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Council Minutes 10/15/1975 I o 00 t-- c:o ~ ~ 14l Mayo.r.Turn.bp.w ,asked C.ouncilman Swensen to add some fire extinguishers to the order for fire department equipment under the Community Development Grant application which has been approved according to notice given by tele- phone. According to Councilman Swensen, contact has been made with the appropriate Church officials, and the ditch culvert problem will be discussed with them in the near future. Councilman Swensen was given a copy of the County Animal Control Ordinance which the Animal Control Officer recommends that the City adopt so that the laws for the City and the County will be consistent. This matter will be studied and <::onsidered at a later date. A suggestion was made by Councilman Anderson to have the City maintain graveled (pumice covered) walkways off the pavement along streets where there are no sidewalks, especially in the original townsite, so that the young people walking to school can keep off the traveled area of the streets.. It was felt that this should be done, and Councilman Anderson was assigned to check on the cost. Mayor Turnbow suggested getting flashing lights for school zo.nes; no action was taken. Claims were approved for payment. The meeting was adjourned at 12:45 A. M. ~~ ~UJvy,~ M YOR 4L~ CLERK. . . / . CITY OF AMMON October 15, 1975 I Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Mayor and city Council: I The meeting was called to order at 7: 35 the following City Officials present: Mayor Keith C. Turnbow Councilman Russell N. Swensen Councilman Brent Hirschi Councilman Marvin J. Anderson Councilman Gerald B. Cheney P. M. by Mayor Keith C. Turnbow with Clerk Deon Hemingway Engineer David E. Benton Asst. Attorney Franklin Smith Others present during the meeting were Carol Dille, candidate for the City Council in the coming election, and Reese Brown, manager of the Eastga.t e Mobile Village. Prayer was offered by Councilman Swensen. Minutes of the meeting of Oct. 1, 1975, were approved as typed. Mayor Turnbow announced that, according to information received from the County Clerk, work is to proceed on taking the special census on November 5th and is to be completed in approximately 4 weeks, with the County providing the office, etc., for this, and the several cities in the county, including Ammon, paying a proportionate share of the cest. The Mayor reminded Council members of a meeting with the officials from the State Traffic Safety Commission which is set for Monday, October 20, 1975, at 2 P. M. at the City Building. Councilman Swensen indicated that he could be present for part of the time, and that he would contact the members of the local Traffic Safety Commission to invite the-me Copies of a Senate Bill that is being submitted to the Legislature in January for making changes in the state law regarding Local Improvement Districts were distributed to all councilmen, the attorney, and the engin'eer for their review, and Mayor Turnbow asked that any comments be turned in to him by Monday, October 20. 142 Regarding forms for contracts for water and sewer service outside the City limits which the City Attorney is preparing, Engineer Benton explained that there is a need for these contracts to apply to service for those where the main lines already exist and for re'J:uests to extend the main outside the City. Enforcing the- sewer-hookup deadline was discussed, and it was made of record that messages were sent out giving the 90-days notice on August 1, with the same notice going out again on September 1, October 1. It was recommended that another notice should be sent out this week to those who have not yet had the sewer connection work completed, and that a letter from the attorney's office s ould follow in a few days explaining that citations will not be issued to anyone who, on the deadline date of November 1, has the work in progress or has a contract I with a qualified contractor, provided the work is completed by November IS,. It .. was felt that this would be best for public relations and would reduce the number of violations to a number which would be handled on a prosecution basis. In the matter of regulating parking in the streets, Attorney Smith noted that a resolution can be adopted designating on which streets no parking wilhbe allowed, but felt that the recommendation of this should come from the city's Traffic Safety Commission. Councilman Swensen agreed to call a meeting of that committee this month to make recommendations on this problem. Attorney Smith reported that he had contacted the city's insurance carrier, Blackburn Insurance Agency, as requested by the Mayor, and asked if t~e liability insurance covers damage for claims which result from plugging of the main sewer line, but a reply has not been received at this time. Engineer Benton indicated that the measurements will be obtained so that an easement agreement can be entered into with Roland R9mrell, . owner of the property just east of the City Building, regarding the sewer service line for the City Building; Mayor Turnbow reviewed the probability of future housing developments in several areas adjacent to the City for whi.ch grant funds might be available to assist in the planning to extend the water and sewer lines, and noted that intention to apply for such funds must be filed by October 24, 1975. It was felt that this matter should be dis cus sed with the officials of the Bonneville Iona Sewer District to be sure that such action would not interfere with any of the plans of that agency. A meeting was set up for Monday morning, Oct. 20, with Engineer Benton to get information together and decide whether any application should be submitted for comprehensive planning funds. I The matter of election officials for the General City Election on November 4, 1975, was discussed and suggestions were made. Councilman Swensen moved to make the appointments as follows: Electio,n Judge, Almira Richardson;. Election C~erks, Ethel Pickett, Leona Dees, Patricia Hay, LuNone Heilesen, and Josephine Baker, with alternates Myrle Groom, Beth Lords, and Mildred Empey; Election Constable, Dermont Ricks, with Elvin Gottfredsen as alternate. The motion was seconded by Councilman Cheney; voting was unanimous in favor; motion carried. Mayor Turnbow referred to a request from the Health Department to have some- one from the City of Ammon in attendance at a conference on the Safe Drinking Water Act the following morning, and it was felt that the City Clerk should go since none of the elected officials would be available. I The Council members were reminded that there will be a meeting at 10 a. m. on October 22 for a final inspection, etc., of the Sewer and Water Project with otficials of the Farmers Home Administration. Councilman Swensen indicated t hat he would try to be there, and perhaps Councilman Hirschi and Councilman Anderson will be able to be present. Engineer Benton reviewed a list of cement-repair items, (curb, gutter, sidewalk) which the City needs to take care of, noting that there is approximately $2, 000 involved in this repair work which it is felt the City. is responsible for. Mayor Turnbow recommended that the work not be scheduled untH next spring except I o 00 r-.. Q:l t:;x.;J t:1.J I I 14&, for taking care of the drainage problem at Geneva and Vaughn Street which should have immediate attention, with a grade to be established by the City Engineer before anything can be done there. Also, some temporary repair work needs to be done this fall on the church sidewalk along Molen Street. The Cquncil indicated approval on these proposals. Engineer Benton displayed a map showing boundarieS! of the City for the special census. Mayor Turnbow announced that the contract for the 17th Street Projeict has been awarded to H-K Contractors and, under the present plans, some of the work off the paving right-of-way may be done this fall, and the County is to start widening the Sand Creek bridge on the south side. In connection with the 17th Street Pro- ject, it was mentioned that some additional work which is to be paid for by property owners under L.1. D. No.7 has been arranged, and the City Attorney has been asked to determine if this can be handled by waiv..er under the existing Local Improv~ment District. Regarding the water and Sewer ine in the new Barbara Jean Estates addition, Engineer Benton mentioned the igure of $6, 215 as the difference in the cost of the size which the City requested to be installed and,the minimum size re- quired by City policy. This amount will have to be included in the budget for 1976. The matter .of a request to have the City release the Salmon Street right-of-way through Eastgate Mobile Villa~e (see minutes of September 21, 1970) was brought to the attention of the Council by Engineer Benton. He suggested that, if the Council felt that this should be done, perhaps it could be on the condition that the City be given property for a turn-around on the end of Salmon Street east of Sand Creek and that the easement agreement needed for the City to maintaintlqe cast iron waterlines through the trailer court be properly executed as promised. Inasmuc~ as Reese Brown, the interested party, was present, this was discussed quite thoroughly, and it was learned that Mr. Brown plans to buy the trailer park and would use the value of the four lots now marked for the mentioned Salmon Street extension toward the down payment, if the obligation of ~equiring the dedicated right-of-way is decided to not be necessary. It was felt that more time was needed to consider this matter, and Mr. Brown was invited to come back to the next meeting on November 5. Council'man S,wensen reported that the tIumane Society and the ,City of Idaho Falls are negoti.atirig on the arrangeme'nts fot having the Humane Society take over the Animal Shelter. Regarding the suggestion that the City I sanimal control' ordinance be changed to be consistel1t with that of the County, it was fflt that the City Attorney should study the matter and make a recommendation. , . Mayor Turnbow expressed concern over the Library Agreement with'. the City of Idaho F'alls since the fee is to be raised to $15: or $25 per card. He recommended that the Council make a decision on this soon. With reference to the special audit of the Association of tdaho Cities recently, Mayor Turnbow reported that the :AIC Director was found to be innocent of all charges. According to Councilman Swensen, a ,meeting has been set up for October 29 at 7: 30 P. M. on the irrigation ditch situation which was brought to the attention of the Council by Roland Romrell a fevy weeks ago. Regarding the equipment for the tractor which could be used to clean up rocks in the new park, Councilman Swensen mentioned that he did not follow through on ordering sinc'e he was told that the small tractor is not working right. Mayor Turnbow mentioned that equipment for cleaning ditch culverts can be pur- chased for $800. No action was taken. A report from Councilman Anderson listed a bid from Waters Construction Company of 55i per lineal fopt fqrspl'eading a mixture of pumice and dirt for walkways along streets without sidawalks. This would amount to a total of approximately $8, 000, and it was noted th3:t there are no funds for this during this year. 144 M~y~:>r Turnbow indicated that there are still problems. at the sewer metering station, and the contractor has been put on notice that suit will be' filed if satisfactory operation is not achieved immediately. Claims were approyed for payment. cd~~~~ The meeting adjourned at 12: 35 P. M. ~-& cV~ MA OR CITY OF AMMON November 5, 1975 I Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City. Council: The meeting was called to order at 8:45 the following City Officials present: Mayor Keith C. Turnbow Councilman Russell N.' Swensen Councilman Brent Hirschi Councilman Gerald B. Cheney P. M. by Mayor Keith C. Turnbow with Clerk Deon Hemingway Attor"ney vi; Joe Anderson Engineer David E. Benton Marvin McGary, Fire Chief Others present during this meeting were Bonneville County Engineer Robert Gray, Mike Townsley of the Bonneville County Road and Bridge Dept., Earl Foster of H-K Contractors, Inc., Brenda Denning, Keith 12~nning, Thos. Reed Birch, Reese Brown, Rod Ragan, Elmoyne Bailey, Ken Madsen, Tom Chriswell, Tommy Chriswell Jr., Jim Stein, Elvin Gottfredson, Cecil Flint, and Doug Smith. Mayor-Elect George Wehmann and Councilwoman-Elect Carol Dille were also present. Prayer was offered by Councilman Cheney. Prior to the official opening of the meeting, a public hearing on the 17th Street I Project was conducted by Robert Gray, Bonneville County Engineer, who is also the Project Engineer, with most of the people listed above being in attendance especially for this presentation. Mr.. Gray repo,;rted that the bids were opened on S~ptember 30, and the contract has been awarded. to H-K Con- tractors, Inc., for $808,000 plus. Federal funds are paying 78% while Bonne- ville County, the City of Idaho Falls, and the City of Ammon are paying 25%. The street is to be widened and finished with curb and gutter most of the way on the north side and all through Ammon on the south side. The middle 16 feet of the roadway.is to be marked off for a turning lane with the two outside lanes on each side being fortliaveling. The contractor expects to start crushing and stockpiling materials for the street work immediately and may do Some work on the storm sewer along the south side west of Sand Creek and the lift station for the storm sewer during the next two months. Starting in March, 1976, work is to begin on the storm sewer east of Sand Creek to the Ammon-Lincoln Road, with the street paving constructian scheduled for April through the contract completion date of July 30, 1976. It was noted that most of the 'utility poles have alrea.dy been moved out of the way, and most of the telephone poles on the north will be taken out when the cables are put underground. Further information on the 17th Street Project indicated that the utility companies have been cooperative and the sewer and water lines have been stubbed .Qut I so that a three -year moratorium is to be put on any digging in the street after . . . the improvements are completed. It is expected that the tra.ffic flow will be disturbed for a couple of months during the construction, but the street is to be kept open for necessa.ry travel. Mr. Gra.y suggested that regular meetings be held to discuss problems a.nd the progress of the project while the construc- tion is going on, and this was felt to be a. good procedure. A copy of the minutes of the pre-construction conference was left for the City records. As the first item of business for the regula.r meeting, Rodney Ra.ga.n of 2795 Sa.lmon Street expressed appreciation for the City officia.ls who ha.ve been in office and are to be replaced as a result of yesterday's election. In response to his inquiry concerning repair of his driveway which was damaged by heavy equipment