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COUNCIL STUDY SESSION MINUTES
March 12, 2014
3:00 p.m.
Minutes of a regular Council Study Session held at the City Council Chambers, March 12, 2014.
The meeting was called to order at 3:00pm by Mayor Kevin England.
Present: Mayor Kevin England, Council Members: Josh Ellis, Ryan Lewis, Brent Marshall,
Kermit Morrison.
Hiline Road - The council was presented with the email Jared and Melody Daniels, 5130
Canterbury, sent the city on February 26, 2014. They were also given Steve Smarts reply sent on
March 4, 2014. This same issue of traffic accidents on Hiline Road has been discussed by the
council previously, in the fall of 2011. The council was given that information as well. Steve
Smart explained the City's position. The road has been constructed to current standards. The
City does not believe there is anything that needs to be done to the road. The wall that is being
requested is expensive and could set a precedence in the city that the city cannot afford. Cement
barriers and guard rails were also discussed. The Daniels would like to come to a City Council
meeting. The Mayor would like to meet with the Daniels before they come to a council meeting.
City Staff will facilitate this.
Health Insurance - Mark Semons presented health insurance quotes from Regence and Blue
Cross. The quotes are $30,000 per month less than what the City is currently paying to III -A.
Mark explained many details about the health insurance market, rules and regulations, the history
of health insurance with the City, other plans such as the Gem plan, the pitfalls that lead the III -A
to the situation they now grapple with and the ramifications to the City of staying with the III -A
or leaving. The council was given the III -A's response to the City notifying the III -A of its intent
to withdraw. The legal fight that could ensue and the possible penalty the III -A would try to
assess against the City was discussed. Mark is going to try and educate the II1-A member cities
about the high cost of the III -A and the money that could be saved in going another direction.
The City will ask the III -A for clarification of the date the city was a member of the III -A. The
City's board member will try to get an item on the agenda to discuss all the possible options for
the III -A.
Burning Ordinance - Chief Eric King explained to the council that currently, when a citizen
purchases a burn permit, they are required to update that permit every two weeks. Chief King
would like to change that to once a year. The requirement to notify the city the citizen is starting
a burn is still in effect.
City of Chubbuck Comprehensive Plan - It has been 10 years since the comprehensive plan
was updated. It is time to review the plan and see if there are items that need to be changed. The
City of Pocatello is currently going through this process, the Mayor would like to review their
final plan before we finalize anything with our plan.
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March 12, 2014
Website Updates - Steve Smart presented two bids the City has received for website updates and
maintenance, one from E Squared Creative for $15,875, one from Stuart's Media Group for
$9,850. Council Member Marshall would like to review the work before finalizing the contract.
The Mayor will take the Council's discussion and review the proposals.
Requests for Advertisement - An example of the multiple requests the city gets for
advertisements was presented to the council and they were asked if they would support this kind
of expenditure. The council expressed their desire for those dollars to go to the website or a city
app, something that would have a more obvious benefit to the citizens. Council Member Ellis
expressed his desire for advertising dollars to target business that would locate in Chubbuck.
Water Capital Plan - this discussion is scheduled for April 9, 2014.
Sewer Capital Plan - This discussion will be scheduled for a later date.
Business Cards - The new business card for City of Chubbuck elected officials was presented to
the council. If the Council would like new cards they should contact Wendy.
Park Fencing for Ball Programs - The ball fencing in the parks is removable and made from
PVC pipe. This has many complaining about the difficulty in finding the receptacles in the turf
and about the quality of the fence once erected. City Staff will look into replacing the PVC
receptacles with some kind of metal or more durable receptacle. Council Member Ellis
mentioned the possibility of changing the park philosophy of the City from small neighborhood
parks to large destination parks.
At 5:06pm Council Member Ellis moved to adjourn. Council Member Morrison seconded and
the full Council approved.
evin Eng' an ,Z ayor Rich Morgan, City Clerk