HomeMy Public PortalAboutMIN-CC-2004-05-11MOAB CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
May 11, 2004
The Moab City Council held their Regular Meeting on the above date in
the Council Chambers of Moab City Offices, located at 115 West 200
South, Moab, Utah. Mayor David L. 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 Keith Brewer, Kyle Bailey,
Rob Sweeten and Jeff Davis; City Manager Donna Metzler, City
Recorder/Assistant City Manager Rachel Ellison, Public Works Director
Brent Williams, City Attorney Chris McAnany, Police Chief Mike
Navarre and City Planner Robert Hugie. Sixteen (16) members of the
audience and media were present.
There were no minutes to be approved.
There were no Citizens to be Heard.
Under Planning Update, City Planner Hugie stated that he had submitted
a memo on the re -zone request and that there would be a meeting at the
District with the United States Geological Survey to discuss the valley
aquifer at 2:00 PM and at 4:00 PM with the Grand County Council.
Under Public Works Department, Public Works Director Williams stated
that the Walker Canyon Dam Project had been started and asked that the
public stay away from the trenches.
A Police Department Update was not given.
Mayor Sakrison Proclaimed May 2004 as Mental Health Month.
Mayor Sakrison Presented the Mayor's Student Citizenship of the Month
Award for Helen M. Knight Intermediate School to Patrick Andrews.
Councilmember Sweeten moved to move the agenda to a Request to
Send Proposed Resolution #11-2004 — A Resolution Adopting the Fiscal
Year 2004-2005 Budget to Public Hearing. Councilmember Stucki
seconded the motion. The motion carried 5-0 aye.
Councilmember Sweeten moved to Send Proposed Resolution #11-2004
— A Resolution Adopting the Fiscal Year 2004-2005 Budget to Public
Hearing. Councilmember Brewer seconded the motion. The motion
carried 5-0 aye.
Councilmember Sweeten moved to Send the Moab Transportation Plan
to Public Hearing. Councilmember Bailey seconded the motion. The
motion carried 5-0 aye.
Councilmember Sweeten moved to Award of the Skakel Pump Station
Bid to Hills Construction in the amount of $294,665.00.
Councilmember Brewer seconded the motion. The motion carried 5-0
by a roll -call -vote.
Councilmember Sweeten moved to approve the Standard City
Construction Contract. Councilmember Bailey seconded the motion.
The motion carried 5-0 aye.
May 11, 2004 Page 1 of 3
REGULAR MEETING &
ATTENDANCE
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
CITIZENS TO BE HEARD
PLANNING UPDATE
PUBLIC WORKS UPDATE
POLICE UPDATE
PROCLAMATIONS
AGENDA MOVED
PROPOSED RESOLUTION #11-
2004 SENT TO PUBLIC HEARING
MOAB TRANSPORTATION PLAN
SENT TO PUBLIC HEARING
SKAKEL PUMP STATION BID
AWARDED TO HILLS
CONSTRUCTION
CITY STANDARD
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
APPROVED
Councilmember Sweeten moved to approve Proposed Resolution #10-
2004 — A Resolution Establishing the Fee Structure for the Moab Swim
Center. Councilmember Bailey seconded the motion. The motion
carried 5-0 aye.
Councilmember Sweeten moved to approve Use of Swanny City Park by
Dick Pacheco to Conduct a Public Concert on July 24, 2004.
Councilmember Davis seconded the motion. The motion carried 5-0
aye.
Councilmember Davis moved to approve a Permanent Class II Beer
License for Martin Rangel, d.b.a. Fiesta Mexicana #10 Located at 202
South Main Street. Councilmember Sweeten seconded the motion. The
motion carried 5-0 aye.
There was no Correspondence to be read.
Under Administrative Reports, City Manager Metzler stated that the City
Center Project interviews would take place this Friday, that she would be
preparing the budget press release soon and would have the carryover
adjustments for the public hearing.
Under Goal Update, Councilmember Sweeten stated that he had attended
the Council on Aging meeting and that there was nothing new.
Councilmember Sweeten also stated that there was a potential to use the
Ballard fruit trees at the MAPS project location.
Under Report on City/County Cooperation, Mayor Sakrison stated that
there would be a joint lunch with the Grand County Council on
Wednesday, May 12, 2004.
Under Mayor and Council Reports, Mayor Sakrison stated that he had a
letter Sam Sturnman form Utah State University, that Dr. Kip Solomon
would be at the Grand County Council Workshop on Wednesday at 4:00
PM and that Will Walker of the National Guard thanked everyone for
their support of the troops.
Councilmember Brewer asked for an Animal Shelter update and
requested that the project be pushed as much as possible.
City Manager Metzler responded that she recommended starting the
project after the $150,000 had been raised.
Mayor Sakrison opened a public hearing on a Zone Change Request
Located at Approximately 1339 East Powerhouse Lane by Dave Barry at
7:30 PM.
City Planner Hugie stated that the Moab City Planning Commission had
voted against the re -zone request on March 25, 2004.
Dave Barry read a letter of rebuttal regarding the Moab City Planning
Commission's denial of the zone change request. Mr. Barry then
distributed the letter. Mr. Barry then read a chronology of the rezone
process to date.
Katherine Corson stated that she lives in the Powerhouse Lane trailer
park and that she had attended the Moab City Planning Commission
meeting when the re -zone request had been requested. Ms. Corson
stated that the rules for governing the process are for the general welfare
of the public and that Mr. Barry thinks that the rules don't apply. Ms.
Corson stated that she finds this objectionable and feels that the rules
May 11, 2004 Page 2 of 3
USE OF SWANNY CITY PARK
BY DICK PACHECO, APPROVED
PERMANENT CLASS II BEER
LICENSE FOR MARTIN RANGEL,
D.B.A. FIESTA MEXICANA #10,
APPROVED
READING OF
CORRESPONDENCE
ADMINSITRATIVE REPORTS
GOAL UPDATES
REPORT ON CITY/COUNTY
COOPERATION
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
REPORTS
PUBLIC HEARING OPENED
PUBLIC COMMENT
should be enforced uniformly.
Andrew Riley asked if this was a public hearing on a rezone request, but
as he understands it Mr. Barry does not want a rezone.
City Planner Hugie stated that the rezone application was filed by the
applicant under protest.
Mayor Sakrison closed the Public Hearing at 7:42 PM.
Councilmember Brewer moved to pay the bills against the City of Moab
in the amount of $392,895.13. Councilmember Sweeten seconded the
motion. The motion carried 5-0 aye by a roll -call -vote.
Councilmember Sweeten moved to Enter an Executive Session for the
purpose of a Strategy Session to Discuss Pending or Reasonably
Imminent Litigation. Councilmember Stucki seconded the motion. The
motion carried 5-0 aye.
An Executive Session was entered at 7:45 PM.
Councilmember Bailey moved to close the Executive Session.
Councilmember Sweeten seconded the motion. The motion carried 5-0
aye.
The Executive Session was closed at 9:07 PM.
Mayor Sakrison adjourned the Regular Council Meeting at 9:07 PM.
APPROVED: ATTEST:
David L. Sakrison Rachel Ellison
Mayor City Recorder
May 11, 2004 Page 3 of 3
PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED
APPROVAL OF BILLS
MOTION TO ENTER EXECUTIVE
SESSION, APPROVED
EXECUTIVE SESSION ENTERED
MOTION TO CLOSE EXECUTIVE
SESSION, APPROVED
EXECUTIVE SESSION CLOSED
ADJOURNMENT