MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING

 

February 24, 2004

 

 

The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Mayor Ormon Sullivan. 

 

A roll call was taken which showed council members Larry Murray, John Gardner, Robert Yack, and Dave Woolstenhulme, present. Guy Coleman was excused.  The Mayor stated that the meeting was a regularly called meeting and that notice of the time, place and agenda of the meeting had been provided to the local news media and to each member of the governing body.

 

Others present included City Manager Brad Hancock, City Recorder Carolyn Wilcken, Lezlee Whiting, and Sandy Labrum.

 

OPENING REMARKS

 

Mayor Sullivan stated that there would be ten minutes allowed for opening remarks.  An opening prayer was given by Robert Yack.  There were no other opening remarks.

 

MINUTES

 

Minutes of the meeting of February 10, 2004, were approved as written.

 

PURCHASE ORDERS

 

The following purchase orders were approved as presented.

 

 

38902

Boyd J. Helquist

9,500.00

38654

Visionary Systems, LTD

2,790.00

38906

Zions Bank

1,000.00

38543

Lexis Nexis

1,113.75

38904

Wells Fargo Remittance

607.73

38345

Badger Daylighting

1,025.00

38857

Century Equipment

12,000.00

38876

J. Junior Hicks

1,494.00

38732

Rocky Mountain Turf

855.48

38076

R.N. Industries Trucking

747.50

 

Questar Gas

    4,125.29

 

 

 

 

 

$35,258.75

 

 

USU RODEO SPONSORSHIP REQUEST

 

Council has received a written request to sponsor a banner for the Rodeo Club in the amount of $200.00.  The city has supported the rodeo in the past by purchasing a banner with Roosevelt City’s name which is then displayed in the riding arena during the rodeo.  A motion to approve this request was made by John Gardner.  Motion seconded by Robert Yack.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

BUSINESS LICENSE APPLICATIONS

 

Council reviewed the following business license applications:

 

            D’s Discount, Inc. from Boyd Davis

            Ultimate Sights, Sound & Security from Jeffrey Miller

            BBS Inc. from Byron Gibson

            Alloy Technology from Harold Gibson

            Mountainland Supply from Robert Rasmussen

 

After review and discussion, a motion was made by Robert Yack to approve these applications.  Motion seconded by Dave Woolstenhulme.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

GOLF PRO SELECTION COMMITTEE REPORT

 

Council Member Dave Woostenhulme, who also serves on the Golf Committee, reported on the result of the review of the 23 applications received for the Golf Professional position.  A motion was made by Dave Woolstenhulme to include Golf Committee Chairman Sam Fernley and Secretary Joan Mortensen to be present during the interviews.  Other committee members will also be included if they wish to attend.  Motion seconded by John Gardner.  Motion carried unanimously.  A motion was made by Dave Woostenhulme to reimburse travel expenses at the state rate of .37 cents per mile to those invited to be interviewed.  Motion seconded by Robert Yack.  Mayor Sullivan asked if there was further discussion.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

ANNEXATION POLICY PLAN INTRODUCTION

 

City Recorder Carolyn Wilcken gave a report regarding the progress of developing an annexation policy plan for Roosevelt City.  This process includes an initial public  meeting with Planning and Zoning, then a public hearing with Planning and Zoning, after which it will be referred to City Council for a another public hearing.  After this process, and adoption of the plan, any entity within the boundary of the plan may request annexation into Roosevelt City.  There will need to be a lot of effort put into educating the public that this is only a plan and does not mean any of the properties within the annexation plan will automatically be annexed.  It also does not mean a request to be annexed into the city would automatically mean annexation.

 

REDEVELOPMENT FUND REPORT

 

City Manager Brad Hancock explained the purpose of Roosevelt City’s Redevelopment Agency.  Brad also reported that the remaining balance in the Redevelopment fund is $10,152.45.  Our  current Redevelopment Agency will expire in 2005.  At that time, another Redevelopment Agency can be formed, but the rules for doing so will be different.  At the end of 2005, Council can review this and discuss it further.

 

ULCT MIDYEAR CONVENTION

 

Utah League of Cities and Towns Midyear convention will be held in St. George April 15-16,2004.  Council discussed the merits of attending this convention.  Anyone planning to attend should make their arrangements as soon as possible.

 

TRI-COUNTY HEALTH AGREEMENT

 

Tri-County Health Department has presented Roosevelt City a Memorandum of Understanding with them that would prevail in the event of a large-scale public health emergency and states that Tri-County would work with the Utah Department of Health, the Department of Homeland Security and the Centers for Disease Control to activate the Strategic National Stockpile, or SNS which would activate sending enough medication and medical supplies to everyone in our area within 20 hours once a need was established.  Tri-County would in turn coordinate with Roosevelt City.  After review and discussion, a motion was made by Larry Murray to approve signing the agreement with Tri-County Health and assign the City Manager Brad Hancock to be the contact person that Tri-County would work through.  Motion seconded by Dave Woolstenhulme.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

DEVON ENERGY LAND LEASE RENEWAL

 

Council reviewed a proposed ten year lease renewal agreement with Devon Energy for $6,000.00 per year.  The 20 acre property is located on North Crescent Road.  After discussion, a motion was made by John Gardner to approve signing this agreement.  Motion seconded by Larry Murray.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

STREETS MASTER PLAN DISCUSSION

 

Council reviewed UDOT’s master plan regarding street development in our area.  Roosevelt City’s transportation master plan should be integrated into Duchesne County’s transportation master plan for better coordination of both entities.  City manager Brad Hancock stated that this master plan can be funded through the Permanent Community Impact Board at 50% matching amount.  Funding to cover the city’s portion ought to be budgeted this coming year and it was suggested $20,000 might be an appropriate amount to budget for this plan.

 

UTAH ATHEISTS “NOTICE TO COMPLY”

 

City Recorder Carolyn Wilcken reported that according to the City Attorney, there was no need for a written policy regarding having prayer or comment period in our council meetings.

 

SUICIDE PREVENTION CONFERENCE

 

Roosevelt City has been invited by the Utah Department of Health to attend a suicide prevention conference in Provo on March 24, 2004.  After discussion, Council determined there was no need to send a representative to this conference as our local agencies are already equipped and trained to deal with the issue of suicide.

 

LAGOON STREET SURFACE CONCERNS

 

A letter of concern has been written by our engineer, Horrocks Engineers, to Mitchell Construction asking that they deal with problems on Lagoon Street since they are responsible for the quality guarantee on the newly surfaced road.

 

COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCE

 

Duchesne County is holding a meeting to discuss forming a county animal control ordinance committee on February 24.  City Manager Brad Hancock stated that Roosevelt City’s Police Department is taking an active interest in this issue and will be Roosevelt’s representative.

 

COUNCIL CONCERNS

 

Larry Murray – Larry discussed the need for a central location to relocate our city sheds.  He discussed several potential properties and asked that this issue be scheduled for further discussion.

 

Dave Woolstenhulme – Dave reported that East Elementary Council would like to have their 3rd grade classes to do a spring cleanup project by adopting a park.  It was suggested that the contact person for this project get in touch with Linden Dye to coordinate this effort.

 

A motion was made by Robert Yack to adjourn the meeting.  Motion seconded by Larry Murray.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m.

 

 

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Ormon Sullivan, Mayor

 

 

ATTEST:

 

 

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Carolyn Wilcken, Recorder