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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990.03.21 CITY COUNCIL MINUTESI I MINUTES OF A COUNCIL MEETING March 21, 1990 7:30 P.M. State of Idaho ) County of Madison ( ss. City of Rexburg ) Present were the following: Mayor: Council members: Absent: Nile L. Boyle Darlene Blackburn Glen Pond Brad Liljenquist Farrell Young Bruce Sutherland Nyle Fullmer Also present: Treasurer: Richard Horner City Attorney: J. D. Hancock DeAnn Hebdon In the excused absence of Rose Bagley, DeAnn Hebdon was asked to take the minutes. RE: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. RE: APPROVE MINUTES It was moved by Glen Pond, seconded by Brad Liljenquist, and unanimously carried to approve the minutes of the last meeting. RE: MADISON COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT The Madison County Economic Development was talked about by Brad Liljenquist. Randy Schwendiman, Ted Hendericks, and Terry McCurdy were also there, they are on the committee of this non-profit corporation. They are looking to start this corporation in September or October. Brad stated that they feel on this Economical Development Corporation they have representation from the county and the city, serves clubs, the chamber, business community, agricultural community, the college, utilities, it is a large base group. They are asking The City for $15,000 in funding, and from that $15,000 The City would be relieved from paying for the sunbird promotion. Richard works with budget figures on a regular bases and he thought that it would not be a problem to come up with a addition $5,000. It would be a $5,000 increase of what The City paid this year. It was moved by Farrell Young, seconded by Glen Pond, and unanimously carried. RE: CENTENNIAL The City needs to get eight couple for the centennial. It will be held at the Mini Dome. RE: MEETING WITH THEIR DEPARTMENT HEADS Council member will need to start having meeting with their department heads every three months. They will meet and review of what has been going on, and what needs to be done. RE: DONATION BY THE FERGUSON FOUNDATION A Centennial Star Pledge was made by the Ferguson Foundation.. This donation was made to the City of Rexburg and the Airport Board in the amount of $5,970. This money will go into more study on the airport and how to improve the airport. RE: TREES ON SECOND EAST The Mayor received a letter from the Idaho Transportation Department stating that the price of trees has gone up and if we wanted the trees for the Second East Street it would cost The City an addition $15,135. This money would have to born by The City without the help of federal aid. The Mayor feels that we cannot afford to put $15,135 into trees. RE: SCOUTS WERE AT THE MEETING The scouts were also present at this meeting, the Mayor asked each of the scouts to stand up and give their name and the troop number they are from. RE: SIGN FOR THE ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH Public Hearing 8:00 P.M. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be help at 8:00 P.M. on Wednesday, March 21, 1990, at the Rexburg City Hall, Rexburg, Idaho, that variances be granted to allow a direction sign to a church the property is zoned R2 the property in located 278 West Main, Rexburg Madison County, Idaho. It's a sign giving direction to the Zion Lutheran Church. The members of the Zion Lutheran Church were present at the meeting they want the sign there to let people know were their church meeting are held. It was moved by Brad Liljenquist to allow the variances for the sign, seconded by Glen Pond, and unanimously carried. Farrell Young wanted to say thanks to the Zion members for being so organized in the was this was presented, and for their patience. RE: ORDINANCE WAS NOT PASSED The Ordinance on unnecessary noise, and the moving of junk cars was set up for another reading next meeting. RE: SUBWAY SANDWICH PARKING REQUEST Subway sandwich had a parking request, they wanted a special parking place close to their building for their delivery car, Brad talked to the down town merchants --they did not feel that Subway sandwich should be able to have this special parking, Subway should of kept that intoconsideration while looking for their location. RE: FOOT BRIDGE There was a request to put a foot bridge on First South and Fourth West for the kids that are walking to Kennedy School, because of the canal the kids have to walk out to the highway. The foot bridge would be so the kids could just walk across the canal. The Mayor asked the council members to look at the area and to talk to the people that live around there and see if it would be worth putting a foot bridge across that canal, the cost would be about $1,200. RE: ADDITION LOTS TO SUBDIVISION ON 440 SOUTH FOURTH EAST Glen Pond made a report on Planning & Zoning, the subdivision on 440 South and Fourth East property owned by Greg Fullmer, what he proposed was to re -develop that subdivision and to some addition lots. RE: BOWEN HALL EXTENSION: The other Planning & Zoning items discussed was the Bowen Hall extension, their going to put some money into that property to make it look nicer, put up some fences, and make it a little safer. The Planning & Zoning Board gave them the okay because it is commercial property. RE: TETON COMMUNICATION Teton Communication wanted to put a building and some antenna's on the water tower. Attach the antenna's to the water tower and put a metal building at the base of the water tower. The Planning & Zoning Board was not in favor of adding addition antenna's to the tower. RE: PARKING AT PORTER PARK The parking lot at Porter Park was discussed, the Mayor said that he had received several call from the public saying that they are against taking any grass out of the park. The Mayor talked to Diet Center and told them that The City might consider making that parking along Porter Park 2 -hour parking, and that would make the employees at Diet Center not able to park there so it would be more parking for the public who are using the park. Diet Center asked if we would only have those 2 -hour parking sign up through the months of May -August. The council members thought that would be a good idea and the signs would be covered or taken out through the winter months. RE: LOT CLEAN-UP Lot clean-up was talked about, the Mayor and Farrell Davidson have a meeting next week with some people on recycling and clean-up. The City clean-up will start Monday March 26th and go until May 5th, during this time The City will pick up tree branches, grass, etc. for the residence without a charge. It was moved by Glen Pond to start clean-up on March 26th through May 5th, seconded by Darlene Blackburn, and unanimously carried. RE: FISH POND The Mayor complimented on the fish pond down by the city shops. He said it is really coming along well, it was such a mess down there before. It going to be a nice natural park, he stated. RE: COUPONS FOR THE CITY EMPLOYEES FOR THE SUMMER RECREATION The city employees have been give coupons of $25 that they can use on the summer recreation programs, this year those coupons can also be used at the golf courses and the swimming pool. RE: SECOND EAST TREES Farrell Young had some question on the Second East Street, he feels that the Second East Street is a nice looking street and wanted to know if we have to put those trees back there. The Mayor said that there were a few people that didn't want those trees, and that it is something to think about. RE: MAILBOXES THAT ARE PLANTED IN THE SIDEWALKS Farrell asked about the mailboxes that are planted in the middle of the sidewalks, he wanted to know if there was any way that we could make a uniformed regulation of somehow to keep the mailboxes out of the middle of the sidewalks. The Mayor said that the post office can deliver it much better if the mailboxes are in the sidewalks. Glen said that the post office told them want they need in a subdivision for them to deliver and that was in the subdivision ordinance. The City cannot change that, it is up to the post office. RE: APPROVAL OF BILLS It was moved by Glen Pond, seconded by Farrell Young, and unanimously carried that the bills be paid. RE: MEETING ADJOURNED On motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned. v Mayor, le L. Boyl City Clerk, Rose Ba y