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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984.12.19 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES~~,~; 4 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 5, 1984 State of Idaho) County of Madison( City of Rexburg) A meeting of the City Council for the City of Rexburg, Madison County, held December 5, 1984, at the City Hall. Present were the following: Mayor: John C. Porter Councilman: Morgan Garner Sander Larson Glen Pond Nile Boyle Jim Morris Councilwoman: Darlene Blackburn Also Present: Richard Horner, Treasurer The city clerk was excused because of illness. Leslie Martin took the minutes. RE: MINUTES A motion was made by Sander Larson and seconded by Jim Morris to approve the minutes. All Aye. RE: PLANNING AND ZONING Mayor Porter asked Glen Pond about the Planning Board's meeting. He said they had a work session. He said they are working on it and it will be a few months before they get that detailed out. Glen said that Greg Newkirk had it all drawn up and did a nice job on it. Greg was asked to do some revising on it. Glen said the Planning and Zoning won't meet again until January. RE: BUDGET The mayor asked Richard to explain the Budget for Fiscal Year Ending September 30. Both positive and negative numbers were explained for each department. The Year- To-Date totals are as follows: General Fund--9,929; Road & Street Fund--36,769; Recreation Fund--(5,355); Debt Service Fund--(9,267); Utility Fund--(7,595); Revenue Sharing--8,043. The accrual for the property tax has not yet been done. This will be added on to revenues. RE: NEW STREET SANDER A new street sander has been budgeted for this year. The mayor suggested that Morgan Garner and his committee go with Farrell and Rod to look at the new sander. They have one at the highway shop in Rigby. RE: NEW CITY HALL The mayor reported that the new building is coming along good. He said the contractor is trying to be finished by February 15, 1985. RE: ALLEY NEXT TO CITY HALL There was some discussion about the alley next to the City Hall. The mayor said he would have Farrell put the one way signs back up. RE: NEW TELEPHONE LINE SYSTEM Mayor Porter discussed the new telephone line system from Mountain Bell for the city. The mayor said if we went with this new line system we would save $131.22 each month. Instead of adding a new line to the city hall ;they suggested that we have extensions to the water department, the fire department, police department, and street department. This would keep the three lines in the city hall free. The city now has 10 lines, and if we have the extension the 10 lines should be enough. We have to decide what we are going to do by the end of December. We would use the same telephones that we have now, plus Mountain Bell would run the new lines.. They talked about running an extension from the dispatch to the fire department that would take care of the 911 line for emergencies. The mayor feels this would be a good improvement. The council was asked to think about it. `3 ~~ RE: BOUNCING LIGHT Nile asked about the bouncing light on west main. He said it wasn't timed right. The mayor said they are trying to get the man from the state to come and adjust it. RE: SEWER LINE PROBLEM ON 3RD NORTH Mayor Porter talked about the sewer line problem on 3rd North. He said that several years ago an LID sewer line was put in but it wasn't extended far enough to the end of the street. There are some families at the end of the street that are having problems with their septic tanks, so Mrs. Hall came in to see about having the sewer line extended so they could hook on to it. We got a-bid to extend the sewer from Charles Zollinger for $1800. Since these people have been paying a sewer charge, the mayor told them the city would pay half and they .could pay half for the sewer line anal to hook onto it. Because of the cold weather Zollinger wasn't able to start when he planned, so now it will cost about another $200--$100 for the city and $100 for the Halls. The mayor told Mrs. Hall they could pay it off in a year in monthly payments. RE: CHRISTMAS BONUS The Christmas bonus was discussed. The Planning Board and part-time workers will get a turkey, and the regular employees will get a $25 cash bonus or $2.00'for each month of employment. RE: UNION PACLFIC The mayor talked about Union Pacific wanting to close down their freight office in Rexburg. There was discussion about what to do with the building and the property. There will be hearings concerning this in Blackfoot on December 18, February 27, and in April and August. RE: APPROVAL OF BILLS & ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Jim Morris to ,pay the bills and seconded by Morgan Garner. All Aye. A motion was made by Nile Boyle to adjourn... All Aye. ~• May John C. Porter City Clerk, Rose B y r MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCTL MEETING December 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 December 19, 1984, at the City Hall. Present were the following: Mayor: John C. Porter Councilman: Nile Boyle Jim Morris Glen Pond Morgan Garner Sander Larson Councilwoman: Darlene Blackburn Also Present: Mary Smith, City Attorney Richard Horner, Treasurer City Clerk, Rose Bagley, was excused and the Mayor asked Mary Smith to take the minutes. 1 RE: APPROVAL OF MINUTES A motion was made by Nile Boyle and seconded by Darlene Blackburn to approve the minutes. All Aye. RE: BEER LICENSES APPROVED The Mayor reported that the hereinafter named applicants for 1985 licenses to sell canned and bottled beer on-the premises and also applicants for consumption of beer on the premises had been investigated by the Chief of Police and their applications were in order; that they had paid the necessary fees and had their State and County licenses. it was moved by Darlene Blackburn, seconded by Jim Morris, and unanimously carried that the following be granted licenses to sell bottled and canned beer from their places .of business in Rexburg: Albertsons, Circle K, Osco Drug, (Skaggs), V-1 Gas and Grocery, Rexburg Food Center,. Caribou 4-Corners, Inc., dba Maverick #169, Horkley's Self Service and Hardy Enterprises. It was moved by Darlene Blackburn, seconded by Nile Boyle and unanimously carried that High Country and POD bars be granted 1985 licenses for consumption of beer on the premises. RE: LETTER FROM JUNIOR HIGH The Mayor read a letter of appreciation from Robert L. Peterson on behalf of the Madison Junior High and Grant Bischoff. RE: CITY HALL The Mayor reported on the construction progress of the new City Hall. RE: SECOND EAST Jim Keller of Forsgren & Perkins reported it would be another month before the lay-outs were ready for the reconstruction of Second East. The matter was discussed. Glen Pond thanked Jim for his work on the Planning and Zoning Board. RE: SNOW REMOVAL The Mayor stated he had asked Farrell Davidson, Public Works Director, to attend the meeting and inform the Council about his plans and efforts regarding snow removal. After Farrell's presentation, the matter was discussed at great length, also the necessity of employees working over-time. Mr. Davidson called attention to the danger of property owners piling snow on street corners, restricting visibility and also of children sliding down snow piles into the streets. RE: PURCHASE OF DUMP TRUCK AND SANDER DISCUSSED The purchase of a dump truck and sander was discussed. RE: FINE JOB REGARDING SNOW REMOVAL The Mayor and Council complemented Mr. Davidson on the fine job he and the employees were doing regarding snow removal and preparations for spring run-off. RE: PARKING AT HANDI-BANK The matter of parking at the Handi-Bank and on First East was discussed. It was moved by Nile Boyle, seconded by Sander Larson, and unanimously carried that two of the parking spaces be removed and that parking on First East from Main Street to First South be limited to two hours. RE: REMOVAL OF HILDA PARKERS MOBILE HOME The matter of the removal of the mobile home on the Hilda Parker property at 33 West 1st South was discussed. The Mayor reported he had been contacted by representatives of her estate who said it would be impossible to move it this winter. Moved by Nile Boyle, Seconded by Morgan Garner and unanimously carried that the mobile home could remain there not later than June 1, 1985. RE: STATE TAX COMMISSION TO MEET WITH CITY AND COUNTY OFFICIALS The Mayor reported that Mr. Dornfest from the State Tax Commission was going to be at the City Attorney's office December 20, 1984, at 10 o'clock A.M. to meet with the Mayor, City Attorney, Nellis Garner and the County Attorney regarding the distribution to the City of its share of the Sales Tax and Road and Bridge Fund from the County and that he would like the Council members to be there if possible. The distribution of the funds was discussed. RE: APPROVAL OF BILLS & ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Sander Larson to pay the bills and seconded by Glen Pond. All Aye. A motion was made by Nile Boyleand seconded by Darlene Blackburn to adjourn. All Aye. ~• May John C. Porter ~~ ~~ City Clerk, Rose Ba ey MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING January 16, 1985 State of Idaho) County of Madison( City of Rexburg ) A meeting of the City Council for the City of Rexburg, Madison County, held January 16, 1985, at the City Hall. Present were the following: Mayor: John C. Porter. Councilman: Nile Boyle Jim Morris Glen Pond Morgan Garner Sander Larson Absent: Darlene Blackburn Also Present: Mary Smith, City Attorney Richard Horner, Treasurer City Clerk, Rose Bagley, was excused and the Mayor asked Mary Smith to take the minutes. RE: APPROVAL OF MINUTES A motion was made by Nile Boyle and seconded by Jim Morris to approve the minutes. All Aye. RE: MEMBERS OF NEWS GATHERING CLASS FROM RICKS COLLEGE The Mayor stated that members of the News Gathering class from Ricks College were attending the meeting. RE: WALTERS READY MIX REQUEST ABANDONING CITY STREET Jerry Rigby, attorney for Walters Ready Mix, presented to the Council a request that the City abandon for the use of Walters Ready Mix a small section of apparently a city street, which was a dead end, and if used as a public city street could create a hazard not only for public traffic but for their big cement trucks and equipment. The matter was discussed. It was moved by Sander Larson, seconded by Jim Morris and unanimously carried, that Morgan Garner and the street Committee make an investigation and report to the next meeting.