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Council Minutes 02/19/1975 I Q 00 f:-.. CQ ~ ~ I I lor 9_o.uncilman Anderson also requested information concerning the widening of 17th St. this year. Engineer Benton reported that the funds are now available and the pilings for the bridge will be driven on February 17. The necessity to set a final day to begin charging for sewer was discussed. It was felt by the Councilmen that a notice should be: put in the Post Register and in a news- letter stating that everyone will be paying for sewer by March 3, 1975, whether hooke d on or not. It was requested by Councilman Anderson that si~ns be placed on the streets coming out of the L. D. S. Churchyard on Molen and a stop sign on Romrell Lane at Owen St. The Mayor suggested that the bishops involved and the school district be contacted to see if they are willing to pay for the signs. Mr. Phil Choates arrived at 11: 30 P. M. to present special materials concerning the CETA II Program. The program is called Out-Stationing and concerns using local government agencies to obtain funds for public service organizations who cannot receive CETA funds directly. He mention two organizations - Consumer Business Assn. and Berrett Land Management - that need funds at present for 'hiring employees. He added that the only city expense involved will be in record keeping for payroll deductions hut that the actual hiring will be done by the above mentioned organizations themselves. Councilman Hirschi wanted to know if the application for CETA funds w01,1ld show that the City would be hiring these people. Mr. Chostes replied that the application would show that the groups were applying for funds through Ammon but not for Ammon. Councilman Swensen moved that the City of Ammon take part in the CETA II Out-Stationing Concept. The motion was seconded by Councilman Cheney; all voted in favor; themQtion was carried. (Minutes for the remainder of the meeting were taken by Councilman Swensen): Not submitted to City Clerk. L~ CLERK . ~-tc/~ IvlA R - , J02 CITY OF AMMON February 19,1975 Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council. The meeting was called to order at 7:40 P. M. the following City Officials present: Mayor Keith C. Turnbow Councilman Russell N. Swensen Councilman Marvin J. Anderson CounCilman' Gerald B. Cheney Councilman Brent Hirschi by M~or Keith C. Turnbow with the Clerk Deon Hemingway Asst. Attorney Franklin Smith Prayer was offered by Councilman Anderson. Minutes of the regular meeting of February 5, 1975, were approved as written. I With reference to the rninutes of February 5 regarding setting a date for starting to charge for sewer service, further discussion by the Council indicated a feel- ing that March 3 was too soon considering the winter weather conditions. Coun- cilmanSwensen moved that the charge for the 'sewerservice will commence as of the date of hook-up or no later than April 1; '1975, for all resfdences, churches, schools, and businesses. The motion was seconded by Councilman Hirschi; voting was Swensen, yes; Hirschi,' yes; Anderson, yes; Cheney, yes; motion carried. The need to set a deadline for being required to be hooked on to the sewer wa's also discussed. Mayor Turnbowrecornmended that an early enough date to allow for getting patching done if the street has to be torn up for sorne of the connections ' should be considere'd: A decision on this was withheld until an opinion'from the City Attorney is obtained on the legality of assessing a penalty for not' getting hooked on to the sewer by the deadline date. ,. . '. Attorney Smith reviewed'the progress on the printing' of the Municipal Code Book, and obtained approval on purchasing twelve 2';; 1/2 inch and twelve 2 inch vinyl ring binders. He reported that, according to Attorney Anderson, the money on the interim warrant to pay for the work done under L. I. D. #6 should be available I next week, and the L.1. D. #5 Bonds are being printed. Mayor Turnbow noted that a meeting has been arranged in Attorney Anderson's office on Monday morning regarding the sale of the L. I. D#5 bonds, and req~ested that Engineers Larry Perking and David Benton be informed about this. Regarding L. 1. D. #6, it was suggested that a catalog be made of the difficulties which have developed in the street work which was done so the City can hold the contractor to the warranty. An ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 108, Section 3, to change the designation of the Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds from Series 1973 to series 1975 was read by Attorney Smith. The Ordinance was assigned No. 124, and Councilman Hirschi moved to dispense with the requi::rement of three readings of Ordinance No. 124 and to place it on the third and final reading for consideration. The motion was seconded by Councilman Swensen; voting was Hirschi, yes; Swensen, yes; Anderson, yes; Cheney, yes; motion carried. Councilman Swensen m(>ved to adopt Ordinance No. 124, which amends Section 3 of Ordinance No. 108, on the third and final reading. The motion was seconded by Councilman Cheney; voting was Swensen, yes; Cheney, yes; Anderson, yes; Hirschi, yes; motion carried. It was pointed out by Attorney Smith that the passage of a Loan Resolution is required in order to close the loan with the Farmers Home Administration on the Sewer and Water project. He presented a prepared form (FmHA 442-47,1 ) (copy attached) for this purpose which was read and atte ntion called to the fact I that the City Officials were already familiar with the terms which were listed. Councilman Cheney moved to adopt the resolution as presented. The motion was seconded by Councilman Swensen; voting was: Cheney, yes; Swensen, yes; Hirschi, yes; Anderson, yes; motion carried. In connection with this, Mayor Turnbow announced that the loan closing has been rescheduled for Wednesday, February 26, at 1:00 P. M. Matters pertaining to the Hollycove Subdivision Plat which was approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council in July, 1974, were discussed, since it is likely that development will go ahead there now that new financing is available. The need to have the proper grade on the extension of Eagle Drive to avoid storm drainage problems was mentioned, along with a I o oc l'- CO c:z; ~ I I 103 suggestion that the Attorney check.to.see if there is any legal way to require a chang~ in the street plan and size of the cuI-de -sacs because of the number of dead~nd streets in the plat. Regarding having the irrigation water rights released on the City Parks, Mayor Turnbow reported that Engineer B,en~on has set np a. meeting for Tuesday, March 4, at l:OOP. M. with the Progressive Irr.igation District people, and requested that the COUJIcilrnairt plan. to be in attendance if possible. Councilman Swensen felt that the City should investigate the possibility of selling the amount of water that is now the city's under its ,water rights and agreed to look into this, and Councilman Anderson stated that several farmers of his acquaintance might be interested in the water. A review of a report left by Engineer Benton indicated that he is meeting regularly with the County Engineer on the 17th Street Project, and there are no new developments at this time. I A plat of a new subdivision, Peterson Park Division N.D' 4, was presented for con- sideration of the Council, with approval having been recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission on February 18. The discussion indicated that there was some objection to the number of lots and the size of the cuI-de -sac even though both meet the zoning requirements for R-l Zone. Councilman Swensen moved to t~ke the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and approve Peterson Park Division No.4. The motion was seconded by Councilman H"irschi. Voting was: Swensen, yes; Hirschi, yes; Anderson, no; ,Cheney, no; May~r Turnbow, yes; ,motion carried. (Mayor Turnbow's vote was necessary due to the tie vote by the Councilmen.) Accoring to Mayor Turnbow, the School District has located a trailerho~e at the Hillyiew School for additional classroom purposes for which it was necessary to write up Building and Electric Permits before an electric inspection could be made and the power h,oo~ed up. However, there is a question about whether the School District should be required to pay the permit fees since school operating funds are derived from taxes. It was felt by the Council that the fees should be collected, and that the School District officials should be notified that it is necessary to obtain permits before such additions or construction projects are undertaken in Ammon. Mayor Turnbow reminded the Council members of the "Spirit of '76" Assembly on Friday, Feb. 21, at 10:30 A. M., in the Idaho Falls Civic Auditorium, and encouraged attendance at this special event. Councilman Swense;n reported that, on the basis of information which he had been able to obtain on having an alarm system put in the City Office, the cost would be approximately $44 per month, which is, $1 p~r quarter-mile for the estimated 6 miles to the sheriff's office, plus 65t/:. per month for a bell that would ring, or a little more for a light, with the bell being recommended. Further checking is needed on this, and no decis,ion was made. Councilman Hirschi was commended for his fine letter to Mr. Richard Taylor III response to the request made of him in the last meeting. / It was noted that preliminary budget planning has indicated that funds will be avail- able to obtain a new street sweeper on a lease-purchase option plan, and Mayor Turnbow presented the following quotations: Elgin Sweeper with regular clutch from Starline Equipment Co. in Boise--$18, 270; Wayne Sweeper with regular ,clutch from Arrowhead Machinery Co. in Boise--$17, 761; Wayne Sweeper with automatic trans- mission from Arrowhead Machinery Co., in Boise--$20, 506, all with extra features and after trade-in allowance on the old street sweeper. Mayor Turnbow pointe.d out .that an immediate decision is needed in order to get the quoted prices. Since the a\ltomatic transmission feature was felt to be desirable and the anriuallease payments on that model were within the projected budget. Councilman Hirschi moved to accept the bid of Arrowhead Machinery Co. on the Model 1-97 3 AH FMC- Wayne Sweeper as follows: Sweeper with Automatic Transmission and Hydraulically Driven Elevator and Brooms Elevator &: Hopper Flusher G-G Pressureizer Unit G-G Right Hand Bubble Mirror Flashing Dome Light Total F. O. B. Pomona, Cal. $23,500.00 163.00 350. 00 198. 00 80. 00 65.00 $24, ,356.00 104 (Figure repeated) Total F. O. B. Pomona, Cal. Freight to Ammon, Idaho F. O. B. Ammon, Idaho i Less Trade-in Allowance for used Model 2-984 Wayne Sweeper Total price after trade -in allowance F. o. B. Ammon $24,356.00 650.00 25,006.00 -4,500.00 $ 20, 506.00 (Delivery of this machine is' 45 days after receipt of order.) The motion was seconded by Councilman Cheney; voting, Hirschi, yes; Cheney, y'es; Anderson, yes; Swensen, yes; motion carried. For the purpose of having all rates for city services combined into one resolu- tion to facilitate information needed for the FmHA Loan Closing, the following resolution was proposed: (See resolution prepared by Attorney Anderson show- ing per month rates of $6. 50 for sewer, $5.00 for water, $2.00 for garbage collection for a total of $13.50 per month for residential users with a provision to charge more for sprinkler systems on large lots in the summer if needed, commercial rates the same as residential except for a few on meters or special rates due to heavy use and extra pickups on garbage collection; for churches $13.50 per month for each ward or congregation for water, sewer, and garbage; schools l5i per student per month on a 12 month basis per the enrollment on September 20 each year for water and sewer; trailerhomes in trailer courts $4.00 for sewer, $4. 30 for water, $2.00 for garbage collection for a total of $10.30 per month; rates outside the City on sewer are to be 1 -1/3 times the rate inside the City; for rates on water outside the ritv see minutes of October 16, 1974.) The motion to accept this resolution was made by Councilman Hirschi, seconded by Councilman Swensen; the voting was all in favor; motion carried. I ~-&'Yl-. · ...) / - CLElU< . ~ CITY OF AMM'ON March 5, 1975 The meeting adjourned at 11:55 P. M. ~~c1~ M YOR Claims were approved for payment. I Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council: The meeting was called to -order with the following City Officials Mayor Keith C. Turnbow Councilman Russell N. Swensen Councilman Gerald B. Cheney Councilman Brent Hirschi at 7:45 P. M. by Mayor Keith C. Turnbow pre sent: Clerk Deon Hemingway Attorney W. Joe Anderson Prayer was offered by Councilman Hirschi. Minutes of the meeting of February 19, 1975, were approved as typed. Attorney Anderson presented a request for payment from Goodwin Construction Company. Councilman Swensen moved that the Payment Request from Goodwin Construction Company for work done on the -storage tank under the Water and Sewer project in the 'amount Of $19,713. 5l'be approved, and that a check be issued for said payment (from the' Water and Sewer Revenue Bond Funds in the Farmers I Home Administration Supervised Account). The motion was seconded by Council- man Cheney; voting was Swen'sen yes, Cheney yes, Hirschi yes; motion carried. It was noted that the printing and binding of the recodified City Ordinances have been completed, and copies were delivered to the City Building just prior to this meeting. Mayor Turnbow encouraged the Council members to attend a meetifig which is scheduled at the Idaho State University in Pocatello on March 12 at 7:30 P. M. regarding the National Health Planning and Development Act of 1974. He mentioned that the' purpose of the meeting is for public input, and all interested citizens are invited.