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Home My Public Portal AboutMinutes_CCMeeting_01192000CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 19, 2000 @ 6:00 P.M. PRESENT: Mayor Craig Rockwood, Councilmembers-Susan Barnes, Dave Huntsman, Brad Andersen, Dee Johnson, Clerk -Betty McKinlay, Treasurer -Ron Nelson. VISITORS: Ross Johnson, Brenda, Nathan, Misty, Dallin, Justin, Chris, Christy, and Mike Klingler, Joyce Rockwood, Christine Johnson, Angie Huntsman, Evadean and Cliff Long, William B. and Myrna Klingler, Barbara and Angie Schreier. Mayor, Craig Rockwood called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone. The first item of business was to approve the minutes from the previous meetings dated Dec. 8th and Dec. 27`h. Councilmember Dee Johnson motioned to approve the minutes and Councilmember Dave Huntsman seconded the motion. All were in favor. Mayor Rockwood read the State of the City Address. Awards and presentations were given. Councilmember Dee Johnson and Dave Huntsman are the two out -going Councilmembers. Mayor Rockwood thanked them for their service and hard work to the Community and presented them with an Iona hat, City pin, gift certificate and plaque. Dave Huntsman was presented ear plugs. Now that he is not on the City Council he can't do much about the barking dogs, but he can wear the ear plugs so he can't hear them barking. Angie was also presented ear plugs so she won't have to listen to Dave. We might be in trouble without Dee Johnson to take care of the mosquitoes. The Mayor presented him with a mosquito net hat. Dee said we'll have to see if the waders fit Mike or Cliff. Dave and Dee took a minute to thank the Council and say good-bye. They expressed how the position has been an educational process. The Community will be very well served with the new people coming in and those already on the Council. Dave thanked Ron for asking him to run 17 years ago. It has been a learning experience for him. He is pleased with the work of Mayor Rockwood...he has done a lot of behind the scenes work. Mayor Rockwood swore the two new Councilmembers in --- Cliff Long and Mike Klingler. A recess was held to visit and cookies and punch were served. The meeting reconvened at 7:00 p.m. Mayor Rockwood welcomed the two new Council members, Mike Klingler and Cliff Long. A new Council President was elected. Councilmember Brad Andersen nominated Council member Susan Barnes. Councilmember Cliff Long seconded. All were in favor. A motion was needed to approve the reappointment of Ron Nelson as Treasurer, Betty McKinlay as Clerk and Ross Johnson as Chief of Police. Councilmember Susan Barnes motioned to approve these reappointments and Councilmember Mike Klingler seconded. All were in favor. Barbara Schreier voiced her concern about the ditch in front of her home. It always floods over. She doesn't use the ditch, but would like it cleaned out and the trash hauled off. We can't do anything about it now, but will do something in the Spring. We'll work on it and talk to the people who use the ditch. The following bills were presented for approval and payment: WATER GENERAL AT & T 27.54 Rocknahs Hardware 24.99 Pump Tech 422.30 US West 143.85 Ias-Envirochem 33.00 Intermountain Gas 805.17 Eagle Press 360.00 Holden Kidwell 325.00 Commnet Cellular 30.13 Iona Bonneville Sewer 386.00 Utah Power 1380.81 Draney Searle 1700.00 Analyze 26.00 Bank One 30.69 6-12 EZ Mart 147.11 CAL Store 9.79 Clear View Auto Glass 200.00 Utah Power 277.56 Bonneville Implement 42.50 Jim's Trophy 95.90 Councilmember Brad Andersen motioned to approve the bills for payment and the one for Kunde for $9,000. Councilmember Susan Barnes seconded. All were in favor. The Financial Report was viewed and discussed. Annual Audit report was given by Farrell Steiner from Draney, Searle and Associates. Everything looks good. The delinquent water list was viewed and discussed. Adding a 1% interest after 60 days was discussed. Councilmember Mike Klingler and Clerk Betty McKinlay will talk it over with Larry Rawlins and see if it can be added in the water program. Randy Kofoed, owner of the 6-12 EZ Mart here in Iona applied and paid for a Beer License. The license was hand delivered to him the next day. The Impact Area Agreement was discussed and the map viewed by the Council. A proposal was sent to the Commissioners, but there has been no response yet. Zoning Ordinance on the Manufactured Housing was discussed. We need to tell our Attorney what we want changed and then advertise a Public Hearing. Councilmember Susan Barnes motioned to consider changing the Zoning Ordinance for Manufactured Housing and mobil home park densities and authorize a Public Hearing for Feb. 16`h. Councilmember Cliff Long seconded. All were in favor. Mayor Rockwood had requested some information from IBSD (Iona Bonneville Sewer District) and this was discussed. Councilmember Mike Klingler was asked to check on addresses that the Post Office is recommending the City have in order to have a rural delivery or a post office box. The Post Master is willing to come to a meeting and explain the consequences to the public if the Council so desires. Council reports were given. Councilmember Brad Andersen attended an Environmental Meeting with DEQ where french drains were discussed and he is concerned about the safety of them. Issuing speeding tickets, especially in the school zone was discussed. What to do with the arena was discussed. Councilmember Brad Andersen mentioned that some citizens would like to see a swimming pool go in similar to the City of Ammon's. It is open just in the summer and they have a contractor run it and take the liability and insurance. Councilmember Cliff Long brought up the idea of beautifying the yard around the City shop and maybe even making a little park. The students from Ricks College might do it as an assignment. Councilmember Cliff Long will check with Ricks College. Also, snowmobiles in the Park was discussed. Nine -ten year olds are racing on snowmobiles in the park. Signs need to be posted and maybe have Ross stop them for their own safety. Councilmember Susan Barnes discussed getting the next newsletter out shortly. Iona Days was discussed as to maybe scaling back a little this year and then doing something big every third or fourth year. We are getting burned out. We need a chairperson. Susan will put an application for volunteers in the newsletter. Also, the Gem Community Team needs a Chairperson. Councilmember Susan Barnes discussed the transportation issues. CART is still taking 2 hours to get the kids to the Development Workshop. There was no response to the letter Mayor Rockwood sent to CART. It was suggested we withdraw our contribution. No action was taken at this time. Councilmember Susan Barnes asked if any of the council would like to attend the TRIPTA meetings besides her. No one responded. Mayor Rockwood said we would go over the Council assignments next month. Councilmember Brad Andersen motioned to adjourn. Time: 10:05 p.m. CITY OF IONA State of the City Address By Craig Rockwood — Mayor January 19, 2000 This evening it is my pleasure to welcome you to our first meeting of a new decade, the 2000's and depending on your perspective the first meeting of a new century and millennium. Tonight we look back on a century just completed that for Iona has been a time of infancy and development. One hundred years ago Iona was a community of only 17 years. Sagebrush still covered the landscape. Hard work and the thought of building a community and providing for a family with scarcely more than your own two hands must have been a sobering thought. But thankfully for us the pioneer spirit prevailed and Iona grew from its infancy into a thriving community, which we are proud to call our home. Tonight, like our ancestors before, we look forward to a new century, which I feel, will be the brightest in Iona's future. For the nearly half of a century that I have lived in Iona I feel I have been raised and live in an ideal community. I could best describe my feelings by saying I grew up in a Norman Rockwell painting. A new birth, a wedding, funeral, and sometimes even a birthday became a community event. Everyone pulled together to celebrate, to share a burden in time of need, or to just help each other out. As city leaders it is this spirit of cooperation that we must work to preserve. The water and sewer systems, the streets and parks, and the schools and churches are all very important parts of our community but more importantly it's the lives and attitude of our citizens that give our community life. Our community's personality and character is best defined and preserved by people working together as friends and neighbors for the good of each other. May our legacy as city officials best be described as one of service to the members of our community? Tonight we will be witness to another dramatic change for Iona. It is with great respect and humility that I thank Dee Johnson and Dave Huntsman for their many years of community service as members of the city council. Dee has served faithfully for 16 years and Dave for 10. Their efforts have helped shape the strong community we live in today. Their dreams have been to improve the already fine community in which we live and they have worked hard to make their dreams come true. They have always been honest and firm in their conviction to serve the citizens of Iona. Tonight we also welcome two new members to our city council. Cliff Long and Mike Klingler were both elected last November and will take office this evening. We look forward to working with them and sharing the new ideas and perspective they will bring to the council. On behalf of the City I thank the members of the city council for the service they have given to our community. I also express our appreciation to our city employees Ross, Betty, and Ron for all of their effort and dedication this past year. Many times I'm sure you feel your efforts go unnoticed but I assure you they are not. Many of our citizens have expressed their appreciation. We have had a very busy year and you have all helped shoulder the burden. We express appreciation to our citizens who have unselfishly donated their time, talents, and resources to the community. Citizen participation is the true test of the strength of a community. This year we hope to increase citizen participation to an even higher level. Input from our community will be critical as we work to finalize an impact area development agreement with the county and work to complete and implement a new comprehensive plan. To describe the year 1999 in a nutshell I would say that it was the busiest year I can ever remember. Improvements to the Community Center were far from minor. They were very extensive and visible. The aesthetics and functionality of the exterior of our building were greatly improved with our cement and lighting projects. Once again we thank the CHC Foundation for their generous donation to our community. A generous donation from Lois Steele was used to start remodeling the part of the building that was set -aside as an Iona History Museum. This year her committee will continue their efforts to collect and preserve histories, pictures, and other artifacts associated with the history of our community. Improvements to the Community Center will continue as funds become available. Paving the parking lot, remodeling the kitchen and down stairs restrooms will be top priorities as future improvements continue. During 1999 we experienced unprecedented growth to our city. Almost 90 acres of new property was annexed into the City. Three new subdivisions were started adding approximately 80 new building lots to our city. These new subdivisions complete with water and sewer lines, asphalt streets, streetlights, and all other available utilities will also add a first for Iona subdivisions, sidewalks. A new zoning ordinance adopted by the City this year will set standards and bring consistency to future development in our community. We thank Ronnie and Susan Barnes for their generous donation of land to the City for the development of a future park on the south end of town. One notable highlight of our community has been our city park. We will now have the opportunity to expand this tradition to another part of our community. A major improvement was made to our ditch system with the replacement of the main culvert across Iona North Road. Along with the usual maintenance of our streets the total replacement of asphalt on Longhurst Avenue was a big improvement. A new 6-inch water main was also installed along Longhurst Avenue to better serve the needs of the people living in that area. The City also used Water Capital Replacement funds to install over 1600 feet of new 10-inch water main south along Iona North Road. This new water main was a major improvement to the water system, which serves all of the people living on the south end of town. This year we should see the completion of a two-year water system study, which will result in a new master water plan for our city. Effort to preserve and improve our fine water system will always remain a top priority for Iona. In 1999 we also saw a first for the youth of Iona as they successfully planned and organized a very successful community event, "A Concert in the Square" featuring the award winning musical group, "The Standards". We hope this is the first of many youth sponsored activities for Iona. We couldn't end an overview of last year without mentioning Y2K. Only a few weeks ago, as we ushered in the New Year, the entire world stood by holding their breath hoping the lights would stay on. It was a major relief to see the transition from 1999 to 2000 take place without a hitch. Our community was not without its preparation for the big event. Our generator used to pump water without electricity was tested and retested. The Community Center was wired for a portable generator so we could keep the building warm in the event of a power failure. The preparations we made were not for Y2K alone but part of our community civil defense plan and can be used in the event of any emergency or natural disaster. In closing I would like to express my belief that the future of our community is bright. As elected officials we have the added responsibility of making decisions, not always easy ones, which will affect the lives of many people. I hope that we will have the conviction and wisdom to make decisions that will preserve the quality of life and heritage that we enjoy as citizens of this great community. I am proud to be a member of it. a" CITY OF IONA WATER BILLS PAST DUE LIST 1 /19/00 DON AICHER KEN BALDWIN DON BALL LARITA BARNSON TONY BOICELLI LARRY BURKE DALE BUTTARS JERRY COON JOE DERRICOTT JACK ENDICOTT LINDA EVENSON BRENTFORBUSH TRACYFORBUSH ANGELA FRANSEN NEIL GROVER DRU GUTHRIE TRENT GUTHRIE ALLEN HANSEN ALBON HATCH BRAD HILTON NEAL HOPE JEFF HUBBARD TODD HYDE AUSTIN JENSEN GORDON JOHNSON JOHN KRIIEGER GREG KUNDE CAREYLURUS GREG LYMAN TROY MCMURTREY SHANE MCVEY VANCE MCVEY PHYLLIS MOAD DEBRA PENSKE WADE RAINEY STEVE RYAN SENEFF(RENTAL) CHAD STANGER FRANK STANGER KIRK STANGER STEVE STEFFLER JON WALZ WILLIAM WINDER BOB WISDOM LARRY WOBIG JANET WRAY BALANCE PAID THRU BAL DUE BAL DUE 1/1/00 1/19/00 3 MO(LESS) 3 MO(MORE) $ 76.00 $ 50.00 $ 26.00 $ 58.00 $ 58.00 $ 76.00 $ 76.00 $ 58.00 $ 58.00 $ 76.00 $ 76.00 $ 76.00 $ 76.00 $ 62.00 _ $ 62.00 $ 58.00 $ 58.00 $ 84.00 $ 84.00 $ 112.00 $ 112.00 $ 71.00 $ 71.00 $ 58.00 $ 58.00 $ 58.00 $ 40.00 $ 18.00 $ 76.00 $ 70.00 $ 6.00 $ 58.00 $ 58.00 $ 58.00 $ 58.00 $ 73.00 $ 73.00 $ 54.00 $ 36.00 $ 18.00 $ 94.00 $ 94.00 $ 76.00 $ 76.00 $ 138.00 $ 98.00 $ 40.00 $ 94.00 $ 94.00 $ 76.00 $ 76.00 $ 58.00 $ 58.00 $ 58.00 $ 58.00 $ 112.00 $ 112.00 $ 58.00 $ 40.00 $ 18.00 $ 85.00 $ 85.00 $ 94.00 $ 94.00 $ 76.00 $ 76.00 $ 76.00 $ 76.00 $ 86.00 $ 86.00 $ 58.00 $ 58.00 $ 60.00 $ 60.00 $ 56.00 $ 56.00 $ 58.00 $ 58.00 $ 76.00 $ 76.00 $ 58.00 $ 58.00 $ 76.00 $ 58.00 $ 18.00 $ 76.00 $ 76.00 $ 112.00 $ 77.00 $ 35.00 $ 76.00 $ 76.00 $ 76.00 $ 76.00 $ 58.00 $ 58.00 $ 75.00 $ 75.00 $ 76.00 $ 76.00 $ 3,414.00 $ 882.00 $ 179.00 $ 2,353.00 fir' CITY OF IONA *BUDGETT REPORT** FOR 12-31-99 PAGE 3 **** GENERAL FUND **** ESTIMATED * * R E C E I P T E D * * UNRECEIPTED PERCENT D ACCOUNT# ACCOUNT TITLE REVENUE MTD YTD BALANCE RECEIPTED 01 305.00 STATE HIGHWAY USERS 48,000.00 .00 11,650.40 36,349.60 24.27 01 310.00 STATE REVENUE SHARING 30,000.00 .00 8,150.68 21,849.32 27.17 01 315.00 STATE LIQUOR TAX 6,500.00 .00 2,901.00 3,599.00 44.63 01 320.00 BEER & DOG LICENSES 200.00 .00 .00 200.00 01 325.00 COURT REVENUE 350.00 13.05 530.55 180.55- 151.59 01 330.00 INTEREST 2,200.00 148.50 484.83 1,715.17 22.04 01 335.00 CABLE TV FRANCHISE 2,400.00 .00 .00 2,400.00 01 340.00 NATURAL GAS FRANCHISE 3,200.00 .00 348.39 2,851.61 10.89 01 345.00 UTAH POWER FRANCHISE 11,000.00 2,514.11 2,514.11 8,485.89 22.86 01 350.00 MACHINE HIRE .00 .00 .00 01 355.00 BUILDING RENT 1,500.00 50.00 330.00 1,170.00 22.00 01 357.00 BUILDING DONATIONS 5,000.00 .00 25.00 4,975.00 .50 01 358.00 BUILDING GRANTS 4,000.00 .00 3,046.50 953.50 76.16 01 360.00 PROPERTY TAX REVENUE 75,000.00 4,479.10 6,061.29 68,938.71 8.08 01 390.00 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 1,500.00 1,218.00 1,268.00 232.00 84.53 01 395.00 RESERVES .00 .00 .00 **TOTAL GENERAL FUND REVENUE 190,850.00 8,422.76 37,310.75 153,539.25 19.55 * GENERAL FUND ACCOUNT# ACCOUNT TITLE ESTIMATED *EXPENDED*** UNEXPENDED PERCENT EXPENSE MTD YTD BALANCE EXPENDED 01 410.00 PAYROLL 58,500.00 6,359.25 17,204.00 41,296.00 29.41 01 420.00 RETIREMENT 7,800.00 543.38 1,687.42 6,112.58 21.63 01 422.00 HEALTH INSURANCE 6,500.00 509.60 1,252.20 5,247.80 19.26 01 424.00 PAYROLL TAXES 8,200.00 419.43 1,334.56 6,865.44 16.28 01 429.00 MISC. PAYROLL .00 .00 .00 01 440.00 ELECTRICITY - NATURAL GAS 10,000.00 830.41 1,993.11 8,006.89 19.93 01 445.00 OFFICE SUPPLIES 5,000.00 113.31 1,612.60 3,387.40 32.25 01 446.00 TRAVEL 2,500.00 .00 347.71 2,152.29 13.91 01 447.00 ADVERTISING 1,500.00 .00 23.42 1,476.58 1.56 01 450.00 INSURANCE LIABILITY 5,200.00 .00 .00 5,200.00 01 455.00 LEGAL & AUDIT FEES 7,000.00 325.00 975.00 6,025.00 13.93 01 460.00 POLICE SUPPLIES 6,000.00 1 217.00 1,217.00 4,783.00 20.28 01 465.00 VEHICLE RENT 8,000.00 .00 .00 8,000.00 01 470.00 MAINTENANCE 20,000.00 711.70 3,262.56 16,737.44 16.31 01 472.00 BUILDING EXPENSE 5,000.00 537.91 676.80 4,323.20 13.54 01 475.00 CIVIL DEFENSE 500.00 .00 .00 500.00 01 490.00 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 34,875.00 432.00 4,550.00 30,325.00 13.05 01 495.00 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 4,275.00 1,500.00 1,756.00 2,519.00 41.08 **TOTAL GENERAL FUND EXPENSES 190,850.00 13,498.99 37,892.38 152,957.62 19.85 **NET EXCESS OR DEFICIENCY(-) 5,076.23- 581.63- 581.63 CITY OF IONA * *BUDGET FOR 12-31-99 R E P O R T* PAGE 5 **** WATER FUND **** ESTIMATED * * R E C E I P T E D * * UNRECEIPTED PERCENT FUND ACCOUNT# ACCOUNT TITLE REVENUE MTD YTD BALANCE RECEIPTED 02 305.00 COLLECTIONS 92,000.00 6,687.00 20,198.17 71,801.83 21.95 02 310.00 HOOK UP FEES 9,000.00 .00 690.00 8,310.00 7.67 02 315.00 INTEREST 3,000.00 115.94 354.68 2,645.32 11.82 02 395.00 RESERVES 24,162.00 .00 .00 24,162.00 **TOTAL WATER FUND REVENUE 128,162.00 6,802.94 21,242.85 106,919.15 16.57 **** WATER FUND **** FUND ACCOUNT# ACCOUNT TITLE ESTIMATED * *EXPENDED** UNEXPENDED PERCENT EXPENSE MTD YTD BALANCE EXPENDED 02 410.00 SALARIES & BENEFITS 24,000.00 .00 .00 24,000.00 02 440.00 ELECTRICITY 28,000.00 1,515.15 5,862.94 22,137.06 20.94 02 445.00 OFFICE, SUPPLIES, LEGAL 4,000.00 485.18 1,188.29 2,811.71 29.71 02 450.00 ENGINEERING COSTS 5,000.00 .00 339.60 4,660.40 6.79 02 460.00 VEHICLE EXPENSE .00 .00 .00 02 465.00 VEHICLE RENT 4,000.00 .00 .00 4,000.00 02 470.00 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 12,000.00 167.01 1,573.46 10,426.54 13.11 02 480.00 BOND PAYMENT 18,400.00 .00 8,855.13 9,544.87 48.13 02 482.00 BOND INTEREST 13,600.00 .00 6,828.94 6,771.06 50.21 485.00 BOND RESERVE FUND .00 .00 .00 02 490.00 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 19,162.00 893.00 1,471.00 17,691.00 7.68 **TOTAL WATER FUND EXPENSE 128,162.00 3,060.34 26,119.36 102,042.64 20.38 **NET EXCESS OR DEFICIENCY(-) 3,742.60 4,876.51- 4,876.51 rUND ACCOUNT# ACCOUNT TITLE CITY OF IONA * *BUDGET R E P O R T* FOR 12-31-99 PAGE 6 **** EQUIP REPLACEMENT **** ESTIMATED * * R E C E I P T E D * * UNRECEIPTED PERCENT • MTD YTD REVENUE BALANCE RECEIPTED 03 305.00 EQUIP RENT --WATER 4,000.00 .00 .00 4,000.00 03 310.00 EQUIP RENT --GENERAL 8,000.00 .00 .00 8,000.00 03 395.00 EQUIP RESERVES --WATER 14,571.00 .00 .00 14,571.00 03 396.00 EQUIP RESERVES --GENERAL 12,071.00 .00 .00 12,071.00 **TOTAL EQUIP REPLACEMENT REVENUE 38,642.00 .00 .00 38,642.00 **** EQUIP REPLACEMENT **** ESTIMATED FUND ACCOUNT# ACCOUNT TITLE EXPENSE * *EXPENDED** MTD YTD UNEXPENDED PERCENT BALANCE EXPENDED 03 410.00 EQUIP REPLACEMENT --WATER 4,000.00 03 415.00 EQUIP REPLACEMENT --GENERAL 8,000.00 03 490.00 EQUIPMENT PURCHASE 26,642.00 **TOTAL EQUIP REPLACEMENT EXPENSE .00 .00 4,000.00 .00 .00 8,000.00 .00 .00 26,642.00 38,642.00 .00 .00 38,642.00 **NET EXCESS OR DEFICIENCY(-) .00 .00 .00 CITY OF IONA BUDGET REPORT FOR 12-31-99 PAGE 7 RECREATION FUND **** ESTIMATED * *RECEIPTED** UNRECEIPTED PERCENT HUAID ACCOUNT# ACCOUNT TITLE REVENUE MTD YTD BALANCE RECEIPTED 04 305.00 BASEBALL FEES 04 310.00 SHELTER RENTAL 04 315.00 POSSIE FEES 04 320.00 WESTERN BOYS FEES 04 395.00 RESERVES **TOTAL RECREATION FUND REVENUE 5,500.00 .00 .00 5,500.00 650.00 .00 .00 650.00 .00 .00 .00 300.00 .00 .00 300.00 1,000.00 .00 .00 1,000.00 7,450.00 .00 .00 7,450.00 **** 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 950.00 .00 .00 950.00 9,0 **TOTAL RECREATION FUND EXPENSE **NET EXCESS OR DEFICIENCY(-) 7,450.00 .00 .00 7,450.00 .00 .00 .00