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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974.03.20 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES RE: PORTER ORDERED, TREES Warren Porter reported he had ordered some trees.. RE: CATMULL TO CONTACT MERR'LL RUDD Barton Jensen suggested George Catmull as Finance Chairman contact Merril! Rudd. as to when he will get the audit done. RE: GARBAGE CHANGES CHARGES PRESENTED Nile Boyle presented proposed garbage changes charges, fior business district. Will discuss next Council. RL. ACCURATE INVENTORY TO BE MADE George Catmull moved that an accurate inventory he made of all departments and currently checked. Seconded by Nile Boyle. All Aye RE BILLS APPROVED Moved by Warren Porter that the bills in the amount of $18,492.46 be approved for payment.. Seconded by Glenn Peterson. All Aye Glenn Peterson moved that we adjourn the meeting as it was 9:30 P. M. Seconded by Nile Boyle. r~ ~: ~ ~~ City Clerk ~~' All Ay ' G ~ Mayo - MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF REXBURG, IDAHO Minutes of the regular meeting held March 20, 1974, at 7:30 P. M. at City Hall. Mayor John C. Porter was present and presiding. The meeting was called to order. Present were Councilmen George Catmull, Barton Jensen, Morgan Garner, Warren Porter, Glenn Peterson, and Nile Boyle. Minutes being taken by Afton Anderson, City Clerk. Attorney Mary Smith Oldham was absent. Mike Green of the Post Register and Roger Porter of the . Rexburg Standard & Journal were also present. Barton Jensen moved that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved as read. It was seconded by Morgan Garner. All Aye IRE MAYOR READ LETTER FROM PLANNING BOARD ON REZONING CERTAIN AREAS Mayor John C. Porter read a letter from the planning board suggesting 'the council change lots 1,4,5,6,7, & 8 of block 13 in Klinger Addition to Commercial zone. Glenn Peterson mentioned that there is a lot of interest in block 13 for business sites. They have a petition from 12 property owners adjoining this area giving their permission. The planning board suggest 4 lots of 12 and block 4 all be zoned commercial George Catmull moved to hold hearing. Seconded by Warren Porter. A11 Aye E: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING PROPOSED AMENDMENT AND CHANGE OF ZONING ORDINANCE NUMBER 478 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A public hearing will be held and conducted by and before the City Council of the City of Rexburg, in the Council w{'Y tE ;E . Chambers in the City Building in Rexburg, Idaho, on Wadrlesday, the 1st day of May, 1974, at 8:30 o'clock P. M, of said day, for the purpose of conducting a public hearing regarding proposed amendments and changes of Zoning .Ordinance No. 478 of the City of Rexburg, Idaho, to provide that the hereinafter described property be changed from R3 Zone to Commercial; that said property is described as follows, to-wit: Lots I, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 in Block 13 of the Klingler Addition to the City of f~exburg, Idaho. At such hearing the City Council will hear all persons and all objections and recommendations relative to such proposed amendments and changes. This notice is given pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance No. 478 of the City of Rexburg, Idaho. Dated the 3rd day of April, 1974. City of Re ur "1 Mayor/; -- (. ATTE ~y~' ~~ ,. , J/ ~,, /r~~~~~J//~~ City Cjlerk. MAYOR HAVING VOUCHERS MADE FOR TRAVEL EXPENSE Mayor John C. Porter gave the Council an idea of the vouchers he was having made up for travel expense. They would follow the same pattern as the state travel vouchers. All agreed these were needed as there has previously been no rules regulating the expenditures for travel. PERMISSION GIVEN FOR NEW GAMBLES STORE Jim Mitchell of Rigby and Neil Powell of Blackfoot arrived at the meeting to obtain permission for a building permit to build a new Gambles store next to Hirsch's in the shopping center on South Center. Councilman Glenn Peterson reported that they had been to see the Planning Board the previous night but that they did not have adequate parking. Jim Mitchell presented maps and plans showing the location and position of the building and the available parking. The Council felt that there needed to be an additional 2 parking spaces. Nile Boyle moved that permission for the building permit be given whereas there ds permission given by the adjoining stores for the additional 2 parking spaces. Secor;ded by Morgan Garner. All Aye BUILDING PERMIT NEEDED TO DIG ON YOUR OWN PROPERTY OR A VACANT LOT Glenn Peterson brought up a question asked him by contractors in Rexburg. Does the City require a permit to dig on your own property f or in a vacant lot? Warren Porter, after discussion, felt that this should be covered by obtaining a building permit. All Agreed. MOTT FOl1NDATlON DISCUSSED Mayor John C. Porter reported he had attended a meeting with the School Board, the object of discussion being the Mott Foundation. The BYU is now running the Mott Foundation with a completely new ' program. They would send a graduate student to Rexburg, (if we participated) for 9 months to run our recreation programs. This would be at a cost of $1,000 for the City and $1,000 for the school board. If the direci~or turned out to be a good one we could then see about hiring him on a permanent basis. All agreed it sounded like a better program. Mayor Porter stated that they were checking further and would let him know. RE: COMPLAINTS ABOUT PARKING AT TRI COUNTY EQUIPMENT rr,~`1~ y. ~y;L.J ~. Councilman Morgan Garner reported that there were a lat of complaints from Rexburg City Residents and Merchants on the parking at Tri County Equipment. He stated that they were parking their trucks across the sidewalks and stopping all walking on that side of the street. Mayor. Porter advised having the police department pay them a visit and give them a warning that it would have to stop. RE: COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE STREETS OVER BY THE NEW HIGHSCHOOL There were also complaints about the streets over by the new highschool. There are no sidewalks and the streets haven't been finished yet. The kids have to walk in the muddy streets or on peoples fawns. Councilman Jensen said Hartwell would be finishing the streets there, as soon as it was warm enough to lay asphalt. RE: NORTH 4TH EAST ALONG SMITH PARK NEEDS TO BE WIDENED Councilman Morgan Garner, Chairman of the Streets Committee, asked that a study be made to widen North 4th East along Smith Park. He pointed out that traffic has increased since the high school opened and that the narrow section of the street, from Main Street north of the City ditch crossing, is not wide enough to handle the increased traffic. The street is scheduled to be resurfaced this summer and Garner suggested that it be widened before this is done. The Counci{ wi{I study the proposal and make a recommendation at the next meeting. Mayor Porter suggested all the members of the Council drive past this street before the next council meeting. ~RE: CITY NEEDS A NEW MANAGER FOR THE SWIMMING POOL Councilman Warren Porter, Chairman of Parks and Recreation, reported that the City would need a new manager for the Swimming Pool this summer as Brad Parkinson has resigned. He mentioned that he had received one application. RE SCHEDULE OF NEW GARBAGE RATES PRESENTED Councilman Nile Boyle, Chairman of Health and Sanitation, presented a schedule of new garbage rates .for the Commercial Area and recommended that they be adopted. He reported that some of the Businesses were getting a daily pickup and were .being charged the same as others with a twice weekly pickup. .These new rates would insure that they were paying for the service they are getting. Nile Boyle moved that the City adopt the new commercial garbage rates and they go into effect May I, 1974. Barton Jensen seconded. AI! Aye. RE: NEW GARBAGE TRUCK SHOULD BE HERE IN JUNE Mayor John C. Porter stated that the new garbage truck should be here in June so we should have the new ordinance ready by then to make the garbage service manditory and change the rates. RE: MAYOR WANTS TRAILER ORDINANCE READY TO PASS AT THE NEXT COUNCIL Mayor John C. Porter reported that he wanted the trailer ordinance ready to pass at the next council. The necessary changes have been made. RE MAYOR REPORTS ON MEETING WITH THE STATE HIWAY BOARD Mayor John C. Porter reported that he had been to a meeting with the State Hiway Board. They notified him that whichever location the highway takes they will jive the City 3 accesses. There will be a cloverleaf access on highway 88 and 2 interchange of grade accesses, one at each end of the City. They will. buy right of way for any future cloverleaf accesses needed. Whichever route is taken, they will be buying right of way within 10 to 30 days of the hearing, April 16th. RE: EDNA V{LLELLA GETS RAISE. A $25.00 raise was approved for Edna Villella the City Meter Maid. RE: BILLS PASSED Glenn Peterson moved that the bills be approved for payment in the ~1.~ ~l amount of $17,666.56. All Aye f..; ' ~; Warren Porter moved that the meeting be adjourned, it being 9:50 P. M. Seconded by Barton Jensen. _~ ~, i ~// / / G Ci-ty Cl~k A I I Aye t May - MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REXBURG HELD MARCH 22, 1974, at 7:30 O'CLOCK P. M. AT THE CITY HALL Present: Mayor John C. Porter Councilmen: Glenn Petersen Morgan Garner George Catmull Nyle Boyle In the excused absence of the City Clerk, Afton Anderson, the Mayor asked the City Attorney, Mary Smith, to take the minutes. ~E: RESOLUTION FROM CITY TO FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION PRESENTED Tt~e Mayer presented a proposed resolution from the City to sent to the Federal Communications Commission to give relief to the citizens of the City of Rexburg by making the non-suplication rules and regulations. affecting the Mountain Time Zone conform to those rules that apply to the remainder of the United States, and setting forth that the City is unalterably opposed to the continuance of such discriminatory rules and regulations. It was moved by Glenn Petersen and seconded by George Catmull that such resolution be adopted. On roll call the following voted Aye: Glenn Petersen, Morgan Garner, George Catmull, and Nyle Boyle. The Mayor thereupon declared the resolution carried. tE: CITY INCLUDED AS DEFENANT IN A SUIT BY MARTIN D. HARRIS The Mayor reported that the City of Rexburg had been included as the defendant in a suit by Martin D. Harris, et al, claiming damages by reason of a accident involving the ambulance when Martin D. Harris was being transported to an Idaho Falls hospital. The Mayor stated he would hand the papers to the insurance company. CI~tY RtCEIVED LETTER FROM UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 1 The Mayor further reported that the City had received a letter from the United States Environmental Protection Agency that the City's application for reimbursement of the entitlement of $27,699.00 would be fifty percent of that amount and that payment would be authorized. ;E: ORDINANCE N0. 547 AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REXBURG, IDAHO, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1974, AND APPROPRIATING TO THE SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS, OFFICES AND FUNDS OF THE SAID CITY GOVERNMENT, FROM THE REVENUE DERIVED FROM TAXES LEVIED FOR SAID YEAR, AND ALL OTHER COURCES, INCLUDING FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING, SUCH SUMS AS MY BE NECESSARY OR DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES LIABILITIES OF SAID CITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1974. It was seconded by Warren Porter.