Town of Daniel
Town Council Meeting and Public Hearing Minutes
March 2, 2009
Wasatch County Services building
Room 132
55 South 500 East
Heber City, Utah
5:30 PM
The regularly scheduled meeting was called to order by Mayor Michael Duggin at 5:30 PM.
Quorum present: Mayor Mike Duggin, Council members Heather Bateman, Eric Bunker, and Gary Walton. Recorder Merry Duggin was present to record the minutes. Council member Jon Blotter arrived at 5:35 PM.
Members of the public signing as being in attendance: Darwin McGuire, Stan Walton, Harry Weyandt, Lambert Deegan, Kim Norris, Ryan Taylor, Ron Hinckley, Cathy Hinckley, Barbara Walton.
1) BUSINESS LICENSE APPLICANTS
No applicants were present.
2) DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ADOPTION BY RESOLUTION OF A SCHEDULE OF IMPACT FEES FOR DANIEL TOWN. A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE DANIEL PLANNING COMMISSION WILL BE CONSIDERED.
Planning Commission Chair Eric Bunker presented a recommendation to the Town Council (attached to these minutes) that the Council approve the presented impact fee schedule to provide roads, public safety, maintain rights of way, and other infrastructure in the Town of Daniel. He pointed out that these impact fees were only for the Town and that other entities would still collect their own impact fees. The recommended fee schedule was the same as currently used by Wasatch County.
Mayor Duggin called for discussion. Ryan Taylor stated that this schedule should be used as a starting point since Daniel Town had no schedule currently in place, and this would give Daniel an opportunity to conduct an analysis of cost which would probably be higher than the proposed schedule. Mayor Duggin stated that the fees could be increased if we could show the need for the increase. Mayor Duggin read Daniel Resolution 2009-03-02 to adopt the proposed fee schedule. Council member Walton moved to adopt the impact fee schedule proposed by the Planning Commission and approve the resolution. Council member Bunker made the second. There was no further discussion, and the motion passed by a unanimous vote. This impact fee schedule will be applied to all permits issued after March 2, 2009.
3) DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION CONCERNING A LETTER TO DANIEL TOWN FROM ENGINEER PAUL BERG CONCERNING FIRE FLOW AND PIPELINE CONSIDERATIONS IN DANIEL TOWN WHICH MAY AFFECT DEVELOPMENT OF A PROJECT OWNED BY CLIENT HARRY WEYANDT ON 3000 SOUTH.
Mayor Duggin announced that Daniel Town has been awarded a $318,000 grant for improvements to our water system and is in the process of applying to other agencies for other funds. Mr. Berg stated that his client needed fire flow to his project on 3000 South and wondered what priority the Town was placing on the 3000 South pipeline to his client’s (Harry Weyandt) property. He hoped to help the town by improving the whole system and suggested contacting Mr. Paul Kennard to ask to be considered for economic development funds to assist this project in Daniel Town. Council member Blotter was concerned that if Economic Development funds were granted to Daniel that they would be tied to this single project and could not be used for other purposes, and perhaps this might not be the best use of such funds. Council member Bunker pointed out that these would be funds to which Daniel Town would not have access except for this request and that these funds could only be used for new commercial development. Council member Walton noted that this could help the entire community by meeting fire flows which would benefit many more people than just Mr. Weyandt. Mr. Walton moved that Daniel Town send a letter to Mr. Kennard to find out what monies would be available to Daniel for economic development. Council member Bunker seconded the motion, and the motion passed with a unanimous vote. It was agreed that Mr. Berg would draft a letter which he would send to Mayor Duggin who could modify the letter as he desired before sending it to Mr. Kennard. Mr. Kim Norris wanted to thank Mr. Berg and Mr. Weyandt for bringing this source of possible funding to the attention of our Town Council.
While not an agenda item, Dr. Ron Hinckley offered a report to the Town Council concerning Jordanelle Special Service District (JSSD). He informed us that the JSSD officials admit that proper noticing had not been performed in the permitting process, and he also stated that there are contradictions in the permit itself. He suggested that it would be good for the irrigation companies to decide what they would like to accomplish by protesting. Perhaps they could negotiate a price for value difference of their water shares before and after the reclaimed waste water enters the canals. Perhaps they could set testing procedures so the end users will know if there is a problem and talk about emergency procedures, water quality, long term measurements and studies, but he concluded that we all will have to make a lot of “noise” to accomplish anything.
4) DISCUSSION OF CULINARY WATER CAPITAL FACILITY PLAN PREPARED BY EPIC ENGINEERING FOR THE TOWN OF DANIEL DATED JANUARY 2009.
Mr. Ryan Taylor informed the Town Council that Daniel has applied to the Division of Drinking Water for $4.6 million and hoped to receive enough funding to complete the new pump station and a new upper storage tank and even perhaps begin work on line replacements. The number 1 priority of line replacement is 3000 South and includes a new PRV (pressure reducing valve). Mr. Taylor is hoping that the entire vault will not have to be replaced which would help keep the cost down. The new pump station plan includes a 500 foot deep 8” well for underground water storage which would allow redundancy in our system and would be necessary in case a problem arose with our springs. All meters on the current system need to be replaced.
5) DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE CONSIDERATION OF A PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE CDBG PROJECT.
Because the qualifications for a project manager were not clear, the Council decided to wait until the next Town Council meeting to appoint a manager. Mr. Lynn “Boots” Crisler and Mr. Kim Norris indicated that they would possibly be interested in the appointment. The Council would take applications from any interested parties, and the Recorder would post the notice on the Town website.
6) COMMITTEE REPORTS
Planning has received 2 new permit applications. Nephi Trunnell has submitted his commercial plan.
7) APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 2, 2009 MEETING.
Council member Bunker moved to approve the minutes as presented. Council member Blotter seconded the motion. The motion passed by a unanimous vote.
8) ADJOURN. The motion to adjourn was made by Council member Blotter and seconded by Council member Walton. The Council voted unanimously to adjourn, and Mayor Duggin adjourned the meeting at 7:25 PM.
Merry Duggin,
Recorder