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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12 08 2009 CM 179 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES December 8, 2009 Minutes of a regular council meeting held at the Chubbuck City Council Chambers, December 8, 2009. Present: Mayor Steven M. England, Council members Kent Kearns, Dennis Stoddard, Kermit G. Morrison, Rebecca Ponkow, Attorney Thomas J. Holmes, Public Works Director Steven M. Smart, City Treasurer Rich Morgan and City Clerk Ron C. Conlin. Meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor England. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG was led by Keith Boswell, Troop #343. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Mayor England asked for corrections and additions to regular meeting minutes of November 24, 2009. Council member Kearns moved to approve regular meeting minutes of November 24, 2009, subject to noting on page 173, “Council member Stoddard moved to dispense with rule of reading Ordinance #680 on three separate days instead of Council member Kearns, along with correction of typos, Council member Stoddard seconded. Roll Call Vote: Kearns, yes; Stoddard, yes; Ponkow, yes; Morrison, yes. DEL MONTE MEATS FINAL PLAT - PWD Smart gave a report on the final plat, stating this is a short plat. PWD Smart stated the construction drawings for this final plat have not been approved yet, there are some construction items that need to be approved by the City, there is a Fort Hall Irrigation easement that needs to be worded so it is included on the exhibit. PWD Smart stated the plat needs to show the Fort Hall Irrigation approval certificate. PWD Smart explained where the egress and ingress is. Council member Kearns moved to approve the Del Monte Meats Final Plat, subject to 1) Submission and acceptance of all construction drawings as required by the City Engineering Department, 2) 30' easement should show that it is there, inclusive of utilities and, 3) Provide Fort Hall Irrigation issues a certificate of approval, Council member Ponkow seconded. Roll Call Vote: Morrison, yes; Ponkow, yes; Stoddard, yes; Kearns, yes. BEER AND WINE LICENSE APPLICATION - Walgreens, #01957, 845 Wagner Road, Glenview, Illinois 60025 has applied for a beer and wine license to sell off-premises beer and wine at 4257 Yellowstone Ave. All departments recommended approval of the beer and wine license application. 181 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - (cont.) December 8, 2009 BEER AND WINE LICENSE APPLICATION - WALGREENS - (cont.) Council member Kearns moved to grant Walgreens #01957, 845 Wagner Road, Glenview, Illinois a retail beer and wine license to sell beer and wine at 4257 Yellowstone Ave, Council member Morrison seconded. Roll Call Vote: Kearns, yes; Stoddard, yes; Ponkow, yes; Morrison, yes. RENEWAL OF 2010 BEER, WINE AND LIQUOR LICENSES - CC Conlin presented Renewal of 2010 Beer, Wine and Liquor Licenses for approval. CC Conlin stated, all but Pizza Hut have returned their renewal fees with County and State license copies as required, CC Conlin stated Jackson’s, Tobacco Connection and Wal-Mart are sending copies their State licenses as required. Council member Stoddard moved to approve all, Year 2010 renewal Beer, Wine and Liquor Licenses as presented, subject to compliance of all requirements of ordinance and statutes as determined by the City Clerk, Council member Morrison seconded. Roll Call Vote: Morrison, yes; Ponkow, yes; Stoddard, yes; Kearns, yes. ORDINANCE #681 - Amending Chapter 5.05 pawnbrokers and pawnshops to include secondhand precious metals dealers and secondhand stores. Attorney Holmes read Ordinance #681 by title only for the third and final reading. Council member Ponkow moved to dispense with the rule of reading Ordinance #681 in full on one of the readings, Council member Morrison seconded. Roll Call Vote: Kearns, yes; Stoddard, yes; Ponkow, yes; Morrison, yes. Council member Kearns moved to adopt Ordinance #681 as read, Council member Ponkow seconded. Roll Call Vote: Morrison, yes; Ponkow, yes; Stoddard, yes; Kearns, yes. ORDINANCE #682 - Amending Section 10.08.050 to provide for a fifteen mile an hour speed limit in the Rachel’s Rainbow Subdivision and in the roundabout at Hiline Road and Mountain Park Road and a 35 mile per hour speed limit on Siphon Road between Yellowstone and Hiline Roads. Attorney Holmes read Ordinance #682 by title only for the first reading. 183 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - (cont.) December 8, 2009 ORDINANCE #682 - (cont.) Council member Kearns moved to dispense with the rule of reading Ordinance #682 on three separate days, one of which shall be in full, Council member Stoddard seconded. Roll Call Vote: Kearns, yes; Stoddard, yes; Ponkow, yes; Morrison, yes. Council member Kearns moved to adopt Ordinance #682 as read, Council member Morrison seconded. Roll Call Vote: Morrison, yes; Ponkow, yes; Stoddard, yes; Kearns, yes. PUBLIC POLICY BOARD DECISION ON BLUEBIRD DRIVE WINTER CLOSURE - PWD Smart stated the Bluebird Drive reconstruction created a section of Bluebird that is about a 17.5% grade. Mayor England and Staff have deliberated how we should handle that steep roadway when we have icy winter conditions. Sometimes the icy winter conditions come on so quickly that it is very difficult to respond before traffic is snarled. Our first response was to gate the street and to close it from November 15 to March 15. Mayor England received considerable negative feedback, mostly from residents nearby, regarding that closure. It is particularly troublesome when, most of the time the pavement is actually dry and passable. PWD Smart stated as a result of pressure and reconsideration, we have contacted our insurance carrier, ICRMP for advice regarding the situation. Jim McNall, ICRMP recommends the City Council make a public policy decision on how the maintenance or potential closure of Bluebird might be handled. PWD Smart stated Staff’s recommendation is to close Bluebird Drive at the earliest opportunity we can following an event. As weather and work load permit, we will get the pavement bare, passable and safe for traffic, then we will open the gate until the next event we deem necessary to close the gate. Council member Morrison suggested the gate be closed as soon as possible to the event. Council member Ponkow moved to make a Public Policy Decision to close Bluebird Drive upon snowy, icy or dangerous conditions until such time the pavement is bare, passable and safe for traffic, Council member Morrison seconded. Roll Call Vote: Morrison, yes; Ponkow, yes; Stoddard, yes; Kearns, yes. 185 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - (cont.) December 8, 2009 COUNCIL MAY WISH TO RESCIND THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION #11-2009 - Mayor England explained it was recommended at the last Council Meeting the Council condemn a piece of property that was necessary for us to construct a traffic control roundabout at W Chubbuck and Philbin Roads. The direction the council gave was, this is a process we will go through with the idea of moving the negotiations forward. Mayor England stated in his further discussions with the property owner, he found there was a misunderstanding, the property owner does not want to sell the property at any price. Mayor England stated after finding this out, he instructed Attorney Holmes to not proceed with the condemnation and Mayor England would bring this back to Council with the recommendation that Resolution #11-2009 be rescinded. Mayor England stated other options will be reviewed and addressed when all options are presented. Council member Ponkow stated we should work to make sure we do not increase the truck traffic on Yellowstone Ave. Council member Kearns stated the original Bannock Planning Organization Study recommended a traffic light at the W Chubbuck and Hawthorne Roads and a roundabout at W Chubbuck and Philbin Intersection, Council member Kearns stated he concurs with the decisions Council has made. Council member Kearns explained his reasoning. Council member Kearns stated he is not in favor of rescinding Resolution #11-2009. Mayor England stated he felt we should step back because there is not the immediate need there was when we first started the process. Council will look at other ways to address the W Chubbuck and Philbin Road intersection. Council member Morrison stated when we started the process, subdivisions in the area were growing, since then it has slowed and may not be as urgent as it was. Council member Stoddard stated there are strong safety issues on the W Chubbuck and Philbin Road intersection. Council member Stoddard stated he felt the roundabout plan for W Chubbuck and Philbin is a good plan. Council member Ponkow moved to rescind Resolution #11-2009 that was adopted at the November 24, 2009 Council Meeting, Council member Morrison seconded. Roll Call Vote: Morrison, yes; Ponkow, yes; Stoddard, no; Kearns, no; Mayor England, yes. Motion passes 3-2. Resolution #11-2009 is rescinded. 187 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - (cont.) December 8, 2009 2008 -2009 ANNUAL CITY STREET FINANCE REPORT - City Treasurer Rich Morgan presented 2008 -2009 Annual City Street Finance Report of dedicated funds to be presented to the State Auditor as required by Idaho Code 40 -708. CT Morgan explained the new page included this year in the reporting of the Annual City Street Finance report. Discussion about Reserved and Restricted Funds. Council member Ponkow moved to accept the 2008 -2009 Annual City Street Finance Report presented by CT Morgan, Council member Stoddard seconded. Roll Call Vote: Kearns, yes; Stoddard, yes; Ponkow, yes; Morrison, yes. COUNCIL MAY WISH TO CANCEL THE SECOND MEETING IN DECEMBER - DECEMBER 22, 2009 - Council member Stoddard moved to cancel the December 22, 2009 Regular Council Meeting, Council member Morrison seconded. Roll Call Vote: Kearns, yes; Stoddard, yes; Ponkow, yes; Morrison, yes. CLAIMS - Computer print -out claims presented to Mayor England and Council. Council member Morrison moved to approve computer print -out claims as presented, Council member Kearns seconded. Roll Call Vote: Morrison, yes; Ponkow, yes; Stoddard, yes; Kearns, yes. At 8:22 p.m, Council member Stoddard moved, Council member Morrison seconded, with full council approval to adjourn meeting. 14 14 a4z�' teven MMEnglandAayor Ron C. Conlin, City Clerk S.