Daniel Town Council Meeting
Monday, October 1, 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 Kasey Bateman were present at 5:31 PM when Mayor Duggin called the meeting to order. Recorder Merry Duggin was present to record the minutes. Council members Chip Turner and Jon Blotter were absent from the meeting. Treasurer Sherri Price was also present.
Members of the public in attendance: Kipp Bangerter, Ramona Memmott, and Ryan Taylor.
1) PUBLIC COMMENT CONCERNING ANY ISSUE NOT ON THE AGENDA
There were no comments from the public.
2) BUSINESS LICENSES. NEW APPLICANTS.
No new applicants were present, but Council member Bunker informed the Council that the Town has received an application from Fabulously Freaky which would be an internet business only involving no traffic and suggested that the Council approve this application. Council member Bateman moved to approve the application, and the motion was seconded by Council member Bunker. The business license was approved by the following vote: Duggin, aye; Bunker, aye; Bateman, aye.
3) DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE APPROVAL OF GILBERT & STEWART TO PERFORM 2012 AUDIT FOR TOWN OF DANIEL
Recorder Merry Duggin and Treasurer Sherri Price were present with an engagement letter from Gilbert & Stewart and requested permission from the Council to engage this firm to perform the 2012 audit based on the past performance of the firm in the 2010 and 2011 audits. Council member Bateman moved to approve the contracting with Gilbert & Stewart, and the motion was seconded by Council member Bunker. The following vote approved the motion: Duggin, aye; Bateman, aye; Bunker, aye.
4) NOVEMBER 6 ELECTION CANDIDATES’ REMARKS
Democrat candidate Ramona Memmott and Republican candidate for County Council seat were present to introduce themselves and answer questions, but their remarks were extremely brief due to the low attendance of the meeting.
5) DEPARTMENT REPORTS:
PLANNING REPORT
Council member Bunker reported that after reviewing the Town’s documents regarding the property at 2450 S. Highway 40, he believes that the tenant (the subject of the Woolstenhulme complaint at the previous meeting) is complying with what the tenant said he would be doing. Nevertheless, his actions might be considered a nuisance. Mayor Duggin stated that the documentation presented by Ms. Woolstenhulme most certainly represented a nuisance situation. It was determined that Council member Bunker would present the tenant of the property a copy of the complaint of Ms. Woolstenhulme and discuss the situation with him.
County Councilman Kipp Bangerter asked the Daniel Town Council members their opinion of the caretaker’s residence ordinance being considered by Wasatch County. The Daniel Council has examined this issue previously but could not find a way to support such an ordinance without giving up RA 5 zoning and does not favor such an ordinance at this time.
DANIEL MUNICIPAL WATER ISSUES
Mayor Duggin reported that a new Sanitary Survey by the Wasatch County health department has removed all of the deficiency points from the Daniel Municipal Water Improvement Priority System report. When Town of Daniel acquired the Daniel Domestic Water system, the private company had 145 points (which is 5 points short of a disapproval of the system by the Utah Division of Drinking Water). The newly built public system has -10 points. This is a huge improvement.
It has been determined that the Yamaha Rhino owned by the system is not being used by personnel and will be offered for sale at $4,800.
Mr. Ryan Taylor reported that the Little Sweden Rd. overlay is almost completed. This will be the end of the water system improvement project of 3 years. Mr. Taylor also reported that Friday, September 28 was an all time low water use day of approximately 36,000 gallons for the entire system.
RECORDER’S OFFICE; APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 MEETING, APPROVAL OF WARRANTS
Because not all three of the Council members present at the September meeting were also present at the October meeting, Recorder Merry Duggin asked to table the approval of those minutes until the November meeting.
Recorder Merry Duggin presented the warrants for approval, Council member Bunker moved to approve them as presented. Council member Bateman seconded the motion, and the Council members voted to approve the warrants by the following vote: Bunker, aye; Turner, aye; Mayor Duggin, aye.
The next Central Utah Water Board meeting is scheduled for October 24 at 1 PM at its offices in Orem. The address is 355 West University, Orem, UT. We would like to attend this meeting and encourage others to also attend.
9) ADJOURN
Council member Bunker moved to adjourn. After a second from Council member Bateman and a unanimous vote by the Council members present, Mayor Duggin adjourned the meeting at 5:50 PM.
Merry Duggin,
Recorder