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CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AUGUST 28 2018

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September 12, 2018 03:30 AM

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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BLANDING CITY COUNCIL HELD ON AUGUST 28, 2018 AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS Present: Mayor: Joe B. Lyman City Councilmembers: Kd Perkins Cheryl Bowers Logan Shumway Logan Monson Robert Turk City Manager: Jeremy Redd Finance Director: Kim Palmer City Engineer: Terry Ekker Community Development: Bret Hosler Others Attending: Linda Smith, Lynette Adams, Bailey Herring, McKenzie Johnson, Troy Palmer, Valarie Turk, Trevin Palmer, Natalie Mendoza, Mary Palmer, Chance Adams, Kelly Vess, Ryan Heck, Delphina Kay, Melisa Christensen, Michelle Bradford. Prayer/Thought - The prayer/thought was offered by Logan Monson. 1. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 2. Councilmember Perkins moved to approve the minutes and financial disbursements of the July 10, 2018 meeting. Councilmember Monson seconded the motion. Mayor Lyman repeated the motion and asked for discussion. Hearing none, he called for a vote. Voting was as follows: Those voting AYE Councilmember Perkins Councilmember Bowers Councilmember Shumway Councilmember Monson Councilmember Turk Those voting NAY NONE Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Lyman declared the motion carried. 3. OPEN FORUM Trevin Palmer requested permission from Council to place a flag pole with lighting at the Swallows Nest for his Eagle Project. Council granted permission to him. Edge of the Seaters members, Lynette Adams and Bailey Herring expressed concern that the 4th of July Melodrama may no longer be allowed to be held at the Arts and Events Center, due to a change in ownership. They requested the City consider constructing an amphitheater at the Walter C. Lyman Reservoir Park. They stated that the location would also provide a perfect location for other productions and events. Kelly Vess asked Council to support the Full Cycle Recycling Program. 4. REPORTS/DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS Terry Ekker presented the July 2018 Water Report Mr. Ekker reported precipitation was just 50% of normal at the end of July. The amount of water coming through the mountain pipeline is at the lowest he has seen at 8.9 CFS. 111 acre feet of water was treated during the month of July. Mayor Lyman requested a strategy be developed in the event low precipitation continues. He requested that it is shared with Council in the next few months. Mr. Ekker told Council that a letter has been drafted to those individuals on the raw water system, telling them their water will go off the first of October. This will affect approximately 5-7 customers such as schools, parks, and churches. Councilmember Monson asked if there would be any benefit to turning off those taps earlier due to the water situation. Mr. Ekker responded that these customers are using this water for outside watering and may want to continue watering a bit longer. He did not see a benefit in turning it off sooner. Jeremy Redd presented the July 2018 Police Report Councilmember Turk stated he was pleased to see the awards presented to Officers JJ Bradford and Clayton Most by the Utah Narcotic Officers Association. Jeremy Redd presented the July 2018 Recreation Report No Questions. 5. AGENDA A. Presentation of Parade Trophies - Robert Turk Councilmember Turk presented the trophies to the 4th of July parade entry winners. 1st Place - San Juan Health Services 2nd Place - Utah Navajo Health Services 3rd Place - Utah State University Honorable Mention - Redd's Ace Hardware / Subway Honorable Mention - Four Corners Regional Care Center B. Consideration for and adoption of a Parameters Resolution 8-28-2018-1 authorizing the issuance and sale of Storm Water Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2018 - Jeremy Redd Mr. Redd told Council that by refunding (refinancing) the current storm water bonds, the City will save $140,923 in interest and reduce the remaining time frame for the debt from 30 years to 15. The State Bank of Southern Utah would hold the loan/bonds. Councilmember Shumway moved to approve the Parameters Resolution 8-28-2018-1 authorizing the issuance and sale of Storm Water Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2018. Councilmember Bowers seconded the motion. Mayor Lyman repeated the motion and asked for discussion. Hearing none, he called for a vote. Voting was as follows: Those voting AYE Councilmember Perkins Councilmember Bowers Councilmember Shumway Councilmember Monson Councilmember Turk Those voting NAY NONE Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Lyman declared the motion carried. C. SJSD Joint Use of Property Agreement Approval - Jeremy Redd Mr. Redd told Council it was time to renew the Joint Use agreement with San Juan School District. The agreement is renewed every 3 years. The current agreement is working well for both the City and the District and he recommended it be renewed without changes. Councilmember Perkins moved to approve the San Juan School District and Blanding City Joint Use of Property Agreement. Councilmember Turk seconded the motion. Mayor Lyman repeated the motion and asked for discussion. Hearing none, he called for a vote. Voting was as follows: Those voting AYE Councilmember Perkins Councilmember Bowers Councilmember Shumway Councilmember Monson Councilmember Turk Those voting NAY NONE Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Lyman declared the motion carried. D. Infrastructure Discussion - Street Pavement - Cheryl Bowers Councilmember Bowers stated an interest in developing a transportation plan for the City. The transportation plan could encourage development in those areas currently undeveloped. Councilmember Turk asked if the annexation plan would be included in that plan. Mr. Redd responded that the annexation plan exists and will be used to produce a transportation plan. It was determined a work session regarding a transportation planning would be scheduled at a later date. E. Interlocal Agreement - San Juan County - Jeremy Redd Mr. Redd stated that the long standing agreement identifying the partnership with the County has been formalized. Changes to the agreement includes clarifications on airport maintenance and planning and zoning. Changes to the planning and zoning portion will give the City greater influence in the development of those areas outside the city limits but within the proposed annexation area. Councilmember Shumway asked how the annexation map was developed. Mayor Lyman responded that the area is determined by those locations the City could deliver services to. Mr. Redd asked Council to review the agreement. Approval of the agreement would come at a future Council meeting. F. Communication Tower Policy Discussion - Jeremy Redd Mr. Redd told Council that UNHS has requested permission to erect a 100' tower at the new clinic. Current City policy limits the height of a tower to 50'. The new ordinance would allow the approval of towers over 50' in commercial areas under certain circumstances, adding consistency to the process. Mayor Lyman requested Council review the proposed ordinance for discussion at a later Council meeting. G. Flood Mitigation Project - Bureau of Water Resources - Jeremy Redd In a discussion about areas of the community that are flooded during heavy rain, Mr. Redd told Council that the Bureau of Water Resources (BWR) has funding available as a grant, low/no interest loan. If the City could access these funds, they would be used to mitigate the flooding at the post office and 200 West 800 South, both of which are on the capital projects list. Council was supportive of Mr. Redd continuing to pursue more information about BWR funding. H. Full Circle Recycling - Cheryl Bowers Councilmember Bowers introduced Ryan Heck from San Juan Counseling. Mr. Heck discussed the recycling program that has been developed by San Juan Counseling. The service would be provided to residents of the community for $18 per month. San Juan Counseling would hire individuals from their programs as employees of Full Circle Recycling, who would pick up, process materials, and operate the company. He introduced Delphina Kay, project manager for Full Circle Recycling. Mr. Heck questioned if it would be possible to include the recycling charge on the City's utility billing statements. Councilmember Bowers stated that a fee would be paid to the City for their efforts and Full Circle Recycling would handle the signing up and dropping of the customers. At this point Councilmember Bowers stated her affiliation with Full Circle Recycling through her employment with San Juan Foundation. San Juan Foundation is working alongside San Juan Counseling in the operation of Full Circle Recycling. Mayor Lyman expressed concern that allowing a third party to bill through the City's utility billing may open the door for other businesses to request the same. Councilmember Bowers stated that recycling is a trash service, a utility service not a business. Mr. Redd stated his support for the project and for recycling. He does not, however, support the inclusion of the recycling billing on City statements, stating that doing the billing will bring more than just billing to the City. It has been his experience that individuals contact the entity doing the billing for their problems and questions. There is also the question of billing for those individuals not currently being billed by Blanding City. Councilmember Shumway stated that if people are consciously making the decision to recycle they will pay their bill. Councilmembers Turk and Perkins agreed, both of whom will be using the service. Councilmember Bowers moved to table the discussion until a later Council meeting. Councilmember Turk seconded the motion. Mayor Lyman repeated the motion and asked for discussion. Hearing none, he called for a vote. Voting was as follows: Those voting AYE Councilmember Perkins Councilmember Bowers Councilmember Shumway Councilmember Monson Councilmember Turk Those voting NAY NONE Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Lyman declared the motion carried. 200 N Property Overlaps - Bret Hosler Mr. Hosler discussed issues surrounding the minor subdivision located on 200 north. There are some property boundary overlaps in that area that need to be corrected before the developer, Loyd Black, can move forward. Mr. Hosler asked for Council's approval to allow Mayor Lyman to sign the quitclaim deed to correct the overlap issues. Mr. Hosler told Council that the street was at one time a County road, leading out to West Water and the old dump site. Once the deed is recorded the plats on the project can also be completed. Council approved the request by Mr. Hosler. 6. INFORMATION Councilmember Shumway shared that Council would be receiving an email regarding a petition to instruct the U.S. Department of Commerce to investigate the impact of uranium imports on national security. The investigation could prove beneficial to the U.S. and local uranium industry. Councilmember Perkins shared that San Juan Health Care Services has halted efforts to become a Special Service District. 7. ADJOURNMENT Councilmember Perkins moved to adjourn. Councilmember Monson seconded the motion. Mayor Lyman repeated the motion and asked for discussion. Hearing none, he called for a vote. Voting was as follows: Those voting AYE Councilmember Perkins Councilmember Bowers Councilmember Shumway Councilmember Monson Councilmember Turk Those voting NAY NONE Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Lyman declared the motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:42 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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September 12, 2018 03:13 PM

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