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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983.09.07 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES1 ~~ ~ Ardyth Carlson said she didn't think it would be as bad as having more student housing. Mayor Porter 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 Wood said he was sure the Credit Union would grow and th~:re would be increased traffic to it, and there should be plenty of locations for businesses. Mayor Porter told Mr. Wood that they co~~ld not. take any action. at the meeting today, the council will have to do it at an 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, 19$3 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 ~~, the entrance to Rainbow Park to Ricks College Campus is inadequate. There are no street lights from Main Street to 1st South, and from 1st South to 2nd South there are three lights. Sander said he checked it out and it is correct. Many of the girls that were going to live at Rainbow Park were discouraged by their parents because of the poor lighting. They also indicate that some of the girls work early in the morning and have to go to work at the college at 4:30 a.m. and it is pretty dark. The council felt that it would be well to put a light at least in the middle of the block which would be about adjacent to the entry way of Rainbow Park. Nile Boyle told Sander Larson to talk to Jim Morris and have him check this out. RE: ALLEY BEHIND STEVE TERRY'S HOME Sander Larson said he had received a letter from Steve Terry about the alley behind his home. Sander said he was not here at the meeting, but in the minutes there were some alternatives and he wondered if they had been done. Nile Boyle said there were a lot of people that were against closing the alley. The garbage had been discontinued in the alley. Rose Bagley was instructed to talk to Farrell Davidson about following through with the speed bumps and grading and signing it as a one-way alley. RE: STREET PAVING Nile Boyle reported on the street paving. He said the paving was finished on 4th South except they needed to raise the man holes. They will do the railroad crossings and the rest of the paving next Wednesday. Sander Larson said by the railroad crossing on 2nd South and by the Woodshed Apartments .there is a square spot that has never been paved, it is part of the street. Morgan Garner said he would check that out. Nile Boyle said Farrell Davidson was going to check with the people in the alley behind Coast to Coast and see if they wanted to pay half on the paving. RE: PARKING SPACES Nile Boyle read a letter from Bishop Alyn Andrus of the Bishopric of the 4th and 15th Ward allowing Linda Eames to use five spaces of parking for her child care center. That was the only thing that the Planning & Zoning specified that she have enough parking. (copy attached) These parking spaces would give her the required amount of spaces she needed. RE: FINAL BUDGET HEARING Nile Boyle opened the hearing for the Final Budget of the Fiscal year 1983-1984 in the amount of $2,202,500. A motion was made by Morgan Garner and seconded by Glen Pond to approve the final budget for the fiscal year 1983-1984. All Aye. RE: ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE Mary Smith read ordinance 657, the annual appropriation ordinance. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REXBURG, IDAHO, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OCTOBER 1, 1983, TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1984, AND APPROPRIATING TO SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS, OFFICES AND FUNDS OF THE SAID CITY GOVERNMENT FROM THE REVENUE DERIVED FROM TAXES LEVIED FOR SAID FISCAL YEAR, AND ALL OTHER SOURCES, SUCH SUMS AS MAY BE NECESSARY OR DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSE AND LIABILITIES OF SAID CITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1984. A motion was made by Councilman Sander Larson and seconded by Glen Pond that the rules requiring an ordinance of a general and permanent nature to be read on three occasions be dispensed with and that said ordinance be numbered 657. Those voting Aye: Sander Larson Morgan Garner Glen Pond Darlene Blackburn Those Voting Nay: None Ordinance 657 was then placed before the council. The President of the council then called for the voting for final passage of the ordinance, and the motion was made by Darlene Blackburn and seconded by Glen Pond that ordinance 657 be passed. Those Voting Aye: Sander Larson Morgan Garner Glen Pond Darlene Blackburn Those Voting Nay: None The roll showed all councilmen present voting "Aye" carried, .the President of the Council declared that the majority of all the members of the City Council had voted for the passage of said ordinance, and that said ordinance was duly and regularly passed. Mayor Porter declared the motion carried. RE: CLAIM FOR DAMAGES Mary Smith, City Attorney, read a claim she received on August 31 from Kenneth and Marjorie Waldren for damages when a Rexburg water line ruptured in their back yard. The water line was under a block wall dividing their property from their neighbors. The water from the rupture flooded their basement. The total expenses for damages was $921. They feel that the damage occured because of negligence of the City of Rexburg. Mary said she had checked it with the Mayor and he said it isn't a city water line, it is just a private water line. A motion was made by Morgan Garner and seconded by Darlene Blackburn to deny the claim and turn it to the Insurance Company. All Aye. RE: WATER RUN-OFF Sander Larson said sometime back the water that runs off the fields on the hill runs right down the hill down by the Farm Crops Building on Center Street and it has a hole in the street and should be repaired. Rose was instructed to have Farrell Davidson look at it. RE: OBSTRUCTED VIEW Darlene Blackburn said the view is obstructed over on 1st North and 1st East. The cars parking along the street by Mamma Juliennes Pizza and the old sign that Taylor Rental had, makes it very hard to see the on-coming traffic from the West. Rose was insturcted to talk to the police about it to see if it could be corrected. RE: HEARING FOR RICKS COLLEGE CREDIT UNION Nile Boyle opened the hearing on the Ricks College Credit Union on the corner of Center and 2nd South, which was recessed at the last meeting. .Morgan Garner and Glen Pond were at the meeting with Seth Wood, who was not in favor of having the Credit Union there. Morgan Garner said he thought it should be left residential, he said he thought we had enough commercial property. Morgan Garner said Seth Wood did not want to change his mind. Morgan said that the thing that bothered him was that the owners had a chance to sell the property for a residential home and they wanted to hold out for a bigger price if it could be changed to commercial property. Glen Pond said he got the same feeling. A motion was made by Morgan Garner to deny request for a Special Use Permit for the Ricks College Credit Union and keep it zoned R2. Seconded by Darlene Blackburn. All Aye. RE: RE-ZONING Morgan Garner said he thought we need to stop re-zoning property somehow. RE: BILLS A motion was made by Sander Larson and seconded by Glen Pond to pay the bills. All Aye. RE: ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Sander Larson to adjourn. Seconded by Glen Pond. All Aye. City Clerk Ros agl a or John C. Porter r CONSENT FOR PARKING CONSENT IS HEREBY GIVEN to Linda Eames, d/b/a LITTLE ACADEMY to use five (5) parking spaces for employees at the 4th - 18th Ward parking lot during the hours of 7:00 A.M. through 6:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. Spaces are to be designated by the 4th or 15th Ward Bishopric. Linda Eames to be liable for any damage or claims resulting from the above-mentioned use. Bishop Alyn Andrus