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Holden Town Council

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June 19 Holden Town Council Minutes

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June 19, 2024 07:00 PM

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June 19, 2024 08:30 PM

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Holden Town Council Meeting June 19,2024 The following are draft minutes from the Town Council Meeting held on June 19, 2024. Minutes are unofficial until approved by the council in the next meeting and are subject to change. Started: 7:00 pm Present: Council Members: Mayor Darren Fox, LaRee Stephenson, Tamara Dallin, David Wood, Phil Whatcott Staff; Caralee Wood, Rod Dastrup Visitors: Ted Bennett, Paul Johnson, Jason Christensen 1. Pledge: David Wood Prayer: Tamara Dallin 2. Approval of May 8, 2024 Town Council Meeting Minutes a. The council discussed the minutes. Clarifications were made for Councilman Dallin who was absent the previous month. Clarifications were made on the road abandonment for Justin Johnson, the lead and copper project and the GIS system. David Wood motioned to accept the minutes for the Holden Town Council Meeting held May 8,2024. Phil Whatcott seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Phil Whatcott- yes, Mayor Fox-yes Voting was unanimous. 3. Payment of payroll/reimbursements and bills a. The bills/payroll/reimbursement invoices dated May 13, 2024- June 18, 2024 were given to the council before the meeting for review. LaRee Stephenson motioned to pay bills/payroll/reimbursement invoices May 13, 2024- June 18, 2024 David Wood seconded. Roll was called; , LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Phil Whatcott- yes, Mayor Fox-yes 4. Petitions, Remonstrance and Communications 5. Planning and Land Use- Ted Bennet *Richard & Jill Christensen have submitted plans for an addition to the back of their house. *Ben Hunters plans have been approved. Council noticed there was not a site plan included. A site plan needs to be obtained before work continues. *Lucas Stevens plans have been approved for a re-model to the back of the house 6. Report of Officers a. - Roads & Landfill *Proposed Landfill rate increase- In response to the survey that was put out, only 13 were filled out. The main consensus was that the public would be willing to an increase in the landfill rate, would like to have the landfill permit renewed, and construction debris should be an additional charge. Councilman Dallin will put a notice in the post office outlining a rate increase, how much of an increase ($4.00) and the necessity for the increase. The notice will also let the public know how much of the current garbage fee on their utility bill goes to the county each month. The notice will be posted for 30 days. At present we pay the state $600.00 a year to have a landfill, with the renewal due this month for another 10 years. Tamara Dallin Motioned to renew the permit for the landfil for another 10 years Phil Whatcott seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Phil Whatcott- yes, Mayor Fox-yes Voting was unanimous. Mayor Fox checked into the appropriate uses for the B&C Road funds the town receives. The funds need to be used on roads. They can be used for a building or yard that houses road equipment. A yard can be designed with a paved lot or road going to those buildings. A road consists of a public access or throughfare. The last time the town did an assessment of the roads (paved, dirt, gravel) in town was January of 1988. We need to get the information updated. Council has decided to wait on paving the parking area at the town hall. b. Parks, Recreation and CERT *Park Restrooms update- Councilman Stephenson has been checking them occasionally and Rod has said there haven't been any issues thus far. *Kim Rowell with Millard County did defibrillator training with the fire department and public at the June 11 fire department meeting. The defibrillator fits in the existing cupboard and the batteries have a life of five years. The fire department would like to have a CPR training class for town residents in the near future. * The town will use some of the tourism money from the county to provide a donation to the local church for the 24th of July celebration. *There is becoming an issue with birds laying their nests at the top underneath the playground shade covering. The town needs to look into preventative measures before the birds become a nuisance. C..David Wood - Electric *At the APPA conference UAMPS found out that pacific Corp has imposed a 45% transmission rate increase. UAMPS is still unaware of how this will affect power costs, and there may be some litigation involved. APPA recommends that all municipalities get a solar charging policy in place. Holden town needs to get one in place, as well as the net metering and AMI policy. *Hunter power plant is still stocking coal. Pacific corp. is getting contracts in coal, however UAMPS is not sure how much of the coal they are using locally. *Our potion of the CFPP project has been paid off. There may be a little left to pay but that is uncertain at this time. *Solar and wind power generated extra power, so they went in the negatives. *UAMPS -the town of Holden does not draw any power from IPA. Most all of their power goes to California, and it is sold at a higher price. Our power is sourced from less expensive companies. *USF is finishing up the rate study for the town, they have yet to submit their bill. d.Phil Whatcott -Fire Department Phil Whatcott Motioned to open a public hearing to discuss the 2023-2024 fire department budget LaRee Stephenson seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Phil Whatcott- yes, Mayor Fox-yes Voting was unanimous. Public comments- none Darren Fox Motioned to close the public hearing, Phil Whatcott seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Phil Whatcott- yes, Mayor Fox-yes Voting was unanimous Phil Whatcott Motioned to amend the 2023-2024 fire department budget from $25,000.00 to $34,900.00, Tamara Dallin seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Phil Whatcott- yes, Mayor Fox-yes Voting was unanimous The fire department will transfer $10,918 from their PTIF (savings) account to put into the general fire department account to balance out the overage. *The fire department would like to obtain their own UEI number to enable them to better qualify for grants. Clerk under the impression that this needs to be done under the town and using the same number. A check will be done to see about the legalities of two different numbers. Water *Sunrise Engineering presented their property boundary exhibit on the well site property for the property owner, Jeff Dobsons, approval. It was not in favor so Sunrise will present him with another exhibit on property boundaries. The environmental review is in the process but taking longer than expected. e. Mayor Darren Fox- *Received a letter from the division of technology cyber security. Mayor Fox asked councilman Wood to look into the town's cyber security. 7. New Business *Cade Hunter meter on property West of Town- In the land swap agreement in 2009 between the Town of Holden and Sid Hunter, the Hunters were promised a water meter on the property. The town will honor this agreement; however, the water is not allowed to leave town limits. The clerk needs to find the original agreement to verify and check if it was one or two meters. *Approve Tax Rate The town of Holden will not be increasing proper tax rates. David Wood Motioned to accept the Millard County property tax rate of .000250% LaRee Stephenson seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Phil Whatcott- yes, Mayor Fox-yes Voting was unanimous Budget: 1. Public Hearing to approve the 2024-2025 fiscal year budget. Phil Whatcott motioned to open a public hearing for the proposed budget for Holden Town 2024-2025 fiscal year, notice was posted in the newspaper and on the post office door for 2 weeks; LaRee Stephenson seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Phil Whatcott- yes, Mayor Fox-yes Voting was unanimous Public Hearing Each department went over their budget revenue and expenses. No Public Comments were made. Phil Whatcott motioned to close the public hearing for the 2024-2025 fiscal year budget; Tamara Dallin seconded. Roll was called; LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Phil Whatcott- yes, Mayor Fox-yes Voting was unanimous Darren Fox motioned to accept the proposed General Fund 2024-2025 fiscal year budget with revenue at $310,150.00 and the expenditures at $310,150.00, Tamara Dallin seconded. Roll was Called LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Phil Whatcott- yes, Mayor Fox-yes Voting was unanimous Phil Whatcott motioned to accept the proposed Water Fund budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year with the revenue of $120,000.00 and expenditures of $61,150.00; LaRee Stephenson seconded, Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Phil Whatcott- yes, Mayor Fox-yes Voting was unanimous Phil Whatcott motioned to accept the proposed Fire Department Fund budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year with the revenue of $40,000.00 and expenditures of $40,000.00; Tamara Dallin seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Phil Whatcott- yes, Mayor Fox-yes Voting was unanimous David Wood motioned to accept the proposed Electric Fund budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year with the revenue of $333,700.00 and expenditures of $248,750.00; Tamara Dallin seconded, Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Phil Whatcott- yes, Mayor Fox-yes Voting was unanimous Darren Fox motioned to accept the proposed Municipal Building Authority budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year with the revenue of $507.00 and the expenditure of $8000.00; Tamara Dallin seconded Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Phil Whatcott- yes, Mayor Fox-yes Voting was unanimous Darren Fox motioned to accept the proposed Capital Projects Fund Budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year with the revenue of $99,571.00 and 0 expenditures; Tamara Dallin seconded, Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Phil Whatcott- yes, Mayor Fox-yes Voting was unanimous Darren Fox motioned to accept the proposed Perpetual Care Fund budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year with the revenue of $5,356.00 and 0 expenditures; Tamara Dallin seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Phil Whatcott- yes, Mayor Fox-yes Voting was unanimous 8. Outstanding Business *The flagpole at the post office has been relocated near the building entrance. A light is on the flag so that it may remain posted. *Repairs were made to the backhoe, but it is still not running correctly, Nathaniel Wood has been asked to look at it and assess what is wrong. *Danny Thomas (public works employee) injured his shoulder and will need surgery. The injury is not town related. *Fence behind the fire station. Mayor will speak to Rod Dastrup and property owner Seth Stevens (Roger Stevens) to see what past agreement was made. 9. Adjournment: Phil Whatcott motioned to adjourn the meeting at 8:30 pm. Tamara Dallin seconded. Caralee Wood Holden Town Clerk June 19, 2024 Holden Town

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