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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1965-03-01city council minutes400 Report on flooding and seepage oY Boise River Mayor Smith reviewed for the Council the flood situation and problems of seepage affecting several residences along the Boise River and said that he had informed those people involved that if they wanted UJW I relief from the situation, the City could not furnish it, it was not the City's responsibility or obligation and the City did not control the flow of the river but the City would come down and look at the situation to see if they could be of any assistance within the reasonableness of a Christian like act to help a citizen although they could not assome the responsibility an the River. The Mayor explained that there was found to exist about a 25 foot Swale next to the old damp ground where the water was dust barely running over and that a patrol had been sent down to build a sash dyke at thin location; however, he had made it clear that the City was not assuming any responsibility for the River in doing so and he had advised them if they had further trouble they should arrange to move from the danger. There had also been an arrangement made where_ a by the City would pump out a pond for another party near this location to give him a little assistance through the use of equipment that he couldn't readily obtain himself. Mayor Smith informed the Council then that the people involved had waited to long to move and when they had to gat out they couldn't, and they had requested, on a Saturday, that the City come down and build i a road as they were unable to reach their houses; that he had had t0 advise them that the City didn't have equipment or men available to do this; however, he had called the Civil Defense office and the National -- Guard Commander had authorized the use of National Guard equipment with four wheal drives to move the people out under an emergency. He said that he had also called the Red Grose and the Salvation Army and that they had gone to work to find a place for the people involved to move to and he had informed these people of the action he had taken. Three families had been moved from the area. Bills for Mid- February It was moved by Councilman Martin, seconded by Councilman Vassar, that the warrants for claims be approved as per list and filed in the City Clerk's Office. Such warrants being in the totals as follows: I Warrant Numbers 72 thru 124, General Fund ----- ----- ------------- - - - --- $ 7,952.22 Warrant Numbers 48 thru 81, Water & Sewer Fund : Water & Sever -- - - - - -- 895.42 Treatment Plant - - - - -- 1,465.40 General Office - - - - - -- 338.52 Warrant Numbers 84 thru 145, Special Funds : Fire ----------- - - - - -- 689.37 Cemetery --------- ____ 156.07 Street - -- -------- ---- 9,566.49 Irrigation ----- - - - - -- 590.29 $21,653.78 A vote was taken and the motion unanimously carried. There being no further business to come before the Council; it was moved by Councilman Vassar, seconded by Councilmen Carpenter, that the meeting adjourn. A vote was taken and the motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 9:50 p.m. v' y CL C COUNCIL CHAMBERS MARCH 1, 1965 8 :00 P. M. The regular monthly meeting of the City Council met in the Council Chambers of the City Hall with President of the Council, Emery L. Vassar presiding. Upon Hall Call, the following Councilman answered present: E. L. Vassar, Max Lnby, James W. "Bill Kaye, V. Jay Martin, and Charles W. Carpenter. Absent: C. A. Davenport. Bid opening (Avon Street Bridge) and date for consideration of budget announced President of the Council, E. L. Vassar announ to the Council that the opening of bids for con- struction of the Avon Street Bridge had been delayed until 4 :00 p.m. on March 4th and that March 11th had been set as a date for considering the tentative budget for the current fiscal year. Senate Bill No. 124 and House Bill No. 233 referred to A communication from the Idaho State Chamber of Commerce under date of February 19, 1965 and directed to "Idaho Irrigation Pump Users" was referred to by the Council. The communication read that 401 Senate Bill No. 124 "would establish an 'Underground Water Users and Fmmpera Comnissiont composed of five members to be appointed by the Governor. The duties and powers of the Commission as listed in Section 10 include this wordings "to conduct a campaign of education and publicity" and "to take such action as the Commission deems necessary or advisable in order to protect the interest of the water users of the State of Idaho" and "and enter into such contracts as may be necessary or advisable." House Bill No. 233 " woald assess irrigation pump users for the money to finance the Commission established by Senate Bill No. 124. Upon discussion, it was moved by Councilman Martin, seconded by Councilman Carpenter that the Mayo: be authorized to direct a letter to the members of the Senate and House for Canyon County expressing the opposition of the City to Senate Bill No. 124 until the duties and powers of said Underground Water Users an, Pumpers Commission were more clearly defined. A vote was taken and the motion carried. City Beer License No. 18 revoked An order of revocation issued by the Department of Law Enforcement on State Retail Hoer License Me, 1570, issued to Reber Haun, d/b /a FABK -N -PAK BEVERAGE was read to the Council and the City Clerk reported that Mr. Ruben Haun had voluntarily surrendered the City Beer License No. 18. It was moved by Councilman Martin, seconded by Councilman Keys, that,aa a result of the action taken by the State Department of law Enforcement, the City Beer License also be revoked. A vote was taken and the motion carried. Bill No. 5 - Ordinance No. 1042 Councilman Luby introduced Bill No. 5, entitled: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 3 OF ORDINANCE No. 1040 OF THE CITY OF CALS ELL, IDAHO, ET PROVIDING THAT THE BONDS OF LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 55 OF THE: CITPY OF CALUHELL SHALL MATURE IN THE SUM OF $5,134.18 IN IRE YEAR 1966, AND THE SUM OF $5,000.00 IN EACH OF THE YEARS 1967 THROUGH 1972, AND $5,500.00 IN EACH OF THE YEARS 1973 THROUGH 1975, AND REPEAL THE ORDINANCE IN CONFLICT THEREWITH. which was read for the first time and the Council proceeded to consideration of Bill No. 5. It was moved by Councilman Irrby, seconded by Councilman Keys, that the rules requiring that an Ordinance be read on three different days be suspended and that Bill No. 5 be placed on final passage. The President of the Council di1� acted the Clerk to 'call the roll on the above motion which resulted as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were: Luby, Keys, Martin, and Carpenter. Negative votes: none. Absent and not voting: Davenport. The President of the Council declared the motion had passed by the necessary three - fourths majority and, the question being "Shall Bill No. 5 pass ?", directed the Clerk to call the roll on the above question which resulted as follower Those voting in the affirmative were: Irby, Keys, Martin, and Carpenter. Negative votes none. Absent and not voting: Davenport. Thereupon, the President of the Council declared Bill No. 5 had passed and would become ordinance No. 1042. The President of the Council directed the Clerk, upon the signing of said Ordinance by the Mayor, t make proper entry of the same and to cause Ordinance No. 1042 to be published in the Newa- Tribane, the official newspaper of the City of Caldwell, Idaho. Police School announced Poliod Chief Charles W. Astleford announced to the Council the sponsoring, by his department, of a Police School at the Caldwell Armory from March 2nd through Nar0h 5th. He said classes would begin each of these days at one o'clock p.m, and terminate at five o'clock p.m. with representatives of the F.H.T. from Butte, Montana and from Boise being present. The Course would cover such topics as "The Law Enforcement Officer and Civil Rights ", "Ethics in Law Enforcement ", "Search and Seizure ", "Accident Investigation", and "Patrol Methods" rdth from fifty to sixty officers expected to be present from over the Valley. Application for Beer License approved The application for a Beer License at 119 South Seventh from Lloyd D. Johnson, Louis L. Krall, and John F. Johnson, partners, d/b /a Smoke House and which application had been tabled for further investigation at the meeting on February 15, 1965, was referred to for further consideration of the Council. After some discussion and explanation by the Chief of Police, it was moved by Councilman Martin, seconded by Councilman Carpenter, that the application be approved and that the license be issued. A roll call vote was called for when the following Councilmen voted in the affirmative: Keys, Martin, and Carpenter. Negative vote: Luby. Absent and not voting: Davenport. President of the Council, E. L. vaasar announced that the motion had carried. Approval of Contract with Golf Professional deferred The Agreement to be entered into with the Golf Professional, Mr. J. M. Haines, for 1965 was present ad for the consideration of the Council; however, it was agreed to defer any action at this time due to the 402 absence of Councilman C. A. Davenport, Chairman of the Council Committee on Golf. Applications for Bartender Permits Applications for Bartender Permits from Karen A. Smith, Charlotte May Cook, Virgil D. Buta, Ila Thompson, Lloyd Dean Johnson, Louis L. Krell, and Lloyd Dean Johnson were presented for the consideration of the Council. Each application had been approved by the Chief of Police and were accompanied by receipts from the Clerk for payment of the required fees. It was moved by Councilman Martin, seconded by Councilman Carpenter, that the applications for Bartender Permits be approved and that the Permits be issued. A roll call vote was called for when the following Councilmen voted in the affirmative: Luby, Keys, Martin, and Carpenter. Negative votes: none. Absent and not voting: C. A. Davenport. President of the Council, E. L. Vassar announced that the motion had carried. Sanitation Department report presented The report from the Sanitation Department of the City for the month of February was presented to the Council and ordered placed on file. Water main extension approved City Engineer Melvin Lewis informed the Council that they were anticipating a request for a 132 inc water meter on what was knish as Fairway Drive located off Grant Street. Be said there was going to be a home built at the and of the Drive and that, at the present time, the City had a 2 inch cast iron water main which would not supply the water for a sprinkling system at the location of the residence as it would require a supply of 30 gallons per minute and there were all ready six services an the line. Mr. Lewis stated that, to adequately serve the property, it would require an extension of approxi- mately 240 feet of 4 inch pipe with the material cost being in an amount of $438.00. Be said that, in his opinion, it would be wise to do this as there might be another request of a similar nature at some later date and otherwise, this present request would have to be denied. He further stated, however, that if the 4 inch pipe extension was made, due to the type of joints of the 2 inch cast iron pipe line presently there, they would not attempt to recover it but would leave it in service. On the basis of the City Engineerie report and from the appearance that it would be economically feasible, it was moved by Councilman Martin, seconded by Councilman Carpenter, that the size of the water line be increased to 4 inch. A vote was taken and the motion carried. Report of Irrigation Project The City Engineer reported to the Council on work to be done at the College Campus in patting in an irrigation line for irrigation of the campus. He said that an agreement had been made by the Committee wherein the College would furnish the 30 inch pipe and lay it with the City to dig the trench, do the back - filling, and make the connections at the boxes on the ends. He explained the City'a interest in the project and said that construction had started this morning. Bills for End - February It was moved by Councilman Martin, seconded by Councilman Keys, that the warrants for claims and payrolls be approved as per list and filed in the City Clerk's Office. Such warrants being in the totals as follows: Warrant Numbers 125 thru 152, General Fund --------- --- -- ----------- ------ - - - - -- $ 4,073.75 Warrant Numbers 82 thru 88, Water & Sewer Fund : Water & Sewer ____ ---- _------ 811.83 General Office -------- - -- --- 210.00 Deposit Refund -------- - - - - -- 5.00 Warrant Numbers 146 tbru 166, Special Funds s Fire ------- ---- --- --- --- -- -- 52.14 Cemetery ---- ---- ----- -- - - - -- 11.00 Street -- ----- --------- - - - - -- 549.87 Sanitation Contract --- - - - - -- 5,329.24 Armory - ---- -- ---- -- --- -- ---- 8 Irrigation -- ----- ---- - - ----- 77.50 L.I.D. #55 ---- --- --------- -- 40.50 Warrant Numbers 265 thru 327, General Fund Payroll - February ------- ----- - - - - -- 21,977.74 Warrant Numbers 328 thru 382, Special Fund Payroll _ February ------------ ---- -- 13,987.91 Warrant Numbers 363 thru 406, Water & Sewer Fund Payroll - February ------ - - - - -- 6,399.07 $ 3,607.29 A vote was taken and the notion unanimously carried. There being no further business to come before the Council; it use moved by Councilman Keys, by Councilman Luby, that the meeting recess until 4:00 p.m. on March 4th. A vote was taken and the nimously carried. The meeting recessed at 8 :55 P.M. ,_ � 7_Z