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Council Minutes 12/03/1975 I o 00 ~ CQ c:a ~ I I 149 (as reported in a recent Solid Waste Systems publication) and might be worth considering. Councilwoman-elect Carol Dille stated that she has received an inquiry about the city's responsibility for cleaning up around the ice skating pond which the city will be putting in the Peterson Park area, and she was assured that this will be taken care of since it is a problem to get people to use the cans that are. provided. Councilman Hirschi reviewed the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commis sion relative to a request for a change in the original zoning for the proposed Randolyn Addition (to be located south of Sunnyside Rd. and west of Ammon Rd.) which has been approved as a preliminary plat. The request to have several of the lots zoned R-3A is to allow a developer to put in twelve 8-plex buildings with the apartments to be made available for elderly people under a subsidy program. The Council agreed that a Public Hearing should be held 'on this proposal on December 17 along with the other hearings set earlier in the meeting. The people owning adjoining property are to be notified of this hearing by certified letter. A suggestion was made by Councilman Hirschi that copies of the Zoning Ordi- nance be available to members of the Planning and Zoning Commission. He also mentioned that the Commission members were concerned about why the City does not have a section in the ordinance pertaining. to Planned Unit developments. Attorney Anderson explained that there is not usually enough space in cities for this type of development because it requires a minimum of four acres, but the City does have a Planned Dwelling Development Zone defined in Section 11-5-27. Mayor Turnbow urged attendance of the Council members at the Idaho Conservation League Energy Workshop on Thursday, Nov. 20, and at the AIC Legislative Meeting on Friday, November 21. Councilman Hirschi noted that the terms of several members on the Planning and Zoning Commission have expired. He moved to reappoint Dick Skidmore, Dick Kelly, and Harvey Crandall on that Commission. The motion was seconded by Councilman Swensen; voting was unanimous in favor, motion carried. It was mentioned that Mr. Crandall has given notice that he must resign as Chalrman of the Planning and Zoning Commission but would accept appointment as a member of the board. Claims were approved for payment. The meeting was adjourned at 11:45 P.M. ~-(SC\J~ ~~ CLERK ..~ CITY OF AMMON December 3, 1975 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. with the following City Officials present: Mayor Keith C. Turnbow Councilman Russell N. Swensen Councilman Brent Hirschi Councilman Gerald B. Cheney Mayor-elect George Wehmann Councilman-elect Francis Lee Councilwoman-elect Carol A. Dille Absent: Councilman Marvin J. Anderson (excused -working) Turnbow, C~erk Deon Hemingway Asst. Attorney Franklin Smith Engineer David Benton Prayer was offered by Councilman Cheney. Minutes of the meeting of November 19, 1975, were approved as typed. 150 The first item of business was to consider the proposal received from the Bonneville County Sheriff's Department for law enforcement-for 1976. Council- man Swensen explained that the City has been entering into this arrangement for the last several years, and the proposal includes salary for 2 1/2 men, vehicle expense, radio maintenance, training, and uniforms. (Side benefits of investigations, etc., are provided without extra charge.) It was noted that under the terms of the agreement, an officer is close by during the hours when not actually patrolling in Ammon, and robberies, etc., have decreased. The proposed animal control budget was also reviewed, noting that it provide for the officer to spend 16% of his time in the City of Ammon, which is verified by the monthly reports being submitted regularly. The proposed figures of $32, 804 for the regular law enforcement and $2,560 for animal control for 1976, for a total I of $35,364 which is an increase of $3,902 over 1975, were felt to ,be acceptable by the Council. Councilman Cheney moved that Councilman Swensen be authorized to contact the Sheriff in regard to accepting the Law Enf.orcement and Animal Control Agreement for 1976, and to request that the animal control officer continue to supply Ammon with monthly reports. The motion was seconded by Councilman Swensen; voting was all in favor; motion carried. There was a lengthy dis cus sion to determine what legal action should be taken against the owners of 13 properties where the sewer connections have not been made to, comply with the deadline set by the City Council (as authorized b.y City Ordinance) or the IS-day, extension given. It was the consensus of Mayor Turn- bow, the Council, and others present that a penalty should be imposed in order to demonstrate that the City set the deadline with firm intentions to follow through. It was felt that each case should be considered individually to see if the City could help in some way to make satisfactory arrangements to get the sewer connections made. Councilman Hirschi moved to authorize the City's legal counsel to write a letter to be sent by certified mail to those not connected on to the sewer reminding them that they are in violation and that the code says that they can be fined up to $300. The motion was seconded by, Councilman Swensen; voting was unanimous in favor; motion carried. Attorney Smith indicated that he could get the letters out before the end of the week. Attorney Smith was reminded that Engineer Benton needs to be provided with waiver forms to take to property owners involved so that some additional work can be done under L.1. D. #7. I Engineer Benton made reference to the sewer metering equipment to the effect that it should be installed the end of this week. He also agreed to follow up on the matter of having Utah Power & Light Company replace several street lights on 17th Street for the safety of the people of Ammon, and suggested that the Mayor use his influence also to get this taken care of. Mayor Turnbow explained that there are problems with the standby generator at Well #5 which it is estimated will cost from $1, 000 to $1, 500 to repair. The Council members indicated approval to have t his work done. According to Mayor Turnbow, the sewer main on Avocet Dr. where it has been plugged several times in the last few months has not been checked with the camera by the City of Idaho Falls maintenance department, but it is felt that the problem was from someone putting things in the manhole. Councilman Swensen reported on the recent meeting of the Bonneville Council of Governments (BCOG) which he attended.: He mentioned that some preliminary I work has been done on the 1976 budget for that agency and indicated that an increase is likely due to a cost-of-living factor in salaries and higher printing and supply costs. He explained that most of the time at the meeting was spent working out a division of responsibilities between the County and BCOG on building and zoning matters, with a proposed list being agreed upon to present to the county officials for approval. Mr. Swensen' mentioned that this action was requested by the County and felt to be reasonable since the County pays a sub- stantial amount toward the BCOG budget and would :like to take more advantage of its services. The list was reviewed by the Mayor and Council. Some concern was expressed that it must be certain that BCOG is limited to its advisory capacity and not given any enforcement powers, and this was found to have been taken into consideration. I o 00 t-.. ~ ~ ~ I I 151 Council members were reminded to attend a meeting in Rexburg on Dec. 9, 1975, regarding setting up. the East Central Idaho Development District. The newly elected officials were also invited to go to this meeting. , A report by Councilman Swensen indicated that, as a result of a meeting of the Flood Control Committee called by the County Civil Defense Director, the water will be shut off in Sand Creek and Willow Creek for the remainder of the winter months. This action was prompted by the heavy. snowfall and quick thaw that occurred last weekend. In res ponse to a comment by Mayor -elect George Weh- mann that he was at the meeting but could not determine under what authority the Flood Control Committee operates, Vayor Turnbow explained that the Civil Defense Director (and the committee) are given authority under the Federal Emergency Act. The city-sponsored basketball program will start this Saturday with Scott Maeser in charge, according to Councilman Cheney, with the pay for the manager and referees to be the same as last year ($2. 00 per hour for manager and $1. 50 pe r hour for referees). The cost for using the Ammon School gymn~sium should be about the same as last year also. A fee of $4.00 will be charged for each parti- cipant, and the registration information will go out through the school. The Council was asked to set a fee schedule for posting bond on citations issued for parking in the street or on the sidewalk where posted for "No Park- ing". It was recommended that the Clerk check with the City of Idaho Falls and use the same amounts as are charged there. (This was found to be $2. 00 per violation if paid within 15 days, with a penalty added according to the number of days of delinquency. ) Claims were approved for payment. The meeting was adjourned at 11:00 P. M. 'LY~ . CLERK rr ~~0:j~ MA OR CITY OF AMMON December 17, 1975 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: Mayor Keith C. Turnbow Councilman Russell N. Swensen Councilman Brent Hirschi Councilman Gerald B. Cheney Mayor-elect George Wehmann Councilwoman-elect Carol A. Dille Absent: Councilman Marvin J. Anderson Clerk Dean Hemingway Attorney W. Joe Anders.on Engineer David E. Benton Planning Commission Secretary Elaine McGary (out-of -town) Minutes of the meeting of December 3, 1975, were approved as typed later in the meeting. The meeting was opened as a Public Hearing on several zoning matters. Interested citizens present were: Hazen Olsen, Ray Butler, Jesse H. Crow, Reuben Waters, Farrell Adamson, Lee Dille, Craig L. Mowrey, and an out-of-town visitor Harlin Summers. Representing property owners and developers were: Steve Loveland, Richard Skidmore, Garth Cunningham, Rance Bare, and Attorney Franklin Smith. The first matter of business was a zone change from R-I to R-2 on Lots 5 and. 6, Block 7, Original Townsite, as requested by developer Harold Loveland. It was explained that the request was made with the intention of adding on to the existing duplexes in that location on Owen Street (which is considered to be a reasonable way to utilize the narrow strip of adjoining land), and would allow 2, 3, and 4 family dwellings in the future. Determination was made that Mr. Loveland is the owner of the east one-half of the two lots, and that Reuben Waters who owns the