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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02 11 1986 CM19 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES February 11, 1986 Minutes of the regular council meeting held in the city municipal building, February 11, 1986. Present: Mayor John O. Cotant, Jr., Councilmembers Becky A. Hopkins, Leroy S. Quick, Steven M. England, Boyd L. Fullmer, Attorney B. Lynn Winmill and City Clerk Ron C. Conlin. Engineer Steven M. Smart was excused. Meeting called to order at 7:35 p.m. by Mayor Cotant. INVOCATION was given by President Gordon L. Wilkes, 1st. Councilor~ N~Cth Stake, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. - ' APPROVAL OF MI?~UTES - Mayor Cotant asked for corrections and additions to the minutes of January 28 and special meeting minutes of February 4, 1986. Councilman England moved to approve the minutes of January 28, 1986 with the following correction: Page 13, Proclamation -Scout Sunday should read Scout Week. Councilman Quick seconded. All councilmembers voted in favor of the motion. Councilman Quick moved to approve the minutes of a special meeting held on February 4, 1986 with the following correction: Page 17, Paragraph 1 should read "Councilman Quick moved to appoint L. D. Fitzgerald as trustee subject to the following conditions: 1) Trustees commission will be 2N% of net proceeds. 2) A method of liquidation of general catagory shall be subject to approval by Mayor Finlayson and Mayor Cotant. 3) Trustee Agreement shall be approved by both City Councils. 4) Trustee is to mail an inventory to automobile dealers in the area and establish a time frame within which proposals shall be accepted for private sale to the automobile dealers. 5) The motion is subject to ratification by the Pocatello City Council'.'. Councilwoman Hopkins seconded. All councilmembers voted in favor of the motion. CONSENT OF TRANSFER OF CONTROL - GROUP W CABLE TRANSFER TO TCI HOLDINGS, INC. - Group W Cable's parent corporation, Westinghouse Broadcasting and Cable, Inc. desires to sell and transfer all the issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of Group W Cable to Century Southwest Cable Television. Mr. Dean Jones, Manager of Group W Cable was present to answer any questions Ma~o~ Co,ant and]Council might have. Mr. Jones stated the consent agreement is two parts, t) Agreement that the stock that is Group W Cable goes to TCI Holdings, Inc. 2) TCI will take over the Pocatello operations at the time of closing. Councilman Quick made motion to approve the transfer control of Group W Cable, direct Mayor Cotant to sign the Consent of Transfer Agreement. Councilman Fullmer seconded. All councilmembers voted in favor of motion. PROPOSED SWIMMING POOL REPORT - Mr. Ron Anderso~ Chairman of Chubbuck Swimming Pool Committee was present to report to Mayor Cotant and Council on a proposal. Mr. Anderson reported on the 5th of January the Swimming Pool Committee voted to support the recreation pool (Wave pool) option, based on information prepared by Meyers & Associates. 21 PROPOSED SWIMMING POOL - (Cont.) The option the swimming pool committee chose is based on a wave pool, its narrow end is 40', hasalength of 120'-fan shaped pool. Mr. Anderson stated the Swimming pool committee would like some guidance from the Council on the following: 1) Possibility of retiring the bond early. 2) How to proceed in publicizing the bond. 3) Possible sites for a pool. Attorney Winmill stated he could not give the committee an answer at this time on retiring the bond early. Mayor Cotant stated there has been no decision on a site as of yet. Councilman England stated the firm of Meyers & Associates have been very helpful to the swimming pool committee. They have attended all committee meetings with necessary information. After discussion Councilwoman Hopkins moved to accept the Chubbuck Swimming Pool Committees recommendation of proceeding with the recreation type pool. Council- man England seconded. All councilmembers voted in favor of the motion. ARCHITECT FEES FOR PROPOSED SWIMMING POOL - Pete Anderson and Tom Meyers was present and stated they have presented a contract to Attorney Winmill for approval by the Council. No other architect firms were present at the meeting. Attorney Winmill stated the council Deeds to make a decision to proceed with a bond election or not. Mayor Cotant asked Attorney Winmill to review the contract and report to the Mayor and Council on which way to proceed. Mayor Cotant asked Councilman Fullmer to review insurance costs 04 operating a municipal swimming pool and report to the Council. Councilwoman Hopkins moved to designate the firm of Meyers and Associates as architects on the swimming pool proposal, contigent upon 1) The City's decision to go forward with construction and bond issue. 2) Review of the contract and approval by City Attorney and City Council. Councilman England seconded. All councilmembers voted in favor of motion. Mayor Cotant stated the contract will be reviewed and presented for a vote in a Special Meeting on February 18, 1986, at 5:00 p.m. TRUST AGREEMENT - L. D. FITZGERALD - Attorney Winmill passed to Mayor Cotant and Council a copy of the trust agreement. After discussion it was decided to take action on the trust agreement at a Special Meeting, February 18, 1986, at 5:00 p.m. ORDINANCE #278 - An ordinance adopting the 1985 Edition of the Uniform Mechanical Code published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials. Councilman Quick moved to dispense with the rule of reading Ordinance #278 on three separate occasions. Councilman Fullmer seconded. Roll Call Vote: 23 ORDINANCE #278 - (Cont.) Hopkins, yes; Quick, yes; England, yes; Fullmer, yes. Councilman Fullmer moved to adopt Ordinance #278 as read. Councilman England seconded. Roll Call Vote: Hopkins, yes; Quick, yes; England, yes; Fullmer, yes. FINANCIAL STATEMENT for January was presented to Mayor Cotant and Council. CLAIMS - Computer print-out and handcheck claims have been presented to Mayor Cotant and Council. After discussion Councilwoman Hopkins moved to approve the computer print-out and handcheck claims as read. Councilman England seconded. Roll Call Vote: Hopkins, yes; Quick, yes; England, yes; Fullmer, abstained because of conflict of interest on Insurance Designer claim. At 9:38 p.m., Councilwoman Hopkins moved, Councilman Fullmer seconded, with full council approval to adjourn meeting.. NFohn O. Cdtant, Jr.-~'Mayor Ron C. Conlin, City Clerk