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Council Minutes 9/12/2006 (217) 288 July 5, 1990 July 19, 1990 Councilman Maeser reported on meetings attended at Association of Idaho Cities Conference in Pocatello on June 22, 1990. One workshop attended was on environmental issues, and indications are that these issues will become more complex,especially regarding disposal of wastes. Another interesting workshop concerned the ethics in government act which became effective July 1, 1990. Copies of the handout material were distributed to the Council for their information. The Council needs to be sensitive to conflicts of interest in City business dealings. Councilman Crandall asked Attorney Anderson to do some research and to give an opl.nl.on on an expense account or reimbursement for expenses incurred by City Officials in carrying out their duties. I Councilman Anderson called attention to the swimming pool closing date of August 18, 1990. There has been some comment that this is too early to close. Jennifer Oswald, pool manager, plans to put out some feelers to see if there is public interest in another lesson session. The pool does not make enough money to cover expenses on just open swimming. The new chlorination system was discussed. A number of complaints have been received about barking dogs and weed/grasshopper infestation on vacant lots. Letters should be sent to owners of the vacant lots to request them to clean up. Regarding the barking dogs, the person complaining should be requested to come to the City Office to sign a complaint, and then a citation will be issued to the dog owner. On July 22, 1990, the Catholic community of Idaho will again celebrate a mass at the location of the first mass celebrated in the history of Idaho, in commemoration of the event and as part of the State of Idaho Centennial celebration. The mass will begin at 4:00 P.M. at an area just south of the lake in Henrys Lake State Park. City Officials are invited to attend. Arrowhead Machinery mailed the City information on contract street sweeping, sweeper rental, and sweeper purchase. The information will be placed on file for future consideration. Mayor Ard reported on the Ammon Road proj ect. Forsgren and Associates has I the maj or design almost ready for State approval. They do not anticipate problems with right-of-way acquisition. Public hearings will be scheduled as soon as State approval is received. An official letter has been received from Federal Emergency Management Agency granting the City of Ammon a flood plain basement exception. Applicants to build in the flood plain should be referred to Steve Serr at Bonneville County for instructions. Councilman Crandall moved that the meeting be adj ourned. The motion was seconded by Councilman Maeser. The meeting was adjourned at 9:10 P.M. Q-- MAY ~ ATTEST ~~..u CITY CLERK / CITY OF AMMON July 19, 1990 The meeting was called to order at following City Officials present: Mayor C. Bruce Ard Councilman Marvin J. Anderson Councilman Harvey Crandall Councilman Ira K. Hall Councilman Greg J. Maeser 7:30 P.M. by Mayor C. Bruce Ard with the I Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council: Attorney W. Joe Anderson Engineer David E. Benton Public Works Director David Wadsworth Fire Chief Cal Smith City Clerk Aleen C. Jensen Others Present: Mark (Boy Scout) and Chris Dahl The pledge of allegiance to the flag was directed by Councilman Crandall, and the invocation was offered by Councilman Anderson. Mark Dahl, Boy Scout, introduced himself and told what merit badges he was working on. I I I Book 7-289 July 19, 1990 City Clerk Aleen C. Jensen administered the oath of office to Ira Kimball Hall Jr. as a City Councilman for the City of Ammon to fill the vacancy created when Michael B. Browning resigned. Unfinished Business: Councilman Crandall reported that he had talked with Valley Bank about the proposed Bank/City of Ammon Idaho Centennial event honoring the mayors. The City Clerk was instructed to work out a date for the event on a Thursday in the last part of August. The former mayors need to be contacted to determine their availability. Major Items: Fire Chief Cal Smith proposed an Ammon Volunteer Fire Fighter Recognition Day to let the volunteers know they are appreciated. The recognition should be divided into three parts: (1) A proclamation signed by the Mayor to recognize the fire fighters in the community; (2) A dinner at North's or Bonanza (45 x $6.00); (3) A gift to say thank-you--a jacket ($24.95), a name tag ($5.45), and a service bar ($5.95). There are twenty active members of the Fire Department, and the estimated cost using the figures quoted would be $997.80. The money should not come out of the Fire Department budget, but it should be a gift from the City. A suggested time was October during Fire Prevention Week. The proposal will be considered with the new budget. The Council is working on the 1991 Fiscal Year Budget at this time and they will report back to the Fire Chief as soon as possible. Public Works Director David Wadsworth expressed concern about the specifications approved by the City Council for water meter connections in new developments. New subdivisions are required to install meter boxes and in place of the meter there is a cross over connection. It has been discovered that some of the connections already installed are beginning to leak. So Wadsworth proposes the City adjust the specifications for new construction to require a more durable brass fitting on the connection. Engineer Benton agreed to revise the connection drawings for Council approval. Councilman Maeser discussed home occupation permits and recommended the Council determine some better policies. There are numerous home businesses in operation throughout the City, and some are conforming to the guidelines outlined for home occupations in the code ll-5-27H and some are not. Occasionally the City receives a complaint about an operation. The most recent complaint has been filed against Sunshine Sprinkling Systems, 3335 Taylorview Lane. The question is what to do about it. Does the City continue to overlook those who do not conform or do we take action or do we change the rules? Councilman Hall moved to request the Planning & Zoning Commission to make an in depth study of the home occupation requirements, to prepare recommendations for the various zones, and to suggest changes; then the Council should go out to see what the City really looks like compared to what is proposed; and based on this information the Council should make a decision of what to do. The motion was seconded by Councilman Crandall. Roll call vote: Hall - Yes; Cran- dall - Yes; Anderson - Yes; Maeser - Yes. The motion carried unanimously. Before a master plan is together, any complaints about home occupations should be handled on a case by case basis. Public Works Director Wadsworth was assigned to contact Sunshine Sprinkling Systems to initiate a look into their business operations. Reports: Engineer Benton reported that Romrell Lane between Owen Street and Rawson Street has been staked for paving. Sometime ago, Idaho Transportation Department requested the City of Ammon to review the preliminary draft of the "Street Forming Urban Extensions of Federal-Aid, Primary State and U. S. Routes" also _known as the "1995 Urban Functional Classification System Map" to make corrections. Ammon did not make any corrections during the review period and now the official map has been sent for the Mayor's signature before final approval by F.H.W.A. Engineer Benton made two revisions--one in the area of South Bonneville Junior High School and one north of East Seventeenth Street on the Suitter property. The Mayor was authorized to sign the map. David Wadsworth reported on the Public Works Department. BECO Construction is near completion on the Ross Avenue/Peterson Park chip and seal project. In order for the proj ect to move forward, it was necessary to have three cars towed away from Samuel Street at a cost of $50. The Council discussed who should pay the tow charge. It was agreed to try to recoup from BECO. Also, discussed was whether BECO or the City is responsible to sweep up the chips. Engineer Benton advised the contractor normally is responsible, but he would check the contract. Fire Chief Cal Smith reported on the fire calls. Two have been false alarms at the Tie Breaker School. There is a problem at Tie Breaker School when there is a power surge it produces a false alarm. On one call the alarm was going for one and one-half hours, and no one knew about it. None of the schools within Ammon are tied into the dispatch. They are all local lines which means someone has to pass to observe. The only school that has any type of a 290 July 19, 1990 visible light on the outside is Hillview School. South Bonneville Junior High has an alarm on the outside but no visible light. Tie Breaker School has neither, and you have to be within twenty-five feet of the building to hear their alarm. Tie Breaker School and South Bonneville Junior High have lock boxes with keys available to the Fire Department. Access to Hillview School requires contact with the principal or forced entrance through the principal's office. The situation with the schools causes concern to the Fire Department. It was reconnnended that a letter be written to Superintendent Goodworth to apprise him of the problem. A third fire call was a false alarm by a patient in Valley Care Center. A fourth call was a field fire off Wanda caused by fireworks, and the two boys involved were identified. The Department has been doing a live fire exercise at Western Avenue and Sunnyside on old shed the owners wanted to get rid of. Councilman Maeser attended a ribbon cutting ceremony at Valley Care Center for their new Alzheimer security section. It was a good experience, and it is good for the City to have ties there because the facility provides a good service to the connnunity. I Councilman Maeser suggested the Council consider the affect of the fire siren on the residents in the area where the siren is located. The siren system is outmoded, and it would benefit the connnunity to investigate other options for fire alert. Councilman Crandall discussed reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses incurred by City Officials in conducting City business. Attorney Anderson did some research and suggested that two of the Council be appointed to make a study and come back with a reconnnendation based upon previous experience as to what general average monthly expenses are, so that we are basing this on a study analysis rather than what may come up in the future. The Code addresses compensation, but does not mention expenses. Increased compensation could not result until after the next City election. Case law appears to support reimbursement of expenses. A reconnnendation should be structured as a reimbursement of expenses after study. Councilman Crandall will continue to follow through. Councilman Anderson reported that, unless the Council obj ects, the pool is considering extending their season for an extra week of open swinnning, but they I will not add an extra swinnning lesson session. Open swinnning usually does not gross sufficient to cover the expenses. City Clerk Jensen requested Council direction regarding the application of Norma Johnson, 2260 Curlew for a building permit when one corner of the addition will not meet the sideyard reuirements of the R-l Zone. The Council advised Mrs. Johnson should be instructed that she has the right to apply for a sideyard variance, but there is no assurance that a variance will be granted. Also, it was reconnnended she look for an alternate building plan. Sidney Beattie, 1910 Avocet, is concerned that Blaine Davis, 1895 Avocet, does not fully comply with parking his refrigerator truck away from the residential area when he runs the refrigerating unit. The Mayor advised that Davis should be notified to park his truck facing east when he parks it in the area being developed by Groberg behind Davis' house. Budget plans for 1991 Fiscal Year were discussed,and budgeting dates were sche- duled as follows: August 16 - Council approves Tentative Budget September 6 - Budget Hearing September 20 - Appropriation Ordinance Claims were approved. Councilman Crandall moved that the meeting be adjourned. The motion seconded by Councilman Maeser. The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 P.M. was ATTEST 0-- L) ~ (fl. ~~ CITY CLERK ~ I