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Council Minutes 11/01/1984 October 18, 1984 November 1, 1984 280 Attorney Anderson reported on the recent developments concerning the stay of proceedings and filing of the transcript for the court review on the McQuillen log house hearing. Claims to pay totaling $20,079.89 and vouchers for disbursements since the previous meeting in the amount of $6,607.16 were presented and approved. It was moved by Councilwoman Dille and seconded by Councilman Monson that the meeting adjourn; voting was all in favor; adjournment was at 9:20 P.M. ATrEST, d~L77 CITY CLERK /' ~/I,~ M ;YOR - I CITY OF AMMON Nov. 1, 1984 Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council: The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor Russell N. Swensen with the following City Officials present: Mayor Russell N. Swensen Councilman Merle J. Quigley Councilwoman Carol A. Dille Councilman Robert D. Williamson Absent: Councilman Thayle D. Monson Others present during the meeting were Delbert Call, 435 Tiebreaker Dr.; Mary Walter, 670 Matchpoint Dr.; Steven and Regina Finn, 635 Matchpoint Dr.; Rodney Roberts, Rt. 8 Box 48 Idaho Falls; Kirk and Artencia Hansen, 3655 Maiben Ave. #30;Bill Jennings , 1850 Avocet. The pledge of allegiance to the flag was directed by Councilwoman Dille and the invoca- tion was offered by Mayor Swensen. The first item of business was a public hearing on an application filed by Rodney Roberts to place a pre-built home on Lot 29 Block 1 of Tiebreaker Village Division No.1. It was noted that this application for a moving permit is required to be presented to the City Council, as the Board of Adjustment, for approval in accordance with Section 11-5-26 of the City Zoning Ordinance, and it was a Council decision to hold a public hearing before taking action. Comments from the residents who were present indicated no objection to a pre-built home as long as it would meet the re- quirements of the subdivision restrictive covenants of having 1200 square feet of dwelling area.. Mr. Roberts stated that he was not able to go ahead at this time for financial reasons, so he would withdraw his application and would be sure to plan for a home with at least 1200 square feet if he proceeds in the future. The hearing was closed. CitytTIlerk Deon Hemingway Public Works Director Hayse L.Whiteley Attorney W. Joe Anderson I Kirk and Artencia Hansen appeared to ask if they would be allowed to move a trailer- house on the lot at 3125 Rawson Street where a mobilehome was destroyed by fire last year. Attorney Anderson expressed an opinion that this would be acceptable as a con- tinuation of a non-conforming use of a residential lot which had, according to the owner, been approved a number of years ago. Councilman Quigley noted that he is the owner, and he did not participate in the deliberation and action because of conflict of interest. Councilman Williamson moved that a non-conforming use permit be extended on the piece of property at 3125 Rawson Street to allow for a 14'x56' trailerhouse to be moved on to the lot, provided it has skirting. The motion was seconded by Council- woman Dille; voting was Williamson yes, Dille yes, Quigley abstain, Mayor Swensen yes; motion carried. The Hansens were informed that they need to obtain a building permit and a moving permit before the trailerhouse can be moved in. Consideration was given to an application for a non-commercial kennel license filed by Bill Jennings of 1850 Avocet Drive. The application was found to be in order, with the required number of signatures of approval by nearby property owners. A motion was made by Councilwoman Dille and seconded by CouncilmanQ.uigley that the application be approved'l Voting was all in favor; motion carried. Following a discussion about the needs of the Volunteer Fire Department now that the City of Ammon is not on mutual aid with the Fire District, Councilman Quigley moved that Councilman Williamson be authorized to talk with Chief Call of the Idaho Falls Fire Department about a mutual aid agreement and to find all possible fire trucks that might be satisfactory and get specifications for the next meeting. Councilwoman Dille seconded the motion; voting was all in favor; motion carried. Attorney Anderson reported that the Idaho Public Utilities Commission has allowed a reconsideration of the order in the recent Utah Power & Light Company rate case, but the City has not been involved in any of the areas that will be heard so there is no need to participate. I ~ (D I"- o <:( <( I I November 1, 1984 281 Regarding the idea of an election on the question of on-premises consumption of wine and beer, as decided at the previous meeting, it was explained by Attorney Anderson that the City's existing beer ordinance which adopts the State Beer Laws provides for the sale of beer by-the-drink, so a qualified applicant could get a license for that purpose at the present time. He pointed out that it may be that the City would have to allow a license for wine by-the-drink since this is a county-option law and a majority of the people in Bonneville County voted in favor of the sale of wine a few years ago; however, since the law provided for local regulation, the City of Ammon officials chose to not include sale of wine by-the-drink in its ordinance. Attorney Anderson indicated that he would check into this issue more thoroughly if someone comes to the City for information about obtaining a license, but he suggested that, in the meantime, the City Council should not initiate any action on the matter. Councilwoman Dille moved to rescind the motion made in the previous meeting to schedule a special election on December 6, on the advice of the City Attorney. The motion was seconded by Councilman Williamson; voting was all in favor; motion carried. Hayse Whiteley, Public Works Director, reported that arrangements are being made to buy a new snowplow and to look for a used long-base truck on which to mount the plow, that he contacted the property owner about the open-basement problem on Matchpoint Drive, and that special warning signs are to be ordered to use while work is going on in the streets. Mayor Swensen commented about his participation in the recent County Civil Defense nuclear exercise. He mentioned that he has been keeping in touch with the neighbors of the Labrum family about the problems there, and things seem to be better for the time being. Claims to pay in the amount of $5,343.08 were presented by the City Clerk and were approved along with claims paid since the previous meeting totaling $5,117.43. A motion to adjourn was made by Councilwoman Dille and seconded by Councilman Williamson; voting was all in favor; the meeting was adjourned at 9:30 P.M. AITEST, ~. Lr? ~ /I.~~ crrTY CLERK' CITY OF AMMON Nov. 15, 1984 ~inutes of the Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council: The meeting was called to order at 7:35 P.~. by Mayor Russell following City Officials present: ~ayor Russell N. Swensen Councilman Robert D. Williamson Councilman Merle J. Quigley Councilman Thayle D. Monson Absent: Councilwoman Carol A. N. Swensen with the City Clerk Deon Hemingway Public Works Director Hayse L. Whiteley Engineer David E. Benton Planning Commission Member Kent Hinckley Dille Others present during the meeting were Todd and Kristi Lords of 2790 Ammon Road, Janet Leonardo of 2792 Ammon Road, and Ryan Englis of 2530 Hillam Drive. The pledge of allegiance to the flag was directed by Mayor Swensen and the invocation was offered by Councilman Monson. The minutes of the meeting on August 2, 1984, were approved as prepared with a motion made by Councilman Williamson and seconded by Council- man Quigley; voting was all in favor. Todd Lords, representing the occupants in the duplex apartments at 2790 and 2792 Ammon Road, expressed the opinion that, since there is only one water service line and one sewer service line to the dwelling, there should only be one billing for City utilities at the same rate as a single-family residence rather than two separate billings at the duplex rate. The Mayor and Council members explained that the charges are based on the number of family li ving units in the building instead of the number of service lines and are set by a schedule in accordance with City Ordinance, so it is not possible to give any special consideration in this instance. Mr. Lords stated that he understood the City's rate schedule but did not agree with it. An ordinance to establish regulations for a Manufactured Residence Zone was reviewed. The changes that were made by Council action at the meeting on October 18 were pointed out to Kent Hinckley who was present representing the Planning and Zoning Commission. Following further discussion, it was moved by Councilman Quigley and seconded by Councilman Monson that the reference to size of buildings in Section 11-30-9 be changed to eight hundred (800) square feet; voting was all in favor; motion carried. Kent Hinckley indicated that he would like to study the wording about siding again before the ordinance is passed. Councilman Monson made a motion to table the ordinance until the next meeting on December 6, 1984; the motion was seconded by Councilman Williamson; voting was all in favor; motion carried.