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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990.08.22 CITY COUNCIL MINUTESMINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING 08/22/90 State of Idaho) County of Madison( ss City of Rexburg( Present were the following: Mayor: Nile Boyle Council member: Bruce Sutherland Nyle Fullmer Darlene Blackburn Glen Pond Farrell Young Excused: Brad Liljenquist Also Present: Rose Bagley, City Clerk J. D. Hancock, Attorney Richard Horner, Treasurer RE: EXECUTIVE SESSION A motion was made by Nyle Fullmer and seconded by Bruce Sutherland to go into an executive session to discuss a legal problem. RE: APPROVAL OF MINUTES A motion was made by Glen Pond and seconded by Nyle Fullmer to approve the minutes. All Aye. RE: DISCUSSION OF STUDENT PARKING AT APARTMENTS A discussion on student parking at apartments. Glen Bean was at the meeting to give a report. He had been ask to make a survey of the parking for apartments. He had only been able to check the Southwest quadrant if the city. Most of the larger apartments have sufficient parking, however most of the apartments in homes does not have enough parking or there is non existing parking. Some of the large apartments are short in parking. All the apartments that he had checked are under the old ordinance. Glen Bean said he would keep working on it and get a complete list. The council felt that we needed to get the list complete and then make a determination and notify the apartment owners to be in compliance by next fall. RE: DISCUSSION OF STEVE CLARK'S COTTAGE APARTMENTS Steve Clark was at the meeting. He received a letter from the building inspector that he would need to have all parking areas completed, all exterior of buildings completed, apartment interiors completed before he could receive a certificate of occupancy. Steve said he would have the main parking lot in front paved. The retaining wall has been built. It has been excavated and gravel has been brought in. The mayor told him he had gone up and looked at the apartments and felt he should be more concerned about getting the apartments finished. Steve said he had canceled out nine girls and is trying to cancel out eighteen girls, so they would have three apartments that they would not have to finish. Steve stated that he understood he would need to finish stairs and railings and all safety items, but he might not be able to finish the siding on the back of the apartments or the other parking lot. He also stated that each apartment had three bathrooms and they would not be able to finish one of these by the time school starts. Nyle Fullmer ask Steve what kind of a time frame he would need to finish the parking. Steve ask if he could be given a month for the parking and also to put up the back siding and to finish one bathroom. Nyle Fullmer made a motion to give Steve until October 15 to complete his parking. Steve said he would have the safety things completed and the only exception of completion would be one of the three bathrooms in each apartment. He would have the railings up and the stairs up. The mayor told Steve that the Fire Department would insist that the front parking lot be finished, so they could get a fire engine in. The council discussed giving him any latitude on the interiors of the apartments,because it might spread over into something else. Mayor Boyle said he was concerned because of the 100 girls that are coming and expecting a place to live. Nyle Fullmer amended his motion to state that Steve Clark would be given until October 15 to complete his parking, finish the third bathroom in each apartment and put the back Biding on the apartments. Seconded by Darlene Blackburn. Glen Pond ask if the apartments met the zoning. The mayor said that Mr Meyers from Idaho Falls said it would qualify. All members of the council voting aye to the motion. Mayor Boyle told Mr Clark that if it is not completed by October 15 the city would pull their okay for a occupancy permit for student housing. RE: LEGAL HEARING FOR THE SEWER AND WATER LINE TO HIGH COUNTRY POTATO. 7:30 P. M. Legal Hearing for the South Rexburg Sewer and Water Line to High Country Potato. Jeff Sommer from ECIPDA made a status report on the project. The water and sewer line are complete. They are finishing the backfilling of the water line. There is some clean up work on the lift station. They need a lid to go on the sewer line. When that is here they can install the pumps by the Stake Center. After that there is some clean up work and the project will be complete as far as construction. The project needs to be documented. The only changes in the project is to cut costs they had eliminated the building over the lift station. They have done a good job on the construction. RE: APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET. Richard Horner presented the Tentative Budget. (copy on file) A motion was made by Bruce Sutherland and seconded by Nyle Fullmer to approve the budget and set the public hearing for the first Wednesday in September. All Aye. RE: CONCERN ABOUT DE LYNN EDSTROM BEING SENT WITH THE RESERVES. The mayor told the council that De Lynn Edstrom is in the Reserve and might get called to go to the Persian Gulf. The council was concerned and felt that the city should write a letter. RE: DISCUSSION ON THE PRELIMINARY CENSUS REPORT. The mayor told the council that we received the Preliminary Census Report. We need as a group to go over it and check it. The count is 14,477. RE: REQUEST FROM MEALS ON WHEELS FOR FUNDING. We had a call from Meals on Wheels. The County gave them a 4 wheel drive vehicle and money. They have requested from the city to pay gas for the vehicle in addition to the money. A discussion by the council. A motion was made by Bruce Sutherland and seconded by Nyle Fullmer to supply the gas for the vehicle. All Aye. RE: DISCUSSION ON THE NO TRUCK PARKING SIGNS ON 2ND N 3RD W. A discussion on the No Truck Parking Signs on 2nd North and 3rd West. The council turned it over to Bruce Sutherland to check and report. RE: THE UPKEEP OF A VACANT LOT ON EDITH CIRCLE. The mayor had a call from Bill Moss of Edith Circle. There is a vacant lot by his house that need to have some upkeep. He ask the city to furnish water to the lot and the neighbors would take care of the lot. Bruce Sutherland said he thought they should run the line if we supply the water. Glen Pond stated that the lot is owned by Morgan Garner and he should be responsible to take care of the lot. RE: THE STREET REPAIR BID WAS AWARDED TO H & K CONTRACTORS. The mayor said the Street Repair bid was awarded to H & K Contractors. They were the only bid, but their bid was below the engineers estimate. RE: DISCUSSION ON THE FIRE OVERRIDE ELECTION. They discussed the Fire Override Election. RE: DISCUSSION OF THE FEE CHARGED TO THE NEW BUSINESS LICENSE ORDINANCE. Nyle Fullmer said he had heard some opposition to the fee charged on the new Business License Ordinance for a dance hall. The council discussed. Nyle will check into it and report back. RE: APPROVAL OF THE BILLS A motion was made by Bruce Sutherland and seconded by Nyle Fullmer to approve the bills. All Aye Meeting Adjourned. City Clerk, Rose agle Mayor Nile L. Boyle