June 10, 2015- City Council Highlights

• ATTENDANCE: Councilmen John Brasier, Vernon Hill, Nadine Ball, Jon Holst and Mayor David Blain

• Mayor Blain called the meeting to order at 7:32 PM and led the Pledge of Allegiance. John Brewer led the opening prayer.

• PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE 18-110B-ANIMAL CONTROL

– Mayor Blain opened the public hearing at 7:35 PM. Councilman Ball read the ordinance by title. The Citizens in attendance ask questions about the ordinance and the Mayor and council answered them. The public hearing was closed at 7:45 PM. The Council then passed ordinance 18-110B and it will be come law July 1st 2015.

• RESOLUTION 53 – FEE SCHEDULE FOR ORDINANCE 18-

110B– Councilman Ball read the fee schedule, Establishing the fees and fines for Ordinance 18-110B. The Council passed the resolution.

• RESOLUTION 54 – SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE 18-110B – Was approved by the Council.

• ORDINANCE 172 – ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER FRANCHISE

(2ND

READING) – Mayor Blain reviewed the changes to the proposed franchise agreement. The term was reduced from 50 years to 25 years and a 3% franchise fee was added. Councilmen in favor of proceeding with publishing ordinance and public hearing scheduled for July’s council meeting: Nadine Ball, John Brasier and John Holst. Opposed: Vernon Hill. Motion carried.

• ORDINANCE 18-173 – DOOR TO DOOR SALES – A draft of the ordinance was discussed and approved for first reading of the ordinance for the July 8th meeting.

• TRPTA – AMANDA ELI – informed the council that most of their customers are Medicaid clients and they would like to branch out and put some stops in Ucon. She suggested placing two designated stops in Ucon. The council suggested across from Ucon Elementary on 109 N and 41 E and possibly at the Tesoro. Once the stops are decided upon, they will publish them in their schedule.

• PARK & RIDE – Amanda stated that the project is finally off the ground and moving forward. The city has been awarded approximately $450,000 of federal 5307 funding. The city is responsible for a match. TRPTA will oversee the grant. She invited the council to contact her with any questions.

• FIRE REPORT-CHIEF NORMAN reported the pump tests for engine 2 passed but engine 1 overheated. Wildlands are looking like a bad fire season and asked for approval to get two 5 ton trucks and one hummer, at no cost to city and proposed getting rid of rescue 3. The Council approved.

• POLICE REPORT-Chief Walker reported 305 patrol hours last month, He stated that their radio batteries need to be replaced at a cost of $100 each. The batteries only last about 4-5 years and suggested replacing two per year. Council Approved. Chief Walker reminded everyone that school is out and to keep an eye out for kids. He presented a handout for First Net which is a federal communications system. He wanted to make the council aware of what is coming. Chief Walker stated that in-car video cameras cost about $4,000. He asked the council to consider replacing Officer Fullmer’s car with and Idaho State Police car that already has an in-car camera at a cost of $6,000. The yield sign at 109 & 40th was discussed and the council approved changing it to a stop sign.

• EMPLOYEE BENEFITS – Carlos Aponte with Intermountain Insurance Services explained several different employee health/dental/vision options. The Council approved Blue Cross Blue Shield Option A.

• P&Z REPORT – Councilman Hill reported that P&Z had a meeting on May 28th and are still working on the beautification ordinance.

• LANDSCAPE & REC. COMMITTEE REPORT – Councilman Ball stated that the grand opening went very well. She just received word that the USTA grant funds have been approved and should be received in four to six weeks. The tennis camps are filling up fast.

• FOUNDERS’ DAY – Councilman Holst stated that Founders’ Day will be held on August 8th. He is considering a car show and is exploring other activities. As always, he can use all the help he can get.

• WATER & SEWER SYSTEM REPORT – Daniel Morgan stated that the rewiring of the lift stations is moving forward. He reported that at Tower Road lift station he replaced the anti-siphon rubber grommet which was worn out. The check valves are working properly. The sewer line replacement on 105 North looks great, but took a little longer than expected. Councilman Brasier stated that the city council approved $60,971 on the sewer line replacement project and there ended up including three extra sewer connections and the final cost ended up being $63,047. The leak at Hitt Road has stopped for now. AAA Sewer has a newer product that works better with high water flows and it will be injected when the water returns to the discharge channel. Daniel has marked the potholes that need to be repaired. There are approximately 650 square feet (10 tons) of asphalt. He plans to rent a roller and put down 2 inch thick patches. He said the park helper is doing a good job. He reported that a quote for $500 from Chapa Striping to paint the center and white lines with an additional $1,200 for the cross walks was received. He would also like to replace the sidewalks at Ucon park with concrete for $1,500 plus concrete the total would be approximately $4,000 to replace walkways at Ucon Park. The Council approved purchase of 10 tons of asphalt, for street repairs; hire Chapa Striping to paint the lines on

109 North and paint crosswalks for $1,200; concrete the walkways at

Ucon Park for $4,000. Councilman Brasier stated that the power costs and flow rates are within 1% of 2014 rates. Daniel Morgan reported that he attended the Bonneville Jefferson Ground Water District meeting at the Shilo and they are recommending a 13% decrease in water usage in order to recharge the aquifer. We currently use only 40% of water right allotment so it shouldn’t affect us too much. They plan to mandate that sprinklers not be turned on before April 1st nor run after October 31st. This will probably start in 2016 and other measures to recharge the aquifer may begin this fall/winter.

• BUDGET STATUS – Mayor Blain stated that 58% of the year has elapsed and we are on budget.

• ADJOURNMENT – 11:55 PM

Yard of the Month June: Doug Winchester—10669 North 43 East

Winners will receive a $25 gift card donated by Town & Country Gardens!! Please take a moment and visit their yard. Your yard

could be next month’s winner!!

Town Hall Meeting Senator Mike Crapo is holding a Town Hall meeting in Ucon on

Friday, July 3, 2015, at 9:30 AM at the Ucon City Council Chambers. We would like to personally invite you. It will be an informal question

and answer session. We look forward to you attending.

CITY OF UCON

JULY 2015 NEWSLETTER Email: cityofucon@gmail.com

City Meeting Schedule

• City Council: 2nd Wed, 7:30 PM.

• Planning & Zoning: Last Thurs, 7:00 PM.

• Landscape & Recreation: 1st Thurs, 5:30 PM.

CITY OF UCON JULY 2015 NEWSLETTER

**Notice of Public Hearing** Proposed Ordinance No. 172

Rocky Mountain Power Franchise Date: July 8th / Time 7:30 PM City Building—3787 E 112 N

Full text of ordinance available during normal office hours. Founders Day 2015

SAVE THE DATE!! Saturday-August 8th Simmons Park

Contact Jon Holst at 351-8443 with suggestions/ideas.

Ucon Tennis Courts

Come enjoy our new courts! The tennis courts were renovated using grant funds from

USTA ($8,000) and the CHC Foundation ($15,000) along with generous donations from area businesses:

Cives, Aspen Engineering, American Pump, Rusty Lantern and Holst Truck Parts

Free Tennis Camps coming up in July Kids Camp—July 13th thru 16th

Ages 5-8 9 AM—9:45 AM Adult Beginner Lessons Thursdays at 7:00 PM July 16th and July 23rd

Call or text Nadine Ball at 847-5706 to sign up

Annual Drinking Water Quality Report The City of Ucon routinely monitors for contaminants in your drinking water according to Federal and State laws. This report is designed to inform you about the quality of the water and services we deliver to you every day. Your water is tested for 77 different contaminates. For January 2014 to December 2014 there were no violations. Our goal is to provide you with a safe and dependable supply of drinking water. If you would like a copy of this report you can pick one up at the City office or the Division of Environmental Quality (DEQ).

Bonneville County Household hazardous Bonneville County Household hazardous Bonneville County Household hazardous Bonneville County Household hazardous

waste collection Schedulewaste collection Schedulewaste collection Schedulewaste collection Schedule Dates: 2nd Saturday of each month May – Sep. Time: 9:00am – 3:00pm Place: Environmental Excellence Transfer Station 2455 Hemmert Ave. Idaho Falls, ID For more information visit:

http://www.co.bonneville.id.us/index.php/public-works/solid-waste

The Mayor’s Straight Talk

Another year in the City budget is coming to a close and as part of that I will be submitting a proposed budget to the City Council. Like most years there are always more requests for funds than the budget allows. I would ask your support in asking the City Council to hold the line and not approve any increases in the budget, but instead add a small amount to our savings account for a rainy day. It was great to see the turnout for the Tennis Court dedication, it was raining, but the kids still had fun on the courts. I especially want to thank our sponsors for donating. Without their contributions it would not have been possible. Councilman Ball has put in years of effort to bring this dream to a reality. Thank you. This year we have focused on repairing the sewer line and eliminating infiltration from the canals and ditches. Not only does it improve the system but it saves the cost of treating the ditch water from Idaho Falls. It is very disruptive to live on a street when major construction is being done, thank you for your patience. We have also been replacing water meters with new radio read meters. These new meters save money on reading, provide detailed usage reports and will flag possible leaks in the system. Mayor Blain

Annual 4th of July Firefighter Breakfast 7:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. Ucon Park ON saturday, July 4th

Start your 4th of July off with a BANG!. Please join us for the annual Fourth of July Fireman’s Breakfast

on Saturday, July 4th. $5.00 per person or $20.00 per Family

Free breakfast for members of Law Enforcement Hash browns, Eggs, Pancakes, Sausage,

Orange Juice, Milk, or Coffee.

This ordinance was approved by the Ucon City Council on June 10, 2015 and

will become effective on July 1, 2015.

CITY OF UCON, IDAHO

SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 18-110B

ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO CONTROL OF DOGS; DEFINING TERMS; FORBIDDING THE KEEPING OF DOGS

WITHIN THE CITY OF UCON, IDAHO WITHOUT A LICENSE; ESTABLISHING LICENSE FEES; PROHIBITING

ALLOWING DOGS TO RUN AT LARGE; PROVIDING IMPOUNDMENT FEES; PROVIDING PENALTIES AND

REMEDIES FOR VIOLATIONS; PROVIDING OTHER REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE CONTROL OF DOGS WITHIN

THE CITY OF UCON, IDAHO; REPEALING ALL OTHER ORDINANCES PERTAINING TO DOGS IN THE CITY OF UCON,

IDAHO; PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE OF ORDINANCE AND REPEALING THE PRIOR ORDINANCE NO. 110-A.

A summary of the principal provisions of Ordinance No. 18-110B of the City of Ucon, State of Idaho, adopted

on June 10, 2015, is as follows: Section 18-110B-1 allows reference to the ordinance as the ANIMAL CONTROL

ORDINANCE, repeals the prior ordinances addressing the same subject (prospectively only), and makes all

provisions severable. Section 18-110B-2 declares the purpose of the ordinance to be mitigating the adverse

consequences of animal ownership on the health, safety and welfare of the public and the animals

themselves. Section 18-110B-3 provides definitions of terms used in the ordinance. Section 18-110B-4 places

responsibility for enforcement of the ordinance on the animal control officer and the city clerk, and makes

interference with the animal control officer a misdemeanor. Section 18-110B-5 provides for licensing of dogs,

states when dog licenses are required and when they expire, states how the fees for dog licenses will be fixed,

describes the procedure for obtaining dog licenses, waives dog licensing requirements in the case of Service

Animals, and makes the failure to comply with the licensing requirements a misdemeanor in some

circumstances. Section 18-110B-6 requires a non-commercial kennel license for anyone who keeps on a single

residential or business premises more than two (2) dogs. It further sets a maximum of four (4) dogs that may

be kept in a non-commercial kennel, and establishes a procedure for obtaining non-commercial kennel

licenses, which procedures include filing an application, paying a fee, and polling all the owners or persons in

possession of property located within two hundred feet (200') of the site of the proposed kennel. It prohibits

the kennel operation unless it is approved by 75% of such owners. It also prohibits keeping dogs in a non-

commercial kennel for breeding or commercial purposes, and requires that they be sterilized. It also requires

annual renewal of such licenses, and requires new polling only if complaints have been filed against the

kennel. It also excludes licensed veterinarian establishments from that definition, and regulates the operation

of kennels to prevent the creation of nuisances. Section 18-110B-7 provides a procedure for the establishment

of fees for issuing dog licenses and kennel licenses, impounding dogs, the seizure, transportation, care,

keeping and disposal of impounded animals, rabies inoculations, adoptions, sterilizations, necessary medical

care, and other costs reasonably related to services provided to an individual animal, all of which are the

responsibility of the owner of the animal. Such fees and costs may be billed by the city or attached to the

water bill. Section 18-110B-8 requires that dogs wear a metal license tag attached to a substantial and durable

collar, which tags are provided by the city clerk according to procedures established by the animal control

director or his/her designated agent, and prohibits false or misleading license tags. It makes the violation of

this section a crime, subject to the penalties under Section 18-110B-15. Section 18-110B-9 provides special

requirements for the owning, keeping, harboring, reporting, quarantining, and examination of animals

suspected of having rabies or other contagious diseases. Owners of such animals have a duty to report such

conditions. It further requires the owner of any dog that has bitten, scratched or otherwise attacked a person,

or any person having knowledge of such incident, to report it to the Police Division and the State of Idaho

Department of Health and Welfare. It provides for impounding such dogs for observation, at the expense of

the owner. Failure to comply with this section is made a crime, subject to the penalties set forth in section 18-

110B-15. Section 18-110B-10 prohibits allowing any animal, canine or livestock to be at large within the city,

requires female dogs in heat to be kept confined, and prohibits herding animals through the city without

having them under control of a rope, strap, harness or other device, except for stockmen driving herds

through the city when necessary to transfer them from one pasture to another or for the purpose of shipping,

on 24 hours’ notice to the city, but makes such stockmen liable to property owners for all damages done by

such stock. It also prohibits keeping fowl, guineas or poultry except in an RS Zone, and requires them to be

kept in a shed, pen or other enclosure. Failure to comply with this section is made a crime, subject to the

penalties set forth in section 18-110B-15.

Section 18-110B-11 requires the animal control officer to impound animals found running at large contrary to

the ordinance, and allows dangerous animals to be destroyed. It further allows animal control officers and

police officers to impound any animal that appears unattended or abandoned, requires the keeping of certain

records, allows the use of humane animal traps, provides a procedure for animal owners to recover

impounded animals, and allows for the destruction of seriously injured or diseased animals. It declares it to be

a misdemeanor for anyone to unlawfully release an animal that has been impounded, punishable under Idaho

Code 50-302(1) and 18-113, as amended. It allows for livestock found running at large to be impounded after

giving notice to the Idaho state brand inspector.Failure to comply with this section is made a crime, subject to

the penalties set forth in section 18-110B-15.Section 18-110B-12 provides a procedure for the animal control

director to sell any livestock found running at large, after posting a notice of sale and notifying the owner by

certified mail, and directs how the sale proceeds are applied. Section 18-110B-13 describes certain acts that

are prohibited, including: having animals in any building used for government business or in a public

transportation vehicle (except for service animals); disturbing the peace; having animals damage gardens or

lawns that are not the property of the animal owner; allowing animals to fight; leaving animals in any

unattended motor vehicle without adequate ventilation and sanitary conditions; cruelty to animals;

abandonment of animals; abuse of animals; and unlawfully failing to clean up dog feces deposited by one’s dog

on another’s property. It allows any animal control officer or peace officer to impound any animal which is a

victim of cruelty, abandonment, or abuse. It makes the violation of this section a crime, subject to the

penalties under Section 18-110B-15. Section 18-110B-14 makes it unlawful to own, possess or have custody of

a vicious animal anywhere within the city unless properly enclosed, to allow an animal to bite, injure or attack

a person or another animal, or to allow a dangerous animal to run at large. It provides procedures for the

animal control officer to impound animals that are vicious or dangerous and may pose a threat of serious harm

to others. It creates a procedure for the courts to determine whether an animal impounded by the animal

control officer is dangerous, and imposes on the owner thereof all costs and fees legitimately assessed for

impoundment, sterilization, licenses, rabies inoculation, necessary medical care, etc. It provides for the

destruction of certain dangerous animals. Violation of this section is declared a misdemeanor, punishable as

provided in Idaho Code 50-302(1) and 18-113, as amended. Section 18-110B-15 classifies violations of this

ordinance either as infractions or misdemeanors, depending on the circumstances, and punishable as provided

in Idaho Code 50-302(1) and 18-113, as amended.

Section 18-110B-16 requires the law enforcement authorities to use the Idaho uniform citation or approved

electronic citation in the enforcement of this ordinance, and allows the city council to establish by resolution

the fines, fees and charges imposed under this ordinance. The full text of Ordinance No. 18-110B is available at

the offices of the City at 3787 E 112 N, Ucon, Idaho 83454, and will be provided to any person upon personal

request during normal office hours. CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UCON - David Blain, Mayor Attest: Ronda

Deason, City Clerk Mailed to all residents on June 24, 2015