Daniel Town Council Meeting
Monday, March 5, 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, Kasey Bateman, and Jon Blotter were present at 5:30 PM when Mayor Duggin called the regularly scheduled meeting to order. Council member Chip Turner was absent. Recorder Merry Duggin was present to record the minutes. Treasurer Sherri Price was also present.
Members of the public in attendance: Ryan Taylor, John Glodowski, Teri Welch, Lambert Deegan, Robert Armstrong, Joyce Anderson, Gary Weight, and Gary Walton.
1) PUBLIC COMMENT CONCERNING ANY ISSUE NOT ON THE AGENDA
There was no public comment.
2) APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR MARCH 5, 2012 MEETING
Council member Bunker moved to approve the March 5, 2012 minutes as presented. The motion was seconded by Council member Blotter, and the following Council members voted to approve the minutes: Bunker, Bateman, Duggin and Blotter. Council member Turner was absent from the meeting.
3) WEST STAR SUBDIVISION LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT RECOMMENDATION FROM PLANNING. OWNER ROB ARMSTRONG REPRESENTED BY SUMMIT ENGINEERING.
Mr. Robert Armstrong was present, but Ryan Taylor presented the lot line adjustment plan to the Council. This 3 lot subdivision located on 3000 South had preciously had 3 property owners: Rob Armstrong (5 acres), Jon Blotter (5 acres) and Mary Noles (10 acres). Mr. Armstrong has purchased the Noles property and proposed an adjustment to the property lines to still allow 3 lots, but with the following configuration: Rob Armstrong (approximately 9 acres), the former Noles property at approximately 6 acres, and the Blotter property unchanged. Council member Blotter informed the Council that he had a possible conflict of interest since he did own this property.
3) INITIAL DISCUSSION OF 2012-13 BUDGET AND DIRECTION COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER ON FUTURE TAXATION AND SERVICES
Mayor Duggin opened the discussion with a few comments about the current financial situation of the Town having more revenue than anticipated and hoping that the legal expenses will remain lower than budgeted. He asked the Council to begin formulating thoughts on revenue and expenditures for the 2012-13 budget.
Mr. John Glodowski believed that our roads will be requiring a substantial amount of work and felt that we should be setting funds aside in a Capital Improvement fund for roads. Council member Bunker agreed that we definitely need to be funding our capital facilities plan for roads. Mr. Darwin McGuire felt that Daniels Road should be our first priority.
Hiring a contractor for mowing and spraying our rights of way within the Town was also discussed as a possible service the Town might consider. Council member Bateman also asked if the Town should consider providing its own snow plow service, but Mayor Duggin believes that the County provides the best option for snow plow service for the Town at this point.
Mayor Duggin closed the topic by asking the Council to think about what they would like to see in the new proposed budget and have their suggestions ready for the April 2 meeting.
4) POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF A FINE/BAIL FORFEITURE SCHEDULE TO BE USED BY THE WASATCH COUNTY JUSTICE COURT FOR SENTENCING IN TOWN OF DANIEL CASES
Mayor Duggin reminded the Council that the Wasatch County Justice Court has requested that Town of Daniel adopt a schedule of fine/bail forfeiture to be used in sentencing defendants if they are found guilty of Town of Daniel ordinances by that court. This was an issue continued from the March 5, meeting to allow Council member Bunker an opportunity to examine the suggested schedule. Mr. Bunker determined that Town of Daniel should stay with this established schedule as much as possible and not try to write its own.
Mayor Duggin read Daniel Resolution 2012-03-05 to adopt the Fine/Bail Schedule that is currently being used by the Wasatch County Justice Court. Council member Blotter moved to adopt the resolution. Council member Turner seconded the motion, and the motion passed by the following vote: Duggin, aye; Blotter, aye; Turner, aye; Bateman, aye; Bunker, nay.
5) DISCUSSION CONCERNING POSSIBLE ANNEXATION PETITION FROM OWNERS OF PROPERTY LOCATED WEST OF US 189
Mayor Duggin informed the Council that a property owner west of US 189 has contacted the Mayor’s officer concerning a possible application for annexation of his property into the Town, but the Town has not received a formal application. There was discussion of possible extension of the Daniel Municipal Water lines to this property.
6) DANIEL MUNICIPAL WATER ISSUES: PROJECT CONTRACTS, CONTINGENCY FUND ALLOCATION, WATER METERS, ETC.
As the Town nears the end of the water improvement project Mayor Duggin wanted to clear up a few items with the Council’s approval. Epic Engineering has been tasked by the Council to perform beyond the scope of its contracts with the Town, and Mayor Duggin requested permission to reallocate the contracted amounts to these new tasks. Council member Bateman moved to allow Mayor Duggin the authority to reallocate contract funds to Epic Engineering so long as the total amounts do not exceed what was already budgeted. Council member Blotter seconded the motion. The motion passed with the following vote: Council member Turner, aye; Bateman; aye; and Mayor Duggin, aye. Opposed were Council members Bunker, nay; and Blotter, nay.
The amount of funds remaining is still not clear, but it should be more than $100,000. Mayor Duggin would like to use that money to upgrade the water meters in the system to radio read technology. Mr. Ryan Taylor, our Town engineer, suggested that the Town bid out the meter features that we want and see what the bids are. Mr. Gary Walton felt that there might be other higher priority items to be considered before spending the funds on meters. Mr. Taylor reminded everyone that the Division of Drinking Water must preapprove what our bond funds are spent on, and at this point the Division has approved replacing our meters and road repairs. The Council has decided to task Mr. Taylor to look into the meter situation and move forward.
7) PLANNING REPORT AND DISCUSSION CONCERNING RIGHT OF WAY/DEDICATION SETBACKS:
Council member Bunker reported that a conditional use permit has been issued for the new LDS Church on S. Daniels Rd. which requires that the Church seek approval from Heber City to hook into the sewer line running along Daniels Rd. Heber City has agreed to allow this if Town of Daniel does not object and sends a letter to the city manager to document this. Heber City would also like Town of Daniel to realign the Town’s setback requirements along Daniels Rd. to align with Heber City setbacks because Heber City will require curb, gutter, and sidewalk to be installed by the Church. New setback requirements will require other property owners along Daniels Rd. to dedicate an additional 5 feet for the right of way. Council member Blotter would prefer that the Town not require this of other owners of property along Daniels Rd. Council member Bunker suggested that he would take this issue to the Daniel Planning Commission and bring the Commission’s recommendation to the Town Council at the next Town Council meeting in April.
Council member Bunker also reported that a new school application has been received at Planning, and the school is looking at 3 different locations within the Town but has not yet chosen one.
8) RECORDER’S OFFICE; WARRANT APPROVAL, OPEN AND PUBLIC MEETING TRAINING
After Recorder Merry Duggin presented the warrants for approval, Council member Bunker moved to approve them as presented. After a second from Council member Bateman, the Council unanimously approved payment for the warrants.
Due to the length of the meeting, Recorder Duggin suggested that the Open and Public Meeting training be postponed until the April meeting.
9) ADJOURN
Council member Turner moved to adjourn. After a second from Council member Bunker and a unanimous vote by the Council, Mayor Duggin adjourned the meeting at 7:45 PM.
Merry Duggin,
Recorder