Council Minutes 08/04/1976 (2)
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CITY OF AMMON
August 4, 1976
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council:
The meeting was called to order
following City Officials present:
Mayor George Wehmann
Councilman Russell N. Swensen
Councilwoman Carol A. Dille
at 7:35 P. M. by Mayor George WehmanfJ., with the
Clerk Deon Hemingway
Asst. Attorney Franklin Smith
Engineer David Benton
Asst. Engineer Robert Butler
Due to lack of a quorum, the meeting was recessed until 7:30 P. M., August 5, 1976.
August 5, 1976
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P. M. by Mayor George Wehmann, with the
following City Officials present:
Mayor George Wehmann Clerk Deon Hemingway (Arrived 8 P. M.)
Councilwoman Carol A. Dille Asst. Attorney Franklin Smith
Councilman RU15sell N. Swensen Engineer David E. Benton
Councilman Francis Lee Asst. Engineer Robert Butler
Councilman Marvin J. Anderson (arrived 8:20 P. M.)
Others present during the meeting were Valerie Beardall and Glen Southwick.
The pledge of allegiance to the flag was led by Councilman Swensen; prayer
was offered by Councilman Lee. The minutes of the meeting of July 7, 1976, and
July 21, 1976, were approved as written.
Valerie Beardall, Co-Chairman for Ammon Day coming up on August 7, reviewed
plans for the celebration and displayed trophies, certificates, and ribbons to be
given for various contest prizes.
Mayor Wehmann noted that Michael Berg of 20-40 Dove Drive had appeared at the
meeting the previous evening to register a complaint about littering, etc., on the
property at 20-45 Dove Drive, which is a rental home presently occupied by the
Jay Simpson family. The Mayor reported that he had gone by andlooked at the
situation and found that there is definitely a littering problem to the degree of being
a fire hazard. Later in the meeting, the City Attorney was asked to write a letter
to Mr. Simpson about this matter.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Mayor - With reference to his commitment items from the last meeting, Mayor
Wehmann indicated that Councilman Anderson agreed to check with the School
Board about using the junior high school building for Ammon Day activities if
the weather necessitates going indoors, and it was understood that there would be
no problem making this arrangement. Also, a letter has been written to Utah Power
& Light Company about installing a street light at the Salmon St. and Curlew Dr.
intersection.
Public Works - Councilman Lee reported that he had checked with Capitol Glass
Company regarding the plastic material which had been obtained by the City for
shields for the tennis court lights and was informed that the City employee who
arranged the purchase was told that the product starts to melt at 2500, so there
will be no reimbursement.
According to Councilman Lee, the cost of a snow plow which could be used on a
City truck would not be over $2500, and he plans to obtain 3 or 4 verbal bids to
consider at the first meeting in September. Instructions were given to the City
Maintenance Supervisor to purchase and install an extension on a fire hydrant
on Ross Avenue which needs to be raised up about 10 inches. With reference to
a cut across Samuel Street which had sunk due to not being properly backfilled
after a contractor had put in water and sewer lines, Councilman Lee reported that
some fill dirt had been put in to eliminate the traffic hazard temporarily. In res-
ponse to an inquiry by Mayor Wehrnann, it was explained that it is agreeable with
the City of Idaho Falls to have City employee LaVern Williams inspect the hub
connections when a contractor taps on to the existing sewer main for a sewer ser-
vice for new homes, etc. Regarding the obligation of contractors and standards
to be followed whenever digging into the street is done, it was agreed that a policy