HomeMy WebLinkAbout1970-06-01lleridian City IIalI
cal1ed to order by
rnen present: W. D.
Present: NeaI Iludeo
r, !l,l. Storey
; Kelt E11is; I4arvin Bodl
Eine i John Fitzgerald t
Jurte 1, 1970
ouncl , reporting
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an thern
s ta tes
don
the
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e Lny
t corrld
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kive
he
Corurci hl Na
irbarr0thers
Ui-nute rEeting read and ap vedtrE cia
, abscnt
and
resented a letter to theoner,
er r as inslEctid by ca Iii 1e lra
and
tudi udrt up for consid ftrti n thiand
ne and te orted on
ile
his t
e Sub-division.
he I'la or from the School D tflc
chitectsNA sE nee
ith Illis r water co
the condi.tion of t
ti ng coropaaJr-
s natter is to be
the sururcr heavJr cons
Icon Fairbanks
Trail-er Park
letter was presente
that the present ins
ious neetiof
cane
Rose
l]at eizes of vater line sup
Senior High School a ade uate nd ehould continue t equa
The l.layor pointed ou i-s Engi.neera statemthata l-l tg lre
the
1s
ling Bcreers in the 1ne s
is t bed
ste
dbv
ity h
int
ins ta
Ci
Sc oo1 in their expansi
conta t by the school auth riti s bef
AS
tfo
tu s time the Clty had one
eupposition, and the.
should be acconplis
The City will wa
flrrthe" considerati
fhe ]layor reported
be done to keep any
lines to ex I the
additioentry of
The ers
from entering the s nag
nside
tot
r sand
nahrr uu:rlr I I ti
on
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trene ini nukle.
1s {ast.
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by
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be
done all ttrat it cJula t[
,n" ,rr." "r r;;+;i +tt
feels that if this
prqgran.
T
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June 1, 1!J0
ce !!:rng
LL
S t ?oly 4
Ileridian City Halt .2.
The }ia;ror rread a Iet er of pro
the introduction of to re
The aI co is ted a! Ln
$280.00 for flrs 100 unds
be rede.
1 bas
Iv-IA on, a pe.rcel of
1 to develop a
Ma eb
&CIES
at its pre-
s,
suggested
d rnore
a1 b;r L:indsay llater
ve
ofte
at W
rr c
ectinA into the
of sofution - if no r
lines
esult n
y Ke1 th Elli .s and seconded by W.
water
Carr
at Wel-1 #6 on a 60 d.a
for approval of a sub
The lloti"on vas made b
be injected into the
Skiver presente
he ci
f i.ne s
) qires t
y. ile alty liest has present :da
r11y')resen t ed by Ray Tolsna loca ted w,
lm posi
rst of
land already rrithin t
parcel of la
3nnec.;ing s Iand providing for a c reet to the land 1.rin I I ou'th--6.1
rateJ.l 2J 7c tr Jorx 100r average 3lze.
3 aoDl 'ova1 t v the Citw Corrnci I fn r thir
oonsisting of approri
q!is_ pfSpgee Lt€ Suf re L +rcl '
fhe motion was nade b r and seconded by fe. iJKI thu [ ]-is tl
liminarv DroDosal of l {es ter 'n Srrbd
)r r JeiDKl1I(
uncl l- to discuss the Lns ta.-Laiio:
ose Park ?rai ler Subd rvl-s 1()n. Hr
;f ore
rm fo:
dto e dlfference betveen '
^toOd
:oles r
u uua E 6r \rw ulr u_L LIre
yeal Bodine, yea.
IEd?rfriLtants oarae tr
street llghting progrl
that they were prepan
a.^rA+i 1'6 na'l ao a-,.1
:thetr
re.y th
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Ivlr. Fai rbanks wal I 1ng ructed to proceed with his p roje (t. T1 e City ui 11
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Ileridian Ci Hal I
proceed vith annelBt onw
The lllayor read a fet Porre r
ract to ci+ the
East EiTst
Iey, Preei-dent
Iack of usc
at an early
mC'1r ng
to real ize
he l,lavor
subdivlsion ls 6 mp1 ted .
rof
n the
f nvr tion on June 8, 1!'/0 for nId
dl r nc
\'hi
ude t
tCo
sad
truction Co. wi- 11 ac
ition of the area at
eoIt was annourced tha
streets and r^ri 11 inc
rir Uni n Ib,cif ic llai lroad f
hange ns #l-? and #18 Por land
The l,layor read a. let
at oma.]].a conceIning oft
ma
erp Pare.l by CATV & AIC staffThe }lairor read a 1et lca
sp
i lablslowly in orier to a
or
e'nsef
eg, presen er re
o be rati ons .ter o
these
r
minutes.
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of all nev procesles
the most progreasive [-nstap- fa tio{ possib]e.
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lThe letter is on filej vith
bt
t-f
I ].. rnventory
Iileridian City EaII .4.Jr.ure 1 1 0
The llayor ar:nounced h&t had
pr€ s€
Board to
B tlle;r.
EMIIB O r-
fore the
ion,
Coat $10.00/yr.
disclrssed.
ttelded a meeting wi ht Iligh
r€ were represen
I from the clti
oners
uerg vele presen o
) from county c
too fev street nrai n
from
eh di
for the cities.
no
do I
t
Ric Theirhouse, rep enti
ia,bi itvrsonal- injur:r
a. Eal-se st dete dete
e cut onralici
lnvasj-on -of privacy
Coverage per pe on,
C. Lrrongf
,000 to 1001000.00 each oc nce
The Cou:rcil ed t have e to the
to be considered at 1a rti
e&s
on].
o covexage und er the l ceg
tec
efvl
covera,ge amount for p
e matter of a taxi
e
d t }ilar Smith had contacted actin Bodine menti s Ele ctrical
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itiee at
sent rest
t police
are ut of the
It dld not seem advis t thi
ot the
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patrol at about 10:00
were re
ro n ure s
Date
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Purpos e
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Bruce D. Stuart
Sunner Johnson
Don lri. Store
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Counc i lman
CoulcilnanIiarvin It. Bodine
atrme I\ Skiver
Keith T. E llis
John R. f,avarro
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sett.Wks. Sr1pt.
Gene
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Herald J. Cox
Gene D. Elner
Clty Clerk
Chief of Policet951
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Colonial Lfe & Acc
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City of }leridian
Loroita [ag Co.
Inte rmountain Gas Co
Watervorks E
Nancy S. Sage
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Bank
$rrro74.55
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Eatal.
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Recreation
$? r,Z??.82
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llaint enaBce - Polic
Police
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Sever Irlaintenance
og Feeding - P61i
Auto }.la,intenance
Gen E1ec. Supply Co
I(a1bus Office Supp
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Stockmenls }'1i l1i-ng
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Police Pantc
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Meridian City Ha11 l(ay 25, !97O
Meri Zoning Commission mEet ca1 ed to order by Don R , Act n8
of the Comnission
s present3 E. L. Be Don R erts, Robert Glaisy Pit
(Jack Cr a60n nd !i.D. Skj-ver, absent)
oposal for Uestern S b-Di ston na1l,
ed by Ray Tolsna, Ue t ol aple hs eet t
by Surnner Johnson.
tion was rnade v
y platt of weste nSu divi
1a area of }laple Av ue bea
passed: A11 yea
s"'t
Menbe:rl^t Ra
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propor
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Pr e1i
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ocated in the area
etween i,/est 1st and
on, located between
eco e t!
Streel
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WESTERN SUBDIVISION
MERIDIAN, IDAHO
J-U.B ENGINEERS, INC
\ Engineers P/onnersi Boise ldoho\
OE o*.).1 CK
scALE l" = 3OO'DATE MAY. I97O Dwc. No 700527
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APFLIC.,lIvl: I,!B ^ [R Lnilii,|liY i,L;,T uir $U3DM010i;
(Bcr oupplernent requiremeuts of Ordinanc e /i158)
1. SUBjiiVh,I0l\:
Dato 5/
6u'6(ivleloti -l:arlu r
Street Loca as
2. siorisoR Ol..trirl BUII,Dull DliGIli.ifr;R:a3 spo nsor
Addre$s
Or.mer
L,,r Address
Agent Option lloLder Contract Iiolder
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Orrner
Buil"de
Engin eer
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Address
NawtP,
6,80s r'rCfeS
Poved Curbs Slde\.ra1ksFuEIicF -Ttirrate arell-(l
zuEIic XI se ttc -La ( t ) Cessnoo
0 4ae-gzrte
Phone
Phon e-t-&--
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/rraa of Subdivisioe
Existing ea€ernents tVo ne
I,iunber of Lts Z5
t" srRuir ri.ir lrovii.iit:Ts .,lD urr],rrriis i,Rol,os]lD:
a
b
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Streets:
\'iater Supp1y:
Sever Sy6tem:
Storm ',,ate:' Sy6tem:
Porrer & Phone:
Gas
L'aJ.kways
nterior t Liiles
()
1()
I n Street
S rfre e/
l/o ne
5.ijROt-CiIVii CC,V]il.,ri.TS :
Side y
70 1 ot de 0a I Lot area
Minimun prj-ce j-ncluding Iot ,900
6" PB;si;t.T zol. :c:
"A" Xesidentirl (. ) I'B't Residential (X) ttcrr Conmercial ( ) rlDrr rndus trial ( )
?" THli U;.DEISIGi.iID, UilDiir?STrri,D Iil^? aLL II.POliiirrTIOL ii!1.;U,,$Tr:lD 15 TO BE FILLED II.l
coi.;PL.iT;L'{ BrroBii Bdlr.G su iti lIiTiiD Tu IliL zQt.Ii:G liiD }L,riii.IIG coiJ.ilsslOt. "
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l,iininun:
Lot r,ridth
Front yar d ard 5 t Rear yard /f ' Flo or area 92t s2. Ft'
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Ada Couaty Zoning & I,Lanning
Ada County llealth
City of Meridian 7E<'of
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?Oeote,w SI]IDBIASTIilG G0.
The aext firo platee dorn plus the bel1 of the tank as cover€alrlth nrst bolls approrlnatly I5 lnchs 1n illaneter and fron 4 to
6 ltrchs apart.
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5523 BETHEL ST. a BOTSE, rDAHO O 375-4460
l#y 22. Lg?O
Clty of Llerlallan
l4r. Haroltl Cor
Dear Slr:
thls ts tbe }eBult,"of the lnsp€ctlotr of the cl,ty nater tank
of Uay P0, f970.
- I touoal that the top ])late of steel to be covorod wi'rm approxlnatly
t ltroh of a very gtlcky BubstaDco.
Iu ny opplnlon thls tank shouLd be sandblagted oa the sltles
and bottoD and then coatetl rrlth Vlryl Resln Paint. firls shou1d glye
you nany years of aervlce before anythtng w111 have to be done to
the tan}.
Also there Bhould be a 24 lnch tna! hole lnstalled ttr the bottor
to facllltat€ clean{ !g and nalDtaleaco of the taak. The approxlmat6
cost of thts eer"lce, hclu(Ung the eatrdbIastlng, palntlng and
1nsta1llug the nan holo wouLd b6 about 2rtl00 dollars.
f rroultl suggest that the rork be done 1!, the falL of th€ year,
tlue to the reatber anil the anourt of f,ater belag used.
G*J 6--,Jt7-o
CaLvln MllLer
fu spectfully yours,
Wogtem SanalblastlDg
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
E. H. BAILEY I4I6 OODGE STREET
OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68I02
May 8, 1970
The Hon. Don Storey
Mayor of MerldlanCltv Hell-
Meridlan, Idaho 83642
Dear lt{r. Storey:
In early Decenber of last year Unlon Paclflc nade
some important changcs La the operation of thB trains L7 and18, the Portland Rose.
At that tlnc we shortened the rrestbound schedule
betlrcen Denver erd Portland by five and one-half hourg. Thc
schodule was furthcr adJusted Ln order to handle loca1 traffic
and permlt daylight operatlon across some of the most scenlc
aroas of the 1lne.
When these changeexplain to our lllends ln t
nate sleeping car servlce c
mininize the mount 1ng dcfic
s were inaugurated rle attenpted to
he area lt was necessary to terml-ornpletely. The action ras taken toits associated wlth thls traln and
reduce the expense rather than dlscontlnue the traln total.ly.
Hotuever, lt was posslble to malntaln cafe-lounge scrvlcc betrreenPocetello and Portland.
The response we have had to the new schedules has
be6n gratifying and I am sure you have seen instanccs ln thepress where favorable mentlon has becn made of the new service.
The reason for dlscusslng this sttuatlon with you ls because
we are hopeful thet in assoclating r,rith the people in yourdistrict you cen advise them of the crltlcal nature of thetralnrs contlnued exLstencc,
You know how often the railroads are accused of aban-
donlng the public wlth respect to passenger servLce, but I
believe you can apprcclate the fact that no servlce can con-tinue ln exlstence if the pub1lc sinply lcts lt dle by default.
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SPOLJARIC & REYNOLDS
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May 1I, 1970
and
Counc i1
The Honorable Mayor
Members of the City
Meridian, Idaho
Gentlemen:
In the course of our examination of the records of the City
of Meridian for the year ended December 3f, 1969' we noted several
areas in which the accounEing procedures should be improved.
Some of Ehe areas outlined have been discussed with the City
Clerk during the course of our audit. [,Ie are arrare that some of lhe
areas discussed are presently being improved. We aLso realize thaE
some of rhe problems mentioned are not currently problems but will
become problems in the future.
CASH DISBURSEMENTS AND RECEIPTq i
During the course of our audit we discovered thaE in many
instances four different sets of records were being used to record a
single cash disbursemenE or receipt. l,re recommended the use of a single
journal !o record disbursements and a single journal to record receipts
of the general account to the City Clerk. This sysEem is now being used.
PROPERTY AND -EqUIPMENT :
we were unable to express any opinion on the values of Ehe
property and equipmenE accounts in the financial statements. Apparently,
the detailed records maintained by the City Clerk were not reconciled to
lhe figures shown in the financial statements for quite some time. We
spent a considerable amount of time trying to reconcile these amounts
rri thout significant success.
We recommend thaE an inventory of the Cityrs fixed assets be
takeo. An appraisal firm should be engaged to Eake Ehis inventory and
establish estimated cost at date of acquisiEion and current replacement
cost. We also recommend that the departmenE heads (Chief of Police,
Water Works, etc.) be responsible for maintaining the detailed records
on Ehe assets they control, Use of replacement cost r"rill aid the City
in acquiring adequate insurance protection in the event of a loss.
The Honorable Mayor and
Members of Ehe Meridian City Council
May 11, 197 0
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UTILITY BU,LS:
Preparation of utility bi1ls by your present staff is requiring
addiEional Eime with each billing period. We would recommend the City
acquire a machine to prepare these biLlings. The use of a machine should
provide more accuracy and speed with no increase in personnel.
We will be more than happy Eo ansl,er any questions you may have
or render any assistance necessary in Ehe implementation of our recom-
mendations.
Very truly yours,
S POIJARIC & REYNOLDS, CPAIS
Richard 0. S t anton
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