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Council Minutes 04/03/1980 I ~ co " u <( <t: I I March 20, 1980 . .. 137 the lots on Falcon Drlve for gardens and that a slgned agreement wlth a charge for tne use of the extra water ($12.00 per year was recommended by the Council)would be satis- factory. It was the advice of Attorney Anderson that the City is not be be involved in irrigation ditch matters such as the problem that was brought to the City Council at the February 21, 1980, meeting, and he was asked to put this in writing for the City records. Councilman Rowberry reported that there was good attendance at the recent dinner for the members of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Upon the recommendation of Mayor Wehmann, it was moved by Councilman Rowberry and seconded by Councilman Monson that Neil Allen, 2735 Salmon Street, be appointed to the Ammon Planning and Zoning Commission for a three- year term commencing March 1, 1980. Voting was all in favor; motion carried. Public Works Director, Hayse Whiteley, reported that the culvert situation for the ditch on Georgia Lane, which was discussed at the meeting on February 21st, is about the same as others in the City, and it was acknowledged that when work is needed on culverts, it is to be taken care of by the ditch users~ Bids for trimming the large trees on Owen Street along the north side of the school were listed as follows: Jim's Tree Service, $585 to cut the trees off at 30 feet with the City employees doing the clean up; J. D. Woolf, $560 for cutting to 30 feet with the City cleaning up or $990 to cut down com- pletely and take care of everything. It was felt that no decision should be made on this until the School District officials have been approached about paying up to 50% of the cost, since it has been indicated that the school is willing to participate and is anxious to have the trees removed because of concern for the students because some of the limbs have been falling down. Mr. Whiteley also referred to the status of the clean-up on the Robert Stedtfeld and Dewey Miller properties, noted that plans for the sewer connection at the Ammon Produce Company are being checked on periodically, and stated that arrangements were made to purchase about 300 tons of crushed gravel as mentioned in the last meeting which is now being stockpiled on the City property near Well #7. With reference to construction of a new bridge across Sand Creek in connection with Robert Nixon's storage-unit project for which a special use permit has been granted, Mayor Wehmann stated that the bridge plans must be approved by the City Council. Claims were approved for payment in the amount of $8,261.04. It was moved by Council- man Swensen and seconded by Councilwoman Dille that the meeting adjourn; voting was all in favor; meeting adjourned at 9:40 P.M. AT1EST, ~ %~7 ~~ ~~A_~/ CIn CLERK / CITY OF AMMON April 3, 1980 Minutes of the regular meeting of the Mayor and City Council: The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Council President Russell N. Swensen, with the following City Officials present: Councilman Russell N.Swensen Clerk Deon Hemingway Councilwoman Carol A. Dille Public Works Director Hayse L. Whiteley Councilman David Rowberry Attorney W. Joe Anderson (arrived 7:50 P.M.) Councilman Thayle D. Monson Excused: Mayor George Wehmann (out-of-town) Also present was Mrs. Gene (Linda) Killian, 3225 Circle S Drive. The pledge of allegiance to the flag was conducted by Councilman Monson and the invocation was offered by Councilman Swensen. Minutes of the special ~eeting on February 7, 1980, and the regular meetings on February 7, 1980, February 21, 1980, and March 6, 1980, were approved as prepared. The first item of business was the consideration of a application for a variance submitted by Gene Killian, 3225 Circle S Drive, which was found to be in order with the signature of approval of the adjoining property owner having been obtained. It was noted that the applicant requested permission to put a six-foot ~ood fence around the backyard of his corner lot, starting at the front of the house which sets back 35 feet from the front property line. There was some discussion about whether or not the construction of the fence as described would actually be in conflict with the regulations regarding fences in Sections 11-5~8 and 11-5-27(L) of the zoning ordinance, but it was felt that action should be taken on the variance application to avoid problems if any questions come up in the future. Councilwoman Dille moved to approve the variance for Gene Killian as requested. The motion was seconded by Councilman Monson; voting was Dille yes, Monson yes, Rowberry yes, Swensen yes; motion carried. Council President Swensen pointed out that an inspection of the Sand Creek bridge on 17th Street is required annually due to federal funds having been used when the bridge was widened a few years ago, and that the State Highway Department has presented an agreement to make the inspection but the firm of the City Engineer, David Benton, is qualified to take care of this and would like to do so. It was moved by Councilman Rowberry and April 3, 1980 138 seconded by Councilwoman Dille that David Benton Engineers provide the inspection of the 17th Street bridge over Sand Creek. Voting was Rowberry yes, Dille yes, Swensen yes, Monson yes; motion carried. Engineer Benton was instructed to complete the necessary paper work and proceed with the inspection as needed. Council members were reminded to attend the district meeting of the Association of Idaho Cities in Idaho Falls on April 23. It was mentioned that the Planning and Zoning Commission will have a public hearing on the special use permit for the Tiny Tot Day Care Center at 3415 Molen Street on April 29. The need to have the annual clean-up time in the City was brought up, and Councilman Rowberry moved to declare April 21 through April 25 as spring clean-up week for Ammon; the motion was seconded by Councilwoman Dille; voting was all in favor; motion carried. Establishing a schedule for weekend I "call forwarding", a new feature on the City's telephone system, was discussed, and Councilman Swensen agreed to take his turn first with the other Council members and the Public Works Director making commitments for the weekends to follow. In response to a request for advice regarding the continual delinquency on the Eastgate Mobile Village account for water, sewer, and garbage services, Attorney Anderson suggested a judgment, and was directed to go ahead on that procedure. According to Councilwoman Dille, a recommendation for swimming pool manager will be made at the next meeting. Councilman Monson reported that he checked the tennis court l~ and determined that the cost of connecting them with the pool lights would be from $300 to $400 for materials. A report by Councilman Rowberry indicated that Boy Scout Owen Hirschi would like to build three or four teeter-totters for the parks as an Eagle Scout project, and the Council members were agreeable to this proposal subject to approval of the plans. In connection with topping the large trees on Owen Street along the north side of the Ammon Elementary School, Councilman Rowberry informed the Council that School Board Member, Newell Richardson, said that School District 93 is interested in working with the City on this project. Public Works Director, Hayse Whiteley, reported that, rather than con- tracting the tree work under one of the bids mentioned at the previous meeting, arrange- ments were just made to hire the service of Harold Loveland's crane-with-bucket equipment and an operator for $150 per day, and the City and the School District will furnish the manpower to do the cutting and cleaning up. It was recommended that job be done starting on Monday of the following week. Attorney Anderson reviewed the outcome of the recent Utah Power & Light Company rate- increase case, in which the City was an intervenor, and stated that an increase of 21.6% was granted, with the request having been for 37%. and that there will be more I hearings during the summer on cost of service, rate structure, etc., which he will try to participate in. Regarding payments from the magistrate court, it was noted that the County Attorney's opinion is that Ammon's share will continue to be remitted, and Attorney Anderson suggested that the City consider having some Uniform Ticket books printed for the use of the deputies to avoid the slip ups that occur when officers fail to write the word "Ammon" on the citations that are written vlithin the Ammon City Limits. The City Clerk was asked to get prices on the printing of Uniform Tickets. Attorney Anderson reported that he sent a letter to Dewey Miller, 3880 Ross Avenue, regarding the junk cars on his property and will send a copy for the City files. According to Public Works Director, Hayse Whiteley, he was advised by Ellsworth Engi- neers that there is to be a change of ownership for the Aimee Ann Estates subdivision, so it is requested that all information regarding fire hydrants and other water system specifications that are being required by the City of Ammon be on file prior to this property transfer. He mentioned that a resident on Sabin Drive asked that something be done about the weeds on vacant lots at the north end of that street, and it was suggested that letters go out from the Public Works Department to land owners of all vacant lots in the City stating that cooperation would be appreciated in cleaning off weeds which are a fire hazard. Mr. Whiteley reported that Servisoft has not connected to the sewer yet pending clarification of the responsibility for the installation costs in the event that the end of the service line is found to be beyond the property line due to 17th Street being widened after the line was put in. The Council members in- dicated that, under the circumstances, it appeared that the City would have to stand the extra expense if digging past the property line is necessary, and asked that the I Servisoft owners be reminded that the sewer connection is to include the brine dis- charge along with the sanitary facilities of the business. It was mentioned by Mr. Whiteley that the application for grant funds for insulation, etc., to make the City Building more energy efficient is almost ready for the Mayor's signature, and the results should be known some time in June. Claims in the amount of $9,381.22 were presented by the City Clerk and were approved for payment. It was moved by Councilwoman Dille and seconded by Councilman Monson that the meeting adjourn; voting was all in favor; meeting adjourned at 9:15 P.M. )J~~ .~ (" /'1, .,...... .. ~'~//... ... ATTEST, ~~~7 CIT! CLERK /