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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07 23 2013 CMCity of Chubbuck 65 Council Meeting Minutes July 23, 2013 7:00 p.m. Minutes of a regular Council Meeting held at the City Council Chambers, July 23, 2013. Present: Council Members: Josh Ellis, Kevin England, Brent Marshall, Kermit Morrison, Attorney Thomas Holmes, Public Works Director Steve Smart, City Clerk Rich Morgan. Absent: Mayor Steven England. The meeting was called to order at 7:OOpm by Council Member Kevin England. The Invocation was given by Zerin Buchanan from the 6tn Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -day Saints. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was led by Council Member Kevin England. Approval of Minutes. Council Member Morrison moved to approve the regular meeting minutes of July 9, 2013. Council Member Marshall seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis -yes, England - yes, Marshall -yes, Morrison -yes. A Public Hearing on proposed increase in service fees for utility billing delinquency. City Clerk explained the delinquency fee. Each account is currently charged $10. The current proposal is $50. Council Member England declared the public hearing open. Douglas Collier, 820 Todd, asked if the $50 covers the cost of the shut off /turn on. City Clerk Rich Morgan will report back to the Council the total cost of shut off. Council Member England pointed out that this is to deter the repeat offender. Council Member Ellis wanted to ensure the Utility Billing Office make as clear as possible the change taking place. Council Member England then declared the public hearing closed. Although the public hearing was closed, Council Member England allowed Zerin Buchanan, 962 Stone Street to share with the Council the idea of making the 1st time offender fee $10.00. The subsequent offences would be $50.00. Following Mr. Buchanan's remarks Rebecca Ponkow, 254 James, then made a comment wondering how the notice for those using the online service would work and ask that the City ensure the notice is on the bill. The Council directed City Clerk Rich Morgan to bring a resolution to the Council that would set first time offenders at $10 and subsequent offenders at $50. A Public Hearing on Fiscal Year 2014 Budget. Rich Morgan presented the proposed published budget of $16,170,983. This is an increase over last year's budget of $234,885. The $234,885 includes $60,943 in new construction, a 3% increase or $133,828 in budget over last year and $40,114 in forgone amount. The increase in over all valuation estimated to be 8,500,000 will at this level increase the levy rate by .000105103. Council Member England declared the public hearing open. Becky Ponkow, 254 James, would like the City to focus on safety. She would like the Council n to make sure the Police and Fire Departments are adequately funded. She would also like a focus Council Meeting Minutes - 67 July 23, 2013 on roads and putting in place a maintenance schedule. She did state that she would also like to see some adjustments made in the City's TIF district. Rich Rommel, 5764 Eden St., wondered if the Tennis Courts at Capell Park were warranted. He did not think the health insurance change made in 2011 was a good change for the City. Nor did he think the fire tender purchase was prudent. He would like the budget to stay flat. Glen Schwartz, 762 Homestead, stated that he supports a zero change in the budget. Mr. Schwartz would like the City Council to start asking serious questions about purchases and making thorough reviews of the research that goes into purchases. Mr. Schwartz does not want to promote a use it or loose it culture in the City Departments when it comes to available resources. He also stated that the most important resource the City has is its human resource. He would like to see the employees treated right. He does believe the City could get by on a zero change and put more money into roads. Boyd Bird, 5036 Kevin, Boyd would have liked to see an opportunity for the public to ask questions in an open meeting before the public hearing. He thinks the department heads are honest, trustworthy and spend what they can get. The Council's job is to ask questions and he n would like more questions asked. Mr. Bird would like a zero dollar change in the budget. Council Member England closed the public hearing. Quarterly Treasurers Report for the end of June 2013. City Clerk Rich Morgan presented the Quarterly Treasurers Report. Receipts to date were $10,352,508, expenses to date were $8,421,284. Council Member Marshall moved to accept the Quarterly Treasurers Report for June 2013. Council Member Ellis seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis -yes, England -yes, Marshall -yes, Morrison -yes. Bids for Hockey Compressor Building. Public Works Director, Steve Smart, presented the only bid received for the Hockey Compressor Building. He had notified 5 concrete companies of the bid opportunity. The total bid received was $22,000. Council Member Marshall expressed the desire to have more than one bid. Council Member England expressed concern in accepting bids after the bidding process was closed and therefore peddling the bid of the bidder who complied. Council Member England moved to authorize the Mayor to accept the bid from Kershaw for the concrete work on the hockey compressor building. Council Member Ellis seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis -yes, England -yes, Marshall -no, Morrison -yes Computer Printout Claims for July 23, 2013 were presented to the Council. Council Member Morrison moved to approve the claims as published. Council Member Ellis seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis -yes, England -yes, Marshall -yes, Morrison -yes. /'N ^, Council Meeting Minutes - July 23, 2013 Council Member Ellis asked a follow up question on Knudsen Blvd. and the completion date. The completion date is September 9, 2013. Council Member Ellis would like an updated contract to include the change orders and the extensions to reflect the September 9, 2013 completion date. At 9:00pm Council Member Marshall moved to adjourn. Council Member Ellis seconded and the full Council approved. ven M. England, yor n Rich Morgan, City Clerk