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MINUTES -0P A SPECIAL CITY COUNC'11.,`
MEETING OF 'I'I1L CI'T'Y Off 12}IXhUI'TG, tl]A11(I
A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Rexburg, Madison County
Idaho, was held Wednesday, March 24, 1971, at City Hall, at 7:30 P.M.
Present and presiding: Mayor Henry Shirley.
Council members present: Ruth Smith, Albert Pieper, Richard L. llavis and
Glenn Peterson. Barton Jensen was absent and excused.
Also present: City Attorney Mary Smith, City Clerk and Treasurer, Beulah
Johnson, lion L'llis, representing KRXK, Ron Gibb from Rexburg Journa L
CIVIC CLUB PRESENTED A RESOLUTION
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Mrs. Ralph Sommers and Mrs. H. B. Rigby, representatives of the Rexburg Civic
Club, met with the Council and presented a resolution urging enforcement of
anti-litter laws and the "vacant" lot ordinance in connection with the up-
coming clean-up campaign.
RESOLUTION
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The Rexburg Civic Club presents the following Resolution to the Mayor
and City Council of the City of Rexburg, and respectfully requests its
earliest consideration:
WHL'REAS, the Rexburg Civic Improvement Club, having entered 'two state
and natinnal contests sponsored by the National Federation of 1Vomens Clubs
and Sears Roe-Buck Foundation and Shell Oil Company, has chosen the fields
of ecology and civic beautification, and
WHEREAS, The Civic Club in the field of ecology has determined to make
a vigorous campaign for cleaning up the City of Rexburg, dwelling particularly
on an enforcement of the anti-littering laws and a program to educate the
public to assume its responsibilities, and
WHEREAS, under the program of civic improvement and beaufification the
Rexburg Civic Club has determined to makea vigorous campaign urging the
owners of vacant lots to keep them free from weeds and rubbish and urging th^
owners of unoccupied, hazardous, unsightly homes to tear them down or repair
them.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
That the Mayor and City Council of the City of Rexburg, Idaho, join with
the Rexburg Civic Club in its effort to make Rexburg, Idaho, realize its
potential as one of the most beartiful cities in the State of Idaho by en-
forcement of its anti-litter ordinance and its ordinance requiring owners
of vacant lots to keep them free from weeds and rubbish, and require the
owners of unoccupied, unsightly and Hazardous buildings to either repair
such buildings or tear them down as provided by the nuisance laivs of the
State of Idaho.
Rexburg Civic Club
Erna Sellers, President
DI I NU'1'E S
Minutes of the meeting for March 10, 1971 were read, corrected, motioned by
Glenn Peterson, seconded by Dick Davis that they be approved .
Those voting AYE
Ruth Smith
Albert Pieper
Richard L. Davis
Glenn Peterson
Those voting NAY
None
CONTRACT WITH M $ M AUTO SALVAGE OF RIGBY
A contract was tentatively approved from M $ M Auto Salvage of Rigby, which
provides for removal of all junked or abandoned vehicles within the City
jurisdiction. The three-year contract provides for payment to M ~ N1 Auto
Salvage of $2.00 per vehicle for each one removed from the city. Mary Smith
is to make an '~ hanges orb orrections, subject to approval.
RENEWI~I~ OF LEASE DN ~ BUI2 ~SNSHAL BUILDING
At the request of Upper Valley Electric,that Compan,~'s Lease on the Burtens}raw
building was renewed on a one-year open-end basis with a 90-day termination
clause apl~l:icahle to either party. hinti.oned by Albert Pichc>r. ,ernu~.leil I,y