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Municipality

Entity

Aurora

Public Body

City Council

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Notice Title

City Council Minutes

Notice Tags

Water and Irrigation, Cemeteries

Notice Type(s)

Meeting

Event Start Date & Time

October 23, 2020 12:30 PM

Description/Agenda

City of Aurora City Council Meeting September 21, 2020 Page 1 CITY OF AURORA CITY COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 FINAL The Aurora City Council came to order at 7:00 pm. Mayor Quarnberg informed the public that proper notice for the meeting had been given. Jim Harrison offered an opening expression of choice and the pledge of allegiance was given. PRESENT: Mayor: Daven Quarnberg Council Member: Jim Harrison Council Member: Nancy Kennedy Council Member: Kelly Mason Council Member: Andy Rasmussen Council Member: Kent Mickelsen STAFF PRESENT: Clint Johnson, City Recorder Maintenance Supervisor: Dan Rasmussen Maintenance Manager: Jordon Bosh EXCUSED: VISITORS: Trent Brown, Jesse Ralphs, Parker Vercimak, Tyson Jewkes, Paul Foster City Council Meeting- 1- REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES- The City Council reviewed the minutes of the August 17, 2020 City Council Meeting as well as the minutes from work sessions held on August 3, 2020, August 25, 2020 and September 1, 2020. A few corrections were made. City of Aurora City Council Meeting September 21, 2020 Page 2 City Council Member Andy Rasmussen moved to approve the minutes of the August 17, 2020 meeting and work session meetings as corrected. The motion was seconded by City Council Member Jim Harrison. The motion was approved by members: Mason, Kennedy, Harrison, Rasmussen and Mickelsen. 2- OPEN SESSION- Jesse Ralphs and Trent Brown from Sunrise Engineering Firm introduced themselves to the City Council. They mentioned that they were working some with Ryan Savage and would like us to know that they are here to help in any way requested. They stated that they have been very involved in rural development projects. 3- CARES ACT FUNDING/AURORA CITY PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT- The City Council discussed the possible uses of the CARES Act money. The Council had a lengthy discussion about whether the money could be used for such a purpose. It was stated that the current equipment is in disrepair because of the heavy use during the pandemic shut down and having children at the park for the summer lunch program. It was also noted that being able to social distance benches, having a sanitization station and the ability to disinfect the new equipment would be very beneficial to the community and much better than the present situation. Some on the Council felt that it was hard to justify the expenditure under the CARES Act requirements. City Council Member Kelly Mason made the motion to move forward with the new playground equipment and to use CARES Act money to help pay for the project. City Council Member Kent Mickelsen seconded the motion. The motion was approved by members Mason, Mickelsen and Kennedy. Opposing the motion were City Council Members Rasmussen and Harrison. The City Council scheduled a work session to review some of the options for playground equipment. Paul Foster from Big T Recreation was in attendance and stated that he would be very glad to attend the work session and hear what the City Council would like for a new playground. City of Aurora City Council Meeting September 21, 2020 Page 3 4- STATUS OF CULINARY WATER PROJECT/UTILITY RATE DISCUSSION- Mayor Quarnberg informed the council that the hydrogeological study was still in the works and would soon be available for the council to review. The Mayor noted that it would be important for Aurora City to have the Enterprise Fund broken out into three sections: culinary, irrigation and sewer. Having the fund reflect how much money is in each section will be beneficial to see how Aurora City can pay for any loan they receive for the culinary water project. It is also important for the city to see that they can cover all of the day to day costs for the public works systems. The Council discussed moving $10.00 from the sewer assessment to the culinary to help build a reserve fund for the project. City Council Member Kelly Mason made the motion to break out the funding information from the Enterprise Fund into three categories: culinary, irrigation and sewer. Mr. Mason extended his motion to include moving $10.00 from the sewer assessment to the culinary water assessment. Council Member Nancy Kennedy seconded the motion. The motion was approved by members Mason, Kennedy, Mickelsen, Rasmussen and Harrison. 5- RATIFICATION OF THE HIRING OF JONES AND DEMILLE ENGINEERING FIRM TO CONDUCT A HYDROGEOLOGICAL STUDY FOR THE CULINARY WATER PROJECT- In the previous work session, the City Council contracted with Jones and DeMille Engineering Firm to hire a hydrogeologist to conduct a study to see where the best possible location would be for Aurora City to drill the culinary water well. The Council is now ratifying that decision in a public meeting where such decisions can be made. City Council Member Kent Mickelsen moved to ratify the decision to hire Jones and DeMille to make a hydrogeological study of the aquafers surrounding Aurora City to see where the best location for drilling a well would be located. City Council Member Andy Rasmussen seconded the motion. The motion was approved by members: Mickelsen, Rasmussen, Mason, Kennedy and Harrison. 6- STATUS OF THE PAPERLESS CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS- City of Aurora City Council Meeting September 21, 2020 Page 4 Mr. Johnson informed the Council that he had been having trouble finding a vendor willing to sell him 15 Apple ipads for the purpose of having paperless meetings and the potential for having virtual meetings. Mr. Johnson stated that he finally purchased the ipads from Apple but that the would be delayed in shipping them to Aurora City. Mr. Johnson will keep the City Council posted on the progress. 7- ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER- Mayor Quarnberg informed the Council that Mickie McKenzie felt like it was time for her to give up her Animal Control Officer's job. The Mayor stated that Mickie will be turning 70 years old soon and she thought she would need to retire. The Council asked Mr. Johnson to prepare an application for the animal control officer's job and get the word out that Aurora City was hiring. 8- DEPARTMENT REVIEWS- City Buildings- Council Member Harrison reported that there was very little to report but that the buildings were in good condition. Planning Commission- Ms. Kennedy reported that the planning commission held their September meeting and was now working on the new subdivision ordinance. Public Safety- Police Chief Matt McLean had been to some training meetings in St. George this past month, Fire Department- Mayor Quarnberg informed the Council that the Fire Department has planned their annual open house to be held on October 6, 2020 at the Fire Station. NS Recreation- Council Member Kelly Mason reported that the September NS Recreation meeting had been held and the major discussion was the use of the CARES Act money. 9- WATER USE REPORTS AND PAST DUE ACCOUNTS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION- The City Council reviewed each of the reports. City of Aurora City Council Meeting September 21, 2020 Page 5 10- ADJOURNMENT- The Council Meeting ended at 9:26 pm and an expression of choice was offered by Nancy Kennedy. Approved: ________________________________________ Mayor: ___________________________________________ Recorder: _________________________________________

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20 S. 120 E.
Aurora, UT 84620
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Tresha King

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tking@auroracity.org

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October 22, 2020 12:23 PM

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October 22, 2020 12:23 PM

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