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Bicknell

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Bicknell Town Council

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Bicknell Town Council Minutes

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June 10, 2021 06:30 PM

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BICKNELL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE BUDGETS 10 JUNE 2021 6:30 P.M. I. ROLL CALL Mayor Noreen Johnson was out of town, so council member Kerry Stevens took charge. Mr. Stevens welcomed everyone and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Council members present were: Kerry Stevens, Bryan Brinkerhoff and Weston Johnson. Connie Durfey was present to record the minutes. Scott Woolsey was present to make his report. Others present were: Jim Roche, Carrie Brinkerhoff, Emil Brinkerhoff, Kyle Dalton and Scott Williams. II. PUBLIC HEARING FOR BUDGET 2021 - 2022. Mr. Stevens opened the Public Hearing for the Budget, for comments and questions from those present. Council members had a previous work meeting on 26 May 2021, and finalized the proposed budget. No one had any questions or comments about the budget. Weston made a motion to adopt the Budget for 2021-2022, Bryan seconded, all ayed. Mr. Stevens opened the Budget for 2020 - 2021 to make some revisions. The town received monies for the Cares Act, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The funds received were $28056, the town spend $27793 of those funds. The town received a grant from the Wayne County Special Service District for $18000 for improvements at the town hall. There was a total of $71579 spent for the Memorial project, which was significantly higher than previously budgeted. Interest income was much lower this year. The General Fund balance to be appropriated was increased to $55532. Mr. Stevens asked if there were any questions or comments about the changes made, no one responded. Bryan made the motion to adopt the changes to the 2021-2022 budget, Weston seconded the motion. All ayed. Mr. Stevens asked if someone would make a motion to close the Public Hearing for the Budgets. Bryan made the motion to close the hearing, Weston seconded, all ayed. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. Stevens asked the council members if they had read the town council meeting minutes for 6 May 2021 and if there were any corrections to be made. There were no corrections, Weston made the motion to approve the minutes, Bryan seconded, all ayed. No one had any corrections for the Work Meeting minutes for 26 May 2021. Bryan made the motion to approve those minutes, Weston seconded, all ayed. IV. BUSINESS Council Member Appointment. Jim Roche was the only person who put in his name for the council member vacancy on the town council when Rhett Jackson resigned and moved. Kerry made the motion to appoint Jim Roche to the vacancy. Weston seconded, all ayed. Connie had Jim recite the Oath of Office pledge and sign it. Jim will be a council member until the end of the year. The persons winning the election in November 2021, will take their place on the council beginning in January 2022. Kyle Dalton - Business License Application. Mr. Dalton wants to open the restaurant of Emil Brinkerhoff's. The name for the business will be: Stag & Heather Oriental Cuisine LLC. Mr. Dalton has the state required permits and licenses in order. He wants to open next week, so he wants a license now, even though it will only be good through the 30th of June. He will have to purchase a new license in July. Weston made the motion to approve the application for said business license, Jim seconded, all aye. Mr. Dalton, Scott Williams, and Emil Brinkerhoff thanked the council and excused themselves. Business Licenses Ordinance. In previous work meetings the provisions of the Business License Ordinance were discussed in detail. Mr. Stevens asked if there were any questions or changes needed to be made to the ordinance. No one had any changes. Jim made the motion to adopt the ordinance. Kerry seconded, all ayed. David Love - Building Permit Application. Mr. Love was not present, but the council looked over the application. Mr. Love wants to do some inside renovations to his property on 140 W Main St., which includes adding a bathroom and some wiring. Bryan made a motion to approve the permit, Weston seconded, all aye. The permit will still need to be signed by the Building Inspector, Eric Torgerson and fees determined. Park Rental Policy. The policy states conditions for renting the park. It also states the park rental will be $50 per day. The patron will also have to pay a deposit of $100. If the park is left clean, the deposit will be returned. Kerry made the motion to adopt the policy, Bryan seconded, all ayed. Election Declarations. The following people declared their candidacy for the upcoming elections in November: Mayor (4-year term): Noreen Johnson Councilmembers (4-year term) (Two positions available): Jayden D Brian Weston Johnson Kerry Stevens Frannie Lloyd Councilmember (2-year term)(One position available): Elizabeth Pace W Steve Albrecht James Roche It will be necessary to have a Primary Election on 10 August 2021 to determine which two candidates will run for the election in November for the 2-year council member position. Ensign Engineering - Water Project. Kelly Chappell arrived to discuss with the council the culinary water project. He reported the Division of Water had approved Bicknell Town for funds for the project. Weston and Carrie were present through 'Zoom' for the meeting. The funds will be a 60/40 split, 60% loan/40% grant. The loan will be at 1% interest, for 30 years. Mr. Chappell said the next three steps are as follows: 1. Bonding requirements for the loan, with two public hearings. 2. Environmental Assessment for the well and tank 3. Design of the project These steps will be done concurrently. After these steps are completed the project will be let for bid, hopefully in the fall. A written agreement with the land owner, David Brinkerhoff, must also be finalized. The Division of Water will send a letter to the town. DUNS and SAM numbers will be needed. A fidelity bond will have to be set up. Attorney Richard Chamberlain will be doing the necessary legal work for the project. Kelly thanked the council and excused himself. V. MEMBER REPORTS Carrie. Carrie reported the town will receive the $3500 requested from the Thrive 125 Grant for the July 24th celebration. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be furnishing the dinner, but the town will be in charge of the games and activities. Carrie and Mayor Johnson have been working on these. The Bicknell Town Council will be the judges for the pie baking contest. Weston was asked to be the Bingo announcer. Kerry was asked to be in charge of the Corn Hole game. He said he would if he was not out of town with his job. Invitations will be mailed to everyone in the Bicknell Town area. Scott. Scott reported the springs on the mountain are producing 28 gallons a minute. The Brinkerhoff Spring pumped 420,000 gallons last month. There was a leak in the meter at the Sunglow Park, Scott installed a new meter. Scott said he would fix the leak at the park next week, he thinks it's under the old drinking fountain. He also said a new door needs to be put on the south restroom at the park. (The purchase of a metal door and frame were included in the budget.) Memorial Day at the cemetery went well, lots of compliments on the condition of the cemetery. The inmates were here in May and helped clean up the cemetery. As the irrigation system was started up, Scott fixed numerous leaks. The inmates were also here in June and helped clean the area around the culinary springs on the mountain. Scott reported the frequency drive on/off switch in the irrigation pump house is going out. The pump and motor are okay, but the switch needs replacing as it controls everything else. He said it would cost approximately $5500. He can get one in a day from Mountainland Supply Co. in Richfield, when it quits. (The budget allowed for such a cost.) Kerry. Kerry said a representative from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints may contact the council about increasing their payment for putting up the flags along Main Street. There are 40 flags put up for each holiday, they charged the town $400 last year. Bryan. Bryan was concerned about the loose dogs running around town. It is a problem, but the town doesn't have any place to lock up the dogs or means to enforce the leash law. The town does charge a dog license, but this is mainly to make sure the dogs in town are vaccinated for rabies. VI. FINANCIAL. A list of the bills was presented to the council for payment approval. Weston made the motion to pay them, Bryan seconded, all ayed. VII. MISCELLANEOUS. The Irrigation Ordinance needs to be examined and maybe revised to determine the circumstances a new person can connect to the system and whom will pay for needed improvements for a new connection. This will be discussed in the Work Meeting on 24 June 2021. Also discussed in that meeting will be new culinary water rates. Kelly Chappell will attend that meeting with some figures. VIII. ADJOURNMENT Weston made the motion to adjourn. Jim seconded, all ayed

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64 W 100 N
Bicknell, UT 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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July 13, 2021 08:44 PM

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