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Municipality

Entity

Aurora

Public Body

City Council

Notice Information

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Notice Title

City Council Minutes

Notice Tags

Water and Irrigation, Ordinances

Notice Type(s)

Meeting

Event Start Date & Time

December 23, 2021 02:15 PM

Description/Agenda

City of Aurora City Council Meeting November 15, 2021 Page 1 CITY OF AURORA CITY COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 15, 2021 DRAFT The Aurora City Council came to order at 7:00 pm. Mayor Quarnberg informed the public that proper notice for the public hearing and city council meeting had been given. Nancy Kennedy gave an opening expression of choice, and the Council recited the Pledge of Allegiance. PRESENT: Mayor: Daven Quarnberg Council Member: Nancy Kennedy Council Member: Kelly Mason Council Member: Kent Mickelsen Council Member: Andy Rasmussen STAFF PRESENT: Clint Johnson, City Recorder Maintenance Manager: Jordon Bosh EXCUSED: Maintenance Manager: Dan Rasmussen Council Member: Jim Harrison VISITORS: Parker Vercimak, Joan Spainhower City Council Meeting- 1- APPROVAL OF MINUTES- The City Council reviewed the minutes of the September 20, 2021 Council meeting. A few corrections were made. Aurora City City Council Meeting November 15, 2021 Page 2 City Council Member Kent Mickelsen moved to accept the minutes of the September 20, 2021 meeting as corrected. City Council Member Andy Rasmussen seconded the motion. The motion was approved by members: Kennedy, Mason, Rassmusen and Mickelsen. 2- JOAN SPAINHOWER - Ms. Spainhower requested a meeting with the City Council to answer questions regarding culinary and irrigation water. Ms. Spainhower was interested in purchasing various lots within and outside of the Aurora City limits and wanted to know about the possibility of obtaining City water. The City Council informed Ms. Spainhower that selling water outside of Aurora City limits is illegal, but that property could be annexed into the city if the needed water shares were provided by the individual annexing the property. The Council went through some different scenarios looked at some of the property on google maps. It looked like most of the situations were going to be difficult for Ms. Spainhower to develop. 3- CULINARY WATER PROJECT UPDATE- Mr. Vercimak passed out some information to the Council regarding the well drilling. The handout provided details about the drilling which stated that Hydro had drilled the well to a depth of 810 feet and casting to about 805 feet. The billing had stated that there was a $50,000 cost over run because the company had drilled the hole bigger than was required at first. The city asked Mr. Vercimak to look into giving the city credit for the 20 hours of labor to haul water off site in the city dump truck which totaled 16 loads. 4- CROSS CONNECT ORDINANCE- The City Council reviewed the ordinance that had been prepared by the Planning Commission regarding the State of Utah requirements for cross connect protections. Jordon Bosh informed the Council that he had met with the Planning Commission to create the ordinance and that he was comfortable with what had been passed. A few details such as adding the Jesse Nielson home to list of homes currently using culinary water for irrigation purposes was discussed. Letters will be sent to residents who currently use culinary water for irrigation purposes because of the new ordinance Aurora City City Council Meeting November 15, 2021 Page 3 requirement to have each cross connect apparatus inspected once a year. 5- CEMETERY ORDINANCE REVIEW- The Planning Commission had also finished work on some changes to the Cemetery Ordinance. The main changes were on the fee schedule where it now breaks out a higher cost for a non-resident for purchasing and for grave openings and closings. This was the first reading of the changes so the item will be on the next few agendas. 6- INACTIVE METERS ORDIANCE- This was the third and final review of the inactive meters ordinance. The City Council passed the ordinance with no one voting in opposition. City Council Member Andy Rasmussen moved to pass the inactive meters portion of the public utilities portion of the Aurora Municipal Code. The motion was seconded by Nancy Kennedy. The motion was approved by members: Mason, Rasmussen, Kennedy, and Mickelsen. 7- LAND USE BILLS DISCUSSION- Aurora City was recently informed that the State of Utah had passed some land use bills in the State Legislature which will affect ordinances in Aurora City regarding land use. The requirements from the state were that cities are now required to allow property owners to rent about basements, rooms, garages etc. to non-family residents in an effort to alleviate the housing crisis. The law allows the City to keep 25% of their city out of the required allowances. The Council discussed, at great length, how to determine which part of Aurora City would be classified in the 25%. It was determined that such an arbitrary decision could not be made. The State law stated that if no designation is made, the entire city would fall under the new law allowances. 8- COUNCIL MEMBERS REPORTS- Jim Harrison- Mr. Harrison was not in attendance because of a COVID exposure but Mr. Johnson stated that Ms. Harrison has informed the City that she will be retiring from Aurora City City Council Meeting November 15, 2021 Page 5 janitorial duties at the end of December. Kelly Mason- Mr. Mason reported that the NS Recreation working on hiring a new NS Recreation Director. Mr. Mason also informed the Council that Sigurd Town had requested that Aurora City Police Department cover Sigurd as well. Nancy Kennedy- Ms. Kennedy reported that the Planning Commission had done some work on the new laws send down from the State Legislature. She also reported that the December meeting had been cancelled. Andy Rasmussen- Mr. Rasmussen stated a three individuals had volunteered to help with the 4th of July celebration. Kelsey Shaw, Michelle Bennett and Jodi Gurney have all stated that they would like to help with the celebration. Kent Mickelsen- Mr. Mickelsen discussed a few animal control issues and asked about street drain placements. 9- REVIEW OF WATER USE REPORTS, BUDGET, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, REVIEW OF THE CHECK REGISTER AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS The City Council reviewed all of the reports. 10- ITEMS FROM THE MAYOR- Mayor Quarnberg discussed the upcoming Christmas holiday and providing hams for city employees. He also discussed purchasing a retirement gift for Mr. Rasmussen. 11- ADJOURNMENT- The Council completed their business and the meeting was adjourned at 10:15 pm with Clint Johnson offering a closing expression of choice. Approved: ________________________________________ Mayor: ___________________________________________ Recorder: _________________________________________

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NOTICE OF SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION DURING PUBLIC MEETINGS In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify Kent Freeman at 435-529-7643 at least three days before a scheduled meeting.

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Meeting Location

20 S 120 E
AURORA, UT 84620-7704
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Tresha King

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tking@auroracity.org

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December 22, 2021 02:10 PM

Notice Last Edited On

December 22, 2021 02:10 PM

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