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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979.01.03 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES,~ MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING January 3, 1979 State of Idaho) County of Madison(ss City of Rexburg) A meeting of the City Council for the City of Rexburg, Madison County, was held on January 3, 1979, at the time of 7:30 P.M. at the City Hall. Present were the following: Mayor: John C. Porter r ~~ MINUTES BE APPROVED Councilmen: Barton Jensen Jim Morris Morgan Garner Warren Porter Nile Boyle Councilwoman: Darlene Blackburn Also Present: Mary Smith, City Attorney Rose Bagley, City Clerk Nile Boyle moved that the minutes of December 20, 1978, be approved. Darlene Blackburn seconded. All Aye. RE: TRAILER PARKING Mayor Porter said that there had been a request for trailer parking, however they were going to meet with the Planning Board first. The Council would then get a report from the Planning Board. RE: REQUEST FOR MEN TO GO TO WATER-WAIST SCHOOL Mayor Porter told the Council that Jerry Brian had requested to have two men go to a water-waist. school at Boise. The Council felt that they should wait untill the next school. 1$ INITIATIVE Discussion on the 1$ Initiative, and what it will do to the City. If Bond Interest is included it could take $180,000.00 revenue away from the City. RE: RAISING GARBAGE RATES Discussion on raising the Garbage Rates. It was decided that the rates should be raises as they were set up last year when Leland Thompson was with the City. The rate for the residents will be changed to $3.00 per month. Mary Smith. was instructed to draw up the Ordinance to raise the rates. RE: BUSINESS LICENSES Discussion on the Business Licenses. The City should make su>e that everyone that has a business in Rexburg pay the license. RE: STREETS FROM BEING SO SLICK Mayor Porter said that Dan Moulton told him that 300 Yards of sand and 15 ton of salt had been put on the streets to prevent them from being so slick. BILLS TO BE PAID Jim. Morris moved that the bills be paid. Barton Jensen seconded. RE: ZONING TO BE CHANGED 8:00 o'clock P.M. Public Hearing was held to change the Zoning for R3 Residential to Rl Residential. Jeff Mix was present and presented reasons why he wanted the Zone changed and also showed pictures of the area. The area would be between 3rd East and 4th East, and between 5th South and the City Limits. Also present were other property owners who were in agreement with Dr. Mix to have the zone changed. All property owners felt that the zone should be changed to R1 with the exception of Mr. Haroldson who wanted a part changed to R2. He wanted an area between Teton Villa and Rl zone to be R2. Mayor Porter ask if anyone that was presen;~ was opposed. No one was opposed that was present. City Attorney Mary Smith presented Ordinance ~_ 597 which zoned area R1. RE: ORDINANCE 597 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND CHANGING THE ZOING MAP OF THE CITY OF REXBURG, IDAHO TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN PROPERTY HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF REXBURG, MADISON COUNTY, IDAHO, BE ZONED R1 RESIDENTIAL. A Motion was made by Councilman Nile Boyle and seconded by Councilman Barton Jensen that the rules requiring an ordinance of a general and permanent nature to be read on three occasions be dispensed with and that said Ordinance 597 placed before the council for final passage. Those voting Aye: Darlene Blackburn Barton Jensen Nile Boyle Jim Morris Morgan Garner Warren Porter Those voting Nay: None Ordinance 597 was then placed before the council. The Mayor then called for the voting for the final passage of the Ordinance, the motion was made by Barton Jensen and seconded by Darlene Blackburn. The roll call of the Council by the City Clerk for the final passage of the Ordinance was as follows: Those voting Aye: Morgan Garner Darlene Blackburn Barton Jensen ~~~JumMorri.s Nile Boyle Warren Porjer Those voting Nay: None The roll showed all councilmen present voting "Aye" carried, the Mayor declared that the majority of all the members of the City Council had voted for the passage of said Ordinance, and that said Ordinance was duly and regularly passdd. Mayor Porter declared the motion carried. RE: DISCUSSION OF MOVED HOUSE John Morford was present to discuss the ppoblem that came up 2 years ago when he moved a house on property on East 3rd South. It was not far enough from the street. He has talked the situation over with Nile Brown the building inspector. He now wants to cut off the 8 feet porch and put a flat face on the building. It would cut the size of the house down. to 34'X 26 '. It would be within 2g feet of what it should be. Nile Boyle moved that if the building inspector says it is okay that he be allowed to go ahead. Morgan Garner seconded. All Aye. RE: GARBAGE TRUCK DELIVERED Mayor Porter stated that the City had received delivery of the Garbage truck, however the power stearing did not work when it arrived. The price of the new truck will be $14,246 and the price on the compactor will be $11,243. RE: DISCUSSION ON SNOW REMOVAL IN THE BUSINESS DISTRICT Discussion on snow removal in the Business District. The Mayor and Council felt that the City should charge when the City has to remove snow that some businesses have pushed snow into the street where it is blocking view of any on coming traffic. Nile Boyle felt that the City should charge by the hour for the time it t~aok. Morgan Garner said it would take trucks and a loader to clean the snow up. He felt that maybe $30.00 an hour would be a good price. Dan has instructed Lou to keep track of all the snow that is being removed and how long it takes. Dan will be at the next meeting to report and at that time a set fee will be set. RE: ST. ANTHONY YOUTH CENTER TO HELP WITH THE SNOW Mayor Porter stated that the St. Anthony Youth Center has a crew that will come , to Rexburg and clear snow. Dan will contact them. They will be here next week to help clear snow. They will clear the snow from fronts of vacant build- ings and gutters that they can't get to with the equipment. RE: INSURANCE PROPOSAL FROM CONSOLIDATED AGENCIES IN BLACKFOOT Mayor gave out an Insurance proposal from Consolidated Agencies in Blackfoot. He ask the council to read it over before next council to discuss it. Nile Boyle asked that a copy of the letter be sent to all local insurance companies to see if they want to bid on it. Copy attached. RE: AJOURNMENT Barton '~ensen moved that the meeting be adjourned, Morgan Garner seconded. All Aye. ~ M or, n C. orter ,~ ~ ~ - / ~ City Clerk, Rose Bagle ~,~"~