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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989.12.20 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES~;' ~._1 MINUTES OF A REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING December 20, 1989 7:30 P.M. 1 n L: State of Idaho ) County of Madison ( ss. City of Rexburg ) Present were the following: Mayor: Council members: Absent: John C. Porter Nile Boyle Bruce Sutherland Darlene Blackburn Glen Pond Nyle Fullmer Bruce Casper Also present; Treasurer: Richard Horner City Attorney: Mary Smith In the excused absence of Rose Bagley, the mayor asked Mary Smith to take the minutes. It was moved by Bruce Sutherland, seconded by Nile Boyle, and unanimously carried to approve the minutes of the last meeting as corrected. RE: BEER LICENSES Bruce Sutherland motion duly made, seconded by Nile Boyle and unanimously carried, the following licenses were approved for the sale of bottled and/or canned beer: Rexburg Food Center, Maverik at 2nd East and 2nd West, Ray's Service Station, Circle K, Flying J, Horkley's Service Station, Albertsons, Broulims, Payless Drug, K&R Lanes. RE: CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION The Mayor said he would like to recognize the following people who had been of service to the community and to present them with a certificate of appreciation from the City: RE: JOHN THOMPSON John Thompson since 1971 has had a choir present a program on Thanksgiving Day, which has been a fine thing for the community. He started the project in the Rexburg Stake Center and it is now in the Barrus Hall at Ricks College. RE: CLAIR BOYLE City employee, Clair Boyle, head of the City Parks and Recreation program. Clair has spent many hours planning and supervising activities for others. Seven hundred children signed up for the basketball program and many children have been in the various recreation programs sponsored by the City and managed by Clair. He has done a fine job. RE: PAT BURTON Pat Burton, who has spearheaded the drive to rebuild the carousel, which is on the National Historical Register and is an Idaho centennial carousel. She headed the committee for raising funds and they have raised about $35,000.00. A family that has really helped the project is the Rex and Beverly Erickson family. The mayor thanked them for what they had done in sponsoring various activities to raise money for the carousel. RE: REBUILDING THE CAROUSEL The mayor stated that after the rebuilding of the carousel had been completed, he understands the committee is going to undertake other projects. He stated that Brenda and Sheryl Anderson were responsible for repairing and carving reward. That Valeea Quigg, a City employee, runs the computer, going far beyond the call of duty with the carousel and keeping all of the records, and performing other duties. The mayor stated that back of J. C. Penney's is a shed where people can leave recycling material, that the money goes to restore the carousel. RE: BUILDING IN WH That Dick Davis and house the carousel. building and should for the work he has [CH TO HOUSE THE CAROUSEL other people helped build the building in which to Mr. Davis redrew the plans and made a better receive an award in appreciation of his services done and is doing. RE: PROJECT IN RESTORATION OF THE PIPE ORGAN IN THE TABERNACLE The Mayor stated another project is the restoration of the pipe organ in the tabernacle. The Rexburg Civic Improvement Club took this on as a centennial project and. raised money from all over the nation. Ann Zollinger was president when the project commenced. Denice Pammell thereafter became the president and is now the president, Barbara Jaussi and Ann Zollinger are recipients of a award for their services. There are many others who have worked on this project and who have made contributions to the project, and the mayor said he wished to express the appreciation of the Council and the public for the efforts these people have put forth. RE: CANAL AT 4TH WEST AND 1ST SOUTH The Mayor stated that he had been approached regarding the foot bridge across the canal at 4th West and lst South and he would recommend that a safe bridge be put there. He stated that a City street crosses the canal and has never been abandoned and that many children use the bridge. The matter was discussed. It was moved, seconded and unanimously carried that the city engineer investigate and give the City an estimate as to the cost of construction a satisfactory bridge for foot traffic. RE: PLANS FOR MILL HOLLOW SUBDIVISION The Mayor stated that at the last meeting the Council had discussed the Mill Hollow Subdivision and he thought the Council should work out a plan that would be satisfactory to everyone. Mr. Day had a plan and presented it. He wants to have the easement behind the property closed. He tried to purchase the property but was unable to do so. There was some problem about losing access to the fire hydrant on the property and Mr. Day proposed the hydrant be moved. The mayor stated he had talked with the firemen regarding the fire hydrant. The matter was discussed. RE: PUBLIC HEARING FOR PROPERTY EASEMENTS AND RIGHT-OF-WAY Property easements and rights-of-way were discussed. The mayor stated that it may be necessary to set up public hearing and that more detailed information should be furnished to the City in order that the City might set up the hearings for the 17th of January, 1990. RE: ENTRANCES AT THE VALLEY RIVER CENTER The mayor stated that the safety committee proposed that one of the entrances at the Valley River Center be closed. The mayor had contacted the State Highway Department and they sent their safety engineer up and he made a number of recommendations for the mall. The safety engineer stated that he had visited all of the malls in East Idaho and they all apparently had the same problem of people in the fire lanes. He stated that various things had been tried to keep people from parking in fire lanes. He suggested that instead of using yellow paint that it be painted red and that signs on tires be places in fire lanes. RE: PARKING SITUATION IN THE PARKING MALLS The matter of handicapped parking was discussed, also the matter of the fine for parking in fire lanes was discussed. It was moved by Glen Pond, and seconded by Nyle Fullmer and unanimously carried that the Council recommend that the fine be not less than $25.00. The Council continued to discuss the parking situation in the parking malls. RE: SMALL PARK WITH PICNIC TABLES AT THE GRAVEL PIT The Mayor stated that Farrell Davidson had reported that the Fish and Game Department had planted some fish in the gravel pit -- bass, and blue gill -- and were going to plant some trout, and that Farrell would like to make a small park with picnic table surrounding the gravel pit. The matter was discussed. No boats would be permitted, that it could be made a nice place to fish. Farrell explained that the Fish and Game wanted it open to the public. The mayor suggested that he make a complete plan for the use of the area as a public park with a jogging area. The matter was discussed. Farrell stated the Fish and Game proposed to plant the fish and furnish fencing material and wanted the City or an organization to put the fence up. Farrell stated that when his department had some spare time that the City would fix the road. He stated that the Fish and Game will put in sanitary toilets, also that in developing the project they should install three food bridges for jogging around the ponds. The matter was discussed. The mayor suggested that the fish could be planted in the pond now and the City crews could make it a natural park. It could be developed at little cost to the City and be a real asset. The mayor suggested that the City buy the material for surfacing and that the Fish and Game would furnish the fencing. Glen Pond suggested. that the City secure plans and have an engineer estimate the cost, that the land belongs to the City and the City could probably get a park and recreation grant, and the City could match the grant with the work that the City did. RE: PROJECT AT THE AIRPORT, PLANTING TREES Richard Smith, who was present at the meeting, said that there was going to be a project at the airport planting trees in certain designated locations. It was moved, seconded and unanimously carried that the City go ahead with the project. The matter of establishing a development revolving fund for City projects was discussed. The mayor said that he thought it would be wise to have some bank officials review the proposed project and make recommendations. RE: MOVING THE FIRE HYDRANT ON THE HILL The matter of moving the fire hydrant in the proposed new development on the hill was discussed. The mayor stated that is should be determined where the fire hydrant will be located in connection with the property boundaries, and the width of the right-of-way for the street. The matter was discussed. The mayor suggested that before located the fire hydrant that a survey should be made. RE: REZONING THE ZACKERMAN PROPERTY The matter of rezoning the Zackerman property to R-1 was discussed. It had previously been zoned R-2. The mayor stated it would be necessary to have a hearing to change the rezoning. It was moved be Glen Pond, seconded by Nyle Fullmer, and unanimously carried that the bills be paid. On motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned . City Clerk, Ros ag y ? ~ - Cr~d~~,~'~,' yJohn C. Porter ~~~