MINUTES OF THE
MEETING OF THE
TOWN COUNCIL OF
GARDEN CITY, UTAH
The Garden City Town
Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on September 14, 2006 at the
Garden City Office, located at 145 W. Center (Logan Road). Mayor Hansen opened the meeting at 5:00 p.m. Mayor Hansen welcomed everyone to the
meeting.
Roll call of Council Members Present:
Kenneth Hansen, Mayor
Margaret Satterthwaite
Elizabeth Seiler
Larry Gray
Brian House
Others Present:
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Kathy Hislop Sharlene Millard Travis Hobbs John Abraham Ralph Cannon Keith Kammerma Shirly Hanzelka Cyril Hanzelka Kent Fisher Evan Simpson Jennifer Huefner Mike Schiess John Alter Uriah Linkogle Heide Krug Loraine Schnetzer Jim Schnetzer Anita Weston Ordell Passey Myrna Passey Mark Hislop Lana Hodges Anne Sweetland Nick Pope Michael Larsen Gerald Hunsicker Joey Tenhoeve Cindy McLaughlin Brenda Terry Bill Servis |
Clea Liechty Blaine Liechty Dawn Bradley Diven Kunz Newell Sorenson Garnet Sorenson Paul Birdsey Connie Birdsey Gene Kunz Gwen Kunz Nancy Will Harold Will Glen Young Lee Carlton Paul Krug Doug Madsen Norm Mecham Carmen Madsen Troy Petersen DeeAnn Haroldsen Elinore McLain Larry Satterthwaite Bobbie Corey Nate Ward Jared Seamons Dan Mortensen Terri Wahlberg Frances
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Bruce Biesinger Brandon Biesinger Joan Akre Ivar Akre Ray Elliott Elloise Sims Gloyd Sprouse Nadine Sprouse Charles Lindquist Jerry Lindquist Frank Smith Lance Andersen Ken Tuttle Greg Bills Carol Bills Jim Stone Linda Schiess Mike Wahlberg Thomas Wahlberg Ben Negus Thomas Anderson Ted Wilson Sabrina Smith Josia Linkogle Levi Linkogle Aaron Linkogle Paul Webb Kathy Webb |
Mayor Hansen
welcomed everyone to the meeting. He
explained that we have a long agenda and a lot of material that we need to
cover tonight. The Council introduced
themselves to the audience and Mayor Hansen introduced the staff.
APPROVAL OF
MINUTES
July 13, 2006,
Regularly Scheduled Town Council Meeting
Council Member
Satterthwaite moved to accept the minutes of the regularly scheduled Town
Council meeting as published. Council
Member Gray seconded the motion. All in
favor and the motion carried.
Council Member
Seiler said that she is having a hard time remembering what happens 2 months
ago. The minutes are to be available
and recorded in a reasonable time. She
said that it is hard to remember what happened 2 months ago. She requested that the minutes be available
and e-mailed to the Council within 2 weeks of the meeting.
July 26, 2006,
Special Town Council Meeting
Council Member
Satterthwaite moved to approve the minutes of the Special Town Council meeting
held on July 26, 2006 as presented. Council Member House seconded the motion. All in favor and the motion carried.
August 10, 2006,
Regularly Scheduled Town Council Meeting
Council Member
Satterthwaite moved to approve the minutes of the regularly scheduled Town
Council Meeting held on August 10, 2006 with the correction. Council Member Seiler seconded the
motion. All in favor and the motion
carried.
August 16, 2006,
Special Town Council Meeting
Council Member
Seiler moved to approve the minutes of the Special Town Council meeting held on
August 16, 2006 as presented. Council
Member Satterthwaite seconded the motion.
All in favor and the motion carried.
August 16, 2006,
Public Hearing
Council Member House
moved to approve the minutes of the Public Hearing held on August 16, 2006 as
presented. Council Member Seiler
seconded the motion. All in favor and
the motion carried.
ORDINANCE
DISCUSSION/APPROVAL
Ordinance #06-30,
An Ordinance establishing guidelines for collecting a building permit deposit.
Council Member
Satterthwaite moved to approve Ordinance #06-30. Council Member House seconded the motion. Council Member Gray, for; Council Member
House, for; Council Member Satterthwaite, for; Council Member Seiler, for. Motion carried.
Ordinance #06-25,
An Ordinance to update the requirements to obtain a Retail beer license in the
Town of Garden City.
Mayor Hansen opened
for discussion to the Council. Council
Member Satterthwaite addressed the letter from our attorney who has given us
some concerns that the Town would take on doing a criminal background
search. She did ask some of the other
Cities that were at the League of Cities and Towns seminar. That is the practice of most of the
towns. She suggested that we have the
applicant do the criminal back ground.
Mayor Hansen said
his advice is to require the applicant to bring the CBG to the Council, so that
would require the ordinance to be re-worded.
We will send this ordinance back to the Town Attorney to change the
wording accordingly and we will re-schedule the ordinance for next month.
Ordinance #06-31,
An Ordinance Authorizing the Town Council to Appoint Boards, Commissions, or
Committees to aid the Council in its duties to further the governing works of the
Town.
This ordinance is
just in draft form, it is not in ordinance form.
Council Member
Satterthwaite said that this is consistent with what most cities do in the
state.
We will put this in
ordinance form to include the correct language. Council Member Satterthwaite moved that we do that. Council Member Seiler seconded the
motion. Council Member Gray, for;
Council Member House, for; Council Member Satterthwaite, for; Council Member
Seiler, for. Motion carried.
Request by George
Preston, to review the recently passed Rich County Refuge Ordinance, and for
Garden City to adopt, by resolution, the terms and conditions of the ordinance
within the geographic boundaries of Garden City.
Mayor Hansen
contacted Commission Member Norm Weston and this request is to get the Town
Council=s input on this ordinance. The County Commissioners have passed an
ordinance and they are working on an addition to this to require contractors
that are building homes to have a dumpster for their construction material. That would be facilitated by an independent
contractor. Mayor Hansen offered a
suggestion to have a contractor, that has a dumpster the ability to take care
of their construction material.
The county passed
this ordinance but they are requesting that each town or city in Rich County,
by resolution, adopt this within the city limits. The resolution would just state that we support this.
The Council agreed
that we need to get more information and so this item is table until next
month.
Ordinance #06-32,
An Ordinance establishing temporary regulation pertaining to residential,
subdivision and commercial development within the municipality of Garden City.
Mayor Hansen read the proposed ordinance to
the audience and then opened for the Councils discussion. Council Member Satterthwaite said that we
need a motion made to put it properly on the table for discussion.
Council Member
Seiler moved to approve ordinance #06-32, An Ordinance establishing temporary
regulation pertaining to residential, subdivision and commercial development
within the municipality of Garden City.
Council Member Satterthwaite seconded the motion. Council Member Seiler said that it is a
temporary land use ordinance and it doesn=t require a public hearing. The
Council can put it on the table for discussion and a vote.
Council Member
Seiler said that her goal is to get the attention of the Board and get the
attention of the public. She has
brought this up to the Planning & Zoning Commission and have requested it
in prior meetings. This Town is growing
in leaps and bounds. This Council and
Planning & Zoning are not prepared to handle the growth, legally this town
is very vulnerable because of how the ordinances are set up. All of a sudden everyone is coming into
Garden City. Everything is coming in so
fast and things are not in place to handle everything that is coming in. We need to stop and think about what is
happening. You have to stop and look
what we are doing with the land. We
need to look at what is happening here in Garden City. Council Member Seiler asked if we are
protecting the reasons that we are here now and why people come. What is the vision? She said that the ordinances are supposed to
support the general plan.
Mr. Paul Webb said
that the road through the canyon is what got us here and there came a point
that we needed to update the road. They
didn=t just close the road, we worked around the
construction. He said that is the same
way we need to work on the ordinances.
Council Member
Seiler said the Master Plan is our blue print.
There are parts that are mandated by the code that are not in our Master
Plan.
Mayor Hansen said
that all these things are works in process just the same as what we are trying
to do in Town, like the sidewalks.
Council Member Seiler said that the sidewalks are not in violation of
the State Code. Mayor Hansen said that
he is not under the impression that anything on the list is in violation. He said that everything on the list is being
worked on.
Mayor Hansen said
that if we shut this community down it is the opinion of our Town Attorney that
we will never see the light of day from the legal suits. Our bond rating will go to 0 and every bank
and loaning institution will close their doors and we will not get anymore
loans for this community.
Mayor Hansen went
through the items under #C and explained what has happened in the past. All these things are a work in progress,
they will never end. We will not
resolve everything in 6 months. Our
Town is not in as bad of shape as some people would like to make it. We also have a $4.5 million treatment plant
that we need to pay for.
Council Member
Satterthwaite said that this came from a request from a citizen that stated
that there are many citizens that are concerned with what we are doing, what we
are not doing and how we are violating the law. She would hate to think that the Council is so unapproachable
that they can=t come to the citizen input meeting and ask
the questions. She said that there were
issues that was brought up and she felt that we were not in violation. She looked into the Roberts Rules of
Order. She bought books and learned
about the Roberts Rules of order and she feels that we are not violating the
law there.
The other issue that
we did not violate the law is when we ratified the appointment of Brian House
to the Council because he is an employee of Larry Gray. Those were the two issues that she felt that
we were not violating the law. She said
that many of the other issues that were brought up she felt that we were
violating the state law. She suggested
that we hire a planner to help with the ordinances.
Council Member Gray
said that he agrees that the Town is growing fast. He said that there are very few items on the list that will not
continue to need to be updated. They
are things that change with growth. The
answer is not to place the impact on a large percentage of our community and
put a stop sign or closed sign on until we feel like everything is in
order. This is something that is never
going to end. Council Member Gray said
that he will not support the ordinance as written.
Council Member House
said that he can=t support the ordinance either just because
of the economic impact that it will place on the Town.
Mr. Mark Hislop said
that he sat on the Board in 1998 and was part of organizing the Master Plan at
the time. Before that Master Plan there
was another Board that people sat on to get that Master Plan done. It is a process that the Board=s and the Planning & Zoning Commission
need to go through with the changing of times.
Times have changed and there is not enough time for the Board and the
Planning & Zoning Commission to keep up with the changing of times. He would support that the Board hire someone
to get the Master Plan and the ordinance=s in order to support the growth.
We all have to live in this community and we all want to make a living
to support our families.
Ms. Garnett Sorenson
said that we have 1100 water connections.
We should take the excess money from the growth, and the new people
moving in, and get these things in order.
To go through and do everything that is outlined on the agenda is a huge
expense. She said that she doesn=t know if the Town is that flush to pay for
this and shut down the Town and revenue to do this. She said that she doesn=t know if that is appropriate.
Council Member House
suggested that the Town find an intern to work on the General Plan.
Council Member
Satterthwaite said that there are some statutory preclusion for using students
for these type of projects. Mr. Evan
Simpson said that they would have to be supervised.
Council Member
Satterthwaite said that she learned, at the conference, that we need to have an
Sexually Oriented Business Ordinance.
She feels that ours is incorrect.
Mayor Hansen said that is correct because we don=t define a zone for one. We need to clean up what we have
presently. We should start each meeting
by working on some of the things that are not in place.
Council Member
Seiler said that she is trying to bring everyone=s awareness up. She doesn=t think that the Town Council and the
Planning & Zoning can handle all of this.
This is not their job alone. It
is everyone=s job and their community.
Mayor Hansen said
that he wants to reiterate that there is not very many people that attend the
Citizen=s Input Meeting. Everyone should be involved.
Ms. Lana Hodges said
that she was on the Town Council and the Planning & Zoning Commission when
they re-did the Master Plan. She said
that she feels that unless the Master Plan is handled 1st and
foremost then we are in trouble. We
need to get the transportation and Master Plan done first.
Mayor Hansen said
that the most important thing right now is the transportation. He agrees with what was said and we need to
do it as soon as we can, but he is not in favor of closing the Town down. Everyone needs to help.
Mr. Paul Webb said
he likes the idea of hiring someone to come in and help. We are uninformed or undereducated and a
City Planner would be educated and experienced. It would accelerate the Councils work to help us. Ms. Laraine Schnetzer said that she agrees
with Mr. Webb and she would also like to know what they can do to help. Council Member Satterthwaite suggested
committees.
Mr. Gerald Hunsiker
said that there is a tremendous amount of talent here, the developers and the
people of this Town knows what the development of the Town should be. They have an interest in the overall
development of the Town. Ask them to
collaborate on developing the Town.
There is talent right here and we should ask them and cooperatively work
with the developers. We could come up
with a plan that is at least a starting point.
We need a deadline.
Council Member
Seiler said that she appreciated everyone.
She accomplished her goal to get attention for this matter. We need to think outside the box for
different ways to get this done.
We still have a
motion on the table. Council Member Gray, opposed; Council Member House,
opposed; Council Member Satterthwaite, opposed; Council Member Seiler,
opposed. Motion denied.
Council Member
Satterthwaite made a motion to take a look at the methodology to move ahead quicker
at the next Wednesday meeting. Council
Member Gray seconded the motion.
Council Member Gray, for; Council Member House, for; Council Member
Satterthwaite, for; Council Member Seiler, for. Motion carried.
PRESENTATION
OF YOUTH COUNCIL CERTIFICATE AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Mayor Hansen
explained that we have a Youth Council and they have helped us with some of the
projects in Garden City. We take them
to the AMeet the Legislature Day@ where they can meet the Governor and
Representatives for this area.
Mr. Nick Pope was
the Youth Council Mayor. Mayor Hansen
Presented Mr. Pope with the certificate and scholarship and thanked him for his
time on the Youth Council. The remaining
members of the Youth Council were not in attendance but Mayor Hansen named each
member and their position on the Council.
BUSINESS
LICENSE DISCUSSION/APPROVAL
El Torero, Daniel
Pelayo Gutierres
Mr. Gutierres is not
in attendance at this time. With the
consent of the Council this item was skipped at this time. We will re-visit this agenda item if he
comes.
Cook Concrete,
Justin Cook
Mayor Hansen said
that he spoke with Mr. Darin Lutz and they are going to put in some big rocks
to designate an in and out for the driveway.
We did send Mr. Cook a copy of the Transportation ordinance. We also need a letter from Mr. Ray Lutz
approving that Mr. Cook can use his property.
CONDITIONAL
USE PERMIT DISCUSSION/APPROVAL, Rulon Crosby
This request is to
create a duplex at 1625 S. Bear Lake Blvd from an existing home. Mr. Crosby is not in attendance. Council Member Satterthwaite recommended
that we pass this item at this time.
RE-ZONE
DISCUSSION/APPROVAL, John
& Toni Post
Mr. Mark Hislop is
representing Mr. & Mrs. Post in this request. He explained that he works with business owners and property
owners to help take on some of their overflow, he helps them with their
projects.
Mr. Hislop explained
that Mr. Post acquired lot 2 and 3 of the property on Kimball Lane from Mr.
Maynes. The majority of the property is in the Community Commercial zone and
the remainder, the west part, is Recreational Residential. This request is to make all of both lots
commercial. It would be to move the Community
Commercial zone approximately 57' to the west.
Mr. Post is the owner of record.
Council Member
Seiler said that we did get a letter from a property owner that we need to
address. Mayor Hansen read the letter
from Mr. & Mrs. Fullmer. The letter
is requesting the lots be cleaned up, and the Council should place restrictions
on the property. Mayor Hansen said that
their request is worth considering.
Council Member
Seiler asked if this request would require a fence. Mr. Hislop said that they are just asking for a re-zone and to
encumber the property at this time.
Mayor Hansen said that the fence would be discussed at the time that
they present a commercial proposal.
Council Member
Satterthwaite moved to approve the re-zone.
Mayor Hansen said that we want to work with them but they should work
with us on the way it looks there.
Council Member House seconded the motion. All in favor and the motion carried.
ENCUMBRANCE
AGREEMENT AND COVENANT TO RUN WITH THE LAND,
John and Toni
Post
Mr. Mark Hislop is
representing Mr. And Mrs. Post with this request also. Mayor Hansen opened to discussion.
Council Member House
made the motion to encumber lots 2 and 3 of the Maynes minor subdivision. Council Member Gray seconded the
motion. Council Member Satterthwaite
said that she is uncomfortable without knowing what they have planned. Mr. Hislop said that they are not asking for
approval for anything other than the encumbrance at this time. They will have to come back to the Board to
get approval for anything that is a conditional use. Council Member Satterthwaite said that generally we have required
to know what the intent was. Council
Member Gray said that we haven=t required it they have just brought it in. Mayor Hansen said that it is just unusual that we haven=t seen the plan. Council Member Gray said in previous discussions, would he have
not approved it if we had know what was going to be built. Council Member House said that what he can
do on 2 lots he can do on one lot. All
in favor motion carried.
SUBDIVISION
REQUEST, DISCUSSION/APPROVAL, Mark & Kathy Hislop
Mr. Hislop explained
that he is in the process of acquiring a piece of property at 150 south 35
west. The property is 6.2 acres and he
would like to subdivide it into lot 1 and lot 2. Mayor Hansen said that the recommendation of the Planning &
Zoning Commission, they did make a motion to approve the minor
subdivision.
Council Member
Seiler said that her house is on the boundary of this property and she has no
objections to the house. Her concern is
that it is done according to ordinances.
This is just a different layout.
Council Member
Satterthwaite explained that during the Public Hearing for this request
Commission Member Ballingham had an interesting idea of writing an ordinance
that deals with flag lots for the future.
This request fits that description. She is a neighbor across the street
and was concerned about the safety of getting back to lot behind, but after
measuring it and seeing how much road way was going back there she felt a lot
more comfortable about the whole property.
Only one thing that came up for her was that in a similar small
subdivision they required a 26' road.
She felt like they set a precedence and is uncomfortable doing less than
that.
Council Member Gray
said that he agrees that if we have already set a precedence then we should
stick with that. However, were we
talking about a driveway or a roadway, it may be different. This is just a private drive. Mr. Hislop said that it=s a utility easement and he will use it as a
driveway, not a road or street. He
wants the easement for access to lot 2 and give the people in lot 1 a place to
park back behind to help get the parking off the street. Mayor Hansen said that on the other
subdivision that was approved the road was going to connect 1st west
and 3rd west. It connected
to another road. This one is an
easement or a private driveway that goes nowhere but to a residential
home. Council Member Satterthwaite said
that she feels it is in the ordinance and we are obligated to do it.
Council Member Gray
made the motion to approve the subdivision.
Council Member Seiler said that she disagrees and asked if the front lot
has been surveyed. Mr. Hislop said that
the survey has been done and that is what is being presented to the
Council. Council Member Seiler said
that there are no survey stakes and wondered about the markers. Mr. Hislop said that they are waiting until
the plat is approved to see if they have to make any changes. Council Member Seiler asked about the debate
of the west property line between him and the property owner. Mr. Hislop said that there=s no debate, the survey shows where his
property line is and the existing fence is within his proposed right of
way. He wants to be a good neighbor and
his right of way will be within the fence line and it won=t have anything to do with what he considers
to be his property.
Council Member
Seiler said that one of the issues that came up during the Public Hearing is
fire protection with just a driveway going back. She wondered about having a fire truck going back and if it
needed a turn around. She suggested
that we put a condition on that the Fire Department go out and looks at it to
determine what they need to provide fire protection.
Council Member
Seiler said that Mr. Hislop has a business that he will have at the home
there. She is concerned about the width
of the access for his business back there and any business that would go back
there in the future. Mayor Hansen said
on all home base businesses, like what Mr Hislop is doing, we haven=t ever required anything other than what you
see there. He won=t
really have any more coming and going than what he already has there. Mr. Hislop would have to apply with the Town
Council for a change of location for his business.
Mr. Troy Petersen is
the owner of the property and he has signed the application as the owner. Mr. Petersen said that he is aware of the
request and gives his full permission.
Council Member House
seconded the motion. Council Member
Seiler added that they meet with the Fire Department to discuss fire
protection. All in favor and the motion carried.
FINAL PLAT
APPROVAL REQUEST FOR ELK=S RIDGE SUBDIVISION PHASE II, Frank Smith
Mr. Frank Smith and
Mr. Lance Anderson, from Cache Landmark, are here for final approval for phase
II of Elk=s Ridge Subdivision. Council Member Seiler asked about the grade
of the road. Mr. Andersen said that
they did answer and address everything as far as the concerns of Mr. Jason
Linford from Sunrise Engineering. They
did get the road grade down to 12.5%.
Council Member Seiler said that at the last Council meeting they said it
had to be at 12% according to the ordinance.
Mr. Smith said that is what the new ordinance says. It is their understanding that there could
be a variance. If they change the grade
to 12% it would create an 8' cut and make it very difficult to get into those
lots. Mr. Anderson said that they would
do what they could to be reasonable.
They did look at the 12% grade but it doesn=t make sense because it would be too much cut
and too much fill. Right now with a
12.5% it still requires a 4' cut and fill.
They feel that they have taken care of the safety concerns also. Mr. Smith said that it is possible to do 12%
but it will really inconvenience the people a lot.
Mr. Linford has
reviewed the plats and Mr. Smith has tried to clear up everything on the plat
that he had a concern with. They did
submit, to Mr. Linford, the plan for the detention ponds.
Mr. Andersen said
that they would like conditional approval based on Mr. Linford=s recommendation. He will get with Mr. Linford to make sure everything is taken
care of.
Mayor Hansen said
that they need to make sure there is adequate spacing between the pumphouse and
the canal. Mr. Norm Mecham said that he
has looked at the plans and feels that there is enough room, as long as they
can get in there to do what they need to for the canal.
Council Member
Seiler said that there are a lot of letters from people who have bought a lot
in phase I, concerning finishing phase I.
Mr. Smith said that he agrees with the people and things have taken
longer and was more expensive than he expected. There is a letter of credit on file to make sure phase I
improvements are completed. Mr. Smith
is still working with Utah Power to finish their installation. There are a couple of things that will be fixed
in the next couple of days. Once the
pump house is completed the water will be basically done.
Mr. Smith said that
they did sell the lots to help pay for the utilities for phase I. He said that he has lost money doing this
because he sold the lots very cheap. He
said that he does not see the connection between phase I and phase II.
The tank is done and
they are starting construction on the pump house. The tentative schedule for
the pump house is imminent. The
telemetry between the tank and the pump house is radio. It would be reasonable within the next month
to have the pump house done.
Mr. Smith said that
the costs have gone up a lot but they are almost finished with this
project. He said that in phase I there
were some mistakes but this time they have partners and there won=t be the financial issues for phase II.
Council Member
Satterthwaite said that one of the concerns with the property owner=s are that they have purchased property but
they can=t get a building permit. She asked if we should hold the approval
until phase I is complete. Mr. Smith
said that there have been subdivisions in the past that sell lots where there
are no utilities to them. Those are old
subdivisions and we don=t approve subdivisions without utilities. Council Member Satterthwaite said that Sweetwater Subdivision is
under county jurisdiction. Mr. Smith
said that they are trying to get things done before the weather gets too
bad.
Council Member
Seiler said that it sounds like the completion of phase I is a couple weeks or
a month off. Mr. Andersen said that the
pump house will take a few more weeks but Utah Power is at their own pace. They have inspected the utilities and there
are a few things that need to be corrected then it should be finished.
Mr. Smith said that
we had an irrevokable letter of credit for a year and then we had to extend it
for a year, which expires December 31, 2006.
There is no building on the property at this time because it needs to be
completed. Mr. Smith said that
approving phase II will not affect getting phase I finished except in a positive
way because they can take the revenue from selling the lots to finish phase
I. There won=t be any building up there until next spring
because of the weather.
They will need to
provide a letter of credit for phase II also.
Mr. Andersen said
that phase I is a separate agenda item than phase II, it should be a different
approval. The Council could look into
exercising the irrevokable letter of credit for phase I if they feel they need to. Mr. Smith said that he understands the
letters and the concerns from the property owners. They are working and they are really close to getting it
finished.
Council Member
Satterthwaite said that there is a provision that when people buy into a
subdivision there is a second right of refusal for the people that can=t get a building permit. She asked Mr. Smith if they are aware that
they can get their money back. Mr.
Smith said that he has made them aware of that. He said that it is unfortunate that it did take the time it did
to build the tank but it is for the benefit of his project and the Town and
Harbor Village.
Ms. Cindy McLaughlin
said that the people who bought there are excited about the lots and they want
to build there. Their opinion is that
if phase II is not approved then it will get the utilities in quicker for phase
I.
Council Member
Satterthwaite read the letter from Mr. Tony Martineau, the Town Attorney. Mr. Andersen said that they did check the
issue and will resubmit the plans to Mr. Linford to re-check. They will meet Mr. Linford=s requirements for the final approval.
Mr. Smith said that
phase I and phase II are 2 separate issues.
Nothing is stopping phase I but Utah power, construction of the pump
house and a few minor changes on the tank from TBP Construction. Mr. Linford and Mr. Travis Hobbs needs to do
a walk through on the water and once they approve the system the 1 year time
limit will start.
Council Member
Satterthwaite said that she doesn=t know of anything in the ordinances or statute that would not allow this
to go forward but they need to be very sensitive to the people who own property
in phase I.
Based on that
Council Member Satterthwaite made the motion to approve phase II of Elk=s Ridge Subdivision. Council Member House seconded the
motion. All in favor and the motion
carried.
RASPBERRY DAYS
FESTIVAL REPORT FROM CHAIRPERSON, Laraine Schnetzer
Ms. Schnetzer said
that the Raspberry Days Festival went very well this year. She said that having the parade on Thursday
helped with the traffic issues. The
parade went very well. The fireworks
were very good. We had a lot of
participation from volunteers and from the vendors.
We had $20,649.94 in
revenue and $12, 518.29 expenses. The
profit was $8,131.65, which goes into the general fund.
WATER RATE
STRUCTURE DISCUSSION
Mr. Evan Simpson
discussed the comments that were made during the public hearing. There was good input from the citizens. When they realize that the Council has done
the best that they could to keep the rates low they usually understand why
things are this way.
Mayor Hansen asked
if the Council is prepared to make a decision on what option they would
prefer.
Council Member Gray
made the motion to adopt Option C as the base rate for the new water rate,
because it addresses overage at 3 different levels instead of just 2. Council Member House seconded the motion for
Option C. All in favor and the motion
carried.
SWAN SPRING
UPDATE
The site survey has
been complete and should be to Sunrise within the next few weeks. They will be able to complete the design
when they get the survey.
Mayor Hansen said
that Mr. Hillam has decided to cooperate with Mr. Petersen and they will
realign the property lines so that we should be able to build 2 tanks instead
of just 1. We are getting written
agreements with both of them.
We need to get the
water meters secured and get the funding done.
They will be ready
to go to bid on the treatment plant in a couple of months. We should be able to advertize in February
to take advantage of the winter bidding season. They will get the plans to Mayor Hansen next month.
TRANSFER/EXCHANGE
OF WATER RIGHT=S DISCUSSION
Ken Tuttle from
Sunrise Engineering
Mr. Tuttle said that
he has looked through a sample ordinance that the Town Attorney provided. He went through them with the Council. He said that he likes the section that states
that additional water rights may be
required to be conveyed to the Town.
Mr. Tuttle explained
that he has prepared a Water Rights Acquisition Protocol Policy that he passed
out to the Council. He recommended that
it be approved along with the water right ordinance.
Mr. Tuttle also
prepared a weighted point system that would evaluate the priority of the water
right that he passed out to the Council for review. He explained the spreadsheet and how it would fit in with the
policy of the Town. It is a way to
numerically give a water right a score and to weigh the score to determine if
we want to accept it or reject it. Mr.
Tuttle proposes that each of these items be adopted into the ordinance.
Council Member Gray
asked, as we go through the acquisition, what would the cost be for the
transfer? Mr. Tuttle said it would be
very hard to say. Council Member
Satterthwaite asked if it would be a cost better born by the developer other
than the public? Ms. Lana Hodges said
that there is a procedure that the developer has to follow and a fee to
transfer water in the canal. The cost
is born by the developer. Mr. Tuttle
said that you can=t
offset all the costs back to the previous owner because the Town would have to
protect our own interest in the hearings.
Mayor Hansen said
that there would be two different options and one would be if we are actually
purchasing the share and the other would be if we are exchanging. Council Member Satterthwaite suggested that
we ask the attorney if we can make that a part of our subdivision approval process
to pay for the transfer. Mr. Tuttle
said that it would be in the best interest for the Town to have the control of
the process and to make sure everything is done proper.
Mr. Tuttle said that
is what he proposes for our ordinance and policy protocol. In order to get a transfer from one entity
to another we have to go through DDW requirements.
Council Member
Satterthwaite asked if we are treating all of the developers equally if we say
we will take this right but we don=t want another. Mr. Tuttle said
that if we have a written procedure or a written protocol we have started down
that road to treat everyone fairly. It
doesn=t make any share undesirable. We haven=t discussed what score they would need to go through the process to be
approve.
Mr. Tuttle
recommends that we take everything to acre feet so it will compare apples to
apples. He said that this policy is
about as simple as he can get it. If a
developer comes with a water right that is not desirable there could be another
option for another type of compensation.
Each water right is worth what it is worth, all of them aren=t the same.
Some are worth a lot more than others.
It can be a very
difficult process and can take a long time.
Mayor Hansen said
that we are in the loop on the Balsamorhiza well it is in the process. We need to go after the rights that have
lapsed. Council Member Satterthwaite
said that we need to pursue the Pickleville well.
Mr. Tuttle said that
as far as the rights that are not being used, the non-use application must be
filed before April, 2007. Mayor Hansen
said that we need to have Sunrise do that.
We need to get the
ordinance put together and everything with it in the ordinance form. Mr. Tuttle said that the Town Attorney and
Sunrise needs to work together on that.
We need to not waste any time doing this. We will contact our Attorney with some recommendations and give
him Mr. Tuttle=s phone number.
Council Member Gray
made the motion to contact the Town Attorney to work with Sunrise Engineering
to draft an ordinance on transfer of water rights and to include the
Acquisition Protocal and the Weighted Point System. Council Member House seconded the motion. Council Member Satterthwaite asked for a
limit to the motion to include, withdraw attempt to amend and go with original
motion. All in favor and the motion
carried.
Water Transfers
Discussion for property located north of Swan Creek Village, Robert Statham
Mr. Paul Webb is
representing Mr. Statham. Mr. Statham
has made application with Rich County for his development in Swan Creek
Meadow. He is requesting to connect his
development to the Garden City Water System.
Mr. Ken Tuttle prepared a draft for 55 acres that Mr. Statham acquired
but now he has acquired another 57 acres.
He wants to move forward on getting his development done. He wants a commitment from the Town as soon
as possible in getting the transfer done so he can move forward. Mr. Statham has 16 acre feet of water for
the 55 acres and 18.63 acre feet for the 57 acres, both are in the Cook=s allocation.
Mr. Webb said that
the important thing for Mr. Statham is to know how many units he can have in
exchange for the water rights. We are
trying to find a way to fill the gap between what they actually have and what
they want for the total build out. Mr.
Tuttle said that if there is a gap on the 35 acre feet, how is the Town going
to address the gap? Are we going to
allow the process to begin and approve the development based on what they
already have? There are ways to protect
the Town and let the developer start.
They are coming to
the table with a very highly rated water right. Mr. Tuttle said that we could give a conditional approval based
on what they bring to the table but don=t allow them to go into the negative side on the water rights
portion. He is just talking water use
now, we don=t want to use the Town=s water right for their subdivision. There may be a time when we will be doing
that because of the lengthy state approval process. We have some buffers built into our system right now, and we need
those buffers. When we make the initial evaluation and if it appears that they
don=t have sufficient water rights then we can
require that they bring that back up to what they need for the
development. They need to bring that
water right in ahead of their development.
The Developer may have to acquire additional water rights as their
development grows.
Mr. Webb said that
the important thing for this developer is to know how many units he can have
under the state formula. They need to
know what the Town will be comfortable with for the number of units and the
use.
Mr. Tuttle said that
we don=t have any intention on becoming water rights
rich but we also shouldn=t go in the deficit for a developers project. Mayor Hansen said that right now all we are requiring is what
they will need for their development.
An audience member
asked if there are considerations for developments that are going to develop
based on conservation. Mr. Tuttle said
that it puts the Town in the practice of policing the use, which we don=t want to start. He said that the Town can put on a meter and that would give a
good idea of the use for each lot.
Mayor Hansen said that the constant in every scenario is the house
itself. Mr. Tuttle said that is depending
on the house, it is still a policing issue.
Mayor Hansen said
what we are going to be facing is the people with more land than what they have
water for. The process and the policy
has to be something that is manageable for the Town. It must work well or it
will be a huge issue.
Mr. Webb said that
putting a bulk meter on the subdivision would take care of knowing the use
because you know the amount that they bring to the Town and if they go over
that then you can take care of it. Mr.
Tuttle asked if we really want to take on that responsibility. Also, how can we take care of that
situation, we can=t turn
off every home if they go over there allowable use.
Mr. Webb said that
an issue the developer will have to show is how many units of condos and 2 acre lots and lodges etc. The formula gives a very accurate list of
how much each of them will use. Mr.
Tuttle said that is based on the state formula.
Council Member
Satterthwaite said that we can go through all of the process for this but do we
have a sufficient delivery system? That
would be the engineering side of this issue.
Mayor Hansen said that our distribution system very adequate.
Council Member
Satterthwaite said that in the new developments, does it make sense to require
them to build a secondary/irrigation system for their needs. Can we require outside use to be handled
another way other than our culinary system.
Mr. Evan Simpson said that because you must have separation and it is a completely different way to do that. Mayor Hansen said that it is just as
expensive to install an irrigation system as a culinary system. At this point in time we don=t need it.
Mr. Webb said that
they would request a commitment from the Town so Mr. Statham can move
forward. Is the Town interested in
acquiring his right in exchange for the water connection to our system based on
our formula and the state formula. Mr.
Statham needs to make a decision on wether to continue working with the Town or
do his own system.
Mayor Hansen said
that to make the commitment, it would have to fall within compliance and it
would have to fall within the formula that we will give them. The state formulas and the water right
formulas, he will have to follow both.
Mayor Hansen said that when we do our ordinance we will be following the
formula submitted by Mr. Tuttle.
Mayor Hansen said
that we need to base it on the type of right that it is and compliance to the
formulas. The rights that Mr. Statham
owns are a good right. Mr. Tuttle asked
if the Towns formula will be any different that the state formula. We need to plan for a year round
formula. Mr. Tuttle said that if those
units approved pay the same water assessment to the town, what does it matter
if they are full time or seasonal.
Council Member Satterthwaite said that they will be paying more because
they are out of the Town limits.
We would like to put
together as much of this as we can so that we can give a good answer. Mr. Webb said that the recreational use vs.
full time use makes a difference to the developer for this project, because he wants
to maximize what he can do. Mayor
Hansen said that it will all depend on whether they actually live there or are
only there so much of the year and that is more likely what it will be. If we had a meter reading program then we
should have sufficient documentation to know this.
Council Member House
said that to give them an answer tonight, he would say yes that will work with
them based on what they are proposing.
Council Member Satterthwaite suggested that we approve a phase by phase
basis.
The county has
approved a density of 2 units per acre for this development. They are requesting approval for 224 units,
which is the maximum density that the county will allow.
Council Member
Satterthwaite made the motion that the Council call a special meeting in 2
weeks to find out what we need from the county relative to the density and the
building and give them an opportunity to tell us that they have water
sufficient to do what they want to do.
Mayor Hansen said
that it is going to be an issue where we have to work closely with the county
and set a procedure with them on how they will interact with the Town when it
comes to water for subdivisions outside of the Town limits.
Mr. Webb asked for a
commitment from the Council based on the formula.
Mr. Tuttle said that
we need to hold to the state formula.
Mayor Hansen said that we need to make sure that the county base there
approval on the density. Council Member
Seiler said that during the last meeting we said that we agreed that we would
work with him on this development. Mr.
Webb said that they just need a commitment that we want the water based on the
states standard formula. Mr. Tuttle
said that the rate structure will determine the use there. He said that we will be covered under every
scenario, the formulas are in place to protect us. Mayor Hansen said that it is all based on an assumption that they
won=t be here 100% of the time.
Council Member
Satterthwaite read the motion from the last meeting that said that we are
willing to work with them with the water rights transfer. The recreational issue is manageable. It also brings in more revenues because
outside the Town limits they pay 50% more than inside the Town limits. We already made the motion to work with them
on this project.
There is still a
motion on the table to set a Special meeting in two weeks to allow us an
opportunity to find out what the county has approved and see what Mr. Stathams
plans are. Mr. Webb said that the
Council shouldn=t need to look at the plans we should look at
the use and they have already given us those numbers. Mr. Tuttle said that he knows what they are seeking and we can
figure it from there. Mayor Hansen said
that we are asking Mr. Tuttle to take their allocation with their units and
verify it to make sure it works for us and make sure that it calculates out
right. Mr. Tuttle said that they have
to determine their firm number on everything and he can figure it based on
that.
PETITION TO
ANNEX CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY, DISCUSSION/APPROVAL
Property located
on the south side of Hodges Canyon Road, Norm Mecham
Mr. Mecham said that
he has everything that was required from him and Mr. Ron Hansen. Mr. Hansen purchased the property from his
brother Mr. Wayne Hansen. We either
need a deed showing that Mr. Ron Hansen owns the property or letter from Mr.
Wayne Hansen agreeing to the annexation.
Council Member
Satterthwaite made the motion to approve the petition to annex the property on
the south side of Hodges Canyon Road with the deed from Mr. Ron Hansen or a
letter from Mr. Wayne Hansen. Council Member Gray seconded the
motion. All in favor and the motion
carried.
AWARD OF
BUTTERCUP PUMPHOUSE PROJECT
All the bonding and
insurance documents were turned into the Town Attorney and he has reviewed them
and approved them. He was also okay
with the bidding process to hire TBP Construction.
Council Member
Seiler said that our ordinances state that we can=t accept a bid if it is more than 1/10 of the estimate. Mr. Evan Simpson explained that ordinance
was taken from another Town and it probably doesn=t fit with this situation. It
is meant to protect an Improvement or an Assessment District. He said that we want to have the right to
accept or reject any bid if it is what we need. In his opinion it is completely out of wack and we need to
re-write the ordinance.
Council Member
Satterthwaite made the motion to approve the award of the Buttercup Pumphouse
project to TBP Construction. Council
Member House seconded the motion. Council
Member Seiler asked how we justify that we are not in compliance with our own
ordinance. Mayor Hansen said that if we
delay this project any longer we will not get it done this year and we made a
commitment to get this project done. We
didn=t get any bids on this project and so we went
ahead with the consent of our Attorney.
Council Member Gray, for; Council Member House, for; Council Member
Satterthwaite, for; Council Member Seiler, opposed. Motion carried.
BUTTERCUP POA
Pumphouse
Mayor Hansen
explained that TBP will start construction of Pump house approximately
September 18, 2006. The estimated
completion date will be 45 days later.
They have a $100 penalty for every day after that day.
Mr. Jim Schnetzer
asked about getting a generator in case the power goes out. Mayor Hansen said that if the power goes off
they will have the line pressure that they have now minus the 2 psi.
ATV Use
Mr. Schnetzer said
that they considered it a done deal based on the public hearing held in May
2005 and a Town Council meeting held June 9th, 2005 when they were
told that they would be allowed to ride ATV=s in the subdivision.
Council Member Gray
said that he looked at the notes and we may have mislead that group. He read the state law that allows local
municipalities the authority to designate certain streets to allow ATV users to
gain access. He said that when the
committee came up with that ordinance it was their intent to provide access to
riding areas. That is why we addressed
several streets in the area that did this.
With that in mind it would defeat the purpose of what the committee set
out to accomplish and also would go contradictory to state law to allow ATV=s in Buttercup at this time. It is the intent that when 300 west is
completed then it will be allowed. We
need to insure that it is for the right purpose, to gain access to a riding
area, which is an appropriate use. He
said that the Council needs to make an decision.
Mr. Schnetzer said
that they know they are landlocked until 300 west is there. Until such time they are forced to trailer
to get to the riding areas, they understand that. They are asking to be allowed to ride around on the Buttercup
streets. Council Member Gray said that
if we grant permission to ride around on the roads in Buttercup and someone has
an accident on an ATV that is not designed to ride on the paved roads in
Buttercup, it would not be in the best interest of the Town. It would place the Town in a difficult
situation to allow that because it is contrary to state law and also is in
contrary to our own ordinance. When 3rd
west comes in then they would have access to the Shoshone trail and the beach,
then it would be allowable.
Mr. Schnetzer
requested a decision by the Council.
Council Member Satterthwaite read what the minutes said and she said
that it sounds like it is consistent with what Council Member Gray is saying,
that they are treated the same as everyone else in Town. The minutes are vague. Mr. Schnetzer said that the biggest decision
to approve the SID was the ability to ride ATV=s in the subdivision. There
were a lot of people opposed to the SID if they couldn=t ride in Buttercup.
Mayor Hansen said
that if we allow them the ability to ride in Buttercup then we would be taking
on the liability of any accidents that would happen.
Ms. Laraine
Schnetzer said that her understanding was that when the HOA talked with the
Town Council they agreed that they would let Buttercup ride on the roads until
3rd west comes through. That
is what they took back to the homeowners.
That is the only reason a lot of people voted on the SID. Mayor Hansen asked, based on the ordinance
and knowing that the Town would be liable for anyone that would get hurt while
riding in the subdivision, are they still willing to encumber the Town with
that obligation knowing that it may come back to bite the Town in the future.
The Council stated
that this was just intended for discussion, there is not a legal decision that
needs to be made.
Mayor Hansen said
that he feels that we gave Buttercup the impression that we would allow the ATV
use in the subdivision. Mayor Hansen
said that he wants to go on record to say that we are sorry that happened. Council Member House said that he felt that
the Planning & Zoning Commission also gave them the impression that they
were allowed.
Mr. Schnetzer asked
that if Buttercup put a statement in their bylaws that if any person is injured
while riding there then the Town is not liable, would that make a
difference? Council Member House said
that the Town can=t
bless them the right up there because then the Town takes on the liability.
BUILDING
INSPECTOR REPORT
Mr. Ralph Cannon
passed out his report, which is current to yesterday. They have 254 open permits for the Town and the County. Mr. Cannon said that everything is running
very functionally. They have a handle
on most of the things in the Town right now, they are just trying to take care
of some past issues. They are able to
get the permits out in a reasonable fashion and keep up with all the
inspections. They are trying to be fair
with and treat everyone the same.
The Council said
that they have heard good feedback on what the Inspectors are doing.
Mayor Hansen asked
about certifications. Mr. Cannon has 2
certifications and he will take the next 2 within a month and a half. Mr. Abraham will be taking the tests soon. They should each be certified with all 4 by
the end of the year.
Council Member
Satterthwaite asked about working out the re-application fees. Mr. Cannon said that they talked to the
state and he can charge anything they deem appropriate for the re-applications. They charge 2 of the permit fee.
GRANT
DISCUSSION
Rich County
Tourism Grant FY 2006
This is the grant
for the trail head up Hodges Canyon.
Council Member Gray said this will happen and we will be using the grant
money for that trail head. The State Park=s will be purchasing the property and
donating it to the Town.
Rich County
Tourism Grant Application FY 2006
The new application
will be filled out for a restroom at the trail head.
GENERAL PLAN
DISCUSSION
Council Member
Satterthwaite said that she read some things on this and it does state that the
General Plan be drafted and drawn by the Planning & Zoning Commission. She suggested that the Town Council
determine what is missing in the General Plan, put them in a letter to the
Planning & Zoning Chair for their review.
Commission Member
Jennifer Huefner said that she is going through the material that she received
from a seminar which states that the Planning & Zoning Commission has a
much greater responsibility than what they realize. She is very willing to do what they need to do. She feels that they are just not educated on
their responsibilities. She said that
she would like to have a professional City Planner that they can get advice from
on a case by case basis. She would like
the guidance to make the decisions for the things that come before them every
month. Mayor Hansen said that he would
agree with that, but there are some things that we need from the Planning &
Zoning Commission. We need a greater
commitment from the members that serve on the Boards in the community. It is worth the time and effort to learn the
responsibilities during the 3rd week meeting. It has been the constant struggle, we can
know more than we know but we need to be committed. Commission Member Huefner said that there is so much to know,
there is so much involved in land use.
We need professional advice to help us.
Mayor Hansen said that we really need to look into the cost involved in
that. It is a very expensive thing to
do and it could be a short term thing.
Mayor Hansen said that there is also a time restraint. It will take more of a commitment of more
time.
There are state
funds to help write a General Plan, and there are consultants at the League
that can help.
Council Member
Satterthwaite said that today they had a lecture by an attorney that said that
the ULCT went out on a limb to back off of on what was happening to SB170. The developers said that they find it
impossible to assist the cities in what they need and to change the
perceptions. There is some help available
through the League, we just need to let them know what we need. They will be back if we don=t do what we told them that we will do.
The state code goes
step by step on what needs to be done for the General Plan.
Mayor Hansen said that
what we need to do is set the goals and put time frames on them so that we can
achieve them. Everyone of the Council
should look at the plan, see where they are deficient and put that down on
paper. Then Ms. Sharlene Millard can
send that on to the Planning & Zoning Commission.
Council Member
Seiler suggested that we use the input meeting to work on the General
Plan.
MISCELLANEOUS
ITEMS
New Library/Town
Hall designs
We need to
commission someone to go to work on this.
We need to develop a list of what we want in this building, give that to
someone and let them go from there for the design. We need to put a bid out for and architect. Next Wednesday everyone should bring their
list of what they want inside the building.
The park was approved for the location for the new building.
Proposal from RC
Software and Novotx Software, for GIS software and support
Mayor Hansen said
that Sunrise Engineering is doing a lot, for us right now, on these type of
things and we don=t want
to duplicate that. Mr. Travis Hobbs
said that he thought they were trying to do mapping of the Town on
ArcView. The Software company actually
does that also but their program is a maintenance program so we know what has
happened in the past.
Mayor Hansen will
take the assignment to ask Mr. Jason Linford what he is doing and what he has
done so that we don=t
duplicate it. We can use the aerials
that the county has just done. We do
still need to have money in the budget for the GPS equipment. Council Member Gray will work with Mr. Hobbs
to have a proposal for GPS next month.
We need to know exactly what Mr. Linford is doing.
We need to approach
Mr. Bryce Nielson and see if they have any funds from Homeland Security for
this type of project. We will put this
discussion off until next month when we can talk to Mr. Linford.
Discussion
Regarding Attorneys Comments Regarding Church Service being held at the Garden
City Office
Ms. Hislop explained
the comments from the Town Attorney, he would like an opinion from the Attorney
Generals Office and also the County Attorney.
The Council felt
that without an opinion at this time we should error on the side of the
citizens.
Council Member Gray
made the motion to allow the church service to be held in the Garden City Town
office. Council Member Seiler seconded
the motion. Council Member House said
that the fees are applicable and need to be paid the same as everyone
else. All in favor and the motion
carried.
Mr. Gerald Hunsiker
said that the guidance and the decision and the Council concurrence of this
issue speaks highly of them all.
Legalism is not as good as ones heart.
He explained that they have found a new place to meet but he is
impressed with their decision to put the citizen first.
Nuisance
Complaint Filed by Mr. Wayne Johnson and Mr. Cody Johnson
We have received a
nuisance complaint filed by Mr. Wayne Johnson and Mr. Cody Johnson. We need to do something down there, it is
not a good thing and it=s getting worse. The Council
suggested that we send the Building Inspector=s down there first with a copy
of the ordinance. They should advise
the Sheriff that they are going there first.
Discussion/Approval
of a Windmill located at 2123 S. Bear Lake Blvd. Bear Lake Country Store
Mr. Jim Stone would
like to put in a windmill at the Bear Lake Country Store. It is an experimental thing depending on the
wind. The Council said that they would
like to see a picture of it before they approve anything. He needs to bring in a picture or a
brochure. The Council needs more
information. Council Member Gray said
that there is nothing in the ordinance that addresses anything other than a
structure so we just need more information.
Discussion/Decision
regarding recommendation from the Planning & Zoning Commission that they be
designated as the Garden City Land Use Authority and: Discussion/Decision regarding
recommendation from the Planning & Zoning Commission that the Board of
Adjustments be designated as the Garden City Appeals Authority
Council Member House
made the motion to re-name the Garden City Planning & Zoning to the Garden
City Land Use Authority. Motion died
for lack of second.
Mayor Hansen said
that his concern is who will do the appeals.
Council Member Satterthwaite said that this was a topic of big debate
during the seminar because different cities have designated different people or Boards for the Land Use
Authority. The Land Use Authority makes
the final determination on issues.
Council Member
Satterthwaite said that different Towns have used different people or boards as
their LUA. The bulk of Towns have made
the Town Council to be the LUA and have made a new Board to be the Appeals
Board. The Attorney said that Towns
would be wise to take the Legislative Board out of the LUA works. Council Member Satterthwaite said that she
will check into that recommendation further.
Council Member
Satterthwaite said that she would recommend that we leave the Council as the
LUA because it fits the way we do things now.
We should do an ordinance and declare them to be the LUA. We should keep the Planning & Zoning
Commission as the Advisory Board and then create a separate Board as the
Appeals Board. Another option is that
some cities have made a professional planner one or the other. That puts a lot of power in the hands of one
person.
Council Member House
said that if you are going to create an Appeals Board then we should have the
Building Inspectors on the panel.
Council Member Satterthwaite said that depends on how the Town is set
up. If we give the authority to the
staff to make the decisions then they can=t be a part of the appeal.
We really need to
put people in the Board that would really be able to see both sides of the
issue.
Commission Member
Huefner said that it was recommended to her that the Town Council was the LUA
but everyone else thought that it should be the Planning & Zoning
Commission. They are the advisors to
the authority. Council Member
Satterthwaite said that is how we function now.
Mayor Hansen
suggested that because of how much we have to do right now that is important to
get done. He suggested that the Town
Council be the LUA and the Appeals Board for right now. The Council said that we can=t be both.
Th appeal has to be heard within 10 business days.
Council Member
Satterthwaite made the motion to appoint the Town Council as the Land Use
Authority and ask the Mayor to provide 3 names of people that would have some
training and back ground and allow the Town Council the opportunity to look at
their letters if they want to be considered for the position of the Appeals
Board. That will state that they have a
commitment to be on the Board. Mayor
Hansen will present the 3 names to the Council for approval or denial during
the next Town Council meeting. The
Council can appoint all 3 or any of the 3.
Council Member Gray seconded the motion. All in favor and the motion carried.
3rd
West Discussion
Hickman Title - Dedication of Land
Council Member
Seiler said that we have the final title description for the dedicated right of
way on 3rd west and there are still some properties that have
delinquent taxes on them. Do we want a
partial reconveyance from them to the Town to take them out of the
equalization. They will just rewrite
the description of the property and take that out of the description. The Council agreed to go forward on
that. She stated that 3rd
west is starting to look like a street.
Disposition of Topsoil
Council Member
Seiler said that they are piling the topsoil from the road. It will be good to sell it but how will we
go about selling it? Mayor Hansen
suggested that we go to LeGrand Johnson and ask them to trade for road
base. The top soil is on the Circle C
property. Mayor Hansen said that he
talked to Mr. Dennis Ashton and told him that we just want it piled up along
the edge. Mayor Hansen said that we
need to move on it now or it will disappear.
Council Member Seiler said that she will contact Mr. Ashton and tell him
that the topsoil belongs to us and not them.
Frehner Construction
should be done with 3rd west by the end of the month.
Council Member
Seiler received approval for the Lockwood development for their entrance. They do have to put in a left hand turn
lane. Mr. Linford is looking to see if
we can save money to work with them.
Mr. Linford didn=t think it would save us much money.
Council Member Gray
said that UDOT approached him about putting in a turn lane at Rendevous Beach
and doing that on their own. UDOT will
do will do existing roads but not new roads.
Mr. Linford will get some figures on a left hand turn lane.
The Utah League of
Cities and Towns was contacted and asked to work on our impact fees on the
roads. They won=t do that so we are back to Mr. Linford doing
it for $15,000.
Approval for
cost/benefit analysis for Raspberry Days Festival
Council Member
Seiler said that she has received a lot of comments from citizens regarding
Raspberry Days and she feels that we should get local input on Raspberry
Days. She asked Ms. Judy Holbrook to
talk to the businesses for their input.
We should have a meeting and open it up and let the people give their
input about Raspberry Days.
COUNCIL MEMBER
REPORTS
Council Member
Satterthwaite said that she felt that the land use ordinances are in good shape
as they relate to the zones and how we put in permitted uses and conditional
uses. For every conditional use we put
in a zone we need to state the standards for it. Courts are making a presumption that a conditional use is a
permitted use unless our ordinances are specific enough to state why it is a
conditional use. We need to give
procedural due process.
Council Member
Seiler said that the street signs are a little bit bigger than originally
ordered. They are now 6 x 40 and will
have 4" letters. The decal will be
5" high.
Council Member
Seiler said that Cherimoya needs to buy their own signs and they are ordered
with the town order. We will bill Mr.
Mecham when we get an invoice.
PAYMENT
VOUCHERS
Council Member Gray
made the motion to pay the bills as presented.
Council Member House seconded the motion. All in favor and the motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no
further business for the Council to discuss, Council Member House made the motion to adjourn the meeting at 11:30
p.m. Council Member Gray seconded the
motion. All in favor and the motion
carried.
APPROVED:
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Kenneth Hansen, Mayor
Attest:
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Town Clerk