HomeMy Public PortalAboutMinutes_City Council Work Meeting_06252019CITY COUNCIL WORK MEETING
IONA COMMUNITY CENTER
NNE 25, 2019 6:00 P.M.
PRESENT: Mayor Dan Gubler, Council President Rob Geray, Council Member Michael
Thompson, Council Member Kathy McNamara, Council Member Peter Wadsworth, City
Attorney Andrew Rawlings, Public Works Director Zech Prouse, Treasurer Amy Sullivan and
City Clerk Keri West.
ABSENT: None.
VISITORS: Ernie Lewis.
ITEMS OF BUSINESS:
US Census Bureau Discussion, Marc Sunderland — Mr. Sunderland was not in attendance.
Clerk West stated Mr. Sunderland had called and requested to be on the agenda to discuss the
importance of participating in the 2020 Census.
Discussion of Country Haven Park — Clerk West stated she has received numerous phone calls
regarding the status of the Country Haven Park. Mayor Gubler stated the City decided in the fall
of 2018 that we would allocate $20,000 towards the Country Haven Park during the spring of
2019. Director Prouse stated due to budget constraints, we do not have the funds to allocate
towards developing a new park this year. He continued and stated to plan on completing the park
in 2020. Mayor Gubler stated the funds are no longer available because of the grant received for
the walking path on Denning Avenue and the additional funds required to complete the project in
its entirety by the required deadline. Resident Emie Lewis asked if there is an option to at least
sod the designated park area and develop a playground at a later time. Council Member
Wadsworth stated the City takes great pride in their parks. Once that area has grass, a sprinkler
system and regular maintenance would also be required.
General Water System Discussion —Mayor Gubler stated there have been two change orders
for the water project. The first change order is for the cost of the port hole and the other change
order is the cost to change the fabric color. Mayor Gubler stated he was expecting a
representative from Forsgren and Associates to be in attendance at this meeting to discuss these
change orders. He stated this item will need to be moved to the Regular Meeting for it to be
discussed in detail with the engineering firm.
Fiscal Year 2020 Preliminary Budget Discussion — Treasurer Sullivan distributed copies of the
Fiscal Year 2020 Preliminary Budget. She stated the budget increased by $44,515 from Fiscal
Year 2019 to Fiscal Year 2020. Mayor Gubler stated the projected numbers do not include the
updated revenue from increased property values. Those numbers have not been sent over from
Bonneville County, but are expected to come in before the final budget is approved. Mayor
Gubler also mentioned several ongoing variables regarding the water project that could
potentially affect the budget. He stated those numbers should be closer to actual numbers by the
time the budget is approved in August 2019.
Treasurer Sullivan discussed the Engineering Budget for Fiscal Year 2019 and the necessary
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increase for Fiscal Year 2020. She also stated the City needs to begin paying the Water Fund
from the General Fund for all of the water usage in the City buildings and parks. Those numbers
have not been included as part of the Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2020. Treasurer
Sullivan also voiced her concern regarding the amount the Idaho Falls Animal Shelter charges
the City of lona when dogs are taken to their shelter. She stated last year we paid $7,800 for a
total of 42 dogs. She suggested contracting with the Snake River Animal Shelter to reduce costs.
Treasurer Sullivan stated she did not include any revenue in the Preliminary Budget for grants.
Mayor Gubler stated they have no plans to apply for grants during the Fiscal Year 2020. Director
Prouse concurred and stated he believes the City needs to focus on preventative maintenance
next year, rather than new projects.
Treasurer Sullivan encouraged the City Council to review all Preliminary Budget numbers prior
to the July 16, 2019 City Council Meeting. There will be further discussion at that meeting. The
Public Hearing will be held on August 20th, 2019 to approve the Final Budget for Fiscal Year
2020.
Meeting Adjourned: 6:45 p.m.
COUNCIL APPROVED: ,lulu 16w. 2019
Dan Gubler, l ayor
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Keri West, City Clerk
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