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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975.02.05 CITY COUNCIL MINUTESMINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY OF REXBURG, IDAHO ~ ~!~ State of Idaho) County of Madison(SS City of Rexburg ) A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Rexburg, Madison County, State of Idaho, was called to order by the Mayor, John C. Porter at 7:30 P.M. on February 5, 1975 at the City Hall at Rexburg, Idaho, there being present the following: Mayor: Councilmen: John C. Porter Nile Boyle Morgan Garner George Catmull Warren Porter Barton Jensen Absent: Also Present: Councilman Glenn Peterson City Attorney, Mary Smith City Clerk, Afton Anderson Thereupon the following proceedings, among others, were duly had and taken ARE: MINUTES APPROVED Councilman Nile Boyle moved that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved as corrected. Councilman Morgan Garner seconded. All Aye ARE: JERRY LEIDING PLANS TO START A TREE SERVICE COMPANY Mr. Jerry Leiding plans to start a tree service company in the area in and around Rexburg. He asked the Council about the probability of getting the Cities work. Mayor Porter advised that if the City had tree trimming or spraying that it would be put up for bids. The Council felt there should be a need for this type of work as there is only one other firm around that does trees. ~RE: JACK SCHOFIELD GIVEN PERMISSION TO START TYPEWRITER REPAIR BUSINESS Mayor Porter read a letter from Jack Schofield asking for permission to purchase a business license. He wants to run a typewriter repair in the basement of his home on North Center. This is an RI zone, however he would have no customers coming to his home; it would be pickup and delivery work only. The Council felt he should be allowed to have the business license if there are no customers coming there the neighbors should have no objection. IRE: DISCUSSION ON GARBAGE ORDINANCE Discussion on the garbage ordinance. Mary Smith, City Attorney, will have the garbage ordinance ready for passage at our next meeting. Councilman Warren Porter moved that the garbage charge be raised to $2.00 from $1.50. The general feeleing of the calls being that the people would rather pay more for the service than have the pickup reduced to once per week. Councilman Barton Jensen seconded. A I I Aye RE: CITY APPROVES PLANS FOR TENTATIVE REXBURG HEIGHTS Forsgren & Perkins, and Associates presented the tentative plans for the Rexburg Heights. The plans showed a trailer court with a capacity of 200 trailers plus a large housing development with building lots of an acre each. Councilman Barton Jensen moved that the Mayor sign the plans `"as approved. Councilman Nile Boyle seconded. A I I Aye .. 2 0 RE: CORDON TYCHEN TO GO AHEAD WITH REMODELING IN CITY HALL Mayor John C. Porter reported to the Council that no remodeling had been done on the Council chambers. Gordon Tychsen wants to remodel the old water office which will be extended to the front office for a work room. There are now two machines which have to be kept in the vault as there is no space to keep them. The additional room will be for these machines and the posting machine. Councilman Barton Jensen moved that Gordon Tychsen be told to go ahead with the remodeling. Councilman Morgan Garner seconded. All Aye RE: BILLS APPROVED Councilman Nile Boyle moved that the bills be approved for payment in the amount of $81,296.61. Councilman Morgan Garner seconded. All Aye RE: ORDINANCE 558 Attorney Mary Smith read ordinance 558 which, amends the zoning on the properties on 5th West which were previously residential. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND CHANGING THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF REXBURG, IDAHO, TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN PROPERTY HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED IN REXBURG, MADISON COUNTY, IDAHO, LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS ON SOUTH FIFTH WEST LYING BETWEEN THE RICKS COLLEGE COAL YARD AND THENCE NORTH TO THE CANAL BE ZONED COMMERCIAL AND THAT THE PROPERTY HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED AS THE NORTH HALF OF LOT 3, BLOCK 3 OF THE KLINGLER ADDITION TO THE CITY OF REXBURG BEING 10 RODS WIDE AND 297 FEET DEEP BE ZONED COMMERCIAL. i` 1 Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Barton Jensen and seconded by Councilman Nile Boyle that the rule requiring ordinances of a general and permanent nature to be read fully and distinctly on three different days be dispensed with and that said ordinance be numbered 558 and be passed and adopted. as read. 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: Nile Boyle Morgan Garner George Catmull Warren Porter Barton Jensen Those voting Nay: None Absent: Glenn Peterson The Mayor thereupon declared that the motion, having been passed by not less than three-fourths of the Council, had been duly carried, and the Ordinance No. 558 was duly passed and adopted. The City Clerk was directed to publish said Ordinance No. 558 in at least one issue of the Rexburg Standard or Journal, a Newspaper published in the City of Rexburg, Idaho. Councilman Warren Porter moved that the meeting adjourn, it now being 9:05 P. M. Councilman George Catmull seconded. /~ !~ . ,.~ Ci y C erk, Afton Anderson All Aye ~.~ M or, John C. Porter