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Council Minutes 07/11/1973 J(JO submitted by the Project Engineers with. the Mayor's approval. The HUD and State grante are still pending. In view of the apparent certainty now that the project will gO ahead, it was suggested that the Fire Rating Board will be informed of the plans for water improvements--Engineer Benton was asked to take care of this. Also Attorney Anderson suggested passing the Bonding Ordinance in July. According to Mayor Turnbow, Attorney Anderson has written letters to the property owners a1:out teari ng dO'Nn t~e abandoned houses on 17th Street, and one of them has been leveled. After considerable discussion on the subject, Councilman Southwick moved that the I remaining alleys within the original townsite be opened and that notification be glven . to residents on these alleys that they have sixty (60) days in which to move any fences, ditches, headgates, and buildings in these alleyways. The City will stand the cost of installing culverts in the ditches crossing the alleyways where applicable. The IX:Wt::WiI motion was seconded by Councilman Swensen; votion all in favor; motion carried. Engineer Benton is to get the surveying done and notify the property owners, any culverts installed are to be a minimum of 24 inches, and a 5-foot sidewalk and ; tit utility easement will be required when building permits are issued as specified in a motion of a previous meeting. journed at 10: 50 P. M. Claims were approved for payment. CLERK ~dr;cV~<r MAYOR CITY OF AMMON July 11, 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 I following City Officials present: Mayor Keith C. Turnbow Clerk Deon Hemingway Councilman Russell N. Swensen Attorney Franklin Smith Councilman Gerald B. Cheney Engineer David E. Benton(7:55 P. M.) Councilman James H. Southwick Councilman Marvin J. Anderson Others present during the meeting were Bonneville County (7 :45:P. M. ) Commissioner Orval Forbes, County Engineer R. G. Gray, and Ammon Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman Garth Cunningham. Prayer was offered by Councilman Swensen. Minutes of the meetings of June 6 and June 20 were approved as typed. Referring back to the minutes of June 20, Mayor Turnbow instructed the City Clerk to write to the property owners concerning opening of the alleyways in the Original Townsite. Also it was determined that no further contact has been made relative to the Building Permit applications by Reuben Anderson except a call to Mayor Turnbow expressed disapproval of the way the situation was handled. Attorney Smith reported that Attorney Anderson is working on the Recodification revisions and will try to have them ready for the next meeting. Mayor Turnbow announced that a letter and form from EPA regarding minority-group participation in the engineering and construction of the water and sewer project had been signed and returned ~ith explanation that the planning engineering had to be done the way it was before the grant applications could be submitted. Attorney Anderson I is requesting clarification in this matter and, in the meantime, any questions received should be referred to the Attorney or the Mayor. Engineer Benton mentioned that invitations to bid on the project will be sent to the minority-group companies, on the list. It was noted that official information was received on.June 28, 197 3, notifyin~ the City of the approval of a $400, 000 ~rant from HUD for the water and sewer .project. , Consequently, the advertising for bids has been published and the bid opening set for 7: 30 P. M. on July 26. Further correspondence from HUD indicates that contracts should be let within 2 months and construction completed within 18 months. I Q Q) l"- c:o W t:IJ I I 13 After the Council had reviewed and discussed the document involved, Councilman Southwick proposed the following Resolution: Be it resolved that The Ammon City Coun- cil approves and accepts the Agreement of Cooperative Action between the City of Idaho Falls and the City of Ammon for inspection of building activities within the City of Ammon. Councilman Swensen moved that the resolution be accepted; seconded by Councilman Cheney; voting all in favor; motion carried. County Commissioner Forbes and County Engineer Gray were invited to review the figures and anticipated construction date for improving 17th Street. A possibility of 1974 was mentioned with a cost estimate of $72,000 being Ammon' share. Mayor Turnbow noted that the plans include storm sewer drainage for the area west of Sand Creek and requested looking into the amount which would be required to put in storm sewer through Ammon to drain from Sabin Drive to Sand Creek. All this information is needed at this time so the City Officials can plan how much will be needed and how to accumulate funds for such a project. A recommendation was made to wait to acquire the right-of-way until after a public heaTing when the tone of the public can be determined. It was mentioned that the County plans to do a temporary resurfacing of 17th Street on the - section just west of Ammon in the next few weeks, and the City Officials requested that this resurfacing work be continued on to Falcon Drive by the County if the cost to the City is favorabl e in comparison to an estimate reported earlier in the Inleting by Engineer Benton of approximately $2000.00. The final plat of the Utterbeck Addition was presented to the Council by Planning I Commission Chairman Garth Cunningham as having been approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Councilman Southwick moved that the Final Plat of the Utterbeck Addition be approved and that the Mayor, City Clerk, and City Engineer be authorized to sign on the plat. Seconded by Councilman Swensen; voting all in favor; motion carried. Engineer Benton recommended that the City should require dedication and paving of a turn-around at the end of .the street as proposed and prohibit further" development in the area without another access (to the Ammon Road); also that curb and gutter should be required if any lot is divided into less that 120 ft. widths. It was noted that the sewer line will not be available for this addition under the present project due to the street not going all the way through. Mr. Cunningham registered a complaint about the noise of early-morning ball games at the Ammon Jr. High School. 'lhe appropriate person of the Ammon Stake is to be contacted. The disturbing of sleep of young children caused by the high school drill team practicing in the church parking lot on Central Avenue was also mentioned by Councilman Anderson. Regarding Ammon Days coming up on August 3 and 4, Councilman Cheney is planning for the relay games and Councilman Swensen is to line up a flat bed to be pulled by the city tractor as a float for the City Officials to ride on in the parade. Permission was' given in response to a request to have the city's street sweeper used in the Pioneer Day parade in Idaho Falls on July 24th. The City Maintenance crew are to take care of this, in addition to driving the street sweeper and the tractor in the Ammon Days parade. Councilman Swensen reported on business discussed at recent BCOG meetings. He also expressed concern over the constant plugging of the ditch culvert in the Junior High School and church lot area. The Attorney was instructed to write to the Church Building Committee (with copies to the local Bishop and School District Superintendent) specifying that a 24-inch culvert with clean-outs be installed when anticipated construc- tion is done on the church building at Central Avenue in the near future. The Attorney should also check with the title company about the dedication of the alley through that block. According to Councilman Anderson, all City Wells are running, but #4 is still having some trouble. Problems brought up by Councilman Southwick included complaints about leaving the tanker fire truck outside during the daytime, a health hazard due to septic tank failure at a rental home on Bittern Dr., and poor watering of the parks. He presented an offer by a church group to do the watering at Lions and Falcon Parks for which approval was given if a payment of $35 per month was acceptable. Mr. Southwick requested immediate action on the Recodification, and a meeting to discuss this with Attorney Anderson was set up. 14 Councilman Swensen moved that the next regular meeting of the City of Ammon be held on July 26, 1973, following the bid opening. Seconded by Councilman Cheney; voting all in favor; motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 11: 55 P. M. Claims were approved for payment. k/%~ ' v' C LERW' by a motion made by Councilman Southwick. ~"litc1~ MAYOR CITY OF AMMON July 26, 1973 I Minutes of the regular meeting of the Mayor and City Council: The meeting was called to order at 7: 35 the following City Officials present: Mayor Keith C. Turnbow Councilman Russell N. Swensen Councilman Marvin J. Anderson Councilman Gerald B. Cheney Councilman James H. Southwick P. M. by Mayor Keith C. Turnbow with Clerk Deon Hemingway Engineer David Benton Planning Comm. Chairman Garth Cunningham Attorney W. Joe Anderson (arrived at 8:30 P. M. Others present durirtg the meeting were Leona Dees, Doward Kopp, Larene Rhodes, Iletta Curtis, Paul Curtis, Lennis Tirrell, Margene Tirrell, Lola W. Robison, Maurice Robison, Evelyn Robison, and Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Stewart (all of the Original Townsite); Debra Shults, Gail Howell, &ran Gust, Larry Gust, Gloria Harris, Lynn Olsen, and W. Harvey Olson (all of Sabin Drive); Wilford M. McGavin, and Lynn C. Richardson. Prayer was offered by Councilman Cheney. Minutes of the meeting of July 11, 1973, were approved as typed. I Several individuals of the group listed above as being residents of the Original Townsite presented requests for postponement or installing turn-arounds, etc., in response to the city's proposal to open the remaining dedicated alleyways as moved in the meeting of June 20, 1973. The citizens were asked to take their recommendations to the next meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission on August 22, and further consideration will be given to this matter before action is taken. The Council accepted a petition from the delegation from Sabin Drive requesting enforced speed control on that street by replacement of speed signs which were taken down during a recent construction project and putting dips 0" bumps in the street to slow down the traffic. After members of the group had expressed their feelings, Mayor Turnbow indicated that the speed signs would be replaced im- mediately and the City Officials would look into the matter of the speed checks with its legal counsel. Later in the meeting, Mayor Turnbow inquired of Attorney Anderson regarding this problem and the advice was given that there is too much exposure to liability from any accident or damage that might be caused from such speed checks. It was the feeling of the Mayor and Council to accept this legal advice and endeavor to have better patrolling on Sabin Drive I to try to correct the speeding situation. Wilford McGavin of 2850 Teton St. was present to request a variance to the 5-foot. side-yard setback requirement so that an addition 10 his garage which he is planning could be placed at 3 feet from his property line. This request had been previously presented to the Building Permit Committee of the Planning and Zoning Commission, and Chairman Cunningham reported that a recommendation to deny issuance of a permit was made by that committee. Sitting as a Board of Adjustments, the Council advised Mr. McGavin that he would not be allowed to build closer that the 5 -foot requirement, and it was suggested that he endeavor to purchase the additional 2 feet which he needs from his neighbor. Mr.