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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988.07.20 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES~'.~ ~ " t ~ /r' MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL July 20, 1988 State of Idaho) County of Madison( City of Rexburg) A special meeting of the City Council of the City of Rexburg, Madison County, Idaho, held July 20, 1988, at 7:00 p.m., at the City Hall. Present were the following: Mayor: Councilmembers: John C Porter Nile Boyle Glen Pond Darlene Blackburn Bruce Casper Absent: Nile Fullmer Bruce Sutherland Rose Bagley, City Clerk Also Present: Mary Smith, City Attorney Richard Horner, City Treasurer In the excused absence of Rose Bagley, the Mayor asked Mary Smith to take the minutes. Representatives of the Archibald Insurance Agency met with the Council and presented a health insurance plan (see attachment). Various points were discussed with the company representatives and the meeting was adjourned to reconvene after Council Meeting. Adjourned meeting reconvened at 8:30 p.m. Insurance proposals were discussed and also the advantages of having a local company available to consult and handle the claims. Various benefits offered were discussed. Moved by Bruce Casper to try Far West and see if it would be handled through the Achibald Agnecy and if not to go with Upper Valley Alliance. The Mayor called for a vote: Glen Pond abstained, remianing three aye. Discussed writing a letter of explaination of the benefits to the City employees. hn C Porter, Mayor Rose Bagley, G' y erk `..' MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING July 20, 1988 State of Idaho( County of Madison) City of Rexburg) A meeting of the city Council of the City of Rexburg, Madison County, Idaho, held July 20, 1988, at 7:30 p.m., at the City Hall. Present were the following: Mayor: John C Porter Councilmembers: Nile Boyle Glen Pond Darlene Blackburn Bruce Casper Absent: Nile Fullmer Bruce Sutherland Rose Bagley, City Clerk Also Present: Mary Smith, Gity Attorney Richard Horner, City Treasurer A motion was made by Glen Pond and seconded by Bruce Casper to approve the minutes of the regular meeting held July 6, 1988. All Aye. In the excused absence of Rose Bagley the Mayor asked Mary Smith to take the minutes. RE: STEVE CLARK BUILDING ADDITIONAL APARTMENTS Steve Clark attended the council meeting and said he planned to build additional apartments. Parking and building requirements were discussed. Councilman Glen Pond requested that the building inspector check to see if Mr. Clark's proposals met building and parking space requirements and that the Council make its decision after receiving the building inspector's report. Mayor Porter said he would make and appointment with the building inspector to review the plans. RE: PARKING AT GOLF COURSE Rockland Judd, a mechanic at the golf course, stated to the Council his concern regarding the parking at the golf course and also the traffic, that there were more people than parking spaces and loading and unloading create a problem. The matter was discussed. RE: COMPLAINTS ABOUT NOISE MADE AT MODEL AIRPLANE FIELD .Kip McBride asked to be heard by the Council; that he understood people were complaining about the noise made at the model airplane field. He stated they were usually through by 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. and it was an unwritten rule to keep mufflers on. The mayor said he had been called about the noise and thought it should be discussed with the Council and that the problem could be solved if some hours were set. The matter was discussed. The mayor said he would have the matter investigated and talk to some of the neighbors and try to work out some hours that would be acceptable to all concerned. RE: CITIZEN QUESTIONED THE FLYING OF THE MODEL AIRPLANES ON SUNDAY Wendy Williams, who lives in the 500 block of South Fifth West, raised the question of the model airplane flying on Sunday which should be a quiet day. The matter was discussed. The Mayor again stated he would see if a time could be worked out. RE: STATE HIGHWAY/PARALLEL PARKING The Mayor stated that the State Highway people had contacted him re parallel parking on Main Street; that he had received a letter from the transportation Department setting forth a detailed study and the advantages of parallel parking on Main Street. The matter was discussed. The Mayor requested that a copy of the letter be attached to the minutes. The Mayor also suggested the street committee contact the merchants on Main Street and the Chamber of Commerce and get their views. The Council agreed. STATE DEPARTMENT DISCUSSED REXBURG A '°GEM COMMUNITY" The Mayor stated he received letter from Jim Hawkins of the State Department of Commerce, stating he would like Rexburg to become a "Gem Community" and that the City had until September 2 to make an application. The matter was discussed. The Mayor suggested that the City make an application. Approved by the Council. INSPECTORS SHOULD BE EXTREMELY STRICT WITH THEIR INSPECTIONS The Mayor stated that since the Rigby fire he had discussed with Tom Matthews, the electrical inspector, that he should be very strict with his electrical inspections, and also that the plumbing and building inspectors should be very strict in their inspections. The matter was discussed, and the Council agreed the inspectors should be very particular and detailed in their inspections and see that all requirements were met. STOLEN CHECKS REPORTED- BE AWARE OF BOY TRYING TO CASH LARGE AMOUNTS The Mayor reported that a lady had contacted him re the fact that her son had taken some family checks ad made them ou~ for considerable amounts and cashed them. She requested that the Mayor and Council ask the merchants to be careful in taking the family checks for a large amount. The matter was discussed. ESTIMATES OF COST TO REPAIR THIRD SOUTH The Mayor stated he had been trying. to get from contractors an estimate of the cost to repair Third South; that as soon as they get the estimates the Council can act on them. THE STREET GOING TO WALTERS READY MIX WAS DISCUSSED The street going into Walters ready Mix was discussed; that the Department of Health had written that it had received letters regarding the dust. The Mayor said the the City sprinkles it three times a day in the summer; that there is no curb and gutter and only one home on both sides of the street; that the residents along that street, at the time Third North was paved and curb and gutter installed, did not want to be included in the LID. The matter was discussed. It was suggested that the Forest Service be contacted re its use of a dust retardant, which might be helpful in this situation. It was moved, seconded and carried the the bills be paid. ~ „ John orter, Mayor ~--~ Rose Bagley, it lerk