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Blanding

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CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MAY 14 2019

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Administrative Procedure

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Meeting

Event Start Date & Time

May 29, 2019 03:00 PM

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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BLANDING CITY COUNCIL HELD ON MAY 14, 2019 AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS Present: Mayor: Joe B. Lyman City Councilmembers: Kd Perkins Logan Shumway Logan Monson Robert Turk Finance Director: Kim Palmer City Engineer: Terry Ekker Police Chief: JJ Bradford Others Attending: Taylor Harrison, Joe Hurst, Vernita Blackhorse, Scoot Flannery, Valarie Turk, Kendall Laws 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 April 23, 2019 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 Shumway Councilmember Monson Councilmember Turk Those voting NAY NONE Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Lyman declared the motion carried. 3. OPEN FORUM None 4. REPORTS/DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS New Business Recognition - Mayor Lyman Mayor Lyman presented Taylor Harrision, Desert Rivers Credit Union Vice President with a plaque and welcomed the new business to the community. The new credit union is located on the corner of Main Street and Center Street. B. Terry Ekker presented the April 2019 Water Report Mr. Ekker reported that 40 acre feet was treated during the month of April. As of April 30, the annual precipitation was at 163.5% of normal. C. Chief Bradford presented the April 2019 Police Report Total incidents during the month of April were down compared to last year. Officer Trey McDonald will have completed his ride along training by the weekend and will begin taking regular shifts. D. Kim Palmer presented the April 2019 Recreation Report Ms. Palmer shared that revenues were up from 2018 as were registrations for softball and baseball. The pool is full and lifeguard training is taking place. Flowers along mainstreet are scheduled to be planted in the next couple of weeks. 5. AGENDA A. SJ County Commission Report - Mayor Lyman Mayor Lyman reported that the two new commissioners have no respect for the open meeting laws established by the State. Several laws were broken at the Commission meeting and when corrected by San Juan County Attorney, they chose to move forward regardless. It is hoped the complaints that have been filed with the State Attorney General's office will lead to some action in setting these Commissioners straight. B. GRAMMA Request Ordinance - Kim Palmer Ms. Palmer told Council that the current ordinance has been rewritten to better state the City's policy on gramma requests. The policy is now aligned with the State's policy. A public hearing will be held at a future Council meeting, prior to Council's approval of the updated ordinance. C. USU Extension Water Initiative Grant - Kim Palmer Ms. Palmer referred to the email sent by Mr. Redd that detailed the grant that was awarded to USU Extension to assist with the designing and replacing of grass at the City office. Funding will also be available to provide a sprinkler professional to work with Brian Bilbao at the Visitor Center to make the sprinkler system more efficient. This is a great collaboration between USU Extension and the City of Blanding in finding more innovative ways to protect water resources. D. Meadowlark Subdivision Final Approval - Terry Ekker Mr. Ekker requested Council approve the Meadowlark Subdivision contingent upon the acquisition of the bond and Attorney Kendall Laws' review. Mayor Lyman asked if notices had been published regarding the subdivision to which Mr. Ekker responded yes those were completed last fall. Mr. Ekker shared information regarding the project. Councilmember Turk moved to approve Meadowlark Subdivision contingent upon the bond being acquired and the attorney's review. Councilmember Shumway 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 Shumway Councilmember Monson Councilmember Turk Those voting NAY NONE Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Lyman declared the motion carried. E. City Cleanup Day - Mayor Lyman Mayor Lyman asked if Council was in favor of a City wide clean up day, to which they were. A cleanup day will be scheduled in the near future. F. Public Hearing - Proposed 2019/2020 FY Budget Councilmember Monson moved to enter a public hearing regarding the Proposed 2019/2020 FY Budget. 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 Shumway Councilmember Monson Councilmember Turk Those voting NAY NONE Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Lyman declared the motion carried. Council entered a public hearing at 7:30 p.m. There were no public comments made. Councilmember Turk moved to leave the public hearing regarding the 2019/2020 FY Budget and enter a public hearing regarding the enterprise funds transfers. 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 Shumway Councilmember Monson Councilmember Turk Those voting NAY NONE Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Lyman declared the motion carried. There were no public comments made. Councilmember Monson moved to leave the public hearing and re-enter a regular 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 Shumway Councilmember Monson Councilmember Turk Those voting NAY NONE Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Lyman declared the motion carried. Council returned to an open meeting at 7:45 p.m. 6. INFORMATION Mayor Lyman shared information regarding a letter writing campaign scheduled for Friday evening at the library. B. City Attorney Kendall Laws shared information regarding gramma and records retention training that will be held on May 30th in the County Commission chambers. He encouraged City Council members and staff that deal with gramma requests and records retention to attend the event. 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 Shumway Councilmember Monson Councilmember Turk Those voting NAY NONE Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Lyman declared the motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:55 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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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 29, 2019 02:45 PM

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