Daniel Town Council Meeting
Monday, August 6, 2012 at 5:30 PM
Wasatch County Services Building, Room 126
55 South 500 East, Heber City, UT
Quorum present: Mayor Michael Duggin, Council members Eric Bunker, and Chip Turner were present at 5:32 PM when Mayor Duggin called the meeting to order. Recorder Merry Duggin was present to record the minutes. Council members Kasey Bateman and Jon Blotter were absent from the meeting.
Members of the public in attendance: Lambert Deegan, John Glodowski, Tracy Turner, Lynne Shindurling, Kipp Bangerter, Gary Walton, Sherri Price, and Ryan Taylor.
1) PUBLIC COMMENT CONCERNING ANY ISSUE NOT ON THE AGENDA
There were no comments from the public.
2) APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR JULY 2, 2012 MEETING
Council member Bunker noted a misspelling of “John” and also requested that the final sentence on page 1 be deleted as he felt that it was confusing. Council member Turner moved to approve the July 2, 2012 minutes as amended. The motion was seconded by Council member Bunker, and the following Council members voted to approve the minutes: Bunker, Turner, and Mayor Duggin. The minutes were approved.
3) BUSINESS LICENSES. NEW APPLICANTS.
No applicants were present, but Council member Bunker informed the Council that business license renewal notices are being mailed.
4) UPDATE OF WEST DANIELS LAND ASSOCIATION BANKRUPTCY AND DISCUSSION AS TO HOW IF MAY AFFECT TOWN OF DANIEL
Mayor Duggin reported that the land is currently being offered for sale, and the realtor has contacted him for assistance in accessing the property. The property needs to sell for more than $2.2 million in order for all the debts of the association to be paid. Representative Kraig Powell has been contacted in hopes that the State of Utah would be willing to purchase the property to place it in the public domain. The one acre parcel formerly owned by WDLA on 3000 South in Daniel was auctioned in bankruptcy court in July and has been purchased by Ray Okelberry for $19,000.
5) APPROVAL OF CERTIFIED TAX RATE FOR 2012 TOWN OF DANIEL PROPERTY TAX—RESOLUTION 2012-08-06
Recorder Merry Duggin presented to the Council the proposed property tax rate for 2012 of 0.000711 which represents a reduction of property taxes from 2011 for Daniel residents. The revenue expected to be generated from this tax rate is projected to be $40,020.
Mayor Duggin read Daniel Resolution 2012-08-06 which would approve the tax rate and revenue. Council member Turner moved to approve the resolution. With a second by Council member Bunker, the Council then voted to approve the resolution with the following vote: Duggin, aye; Bunker, aye; Turner, aye.
Mr. Kim Norris suggested that Town of Daniel should place a notice in the Wasatch Wave so that residents would realize that the Council has voted for a property tax reduction.
6) DEPARTMENT REPORTS:
PLANNING REPORT
Council member Bunker reported that Mr. Joe Witt would come before the Planning Commission at the August meeting for a lot line adjustment to his property on 3000 South.
DANIEL MUNICIPAL WATER: UPDATE OF CULINARY WATER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, DISCUSSION OF VAULT OPTIONS FOR FISHER SPRING, KIM NORRIS WITH COMMENTS ON WINTER WATER USAGE AND FEES FOR THAT USAGE
Mr. Ryan Taylor suggested to the Council that the Fisher Spring could be accessed with a manhole rather than the previously discussed vault which would be more expensive to construct. Mr. Kim Norris was in favor of this suggestion, and he would like to run a camera up the pipe to the spring to see if there is any problem that still needs to be addressed.
Mr. Taylor reported that the asphalt resurfacing project for Little Sweden Road has been put out for bid, and the bids would be opened on August 17. This is the final project for the bond funds issued for the water system improvement, and the work should be completed by the end of September.
Mr. Kim Norris addressed the Council on behalf of a property owner who claimed to have not been informed of the new winter usage policy. No one else has complained about not receiving proper notice of the policy. Though the bills for over usage had been reduced by 90%, this property owner still felt that the bill received was too high and would like to reduce this bill by an additional 50 %. The total bill was $227.00 after the 90% reduction.
Mr. Gary Walton wondered who else would expect special consideration if this was approved. He felt that all users had been informed of the policy and almost all of the users had reduced their winter usage appropriately. In addition, the bills had already been reduced by 90% this year as special consideration.
Council member Turner felt that the 90% reduction was already generous, and he asked for more information concerning who else might be in arrears on this winter usage bill. Council member Bunker moved to table this issue until the Council can receive more information about amounts other users have already paid and other problems. Council member Turner seconded the motion, and the Council voted unanimously to table the issue.
RECORDER’S OFFICE; WARRANT APPROVAL
After Recorder Merry Duggin presented the warrants for approval, Council member Turner moved to approve them as presented. Council member Bunker seconded the motion, and the Council members voted to approve the warrants by the following vote: Bunker, aye; Turner, aye; Mayor Duggin, aye.
Mayor Duggin will not be able to attend the meeting scheduled for September 10, and the Council determined that this meeting should be cancelled and rescheduled for September 19 at 6 PM which is just prior to the Planning Commission meeting at 7 PM.
9) ADJOURN
Council member Turner moved to adjourn. After a second from Council member Bunker and a unanimous vote by the Council members present, Mayor Duggin adjourned the meeting at 6:50 PM.
Merry Duggin,
Recorder