MINUTES KAMAS CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, :00 p.m. Kamas City Hall, 170 N. Main Kamas, UT 84036

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1 MINUTES KAMAS CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER, 0 :00 p.m. Kamas City Hall, 0 N. Main Kamas, UT 0 Mayor Marchant opened the meeting welcoming those in attendance: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Councilor Diane Atkinson, Kevan Todd, Rod Smith, Mike Crystal and Monica Blazzard. STAFF: City Planner, Jackie Blazzard; City Recorder, Kim Peacock. Public Works Director Gary Siddoway was excused. OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: Seth Bockholt, Orma Smith. OPENING CEREMONY, INVOCATION/READING/THOUGHT Invocation/Reading/Thought by Mayor Lewis P. Marchant Mayor Marchant led the public in the Pledge of Allegiance. SETH BOCKHOLT DISCUSSION FOR SUMMIT COUNTY/KAMAS CITY CIVIC SQUARE MASTER PLAN CONCEPT Mayor Marchant welcomed Seth Bockholt a landscape architect. Mr. Bockhold explained last winter their company started a new program to give back to the communities. They started a pro bono program to offer free master planning to help get these communities get started. Summit County asked that they help them with the new Kamas Civic Square. Mr. Bockholt presented a power point presentation with two different concept drawings. Councilor Todd asked what the price difference is between the two concepts. Mr. Bockholt stated he was unsure at this point, but feels they would be close in price. Concept # may be a little more money. Councilor Smith likes concept # a little more than #. Councilor Smith asked if this is short term or a long term project and who will be paying for this. Mr. Bockholt stated the progress depends on what the City wants. He would like the City s input. Councilor Todd asked where the parking is in the concept. Mr. Bockholt showed where the parking would be according to Epic s master plan along the east side of the project. Councilor Smith isn t sure if Kamas is ready to pay for a project like this right now and feels it will take years to complete this. Mr. Bockholt stated there are a lot of funding opportunities for these types of projects. Councilor Todd stated the whole reason we entered this agreement with the County is because we would like the library back and the County doesn t have enough room for parking so the City is helping out. Before we commit we would like to know the costs Page of September, 0

2 and who is paying for this. Mr. Bockholt explained he is unsure of the political background of the project, but believes in the parks. People want this type of asset for their homes. Councilor Crystal stated the County will be applying for RAP Tax money. This is a pro bono design project so we need to give Mr. Bockholt our input. Councilor Atkinson stated she didn t like the built in benches. Councilor Blazzard feels the kids would love the splash pad. Mayor Marchant is concerned with the neighbors. He would like a buffer to protect the neighbors from the sound. CONSOLIDATED PLAN UPDATE The Council reviewed and updated the consolidated plan. YARD OF THE MONTH PRESENTATION AND DECISION FOR AUGUST The Council reviewed the pictures of the nominees for the Yard of the Month. The council voted the winners for August would be the residences at East 00 North and 0 East 00 South. FIESTA DAYS UPDATE Councilor Atkinson has Broken Heart booked for the rodeo and bull wars next year. We need to find a chairman for the Rodeo and Bull Wars. Councilor Crystal thought Brent Mitchell would be a good choice. Councilor Atkinson will call Brent. Councilor Atkinson reported the volleyball team cleaned the arena for Fiesta Days and they did a great job. They would like to do it again next year. The council agreed they did a good job and felt they could do it again. We have received a proposal from Dirk Rockhill for the design of the shack. Until the plans are drawn it s hard to get a construction estimate. The council discussed their ideas for the new shack. Mayor Marchant suggested with direction from the auditor to use the unrestricted money we currently have in our general PTIF account to pay for the shack. MOTION: Councilor Kevan Todd moved to allow Councilor Atkinson to move forward with the design of the shack. Councilor Rod Smith seconded the motion. Smith, Mike Crystal and Monica Blazzard voted aye. Motion passed. Page of September, 0

3 Councilor Todd has talked to the motocross guys about coming back next year for the derby and feels we should hire Vince Morgan again. The council agreed. Councilor Todd will contact him. Councilor Atkinson stated while talking with Dirk Rockhill he mentioned if we came up with a plan for a new Kamas City sign for the entrance of Kamas, Kamas Storage would help pay for part of it. Jackie Blazzard stated we have a plan from Mountainlands Association of Governments, we just don t know where it should go. The council discussed some different options for where to put the new sign. DEPARTMENT REPORTS POLICE Chief Smith reported on the police activity. Chief Smith stated we need to figure out a way to hire a third officer. The council asked Chief Smith to bring back some figures for another officer. PLANNING Jackie Blazzard reported the Planning Commission will be approving the new General Plan soon and it will be coming to the council soon. A developer has approached Jackie Blazzard about building a hotel on Hwy. Councilor Monica Blazzard departed at :0 p.m. MAYOR Mayor Marchant reported he met with Rocky Mountain Power yesterday. They are starting a program called wattsmart Small Business Direct in the City. This is directed towards small businesses. They will come in to the business and conduct an energy audit. Once this is complete they will help make the businesses more efficient if the business wants help. There will be a major cost savings for the businesses. APPROVAL OF THE AUGUST, 0 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MOTION: Councilor Diane Atkinson moved to approve the City Council meeting minutes dated August, 0. Councilor Kevan Todd seconded the motion. Page of September, 0

4 APPROVAL OF THE INVOICE REGISTER DATED SEPTEMBER, 0 MOTION: Councilor Kevan Todd moved to approve the invoice register dated September, 0 with the addition of the invoice for MC Contractors for $,.. Councilor Rod Smith seconded the motion. Mayor Marchant asked if there s anything else that needs to come before the council. Councilor Smith asked for a couple of minutes. Councilor Smith explained he is in the process of getting a building lot for his daughter on 00 West. Scott Kettle would like the road widened in front of his property. Councilor Smith feels this should not be his problem, this should have been done when Grassy Creek was put in. Councilor Smith feels the City should pay to asphalt this. Councilor Todd asked what is the reasoning is for widening. Councilor Smith explained he wants it to match the lots in Sage Subdivision. Councilor Smith stated as part of the application it is being required to pave the road and put in sidewalk, curb, gutter. We have never required this from a single family home. Mayor Marchant stated the way Scott Kettle is looking at this is Councilor Smith is subdividing his property. Councilor Todd feels the road should be left how it is, unless it s for safety. Jackie Blazzard explained as part of the approval for the development to the south they will have to do the same. Councilor Todd feels there needs to be sidewalk, curb and gutter and the developer to the south will have finish and put in sidewalk, curb and gutter. Councilor Smith stated he did tell Scott Kettle that he would compromise and put in the sidewalk, curb and gutter, but if the City wants the road paved the City should pay for the road. Councilor Todd feels it should be left the way it is unless there is a reason for widening the road. Councilor Todd feels Grassy Creek is a poorly developed subdivision and the City should take care of the road. The property owner should be responsible for sidewalk, curb and gutter. Councilor Smith stated he would agree to this. Councilor Smith also stated UDOT is planning to put a storm drainage retainage on his property and on the property to the south. He will be having a meeting with them on Friday. Councilor Atkinson asked how this would affect Mr. Steven s project. Jackie Blazzard stated it may affect him a lot. He may have to take his density down. Councilor Todd stated he was at the Planning Commission meeting and what is being proposed is way too much. Jackie Blazzard explained there is no way to cut down on that because of what we have written in our code. Councilor Smith feels it is a safety issue and it s too dense. It doesn t match our General Plan for that area of our City. Jackie Blazzard stated it s zoned Manufacturing and according to our attorney David Church the only way this can be regulated is through our zoning code. Councilor Smith stated according to the other attorney it s not. Jackie Blazzard asked what other attorney? Page of September, 0

5 Councilor Smith stated Mr. Skinner. Mayor Marchant stated he is not a land use attorney. Mayor Marchant stated when it meets the zoning code we have no legal right to turn it down. Councilor Smith stated if it creates a public health or safety issue we can deny it. Councilor Todd is concerned with the types of businesses that could cause more traffic. Jackie Blazzard feels they might be able to limit the businesses in their CCR s. Councilor Todd asked if there is a limit on what is allowed in there. Jackie Blazzard will talk to him. Councilor Todd asked Jackie to express the council s concerns. Is there is enough parking for all the business and employees. Jackie Blazzard stated he has enough parking for the square footage being proposed. Councilor Todd asked if we can get a copy of their CCR s before approval. Jackie Blazzard feels we should have been more proactive and had all this property on 00 West rezoned residential when Sage Subdivision came in. Councilor Todd asked if the Planning Commission can make recommendations. Jackie Blazzard explained they have made some recommendations, but he is not willing to listen. Mayor Marchant stated he got the feeling from the council that they feel Councilor Smith doesn t need to widen the road. Councilor Todd stated this is the City s burden to begin with. Mayor Marchant feels we need to look at this before the sidewalk, curb and gutter go in to determine if we can leave it or pave it. Jackie Blazzard stated there is -0 feet from the curb to the current asphalt. Councilor Atkinson asked if we are going to require Mr. Steven s to do this. Councilor Todd feels the road part is the City s fault. Any development that goes in there needs to do sidewalk, curb and gutter to match what s there. ADJOURN MOTION: Councilor Mike Crystal moved to adjourn at :0 p.m. The content of the minutes is not intended, nor are they submitted, as a verbatim transcription of the meeting. These minutes are a brief overview of what occurred at the meeting. Approved on the th day of October 0. Lewis P. Marchant Kim Peacock Mayor City Recorder Page of September, 0