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SPECIAL MEETING
April 29, 1975
4:00 P. M.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Pasley.
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The roll of the Council was called with the following Council
members present: Gamboa, Dakan, Carter, McCloskey, Williams,
and Banks.
The Mayor informed the Council that the City Engineer had
several items to present to the Council.
(EASEMENT - TRANSFORMER SITE AT SWIMMING POOL)
The City Engineer, Mel Lewis, explained to the Council that
the Idaho Power Company does not have an easement for the
transformer site at the swimming pool and now the City was
adding an underground line to a pumping plant for the sprinkler
system. The City Engineer stated that he needed authorization
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or the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the easements
so power can be run to that pumping station.
MOVED by Carter, SECONDED by Banks that the Mayor and the
City Clerk be authorized to sign the papers to execute this
easement so that power can be run to the pumping station.
(CHANGE ORDER - WELL NO. 9)
MOTION CARRIED
Mr. Lewis explained that this Change Order was for Well No. 9
which was completed by Kenneth Witt. This change was for
small items that were an oversight in the last estimate. The
last change order was approved for the amount of $14,329.50.
Of that, there was only $13,515.42 expended which was $1,808
less than was authorized. This new change order was for
welding rings, a pump test of four hours, and a casing
coupling from 10 inch to 12 inch. The total of the change
order was $427.76 which was still less than authorized in the
last change order. Mr. Lewis recommended that this change
order be authorized.
MOVED by Gamboa, SECONDED by McCloskey that this Change Order
No. 5 for Contract No. I o£EDA Project be authorized.
(PRESENTATION BY THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE)
MOTION CARRIED
The Mayor introduced Marilyn Bauman of the Beautification
Committee who informed the Council that the Committee was
preparing a series of recommendations on bike paths and would
like to have the Mayor and Council to look over these.
recommendations and to give their suggestions. She stated that
they had found the problem of the bike paths to be a very
expansive and detailed job and felt that they needed a lot of
help from various areas. The recommendations that the
Beautification Committee has drawn up thus far were presented
to the Council as follows:
1. That a system of recreation - related areas, including
parkways, trailways (such as bikeways, pedestrian
walks, equestrian trails, etc.) greenbelts, play-
grounds and other recreation areas be prepared to
be included as a part of Caldwell's Comprehensive Plan.
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That the Canyon Development Council, through its
funding programs and staff, develop this Comprehensive
Plan element with input from the City of Caldwell in
advisory capacity. Those primarily assigned to work
on this project are designated members of the Parks
and Recreation Commission and Department, Public
Works Department, Engineering Department, Police
Department, Traffic Safety Commission, City Sidewalks
Committee, Planning Commission and Beautification
Commission.
3. That after adoption of the Plan by Mayor and
Council, a program of implementation be accomplished;
including, budgeting of funds to the extent possible
and the use of other sources of funds wherever
possible, and a determination of administrative
responsibility be made and assigned.
4. That until the Comprehensive Plan for the Greenways
and Trails system is ready for adoption, only those
permanent improvements for bike and pedestrian trails
be undertaken which will complement the over -all system
and which are deemed most necessary.
That, because it has been determined that the Dixie
Drain Project will fit into any future overall
recreation plan for the City of Caldwell, the
Beautification Commission recommends the Dixie Drain
project continue to be Caldwell`s first priority
bike /pedestrian path, and that, upon completion of
this project and until such time as the Comprehensive
Plan designates administration responsibility for the
entire system, the Dixie Drain Path be administered
by the Parks and Recreation Department.
It was recommended by the Council that in No. 2 of the
recommendations, that the Caldwell Planning Commission be the
group designated instead of the Canyon Development Council.
This would still involve .Arlo Nelson. Councilman Banks agreed
to have the Beautification Commission scheduled on the May Agenda
for the Caldwell Planning Commission.
After much discussion concerning the problems and progress of
the bike paths for the City of Caldwell, the Mayor declared
that the meeting adjourn at 4:45.
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