PANGUITCH CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
November 27, 2019
CITY COUNCIL 6:30 P.M.
GARFIELD COUNTY COURT HOUSE
COMMISSION CHAMBERS
50 SOUTH MAIN
PANGUITCH, UTAH 84759
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Those present at the City Council meeting were Mayor Kim Soper, City Manager Lori Talbot, City Recorder Tyrissa Howell, City Attorney Barry Huntington, City Council Members Trudi Owens, Paul Dastrup, Alan Johnson, and Mike Sarles. City Council Member Lloyd Brinkerhoff was absent.
Others present were Robert Woorley, Lisa McEwen, Koby McEwen, Mark Boshell, Casey Charles, and Jenelle Molenda.
The meeting was called to order at 6:30 pm.
OPENING CEREMONY
Council Member Paul Dastrup conducted the opening ceremony.
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
Trudi Owens moved, seconded by Mike Sarles to adopt the agenda. The motion passed with all in favor.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
Mike Sarles moved, seconded by Paul Dastrup to approve the minutes. The motion passed with all in favor.
BUDGET UPDATE
City Manager Lori Talbot reviewed the budget with the City Council. The debt payment plan is on schedule. The plan started with eight loans. Of those loans two have been paid off early, with a third to be paid off August of 2020. All eight loans will be paid off by 2025.
SUNRISE ENGINEERING - FINAL SPRING REHABILITATION REPORT
Robert Worley of Sunrise Engineering gave a final report of the spring rehabilitation project. The project came in under budget. The springs are now producing 650 gallons a minute. Mayor Soper presented Sunrise Engineering with a certificate of appreciation.
CHANEY NOWERS FENCE
Mayor Soper contacted the BLM about the fence for Chaney Nowers permit that borders with Panguitch City. The BLM stated that it is the permit holders responsibility to build a fence and keep cows where they should be.
The Council stated they would consider splitting the costs for the portion of fence that is shared with Panguitch City after a price estimate.
KOBY MCEWEN - EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT
Koby McEwen passed out a project proposal for a park bench on Main Street in front of the Panguitch Historical Hotel.
Paul Dastrup moved, seconded by Mike Sarles to donate $500 toward Koby McEwens Eagle Scout Project. The motion passed with all in favor.
PUBLIC HEARING- CDBG GRANT APPLICATION
Mike Sarles moved, seconded by Trudi Owens to enter a public hearing to discuss the application for CDBG grant application.
The purpose of the public hearing is to discuss the application for Community Development Block Grant. CBDG grant money is intended for projects benefiting primarily low and moderate income level communities.
Trudi Owens moved, seconded by Paul Dastup to exit the public Hearing. The motion passed with all in favor.
Mike Sarles moved, seconded by Paul Dastup to proceed with the CDBG grant of $75,000 for Heating and Air, a generator and security keys in the fire station. The motion passed with all in favor.
TOUR OF UTAH
The Tour of Utah has asked if Panguitch would like to be a host city in 2021. There is a cost of $5000 from Panguitch City and $5000 from Garfield County to host. The City Council decided to let the new Event Coordinator work out the details of the Tour of Utah.
SIGN PERMIT- ALLSTATE AT 609 NORTH MAIN
Mike Sarles moved, seconded by Alan Johnson to approve the Allstate sign. The motion passed with all in favor.
BASEBALL COMMITTEE
Meetings have been organized for the baseball committee with very little attendance.
ORDINANCE 2019-14 WASTE MANAGEMENT
Trudi Owens moved, seconded by Paul Dastrup to approve Ordinance
2019-14 with the corrections made. The motion passed with all in favor.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Claudia Crump asked to be released from the Planning and Zoning Committee. Mayor Soper has asked Chad Veater to be on the committee. At the end of 2019 two committee members terms will be expiring.
DEPARTMENT REPORTS/CALENDAR
Children's Justice Center. Council Member Trudi Owens came up with names for the Children's Justice Center Committee. A few optional locations for the center have been discussed.
City office- Lights and the Heating and Air are being hung in the City Office Building.
Social Hall - The social hall will be cleaned on Monday the 2nd of December.
Triple C - The concessions were broken into.
Dumpster Cameras- Rocky Mountain Fencing will split the cost with Panguitch City to get power to the dumpster location and Rocky Mountain Fencing's industrial lot.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Trudi Owens moved, seconded by Paul Dastrup to enter an executive session for personnel with Barry Huntington, Mike Sarles, Trudi Owens, Kim Soper, Tyrissa Howell, Paul Dastrup, Alan Johnson and Lori Talbot in attendance. The motion passed with all in favor.
Trudi Owens moved, seconded by Mike Sarles to exit the executive session. The motion passed with all in favor.
EVENT COORDINATOR
Trudi Owens moved, seconded by Paul Dastrup to offer the Event Coordinator position to Steven Lee. Mike Sarles voted in favor. Alan Johnson voted against, stating that his vote is not against the candidate but against the event coordinator position. The motion passed.
ADJOURNMENT
Trudi Owens moved to adjourn at 8:34 pm.
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Kim Soper, Mayor Tyrissa Howell, City Recorder
Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: The City of Panguitch will make efforts to provide reasonable accommodations to disabled members of the public in accessing City programs. Please contact Lori Talbot Panguitch City office at least 24 hours in advance if you have special needs.
Anyone who wishes to offer a prayer or thought in the opening ceremony at City Council is welcome to do so by calling City Manager Lori Talbot at 435-676-8585 to schedule an appointment.
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