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Home My WebLink About01 12 1993 CMCOUNCIL MEETING MINUTES January 12, 1993 Minutes of a regular meeting held at the city municipal building, January 12, 1993. Present: Mayor John O. Cotant, Council members Leroy S. quick, Steven M. England, David A. Landor, W. Dean Wood, Attorney Thomas J. Holmes, Public Works Director Steven M. Smart and City Clerk Ron C. Conlin. Meeting called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Cotant. INVOCATION was given by Bishop Kent Hansen, Chubbuck 2nd. Ward, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Mayor Cotant asked for corrections or additions to Regular Meeting Minutes of December 8, 1992. Councilman Quick moved to approve Regular Meeting Minutes of December 8, i992 as read. Councilman Wood seconded. Ali council members present voted in favor of motion. PUBLIC HEARING - A proposal by the City of chuboucK %o amend Chapter 18.12.030 (a), to ban railroad cars, truck trailers, vans and other similar structures from being used as accessory structures for storage or otherwise. Mayor Cotant declared the public hearing open. Mayor Cotant asked for comments for, or against. Kent Hansen, Mayor Cotant vehicles. 4912 Sheppard asked for a definition of storage. stated the ordinance applies to non-operative Mayor Cotant read the ordinance in full for the first reading. Councilman Quick expressed concern about School Districts, and %heir use of trailers for extra classes. Attorney Holmes stated this would not be %he same thing, the %railers are used for classes, not storage. Councilman Wood stated there are several that have trailers or storage containers this ordinance will not affect them. construction sites around, hopefully Mayor Cotant declared the public hearing closed, asking for council comment. Existing box cars around the City at this time, will have grandfather rights, 3 PUBLic BEARING - BANNING RAILROAD CARS ORDINANCE - (cont.) - Councilman Quick expressed concern the ordinance might be too restrictive in industrial zones. Mayor Cotant suggested leaving as is, and require a conditional use permit in commercial and industrial zones. After further discussion, Council decided not to amend Chapter 18.12.030 (a) to ban railroad cars, ~ruck trailers, vans and other similar structures from being used as accessory structures for storage. BIRTH DEFECT PREVENTION PROCLAMATION - Mayor Cotant read the "Birth Defect Prevention Proclamation" in tull. Councilman wood moved to direct Mayor Cotant to proclaim January 24th., 1993 through, January 30th., 1993, as ':Birth Defect Prevention Week". Councilman Quick seconded. Ail council members voted in favor of motion. ORDINANCE - Adding Section i8.08.040 (c} to the Chubbuck Municipal Code to establish the maximum ratio of lot depth to lot width. Attorney Holmes read ordinance in full for the second reading. After discussion, the Council tabled the lot depth to lot width ordinance, until the January 26th., 1993 Council Meeting. LANDSCAPING ORDINANCE Amending Chapter i8.14.020 (c) of the Chubbuck Municipal Code to reduce the size of trees growing from two to two and one-half inches to one to one and one- half inches. Mayor Cotant read ordinance in full for the second reading. After discussion, the Council tabled the Landscaping Ordinance until the January 26th., i993 Council Meeting. ORDINANCE - Providing tot changes in the Land Use Pattern prescribed in the City's Comprehensive Plan, with respect to certain lands within the boundaries of the City of chubbuck, lying east of interstate 15, located in the Nb 1/4, Section 11, Township 6 South, Range 34 E.B.M., from Single Family Residential (R-l), to General Commercial (C-23; providing for change of Land Use District with respect to certain lands within the boundarqes of the City of Chubbuck located in the N 1/2, NW 1/4, NW i/4, Section lu, Township 6 south, Range 34 E.B.M. from Agriculture (a) to Limited Residential (R-2); ORDINANCE - (cont,j - providing for changes in the Land Use Pattern prescribed in the City's Comprehensive Plan; declaring that the City Council finds that such change in Land Use District is compatible with the alterations made in the Land Use Pattern prescribed by the City's Comprehensive Plan. Mayor Cotant read ordinance in full for the first reading. After discussion, the Council tabled the ordinance until the January 26th., 1993 Council Meeting. ORDINANCE ¢389 - An ordinance vacating a portion of the plat of Aero Park Subdivision, a subdivision to Bannock County, Idaho. Mayor Co,ant read Ordinance ¢389 in full for the first reading. Councilman England moved to dispense with the rule of reading Ordinance ¢389 on three separate days. Councilman Landon seconded. Roll Call Vote: Quick, yes; England, yes; Landon, yes; Wood, yes. Councilman Wood moved ~o adopt Ordinance ¢389 as read. Councilman Landon seconded. Roll Call Vote: Quick, yes; England, yes; Landon, yes; Wood, yes. MAILBOX ORDINANCE - An ordinance amending Section 10.04.050 of the Chubbuck Municipal Code to make it unlawful to park in front of a mailbox or otherwise obstruct access to a mailbox. Mayor Cotant read ordinance in full for the first reading. Attorney Holmes stated the only change in current ordinance is the requirement of no parking in front of a mailbox or within twelve feet of a mailbox. After discussion, Council decided to table the Mailbox Ordinance until the January 26th., i993 Council Meeting. GRAFFITI ORDINANCE - Enacting Chapter 9.28 of the Chubbuck Municipal Code providing for the removal of graffiti, providing for the removal of graffiti providing for notice and service of notice upon property owners, requiring them to abate any graffiti nuisance; providing for removal Dy the city if the owner fails to remove the graffiti; providing for assessment of the costs of any such removal against the property pursuant to Idaho Code 50-1008. Attorney Holmes read Graffiti Ordinance in full for first reading. 7 GRAFFITI ORDINANCE -(cont.) - After discussion, Council decided to table the Graffiti Ordinance until the January 26th., 1993 Council Meeting. FINANCIAL REPORT for month of December, i992 presented to Mayor Cotant and Council. WATER AND SEWER RATE DISCUSSION - Mayor Cotant suggested the water and sewer rate discussion be tabied until the January 26th., 1993 Council Meeting, after further review. CLAIMS - Computer print-out claims presented to Mayor Cotant and Council. Councilman Wood moved to approve computer print-out claims as presented. Councilman England seconded. Ail council members voted in favor of motion. CHUBBUCK DAYS CELEBRATIONs - Councilman Wood skated the Association of Idaho Cities Convention will be held the last week in June, 1993. Councilman Wood was asked to meet with Keith Hlrschi, Chubbuck Baseoall Commissioner, %hen decide which weekend to have the chubbuck Days Celebration. At 8:48 p.m., Councilman Landon moved ~o go ~o executive session meeting, to discuss dismissal of an employee as authorized by Idaho Code 67-2~45 (b). Councilman Wood seconded. 100% of council members voted in favor of mo%ion. No action or final decision was made. At 9:38 p.m,, session seconded. Councilman England moved to adjourn from executive meeting to regular meeting. Councilman Landon Ali council members voted in favor of motion. At 9:39 p.m., Councilman Wood moved, Councilman Landon seconded, with full council approval to adjourn meeting. Ron C. Coniin, City Clerk John O. Cotant, Mayor