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Council Minutes 9/12/2006 (71) 94 November 7, 1996 CITY OF AMMON November 7, 1996 Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council: The meeting was called to South Ammon Road, Ammon, present: Mayor C. Bruce Ard Councilmember W. Lee Bean Councilmember Sherrill C. Councilmember Ira K. Hall order by Mayor C. Bruce Ard in the City Building, 2135 Idaho, at 7:30 P.M. with the following City Officials Attorney Brian Tucker Engineer David E. Benton Bohn Fire Chief Clarence Nelson City Clerk Aleen C. Jensen Others Present: Michael Hansen Thomas Duncan Derick Brown Bryan Fell Josh Brotherson Shirley Smith Marie Elser Jack and Matt Nixon, 400 Tie Breaker, Ammon Guy Thompson Kyle Hill Ryan Goodrich Devin Hillam Nick Thompson Jan Burnell, 3600 Georgia Lane, Ammon Sydney Wagner, 3580 Georgia Lane, Ammon Brenda and Ben Curtis, 400 Advantage Lane, Ammon Vern and David Kidd, 2065 Eagle Drive, Ammon Clea Fullmer and Son, 2705 Sawtooth, Ammon Layne Barber, 1975 Spencer Lane, Ammon Marjorie and Jacob Lusk, 2040 Dove Drive, Ammon Colin and Corey Seele, 2240 Curlew Drive, Ammon Ted Bohn, 2085 Midway Avenue, Ammon I Absent: Councilmember Steven J. Loveland Attorney W. Joe Anderson Public Works Director David Wadsworth I The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was led by Councilmember Hall, and the invocation was offered by Councilmember Bean. A number of Boy Scouts attended the meeting to get credit on their Citzenship in the Community merit badge. Mayor Ard welcomed the Scouts. There were no other citizen petitions or delegations. The Unfinished Business agenda items were reviewed. The 1997 Fiscal Year Law Enforcement Contract has not been signed and returned by Bonneville County. Engineer Benton has not worked up any plans to solve the drainage problem by Michael Jones' property on Midway Avenue. The "Deaf Child at Play" signs have been obtained, but they are not yet erected. Public Works had a question about placement of the signs because it appeared Taylors are planning to move. Taylors have their house listed for sale, but they are building a new house next door. The order for the playground equipment for Peterson Park has been acknowledged by GameTime. Shipment is scheduled for November 22, 1996. Engineer Benton reported on the progress of Well No.8. Landon Excavating put in the waterlines. The contracts for the well house and pumping equipment are ready for the Mayor's signature. The bid was awarded to R & S Construction Company, and they plan to move in next week to install the pump into the well. There is some delay on the motor for the pump, but the contractor is getting the pump into the well so the well head is there so he can start connecting his pipe through the building, getting the check valves, the control valves, the flow meter, and the connections ready to connect on to the pipe Landon put in. On November 18 he is supposed to move in to start the underground piping out of the building and the line over to the canal for the bypass pumping into the canal. Once he excavates for the footings, he will put the pipe down before they pour the footings. Well No. 8 work is on schedule. I Councilmember Bean discussed animal shelter participation with City of Idaho Falls and Bonneville County. Our cost for the animal shelter is based on the number of dogs processed. According to the records received from City of Idaho Falls, the shelter procesed 130 of Ammon's dogs from July 1994 through June 1995, and 99 dogs were processed from July 1995 through June 1996. Copies of the City of Idaho Falls budget for the animal control shelter for 1995-1996 and 1996-1997 were reviewed. I I I 95 November 7, 1996 Idaho Falls is anticipating a new shelter, and they estimate it will cost between $300,000 and $400,000. At the present they have put aside about $206,000 for the building. Their fee schedule is outdated, and they are considering raising fees to help with the building costs. Their proposed fee schedule is significantly higher and possibly it will be modified before it is adopted. It is recommended that City of Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, and Ammon consider similar fee schedules. Another idea under consideration is a capital improvement fund with each entity contributing a percentage each year to set aside to meet future upgrades. At this time the information discussed is for informational purposes only. Councilmember Bean volunteered to continue to work with Councilmember Ida Hardcastle of Idaho Falls to come up with a program for Council consideration. Mayor Ard authorized Councilmember Bean to do so. Councilmember Bean inquired if the City Council should approve the zoning portion of the recodification and not wait for the total recodification package. Planning and Zoning conducted a Public Hearing on the zoning section, and the City Council needs to hold a Public Hearing. Attorney Anderson previously recommended the City Council hold off and hold a hearing for the zoning section and a hearing for the complete recodification both in the same meeting. Attorney Tucker agreed to check on the status of the recodification. Clea Fullmer, 2705 Sawtooth, asked about the possibility of obtaining a stop light at Falcon Drive and East 17th Street. Conditions on the corner are hazardous for motorists. Mayor Ard agreed to have Bonneville Metropolitan Planning Organization (BMPO) do a traffic study on the area. Reports: Councilmember Bohn commented on the recent article in the Post Register which announced Ammon's Halloween Open House. Councilmember Hall reported citizens have asked why the City Office does not have a notary. City Clerk Jensen announced Galusha, Higgins, and Galusha has started the annual audit of the City finances. The year warranty is up for the walking path on November 22, 1996, and for the City Building on December 21, 1996. Fire Chief Clarence Nelson reported for the Fire Department. The Open House on October 31, 1996, was successful. There were two fire calls on November 6. One was a tree fire on Matchpoint Drive in Tie Breaker, and the other was a chimney fire which was out before the department arrived. and the 8:10 P.M. Claims were approved. Councilmember Bean moved motion was seconded by Councilmember Hall. The ATTEST ~(?~ CITY CLERK f/