Council Minutes 02/05/1973
Upon inquiry, Attorney Smith informed the Council that there has been no reply from
the District 93 School Board concerning the use of snowmobiles on school property,
and that the bonding attorney who has been consulted regarding the proposed sewer
ordinance has recommended minor changes which will be taken care of and the ordi-
nance should be ready for the final reading at the next meeting, with copies made avail-
able for review by city officials before that time.
A request by Dorian Crow to have water provided for a lot on the recently-opened ex-
tension of Romrell Lane was referred to the City Engineer for recommendation and
cost estimate.
Engineer Benton reported that there has not been any new information from HUD on
the application for grant funds for the proposed sewer and water project. He pres-
ented for the Mayor's signature an application to the Idaho Department of Water Ad-
ministration for drilling a new well as .rJart of the above -mentioned project, and
mentioned that he has sent water samples from all wells to Boise for chemical analysis
for the city records, with a request for a special analysis for copper content since a
copper taste has been evident in water from Well No. 5 lately.
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Councilman Richardson inquired about the population count used to determine the
amount of Ammon's Revenue Sharing check. Mayor Turnbow reported that information
recently received indicated that the right figures were used; however, an effort will
be made to come up with a better estimate of population by a postcard survey to see if
a special census is justified.
A report was made by Mayor Turnbow on the participation of the city in the recent
flood threat to the effect that Councilman Swensen had attended the Flood Control
Meeting, and the City Maintenance crew had blasted ice jams and assisted county
crews in removing ice from Sand Creek.
Councilman Anderson presented a question regarding the zoning of his pro.rJerty and
was advised to take this before the Planning and Zoning Commission for recommenda-
tion, then it could be reviewed by the Council if necessary.
Preliminary budget recommendations were reviewed by Mayor Turnbow, indicating a I
possible total budget of $224, 000, excluding any funds which might be expended on the
proposed sewer project construction. The increase in revenue to allow this proposed
budget is expected from the surplus now on hand, federal revenue sharing, . the charge
for sewer service to residents when the system is in operation, and .an application to
the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation for matching funds to purchase land for an addition
to McCowin Park.
Councilman Swensen moved that the meeting adjourn; seconded by Councilman Cheney.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:40 P. M. Claimswere approved for lJayment.
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February 5, 1973
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council:
The meeting was called to order at 7 :40 P. M. by Mayor Keith C. Turnbow with the
following City Officials present: I
Mayor Keith C. Turnbow Clerk Deon Hemingway
Councilman MarvinJ. Anderson Engineer David E. Benton
Councilman Russell N. Swensen Attorney W. Joe Anderson
Councilman Lynn C. Richardson
Councilman Gerald B. Cheney
Others present during the meeting were Dorian Crow and Engineers Larry Perkins
and Jim Keller.
Prayer was offered by Councilman Anderson. Minutes of the meeting of January 15,
1973, were approved as typed and read by all officials.
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Dorian Crow was present to request a decision concerning furnishing water for his
lot which faces on the newly-opened section of Romrell Lane. Engineer Benton re-
viewed cost estimates for a six-inch waterline to serve the street and methods of
expenditure recovery from future developers. After considerable discussion by the
Council, it was decided that, due to the recovery risk involved, the City should not
spend money to put a waterline into the. new street at this time, and Councilman
Richardson moved that Mr. Dorian C row be granted permis sion to connect onto the
city's water system through his father's (Jesse H. Crow) property on Lot 2 Block 7
of the Original Townsite upon the execution of an agreement with the City that he will
pay his proportionate share of a future waterline to go down Romrell Lane, said
agreement being agreeable to both the City and Mr. Dorian Crow. The motion was
seconded by Councilman Swensen with voting all in favor; motion carried. A1:\Drney
Anderson was requested to draw up the agreement.
Councilman Anderson requested advice regarding his objection to the proposed zoning
of his property on Central Avenue. Attorney Anderson reviewed the non-conforming
use regulations and recommended following the lJrocedure of making a formal request
to the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Project Engineer Larry Perkins and his associate Jim Keller displayed and explained
design information and maps indicating location, depth, and size of lines for the
improvements to Ammon I s waterworks and construction of a sewer system. No de-
cision from HUD on the grant fund committal has been received, according to
Mr. Perkins.
Engineer Benton noted that the results of the water chemical analysis tests have been
received, and the test from the Jennie Jean (No.5) Well shows an amount of zinc
which might have caused the unusual metallic taste in the water last summer. In
order to decide if the quality of the water from this well would warrant its increased
use in the proposed water system improvement project, he recommended that the
pump be set up to capacity production and another test be made if and when the bad
taste shows up. Mayor Turnbow indicated that such a test is necessary, also, so that
the agreement to purchase land adjacent to the well from Neahl Johnson can be com-
pleted or reversed, if necessary and possible.
Prop0sed plans. to purchase property for an addition to McCowin Park were discussed.
Engineer Benton mentioned that the land under consideration now belongs to Reno
Barbison, who would like to know as soon as possible what payment schedule the
City can arrange. Since the recent cutback of matching federal funds through the
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation (BOR) will affect the purchase plans, it was determined
that Engineer Benton should make sketches of alternate plans for use of the land so a
decision can be made on how much property it would be feasible to obtain with avail-
a ble money.
Councilman Cheney was given approval of the council for hiring Floyd Young as Pool
Manager for the coming season, and reported that a raise in his wages from $2.25
to $2.50 per hour had been requested which would probably not mean an increase in
the.. total salary since Mr. Young anticipated being able to put in fewer hours.
In a motion made by Councilman Richardson, Mayor Turnbow was authorized to write
a letter of intent to the City of Idaho Falls to contract with that City for building in-
s pection services. The motion was seconded by Councilman Swensen and the voting
was all in favor.
Councilman Anderson mentioned that Mr. I. C. Stone, who has a tree-moving service,
has a good supply of reasonably-priced trees available if the City is interested, and
again suggested that the City ask through the newsletter, etc., for the donation of
trees for the parks.
Councilman Swensen moved that the
approve d. for ,.;ayment.
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