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Home My Public Portal AboutMinutes_CCMeeting_12122001CITY COUNCIL MEETING DEC. 12, 2001 AT 6:00 P.M. PRESENT: Mayor — Craig Rockwood, Council members — Cliff Long, Mike Klingler, Brad Andersen, Susan Barnes, Treasurer — Ron Nelson, Police Chief — Ross Johnson. Clerk — Betty McKinlay asked to be excused. VISITORS: Dee and Reta Armstrong, Linde and Shane Brown, Jon Burnham, Ross and Ellen Johnson. Mayor Rockwood welcomed everyone and called the meeting to order. The minutes from the Nov. 8th meeting were approved. Council member Susan Barnes motioned to approve the minutes and Mike Klingler seconded. All were in favor. The minutes from the Nov. 21st meeting were also approved. Council member Brad Andersen motioned to approve the minutes as corrected and Susan Barnes seconded. All were in favor. The bills were viewed and ratified for payment. Council member Susan Barnes motioned and Brad Andersen seconded. All were in favor. The Council viewed the Financial Report and the Delinquent Water list. The Council approved the contract with Holden, Kidwell, Hahn and Crapo. Council member Cliff Long motioned and Susan Barnes seconded. All were in favor. Forsgren and Associates request partial payment on services rendered until we get payment from State. The Council approved approximately one half of the payment, not to be more than $10000.00. PUBLIC HEARING A Public Hearing was held to consider a request for a variance by Shane and Linde Brown. They requested a variance to divide their existing lot into two lots, neither of which would meet the requirements of the city code. The Brown's proposal was to create a lot, Lot 1, where their existing house is located. This lot would be approximately 80 feet wide by 110 deep. This new lot, which would be approximately 8,800 square feet, would meet the frontage requirement but would not meet the current R1 area requirement of 14,520 square feet. Lot 2 would lie mainly behind Lot 1 but would be connected to Olsen Ave. by a 20-foot driveway, which would run along the south side of Lot 1 and the north side of the Buck property. Lot 2 would meet the City area requirement but it would not meet the requirement that a residential lot have at least 80 feet of frontage along an improved street. The Brown's presented their proposal and expressed to the Council that they wanted to build a larger house and stay in the same neighborhood. Three of the Brown's neighbors, Dee and Rita Armstrong and Jon Burnham, commented that they would also like to see the Brown's remain in the neighborhood and that they had no problem with the proposed development. The Mayor and Council asked a few questions of the Brown's and the Public Hearing was then closed. After the Public Hearing, the Mayor and Council considered the variance request by the Brown's. The current zoning regulations were discussed. It was mentioned that it might be time for the City to re-evaluate the current code and determine if there is community wide support to change the current regulations concerning lot size and frontage requirements. The Council also considered a letter from the City Attorney advising against variances of this nature. Councilman, Cliff Long motioned that the City deny the variance request as presented by the Brown's and that the City re-evaluate its current zoning regulations concerning this matter in the near future. The motion was seconded and the following roll call vote was taken. Aye: Council member Mike Klingler Council member Cliff Long Council member Susan Barnes Nay: Council member Brad Andersen Motion carried. Council member Susan Barnes motioned to adjourn. 904 Utut, 1»? Monthly Expense Report 12/12/01 Vendor Amount Date Description WINCO $ 18.88 BILL STORER ACTIVITY BALDWIN/BODILY/OLSEN $ 222.00 ELECTION HELPERS ICRMP $ 3,732.00 INSURANCE BLUE SHIELD $ 351.00 HEALTH INSURANCE POST REGISTER $ 9.24 JIMS TROPHY ROOM $ 25.00 DIST SIX - ICCTFOA $ 30.00 DUES PSI WASTE SYSTEMS $ 52.70 U S CELLULAR $ 53.86 PELLA PRODUCTS $ 60.00 CRAIG ROCKWOOD $ 68.98 JEFF PARMER $ 78.86 EAGLE PROJECT TETON COMMUNICATIONS $ 93.00 WIEMER HEATING $ 117.00 PROGRESSIVE IRRIGATION $ 146.20 UNISOURCE $ 170.60 CLASSY THREADS $ 202.80 PERKS PHOTO $ 211.32 BONNEVILLE CO ELECTIONS $ 222.21 ELECTION MATERIALS BONNEVILLE COUNTY $ 244.54 EVERGREEN SERVICES $ 301.00 INTERMOUNTAIN GAS $ 527.04 HOLDEN KIDWELL $ 725.00 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER UTAH POWER $ 1,984.41 ELECTRICTIY POSTMASTER $ 89.46 AT&T $ 31.26 ANALYZE $ 32.00 WATER TEST 6-12 EZ MART $ 110.03 Q WEST $ 146.16 ADVANCED IRRIGATION $ 324.00 LANDON EXCAVATING $ 436.50 REPAIR WATER LINE CITY OF IONA * *BUDGET REPORT** FOR 11-30-01 PAGE 3 **** GENERAL FUND **** FUND ACCOUNT# ACCOUNT TITLE 6 , H) ESTIMATED ** R E C E I P T E D** UNRECEIPTED PERCENT REVENUE MTD YTD BALANCE RECEIPTED 01 305.00 STATE HIGHWAY USERS 01 310.00 STATE REVENUE SHARING 01 315.00 STATE LIQUOR TAX 01 320.00 BEER & DOG LICENSES 01 325.00 COURT REVENUE 01 330.00 INTEREST 01 335.00 CABLE TV FRANCHISE 01 340.00 NATURAL GAS FRANCHISE 01 345.00 UTAH POWER FRANCHISE 01 350.00 MACHINE HIRE 01 355.00 BUILDING RENT 01 357.00 BUILDING DONATIONS 01 358.00 BUILDING GRANTS 01 360.00 PROPERTY TAX REVENUE 01 390.00 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 01 395.00 RESERVES 47,000.00 .00 11,649.91 35,350.09 24.79 32,000.00 .00 8,760.34 23,239.66 27.38 9,000.00 .00 3,607.00 5,393.00 40.08 200.00 .00 .00 200.00 500.00 78.30 115.20 384.80 23.04 2,400.00 161.83 314.13 2,085.87 13.09 2,500.00 .00 .00 2,500.00 3,500.00 .00 558.21 2,941.79 15.95 11,500.00 .00 2,552.75 8,947.25 22.20 .00 .00 .00 3,000.00 165.00 615.00 2,385.00 20.50 5,000.00 .00 .00 5,000.00 310,000.00 .00 30,000.00 280,000.00 9.68 90,000.00 1,942.21 2,009.45 87,990.55 2.23 1,500.00 50.00 50.00 1,450.00 3.33 30,000.00 .00 .00 30,000.00 **TOTAL GENERAL FUND REVENUE 548,100.00 2,397.34 60,231.99 487,868.01 10.99 00/11 **** GENERAL FUND **** ESTIMATED * *EXPENDED* * UNEXPENDED PERCENT roND ACCOUNT# ACCOUNT TITLE EXPENSE MTD YTD BALANCE EXPENDED 01 410.00 PAYROLL 60,000.00 7,696.73 14,294.73 45,705.27 23.82 01 420.00 RETIREMENT 7,500.00 604.78 1,189.53 6,310.47 15.86 01 422.00 HEALTH INSURANCE 6,500.00 351.00 932.00 5,568.00 14.34 01 424.00 PAYROLL TAXES 8,000.00 504.74 1,035.67 6,964.33 12.95 01 429.00 MISC. PAYROLL .00 .00 .00 01 440.00 ELECTRICITY - NATURAL GAS 12,000.00 729.33 1,266.33 10,733.67 10.55 01 445.00 OFFICE SUPPLIES 5,000.00 265.68 968.37 4,031.63 19.37 01 446.00 TRAVEL 1,500.00 203.13 203.13 1,296.87 13.54 01 447.00 ADVERTISING 2,000.00 .00 156.76 1,843.24 7.84 01 450.00 INSURANCE LIABILITY 6,800.00 3,732.00 3,732.00 3,068.00 54.88 01 455.00 LEGAL & AUDIT FEES 7,000.00 .00 325.00 6,675.00 4.64 01 460.00 POLICE SUPPLIES 12,000.00 .00 .00 12,000.00 01 465.00 VEHICLE RENT .00 .00 .00 01 470.00 MAINTENANCE 35,000.00 448.42 1,107.17 33,892.83 3.16 01 472.00 BUILDING EXPENSE 13,000.00 .00 .00 13,000.00 01 475.00 CIVIL DEFENSE 500.00 .00 .00 500.00 01 490.00 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 365,000.00 .00 2,199.13 362,800.87 .60 01 495.00 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 6,300.00 292.00 525.00 5,775.00 8.33 **TOTAL GENERAL FUND EXPENSES 548,100.00 14,827.81 27,934.82 520,165.18 5.10 **NET EXCESS OR DEFICIENCY(-) 12,430.47- 32,297.17 32,297.17- CITY OF IONA BUDGET REPORT FOR 11-30-01 PAGE 5 WATER FUND FUND ACCOUNT# ACCOUNT TITLE ESTIMATED * *RECEIPTED** UNRECEIPTED PERCENT REVENUE MTD YTD BALANCE RECEIPTED 02 305.00 COLLECTIONS 02 310.00 HOOK UP FEES 02 315.00 INTEREST 02 395.00 RESERVES 96,000.00 4,800.00 1,500.00 40,344.00 8,858.00 600.00 36.72 16,808.00 79,192.00 2,100.00 2,700.00 94.23 1,405.77 .00 .00 40,344.00 17.51 43.75 6.28 **TOTAL WATER FUND REVENUE 142,644.00 9,494.72 19,002.23 123,641.77 13.32 **** WATER FUND **** ESTIMATED * *EXPENDED* * UNEXPENDED PERCENT FUND ACCOUNT# ACCOUNT TITLE EXPENSE MTD YTD BALANCE EXPENDED 02 410.00 SALARIES & BENEFITS 28,000.00 .00 .00 28,000.00 02 440.00 ELECTRICITY 30,000.00 1,902.80 4 302.51 25,697.49 02 445.00 OFFICE, SUPPLIES, LEGAL 4,000.00 174.17 321.94 3,678.06 02 450.00 ENGINEERING COSTS .00 .00 .00 02 460.00 VEHICLE EXPENSE .00 .00 .00 02 465.00 VEHICLE RENT .00 .00 .00 02 470.00 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 10,300.00 382.00 900.28 9,399.72 02 480.00 BOND PAYMENT 20,800.00 10,104.90 10,104.90 10,695.10 02 482.00 BOND INTEREST 11,200.00 5,579.17 5,579.17 5,620.83 485.00 BOND RESERVE FUND .00 .00 .00 U1 490.00 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 38,344.00 .00 .00 38,344.00 14.34 8.05 8.74 48.58 49.81 **TOTAL WATER FUND EXPENSE 142,644.00 18,143.04 21,208.80 121,435.20 14.87 **NET EXCESS OR DEFICIENCY(-) 8,648.32- 2,206.57- 2,206.57 r CITY OF IONA **BUDGET FOR 11-30-01 R E P O R T** PAGE 7 **** RECREATION FUND **** ESTIMATED * * R E C E I P T E D * * UNRECEIPTED PERCENT rUND ACCOUNT# ACCOUNT TITLE REVENUE MTD YTD BALANCE RECEIPTED 04 305.00 BASEBALL FEES 5,000.00 .00 .00 5,000.00 04 310.00 SHELTER RENTAL 650.00 .00 .00 650.00 04 315.00 POSSIE FEES .00 .00 .00 04 320.00 WESTERN BOYS FEES 300.00 .00 .00 300.00 04 395.00 RESERVES 1,000.00 .00 .00 1,000.00 **TOTAL RECREATION FUND REVENUE 6,950.00 .00 .00 6,950.00 **** RECREATION FUND **** ESTIMATED * *EXPENDED* * UNEXPENDED PERCENT FUND ACCOUNT# ACCOUNT TITLE EXPENSE MTD YTD BALANCE EXPENDED 04 410.00 RECREATION EQUIPMENT 1,000.00 .00 .00 1,000.00 04 415.00 RECREATION LABOR 2,000.00 .00 .00 2,000.00 04 420.00 BASEBALL SUPPLIES 3,500.00 .00 .00 3,500.00 04 470.00 RECREATION MAINTENANCE 450.00 .00 93.46 356.54 20.77 **TOTAL RECREATION FUND EXPENSE 6,950.00 .00 93.46 6,856.54 1.34 **NET EXCESS OR DEFICIENCY(-) .00 93.46- 93.46 CITY OF IONA WATER BILLS PAST DUE LIST 12/19/01 ANDERSON, COLLETTE BURKE, BERTHA BURKE, MARVEL BUTTARS, DALE CALL, JEFFERY CHAPA, JORGE DENNING, BRENDA DERRICOTT, JOE EVENSON, LINDA FORBUSH, BRENT FRANSEN, ANGELA FREEMAN,ERIC GUTHRIE, TRENT HANSEN, ALLEN HARRIGFELD, MIKE HARRIGFELD, RYAN HIGLEY, BARBARA HILTON, BRAD NORMAN, MICHELLE JOHNSON, GORDON JONES, DAVID KELSEY, MIKE KENNEL, JEANETTE KER, WALTER KOFOED,STEVEN LANDIS, JOSEPH MONDY, DEANA OLSEN, DENNIS OLSON, DAN OLSON, ROD ORCHARD, CLIFF RICKS, CAMERON ROBINSON, TONY RYAN,STEVE SANDERSON,DEVON SOLIDAY, JAMES SOLIDAY, JIMMY SPENCER, EEVIN STANGER, KIRK STEFFLER, KEVIN STYHL, GRY THOMPSON, MELODY WILCOX, SHIRLEY W RAY, JAN ET BALANCE PAID THRU BAL DUE BAL DUE 12/1/01 12/19/01 3 MO(LESS) 3 MO(MORE) $ 90.00 $ 36.00 $ 78.00 $ 158.00 $ 79.00 $ 79.00 $ 59.00 $ 59.00 $ 73.00 $ 139.00 $ 76.00 $ 97.00 $ 59.00 $ 55.00 $ 58.00 $ 55.00 $ 60.00 $ 86.00 $ 78.00 $ 59.00 $ 116.00 $ 55.00 $ 59.00 $ 62.00 $ 58.00 $ 31.00 $ 59.00 $ 116.00 $ 58.00 $ 58.00 $ 59.00 $ 59.00 $ 59.00 $ 59.00 $ 118.00 $ 107.00 $ 35.00 $ 97.00 $ 73.00 $ 77.00 $ 86.00 $ 58.00 $ 56.00 $ 59.00 $ 100.00 $ 78.00 $ 124.00 $ 45.00 $ 59.00 $ 59.00 $ 59.00 $ 154.00 ; 5285560 it 1 "Dale W. Storer" <dstorer@holdenlegal. com> 11/20/2001 03:10 PM To: "Craig Rockwood" <rockwood@ci.idaho-falls.id.us> cc: Subject: Shane Brown Variance Request This will respond to your inquiry dated November 19, 2001, concerning the request of Mr. and Mrs. Shane Brown for a variance allowing the division of their existing lot into two (2) lots. Section 10-1-17 of the Iona Subdivision Ordinance allows variances upon an express finding that there are special circumstances affecting the property such that strict application of the Ordinance would clearly be impractical or unreasonable. Additionally, further provisions allow the granting of a variance upon a showing of extraordinary hardship or unique circumstances, among others. Similar provisions are also found in the City Zoning Ordinance. As I understand, if the Brown's variance is granted, neither lot would therefore comply with the lot size and frontage requirements of the zone in which the lot is located. At the time the City Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances were adopted, I believe the City Council was well aware of the existence of many lots with similar deep configurations. Presumably, the City Council took these lots into consideration and elected not to allow multiple dwellings on such lots. Therefore, contrary to the requirements of the Ordinance, the circumstances here are not unique relative to other properties similarly situated, rather the situation here is very common. Accordingly, in my judgment, there is nothing here to support the grant of a variance. Further, if such a variance were granted, the City Council would be hard-pressed to deny future applications by the owners of other lots with similarly deep configurations. The City Council can certainly change the Subdivision and Zoning Ordinances to allow the siting of multiple residences on these type of lots, however I would recommend if you elect to take that approach, it be done by appropriate ordinance amendments rather than doing so on a case -by -case basis. G� Q i o '' 714-1 5 -rb t. t:✓ ` .� b tfovat-kowt. t1"pi -- _ .i s- �A ci,A L 0