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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974.07.10 CITY COUNCIL MINUTESMINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF , JULY IQ, 174 Y~~ ~ 1,. Ir., The meeting was brought to order at 7;30 P. M., at which meeting there were present and answering roll call, the following, who constituted a quorum; Mayor: Councilmen: Also Present: John C. Porter Barton Jensen Nile Boyle George Catmull Warren Porter Glenn Peterson Morgan Garner Mary Smith, City Attorney Afton Anderson, City Clerk _.. RE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The minutes of the previous Council Meeting of June 19, 1974 was read.. Councilman Barton Jensen moved that the minutes be approved as corrected. Nile Boyle seconded. All Aye ~ RE: DR FIELDING GIVEN PERMISSION TO PUT TRAILER TEMPORARILY IN PROF: PLAZA Dr. Fielding asks permission to put business trailer in the Professional Plaza while his office is being built. Mayor Porter showed on a map the location of the buildings where Dr. Fielding, an Obstetrician & Gynecologist, and Dr. Mix, an Orthodontist, will have their offices. Nile Boyle moved that the Council grant a variance to put this temporary trailer in Professional Plaza for I year. It was seconded by George Catmull. All Aye RE: REPORT ON MADISON AVENUE Mayor John C. Porter reported on Madison Avenue. Attorney Mary Smith advised the Council that it is a dedicated public street, but that the school owns property on both sides. The Council felt that the decision should be made by the school board. ~ RE: LETTER FROM BURROWS, SMITH, CORP. Mayor Porter read a Fetter from Burrows, Smith, Corp. He told of the rising interest rates. Ken Newman thanked Mary Smith for her help in all the work involved in the selling of these bonds. ~ RE: MONEY FROM SALE OF BONDS INVESTED IN ALL THREE BANKS Mayor Porter reported that the million dollars from the sale of bonds has been invested in all three Rexburg banks, with the exception of what was left in the checking account to cover the construction bills that will be coming in the next couple of months. ~ RE WARREN PORTER EXCUSED 8:10 Councilman Warren Porter was excused from the meeting to attend a meeting with the school board on the development of the Park by the new highschool. R CLAYTER FORSGREN ADVISED PUTTING SEAL COAT ON STREETS Councilman Morgan Garner reports that he and Clayter Forsgren had been around the City looking at streets. He suggested putting a seal coat on the new streets up by the college. He also advised there are about 9 blocks that need an overlay. +~ ~ ~j ~ ~~ tE: MERRILL RUDD PRESENTS AUDIT Merrill Rudd, Accountant, presented the audit. He explained the audit to the Council members and advised that the City needs a compete and accurate inventory. He advised the Council that there are some LID's that are very far overdue and asked the council to make some action on them. Councilman Barton Jensen moved that Mr. Rudd list them for next meeting so that they can take the necessary steps. Morgan Garner seconded. Councilman George Catmull moved that the audit be accepted. Councilman Barton Jensen seconded. A I 1 Gyre ~E: PLAN FOR NEW PARK BY THE NEW HIGHSCHOOL PRESENTED Attorney, J. D. Hancock, presented to the Council a plan for the new Park by the New Highschool. Several organizations will participate in building the new facilities if the City will participate. Mr. Hancock advised that they a~fready had the grass seed to plant all 18 acres.` Councilman Barton Jensen moved the Park and Recreation Committee check and report back to the Council. Nile Boyle seconded the motion. Akl Aye RE: PROPOSED WATER RATES PRESENTED Councilman Barton Jensen read the proposed water rates to the Council. it was unanimously agreed to adopt these rates. Mayor Porter recommended Mary Smith have the ordinance ready to pass by the next meeting. RE: JACK RANDALL ASKS FOR DECISION ON THE ACCESS ROUTE INTO THE PROPOSED RANDALL ADDITION FOR 5th WEST ti i :, '~ _1 Jack Randall asked for the Council's decision on the access route into the proposed Randall Addition for 5th West. The Council felt they couldn't make a decision until they had studied the plat. Mayor Porter read the minutes of the Planning Board Meeting the previous night in which their recommendations to the Council were: I. that Jack Randall's property be annexed, 2. that Jack provide his own direct access road from his property onto 5th West, 3. that he submit a plat plan for approval to the City, 4, and if the time limit is not met, the Taylor Addition comm'stment to reserve lot 14 for road purposes expires. As Mr. Randall had provided a plat for the Council to study the Mayor suggested we begin our next Council meeting, July 17, 1974, at the site. He advised Mr. Randall that they would make their decision then. ~E: CLAYTER FORSGREN SHOWS AERIAL PH070S OF CITY Clayter Forsgren showed aerial photos of the City of Rexburg, They are full and detailed photos of the City, on which they are drawing in a1i the water, sewer, and gas lines. Mr. Forsgren asked that the --.j City hire Bud Armstrong for one month to draft these lines. Mayor and I Council all agreed. 2E: NEW WATER SUPERINTENDENT Mayor Porter reported that Jerry Brian is the new Water Superintendent. ZE: INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE 554 Councilman Glenn Peterson thereupon introduced an ordinance entitled "An Ordinance expressing the intention of the City of Rexburg to self, on September 18, 1974, at 8 o'clock p. m., the .hereinafter described real property belonging to the City and which property has ceased to be used for public purposes; setting forth that the property has been appraised and wilt be sold to the highest bidder above the appraised value at public auction, for cash or contract the City reserving the right to reject and all bids, and giving notice that No sale shall occur until September 18, 1974, at 8 O'clock during which time the qulified electors of the City of Rexburg Idaho, may express dissatisfaction in the manner and form as provided by section 50-1403, Idaho Code, and providing that this ordinance will be effective after its passage, 2 J.~ p. Ft.A:~Ci3UN.G PLANNIA;G BOARD July 9, 1974 Present: Blair ,anwaring Glen Peterson ~',l ice 'lout Gale ;weber I,,eonard Lorr~;hurst t^Jood I~iiller .:eeting t;eg~in: 'i :37 P.m. Conduct i rg : P:1a.ir I•ianwaring Ainutes of A:ay 21., 1974 were read and approved. 1IS1:;:~;~5 Glen Peterson reported the City Council's action regarding t t,e ;;her•w~ood tricks' ;rokx~sal to re-zone Block 43 Lot 1 to Commercial. They suggesteu a neti.tion be carried by an ~:ninvolved person to property owners in an effort to get SQL of their sia,r~;t;ures bel'c,re further action would be taken. iili. Jones, i~.ac:ison Hospital Administrator, appeared with i7r. Fielding, an ~_hstetrician ~ ~:;rnecolo:~ist with Kindred & Robison in Idaho .'rills, to discuss available sites near the t.~>spital for Physician's offices. Lill Jones stated he was here to look t 1%;nF~ raruze plans to associate physicians near hospitals. Dr. i•'ieldirrg is m,-,vinF to RexburjT on July 1.9th and needs a building site since office space is not available. lie rei:~rtecl that lir, I~rix has an option on 4 lots in the i'rofessi.onal PJ.azr~ continFTc:nt upon t:eiru7 r.:bie to purchase a needed strip of property from Aeyor Porker. if he buil.cis there i,e would need temporary office (probably a trailer) to begin leis i~ractice by tt+e l.st or 2nd week i.n August. The i;oard recomri,erxied that he check w_i_thr;F-rit Jolley on thc~ restrictive covenant, of Pr•oi'essional Plaza. Alice Tout made a motion to rFCOn~,rerru to tt:~ City Cour:cil to grr_;r.;, iJr. Fielding a City building oernrit with the stiF~ulat _on that i:e be allowed a temporary ofTl-~e until the permanent construction i~ completf.a. 3. Jack itandall Property-- E~epresentatives were present from the Taylor ~;ddtion to protest a road throuth Lot 14 to connect with the proposed itandall tiddition: i~lr•. -and fir's. Lewis Gooc:sell, .~.r. ~~nd Mrs. iLeed ti,yatt, iLir. Fk P~~rs Henderson, A"s. and i•rrs. Aierlin Keele, i•.ary full, Joyce berry, Thad Yost ~.nd I°:rs, }3ernice Peterson. Bernice Peterson representuc the group since Kent 'oliey was unacle to attend. She said the group had come to arotest. the development of a •op:i through lot 11,. because Jack itandall had not developed his pry:perry in the 5 year :imitation which was said to be agreed upon in the City Council l~.eetirr~; of A.arch 24, 1969. Bl-sir I~:anwarir>~; read the rninates of that meeting and no mention w< s n+ade of a 5 year lixnitr+tion to the agreement that lot 14 be held for street purposes brnviding Jack riandall obtain a wain entrance to his property onto 5th 4~est. The "Taylor" ~_;roup felt if Jack ttandall woL.ld provide a direct access from iris _~ropert~r auto 5tt, '::e~:t, there would be no need to open a road from his.. property into Taylor Addition. They ~~1.1 agreed that they preferred having only one (the existing one) access road onto Highway g8. Since there has been conflicting information and maps circulated, `I`liad Yost r.ade a motion to table the problem until the official plat plan could be checked. if a road was designated on i~ot 14 of the Taylor ,addition, their group felt the road wculd cue allowed if Jack Randall comply ed with his agreement to provide a direct route through l:i s property t.o 5th ti~est. hlso .i,at thc~ minutes show that it is the consensus of the Planning Board that a direct route be made from the Jack Randall property to 5th blest. Kent Jolley arrived and informed the group that there is no f:edicated street through Loi; il+ on the Gfficial Plat recorded. He further stated that the only way for• the City to het a road. through Taylor r",ddition now would be for them to condemn the lot. Jolley stated that l-irs. Peterson would want reimbursement for that lot if a road were put through. Jolle,; said it was his le~~al opinion that i'lrs. Peterson could sell lot 14 amt build on . it k~ecquse the City woaldn't want to condemn a road to nowhere. Fie said that of course r ~~~ 4 ~ ~'Ty ,~ 2~~ t ,q, approval and publication." ` ~,, ,~"?e The motion was~~made by Councilman Glenn Peterson, and seconded by Councilman Barton Jensen, that the rule requiring ordinances of a gdneral' and permanent nature to be fully and distinctly read on three different `~ days be dispensed with and that said ordinance numbered 554 be read fi'n full and at length and placed upon its final passage. ~< RE 1 RE: Thereupon, the Clerk was ordered to call the roll on said motion and , the roll call upon said motion was as follows: Those voting Aye: Those voting Nay: ITS PASSAGE, APPROVAL AND PUBLICATION. George Catmull moved that the ordinance 554 be passed. It was seconded !.• by Morgan Garner. t,, All Aye Barton JensP;~ Glenn Peterson Warren Porter Nile Boy e Morgan Garner George Catmull None •;. The Mayor thereupon declared that the motion Having been passed b not less than three-fourths of the Council, had been duly carried Ordinance No. 55 was then read by the Clerk in full and at lenght as follows: ,: • ~; ORDINANCE NO 554 ~~' ; ~' AN ORDINANCE EXPRESSING THE INTENTION OF THE CITY OF ReXBURG TO SELL, ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1974, AT 8 O'CLOCK P, M., THE HEREINAFTER DESCRI,,BED REAL PROPERTY BELINGING TO THE CITY AND WHICH PROPERTY HAS CEASED TO B~ USED FOR PUBLIC PURPOSED, SETTING FORTH THAT THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN APPRAISED AND WILL BE SOLD TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER ABOVE THE APPRAISED VALUE AT PUBLIC AUCTION, FOR CASH OR CONTRACT, THE CITY RESERVING THE RIGHT,~TO REJECT .ANY AND ALL BIDS, AND GIVING NOTICE THAT NO SALE SHALL OCCU"R UNTIL SEPTEMBER 18, 1974, AT 8 O'CLOCK P,M., DURING WHICH TIME THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF REXBURG, IDAHO, MAY EXPRESS DIS- SATISFACTION IN THE MANNER AND FORM AS PROVIDED BY SECTION 50-1403, IDAHO CODE, AND PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE WILL BE EFFECTIVE AFTER EMPLOYEE .RATE OF RETIREMENT HAS RAISED Mayor Porter read a notice from the Public Retirement System of Idaho' that the employees rate of retirement had raised from 3~ to 4.5~ and4~ the police from 3.6~ to 5.4~. Councilman Barton Jensen moved that ~;} the Mayor be given dicretionary powers for raises to cover the " increase deduction from the employee's checks. Seconded by Nile Boyle. All Aye BILLS APPROVED Councilman Nile Boyle moved that bills be approved for payment. It was seconded by Councilman Barton Jensen. i All Aye The meeting adjourned at ,12:00 P. M. by motion of Nile Boyle. Warren Porter seconded. x:: . v ~~ c-z~_ -~, ~.. ty Cler All Aye ~~, ~ G Mayor ~ i 4~ ~.