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Council Minutes 9/12/2006 (60) I I I 41 March 27, 1996 CITY OF AMMON March 27, 1996 Minutes of the Special 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 by Mayor C. Bruce Ard at 7:18 P.M. in the City Ammon, Idaho, with the following City Officials Engineer David E. Benton Public Works Director David Wadsworth City Clerk Aleen C. Jensen Others Present: Mrs. Doug Judy and Jaron (Scout) Ron and David (Scout) Longmore David W., Nick (Scout), and Chris (Scout) Free Absent: Councilmember Steven J. Loveland Attorney W. Joe Anderson The maj or item of business was review of the bids received for Well No.8. Advertisement for Bids was published in the Post Register on March 11 and March 18, 1996. Bids were opened at 2:00 P.M. on March 27, 1996. Two bids were received. Andrews Well Drilling of Idaho Falls submitted a bid for $116,312. Vollmer Well Drilling of Aberdeen, Idaho, bid $92,955. Engineer Benton discussed the individual specification items with the Council. Both bids were determined to be responsible bids. Bids are based upon an anticipated 440' well. Final costs may vary according to the depth. Testing of the well should be complete by June 8, 1996. Three property owners are involved in the well site, and Engineer Benton agreed to have the land ownership deeds signed within a few days before drilling begins. The rights-of-way have all been drawn up, and the owners are willing to sign. Access to the well site will be a twenty foot strip deeded to the City. Extensions of the water lines will be paid initially by the City but will be returned by hook-up fees by property owners when development occurs. The City will have some expense to reroute the canal around the well site. The canal and/or ditch is only used as a waste ditch for an established drainage. Engineer Benton explained how the canal/ditch will be rerouted, and he plans to stake it out. Councilmember Hall moved to accept the low bid for Well No. 8 received from Vollmer Well Drilling in the amount of $92,955. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Bean. Roll call vote: Hall - Yes; Bean - Yes; Bohn - Yes. The motion carried. Due to lack of quorum at the previous meeting, a few items of business were left unfinished. Mayor Ard asked the Council to complete action. Councilmember Bean moved to accept the recommendation of Mayor Ard to appoint B. Hillam as a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission for a three year to end February 28, 1999. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Bohn. call vote: Bean - Yes; Bohn - Yes; Hall - Yes. The motion carried. Kirt term Roll Councilmember Bean moved to ratify action taken liability insurance premium for the Ammon Urban seconded by Councilmember Hall. Roll call vote: Yes. The motion carried. The Agency will take soon as their revenues are sufficient to do so. to pay the 1996 annual ICRMP Renewal Agency. The motion was Bean - Yes; Hall - Yes; Bohn - over payment of the premiums as Councilmember Hall moved to authorize the cost adjustment of the Electric Service Agreement for extending the power lines to Well No.8 entered into with Pacificorp, dba Utah Power, from $22,733.00 spread over five years at a minimum monthly service payment of $631.47 to $24,341.00 spread over five years at a minimum monthly service payment of $676.14. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Bohn. Roll call vote: Hall - Yes; Bohn - Yes; Bean - Yes. The motion carried. The cost adjustment was necessary due to calculations for line footage. Councilmember Bean moved dba Guymon VCR Repair, member Bohn. Roll call carried. to approve the home 3715 Vaughn Street. vote: Bean - Yes; occupation permit for Boyd Guymon, The motion was seconded by Council- Bohn - Yes; Hall - Yes. The motion Councilmember Hall moved to accept the proposal of Paul Roth to operate the concession stand at the Ammon Municipal Pool for a fee of $550 payable in monthly 42 March 27, 1996 installments with the full amount due by August 23, 1996. The motion was seconded by Counci1member Bean. Roll call vote: Hall - Yes; Bean - Yes; Bohn - Yes. The motion carried. The street maintenance schedule for the 1996 fiscal year was discussed. Public Works Director Wadsworth proposed to eliminate chip/seal of a section of the City and use the funds budgeted to redo intersections and other problem areas. It was brought out that Cabe1laro is a good street to receive some attention. The Council agreed to proceed with Public Works Director Wadsworth's proposal for street maintenance and plan to return to a chip/seal schedule in the 1997 fiscal year. It was recommended areas be pinpointed and cost figures be obtained for continued discussion. Attorney Anderson revised a letter to the residents of the City of Ammon concerning I infractions of various ordinances to request that these ordinances be more strictly enforced. Areas of concern are public health/safety, health regulations causing nuisances, animal control, and parking. The letter as revised will be included in the newsletter the Fire Department is preparing. Councilmember Bean moved to approve the minutes of City Council Meeting held March 7, 1996. The motion was seconded by Counci1member Hall. Roll call vote: Bean- Yes; Hall - Yes; Bohn - Yes. The motion carried. Nick and Chris Free brought their Eagle Scout project papers back for the Council to approve. Their proj ects are designed to improve the ball diamonds. One involves establishing permanent home plates and pitcher mounds. The other is to erect some wooden back stops. The Scouts were cautioned to be sure the permanent improvements are positioned correctly and the materials used are the most durable. There was a discussion about which diamonds to improve with a permanent home plate and a pitcher's mound. Two diamonds in McCowin Park and two diamonds in Peterson Park will get wooden backstops. Cost of the project is estimated to be $375 with half to be financed by Western Boys Baseball and half by local businesses. Councilmember Bean Counci1member Hall. ATTEST dL-J CITY CLERK moved to adj ourn the meeting, and the motion was seconded The meeting was adjOU~,~ ej~ by I I