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Blanding

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City Council Minutes 10/24/2023

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October 24, 2023 07:00 PM

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CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Council in Attendance: Mayor Logan Monson Council member Cheryl Bowers Council member Len Gasser Council member Chris Ewald (via zoom) Council member Kellen Nielson Council member Erik Grover Staff Members in Attendance: City Manager - City Engineer - Patrick Parsons City Finance Director - James Francom Judge- Others: Ellen Williams, Charlie Taylor Tuesday October 24, 2023 at 7:00pm 50 West 100 South Street, Blanding, Utah 84511 Meetings are live streamed at: https://www.youtube.com/@blandingcity7442 City Community Dev. Dir. - Bret Hosler Economic Dev. Dir. - Police Chief- Fire Chief - Recreation Dir. - Mayor Monson called the meeting to order at 7:00pm A prayer was offered by Mayor Monson The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Council members Nielson moved to approve the consent agenda and approve the minutes from the October 10, 2023 Council meeting. Council member Bowers seconded the motion. Mayor Monson repeated the motion and asked for discussion. Hearing none, he called for a vote. Those voting Aye: Councilmember Bowers Councilmember Gasser Councilmember Ewald Councilmember Nielson Councilmember Grover Those voting Nay: None Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Monson declared the motion carried. Declaration of conflict - None Public Comment - None REPORTS Mayor Report Project status report - the wellness center sprinkling system and showers are going well, the drywall is almost done. Tile work is in progress. They are hoping to have it all done by the end of November. Council member Nielson inquired about if the showers are going to be private. It was confirmed that there will be a spot to put up shower curtains. The deep well testing started today but there are no results yet. Pickleball courts - the concrete is poured and nets are up. There is more concrete to be poured. General plan - still working through that. Planning commission has been reviewing it. The planning commission is going to have a work meeting this week. The consultant is still giving them additional information, things to review, to see how much of our plan is up to state law and what needs to be changed. All kinds of good things - SJH football and volleyball both have state playoffs this week. Cross country was today. Both the boys and girls took 3rd place at state. Tennis just wrapped up. And the marathon is coming up soon. David Homedew is retiring. There will be a luncheon for him on Monday at noon. He has done a lot of good work for the city for 34 years. City Council Council member Grover wanted to thank the city crews and staff for their good work on installing natural gas lines. He also wants to revamp the forms and process to get work done at people's properties. He is not pleased with the computer process and the issues that come with it. He wants a checklist and a list of who you talk to about getting the work done. Kigalia Fine Arts Presentation - Ellen Williams Ellen did a presentation along with a powerpoint for the council. She went over the importance of the arts and some statistics. She reiterated that nothing is free. She went over some costs for different entertainers. Kigalia is committed to fine arts. She spoke on the cost of a yearly family pass. Kigalia is a forty year tradition. They ask for some help in advertising when they put on a free event. They have been successful in getting grants. They received one from the Utah arts and museum board, a small one, but they managed to qualify. She said that a majority of cities sponsor their fine arts council. Council member Bowers advised that she is welcome to come to the council's budget meeting and ask for funds. She advised that there are discretionary funds for things like that. Ellen stated that they applied and were awarded the San Juan County economic grant for $2000. Finance Report - James Francom Mayor Monson asked if anyone had questions about the check register. James explained that the council can go into the check register and search for specific things and pull up documents. He has shared all documents and invoices since he has started working. Council member Bowers said that the only thing she didn't recognize on the check register was for Curtis and Sons for fire professionals and technicians. James clarified that it was for some labor hours for someone that came down and installed a pressure switch for the fire department. BUSINESS ITEMS Election Notice - Resolution 10-24-2023-2 - A resolution to cancel Blanding City's 2023 Municipal Election Mayor Monson stated that state code requires us to cancel our elections by resolution when there is an uncontested election. There are three open seats and there are three people running for those seats. The resolution reads in full as follows: A RESOLUTION TO CANCEL BLANDING CITY'S 2023 MUNICIPAL ELECTION WHEREAS Section 20A-1-206 (2) of the Utah State Code Annotated states a municipal legislative body may cancel a local election if the ballot for the local election will not include any contested races or ballot propositions; and WHEREAS Section 20A-1-206 (2) also states the municipal legislative body must pass, no later than 20 days before the day of the scheduled election, a resolution that cancels the election; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THAT: Blanding City Council certifies the following: 1. The ballot for the 2023 Blanding City Municipal Election would not include any contested races or ballot propositions; and 2. Blanding City certifies the following individuals have lawfully filed as candidates for the 3 available council seats of the Blanding City Municipal Election to be held November 21st 2023, and are hereby elected to office for 4 year terms to begin January 1st 2024: Charlie Taylor Chris Ewald Kellen Nielson 3. Notice of the cancellation of the election shall be given as required by utah law Council member Bowers made a motion to approve Resolution 10-24-2023-2 to cancel Blanding City 2023 municipal election, seconded by council member Grover. Mayor Monson repeated the motion and asked for discussion. Hearing none, he called for a vote. Those voting Aye: Councilmember Bowers Councilmember Gasser Councilmember Ewald Councilmember Nielson Councilmember Grover Those voting Nay: None Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Monson declared the motion carried. Multi Jurisdictional All Hazard Mitigation Plan - Resolution 10-24-2023-1 - A resolution of Blanding City Adopting the San Juan County Multi Jurisdictional All Hazard Mitigation Plan Mayor Monson advised that it essentially says that the county has created a multi hazard mitigation plan that they use to be compliant with the disaster mitigation act of 2000. Because we are a city in San Juan County, we have been asked to adopt that plan as well. The actual plan is about 123 pages long, it lists the resources within the county and what to do in a disaster. In the past, the county has been helpful to Blanding city with their resources. The resolution reads in full as follows: RESOLUTION 10-24-2023-1 A Resolution of Blanding City Adopting the San Juan County Multi Jurisdictional All Hazard Mitigation Plan WHEREAS Blanding City recognizes the threat that natural hazards pose to people and property within San Juan County and Blanding City; and WHEREAS San Juan County has participated in the creation of a multi-hazard mitigation plan, hereby known as the San Juan County Multi-Jurisdictional AllHazard Mitigation Plan in accordance with the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000; and WHEREAS San Juan County Multi-Jurisdictional All Hazard Mitigation Plan 2023 identifies mitigation goals and actions to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and property in San Juan County from the impacts of future hazards and disasters; and WHEREAS adoption by Blanding City demonstrates their commitment to hazard mitigation and achieving the goals outlined in the San Juan County Multi- Jurisdictional All Hazard Mitigation Plan 2023 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THAT: Blanding City adopts the San Juan County Multi-Jurisdictional All Hazard Mitigation Plan 2023 ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 24th day of October, 2023. Council member Bowers made a motion to approve Resolution 10-24-2023-1, the city of Blanding adopting the San Juan County Multi Jurisdictional All Hazard Mitigation Plan. Seconded by council member Gasser. Mayor Monson repeated the motion and asked for discussion. Hearing none, he called for a vote. Those voting Aye: Councilmember Bowers Councilmember Gasser Councilmember Ewald Councilmember Nielson Councilmember Grover Those voting Nay: None Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Monson declared the motion carried. CLOSED SESSION Council member Bowers moved to enter a closed session to discuss personnel. Council member Nielson seconded the motion. Mayor Monson repeated the motion and asked for discussion. Hearing none, he called for a vote. Those voting Aye: Councilmember Ewald Councilmember Bowers Councilmember Grover Councilmember Nielson Councilmember Gasser Those voting Nay: None Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Monson declared the motion carried. Council entered a closed session at 7:35 p.m. Councilmember Grover moved to leave the closed session. Councilmember Gasser seconded the motion. Mayor Monson repeated the motion and asked for discussion. Hearing none, he called for a vote. Those voting Aye: Councilmember Ewald Councilmember Bowers Councilmember Grover Councilmember Nielson Councilmember Gasser Those voting Nay: None Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Monson declared the motion carried. Council re-entered an open meeting at 7:52 p.m. ADJOURNMENT Councilmember Grover moved to adjourn the meeting. Councilmember Nielson seconded the motion. Mayor Monson repeated the motion and asked for discussion. Hearing none, he called for a vote. Those voting Aye: Councilmember Gasser Councilmember Bowers Councilmember Ewald Councilmember Grover Councilmember Nielson Those voting Nay: None Constituting all members thereof, Mayor Monson declared the motion carried. Council adjourned the meeting at 7:56p.m. By: Nicole Holliday

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50 W 100 S
BLANDING, UT 84511
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November 15, 2023 12:11 PM

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