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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF PLEASANT VIEW CITY, UTAH
April 22, 2008
The public meeting was held in the city office at 520 West Elberta Dr. in Pleasant View, Utah, commencing at 6:10 P.M.
MAYOR: Doug Clifford
COUNCILMEMBERS: Scott Boehme
Mae Ferguson
Tim Horton
Michael Humphreys
Todd Walker
STAFF: Laurie Hellstrom Bruce Talbot
Scott Jackson
VISITORS: Clair Knight Terri Stephenson
Steven Thorpe Steve Fisher
Jacquelyn Jones Russell George
Alex Walker Ben Johnson
Nathan Cragun Alex George
Cari Etherington Michael Wright
Jerry Anderson Jill Anderson
John Tebbs Bob Jones
Zach Fisher
Pledge of Allegiance: Scott Boehme
Opening Prayer, Reading or Expression of Thought: Scott Boehme
Comments or Questions for the Mayor and Council for items not on the agenda. None
Consent Items:
Motion was made by CM Ferguson to accept the consent items (consent items: business license to Donnie Pena for a handy man business). 2nd by CM Hjorten. Voting Ayes: CM Boehme, CM Ferguson, CM Hjorten, CM Walker, and CM Humphreys. Motion passed.
Business:
1. Presentation and request for support and involvement from the community from the Weber High School Robotic Team.
Members and mentors from the Weber High School Robotic Team appeared before the council with a presentation. They are the 1,724th team in F.I.R.S.T. (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) program. The team is made up of approximately 12 students and 12-14 mentors. Their team has volunteered over 2,500 hours on the project and competition. This year they took second place out of 42 teams in Los Vegas. They are asking for financial aid, equipment parts, and to get their name out to the public. There is an $8,000 budget need. Scott Jackson offered a donation of electronic parts. CM Hjorten suggested adding sponsor names on the robot explicitly Pepsi, put a notice in the city newsletter, and put up a booth at the Founders Day fireworks.
2. Consider amending the 1998 agreement of Willow Brook Village Development located in the area of 2225 N HWY 89. (Presenter: Bruce Talbot)
Bruce Talbot: the area is on HWY 89 (the old drive-inn area). Michael Wright: the area covers the mobile home area, the single residential PUD, and the corner area along Hwy 89. We want to change zoning on part of the commercial piece to allow for apartments but we have an existing agreement in place for the property. There is also an interpretation on the rules. There needs to be 5 acres for apartments. If we add the property to the north and the private street is included in the required acreage, we could then qualify. There was a total of 40 acres. Lot 1 is the single residential development, Lot 2 is the manufacture area, Lot 3 was for storage units and Lots 4 & 5 was for office spaces with 3.9 acres. Lots 6 through10 is commercial use lots. The agreement is ten years old. We would like to see apartments and like to reconsider the agreement. Michael Wright introduced John Tebbs with Bonneville Development Group. John Tebbs: the planning commission liked this location. The hang-up was the road and should it be included in the 5 acres. If not, it should be a public road. We develop, build and own the projects so it will be a nicer product. The road (Lynn Street) is stubbed to Evergreen Mobile Home Park in hopes that they would participate or it could become a cul-de-sac. Mayor Clifford: the agreement called for a portion to be commercial. Michael Wright: commercial is on lots 4 through10. All users say that there are not enough roof tops. CM Hjorten: my concern would be kids crossing a road to get to a the tot lot. Michael Wright: there is not a lot of traffic. I would like to have 96 units, but John Tebbs would like to see 120 units. CM Boehme: what is the zoning? Bruce Talbot: CP-2 now. It would need to be rezoned to RM and it is not part of the General Plan. The General Plan would need to be amended. Michael Wright: there was no opposition at the public hearing. Bruce Talbot: the RM zone says 5 acres, but it doesn’t say before or after roads. 5 acres is a typical size to develop a project. Mayor Clifford: what needs to be changed in the agreement? Michael Wright: we are asking to approve a change to lots 3 through 7 to a RM zone and the rest will stay commercial. CM Hjorten: I like mixed uses. It gives roof tops. I don’t see anything to lose and I would include Lynn Street as part of the 5 acres. I am amiable to this. CM Ferguson: it appears to be clean. I would encourage other aspect and it would aid the city. CM Boehme: I am concerned that this is not part of the master plan now. There was such an outcry to apartments and we could get the same back lash. Mayor Clifford: there may not be because of the location of it. CM Boehme: it was interesting that there were no comments from the public hearing or there was a lack of concern. There are others that are opposed to apartments. Bruce Talbot: we will re-notify when we proceed. CM Walker: will there be any government assisted living? Michael Wright: the market rate sets the rent. CM Humphreys: I am not a fan of apartments.
Motion was made by CM Hjorten that we do consider amending the Willow Brook Village Development Agreement to consider the RM zone to replace that portion discussed tonight to replace the CP-2 zone and to instruct the planning commission to proceed on this matter. 2nd by CM Walker.
Discussion on the motion. CM Hjorten: the motion is to ‘consider’ not ‘do this’. CM Boehme: what about the impact on the community and it is not on the master plan. CM Hjorten: it is not a bad area for the RM zone. CM Boehme: we should go for commercial. CM Humphreys: I’d rather see storage units. Scott Jackson: there is always an impact with more people. Bruce Talbot: apartments are what you make of them from the start. Michael Wright: the agreement had been there for ten years. The intent is to keep an open mind. The planning commission didn’t have a general plan then and the original use was not there. I don’t think it is a bad idea. CM Hjorten: with them keeping the building it will be a higher standard. The motion was to consider it.
Voting. Voting Aye: CM Ferguson, CM Hjorten, and CM Walker. Voting Nay: CM Boehme and CM Humphreys. Motion passed.
3. Consider a conditional use approval for the expansion of the existing storage facility, Wildcat Storage, at 945 W 2700 N. (Presenter: Bruce Talbot)
Bruce Talbot: this is a proposal to add more storage units located adjacent to Haul-A-Day. Wildcat Storage has owned it for several years. The zoning changed awhile ago. It is a small lot and it is a reasonable use. The planning commission recommended approval to the City Council. CM Hjorten: how do we guarantee Haul-A-Day can get water from the well when ownerships change? Bruce Talbot: that is not our problem.
Motion was made by CM Boehme to approve the conditional use approval for the expansion of Wildcat Storage contingent on staff recommendations. 2nd by CM Hjorten. Voting Aye: CM Boehme, CM Ferguson, CM Hjorten, CM Walker, and CM Humphreys. Motion passed.
4. Consider final acceptance of improvement for Wildcat Storage at 945 W 2700 N. (Presenter: Bruce Talbot)
Bruce Talbot: they never got conditional final and it has almost been four years. We say it is good on final. CM Hjorten: the escrow date is 2006. Mayor Clifford: there still could be six months. CM Boehme: are we setting a bad precedent on breaking our own agreements? Bruce Talbot: the escrow agreement replaced a lost agreement.
Motion was made by CM Hjorten that due to the fact that the agreement was written to replace an old agreement that was inappropriately released and now this is for the new owners and adequate time has past to approve granting final acceptance of improvements for Wildcat Storage. 2nd by CM Walker. Voting Aye: CM Boehme, CM Ferguson, CM Hjorten, CM Walker, and CM Humphreys. Motion passed.
5. Consider contracting with Municipal Solutions to create a personnel manual, job classification, and compensation plan. (Presenter: Mayor Clifford)
Motion was made by CM Boehme to approve contracting with Municipal Solutions to create a personnel manual, job classification, and compensation plan at $9,998.00. 2nd by CM Hjorten. Voting Aye: CM Humphreys, CM Hjorten, CM Ferguson, and CM Boehme. Voting Nay: CM Walker. Motion passed.
6. Discussion and/or action on updating the Storm Sewer Utility Fee. (Presenter: Paul Ellsworth)
Motion was made by CM Hjorten to approve the engineer and Paul Ellsworth to study/update the Storm Sewer Utility Fee. 2nd by CM Ferguson. Voting was unanimous in favor.
7. Discuss developing a policy for local use of the basement meeting room for local citizens. (Presenter: Bruce Talbot)
CM Humphreys presented information from other cities on renting public facilities. Discussion followed.
Motion was made by CM Humphreys to develop a policy and remodeling plan for rental of the basement and for Pleasant View City residents only. 2nd by CM Boehme. Voting Aye: CM Boehme, CM Ferguson, CM Hjorten, CM Walker, and CM Humphreys. Motion passed.
8. Closed meeting – Discuss current litigation.
Motion was made by CM Ferguson to go into a closed meeting to discuss current litigation. 2nd by CM Hjorten. Voting Aye: CM Boehme, CM Ferguson, CM Hjorten, CM Walker, and CM Humphreys. Motion passed
Minutes of the closed meeting are protected records and are filed separately.
Motion was made by CM Boehme to end the closed meeting. 2nd by CM Humphreys. Voting Aye: CM Boehme, CM Ferguson, CM Hjorten, CM Walker, and CM Humphreys. Motion passed.
9. Closed meeting – Personnel issue.
Motion was made by CM Boehme to go into a closed meeting to consider a personnel issue. 2nd by CM Hjorten. Voting Aye: CM Boehme, CM Ferguson, CM Hjorten, CM Walker, and CM Humphreys. Motion passed.
Minutes of the closed meeting are protected records and are filed separately.
Motion was made by CM Ferguson to end the closed meeting. 2nd by CM Walker. Voting Aye: CM Boehme, CM Ferguson, CM Hjorten, CM Walker, and CM Humphreys. Motion passed.
Other Business:
Mayor Clifford: at the next city council meeting we will be discussing the budget. We need to put together a policy to include signatures on contracts/payment vouchers to include the mayor and recorder. The three city mayors authorized Chief Froerer to apply to become a fire district which will be funded by a mil levy assessment. The spring cleanup was extended one more week.
CM Walker gave the name of Glen Ames to Bruce Talbot to serve on the General Plan update committee.
CM Humphreys: the power poles on 600 W are moved. Gene Bingham from Harrisville’s Public Works said that on the Harrisville’s side by the condo development there are no sidewalks and the kids on the eastside are bussed to school. They are going after a grant to get funding to develop that piece in Pleasant View. What happened to the fence damage on Graham’s property? Mayor Clifford: I’m getting a letter to Mike Houtz to research the city’s obligation on the damages.
CM Ferguson: we need to plant the roundabout. We need someone to head the salmon bake. Lee’s Market said that they will help with Founders Day.
CM Boehme: I am concern with safety at Shady Lane Park during soccer games. The east parking lot should be opened for use.
Bruce Talbot: Casey’s subdivision met the engineer’s list for conditional final.
Adjournment: 9:46 P.M.
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