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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987.09.16 CITY COUNCIL MINUTESC~~ I( MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING September 16, 1987 State of Idaho) County of f~ladison( City of Rexburg) A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Rexburg, f~ladison County, Idaho, held September 16, 1987, at 7:30 o'clock p.m. at the City Hall. Present were the following: flayor: John C Porter Councilmen: Sander Larson Glen Pond Bruce Casper Nile Boyle Bruce Sutherland Councilwoman: Darlene Blackburn Treasurer: Richard Horner City Attorney: Mary Smith In the excused absence of Rose Bagley, the mayor ask Mary Smith to take the minutes. A motion was made by Darlene Blackburn and seconded by Nile Boyle to approve the minutes of September 8, 1987. All Aye LID FOR SECOND EAST STREET Mayor Porter stated that the City should set up a Local Improvement District for Second East Street, Shoshone Street, and certain portions of West Main Street, the work to be done next year. He also stated that there were many other areas in the city that needed improvements such as sidewalk curbs and gutters that might like to be included in an improvement district, and that the City would send petitions in these areas to be signed by the residents as to whether or not they would like to be included in the improvement district. SEWER LINE FROM FOURTH WARD CHURCH TO 2ND EAST STREET Mayor Porter stated that the bids were opened for the proposed sewer line from the Fourth Ward Church to Second East Street, that the line would be placed in the rear of tf~e homes and the users would be without service for only a period of two or three hours. He stated that the low bid was $30,010.00 and the high bid was $131.775.00. Five bids were received. The low bidder was Edstrom Construction Company. The consturction company would get started immediately on the project which would likely take a month to complete. MOUNTAIN BELL CABLE BREAK The mayor stated that there had been a Mountain Bell cable break and the City was billed by Mountain Bell for the repair costs. The City was cleaning debris from a vacant lot with its loader and cut through the cable which was lying on top of the ground. The claim sent to the City by Mountain Bell was $187.77. The mayor stated he called the telephone company and explained that the cable was not buried but was lying on top of the ground and the City did not feel that it owed the telephone com- pany anything. He stated that the telephone company said they would get back to him. It was moved by Nile Boyle, seconded by Bruce Sutherland and unanimously carried that the claim of the telephone company be denied. SPECIAL MEETING AT RICKS COLLEGE-CONSTITUTION The mayor stated that on Thursday at 2:00 o'clock p.m., there was going to be a special meeting at Ricks College celebrating the bicentennial of the signing of the Constitution, and also a ceremony changing the name of Fourth South Street to Viking Drive. He stated that the council members were all invited to attend. He further stated that the Madison High School was having a special ceremony in front of the high school to celebrate the Constitution bicentennial and that the City had provided 200 red, white and blue balloons to be released by them at their celebration. The mayor also stated that the mayor and council members were invited to ride in the Ricks College homecoming parade on Saturday. 1 It was moved by Glen Pond, seconded by Bruce Sutherland, and unanimously carried that the bills be paid. -! 1 The mayor stated that Rose Bagley and Richard Horner were going to McCall to attend a meeting for city clerks, and city treasurers. It was moved by Glen Pond, seconded by Nile Boyle and unanimoully carried that the meeting adjourn. . -;~ , ~% Rose Bagle City Cle~~~`' ~.G~ John o er, Mayor MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING October 7, 1987 State of Idaho County of Madison ( ss. City of Rexburg ) A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Rexburg, Madison County, Rexburg Idaho, held October 7, 1987, at 7:30 o'clock p.m. at the City Hall. Present were the following: Mayor: Councilmembers: Absent: John C. Porter Darlene Blackburn Nile Boyle Glen Pond Bruce Casper Bruce Sutherland Sander Larson Treasurer: Richard Horner City Attorney: Mary Smith In the excused absence of Rose Bagley, the mayor asked Mary Smith to take the minutes. A motion was made by fdile Boyle and seconded by Bruce Sutherland to approve ;the minutes of September 1G, 1987. All Aye PLANTING LAWN ON VACANT LOT e mayor reporte tat one more person wanted to plant lawn on a vacant lot in the Garner Addition if the City would put in a hydrant and pay for the water. The matter was discussed and unanimously carried. VACATING & CLOSING A PORTION OF THIRD WEST STREET e mayor state tat av~ a ters a iscusse with him vacating and closing a portion if Third West Street in Block 7 and 8 of the Original Rexburg Townsite; that the area had been surveyed and the portions of the street had not been used and were not being used by the City. The mayor stated that Mr. Walters had agreed to give the City some property in exchange. It was moved by Darlene Blackburn, seconded by Glen Pond, that the City prepare an ordinance to be pre- sented at the next council meeting pertaining to the vacation of said streets. The motion was unanimously carried. FOUR MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING & ZOPJING COMMISSION WOULD LIKE TO RESIGN e mayor s a e a our mem ers o e anning on~ng ommission who had served in that capacity for many years would like to resign; that they had done an excellent job in the service of their community, and the City and community appreciated their efforts; that Bob Purrington had served for 16 years,~and that Mary Lee Hill had served for many years, as had Gerald Taylor and Jim Keller. The mayor stated that he had plaques of appreciation for those who had served. He presented Bob Purrington with his plaque, and Bob said that it had been very interesting. In the 16 years, he had seen Rexburg grow from a city of 5,000 to a city of more than 11,000 people; that many changes had to be made, and the Board had make efforts to make the proper decisions. Mary Lee Hill was also present and the mayor presented her with a plaque and his expressions of the City's appreciation for her service. Gerald Taylor and Jim Keller were not present at the meeting. The mayor suggested the appointment of Jim Long, h1ike Larsen, John Millar, and Barry Genta to the Zoning & Planning Board. Glen Pond moved that those four be appointed to the Board. It was seconded by Nile Boyle and unanimously carried.