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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999.01.06 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES~i' ~.. . DATE: (010699) City Council 1/6/99 7:30 P. M. State of Idaho) County of Madison( ss City of Rexburg) Present were: Mayor: Councilmembers: City Clerk Attorney: Bruce Sutherland Farrell Young Marsha Bjornn Paul Pugmire Nyle Fullmer Rose Bagley Stephen Zollinger Commissioner Brooke Passey, Chief Lynn Archibald, Captain Lewis, & Officer Turman attended the meeting Pledge to the Flag. Introduction of Scouts. A motion was made by Paul Pugmire and seconded by Nyle Fullmer to approve the minutes. All Aye Michael Anthony was scheduled next on the agenda and did not attend the meeting. RE: COUNTY AND JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY GRANT TOPIC: (22,96,,,POLICE DEPT.,COUNTY, GRANT,JUVENILE) Jerry Riley representing the County ~ Juvenile Accountability Group was at the meeting. The purpose of his visit is to invite the city to join with five counties, Madison, Jefferson, Clar]c, Teton and Fremont Counties in the Juvenile Incentive Block Grant. In August of this year the State of Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections notified Cities and Counties through out the state that an additional 250 million dollars had been granted to the states and Idaho being a recipient of a portion of that the money was earmarked for juvenile justice programs throughout the state. The five counties and Rexburg received various amounts of monies from this grant that was funded in October of 1998. Rexburg received $6742 and that money along with the five counties comes to a total of about $48,000. One of the stipulations of the grant is that you as a local government can join together in forming a coalescence to use thismoney. The five counties have voted to form a coalescence to use that money. They are inviting the city to join that coalescence. The grant is very specific as to how the money is to be used and there is a 10% match as well. The Juvenile Detention Center of which he is the director for the five counties is located behind the courthouse. He invited the council to come over and he would give them a tour. They have about $13,000 of needed construction at the center. If they had a non-coalescence there would be no one to fund the construction to meet the terms of the grant without having some coalescence of funds. The things that need to be completed are primarily for security and safety. They are also working hard with the Department of Juvenile Corrections to develop drug and alcohol education programs and drug and alcohol groups. He would like the city to join. This money specifically earmarked for either for direct juvenile programs. Farrell Young asked Commissioner Brooke Passey thinks about this program? Brooke told them Madison County is part of it and their grant funds go in on it. These are additional Grant funds cities have received and have the option of coming on board with this program. Mr Riley stated that cities that have received more than $5000 have to submit a certification form with the program they are going to use the money for. Cities who receive less than $5000 just get the money. Chief Archibald stated he had read through it and he and Stephen had discussed it and looked for areas they could possibly use the money. Nyle Fullmer felt we should table the issue to give the police department an opportunity to look at it and see if there was an area the city could use the money as opposed to putting it in with the coalescence. This will be tabled for the meeting in two weeks. RE: LOREN JOSE RECEIVES CLASS III LAB TECHNICIAN TOPIC: (22,97,,,WASTEWATER,JOSE*LOREN,CERTIFICATION) Mayor Sutherland presented a certificate to Loren Jose. He has just received certification for Class IZI Lab Technician which requires a lot of study and the tests are difficult. The mayor and council congratulated him. RE: CAROUSEL COMMITTEE RECEIVABLE TOPIC: (22,97,,,CAROUSEL, LOAN, PORTER PARK) Carousel Committee Receivable- The Carousel Committee owes the city $4000. The city borrowed the committee $16,OOD to purchase an organ. The CarouselCommitteehave had a difficult time raising the funds. The mayor commented that they have done an excellent job restoring the carousel. We have the money in contingency and could just forgive that debt. The Carousel is owned by the city. A motion was made by Nyle Fullmer and seconded by Paul Pugmire to forgive that debt of $4000. All Aye. RE: NON DISCRIMINATION RESOLUTION TOPZC: (22,97, RE5,99.02,NON DISCRIMINATION) Mayor Sutherland read Resolution 99-2 a Policy Regarding Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Disability. A motion was made by Nyle Fullmer and seconded by Paul Pugmire to pass this resolution. All Aye The Mayor also read Resolution 99-1 a Fair Housing Resolution. A motion was made by Nyle Fullmer and seconded by Marsha Bjornn. All Aye RE: REPORT ON THE SKATE BOARD P_t1RK TOPIC: (22,97,,,SICATE BOARD PARK,COUNTY,SKATEB0~IRD,PUGMIRE*PAUL) Paul told the council that before Christmas the City and the County had completed the rough excavation for the Skate Hoard Parls. A motion was made by Nyle Fullmer and seconded by Paul Pugmire to pay the bills. All Aye A motion was made by Nyle Fullmer and seconded by Marsha Bjornnto go in Executive Session on a Personnel matter. The council reconvened after the Executive Session. RE: SCHOOL DISTRICT CONCERNING A NEW BUILDING TOPIC: (22,97,,,HIGH SCHOOL,SCHOOL DIST.,P&Z,UTILITIES) The mayor reported that he had met with the School District concerning the new building. They came up with some good ideas to present to the -.---- Planning & Zoning. They will develop a Master Plan. They have asked the city to wave the hookup fees and design the utilities. They need to move on it fairly rapidly to take advantage of some donated labor and donations. RE: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH IN MARCH 1999 TOPIC: (22,97,,,ENOUGH IS ENOUGH,DRUGS) The mayor discussed that he had been to a meeting on Enough is Enough. It will be held in Rexburg on Saturday March 13 at 9:00 A.M. We need to develop what we are going to do. We need a committee and someone to chair the committee. (Discussion) Chief Archibald told the council they have a growing drug problem. They are doing everything they can but they are not ]seeping up with it. He felt the Enough is Enough Program needed to have a procedure to follow up on a program against drugs. RE: COUNTY & JUVENILE ACCOUNTABLILITY TOPIC: (22,98,,,POLICE,COUNTY, GRANT,JWENILE) Discussion on Joining with the County & Juvenile Accountability Group. It was felt by the council we need to come up with some programs we can use the money for within the city. Chief Archibald and Stephen will work on it and talk about it at the next council meeting. It was decided that Nyle and Paul would help with the Enough is Enough program. Marsha also said she would help if needed. Meeting adjourned. n ~ 7 Rose Bagley, City'Clerk L' ~~ Bruce Sutherland, Mayor