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Home My WebLink About08 23 2011 CM71 City of Chubbuck Council Meeting Minutes August 23, 2011 7:00 p.m. Minutes of a regular council meeting held at the Chubbuck City Council Chambers, August 23, 2011. Present: Mayor Steven England, Council Members; Josh Ellis, Kevin England, Kent Kearns, Kermit Morrison, Attorney Thomas Holmes, Public Works Director Steven Smart, Clerk Rich Morgan. Meeting was called to order at 7:OOpm by Mayor England. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was led by Conner Long, a member of Troop 384 of the Boy Scouts of America. Invocation was offered by President William Pincock of the North Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -Day Saints. Approval of Minutes - Mayor England asked for corrections and additions to the regular meeting minutes of August 9, 2011. Council Member Kearns moved to approve the regular meeting minutes of August 9, 2011 with the correction that Councilman Kearns, not Councilman Morrison made the motion to adjourn. Council Member Morrison seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis -yes, England -yes, Kearns -yes, Morrison -yes. Public Hearing to consider the application by Boyd and Kim Hardy, 446 Hampton, Chubbuck Idaho 83202, for a zoning change from limited residential, R2, to limited commercial, C1 at 426 East Chubbuck Rd, Chubbuck, Idaho 83202. Kim Hardy described the business as an event decorating company. Land Use Commission has recommended approval. There will be a gate to control the dual access. Mayor England declared the public hearing open. Jason Ormond, 560 Nathan, spoke in favor of the proposal. Mr. Ormond is excited for the business to expand and for the business to locate in Chubbuck. Richard Rommel, 5764 Eden, spoke against the proposal. Mr. Rommel is concerned about the others in the neighborhood. The neighbors did not chose to have a commercial site next to them. Tom Holmes, the City Attorney, mentioned that during the Land Use meeting the next door neighbor spoke in favor of the proposal. There being no further comment, Mayor England closed the public hearing. As a matter of general business the council then considered the ordinance required to actually change the zoning for the property located at 426 E Chubbuck Rd. Council Member Kearns moved to waive the rule that the ordinance be read on three separate occasions with one reading being in full. Council Member England seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis - recused, England -yes, Kearns -yes, Morrison -yes. Council Member Kearns moved to adopt ordinance 702 contingent on an executed development agreement. Council Member Morrison seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis - recused, England -yes, Kearns -yes, Morrison -yes. 73 Council Meeting Minutes (Cont.) August 23, 2011 Public Hearing to consider the preliminary fiscal year 2012 budget. The preliminary budget for fiscal year 2012 was presented and discussed. The preliminary budget was set at $15,511,671. The total includes: General Fund $ 5,221,511 Street Fund $ 934,941 Parks Dedication $ 84,000 CDA $ 1,678,000 Water $ 2,283,821 Sewer $ 2,392,863 Sanitation $ 1,653,635 Special Revenue $ 62,900 Employee Benefit $ 1,200,000 Mayor England Declared the public hearing open. Boyd Bird, 5036 Kevin, was hoping the city would be able to use the 5 million dollar increase in property value rather than access an increase in budget. Mr. Bird thought the growth estimated for the utility fund budgets was high. He also expressed concern about a raise in wages for city employees. Glen Cranor, 617 Dell, would like a report on how negotiations with the North Bannock County Fire District are going. He also expressed concern about a proposed raise in wages while the economy is slow. Ginger Gugelman, 782 Sheba, Ms.Gugelman echos Mr. Cranor's points. She also wants to know if the City had considered a year end bonus rather than a raise. Rich Rommel, 5764 Eden, Mr. Rommel agrees with Mr. Cranor and Ms. Gugelman. He wants to know if the City is planning on participating in future July 4"' firework shows. He does not agree with the $1,000 dollars that the city gave to the community firework show in 2011. He also is concerned that those taxpayers without insurance are paying for city workers to have insurance. Brent Marshall, 803 Sheba, Mr. Marshal has not had a raise in 7 years and does not think city workers should be getting a raise. The City needs to cut back. Severe cuts need to be made so people will be excited about living in Chubbuck again. There being no further comment Mayor England closed the public hearing. Council Member England moved to approve the city budget with a 1.75% increase in last years Non- Exempt Property Tax Budget. Council Member Ellis seconded. Roll Call vote: Ellis -no, England -yes, Kearns -no, Morrison -no Council Member Kearns moved to approve the city budget with a 2% increase in last years non- exempt property tax budget. Council Member Morrison seconded. Roll Call vote: Ellis -no, England -no, Kearns -yes, Morrison -yes, Mayor England -yes. 75 Council Meeting Minutes (Cont.) August 23, 2011 Ordinance #703 increasing the city utility deposits from $40 to $100. Council Member Ellis moved to waive the rule that the ordinance be read in full. Council Member Kearns seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis -yes, England -yes, Kearns -yes, Morrison -yes. Council Member Kearns moved to adopt ordinance # Council Member England seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis -yes, England -yes, Kearns -yes, Morri�6 yes. A draft copy of the ordinance authorizing and providing for the issuance of water revenue bonds for the purpose of purchasing water rights was distributed to the council for review. A mutual aid contract for IDWARN, The Idaho Intrastate Water /Wastewater Agency Response Network, was presented to the council for participation. Council Member Kearns moved to participate in the mutual aid agreement. Council Member Ellis seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis -yes, England -yes, Kearns -yes, Morrison -yes. Steve Smart announced that the public meeting for the standby generator was poorly attended. The City will be asking for bids on the project in the near future. Also, the company issuing the bonds to purchase water rights, has recommended that the city consider pursuing a bond rating by Standard and Poor's. Computer print -out claims for August 23, 2011 were presented to Mayor England and Council. Council Member Kearns moved to approve the computer print -out claims. Council Member England seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis -yes, England -yes, Kearns -yes, Morrison -yes. Proposal to change the council agenda cut off. Currently it is the Friday before the scheduled council meeting. If the council is interested in changing the agenda cutoff would they please get with Rich Morgan. Boyd Bird - Entire conversation was on the tax property increase. The council should consider the entire budget. Cut something and give the employees their increase. Boyd Hardy - Be creative, do what is necessary for a qualified staff. We need to grow and want the city to be attractive. To do this we can help. Brent Marshall - I would like to rebuttal Mr. Hardy. We need to consider those who don't have an increase. We have to stop spending. I would like to know why we need water rights. I am for growth too but not right now. It needs to stop. We need to put the breaks on. We need to stop. If city workers don't want to work for the wages the city pays there are qualified non - working people that would be willing to work for the city at the current rate. Lets make that change. We need to stop progressing, its time to stop. 77 Council Meeting Minutes (Cont.) August 23, 2011 Ginger Gugelman - I would like to remind the council that some people stopped eating out at McDonald's to help pay for the sewer. Our pockets have been being emptied all year and I think that is sad. Just keep that in mind. At 9:01pm Council Member England moved to adjourn. Council Member Kearns seconded and the full council approved. / r • _ . , L Rich Morga , City Clerk