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Tropic

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Town Council

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Tropic Town Public Meeting

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Event Start Date & Time

October 13, 2022 06:00 PM

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Tropic Town Council Meeting Minutes Thursday, Sept 8,2022 at the Tropic Town Heritage Center at 6:00 p.m. Call to Order: Mayor Travis LeFevre Roll: Travis LeFevre, Sydney Syrett-Lamas, Gene Anderson Others: Gayle & Marie Pollock, Nathaniel Steed, Carlos Flores, Alice Wolfe, Laree Bybee, Mrs. Jensen, Harper Senary, Jaxon Brinkerhoff Prayer: Marie Pollock Pledge: Jaxon Brinkerhoff Vision Statement: Cassie Chynoweth Approval of the Tropic Town Board meeting minutes -August 2022 Minutes Sydney made a motion to approve, Gene seconded the motion, motion carried. Approval of the Agenda Gene made a motion to approve the agenda, Sydney seconded the motion and the motion carried. 1.Community & Public Comment BV Elementary Sixth graders-Washington DC Trip- 6th graders were not in attendance Gene made a motion to table until next month. Syd seconded the motion. Motion carried Gill Fife- Gene Anderson explained that Gill needs an extension for his building permit. Nothing has changed since Gill last got approval. Syd made a motion to update the building permit, Gene seconded the motion and the motion carried. Alice Wolfe- Alice had a concern about a burn that the people with the property next to hers were burning weeds and then leaving it unattended. She stated that she left town and didn't know about it but when she returned to her house, she couldn't see anything because the smoke was so thick. She was concerned that it got too big for the two people that were manning the fire in the beginning. She got nervous that the fire was left unattended because of wind picking up. Mayor LeFevre stated that for someone to burn on their property, they are required to call the county to let the county know. The people burning did indeed do this. Mayor LeFevre could see her concern as the people should not leave the fire unattended. Mayor mentioned that the fire department did go out and inspect it. Alice would like to see how we can handle this situation in the future. The Mayor will contact Ron, Tropic's Fire Chief, to get his opinion regarding this issue and we will get back to her. Harper Senary Senary mentioned that there are some sidewalks on Bryce Way that start at the high school and end at The Guest House. He mentioned that it was approved to get the sidewalks finished. Senary would like to see the sidewalks finished for safety. Senary asked if there were any updates on the sidewalk on Bryce Way. Mayor stated that, no, we have no updates, Mayor encouraged Harper Senary to come to the Public Meeting regarding Capital Improvement for the town, which will be held on September 17th to discuss further about the sidewalks. 2. Planning Commission Marie Pollock-Residential building permit Marie and Gayle got approval from the planning commission. After reviewing the building permit application for final approval, Gene made a motion to approve, Syd seconded the motion and the motion carried. Carlos Flores- Residential building permit Carlos presented his building permit and plans that had been approved by the Planning Commission. Gene made a motion to approve Carlos' building permit. Syd seconded the motion and the motion carried. Nathaniel Steed- Dog Kennel Permit/license. Nathaniel proposed his dog kennel permit application. Nathaniel needs to pay the fee of $100 for the permit and license his dogs. The permit is valid for one year, then needs to be renewed. Gene made a motion to approve. Syd seconded the motion. The motion carries. 3. Employee Report Hiring a maintenance Worker Discussion about hiring a maintenance worker in the summer months since that would be where we need one the most. Discussion on whether or not to hire a full or part time employee. Gene will talk to Andy and see if he would be interested in doing some contract work. Mayor requested to add this to the agenda for next month for further discussion. 4. Animal Control/Licenses A discussion on Dog Kennels was had about maybe requiring solid fencing, maybe requiring the Dog Kennel inquiry to notify all neighboring homes and units and get signatures stating that they are aware of the proposed kennels. Gene suggested we take these proposals to the Planning Commission and have it discussed and decided there. Syd will take the role of overseeing the Animal Control department. 5. Financial Warrants Approval of warrants Cassie explained the warrants for the month. Syd made a motion to approve the warrants. Gene 2nded the motion and the motion carried. 6. Culinary/Sewer A contractor was flushing the lines to a subdivision and dumped chlorine in it, causing some damage to the line. Mayor informed the individuals that were affected, and the contractor will pay for the damages. 7. Roads/Street Gene gave an update on all of the asphalt patches and will go around with Brett to see what other streets will need work. 8. Transportation Open sealed bids for town truck The town received one sealed bid for the truck. The offer was for $47,399.00 by Brent Stratton. Syd made a motion to accept the bid from Brent Stratton for the Town Truck. Gene seconded the motion and the motion carried. 9. Parks/Recreation 10. Heritage Center 11. Fire Department 12. Adjourn Gene made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Syd seconded the motion and the motion carried. Posted this 11th day of October, 2022 Dani Harding - Tropic Town Clerk

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20 N Main
Tropic, UT 84776
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October 14, 2022 10:52 AM

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November 15, 2022 03:15 PM

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