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Elwood

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Elwood Town

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Elwood Town Council Min June 8 2021

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June 8, 2021 07:00 PM

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Elwood Town Council Meeting June 8, 2021 The Elwood Town Council met at the Elwood Town Hall, 5235 West 8800 North, Elwood, Utah, at 7:00, June 8, 2021. The following members were present consisting of a quorum. Keenan Nelson Mayor Scott Goodliffe Councilmember Mike Pace Councilmember Mark Lay Councilmember Staff present at this meeting Gina Marble Town Clerk Steve Woerner Public Works Director Others present at this meeting Dave Whitaker J.D. Whitaker Devere Hansen Kim Waddoups Nate Waddoups Thomas Nielsen WELCOME ADMINISTRATION Councilmember Pace gave the opening prayer. Councilmember Goodliffe attended by phone. Councilmember Howard was absent. Item#1 Public Hearing-2021-2022 Budget & Revised 2020-2021 Budget Councilmember Lay made a motion to open the public hearing. Councilmember Pace seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in favor of the motion Mayor Nelson welcomed everyone to the meeting, Mayor Nelson explained the revised budget, we had over spent in some departments and under spent in others we adjusted the accounts. He stated that we only have to balance the general fund the state doesn't require the water utility fund to balance Mayor Nelson asked the public and town council if there was any questions or comments. No comments or questions was asked. Mayor Nelson explained the 2021-2022 budget, he stated that we projected low on the income due to the covid-19 were just not sure what to expect. Mayor Nelson stated that the budget didn't really change a lot from last year. We are budgeting to do 1/2 of the road on 5600 west this year. We are also budgeting for another full time employee to help Steve and for an impact fee study. I budgeted for Steve and Gina a raise this year. Mayor Nelson asked the council and citizens if they had any questions or comments. There was no public or council comments or questions. Councilmember Lay made a motion to close the public hearing. Councilmember Pace seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in favor of the motion. Councilmember Pace made a motion to open the council meeting. Councilmember Lay seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in favor of the motion. Minutes for the May 11, 2021 town council meetings was presented for approval. Councilmember Pace made a motion to approve the minutes for May 11, 2021. Councilmember Lay seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in favor of the motion. Item#2 Resolution 2021-003- Operating 2021-2022 budget. Mayor Nelson asked the council if they had any questions on the 2021-2022 budget. No one had any questions. Councilmember Lay made a motion to adopt resolution 2021-003 the operating 2021-2022 Budget. Councilmember Pace seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in favor of the motion. Item#3 Resolution 2021-004-Revised 2020-2021 budget. Mayor Nelson asked the council if they had any questions on the revised 2020-2021 budget. No one had any questions. Councilmember Pace made a motion to adopt resolution 2021-004 the revised 2020-2021 budget. Councilmember Lay seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in favor of the motion. Item#4 Ordinance 2021-010-RD-1 Residential Zone-Mayor Nelson reported that the planning commission has been working on an RD-1 and RD-2 residential zones and they have recommended them to the town council. Councilmember Goodliffe stated that he is concerned with the front setback for the dwellings its set for 20 feet and it needs to be at least 30 feet. 20 feet is just not enough and will cause trouble for snow removal, a snow plow will throw snow more than 20 feet. 30 feet should be the minimum. Councilmember Lay stated that the planning commission set it up that way so they can park a full size truck up to the garage. Mayor Nelson agreed with Councilmember Goodliffe with the setbacks. Councilmember Pace stated that we need to make it the same setbacks on both RD-1 and RD-2. Mayor Nelson called Steve Anderson and asked him to explain the setbacks. Steve stated that the setback of 20 feet is a very standard setback and people like bigger back yards. Steve reported that the 2 zones could only be allowed in the sewer area. Councilmember Lay stated that a developer was at the meeting and said it's common in northern Utah it's similar to the 20 to 25 feet to the property line. The council agreed to change the dwelling front setback to 25 feet on both RD-1 and RD-2 residential zones. Councilmember Pace made a motion to adopt Ordinance 2021-010 and 2021-011 with the changes of the dwelling setbacks to 30 feet from property line to garage and 25 feet for the home in the RD-1 zone and change the dwelling setbacks to 25 feet from property line to garage and 25 feet for the home in the RD-2 zones. Councilmember Lay seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in favor of the motion. Item#6 Heather Searle-Town Events- Heather was not present. Item#7 JLF Properties Final Subdivision Plan-Mayor Nelson stated that they have been working on the subdivision for 9 months and they have made no changes in the plans. The planning commission didn't see any problems with it and recommended it to the town council. The council didn't have any problems with it. Councilmember Lay made a motion to approve the JLF Properties final subdivision plan. Councilmember Pace seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in favor of the motion. Item#8 Cottonwood Landing Subdivision Final plan- Garth Day presented the cottonwood landing subdivision to the council. Councilmember Lay stated that the planning commission said there is nothing they haven't complied with and we can't force the secondary water system at this time. Mayor Nelson stated that Steve Woerner is working on the secondary water system. Garth stated that with the respect of the water system he is going to put in dry lines to the subdivision and we will pump out of the canal. Garth stated that we don't have all the details yet but we are working on it. Mayor Nelson asked Garth if they was planning on curb and gutter and a storm water basin Garth reported that yes the subdivision will have curb and gutter and a storm water basin and dry lines for the secondary water system. Garth stated that he would like to do a development agreement before it's recorded. Steve Woerner stated that we need to make sure the water shares get turned over to the town and the shares stay in the towns name not attached to the property. Garth agreed to turn the water shares over to the town. Councilmember Pace made a motion to approve the Cottonwood Landing final subdivision plan with the water shares deeded over to the town, the dry lines for the secondary water system, curb and gutter, sidewalks and the retention pond. Councilmember Lay seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in favor of the motion. Item#9 Animal Control Report-Hagen Gardner was not present. Item#10 Planning Commission- Councilmember Lay emailed his report to the council. Item#11 Sheriff's Department Report- Gina Marble stated that Officer Cluff emailed her the report, they had a few extra patrols in Elwood. She asked Gina to pass along please be mindful of fire hazards, we have had several brush fires. Item#12 Secondary water system-Steve Woerner reported to the council he showed them a map. We can run the lines down 10400 north and along 4800 west that is a dirt road and nothing is there it would be a great start. We could pick up the 29 lot subdivision on 4800 west and the homes around it and the new 11 lot subdivision on 10000 north, the 8 lot subdivision on 10400 north and the 50 lot proposed subdivision 10400 north. Steve stated he has talked to Hansen and associates and they are waiting for direction for the town if we should proceed to move forward. Councilmember Pace made a motion to approve to move forward with a cost estimate to get things stated. Councilmember Lay seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in favor of the motion Item#13 Employee Policies and Procedures-Mayor Nelson stated we have been working on this for months is there any other questions or changes that needs to be made. Councilmember Lay made a motion to adopt Resolution 2021-005. Councilmember Pace seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in favor of the motion. Item#14 JD Whitaker rezone from residential to agricultural-David and JD Whitaker presented the rezone to the council, they are asking to be rezoned from residential to agricultural they explained they are going to put a vet clinic and one home on the property. Mayor Nelson stated that the rezone application for JD Whitaker has been to the planning commission and they have the public hearing and had no comment. The planning commission recommended it to the council. Councilmember Lay made a motion to approve the rezone from residential to agricultural. Councilmember Pace seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in favor of the motion. Item#15 NextBillPay-Online payment-Gina Marble reported that she was looking for some options for online bill pay. Nextbillpay works with green tree and it will not cost the town anything unless we have 50 residence or less that don't use it per month. Nextbillpay will give the residence a chance to pay by phone, online or with a text and they will have access to their accounts. Councilmember Lay made a motion to move forward with nextbillpay. Councilmember Pace seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in favor of the motion. WATER Steve Woerner had nothing to report. SEWER Steve Woerner reported that he has been turning in samples for 2 months and we will be getting the results soon and we will see how many sewer connections we have left. PARKS AND RECREATION Mayor Nelson stated he went down to the park and it looks great. ROADS Councilmember Goodliffe has nothing to report. EMERGENCY PREPARDNESS Nothing to report. OTHER Gina Marble had an open meeting training and the fraud assessment for the council, Gina played a YouTube video of David Church regarding open meetings and talked about the fraud assessment paper. Mayor Nelson stated that Lagoon day discount for the family is in June but you need to bring a government id to get the discount. Councilmember Lay made a motion to adjourn, Councilmember Pace seconded the motion and the remaining council agreed. Meeting was adjourned at 8:27p.m. The undersigned duly acting and appointed clerk for Elwood Town Corporation hereby certifies that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes of the Town Council meeting held on the 8th day of June 2021. Dated this the 13th day of July 2021. ________________________________ Gina R Marble, Elwood Town Clerk

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5235 W 8800 N
Elwood, UT 84337
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Gina Marble

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elwood@elwoodtown.com

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