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Home My WebLink About1979.03.07 CITY COUNCIL MINUTESMINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING March 7, 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 March 7, 1979, at the time of 7:30 P.M. at the City Hall. Present were the following: Mayor: John C. Porter Councilmen: Nile Boyle Jim Morris Warren Porter Morgan Garner Councilwoman: Darlene Blackburn Also Present: J.D. Hancock, Acting City Attorney Rose Bagley, City Clerk RE: AUDITORS MAKING SUGGESTIONS IN ACCOUNTING OF THE CITY Joe Call and Merrill Rudd for Rudd, Dabell, and Hill Accounting Firm were persent to make recommendations in accounting procedures. RE: MINUTES Nile Boyle moved that minutes of February 21, 1979, be approved. Jim Morris seconded. All Aye. RE: SAW MILL Sylvester Cooper representing 40 families of Rexburg was present with a letter protesting the amount of ashes and debris that continue to be produced by the local saw mill. (attached) Discussion by the Council. Mayor Porter will contact Bruce Arnell of the Public Health Department. :LIONS CLUB Dell Carlson representing the Lions Club was present, to get permission from the City Council for the Club to put up shelters at two locations for the handicap Children to wait for the bus. One would be on First North and one by the Bishop's Storehouse behind the tabernacle. They would be 8' long, 7' in front, 6' in back with a slop and a red wood floor, movable with a bench in them. Council said they would have to get conscent from the property owners involved. After they had the permission there should be no problem and they could go ahead. Jim Morris felt that the City could paint the curb by the bus loading zone. RE: PLANNING BOARD MEETING Mayor Porter stated that the Planning Board had met and decided that the City should go ahead with the annexation of Cresthaven. It would be zoned R1. RE: CARL SMITH PROPERTY Mayor Porter ask the Council if any of them remembered if the property owned by -'" Carl Smith on the corner of Main and Ash had been rezoned. None of the Council could remember. LETTER FROM FRANK CHURCH Mayor Porter read a letter that Senator Frank Church had received requesting inform- ation on Rexburg. RE: TEDRO FUNDS Mayor Porter read a letter from Senator Frank Church reguarding TEDRO Funds. RE: ORSON SMITHS LID 22 Discussion on the LID of Orson Smiths, LID 22 Item 78, which was originally billed to john Smith. Mayor Porter ask permission the the Council to waive the interest due because it had been sent to the wrong person. He stated that they had o~me in and paid the principal in full, but did not want to pay the interest. The Council agreed `'~ ~< to waive the interest due. RE: BILLS Morgan Garner moved that bills be paid. Warren Porter seconded. All Aye. RE: ADJOURNMENT Nile Boyle moved that the meeting be adjourned. Morgan Garner seconded. All Aye. .j -~ -, ; , ~ f.. -~ City Clerk, Ro Ba (~ ~. ~~ Mayo John C. Porter it 1 V ~J . C/ C'~:1~%LGf/ Pension Representative March 7, 1979 A Member of Transameric¢ Corporation To the City Fathers of Rexburg: When reviewing employee benefits, three items should be considered. 1. COST 2. QUALITY 3. SERVICE To sacrifice any of the three; cost, quality, or service, is to sacrifice the desired effect of the benefit. Thank you for this opportunity to explain our proposals. Sincere y, ~`~~~ Clay S. Schaat Birch at Blvd., P. O. Box 459 /daho Falls, /daho 83401 Phone 523-1850 City of Rexburg March 7, 1979 LIFE INSURANCE: $.46 per $1,000 Dismemberment $ 5,000 Normal Death $10,000 Accidental Death $20,000 MEDICAL INSURANCE: Life and Medical Insurance proposal: Clay S. Schaat - Idaho Falls, Idaho 523-1850. Republic National Life San Francisco, California (415) 981-2310 Eligible charges are 100% of the Reasonable .and. Customary f, ~ ~ ~ _ charge ~ 20% Semiprivate hospital room and board A11 other hospital charges 100% 80% Ambulance Sugical charges w ` ~ up to $250,000 1$50 Anesthesiologist - up to'$2,500 Doctor calls in or out of hospital Perscription Drugs Xray Examinations $50 calendar year deductible 3 deductible maximum per family Laboratory Examinations Radium and Cobalt therapy ~ ~ J ANY reasonable and customary charge due to an accident or sickness ~ ~~ ~~ Maternity complications or normal charges in excess of $950 Medical Premiums Only: Blue Cross Old Republic Life Male, Female and Children 26 $69.80 $50.5 8 Employe-.and~.Spouse 10 59.80 50.58 Single Employee 17 26.50 19.26 Average Monthly Cost $2,863.30 $2,148.30 Average Monthly Savings $ 715.00 v0 Average Yearly Savings $8,580.00-~ ~~ . City of Rexburg ' March 7, 1979 . Clay S. Schaat Idaho Falls, Idaho 523-1850 3rd Party Administration Comp arison based on past claims experience of the City "' Usual administration charge: 5% to 11.5% of paid claims or paid premium . Enrollment fee: NONE to $20 .00 per unit EXAMPLE: (assumption of 8.5% administration fee and no enrollment fee) 'City of Rexburg Premium $23,609.70 7176 - 6/77 Paid claims -20,961.64 Admin..fee..~. -1,781.74 (8.5% X $20,961.64) $866.32 Savings for year City of Rexburg Premium $33,668.15 11/77 - 10178 Paid claims -30,387.26 i Admin. fee -2,582.92- (8.5% X $3,387.26) $697.97 Savings i for year i i i 4 r ~~ 0 ( ` ' ;tl t v ~ `. rv ~aaLx ;u=zPLx To: 430 137, Uni~ed Mates D'~partr~~et1~ of the interior BL'KEAU OF RECLA?~TATION WASHINGTC7N ~ C.,., .20240 ;., . `~ ~~ ~6 ~ B 1 `71 S79 Honorable Frank Church United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Church: This is in response to your letter of February 7, 1979, regarding payments for certain projects in the Teton disaster area pursuant to Public Law 95-629 which amended Public Law 94-400, As of February 2, 1979, approximately $117,6 million of the $400 million available under the Teton claims program had not been obligated, At that time, claims in the amount of $104,1 million were pending, the Office of Hearings and Appeals was considering appeals of administrative determinations for claims totaling $73,7 million, and lawsuits involving claims totaling $1,8 million had been initiated, Thus, a total of $179,6 million or more could, theoretically, be required to cover the claims that have not been settled, In addition, administration costs will be incurred, Until we are certain that the total amount to be obligated under Public Law 94-400 is less than $400 million, we do not believe it would be appropriate to obligate funds pursuant to Public Law 95-629, We will keep you advised as the program progresses, Sincerely yours, ../~~ • .~ ~~~ R, Keith Higgi o Commissioner a ~ ,.~ A Member of r Transamenca Corporation II I ~ . ~~;~~~ Pens/on Representative March 7, 1979 To the City Fathers of Rexburg: When reviewing employee benefits, three items should be considered. 1. COST 2. QUALITY 3. SERVICE To sacrifice any of the three; cost, quality, or service, is to sacrifice the desired effect of the benefit. Thank you for this opportunity to explain our proposals. Sincere y, ~v Clay S. Schaat Birch at Blvd., P. O. Box 459 • ldoho Falls, Jdaho 83401 • Phone 523-1850 N Life and Medical Insurance proposal: City of Rexburg March 7, 1979 Clay S. Schaat Idaho Falls, Idaho 523-1850 LIFE INSURANCE: $.46 per $1,000 Dismemberment $ 5,000 Normal Death $10,000 Accidental Death $20,000 MEDICAL INSURANCE: Republic National Life San Francisco, California (415) 981-2310 Eligible charges are 100% of the Reasonable .and Customary ~, ~ ~ « _ charge ~ 20% Semiprivate hospital room and board All other hospital charges 100% 80% Ambulance Sugical charges x$50- up to $250,000 ANY reasonable and customary charge. due to an accident or sickness Maternity complications or normal charges in excess of $950 Medical Premiums Only: Blue Cross Old Republic Life Male, Female and Children 26 $69.80 $50.58 ~mpl:oyee:.and ,Spouse 10 59.80 50.58 Single Employee 17 'L6.50 19.26 Average Monthly Cost $2,863.30 $2,148.30 Anesthesiologist ~ up to'$2,500 Doctor calls in or out of hospital ' Perscription Drugs Xray Examinations $50 calendar year deductible 3 deductible mauimum per family. Laboratory Examinations . Radium and Cobalt therapy ~ '' v Average Mon hly Savings. $ 715.00 Average Yearly Savings $8,580.00 '~~~~~/' .~ 1wr City of Rexburg March 7, 1979 Clay S. Schaat Idaho Falls, Idaho 523-1850 3rd Party Administration Comparison based on past claims experience of the City '' Usual administration charge: 5~ to 11.5% of paid claims or paid premium Enrollment fee: NOiVE to $20.00 per unit EXAMPLE:. (assumption of 8.5% administration fee and no enrollment fee) 'City of Rexburg Premium $23,609.70 7/76 - .6/77 Paid claims 20,961.64 Admin.:.fee.. -1,781.74 (8.5% X $20,961.64) $866.32 Savings for year City. of Rexburg Premium $33,668.15 11/77 - 10!78 Paid claims -30,387.26 Admin. fee -2,582.92 (8.5% X $30,387.26) I $697.97 Savings ,for year s 7, March, 1979• Mayor Porter and the Rexburg City Council: We have been asked to represent about ~0 families of Rexburg who are concerned about the amount of ashes and debris that continue to be pro- duced by the local sawmill. It is our understanding that both the current owners and the previous owners were given a "temporary" permit by the State of Idaho Depart- ment of Health to continue operating while a solution to the pollution problem could be worked out. Apparently, the:°previous owner did not- hing and we are .able to detect no progress by the current owners. We realize the financial contribution this industry makes in the empl- oyment and tax revenues to the people of our community. It is not our intent to try to drive them out of business, but we feel that sufficie- nt time has elapsed to develop a workable solution to this problem. We feel that the time~~as come to require that something be done. We would like to know how long the temporary permit allows the mill to continue operating. We also request appropriate action by the Mayor and City Council to get the owners of the mill moving toward a prompt solution to this long standing problem. It is our intent to stay on top of this situation until something is done to stop this dirty and unhealthy condition in our community. With kindest regards. ~~~ ~'`~ ~~~ester Co er, Jr. 271 North 3rd West, Rexburg, Idaho Edward Hook, 139 Nor rd W t, b g, ho n ` Lynn H. Davenport 66 West 1st North, Rexburg, Idaho. G. Wendell Ritchie 127 North 1st West, Rexburg, Idaho. r . r FRANK CHURCH, IDAHO, CHAIRMAN MVND 5. MUSKIE, MAINE PETE V. DOM ENICI, N. MEX. TON CHILES, FLA. EDWARD W. BROOKE, MASS. N GLENN, OHIO CHARLES H. PERCY, ILL. N MELCHER, MONT. NIS DE CONCINI, ARIZ. WILLIAM E. ORIOL, STAPF DIRECTOR DAVID A. AFFELDT, CHIEF COUNSEL JOHN OUY MILLER, MINORITY STAFF DIRECTOR ~C~ffeb .~fafe~ ,~er~afe SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510 February 2 6 , 19 7g 1 The Honorable City Hall Rexburg, Idaho Dear John: John C. Porter 83440 I've received the enclosed letter from Coleen A. Falbo, of Clemson, South Carolina, requesting information about Rexburg. I'm answering Coleen, telling her I'm forwarding her letter to you for your review. With best wishes, S i~j~ r~l y , rank Church Enclosure .~ . T3ox 5n 33 Clemson, S.C. 29632 Senato.r_nf iiexb~.ir. M, Idaho Senate Office Bldg. ',~lashin~ton, _').^. 20510 Dear ~%r: I am writing- to ,you in order to ask if it would be a.t all possible for me to obtain an~T i.n.forma.tion concerning the c?_ty of ~~exbur~. I axn visiting; the city in the near future and plan to possibly settle there, and I would like to know everything I possibly can about ~~exburg. If there is any information on thinms such as populations, history, various climates, economic situation, any cultural events, housing; developments, narks and. playgrounds, or any other special cha.r- acteristics of the city would be ~-?°eatl~r appreciated. If at all possible, could ,you pl ease send. any x~amphlets a,nd~or brochures, or axn~r other information con- cerning the ci.t~r? thank ~rou for ~rour time and interest. Yours s i n/c~er. el~y,~ ~ ~~-- Coleen A. ~'albo