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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994.04.06 CITY COUNCIL MINUTESCity Council 4/06/94 7:30 P. M. 1 ~J State of Idaho( County of Madison( ss City of Rexburg) Present were the following: Mayor: Councilman: City Clerk: Attorney: Finance Officer: Engineer: Nile Boyle Farrell Young Nyle Fullmer Glen Pond Jim Flamm Bruce Sutherland Kay Beck Rose Bagley J. D. Hancock Richard Horner Joe Laird Pledge to the Flag. A motion was made by Farrell Young and seconded by Nyle Fullmer to approve the minutes. All Aye RE: A.D.A. RESOLUTION 94-1 PASSED FORMALLY ADOPTING A 504/ADA TRANSITION PLAN The mayor told the council that the A.D.A. Committee had put a lot of work into it and completed it. Kurt Hibbert, Representing E.C.I.P.D.A. was at the meeting to present the resolution. He commented that a lot of work had gone into this Transition Plan and he also stated that it was the best one he had seen for a city this size. The committee has gone to a lot of work and been conservative and tried to approach things from a financial standpoint and make it workable. They have received input from a lot of specialists and approached it from a multiple disability standpoint. Tonight the council needs to adopt the transition plan. RESOLUTION 94-1 a resolution by the city of Rexburg, formally adopting a 504/ADA Transition Plan. (copy attached and on file) Kurt told the council that in the future the city could on any future grants apply for an "Add On" for A.D.A. compliance. Nile stated that if we have enough to stand by itself the city could apply for a grant in November just for A.D.A. or if we have a grant coming up we could just piggyback it on. Kurt suggested that especially on the Golf Course, that we pursue other Private Grant sources for A.D.A. accessibility type projects. Kurt stated that we are lucky with the Tabernacle because it is on the Historical Registry. There are certain limitations of what you can even do to make that building accessible. A motion was made by Bruce Sutherland and seconded by Nyle Fullmer to approve Resolution 94-1. All Aye RE: NEED FOR COUNCILMEN TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON ADA TRANSITION PLAN Rose stated that each councilman had a copy of the Transition Plan and they need to make sure their department completes the necessary things listed on the Transition Plan. RE: WALTERS PROPERTY TRANSFER Walters Property Transfer. We need to approve the signing of the warranty deeds to transfer the property between the Walters Property and the city. A motion was made by Nyle Fuller to authorize the mayor to sign the warranty deed and authorize the city clerk to attest the warranty deed for the transfer of property between the Walters and the city, seconded by Kay Beck. All aye. ~ 1 r~ ~ .` RE: IMPACT ZONE PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED The mayor told the council, we need to schedule the Impact Zone Public Hearing. A motion was made by Bruce Sutherland and seconded by Nyle Fuller to schedule the City Council meeting for May 4 at 7:00 A.M. and schedule the City Council-County Impact Zone Public Hearing at 7:00 P.M. May 4 in the City Council Chambers. All Aye RE: RAILROAD CROSSING AGREEMENT - RESOLUTIONS PASSED: PROJECT STPG-3300 AND PROJECT STPG 7826 Railroad Crossing Agreement-Resolutions: Project STPG-3300 (100) at West 2nd North Street railroad crossing. Estimated project cost- $177,000. Improvements: cantilevered flashing lights & concrete planking road surface. Local Costs: Agreement with the Idaho Transportation Dept. - $4,000. Local Share Design Engineering- $2,000. No required local share construction costs. Project STPG-7826 (100) at West 2nd South street railroad crossing. Estimated Project cost - $182,000. Improvements: Mast mounted flashing lights, concrete planking at rails and street improvements approaching railroad tracks. Local Costs: Agreement with the Idaho Transportation Dept.- $2,000. Local Share Design Engineerings - $2,000. No local share of railroad signal costs but it may require some local participation in street approach improvements. (No more than $3,000 maximum). We need to send $6000 to the State Transportation Department right now for these crossings. A motion was made by Jim Flamm and seconded by Nyle Fullmer to adept by resolution project STPG-3300 and send in the check. All Aye A motion was made by Kay Beck and seconded by Farrell Young to adopt by resolution project STPG-7826 and send in the check. All Aye. RE: PROCLAMATION FOR ARBOR DAY Mayor read a Proclamation for Arbor Day. The Urban Forestry Commission is adopting a plan that will be mailed out to all residents of Rexburg. The name of it will be Plant 1000 Street Trees in Rexburg within the next three years. The mayor proclaimed April 17 to 30 as dates to encourage people in Rexburg to plant trees. As part of this the committee will be planting some more trees on North Second East along by the Albertson Store. We will be replacing some trees that have died on South 2nd East. We will be planting about 380 trees down in the Nature Park and will be planting a bunch of seedlings where West 1st South is vacated across from Kennedy School. We are going to make that into a nursery and plant about another 500 seedlings so in a few years we can transplant those to the Golf Courses or City Parks. The committee has been working with Utah Power & Light and will be planting about 300 trees at the Middle School. RE: REPORT ON ?TH SOUTH - OKAY GIVEN TO MAKE 1 APPLICATION Joe Laird made a report on 7th South. After talking with the State Transportation Department, he felt we do need to get authorization to send in an application for a project on 7th South, it would just be a portion of it from 2nd East to 2nd West. We would do the construction of the remaining down to the Interchange at a latter time, however we would want to do the preliminary engineering on that southern portion in conjunction with this some 3000 feet from 2nd East to 2nd West. The application to the state would just be for the portion to the College and we would reduce the price of it to just that portion of the full project of the application we turned in a year ago. We are trying to find out the cost. Forsgren's estimate is something over $900,000, but we are meeting with the college Friday to discuss storm drainage and curb and gutter and sidewalk that are left up in the the air with their participation. The mayor stated if that cost cannot be reduced from $900,000 it will be four years before we can do anything. We have looked at different options and have. talked to the state about just ~=~.. putting in two lanes now followed by two lanes later. We need authorization from the council to put in the first application. A motion was made by Nyle Fullmer and seconded by Jim Flamm to make the first application. All Aye RE: COMMITTEE FORMED TO WORK WITH RICKS COLLEGE ON 7TH SOUTH AGREEMENT The mayor stated that when we had the agreement with Ricks College it called for a Committee with city representation and college representation to meet on a regular basis to work on the details. Brent Kinghorn called and wanted to meet Friday Morning at 9:00 A.M. It was recommended that Kay Beck be appointed to that committee and also Joe Laird and the Mayor would serve on that committee. RE: IRRIGATION & WATER ISSUES DISCUSSED BRIEFLY At the last meeting Richard Smith was at the meeting and presented the arguments on the getting the law changed on the irrigation on ground water and surface water. We didn't help them financially, but did go down and testify. They felt we should do something financially. They were successful in getting some new laws passed that will help the economy of Eastern Idaho. The Finance Committee was going to look into it. Farrell Young reported the the Tabernacle Committee has kicked off a Fund Raising Campaign. (handout on the history of the Tabernacle) $33,000 is their goal to help with the roof, front steps and the chair lift to meet the A.D.A. requirements. The mayor told the council he had a call from a lady from Consolidated Hospitals about a grant. She will come up and go through the tabernacle with Ann and the mayor. A motion as made by Nyle Fullmer and seconded by Glen Pond to pay the bills. all Aye. The mayor told the group that the council needs to go into a Work Meeting. A motion was made by Nyle Fullmer and seconded by Kay Beck to adjourn. All Aye. ~~~ Mayor, Nil L. Boyle City Clerk, Rose gle