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Ferron

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Ferron City Council

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September 18, 2018 07:00 PM

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Ferron City Council Meeting Minutes 9-19-2018 Council Chambers - Ferron City Hall 20 East Main Street, Ferron Utah Phone - (435) 384-2350 Fax - (435) 384-2557 Web - ferroncity.org Present: Mayor Justice Council Member Fox Council Member Richman Council Member Mead Others Present: Shala Hunsaker, Recorder Robyn Snow Justin Snow Tami Bennett, Treasurer Sherie Swasey Diana Ralphs 1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, WELCOME & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Justice calls the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. and welcomes everyone. The roll call noted the following: Present: Council Member Fox, Council Member Richman and Council Member Mead. Absent: Council Member Trenery, Council Member Price. Council Member Richman led the Pledge of Allegiance CONSENT AGENDA 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES DATED AUGUST 14, 2018 3. BOARD OF EQUALIZATION REQUESTS Jeremy Pace- 240 W Main Street Christella Lake - 170 N 300 W Lynette Withers - 290 W 450 N Council Member Fox moves to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion was seconded by Council Member Richman. The motion carries with Council Members Fox, Richman and Mead all voting aye. GENERAL BUSINESS / DISCUSSION ITEMS 4. ITEMS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA Nothing pulled from the consent agenda 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS No public comment 6. KATHY JENKINS DISCUSION OF CITY PROPERTY Kathy Jenkins discusses her property located at 60 East Main. She states that people are using the city's and her property as an access between 100 South and Main Street. She asks if something can be done to prevent this from happening. It is discussed that a fence could be put up between the city property and her own property to discourage people from driving through. The Mayor talks about the brief discussion that Mrs. Jenkins and the Mayor had before about a possible solution. Council Member Fox asks if the rocks at the fairgrounds could be a possible solution? They decide putting up a fence will be the best solution and will have it done as soon as possible. 7. SIGN AGREEMENT WITH JUSTIN SNOW PERTAINING TO THE SALE OF CITY PROPERTY Justin is not currently present Council Member Fox moves to postpone this agenda item until Mr. Snow arrives. The motion is seconded by Council Member Richman. The motion passes with Council Members Fox, Richman and Mead voting aye. 8. DISCUSION OF FAIRGROUNDS METAL BUILDING It is discussed how the Metal Building is not user friendly. Discussion about what needs to be remodeled, specifically the ventilation, bathrooms, and kitchen. Mayor states that she had asked Council Member Behling when he was on the council to form a committee, since he is no longer a member of the city council she would like to take it upon herself to form a committee to look at doing something with the Metal Building. The Mayor states that if the building was more user friendly, she feels it would be used more often and for more things. Council Member Fox states that when the time comes, we need to look at options and put it out for bid. Sherie Swasey states that the stock show would really appreciate an update. 9. DISCUSSION OF UPCOMING FALL CELEBRATIONS The Mayor opens the discussion by stating that Ferron is not likely to attract more businesses at this time because of our location; however, after attending a workshop at the ULCT conference she feels that we could attract more residence and eventually more business by becoming a destination where people would want to visit and live. This could be done through celebrations and creating a sense of community. The Mayor asks asks the council members and those attending the meeting for their input. The Ferron annual scarecrow contest starts the first of October and we would like more involvement with the communities. Sid and Sherie Swasey suggest a chili cook off. Robyn Snow talks about having a Hay ride. Kathy Jenkins, suggests holding swap meets with vendor booths available. Small discussion of a possible farmers market in the Fair Grounds. Kathy Jenkins talks about her experience with the tree festival for Christmas. The Mayor talks about how last year Ferron City partnered with the nursing home for the city Christmas celebration and that went well. Short discussion on the photo contest for Peach Days and that the Mayor has decided to extend the deadlines. SIGN AGREEMENT WITH JUSTIN SNOW PERTAINING TO THE SALE OF CITY PROPERTY Justin Snow is now here and so we will move back to angenda item number 7. Discussion of the previous minutes and what exactly was stated in the Public Hearing. The discussion includes clarification on what Council Member Fox stated in the public hearing. He previously stated his concerns with the cost to the city. The motion from the city council meeting stated that Ferron City would sale the property to Justin Snow for $1,000 and the contract would include a clause that Justin would pay the City back the full appraisal value if the property ever sold. As far as we can tell, that amount is $24,000. The City also agreed to pay $2500 towards the removal of a power pole and would let the public know if any changes were made to the agreement before signing. Ferron City will pay to fix the curb and gutter on Molen Road. Justin Snow states that there is a little bit of a change. He had an opportunity to meet with Rocky Mountain Power, they stated to make all this work, they will basically need to put a transformer on the corner power pole and go underground to the city shop along the curb and gutter. At that point, the need for the two poles going to the city shop goes away at basically no cost. Justin Snow says they were able to come to an agreement that if we take the new lead underground, that would make us responsible for the trench and conduit, Rocky Mountain Power would then come and put the wire through the conduit. Council Member Fox asks that we make sure that the conduit is strong enough, so it won't be crushed if it has to go under a roadway like an approach. Mr. Snow asks if the $2500 dollars discussed for the removal of the pole could be used towards this expense. Mayor Justice asks what the cost of the transformer would be. Mr. Snow responds that he doesn't know that yet, but his understanding was that it wouldn't be any different than your monthly bill. Mr. Snow says again that they (Rocky Mountain Power) will take care of the wire and transformer, we are in charge of the trench and conduit. Sid Swasey states that this same thing was done down at the Fairgrounds. Mayor asks what the conduit would cost, Council Member Mead states that he believes it will be less than $2,500. Mr. Snow also states that Rocky Mountain would do away with the poles for nothing if we would take care of the trench and conduit for the new lead. Council Member Fox asks if there would need to be a new meter base for the City Shop. Mr. Snow states that there is one on the back of the building, and we should be able to still use it. Mayor Justice asks the council to look over the agreement. Council Member Mead makes a Motion to sign the agreement with Justin Snow for the sale of City Property. Council Member Richman seconds the motion. The motion passes with Council members Fox, Richman and Mead voting aye in a roll call vote. Papers are signed, and the Snows hand a check for $1,000 to the Mayor. 10. APPOINT COUNCIL MEMBER BRAD RICHMAN TO THE REC BOARD Council Member Fox makes a Motion to approve Council Member Richman to the Emery County Rec Board. The motion is seconded by Council Member Mead. The Motion passes with Council Members Fox, Richman and Mead all voting aye. Letter to Troy Winter that Brad is the new council member to the Rec board and ask them to invite him to the meetings. 11. ACCEPTANCE OF THE 2017-2018 FISCAL YEAR AUDIT REPORTS Council Members review the books. Quick discussion of the discrepancies found and that it has been fixed. 12. PEACH DAYS REPORT Exhibits were very successful. Participation was down a little, but people still shared. Dennis Worwood said sometimes judging other exhibits is like judging a bad garage sale, but the people of Ferron are very talented. Council Member Richman suggested that next year he would like to contact people and encourage them to enter Sound was a big issue this year. Sound was a problem at almost every event. The Mayor has asked the Smith family to provide the sound at every event next year. Bike Ride- The Bike Ride went really well and was well attended. The city gave 4 Bikes to one family. Fuzzy Nance came over as the Bike doctor and helped with the bikes at no charge to the citizens. He suggested coming to him next year for better, higher quality prizes at more affordable prices. A suggestion to have music at the event next year is made. Side Walk Picasso- Went well and there were many cute things. Discussion about moving the Queens performing during the dessert contest instead of before, perhaps during judging. The desert contest had a great turn out and the committee did an amazing job. Team roping had 160 teams. They had a great turn out and it was ran very well. The sound again was terrible. Council Member Fox stated that he has received comments on how beautiful the field of flags was. He also stated that next year he would like to see more advertisement and participation in the Saddle Horse Race. Veterans memorial was beautiful. Dinner went really well. Need a bigger committee next year to help with the dinner. After dinner, the extra food was donated to the care center. We have received some great feedback on the food, location and the band. It was decided that we will continue to have the dinner at the Mayors Park Discussion of the fireworks. Fireworks need to stay at the Fairgrounds. Council Member Mead said he wasn't aware of the location that the fireworks were let off. The Fire department Breakfast went well and was well attended. Parade was awesome. People complained about the motorcycles. Maybe prohibit motorcycles for next year. We have heard feedback that this was one of Ferron's best parades. Fun day- there were Hot dogs left over. The bounce houses were slow getting on because of a communication error. The donated painting planes were a big success. Hypno Hick went well, but it was hot in the metal building. The dance was fun and better attended this year than in past years. The Soap Box Derby- big success. It looked fantastic. We could possibly advertise it more. More participation with it not being a contest and just letting people ride. Vendors expressed their appreciation. There was a very hometown feel to this Peach Days and that was the goal. Kathy Jenkins stated the car show was a success and that people who came from out of town expressed this is really a hidden treasure. They also took the people on a Poker run up to the golf course and down to Mick Behunin's gas station. Mud Bog discussion- Council Member Mead stated how he needed to utilize his help more. This was the first year and the event was good, but there are problems that need to be fixed before next year. First, fix the logistic of where the people are going to sit. It was discussed that the races went too long. A suggestion was to hold some preliminaries beforehand or split the events between the races and the mud bog. People seemed to appreciate that it was something different and that it was local people participating. Council Member Mead stated that part of the problem with the races and mud bog was a lighting issue. Human obstacle was a bomb, but for the 15 people who signed up it was worth it. This is something we can build on it. Mayor Suggests assigning employees to certain events. Example, Sid would be in charge of the Bike Ride while Rick would be in charge of the side walk Picasso. This would help the council and employees streamline things a little easier. It is suggested that committees are utilized as much as we can. Communication is key. Sid Swasey expresses how he feels this council is one of the best to work with and some have been duds in the past. Council Member Richman expresses his appreciation and gets a little emotional. He states this is his first Peach Days and he has been incredibly impressed. He thinks it was fantastic. The involvement was amazing and he knows there are many people who work their butts off. Our Employees work hard. Mayor Justice states that there is no need to cater the dinner, we just need a bigger committee. It was just stressful because of a miscommunication; however, people stepped up and helped. That is what community is all about. Special thank you to Stephanie Chamberlain, the Withers family for the Soap Box Derby, the Urie family for helping with dinner, and so many others for their help and support. Thank you for the community involvement. ORDINANCES 13. DISCUSSION ON ORDINANCE 2018-4 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND FERRON CITY CODE TITLE 2 PLANNING COMMISSION Quick discussion about what planning and zoning discussed on the ordinance change. The council talks about changing the number of members, compensation and letters to be appointed and to resign. REPORTS 14. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS Council Member Fox expresses his appreciation of the maintenance crew for the work they have been doing to improve the cemetery. He says the State arborist is going to be giving us a report and that the trees are looking good. Sid talks about other maintenance that he would like to do. The Mayor states that Daniel is done after this week, which is longer than anticipated, and that he did a great job. The Mayor told him we would love to have him back next spring and summer if he would like to return. Quick discussion about the two dog biting incidents, one was a Pit-bull and one was a pit-bull mix. Discussion about whether a dog needs to be put down if it bites. We need to make sure that our actions are in accordance with the City Ordinance. 15. MAINTENANCE AND GOLF COURSE REPORTS Sid states that we are just trying to get everything put away and cleaned up after Peach Days, and that we need to try to find the missing Walkie-Talkies. 16. (IF NEEDED), CONSIDERATION TO ENTER CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS THE CHARACTER, PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE, OR PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH OF AN INDIVIDUAL, PENDING OR REASONABLE IMMINENT LITIGATION, AND THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, OR LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE SECTION 52-4-205 Council Member Mead makes a motion to enter into a closed session. The motion is seconded by council member Richman. The motion passes with Council members Fox, Richman and Mead all voting aye in a roll call vote. Council Member Fox makes a motion to end the closed session. The motion is seconded by Council Member Richman. The motion passes with Council Members Fox, Richman and Mead voting aye. Council Member Fox makes a motion to enter back into City Council Meeting. The motion is seconded by council member Mead. The motion passes with Council Members Fox, Richman and Mead all voting aye. 17. BUDGET REPORT Short discussion of the money spent on Peach Days and that the council did a good job with staying in budget. A Public Hearing needs to be held to open budget 18. APPROVAL AND PAYMENT OF WARRANTS Council Member Mead moves to pay the bills. The motion is seconded by Council Member Fox. The motion passes with Council Members Fox, Richman and Mead voting aye. 19. ADJOURNMENT Council Member Mead moves to Adjourn. Council Member Richman second the motion. The motion passes unanimously. ATTEST: ________________________________________ Mayor Justice _______________________________________ Shala Hunsaker Ferron City Recorder

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