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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03 16 2016 CMCITY OF CHUBBUCK COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MARCH 16, 2016 — 6:00Pm CALL TO ORDER: Mayor England PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG: Councilmember Ellis INVOCATION: Chris Nelson APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Council Study Session Minutes of March 2, 2016 and Council Meeting Minutes of March 2, 2016. Councilmember Lewis moved to approve the Council minutes of March 2, 2016 and the Council Study Session Minutes of March 2, 2016. Councilmember Evans seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis -yes, Lewis -yes, Baumeister -yes, Evans -yes. PUBLIC HEARING: An application by Gary Ratliff 3960 South 2nd Ave. Pocatello Idaho 83204 for Intermountain Subdivision Preliminary Plat. An industrial development located in re -plat of lot 4 of the Ratliff Subdivision 1, instrument #20101291, southeast 1/4 of section 3, township 6 south, Range 34 east of the Boise Meridian in the County of Bannock, north end of Burley Drive, west of Brook Lane and east of Laurel Lane. Mitch Greer with Rocky Mountain Engineering presented the project. This has been through design review and Mr. Ratliff has been working with the city to ensure all concerns are addressed. The large lot on the north will be an extension of the current storage units, the 5 lots to the south with by contractor type facilities. Mayor England declared the public hearing open, there being no comment Mayor England declared the public hearing closed. GENERAL BUSINESS: 1. Approval of Intermountain Subdivision Preliminary Plat. Councilmember Evans moved to approve the preliminary plat. Councilmember Baumeister seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis -yes, Lewis -yes, Baumeister -yes, Evans -yes. 2. Consider approval of the Geronimo Commercial Subdivision Short Plat. Public Works Director Rodney Burch addressed the council and explained the short plat process. He explained the location of the parcel on Chubbuck Road. The plat combines two parcels. The owners are planning on building on the lot. Councilmember Ellis asked if the lot would meet the required with to depth ratios, it is in compliance. Between the two lots there were to access points onto Chubbuck Road. With this re -plat there will only be one access. Councilmember Lewis moved to approve the short plat. Councilmember Baumeister seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis -yes, Lewis -yes, Baumeister - yes, Evans -yes. 3. Consider approval of the SGK Subdivision Short Plat. Public Works Director explained the one lot commercial subdivision. There will be a Jack in the Box at this site. This is a remnant of the old Bonnie Gray Subdivision. The R City is asking the owner to dedicate a 10 foot utility easement. Northwest corner will be dedicated to right of way for signal poles if needed in the future. There are two access to the property on Yellowstone and two access on Lindon. With the new development there will be one access on each road. The Yellowstone access has been moved as far south as possible. The applicants are in compliance with City code and staff recommends approval. Councilmember Baumeister moved to approve the short plat. Councilmember Lewis seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis -yes, Lewis -yes, Baumeister -yes, Evans -yes. 4. Consider request for an adjustment in the required parking for the SKG Subdivision Short Plat. John Day representing the local franchisee presented their request. The current City standard would require 60 parking stalls for this location. The current design calls for 34 stalls. Mr. Day presented to the council several comparable dining establishments in Chubbuck with their current parking stall numbers. Mr. Day explained that the dining space of the building is 1200 square feet or one third of the building and tables in the dining area seat 76. The franchisee believes that the proposed 34 parking stalls are adequate. Staff would recommend granting the request. Councilmember Lewis moved to grant the adjustment in required parking stalls. Councilmember Evans seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis -yes, Lewis -yes, Baumeister -yes, Evans -yes. 5. Review of bids for Well #2 Rehabilitation and acceptance of low bid with approval for Mayor to enter into contract. This item was removed from the agenda. There was no discussion or action taken. 6. Approve Alcohol License for Palace Playhouse, John Bidwell. City Clerk Rich Morgan explained the request from the new owner of the Palace Playhouse for a liquor license. Councilmember Lewis moved to approve the liquor license for Palace Playhouse. Councilmember Baumeister seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis -yes, Lewis -yes, Baumeister - yes, Evans -yes. 7. Consider requests for funding from the Chubbuck Fraternal Order of Police, Portneuf Rodeo Committee, Family Services Alliance of South East Idaho, Pocatello-Chubbuck Chamber of Commerce, and the Biggest Show in Idaho. Councilmember Ellis stated that because of the nature of the funds being requested he would like the council to be very careful in granting these requests. Chubbuck Fraternal Order of Police — Officer Schiffinan was asked if the funds would be used to secure the CFO's 501 c3 status and the Council was told this was the purpose. Councilmember Baumeister moved to approve the request of $2,000 for the CFO. Councilmember Evans seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis -yes, Lewis -yes, Baumeister -yes, Evans -yes. Portneuf Rodeo Committee — Councilmember Lewis mentioned he is conflicted with this request. The Rodeo does fill up hotels and bring people in town. However the nature of the request is advertising and the City is not an advertiser. He would like to support the Rodeo but not to the extent of what they are asking. Councilmember Ellis moved to deny the Rodeo's request. Councilmember Lewis seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis -yes, Lewis -yes, Baumeister -yes, Evans -yes. Family Services Alliance — Councilmember Lewis moved to approve the request of FSA in the amount of $5,000. Councilmember Evans seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis -yes, Lewis -yes, Baumeister -yes, Evans -yes. Pocatello-Chubbuck Chamber of Commerce — The Chamber was asking for support in the form of an advertisement in its annual community profile. Councilmember Evans moved to deny the request. Councilmember Ellis seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis -yes, Lewis -yes, Baumeister -yes, Evans -yes. Biggest Show in Idaho - The Biggest Show in Idaho is the Independence Day Celebration. This request was postponed. There was no action taken. 8. Consider proposed ordinance #XXX amending Title 15, Building and Construction, Title 16, Land Improvement Standards, and Title 17, Land Development, second reading. Councilmember Baumeister would like to continue the discussion and would like to have this item on the next council study session. Councilmember Ellis is frustrated with the process. He gets the impression he is being ask to just approve what is presented and doesn't have the flexibility to discuss and make changes. Tom Holmes, City Attorney explained that with major rewrites of sections the ordinance would have to go through the process again. However, if there is a specific section that the council does not like they could pass the ordinance without those changes. Tom cautioned about getting frustrated. In large cities, changes like this would take several years to accomplish, this is the process. Some of Councilmember Ellis's concerns are the plating timeframes and road base depth. He does think the proposed wider roads is good and wonders if different roads — major and minor arterials could have different requirements. Councilmember Evans stated that the research presented seems to support the need for these changes. She believes the council has the responsibility to the citizens of Chubbuck to make these changes. Tom Holmes read the ordinance, by title, for the second time. CLAIMS: Computer Printout claims for March 16, 2016 as presented to Mayor England and Council. Councilmember Evans moved to approve the claims. Councilmember Baumeister seconded. Roll call vote: Ellis -yes, Lewis -yes, Baumeister -yes, Evans -yes. ADJOURN: The meeting was adjourned at 7:15pm � Wan, -Mayor Ke in Eng Rich Morgan -C y Clerk