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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979.06.20 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES,' _% MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING June 20, 1979 State of Idaho) County of Madison(ss City of Rexburg) A meeting of the City Council for the City of Rexburg, Madison County, held on June 20,1979, at the City Hall. Present were the following: RE: FIREWORKS PERMITS Mayor: John C. Porter Councilman: Warren Porter Morgan Garner Jim Morris Barton Jensen Nile Boyle Councilwoman: Darlene Blackburn Also Present: Mary Smith, City Attorney Rose Bagley, City Clerk Mayor Porter read Fireworks Permits for the following: Mighty Mite Circle K Joy Drug Diane & Kendal Fuller Chateau Drug Jim Morris moved that they be approved. Darlene Blackburn seconded. All Aye. RE: DISCUSS LEASE ON THE OLD JUNK YARD PROPERTY David Walters of Walters Concrete was present to discuss the lease on the old Junk Yard Property. Mr. Walters presented a drawing of the property in question. He suggested that the horse barns could be turned to the West. He also suggested that there be a barrier of some type put between the ponds and the bridal path. Walters would like about 72 acres. He felt that they could not go to the expense of clearing the area and covering it on a short term lease. They would like a 50 year lease or to buy the property. They would also like a variance to the burning ordinance, so some of the debris could be burned. He stated that if the City wanted to push some of the debris from the property that he did not lease into the pond it would be okay. Mayor Porter stated that he would like to consider cleaning the entire area and the City could put top soil on the part that Watlers didn't lease. Barton Jensen said that the City could not make a decision on cleaning the area up until they could make up a proposal with two or three alternatives and present it to the Council at the next meeting. The Council felt that they could not lease the property on a 50 year lease. RE: GARTH HARKER ASK TO OPEN T SHIRT SHOP Mayor Porter stated that Garth Harker was in the City Hall to ask if he could open a T Shirt Shop on the property owned by Bertha Fullmer at 236 South 1st West. Mrs. Fullmer had a business called Potters and Painters at that address. Mayor Porter was instructed to have him proceed to get the property zoned limited commercial. He would instruct him to go to the Planning Board. RE: WAY TO GET WATER METERS READ MORE EFFICENTLY Mayor Porter stated that he and the City Clerk had been discussing a way to get the water meters read more efficently. Some people bury their meters. Mayor Porter suggested having people read their own meters and then have the meters checked twice a year. He ask the Council to think about a solution to the problem and discuss it at a later date. RE: TEDRO FUNDS Tuesday the BOR held a meeting at the City Hall and told how to get the TEDRO Funds. The City will have to make a resolution on each project and use the money as it has been outlined. The resolution will then have to be sent to them for them to check and then they will send the money. RE: RESOLUTIONS READ AND APPROVED. (Copy Attached) RE: LEASE FOR THE NEW POLICE STATION ~I [1 Mary Smith was instructed to draw up a lease withthe County for the new Police Station before the City pays them for the building. RE: KENT JOLLEY SEWER LINE INSTALATION A request was presented from Kent Jolley of the Cresthaven Sub-division. When he ran a sewer line to the Sub-division he installed a 12" line instead of a 8" line, and went down 7th South with it. The price difference in the two lines was $11,850. The property owners had agreed to pay their share. To date none of the property owners have reimbursed him for the line. Mr. Jolley wanted the City to help him out on the cost of the line. Barton Jensen felt that the Ordinance should be changed so thatat the time property owners hook on the sewer they would have to pay their share of the sewer line. The entire cost for the line to his property was $103,000. Mayor Porter stated that the line he laid is one of the lines that is in the TEDRO funding. Barton Jensen made the motion that the Council study it and see what the City can do and decide at a later date. Morgan Garner seconded. All Aye. E: EARL KEMP REPORTED ON STEP II OF THE SEWER PROJECT Earl Kemp was present to report on Step II of the Sewer Project. He told the Council that they needed to pass a resolution authorizing the Mayor to be an officed or the Project, a resolution to apply for the grant, a resolution to complete the project in conformance with the planning study. Morgan Garner moved that the resolution be made up by the City Attorney, Darlene Blackburn seconded. All Aye. Barton Jensen moved that the resolutions be passed. Jim Morris seconded. All Aye. RE: DISPLAYS ON THE SIDEWALKS _~".. Mayor Porter stated that for the last several years the City has not allowed anyone to have displays on the sidewalks. He had had requests to put goods on the sidewalk. The Council felt that the City should continue with the policy. For special events onl-y they could use the sidewalk for display. RE: BUDGET Mayor Porter told the Council that they would have to start working on the budget. RE: BACK STOP AT NEW PARK Mayor Porter stated that he had met with the School Board, and that some of the teachers felt that the back stop at the new park should be higher and wider, also that the fence should be put all around the park. Mayor Porter said that since we would not lock the fence, there was no need to put it all around the park. The School Board said that they knew that the City had lived up to their obligations. The back stop had been made the same as the ones in Idaho Falls. Mayor Porter said that he suggested to the School Board that if they want to pay the difference we would make the back stips to their specification otherwise we sill leave them like the original plan. The deadline for completion of the Park is June 30, so if they want to change it they will have to do it before that date. Everything is completed on the park that the plans call for. TheState had okayed everything. RE: RELIEVED MONEY FROM BOR Mayor Porter told the Council that we had gotten the money from the BOR and paid back the Bank on our loans. Some of the money had been invested in Time C D's until the City needs it. RE: BILLS Warren Porter moved that the bills be approved. Jim Morris seconded. All Aye. RE: ADJOURNMENT Darlene Blackburn moved that the meeting adjourn. Morgan Garner seconded.. All Aye. ,~ ~ ._ ~. ' i.v ~ ~J Gay y~ Joh C. er, Mayor !~ ,-~ .~ Rose Bagley, City ~ ~r~j