NOTICE AND AGENDA
JULY 23, 2019
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of Blanding, Utah will hold a Regular Council Meeting on July 23, 2019, at the City Office, 50 West 100 South Street, which meeting will begin promptly at 7:00 pm. The agenda shall be as follows:
TIME
ITEM
PAGE
7:00 PM
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II
III
IV
V
CALL TO ORDER / WELCOME
PRAYER / THOUGHT - Anyone in attendance is invited to notify the Mayor prior to the meeting if they would like to offer a prayer or thought.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA - MINUTES AND FINANCIAL DISBURSEMENTS
DECLARATION OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
1.
OPEN FORUM
Anyone wishing to address the Council on any item is invited to do so. Open forum is an opportunity for the public to bring information to the Council. Clarifying questions may be asked by the Council, but it is not an appropriate time for substantive discussion.
2.
REPORTS/DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS
A. Project Status Report - Terry Ekker
(12)
B. Financial Status Report - Kim Palmer
(13)
3.
AGENDA ITEMS - Items for Discussion/Consideration of Approval
A. Independence Day Parade - Trophy Presentations - Robert Turk
(15)
B. Economic Development Presentation - Pratt Redd
C. Electric Rate Study / Rate Change Adoption / Power Cost Adjustment - Jeremy Redd
(16)
D. Resolution 7-23-2019-1 - Electric Rate Changes, Power Cost Adjustment, and Related Matters - Jeremy Redd
(23)
4.
INFORMATION
5.
EXECUTIVE SESSION - IF NECESSARY
9:00 PM
6.
ADJOURNMENT
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.
Notice of Electronic or Telephone Participation
One or more Council Members may partcipate electronically.
Other Information
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE
BLANDING CITY COUNCIL HELD ON
JULY 23, 2019
AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Present:
Mayor: Joe B Lyman
City Councilmembers: Kd Perkins
Cheryl Bowers
Logan Shumway
City Manager: Jeremy Redd
City Finance Director: Kim Palmer
City Engineer: Terry Ekker
City Policy Chief: JJ Bradford
City Economic Development Specialist: Pratt Redd
Absent: Logan Monson and Robert Turk
Others Attending: Troy Palmer, Joe Hurst, Cody Orr, Reesie Fox, Nick Fox
Prayer/Thought - The prayer/thought was offered by Jeremy Redd
1. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
2. Councilmember Perkins moved to approve the minutes and financial disbursements
of the July 9, 2019 meeting. 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 Bowers
Councilmember Shumway
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 Comments
4. REPORTS/DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS
A. Terry Ekker presented the Project Status Report
Storm Drain Project
Mr Ekker reported the project is currently moving through the design stage. A start date in the
Spring of 2020 is anticipated.
Water & Sewer Impact Fee Study
The study has been completed. Upon completion of a final public hearing the results of the study
will be presented to Council.
Water Supply Forecasting and Water Rate Study
Staff is currently finalizing and testing rate numbers with engineers. Mr. Ekker told Council there
has been some interesting hurdles in setting rates to large users, users such as the district, the churches and the city. It is anticipated the new rate structure will be in place this fall.
2019 Streets Project
The chip seal portion of the project will be completed by the end of next week. Notices have
been delivered to those residents who may be affected by the project. Information will also be
posted to social media according to Mr. Ekker.
Transportation Master Plan
Mr. Ekker reported that the contracts have been signed with Jones and Demille Engineering and a
kick off meeting has been held. The project will take approximately six-months to complete.
Councilmember Shumway asked for specifics on the plan. Mr. Ekker responded that some of the
items included in the plan will be setting design standards for streets, planning and determining
future street corridors, preparing for future growth and determining arterial roads. The
determination of those arterial roads would allow the City to request federal funds to maintain
them.
Fuse Coordination Study
This project will require the help of ICPE firm. The project will increase the reliability of
the electric system, facilitate troubleshooting during outages and diminish outage areas when they
occur.
B. Kim Palmer presented the Financial Status Report
Ms. Palmer reported the financial status of the City to be within budget at the end of fiscal year
2019. The majority of revenues were greater than the anticipated budget numbers, while expenses were less. The audit for fiscal year 2019 will take place August 5th - 7th. Ms. Palmer reported there are currently 1750 electric services, 1186 natural gas services and 1436 services. There are 1341 radio read electric meters, 420 radio read water meters and 357 radio read natural g