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Council Meeting Minutes
December 10, 2013
7:00 p.m.
Minutes of a regular Council Meeting held at the City Council Chambers, December 10, 2013.
Present: Mayor Steven England, Council Members: Josh Ellis, Kevin England, Brent Marshall,
Kermit Morrison, Attorney Thomas Holmes, Public Works Director Steve Smart, City Clerk
Rich Morgan.
The meeting was called to order at 7:OOpm by Mayor Steven England.
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was led by Mayor Steven England.
Approval of Minutes. Council Member England moved to approve the regular meeting minutes
of November 12, 2013. Council Member Morrison seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis -yes, England -
yes, Marshall -yes, Morrison -yes.
Approval of the short plat for Chateau Subdivision. Steve Smart explained the short plat. A
large lot on Chubbuck Rd. will be divided into two lots. The back lot will have access off
n Chateau. Michelle Ashby, 2641 Hillview Dr., addressed the Council about her plans to build a
home on the lot.
Council Member Ellis moved to approve the short plat for Chateau Subdivision. Council
Member Marshall seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis -yes, England -yes, Marshall -yes, Morrison -yes.
Approval of the real estate agreement with Robert and Lillian Molina. Steve Smart
explained the agreement proposed between the Molina's and the City. This will be the final
property on Hiway Ave. the City will need to purchase to control the entire yard from
Yellowstone East to the railroad tracks. There has been a market analysis done by the Molina's
real estate agent that sets the price at $150,000.
Council Member Ellis moved to approve the real estate agreement with Robert and Lillian
Molina if the City's own market analysis is within 5% of Molina's market analysis. Council
Member England seconded. Roll Call Vote: Ellis -yes, England -yes, Marshall -yes, Morrison -yes.
Acceptance of the bid for sanitation truck. Steve Smart explained the bid. The City
advertized in the paper and sent specifications to those companies that bid last year on the
residential truck. Two bids were received. Only one of the bids was for the entire vehicle.
Council Member Marshall expressed concern over the low number of bids received and wanted
assurance that we would not find a cheaper price tomorrow in Blackfoot. Doug Collier, 820
Todd asked if the City had looked into other cities useful life of rolling stock and what other
cities have paid for these trucks. The City has done this. He also asked the City to inquire of the
manufacturer.
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Council Member Ellis moved to accept the bid from Western Systems on a commercial
sanitation truck in the amount of $245,330.00. Council Member Morrison seconded. Roll call
vote: Ellis -yes, England -yes, Marshall -no, Morrison -yes.
Appeal of a taxi cab permit denial for Kevin Winchester. Mr. Winchester was not present at
the council meeting.
Council Member England moved to affirm the decision to deny Mr. Winchester's taxi cab
permit. Council Member Marshall seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis -yes, England -yes, Marshall -
yes, Morrison -yes.
After the vote there was some discussion on whether or not we should modify our ordinance to
limit the look back period qualification of the permit. Presently the look back period will not be
changed.
Update on the disposition of police canine. Chief Severe explained the return of the Police
Department's canine officer from the City of Pocatello's Police Department. After a complete
analysis it was decided to retire our canine. Standard procedure with this is to deliver a letter of
retirement with the dog to the handler, which has been done. In this case the dog was sold to the
handler for one dollar.
Acceptance of the November report of receipts, disbursements and cash balance. The
receipts for November were $654,339, the disbursements for November were $1,016,178 and the
total cash balance for November was $15,636,303.
Council Member Morrison moved to accept the November report. Council Member Ellis
seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis -yes, England -yes, Marshall -yes, Morrison -yes.
Approval of the 2014 beer, wine, and liquor license for Mystique. Council Member England
moved to approve the license for Mystique. Council Member Morrison seconded. Roll call
vote: Ellis -yes, England -yes, Marshall -yes, Morrison -yes.
There was a discussion on canceling the regularly scheduled meeting for December 24, 2013.
Council Member Ellis moved to cancel the meeting scheduled for December 24, 2013. Council
Member Marshall seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis -yes, England -yes, Marshall -yes, Morrison -yes.
Computer print out claims for December 10, 2013 were presented to the Mayor and 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.
Council Member Ellis would like the Council, at the first of the new year, to discuss the deadline
for additions to the City Council agenda and the possibility of having a Council study session
^� once a month.
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At 8:25pm Council Member England moved to adjourn. Council Member Ellis seconded and
the full Council approved.
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Rich Morgan, City Clerk