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Home My Public Portal AboutMIN-CC-2005-11-15MOAB CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING November 15, 2005 The Moab City Council held their Regular Meeting on the above date in the Council Chambers of Moab City Offices, located at 217 East Center Street, Moab, Utah. Mayor Sakrison called the Pre -Council Workshop to order at 6:30 PM. Mayor Sakrison called the Regular City Council Meeting to order at 7:00 PM and Councilmember Gregg Stucki led in the Pledge of Allegiance. Also in attendance were Councilmembers Kyle Bailey, Rob Sweeten, Jeffrey Davis and Keith Brewer; City Manager Donna Metzler, City Recorder/Assistant City Manager Rachel Ellison, Planning and Community Development Director David Olsen, City Engineer Dan Stenta, Public Works Director Brent Williams, and Police Chief Mike Navarre. Nineteen (19) members of the audience and media were present. There were no minutes to approve. Under Citizens to be Heard, Sara Melnicoff stated that it was America Recycles Day and distributed a community report card for recycling. Ms. Melnicoff thanked the City for their promotion of recycling and stated that recycling had doubled in Moab in the past five years. Maggie Corson stated that she would be evicted from Powerhouse Lane as by restrictive covenant. Ms. Corson stated that she had been protected by a lawsuit since last April but it is no more. Ms. Corson stated that there is fewer low and moderate income housing and inquired if the City values its residents and what is the City willing to do to keep valued residents in Moab. Dan Kent states that he also lives on Powerhouse Lane and owns 40 acres of property that the water tower is on and that the land requires cleaning as does David Barry's property. Mr. Kent inquired if the City could use eminent domain to turn the land into low income housing. Under Planning Department Update, Planning and Community Development Director Olsen stated that the information on the income survey stated that 58% of Grand County residents are low to moderate income and that trailer courts are 90% low to moderate income. Planning and Community Development Director Olsen stated that the BMX track is making progress and that Senate Bill 60 is producing a lot of work for the Planning Commission. Under Public Works Department Update, Public Works Director Williams stated that the Main Street Rebuild project is 1.7 million dollars over budget but has been awarded and the project will start between 100 South and 200 North. Mayor Sakrison inquired if there had been any flood damage the previous week. Public Works Director Williams stated that no homes and been flooded and no property damage occurred. Public Works Director Williams stated that the retention ponds work well. A Police Department Update was not given. November 15, 2005 Page 1 of 3 REGULAR MEETING & ATTENDANCE APPROVAL OF MINUTES CITIZENS TO BE HEARD PLANNING UPDATE PUBLIC WORKS UPDATE POLICE UPDATE Mayor Sakrison presented Cory Farnsworth with the Mayor's Student Citizenship of the Month Award for Helen M. Knight Intermediate School for November 2005. Councilmember Sweeten moved to approve the Consent Agenda as follows: 1) Approval of 2006 Moab City Council Regular Meeting Schedule; 2) Approval of 2006 Moab City Holiday Schedule; 3) Selection of the 2005-2006 Community Development Block Grant Project as the Ballpark Improvement and Lighting Project. Councilmember Stucki seconded the motion. The motion carried 5-0 aye. Councilmember Brewer moved to Appoint Councilmember Kyle Bailey as the Mayor Pro-Tem for 2006. Councilmember Sweeten seconded the motion. The motion carried 5-0 aye. Councilmember Brewer moved to designate Councilmember Stucki as the Councilmember Responsible for Approving Bills for 2006. Councilmember Sweeten seconded the motion. The motion carried 5-0 aye. Councilmember Brewer moved to Confirm the Mayoral Appointment of Statutory Appointees as follows: City Recorder - Rachel Ellison, City Treasurer — Jennie Ross, Public Works Director — Brent Williams, Chief of Police — Mike Navarre. Councilmember Sweeten seconded the motion. The motion carried 5-0 aye. Councilmember Sweeten moved to Confirm the Mayoral Appointments as follows: Moab City Board of Adjustments — James Dresslar term ending December 31, 2009; Moab City Planning Commission — Kara Dohrenwend term ending December 31, 2010; Moab City Teen Center Advisory Board — Lisa Paterson term ending December 31, 2006. Councilmember Bailey seconded the motion. The motion carried 5-0 aye. Councilmember Sweeten moved to approve a Quit -Claim Deed from the City of Moab to Tom Johnson. Councilmember Stucki seconded the motion. The motion carried 5-0 aye. Councilmember Sweeten moved to approve an Exception to Purchasing For Straightline Contracting in the amount of $7,780.00. Councilmember Stucki seconded the motion. The motion carried 5-0 aye by a roll -call -vote. Under Reading of Correspondence, Mayor Sakrison stated that he had received a letter from Gene Mosher thanking the City for hosting the Citizens Planner Workshop. Mayor Sakrison also stated that the Utah League of Cities and Towns (ULCT) Legislative policy committee was reviewing a policy for the State giving roads back to municipalities and that removing sales tax from food was being considered again. Under Administrative Reports, City Manager Metzler stated that the Animal Shelter projects had just completed two months of fundraising and there would be a meeting on November 30, 2006 to review the fundraising totals. City Manager Metzler also stated that the Certified Public Managers group had drafted an Animal Shelter Operations plan as a project for the City. City Manager Metzler then stated that she November 15, 2005 Page 2 of 3 STUDENT OF THE MONTH PRESENTATION CONSENT AGENDA APPROVED MAYOR PRO-TEM APPOINTED COUNCILMEMBER RESPONSIBLE FOR BILLS, APPOINTED STATUTORY APPOINTEES CONFIRMED MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS TO BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS, MOAB PLANNING COMMISSION AND MOAB TEEN CENTER ADVISORY BOARDS, CONFIRMED QUIT CLAIM DEED TO TOM JOHNSON, APPROVED EXCEPTION TO PURCHASING POLICY, APPROVED READING OF CORRESPONDENCE ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS would be receiving estimates for the hallway project and that the Teen Center modification project was out to bid. City Manager Metzler stated that she had been working on several pre -annexation agreements as well as a sewer easement and that the City would be proceeding on the North Area Trunk Sewer Project and that the City Christmas Party would be December 17, 2006. A Goal Update was not given. GOAL UPDATE Under Mayor and Council Reports, Councilmember Sweeten stated that MAYOR AND COUNCIL he had attended an Arts Council Meeting and wondered what the State REPORTS could offer to maximize funding. Councilmember Davis stated that the next Arts Council meeting would be November 21, 2005 and that $12,000 had been requested but only $7,000 was available. Councilmember Bailey stated that the International Rotary Convention would be in June 2007 and 80,000 Rotarians would be attending. Councilmember Bailey also stated that Dale Pierson had accepted employment as the head of the Rural Water Association in Utah and would be leaving employment with the Grand Valley Water District in December. Councilmember Sweeten stated that the Utah State University advisory board would choose one project per year and was accepting suggestions for projects. Councilmember Brewer stated that he would like to see the proposed plans for East Center Street. City Manager Metzler stated that the conceptual plan was not ready to present at this time but would be after the North Area Trunk Sewer was out to bid. Councilmember Sweeten moved to pay the bills against the City of Moab in the amount of $381,377.09. Councilmember Stucki seconded the motion. The motion carried 5-0 aye by a roll -call -vote. APPROVAL OF BILLS Mayor Sakrison adjourned the Regular Council Meeting at 7:55 PM. ADJOURNMENT APPROVED: ATTEST: David L. Sakrison Mayor Rachel Ellison City Recorder November 15, 2005 Page 3 of 3