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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987.10.07 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES~! 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 unanimoulsy carried that the meeting adjourn. C' . John o er, Mayor .~ ~ ~ -., ,~ Rose Bagle City Cler == 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: John C. Porter Councilmembers: Darlene Blackburn Nile Boyle Glen Pond Bruce Caspe r Bruce Sutherland Absent: 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 Nile Boyle and seconded by Bruce Sutherland to approve ahe minutes of September 1G, 1987. All Aye PLANTING LAWfd 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 avi 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 eras 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 oning ommiss~on who had served in that capacity for many years vdould 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 tLjose 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 T«ylor 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. i ~~/` GLEN POND- PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION The mayor expressed his appreciation to Glen Pond for the work that he had done on the Planning & Zoning Commission as the representative Qf the City Council, BARBARA h1ANE- CONNECTING HOME TO NEW CITY SEWER LINE Barbara Maine attended the meeting to discuss the matter of connecting their home to the new City sewer line which is being installed at the back of their home. The mayor explained that the Mane home could be connected to the new sewer line if they so desired but the Panes would have to pay for the extension of the line from their home to the new sewer line; and if they remained on the old sewer line, they would be the only users and it didn't appear that they would have any problems. The matter was discussed. The mayor stated that he thought it would be to the advantage of the Manes to stay on the old sewer line; that the City was putting in a manhole; and that in the event they did have sewer problems it would be very easy to clean out. The mayor stated that the contractor would put the top soil back and he could deal with. each owner to plant grass; that the contractor would put in the retaining wall, and put everything back as it was. LID PROJECT The mayor stated that many people had called him pertaining to the proposed LID project; that he was surprised that there was so much interest; that they were preparing petitions for people to sign who wanted to be included in the proposed local improve- ment district. SOUTH 2ND EAST Bruce Sutherland stated that the improvement on Second East Street would require 22 street lights. The matter was discussed. The mayor stated that he would discuss the proposed street lights with the engineers. REDUCTION OF CITY'S PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE PREMIUM The mayor reported that there had been a big reduction of the City's public liability insurance premiums. He reported that the premiums were reduced from $25,500.00 to $13,500.00, and the deductible for each accident had decreased from $5,000.00 to 1,000.00. CITY-COUNTY DISPATCH SERVICE AGREEMENT The mayor presented the City-County Dispatch Service Agreement for the consideration of the Council. He stated that the Advisory Dispatch Board had recommended that the County pay one-half of the dispatchers.' salaries and that the County pay all of the employee benefits costs. The matter was discussed. The mayor advised that he thought the City should accept the recommendations of the Dispatch Advisory Board. It should accept the recommendations of the Dispatch Advisory Board. It was moved by Nile Boyle, seconded. by Bruce Casper, that the City Council approve the recommendations of the Dispatch Advisory Board; that the dispatchers' wages be shared equally by the County and the City, and that the County .pay the employee benefits costs, including insurance. The motion was unanimously carried. SCOUTS Five scouts attended the meeting and Mayor Porter asked them to introduce themselves. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION-PARALLEL PARKING The mayor reported that he had received a letter form the Department of Transportation, which he would deliver to Bruce Sutherland of the Safety Committee, which recommended parallel parking of the business section of Main Street. The matter was discussed. The mayor said that when Henry Shirley was mayor, the State had authorized angle parking on the Main Street business section. The mayor said that he was going to contact the Department of Transportation pertaining to this matter. The matter of pedestrian cross- ings on Main Street was also discussed: INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC LIGHT ON 5TH WEST Nile Boyle reported that the installation of the traffic light on Fifth West was supposed to be completed by the end of October. It was moved by Glen Pond, seconded by Nile Boyle, and unanimously carried that the bills be paid, and that the meeting adjourn. .-,~ ose ag ey, c ' ~~'~~~ Jo Porter, Mayor [] 1 / ~ ,,D MINUTES OF A SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING October 7, -1987 State of Idaho ) County of Madison ( ss. City of Rexburg ~ A special meeting of the City Council of the City of Rexburg, Madison County, Idaho, held October 7, 1987, at 7:00 p.m. at the City Hall. Presnet were the following: Mayor: John C. Porter Councilmembers: Darlene Blackburn Nile Boyle Glen Pond Bruce Casper Bruce Sutherland Absent: Sander Larson Treasurer: Richard Horner City Attorney: Mary Smith In the excussed absence of Rose Bagley, the mayor asked Mary Smith to take the minutes. BRUCE GASPER APPOINTED TO SERVE ON THE CITY-COUNTY DISPATCH BOARD The mayor stated that Bruce Casper had been appointed to serve on the City-County Dispatch Board, replaceing Sander Larson who had asked to have a councilman appointed other htan himself as he was not running for re-election. The matter of sharing the dispatch service expense was discussed, and it was agreed that the City would approve the recommendations of the dispatch advisory board, that the dispatchers' wages be shared equally by the County and City and that the County pay the employees' benefits and insurance. CONTROLLING DOG PROBLEMS The matter of controlling the dog problems was discussed; that many complaints had been received. It was decided that Chief Siepert be advised by the Council to implement a program to deal ~~~~th the dog .and skunk problem. PARALLEL PARKING ON MAIN STREET The matter of parallel parking on Main Street in the business section was discussed. BUILDING INSPECTOR Mayor Porter siad he had interviewed Jeff Teeples, who had been a Building Inspector in Arizona, and that he could undoubtedly quality as a Building Inspector and could commence work November 1st. Wages were discussed. It was suggested that Nile Brown continue in that department at half salary until some projects he was working were completed. His health insurance program was discussed. NATURAL GAS & ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR The mayor stated that Mr. Teeples could also quali~~~ as the natural gas inspector and electrical inspector. The Millhollow Street was discussed. TRUCK TRAFFIC PROHIBITED ON SECOND EAST The mayor reported Cliff Jausii wanted .all trick traffic prohibited on Second East. The matter was discussed. APPLICATIONS FOR CITY PARKS POSITION The Mayor stated there had been four applications for the City Parks position. The matter was discussed. Meeting Adjourned. c: Joh orter, Mayor ose ag ey, y er