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Council Minutes 07/21/1983 July 7, 1983 July 21, 1983 240 Councilman Swensen was thanked by Mayor Wehmann for performing the duties of Acting Mayor during the several months that he was on leave of absence. The City Clerk presented claims to pay in the amount of $10,742.07 and claims already paid for payroll, etc., totaling $.5,.560.17, all of which were approved. ATTEsr, ~~ CIfY CLERK ' A motion to adjourn was made by Councilman Swensen and seconded by Councilman Monson, with voting all in favor. The meeting was adJourned at 9'2.5 P M cfC~~.p ~)~ - f" AYOR ~ I CITY OF AMMON July 21, 1983 Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council: The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor George Wehmann, with the following City Officials present: Mayor George Wehmann Councilman Russell N. Swensen Council woman Carol A. Dille Councilman Robert D. Williamson Councilman Thayle D. Monson Also present during the meeting was Blair Thomas, Swimming Pool Manager. The pledge of allegiance to the flag was directed by Councilman Swensen and the invo- cation was offered by Councilman Williamson. Minutes of the meetings on May .5, 1983, May 19, 1983, June 2, 1983, and June 23, 1983, were approved as prepared. City Clerk Deon Hemingway Public Works Director Hayse L. Whiteley Engineer David E. Benton Ordinance No. 194 was introduced and read by title: AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CHANGE OF ZONING OF PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN; PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF I AMMON; DETERMINING THE PROPER ZONE FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE PRO- PERTY DESCRIBED UNDER THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AMMON AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE. Councilwoman Dille moved that the City Council dispense with the ruling which requires the reading of the ordinance on three different days and that the ordinance be placed on its third and final reading. The motion was seconded by Councilman Swensen; voting was Dille yes, Swensen yes, Williamson yes, Monson yes; motion carried. Ordinance No. 194 was read in full. It was moved by Councilwoman Dille and seconded by Council- man Monson that Ordinance No. 194 be adopted on its third and final reading. Voting on the motion was Dille yes, Monson yes, Swensen yes, Williamson yes; motion carried and Ordinance No. 194 adopted. Continuation of a special use permit for Judy's Ida-Mon Ranches at 3070 Sunnyside Road allowing storage graineries on residential property was reviewed as required by the conditions of the granting of the permit on June 4, 1981. It was moved by Council- man Monson and seconded by Councilwoman Dille to approve an extension of the special use permit as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Voting on the motion was Monson yes, Dille yes, Swensen yes, Williamson yes; motion carried. Mayor Wehmann mentioned the need to give notice to property owners about weed problems that are fire hazards and to residents about taking more care in the use of dumpsters to help eliminate odors and flies. He also reported on a call from Keith Brown, 19.5.5 Ross Avenue, regarding the baseball diamond in Peterson Park. In connection with the driveway damage a.t the Dick Bybee residence, 2130 Ross Avenue, I which was discussed at previous meetings, the Council indicated agreement with the recommendation made by Mayor Wehmann that, if Mr. Bybee wants to remove the cement back to the crack, the City will move the cement and fill in with gravel, then Mr. By bee can put in asphalt, wi th no money outlay by the City. A report given by the swimming pool manager, Blair Thomas, indicated that the fi- nancial situation for the pool looks better this year, probably due to decisions that were made to open later, which has saved on heating costs, and to have the manager also be the lesson supervisor, which has saved on salary expenses. In response to a question about opening on Sundays, it was pointed out that the pool needs the rest- ing day to get filtered good and ready for the next week. Councilwoman Dille noted that she had talked to Mrs. Norma Brown of 17.50 Falcon Drive regarding her complaint about the cement pipe in Falcon Park and learned that the City does not own the park, which she said she was not aw"are of previously. I ~ LO I'- (J <C <[ I I July 21, 1983 August 4, 198J 241 Mayor Wehmann expressed concern about having anything happen to the cement pipe in Falcon Park since it was placed there for playground equipment as a Boy Scout project, and he said he would talk to LaVaun Merrill, who represents the property owners. It was men- tioned that the City has a waterline and sprinkler system in the park under an agreement of several years ago and that an offer to sell the land to the City for $10,000 is now being made by the owners, according to Mr. Merrill. In his report, Councilman Williamson explained that several responses were received,but none were positive, on the requests for proposals to develop two of the hydroelectric projects for which the City has preliminary permits. In relation to the animal control work, Councilman Williamson asked to be given a copy of all complaints about dog problems. Engineer Benton referred to a letter from Eric Stewart of the State Health Department and a contact which has been made with Ernest Martin about problems with the settling pond that was used in the past for a potato processing plant, and Mayor Wehmann indicated that he would write to Mr. Martin. Information brought to the attention of the Mayor and Council by Public Works Director, Hayse, Whiteley, was concerned with weed removal and cleaning of dumpsters and sump pumps. Permission was indicated for Mr. Whiteley to travel to Boise to check on equipment which the City needs that is available as Federal surplus property. Mayor Wehmann stated that he intended to send a reply to Gail Lewis of the State Parks and Recreation Department regarding her comments about the tennis court lights in a letter received from her recently. Claims to pay were approved in the amount of $34,OJ5.97, along with vouchers totaling $19,978.95 for payroll and related expenses paid since the previous meeting. It was moved by adjourn; voting Councilwoman Dille and seconded by Councilman Monson that the was all in favor; the meeting adjourned at 8:45 P.M. /) (/ ~~~"-)-<~ \. 11AYOR '(( meeting ATTEsr, dL~ CfTY CLERK' - . - CeJ~H~~~ CITY OF AMMON August 4, 1983 Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City Council: The meeting was called to order by Acting Mayor Russell N. Swensen at 7:30 P.M. with the following City Officials present: Attorney W. Joe Anderson Acting Mayor Russell N. Swensen City Clerk Deon Hemingway Councilman Robert D. Williamson Public Works Director Hayse L. Whiteley Councilman Thayle D. Monson Engineer David E. Benton Absent: Mayor George Wehmann Councilwoman Carol A. Dille Also present during the meeting were Larry and Beverly Boyle and their son of 3751 Marlene Street. The pledge of allegiance to the flag w'as conducted by Councilman Williamson and the in- vocation was offered by Councilman Monson. Minutes of the meeting on July 7, 198J, were approved as prepared. The meeting was opened as a ~UbliC hearing on the proposed uses of General Revenue Sharing Funds in the Fiscal Year 198 budget, with notice having been published in the newspaper as required by law. The amount of funds available was listed as $4J,080, including an unexpended balance of $20,180 and estimated revenue of $22,900. There were no citizens present to make comment and no written input had been received. Suggested expenditures as itemized in the tentative budget were review'ed. The Council members expressed agree- ment w'i th the use of the money as designated and called attention to an amount proposed for support of the Community and Rural Transportation (CART) program. The hearing was declared to be closed. The next item of business was a public hearing, as advertised, on a request for a variance submitted by Larry and BeYm:'ly Boyle of 3750 Marlene Street. The application and accompanying drawing were considered in connection with the City zoning, which re- quires 20 feet of sideyard for accessory buildings in RP Zones. It was noted that the Boyles desired to construct a storage building with 10 feet of setback because of exist- ing improvements on the lot. Councilman Monson stated that he had been to the property and looked at the proposed building site. A motion w'as made by Councilman Williamson and seconded by Councilman Monson to approve a variance of 10 feet for 3751 Marlene Street to alloW' a storage building to be constructed within 10 feet of the property line. Having observed that it was not yet 8 P.M., the time for which the hearing