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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983.03.02 CITY COUNCIL MINUTESadvertised and there are some communities .that are interested. If we are interested we need to submit a bid. The low bid price would be $76,000, so we would have to at least have to bid that. This could be bought over a 7 or 8 year period of time. We would set up a tax anticipation note for the payment this year, and then set the budget up for the payments. The budget will have to be amended. A motion was made by Sander Larson to authorize the committee and Mayor to submit a bid for the fire truck, seconded by Jim Morris. All Aye. RE: PICTURE OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL Sander Larson told the council that we need to get a picture of the Mayor and Council for the Centennial book. RE: PROPERTY. TO BE RE-ZONED Karl Honosky was at the meeting. It had been recommended by the Planning & Zoning that. the property at 278 West Main and the property at 270 West Main be re-zoned to commercial, at the present the property is zoned R2. Mr. Honosky is requesting to put a Real Estate office at 278 West Main. Nile Boyle referred to Planning & Zoning minutes (copy file). Nile Boyle said he had had a lot of calls commenting on the re-zoning, some were in favor of it and some were opposed. A motion was made by Jim Morris and seconded be Morgan Garner to go along with the Planning & Zoning and .advertise for the re-zoning of the property to commercial at 278 West Main and 270 West Main. All Aye. Mary Smith was instructed to set up the Legal proceedings for the Public Hearing for the Re-zoning. The Public Hearing would be held March 16, 1983, at the City Council meeting. RE: KEN BENFIELD REQUEST Nile Boyle read .the recommendations from the Planning & Zoning for the regeust of Ken Benfield to be allowed to have a horse on his property on Millhollow. The Planning & Zoning recommended that he not be allowed to have a horse on the property. A motion was made by Darlene Blackburn and seconded by Jim Morris to concur with the decision of the Planning & Zoning to deny the variance of a horse. All Aye. RE: MOTION TO PAY BILLS A motion was made by Sander Larson and seconded by Darlene Blackburn to pay bills. All Aye. RE : ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Morgan Garner and seconded by Sander Larson to adjourn. All Aye. ~~~~ hn Porter Mayor Rose Bagley ity Clerk MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING March 2, 1983 State of Idaho) County of Madison( City of Rexburg) A meeting of the City Council for the City of Rexburg, Madison County, held March 2, 1983, at the City Hall. Cv ~ Present were the following: RE: MINUTES APPROVED Mayor: John C. Porter Councilman: Sander Larson Morgan Garner Glen Pond Jim Morris Nile Boyle Councilwoman: Darlene Blackburn Also Present: Mary Smith, City Attorney .Rose Bagley, City Clerk Richard Horner, Treasurer A motion was made by Darlene Blackburn and seconded by Glen Pond to approve the minutes of February 16, 1983.. All Aye. RE: AIRPORT BOARD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Mayor Porter told the council that the Airport Board have an improvement project started. They have funding of $6000 .for a project to improve the runway and also the aprons, to patch them. It is a Federal and State Project Grant.. It will not cost the .city anything., but the city has to pass a resolution. (Resolution attached.) A motion was made by Jim Morris and seconded by Morgan Garner that the resolution be approved. All Aye. RE: PROBLEMS WITH SEWER 1 Mayor Porter told the council we have had some problems with the sewer. The thing that. happened at Millhollow Meadows, the run off at Rexburg Bench .comes down into the city ditch and then it comes down into that field and after there is so much water in that field, it runs over the top. of the sewer stand pipes at Millhollow Meadows. Before we could get down and get it straightened out, the lift station had filled up because there was more water than it could pump and it was starting to back up in .some basements in Ricks Palmer Subdivision. They finally got the water to start going down about 11:00 p.m. last night. RE: SEWER CONNECTIONS TO TRAILERS Delynn Edstrom thinks that when any trailer goes in a trailer park, we should make sure the sewer connection is fastened onto the standpipe to the sewer and is sealed. They have just been putting the end in the .pipe and when the water runs up it runs in the pipe and into the sewer. At Millhollow Meadows there was a vacant lot that the top was sealed but someone had broken the pipe down by the ground to let the water run out,.. and the Sewer Department .fixed it and they went back in a couple of hours and the .cover they had put on the pipe had been pulled off. Delynn thinks we should change the ordinance so that would be a felony for dumping water into the sanitary sewer. The pumps had a lot of sand and debris in .them and had to be cleaned out. RE: BIG SEWER LIFT BY K-MART I They also had a problem with-the big sewer lift by K-Mart, the light went on and it was within two or three feet of the top. That is the one that takes care of all the waste from Sugar City and the East side of the city; including Millhollow Meadows. They couldn't find where the water was coming from; it was coming too fast. They finally discovered that someone had taken the manhole off just north-east of Forsgren Perkins building. There is a field of water there that was up 6 or 8 inches, and they had taken the manhole cover off to drain that field. Delynn said when he put the manhole cover back on, the pressure of the water going down almost. took his glove with it. After they got that covered up, the pumps started to empty the lift station. Today the light went back on and one of the pumps in the large lift station had froze up and quit because some wire had gone down in that open manhole and had twisted around the motor. They have it fixed now. The Mayor said he was going to have the police make an investigation. and-see who lifted the manhole because it is a serious thing. It could have backed up the water clear over to Sugar 'City. RE: TELEMETERING SYSTEM Mayor Porter said we have been discussing the Telemetering System on the lift station between Forsgren Perkins and the contractor, they have been trying to find out who was supposed to pay for it. They both want to just pay half. The other night Forsgren Perkins had 4 or 5 inches of water in there basement because it was not working. There were 4 or 5 houses in Ricks Palmer Addition that the water was pouring..in. I ~~ RE: MAP TO STOP WATER BEFORE IT GETS TO DRAIN DITCH Mayor Porter showed the council a map that Farrell Davidson had made of a proposal he wants to work on to stop the water before it .gets in the drain ditch that goes around Millhollow Meadows. He proposes to dig a ditch over to the river and divert the water into the river. It would need a right-a-way through the Walker property, but Farrell thought he could get the right-a-way. RE: ORDINANCE ABOUT DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS The mayor told the council he had received some copies of some ordinances from other cities from the Sterling Cod ifiers. There was one from Caldwell about delinquent accounts... DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS: All charges and fees, as provided by the chapter,. not paid within thirty days of the date when due shall become delinquent,. and shall be, and the same are hereby imposed as a lien against and upon the property or premises against which such charge or fee is levied or assessed, and the City Clerk shall, at the time of certifying the City taxes of the City, certify such delinquencies together with a lien upon the property and will be collectible as other taxes." Mary Smith said she would check on it. RE: PAYING WHAT STEINER AND WALKER OWE Mayor Porter said a year ago when they were building the new road, we had the pipe in and then we had to move it. We had a meeting with Forsgren Perkins, Earl Kemp, and Steiner and Walker and the city and we each agreed to pay a third of that. The city paid theirs and Forsgren Perkins paid theirs but we can't get Steiner and Walker to pay theirs. The state of Idaho has got to close that project. A decision was made by council for the city to go ahead and pay the $267.00 still owing and then collect it from Steiner and Walker. It was suggested to .either invite them to a council meeting and put them on the spot. If that did not work, turn. it over to the Small Claims court. RE: REORGANIZED GOLF BOARD Jim Morris told the council that they had reorganized the Golf Board. Evan Meyers had resigned; in his place is Jane Kennedy. The other members of the board are Roger Ferguson, Keith Larson, Jim Morris representing the city, and Doyle Walker representing the county. The. member of the mens golf association that serves on the board will be Jim Dettloff, they still need to select someone from the ladies golf .association. A motion was made by Nile Boyle and seconded by Morgan Garner to except the above named members of the Golf Board. All Aye. RE: GOLF BOARD. MANAGE GOLF COURSE Jim Morris told the council that he and the mayor had met with the commissioners and they had agreed to let the Golf Board manage the golf course this year. The money would be moved to the City Hall in a Golf Bank Account. By doing that we would get a Budget Report every month, and control the money. By the next council meeting the Golf Board will have a budget submitted for the up-coming year. All bills will be paid by the city but will be approved by the board. The board will meet once or twice each month. RE: LEASES WITH REXBURG IRRIGATION AND TETON PIPELINE Mayor Porter said we had a letter from the Department of Water Resources in which they told us we had to do something about the leases we have with the Rexburg Irrigation and also the Teton Pipeline, that it should be a little more formal. We do have a formal contract with Teton Pipeline Company, but we don't have one with Rexburg Irrigation. They also think we should file on our wastewater and also the water that comes out of the treatment plant that is going into the irrigation ditches. Mayor Porter said we also need to file on the well that county gave us. Mary Smith was instructed to prepare the formal leases on irrigation water, wastewater and the water that comes out of the treatment plant. The mayor said he and Mary would set up a meeting with Dick Davis and then Mary could file on the well. RE: PROBLEM AT MILLHOLLOW TRAILER COURT A couple was at the meeting from the Ricks Palmer Addition. They asked what the city was going to do about the problem at the Millhollow Trailer court. They were told there would be an ordinance passed stating that all connections would have to be sealed. They were advised to turn in there claims to the insurance company. Mayor Porter said the Water and Sewer committee would meet with Gene Palmer to resolve the problem. They felt that Gene Palmer should pay the costs that were incurred. RE: COSTS OF HAVING PROPERTY RE-ZONED Nile Boyle said we need to make sure that when people come in the first time to have property re-zoned that they know the costs. Mayor Porter said Mary Smith is making an ordinance that will set the fees. RE: STREET LIGHTS Jim Morris discussed the street lights. He said we have one misplaced and we are in need of two lights that we have overlooked. RE: BOB FARMSWORTH APARTMENTS Mayor Porter introduced Bob Farmsworth who has a project to switch some apartments to condominiums. The mayor referred to the minutes of the planning board and their recommendations. (copy on file) Mr. Farmsworth said he had recently acquired the apartments from Carol Walker which was built about 31z years ago. There are two 4-plex buildings setting side by side, facing each other. He showed the council the preliminary plat, and preliminary covenants. He said he wanted to make sure he was in conformance of the regulations in the City, and to see if he could get concurrence on the application he was making tonight. He said he was setting up a homeowners association and will be able to maintain them. Mayor Porter said the Planning Board voted. to except the preliminary plat as drawn as a sub-division with the restrictive covenants as proposed and except .the buildings as it is constructed, and to refer it to the City Council to proceed with the advertising and final plat. RE: NO CONDOMINIUM SECTION IN BUILDING CODE The mayor said that Mary said we haven't any condominium section in the building code. What the city has been doing is anything that qualified as an apartment house could be turned into a condominium. A motion was made by Darlene Blackburn and seconded by Nile Boyle to except the preliminary plat. All Aye. RE: MR. FARMSWORTH FINAL PLAT Mr. Farmsworth was advised to come back to the council with the final plat for approval. There would be no need to advertise. RE: FIRE TRUCK Sander Larson reported on the Fire Truck. The City was apparently the low bidder on the Fire Truck, and will buy the fire truck pending the purchase of the new county fire truck.- We will buy the truck over a 7 to 8 year period. This will open the door and make it possible for a mutual aid agreement. Mayor Porter .said as soon as we get the truck and the mutual aid agreement we will write .the rating bureau. Mayor Porter said since we made the purchase it looked like we would have to have a budget hearing, to change the budget, but it may be that we won't be able to take possession of it until they get the new one and it may be in the new fiscal year. Even if we get the truck in August, maybe we could stall them off and save us the cost of the budget hearing. RE: SPECS FOR NEW GARBAGE COMPACTOR Mayor Porter showed the specs-for the new garbage compactor which Farrell Davidson had ready for bid. He wants the color to be off-white. RE: RE-ZONING HEARING The council discussed the re-zoning hearing which would be held March 16. Mayor Porter said Arlo Nelson had made a master plan and the council had adopted it, and there was also a new zoning plan which is more sophisticated than the one we have now. The mayor said he thought we should start on it and have some hearings and adopt that plan. It would solve a lot of problems. RE: CLEAN UP THE CITY Sander Larson said since spring is not far away, he would suggest that inasmuch that this is the Centennial of ,the City of Rexburg, he thought it would be well to have a promotion to make an effort to clean up the city this spring. As a birthday celebration, we are going to have a lot of people coming to the city. This would be a good way to kick off the Centennial. RE: CHECKING STREETS FOR REPAIRS Mayor Porter asked Morgan Garner if he and Farrell Davidson would start checking the streets for repairs. RE: MOTION TO PAY BILLS A motion was made by Nile Boyle and seconded by Jim Morris to pay the bills. All Aye. RE : ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Sander Larson and seconded by Nile Boyle to adjourn. All Aye. ~ . ~-~~ v.~ Jo Porter Mayor Rose Bagley C' y Clerk MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING March 16, 1983 State of Idaho) County of Madison( City of Rexburg) A meeting of the City Council for the City of Rexburg, Madison County, held March 16, 1983, at the City Hall. Present were the following: Mayor: John C. Porter Councilman: Jim Morris Nile Boyle Morgan Garner Glen Pond Councilwoman: Darlene Blackburn RE: MINUTES APPROVED A motion was made by Morgan Garner and seconded by Darlene Blackburn to approve the minutes of March 2, 1983. All Aye. RE: PROPOSAL TO COVER DRAIN DITCH Mayor Porter told the council that a fellow came in to the-City Hall that is renting the house that Harold Nielson owns. He wants to buy a lot on the East side from Harold and build on it. They propose that they cover a drain ditch that goes through the property, between the Armory and the Harold Nielson property. They want to put a culvert in and then cover it. Mayor Porter said a lot of people dump their garbage in the ditch and it is hard to keep clean; this would probably help that situation. The council decided to go look at it and make a decision at the next meeting. RE: BROKEN CURBS AROUND CITY The mayor said Farrell Davidson had gone all over the city and found areas where the curb has been broken, some are small breaks and some are big. He said we have some money in the budget for repairing this sort of thing, and we need to get them repaired before they deteriorate. In some areas people have broken the curb to put in driveways, and as the water comes off the hill, it goes under the curb and the gutter. We have some curb and gutter forms and down on West Main where the curbs are all broken; we need to go along there and see if we could get the people to pay a part of it. We could do most of the work ourselves, we would probably have to have Hammer bid on it, and maybe do the finishing. RE: COMPLAINTS OF PARKING LARGE TRUCKS 1 Mayor Porter said there had been some complaints about large trucks parking in front of their own home; either the front or the end hangs over in front of their C1TY RESOI_UTlON EXTRACT FE~OM THE t~11NUTFS OF ARE=GULAR MEETING OF TEtE CITY COUNCIL OF 7HE CITY OF ____Rexbur~_____ __^__ , IDAHO HELD ON ..2 _..-_~_~ 193 ,~?1~_..___ ~~~~~ The following Resolution was introduced by Councilman _~ read in full, considered and adopted: RESOLUTION N0. _ _ _ OF THE CITY OF _Rexburg _ IDAHO ACCEPT- ING THE GRANT UFFER OF THE STATE OF IDAHO 'tNftOUGH THE IDAHO TRANSPORTAT N DEPARTMENT (DIVISION Ok AERONAUTICS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION) IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ~ 6,0_0__0._ 00 _ ' TO E3E USED UNDER THE AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT A1D PRO- GRAM PROJECT N0 _ ___ _______ IN tHE DEVELOPMENT OF REXBURG-MADISON CO. M~~L AIRPORT; and Be i t Resolved by the Mayor and Counci 1 of the City of _REXBURG __ ____ _-_,__~_~ Idaho as follows: Sec. 1. That the City of _~ REXBURG shall accept the Grant Offer of the State of Idaho in the amount of ___~.~00.04 for the pur- pose of obtainingq State Aid under Project No. ~~'--~~'~I_ in the Bevel oprnent of REXBURG-MADISON COQ ~fi~i~.~~~1 qi rport; and Sec. 2. 'T'hat the Mayor of the City ~of REXBURG __ _ is hereby authorized and directed to sign the statement of Acceptance of said Grant Offer (entitled Part II-Acceptance) on behalf of the City of _ REX_BUR_G_ _ __ and the City C1 erk i s hereby authorized end directed to attest the signature of the Mayor and to impress the official seal of the City of REXBURG _ on the aforesaid statement of Acceptance; and Sec. 3. A true copy of the Grant Offer referred to herein is attached here- to and made a part thereof. PASSED BY THE COUtJCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR THIS ~___~DAY OF /J2 19 ~(3• __ _- __.--- _ _ h1ayor ATTEST: _ Clerk CERTIFICATE I City C1 erk of the City of REX_BU_RG_ _ -___- --' ' -------------...__---_-___----------- is a full true, Idaho do hereby certify that the foregoing (and attached cop~• , and correct copy of Resolution No. _________ adopted at a regular meeting of the Council. of the City of ~__ REXB_URG _-- ___-____ held on the ~__ day of 19~~, and that the same is now in full force and effect. ----- - IN WITNESS 4~'HEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and imprdeasedofthe official sea of the City of REXBURG this _~ y ~~%*----------lg~ Clerk