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Wellington

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Wellington City Council

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Wellington City Council Meeting Minutes

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Event Start Date & Time

April 12, 2023 06:00 PM

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Wellington City Council Minutes Meeting held April 12, 2023 at Wellington City Hall Located at 150 West Main Street, Wellington, Utah at 6:00 P.M. Present: Councilmember Bethany Perea, Councilmember Barney Zauss, Councilmember Caleb Nelson, Mayor Brad Timothy Absent: Councilmember Jack Clark, Councilmember Glen Wells City Staff: Rebecca Evans, Nicole Oveson, Tom Kosmack, Kevin Saccomano, Matt Perea Attendees: Jon Richens, Darek Martinez, Wyatt Hansen, Rex Rich, Ben Mead, Will Ehler, Brandi Davis Agenda Item #1 Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call, and Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes At 6:02 pm, Mayor Timothy opened the meeting up stating that everyone was present except for Councilmember Clark and Councilmember Wells. Motion: Councilmember Perea made a motion to approve the past meeting minutes. Councilmember Zauss seconded the motion; followed by Councilmember Nelson. Agenda Item #2 Public Comment Period Jon Richens spoke up during the public comment period to discuss the plans of be able to reserve the baseball fields over the summer. There is an agenda item later during the meeting with plans to discuss this very thing, so Jon said that he could wait. Rex and Leon Rich brought up concerns about a water line with an easement going through the property. The council believes that the concerns the Rich's brought up are a civil matter. Agenda Item #3 Employee Status Change - Candidate to Probationary Firefighter; Will Ehler Wellington City Fire Chief Matt Perea introduced the newest volunteer firefighter candidate to the council. Will Ehler meets all the requirements and qualifications. Mr. Ehler will be considered a probationary firefighter for six months. Once that probation period ends, he has the potential to have his status change to volunteer firefighter. Motion: Councilmember Perea made a motion to move Mr. Ehler's employment status from candidate to probationary firefighter. Councilmember Nelson seconded the motion; followed by Councilmember Zauss. Agenda Item #4 Andrew Whitcomb - Property Concerns Mr. Whitcomb was not present for tonight's meeting. Motion: Agenda Item #5 Ben Mead - Water Bill Adjustment Mr. Mead attended a council meeting earlier this spring to discuss adjusting his water bill due to a leak that was unable to be fixed due to the weather conditions. The leak was finally fixed, and Mr. Mead is requesting a break on his bill 2 Motion: Councilmember Zauss made a motion to adjust Mr. Mead's water usage to be billed at the rate the city gets billed and remove any late fee penalties that accrued since January. Councilmember Perea seconded the motion; followed by Councilmember Nelson. Agenda Item #6 David Greener - Property Line Mr. Greener was not present for tonight's meeting. Motion: Agenda Item #7 Wyatt Hansen - Water Line Break Wyatt Hansen is building a home on Old Wellington Road. Despite Blue Stakes making water lines they did not mark the Wellington City secondary line causing it to get hit and create a leak. Mr. Hansen is hopeful that while the ground is open, if he can connect into our secondary line to have the irrigation water at his residence. Mr. Hansen plans to coordinate this with June. They will be looking at costs, but Mr. Hansen plans to pay Wellington City's resident's rate including a bit more to consider the pump fees. Motion: Agenda Item #8 Elaine Pierce - Water Bill Adjustment Elaine Pierce's water usage was unusually high. She's concerned and is asking if we can charge the city's rate and get someone onsite to look to see what could be going on. Motion: Councilmember Perea made a motion to adjust Ms. Pierce's water usage to be billed at the rate the city gets billed. Councilmember Zauss seconded the motion; followed by Councilmember Nelson. Agenda Item #9 Mark Morley - Utility Billing Concerns City Treasurer Nicole Oveson and Councilmember Barney Zauss are still working out the terms of getting Mr. Morley's bill situated. Motion: Councilmember Perea made a motion to table this while Councilmember Zauss investigates this further. Councilmember Nelson seconded the motion; followed by Councilmember Zauss. Agenda Item #10 Derek Martinez - Baseball Fields Derek Martinez is with Eastern Utah Babe Ruth and would like to reserve the fields at the park. The players associated with Eastern Utah Babe Ruth are from Wellington, Price and Helper. Mayor Timothy would like to see Mr. Martinez to come up with a contract with Wellington City to put into place. Mr. Martinez will coordinate with the office staff to get this done. Motion: Agenda Item #11 Mario Gonzalez - 300 North Sewer Line Mario Gonzalez attended tonight's meeting to talk about the replacement of a sewer lateral vs if it would make more sense to run 355 feet of new sewer line to encompass the entire block. If the sewer lateral is replaced, it will only help one property. If the city adds, it will help the inside properties as well as be utilized for future development in the area. Councilmember Zauss asked what the cost would be for the replacement of the lateral. Mr. Gonzalez said it would be 3 around $7,800 just for installation. There would also be charges for removal and replacement of the curb and gutter. Also, for excavation and repairs. It would be around $20,000 for one property or $50,000 for two properties and future growth. The council turned to June Rich for his advice and Mr. Rich recommends installing in the line. Motion: Councilmember Zauss made a motion to install the new sewer line on 300 North. Councilmember Perea seconded the motion; followed by Councilmember Nelson. Agenda Item #12 Mike Miles and Ryan Rasmussen - Audit Results Mike Miles attended tonight's meeting and provided each member of the council with the 2022 Financial Statements. Mr. Miles encouraged the councilmembers to review the processes of the financial statements quarterly at the very least. He also encouraged each council member review their department's budget monthly. Mr. Miles mentioned that he looks forward to doing our next audit in the Fall. Motion: Agenda Item #13 2023 Spring Flooding Executive Order Councilmember Perea received the executive orders from Governor Cox about springtime flooding. Councilmember Perea wanted to make sure the city is prepared in case it does experience flooding. Mayor Timothy expressed that he had already been in contact with the county and has secured some sandbags. However, we will need volunteers to help fill the sandbags. Mayor Timothy would also like June Rich to order one more 'Road Closed' sign, that way we have an even number in case the city needs to shut down roads. Motion: Agenda Item #14 Pioneer Days Due to the road construction and lack of volunteers, the city will not have a parade for 2023. The city will instead be hosting a Pioneer Days Breakfast. Councilmember Nelson will still oversee planning and delegating tasks out to get that planned. Motion: Agenda Item #15 Secondary Water Turn On Many calls have been coming into City Hall with inquires about when the secondary water would be turned on. Councilmember Wells explained in work meeting that the Wellington Canal Company should have the secondary water up and ready to go by May 1st, 2023. Motion: Agenda Item #16 Residents with secondary water only Nicole had some questions brought up to her about how residents with annual billings and that process went about. Nicole needs to know who to bill as there is not a report or any way to find that. Council is also unsure on how to find these folks. This topic was discussed, but there wasn't a solid answer for her. Motion: 4 Agenda Item #17 Headstone Marking Process With the new headstone marking fee being introduced with Resolution 2022-09, city treasurer Nicole Oveson wanted to double check with the city council on how they would like to see the process go. Moving forward, the fee needs to be paid before the marking is completed. There will also need to be a work order filled out to carry out a paper trail. Motion: Agenda Item #18 Police Department/City Offices Rebecca Evans was able to chat with the insurance company about what kind of coverage there was for the roof. Unfortunately, the roof repairs would not be covered, but the damage caused by the leak would be. The policy doesn't help the situation we are in - needing the roof replaced. Councilmember Perea is looking into other options and grants to help solve the problem. Motion: Agenda Item #19 Unfinished Business Barry Horsley attended tonight's meeting to discuss radios that are utilized by the city's first responders. These new radios will have a trunking system which means that the radio will automatically find the best tower. The radios usually run around $4,000 to $5,000 a piece, but with ARPA it goes down to $600 to $800 a piece. With that in play, funding for these radios will end in June. Motion: Councilmember Zauss made a motion to get five mobile radios and seven handheld radios. Councilmember Perea seconded the motion; followed by Councilmember Nelson. Adjourn Motion: Councilmember Perea made a motion to close this session of the City Council. Councilmember Nelson seconded; followed by Councilmember Zauss. Meeting adjourned at 9:00 pm Next meeting will be April 26, 2023, at 6:00 P.M. at the Wellington City Hall.

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Meeting Information

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150 W MAIN ST
WELLINGTON, UT 84542
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Julie Kilgrow

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recorder@wellingtonutah.gov

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435-355-7850

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April 27, 2023 10:47 AM

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