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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990.07.18 CITY COUNCIL MINUTESMINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING 07/18/90 State of Idaho) County of Madison(ss City of Rexburg) Present were the following: Mayor: Nile Boyle Councilmembers: Darlene Blackburn Brad Liljenquist Farrell Young Glen Pond Also Present: Rose Bagley, City Clerk J. D. Hancock, Attorney Excused was Nyle Fullmer and Bruce Sutherland. A motion was made by Glen Pond and seconded by Brad Liljenquist to approver the minutes. All Aye. Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. RE: APPROVAL OF SUN GLOW'S HOOK UP TO THE REXBURG CITY SEWER LINE. Jeff Sommer, representing ECIPDA, was at the meeting. He handed out a copy of the agreement between Sugar City and Rexburg regarding the sewer line. There is a project with Sun Glow, which is just outside the city limits of Sugar City. According to this agreement there has to be written consent by the City of Rexburg whenever there is a company or something outside the city of Sugar City wanting to connect onto the sewer line. What Sun Glow is looking at is possibly hooking onto that trunk line. To do that they are looking at domestic use only for rest rooms and sink basins. Brad Liljenquist ask how they dispose of the other water. Processed water is disposed of in a lagoon. A motion was made by Glen Pond and seconded by Brad Liljenquist to allow the clerk and mayor to sign an agreement to allow Sun Glow to hook onto the sewer line for domestic use only. All Aye RE: REPORT ON THE SEWER AND WATER LINE AT HIGH COUNTRY POTATO. Jeff Sommer also made a report on the new sewer and water line south of the city out to High Country Potato. RE: OVERHEAD POWER LINE AT THE CORNER OF 5TH W. AND ANGELA DISCUSSED. George Quarez was at the meeting to check on the overhead power line that was put in on the corner of 5th West and Angela. Glen Pond reported that they had gone down and looked at it. There are some other lines that cross that street that are within 120 feet of that particular line that crossed the same way. That is not part of that sub division. We can bury that line at the expense of $750. It does not appear that it intersects that sub division. Mr Quarez stated that all the other street lights are serviced underground. He did not recall that anyone in the sub division had been asked about putting this light in differently. He thought it should be consistent with the other lights. He voiced his concern. Glen said it would be additional expense to the city because it was not the sub divider that requested that light. It was cheaper to go over head than underground. The mayor said that it is on 5th West on an original street and not in the Sub division. Lights are quite expensive, but they would check it out further to see if we can make the additional expenditure. RE: DISCUSSION ON THE USAGE OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OVERRIDE. A discussion on the Fire Override. The mayor stated there are a couple of things that would really help if we pass the override. One thing is the 1500 Standards for fire fighters. We can't leave the station unless there are three men on the truck. Another thing is if we run two separate districts, we have to have three fire engines for each. If we consolidate the equipment we would only have to have four engines. We could retire two engines. The city of Rexburg needs to buy a new fire truck anyway. Rex Larson stated that it would get the trucks on a 20 year turn around. It was suggested that a fact sheet be made up to be available for the public. RE: REPORT ON THE CAROUSEL AND A COMMITTEE APPOINTED. Farrell Young reported on the Carousel. Since the 5th of July which doesn't include the carnival, they have given 2746 rides and raised $1094. They have had requests for large group usage on Sunday. If we do approve the family reunion on Sunday, the people who are running it don't want to run it on Sunday and we would have to get someone else for Sundays. They would like a carousel board to follow up on promotion, maintenance and supervision. Glen Pond stated that his concern was after the restoration is complete will the revenue coming from it pay for the upkeep. Farrell said it should. A motion was made by Farrell Young and seconded by Darlene Blackburn to form a committee to oversee the carousel and to appoint Pat Burton as chairman, and members the committee as Gary Olsen, Jean Mason, Brenda Anderson, Lois Webb and Farrell Young as an advisory committee for the Carousel. All Aye RE: DISCUSSION ON TAKING OUT THE MINIATURE GOLF COURSE. The mayor discussed the miniature golf. It is expensive to upkeep and it does not get very much play and it is an eye sore. It is a recommendation of the Parks & Recreation, since there is another miniature golf in Rexburg, that it be torn down. They recommend that they put in about four horse shoe pits. Jack Van Houten reported last year it took in $270 and the up keep costs about $1500 a year. Since we have the construction on the carousel a lot of it has been torn up and we will have to rebuild it. Glen Pond said a Service Club had talked to him about putting in Sand Volley Ball Court. The council agreed to take out the miniature golf and look into both the Sand Volley Ball and horse shoe pits. RE: APPROVAL OF A VARIANCE FOR 975 WESTWOOD DRIVE. 8:00 P. M. Public Hearing for a variance to be given to Richard and Sandra Knighton of 975 Westwood Drive for the construction a shed to be four feet from the north property boundary line. No one was at the hearing to protest. A petition had been taken around to all the property owners within 300 feet, with only one person against it. The Planning & Zoning Board had recommended the variance. A motion was made by Glen Pond and seconded by Brad Liljenquist based on the recommendation by Planning & Zoning to accept the variance. All Aye RE: APPROVAL OF THE FINAL PLAT FOR THE RICKS PALMER SUB DIVISION. Glen Pond also made a report from Planning & Zoning on the final plat for the Ricks Palmer Sub Division. A copy of the plat was shown to the council. The Planning & Zoning recommended that we accept the final plat. Because John Millar was involved in setting up the sub division, he had turned the chair of the meeting over to Chuck Frost. A motion was made by Glen Pond and seconded by Darlene Blackburn to accept the final plat with the stipulation that Nina & Gary Drive be completed and the preliminary plat be continued on. All Aye. RE: A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF A PORTION OF BLOCK 37 TO R-3. There was a request to Planning & Zoning that a portion of Block 37 commencing with the Blunck property on So 2nd E to the corner of So 2nd E and E 1st So and all the lots abutting E 1st So between So 2nd E and So 1st E be changed from Commercial to R 3. This enables financing on the homes so they could be sold. Re Nae Mc Gee suggested that would be a good use because it is predominantly residential. An Informational Hearing will be held July 25 at the regular Planning & Zoning Meeting. RE: DISCUSSION ON THE ALLEY BEHIND SOUTH 2ND EAST. Gale Riley was at the meeting. She owns a rental home on South 2nd East. She had the property surveyed and the marker at the back of the property went out in the middle of the alley behind the property. There is a sixteen foot easement, as she measured the back of the property, sixteen feet to the neighbors fence but the neighbors trees took up ten feet. The problem she has is she needs access to the back of the property. The road grader comes in the winter and opens up the road, but it is hard to turn into the property. She felt like she had a right to put up a fence also. The trees belong to Lenore Passey and have grown into the city right a way. Glen Pond thought we needed to either open or abandon the alley. The mayor said he would talk to Farrell Davidson and go look at it and talk to the neighbors. Jack Van Houten said he would like to go on record as saying that that alley has been open for 27 years and he did not like the idea of closing it and thought the city should have it surveyed before we do anything. The mayor said we would have our engineer check it out. RE: ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE CCAP'S MEETING. The CCAP, Madison Comprehensive Community Action Plan have a meeting at the police building tomorrow night. Brad Liljenquist said he would attend. RE: PROCLAMATION READ FOR THE CENTENNIAL ART EXHIBIT. The mayor read a proclamation for the Centennial Art Exhibit that the West One Bank will have for the street festival on July 27 & 28. RE: DISCUSSION OF THE DEDICATION OF THE VIET NAM VET MEMORIAL. The Freedom Bird program was there to acknowledge Viet Nam Vets with a dedication of the Viet Nam Vet Memorial in Idaho Falls on August 4. We need to have someone from the City at that dedication. RE: DISCUSSION OF THE MICKELSEN'S PROPERTY ON MAPLE DRIVE. The mayor discussed the Mickelsen's property on Maple Drive. Owen Leishman has been taking care of that lot, but he is ill and cannot do it any longer. The city donates the water to keep it looking nice. The neighbors on that block will take care of it now. RE: REPORT OF THE PROBLEM WITH SAND IN THE WATER AT THE COURTHOUSE. The mayor reported on a problem of sand in the water at the Courthouse. RE: DISCUSSION OF THE NEW PERMIT FOR DISCHARGE OF THE WATER. We have sent in two reports to the EPA, one on the Waste Water study that was done. (copy on file) We have received the new permit for the discharge of the water in the lagoon. They have changed the rules. We wrote a letter to them with the objections. We got a call today saying that they will not change anything and we will have to meet all the rules. The estimate from Forsgren is it will cost about $200,000. Brad Liljenquist suggested that we call Mc Clure and Stallings to ask their help. RE: REMOVAL OF THE SMALL DIVING BOARD AT THE POOL. The mayor stated that we have a problem with the diving boards at the pool, which we discussed at a previous meeting. These boards have been in for 38 years. The Health Department said the rule now is that our pool isn't wide enough for two boards. We now get a letter saying we will be closed unless we remove one board. We are not using the small board anymore. RE: DISCUSSION OF STREET REPAIRS. The mayor discussed street repairs. We have $150,000 appropriated for repairs. Farrell Davidson and H & K checked the streets. The street on 3rd North by Walters is the only dedicated street in the city that isn't oiled. Walters will put in all the curb and gutter. We have to spray it every day to keep down the dust. Glen asked if we would ask them to pay their share of the street. The mayor said only on their street curb and gutter. The difference is that it is a dedicated street. The cost on that would be $8000. It would also provide access to the new park by the fish pond. Glen ask about the portion of 5th South that isn't finished. The mayor said it isn't a dedicated street. Another street that is bad is 3rd West from Main along the canal to 4th South. That would cost $149,000, but we could do just a block or two. Glen Pond said the bridge on the Barney Dairy Road needs to be fixed. 1st North from 2nd East to the corner of 4th East, to chip and seal that area would cost about $15,000. The mayor ask for recommendations from the council. They stressed that the bridge needed to be put in across the canal to the Kennedy School. Glen Pond stated that we need to rely on the engineer, Farrell, and Bruce Sutherland to take care of the critical needs. RE: MOTION APPROVED TO PROCEED WITH THE BUSINESS LICENSE ORDINANCE. J. D. Hancock read the Business License Ordinance in summery for the second reading. Glen Pond made a motion to proceed with the ordinance for the third reading at next meeting, seconded by Darlene Blackburn. All Aye RE: REQUEST TO PLANT MORE TREES ALONG COLLEGE AVENUE. Brad Liljenquist told the council that Chuck Porter would like to plant some more trees along College Ave. He would get trees and plant them, but would like to have the city take out the concrete. The Mayor said if he is willing to buy and plant the trees we should help him with the concrete. RE: DISCUSSION OF THE UPKEEP OF THE RE -CYCLING BUILDING. Farrell Young discussed the Re -Cycling building. It is a mess. The mayor said the problem is they don't pick it up on a regular basis. He would talk to Wayne Baker and see if something could be done. We would need to leave it open until we see what EPA is going to do. A motion was made by Glen Pond and seconded by Farrell Davidson to pay the bills. All Aye A motion was made by Glen Pond and seconded by Brad Liljenquist to adjourn. All Aye A MayorWile T,. Boyle City Clerk, Rose B /gley