Minutes of
The Price City Council Meeting
City Hall:
Price, Utah
February
22, 2006, 5:30 p.m.
Present:
Mayor Joe L. Piccolo Joanne
Lessar, City Recorder
Councilmembers: Pat
Larsen, Finance Director
Richard Tatton Nick
Sampinos, City Attorney
Jeff Nielson Gary
Sonntag, Public Works Director/City Engineer
Rick Davis Nick
Tatton, Community Director
John Daniels, Human Resource Director
Bret Cammans, Customer Services Director
Kevin Drolc, Police Captain
Excused:
Councilmember Jeanne McEvoy
Councilmember Kathy
Hanna-Smith
Others
Present:
Maren King Paul
Bedont Kristen D. Taylor
Mayor
Piccolo led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Roll was called with the above members present.
1. PUBLIC
INPUT
Maren King, College of Eastern Utah Association of Student
Government, stated that in the past several weeks, three pedestrians have been
hit in the crosswalks adjacent to the college.
Two occurred in front of the Student Activity Center and the other one
occurred in the intersection crosswalk in front of the marquee on 4th
North. Should the City address this or
should the college be patrolling more?
Should there be more signs on campus?
The pedestrians involved have been high school students during the lunch
hour. Police Captain Kevin Drolc stated
that he knew of the accident on 4th North in which the driver was
blinded by another car pulling out of a parking spot, but he has not heard of
the other two incidents. Captain Drolc
stated that one of the problems in front of the Student Center is that the
crosswalks aren=t used. Ms. King stated that the pedestrians were in
crosswalks. Captain Drolc stated that
the speed trailer was set up one day last week to try and slow down high school
traffic during the lunch hour. Extra
patrolling during lunch hours is an option.
Ms. King stated that Campus Police is suggesting more signs around the
crosswalks and the student group is suggesting flags. Mayor Piccolo questioned if illuminated
lights would help. As the State
regulates the placement of signs, he asked Captain Drolc to look into
this. Captain Drolc stated that he will
definitely have extra patrols during the lunch hour and before and after high
school. Councilmember Tatton questioned
if the college would be willing to participate in costs to install flashing
lights. Mayor Piccolo recommended a
50-50 match. Ms. King stated that she
would discuss these suggestions with the student government and the college. Gary Sonntag stated that one factor that
needs to be considered and that is to educate both the high school and college
students as well as the residents on the merits of safe crossing that applies
to both drivers and pedestrians.
2. COUNCILMEMBERS
REPORT - Update
The Mayor and Councilmembers presented an update on the activities
they administer
3. VISIONARY
SERVICE LEADER AWARD - Kristen Taylor
Mayor Piccolo presented the Visionary Service Leader Award
for the month of February to Kristen Taylor.
Kristen has been involved in the community and helps in the Library.
4. UTILITY
DEPARTMENT - Authorization To Participate In Costs To Replace Waterline
Bret Cammans reported that in the process of replacing a
damaged water meter at the residence of Pauline Martinez, the pipe was broken
on the home owners side. It was then necessary
to replace the water line to the home at a cost of $650.00. The Utilities Department is requesting that
the City assist with repair costs in the amount of $350.00. MOTION. Councilmember Tatton moved that the City
participate in the amount of $350 and that a policy and statement be developed
for future issues. Motion seconded by
Councilmember Davis and carried.
February 22, 2006
5. AMERICAN
CANCER SOCIETY RELAY FOR LIFE (LOCAL CHAPTER) - Use of Wave Pool Approved For
Fund Raiser
Mayor Piccolo presented a request from the local chapter of
the American Cancer Society Relay For Life to use the wave pool as a fund
raiser. The local chapter would like to
host a wave pool party on June 2, 2006, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., charging $1.00 for swimming passes with the
proceeds going to the cancer society. MOTION. Councilmember Davis moved that the request be
approved. Motion seconded by
Councilmember Nielson and carried.
6. PRICE
CITY PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES SECTION XVII BENEFITS - Proposed Changes
John Daniels presented and reviewed a draft of the changes
he is proposing to the benefits section of the Personnel Policies and
Procedures Manual. Most of the changes
are to clarify statements and wording, as the details in the policy do not
match current practices. The proposal
would increase the flexibility to make future changes and enhance communication
so that employees have a better understanding of the policy. Such changes involve workers compensation
insurance, medical insurance, the retirement system and the benefits extension
program. John also recommended the
elimination of the Education Assistance Program. He asked the Mayor and Council to review his
proposal and get back to him on any questions or comments.
7. THE
CLEANERS= SHINE, INC., OUTDOOR SPORTS AND
TROPHY, BROWN=S BILLING SOLUTIONS, S & S
CLEANING SERVICES, JIM=S GUN SHOP - Home Occupied
Businesses Approved
Councilmember Nielson reported that the Planning and Zoning
Commission gave a favorable recommendation to the following requests for home
occupied businesses per the stated contingency on Jim=s Gun Shop.
The Cleaners= Shine, Inc. - 921 North Smith Drive, Kim Henderson-Owner ( (janitorial
services)
Outdoor Sports and Trophy - 1666 East Sagewood Road, Ken Kirkwood-Owne (make
and sell trophys)
Brown=s Billing Solutions - 689 Birch Circle, Lauri
Brown-Owner (medical billing services)
S & S Cleaning Services - 122 North 4th West,
Penny Arno-Owner (janitorial services)
Jim=s Gun Shop - 895 North 500 East, James
Horrocks-Owner (sale of firearms and accessories)
Contingent upon a Federal Firearms License and no major gun
repairs.
MOTION. Councilmember
Nielson moved that the businesses be approved upon the purchase of a business
license and per the contingency on Jim=s Gun Shop. Motion
seconded by Councilmember Tatton and carried.
8. WINTER=S END, INC., MCGIBBON P.I. AND
CONSULTING AGENCY, WATER RIGHTS CONSULTING, LLC - Conditional Use Permits
Approved
Councilmember Nielson reported that the Planning and Zoning
Commission gave a favorable recommendation to the following requests for
Conditional Use Permits with the exception of McGibbon P.I. and Consulting
Agency and that it be tabled. The
Commission questioned the use of a gun by Mr. McGibbon. Nick Tatton stated that this would not be an
issue with the BTAC Board. This was
further reviewed by the Council and recommended its approval per the following
contingency.
Winter=s End, Inc. - 100 North 214 East (Business and
Sign)
McGibbon P.I. and Consulting Agency - 375 South Carbon Avenue (BTAC
business) Contingent upon compliance with the State of Utah licensing
requirements.
Water Rights Consulting, LLC - 375 South Carbon Avenue (BTAC
Business)
MOTION. Councilmember
Nielson moved that the requests be approved per the contingency on McGibbon
P.I. and Consulting Agency, and that Conditional Use Permits be issued. Motion seconded by Councilmember Davis and
carried.
February 22, 2006
9. AMENDMENT
OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE
BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER - Approved
Nick Tatton reported that the Planning and Zoning Commission
reviewed the amendment to the permit process for businesses that locate in the
Business and Technical Assistance Center.
The BTAC itself is permitted the Conditional Use and individual tenants
currently are further approved through the process of obtaining their own
Conditional Use Permit. The Commission
approved the process of allowing the individual tenants to operate under the
umbrella permit of the BTAC. In
addition, a contingency was placed on those businesses that the BTAC board
determines might have an adverse effect on the community and recommended that
in those instances, they be forwarded to the Planning and Zoning Commission for
further review. A report will be
forwarded to the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council notifying
them of what businesses are locating in the BTAC. If for some reason the P& Z Commission or
the Council forsee a problem with a particular business, they can recommend
that they be required to be processed through the CUP channels. A two year trial period was recommended for
this procedure and if no problems occur, it could occur continue
indefinitely. MOTION. Councilmember Nielson moved that the
amendment of the CUP for the BTAC be approved per the above
recommendations. Motion seconded by
Councilmember Tatton and carried.
CONSENT
ITEMS - MOTION. Councilmember Tatton moved that Items #10
through #17be approved. Motion seconded
by Councilmember Nielson and carried.
10. MINUTES
- February 8, 2006, February 14, 2006
11. MARK
PAGE - Conditional Use Permit Fee Waived
12. NICK
TATTON - Travel Approved - Senator Bennett=s Rural Business Conference, April 19, 2006, Vernal, Utah
13. CASTLE
COUNTRY REGIONAL INFORMATION CENTER - Annual Agreement For Funding Approved
14. WINTER=S END HEALTH FOODS - Funding
Approved Through Economic Vitality Loan Fund
15. PURCHASE
OF DRAINAGE CULVERT - Revised From $3,898 To $5,640 (300 Feet of 15 Inch
Culvert, 200 Feet of 18 Inch Culvert, and 15 Connecting Bands)
16. PAT
LARSEN - Permission To Donate Copier To Price City
17. PERSONNEL
ACTION - Struck
18. POLICE
DEPARTMENT - Permission To Declare Old Department Handguns As Surplus And
Resell To City Employees - Tabled
Councilmember Tatton questioned the request of the Police
Department to sell surplus handguns to employees. Any item declared surplus by the City is open
for bid to the public. Captain Drolc
stated that the intent was for the officers to purchase their old weapons. MOTION. Councilmember Tatton moved that the item be
tabled for further review. Motion
seconded by Councilmember Nielson and carried.
19. MAYOR
PROTEMPORE - Councilmember Davis Appointed
MOTION. As Mayor Piccolo
indicated he will leave the meeting for the next item, Councilmember Tatton
moved that Councilmember Davis be appointed Mayor Protempore per Ordinance
#2002-001. Motion seconded by
Councilmember Nielson and carried.
Mayor
Piccolo left the meeting at 7:05 p.m.
20. FAT
MAN PAINTBALL - Additional Funding Approved Through Economic Vitality Loan Fund
Mayor Protem Davis presented a request submitted by Fatman
Paintball (Ryan and Barbara Piccolo) for additional funding through the Economic Vitality Loan Fund in
the amount of $2,000. Councilmember
Tatton reported that the Economic Vitality Loan Fund committee met and gave a
favorable recommendation. Fatman
Paintball has had a good record on their previous loan and
February 22, 2006
everything is in order.
MOTION. Councilmember Tatton
moved that the additional funding be approved.
Motion seconded by Councilmember Nielson and carried.
Mayor
Piccolo returned to the meeting at 7:10 p.m.
21. PRICE
RIVER WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT - Update
Councilmember Tatton reported on a meeting he attended of
the Price River Water Improvement District.
When the contractor replaced water and sewer lines in the Carbonville
area, they left the road surface quite bumpy.
The District, assisted with funding from Carbon County, hired Nielson
Construction to resolve the problem. The
waste water plan has been approved by the licensing agencies. This is mostly the discharge of water from
the sewer plant into the river. There
was a request to adopt the delivery loss standard, but due to a large amount of
unanswered questions, it has been delayed.
The loss delivery standard is a hard thing to quantify. It is the difference between the water
produced at the treatment plant and how much is metered. A lot of water is used for backflushing, fire
hydrants, non-billed services, etc. The
national average is somewhere around 25%.
The four year average for PRWID is 17%.
This is important because the loss standard comes into play on water
sales to outside agencies. The board
denied a request to purchase a mini excavator and trailer, as they felt it wasn=t needed. The Carbon Canal winter water project is
close to completion. The Miller Creek
area needs water for their stock through the winter. PRWID entered into a contract with the Carbon
Canal to pipe water into Miller Creek and Emery County. PRWID is an agency large enough to handle
that function and can provide the water.
The stock water users from the Carbon Canal Company are turning over 200
water shares to the District for this purpose.
This is similar to what occurs when individuals turn in water for
residential connections. As some of the
stock water flows into Emery County, PRWID has entered into a separate
franchise agreement where they bill Emery County for the water similar to an
outside water connection.
The Scofield dam spillway project is on schedule and will
take place the latter part of 2006 into 2007.
Over the past several weeks water has been released into the river to
prepare for this project, but should be shut off next week. The Utah Department of Transportation
recently sent out a map to commence their project in Helper. Gary is in the process of reviewing those
plans. Price City=s construction of their large
waterline has been delayed at the north intersection in Helper due to this
project. The District reviewed the water
agreements with Helper and Wellington.
Earlier in the year, Helper broke a waterline and the District had to
sell water to them. A different rate was
used for Helper than what Wellington was being charged, which caused
problems. To correct this situation in
the future, an agreement was prepared to set a standard for everyone. At this point, neither Wellington or Helper
has signed these agreements. There are
some questions on the delivery loss portion for Wellington. Wellington does not turn over their water
shares to the district like the other entities in Carbon County. Wellington maintains them at their city. This is where the loss percentage is
questioned. Wellington wants to reduce
the number of water shares they have to maintain for that water. Right now, the ball is in Wellington=s hands. The agreement for the Eagle Cliff Subdivision
between Spring Glen and Kenilworth is close to being finalized. The waterline being constructed is costing
over $152,000. If anybody else hooks
onto the subdivision, the owner gets back up to 50% of those costs. This runs for 10 years.
MOTION.
Councilmember Tatton moved that the meeting adjourn and that a meeting
of the Redevelopment Agency convene.
Motion seconded by Councilmember Nielson and carried.
Meeting
adjourned at 7:24 p.m.
Meeting
reconvened at 7:25 p.m.
22. INTERNATIONAL
DAYS COMMITTEE - Update
Councilmember Nielson reported that everything is going well
with the International Days Commitee.
The next meeting is scheduled for March 22, 2006.
February 22, 2006
23. EMERGENCY
PLANNING - Update
Fire Chief Paul Bedont reported that since the 9-11-2001
events (terrorists flew airplanes into
the New York Trade Center buildings), the Department of Homeland
Security is making it mandatory that all emergency responders work together and
react in certain ways. Homeland Security
has put together training referred to as NIMS (National Incident Management
System), which is a comprehensive and consistent national approach to
all-hazards incident management. All
states, territories, local jurisdictions and tribal entities need to adopt the
NIMS principles and policies by September 30, 2006. Any future Federal preparedness assistance
funding will be held up until entities come into compliance. Completion of the NIMS Awareness Course, IS
700, can be done online or through classes.
The training takes approximately two hours. Tests are completed online and consist of 30
questions. The participant receives a
certificate of completion. The Price
City Fire Department has completed their training and received their
certificates. Copies have been placed in
each employee=s personnel files. All departments in the City that respond to
emergencies need to have the training before the City can certify and proceed
with the adoption of the NIMS principles and policies..
Meeting
adjourned at 7:40 p.m.
APPROVED:
ATTEST: Joe
L. Piccolo, Mayor
Joanne
Lessar, City Recorder
.