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Council Meeting Minutes
November 18, 1980
Minutes of a special meeting called by Mayor Cotant and held in the
city municipal building, November 18, 1980.
Present: Mayor John O. Cotant, Jr., Councilmen Becky A. Hopkins, Dwain
A. Kinghorn, LeRoy S. Quick, Earl L. Romriell, Engineer Steven M.
Smart and City Clerk Vera C. Armstrong.
Meeting called to order at 7:10 p.m. b~ Mayor Cotant.
Purpose of special meeting is to con~er police report, police car
purchase, purchasing policy~ placement of railroad car, city prefer-
ence of cash or park land as an annexation consideration with
theEspie Addition, consideration of joining SICOG and the
appointmment of a Land Use Commission member.
POLICE CAR - Chief Arnold Stone presented the police department's need
for two cars. They have received quotes of approximately $6700. per
car, without air conditioning, on the open market.
POLICE REPORT - Assistant Chief Jerry Rowland presented a monthly report
on the various calls the police have answered during month plus a
citation and arrest report. Officer Rowland also displayed a map of
city with arrests, burglaries, etc, color coded with pins as to area
where incidents happened.
Officer Richard Webb reported his progress on initiating the Neighbor-
hood Watch program and how the program works with the assignment of
block parents.
Officer WEbb showed a certificate of appreciation the department is
planning to present to those being of special help in the programs.
Officer Webb explained the Adopt-A-Cop program and informed mayor
and council they are activating this program in the Chubbuck
Elementary School.
Officer Webb explained a program whereby the neighborhood watch
program can be run by the neighborhood themselves with the help
and training of the police department and also the possibility of
a crime prevention program using resident's assistance.
Mayor Cotant suggested handouts be prepared with a meeting date
set for a general meeting on the neighborhood watch program.
Officer Webb said he too is in favor of handouts to keep city
informed.
SOUTHEAST IDAHO COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS - Rodney Watkins, Executive
Director of SICOG, was present and explained how he felt SICOG
could and does serve cities in the area.
Mayor Cotant said he felt the city was better informed and had
some say of grants, etc., if member of SICOG. Mayor thanked
Mr. Watkins for attending the meeting.
ESPIE ADDITION ANNEXATION - Whether the city prefers cash or park land
in lieu of cash as an annexation consideration was discussed at
length. Consensus of council was to request the cash annexation fee
of $540. per lot with $15,000 to be paid early in the construction
phase.
RAILROAD CAR - The city has requested a railroad car for storage of
baseball recreation equipment and park maintenance equipment. Union
Pacific has delivered the car to the railroad siding in Chubbuck.
The city needs to decide rather to accept the car or not and where
the car might be placed. No decision made.
LAND ACQUZSITION - Mayor and Council discussed needs of city in this
area.
LAND USE COMMISSION MEMBER - Mayor Cotant told council he would like to
appoint Pete Anderson to the Land Use Commission to fill an unexpired
term which will expire June 1, 1982. All councilmembers voiced their
approval in this appointment.
Councilman Romriell made motion to~djourn at ll:O0 p.m.
(/John O. Cotant, Jr., MaWr
Vera C. ARmstrong, City Clerk~
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CALL OF SPECIAL ~m~±'ING
CITY OF CHUBBUCK
Pursuant to Idaho Code Section 50-604, the undersigned
mayor of the city of Chubbuck, Idaho hereby calls a special
meeting of the City Council to be held at the Chubbuck City
Offices, 5160 Yellowstone Avenue, at the hour of 7:00 p.m.,
the 18th of November, 1980. The object of the special meeting
shall be to consider land acquisition, police reDort, police
car purchase, purchasing policy, placement of railroad car,
city preference of cash or land regarding Espie addition
annexation, ~ consideration of joining SIC~G,C~intment
of Land Use Commission member.
~16hn O. Cotan%, Jr. Mayor /
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ~i'ING
TO: MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF C~UBBUCK, IDAHO
Pursuant to the call set forth above, notice is hereby
given of a special meeting of the Chubbuck City Council at
the time and place, and for the object, recited in the call.
Vera C. Armstrong
Chubbuck City Clerk
ACKNOWLE~?FP OF NOTICE
The undersigned, Mayor and members of the Chubbuck City
Council hereby acknowledge receipt of notice of the special
meeting as set forth above.
Becky A. ~pkins,- Councilw~nan