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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987.10.21 CITY COUNCIL MINUTESi~~ MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING October 21, 1987 State of Idaho( County of Madison) City of Rexburg( A meeting of the City Council for the City of Rexburg, Madison County, held October 21, 1987, at the City Ha11. Present were the following: Mayor: Councilman: Councilwoman: Also Present: John C Porter Bruce Casper Glen Pond Nile Boyle Bruce Sutherland Darlene Blackburn Mary Smith, City Attorney Rose Bagley, City Clerk Richard Horner, Treasurer Sander Larson wes excused. A motion was made by Bruce Casper and seconded by Bruce Sutherland to approve the minutes. All. Aye PLANNING BOARD HAD REQUEST FOR A ZONE CHANGE The Planning Board had a request for a zone change at 104 South 2nd East by Dana and Kay Pliller to put a Craft Shop at that address. We sent a petition around with Edna Villella. (copy of file). Ten objected to the change and eight did not object, and we received two written letters objecting. Under our ordinance to give a Special Use Commercial Permit or have a Zone Change, there has to be 80% of the property owners okay it. There was two more against it than for it. A motion was made by Nile Boyle and seconded by Glen Pond the petition to change the zoning of the property at 104 South 2nd East from residental to commercial be denied. A11 Aye SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH UTAH POWER APJD LIGHT The mayor said we have a service agreement from Utah Power and Light for electric sere~ic~e at the new stop sign at the corner of 5th West and Main. A motion was made by Darlene Blackburn and seocnded by Glen Pond that the city enter into this agree- ment with Utah Power and Light and that the mayor be authorized to sign the agreement. All Aye SAFETY COMMITTEE Bruce Sutherland gave a report on the Safety Committee meeting. The main item on the agenda was the recommendation by the State of Idaho to replace the diagonal parking along main street to parallel parking. After we studied the letter from the state; we found it difficult to decide how they came to some of the conclusions, such as how diagonal parking was the cause of so many accidents. In order to help with the safety problem we have the safety committee drafted a letter to the council with recommendations concerning Main Street. 1. The parking be angle as it now is, that parking should not be changed to parallel. 2. The flashing pedestrian signs be lowered as much as possible and still allow the flow of truck traffic. 3. A police parking space be located on f~1ain Street to the east of College Avenue in front of Kings. We would also like to have police parking on both sides of College Avenue, as it joins main street. (East side of Inkieys and the west side of Kings.) There are several things besides the diagonal parking that causes accidnts that need corrected.. He said the Committe questioned the way the crosswalk is put in. The crosswalk crosses in a diagonal across the street. After studing it we realized the reasoning because of College Ave being a street that you can only turn rignt, but it is also a little bit confusing for the pedestrian. The committee felt if these suggestions are implemented, it will help as much as changing the parking. Glen Pond ask ifk the committee had talked abouthcrossing the double lines on main ~~Seye~id no~ha~dkresstth~t°,n~u~ft~ey r~~e~~~ ~o ~dedr~s~s~r~~i~ta~r~~ano~~ier ~ie~~~ngaid Bruce suggested that there be a break or breaks in the double line instead of being continuous. The mayor suggested a turning lane. The council discussed the problems with crossing the double line. 1 ~ ~'` PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK ~ ~~ Bruce said they also discussed the request for the Junior High School to have a pedestrain crosswalk.. Theycbcided to deny that request. We are going to ask the police to enforce the jaywalking around town and in the college area. The city has no ordinance on jaywali~ing. The committee is going to look into it and see if the city should adopt an ordinance. I would help for liability purposes. Many of the committee are concerned that the suggestion that the parking along 4th South should be changed to parallel had not been odne. The mayor siad that the diagonal parking is an error in painting. The suggestion was made when Ricks College asked the council to close lst East. The people that painted the parking just painted it wrong. Next year when they do the painting, we vrill have them paint it for parallel parking. REQUEST STREET LIGHT ON NORTH EAST END OF SUNSET .CIRCLE Mrs. Reed Wyatt was in the office to request a street end of Sunset Circle onthe property at 67 East Sunset the street lights that we authorized be put in, on of going to put one in already had one, so we do have an okayed putting the extra street light in on Sunset Ci ADJUSTING OF RIGHT-A-WAY light on the North East Circle. In approving the places that we were extra one. The oouncil rcle. On the south part, bf 2nd East street, we had to adjust the right-a-way, because there is an irrigation circle that would go into the right-a-way, Senator Mark Ricks, his son Nile the mayor, the state highway people, and the county met up there on Friday and looked a situation over and came to the agreement that the Irrigation Circle be moved over 6 feet. We would still maintain the 100 foot right-a-way and give users of the circle an easement for 6 feet over in the right-a-way, that won't bother a right-a-way and get any water over on the street, because if it's 100 foot right-a-way and the street is 46 feet wide. Some of the people up there thought we would take the turn out, and make it straight. We contacted all of them and some of them were oppose to taking the bend out and some of them thought it would be a good idea. The mayor said his opinion is, we are not building a main thoroughfare, we are building a residential street, that will serve those people that libe in the area. The curve up there is designed so you can go 40 mph with safety, however, we will post it at 35 mph. Some people think it is a hazard. The engineering of the street will make it twice as wide. The project was discussed by the council. The mayor siad he thought we should approve the present alignment and get on with the project. A motion was made by Bruce Sutherland and seocnded by Glen Pond that we stay with ath alignment that has been designed and build the road. All Aye CLAIM FOR A SEWER BACK-UP The mayor read a claim for a sewer back-up from Mr & Mrs Jerry Sai~uers. We need to get more information and investigate it further before we can take any action on it. GOLF BOARD Nile Boyle said the Golf Board would like to recommend that Larry Burns be appointed to fill and finish out the term of office of Joyce Burns,swho is deceased. Nile Boyle made a motion to that effect, seconded by Bruce Casper. All Aye ORDINANCE 680 h1ayor Porter introduced the Ordinance 680 to close and vacate a street by Walters Ready Mix. The Mayor read the first reading of Ordinance 680. Ordinance 680 AN ORDINANCE VACATING THE COLSING PORTIONS OF THIRD WEST STREET IN BLOCKS 7 AND 8 OR THE ORIGINAL REXBURG TOWNSITE AS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED, SUBJECT TO EXISTING RIGHTS-A-WAY, EASEMENTS AND FRANCHISE RIGHTS OF ANY LOT OWNER, PUBLIC UTILITY OR CITY OF REXBURG; PROBEDING THAT ALL OF SAID STREETS REVERT TO THE OWNERS OF THE ADJACENT REAL ESTATE, ONE-HALF OF EACH SIDE THEREOF; PROVIDING WHEN SAID ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT. The seconds reading of the ordinance will be at the next council meeting. RESOLUTION TO BORROW ON A TAX ANTICIPATION NOTE Glen Pond introduced a resolution for the city to borrow on Tax Anticipation Note the amount of $350,000 with the interest rate of 6.49 percent per annum. (copy attached). ~(~ NEW COUNCILMEN The mayor introduced Nile Fullmer and Paul Kotter who attended the council meeting and are running for councilman at the up coming election. A motion was made by Bruce Casper and seconded by Glen Pond at approve the bills. All Aye DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS FOR RECREATION DIRECTOR-OCTOBER 20,1987 October 20 was the deadline for applications for Recreation Director. We have eight applications. The Personnell and Park & Recreation Committee will go over the applications and review them. A motion was made by Bruce Casper and seconded by Darlene Blackburn to adjourn. All Aye ~V ri~ Jo orter, h1ayor :1-~ ~, Rose Bagley, City,,-° er~- MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL P~IEETING .November 4, 1987 State of Idaho) County of Madison( City of Rexburg) A meeting of the City Council for the City of Rexburg, f~1adison County, held November 4, 1987, at the City Hall. Present were the following: Mayor: John C Porter Councilmen: Bruce Sutherland Sander Larson Bruce Casper Nile Boyle Glen Pond Councilwoman: Darlene Blackburn Also Present: f~lary Smith, City Attorney Rose Bagley, City Clerk Richard Horner, Treasurer A motion was made by Bruce Sutherland and seconded by Bruce Casper to approve the minutes. All Aye. P~layor Porter greeted the scouts that were in attendance. CANVAS VOTES OF CITY COUNCIL ELECTION 1987 The first thing on the agenda was to canvass the votes of the 1987 Election. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Glen Pond 177 160 71 235 643 Darlene Blackburn 158 156 77 208 599 Nile Fullmer 121 129 88 194 532 James f~lorri s 94 58 49 113 314 John Paul Smith 30 45 32 48 155 Paul J Kotter 56 109 44 133 342