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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979.04.18 CITY COUNCIL MINUTESstreets we designate inside the city. The Mayor stated he has asked Chief Siepert and the Traffic Safety Committee to make a survey and the state will provide plastic to mark areas. They will do this for two years and after that we are on our own. The Mayor ~` stated there is a new manual for traffic devices for 1979 and that Chief Siepert had sent for one. RE: MAYOR REPORTED 402 FUNDING AVAILABLE The Mayor reported 402 funding was available under a three-year program for medical training for firemen, training for city attorney's and staff in prosecuting cases, training police in investigation, and training engineers. The matter was discussed. RE: SUBJECT OF FOUR-WAY STOPS DISCUSSED Tire matter of four-way stops at various streets was discussed. Nile Boyle stated he thought that two-way stops should be re-established at Porter Park and Al Klingler's corner, also on College Avenue in as much as the Taylor Chevrolet has moved. Darlene Blackburn also suggested that the four-way stops on her street corner be eliminated. The Mayor stated he would have Chief Siepert take care of eliminating the four-way stop signs on those streets. RE: BILLS It was moved by Jim Morris, seconded by Darlene Blackburn and unanimously carried that the bills be approved and paid. RE: ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Darlene Blackburn, seconded by Morgan Garner and unanimously carried that the meeting adjourn. %'~ ~ f ~~-~ ~~ii . .,'G-~~-i City Clerk , Rose II~Ygle~/' 2~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ y Jo C. Porter. MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING April 18 , 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 April 18, 1979, at the time of 7:30 P.M. at the City Hall. Present were the following: Mayor: John C. Porter Councilwoman: Darlene Blackburn • Councilman: Jim Morris Barton Jensen Warren Porter Nile Boyle Morgan Garner Also Present: City Attorney, Mary Smith City Clerk, Rose Bagley RE: PERMISSION FOR OUTDOOR DANCE ASKED FOR Mayor Porter stated that some Ricks College students had contacted him about having an outdoor dance. They had requested having one at Rainbow Apartments, they had notified all the neighbors and gotten an okay from them. The dance would end at 11:00 P.M. Barton Jensen reminded the council that all student outdoor dances had to be cleared with Ricks College. ~''~ ,,RE: GARTH FLAMM - ASKING ABOUT 4-WAY STOP SIGN ON 2nd NORTH AND lst EAST ~ Garth Flamm was present to ask the council if they had decided to take out the 4-way stop sign on 2nd North and 1st East. He was informed that the traffic commission was in charge of that. He was advised to check with Robert Smith, Chairman. RE: POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND CHARGES FOR City owned ball diamonds The council members were given suggested policies, procedures, and charges for usage of City owned ball diamonds for the summer of 1979. (attached) Bob Gentry had checked with the people involved and everyone was in agreement. Warren Porter said that he thought we should make sure that the lights were turned c_~ff at night. Bob Gentry got information from the Utah Power & Light so that charges could be set up. On the new baseball field the charge would have to be more. The council members questioned if the City could control the lights on the ball diamonds like is being done on the tennis courts. RE: BEER LICENSE Application for a beer license was presented to the council for Ray Grindrod for the V-1 Station. Barton Jensen moved that it be approved. Nile Boyle seconded. All Aye. RE: KEN BIRD'S NEW APARTMENT HOUSE Discussion about Ken Bird's new apartment rouse. Several. neighbors had called about it. The planning board had okayed it after Ken Bird had told them that the council had given him a variance. The council had only given a variance on some other property not the crre in question. Mayor Porter showed a plan of the apartment house. There is a house south of where the apartment house is being built which will be torn down for parking. RE: CHARGES FOR WATER METER HOOKUPS - SEWER CONNECTS Jim Morris ask about charges for water meter hookups. He wondered if a refund was given IF THEY ~I~TGED THE WATER METER UR TOOK 1'T GUT, He was advised that there was no refund given because they usually had to be repaired. Discussion on sewer connects. When the street has to be torn up for a sewer connect the fee should be more than when it does not have to be torn up. RE: TRUCK PAFtKINC, OIv NORTH 3rd WF~ST AND WEST 2nd r30R`I'H A group of citizen: from the area of North 3rd West and West 2nd D<arth were present to give the council a petition recluestirig the council to take i:mmediat.e action to stop trucks from parkir:y alor.cJ the above streets. There have been two trucking firms using those streets far parking and servicing their truck". Mayor Porter stated teat now that curb and gutter is being put in, tre city right of way will be clear and the trucks can be ticketed. Barton Jensen moved trot signs be ported "No Turck Parking fi t Anytime'" on bate side" of the streets and that the Police be instructed to ticket the trucks; Nile Boyle secancled. All Aye. RE : GOLF' COURSF, The Council discussed the Golf Course and the use of it after the new Galf Course :.~s bt:.ilt. KE: Mayor Por.t.er told the ccur,cil that they had started. ailing the streets. RE"~ BOR. CLAIM ~'he aeuncil ask the Mayor about the Bar Claim RE: CONTRP_CT5 FUI: THE STATE AML? CIT].ES TO PURCHASE TIRES AT A LOWF;R PkICF: Ntayor Porter to]d the Caunci.l. that tY.e state ha c. purchased contracts far the StatE and Cities to purr..hase tires at a lower price. Clair & Dees OK Tires has the State Contract. The Mayor felt tr!at we should buy tires under the state cor~tract. The City would have to notify the State about a week prior to getting thee: as to what they need. This will help keep the costs down. RFic T?I7,F BCYLF' A5K ABC3U7 i.% Initiative Nile Boyle ask the N,ayor about the 1% Initiative. It will cut about $80,QG0 or ' $9G,OOQ from property t.ar. It is frozen however this next year and we will rot get a cut. It will come after that. ~ ~ ri s / RE : HEALTH T NStiRANCE: Mayor Farter the Council that wE have got to make up our. minds on Elealth Insurance soon. Jim Morris will talk to Blackfoot Mayor about the Self Funded Insurance. RE: THE CLEAN UP IN TOWD, Mayor Porter tcld the Council that the clean up an town is ,°oing forward. Crews have ' been cleaning up at Porter and SmitYi Parks- RE: COMPLAINTS AF~OUT STREET.' SWEEPER Barton Jensen told tY!e Cour.~cil that he had had complaints that the street sweeper had been throwing travel on the sidewalks. COMPLAINTS ABCaLiT TONS WEBSTER"S TRAILER. HOUSE Darlene Blackburn said treat she had had complaints about Tom Webster's trailer house. RE: READING OF ORDINANCE: F.,Oa City Attorney Nlary Smith read Ordinance 603 setting up the bond schedule far LID 23. Councilman Barton Jensen thereupon introduced anAordinance entitled "An ordinance concerning the creation of, improvements in, assessments against property in, and street improvement bonds far Local Improvement District No. 23 for the purpose of causing certain streets ar,.d alleys and parts ther.eef within the corporate limits of said oi.ty to be graded, regraded, graveled, paved, re-paved and otherwise improve said streets within the district and to construct and reconstruct curbs, gutters, sanitary sewer mains and service lines, water mains and service lines, drainage facilities, a canal bridge, and otherworks incidental to all_ of the foregoing improve- ments along said streets within said district, and providing when this ordinance shall be in effect:." The motion was made by Councilwoman. Darlene Blackburn, and ,ecrrded by Councilman Nile Bayl.e, that the rule requiring ordinances of a general and permanent. nature to be fully and. distinctly read on three different days be dispenses., with and treat said ordinance numbered 6~3 be read in full and at lengtYe and placed upon its final passage. Thereupon, The Clerk was ordered to call the roll ~n said motion, ar~d the roll. call upon said motion was as follows: Those voting Aye: Barton Jensen Darlene Blackburn Warren Porter Nile Boyle Morgan Garner James Morris Those vcti.ng Nay: None The Mayor thereupon declared that the motion; having been. passed by not less tk,an three--fourths of the Council, ha.d been duly carried. Ordinance No. CCs was then read by the Clerk in full and at length as follows: ORDINANCE NO, 603 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE CREATION OF, IMPROVEMENTS IN, ASSESSNtENTS AGAINST PY.OFERTY IN, AND STREET IMPROVEMENT BONDS FOR LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DIS`1'RICT NO. 23, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CAUSING CERTAIN STREETS AND ALLEYS AD1D PARTS THEF'.EOF WITHIN TEE CC)RPORATE~ LINiITS OE' SAID CITY TO BE GRADED, RE-GRADER, GRAV~~LED, PAVED, RE-FAVED AND OTHERWISE IMPROVE SAID STREETS WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND TO CONSTRUCT AND RECONS'T'RUCT' CURBS, GUTTERS, SAD?ITARY 5EWE,R NIA INS AND SERVICE LINES, WATER MAINS ANP. SERVICE LINES, DRAINAGE FACILITIES, A CANAL BRIDGE, AND OTHER WORKS INCIDENTAL TO ALL OE° THE FORE- GOING IMPROVEMENTS ALONG SAID STREETS WITHIN SAID DISTRICT, AND PROVIDING WHEN THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE TN EFFECT. RE: BILLS Barton Jensen moved that the bills be approved, Jim Harris seconded There was a disrassion on the bill owed to the City by Jack Randall. There was a discussion on the law suit with Bruce SmitY~. RE; ADJOURNMENT Nile Boyle moved that the meeting Y,e adjourned, Morgan Garner seconded. _~_~.- '~ ayor, john C. Porter