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Laketown

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October 2, 2024 Town Council Minutes

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Event Start Date & Time

October 2, 2024 07:06 PM

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October 2, 2024 10:00 PM

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Laketown Town Council Meeting Minutes October 2, 2024 Laketown City Office 10 North 200 East Laketown, Utah Mayor Burdette Weston welcomed those present and called the meeting to order at 7:06pm on Wednesday, October 2, 2024. Those present are as follows: Mayor Burdette Weston, Council Members Brandon Willis, Denise Johnson, Kris Hodges, Delora Wight and Clerk Alice Jackson. Duane Robinson, Planning and Zoning chairman. Dan Stringham arrived at 7:45pm. Dan and Duane left at 9:50pm. OPENING CEREMONY: Delora conducted the opening ceremony, and Denise led the pledge of allegiance. The mayor added to the agenda-1/2 acre lots, and URS. ACTION: Mayor called for the agenda to be approved. Delora made the motion, seconded by Kris. The motion carried unanimously. ACTION: Meeting Minutes: Mayor asked for a motion to approve September 23, 2024, meeting minutes: The motion was made by Brandon and seconded by Delora. The motion carried unanimously. MAYOR OPENED THE MEETING FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS: None ITEMS OF BUSINESS: ITEMS OF BUSINESS: Town Council Vacancy Swear In Denise Johnson-Performed by the clerk, Alice Jackson. Engagement Letter for 2024 Audit. The mayor shared that he met Matt Reagan at the regional meeting and had a conversation about our upcoming audit. Mr. Regan will interview the Teuscher's as part of his audit for Laketown. The Engagement Letter was reviewed with the council. The discussion included his fee. Page | 2 ACTION: The mayor asked for a motion to accept the terms and the Engagement Letter as written. Kris made the motion; Brandon seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Business License Request-Brandon Willis Council approved the business. Road Cut Ordinance Tabled until next month Subdivision Ordinance Amendment The board had previously reviewed this Amendment so there was little discussion. ACTION: The mayor asked for a motion to adopt the Subdivision Ordinance Amendment. Delora made the motion and Brandon seconded it. The motion passed unanimously. Cross Connection Ordinance The council had reviewed this before the meeting so there was little discussion. ACTION: The mayor asked for a motion to adopt the Cross Connection Ordinance. Delora made the motion, seconded by Denise. The motion passed unanimously. Laketown participating in the Utah Retirement Systems (URS): Discussion was held on Laketown participating in this program. The qualifying items are employees that must work at least 20 hours a week with a qualifying benefit which may be paid leave, or insurance for example. The mayor will discuss the possibility of the potential applicant doing all the paperwork for Laketown to move forward and once Laketown is a participating member of the URS she can begin her employment at Laketown. *Action Item Mayor will follow-up with URS and the potential applicant to see if she will agree to do the paperwork. Change in bank signature and credit card authorization: Alice Jackson and Thad Willis will be removed as signatories and Lisa Johnson will be added. The Cache Valley Bank Credit Card will be canceled, and a new one issued with Lisa's name. * Alice to contact the bank to begin these processes. Page | 3 ACTION: The mayor asked for a motion to approve Laketown participating in URS. Brandon made the motion to move forward seconded by Kris. The Motion passed unanimously. Action Items from Previous Meeting - Kris-Park and Arena Winterize Update. Dan will take care of these items in the middle of October. - Brandon to contact Justin regarding 370W becoming a city road-Tabled until next month - Brandon letter to Quinn's neighbor from Justin- Tabled until next month - Brandon Follow-up on summer concert band(s). More discussion needs to happen - Alice-Thank you card for Thad. This was taken care of. The mayor and council signed the card with a $100 gift card inside and Alice will mail. - Alice-Agenda for Monument Ceremony-Done - Mayor-Rodeo thank you dinner. The mayor is still following up. Potential date is 23 October. COUNCIL BUSINESS: Planning & Zoning Commission- Chairman Duane Robinson Eric Wamsley would like to build a hay shed on their property. Clearance Form has been completed and signed. Alice to send to the County. ACTION: The mayor called for a motion. Motion was made by Brandon to approve Eric Wamsley's request as noted above, seconded by Delora. The Motion passed unanimously. Bill Shupe would like to add a wind break on his property that will be 72X12 in size. Clearance Form has been completed and signed. Alice to send to the County. Neither of the above 'buildings' will have power and water. ACTION: The mayor called for a motion. The Motion was made by Delora to approve Bill Shupe's request as noted above, seconded by Denise. The Motion passed unanimously. Duane proposed using the Laketown Clearance Form going forward for shed's that will not need to be inspected. Previously, they had been using an old form. Page | 4 A letter from Hana Weston was read aloud by the mayor to the attendees and discussion was held. Her request is to extend the West zoning border of the 1/2 acre lots North to the northern border of her property. See letter as part of these minutes. The mayor suggests that this is a land issue and we should get feedback from the town. P&Z should look at this more closely and then a public hearing should be held. Bear River health should be consulted regarding the septic situation. * Action Item Duane. Duane cautioned the board not to let the potential landowner push the board to decide. This needs to be discussed further. Brandon discussed what the recent legislative session brought forward regarding subdivisions and that 75% (for example) of the homes should be primary homeowners. Laketown does have control of how this moves forward. Kris asked if Laketown could set the parameters for the percentage of primary homes in new subdivision(s). Brandon suggests we have a broader discussion with P&Z and potentially Justin Baer or someone that is more educated in this area. Alice suggested Mike Hansen. Discussion was held on the potential Oldham Farm Subdivision. He is responsible for generating the Pioneering Agreement. *Action Item Brandon to contact Justin regarding the above issue and report back to the council. Delora read a text from a realtor that wonders if Laketown allows multi family units. Currently, Laketown does not have an ordinance that disallows this. 10.6A.7-This ordinance only addresses nighty rentals. Justin's recommendation on this issue is to pass an ordinance. There are homes in Laketown that are using homes as nightly rentals. The mayor noted that Garden City has a person who tracks rentals. *Action Item Alice-consult with Kendall on developing this Ordinance. Water Updates - Delora Wight Sanitation Survey Follow-up on corrective actions-Delora asked Ben Harker regarding the survey and the necessary pictures. Laketown should not be docked for not having a second source. We need a picture of the spring without roots. Delora asked Dan to bring the 4 documents that were needed for the survey, so the Clerk has a record of them. *Action Item Delora-Pictures of tank and spring *Action Item Delora-Documents from Dan Page | 5 Lois Astle's meter needs to be looked at. It might be leaking per Delora. Delora suggested that she call the office to set up a payment schedule. Delora will try to see if Jeff can attend to this first thing in the am. Delora had 16 individuals to call regarding water overages. Cemetery Lead/Copper Survey. Delora asked Dan to complete the survey. Dan will talk to Jeff about installing Mike Furhriman' s meter. Alice asked that the meter tag be brought to the office once it's installed. Dan asked if the tanks could be patched again. *Action Item- The mayor will follow-up (Troy) Duane asked about the Town taking over a section of the road on the Pugmire's property (17 feet). There has been a realignment of Pugmire property and there is a section that the Town should take over. *Action Item for next meeting. Roads & Streets Updates - Brandon Willis Chip Seal Signed Contract-* Action Item-Brandon will follow-up 370 West and Letter to Quinn's neighbor. See above. *Action Item-Alice to check Cody's contract for snow removal for 50% of his fee Park & Recreation Updates - Kris Eldon speaking with someone about the ballpark scoreboard Rodeo & Arena Updates - Kris Mayor will check to see when Eric will complete the bleachers. * Action Item Mayor Denise asked if we have considered doing another event in the arena for additional revenue Council member assignments now that we have a new council member: Kris will do the rodeo and Denise will be over the Park however they will work together until Denise gets oriented. Page | 6 MAYOR REPORTS: Bear Lake Regional Commission Report The Bonniville Survey showed that 51% of the individuals that visit the Bear Lake Valley do not have children under the age of 18. Visitors like to come here because it's safe and cost effective. Most come from Utah, CO and Idaho. UPDATES FROM CLERK'S OFFICE Ballot box and camera's have been installed and Alice requests that the potential new hire is present at the Nov town council meeting. BUDGET REVIEW No Questions APPROVAL OF BILLS ACTION: The mayor asked for a motion to approve the bills. Brandon made a motion to approve the bills, seconded by Denise. Motion carried unanimously. EXECUTIVE SESSION (if needed) ADJOURN ACTION: The mayor asked for a Motion to adjourn. Kris made the motion, seconded by Delora. Meeting adjourned at 10:00pm.

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10 North 200 East
P.O. Box 118
Laketown, UT 84038
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Lisa Johnson

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clerk@laketownutah.com

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November 07, 2024 12:08 PM

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