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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02 12 1991 CM19 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES February 12, 1991 Minutes of regular meeting held in the city municipal building, February 12, 1991. Present: Mayor John O. Cotant, Council members Leroy S. Quick, Steven M. England, David A. Landor, Attorney Thomas J. Holmes, Public Works Director Steven M. Smart and City Clerk Ron O. Conlin. Councilman W. Dean Wood was excused. Meeting was called to order at 7:35 p.m. by Mayor Cotant. INVOCATION was given by Bishop Thain Christensen, Chubbuck 5th. Ward, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Mayor Cotant asked for corrections or additions to the minutes of January 22, 1991 and Special Meeting Minutes of February 7, 1991. Councilman Quick moved to approve minutes of January 22, 1991. as read. Councilman England seconded. All council members present voted in favor of motion. Councilman Landon moved to approve Special Meeting Minutes of February 7, 1991 as read. Councilman Quick seconded. All council members present voted in favor of motion. STATE OF CITY ADDRESS was given by Mayor Cotant, relating past accomplishments of city together with future plans for city. WATER AND SANITATION RATES TO SUPPORT 1990-91 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET - Robert Tauscher, 451 Bluebird stated Pocatello just increased the sewer rates, everything keeps going up, Hr. Tauscher said he is against an $8.10 increase in water rates. Mr. Tauscher said other city rates around area are less. Mayor Cotant said the council is reviewing the proposals on water and sanitation rates at this time, no decision has been made. Council wants input from all residents before a decision is made. Mayor Cotant told residents we have taken all costs relating to water department, then used a formula from AWWA, and come with a cost to run water to a residence. This base rate is approx. $14.10 per residence. John Scott, 943 Castle, Venna McCallum, and Mrs. Harmers, 401 Lariat Lane sent opposing the water rate increase. 223 E. Chubbuck Rd. letters to the city, 21 WATER AND SANITATION RATE INCREASE TO SUPPORT 1990-91 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET - (cont.) Discussion about effects of reducing base rate, while increasing volumetric rate. Ray Cole, 227 Briscoe said the water rate should be an equitable rate throughout the city. Mr. Cole said he could probably live with a gradual rate, but, would oppose a $14.10 base rate. Mr. Cole said he went to the additional expense of purchasing a water pump to get ditch water to his lawn, he also purchased a sprinkling system to cut use of city water, now he feels he is being penalized. Mayor Cotant explained to residents, the proposed rate is $14.10 base, then 20 cents per 1000 gallons used. Mayor Cotant said a family that uses more water than average, will probably have about the same total bill as the current rates. Residents that use average, or less than average, will pay a higher total bill, Vera Armstrong, 304 Hiway Ave. said she is opposed to the $14.10 base. Mrs. Armstrong is against the volumetric rate being 20 cents per 1000 gallons, she feels the city cannot pump the water for 20 cents per 1000 gallons. PWD Smart stated it costs less than the 20 cents per 1000 gallons to pump water. Dwain Kinghorn, 145 Hiway thanked Councilman Landon for his extra service in the baseball program. Mr. Kinghorn said the utilities do have to pay their way, there is no other way to get monies for water, sewer and sanitation. Mr. Kinghorn said the city has to be equitable, while setting the utility rates. Mr. Kinghorn said the city should be cleaned up, if lowering some rates will help clean up the city, maybe it will be good. Mr. Kinghorn stated he agreed with Mrs. Armstrong saying 20 cents per 1000 gallons does not pay for pumping the water, the charge per 1000 should be more. Councilman Quick stated costs are going up, but part of the cost is being mandated on the City through the EPA to deliver pure water, according to their definition. George Pieper, 152 Briscoe stated this water increase does not bother him as much as all the other tax increases. After discussion, the council decided to table the proposed water and sanitation increase until the February 26, 1991 Council Meeting. 23 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR POCATELLO, CHUBBUCK, AND BANNOCK COUNTY - Donald Galligan, Transportation Manager for NOBAMPO and Scott McDonald, SICOG were present to see if the City of Chubbuck is going to participate with Pocatello and Bannock County in the Comprehensive Plan discussed at the February 12, 1991 Council Meeting. PWD Smart gave a report on what he found out about the quote we received in 1989. PWD Smart stated, for what he proposed, the quote is $14,000.00 now, the quote could go to $20,000.0p, depending what is required. Chubbuck's share cost estimates for planner during three year duration of Comprehensive Plan is $8,535.00 per year. If Idaho State University participates, the cost estimates are $6,325.00 per year for four years. After discussion, Councilman England moved to direct Mayor Cotant to enter into agreement with Bannock County, City of Pocatello and possibility Idaho State University to complete a Comprehensive Plan. Councilman Landon seconded. All council members present voted in favor of motion. BUSINESS LICENSE APPLICATION - Charles F. Homier, Jr., Huntington, Indiana has applied for license to sell tools at the Days Inn, April 24, 25, 25 and 27, 1991. Councilman England moved to approve a license to Charles F. Homier, Jr., Homier Distributing Co. to sell tools at the Days Inn, April 24, 25, 26 and 27th, 1991. Councilman Landon seconded. All council members present voted in favor of motion. CLAIMS - Computer print-out and hand check claims presented to Mayor Cotant and Council. Councilman England moved to approve computer print-out and hand check claims as read. Councilman London seconded. All council members present voted in favor of motion. FINANCIAL REPORT for month of January, 1991 presented to Mayor Cotant and Council. At 8:50 p,m., with full council Councilman England moved, Councilman Quick seconded, approval to a~djourn meeting. /John 0. dotant, Mayor Ron C, Conlin, City Clerk NORTH BANNOCK METROPOLITAN PLANNING Oi:{GANI~ATION 1651 Alvin Ricken Drive. Pocatello, Idaho 83201 (208) 233.9322 · FAX (208) 233-4841 M E M O R A N D U M To: From: Comprehensive Plan Participants in Bannock County Don Galligan, NOBAMPO Manager~~'6 ~ Re: Minimum Outputs from Comprehensive Planning Process Date: April 22, 1991. This memo is a brief description of what each entity can expect as a minimum from the three year planning process that each of you have entered into with NOBAMPO. Idaho code (67-6508 Local Planning Act of 1975) requires that certain areas are covered in a comprehensive plan, they are: population, economic development, land use, natural' resources, hazardous areas, public services, facilities, and utilities, transportation, recreation, special areas or sites, housing, community design, and implementation. The categories as outlined in the code are very broad and can encompass many different planning concerns and methodologies. Some sub-components of the broad categories outlined in the legislation could be things like historic preservation, parks and recreation, competitive advantage, area access, capital facilities planning, socio-economic status, population age distribution, school and nursing home needs, medical care, homelessness, affordable housing, effectiveness of welfare programs in the area, tourism, soil type, ground water supplies, environmental concerns, and a multitude of other possibilities. It would be impossible for me to list them all here, but be assured if an item or topic is of concern to ~ participating entity it will be studied in the comprehensive plan. Numerous methodologies will be employed in the formation of the Comprehensiv~ Plan. First, public, political and professional input will be utilized in all phases of the planning process. I fully intend to take advantage of existing resources for data, analysis, and information. Many of the elements necessary to put together a comprehensive plan already exist in one form or-another. This process will find those sources and pull them together in a concise way so the data is informative and in one easy to use document. Some of the main sources of data that will be utilized are: 1) Paul Zelus at Idaho State University functions as a data outlet for the United St&ues Department of Commerce, and as such has access to all data compiled on Compact Disk by tke Department of Commerce including Census tract information, Equal Employment Opportunity Employer economic data, TIGER files, geographic information from the USGS DIME files, and many other forms of data. This data can be examined on a regional, state, county, city, zip code, census tract, and block level, opening up a multitude of analysis methods to produce meaningful data for the comprehensive plan. 2) The U.S. soil Conservation District has information on soil type and capacity for different types of development. This will be useful for identifying areas appropriate for different types of industrial development, agriculture, residential, recreational, and open space, as well as other types of development. Prioritizing highest and best use will~ : i~have: ~to: be ~ based On individU:al ~!g~ernment policy for 3) Tom Arnold at Bannock Development Corporation many sources of data available to him of which we make full use. also has intend to 4) Individual City and County departments will also have much of the data we will need to have for our information and analysis. ~ 5) The Idaho Transportation Department maintains useful and important data for origin-destination models and analysis. 6) NOBAMPO has much data on file collected from a multitude of sources from utility hook-ups to building permits to numbers of take offs and landings at municipal airports. 7) Miscellaneous data sources will become evidept dqring the analysis and data collection process for the ~omprehensive plan as well as those named above. In addition ~to the above named data sources, NOBAMPO will be purchasing software that will allow uS to. print or plot out graphic displays of~0Ur findings in table~ graphi~ 6~'map form~ with up to eight colors. This software will allow us to construct individual databases for all areas in the analysis, thus we will be able to manipulate the daka and produce results pertinent to each unit of government participating in the planning process. This software will also allow us to extract data from the database in a cross tabular form, giving us much more detailed inform~tion~for the plan. These are but a few of the things to expect out of the planning process. I just want to allay any fears that may exist about methods or substance for the comprehensive plan, and assure all persons involved that if an issue is important to an area it will be analyzed and included in the plan. If you have any questions about this memo please feel free to call me at 233-9322. Thank You. cc: Bannock Council Members