HomeMy Public PortalAboutMIN-CC-2016-02-23MOAB CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
February 23, 2016
The Moab City Council held its Regular Meeting on the above date in the
Council Chambers at the Moab City Center, located at 217 East Center
Street, Moab, Utah.
Mayor David Sakrison called the Pre -Council Workshop to order at 6:00
PM. In attendance were Councilmembers Heila Ershadi, Rani Derasary,
Kyle Bailey, Tawny Knuteson-Boyd and Kalen Jones. Also in attendance
were City Manager Rebecca Davidson, City Recorder/Assistant City
Manager Rachel Stenta, Planning Director Jeff Reinhart, Police Chief
Mike Navarre and City Engineer Phillip Bowman.
In Pre -council workshop a presentation was given by John Croft of the
Dan O'Laurie Museum and Don Montoya, an Archeologist with the BLM
(Bureau of Land Management), concerning the museum.
Jeff Beckman of Bowen, Collins and Associates and City Engineer
Bowman gave a presentation on the Waste Water Treatment Plant, in
the Pre -council workshop.
Mayor Sakrison called the Regular City Council Meeting to order at 7:00
PM and led the pledge of allegiance. Twenty-nine (29) members of the
audience and media were present.
Councilmember Jones moved to approve the Regular Council Meeting
minutes of January 25, 2016. Councilmember Derasary seconded the
motion. The motion carried 5-0 aye, with City Councilmembers Bailey,
Ershadi, Jones, Knuteson-Boyd, Derasary voting aye.
Under Citizens to be Heard Sara Melnicoff of Moab Solutions and a
Salvation Army Volunteer, distributed a Fact Sheet on Moab Solutions.
Ms. Melnicoff stated that August 2016 will be the 12t" year of Friends of
the Parkway, and that Friends of the Parkway helps to maximize
recycling and minimize the destruction of the land.
Mayor Sakrison presented Tatum Packard with the Mayor's Student
Citizenship of the Month Award for January 2016 for Helen M. Knight
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REGULAR MEETING &
ATTENDANCE
PRE COUNCIL WORKSHOP
REGULAR MEETING CALLED TO
ORDER
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
CITIZENS TO BE HEARD
PRESENTATION OF MAYOR'S
STUDENT OF THE MONTH
School.
A presentation was given from Mrs. Camps' sixth grade class from Helen
M. Knight Elementary School. The students presented their findings and
reports on a handful of topics. One topic was concerning the Pedestrian
Crossings on Main street, to which City Manager Davidson asked if the
students would return to the next City Council meeting to present their
report to UDOT.
Councilmember Ershadi moved to approve a Request for Special use of
City Parks Permit for Sun Court for the Moab Music Festival.
Councilmember Bailey seconded the motion. The motion carried 5-0
aye, with City Councilmembers Bailey, Ershadi, Jones, Knuteson-Boyd,
Derasary voting aye.
Councilmember Bailey moved to approve a Special Event License and
Special Use of Swanny City Park for Southeastern Utah District Health
Department to Conduct the Moab Farmers Market on select Thursdays
from April 2016 through October 2016. Councilmember Knuteson-Boyd
seconded the motion. The motion carried 5-0 aye, with City
Councilmembers Bailey, Ershadi, Jones, Knuteson-Boyd, Derasary voting
aye.
Councilmember Derasary moved to approve a Waiver/Refund of fees for
the Southeastern Utah District Health Department for the Moab Farmers
Market not to exceed $965. Councilmember Ershadi seconded the
motion. The motion carried 5-0 aye, with City Councilmembers Bailey,
Ershadi, Jones, Knuteson-Boyd, Derasary voting aye.
Councilmember Bailey moved to Approve a Special Business Event
License and Park Use Permits for Moab Rotary April Action Car Show for
April 29 to May 1, 2016. Councilmember Knuteson-Boyd seconded the
motion. The motion carried 5-0 aye, with City Councilmembers Bailey,
Ershadi, Jones, Knuteson-Boyd, Derasary voting aye.
Councilmember Derasary moved to Approve a Class II Beer License for
Patcharawadee Prucktrakhul, d.b.a. Arches Thai Inc. to Conduct a
Restaurant at 60 North 100 West. Councilmember Jones seconded the
motion. The motion carried 5-0 aye, with City Councilmembers Bailey,
Ershadi, Jones, Knuteson-Boyd, Derasary voting aye.
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PRESENTATION BY SIXTH
GRADE CLASS
APPROVAL OF SPECIAL USE OF
CITY PARK -SUN COURT
APPROVAL SPECIAL EVENT
LICENSE AND SPECIAL USE OF
CITY PARK-MOAB FARMERS
MARKET
CONSIDERATION OF
WAIVER/REFUND OF FEES-
MOAB FARMERS MARKET
APPROVAL OF SPECIAL EVENT
BUSINESS LICENSE-APRIL 29 TO
MAY 1, 2016
APPROVAL OF CLASS II BEER
LICENSE AT 60 N 100 W
Councilmember Derasary moved to approve a request for Local Consent
of a Full -Service Restaurant Liquor License for Patcharawadee
Prucktrakhul, d.b.a. Arches Thai Inc. to Conduct a Restaurant at 60 North
100 West. Councilmember Jones seconded the motion. The motion
carried 5-0 aye, with City Councilmembers Bailey, Ershadi, Jones,
Knuteson-Boyd, Derasary voting aye.
Councilmember Knuteson-Boyd moved to approve a request for an
Amplified Music Event at Old City Park by Wendy Hatch on August 20,
2016. Councilmember Ershadi seconded the motion. The motion carried
5-0 aye, with City Councilmembers Bailey, Ershadi, Jones, Knuteson-
Boyd, Derasary voting aye.
Councilmember Bailey moved to approve a Special Business Event
License for Creative Solutions Group, d.b.a. Jeep to Conduct a Display
Event at 290 South Main Street in the Walker Drug Parking Lot.
Councilmember Derasary seconded the motion. The motion carried 5-0
aye, with City Councilmembers Bailey, Ershadi, Jones, Knuteson-Boyd,
Derasary voting aye.
Councilmember Ershadi moved to approve a Private Property Vendor
License for Christine and Kent Green, d.b.a. Moab Cowboy Country Off
Road Adventures, Located at 83 South Main Street for a term of
February 25, 2016 to February 24, 2017. Councilmember Derasary
seconded the motion. The motion carried 5-0 aye, with City
Councilmembers Bailey, Ershadi, Jones, Knuteson-Boyd, Derasary voting
aye.
Councilmember Derasary moved to approve a Confirmation of Mayoral
Appointment of Councilmember Jones to the Solid Waste Special
Services District #1 to serve a four (4) year term ending December 31,
2019. Councilmember Ershadi seconded the motion. The motion carried
5-0 aye, with City Councilmembers Bailey, Ershadi, Jones, Knuteson-
Boyd, Derasary voting aye.
Councilmember Bailey moved to approve a Request for Use of City Right-
of-way by John Knowles to Conduct a Sidewalk Sale on March 11-13,
2016 at 50 South Main Street. Councilmember Knuteson-Boyd seconded
the motion. The motion carried 5-0 aye, with City Councilmembers
Bailey, Ershadi, Jones, Knuteson-Boyd, Derasary voting aye.
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APPROVAL OF LOCAL CONSENT
OF FULL LIQUOR LICENSE AT
60 N 100 W
APPROVAL OF REQUEST FOR
AMPLIFIED MUSIC AT OLD CITY
PARK
APPROVAL OF A SPECIAL
BUSINESS EVENT LICENSE FOR
CREATIVE SOLUTIONS GROUP
APPROVAL OF PRIVATE
PROPERTY VENDOR LICENSE
CONFIRMATION OF MAYORAL
APPOINTMENTS -SOLID WASTE
DISTRICT
APPROVAL OF REQUEST TO
USE CITY RIGHT OF WAY
Councilmember Bailey moved to approve a Letter of Support on Behalf
of Moab Half Marathon to the Bureau of Land Management.
Councilmember Jones seconded the motion. The motion carried 5-0 aye,
with City Councilmembers Bailey, Ershadi, Jones, Knuteson-Boyd,
Derasary voting aye.
Councilmember Jones moved to approve moving forward with the First
Reading of Proposed Ordinance # 2016-02 — An Ordinance Amending
Conditional Uses and Specifically Bed and Breakfasts as found in MMC
Chapters 17.09.530 and 17.09.531 as Referred to Council by the Planning
Commission, with the changes incorporated. Councilmember Derasary
seconded the motion. The motion carried 5-0 aye, with City
Councilmembers Bailey, Ershadi, Jones, Knuteson-Boyd, Derasary voting
aye.
Councilmember Bailey moved to approve Resolution #04-2016 — A
Resolution Declaring Certain Property of the City of Moab as Surplus and
Donating Said Property (Playground Equipment with Slide) to the Town
of Castle Valley. Councilmember Ershadi seconded the motion. The
motion carried 5-0 aye, with City Councilmembers Bailey, Ershadi, Jones,
Knuteson-Boyd, Derasary voting aye.
Councilmember Jones moved to approve Resolution #03-2016 — A
Resolution Approving a Petition to Vacate a Boundary Line between
Properties Located at 301 S 400 E in the C-5 (Neighborhood Commercial)
Zone. Councilmember Derasary seconded the motion. The motion
carried 5-0 aye, with City Councilmembers Bailey, Ershadi, Jones,
Knuteson-Boyd, Derasary voting aye.
Councilmember Bailey moved to table the First Reading and Possible Call
for Public Hearing to Consider Ordinance #2016-01 — An Ordinance to
Amend Chapter 17.45.060, Single-family and Two-family Residential
Zone and 17.15.050, Residential Area Regulations, of the Moab
Municipal Code Referencing the Size of Residential Single-family Uses
and an Application for a Code Amendment to Moab Municipal Code
Sections 17.45.060, R-2, One -family and Two-family Residential Zone,
and 17.15.050, Residential Area Regulations Reducing the Minimum Size
of Dwellings in the R-2 Zone. Councilmember Knuteson-Boyd seconded
the motion. The motion failed with Councilmembers Bailey and
Knuteson-Boyd voting aye and Councilmembers Ershadi, Jones and
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APPROVAL OF LETTER OF
SUPPORT
FIRST READING OF PROPOSED
ORDINANCE #2016-02
APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION
#04-2016
APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION
#03-2016
FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE
# 2016-01
Derasary voting nay.
Councilmember Jones moved to send Ordinance #2016-01 — An
Ordinance to Amend Chapter 17.45.060, Single-family and Two-family
Residential Zone and 17.15.050, Residential Area Regulations, of the
Moab Municipal Code Referencing the Size of Residential Single-family
Uses and an Application for a Code Amendment to Moab Municipal
Code Sections 17.45.060, R-2, One -family and Two-family Residential
Zone, and 17.15.050, Residential Area Regulations Reducing the
Minimum Size of Dwellings in the R-2 Zone to a Public Hearing.
Councilmember Derasary seconded the motion.
Councilmember Derasary made a motion to table Ordinance #2016-01 —
An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 17.45.060, Single-family and Two-
family Residential Zone and 17.15.050, Residential Area Regulations, of
the Moab Municipal Code Referencing the Size of Residential Single-
family Uses and an Application for a Code Amendment to Moab
Municipal Code Sections 17.45.060, R-2, One -family and Two-family
Residential Zone, and 17.15.050, Residential Area Regulations Reducing
the Minimum Size of Dwellings in the R-2 Zone. Councilmember Bailey
seconded the motion. The motion carried 5-0 aye, with City
Councilmembers Bailey, Ershadi, Jones, Knuteson-Boyd, Derasary voting
aye.
Councilmember Ershadi made a motion to approve a Sanitary Sewer
Agreement with Eddie McStiff's Inc. Councilmember Jones seconded the
motion. The motion carried 5-0 aye, with City Councilmembers Bailey,
Ershadi, Jones, Knuteson-Boyd, Derasary voting aye.
Councilmember Derasary reported that she attended the Moab Tourism
Expo. She mentioned that the "Mighty Five" State Tourism Campaign is
ending and will be replaced with "Road to Mighty".
Councilmember Derasary also reported that she attended a World Trade
Center of Utah meeting. They are a free resource to businesses in the
community.
Councilmember Derasary attended the Legislative Policy Committee
meeting with Mayor Sakrison. Councilmember Derasary also mentioned
to the Solid Waste District SB 196 may possibly charge for paper and
plastic bags.
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APPROVAL OF SANITARY
SEWER SERVICE
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
REPORTS
Councilmember Ershadi reported that she attended an ASAP meeting at
USU. While there, she met with Beth McCue regarding Economic
Development potential in Moab.
Councilmember Jones informed the Council that the Solid Waste District
Director did a regional survey on small yard waste loads. The Solid Waste
District is proceeding with a composting plan and are looking into
composting drop off locations.
Councilmember Jones reported that the ATV Committee slogan will be
"Throttle Down in Town".
Councilmembers Jones and Derasary attended Grand County Housing
Workshop.
Mayor Sakrison asked Councilmember Jones to be the City Council
Liaison to the Moab City Planning Commission. Councilmember Jones
will consider the request.
Mayor Sakrison attended the USU Dean's Advisory Committee Meeting.
The committee asked if the City would be the sponsor of a CIB
Infrastructure Funding Application.
Mayor Sakrison stated that the language in House Bill 132 was changed
so that the Zoning Authority remains with the City.
There was no Correspondence to be Read.
Under Administrative Report, City Manager Davidson gave a written
report.
A Report on City/County Cooperation was not given.
Councilmember Derasary moved to pay the bills against the City of Moab
in the amount of $198,942.04. Councilmember Bailey seconded the
motion. The motion carried 5-0 aye, with City Councilmembers Bailey,
Ershadi, Jones, Knuteson-Boyd, Derasary voting aye.
Councilmember Jones moved to adjourn the Council Meeting.
Councilmember Deasary seconded the motion. The motion carried 5-0
aye, with City Councilmembers Bailey, Ershadi, Jones, Knuteson-Boyd,
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READING OF
CORRESPONDENCE
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
REPORT ON CITY/COUNTY
COOPERATION
APPROVAL OF BILLS
ADJOURNMENT
Derasary voting aye.
Mayor Sakrison adjourned the Regular Council Meeting at 8:54 PM.
APPROVED: ATTEST:
David L. Sakrison Rachel E. Stenta
Mayor City Recorder
February 23, 2016
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