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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-11-05city council minutes135' Maine Street. This was to be investigated. lehorn [uv'tation extended to attend meeting honoring Harmon Killebrew and Shirley Eag Mayor Carpenter announced a meeting to be held at the Rodeta y Inn in Eoise, Idaho, on November 3rd it 7:00 P.M. for the purpose of honoring Harmon Killebrew and Shirley Englehorn. The meeting was being sponsored by Idaho Athletes Appreciation, Inc. It was moved by Councilman Martin, seconded by Councilman Banks, that Councilman Davenport and his wife represent the City by their attendance if possible and at City expense. A vote was taken and the not' carried. Beer License renewal approved An application for the renewal of a Bear License for Morgan's Beverage Store at 216 N. 5th from Albert Morgan was presented for the consideration of the Council. The application had been approved by the Chief of Police and wag accompanied by a receipt from the Clerk for the required fee. It was moved by Councilman Banks, seconded by Councilman McCloskey, that the application of Albert Morgan be approved and that the license be issued. A vote was taken and the motion carried. Applications for Bartender Permits approved Applications for Bartender Permits from Cagey H. Miner, Dean Andres Pihlstrom, Barbara Kellsy, Gary L. Brown, Patsy Darling, and Olive Kar Steels were presented for the consideration of the Council. 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 Councilmen McCloskey, seconded by Councilman Banks, that the applications for Bartender Permits be approved and that the Permits be issued. A vote was taken and the motion carried. Bills - Bind October 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 Clerks office. Such warrants being in the totals as follows: WABBANT NUMBERS 857 thru 875, oId9ERAL FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,200.81 wABBANT NOMHERS 498 tbru 512, WATER & SEWER FOND . . . WATER . . . . . . . . . . . . . 939.04 WATER CAPITAL . . . . . . . 1,128.04 TREATMENT PLANT 194.00 WATER GEN. OFF. 427.22 SEWER MAINTENANCE 516.63 wARRANT NUMHERS 870 thru 896, SPECIAL FUNS FIRE. . . . . _ . . . . . . CEMETARY. . . . . . . . 50.75 S.PM , 859.04 STREEP CAPITAL. . . . . . . . . 3,126.35 SANITATION. 22.05 SANITATION CONTR D; 7,257.09 ARMORY.. . . ...... .. 4C.8o IRRIGATION. . . . . . . . . . . 195.63 TOTAL OF ALL FUNDS $18,960.49 A vote was taken, and the motion carried. It was moved by Councilman Keys, seconded by Councilman McCloskey, that the meeting recess until 3tO0 P.M. on November 5th. A vote was taken and the notion carried. The sting recessed at 10155 P.M. Mayor City Clerk COUNCIL CAAMBM NOV34M 5, 1971 3100 P.M. The Council met pursuant to recess and acknowledgement of notice in the following forms We, the undersigned Mayor and Members of the City Council of the City of Caldwell, Idaho, do hereby acknowledge notice of a Special Meeting of the said City Council to be held in the Council Chambers in the City Hall of Caldwell, Idaho, at the hour of 3s00 P.M. on the 5th day of November, 1971, for the transaction of all business in connection with the following objects Canvass of elect returns for City oeneral BSection and Special Bond Election held on November 2, 1971, and further c on s ideration of the Council. posed Local Improvement District in the downtown area as deferred from the previous Witness our signatures this 5th day of November, 1971. Mayor Councilman 136 Counoilmm Mayor Charles W. Carpenter presiding. Upon Roll Call, the following Councilmen answered present: Charles C. Banks, Alfred H. Moclusk C. A. "Chet" Davenport, and James R. Dakar. Absents James W. "Bill" Keys and V. Jay Martin. Canvass of returns of the City General Election The Mayor and Council resolved itself into a Canvassing Board for the purpose of canvassing the election returns of the City General Election hold November 2, 1971, The returns of the First, Second, Third and Fourth election Precincts came duly on for canvassing and, after a correction to the un- official returns from the Fourth Precinct in the number of votes cast for the election of Joe Gamboa from the number reported as being 319 to the correct number of 325, the results were found to be correct and legally made with the results thereof being as follows: ABSTRACT OF VOTES, CM GENERAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 2, 1971 For Councilman ( three) First Precinct Second Precinct Third Precinct Fourth Precinct 'Total Richard A. Boom 115 64 109 136 424 Henry 0. Busse 129 124 153 181 587 Lester E. Carter 231 233 337 285 1,086 James R. Dakan 175 218 277 313 983 Joe Gamboa 186 222 345 325 1,078 V. Jay Martin 160 198 315 285 958 David L. Sts—re 77 100 114 172 463 E. A. Daniels 1 0 0 0 1 Ralph Sneed 1 0 2 0 3 John Turner 1 0 0 0 1 Mrs. John Turner 1 0 0 0 1 Joe Blow 0 1 0 0 1 Boyd Henry 0 1 0 0 1 James Steuart 0 1 0 0 1 Milton Roaloffe 0 1 0 0 1 Bill Bauscher 0 1 0 0 1 Arthur Sperry 0 0 2 0 2 William Keys 0 0 1 0 1 John Henry 0 0 1 A 1 It was thereupon moved by Councilman MoCluskey, seconded by Councilman Davenport, that the above listed results be declared official. A vote was taken and the motion unanimo carried. IT WAS THEREFORE ORDERED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL of the City of Caldwell, in the County of Canyon, State of Idsho, that the following named persons are hereby ceclared elected to the office of Councilman for a term of four (4) years, to serve until the election and qualification of their successors, to wit: Lester E. Carter, James R. Dakan, and Joe Gamboa. Canvass of returns of the Special Bond Election Mayor Carpenter announced that one of the purposes of the meeting was the canvass of the return: of the Special Bond Election held on November 2, 1971, pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance Number 1235 adopted on September 20, 1971 as amended by Ordinance Number 1236, adopted on October 4, 1971. The City Clerk then presented to the Council the returns of the election on the proposition from each voting place, the ballots cast at the election and all other pertinent data. The City Council thereupon proceeded to canvass the results of said election and to incorporate their findings and determin- ation into the form of the Following Resolution, which was introduced in written form by Councilman Banks, was read in full, and pursuant to motion made by Councilman Banks and seconded by Councilmen Dakan, was adopted by the following vote: Aye: Charles C. Ban Alfred H. McCluskey C. A. (Chet) Davenport James R. Dakan Nay: None The resolution was thereupon signed by the Mayor, attested by the City Clerk, was ordered re- corded and is as follows: 137: L RESOLUTION NO. 22 BY COUNCILMAN Banks A RESOLUTION canvassing the results of an election held in the City of Caldwell on November 2, 1971, on the autho�on of $166,500 Recreation Facilities Bonds of said city, and determining the results of said election. WHUEAS on September 20, 1971, the City Council of the City of Caldwell adopted Ordinance Number 1235 calling an election to be held in said city on November 2, 1971, for the purpose of submitting to the electors of the city qualified to vote thereon the proposition hereinafter set out; which ordinance was amended by Ordinance Number 1236 adopted on October 4, 1971. WSERBAS said election has been duly held pursuant to the provisions of said ordinances and to the provisions of the Constitution and Laws of Idaho, and the results thereof have been canvassed by the City Council, and a complete investigation has been made by the Council as to the manner in which said election was held as to the regularity thereof; THEREFORE. Be It Resolved by the Mayor and Council of the City of Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho, as follows: Section 1. That a special election was held in the City of Caldwell on November 2 1971, at which election there was submitted to the qualified electors of said city the following proposition: PROPOSITION QUESTION: Shall the City of Caldwell, Idaho, issue and sell its negotiable coupon general obligation bonds to the amount of $166,500 for the purpose of providing for the improvement and equipment of lands and buildings thereon for public rec- reation facilities, constituting a mnnicipal swimming pool, as more fully provided in Ordinance Number 3:235 adopted on September 20, 1971, as amended? Section 2. That notice of the calling of said election was duly and legally given by the publi- cation of an appropriate notice in The News -Tribune, a newspaper published and having general circulation in the City of Caldwell, on September 25, October 2, October 9, October 16, October 23 and October 30, 1971, such publication having been made once a week on the acme day of each of six successive weeks, with the first publication being, not lees than thirty (30) days prior to the date fixed for election. Section 3. That the polls at said election were opened at 8 :00 o'clock A.M. and ruined open continuously until and closed at the hour of 8:00 o'clock P.M. at the voting places specified in Section 6 hereof. The County Courthouse between 11th and 12th Avenues on Albany Section 4. That only persona who were on said November 2, 1971 qualif electors of the City of Caldwell and properly registered and possessing the qualifications of residents were permitted to vote at said election, and that no person qualified to vote at said election was refused the right to vote at the election. Section 5. That the ballots used at said election were in the form prescribed by law and by aa1 Ordinance Number 1235 as amended. Section 6. That the results of the election on said proposition were, and are - hereby formally found and determined to be as follows: XMGER OF NUMBER OF VOTES NUMBER OF MUTILATED POLIM PLACE IN FAVOR VOTES AGAINST BALLOTS Street 213 143 10 Jewett Auditorium, College of Idaho Campus 260 122 3 The Methodist Church at 824 East Logan Street 394 168 9 The City Hall at 704 Blaine Street 376 194 8 TOTAL 1,263 627 30 138.. Section 7. That it is hereby found, determined and declared that said proposition on':the lssaano ;f $166,500 bonds for public recreation facilities purposes carried by a majority of more than two - thirds of Vhe qualified electors of the city voting at the election on said bonds. It is further found and declared that said election was in all things held and conducted in strict -omplianoe with law, and that the City Council is authorized to proceed with the authorization of the bonds specified in said proposition. Inquiry made concerning Federal Funds In answer to the question by Councilman Davenport concerning Federal Funds, Mayor Carpenter told the Council that the preliminary application for these funds had already been made and he said the next meeting of the Park Board was to be held in January and this would be the time when the fins.} application would be made. The Mayor stated that the money was available and the City would receive the official notice following that meeting of the Park Board. Mayor Carpenter also told the Council that the Engineers were working up the applications now and he said that he should have them in his hands within the next couple of days; that accompanying the appli- cation would be a letter from Mr. Bill Wood setting forth his suggestions for the operation of the present swimming pool along with any other needed documents for the final approval of the Grant. He stated that, from all indications, there should be no problems so far as the swi mming pool was concerned. The Mayor commented on the City's request of Mr. Wood for the operation of the present pool in the same manner as was done last year and he reported that Mr. Wood didn't agrea and felt that the City should go to a two day opening and one day closed for drying and re- filling process, and, the Mayor further expressed his concern in that this type of program would be workable so far as scheduling programs and in view of the cost of operation for the City. Councilmen Banks expressed an opinion in that he thought the City should Just start construction as soon as they possibly could and not open the present pool under ary circumstances on a part time basis- He agreed that the t iming for construction of a new ewiraing pool would need to be a consideration, however. After some further discussion of the drainage and re- filling process as well as other problems which would be brought about by the requirement as proposed by Mr. Wood, it was agreed that this was a matte which would need further study and consideration by the City Council. Resumes of two Engineering Firms in regard to downtown development referred to Mayor Carpenter then referred to the resumes of the two Engineering Firms in regards to the down- town development program as discussed at the last meeting of the Council. He stated that he would assums that the Council had had time to study the two resumes. Councilman McCloskey spoke in this regard and stated that, from soma of his discussion with other members of the Council, he didn't think much could be told from the resumes other than educational backgrouru etc., so, he said he thought his feelings were that Mr. Ron Blakley now had a rather large Job with the City on Rawer development and it could be quite an advantage to the City to have another Engineer on a small Job like this to get acquainted with him and to establish more or less of a competitive situation, providing the City Engineer felt he was qualified. Councilman Davenport commented in that he felt somewhat the same way and stated that the City wasn't going to know what the other people could do unless they were given some work; that Mr. Blakley was now involved in a project for the City and he thought it would be in order to start someone also in doing the proposed Loral Improvement Diatrict for the downtown area. Re emphasized that he didn't have anything against Mr. Blakley but said that both were qualified engineers and he would have to assume that one would do as good a job as the other. Councilman Banks told the Mayor and Council that he had felt a little differently at first in that this present Job for Mr. Blakley was the first time the City had given him any work really and perhaps they should consider in continuing by giving him this. In answer to the question by Councilman Banks, City Engineer Mel Lewis stated that theonly thing he saw in the resume was that Mr. BLakley had had a little more experience with street projects than had the 139 other fimr although in going through this, Mr. Sorenson had worked for the City of Pooateldo and this was their best source of experience so Par as he could find. He stated that most of their other eiparience had been in industrial plants although there was another person with the firm who had had am municipal street project experience. With rbgards to Mr. Blakley, Mr. Lewis stated that Ron himself was probably the only one in his firm with municipal street experience, and, he added that he would have no reservations about either of the engineering firms. Councilman MoOluskey commented further in that he thought Mr. Blaklay was pretty busy right now and Mr. Lewis answered that he thought he was but he added that he had been looking at the specific exper- ience to go with the specific Job. Also, in answer to the question, Mr. Louis told the Council that he thought, after the Council had determined as to which firm was to be selected, the next step was to deter- mine what their fee would be for a preliminary and he said this should be a definite amount. In answer to the question by Councilman Banks as to whether the City would be bound or committed at this point should they feel that the fee presented was too high, Mr. Lewis told the Council that, at this point, all the City would have done was to have indicated their position and they would not have con - nitted the City to the entering of an agreement; that they were not bound in any way. After some further discussion; it was moved by Councilman McCloskey, seconded by Councilman ]raven• port, that we ask Alpha Engineers to present to the City a coat estimate for the proposal for the prvlimin& engineering as outlined for the downtown area. A vote was taken and the motion carried. It was then moved by Councilman Banks, seconded by Councilman McCloskey, that this Special Meetink adjourn. A vote was taken and the motion carried. The mating adjourned at 4115 P.M. J City Clerk Published in the News - Tribune this of , 1971 COUNCIL CHAMBERS November 15, 1971 8:00 P.H. The Council met pursuant to recess and acknowledgement of notice in the following form: We, the undersigned Mayor and Members of the City Council of the City of Caldwell, Idaho, hereby acknowledge notice of a Recessed Meeting of the said City Council to be held in the Council Chambers in the City Hall of Caldwell, Idaho, at the hour of 8tOO P,M. on the 15th day of November, 1971, for the transactia: of all business in connection with the following object: new and unfinished business. Witness our signature this 15th day of November, 1971: T,t'ei _ ki Mayor Charles W. barpenter presiding. Upon Roll Call, the following Councilman answered present: Charles C. kooks, Alfred H. McCluskey, James W. "Bill" Keys, C. A. "Chet" Davenport, and James R. Dakan. Absent: V. Jay Martin. FMMMM TO ROOD PARXIM METKB9 - APPR09SD For the firet order of business, Mayor Carpenter acknowledged Mr. Sarl Lovan. On behalf of the Downtown Merchants Association, Mr. Lovan requested that the parking meters in the downtown area be hooded from Thanksgiving to Christmas. He also mentioned that the merchants would be putting up a Christmas tree, which would be lighted, on Kimball Avemre between King Ia Variety and Moore Stationery; and, also approxi- mately one hundred s mall trees would be placed on the base of the parking maters to line the downtown streeti Regarding the small trees, Mr. Lovan commented that the Merchants Association was establishing $150.00 in prise money to the interested groups for decorating the trees. Also, it was indicated that the parking lot i�