PANGUITCH CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
November 14, 2023
CITY COUNCIL - 5:30 P.M.
25 S 200 E PANGUITCH CITY OFFICE
PANGUITCH, UT 84759
Those present at the City Council meeting were Mayor Pro tem Paul Dastrup, City Manager Lori Talbot, City Recorder Tyrissa Howell, City Attorney Barry Huntington, and Council Members Mike Sarles and Tracy Wright. Council Members Mark Boshell and David Dodds attended via Zoom. Mayor Kim Soper was absent.
Others present were Kelly Holman and Julie Bishop. Teresa Wood attended via Zoom.
The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m.
OPENING CEREMONY
Council Member Mike Sarles conducted the opening ceremony.
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
Mike Sarles moved, seconded by Tracy Wright, to adopt the agenda. The motion passed with all in favor.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
Paul Dastrup moved, seconded by Tracy Wright to approve the minutes. The motion passed with all in favor.
KELLY HOLMAN - HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS UTAH CLASSES
Kelly Holman was hired by Utah University to teach free online and in-person courses on parent-child relationships and couple relationships as a family life educator with Healthy Relationships Utah.
IRVING POWER EASEMENT ON 300 WEST
The Irving family is requesting a 5-foot easement for power on the northern side of 300 West. The City Council wants to examine the road and placement of the poles, ensuring that it will not affect the agreement with the Partridges.
Mike Sarles moved, seconded by Paul Dastrup to table for two weeks. The motion passed with all in favor.
BIC BUILDING
The grant submission is due Friday, November 17th. Collette Cox who is over the Economic opportunity grant is optimistic.
RESOLUTION 2023-6 RECERTIFICATION OF THE PANGUITCH CITY JUSTICE COURT
Tracy Wright moves, seconded by Paul Dastrup to accept the recertification of the Panguitch City Justice Court. The motion passed with all in favor.
MULTI-FAMILY/DENSE HOUSING
After discussing the difficulty of creating specific zones for multifamily/dense housing, the City Council decided that if all the requirements are met, the multifamily units could be placed anywhere in Panguitch.
Mike Sarles moved, seconded by Tracy Wright to move forward and have City Attorney Barry Huntington prepare the Multifamily Ordinance. The motion passed with all in favor.
RIGHT OF WAY ORDINANCE
The City Council instructed City Attorney Barry Huntington to prepare the Right of Way ordinance.
ASPEN VALLEY SUBDIVISION STREET LIGHTS
Tabled for next meeting.
TREES AT 297 EAST 100 NORTH
Panguitch City will remove the trees in the City's right of way and ask the property owners to trim or remove the trees on their property line.
BUSINESS LICENSE - AIRPRO SOLUTIONS, LLC/COLBY RENN DAVIS
Mike Sarles moved, seconded by Tracy Wright to approve the business license for Airpro Solutions. The motion passed with all in favor.
EXECUTIVE
Tracy Wright moved, seconded by Mike Sarles to enter an executive session at 6:30 PM for personnel with Barry Huntington, Tyrissa Howell, Paul Dastrup, Lori Talbot, and Mike Sarles. Mark Boshell via Zoom and Kim Soper on the phone.
Tracy Wright moved, seconded by Mike Sarles to exit the executive session at 7:22 PM. The motion passed unanimously.
DEPARTMENT REPORTS/CALANDER
P&Z Member - One of the members of the Planning and Zoning committee is not receiving emails and would like to attend meetings.
Library - The bylaws of the library were approved during the latest meeting.
Subdivision Ordinance - New legislation is requiring subdivision ordinances to be updated. The state will pay for the process. Sunrise Engineering has begun working on it.
City Truck - The 2008 GMC Canyon transmission went out. The truck has 160,000 miles and is valued at $2,500. The council will look at options to purchase a new truck rather than repairing this one.
ADJOURNMENT
Mike Sarles moved to adjourn at 7:33 PM.
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Kim Soper, Mayor Tyrissa Howell, City Recorder
Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: The City of Panguitch will make efforts to provide reasonable accommodations to disabled members of the public in accessing City programs. Please contact Lori Talbot Panguitch City office at least 24 hours in advance if you have special needs.
Anyone who wishes to offer a prayer or thought in the opening ceremony at City Council is welcome to do so by calling City Manager Lori Talbot at 435-676-8585 to schedule an appointment.
**Items may not be covered in order listed. Panguitch City is an equal opportunity employer.**