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Bicknell

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Bicknell Town Council

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Bicknell Town Council Minutes

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Event Start Date & Time

May 2, 2019 07:00 PM

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BICKNELL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING 2 MAY 2019 7:00 P.M. I. ROLL CALL Mayor Noreen Johnson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Council members present were: Weston Johnson, Kerry Stevens, and Brigg Blackburn. Connie Durfey was present to record the minutes. Scott was present to make his report. Gregg Anderson, Lynnette Moore, Fran and Lon Wilby were present. II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of 4 April 2019 were reviewed. Weston made the motion to approve them. Kerry seconded, all ayed. III. BUSINESS Kelly Chappell - Ensign Engineering, Water Project Update. Mr. Chappell reported the application for ECWAG is almost completed. When the State Engineer for USDA, Jeff Rich, finishes his report and signs it then the complete application will be sent to Washington for approval. This could take a couple of months. The grant is still for $1,000,000. Mr. Chappell talked with the council about which area should be started first, the well near Brinkerhoff Springs or the springs on the mountain. The well has the best change of producing more water, but it will involve pumping the water to the tank. This source development is to bring Bicknell Town up to the amount of culinary water to cover the town for Peak Day Source Demand, it is not meant to be developed for increased growth. Mr. Chappell asked if the town was registered with SAM, which is mandatory for getting money from the federal government. Connie assured him the town was registered. He asked her to get the date of the registration and the Cage # for him. (This info was texted to him 6 May 2019). Mr. Chappell thanked the council and excused himself. Bicknell Town General Plan. Mayor Johnson asked council members what their conclusions were about the proposed Bicknell Town General Plan composed by the Planning/Zoning Commission, and if they were prepared to adopt said plan. All members agreed with the plan and complemented the Planning Commission on a job well done. Kerry made the motion to adopt the Bicknell Town General Plan, Weston seconded, all ayed. Planning Commission Annexation Policy. Gregg Anderson, of the Planning/Zoning Commission, explained to the council that the town does have an Annexation Policy, but it was adopted in 1995 and needs to be updated. The commission will start to draft a new policy. They will have a public meeting about the proposed policy and then have a Public Hearing. He will keep the council posted as to when the meetings will be. Gregg excused himself. The Wilby's also excused themselves. Tentative Budget for 2019-2020. The council was each given a copy of the tentative budget. There was a considerable amount of discussion and questions were answered. Some changes were made after the discussion. (See Mayor's report for more details) Brigg made the motion to adopt the tentative budget, Weston seconded, all ayed. Connie will make the corrections. There will be a Budget Hearing in conjunction with the next town council meeting and the final budget for 2019-2020 will be adopted then. IV. MEMBERS REPORTS. Mayor Johnson. Mayor Johnson has been talking with the State Auditor's office. Everything is fine with Bicknell, but there have been some financial issues with other small towns so some changes are going to be needed to avoid possible problems in the future. There has to be a Town Clerk and a treasurer, splitting some of the duties. The council decided the first thing that will have to be done is to make some renovations at the town hall for an adequate office to accommodate this change. Some funds for this renovation were included in the new budget. Mayor Johnson said she received a complaint from Kathy McCarthy about noise from the Wayne Hanks home during the afternoon hours. The town does not have a noise ordinance. Ms. McCarthy will have to take up the complaint with the county sheriff, Dan Jones. Mayor Johnson and Scott attended the pre-disaster meeting with Six County. Scott's Report. Scott reported the mountain springs are producing 62 gallons a minute, up from 33 gallons last month. The tank is full. Brinkerhoff Springs pumped less this month. The culinary water meters have been read and billed. Scott built a new screen for the irrigation pond bonnet. The cement pad for the generator at Brinkerhoff Springs has been poured. Blackburn Propane will be contacted about getting a propane tank down there. Chad Williams will be contacted about doing the necessary wiring for the generator set up. The back hoe broke down, the fuel pump went out. Brian Auto in Loa has the needed pump. The town will buy it from them with the town's debit card, as the town does not have a charge account set up with them. Scott requested permission to get fertilizer and weed spray to use at the park, cemetery, and around town. He was given permission for said items. South Central is in town beginning their work on installing the new fiber optic line. They will need some culinary water for their project. Scott will set up the meter on the fire hydrant they will be instructed to use, so they can be billed for the water. Weston. Weston suggested the town set up a charge account with Brian Auto, so products and services can be purchased from them in the future, when needed. The council agreed to this. Weston will see about getting the necessary papers for the town to fill out. Kerry. Kerry said the youth in the community need a service project and asked if the council had any recommendations. After a little discussion is was decided to have them clean up the grounds where the Heritage Monument will be. That property has been deeded to the town now. Connie. Connie reported that she, Mayor Johnson, and Scott will be meeting with Brandon Mellor from the Utah Division of Water, next Tuesday to discuss the Utah Water Use Form for 2018 completed by the town. He will also talk with them about the changes in secondary water requirements from the Division of Natural Resources. Connie told the council that Scott had accumulated quite a few hours for comp pay and vacation pay. He has taken some time off, but there is still a significant amount of hours owed. She wondered if they wanted to pay Scott for some of these hours. She suggested 80 comp hours and 20 vacation hours be paid before the end of the fiscal year. The council agreed to this payment, but encouraged Scott to take off more time during the winter months when things are slow to avoid accumulating so many hours. Lynnette Moore complained about the people parking in front of her house for school functions and the speeding along that street, 1st north. The sheriff will be contacted and see if he can do something about these issues. Financial. A list of the bills were presented to the council for payment approval. Brigg made the motion to pay them, Weston seconded, all ayed. V. ADJOURNMENT Kerry made the motion to adjourn at 9:40 pm, Brigg seconded, all ayed.

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NOTICE OF SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION DURING PUBLIC MEETINGS In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify Connie Durfey at 435-425-3315.

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64 W 100 N
Bicknell, 84715
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Kelsey Brinkerhoff

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kelseybicknellutah@gmail.com

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(435)425-2215

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June 07, 2019 10:33 PM

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