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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1967-12-22city council minutes376 Report on Well No. 7 and Airport - -- City Engineer Mel Levis reported on Well No. 7 and said they had started drilling the early part of last .week and were down to 430 feet; that as a result of that, they had selected ore of two water bearing I stratas with it being quite similar to the one at 18th and Main and they could expect about the same results u if they got the same development. He said they had selected the screen size to be put in and had selected the screen size to be put in as well as the specifications for the filter material to be need. He further reported that the Assistant City Engineer had brought him a note after returning from the well dust before the meeting this evening and they had now reamed the hole down 100 feet as required by the specifications, to the cuter casing size, and had set the cater casing down to the 100 feet level but had had trouble getting the grouting pipe down the outside so were going to delay this until morning when they would het that on down and would grout with concrete back up to the top as required by the State Health Department to seal the casing. He added that the progress on the well was going very good so far. Mr. Lewis then reported on work at the Airport and said they had excavated an area for stabilization for additional tie down areas which were needed very badly but that they wouldn't be able to gravel it until they had placed the tie doom chains. They would gravel the area this winter and have the tie down areas available in early spring. Bills Mid- December It was moved by Councilman Martin, seconded by Councilman Keys, that the warrants for claims be approved as per list and filed in the City Clark's office. Such warrants being in the totals as follows: Warrant Numbers 1115 thra 1144, General Fund: --------------------------- - - - - - -- $ 2,335.15 Warrant Numbers 558 thru 585, Water & Sever Fund: Water --------------- - - - - -- 1,124.14 Water, Capital Improvement- 121.24 Treatment Plant ----- - - - - -- 949.50 Water, General Office - - - -- 19.20 Water, Deposit Refund - - - -- 1.50 Warrant Numbers 1002 thru 1050, Special Funds: Fire ---------------- - - - - -- 203.08 Cemetery ------------ - - - - -- 992.65 Street -------- ----- --- - - -- 3.648.64 Street, Capital ----- - - - - -- 367.00 Armory ----- -- ------------- 61.91 Sanitation ---------- - - - - -- 558.56 Irrigation ---------- - - - - -- 254.51 Cemetery Sinking ---- - - - - -- 9.92 L.I.D. #61 ---------- - - - - -- 27.32 $ 0-, 0 7 9 . A vote was taken and the motion carried. Employee X -Mas Party announced Mayor Smith announced that the annual employees X -Mas Party would start at 2200 Friday afternoon at which time the City Hall would be closed. Councilmen and their wives were invited to attend and it was hoped that the wives could assist in serving. It was moved by Councilman Carpenter, seconded by Councilman Banks, that the meeting recess until 1:00 P. M. on Friday, December 22, 1968. A vote was taken and the motion carried. The meeting recessed at 9:50 P. M. mayor MAYOR'S OFFICE December 22, 1967 1:10 P.M. The Council met pursuant to recess and acknowledgment of notice in the following form: 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 Mayor's Office in the City Hall in the City of Caldwell, Idaho, at the hour of 1:10 P.M., on the 22nd day of December, 1967 for the transaction of all business in connection with the following subject: Construction of a wooden structure in the downtown core area by Glenn Koch, owner of the Pantorium Cleaners. Witness our signatures this 22nd day of December, 1967r 377 ) � - - Mayor N. E. "Coley" Smith presiding. Upon Roll Call, the following Councilmen answered present-. Charles W. Carpenter; William S. Harrison; James W. "Bill" Keys; Charles C. Banks and V. J. Martin. Absent: C. A. "Chet" Davenport. Variance to Building Code Mayor Smith recognised Glenn Koch, owner of the Pantoriun Cleaners and Robert W. "Bill" Blankinship, Manager of Dawson Lumber Company, who requested the Council grant a variance to the present building code to allow for the construction of a movable wooden building, which according to the Building Inspector does not comply with Section 1602 (a) Uniform Building code, 1964 Edition, Volume 1 - Restriction in Fire Zone No. 1, which states in part: "Buildings or structures hereafter erected, constructed, moved within or into Fire Zone 1 shall be only of Type I, II, II -HT., III- one -hour, or IV -one -hour construction and shall meet the requirements of this Section -" Mr. Koch stated he is desirous of building this small building on property which he owns at the corner of 9th and Blaine streets, and that it would be used for a pickup station for his cleaning establish - meat and therefore he did not wish to get into expensive construction. Mr. Blankinship proposed to use a fire ret al dant type of wooden material. He stated the National Underwriters Labroratories have been testing treated lumber and plywood and have reported a zero heat or fuel rating. He also stated he was of the opinion there is a new building code out which does permit certain kind of fire retardant materials to be used in this type of building. Jesse Downs, City'Building Inspector, said he had not received this new code and that it had not been adopted by the City of Caldwell, and that under the present code this Type 5 construction is not permitted in Fire Zone 1. ' The Mayor expressed the opinion that not even metal construction was completely fire retardant undi certain conditions, and that the primary concern of all fire prevention is the loss of life. Mr. Blankinship contended that the proposed structure was probably less susceptible to fire than many buildings allowable under the code but Councilman Martin noted that there is no wa the construction could be approved without revision of the code. Councilman Keys noted this type of construction would be much more expensive for Mr. Koch and that it would be possible for him to send plans of the proposed structure to the international Conference of Building Officials, 50 South Los Robles, Pasadena, California for approval, after which the Council could reconsider his request. Mr. Koch stated this would cause him too much delay, but after some further discussion, it was moved by Councilman Keys, seconded by Councilman Martin that this request for a variance be tabled until Mr. Koch submitted plans to the International Conference of Building officials for approval. A vote was taken and the motion carried. It was moved by Councilman H seconded by Councilman Carpenter, that the meeting adjourn. A vote was taken and the motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 1150 P.M. i r Deputy P y Clerk