05.22.18 Council Minutes

STATE OF UTAH
COUNTY OF SEVIER
CITY OF RICHFIELD

At the City Council
In and For Said City
May 22, 2018

Minutes of the Richfield City Council meeting held on Tuesday, May 22, 2018
at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Richfield City office building located at 75 East Center, Richfield, Utah. Mayor David C. Ogden presiding.

1. OPENING REMARKS
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
4. APPOINTMENTS
5. 2nd CDBG PUBLIC HEARING
6. ORDINANCE 2018-4 REZONING THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1955 SOUTH COVE VIEW ROAD TABLED
7. TENTATIVE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019 ADOPTED
8. RECESS
9. RECONVENE
10. OTHER BUSINESS
11. MEETING ADJOURNED

 

1. OPENING REMARKS were given by Councilmember Barnett.

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE was given by Councilmember Christensen.

3. ROLL CALL. Present: Mayor David Ogden, Kevin Arrington, Bryan Burrows, Richard Barnett, Kathy Christensen, Matt Creamer, Mike Langston, Michele Jolley. Excused: Connie Nielson.

Others present: Micklane Farmer, Keily Farmer, Michelle Olsen, Chief Trent Lloyd, Faylyn Catmull and David Anderson.

4. APPOINTMENTS. Appoint Trails Committee members. Motion: Appoint Jared Justensen, Derek Stokes, Heather Newby and Carson DeMille to a two-year term and Devin Wayman, Dan Hawley, Dave Graf, Ben Giblette, and Trevor Thalman to a four-year term, Action: Approved, Moved by Kathy Christensen, Seconded by Richard Barnett. Vote: Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote (summary: Yea = 4). Yea: Kevin Arrington, Bryan Burrows, Richard Barnett, Kathy Christensen. Excused: Connie Nielson.

 

5. 2nd CDBG PUBLIC HEARING. Public hearing opened at 7:05 p.m. Mr. Creamer explained that we need some specific information in the minutes to support our application. The hearing is held to allow citizens to provide input concerning a project for a Community Development Block. The City applied for funds for infrastructure for a new City park to be located on an empty City block located at 500 North 500 East. Mr. Creamer will be the project manager for this infrastructure project. We successful in our application in the regional and ranking process and received approval for a grant totaling $179,368. We have also been notified since that time that the CDBG funding will be a little larger than the Six County had anticipated, so that grant could go up by $70,000 to $80,000 for us. The project is basically to put curb, gutter, sidewalk and asphalt shoulders around the full City block. Mayor Ogden asked if there were any comments from the public. Hearing no comments, Mayor Ogden closed at 7:07 p.m.

 

6. ORDINANCE 2018-4 REZONING THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1955 SOUTH COVE VIEW ROAD TABLED. The people purchasing the Elk’s Lodge had asked for the property to be rezoned from commercial to single family residential. The council had originally denied the request, but Councilmember Arrington and Councilmember Burrows met with the Brinkerhoffs, who was going to purchase the property, last week and worked out some items of concern. However, Mayor Ogden had received word today that the Brinkerhoffs had decided not to purchase the property and asked for a motion to table the matter. Motion: Table, Action: Approved, Moved by Bryan Burrows, Seconded by Kevin Arrington. Vote: Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote (summary: Yea = 4). Yea: Kevin Arrington, Bryan Burrows, Richard Barnett, Kathy Christensen. Excused: Connie Nielson.

 

7. TENTATIVE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019 ADOPTED. Motion: Adopt the tentative budget for fiscal year 2018-2019, Action: Approved, Moved by Richard Barnett, Seconded by Kathy Christensen. Vote: Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote (summary: Yea = 4). Yea: Kevin Arrington, Bryan Burrows, Richard Barnett, Kathy Christensen. Excused: Connie Nielson.

 

8. RECESS. Motion: Recess to convene a Richfield Municipal Building Authority meeting, Action: Approve, Moved by Kevin Arrington, Seconded by Bryan Burrows. Vote: Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote (summary: Yea = 4). Yea: Kevin Arrington, Bryan Burrows, Richard Barnett, Kathy Christensen. Excused: Connie Nielson.

 

9. RECONVENE. At 7:11 p.m., regular session of the Richfield City Council reconvened.

 

10. OTHER BUSINESS. Councilmember Barnett discussed all of the signs on the light poles and that a citizen had suggested putting up a community bulletin board in a central location where things could be posted so that they quit posting signs on the light poles. He suggested that the side of the Knit & Craft building could be used and then we could have someone clean it off once a week. Mr. Creamer stated that there was an attempt at this when the parking lot in front of the City offices was built back in the 1980’s.

Councilmember Barnett reported that the weeds coming through the bike path where the chip seal was done. There is also an ant hill right in the middle of the bike path up by the cemetery.

Mayor Ogden introduced Faylyn Catmull with Centracom. She indicated that they want to do a service project, so if there is something that they could do, she asked that the City let her know.

Councilmember Burrows reported on a trench across the road on the south side of that intersection at 600 North 500 East that sunk.

Rotary Club put in trees along the new parking lot at the Sevier Valley Center. Memorial Day breakfast will be at 8 a.m. on Monday, and the program will be at 10 a.m. Councilmember Barnett asked if the City is paying anything on the new block wall that is going in along the west boundary of the cemetery. Mr. Langston stated that the City has always participated, so we did agree to pay half of that wall.

Councilmember Christensen stated that the tree in the middle of the parking lot is not doing well and she would hate to lose it. She wondered about hiring Atlas Trees to come and look at this. There are also some of the trees at the City Park that look like they are dying. We have not planted any trees at the City Park and one of these days it is just going to be bare.

Mayor talked with Nick Musto and he would be happy to look at the trees. Mayor Ogden suggested that the he and Councilmember Christensen get together with the tree guy and look at the trees.

 

11. MEETING ADJOURNED. At 7:35 p.m., Motion: Adjourn, Action: Approved, Moved by Kathy Christensen, Seconded by Bryan Burrows. Vote: Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote (summary: Yea = 4). Yea: Kevin Arrington, Bryan Burrows, Richard Barnett, Kathy Christensen. Excused: Connie Nielson.

PASSED and APPROVED this 14 day of August, 2018.