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CITY OF POCATELLO, IDAHO CITY COUNCIL AGENDA CLARIFICATION MEETING AND REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MAY 16, 2013 CLARIFICATION The City Council Agenda Clarification MEETING Meeting was called to order at 5:40 p.m. by Mayor Brian Blad. Council members present were Roger Bray, Craig Cooper, Gary Moore and Eva Johnson Nye. Council members Steve Brown and Jim Johnston were excused. No motions, resolutions, orders or ordinances were proposed. No vote was taken. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: The Regular City Council meeting was called ROLL CALL AND to order at 6:02 p.m. by Mayor Brian Blad. PLEDGE OF Council members present were Roger Bray, ALLEGIANCE Craig Cooper, Gary Moore and Eva Johnson Nye. Council members Steve Brown and Jim Johnston were excused. Mayor Blad led the audience in the pledge of allegiance. AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: The invocation was given by Pastor Rick INVOCATION Frasure of Living Waters Christian Fellowship. AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Council was asked to consider the following CONSENT AGENDA business items: -MINUTES (a) Council may wish to waive the oral reading of the minutes and approve the minutes from the April 4, 2013 Clarification and Regular Council meeting and the May 2, 2013 Executive Session. -TREASURER’S (b) Council may wish to consider the Treasurer’s REPORT Report for April, showing cash and investments as of April 30, 2013 in the amount of $27,185,797.61. -ANIMAL SHELTER (c) Council may wish to confirm the Mayor’s ADVISORY BOARD appointment of Trent Rowe to serve as a APPOINTMENT member of the Animal Shelter Advisory Board, replacing Karen Collins whose term expired. Mr. Rowe’s term will begin May 21, 2013 and will expire May 21, 2015. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING 2 MAY 16, 2013 -COUNCIL DECISION (d) Council may wish to adopt its decision TURF DRIVE approving an amendment or vacation of the ACCESS/BIXBY of the R-3 restriction prohibiting access to Turf Drive from Lots 1 and 2, Block 1 of the Savannah Creek Subdivision. -COUNCIL DECISION (e) Council may wish to adopt its decision REPLAT HOLIDAY approving the Holiday on the Hill ON THE HILL Subdivision replat of Lot 1, Block 1 of SUBDIVISION the Tuscany Hills Subdivision. -COUNCIL DECISION (f) Council may wish to adopt its decision EXCEPTION ABC approving an exception to Municipal Code PRESCHOOL 5.28.10 requiring daycare facilities to provide an outdoor play area for ABC Preschool located at 1155 Yellowstone. A motion was made by Mr. Moore, seconded by Mr. Bray, to approve the items on the consent agenda. Upon roll call, those voting in favor were Moore, Bray, Cooper and Nye. AGENDA ITEM NO. 4 Mayor Blad announced Agenda Item No. 7 was COMMUNICATIONS AND pulled from the agenda at the request of the PROCLAMATIONS applicant. He announced Agenda Item No. 12 was pulled from the agenda to allow staff more time to research the item. AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Mayor Blad reminded the Council of the June CALENDAR REVIEW 6th Budget meeting at 9:00 a.m.; the June 6th Executive Session at 4:30 p.m.; and the June 6th Regular City Council meeting at 6:00 p.m. Mayor Blad announced the Portneuf Valley Bike to Work and School Parade would be held on Friday, May 17th at 4:00 p.m. at the Old Town Pocatello Pavilion; a special meeting to discuss the Center Street Underpass Renovation would be held at City Hall on Monday, May 20th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.; a groundbreaking ceremony for South Valley Road would be held Friday, May 24th at 3:00 p.m.; the Ross Park Aquatic Center will open on Saturday, May 25th, weather permitting; City offices will be closed Monday, May 27th for the Memorial Day Holiday. However, garbage and recycling pick-ups will be on schedule; Brady Chapel Open House at Mountain View Cemetery will be held Monday, May 27th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Field of Heroes will be at Century High School May 25th through May 27th; and Mayor Blad offered congratulations to all area high school graduates. AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: Mike Riley, 930 Delano, spoke regarding the DISCUSSION ITEMS fundamentals of a republic and his opinion on FROM THE AUDIENCE how to make a republic stronger. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING 3 MAY 16, 2013 Niki Taysom, Pocatello citizen, shared her concerns regarding children’s safety, bullying and emergency preparedness in the community. Idaho Lorax, Pocatello citizen, spoke regarding citizens’ rights to assemble. Ralph Baker, 755 North Arthur Avenue, shared his concerns regarding the Internal Revenue Service and the Homeland Security Department. AGENDA ITEM NO. 7: As announced earlier, Agenda Item No. 7, to DAY CARE appeal the decision of Police Department LICENSE DENIAL staff which denied Ms. Siler a Day Care APPEAL-SILER license, was pulled from the agenda. AGENDA ITEM NO. 8: Council was asked to consider a request INGRESS/EGRESS by Steve Vigilaturo of Premier Properties RELOCATION REQUEST (mailing address: 640 East Oak Street, POCATELLO SQUARE Pocatello, ID 83201) to change the ingress/egress location on Pole Line Road in the Pocatello Square Development. The request is to move the ingress/egress location approximately 90 feet east of its current location. A motion was made by Mr. Moore, seconded by Mr. Cooper, to approve the request by Steve Vigilaturo of Premier Properties to change the ingress/egress location on Pole Line Road in the Pocatello Square Development and move the ingress/egress location approximately 90 feet east of its current location with the following conditions: 1) moving the access to the east, should not impede the existing bus stop; 2) the access throat width shall be 30 feet; 3) the access radiuses shall be 30 feet; 4) the access throat length should be a minimum of 75 feet; 5) a traffic control plan shall be submitted to the City for review and approval; 6) an application for right-of-way access/alteration shall still be submitted with the appropriate information; 7) ADA standards will be met for sidewalk and ramps; 8) all applicable construction standards shall be followed; 9) the existing access will be abandoned, removed and replaced by like kind landscaping sidewalk, curb, etc.; and 10) all construction costs will be borne by the developer and that the decision be set out in appropriate Council Decision format. Upon roll call, those voting in favor were Moore, Cooper, Bray and Nye. AGENDA ITEM NO. 9: Council was asked to approve submission of a GRANT APPLICATION grant to Bannock Transportation Planning -MARTIN LUTHER KING Organization in the amount up to $500,000.00 DRIVE PROJECT and if awarded, authorize acceptance of the grant and authorize the Mayor to sign, subject to Legal Department Review, documents related to the grant. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING 4 MAY 16, 2013 The grant will be used to implement streetscape improvements and widen the pedestrian corridor along Martin Luther King (MLK) Drive and staff will proceed with the concept of modifying one block of South 9th Avenue (from its intersection with MLK Drive to its intersection with East Lovejoy Street) to a one-way northerly directional street as presented at the May 12, 2011 Study Session. This one-way directional change, an exemption from Pocatello Municipal Code Section 10.08.10, is sought for diagonal parking. City’s match is 7.34% of the funded project and will include in- kind staff labor and funds from local private partners. Mayor Blad announced the grant would be submitted to the Idaho Transportation Department, and not to Bannock Transportation Planning Organization, as was previously listed on the agenda. A motion was made by Mr. Moore, seconded by Mrs. Nye, to approve submission of a grant to Idaho Transportation Department in an amount up to $500,000.00, and if awarded, authorize acceptance of the grant and authorize the Mayor to sign, subject to Legal Department review, documents related to the grant. Upon roll call, those voting in favor were Moore, Nye, Bray and Cooper. AGENDA ITEM NO. 10: Council was asked to consider a request from “COUNCIL SELECT” the Pocatello Kiwanis Club (mailing address: FUNDING REQUEST 4655 Navajo, Pocatello, ID 83204) POCATELLO KIWANIS represented by Ed Bowman or Chet Willie, CLUB that “Council Select” funds in the amount of $375.00 be used to pay for picnic table rental and moving fees for 15 tables for the 46th Annual Bing Hong Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast to be held June 22nd and June 23rd. As of May 10, 2013 $3,750.00 remained in the “Council Select” fund. A motion was made by Mr. Cooper, seconded by Mrs. Nye, to approve the request to use “Council Select” funds in the amount of $250.00 to help pay for picnic table rental and moving fees for the 46th Annual Bing Hong Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast to be held June 22 and June 23, 2013. Ed Bowman, Pocatello Kiwanis Club, clarified they are requesting 25 tables for the breakfast and announced the event would be held from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon both days and tickets for the event are $5.00 for individuals and $15.00 for families up to five members. He stated the tickets are available from any Kiwanis member or available at the event. Mr. Bowman invited Mayor Blad to challenge Chubbuck Mayor Steven England in a pancake flipping contest. Mr. Cooper’s motion was voted upon at this time. Upon roll call, those voting in favor were Cooper, Nye, Bray and Moore. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING 5 MAY 16, 2013 AGENDA ITEM NO. 11: Council was asked to consider a request from “COUNCIL SELECT” Aid for Friends (mailing address: PO Box FUNDING REQUEST 4233, Pocatello, ID 83205) represented by AID FOR FRIENDS Scott Heide and BJ Stensland, that “Council Select” funds in the amount of $250.00 be used to pay entrance fees to Ross Park Aquatic Complex for a “Pool Party Event” on August 2, 2013 to raise funds for the Homeless Shelter. As of May 10, 2013 $3,750.00 remained in the “Council Select” fund. A motion was made by Mrs. Nye, seconded by Mr. Bray, to approve a request to use “Council Select” funds in the amount of $250.00 to help pay entrance fees to Ross Park Aquatic Complex for a “Pool Party Event” to be held August 2, 2013 to benefit the Aid for Friends Homeless Shelter. Scott Heide, Chair for Aid for Friends, stated the fundraiser will be a family-friendly event to raise money for the Homeless Shelter. He asked for an exception to rent the Aquatic Center an hour earlier than usual to accommodate the event, and stated any Council support or contribution would be greatly appreciated. Mrs. Nye’s motion to approve “Council Select” funds in the amount of $250.00 was voted upon at this time. Upon roll call, those voting in favor were Nye, Bray, Cooper and Moore. AGENDA ITEM NO. 12: As announced earlier, Agenda Item No. 12 to CALDWELL PARK authorize acceptance of the Caldwell Park NEIGHBORWORKS® Neighborworks® pavilion was pulled from the PAVILION REQUEST agenda. AGENDA ITEM NO. 13: Council was asked to approve and authorize AIRPORT LEASE the Mayor to sign, subject to Legal AGREEMENT-KASE Department review, a lease agreement between INDUSTRIAL the City and Kase Industrial and Commercial Contractors for property at the Pocatello Regional Airport. The lease is for approximately 1.56 acres for the purpose of operating a construction company and storage of related equipment. The rental rate will be $1,438.12 per year, five-year term with two (2) five-year renewal options to be reviewed annually and increased at least by an amount equal to that of the Consumer Price Index for the previous year. A motion was made by Mr. Bray, seconded by Mr. Cooper, to approve and authorize the Mayor to sign, subject to Legal Department approval, a lease agreement with Kase Industrial and Commercial Contractors for property at the Pocatello Regional Airport for approximately 1.56 acres for the purpose of operating a construction company and storage of related equipment and that the REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING 6 MAY 16, 2013 rental rate will be $1,438.12 per year, five-year term with two (2) five-year renewal options to be reviewed annually and increased at least by an amount equal to that of the Consumer Price Index for the previous year. Upon roll call, those voting in favor were Bray, Cooper, Moore and Nye. There being no further business, Mayor Blad adjourned the meeting at 6:41 p.m. APPROVED BY: BRIAN C. BLAD, MAYOR ATTEST: RUTH E. WHITWORTH, CMC, CITY CLERK PREPARED BY: KONNI R. KENDELL, DEPUTY CITY CLERK