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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Minutes - November 20, 20241 (208) 359-3020 35 North 1st East Rexburg, ID 83440 Rexburg.org | Engage.Rexburg.org City Council Minutes – November 20, 2024 Mayor Jerry Merrill Council Members: Bryanna Johnson Eric Erickson Robert Chambers David Reeser Colin Erickson Mikel Walker 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 6:30 P.M. (video index 00:00:03) Council President Walker said the prayer. Council Member Johnson led the pledge. Roll Call of Council Members: Attending: Council Member Johnson, Council Member Chambers, Council Member C. Erickson, Council Member E. Erickson, Council Member Reeser, and Council President Walker Public Comment: Items not on the agenda; limit of 3 minutes; issues may be considered for discussion on a future agenda. Please keep comments on point and respectful. NONE Items from Council: (00:01:027) Committees: MEPI, Cultural Arts, Grants, School Board, MUSIC, MYAB, Emergency Services Board, Beautification, Trails/Parks & Recreation, Urban Renewal, Airport, Golf Board, ADA Oversight Board, Historical Preservation Committee, and Legacy Flight Museum Council Member C. Erickson reported that the golf board did not meet. The School District met, they are busy with their everyday schedule and extracurricular activities including the Nutcracker play starting on December 5th through the 9th of December. The choir and orchestra students are traveling to Salt Lake City, Utah to perform at Temple Square on the 13th and 14th of December. The Madison High School Music students will combine for their traditional Christmas at Madison concert, this includes all the choir, band and orchestra students on December 19th at 7:00 P.M. The boys’ and girls’ basketball teams are gearing up for the start of their season. Mayor Merrill mentioned the George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” concert tonight at 7:30 P.M. at the Madison Performing Arts Center. The concert is a fundraiser to benefit the restoration efforts of the Tabernacle. Council Member Johnson reported she and Council Member E. Erickson are City Council liaisons on the Recreation, Parks and Trails Committee. The committee will be meeting quarterly, and they have a meeting schedule set up for next year. She mentioned she attends the Engage Rexburg meetings with city staff, if any Council Members need information distributed to the public through the Engage Rexburg app, she can take that information to the Engage Rexburg meeting. Council President Walker reported that the MYAB met on Tuesday at the Rexburg Mobile Food Pantry location to volunteer to distribute the donated food to patrons. The ADA Oversight Board did not meet. Council Member Chambers reported on the Cultural Arts events scheduled for December, there is a Heritage Youth Symphony concert on December 2nd at the Romance Theater starting at 7:00 P.M. and the Upper Valley Women’s Choir concert on December 9th at the Romance Theater starting at 7:30 P.M. The Urban Renewal Board met today to consider an additional piece of property to take care of in terms of acquisition so that the downtown project is now in full process. He said it was a relief to secure that last piece of property. Council Member E. Erickson said in addition to Council Member Johnson’s report about the Recreation, Parks and Trails Committee, Recreation Director Lewis has completed an inventory of all the assets in each city park and assigned each member of the committee a city park to oversee. The committee members are to report any maintenance issues to city staff. Council Member Reeser reported the Rexburg Police Department and School District held an outreach event at the high school where the police officers gave parents specific information about 2 issues like substance abuse, sexual abuse and a variety of other topics. He said he has seen a lot of the information before as a public-school teacher because the police officers often come and present at professional development conferences; however, it was good to see that information distributed to the student’s parents. The parents seemed appreciative of the information police officers shared so hopefully they will continue to hold these type of parent meetings in the future. Other Reports: Public Hearing 6:30 p.m.: Intent to Sell Real Property Located at 1256 North 2nd East, Rexburg, ID Pursuant to Idaho Code §50-1402 (video index 00:07:32) Finance Officer Nielson explained the property located at 1256 North 2nd East was purchased by the city with Street Funds. The city needed to purchase the property to be able to widen 2nd East, they also constructed a sidewalk on the property. He said it took the city a couple of years to acquire that property from the Development Workshop. The size of the property is about .95 acres, there was a shop on the property that the city was able to salvage. The salvaged shop was moved to another location for the Street Department to use. The city does not see a further need to maintain or hold on to this piece of property. Council Member Chambers asked if they needed to declare the property as surplus. Finance Officer Nielson replied that the property was declared as surplus a couple of years ago. He mentioned city staff put the property out for bid with a minimum bid of about $350,000 and did not receive any bids. The city put the property out to bid a second time without a minimum bid and received a bid, he said he will review those bid results after the public hearing. PUBLIC NOTICE DECLARATION OF INTENT TO SELL REAL PROPERTY The City Council of the City of Rexburg hereby declares its intent to sell the city-owned property located at approximately 1256 N 2nd E, Rexburg, ID 83440. Mayor Merrill opened the public hearing. Public Testimony in favor of the proposal (5-minute limit): None Public Testimony neutral to the proposal (5-minute limit): None Public Testimony opposed to the proposal (5-minute limit): None Mayor Merrill closed the public hearing. Council President Walker moved to approve the Sale of Real Property located at 1256 North 2nd East, Rexburg, Idaho, Pursuant to Idaho Code 50-1502; Council Member Chambers seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Johnson none Council Member Chambers Council Member E. Erickson Council Member C. Erickson Council Member Reeser Council President Walker The motion carried. Approval of Bid STR-07-24 for Real Property Located at 1256 North 2nd East, Rexburg, ID, a .95 Acre Parcel of Land with a Sunset Clause of 36 Months to Begin Construction, the Right 3 of the City of Rexburg to Buy Back at the Original Sales Price, and if Purchaser Sells Property the Condition of the Sunset Clause be Part of the Sales Agreement – Matt Nielson Finance Officer Nielson explained there was a lot of interest in this property. Over several years there were over 30 people interested in purchasing the property; however, the city only received two bids. He reviewed the two bids received for the real property located at 1256 North 2nd East. STR-07-24 Bid Tabulation Sale of Real Property 1256 N 2nd E, Rexburg, ID Bidder Amount Mark T. Elison $750,000 TOK $822,400 Finance Officer Nielson said there are conditions the buyer had to meet with the purchase of the property such as a 30-foot easement on the east side of the property for the city to install utilities and allow vehicle access when needed. There is also a 36-month sunset clause, meaning that the development must begin construction within 36 months of the purchase date, or the city can exercise its right to purchase the property back at the original sales price. The condition of the sunset clause is part of the sales agreement if the purchaser were to sell the property. Finance Officer Nielson explained both bids received are for commercial use which meets the current zone of the property. The city purchased the property for $327,000 and sold the property for $822,400 which was beneficial to the city. Council President Walker moved to approve the bid of $822,400 from TOK for Real Property located at 1256 North 2nd East, Rexburg, Idaho, Pursuant to Idaho Code 50-1502; Council Member C. Erickson seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Johnson none Council Member Chambers Council Member E. Erickson Council Member C. Erickson Council Member Reeser Council President Walker The motion carried. Staff Reports: (00:15:25) Information Technology – Todd Smith 1. Approval of Microsoft Licensing Contract IT Director Smith presented the Microsoft Licensing agreement with Right System. These licenses include everything that we use for Microsoft such as Word, Excel, Power Point, the operating system on the desktop computers, all the server information, and databases exchange for our e-mail. In addition to all the licenses there is data storage that deals with Microsoft. He reviewed the three bids received for the licensing contract. Council Member E. Erickson asked if there is an increase in costs for the licensing contract. IT Director Smith said there is an increase in costs every year. The city paid about $130,000 through Dell last year so compared to this year there is an increase of about 4.5 %; however, three years ago there was a much larger increase of about 12%. Council Member E. Erickson moved to approve the Microsoft Licensing Contract with Right System $136,326.88; Council Member Johnson seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: 4 Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Johnson none Council Member Chambers Council Member E. Erickson Council Member C. Erickson Council Member Reeser Council President Walker The motion carried. Council Member C. Erickson asked for an update on the new security system. IT Director Smith explained M2 is the company the city is using for access control and surveillance of the city facilities. They have been on site for six weeks and have installed all the security cameras and security access to the doors needed in the city hall building. M2 will start working on installing security access to the doors at the police station. They will move to the golf courses to install cameras and door access after they complete the police station. M2 will also be cutting the old alarm system tomorrow to install the new alarm monitoring system so if anyone comes into city hall after hours those security calls will route through a different monitoring service rather than Alliant. Council Member C. Erickson asked when the security cameras will be installed at the Skate Park. IT Director Smith reported there are some higher priority areas M2 would like to work on before installing the security cameras at the Skate Park. Council Member E. Erickson asked about a timeline for when they will install fiber on the traffic signals. IT Director Smith explained Silver Star has been actively working with Light Bridge to install fiber on the traffic signals. Their priority was to install fiber on the streetlights in the original fiber ring, which was also their highest priority. Light Bridge has installed fiber to six streetlights so far this year. They will finish getting fiber to the rest of the streetlights next year. Council Member E. Erickson asked if they would be able to see an improvement to the traffic light signal timing once the signals are connected to fiber. Public Works Director Davidson explained all traffic signals need to be connected to fiber to be able to synchronize the traffic lights because the individual clocks tend to slip and so they become unsynchronized; however, by connecting the signals to fiber they can keep them consistent. Council Member E. Erickson mentioned the inquiry about connecting the traffic signals to fiber came from Senator Ricks. He said Senator Ricks informed him of money set aside by the state to fund the connecting of the traffic signals to fiber. Finance Officer Nielson said he will contact the Idaho Transportation Department and can invoice the costs of the fiber connection to the signals by the end of December and wondered if the money available is from the ARPA funds. Finance: Matt Nielson (00:24:04) 1. Budget Adjustment for Body Cameras and Fingerprint Machine Finance Officer Nielson mentioned there is a pre-contractor meeting tomorrow for the Request for Qualification (RFQ) on the police building. City Staff issued an addendum on the RFQ because as they examined the state code, they determined a separate RFQ is needed for the architect, so they are completing a separate RFQ for the architect. The addendum does not hinder the timeline to acquire an RFQ for a Construction Manager General Contractor. Finance Officer Nielson reviewed the Budget Adjustment for Body Cameras and Fingerprint Machine for the Rexburg Police Department. All the funding came from federal grants. One of the grants the Police Department received in conjunction with the Madison School District. The grant is for one of the school resource officer positions which is a cost of approximately $102,000 a year. The grant is only for three years at $102,000 per year. Finance Officer Nielson said the city applied for a grant to replace police body cameras. The body cameras were in the police capital improvement plan over the next five years to replace several of them at a time; however, the Police Department is having trouble with obtaining parts, so they are proposing the grant funds be used to replace all the body cameras for the officers. The cost to replace all the body cameras for the patrol officers is about $140,000 and $15,000 for the server that houses all the footage from the cameras. The fingerprint machine is no longer functioning and the cost to replace the machine is about $20,000. The total costs for the body cameras, server and fingerprint machine are about $175,000 with $3,000 coming out of contingency in the general fund. Finance Officer Nielson mentioned in addition to replacing the body cameras, they would like to start purchasing the dash cameras which are a part of that system. The purchase of the dash cameras would happen over time, and they would apply for a grant to replace those next year. Police Chief 5 Rhodes explained they try to get as much life out of the cameras as they can; however, the company that they used for that equipment was bought out by another company. The equipment that they have been using is not made by the company that bought out the old company. They have begun the transition into the new system because it is easier to get everyone on the same system instead of switching back and forth. The new technology of the camera systems is fascinating, they can do much more with the new cameras. Police Chief Rhodes reported that the fingerprint machine is over 20 years old. Finance Officer Nielson mentioned the resource officer position was added to last year’s budget knowing the grant would help fund that position. He said he asked the School District representative if they would reduce the School District contribution for that position and they said no, they would not reduce their contribution. Council Member C. Erickson moved to approve the Budget Adjustment for Body Cameras and Fingerprint Machine; Council Member Reeser seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Johnson none Council Member Chambers Council Member E. Erickson Council Member C. Erickson Council Member Reeser Council President Walker The motion carried. Council Member Johnson mentioned there are a lot of university students jaywalking on 2nd South by the football field. Police Chief Rhoades said they will have a patrol officer monitor that area more frequently. 2. Financial Reports (00:32:40) a. Where do my taxes go? Finance Officer Nielson reviewed the Cash and Investments report. In the fall through early winter the city used more cash than the amount of cash being brought in, and he does not see anything out of the ordinary. 6 Finance Officer Nielson presented the City of Rexburg/Madison County Property Tax Rate Information that is released every year and can be found on the city’s website. He reviewed the Southeast Idaho 2023 property tax levies graph. When the residents in the city pay their property tax, about 29% of those taxes come back to the city. In other counties across the state the average tax is about 38% and Madison County is at 46%, which is slightly higher for various reasons that have to do with services offered. The City of Rexburg is conservative when compared to other cities on how tax dollars are used. He reviewed the taxing districts portions of tax dollars. Finance Officer Nielson reviewed the graphs below. The City of Rexburg spends the bulk of the tax dollars on police. Finance Officer Nielson reviewed the graphs below for residents living outside the city limits. 7 Finance Officer Nielson reviewed the property tax distribution that is collected inside the Rexburg City limits and the 2024 city property and sales tax revenue chart. He mentioned the graph indicates Utah cities are heavy on sales tax and lighter on property tax; however, Idaho is heavier on property tax. Finance Officer Nielson said he prefers the way the Idaho Legislature collects taxes because it provides a good balance. He said if the state was heavy on the sales tax without having a local sales tax authority, it could be problematic if the state’s economy were to start to decrease. b. Fiscal Year 2025 Budget in Brief Review Finance Officer Nielson reviewed the 2025 Budget in Brief report. 8 Finance Officer Nielson reported that the debt service in 2025 is the last year for the sewer bond, the city will pay off the remaining $790,000 this year. The only debt the city will have after this year is the water DEQ loan which is about seven million dollars and it’s 1.75% interest for 30 years. The city has received 10.7 million dollars in federal grants that is the largest amount of grant dollars the city has ever seen. Mayor Merrill thanked city Grant Writer Mary Flanary for her dedicated work on applying for grants on behalf of the city. Public Works: - Keith Davidson (00:47:27) 1. Approval of USDOT Neighborhood Access and Equity Grant Agreement for Planning & Designing Connections Across US Highway 20 Public Works Director Davidson reviewed the USDOT Neighborhood Access and Equity Grant Agreement for Planning & Designing Connections Across US Highway 20. The grant amount is 2 million dollars with a 500,000 match. Council Member C. Erickson moved to approve the USDOT Neighborhood Access and Equity Grant Agreement for Planning & Designing Connections Across US Highway 20; Council President Walker seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Johnson none Council Member Chambers Council Member E. Erickson Council Member C. Erickson Council Member Reeser Council President Walker The motion carried. 2. Approval for the Utility Rate Study Agreement with FCS Public Works Director Davidson reviewed the agreement with FCS to complete a utility rate study. The cost of the contract is $144,775. The purpose of the study is to make sure the city is on track with utility rates. Finance Officer Nielson said the study will also include how the city is going to handle water rights going forward because it used to be that development could occur without buying water rights. Now, a developer may need to buy water rights from the city to develop. The study will provide the process of selling those water rights. He said he asked FCS to determine if there is a way to charge the overage of the estimated water and sewer capacity fee to the developer. The risk of underselling that capacity fee is not having the money available for replacement of water and sewer services. He said it is already difficult to replace capacity because it is being replaced down the road when everything is more expensive because of inflation. 9 Council Member Chambers moved to approve the Utility Rate Study Agreement with FCS; Council Member Johnson seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Johnson none Council Member Chambers Council Member E. Erickson Council Member C. Erickson Council Member Reeser Council President Walker The motion carried. Public Works Director Davidson said they are getting ready to install new signs at Porter Park and asked for City Council’s recommendation for the vehicle parking hours at Porter Park. Generally, there is no parking allowed from 2:00 A.M. to 7:00 A.M.; however, in the summer months they often have people wanting to use the park earlier than 7:00. Director Davidson suggested closing from midnight to 6:00 A.M… Mayor Merrill and the City Council agreed with those hours. Council Member C. Erickson said the sidewalk has not been installed on Coyote Willow Way. It has been over a year since they said the sidewalks would be installed. Public Works Director Davidson said he will meet with City Attorney Zollinger about the recourse the city can take with the contractor responsible for installing the sidewalks at that location. Mayor’s Report/Business: (00:57:30) 1. Ratify Vern Muir as a member of the Planning & Zoning Commission. Mayor Merrill reported Planning and Zoning Commissioner Robert Woodall has moved to Utah and Mr. Vern Muir has agreed to serve on the Planning and Zoning Commission. Council Member E. Erickson said he believes there are too many developers and realtors on the Planning and Zoning Commission. The issue with having developers on the commission is that often they must recuse themselves on most projects that they are considering. Mayor Merrill said Mr. Muir is a retired contractor and not involved in many projects. Council Member Johnson said she would like to see more women on the commission, currently there are two out of eleven. Council Member C. Erickson said he would like to meet the Planning and Zoning Commissioners to get to know who they are. Mayor Merrill said he is in favor of having more women serve on the commission and as for Council Member C. Erickson’s request he will email the Councilmembers details about the proposed appointee. Mayor Merrill explained when considering a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission, he will contact several of their references and ask if they feel like said person will be fair minded or are they going to be heavily opinionated on one side or the other. He also asks if said person is going to listen to both sides and be fair when deciding. Council Member E. Erickson moved to Ratify Vern Muir as a member of the Planning & Zoning Commission; Council President Walker seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Johnson none Council Member Chambers Council Member E. Erickson Council Member C. Erickson Council Member Reeser Council President Walker The motion carried. Council Member Chambers said he is the City Council liaison to the Planning and Zoning Commission; however, he is not able to attend their meetings on Thursday evenings because of a work conflict. He said City Attorney Zollinger had informed him that Councilmembers should not attend the P&Z meetings: however, he would investigate the legalities of whether or not a Council Member can attend those meetings. 2. Proclamation 2024-06 Small Business Saturday November 30, 2024 Mayor Merrill read Proclamation 2024-06 Small Business Sunday November 30, 2024. 10 PROCLAMATION No. 2024-06 - Small Business Saturday November 30, 2024 Whereas, the government of Rexburg, Idaho, celebrates our local small businesses and the contributions they make to our local economy and community; and Whereas, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration, there are 34.7 million small businesses in the United States: small businesses represent 99.7% of firms with paid employees, small businesses are responsible for 61.1% of net new jobs created since 1995, and small businesses employ 45.9% of the employees in the private sector in the United States; and Whereas, 68 cents of every dollar spent at a small business in the United States stays in the local community and every dollar spent at small businesses creates an additional 48 cents in local business activity as a result of employees and local businesses purchasing local goods and services; and Whereas, 59% of U.S. consumers aware of Small Business Saturday shopped or ate at a small, independently owned retailer or restaurant on Small Business Saturday 2023; and Whereas, Rexburg, Idaho, supports our local businesses that create jobs, boost our local economy, and preserve our communities; and Whereas, advocacy groups, as well as public and private organizations, across the country have endorsed the Saturday after Thanksgiving as Small Business Saturday. Now, Therefore, I, Jerry Merrill, Mayor of Rexburg, Idaho do hereby proclaim, November 30, 2024, as SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY And urge the residents of our community, and communities across the country, to support small businesses and merchants on Small Business Saturday and to Shop Small throughout the year. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Rexburg to be affixed this 20th day of November of the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-four. APPROVED: _____________________________ Jerry Merrill MAYOR ATTEST: ______________________________ Deborah Lovejoy REXBURG CITY CLERK Council Member Chambers moved to ratify Proclamation 2024-06 Small Business Saturday November 30, 2024; Council Member C. Erickson seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Johnson none Council Member Chambers Council Member E. Erickson Council Member C. Erickson Council Member Reeser Council President Walker The motion carried. Council Member Johnson asked about the Christmas Tree Lighting and wondered if it is on the same Saturday as the Small Business Saturday at Porter Park. Mayor Merrill replied yes, both the Small Business Saturday and the Christmas Tree Lighting events are on the same Saturday. The Christmas Tree Lighting event starts at 5:30 P.M. with the Rick Robinson Family light show playing every half hour. Mayor Merrill reported Idaho Falls Mayor Casper hosted a local legislator forum on Monday. He said he and many local legislators attended the forum. They discussed a lot of concerns cities have with decisions state legislators are making that affect cities. They also discussed how cities can have more communication and work together with the state legislators. Mayor Merrill reported the City of Rexburg hosted an Urban Renewal one-on-one meeting with a lot of the same local and state legislators. They talked at length about Urban Renewal and hopefully helped the state legislators understand why Urban Renewal is important to cities. Items for Consideration: (01:10:14) A. Planning and Zoning recommendation to approve the Adara at Teton Lakes Plat located at approximately 1175 N 12th W, the plat has approximately 62.39 acres and will contain 167 lots #23-00782 – Alan Parkinson 11 P&Z Administrator Parkinson reviewed the Planning and Zoning Staff Report. He said city staff has made sure the city can actively serve this development with sewer and water services. A plan has been put together that meets the requirements of the city, and the developer has agreed to work with the city. Council Member E. Erickson mentioned there was a traffic study completed. There is a lot of development occurring in that area with the traffic being funneled into one intersection which is 12th West. P&Z Administrator Parkinson explained the city’s code requires road connectivity to the West, North and South so that all the traffic is not funneled onto 12th West. The streets interconnectivity is planned and the idea behind the planning is not to funnel the traffic on to the main road but making it so residents in one subdivision can travel between subdivisions without using the main roads. Discussion regarding the road connectivity for the proposed subdivision. Council Member Reeser asked if the existing water well would provide sufficient water for the development or would another well be needed. Public Works Director Davidson replied the existing well would provide sufficient water for the proposed subdivision; however, as the city continues to grow, they will need additional wells and reservoirs. Council Member C. Erickson also expressed his concerns with additional traffic this subdivision would create for 12th West and Highway 33. P&Z Administrator Parkinson explained the Reconnecting Communities Federal Program is a critical part of future development especially when considering the costs of an overpass which the city needs on Moody Road and would provide another route for traffic to cross the highway instead of traffic funneling through 12th West. The time when the funding would be available for the overpass is still years away. Discussion regarding the traffic issues at the intersection of 12th West and Highway 33. Aaron Richards mentioned some of the amenities planned in the subdivision such as a two-acre hike and bike trail through the middle of the lots, a 1.7-acre interior community open space for golfing and a two-acre park entrance. They desire to attract second home buyers that will build the city’s tax base and not burden the school district. This development is also for those that are trying to downsize and live in a maintenance free community, so the HOA is going to take care of all the mowing and snow removal. Council Member E. Erickson moved to approve the plat for Adara at Teton Lakes Plat located at approximately 1175 N 12th W, the plat has approximately 62.39 acres and will contain 157 lots #23-00782; Council Member Reeser seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Johnson none Council Member Chambers Council Member E. Erickson Council Member C. Erickson Council Member Reeser Council President Walker The motion carried. 12 Calendared Bills: (01:24:37) 1. Second Reading: Those items which have been first read: Ordinance No 1324 Rezone 119 W 2nd N from Light Industrial (LI) to Low Density Residential 3 (LDR3) zone #24-00808 – Alan Parkinson ORDINANCE NO. 1324 Rezone 119 W 2nd N from Light Industrial (LI) to Low Density Residential 3 (LDR3) Zone AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND CHANGING THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF REXBURG, IDAHO, AND PROVIDING THAT THE ZONED DESIGNATION OF THAT CERTAIN PROPERTY HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED, SITUATED IN REXBURG, MADISON COUNTY, IDAHO, BE CHANGED AS HEREINAFTER DESIGNATED; AND PROVIDING WHEN THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE. Council Member C. Erickson moved to approve Ordinance No 1324 a Rezone at approximately 119 W 2nd N from Light Industrial (LI) to Low Density Residential 3 (LDR3) and consider it second read; Council President Walker seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Johnson none Council Member Chambers Council Member E. Erickson Council Member C. Erickson Council Member Reeser Council President Walker The motion carried. Third Reading: Those items which have been second read: 1. Ordinance No 1322 Annexation of approximately 360 Stationery Rd into the City of Rexburg #24-00663 – Alan Parkinson ORDINANCE NO. 1322 Annexing 360 Stationery Rd in the Impact Area for the City of Rexburg into the City of Rexburg, Madison, Idaho AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING CERTAIN LANDS TO THE CITY OF REXBURG, IDAHO; DESCRIBING SAID LANDS AND DECLARING SAME A PART OF THE CITY OF REXBURG, IDAHO; AND PROVIDING WHEN THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE. 13 Council Member Johnson moved to approve Ordinance No 1322 the Annexation of approximately 360 Stationery Road into the City of Rexburg and consider third read; Council Member E. Erickson seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Johnson none Council Member Chambers Council Member E. Erickson Council Member C. Erickson Council Member Reeser Council President Walker The motion carried. 2. Ordinance No 1323 Rezone at approximately 222 W 2nd N from Low Density Residential 2 (LDR2) to Low Density Residential 3 (LDR3) zone #24-00734 – Alan Parkinson ORDINANCE NO. 1312 Rezone 1022 W Main St from Mixed Use (MU) to Community Business Center (CBC) Zone AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND CHANGING THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF REXBURG, IDAHO, AND PROVIDING THAT THE ZONED DESIGNATION OF THAT CERTAIN PROPERTY HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED, SITUATED IN REXBURG, MADISON COUNTY, IDAHO, BE CHANGED AS HEREINAFTER DESIGNATED; AND PROVIDING WHEN THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE. Council Member Reeser moved to approve Ordinance No. 1323 a Rezone at approximately 222 W 2nd N from Low Density Residential 2 (LDR2) to Low Density Residential 3 (LDR3) zone and consider third read; Council Member Chambers seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Johnson none Council Member Chambers Council Member E. Erickson Council Member C. Erickson Council Member Reeser Council President Walker 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. (01:26:26) A. Minutes from November 6, 2024, Meeting B. Approve the City of Rexburg Bills 14 Council Member Johnson moved to approve the Consent Calendar containing the minutes and city bills; Council President Walker seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Johnson none Council Member Chambers Council Member E. Erickson Council Member C. Erickson Council Member Reeser Council President Walker The motion carried. Roll call vote for motion to move into Executive Session as per Idaho State Statute §74- 206(1)(a) & (b) to consider personnel matters. Council President Walker moved to enter into Executive Session as per Idaho State Statute §74-206(1)(a) & (b) to consider personnel matters; Council Member C. Erickson seconded the motion; Mayor Merrill asked for a roll call vote: Those voting aye Those voting nay Council Member Johnson none Council Member Chambers Council Member E. Erickson Council Member C. Erickson Council Member Reeser Council President Walker The motion carried. Executive Session Began 7:57 P.M. Executive Session Ended 8:53 P.M. Adjournment 8:54 P.M. APPROVED: ________________________________ Jerry Merrill, Mayor Attest: _____________________________ Marianna Gonzalez, Deputy City Clerk