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Blanding

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City Council

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City Council Meeting Minutes September 11 2018

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Administrative Procedure

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Meeting

Event Start Date & Time

September 26, 2018 08:00 AM

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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BLANDING CITY COUNCIL HELD ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS Present: Mayor: Joe B. Lyman City Councilmembers: Kd Perkins Logan Monson Robert Turk Finance Director: Kim Palmer Recreation Director: David Palmer Police Chief: Jason Torgerson Others Attending: Emil Romero, Nancy Romero, Kara Laws, Kendall Laws, Valarie Turk, Sharon Smith, Phil Lyman, JB Harris, Jonas Jeppesen, Ian Johnson, Isaac Warner. Prayer/Thought - The prayer/thought was offered by Kd Perkins. 1. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 2. Councilmember Perkins moved to approve the minutes and financial disbursements of the August 28, 2018 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 Monson Councilmember Turk Those voting NAY NONE Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Lyman declared the motion carried. Item #D was removed from agenda. 3. OPEN FORUM Kara Laws stated she would no longer be writing for the San Juan Record. Sharon Smith expressed appreciation to the Council and City staff for their support of the ATV Safari. 4. REPORTS/DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS August 2018 Water Report Annual precipitation was at 46.8% of normal at the end of August. 67 acre feet was treated and 37 acre feet was pumped from the wells. There are currently 1165 acre feet stored in City reservoirs. In August of 2017 there was 2601 acre feet. Chief Torgerson presented the August 2018 Police Report Chief Torgerson reported total incidents were up from last year. Officers JJ Bradford and Clayton Most received awards at the Utah Narcotics Officer Conference. David Palmer presented the August 2018 Recreation Report Mr. Palmer reported that youth football has started and soccer has finished. The parks crew will begin winterizing the parks on October 1st. The pool is also drained and being readied for winter. There were 316 active memberships in August. 5. AGENDA A. Resolution 9-11-2018-1 Honoring Emil Romero - Mayor Lyman Mayor Lyman read the resolution honoring Emil Romero, Pastor of the Assembly of God Church. He then expressed appreciation to Pastor Romero for his efforts on behalf of the citizens of the City and surrounding areas for the past 13 years. Councilmember Turk moved to approve Resolution 9-11-2018-1 Honoring Emil Romero. Councilmember Perkins 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 Monson Councilmember Turk Those voting NAY NONE Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Lyman declared the motion carried. Pastor Romero expressed his love and appreciation to his wife Nancy. He also stated his appreciation to the community and the many friendships he has made. B. Resolution 9-11-2018-2 Supporting the Section 232 Investigation into the Effects of Uranium Imports on U.S. National Security - Mayor Lyman Mayor Lyman told Council the resolution is in support of the petition to the U.S. Department of Commerce by Energy Fuels and Ur-Energy USA requesting an investigation into uranium imports. Currently the majority of uranium used in the U.S. is purchased offshore. These companies have petitioned the U.S. Department of Commerce for relief under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. A remedy of a quota of 25% of the U.S. market for U.S. Producers and a requirement that government utilities and agencies purchase uranium from U.S. producers in accordance with the President's 'Buy American' policy, has been requested. Councilmember Monson moved to approve Resolution 9-11-2018-2 Supporting the Section 232 Investigation into the Effects of Uranium Imports on U.S. National Security, 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 Monson Councilmember Turk Those voting NAY NONE Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Lyman declared the motion carried. C. Windscape Development - Schedule Public Hearing - Sept 25 - Kim Palmer Ms. Palmer requested approval to move forward with the public hearing on the annexation for the Windscape Development. Council gave advice and consent on the request. 6. INFORMATION Mayor Lyman reported he had just returned from a meeting of the Community Development Block Grant board, where he sits as a member. 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 Monson Councilmember Turk Those voting NAY NONE Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Lyman declared the motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:42 p.m.

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Meeting Information

Meeting Location

50 W 100 S
Blanding, 84511
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Contact Name

Pratt Redd

Contact Email

predd@blanding-ut.gov

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September 26, 2018 07:35 AM

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September 26, 2018 07:35 AM

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