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CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 7 2017

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March 1, 2017 12:00 AM

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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BLANDING CITY COUNCIL HELD ON FEBRUARY 7, 2017 AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS Present: Mayor: Calvin Balch City Councilmembers: Kd Perkins Joe B Lyman Robert Ogle Taylor Harrison City Administrator: Jeremy Redd City Engineer: Terry Ekker Community Development Director: Bret Hosler Police: Jared Hillhouse Absent: Councilmember Trevor Olsen Community Members: Kara Laws, Trent Herring, Logan Monson, Devan Palmer, Gage Palmer, Cash Palmer, Dallin Tait. Prayer/Thought - The prayer/thought was offered by: Taylor Harrison. 1. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 2. Prior to the motion to approve the minutes Councilmember Lyman asked that the final sentence in item B be changed to read, '...students and asked that the City newsletter promote Blue Mountain Shadows.' Councilmember Lyman moved to approve the minutes with the requested change and the financial disbursements of the January 24, 2017 meeting, Councilmember Perkins 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 Harrison Councilmember Perkins Those voting NAY NONE Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Balch declared the motion carried. 3. OPEN FORUM None 4. REPORTS/DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS A. Terry Ekker presented the January 2017 Gas and Water Report. Two new half-inch gas services were added during January. Natural Gas usage is very close to 2016 numbers. Annual precipitation as of February 1st is 111% of average. B. Chief Torgerson presented the January 2017 Police Report. There were 17 total arrests/charges and 52 citations made in January. There were 62 incidents responded to by officers. Officer Harlow attended Warrior Mindset Training. Officer Bradford attended radar and firearms instructor training. Officer Torgerson reported that he has approached businesses who sell firearms to see if they are interested in purchasing the surplus pistol that was available. He asked for bids from those businesses and received one bid from Napa Motor Parts. The funds from the sale will be used to purchase equipment for the department. C. Jeremy Redd presented the January 2017 Fire Report. There were no callouts during the month of January for the department, making it a quiet month. Ten firefighters attended the Winter Fire School held in St George. D. Jeremy Redd presented the January 2017 Recreation Report. Boys basketball is just finishing up for the season. The Wellness Center is staying busy. Revenues are appearing to stay relatively stable. Yearly memberships are down by 62 from February 2016. 5. AGENDA ITEMS A. Resolution 2-7-2017-1 Consideration for and adoption of a Parameters Resolution authorizing the issuance of not to exceed $2,200,000 in Electric Revenue Bonds of the City of Blanding, San Juan County, Utah - Jeremy Redd Marcus Keller from Zions Bank joined the meeting by phone to participate in the discussion. Mr. Redd told Council that the resolution will set the financial parameters in seeking bonding for the Electric project that was previously discussed at the January 24, 2017 Council meeting. Marcus stated that the total amount of the bond may actually fall between $1.2 and 1.4 million with an interest rate of around 3%. The term of the bond will be between 10 - 15 years. The shorter the period the better the terms will be. The parameters resolution sets the upper limits of the bond, but the actual bond will most likely come in lower in every respect. Councilmember Lyman moved to approve Resolution 2-7-2017-1 Consideration for and adoption of a Parameters Resolution authorizing the issuance of not to exceed $2,200,000 in Electric Revenue Bonds of the City of Blanding, San Juan County, Utah, 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 Harrison Councilmember Perkins Those voting NAY NONE Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Balch declared the motion carried. B. ICPE Engineering Services Proposal - Terry Ekker/Jeremy Redd Mr. Redd told the City Council that at the beginning of the last project ICPE was determined to be the only engineering firm interested and capable of performing the necessary engineering work for our projects. This makes them a sole source provider and eliminates the need for an entire bidding process. ICPE completed the engineering on the previous project and submitted a proposal for the upcoming project. The City Council at the last Council meeting approved $200,000 for the engineering work on the upcoming project and ICPE's proposal is below that approved amount. Mr. Ekker told Council that he is comfortable with the proposal made by ICPE and encouraged Council to approve the proposal. Councilmember Perkins moved to approve the ICPE Engineering Proposal for $189,710.00, 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 Harrison Councilmember Perkins Those voting NAY NONE Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Balch declared the motion carried. C. U-Turn Sign Discussion - 100 E 500 N - Mayor Balch Mayor Balch commented that he has been approached by several residents who requested a review of the u-turn sign and law at ARL middle school. There were questions raised as to why law enforcement was not enforcing the sign. He then visited the area and watched drivers ignore the no u-turn sign and make a u-turn. He determined that those who dropped their kids off on the east side of the road, were following the law, but their children were crossing with traffic coming both north and south. It appeared to Mayor Balch that those making the u-turn were actually leaving the road and entering the parking lot area of the school, making their u-turn legal, rather than illegal. It is also much safer for the children because they are not crossing the two directional traffic. Mr. Redd commented that the sign was placed after a review by the City, and at the request of the school Community Council, with input from the City, school, and district. He and Chief Torgerson met with the school to determine the safest route for parents to drop children off at school. The school is working on a remodel which may include a new drop off/pickup area for students, most likely on the south side of the building. Councilmember Lyman suggested the City work with the school in finding a safe route for dropping off or picking up children. Mayor Balch stated he will not require that the police officers sit at the school and enforce the sign, because he does not feel they are breaking any law. Mr. Redd told Council that it would not be a good idea to just remove the sign. There is a need to look into why the sign was placed there. It is never just a good idea to remove a sign without more research on how the removal might affect unforeseen circumstances. D. Economic Development Plan - Robert Ogle Councilmember Ogle reminded everyone of the previous discussion regarding drafting an economic development plan. At that time a plan was being formulated, now that plan or process appears to have been dropped. He would like to see that plan pick up some momentum and move forward. Mr. Hosler commented that he plans to work with the Planning Commission on the plan. They will use the results from the survey that was shared with Council in developing the plan. Councilmember Ogle will begin attending the Planning Commission meetings as they work through the economic development plan. Mr. Hosler stated that he hopes to have a draft plan ready for review by Council in October or November. Mr. Redd stated that if Council wants something quicker, as the Planning Commission only meets monthly, Council could work on it. E. City Logo Status Update/Discussion - Jeremy Redd Mr. Redd shared the latest logo options received from Flitch Creative. Peter Romney from Flitch Creative joined the meeting by phone. Peter asked for feedback on the designs. The City Council provided feedback on the latest options provided. For the most part it was agreed that the font selected is more in line with what the Council would like to see. It was suggested that if a rock formation was chosen as a symbol it must be recognizable to the those of the area and those that visit the area. Flitch Creative committed to taking the suggestions and feedback in completing the design process. 7. INFORMATION Councilmember Lyman shared information he had found while researching the Mayors of the City. While reading the minutes he found where a vacated Council seat was replaced. During that replacement twenty-two names were tossed in as a potential selection for the seat, they were then reduced to five, there was a tie among three of them and a vote held of those three. When the winner was selected, it was stated that as a final step in the process, that person would be contacted to see if they would accept the appointment. 8. OPEN FORUM Trent Herring stated his frustration with the Wellness Center and the inability to use the facility with his children during months when the pool is closed. There is really nothing he can do at the Center during the winter months. He challenged the Council to find ways to get people involved at other times than Summer time. He has an annual membership that he has had for a few years, in hopes something will come that will allow his small children to use the facility. Mayor Balch asked what he might suggest. Mr. Herring responded that lowering the hoops would be nice. He also suggested a summer pass be offered, rather than the full year that does not benefit those with young children, who can use other areas of the facility. Mr. Herring stated that he would donate if necessary to something that would allow more activities for young children. Mr. Herring also commented on alcohol sales in the City of Blanding. He would like to see it placed on the ballot and encouraged the Council to put the question on the ballot. He is also willing to take the steps necessary to get the item on the ballot as a citizen initiative if the Council is not willing. Councilmember Lyman stated he understood that there was an option to put the item on the ballot as a poll, in inquiring how the citizens felt about the item. Mr. Redd stated that Council can add a question to the ballot by resolution. He offered to give Mr. Herring information on adding the question as a citizen initiative. Councilmember Lyman stated that as he has researched the topic of alcohol he could find nowhere where the topic was voted on. There may have been an unofficial poll of the community, but no official vote on the topic. Logan Monson asked if there was any local graphic designers that had submitted designs for the logo project. He also asked if it would be beneficial to ask for local input into the design. He did not like any of the options that were shown. 9. Councilmember Harrison moved to enter an Executive Session. Councilmember Perkins 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 Perkins Councilmember Harrison Those voting NAY NONE Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Balch declared the motion carried. The Council entered an Executive Session at 8:23 p.m. Councilmember Harrison moved to leave the Executive Session. Councilmember Perkins 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 Perkins Councilmember Harrison Those voting NAY NONE Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Balch declared the motion carried. The Council returned to open meeting at 8:45 p.m. Councilmember Perkins 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 Ogle Councilmember Perkins Councilmember Harrison Those voting NAY NONE Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Balch declared the motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:46 p.m.

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50 W 100 S
Blanding, 84511
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Pratt Redd

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predd@blanding-ut.gov

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March 01, 2017 11:44 AM

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