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Blanding

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CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES APRIL 23 2019

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Administrative Procedure

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Meeting

Event Start Date & Time

May 15, 2019 01:00 AM

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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BLANDING CITY COUNCIL HELD ON APRIL 23, 2019 AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS Present: Mayor: Joe B Lyman City Councilmembers: Logan Shumway Logan Monson Robert Turk Cheryl Bowers Kd Perkins Finance Director: Kim Palmer Community Development: Bret Hosler Others Attending: Corey Spillman, Brendon Spillman, Pratt Redd, Natalie Randall, Kendall Laws, Valarie Turk Prayer/Thought - The prayer/thought was offered by Kim Palmer 1. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 2. Councilmember Monson moved to approve the minutes and financial disbursements of the April 9, 2019 meeting. 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 Shumway Councilmember Monson Councilmember Turk Councilmember Bowers Councilmember Perkins Those voting NAY NONE Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Lyman declared the motion carried. Mayor Lyman asked if there were any conflicts of interest needing to be declared by Council members. There were not any. 3. OPEN FORUM None 4. REPORTS/DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS A. Project Status Report - Kim Palmer Ms. Palmer asked Council to contact Terry Ekker if they had questions regarding the project status report. Councilmember Shumway requested more information on the streets project and the storm drain project at a future Council meeting. B. Fire Report - Chief Spillman Chief Spillman reported there were 48 callouts during 2018. 55 trainings were held for firefighters. There are 19 current members of the department with 7 red card certified. A red card certified fighter is qualified to fight fires on state and federal lands. Two firefighters recently returned from a Hazmat Tech course in Alabama. The expenses associated with the training were paid for by the state. C. Economic Development Report - Pratt Redd In discussing visitation to the City webpage, Mr. Redd told Council that March had 1687 visits, with the remaining six months bouncing slightly below that number. He reported that Maverick is still scheduled to be built, the Vet Clinic is currently under remodel and the Desert Rivers Credit Union will hold it's open house on Monday, April 29th. 7-Eleven will be paving their south parking lot in the next few weeks. He also shared that a number of projects/activities are being scheduled, including a City beautification contest slated to start in the next week. Winners of the contest will be announced on or around the 4th of July. 5. AGENDA ITEMS A. San Juan County Commission Update - Cheryl Bowers Councilmember Bowers shared a brief overview of the recent Commission meeting. She told Council that the lawsuit the County was bringing against the County Attorney, Kendall Laws, was tabled. The resolution to terminate the County's association with the Mountain States Legal Foundation was passed. She also shared that Commissioner Adams suggested a Bears Ears opinion question be added to the voting ballot. It had appeared Commissioner Greyeyes was in favor of the suggestion. B. Utility Emergency Protocol - Kim Palmer Ms. Palmer instructed Council on how to best deal with an emergency situation when contacted by a City resident. 6. INFORMATION A. Councilmember Bowers told Council she had attended a Gramma training held at the County Office that morning. The training was very helpful. The training had been scheduled for the County Commissioners, however only Commissioner Adams was in attendance. 7. COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AGENCY - ADJOURNMENT Councilmember Turk moved to enter a CRA meeting. 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 Shumway Councilmember Monson Councilmember Turk Councilmember Bowers Councilmember Perkins Those voting NAY NONE Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Lyman declared the motion carried. Council entered a CRA meeting at 7:50 p.m. Council returned to an open meeting at 8:29 p.m. Councilmember Perkins moved to enter a closed session. 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 Shumway Councilmember Monson Councilmember Turk Councilmember Bowers Councilmember Perkins Those voting NAY NONE Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Lyman declared the motion carried. Council entered a closed session at 8:41 p.m. Councilmember Monson moved to return to an open meeting. 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 Shumway Councilmember Monson Councilmember Turk Councilmember Bowers Councilmember Perkins Those voting NAY NONE Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Lyman declared the motion carried. Council returned to an open session at 8:49 p.m. Councilmember Monson moved to adjourn. 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 Shumway Councilmember Monson Councilmember Turk Councilmember Bowers Councilmember Perkins Those voting NAY NONE Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Lyman declared the motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 8:55 p.m.

Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)

In compliance with the ADA, individuals needing special accommodations during this meeting may call the City Offices at (435) 678-2791 at least twenty-four hours in advance. Every effort will be made to provide the appropriate services.

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One or more Council Members may partcipate electronically.

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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May 15, 2019 07:49 AM

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May 15, 2019 07:49 AM

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