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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984.09.19 CITY COUNCIL MINUTESi~; RE: NEW CITY HALL The mayor said he met with the contractor and the architect and went over all the changes for the new city hall. One of the things the architect brought up was how to determine the color of the drapes and everything. They have people in there office who are trained decorators. The mayor suggested to him that these people make a selection and then we have three people from the council that okay it. The council appointed Darlene Blackburn, Mary Smith, and Rose Bagley to be on the committee. RE: DUMPSTERS Gordon Nelson is complaining because people are parking in front of dumpsters. The mayor will write a letter to all apartment managers. RE: NEW STORM DRAIN The mayor said we are going to put a new storm drain in down by C & L Body Shop. We have a permit from the State of Idaho to do it. Zollinger is going to put it in. He said they had discussed the drain on the other side of Main. If they can get everyone to go along on the new LID on the curb and gutter, there is a pump that is hooked onto the storm drain by Reese Realty that will work and we will not need to put that one in. RE: NEW CURB PROGRAM The mayor said if we get this new curb program going on West Main, the State Highway Department will come in after the project is done and resurface that street. RE: APPROVE BILLS A motion was made by Morgan Garner and seconded by Glen Pond to pay the bills. All Aye. RE: ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Jim Morris and seconded by Glen Pond to adjourn. All Aye. .~ _ City Jerk, Ros gl MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING September 19, 1984 State of Idaho) County of Madison( City of Rexburg) A meeting of the City Council for the City of Rexburg, Madison County, held September 19, 1984, at the City Hall. Present were the following: ~ - ~~~ M r ohn C. Porter Mayor: Councilman: John C. Porter Morgan Garner Glen Pond Sander Larson Jim Morris Nile Boyle Councilwoman: Darlene Blackburn Also Present: Mary Smith, City Attorney RE: MINUTES L~ 1 In the excused absence of the City Clerk, Rose Bagley, the Mayor asked Mary Smith to take the minutes. Glen Pond moved that the minutes of the regular meeting held September 5, 1984, be approved. Seconded by Jim Morris. All Aye. Y RE: EMERGENCY ACCESS ROAD TO HOSPITAL ON ASH AND MAPLE A delegation of residents from Maple Drive and Ash Avenue were in attendance, protesting the emergency access road from Ash Avenue to the Madison Memorial Hospital. Many problems were addressed by various people attending the meeting - the congestion of traffic, the lack of sidewalks along Ash and Maple for pedestrians and consequently the use of Ash Avenue and Maple Drive by pedestrians, the limit of visibility for motor and pedestrian traffic because of vegetation abutting the streets and the fact that the intersection of Ash Avenue with Main Street and North 4th East with Main Street were dangerous intersections, the danger enhanced because of the present street immediately east of Ash and Main serving the hospital and the traffic to the old hospital, the Smith City Park, and pedestrian and motor traffic to and from Madison High School and other schools. The Mayor stated that Madison County owned the hospital property and the property upon which the emergency access road was being constructed. He suggested that a delegation from the area meet with th? Hospital Board and County Commissioners. RE: ASH AVENUE & MAPLE DRIVE Jim Long of 77 Ash, a landscape architect, made the following proposals: 1. Sidewalks be constructed on both sides of Ash Avenue. 2. Parking be restricted on Ash Avenue and portions of Maple Drive. 3. Vegetation which obstructs the view on Ash Avenue be set-back or removed. 4. A stop sign be placed at the intersection of Maple Drive and Ash Avenue. These proposals were discussed. The Mayor stated that the set-back and location of the Medical building on the west corner of Main Street and Ash Avenue had been very carefully surveyed by the City Engineers and was in compliance. RE: WEEDS ON VACANT LOTS The matter of weeds on vacant lots in the Powell addition and other areas of the City was discussed. The Mayor explained that the City would mow any vacant lots if requested to do so; that there was a minor charge for this service. RE: MAPLE DRIVE Ray Hancock, a property owner on Maple Drive, whose backyard abuts county Hospital property, complained that he was denied entrance to his back yard. The Mayor explained that the abutting property was owned by the County and was not a City Alley; that he would have to contact Keith Steiner, manager of Madison Memorial Hospital or the County. RE: PARKING ON ASH AVENUE FROM PAIN STREET After discussion, it was moved by Darlene Blackburn, seconded by Morgan Garner, and unanimously carried, that parking be eliminated on each side of Ash Avenue from Main Street to its intersection with Maple Drive and on each side of Maple Drive to its intersection with Birch. RE: STOP SIGN The Mayor stated he would have Chief Siepert make a traffic study as to whether or not a stop sign should be placed at the intersection of North 4th East with Main Street. RE: JOHN HOLLIST TRAILER HOME The Mayor reported that John Hollist had requested permission to leave his trailer home located by the Medical Center in that location until spring; that when he purchased it, he did not know it had to be moved. The matter was discussed and it was determined there should be no exceptions. RE: PARRY TRAILER The Mayor stated he was having Chief Siepert investigate the complaints regarding the Parry trailer on South Third West. RE: REXBURG HEIGHTS SEWER The Mayor stated he had met with a committee from Rexburg Heights and they had reached an agreement on sewer charges of $600.00 for each sewer hook-up and a monthly service charge of 12 that of the City residence fee, and that their Sewer District would be responsible for any major repairs and the City for minor repairs; that the respective responsibilities would be set forth in detail in an agreement between the Rexburg Heights Sewer District and the City. i `~-, RE: UNAUTHORIZED DUMPING Darlene Blackburn stated she had been advised of unauthorized dumping of garbage into private dump bins. The matter was discussed. RE: -GALE HARDING SEWER CONNECT The Mayor reported Gale Harding was building a house located just outside of the City limits and he wanted to connect to the City sewer line with the Rexburg Heights project. The matter was discussed and permission given to connect at the same cost as to the Rexburg Heights property owners. RE: BILLS Moved by Glen Pond and seconded by Sander Larson that the bills be paid. All Aye. RE: ADJOURNMENT Moved by Glen Pond and seconded by Sander Larson to adjourn. All Aye. Mayo ohn C. Porter ,-~ City Clerk, Rose Ba MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING October 3, 1984 State of Idaho) County of Madison( City of Rexburg) A meeting of the City Council for the City of Rexburg, Madison County, held October!, 1984, at the City Hall. Present were the following: Mayor: John C. Porter Councilman: Glen Pond Jim Morris Nile Boyle Morgan Garner Sander Larson Councilwoman: Darlene Blackburn Also Present: Mary Smith, City Attorney Rose Bagley, City Clerk Richard Horner, Treasurer RE: APPROVAL OF MINUTES A motion was made by Glen Pond. and seconded by Jim Morris to approve the minutes of September 19, 1984. All Aye. RE: THEATER SERIES The Mayor read a letter from Sander L. Larson inviting everyone to the opening of the Theater Series. The opening is October 10. RE: BIDS FOR GAS, OIL & GREASE The mayor told the council that they had a copy in their packet of the bids for Gas, Oil & Grease. The apparent low bid for Oil Turbine was Horkley Oil; for Motor Oil was Valley Oil; for Regular, Unleaded, and Diesel #2 Madison Coop. (copy attached) A motion was made by Jim Morris and seconded by Nile Boyle to accept the low bids as indicated on the bid sheet. All Aye. RE: INSUFFICENT CHECKS The mayor told the council that we receive from time to time insufficient checks. We have decided to make a $5.00 charge for each insufficient check. The bank charges us $1.16 for each. one. A motion was made by Nile Boyle and seconded by Jim Morris to establish a $5.00 charge for returned checks. All Aye.