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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996.06.18 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES~ ~` ) DATE: (061896) City Council 6/18/96 7:00 A.M. State of Idaho) County of Madison( ss City of Rexburg) Present were the following: Mayor: Councilmembers: Excused: City Clerk: Attorney: Nile L Boyle Ny1e Fullmer Marsha Bjornn Glen Pond Kay Beck Farrell Young Bruce Sutherland Rose Bagley Stephen 2o11inger Pledge to the flag. A motion was made by Nyle Fullmer and seconded by Marsha Bjornn to approve the minutes. A11 Aye After review of the bills. A motion was made by Kay Beck and seconded by Glen Pond to pay the bills. A11 Aye RE: WATER STORAGE TANK ENG. CONTRACT WITH FORSGRENS APPROVED TOPIC: (20,127,,,WATER TANK NORTH,FORSGREN ASSOCIATES) We have given an Engineering contract to Forsgren & Associates to engineer a water storage tank north of the city. Joe and Stephen have '.. reviewed the contract and think it is satisfactory. We need a motion to ', approve the contract to proceed with the water storage tank. A motion '"" was made by Nyle Fullmer and seconded by Kay Beck to approve the contract. All aye RE: MAGISTRATE COURT FINES 6 FORFEITURES - MOTION TO PROCEED PASSED TOPIC: (20,127,,,MAGISTRATE COURT,FINES & FORFEITURES) A discussion on the Magistrate Court payment for the fines and forfeitures. A motion was made by Glen Pond to start with the funding as of November of 1995. Seconded by Nyle Fullmer. Kay Beck voting Nay. All other council members present voting Aye. Motion carried. RE: SIDEWALK L.I.D. #29 DISCUSSED TOPIC: (20,127,,,SIDEWALKS,L.Z.D. #29) The mayor discussed the sidewalk L.I.D. If we proceed on all of these pieces of property, each one will have to be checked so we can come up with a figure before we set the amounts. Is there any time when a house is sold that the council wants to give a variance? If there are places like the one on the hill where they will have to take out a retaining wall and a tree, if after we figure it out and if it will be very expensive are we going to still make them put the sidewalk in or is there a better way to do the sidewalk L.I.D after this year? The mayor felt that if a sidewalk doesn't go anywhere like on the hill, he has a concern. He still thinks it would be better to pick out one area of the city at a time and L.I.D. the whole thing. How much resolve does the council have, are we going to hang tight all the way? Glen felt the way we have it now, it is difficult to enforce. Who will enforce it? We could have a home sold twice before we pick up it has been sold. The mayor explained that we can pick it up when it is sold because they have to come in and change the water into their name, but the only way we can enforce it all the way is to form an L.I.D. The mayor asked if the council was satisfied the way it is and ready to proceed full speed ahead? Kay stated we need to do something. Cv -? i Stephen stated that the real question that the council needs to address is we can proceed with what we have done to this point, but do we want to create L.I.D's that only deal with new purchases or do we want to consider next summer's L.I.D. to do the general area rather than hit and miss houses as this L.I.D. did? Kay did not think this council would vote for that, unless we could come up with a better way. (discussion) The mayor stated that we would proceed with this L.I.D. but there are three or four of those sidewalks that will not go anywhere and also they are on the hills. Glen stated that the way we are now we could open it up and at every council meeting we could have someone come in and complain about doing it because people are not aware of the ordinance. Ny1e stated if there are extenuating circumstances we can take them on a case by case bases. RE: CLOSURE OF MAIN STREET & CENTER FOR DANCE FESTIVAL APPROVED TOPIC: (20,128,,,MAIN STREET,CENTER STREET,DANCE FESTIVAL) Stephen stated he was representing the Dance Festival to close Main Street and Center street the same way we did last year. If there are going to be any closures the merchants prefer this method. The State has okayed the closure. It will be on July 27. A motion was made by Nyle Fullmer and Seconded by Kay Beck to allow the street closure as presented for the Dance Festival. A11 Aye Glen left the meeting for another obligation. RE: DANCES OUTDOORS - 10:00 P.M. MUST BE OVER TOPIC: (20,128,,,DANCES OUTDOORS) The mayor told the council that we have had more requests for Outdoor Dances. He said we need to make a rule for Rose to tell them. It was decided that all outdoor dances would be limited to be over at 10:00 P. M. unless they get council approval and the chances of getting council approval are not very good. If we have any complaints of noise from the dance or disturbing the peace we will act on it at that time. RE: BUILDERS ASSOCIATION TOPIC: (20,128,,,BUILDERS ASSOCIATION,PLAN CHECKS,EGRESS) The Building Association will be coming to the next council. The mayor asked the council to think about how we handle plan checks for example the Jail? If you have a building like that which has been drawn by an architect and signed by several engineers, how much more plan check do we need? Joe is following what the council has said. We will discuss that at the same time. The mayor asked what the council view would be on an issue for example right now we have a house where the owner wants to remodel the basement and the windows are not large enough for egress windows? The mayor had remembered from a previous meeting,if it would be for a family we left the windows as they are but, if they change the use and go for a rental then they needed to comply with the regulation of egress windows as addressed in the U.B.C. We need to discuss that at the same time. The council felt we need a work meeting with the builders at 7:00 P. M. prior to the council meeting and then any decisions to be made could be made at the council meeting. The mayor asked Rose to notify all the builders and put a notice in the paper. The meeting will be on July 3. At the last meeting we voted to put a sign across the highway. The mayor had contacted the Highway Department and they will send the application to make it legal. Nyle Fullmer asked when the bench in front of Arc Electronic would be moved? The mayor said he would check on it. Nile Fullmer told the council and press that we needed to go into an executive session on a personnel problem. Brooke Passey was to the meeting. '(" RE: MONEY FOR 911 TOPIC: (20,129,,,911) Nyle Fullmer told Brooke he was concerned about the article in the paper about taking $200,000 earmarked for 911 for the jail. It was on the ballot and should not be spent for anything except the 911. Brooke told him this would be for the Mechanical to set up 911. RE: PRISONERS AND FINES & FORFEITURES TOPIC: (20,129,,,PRISONERS,FINES & FORFEITURES,POLICE DEPARTMENT, MAGISTRATE COURT) Nyle told the council the Sheriff of ADA County wants the cities to take responsibility for prisoners until they are arraigned. If that is the case we need to take a good look at that $25,000 that we are putting back into the system. They are as much a county responsibility as the city. The mayor told them it would take legislation to change from the way it is now. Discussion on opening 5th West Adjourned. v Mayor, i e L. Boyle ~~ ~/ // City Clerk, Ro e~~g/