high bidder at $251,610.00. The low bidder was Arco Electric for a bid of $229,535. The funds have been budgeted. Council Member Fullmer moved to approve the contract for the Scada System with Arco Electric for $229,535; Council Member Oakey seconded the motion; all voted aye, The motion carried. none opposed. John Millar mentioned that the Idaho Transportation Department is still working to th install a traffic signal on Main Street at 12 West near the Valley Wide Cooperative. It has been delayed a few months; however, the plan is to complete the light this year. John Millar brought in a water flow metering device that costs $1,100 dollars. The flow meter will be used to sell water to contractors out of fire hydrants. There will be fines levied for violations (taking water without metering). The meters will be available for sale to the contractors. John mentioned that the City could take a $1,100 deposit for the meter and refund $1,050 less repair costs when the meter is returned. Last year (2003) the City collected about $8,000 for water used out of the fire hydrants. Council Member Benfield mentioned that water is a valuable commodity. John Millar mentioned that fire hydrants and water lines can be damaged when the water flow is suddenly shut off at a fire hydrant. Council Member Fullmer asked if the City could handle the proposed Temple Site with water and waste water. The Church may use existing wells in the area to service the Temple grounds and some facilities on the BYU-I Campus. He reviewed the discussion th with the Church on completing 7 South. 14 John Millar mentioned the planed construction of a walking path near the Temple Site. Council Member Fullmer moved to go into executive session concerning possible litigation; Council Member Benfield seconded the motion; Those voting ayeThose voting nay Paul Pugmire None Donna Benfield Nyle Fullmer Rex Erickson G. Farrell Young Garth R. Oakey The motion to go into executive session carried. Executive session Executive session ended Council Member Fullmer moved to remove the American Sign request from the table and have it on the agenda for April 21, 2004; Council Member Oakey seconded the The motion carried. motion passed; all voted aye, none opposed. Council Member Young requested that the Swimming Pool discussion be entered on the agenda for April 21, 2004. Discussion on how items get put on the agenda. The Mayor controls the agenda for City Council. Adjournment 15