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Garden City Council Agenda

PUBLIC NOTICE

 

The Garden City Town Council will hold their regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 5:00 p.m.  This meeting will be held at the Garden City Office, located at 69 N. Paradise Parkway, Building C.

 

AGENDA

 

1.      Roll Call

2.      Approval of Minutes

3.      Town Engineer Report, Zan Murray

4.      Public Works Department Report, Riley Argyle

5.      Building Inspector Report, George Peart

6.      Code Enforcement Report, Andy Stokes

7.      City Administrator Report, Danny White

8.      Business License Discussion/Approval

a.       Bridgerland Bookkeeping, A request to conduct a Short Term Rental business in Garden City.  Karlette Johnson

b.      CANN Enterprises, Lakeside Pizza & Pantry, request to conduct a restaurant at 70 W Logan Road.  Natalie Doolin

9.      Short Term Rental License Discussion/Approval

a.        796 S. Spruce Drive, Brian Huggard, Bear Lake Project Management

b.      941 N Newberg Place Unit #4, Donald Bizios, Bear Lake Project Management

10.  Beach Vendor License Discussion

a.       Request for a Beach Vendor License at the 150 South beach. Brian Hirschi

11.  Covenant to Run With the Land Discussion/Approval

a.       Request to encumber parcels 41-21-40-157 and 41-21-40-158 so property owners can build a new garage.  Doug & Judy Webb

b.      Request to encumber parcels 41-17-03-007, 41-17-03-008, and 41-17-03-009. Charles & Jessica Van Wagoner

12.  Ordinance Discussion/Approval

a.       Ordinance #13-03, An Ordinance to update the requirements for a Sign Permit

b.      Ordinance #13-04, An Ordinance to update the Sign Definitions

13.  Miscellaneous Items

14.  Council Member Reports

15.  Payment Vouchers

16.  Adjournment

 

NOTE:            The Town Council may vote to go into executive session pursuant to Utah Code 52-4-5.

NOTE: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodation (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify the Garden City Office at (435) 946-2901 on Monday through Friday, at least 3 working days before the meeting.  The office hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  

 

Posted this 15^th day of February, 2013

 

Remembering Katie

The day before our lovely Katie Ballingham's funeral, about 20 Garden City friends gathered to tie pink ribbons along the route her family would take to their home. Tammy Calder put a note on FaceBook and in minutes many came to help. 

DJ Ballingham  said that as their little family came into town that night, they saw the ribbons and it made them feel so loved.  DJ thanked everyone for their thoughtfulness and love.

A beautiful sunset for a beautiful lady.
 Photo by Tammy Calder

Cisco Sonar

By Bryce Neilson,

Turkeys

Bryce Neilson

It is a tough winter so far for the flocks of Garden City turkeys.  These Merriam turkeys are an exotic species to the area.  I had never seen a turkey in the wild until I went to the Black Hills in South Dakota.  Through my adult life I read about turkeys, how smart they are and the effort of western states to introduce them for hunting.  Things started off slowly but within the last five years they have taken off (no pun intended).  As far as I can tell they were never stocked by a State agency in Bear Lake.  I am sure some moved over the mountains from Mink Creek/Riverdale area.  I personally believe the turkeys around Garden City originated when Ben Negus was raising them and they got away and headed up to Bridgerland, so you can blame or praise him.  Anyway they have expanded all along the west side of the Lake, in the hills around Garden City and up Cottonwood Canyon in Round Valley.  Wildlife Resources decided they were a huntable population and included this area in the Cache Unit.

I love to watch and hear turkeys.  Their domestic cousins are dumber than dirt and that is what most people think all turkeys are like.  The wild ones are smart and a real challenge to hunt, which I have done many times.  You just can't go out walking around and flush and shoot them like other birds.  Turkeys have incredible sight and can see anything that is out of place.  Once alarmed, they can run 20 mph or fly long distances.  For their size and weight, they are incredible fliers.  When they flush, they are in the air instantly, dodging trees or landing at the tops of the highest ones. 

A few of us are turkey feeders.  Since Bear Lake doesn't  have nuts and berries like their native range has, they have become dependent on humans during bad winters.  The snow or predators don't seem to bother them so they head to the nearest feed yard (not many of those around anymore), open area, roadside or feeder to bum food.  I feed birds year around.  That is what I do instead of having a horse although it costs about the same.  My feeders are on the deck and the turkeys showed up a few years ago feeding on spilled bird seed.  Now they flying in and land on the rail and peck and shake the feeder until they have all the seed.  Fights erupt between them with the "Jakes" (year old males), hens and toms constantly trying to rise in the "pecking order".  They run off all the other birds including magpies.  It is great sport to watch them start changing appearance and colors for spring breeding as they come in at the same time every morning.  There is one thing I can be sure of however.  They won't be around during the spring turkey hunt. They are smarter than that.....     

Bryce

      

On Premise Employee Housing Request

Randall Knight, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

Bryce Huefner, Bear Lake Landscape, wants to provide on-site housing for his seasonal summer employees for 6-7 months.  The mayor requested there be a Conditional Use Permit on the proposed buildings used that would be reviewed annually so they are not used for alternate purposes. 

The board agreed they need to add a definition for seasonal employees to the Definitions policy 11A-200-132 and to change the wording to ordinance 13-02 to permit seasonal housing in commercial zones.  Several questions came up concerning the sewer, water and electrical hook-ups and fees for the new buildings if the current infrastructure can’t meet the new utilization needs. Because of the numerous questions that came up the board decided this issue is going to require a new ordinance to be written.  The request was tabled and the meeting was adjourned.