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Council Minutes 9/12/2006 (84) I I I 133 June 19, 1997 CITY OF AMMON June 19, 1997 Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council: The meeting was called to Sou th Ammon Road, Ammon, present: Mayor C. Bruce Ard Councilmember W. Lee Bean Councilmember Sherrill C. Councilmember Ira K. Hall order by Mayor C. Bruce Ard in the City Building, 2135 Idaho, at 7: 30 P.M. with the following City Officials Bohn Attorney Brian Tucker Engineer David E. Benton Fire Chief Clarence Nelson City Clerk Aleen C. Jensen Others Present: George Watkins III, 2155 Midway Avenue, Ammon Mark Johnson, developer of Stonehaven Richard Dare, Mountain River Engineering Absent: Councilmember Steven J. Loveland Public Works Director David Wadsworth Attorney W. Joe Anderson Councilmember Hall led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and Councilmember Bohn offered the invocation. Councilmember Bohn moved to approve the minutes of City Council Meeting held June 5, 1997. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Hall. Roll call vote: Bohn- Yes; Hall - Yes; Bean - Yes. The motion carried. The Council discussed the operation of the equipment at Well No.8. A power bump shut off the pump, and it did not automatically come back on line when power was restored. The contractor has been checking out the problems and has been working to correct them. Change order No. 5 was approved on June 5 in the amount of $650 but an additional switch was required. Change order No. 5 has been increased to $866. The cost of the new well is more than anticipated. The purchase of a generator was added to the original bid. Engineering costs amount to approximately 11.2%, and the electrical engineer consultant fees are included. Engineering costs were thoroughly reviewed. Councilmembers were of the opinion the City is entitled to a better accounting for engineer services billed in addition to the regular monthly retainer. Richard "Dick" Dare of Mountain River Engineering represented developer Randy Hix and presented for approval a plat of Centennial Ranch Division No.2. The plat is for a Bonneville County subdivision off the corner of First Street and Crowley Road. It will be served by Falls Water and Iona Bonneville Sewer District. Councilmember Bean moved to approve the plat for Centennial Ranch Division No. 2 which is within the City of Ammon's Impact Area. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Hall. Roll call vote: Bean - Yes; Hall - Yes; Bohn - Yes. The motion carried. Engineer David Benton presented and reviewed the final plat for Stonehave Divisions No. 1 and No.2. Prior to the presentation, Engineer Benton declared conflict of interest and stated he was representing the developer and not the City of Ammon. The plat has been presented to and approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission. The divisions were separated into two plats for the Planning and Zoning Commission, and they will be recorded as two plats, but they were combined as one plat for presentation to the City Council. Approval was requested subject to completion of the annexation ordinance, the rezone ordinance, and an annexation/development agreement. The Council discussed with Mark Johnson, developer, and David Benton, engineer, the lot layout, the street layout, sizes and location of the water lines, the sewer lines, the street lights, the fire hydrants, and the drainage plans. Mayor Ard recommended the developer designate a location for a future well. It was pointed out the City's plans provide for 8" water lines on the half mile and 10" water lines on the mile. The developer is responsible for an 8" water line, and the City Council was asked to consider whether or not they want to assume the additional cost for a 10" or 12" water line. The plat will be checked by Dennis Jones, Bonneville County~ surveyor. Robert Butler will check the subdivision engineering design for the City of Ammon, and DEQ/District 7 Health needs to accept the water and sewer design. Counci1member Bean moved to approve the final plat for Stonehaven Division No.1 and Division No.2 subject to the attorney's approval of the annexation/development agreement. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Bohn. Roll call vote: Bean - Yes; Bohn - Yes; Hall - Yes. The motion carried. The codified ordinances for the City of Ammon allow for a longer time of retail sale of fireworks than does House Bill 369 (to be codified as Idaho Code 39-2606). It was recommended that Ammon's time of sale be adjusted to conform with the state. 134 Councilman Hall moved to standardize Ammon's fireworks ordinance with the state. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Bohn. Roll call vote: Hall - Yes; Bohn _ Yes; Bean - Yes. The motion carried. House Bill 369 states that: "Nonaerial common fireworks may be sold at retail and used beginning at midnight June 23, and ending at midnight July 5 and beginning at midnight December 26 and ending at midnight January 1. The authority having jurisdiction may at its discretion extend each period of sales by not more than five (5) days." Two applications have been received for the retail sale of fireworks --one from Ernest M. Kiel for a stand in Albertsons' parking lot and one for Kmart. Both of these applicants were advised their sale could begin at noon on June 15 according to the Ammon ordinance. However, in compliance with the new state statute, the Council was asked to determine when their licenses should be effective. Attorney Anderson asked for a determination from the Attorney General regarding whether the five day extension a City can grant is to be at the beginning of the time of sale or at the end. The Attorney General's interpretation has not been received. Our legal counsel interpreted the City has the authority to extend the period of sale either way. Councilmember Hall moved to extend the period of sale for fireworks five days on the beginning and to grant the retail sale of fireworks licenses to Enest M. Kiel and Kmart from midnight June 18, 1997, through midnight July 5, 1997. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Bean. Roll call vote: Hall - Yes; Bean _ Yes; Bohn - Yes. The motion carried. I Mayor Ard called attention to some items of business. The City has some surplus equipment which needs to be cleaned up. Public Works Director Wadsworth was authorized to put together a list of surplus property for Council action. Traffic by Hillcrest High School is a problem. Mayor Ard has discussed with Darrell West of BMPO about making a study and recommendation. Information will be assembled to have a study authorized. Russell Swensen has expressed interest in obtaining a compactor for the recycling of plastic bottles. He will get the information for the Council to consider. Reports: Attorney Brian Tucker advised he has been keeping track of his time involved in the prosecuting work for the City of Ammon. He is willing to provide the City Council with a copy. The Council desired to have this information. Citizen George Watkins inquired about street patching and a bad hole in the McCowin Park walking path on the north side. The crew has plans to do street patching next week. The walking path will be given immediate attention. I Councilmember Bean reported 17th Street will be under construction within a few days. Plans were discussed. Engineering costs for the 17th Street overlay project were estimate at 8%. It is time to work on the 1998 Fiscal Year budget. There is a need to change City Council Meeting from July 3 because of the Independence Day holiday. It was decided to change the meeting to July 10, 1997. Councilmember Hall inquired about delay in completing Well No.8. on his extra time. The extra time be resolved. the extra time costs involved because of the Engineer Benton was asked to provide information needs to be evaluated so payment on the well can Engineer Benton asked the Council to think about the costs of increasing the waterline size in Stonehaven. To increase the line from 8" to 10" would cost the City approximately $5000. To increase the size from 8" to 12" would cost the City approximately $9000. Mark Johnson, developer of Stonehaven subdivision, was anxious to apply for building permits to begin construction on the dwelling units simultaneously with the other improvements. The attorney advised building permits could not be issued until an acceptable annexation/development agreement is in place and the annexation ordinance is passed. The developer believed all action would be complete as of this meeting. He was concerned about having to wait until July 10. The Council agreed that they would hold a Special Meeting on Thursday, June 26, to benefit the Stonehaven development provided the attorney is able to have the paperwork ready. A Special Meeting would replace the meeting rescheduled to July 10. I Fire Chief Clarence Nelson reported on fire engine repairs. Representatives of the Fire Department attended State Fire School in Nampa. Claims were approved. Councilmember Hall moved to adjourn the meeting to an Executive Session to discuss personnel matters. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Bohn. Roll call vote: Hall - Yes; Bohn - Yes; Bean - Yes. The motion carried. The meeting was adjourned to Executive Session. ATTEST MAYOR CITY CLERK