So Much Happening In Garden City

Anita Weston, Reporter

Rich Civic Times

 

GARDEN CITY, Utah. April 2013.  Danny White, Garden City Administrator, reported on the projects that he has been working on.  He noted that the Raspberry Days banner that will be hung on the new decorative lights has been changed.  He passed a picture around to show the Council and audience what the new banner will look like.   A general banner has already been made that will be placed on the lights as soon as they are in place.  Cody Gomez has made some adaptations on the new lights to make sure they meet all State requirements. 

A design for Heritage Park has been drawn.  The parking area has been added.  An attempt has been made to get a balance in the amount of parking between normal usage times and when special activities are held there and the crowd will be much larger.  A large open space is being reserved and actually gives the City one-and-a-half times more space for booths or activities than is available in the Park on Bear Lake Blvd.  Electrical needs have been considered and included.

Signage for the fish pond is needed currently.  Individuals at the meeting noted that often people stop and ask for directions to the fish pond.  They know it exists, they just don’t know how to get to it.
                                                    

There will need to be between seven and ten culverts along Third West.  These need to be in place before the road can be smoothed and allow people access to Heritage Park from the north.   

Mr. White reported that he was able to get the details for Third West from Sunrise Engineering.  He has also been working on an update of the City’s General Plan and the Parks and Trails Plan.  Both of these plans should be ready by the end of the month.  He is also involved in any land use changes.  He needs more information from individuals who have lived here for a long time for some input and suggested that The Rich Civic Times may be a good way to share ideas and offer suggestions on any of these items.

White thanked the employees of Garden City for being so helpful when the lady from OSHA was here.  He noted that she had been treated well, and she had expressed her appreciation for how well she had been received here.  Apparently that doesn’t happen all the time. 

There are going to be some updates to AT&T’s Cell Tower.  This item will appear on the P&Z agenda in the near future.  They want to add a backup generator in the existing building.  They will, of course, follow all EPA standards and ordinance. 

Time sheets for employees need to be in at 10 a.m. on Tuesday of pay week.  IRS reports have to go in quarterly.  If the time sheets aren’t in by that time, the employee will have to wait until the next pay period.  This had to be done because currently reports have had to be sent in late.  To help with this situation, Mr. White has an electronic time sheet on the City web site.  It will be easy to fill it out.  It can be sent to city administration.  This should make it easier to meet the necessary deadline.

Mr. White was able to talk with the owner of Renegade Raceway concerning the concrete towers on his property.  The owner said he was going to cover them with rock work and add a capstone.  That work should be completed in June.  He also needs to do the required landscaping on his property.  He indicated that he would do his best, but that his partner had pulled out; and it was difficult to get everything done.   

The members of the Council noted that they needed to see progress being made.  They asked if Mr. White would try and set up a time line for him.  If the items are not completed fairly soon, he will be getting a letter noting that his business license will not be renewed.  The State of Utah allows $750 a day penalty for every day a business operates without a license.  It was noted that he has been putting junk on another person’s property which is also against the law.   

Bathroom facilities were part of the original plan and also need to be completed in order to fulfill the owner’s contract with the City. 

Training of employees as well as members of the various City Boards needs to be carried out.  OSHA requires training in several areas.  Later tonight, how staff reporting issues can be handled properly and a review of the handbook with employees will be reviewed.  Additional handbooks need to be printed so newcomers can be given a handbook so they will have that information.