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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989.08.02 CITY COUNCIL MINUTESt~ ~, ,~ , MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING 8/2/89 State of Idaho) County of Madison( City of Rexburg) A meeting of the City Council for the City of Rexburg, Madison County, held August Z, 1989, at the City Hall. Present were the following: Mayor: John C Porter Councilmembers: Nile Boyle Bruce Casper Glen Pond Bruce Sutherland Nyle Fullmer Darlene Blackburn Also Present: Mary Smith, Attorney Rose Bagley, City Clerk A motion was made by Nile Boyle and seconded by Darlene Blackburn to approve the minutes. All Aye. RE: GET ESTIMATE ON PAVING DIRT ROAD ON 3rd NORTH Dale Hope was at the meeting to make a request. He lives on 3rd North, it is still a dirt road. It is the back way to the fair grounds, main road for the concrete truck, and city trucks. There is always a cloud of dust. We can't have cooks out or hang clothes out on the line. The road was treated but it does not work because there is too much gravel. He wondered if there was someway they could get the road paved. The mayor told him we have tried to get a project and LID to pave that street, but there isn't enough people on the street to pay on the LID. Mr Hope said he thought the city, county and Walters could get together and it wouldn't cost that much to pave that road. Nyle Fullmer suggested that we get an estimate on the cost of paving it. The mayor said we could get an estimate on the cost of coal mix for the road without a curb and gutter. The mayor told him we would see what we can do. RE: PUBLIC HEARING Glen Pond gave a report on the Planning & Zoning meeting. All the Planning and Zoning members approved the variance and zone change, so we can go ahead with the Public Hearing on the Brown Property. RE: ZONED FOR TRAILER COURT Glen told them there was a lot of concerned citizens about the Trailer Court on 5th West. The Planning & Zoning and Building Inspector assured the neighbors that they would insist that they follow the ordinance. It is zoned for a trailer court. He reviewed the Harmony House parking plans. RE: OCCUPANCY PERMIT He reported that Mary Smith wrote a letter to Steve Clark telling him he had to come into compliance. She will write another letter telling him he will have to be in compliance by August 15 before he would be given an occupancy permit. RE: PLANT TREES ON 5th WEST The mayor reported that they were going to plant trees on 5th West by Squires Brick and Able Industries. They would plant May trees. We would have to wait until the hot weather is over before we plant them. RE: TRAFFIC SIGNALS V The mayor said he met with the Highway Department. They want to modernize the traffic signals on Main and 2nd East and at the Adams School. It would be no cost to the City except two flag men. Farrell said while we are doing this we need to put in the handicapped ramps at the Adams School and at lst East. At the crossing at the Adams School when the big trucks turn the corner off of 1st North going on 2nd East the wheels tear up the road. Farrell suggested that we put in concrete. We will have to work with the State Highway Department on that. RE: PROBLEMS WITH NELSONS PIGS The mayor told the council that another problem we have is the pigs on the Nelson property. We called the Nelsons in, and they have evidence that they have had pigs there all the time and claims they are grandfathered. The ordinance was passed in 1967 and the property was transferred to the children in 1965. They claim that they have had continuous ownership and they have had at least one pig there all the time. Now there is a problem, they have three pigs and those pigs have had little pigs. Instead of keeping them in the barn, they have them outside. Kwenden Nelson was cooperative but his brother was not.They did say they would clean it up. Glen Pond said he wondered if when Mr. Nelson was there if he had pigs at the time of the flood, they would not have been there. A motion was made by Glen Pond and seconded by Nyle Fullmer to enforce the ordinance and if need be go to court. All Aye. RE: WATER LINE BROKE Mayor Porter told the council that Leon Gutierrez had a water line break last winter. The rule i.s when the break shows up when they read the meter after the winter we give them a credit of 1/2 the increase of the first bill. If they don't get it fixed after the leak is found, they have to pay the bill. These people let it go another month, because they had hired Wayne Parkinson to dig it up and he was busy and couldn't do it for a while. A motion was made by Nyle Fullmer and seconded by Nile Boyle to give them credit of 1/2 the increase for the second month. All Aye RE: DAMAGE DURING THE WIDENING OF 2nd EAST Mayor Porter told the council that we have a letter from Devon and Kaye Ivie who own some apartment buildings located on 2nd East and 1st South. They claim they sustained considerable damage during the widening of 2nd East. The mayor said the city would deny the claim. H & K Contractors are making a list of claims and have an adjuster checking them out. RE: DAMAGE DONE TO WINDSHIELD Nyle Fullmer said Bryce Bell talked to him about damage done to his windshield from a rock hitting it during the construction. He does not feel he should have to pay the deductible. The mayor said he should present the claim to H & K. A motion was made by Bruce Sutherland and seconded by Nile Boyle to pay the bills. All Aye Meeting adjourned. c yor, o n C. Porter City Clerk, Ro a y