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Council Minutes 9/12/2006 (56) 28 February 1, 1996 CITY OF AMMON February 1, 1996 Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council: The meeting was called to order Building, 2135 South Ammon Road, present: Mayor C. Bruce Ard Councilmember W. Lee Bean Councilmember Sherrill C. Bohn Councilmember Ira K. Hall Councilmember Steven J. Loveland by Mayor C. Bruce Ard at 7:30 P.M. in the City Ammon, Idaho, with the following City Officials Attorney W. Joe Anderson Engineer David E. Benton Public Works Director David Wadsworth Fire Marshal Robert Farrow City Clerk Aleen C. Jensen I Others Present: Nick, Chris, and Andy Free The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was directed by Councilmember Bean, and the invocation was offered by Councilmember Loveland. Two brothers, Nick and Chris Free, presented proposals to do Eagle Scout projects. Nick proposed to install permanent home plates and permanent pitcher mounds at two ball diamonds in Peterson Park and two ball diamonds in McCowin Park. Cost of his project was estimated at $70 for the home plate and $55 for the pitcher mound or a total of $500 for four diamonds. Chris proposed to install 5'5" wooden backstops on the same four ball diamonds. No cost estimate was given for the backstops. Western Boys Baseball may contribute some towards the cost of the proj ects, but Frees are looking to City of Ammon to provide the maj ority of the cost. The Council discussed the projects with the boys. It was pointed out that the projects need to be completed to meet ball field regulations. Good materials should be utilized. The chain link fences should be left in place and the wooden backstops installed on the inside. It was recommended the projects be concentrated to Peterson Park because McCowin Park diamonds are used mostly by younger teams that do not require standard size playing fields. The boys should contact representatives of Western Boys Baseball Association to obtain directions and to determine how much they are willing to contribute. Funds may be available from the Knothole Baseball Program or the Girls' Softball Program. Contacts for these two groups are Susan Richardson, Lynne Mitchell, and Ivy Berry. It was recommended other knowledgeable individuals be contacted to help with the design. Public Works Director Wadsworth will be available to assist with details. Nick and Chris were commended for their interest in upgrading the City recreational facilities, and they were asked to report back on their progress. I Completion of the progressing slowly. pated. agreement for the First Street waterline extension is Verbal commitments have been made, and no problems are antici- Attorney Anderson reviewed a letter received from L. W. Grant III of the law firm of Givens Pursley and Huntley regarding the Target Supplement to City of Ammon Development Agreement. The Target Supplement is a proposed amendment to the Devel- opment Agreement entered into October 4, 1994, by and between the City of Ammon and CPI/ Ammon Limited Partnership, as amended by the Supplement to Development Agreement, dated October 25, 1995. The Dayton Hudson Corporation (Target) is in the process of acquiring a portion of the Ammon Town Center from CPI for the construction of a large retail facility. Target will comply with the requirements of the development agreement, but they do not want to be bound to the development agreement for the portion that does not affect Target. The Council inquired if Attorney Anderson sees any risk to the City by entering into the supplement. He responded that he does not because the development agreement imposes the restrictions the City has requested on the land and if it is on other land Target I does not own it is someone elses responsibility. The City does not have to do any of the development. The development agreement specifies any development done has to conform to the requirement of the agreement. The Ammon Town Center development plans were reviewed for the benefit of the new Council members. There is a need for clarification of the walking path and the green belt. Consensus of opinion is that the walking path was designed to be separate from the asphalt driveway. Councilmember Bohn moved to accept the Target Supplement to the Ammon Town Center Development Agreement and to authorize Mayor Ard to sign the supplement. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Hall. Roll call vote: Bohn - Yes; Hall - Yes; Bean - Yes; Loveland - Yes. The motion carried unanimously. Mayor Ard introduced Resolution No. 96-01 to provide for reimbursement of costs to the City for extension of utility lines. Councilmember Hall moved to accept Resolution No. 96-01 in the form presented. The motion was seconded by Councilman Bean. Roll call vote: Hall - Yes; Bean - Yes; Bohn - Yes; Loveland - Yes. The motion carried unanimously. I I I 29 February 1, 1996 Reports: Public Works Director Wadsworth reported on snow removal operations. During the big storm, the streets were maintained very good. The crew was complimented for their efforts. The old sanding truck has been repaired for use as a backup. The crew has been building dumpsters, and there will soon be three dumpsters ready for painting. Mayor Ard discussed the procedure for clearing an access to the fire station during snow storms. When the crew leaves the City shop to begin snow plowing, one plow is designated to go directly up Midway to plow the fire station out, and then the other snow plowing follows. If the storm continues, one plow goes back to the fire station and plows the station again. In a discussion with the Fire Chief, Public Works also agreed, if there is a bad storm, the plow will relilPond to the fire station when the siren goes off and the volunteers will park their vehicles in the street. For emergency purposes the City telephone is call forwarded to the answering service each night. Call 529-4211 (City Office number) and the message will be recorded or the answering service will page the on call employee. The answering service also has home phone numbers of Wadsworth, Williams, and Jensen. Attorney Anderson requested Mayor Ard to sign the certification of the legal counsel who represent the City at various times in the Courts. The certification names W. J. Anderson, Scott R. Hall, and Todd R. Erikson. Attorney Anderson suggested a good Eagle Scout proj ect would be for a Scout to build a podium to be used by speakers in the new City Building. The City is waiting for Utah Power to set the poles for the flashing lights on First Street near the Tie Breaker School. All the other details for the installation are ready. Engineer Benton has prepared specifications for Well No.8 and has advertised for bids to be opened February 14, 1996, at 2:00 P.M. The Council was oriented to the proposed location. Specifications and plans were discussed. The well location will be extablished in advance so there will be no right-of-way problem. The City needs to negotiate with Utah Power to extend power to serve the well. The City hopes to get the well in production by early summer. The City Clerk requested Council input on a number of items. The residents are interested in having an open house for the new City Building. The Council chose to designate the first City Council Meeting in April as a date for a City Building Open House. The ICRMP liability insurance premium for 1996 is now due. The City has been paying for the City policy and for the Urban Renewal Agency policy. It is questionable whether or not the City should continue to pay the Urban Renewal Agency premium. The City paid the premium in 1995 because their program was not set up, but the URA should be able to handle it in 1996. Mayor Ard agreed to discuss the issue with Jeff Summers and decide about who pays. The AT&T maintenance agreement is still in effect for the Merlin system at the old City Building. The Council needs to decide whether or not to continue it. It was agreed to cancel the Merlin maintenance agreement. Also, since the City Building move, two telephone lines with two additional numbers are in service at 3270 Molen Street. It was agreed one of these lines should be cancelled. Developers of Palisades Park Apartments want to know if the Council required Anderson Lumber to erect any kind of a buffer fence on their west property line. Council opinion was Anderson Lumber planned to build to the property line and there was no fence agreement. Developers of Palisade Park Apartment and Anderson Lumber should work out the fence issue. Two inquiries have been received about reimbursement for snow plow damage to mail boxes on Midway Avenue. The Council agreed to consider any reasonable reimbursement requests. Fire Marshal Robert Farrow reported for the Fire Department. (1) The department would like a commitment from the Council for a training facility and an office. First choice is in the basement of the new City Building, and the second choice is the Council room of the old City Building. They need a facility to use on Tuesday, February 6. The Council agreed they could use the Council room and the front office at 3270 Molen Street. (2) About a year ago the department was given some SCBA units by the state. The units had to be reconditioned to be brought up to fire standards. They have been sent for refurbishing, but the cost is about $1000 per unit. The refurbishing company has an incentive program where they will sell a new unit with one extra bottle and one extra mask for the price of one unit. Fire Chief Smith is asking for approval to use the $5000 budgeted for upgrade and the $20000 budgeted in capital outlay to buy ten new units. There is not a problem as long as the purchase stays within the budget. (3) A scanner is on order for Councilmember Bohn. (4) The fire engine is back in service. It is estimated the alternator repair will cost between $400 and $600. (5) The Fire Department requests time at the City Council Meeting on February 15 to make their presentation on what the department does. It will take approximately one hour, and the depart- ment requests to be first on the agenda instead of during reports. (6) The Fire 30 February 1, 1996 Chief needs a key to the new City Building. (7) Fire hydrant problems were dis- cussed. The hydrants are tested annually. (8) A report was made of the fire at Douglas Isbell residence, 2045 Ross Avenue. From time to time the Fire Department does not get good support from the Bonneville County Sheriff deputies at the fire scene. Also, the department responded during the week to a chimney fire and an oven fire. They were both out before the department arrived. Claims were approved. Councilmember Hall moved to adj ourn the meeting, and the motion was seconded by Councilmember Loveland. The meeting was adjour~ed at 9:20 P.M. ~0 ATTEST ~(( ;)~ CITY CLERK t:/ I I I