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Council Minutes 06/02/1983 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#), 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 concerni~g 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. A~sr, L/~ CI-1'Y CLERK k.__~_n #.~ /~--~~~'- 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. Sw'ensen with the following City Officials present: Acting Mayor Russell N. Sw'ensen Councilwoman Carol A. Dille Councilman Robert D. Williamson Absent: Mayor George Wehmann (leave of 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 2l, 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 expanse 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 in the Hillview Addition was also mentioned by Councilman Williamson. City Clerk Deon Hemingway Public Works Director Hayse Engineer David E. Benton Attorney W. Joe Anderson absence) L.Whiteley 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. J4, all of which w'ere approved. Acting Mayor Swensen 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. ~ft-~ /~iNG MAYOR L~ A~sr, .. _~ _ '_ CIrt CLERK " .