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Council Minutes 05/19/1983 I ~ (.D I'- o ~ <( I I May 5, 1983 2~7 Two special meetings which are scheduled on May 10, a Flood Plain Management Conference and a Disaster Preparedness Conference, were mentioned; 'and it was noted that the City EngineJ!lr and Public Works Director would be able to attend the flood plain management meeting and that Acting Mayor Swensen plans to go to the conference on disaster pre- paredness. Councilwoman Dille reported that Blair Thomas has been hired as pool manager, and he will also be the swimming instruction supervisor, so this will result in a savings in pool salary expenses. She announced that the tentative opening date is June 13. According to Councilman Williamson, Doug Brinkman is Acting Fire Chief for the time being since Marvin McGary needed time off again for health reasons. In connection with the City's intervention in the current Utah Power & Light Company rate increase case, Councilman Williamson explained that the consulting service of an Idaho State University economics professor is being considered, and Attorney Anderson noted that he had been in touch with the firm of E. W. Beck in Seattle about consulting costs also. With reference to the annual clean up time which is in progress, it was mentioned that the volunteer firemen would like to help residents who need some assistance with their yard cleaning. Councilman Swensen brought up the problem of papers being scattered at the schools, and indicated that he would approach the school officials about replacing the existing inadequate trash burners with dumpsters. From a report given by the Public Works Director, Hayse Whiteley, it was learned that the leak in the sewer line on Ammon-Lincoln Road has been repaired, so this should re- duce the amount of water infiltrating into the sewer system from ditch-water seepage, and other leaks will be worked on later. He listed a low bid of $1395 from Priest Electric for a new electrical panel at Well #3 (other bids were $1630 from B & W Equip- ment and $2295 from Jewel Electric) so Priest Electric is to be notified to go ahead. Completion of the lighting project in Peterson Park by the volunteer citizens group was also mentioned by Mr. Whiteley. Approval was given to pay claims in the amount of $7,620.70 and vouchers for disburse- ments for payroll, etc., paid since the previous meeting totaling $4,876.62 were also approved. Acting Mayor Sw'ensen reported that he had participated in a recent Civil Defense exercise, for flooding due to dam failure, which brought to his attention that the City personnel should have a plan to get minute books and other valuable records to safety if such an event were to actually occur. A motion to adjourn was made by Councilwoman Dille and seconded by Councilman Monson; voting was all in favor; the meeting was adjourned at 8:40 P.M. ATTESf, . ~ $77- CIT! C ERK / J<e~ J1.~, /~TI-NG MAYOR CITY OF AMMON May 19, 1983 Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council: The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Acting Mayor Russell N. Swensen with the following City Officials present: Acting Mayor Russell N. Sw'ensen Ci ty Clerk Deon Hemingway Councilman Thayle D. Monson Public Works Director Hayse L. Whiteley Councilwoman Carol A. Dille Engineer David E. Benton Councilman Robert D. Williamson Planning Commission Member Jim Southwick Absent: Mayor George Wehmann (leave of absence) Attorney W. Joe Anderson The pledge of allegiance to the flag was directed by Councilman Williamson and the in- vocation was offered by Councilwoman Dille. Minutes of the meetings on March 24, 1983, and April 7, 1983, were approved as prepared. Jim Southwick, representing the Planning and Zoning Commission, reported that there was no action business at th.e meeting this month. He noted that Bill Quapp will be resign- ing because of being elected on the school board, so there will be three vacancies on the Commission. In response to information presented, it was moved by Councilman Williamson and seconded by Councilman Monson that Acting Mayor Swensen be the City's Voting Delegate at the Annual AlC Conference which is scheduled for June 16-18; voting was all in favor; motion carried. Councilwoman Dille moved that Mayor George Wehmann be designated as the alter- nate Voting Delegate; the motion was seconded by Councilman Williamson; voting was all in favor; motion carried. The matter of an inquiry regarding dances on the tennis courts was discussed, and Councilwoman Dille moved to approve the request for this use on July 2 and July 23 for May 19, 1983 June 2, 1983 238 a Church Special Interest group, provided that arrangements are made for a deputy to patrol the area, that the activity be closed down no later than 12 midnight, and that the group be responsible to clean up; the motion was seconded by Councilman Williamson; voting was all in favor; motion carried. Public Works Director, Hayse Whiteley, reported on his attendance at a Flood Plain Manage- ment Conference, the completion of installing a new electrical panel at Well #3, and work done on water serviceline repairs and ditch cleaning. Engineer Benton indicated that he would check on the sewage flow at Sunnyside Potato Company to see if it is meeting the required standards. Acting Mayor Swensen mentioned a complaint concernirtg a dirt-bike track on a vacant lot on I on Ross Avenue north of Brookfield Lane, which he agreed to investigate. Claims totaling $13,837.20 were approved for payment, and vouchers for expenditures paid since the last meeting in the amount of $10,033.46 were also approved. A motion to ad- journ was made by Councilwoman Dille and seconded by Councilman Monson; voting was all in favor; adjournment was at 8:20 P.M. ATTEsr, ~~~ CI-'tY CLERK ~)f.~ A ING MAYOR CITY OF AMMON June 2, 1983 Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council: The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Acting Mayor Russell N. Swensen with the following City Officials present: Acting Mayor Russell N. Sw'ensen Ci ty Clerk Deon Hemingway Council woman Carol A. Dille Public Works Director Hayse L. Whi teley Councilman Robert D. Williamson Engineer David E. Benton Attorney W. Joe Anderson Absent: Mayor George Wehmann (leave of absence) Councilman Thayle D. Monson The pledge of allegiance to the flag was directed by Councilwoman Dille and prayer was I offered by Acting Mayor Swensen. Minutes of the meeting on April 21, 1983, were approved as prepared. The first matter of business was a request received from Michael Jones of 1805 Midway Avenue to be reimbursed $302.17 for the expense of having gravel put in the gutter in front of his house. (The drainage problem at this location was discussed previously this year in the meetings on March 24 and April 7.) In response to Mr. Jones' comment in his letter that "This problem was caused by your contractor improperly putting in the gutters when the L.I.D. was done", Engineer Benton pointed out that the house at 1805 Midway Ave. did not exist when the L.I.D. #8 construction was completed there. Reference was made to Mr. Jones' failure to comply with the City standards requiring a swale in driveways in non-curb-and-gutter areas. A motion was made by Councilman Williamson and seconded by Councilwoman Dille to deny the claim of Michael Jones for the repair of the gutter in front of the Jones' residence at 1805 Midway Avenue. Voting on the motion was all in favor; motion carried. Acting Mayor Swensen indicated that he would write to Mr. Jones to explain the City Council action, and recommended wording for the letter was drafted by Engineer Benton and Attorney Anderson. According to a report given by Councilman Williamson, notice has been received that Utah Power & Light Company has withdrawn the present rate-increase case. He noted that the fire siren is now on radio control, so the fire telephones have been disconnected and a radio pager will be placed in the City office as soon as possible. Plans to check out a complaint about a problem with chickens tn the Hillview Addition was also mentioned by Councilman Williamson. Public Works Director, Hayse Whiteley, presented information on various work projects I such as ditch cleaning, street patching, well maintenance, and getting the swimming pool ready to open. The City Clerk presented claims to pay in the amount of $$7,241.64 and vouchers for claims paid since the previous meeting totaling $5,209.j+, all of which were approved. Acting Mayor Sw'ensen recommended and the Council members agreed that the next meeting should be postponed one week until June 23 because of the Annual AIC Conference which will be in Twin Falls on June 16-18. It was moved by Councilman Williamson and seconded by Councilwoman Dille that the meet- ing adjourn; voting was unanimous in favor; the meeting was adjourned at 8:15 P.M. ~----'-'. It<~ /~iNGMAYOR- L~ ATI'EST, ~_. ~._/ __ Clrt CLERK "