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City of Chubbuck
Council Meeting Minutes
September 27, 2011
7:00 p.m.
Minutes of a regular council meeting held at the Chubbuck City Council Chambers, September
27, 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 7:00 pm by Mayor England.
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was led by Mayor England.
Approval of Minutes - Mayor England asked for corrections and additions to the regular meeting
minutes of September 6, 2011.
Council Member Kearns moved to approve the regular meeting minutes of September 6, 2011.
Council Member England seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis -yes, England -yes, Kearns -yes,
Morrison -yes.
Mayor England recognized Wendy Butler and Mike Shore for their work with Chubbuck Days
and presented to them a gift from the City as a thank you for their help.
Council Member Kearns moved to ratify the recognition by the City. Council Member Morrison
seconded. The full council approved.
Public Hearing for consideration of amending the fiscal year budget to accept grant revenues and
loan proceeds. Clerk Rich Morgan explained that we are opening the budget for the loan
proceeds from DEQ and three grants for the police and fire departments.
Mayor England declared the public hearing open.
John Boyle, 4891 Cole, would like to see the City lower fees in sanitation. The landfill has
lowered their tipping fee and he would like to see that passed on to the citizens.
There being no other comment Mayor England declared the public hearing closed.
Ordinance #706 Amending ordinance #688 the appropriations ordinance for fiscal year 2011 by
$3,849,333 was presented to the council.
Council Member Kearns moved to waive the rule to read the ordinance on three separate
occasions one being in full. Council Member Ellis seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis -yes, England -
yes, Kearns -yes, Morrison -yes.
Council Member England moved to adopt ordinance #706. Council Member Kearns seconded.
Roll call vote: Ellis -yes, England -yes, Kearns -yes, Morrison -yes.
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Council Meeting Minutes (Cont.)
September 27, 2011
The Offer of Dedications for the University Bible Church, Homestead Estates Division 1,
Homestead Estates Division 2, Afton Meadows Subdivision, Afton Meadows East, Afton
Meadows replat, Cottage Park Subdivision 2nd Addition, Park Meadows 12`h Addition, and the
LDS Church along Cole were presented.
Council Member Ellis moved to accept the Offer of Dedications. Council Member Kearns
seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis -yes, England -yes, Kearns -yes, Morrison -yes.
The final plat for Unforgettable Events at 426 E Chubbuck Road was presented to the council.
Council Member England moved to accept the final plat for Unforgettable Events. Council
Member Morrison seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis - recused, England -yes, Kearns -yes, Morrison -
yes.
A discussion about concerns with the new construction on Hiline Road was started with a
presentation by Patti Owens on 5150 Canterbury. Ms. Owens believes the newly constructed
road has increased the noise on her property as well as increasing the possibility of a car entering
her property. Ms. Owens showed a couple of accidents on her property that were dated before
the construction of the new road. Ms. Ruth Stevens, 5182 Canterbury, joined Ms. Owens at the
podium and voiced the same concerns. Steve Smart, Public Works Director for the city
explained that the newly designed road was engineered and is actually considered safer than the
old road. He mentioned that the center line of the new road is the same elevation as the old road.
Mr. Smart explained that roads are not constructed to ensure that cars do not enter private
property. He also mentioned that this road is engineered to assist a car that does leave the
roadway with its correction. Micaela Jones, 5194 Canterbury, expressed her concerns about cars
leaving the road and ending up in her back yard. Council Member England suggested that the
City look at the options and continue the discussion at a later date.
Bids were presented to the council for the construction of an emergency standby generator for
City Well #4.
Council Member England moved to authorize the Mayor to enter into a contract with Harris Inc..
The low bidder for construction of the standby generator. Council Member Ellis seconded. Roll
call vote: Ellis -yes, England -yes, Kearns -yes, Morrison -yes.
Claims for September 13, were presented to council and approved by a roll call vote over the
phone.
Council Member Morrison moved to approve the computer print -out claims. Council Member
Kearns seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis -yes, England -yes, Kearns -yes, Morrison -yes.
Computer print -out claims for September 27, 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.
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September 27, 2011
City Clerk Rich Morgan introduced to the council ICRMP University and ask the council to
schedule a hour and a half to complete the online training.
Council Member Ellis ask if there had been any progress with the Bureau of Indian Affairs on the
Siphon under Siphon Road. The City has not noticed any progress.
At 7:55pm Council Member Kearns moved to adjourn. Council Member England seconded and
the full council approved.
teven M. Engl d, Mayor
Rich MorganQ City Clerk