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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983.11.03 CITY COUNCIL MINUTESput us back as we were with the same construction as before. If the city uses a different kind of construction, the insurance company would negtotiate. He said no matter which way they went, they should explore it with the insurance company before they started. They would like whoever did the demolition to be careful with the floor. There would be no stipulation on it if it would have to be built on the same property, or the same plan. Mary Smith told the council if we sell that City Property or trade property, we would have to pass an ordinance. The council decided to get some opinions from professional people that are in that business as to the cost to rebuild, then the committee would study the proposal and come up with a recommendation. RE: APPROVAL OF BILLS A motion was made by Nile Boyle and seconded by Sander Larson to approve the bills. All Aye. RE: ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Darlene Blackburn and seconded by Morgan Garner to adjourn. All Aye. City Clerk Rose B ey MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING November 3, 1983 State of Idaho) County of Madison( Citv of Rexburg) • ~ ~' ~~ Ma n C. Porter A meeting of the City Council for the City of Rexburg, Madison County held November 2, 1983, at the City Hall. Present were the following Mayor: John C. Porter RE: APPROVAL OF MINUTES Councilman: Glen Pond Nile Boyle Sander Larson Morgan Garner Jim h1orris Councilwoman: Darlene Blackburn A motion was made by Glen Pond and seconded by Darlene Blackburn to approve the minutes. All Aye.: RE: VISITORS AT THE MEETING Members from a Ricks College journalism class were at the meeting. RE: MOBILE HOME REQUEST Jerome and John Barrick were at the meeting to request putting a mobile home at 249 South 5th West. Jerome told the council that his son,., John, had bought a mobile home. They had talked t~o Reese Realty and checked a map, and they told them they could put it on our property on South 5th West, but they had failed to check with the city for a permit. He had hired a plumber to dig the water and sewer line and an electrician to hook up the electricity. W e got it all set up and a city water department employee came down and said we couldn't put the trailer there. Mr. Barrick said he was shocked. He said he guessed he should have come to the~city first. He had gone to alot of expense to dig the water and sewer line. He wondered what their chances were to leave the mobile home there. He said they were supposed to be in a commercial area, and he had seen alot of mobile homes around the city. He said he had heard there was an ordinance against a mobile home there, and he didn't think there was because his father has a mobile home there. The mayor said that for the last year we have had a series of hearings and meetings with people with mobile homes, and with the exception of those senior citizens, we have given them all notice to move them out. Jerome said he knew of some trailers that were around town and wondered why. Morgan / A Garner said the trailer board had met with all the trailer owners and reviewed each case individually, and gave them some things they had to do. He gave notice to the people that needed to move the trailers., There are still a few we have to take action on. Mayor Porter told him we have put a stop to trailers moving into the city. The ones that have been here since the flood have caused the problem, and now we are trying to get them out. Double wide trailers can be on a permanent foundation because they are called a moduler home. Jerome said that the trailer improved the looks of the property. Mayor Porter told him when you move a trailer in the city, you are supposed to get permits and should have done it. He told him his father had come into City Hall and asked to get the water turned off and the meter taken out. The mayor told him before any action can be taken, we would have to call a special meeting and take it before the trailer committee. Morgan Garner told him they would call a meeting as soon as possible. RE: STATE PLUMBING CODE Mayor Porter told the council that when Norris Reese was on the council the city met with the plumbers and agreed that we would go by the State Plumbing Code with the exception that there would be one vent in the house that would have to be a 3" vent. The uniform building code says that that is up to the discretion of the governing board which is the council. After that meeting, those are the rules we set up. One plumber in town now says he is going by the Idaho Code which says only a 2" vent, all other plumbers are complying. The mayor had told the plumbing inspector the only thing to do is to red tag it, and he would bring it up to the council. He suggested to Nile Boyle, the councilman over the Water & Sewer Department, to call a meeting of his committee and the call all the plumbers go over it. RE: BUILDING PERMITS Mayor Porter reviewed the building permits of $587,950 for the month of October. RE: DENNIS HUFFMAN-WATER & SEWER LINE Nile Boyle discussed a problem that Dennis Huffman had. He is building some apartments on North 5th West. He purchased a lot on 5th West.. A few years ago, H & K installed a storm drain for the City in front of the property. At that time we didn't think much about whether or not they had replaced the water and sewer line. When he had started to build the apratments, he had called the city to have the line located, and they could not find the lines. The lot was vancant, and so they had not replaced the line. He was concerned if we would charge him the price of another hook up. It was not Mr. Huffman's fault that it wasn't connected. A motion was made by Nile Boyle and seconded by Morgan Garner to forego the hook up fee for the water and sewer. He would have to pay for everything except the hook up fee. All Aye. RE: COMPLAINTS CONCERNING PLUMBING INSPECTOR Marlin Hill was at the meeting. He gave a letter to the Mayor and the Council (copy attached) complaining about the Plumbing Inspector, that he is owner and operator of a local plumbing business in Rexburg and that it is in direct conflict of interest, and that he has solicited work for his own company while performing his duties as an inspector. He said he could not work with Ralph. He is so concerned with the letter of the law that he does not realize that we all have to work together. He said he is doing the Crandall & W orkman medical office. He is a contractor, journeyman plumber, and he spends most of his time on the job plumbing with his brother, Bryce. He did leave Bryce by himself part of the time, and Ralph Thompson came up and told the contractor he did not want Bryce working without a journeyman plumber. Mr. Hill accused Ralph Thompson of soliciting work for Thompson Plumbing while doing inspecting. One apartment owner had told him that Ralph had told him he could not do the plumbing on his apartment house, but he could get Thompson Plumbing to do it. He said he could not work with Ralph and would not have him inspecting his jobs anymore. Mayor Porter told him that you could not do the plumbing in an apartment unless you are a licensed plumber. P1ayor Porter told Mr. Hill that the city had had problems with him before. He had brought up the same thing when we had Jerry Brian working for the city. l~1r. Hill said he felt that he had been pushed around ,and he didn't like it. Mayor Porter told him they would have a meeting with all theplumbers and discuss the problem. Mr. Hill asked what they were going to do in the meantime. The mayor said we would not do anything until thee;meeting. Sander Larson told him to write down all the allegations, times, dates, parties involved, etc. so it is in writing so we can take it from there with the inppector. It will then be taken up with the committee. RE: BLOCK GRANT Mayor Porter said we submitted another application to get a Block Grant to enlarge the sewer line. RE: BUDGET FOR PICKUP Mayor Porter told the council that DeLynn had budgeted for another pickup. He had received three bids on a small sized pickup. Erickson Pontiac $6900 Taylor Chrvrolet 7062 Dodge around 7000 The mayor said they would award the bid to the low bidder if it was okay with the council. It was okayed by the council. RE: BUILDING NEW CITY HALL The council discussed various locations for building the new City Hall. An architect from Bryon L. Blakley & Assoc. was at the meeting to show plans and a picture for the lot of Ed Covingtons across from the library. The~lot is 5840 square feet. They discussed the lot adjacent to Carters. W e own the back of the Carter property. Estimate cost $300,000 for landscaping, building, and lot. The building would be $275,000. They discussed several lots and the old city hall building spot. RE: GARBAGE INCINERATOR Mayor Porter said he had a call from a fellow in Minnesota. His office is in New Jersey there in the garbage incineration. They use the steam from the incinerator to make powdered milk. In this area we have a lot of creameries that have to dispose with whey. They would like to set up a meeting with the City and the County and maybe include St. Anthony and Rigby, and the creameries. They think they can come in and build a garbage incinerator and make powdered milk for calf starter and also create electricity which they will sell to Utah Power & Light. All they want to do is come in and study and get us to agree to let them haul our garbage. They will build the plant. He said he would go to the county commissioner meeting and see what they have to say. The mayor said he would call and tell them we are interested. RE: INSURANCE ADJUSTORS The mayor said he had not heard anything from the insurance people since we had met with them last. Larry Thompson had called him and said a plumbing firm in Idaho Falls had called him to get some information on the plumbing because they were making an estimate on the loss. She thought the adjustors were making a readjustment on the loss. In the meantime, he had had a call from the adjustors in Seattle. They would come in on the policy holders side. If we wanted .them to come down the down, they would do it for $5000. He told them he would have to see where we were getting with the others. RE: DEMOLITION OF OLD BUILDING The mayor said they are demolishing the old building, They have the walls down, but don't have it cleaned up yet. RE: TROUBLE WITH TELEMETERING Mayor Porter told the council that we are having trouble with the telemetering again. They would have a meeting on Monday with the engineers and check it all out. RE: OLD HOUSE Mayor Porter said we are still having trouble with the people that we have been trying to tear down their old house. They still have taken no action. Mary is getting the papers ready to condemn the building, and she needs the authority. A motion was made by Nile Boyle and seconded by Darlene Blackburn to give Mary the authority to go ahead and condemn the building. All Aye. RE: RECREATION DIRECTOR Jim Morris said he had several applications for Recreation Director. He would turn it over to the personnel committee. RE: PAY BILLS A motion was mady by Sander Larson and seconded by Morgan Garner to pay the bills. All Aye. RE: ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Nile Boyle and seconded by Jim Plorris to adjourn. All Aye. May ot57i C. Porter City Clerk, Rose Bag SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING 11/9/83 State of Idaho) County of Madison( City of Rexburg) A special meeting of the City Council for the City of Rexburg, Madison County, held November 9, 1983, at the City Hall. Present were the following: Mayor: John C. Porter Councilman: Jim Morris Morgan Garner Nile Boyle Sander Larson Also Present: Rose Bagley, City Clerk ~9ayor Porter told the council the purpose of the meeting was to canvas the votes. Name Prct.l Prct.2 Prct.3 Prct.4 Total Darlene Blackburn 102 122 74 144 442. correct correct Sander L. Larson 79 153 70 error (154) 164 (456) 466 Douglas L. Pliller 13 36 26 44 119 Scott H. Mortensen 25 69 47 132 273 Glen Pond 106 123 59 158 446 correct correct James A. Terry 7 45 22 error (72) 67 (146) 141 Michael Mickelson Alley Oop Nolan Peterson 1 1 1 1 1 1 Mayor Porter read the vote totals from each precinct and checked the totals. There was an error in the addition for the total of votes in Precinct #4, vote total for Sander L. Larson was 154, correct total was 164; vote total for James A. Terry was 72, correct total was 67; making the total votes for Sander L. Larson 466 instead of 456, and making the total votes for James A. Terry 141 instead of 146. A motion was made by Jim Morris and seconded by Morgan Garner to accept the Canvas of the votes as corrected. All Aye. RE: BARRICK TRAILER h1organ Garner discussed with the council the Barrick trailer. The Trailer Committee had met and they said it was in a commercial zone, and because of the circumstances the committee felt that we should give them a variance to leave the trailer there until July 1, 1984. Mayor Porter said another thing in the ordinance says that in a commercial area, they are allowed to put a trailer there for the caretaker. A motion was made by Sander Larson and seconded by Nile Boyle to let them leave the trailer there until July 1, 1984 with the understanding that they move it by July 1, 1984, and it will be the understanding of the city council that they will relocate the trailer at that time and will not come back to the city council and request to leave it there. All Aye. Sander Larson also said that it should be the understanding that if it becomes too-. much of a burden, then we would recommend that they not put it in at all, and locate