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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 28 2014

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Event Start Date & Time

February 12, 2014 08:26 AM

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February 12, 2015 08:26 AM

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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BLANDING CITY COUNCIL HELD ON JANUARY 28, 2014 AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS Present: Mayor: Calvin Balch City Councilmembers: Joe B Lyman Robert Ogle Kelly Laws Taylor Harrison City Administrator: Jeremy Redd Finance Director: Kim Palmer City Engineer: Terry Ekker General Services Manager: Jeff Black Community Development Director: Bret Hosler Police Chief: Lyle Bayles Absent: Councilmember David Johnson Community Members: Harold Lyman, Terri Laws, Crystal Holt, Linda Larson, Carter Redd, Kendall Laws, Emily Laws, Dan Shores, Mike Moulton, Spencer Moulton, Cindy Bayles. Prayer/Thought - The prayer/thought was offered by Jeremy Redd. 1. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 2. Councilmember Laws moved to approve the minutes and financial disbursements of the January 14, 2014 meeting, Councilmember Ogle seconded the motion. Mayor Balch repeated the motion and asked for discussion. Hearing none, he called for a vote. Voting was as follows: Those voting AYE Councilmember Lyman Councilmember Ogle Councilmember Laws Councilmember Harrison Those voting NAY NONE Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Balch declared the motion carried. 3. OPEN FORUM A. San Juan County – Health Fair Request – Linda Larson Linda Larson from the San Juan County Health Coalition told Council about the annual Health Fair that will be held June 7th at the Wellness Center. The group is requesting Council to waive the rental fee of the Wellness Center for the fair and allow a free swim from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Councilmember Ogle will bring the request back as a discussion item. B. Community member Dan Shores voiced a concern over the current water situation and particularly the sediment that is showing up in his water line. He questioned why water being pumped from the wells is not being sent to the water treatment plant before entering the system. He also asked why the wells were being pumped only on the weekends when City employees are not working. Mr. Redd responded that the wells are pumped after hours and on weekends to reduce the electrical cost of pumping the wells. Running the water pumped from the wells to the treatment plant is cost prohibitive and installing some type of treatment plant at each well would be $250,000 per well, which is also not feasible at this time. He continued to say that all water is tested regularly and has passed all water quality testing. Councilmember Laws commented that the wells are being pumped to ensure they are functioning correctly in the event we have to pump them more often. Councilmember Ogle asked if there was any way to test water inside a residence. Mr. Redd responded that a resident can request to have a sample tested from their home. Mr. Shores then inquired on the number of officers employed by the City. Chief Bayles responded there are five full-time and two part-time officers. 4. REPORTS/DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS A. Terry Ekker presented the Project Status Report. 12” Mountain Line Replacement The Contractor is completing the punch list items on the project. Mr. Ekker shared that the Dry Wash spur line could be a change order to the project. Blanding 2014 Waterline Projects The design is at 99% complete for the project. The bid opening is planned for February 19, 2014. Power Master Plan The mapping portion of the project has been completed. The system modeling and Capital Facilities Plan is currently in progress. A presentation on the master plan will be given in March or April. East Side Sewer Trunk Line The alignment feasibility and right of way investigation is currently underway. Councilmember Lyman asked what the spur line change order means. Mr. Ekker responded that a change order could be written for the current Blue Mountain project which would allow the current contractor to complete the spur line. Mr. Redd commented that of all the contractors that were pre-qualified for the Blue Mountain project Silver Spur has the best price on the project per lineal foot. 5. ACTION ITEMS A. Approve 10 Year Capital Projects Plan – Jeremy Redd Mr. Redd reminded Council of the discussion that was held at the prior council meeting regarding the Capital Projects Plan. A requested change was made to add a specific storm water project to the plan rather than just showing a yearly project amount for storm water. Councilmember Laws moved to approve the 10 Year Capital Projects Plan. Councilmember Harrison seconded the motion. Mayor Balch repeated the motion and asked for discussion. Hearing none, he called for a vote. Voting was as follows: Those voting AYE Councilmember Lyman Councilmember Ogle Councilmember Laws Councilmember Harrison Those voting NAY NONE Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Balch declared the motion carried. 6. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Proposed Change to Net Metering Program – Jeremy Redd Mr. Redd told Council that three electrical customers are currently taking advantage of the net metering program. The City has two net metering locations and a city resident has one. The current rate is $0.045 per kWh, which was set by council. Mr. Redd is proposing that each January the rate be adjusted based on the "average low load per kWh cost of power” from the previous year. The average cost for 2013 is $0.058 per kWh. B. Glen Canyon Management Plan Response Letter – Joe Lyman Councilmember Lyman shared that he had reviewed the Glen Canyon Management Plan and written a draft response letter. He asked for Council’s input and feedback on the letter. Councilmember Ogle questioned if the response letter would be interpreted that we really do care what occurs. Mayor Balch commented that the more we say the better. Councilmember Laws stated that we definitely want to be on record as making a comment. Advice and consent was given for the letter to be sent. C. Zoning Change Ordinance – Joe Lyman Councilmember Lyman reminded Council that the proposed zoning change has been discussed several times in recent Council meetings. The current ordinance appears to be an unfair restriction on smaller homes that have a similar footprint and lot size to a home with more square footage. The Planning and Zoning Commission is comfortable with the proposed change. He would like to see the proposed change move to a public hearing. Discussion on the item was scheduled for February 11, and advice and consent was given to advertise for a public hearing on the change at the February 25th meeting. 7. INFORMATION A. Mayor Balch reported that a meeting was held on Monday to discuss the water situation in the Westwater community. The meeting involved the City and representatives from the Navajo tribe and Utah Navajo Trust Fund. 8. OPEN FORUM A. Dan Shores asked if the proposed zoning change would affect setbacks. The response was that it would not. B. Terry Ekker reminded Council about the pipeline safety meeting on Thursday at 5:30 at the Arts and Events center. 9. Councilmember Lyman moved to adjourn. Councilmember Harrison seconded the motion. Mayor Balch repeated the motion and asked for discussion. Hearing none, he called for a vote. Voting was as follows: Those voting AYE Councilmember Lyman Councilmember Laws Councilmember Ogle Councilmember Harrison Those voting NAY NONE Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Balch declared the motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:54 p.m. By: __________________________________ Kim Palmer, Deputy Recorder

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BLANDING, 84511
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Pratt Redd

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predd@blanding-ut.gov

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