HomeMy WebLinkAbout1966-03-25city council minutesCOUNCIL CHAMBERS
MARCH 25, 1966
4:00 P. M.
The Council met pursuant to call and acknowledgement of notice in the following form:
We, the undersigned Mayor and Members of the City Council of the City of Caldwell, Idaho, do hem-
1 5y acknowledge notice of a Special Meeting of the said City Council to be held in the Council Chambers in thi
'City Hall in the City of Caldwell, Idaho, at the hour of 4:00 P. M., on the 25th day of March, 1966, for the
5mina ansaction of all business in connection with the following objects: Consideration of application for Door
-Door Salesman License at reduced fee, consideration of date for Special Bond Election, and review of Pre-
Plans on the proposed new fire station and library.
Witness our signatures this 25th day of March, 1966.
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Upon Roll Call, the following Councilmen answered present: Charles C. Banks, William S. Harrison,
(James W. "Bi11" Keys, V. Jay Martin, Charles W. Carpenter, and Z. A. 1 °Chet" Davenport.
( Application fcr Door- to-Door Salesman License at reduced fee approved
{ Mayor Smith informed the Council of an application by an employee of a firm d/b /a Idaho Pest
Control for a "Door -to -Door Salesman^ License at the reduced fee of $3 for three months. He explained to
:the Council that Mr. Ronald Halls, owner of the business, was present to make a special request; that he was
,a legitimate operator with his pest control operation and business being in Eoise; that without really check•
ing the Coda last year he had approved a license for their operation at a reduced fee but hadn't done so thin
I lyear because of the provisions in the City code and although the licensing of their business last year hadn't
jcaused the City any trouble at all and it was a good service for the city.
Mayor Smith then read the following from the City code: 4_ REDUCTION OF F&ES: The Mayor and
I for Council shall have authority to reduce the license fee for hawkers, peddlers or salesmen to three dollars
($3.00) per three (3) month period in any of the following instances: When the applicant is a resident of
the City; when the applicant, owns and /or operates a business in the City; when the applicant represents a
civic organisation and the funds derived from such hawking or peddling are used for charitable purposes; when
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�.ths applicant is engaged in selling books, encyclopedias, Bibles or religious materials and the sale of such
'I materials is de: ed by the Mayor and/or Council to be in the public interest.
Mr. Halls then addressed the Council and said that the only thing he might add to what the Mayor
;had stated was that ha didn't have any complaints on the work he had done in the City last year; that they
had checked back on their work the second time with there being no complaints; that they had complied with
the City code by providing a bond, they had complied with the State requirements by obtaining the State
License and were licensed under the new State Contractor Licensing Law. He added that he had lived in Nampa
for twenty years and felt that he was not so much selling a merchandise as he was selling a service.
Mayor Smith further commented in that Mr. Ralls, if denied a license at the reduced fee, could ob-
tain a license et the full fee or he could contact persons by phone or mail but that the problem here was
'door -to -door solicitation at the reduced fee.
In answer to questions from the Council, Mr. Falls stated that he did not do any roach spraying or
termite work but only the spraying of trees, shrubery, gardens, grass, etc., and that right now they were
putting ca the dormant spray. As to cutting prices, Mr. Ralls stated that, while he had hie truck running
, the hoses out, he might reduce his price some as long as he could remain consistent with neighboring
properties but that he tired to keep them the same to treat everybody fairly and as to reducing the amount of
intesecticide, he stated that the tanks on his equipment were 500 galley tanks, that a tank was mixed and ran
until empty. He also stated that he opuld be surprised if anyone would risk his State License by reducing
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the amount of material pounds in each gallon of water, as well as his bond and good name, for a measly ten or
fifteen dollar fob. He also assured the Council that, if he was allowed to work, and complaints were receiv-
ed, that he be notified and he would either do the job over or refund them their payment.
After some further discussion and in considering the business to be a service to the community; it
was moved by Councilman Banks, seconded by Councilman Keys, that Idaho Pest Control be issued a Door -to -Door
Salesman License at the reduced fee. A vote was taken and the motion carried.
Date for Special Bond Election to be charged from May 3 to May 10
Mayor Smith informed the Council of the length of time required for the legal advertising for hold-
ing a special bond election and after consideration by the Council, it was agreed that the election date
would need to be changed from May 3, 1966 to May 10, 1966.
Preliminary Plana on the proposed new Fire Station Building and Library reviewed f
Mr. Lewis Keys then presented the preliminary plane on the proposed new Fire Station Building and
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Library. First considered was the preliminary plans for the fire station building and Mr. Keys reviewed the
plans with the Council showing the proposed location on the property, location of the bays for the equipment,
control center, office, storage vault, classroom or instructional area, bunk space, dressing room, bath,
kitchen, recreational area, etc.
In discussing he storage vault area and the space to be
g g p provided for classroom, Mr. Keys pointed
out that by eliminating the storage vault area, the classroom could be enlarged to approximately twenty -two
feet by forty feet. Mayor Smith stated that he thought the City's vaults would be relieved a great deal with
the storage that was being planned over -head of the jail in the police building; that vault storage was a
problem with the main city hall but with the additional storage at the police station, he thought they had
better plan all the area for a classroom rather than to include the vault.
The approximate costs for both the fire station building and the library were discussed and Mr.
Keys mentioned a conversation with the State Librarian where there was a possibility for some additional
money becoming available or. the library where allocations made to other states hadn't been used and it was
assumed that, should additional money become available, the amount of bonds authorized in the election could
be reduced to what was necessary in as much as there was no way of determining, at this time, whether or not
additional funds would actually become available.
Mr. Keys then reviewed the preliminary plans for the library and said that after meeting the re- 11
quiremente of the state, the cost was about the total estimated to begin with; that it would give the library'.
space for about twice what they had now and a structural system that would allow for a second floor £cr use
at some time in the future
Councilman Davenport explained that, originally, they ware going to use a considerable part of the
old library with the parking behind but that Mr. Key$ had made a competent decision which, he was sure the it
Library Board concurred with, that the parking be placed on Eleventh Avenue which was certainly much better
although it eliminated the use of any of the old library. This would provide for a completely new building
and Councilman Davenport stated that he was sure they were wise in the decision.
In answer to the question, Mr. Keys informed the Mayor and Council that allowances had been made
in both proposals for demolition of the old buildings.
There being no further business to come before this Special Meeting of the Council; it was moved by
Councilman Davenport, seconded by Councilman Keys, that the meeting adjourn. A vote was taken and the motion
carried. The meeting adjourned at $:0$ P. M.
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