HomeMy WebLinkAbout11 06 2019 CM Study SessionCITY OF CHUBBUCK
COUNCIL STUDY SESSION MINUTES
NOVEMBER b, 2019 — 4:OOI'M
LOCATED AT
CHUBBUCK CITY HALL
5160 YELLOWSTONE AVE.
CALL. TO ORDER: Mayor England
COUNCIL PRESENT: Ryan Lewis, Melanie Evans, Roger Hernandez, and Annette Baumeister.
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Kevin England, City Attorney Tom Holmes, Public Works
Director Rodney Burch, Police Chief Bill Guiberson, Fire Chief Merlin Miller, Planning and
Development Director Devin Hillam, Human Resource Director Scott Gummersall, Fleet -
Maintenance Supervisor Dale Kinloch, Fire Captain Scott Holm, City Treasurer Rich Morgan,
and City Clerk Joey Bowers.
GENERAL BUSINESS:
1- Update from the Maintenance Department
Fleet Maintenance Supervisor Dale Kinloch gave an update on the maintenance shop.
Mr. Kinloch showed a decrease in annual maintenance costs due to updating the City's
fleet equipment. The Fleet shop maintains all the public works, police and fire
departments equipment.
2- Update from the Fire Department.
Captain Scott Holm gave an update on the construction and delivery of the City's new
pumper truck. Mr. Holm stated that every inch of this pumper truck was designed by the
Chubbuck Fire Department to meet all their needs.
3- Presentation on "Benefit and cost of CommUNITY Growth".
Public Works Director Rodney Burch and Planning and Development Director Devin
Hillam presented a study that they had been working on to benefit the City's future land
growth and financial resiliency. Mr. Burch stated that growth patterns and land use
policies play a critical role in the City's financial sustainability. Mr. Hillam stated that
new growth on the fringe of the City will always be desired, however incremental growth
within the current City limits has a greater benefit to the financial resiliency of the City.
Mr. Burch gave examples of valuations per acre for single family residential,
multifamily, PUD, and commercial developments. 33% of the current city limits (not
including the recent undeveloped annexations) is underutilized or vacant property.
Infill/incremental growth increases utilization of land without increasing
infrastructure/service costs; which in turn has the potential for lower utility rates, lower
tax rates, and a decrease in future liabilities. Mr. Burch gave examples of the costs that
growth has on infrastructure, and the impacts to EMS, Fire, and Police services.
Mr. Hillam gave an example of the Country Acres subdivision that was built in the
70's. Since its development it has brought in $3.2 million in tax contributions, of those
tax contributions $625,000 was allocated to highway, streets, and roads. In 2018 the City
of Chubbuck and Chubbuck Development Authority spent $4.4 million to reconstruct the
streets in that area.
Mr. Burch and Mr. Hillam presented potential ideas moving forward to focus on
incremental growth and financial resiliency for the City. These ideas included increased
quality at initial construction, increase preventative maintenance to extend life of
roadway/infrastructure, decrease the amount of roadway/infrastructure required by
development to reduce future liability, better promote infill/incremental growth, and
review standards and processes that impact valuations and fiscal liabilities to the City.
The Council would like to start hosting more town hall meetings to increase public
education and public input.
ADJOURN: Mayor Kevin England adjourned at 5:53.
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