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CITY OF POCATELLO, IDAHO CITY COUNCIL AGENDA CLARIFICATION MEETING AND REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 4, 2014 CLARIFICATION The City Council Agenda Clarification Meeting was called to order MEETING at 5:34 p.m. by Council President Craig Cooper. Council members present were Steve Brown, Jim Johnston, Gary Moore and Michael L. Orr. Mayor Brian Blad and Council member Eva Johnson Nye were excused. No motions, resolutions, orders, or ordinances were proposed. No vote was taken. AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: The Regular City Council meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL AND by Council President Craig Cooper. Council members present were PLEDGE OF Steve Brown, Jim Johnston, Gary Moore and Michael L. Orr. ALLEGIANCE Mayor Brian Blad and Council member Eva Johnson Nye were excused. Council President Craig Cooper led the audience in the pledge of allegiance. AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: The invocation was offered by Gina Liftawi, Pocatello INVOCATION citizen. AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Council was asked to consider the following business items: CONSENT AGENDA -MINUTES (a) Waive the oral reading of the minutes and approve the minutes from the Clarification and Regular Council meetings of November 6 and 20, 2014; the Study Session, Executive Session and Working lunch of November 13, 2014. -PAYROLL AND (b) Payroll and materials claims for the month of November 2014 in the MATERIAL CLAIMS amount of $5,786,303.55. -SISTER CITIES (c) Confirm the Mayor’s reappointment of Richard Harmon to continue COMMITTEE his service as a member of the Japanese Sister Cities subcommittee. REAPPOINTMENT Mr. Harmon’s term will begin December 8, 2014 and will expire December 8, 2018. A motion was made by Mr. Moore, seconded by Mr. Johnston, to approve the items on the consent agenda. Upon roll call, those voting in favor were Moore, Johnston, Brown, Orr and Cooper. AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Mr. Cooper announced that there were no communications or COMMUNICATIONS AND proclamations. PROCLAMATIONS AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Mr. Cooper reminded the Council of the December 11th Study CALENDAR REVIEW Session at 9:00 a.m. followed by an Executive Session, immediately followed by a Council working lunch; and the December 18th Regular Council Meeting at 6:00 p.m. Mr. Cooper announced the Festival of Trees at Stephens Performing Arts Center on December 3rd through December 6th; Public Transit will have the 27th Annual Holiday Lights tour on December 18th and 19th, tickets are available at the Public Transit office; the Marshall Public Library will have shortened business hours and will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. during the month of December, regular REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING 2 DECEMBER 4, 2014 hours will return on January 2; the Marshall Public Library will closed December 8 through 13 for inventory. Patrons may still return items in the outside drop box. AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: Vernon Miller was present to appeal the decision of Police APPEAL-TAXI LICENSE Department staff which denied Mr. Miller a Taxi license. DENIAL-MILLER Sergeant Tim Dillon, Support Services Officer, gave an overview of the charges and convictions which led to the Police Department’s denial of Mr. Miller’s taxi license. Vernon Miller, 838 West Center #3, stated he understands the reasons for the taxi license denial, feels he makes better decisions at this time and has been offered a job with Sam’s Taxi, if a taxi license is approved. A motion was made by Mr. Moore, seconded by Mr. Brown, to overturn the decision of the Police Department and approve a taxi license for Vernon Miller. Upon roll call, those voting in favor were Moore and Brown. Johnston, Orr and Cooper voted in opposition. The motion failed. AGENDA ITEM NO. 7:Roger Armstrong (mailing address: 1638 East Wyeth Street, SHORT PLAT Pocatello ID 83201) requested to subdivide a short plat of -ARMSTRONG LEGACY approximately 0.982 acres of land into 3 residential lots located at DIVISION NO. 1 2771 Bannock Highway and is to be known as Armstrong Legacy, Division No. 1. At their meeting on November 12, 2014, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval with conditions. A motion was made by Mr. Moore, seconded by Mr. Orr, to approve a request by Roger Armstrong to subdivide a short plat of approximately 0.982 acres of land into 3 residential lots located at 2771 Bannock Highway and is to be known as Armstrong Legacy, Division No. 1, with the following conditions: 1) all engineering comments contained in a memorandum dated October 30, 2014 from Merril Quayle shall apply; 2) the final plat will be prepared in accordance with applicable State and City subdivision plat standards and subject to review by the City Surveyor; 3) utility connections and fees for Lots 2 and 3 will be required in conjunction with the development of the individual lots. The plat shall include a note requiring the inclusion of a real covenant referencing the recorded instrument number applicable to each lot for the installation of curb, gutter and sidewalk along the Bannock Highway frontage of Lot 1 and Lot 2; and 4) all other standards or conditions required by Municipal Code not herein stated but applicable to the subdivision shall apply. Upon roll call, those voting in favor were Moore, Orr, Brown, Johnston and Cooper. AGENDA ITEM NO. 8: Council was to asked authorize the purchase of one 2015 PIGGY BACK BID Chevrolet 2500 pickup from Smith Chevrolet of Idaho Falls, -POLICE VEHICLE Idaho as a piggy-back to the State of Idaho bid in the amount of $33,048.00. Funds are available to purchase the vehicle in the Police Department’s Fiscal Year 2015 budget. A motion was made by Mr. Brown, seconded by Mr. Johnston, to authorize the purchase of one 2015 Chevrolet 2500 pickup from Smith Chevrolet of Idaho Falls, Idaho as a piggy-back to the State of Idaho REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING 3 DECEMBER 4, 2014 bid in the amount of $33,048.00. Upon roll call, those voting in favor were Brown, Johnston, Moore, Orr and Cooper. AGENDA ITEM NO. 9: Council was asked to approve, subject to Legal Department B.I.D. MANAGEMENT review, a renewal of the management agreement with Old Town AGREEMENT Pocatello to administer and manage the operations of the ` Business Improvement District (B.I.D.). Council may also wish to acknowledge that they have reviewed the employment agreement of Stephanie Palagi with Old Town Pocatello as provided for in the management agreement. A motion was made by Mr. Moore, seconded by Mr. Brown, to approve, subject to Legal Department review, a renewal of the management agreement with Old Town Pocatello to administer and manage the operation of the Business Improvement District (B.I.D.) and to acknowledge that they have reviewed the employment agreement of Stephanie Palagi with Old Town Pocatello as provided for in the management agreement. Upon roll call, those voting in favor were Moore, Brown, Johnston, Orr and Cooper. AGENDA ITEM NO. 10: Council was asked to consider the acceptance of a grant from the IDAHO COMMUNITY Ifft Foundation in the amount of $5,000.00 and authorize the FOUNDATION/IFFT Mayor to sign the acceptance forms. The grant will be used to GRANT-TEAM SPORTS purchase and install a new water fountain with bottle filler and a mister at the Watkins Softball Complex. Any costs exceeding the $5,000.00 amount for the project will be funded through the Team Sports Department’s budget. A motion was made by Mr. Orr, seconded by Mr. Johnston, to approve the acceptance of a grant from the Ifft Foundation in the amount of $5,000.00 and authorize the Mayor to sign the acceptance forms. Upon roll call, those voting in favor were Orr, Johnston, Brown, Moore and Cooper. AGENDA ITEM NO. 11: Idaho Lorax, Pocatello resident, shared his concerns regarding DISCUSSION ITEMS accessibility to public hearings and specifically, to a public meeting to be held at Tendoy School on December 9, as he is currently trespassed from School District #25 facilities. He encouraged the public to attend the informational meeting. Niki Taysom, 4604 Burley Drive, Chubbuck, shared her concerns regarding accessibility to public hearings and specifically, to a public meeting to be held at Tendoy School on December 9, as she is currently trespassed from School District #25 facilities and other community buildings. Mr. Cooper clarified that the meeting scheduled to take place on December 9, 2014 at Tendoy School regarding the Alameda/Jefferson project was an informational meeting, and not a public hearing and that written comments from the public would be accepted. Kelly Benningfield, 624 West Cedar Street, shared his support for the digital book program for the visually impaired and encouraged participation through various community service providers and informational services. He asked several questions regarding improvements at the Airport and provided a written sheet of questions to City Attorney, Dean Tranmer. There being no further business, Mr. Cooper adjourned the meeting at 6:25 p.m. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING 4 DECEMBER 4, 2014 APPROVED: BRIAN C. BLAD, MAYOR ATTEST: RUTH E. WHITWORTH, CMC, CITY CLERK PREPARED BY: KONNI R. KENDELL, DEPUTY CLERK