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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983.09.02 CITY COUNCIL MINUTESRE: NOTICE OF CLAIM Mary Smith read a Notice of Claim on behalf of Val Klingler, Pam Klingler, and Kasey Klingler. This claim. is for $300,000. (copy on file) Kasey injured his hand in an area where cemnet had been dumped by the City. Mayor Porter explained that the area was where you turn to go past the high school. Someone had put a plant across the drain ditch and the kids had dug caves and were playing in that area. Farrell had told the kids twice they could not play there. Once two mothers were there when he told the kids. The Street Department had been putting fill in the hole including cement and gravel. Morgan Garner said it was not an open area and the kids would have to cross the plank over the drain ditch to get there. A motion was made by Nile Boyle and seconded by Jim Morris to deny the claim and give it to the insurance company. All Aye. RE: ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Morgan Garner and seconded by Nile Boyle to .adjourn. All Aye. ~ ~~ ~. ~- M or o n C. Porter City lerk Rose gl MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING 9/2/83 Those Present: RE: RICKS COLLEGE CREDIT UNION Mayor: John C. Porter Councilman: Morgan Garner Glen Pond Jim Morris Also Present: City Clerk, Rose Bagley Seth Wood Ardyth Carlson Mayor Porter showed Seth Wood the drawing of the Credit Union. He explained that the drive in window would be moved to the other side away from the Woods property. The front of the building would be 20 feet back and would be landscaped. Ardyth Carlson explained that she did not think there would be anymore traffic now than there already is, because a lot of people would walk across the street from the campus. She said they probably wouldn't have only about five or six people in during an hours time. Seth Wood said he understood that they had about 1500 members in the three counties. He said he understood it was a business and the zoning would have to be changed. Mayor Porter explained it would not be changed to a regular commercial zone, it would be what they .call a limited commercial. If they would ever change their type of business, they would have to move,. because the limited commercial would be for the Ricks College Credit Union only. Seth Wood said when they allowed the business of Bill Kennedy to come in on the corner of Center and 1st South he understood it was just for_that business and now there is two or three businesses. Mayor Porter said the corner is always a mess of weeds and the city always has to cut the weeds, he thought this would make it look nice. Seth said that David Wood .had offered the owner of the property the price that he was asking and then he raised the price up about $8000 because he thought he could sell if for commercial property. He felt that they were already congested with the new building on the Ricks Campus at the end of Center Street and especially with the Post Office traff ic. He said he felt there was all kinds of business property in the city that you don't have to walk very far to, that could be used for this. He thought it would be better for the college not to congest it anymore. I~~J Ardyth Carlson said she didn't think it would be as bad as having more student housing. Mayor Por*er said if these people have had an offer to sell the property for a home and have been holding it thinking they are going to change it to commercial and get more money for it, in view of that he felt the council will have to consider that. Seth Woad said he was sure the Credit Union .would grow and there would be increased traffic to it, and there should be plenty of locations for businesses. Mayor Porter told Mr. Wood that they coaild not take any action. at the meeting today, the council will have to do it at a.n official council meeting. The reason for this meeting is to ge~_ Mr. Wood's feelings. Mrs. Carlson said it is a conservative business, and seems like an ideal spot. Morgan Garner said he thought Seth Wood needed some time to consider it and talk to his family and he needed to feel good about it. Mayor Porter said he felt that Seth Wood did not want the Credit Union there, he felt that there is 1500 members now, but it will grow every year. While there are only 8 or 9 people an hour now maybe there will be more in a few years. Another thing is it sounds like they are holding it for a higher price hoping it will be changed to commercial, and possibly we have that problem all over the city. Jim Morris said maybe if we turn some of the requests down for zone changes to commercial, the Real Estate offices would realize that we were not going to change the zones on the property they want to sell. RE: BUILDING PERMIT Mayor Porter said we have another problem. Ken Benfield has applied for a building permit with the county for a barn. He thought he would get Mary to get a temporary court injuction to stop it until we can get an opinion from the Attorney General. He said he would discuss it with Mary. He is also building a bike track up there which the neighbors think distracts from the residential area. MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING September 7, 1983 State of Idaho) County of Madison( City of Rexburg) A meeting of the City Council for the City of Rexburg, Madison County, held September 7, 1983, at the City Hall. Present were the following: Presiding: Council President, Nile Boyle Councilman: Sander Larson Morgan Garner Glen Pond Councilwoman: Darlene Blackburn Also Present: Mary Smith, City Attorney Rose Bagley, City Clerk Richard Horner, Treasurer RE: APPROVE MINUTES A motion was made by Sander Larson and seconded by Glen Pond to approve the minutes. All Aye. RE: DR. M.F. RIGBY Nile Boyle reported that Dr. M.F. Rigby died, he had done a lot of service to the city for a lot of years, and had served on the City Council from 1943 to 1949. RE: LIGHTING AT RAINBOW PARK Sander Larson said he had received a letter from Mohr Enterprises. They said it had come to their attention the reason that many lady students attending Ricks College don't live at Rainbow Park, 42 South 1st West, is the street lighting from