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02.13.2020CouncilAgendaPacket 2135 SOUTH AMMON ROAD CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020 4:30 P.M. AGENDA A. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Sean Coletti at 4:30 p.m. B. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA (5-minute limit) 1. Jesse Williams Phoenix QRF C. DISCUSSION ITEMS: 1. Annual Report (Charles Allen, Building Official) 2. Annual Report (Stacy Hyde, Fire Chief) 3. Bonneville County Fire District (Stacy Hyde, Fire Chief) 4. Fee Resolution (Micah Austin, City Administrator) 5. Strategic Plan (Micah Austin, City Administrator) 6. Paved Parking for Storage Businesses, 10-5-23 Paragraph N (Cindy Donovan, Planning Zoning Director) 7. Communication with the Public D. ADJOURN INDIVIDUALS NEEDING ACCOMODATION DUE TO DISABILITY MUST CONTACT CITY HALL NO Next Resolution Number: 2020-001R LATER THAN 1:00 P.M. THE DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED MEETING TO ARRANGE ASSISTANCE Next Ordinance Number: 634 City of Ammon BUILDING DEPARTMENT Building 2019 ANNUAL REPORT Department 2019 Dept. Statistics Y EAR I N R EVIEW Permits issued in 2019 was another busy year for the Building De- 2019: 1,026 partment. With the exception of single family 2018: 1,688 dwellings and re-roof permits, we had positive numbers in permits over the previous year. Single Family Dwell- ings 2019: 165 2018: 223 Total permits issued were 1,026 compared to 1,688 in 2018, the decrease largely due to 727 less Multi Family units re-roof permits. Discounting those we were actually up 7% in total per- (Apartments) in mits. New commercial building permits were up 12% over 2018. New 2019: 0 commercial building valuation for 2019 was $5,929,281 compared to 2018: 0 $8,505,344 in 2018, a 43% decrease, so smaller commercial buildings. New Commercial New single family dwelling permits lagged in 2019 with 165 permits Buildings 2019: 19 compared to 223 permits in 2018, down 35%. Residential valuations 2018: 17 however were $34,229,139, down only 11% from 2018, so on average Plumbing, Mech, larger homes were constructed. Total construction value in 2019 for Electric, Misc: 532 all construction in the City was $47,022,230 compared to 53,834,564 in 2018, down $6,812,334 or 14%. Commercial Altera- tions, Additions: 66 The highlight of our Building Department was our financials'. We again finished the fiscal year in the black with $182,063 dollars of reve- Residential Altera- nue over expenditures. Total permit revenues for fiscal year 2019 were tions, Additions: 103 $622,530 compared to $571456 for 2018, a 9% increase. This increase was a combination of larger numbers of commercial mechanical, elec- Re-roofs: 141 trical, and plumbing permits and a slight increase in building permit fees. Total inspections per- New construction in 2020 should continue to be stable and I antici- formed: 7078 pate strong commercial growth. With the new pressurized irrigation an average of 28.5 study completed, we anticipate new subdivisions coming on board by inspections per day. middle to late summer. With at least 8 new subdivisions slated to 2018 inspections come to the City Council, we expect a busy summer and Fall in 2020. performed : 7371 an average of 29.7 I again thank our amazing team in the Building Department. They work per day. extremely hard and provide excellent service for the City of Ammon. Ammon Fire Department Year in Review 2019 A Letter from the Chief On behalf of the professional men and women dedicated to protecting the lives and proper- ty within our City, I am pleased to present the 2019 Annual Report. As our City grows, the demands placed on emergency services increase as well and with this, the constant need to do more with limited funding. I am proud of what our depart- ment accomplishes with the budget we have, but I am most proud of our team of dedicated and caring professionals who respond with a singular focus the protection and safety of the citizens who live, work, shop and play within our City. Emergency Calls In an effort to minimize the financial impact on the City we continue to rely on our out- for Service standing paid-call firefighters and continue to explore ideas to minimize costs. The Resi- dent Firefighter Program was implemented for this reason in 2016 and continues to be a very successful program currently housing seven Resident Firefighters in exchange for day -time shifts. With the inception of full-time Shift Captains, our response times have im- proved and we have a officer at the station every minute of the day. Hazardous Conditions..99 Years ago it was evident that we needed to develop new funding streams to minimize the need for additional funding. To this end we implemented a program that provides man- power and equipment by contract on Federal wildfires. This program has been very suc- Haz- cessful and moving forward we will be expanding our response to these events with EMT-B transport services and Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) services on contract fires. As our City continues to grow we will continue to find innovative ways to provide the best service to our citizens for the lowest possible cost. Stacy Hyde Our Mission Statement Canceled En- We are committed to the fundamental beliefs of life safety, incident stabilization and property conservation. We dedicate ourselves to serving the community with honor and integrity. TOTAL: 267 Property Loss Estimated value..$254,300 Property Saved Estimated Value....642,300 Light Parade November, 2019 Ammon Fire Department Year in Review 2019 Fire Prevention Division Community fire prevention is integral to minimiz- ing fire occurrence, In 2019 we conducted 304 fire inspections on businesses and participated in 75 public education/relations events that totaled over 438 man-hours. Additionally, in conjunction with our partner, the American Red Cross; the smoke detector installa- tion program enabled us to install 15 detectors in 8 homes and complete a home safety survey for Smoke Detector Program, October 2019 each residence. 5,481 man- hours in 120 training events Aerial Operations Training Division Training July, 2019 The training of our firefighters is key to successful operations; if a depart- ment cannot field effectively trained individuals in an emergent situation, they take great risk in making the situation worse and increase the possi- bility of injury. Our firefighters are required to attain minimum training certifications and maintain minimum training attendance. Ammon Days 2019 AMMON FIRE DEPARTMENT 2135 South Ammon Road Ammon, Idaho, 83406 Phone: 208-612-4000 Fax: 208-612-4071 www.cityofammon.us !­ «¸²¨² ®¥ ³§¤ #¨³¸ ®¥ !¬¬®­ ©®¨­¨­¦ "®­­¤µ¨««¤ C®´­³¸ F¨±¤ D¨²³±¨¢³ #1 Advantages Fire Department budget will keep pace with City of Ammon (City) growth with no further investment; All future capital improvement (trucks, turnouts, SCBA and stations) would be provided for with no further investment; Meets the NFPA 1710 response model (3 engines, 1 chief with 14 firefighters within 10 minutes) Can be done with no additional costs to the citizens; .. Disadvantages The City will lose complete control; .. Details If the City were to join Bonneville County Fire District #1 (BCFD), here are some items that will need to be addressed: The addition of Commission seats and realigning of the District commission seat sub boundaries that would give the City a minimum of two representatives on the Commission. An agreement that the Ammon Fire Department will retain its current identity as part of BCFD. Protection of the current Fire Department employees to include: A guarantee by BCFD to maintain paid-call fire fighters going forward; A guarantee by BCFD to retain the current full-time employees in their positions so long as they perform their assigned duties and abide by a set of personnel policies to be agreed upon by BCFD and the City. A guarantee by BCFD that funds generated by properties within the City of Ammon will be budgeted for use within the City and not be redistributed for the benefit of other District interests. A guarantee by BCFD to provide funding for the Ammon Fire Department to start on a date as agreed upon by the City and BCFD regardless of the disposition of the revenues generated by properties within the City. An agreement shall be reached regarding the disposition of current City assets to include all fire equipment, the Fire Station, the Resident House and all office equipment and furnishings within the station. Additional agreements made regarding: AFD Operations Manual adoption; Fee structures, permits and related procedures; Code compliance to include adoption of the International Fire Code; Information technology (IT) services; Disposition of all aid agreements currently in place. City Code 10-5-23 SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS TO ZONES (Required Parking and Loading Areas) (N) Development and Maintenance of Parking Areas. Every parcel of land hereafter used as a public or private parking area, including a commercial parking lot and a vehicle sales area, shall be developed and maintained in good condition and in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance and the requirements of the zone in which the parking space is located. All commercial parking areas, parking area drive aisles and commercial drive aisle/sales areas shall be constructed of hard surface material such as but not limited to asphalt and concrete. All areas required to be hard surface that are adjacent to the front of a building, the frontage of a city street or the area adjacent to a required landscape area shall be either asphalt or concrete, or on a case by case basis, similar material that may be approved by the City Engineer. Areas in the rear of a commercial or industrial building contained in a fenced area are not required to be hard surface but must be maintained weed free and with gravel in any area that is used for parking and/or storage.