Council Minutes 02/20/1974 (2)
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Claims were approved for payment, and the remainder of the meeting was spent
in going over budget recommendations to prepare a preliminary budget.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:00 A. M.~ ---r:; c1tJ~
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CITY OF AMMON
February 20,1974
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council:
The meeting was called to order at 8:25 P. M. by Mayor Keith C. Turnbow with
the following City Officials present:
Mayor Keith C. Turnbow
Councilman Russell N. Swensen
Councilman Gerald B. Cheney
Councilman Brent Hirschi
Absent: Councilman Marvin J. Anderson
Clerk Deon Hemingway
Engineer David E. Benton
Asst. Attorney Franklin Smith
Prayer was offered by Councilman Cheney. Minutes of the meeting of
Feb. 6, 1974, were approved as typed.
Prior to the official opening of the meeting, Mayor Turnbow presented information
on the 17th Street improvement project which is being drawn up by the Bonneville
County Engineer, indicating that the cost to Ammon according to figures now avail-
able will be approximately $90, 000. The possi"bility of getting the Sand Creek
bridge widened before the water goes in this spring was mentioned. The Mayor
expres sed his views on ways of obtaining funds to finance the project. He noted
that loan money is available from the Farmers Home Administration, but he felt
that a bond would not pass with the economy the way it is. He recommended that
the City proceed with plans to set up a Local Improvement District for the north
side of 17th Street and from Avocet to Sabin on the south side. The remainder of
the money would have to be provided out of the General Fund. This would mean
considerable cutbacks in other areas of city expenditure s and probably increased
property taxes in order to balance the budget. According to information pre sented
by Engineer Benton, a substantial increase in dollar amount could come in from
taxes with very Itttle change in the mill levy due to the amount of development in
Ammon which has added to the assessed valuation. However, during a review of
the proposed budget later in the meeting, , it was determined that the mill levy figure
which Mayor Turnbow sUggested as being reasonable (2 mills) would result in a
tax revenue which would still be somewhat short of the funds needed, so further
. study of this financing problem is required before the budget can be set.
Several other items regarding the 17th Street project were discussed officially,
and Engineer Benton was asked to (1) get signatures for the proposed Local
Improvement District, (2) see what can be done about putting in the water and
sewer line between Avocet Dr. and Sabin Dr. and contact the utility companies
pertaining to putting in utility lines (gas, telephone, power) before the street work
begins, (3) work with the County Engineer to get the Sand Creek bridge in without
government participation and allow the City of Ammon to pay at a later date this
year, (4) contact the County Engineer about having installation of metal street-light
poles designed into the project, and (5) work with the water-sewer project
contractor to get the waterline across 17th Street north of the bridge right away.
Attorney Smith presented a request for payment from Andrew Well Drilling in
the amount of $24, 486. 52 for work completed to date under the contract for the
water and sewer project (see excerpt of minutes prepared by City Attorney--
motion made by Councilman SwenseJI seconded by Councilman Cheney, voting
all in fa'vor. )