Minutes of
The Price City Council Meeting
City Hall:
Price, Utah
July 14,
2004, 5:30 p.m.
Present:
Mayor Joe L. Piccolo Joanne
Lessar, City Recorder
Councilmembers: Pat
Larsen, Finance Director
Betty P. Wheeler Nick
Sampinos, City Attorney
Stephen L. Denison Gary
Sonntag, Public Works Director
Richard Tatton Nick
Tatton, Community Director
Jeanne McEvoy Aleck
Shilaos, Chief of Police
Joe Christman Bret
Cammans, Customer Services Director
Others
Present:
Frances Stone Lisa
Sweeten Brian Oakley Trenton Hughes
A. J. Knight Ben
Kilbourne Mike Nelson Kathryn Kilbourne
Ernest G. Bentley Christa
Terry Wayne Woodward Cameron Butler
David Wheeler Mario
DiCaro Robert C. Strong Albert F. DiCaro
William Callor, Sr. Gary
Turner Kent Hartley Pete Kilbourne
Members of
the American Legion Post #3 led the Pledge of Allegiance. Mayor Piccolo called the roll with the above
members present.
1.
COUNCILMEMBERS REPORT - Update
The Mayor and Councilmembers provided an update on the
activities that they administer.
2.
WAYNE WOODWARD - Visionary Service Leader Award For June
Mayor Piccolo
presented the Visionary Service Leader Award for the month of June to
Wayne Woodward for his many years of contributions to the community. Mr. Woodward and his wife Leslie established
and has managed the successful Graduation Spectacular event for several
years. They have made Price City a
better community.
3.
AMERICAN LEGION POST #3 - Presentation of Check For Doughboy Statue
Repairs
Mario Dicaro, American Legion Post #3, presented a check in
the amount of $500 to assist in the repair costs for the Doughboy Statue
located in the Price City Peace Gardens.
He thanked City staff who worked quickly to have the statue repaired and
placed back in the Peace Gardens. Part
of the funds come from two unsolicited donations; Mike Milovich of Eastern Utah Community
Credit Union and Julie Keyes from WalMart.
He asked that the citizens of Price be a little more vigilant in taking
care of the statue.
4.
FRANCES STONE - Complaint On Graffiti
Lisa Sweeten and Frances Stone, residents of Price,
expressed their concern about the graffiti that is visible on the Southwest
Plumbing Supply building. They moved
here from California and enjoy living in this safe and friendly City and don=t want to see graffiti get
started. They asked if it could be
removed as quickly as possible. If
graffiti is allowed, then weapons and gang members are next. Mayor Piccolo thanked Ms. Stone and Ms.
Sweeten for bringing this to their attention.
The first priority of the Mayor and Council is the quality of life in
Price City. The City has a work release
program involving troubled juveniles where they work off time and can be
assigned to assist in removing the graffiti.
It is difficult to act within 24 hours, but this will be taken care
of. Police Chief Aleck Shilaos stated that
gang related activities are not tolerated in Price City. The Police Department reacts quickly to
remove such elements. Weather
permitting, the graffiti will be removed Saturday. Councilmember Christman asked ms. Stone to
contact the Police Department if she finds any more graffiti.
5.
BEN KILBOURNE - Petition To Allow BMX Bicycles On Terrace Hills Skate
Park
Ben Kilbourne presented a petition signed by approximately
40 youth requesting that bicycles be allowed on the Terrace Hills Skate
Park. They would be happy if they are
allowed one or two days a week, or perhaps an hourly schedule. They do not want to take away any time from
the skate boarders. They want them there
all the time. The park in Price is the
only one in the state that doesn=t allow bicycles.
Parks in Logan, Moab, Salt Lake, Orem, Sandy, etc., allow both
skateboarders and bicycles. He realizes
there is a BMX track being constructed, which is fine for
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those that like to race, but most people just like to ride
freestyle. Councilmember McEvoy stated
that she has driven by the park on several occasions and feels that it is not
being utilized as much now as when it was first opened. Along with safety, different ways to handle
this issue was discussed, such as scheduling different times for the two types
of riders, etc.. Mayor Piccolo stated
that he would like to investigate this proposal further and contact other parks
to see how they manage their operations for both skateboarders and bikers. Ernest Bentley spoke in favor of allowing
bikes on the skate park. He has worked
with Ben for several years in the Eagle Scouts and finds him to be a very
responsible person. He is a good
representative for the youth. The
Council asked Ben if he could put together some type of schedule and
recommended that it be placed on the next agenda for review.
6.
UTAH ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL POWER SYSTEMS - Intermountain Power
Project Unit #3
Douglas Hunter, Utah Association of Municipal Power Systems
General Manager, presented a brochure and information regarding the
construction of Unit #3 (coal fired power plant) at the Intermountain Power
Plant facilities in Lynndl, Utah. The
coal for this plant will come from mines located in Carbon, Emery and Sevier
Counties. Compared to the units that
were built in the early 70's, the new designs, infrastructure, and current
technology allows the plant to be built to a much higher standard of lifetime
availability. The permit to construct
the unit has already been approved and they are in the final stages of the
process for an air permit from the Division of Air Quality, State of Utah. Costs to construct the unit is over two
billion dollars. The year 2010 is their
target date, but they expect the unit to be ready to go on line by the year
2009. This power is being marketed
within the ten western states and will be offered to municipalities only. PacifiCorp is a partner in this project. Their costs have been updated from 3 2 cents/kilowatt hour to 4
cents/killowatt hour. It is anticipated
if the Hunter Unit #4 project is completed, it
would be 4.8 cents/killowatt hour.
As the City is participants in Units #1 and #2, he asked the Council for
their participation in Unit #3. He has
sent contract documents to the City Attorney for review. In order to join the Development Committee
and to obtain an ownership interest in IPP Unit #3, the City must complete the
Development Agreement and Development Coordination Agreement by October 1st,
2004. This is not a commitment to build
the project, but it is a commitment to move to the next phase of detailed
engineering, contract agreements, etc.
As the City is a member of UAMPS, they will help out on this. There will not be any additional charges
other than what the City is currently paying.
There is no upfront cash needed.
If the City subscribes to 2 or more megawatts, it can be an owner and
have a place at the table. It could take one year to three years to go through
the development phase. The 3 years will
not exceed $15 million in costs. A
customer reunion meeting will be held the third Wednesday in August at Brian
Head near Parowan. On Monday prior to
the Wednesday meeting, a special session will be held on this project, which
will involve Los Angeles people, Intermountain Power users, consultants, etc.
to go over the entire project. He asked
the Council to join them if they desire.
Councilmember McEvoy thanked Mr. Hunter for his generous donation to
International Days events.
7.
SUMMER PICNIC SCHEDULED - August 5th or 12th
Mayor Piccolo recommended scheduling an employee summer
picnic during the month of August, possibly the 5th or the 12th. Funds from the surplus property sale could be
used for this function. MOTION.
Councilmember Christman moved that the picnic be held and that the funds
from the surplus property sale be used.
Motion seconded by Councilmember Tatton and carried.
8.
TONY POLITO - Donation of Sick Leave To Temporary Employee
Mayor Piccolo reported that Tony Polito, Cemetery Department
employee, would like to donate sick leave to a temporary employee who has
cancer. The City has a policy to donate
to permanent employees but not to temporary employees. MOTION. Councilmember Tatton moved that Mayor
Piccolo be given authorization to review this issue and approve an
administrative leave. Motion seconded by
Councilmember Christman and carried. The
item will be placed on the next agenda for advice and consent.
9.
CARBON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT - Police Department Grant Application
Police Chief Shilaos reported that Judy Mainord of the
Carbon County School District asked the Police Department to partner with them
on an application for a million dollar grant for an additional Police Officer
for a three year period. The partnership
makes the grant more attractive. As the
application deadline was July 9, 2004, he agreed to the partnership. The application was sent in, but he has no
idea if it was accepted. If it is
successful, it would be $125,000 for 3 years for a
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Police Officer. If
there is any shortfall after the three years, the School District will take
care of 3/4 of the shortfall. If it is
not refunded the fourth year, the school district would go half. This would be a school resource officer and
would target at risk children in the community.
It would help with whatever problems the youth encounters. MOTION. Councilmember McEvoy
moved that the application be approved.
Motion seconded by Councilmember Wheeler and carried.
10. HUNTINGTON CO-OP MINERS - Temporary
Special Beer Permit Approved
Mayor Piccolo presented a request from the Huntington Co-Op
Miners for a temporary beer permit for a summer party to be held at the old
Notre Dame School building. This is in
conjunction with a fund raising event for the Mission San Rafael Catholic
Church in Huntington plus a celebration for the success of the Co-Op miners in
Huntington. Dinner will be served from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and dancing until 11:30
p.m. MOTION. Councilmember Wheeler moved that the permit
be approved. Motion seconded by
Councilmember McEvoy and carried.
11. FOSSAT=S POWER WASH - Home Occupied
Business - Struck
12. DEN
& JEN=S INFLATABLE BOUNCERS, PHIL=S CLEANING - Home Occupied
Businesses Approved
Councilmember McEvoy reported that the Planning and Zoning
Commission gave a favorable recommendation to the following requests for home
occupied businesses.
Den & Jen=s Inflatable Bouncers - 622 East 200 South, Dennis & Jennifer
Slavensky-Owners
Phil=s Cleaning - 1615 Warwick Circle, Phil
Brown-Owner
MOTION. Councilmember McEvoy
moved that the businesses be approved upon the purchase of a business
license. Motion seconded by
Councilmember Wheeler and carried.
13. ADVANCED CARE HOME MEDICAL AND OXYGEN,
INC. - Conditional Use Permit - Struck
14. JERRY CARLSON - Conditional Use Permit -
Struck
15. BANASKY INSURANCE, AUTO SHIELDS, DAN
JOHNSON - Conditional Use Permits Approved
Councilmember McEvoy reported that the Planning and Zoning
Commission gave a favorable recommendation to the following requests for
Conditional Use Permits
Banasky Insurance - 6 West Main - Sign
Auto Shields - 140 East 100 South - Sign
Dan Johnson - 887 North 300 East - Lot Line Adjustment
MOTION. Councilmember McEvoy
moved that the requests be approved and that Conditional Use Permits be issued. Motion seconded by Councilmember Wheeler and
carried.
16. HOMETOWN
AMUSEMENTS - Conditional Use Permit Approved
Councilmember McEvoy reported that the Planning and Zoning
Commission reviewed the request of Hometown Amusements to operate a carnival at
400 East 100 North. As this is during
the International Days events, the Commission gave a favorable recommendation
for a temporary three day permit subject to a favorable review by the Police
Department and not opening until noon on Saturday.
MOTION. Councilmember McEvoy
moved that the request be approved and that a Conditional Use Permit be issued
per the above stipulations. Motion
seconded by Councilmember Wheeler and carried.
17. RESOLUTION - Rate Changes For
Non-Profit Food Banks Or Shelters - Tabled
CONSENT
ITEMS - MOTION.
Councilmember Wheeler moved that Items #18 through #39 be approved. Motion seconded by Councilmember Denison and
carried.
18. MINUTES - June 28, 2004, June 28, 2004,
July 1, 2004
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19. FLCIO
- Ratification For Temporary Special Beer Permit
20. RESOLUTION 2004-15 - Establishing and
Adopting Personnel Policies and Procedures
21. RESOLUTION 2004-16 - Adopting The
Purchasing Rules and Regulations
22. RESOLUTION 2004-17 - Increase In Water
Rates
23 RESOLUTION 2004-18 - Increase In Sewer
Rates
24. RESOLUTION 2004-19 - Establishing An
Economic Development Named The Economic
Activity Security Price City
(Easy) Program
25. ORDINANCE 2004-004 - Setting Forth A
Revised Purchasing System
26. NICK TATTON - Travel Approved
Utah Alliance of Economic Development Professionals and
UAMPS and IPA meetings throughout the year.
Utah Rural Summit, August 11-13, Cedar City, Utah
27. ADMINISTRATION - Purchase Approved For
2003 Ford Explorer
28. PRICE MAIN STREET COMMITTEE - Schedule
Change For Street Closure For
ACrazy Days@ From July 16 and 17 To August 6,
2004
29. IS DEPARTMENT - Approval To Implement
E-Mail Filtering Services
30.
LOS AMIGOS RESTAURANT - 353
South SR55 - Partial Release #3 of Development Agreement For $5,112.75
31. WATER LINE REPLACEMENT, #2C-2004 - TNT
General Contractors, LLC - Change
Order #1 (Deduction Of $2,725.00 and Addition Of $7,941.00);
Final Payment ($102,336.00)
32. SEWER
LINE REPLACEMENT, #2C-2004 - Dwight W. Peterson & Sons Excavating B Change Order #1 (Addition of
$39,656.31); Partial Payment #1 ($104,369.41)
33. INDOOR
POOL PLUMBING REPLACEMENT, #3C-2004 - US Mechanical, LLC - Change Order #1
(Addition of $3,303.00); Final Payment
($55,200.00)
34. IRRIGATION SERVICES - Committee Report
- Bids Rejected
35. WATER
SOURCE PROTECTION - Prima Oil & Gas - Letter of Protest Withdrawn - Report
36. UTILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - Approved
37 . FUND TRANSFERS - Approved
38. CERTIFIED TAX RATE FOR 2004 - 0.00271
Approved
39. REHIRE APPROVED - Samuel Smith, Cemetery
Dept., Laborer, Temp/FT
40. Resolution - Adopting Fire Prevention
Fee Schedule And Procedures - Denied
Mayor Piccolo presented a resolution adopting a Fire
Prevention Fee Schedule and Procedures.
The Council questioned whether there might be a feeling that the City is
getting Afee happy@.
Police Chief Shilaos stated that the required inspections and reviews
take a lot of time and effort, such as removal of gas tanks, fire suppressions
systems, etc. This does not necessary
effect all businesses. Charging fees for
certain types of inspections would take care of that extra time. MOTION. Councilmember Christman moved that the fee
schedule and procedures be approved with an annual review. Motion seconded by Councilmember McEvoy. Resolution denied per the following vote.
Councilmember Wheeler - Naye Councilmember Denison - Naye
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Councilmember Tatton - Naye Councilmember
McEvoy - Aye
Councilmember Christman - Aye
41. LATE
BILLING FEE -Denied
Pat Larsen reported that a request has been submitted by the
City Treasurer to assess late fees to
utility customers earlier than the present practice. Currently the late fee is added to the next
billing. Customers have 15 days to pay
their bills and after that period of time,
they are considered past due and two days after that, late notices are
sent. After the late notices are
received, they are given another 10 days to pay. If it is not paid within that time, a
disconnect notice is hand delivered to them personally and they are given two
more days to pay. This is a total of 17
days. The request is to add the late fee
of 1 2% at the time the late notices are
sent, which is just two weeks earlier.
Bret Cammans stated that he didn=t know anything about this request and would like to review
it. He spoke against the proposal. MOTION. Councilmember Denison moved that the item be
tabled. Motion died due to a lack of a
second. MOTION. Councilmember McEvoy moved that the request
be denied. Motion seconded by
Councilmember Christman and carried.
42. VOLUNTEER WORK - Tabled
Mayor Piccolo presented a request from
the City Treasurer to establish a volunteer work program to assist customers in
settling their debt with Price City, such as working off their bills. Councilmember McEvoy stated that it was a
good idea but questioned the amount of time it would take to monitor and
supervise the volunteers. Pat Larsen
stated that the individual would be supervised by the department that he/she is
assigned to. MOTION. Councilmember McEvoy moved that the request
be approved. Motion died for lack of a
second. MOTION. Councilmember Tatton moved that the item be
placed on unfinished business for further review. Motion seconded by Councilmember Wheeler and
carried.
43. NEW HIRE - Streets/Irrigation
Department Laborer - Struck
44. PRICE/WELLINGTON CANAL - Update
Mayor Piccolo reported that the Price/Wellington canal=s request for funds for canal piping
was rejected. Carbon Canal was
successful with their request and Emery County received $16 million.
45. INTERNATIONAL DAYS - Update
Councilmember McEvoy reported that Paula Noyes from the Wellington City Council contacted her to
place a float in their Pioneer Days parade scheduled for July 24th
and recommended a fire truck. She also
clarified the costs of International Days.
It was reported that this event costs the City approximately
$12,000. However, if you add in all the
man hours that staff puts in, it amounts to more like $24,000. The Library staff is preparing a float for
the Mayor and Council to ride in. The
Mayor and Council will hand out flags prior to the parade and then hand out
candy during the parade.
46. EMERGENCY PLANNING - Update
Gary Sonntag reported that the Emergency Planning Committee
has put a lot of effort into planning a community fair for October, 2004. The 1950 LaFrance fire truck will be used in
the International Days parade to accentuate Emergency Preparedness. Members of CERT will also be wearing their
hats and vests for the parade.
47. STEVEN ESPLIN - Utility Power Pole
Relocation Costs
Bret Cammans reported that Steven Esplin, 28 East 900 North,
has agreed to pay half of the costs to
relocate the utility power pole located on his property. Mr. Esplin asked that he be allowed to pay
these costs over a period of time through payments. Costs are estimated between $1,200 and
$1,500. The wood power pole will be
replaced with a fiberglass pole, but these costs will be paid by the City. MOTION. Councilmember Christman moved that this
proposal be approved. Motion seconded by
Councilmember Tatton and carried.
Meeting
adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
July 14, 2004
APPROVED:
ATTEST: Joe
L. Piccolo, Mayor
Joanne
Lessar, City Recorder