Garden City Council Reports

Anita Weston, Reporter

Rich Civic Times 

GARDEN CITY, Utah. November 14, 2014.  Chuck Stocking reported that the library is looking to purchase a terminal for handling credit cards.  It would cost approximately $120.  Darrin Pugmire indicated that he had a terminal he would be happy to donate to the library.

The library is considering changing their hours.  They thought of having the same hours for three days a week.  It may then go over the 20 hours per week.  The Council noted that as long as it wasn’t more than two or three hours, that would be okay.

Two of the Library Board Members finish up their terms the end of this year.  Marsha  Solum and Carman Madsen are the two new members who have been chosen as replacements for those leaving the board. Kathie Anderson is leaving as Chair of the Library Board in December after several years of dedicated service.

Work on the City pool has been completed.  It looks much better and is safer as well.

One of the signs purchased by a business and placed in the kiosk has been taken.  The question was asked if anyone knew who or why it had been taken.  No one in the group had any information concerning this sign.

A request was made to use one of the City’s buildings for the empty nesters’ meetings.  The City has been very accommodating in the past in allowing community groups access to their facilities.  It was suggested that a list of rules be drawn up that would have to be followed in order to use a  room.  They would need to clean the bathrooms, vacuum and clean the carpets, stack chairs, and so forth.  They would also be asked to provide a deposit in case of problems or difficulties.  Also, if the City has an opportunity to rent the facility, the group would be asked to let the paying customer use the facility.

Darrin Pugmire noted that lifeguards must have background checks.  After a short discussion, the motion was made to have background checks taken on all City employees.
 

Pugmire indicated that there in no road to a home in Garden City.  An address is required and the road needs to be made to the home, and it should be given a name at that time.  The Council didn’t care the road name or what route was taken to get to the house.  They decided it should be left up to the home owner.

The roads are doing well.  More striping will need to be done next summer.  It was suggested that on Third West from Logan Road to Highway 89 by the KOA striping be done on both sides of the road as well as the center.  The side striping really assists drivers in bad weather.

Bruce Warner noted that bringing natural gas into the valley is probably going to be more difficult that he first thought.  It will cost about $17 or $18 million dollars to do so.  Currently, people in the area have already installed propane.  In addition, there are many homes that are not lived in during the winter months when consumption would be at its highest.  Thus, recovery of the funds required to bring natural gas into the area would take much longer than originally thought.