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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-04-20city council minutes53. INDEMNITY AGREEMENT The following Indemnity Agreement was next presented for the consideration of the Council, in am- ni£ying and saving harmless the City of Caldwell, its Mayor and Council against any and all loss, damag, 003t and expense by reason of the use of the following described burial lot in Caldwell Municipal Cemetery: Space 5, Block No. 2, Lot No. 57 in Canyon Hill Cemetery for the burial of Winifred R. Maxey, by Willa McGuire. It was moved by Councilman Dakan, seconded by Councilman Banks, to approve the Indemnity Upon vote, the motion carried. Application for Dangerous Fireworks permit For the Council's consideration, an application for a Dangerous Fireworks permit was presented f the Caldwell Chamber of Commerce. 4 It was moved by Councilman Banks, seconded by Councilman Carter, to approve the application for a Dangerous Fireworks Permit. Upon vote, the motion carried. Bartender Permits Application for Bartender Permits were then presented for the Council's consideration from Phlli M. Fnzi, Denis White, Colin P. Harbert, Kathy Lewis, Charlene Hammons, Sandra Kay Burton, Lura J. Morgar , Russell Ellis Lewis, Richard C. Price and Greggory Ckaneko. Each application had been approved by the Chief of Police and was accompanied by a receipt from the Clerk for the required fee. It was moved by Councilman Carter, seconded by Councilman Banks, to approve the applications Bartender Permits and issue same. Upon vote, the motion carried. Bills - mid April It was moved by Councilman Banks, seconded by Councilman McCluskey, that the warrants for cla be approved as per list and filed in the City Clerk's office. Such warrants being in the totals as fol WARRANT NUMBERS 240 thru 280 GENERAL FUND 6,827. WARRANT NUMBERS 113 thru 144 WATER & SEWER FUND 4,606. WARRANT NUMBERS 318 thru 370 SPECIAL FUNDS. . . Fire Protection and Enforcment. . . . 577. Cemetery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140. Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,115. Sanitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250. Irrigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310. TOTAL ALL FUNDS 15,829. A vote was taken, and the motion carried. There being no further business to come before the Council at this meeting, it was moved by Councilman Williams, seconded by Councilman Carter, that the meetin c s until April 1 3 at P.M. Upon vote, the motion carried. C v Mayor City Clerk COUNCIL CHAMBERS April 20, 1973 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 Ci+,y Council of the City of Caldwell, Idaho, he acknowledge notice of a Special Meeting of the same City Council to be held in the Council Chambers in City Hall of Caldwell, Idaho, at the hour of 4:00 P.M. on the 20th day of April, 1973, for the transac of all business in connection with: the following object: Cpe of bids for Polk Street sewer and o business. Witness our signatures this 20th day of April, 1973: Coun ounci c c- .F A� Co Counci]man Councilman Councilman Mayor Charles W. Carpenter presiding. Upon Roll Call, the following members of the Council answered present: Alta E. Williams, H. McCluskey, Charles C. Banks, Joe Gamboa and Lester E. Carter. Absent: James R. Dakan. ,, Opening of bids for Polk Street Sewer The Mayor called upon Mel Lewis to open the bids for the sewer project on Polk Street. He then read the totals of the bids as follows: A & J Construction $ 28,061.05 Boise Paving & Asphalt Co. 31,403.03 Ben Drake Construction 26,683.00. Gall Shunn Construction 30,315.50 Van De GBXt, Inc. 31,699.10 Bill Woolery Construction 32,665.40 Mel Lewis was then excused from the Council meeting to check the totals of the bids. Upon his return, he stated that the bids of the three low bidders had been checked and were correct. It was moved by Councilman Carter, seconded by Councilman McCluskey, to accept the low bid of $26,683.00 from Ben Drake Construction. Upon vote, the motion carried. Senior citizens bus Councilman McCluskey stated that the bus for the Senior Citizens was at the shop, and that Mr. DeChant of the high school wanted to put in a new motor and renovate the interior and exterior of the bus at no charge to the City. He added that he had taken the liberty and told Mr. DeChant that the Council wou go along with his specifications. He suggested contacting Pete Hackworth of the News - Tribune and a couple of Senior Citizens and take before and after pictures of the bus for publicity. Letter of endorsement - Proposed senior citizen resident The Mayor then presented Glen Koch who stated that he was again before the Council to obtain their sanction for the building of a residence for the senior citizens on six acres of property located off Morrison. He added that is the Federal Government had changed procedures for obtaining financial aid, it was necessary for him to obtain letters of endorsement and statements of need. It was moved by Councilman Carter, seconded by Councilwoman Williams, to provide a letter of endorsement and statements of need.for Mr. Koch. Upon vote, the motion carried. Payment of Hoff Better Living bill - approved Mayor Carpenter presented a bill from Hoff Better Living Center in the amount of $2 for the construction of a back stop at the softball field. He added that this had been part of the allocation of the Federal Revenue Sharing funds to the park. It was moved by Councilman Carter, seconded by Councilwoman Williams, to approve the payment of the $2,489.90 bill to Hoff Better Living Center. Upon vote, the motion carried. Application for Beer & Wine License approved Presented for the consideration of the Council was an application for a Beer & Mne License from Robert J. Collins d/b /a R & B Market of Payette, Inc., located at 2101 Kimball. The application had been approved by the Chief of Police and wes accompanied by a receipt from the Clerk for the required fee. It was moved by Councilman McCluskey, seconded by Councilwoman Williams, to approve She applica- tion for Beer and Wine License and issue same. Upon vote, the motion carried. Sewer rights -o£ -way discussion Mayor Carpenter stated that sewer right -of -way problems had been discussed at the meeting of the Sewer and Water Committee. He added tha* both the Polk Street and Schelhorn Addition projects had no right of-way difficulties, but the other project on Canyon Hill, which was originally in Area I, would. Mayor Carpenter pointed out the problems in obtaining rights -of -way, and then stated that it was the thinking of the Committee that these be negotiated by trying to obtain the rights -of -way and getting the $600.00 due and payable after six months. He then pointed out that some of the residents in the area where the sewers were to be put in could not pay this fee, and in this case, some agreement could be entere into between the City and the property owner providing a way of working out this charge either by an L.I.D. program or by extending the six months to 3, 4 and 5 years. The Mayor stated that if it was alright with the Council, these agreements could be made with the approval of the Water and Sewer Committee who would authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute them. The Mayor pointed out that there may be instances where the Water and Sewer Committee would not wish to make the decisions, and these situations would be referred to the Council as a whole for determination. Councilman McCluskey inquired if each individual property owner would enter into a separate agree- ment with the City. Mayor Carpenter replied that they would. Councilwoman Williams asked if, after paying the $600.00, the individual would be required to hook onto the sewer. Mr. Lewis stated that the ordinance did not so state, but it was assume the property owner would be desirous of hooking on after payment had been made. 538 It was moved by Councilman McCloskey, seconded by Councilwoman Williams, to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute sewer right -o£ -way agreements with the approval by the Water and Sewer Committee of + the Council. Upon vote, the motion carried. Mira Loma proposed L.I.D. Mr. Lewis stated that Mr. Bishop had now decided to go L.I.D., entirely in his development and that petitions had been prepared and executed. He added that under this L.I.D. all 14 lots would be severe,. He then stated that with the Council's permission, he would like to send letters to all the other property owners in this area to be served saying that this project had been approved, the contract awarded and that about September first they would have the sewer, adding that in six months they would be required to pay a $600.00 sewer construction charge and list the two options for payment, i.e. (a) cash or (b) L.I.D Mr. Lewis then asked for a legal opinion as to stating that this L.I.D. was for sewers, and that here was a predetermined $600.00 construction charge plus costs. Mr. Davis stated that he would see no problem. The Council was in agreement that this would be a good way to provide more homes with sewers. J1 Councilman Gamboa suggested that the L.I.D. should be explained in this proposed letter as many people did not understand what an L.I.D. was. j Comments from Councilman Gamboa Councilman Gamboa stated that he would like to have the Mayor, in behalf of the City, write a letter of thanks to Harry McCluskey for the two parking spaces he gave up in front of his restaurant in order to provide the left hand turn bay at South Kimball Avane and Cleveland Boulevard. There being no further business to come before the Council at this meeting, it was moved by Coun- cilman Carter, seconded by Councilman Gamboa, to recess until April 30, 1973, at 4:00 P.M. Upon vote, the motion carried. The meeting recessed at 1 4:50 P.M. Mayor City Clerk i COUNCIL CHAMBERS May 7, 1973 8:00 P.M. The regular monthly meeting of the City Council met in the Council Chambers of the City Hall with Mayor Charles W. Carpenter presiding. j Upon Roll Cali, the following Council members answered present: El.ta E. Williams, Alfred H. McClu I key, Charles C. Banks, Joe Gamboa, James R. Dakan and Lester E. Carter. Invocation Mayor Carpenter called upon Pastor Jack Weller of the First Church of the Nazarene to open the meeting with an invocation, i Comments from Pete Echevarria The Mayor then recognized Pete Echevarria who stated that he owned 12 acres of land between Linden and the Blacker overpass which the City had had an option on for the proposed airport, and as a result, this land had been annexed into the City. He added that the option had been dropped. He complained of a neighboring acreage which looked and smelled like a dump, of the noise from the neighboring Chalet at late hours of the night and the lack of a passable read to his property. He added that unless something was done, he wanted to either sell his property or get out of the City. Councilman McCluskey asked how to determine the amount that was being paid in City taxes. John Englehart stated that this figure could be obtained from the County and was based on the assessed valuation. Councilman McCluskey stated that the Council would take this problem under advisement. Carnival License - approved Mayor Carpenter recognized Tom Bussee from the Caldwell Jaycees who presented an application for a carnival percLLt for seven days, June 4 to June 12, t be held at JayCee Park. He added that they were asking that the fee be waived. It was moved by Councilman Carter, seconded by Councilman Banks, to grant the license for the spec fied dates with waiver of fee. After a vote the motion carried. Variance - granted Next Mayor Carpenter recognized Stan Jensen who stated that he had a building on 1512 Maple, the lot being 60 feet wide and 68.20 feet deep. He requested a variance to construct a building on this lot. It was moved by Councilwoman Williams, seconded by Councilman Gamboa, to grant the variance. Upon vote, the motion carri