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Council Minutes 9/12/2006 (21) CITY OF AMMON August 5, 1999 Minutes of the Public Hearing and Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council: I The meeting was called to order by Mayor C. Bruce Ard at 7:30 P.M. in the City Building, 2135 South Ammon Road, Ammon, Idaho, with the following City Officials present: Mayor C. Bruce Ard Council member W. Lee Bean Councilmember Harvey L. Crandall Council member Ira K. Hall Councilmember Steven J. Loveland Attorney W. Joe Anderson Engineer Bill Manwill Public Works Director David Wadsworth Fire Chief Clarence Nelson City Clerk Aleen C. Jensen I Others Present: Glenda Alder, 3760 Geneva Drive, Ammon Holly Baird, 3636 Samuel Street, Ammon Ron and Leslie Folsom, 2750 Sawtooth, Ammon Brad Charles, 2456 West Brookview Drive, Boise Jim Deatherage, 3142 North 55 West, Idaho Falls Tiffany Grant, 2705 Midway Avenue, Ammon Norman Gillen, 578 North Hansen, Shelley Bev Beck, 3885 Sunnyside Road, Ammon Ken Lembrich, 2640 Salmon Street, Ammon Jay Johnson, 2125 Cabellaro Drive, Ammon Gaye, Robby, and Ricky Loertscher, 3725 Ross Avenue, Ammon Jason Clapp, 232 Sixth Street, Idaho Falls Rick Williams, 360 Monte Vista, Idaho Falls Jolene Davies and Son, 535 Matchpoint Drive, Ammon Tim and Amy Kaser, 2600 Salmon Street, Ammon Vern and Brenda Hare, 2705 Midway Avenue, Ammon Council member Loveland led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, and Council member Crandall offered the invocation. Ron Folsom reported on the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting held August 3, 1999. The Commission recommended approval of the rezone to R-2 of Lots 2, 3, and 6 Block 7 Stonehaven Division No. 7 Amended. This will make all the lots facing the cul-de- sac (Willowwood Circle) zoned for townhouse construction. Also, it cleans up the zoning so that each lot has only one zone. Lot 1, which is adjacent to Lot 2, remains zoned R-I, but it faces Judy Street. A single-family dwelling is already under construction on Lot 1. A site plan for Teton Spectrum, which includes Ameritellnn, was reviewed. The site plan looked good to the Commission. An update of the Comprehensive Plan has been started. I Mayor Ard opened the Public Hearing of the City Council acting as the Board of Adjustment to consider a Conditional Use Permit for the Berean Baptist Church. The Church proposes to erect a building on a piece of the Ashment property now zoned R-2, which is located on the north side of First Street west of the Fox Hollow Subdivision. Parties in interest who desired to present testimony were sworn in. Notice of Hearing was published in the Post Register on July 20 and 27, 1999. Notices of the hearing were mailed to property owners within three hundred (300) feet and to other interested parties. The Planning and Zoning Commission considered the request on July 6, 1999, and they recommended approval. Norman Gillen, Deacon of the Church and Chairman of the Building Committee, reviewed the information submitted on their application. The reason for the request is to determine that the Church is an allowable use within the existing zone. The tentative proposal is for an access off First Street until another street is developed. The building size is 60' X100' with an auditorium capacity for 150 people. The plans also include parking spaces to accommodate 150 people, classrooms, a pastor's office, and a nursery. As the congregation grows, expansion plans have been considered. I The Council discussed the exact location and building details. The parking lot is to be paved according to City standards. Construction will not begin until the Church has sufficient funds to complete weathering-in of the building including exterior siding so it will not be an eyesore to the community. Currently the congregation meets in the Idaho Falls Public Library, and the attendance is sixty to eighty on Sunday mornings. There were no public comments. Mayor Ard closed the public hearing. Councilmember Crandall moved to grant a Conditional Use Permit for the Berean Baptist Church as described. Councilmember Hall seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Crandall- Yes; Hall- Yes; Bean - Yes; Loveland - Yes. The motion carried unanimously. Mayor Ard opened the Public Hearing to consider the request of Jay Johnson to rezone to R-2 Lots 2, 3, and 6 Block 7 Stonehaven Division No. 7 Amended. Notice of Hearing was published in the Post Register on July 20 and 27, 1999. Property owners within three hundred (300) feet and other interested parties were mailed notices of the hearing. The Planning and Zoning Commission considered the request at a public hearing on July 6, 1999, and they recommended approval. Jay Johnson, developer, was sworn in to present testimony, and he explained his request. Originally, Judy Street was to be the dividing line from R-2 to R-1, but in the platting and the street aligning Lots 3 and 6 are partially zoned R-1 and partially zoned R-2. Lot 2 is zone R-1, but the frontage is on the cul-de-sac. In working out development plans, it was determined that it would be best to develop the lots facing the cul-de-sac as R-2 for townhouse construction. The construction plans were discussed. There were no public comments. Mayor Ard closed the public hearing. I Councilmember Hall moved to approve the rezone to R-2 of Lots 2, 3, and 6 Block 7 Stonehaven Division NO.7 Amended. Councilmember Bean seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Hall - Yes; Bean - Yes; Crandall - Yes; Loveland - Yes. The motion carried unanimously. I Glenda Alder, Ammon Elementary School PTO President, discussed concerns about student safety. The enrollment of Ammon Elementary is about 470 students. The school boundary area was pointed out. About 90% of the students ride the bus, but in good weather a number of students ride their bikes or walk. The PTO does not want the students to walk on Owen Street where the vehicular traffic is greatest. They would like to route the pedestrian traffic to cross Ammon Road at Molen Street. The school zone flashing lights, which the City installed on Ammon Road, direct the students to cross on Owen Street. It is proposed that the flashing lights be relocated to promote more student safety. The issue was debated lengthily. Bev Beck, Holly Baird, and Brenda Hare spoke in defense of relocating the flashing lights. Their reasons were that more of the students are coming from Peterson Park than from Georgia Lane, the students are not using the crossing at Owen Street, bus loading and unloading zones have been established from Owen Street, the bike racks are on the Molen Street side, and the changes in school times create an increase in high school traffic on Owen Street when the elementary students are walking. Engineer Manwill advised that a traffic study is needed to change the street signing. A change can be made and then a study completed to see if it justifies the change. The risk is the flashing lights may have to be moved back. Councilmember Crandall moved to relocate, before school starts, both flashing lights from Owen Street to straddle Samuel Street and to leave them there for thirty (30) days pending completion of a study by the PTO. If the study is not completed or if it does not justify the change, the flashing lights will be moved back to the Owen Street location. Council member Bean seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Crandall - Yes; Bean - Yes; Hall - Yes; Loveland - Yes. The motion carried. Drew Smith represented School District No. 93 to request a fourth access for Hillcrest High School from the new parking lot on to Owen Street going west. A drawing was I presented, which showed the parking lot plans. Presently there are two accesses on Sunnyside Road and one to the east on Owen Street. The School District would like a fourth access, and they would approve of turning that access into thirty-two (32) feet of pavement. The City would like to extend Owen Street through the school property to Hitt Road, but the School Board is concerned about student safety. The City is concerned about the traffic bottle neck on Owen Street in the area of Sand Creek Middle School and the potential that public traffic will be routed through the school parking lot if the access to Owen Street is granted. Drew Smith stated that he could not speak for the School Board. His concern was to get the parking lot going in time for school starting. The extension of Owen Street can be addressed in the future with the School Board. The City plan is for forty-eight (48) feet of pavement on Owen Street and curb/gutter would require additional right-of-way. Engineer Manwill recommended that the whole area be studied to come up with a traffic plan. A traffic study should identify the problems and propose a solution. The City Officials were in favor of a traffic study. A traffic study should be a win, win situation for the School District and the City of Ammon. There was a lengthy discussion on how to respond to the request as presented by Drew Smith. Councilmember Bean moved to grant Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 the right to connect to Owen Street from their parking lot on their own property subject to a traffic study that would be jointly paid for; the School District stipulating and agreeing to the results of the traffic study once it comes in; once the school connects to Owen Street they would connect to it as the roadway is right now in terms of width, which is forty-eight (48 feet); the street will be dedicated to the City if the traffic study indicates that Owen Street will go through, otherwise it will remain school property and the school will have to maintain it; and responsibility for cost of the road with improvements, such as curb and gutter, is negotiable. Councilmember Hall seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Bean - Yes; Hall- Yes; Crandall - Yes; Loveland - Yes. The motion carried unanimously. I Brad Charles of Ameritel Inns proposed an eighty-four (84) unit hotel in the Teton Spectrum complex. Plans are for a three-story building similar in quality to their facility on Lindsay Boulevard. A site plan of the Teton Spectrum property was displayed and the location planned for the hotel was pointed out. The Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed the site plan at their meeting on August 3, 1999. Council member Hall moved to approve the site plan for the proposed Ameritel Hotel as shown. Councilmember Bean seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Hall - Yes; Bean - Yes; Crandall - Yes; Loveland - Yes. The motion carried unanimously. Tiffany Grant, 2705 Midway Avenue, requested a home occupation permit for massage therapy, d.b.a. A Touch of Relief. A bedroom is to be converted into a massage room. The traffic will be minimal because there will only be one client at a time. There will not be any employees. Tiffany just received her certification in June. Vern and Brenda Hare own the house, and Tiffany is Mrs. Hare's daughter. She will be living alone in the house except for her animals. Councilmember Crandall moved to approve the application of Tiffany Grant for a home occupation permit at 2705 Midway Avenue. Councilmember Loveland seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Crandall- Yes; Loveland - Yes; Bean - Yes; Hall- Yes. The motion carried unanimously. I Councilmember Bean moved to approve the minutes of City Council Meetings held July 1 and July 15, 1999. Councilmember Loveland seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Bean - Yes; Loveland - Yes; Crandall- Yes; Hall - Yes. The motion carried unanimously. Jay Johnson inquired about the extension of the water and sewer lines to Centennial Ranch. The lona Bonneville Sewer District will extend the sewer on East 17th Street. City of Am.mon will extend the water lines to the development. Unfinished Business: The playground equipment will be installed in Lions' Park after some of the other work slows down. A budget work meeting was scheduled for Monday, August 9, 1999, at 4:30 P.M. Public Hearings have been advertised for next City Council Meeting to consider a variance for Melvin Richardson and for changes to the zoning ordinance. Mayor Ard pointed out that the Teton Spectrum plans feature more signs and more lights than the City has been used to. The Council should be prepared for when the lights are turned on. I Council member Bean asked the City Clerk to send a letter to Anderson Lumber Company to get the weeds cleaned up on their property on East 1 ih Street. Other property owners on East 17th Street should also be asked to clean up their weeds. In the letter, which was sent to Anderson Lumber Company, the copy of the City Code addressed weeds and abandoned vehicles. Vacant properties on East 17th Street are accumulating old vehicles. Attorney Anderson advised the vehicles can be posted to request that they are moved or they will be towed away. Public Works Director Wadsworth agreed to begin posting notices on the cars. Reports: Chief Clarence Nelson reported for the Fire Department. Public Works Director David Wadsworth discussed the new health insurance program for City employees. A deductible of $750 per person is going to hurt the employees. The program with the higher deductible, which was selected, was thought to be better than the one where the employee would have to contribute about $50 per month. The new program will hurt the hiring of new employees. One of the benefits of working for the City has been a good benefit package. There is not much choice, but to live with the new program. Mayor Ard assured that the City would continue to look for an affordable program with better benefits. The new program is not locked in for any period of time. Work has begun on the cul-de-sacs on Wanda Street and Marlene Street. The Public Works crew has been busy keeping up with waterline repairs and other projects. I Attorney Anderson reviewed the development agreement for Eagle Pointe Division No.2, and he found it to be acceptable. Regarding franchise fees, these should be negotiated at the time of entering into an agreement. The cable television franchise agreement is up for renewal in November or December of 1999. Council member Loveland received a complaint about chickens on Central Avenue. The area does not have an animal overlay, but the problem chickens are a "grandfather use" where they are located. About twenty trees at Well NO.7 have been selected as good prospects for moving to the new fire station. Councilmember Loveland plans to talk with Burnside Construction to encourage the work along. Council member Bean expressed concern that the City does not require building permits on new parking lots. He wondered if a permit should be required in order to monitor proper drainage. Attorney Anderson agreed to check out the idea. Regarding progress on extending the water and sewer lines on East 17th Street, Engineer Manwill reported that Mountain River Engineering has submitted an application for permission to cross the railroad tracks. Councilmember Bean inquired about development ideas for Eagle Pointe Subdivision. He was particularly interested in whether the Council was for or against some type of multi- family development. The Planning and Zoning Commission is beginning to update the Comprehensive Plan, and they will address areas for multi-family development. I Councilmember Hall noted that John Sheppard has his property for sale, and he wondered about the effect of Sheppard's non-conforming use. Engineer Manwill advised that BMPO would probably be willing to assist City of Ammon with a traffic study for Owen Street. Mayor Ard should make the request. The Restricted Highway and Highway User funds have been combined, and the City should realize a small increase in the amount of funds to be distributed by the state during the coming year. The City plans to do some seal coating, and details need to be finalized if the County is to do the work. The City Clerk called attention to some minor errors in the legal description in the documents completed for Centennial Ranch Division No. 7 and the unplatted property proposed for Division NO.8. Attorney Anderson and Engineer Manwill agreed to determine if the discrepancies are a problem. Claims were approved. Council member Crandall moved to adjourn the meeting, and Councilmember Hall seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 10:15 P.M. I ~ ayor ATTEST City Clerk I I