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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973.05.16 CITY COUNCIL MINUTESIRE: ~+~~ PROPO5A L STATING C I TY J O I N I N A MAD f SON COUNTY W I DE F' I •~E 0 1 S1`i~ I CT ~ ~~ i Stating the City join in a Madison County wide fire district, establishing the fire Zones for all the area. IRE: BILLS Bills in the amount of $21,874.09 were read. Moved by Jensen,. seconded by Pieper same be paid. / ~ ~; ~~~ Unanimously carri d City Clerk /- Ma or MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY CO NCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF REXBURG, IDAHO .Regular City Council held May 16, 1973, at 7:30 at City Hall. 'Present and presiding, Mayor Henry Shirley. Council present Ruth Smith, Albert Pieper, Glenn Peterson, Barton Jensen, Warren Porter. `Absent Richard L. Davis. Others present City Attorney Mary Smith, City Clerk and Treasurer Beulah Johnson, press Roger Porter, DAvid Wilson, and Don Ellis from Radio Station. County .Commissioners Keith Walker, Mark Peterson, Chamber of Commerce Max Brinton, and Mike Bingham. State Highway Hary Day and Gene Burbridge, and Roy Stroshien. ~RE:FIVE PROPOSED ROUTES OF HIGHWAY THROUGH REXBURG DISCUSSED Meeting with State Department of Highway representatives for first hour. Five proposed routes were discussed through Rexburg for Highways 191 and 20. Mr. Day explained the proposed routes and costs involved ask for opinions on alternatives before public hearing to be held later this year. Day explained changes for route had been dictated by Environmental Protection Act of 1969, forcing reconsideration of alternatives, stating West route would be less costly and Environmental Protection Act had chosen it. Tabled at 8:30. ~E: ORDINANCE 535 Regular meeting was opened by City Attorney reading Ordinance 535 for third and final reading. Pieper stated that President Eyring of F?icks College had expressed disapproval of changing closing hours because of Lowered age Limits. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION I OF ORDINANCE N0. 343, ALSO KNOWN AS SECTION 16 OF ORDIAANCE N0. 341,. AND SECTION i OF ORDINANCE N0. 445, PROHIBITING THE SALE OF BEER ON SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS AND REGULATING THE DAYS AND HOURS FOR THE SALE OF BEER, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH. The roll being called and all councilmen present "AYE" one voting "NAY" carried. The Mayor then called for the voting for final passage of the Ordinance, the motion was made by Glenn Peterson seconded by Ruth Smith. The Mayor ordered the roll call of the council called, and the roll being called by the City Clerk for the final passage ~of the Ordinance was as follows: Those voting "AYE" Ruth Smith Glenn Peterson Barton Jensen Warren Porter Those voting "NAY" Albert Pieper The roll being called. and all councilmen present voting "AYE" one voting "NYE" carried, the Mayor declared that a majority of all the members of the City Council had voted for the passage of said Ordinance and ii~at said Ordinance was duly and regularly passed. Mayor Shirley then declared the motion carried. «. ~ RE: EXTENSION OF SEWER TO ANNEXED NORTH 51DE AREA I~ISCUS5E1) Extension of sewer to newly annexed North Side area was discussed. Harvey Summers being present at meeting was asked if he could manage his problem of sewage until moneys from HUD or EPA becam e available, possibly next year as cost to North Side Trailer Court was prohibitive without some help from some Government Agency. Summers felt that he could. ~E: PROPOSAL FOR PARKING METERS TO BE REMOVED Steve Meyers, Paul Carver, Jim_Spencer, Ross Reese, representing the merchants Committee presented-.the following to Council. Proposal for Six Months Trial Period of Meterless Parking To: The Rexburg City Council For: Parking Meter Committee of the Chamber of Commerce Merchants Committee Gentlemen: The Rexburg Merchant's Committee of .the Rexburg Chamber of Commerce, concerned that parking fees may be detrimental to business, has drafted and carried the following petition to merchants who have parking meters located in the immediate proximatey of their business establishments. "We, the undersigned Merchants of Rexburg, hereby petition the Honorable City Council of Rexburg to remove all parking meters for a six months trial period. beginning July I, 1973 and ending December 31, 1973" The committee has made a conscientious effort to contact all merchants affected. We have determined 85 merchants are so affected.. Representatives from 78 of these firms have signed the petition: or 91~. The other seven proprietors either declined to sign the petition or could not be contacted. (Please note the total signatures to this petition are 91. The discrepancy is a result of inadvertantly collecting more than one signature in some business establishments.) The Merchants Committee was motivated to draft and carry the petition in order to make it easier for Rexburg and Rexburg-Area shoppers to make purchases locally. The Merchants Committee feels increased shopping opportunities in neighboring communities oblige Rexburg Merchants to become ever more progressive and aggressive in stimulating local commerce. The Committee seeks to convey to the Council its concern for providing a workable alternative to metered parking. The Committee feels the City Council should take into consideration the following suggestions in drafting a new parking ordinance. I. Two hour parking should be enforced. 11.Fines of $2.00 for overtime parking violations should be imposed, with additonalfines of $I.00 per hour for each additional hour of overtime parking. ~11f Parking meter heads should be removed and signs advising parkers of the new regulations should be placed at suitable locations in the restricted areas. IV The City Council should work closely with the Rexburg Chief of Police and representatives of the Merchants Committee in drafting the new ordinance. V The Merchants Committee recommends personnel) presently employed in regulating meter parking be employed in regulating parking under the new plan. VI Two hour parking should be posted to be effiective between the hours of 8 A. M. and 6 P. M, with citations issued beginning at 10 A. M. Flexibility of patro- patterns should be retained. VI. The restricted areas should include those areas now controlled by meters. However, the Merchants Committee wishes to convey to the Council that other areas may need to be controlled in the future For example, major private parking lots in the downtown area may become jammed with overtime parkers. The city, for its own maximum ~~ i, ., ~~~ benefit may need to assume some responsibility for. maintaining traffic flow in those areas. In time, additonal public streets may need to be controlled. VIII.The Merchants Committee recognizes a two-hour parking plan is not a panacea for parking problems. Ultimately parking problems can be solved only by increasing available parking in the downtown area. The Committee suggests the Council actively investigate aquiring new parking areas. IX. The Merchants Committee believes the July first date mentioned in the petition provides an unrealisticaly short time to make preparations for beginning the new program. It, does, however, desire the council to proceed to institute the new program as quickly as possible. It is suggested the six-month trial ordinances be so drafted as to facilitate making it permanent at the end of the trial period if a ,majority of the merchants are in agreement. The Merchants Committee recognizes the proposed change will not be simple to achieve, that it will present many challenging problems. On the other hand, more than 90~ of the downtown merchants are convinced that it is necessary to make the effort. Jensen moved that we remove the meter heads on the trial bases as soon as Attorney could draw up an Ordinance allowing this. Seconded by Peterson. All Aye ~RE: BINGI-{AM & SONS REQUEST PERMISSION TO BUILD STEEL CONSTRUCTION WAREHOUSE Fay Bingham representing Bingham & Sons on West Main ask for permis s ion to build a steel construction warehouse to rear of his present store adjacent to alley. Being within City Fire District, Code prohibits steel structures. His request was denied. RE: UPDATING ELECTRICAL CODE Updating electrical code was discussed. Porter moved that this be taken under advisement. Seconded by Ruth. All Aye ~E: LEGAL USE OF ALL ALLEYS DISCUSSED The legal use of all alleys was discussed. advise legality. Attorney Smith will ICE B ILLS Bills in the amount of $63,834.22. Moved by Jensen, Seconded by Smith that they be paid. Unanimously carried IcA- AGREEMENT ON PURCHASE OF THE NEW FIRE TRUCK Peterson moved we accept Starline Equipment Agreement on purchase of the new fire truck. Payment of $10,508.00 made at present. Payments due. ~9ay 1974 $11,450.00 ~1ay 1975 10,950.00 ay 1976 9,450.00 Interest rate of 5;~. Lease with 1st National Bank of Idaho. Seconded by Smith. RE. ~1 4 ``"~"^^~~~- ~, A l l A y e '_~ ~~ ~; PIEPER SUGGESTED THAT CITY ACCEPT 4th EAST & NEW SCHOOL Pieper suggested that the City accept street between 4th East and new school if school district would deed the land to city, and then this could be put under LID and help the school with the needed improvements. ~, _ F f `~~ ~, _. LETTER FROM MAGISTRATE FORBUSH ABOUT CURFEW ANp POI.fCING PARKS Letter from Magistrate Forbush was read and discussed. Curfew and policing Parks for the youth that roam and asking that the council purpose an Ordinance as such. Not action was taken. Mrs. Beulah Johnson Re: Madison Youth Coordinating City Clerk Committee Rexburg, Idaho £33440 Uear Madame Clerk: The office of Magistrate of Madison. County holds membership in the above committee. A sub-committee has hertofore asked for and received an appointment to meet with the Rexburg City Council concerning some specific suggestions to be made to the Council per'l~ining to the operation of the two Rexburg city parks and concerning proposals that would. 1 effect the youth generally in our community. However, because of l inadequate full preparation for presentation of a program, it is suggested that anything pending with the city council be postponed. 1 Nevertheless, at this time I wish to personally make known my feelings and recommend to the City Council a proposed course of action for its consideration and evaluation. I. It is my opinion that a night curfew should be instituted by authority of an ordinance and enforced withing the confines of the city, particularly during the summer months, fixing a curfew time when youth should be off the public streets and parks. 2, Based on a sampling of public opinion, it is my feeling that our city parks are inadequately illuminated at night and therefore this matter should receive appropriate attention. Further, it is believed that the parks should be patrolled and police regulated to a greater extent than has been apparent in past summers. It is suggested that civic organizations might very well initiate programs to make available assigned volunteer personnel to cooperate with and be under the spervision of the Rexburg Police Department to achieve more effective regulation of the parks. It is my considered opinion that our parks should be vacated of all persons by midnight ( or a definite time fixed by the Council ). f realize that to strictly enforce the foregoing would not, in itself, solve the problems that our community has during the summer with reference to roaming youth, but to inaugurate such, to my thinking, would be helpful. Perhaps a supervised center where entertainment and refreshments are made available for youth after a nightly curfew goes into effect is a matter that is essential to be considered with the above suggestions. Again, our community civic organizations. should be encouraged to think and organize along these lines. Respectfully submitted, H. S. Forbush, Magistrate HSF:sm P. S. Since January t0 of this year, the Court has filed and adjudicate' 29 juvenile cases in Madison County, and at this time four additional cases are pending. The Court is deeply concerned for the youth of our community and the causes which are contributing to delinquency. The record evidences that juveni4e filings are increasing. Smith moved meeting adjourn 11:00. Peterson seconded. !G~AE/ ~ City Cle Unanimously carried ayor l'