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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990.02.07 CITY COUNCIL MINUTESMINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING 02/07/90 State of Idaho) County of Madison( ss City of Rexburg) Present were the following: Mayor: Nile Boyle Councilmembers: Bruce Sutherland Nyle Fullmer Darlene Blackburn Brad Liljenquist Farrell Young Also Present: Rose Bagley, City Clerk Richard Horner, Treasurer J. D. Hancock, City Attorney RE: MEETING WITH JUB The Mayor told the group that we had a meeting with JUB Engineers to give us a presentation on our problems with EPA on the sewer system. A scout led the Pledge to the flag. RE: APPROVE MINUTES A motion was made by Bruce Sutherland and seconded by Farrell Young to approve the minutes. All Aye. RE: AUDIT Bob Hardy and Scott Bond representing Rudd and Company was at the meeting to present the audit. Bob Hardy said they were pleased with what they saw in the city. They appreciate the opportunity to serve the city with the audit. They went through the audit explaining it. Bob said it is important that the city budget for all activities. We weren't budgeting for the Golf Course capital projects, Airport Fund,the Tabernacle Restoration Fund, Lid Guarantee Fund, and the Community Block Grant. The office runs very smoothly. The audit report and requirements we have from Richard and Rose came out in a timely manner, and we were pleased with that. You might want to do some structural changes within your accounting department, in who oversees what. You will have to look at that from an operational standpoint. In a city this size it is hard to segregate everything. It would cost you more in salaries and benefits than it you would recognize in savings. J. D. Hancock ask as part of the audit, did you go to the county to verify that Madison County was giving the city its proper share of each of the funds. Bob said we confirm with them in what they give you, but we have to rely on their auditors to test that the percentages are being allocated correctly. A motion was made by Brad Liljenquist and seconded by Nyle Fullmer to except the audit as presented. All Aye. RE: PARKING FEES Mayor Boyle reviewed Ordinance 700 for parking in fire lanes. On the recommendations of the Chief of Police we changed the fine for parking in the fire land from $25 to $10. He also recommended that we change the Parking Ordinance fees. It would raise the parking fines all over the city. There is a provision for an additional fee for paying parking fines late. RE: ORDINANCE 700 Ordinance 700 with the only change being the fine would be $10.00 instead of $25. AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE PARKING OF ANY VEHICLE IN A DESIGNATED FIRE LANE AND AUTHORIZING HE POLICE TO ENTER UPON PRIVATE PROPERTY WHEN NECESSARY TOE ENFORCE THIS PROHIBITION; PROHIBITING THE STOPPING, STANDING OR PARKING IN NO -PARKING LOTS AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY POLICE TO ENTER UPON PRIVATE PROPERTY TO ENFORCE THIS PROHIBITION; 1 PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING WHEN THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE. RE: ORDINANCE 700 WAS PASSED Ordinance 700 was placed before the council. The mayor then called for the voting for final passage of the ordinance, and the motion was made by Nyle Fullmer and seconded by Darlene Blackburn that ordinance 700 be passed. Those voting aye: Farrell Young Brad Liljenquist Darlene Blackburn Nyle Fullmer Bruce Sutherland The roll showed all councilmen present voting "Aye" carried, the mayor declared that the majority of all the members of the city council had voted for the passage of said ordinance, and that ordinance was duly and regularly passed. May Boyle declared the motion carried. RE: ORDINANCE 704 Ordinance 704 changing the amount parking fines. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION IX OF ORDINANCE NO. 537, SETTING FORTH PENALTIES FOR PARKING VIOLATIONS; AND PROVIDING WHEN SAID ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT. A motion was made by Councilman Bruce Sutherland and seconded by Councilman Farrell Young that the rules requiring an ordinance of a general and permanent nature to be read on three occasions be dispensed with and that said ordinance be numbered 704. Those voting aye: Those voting nay: Farrell Young Brad Liljenquist Bruce Sutherland Darlene Blackburn Nyle Fullmer None RE: ORDINANCE 704 WAS PASSES Ordinance 704 was then placed before the council. The mayor then called for the voting for final passage of the ordinance, and the motion was made by Bruce Sutherland and seconded by Nyle Fullmer that ordinance 704 be passed. Those voting aye: Those Voting nay: Darlene Blackburn Nyle Fullmer Bruce Sutherland Brad Liljenquist Farrell Young None The roll showed all councilmen present voting "Aye" carried, the Mayor declared that the majority of all the members of the city council had voted for the passage of said ordinance, and that said ordinance was duly and regularly passed. Mayor Boyle declared the motion carried. RE: INCREASED ON TICKET IF NOT PAID WHEN DUE Bruce Sutherland stated that when the tickets are printed that they need to state on the ticket that the fine will be increased if not paid when due. RE: POST SIGNS IN A FIRE LANE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY The mayor stated that in order to enforce ordinance 700 prohibiting parking of a vehicle in a fire lane on private property, it will have to be posted. RE: PUBLIC HEARING ON ZONE CHANGE IN PARK VIEW AND HENDERSON SUBDIVISION 0 8:00 P M. Public Hearing on the zone change in the Park View Subdivision and the Henderson Subdivision from R2 to Rl. (copy on file) The city passed a petition around to the property owners within 300 feet. Everyone voted that they do not object to the zone change. RE: LETTER STATING NO OBJECTIONS TO THIS ZONE CHANGE Mayor Boyle read a letter from the Rexburg Idaho Center Stake Presidency stating that they have no objections to this change in the zoning. They recommended that the developer be encouraged to provide proper access to the area. That at least two access points be provided from 5th West Street and independent of Park Street. (Letter on file) RE: MARJORIE WAHTCOTT ENCOURAGES THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER ACCESS ROADS ON 5TH WEST Marjorie Whatcott- Speaking as a resident of the Starlite Addition and also as the principal of the Kennedy school. She said she would encourage the council to consider access roads that was mentioned in the above letter because she felt that we have a lot of traffic on 5th West already and with so many children on that street it would be helpful to have a access road from the west. Park Street is a narrow road, and it would be helpful to drain as much of the traffic off Park Street as possible. Bruce Sutherland ask if the access roads had anything to do with the zone change. The mayor said it didn't but it was a good time to address that issue. It would be nice in the future to have the road go to the West over to that other road. RE: EXTEND A ROAD GOING TO THE WEST CONNECTING TO THE COUNTRY ROAD Reed Wyatt- Representing the Stake Presidency, he had looked at the plat. There is one road that goes into the sub division that is the access road to the church, it would be a good thing on the South West corner of the sub division to extent a road going to the west connecting to the county road. RE: SUGGESTED TO HAVE TWO ACCESS ROADS FROM 5TH WEST Mayor Boyle said it had been suggested to have two access roads from 5th West, with that many homes in the sub division. That is a lot of cars to come out of the sub division. The final plat has not been excepted. We can re -zone it without the final plat. Another problem is the property that is part of the church parking lot now that turns by Geddes' going back to the South is going to have to be delineated as a street and not just as a parking lot. Before the final plat is excepted those things will have to be addressed. We will give Mr Henderson a copy of the suggestions. RE: ALLEY IN BACK OF PARK STREET Grant Benson- How about an alley in back of Park Street for an access to the back of that property. Mayor Boyle said it would be difficult to force that homeowner to give up that much ground. That would not be a requirement of the Planning & Zoning to require an alley. RE: CHANGE THE ZONING FROM R2 TO R1 A motion was made by Brad Liljenquist and seconded by Farrell Young to change the zoning from R2 to Rl. All Aye. The mayor said we would try to address the issues on access, on the alley and on the traffic flow. RE: PARK STREET CHAPEL Calvin Whatcott- The entrance on the east and west is fine, but if you bring any street north to the Park Street Chapel parking lot that will make Park Street, which is already too narrow, a driveway for people coming into that sub division. He did not think there should be an access road from the Park Street Chapel out of that sub division. The mayor said there would need to be an access, because those people will want to go to church. RE: HOUSE BY KINGDOM HALL Nyle Fullmer said he had a call about the house by Kingdom Hall is really getting junked up with a lot of old cars. They need to be cleaned up. It is the old Straton property. The mayor said he would talk to Blair about it. RE: ORDINANCE 703 The mayor introduced ordinance 703 vacating and closing the alley in the Mill Hollow Subdivision. AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND CLOSING A CITY ALLEY IN THE MILL HOLLOW SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF REXBURG, IDAHO; PROVIDING THAT SAID ALLEY REVERT TO THE OWNERS OF THE ADJACENT REAL ESTATE ON THE EAST AND WEST OF SAID ALLEY; AND PROVIDING WHEN SAID ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT. A motion was made by Councilman Nyle Fullmer an seconded by Councilman Bruce Sutherland that the rules requiring an ordinance of a general and permanent nature to be read on three occasions be dispensed with and that said ordinance be numbered 703. Those voting aye: Brad Liljenquist Farrell Young Bruce Sutherland Nyle Fullmer Darlene Blackburn Those voting nay: None RE: ORDINANCE 703 WAS PASSED Ordinance 703 was then placed before the council. The mayor then called for the voting for final passage of the ordinance, and the motion was made by Farrell Young and seconded by Brad Liljenquist that ordinance 703 be passed. Those voting aye: Farrell Young Brad Liljenquist Darlene Blackburn Nyle Fullmer Bruce Sutherland Those voting nay: None The roll showed all councilmen present voting "Aye" carried, the mayor declared that the majority of all the members of the city council had voted for the passage of said ordinance, and that said ordinance was duly and regularly passed. Mayor Boyle declared the motion carried. RE: SIGN FOR ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH Mayor reviewed the Planning & Zoning minutes. There is a request to put a directional sign for the Zion Lutheran Church on the corner of 278 West Main. The ordinance is specific on this "Advertising signs not to exceed 3 feet square attached flat to house or building." The zoning board voted that this sign not be allowed in the R2 zone. Ken Schauer, Pastor of Zion Lutheran Church was as the meeting to discuss the matter. He said we have several Lutheran families in Rexburg who had to go to Ashton to attend church, so they decided to hold church in Rexburg in the Catholic church. The problem came up with the Sunbirds. The average attendance in the winter is only about 10 or 12 and in the summer it is 50 or 60. We have always had a retired Paster to take care of the administered to these people during the summer. We decided that we needed a sign to direct the people to the meeting place. He had told Pastor Schauer that he had talked to Mayor Porter about the sign and he said he had everything cleared and just needed to find a property owner who would let us put a sign up. He died last summer. In August the Pastor and some of the Sunbirds came into city hall and someone told him it would not be a problem. After checking with the property owners in that area they finally got permission from Merrill Rudd who owns this property, to put a sign up. In January when he checked in the city hall, the City Clerk told him he might have a problem. Nyle Fullmer said he felt that this sign was a little different than an advertising sign, it is a informational sign. The council discussed the location of the sign and possibly looking at putting the sign on the other side of the street or on city property. A motion was made by Brad Liljenquist and seconded by Bruce Sutherland to schedule a public hearing to grant a variance for the sign. All Aye RE: ZONING ORDINANCE The Planning & Zoning recommended that we engage Renee Magee to update our zoning ordinance and to have her submit a proposal. The council agreed to pursue it. RE: WATER High Country Water Works have requested to buy water from Rexburg to sell it in containers for drinking water. A motion was made by Nyle Fullmer and seconded by Darlene Blackburn to allow them to buy water. All aye RE: BLUE CROSS Mayor Boyle told the council that we got a notice from Blue Cross that our premium would be raised 22% on March 1, 1990. We have budgeted for it because we expected it. They discussed changing the stop loss. To lower the stop loss down it would cost $3600 for the rest of the year. The council wanted to check with the employees to see if they would pay some of the increase for the change in the stop loss. RE: TETON COMMUNICATION We have a request from Teton Communications to put an antenna on the water tower (letter on file). They would be willing to pay $100 per month rent to do this. The mayor said he would do some checking on it and bring it up in 2 weeks. J. D. Hancock questioned if we would have any liability. RE: PARKING LOT IN PORTER PARK The mayor discussed putting a parking lot in Porter Park. Mayor Porter had H & K draw up a plan last fall to put a parking lot west of the swimming pool and south of the carousel. The cost to get it all black topped would be $16,000. We budgeted it by taking the $5000 grant given to the city by American Potato and the money left in the Tedro parking lot money. Mayor Boyle said he had not been much in favor of tearing out part of the park for the parking lot. There is a vacant lot across the street owned by Merle Fisher. He would sell it for $11,000. If we spent the money to buy the property we wouldn't be able to black top it, but could gravel it and landscape it. He ask the council to go down and look at it and see what is the best thing to do. Most of the parking problems along that street comes from the Diet Center employees parking along that street. Nyle Fullmer suggested that if we had a parking lot across the street there would be a danger of a child being hit by a car while he was running across the street. RE: CENSUS MEETING The mayor told the council that there was a Census meeting February 26 in Idaho Falls at 10:00 A. M. RE: AIRPORT BOARD The mayor said the Airport board called and John Ferguson has moved and they would like to appoint Roger Porter to replace him on the board. A motion was made by Brad Liljenquist and seconded by Darlene Blackburn to appoint Roger Porter to the Airport Board. All Aye RE: MAYORS RECEPTION The Dance Festival Committee wants the city to take over the Mayors reception. We need to set up a committee to start working on it. RE: NATION CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK We have a proclamation to Buckle Up For Love. We would designate next week Feb 11 to Feb 17 as National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week. RE: WATER RUN OFF IN CREST HAVEN Farrell Young ask about the problem with the water run off in Crest Haven Sub division. The mayor said John Millar had made a drawing and we gave it to the college and they are trying to get it approved for a easement. RE: APPROVE BILLS A motion was made by Bruce Sutherland and seconded by Nyle Fullmer to approve the bills. All aye RE: MEETING ADJOURNED Meeting adjourned to an executive meeting. Rose Bagley, Cit Jerk �L / I Nile L. 64yie, Mayo t THECHIURCHOF )ESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS REXBURG IDAHO CENTER STAKE Mayor Nile Boyle City of Rexburg 12 North Center Street Rexburg, Idaho 83440 Dear Mayor Boyle; January 28, 1990 This letter is being written in regard to the proposed hearing concerning rezoning an area south of the Park View Addition. The be changed from R-2 to R-1. We have no objection to this change ordinance. Feb. 7, 1990 zoning would in the zoning We do strongly recommend that the developer be encouraged to provide proper access to the area. It is recommended that at least two access points be provided from 5th West Street and independent of Park Street. As you are aware, Park Street is a residential street and was not designed for major traffic volumes. Also, we are not able to predict at this time where people living in this subdivision would attend church, however it would be important that proper access be provided to the Park Street Chapel. The chances are good that eventually this chapel would be used by families living in this subdivision. In addition, we would encourage the City to include in their planning the development and construction of a street from this new subdivision to the west, past the Park Street Chapel, to the existing County Road. A street at this location would be important for traffic circulation from the subdivision to the West and South to the Stake Center. Any planning should include proper traffic flow around the Park Street Chapel as well as proper access to the County Road. We would be happy to work with you to implement changes in this area. We appreciate the opportunity of commenting on these proposed zoning revisions. Sin erely y s,;/ Rexburg Idaho Cente Stake Presidency US,