Garden City Council Reports

Anita Weston, Reporter

Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah. December 11, 2014.  Bruce Warner reported that he was concerned about the Shundahi water tank.  He was concerned about the money the City will have to pay in order to get the size of pumps and pipes needed to make the tank viable for the City.  It will take about $500,000 to get everything in order.  He indicated that he thought when the City made arrangements to take ownership of the tank that everything was in order. 

Mayor Spuhler explained that the state has to give water approval in advance of using the water tank.  The state did approve the tank for 78 homes in the Eagle Feather subdivision.  However, in order for the tank to be used by the City as a backup in case of an emergency, several changes must be made including getting three-phase power to the site, larger pumps and pipes, and so forth.  There are quite a few changes that will need to be put in place prior to actually being able to use the water tank as envisioned in the recently adopted Water Plan.  The Mayor told Bruce Warner to call Zan Murray, the City Engineer, it he had further questions concerning this purchase.

Warner said that people are asking for credit when there is a break in the water lines.  He has been dealing with these issues on a one-on-one basis.  There are currently a lot of business licenses being requested—most of them are for short-term rentals. 

Bess Huefner said the Farmers’ Market will be set up beginning in June and go to September.  It will be held in the same place and handled in the same manner as last summer.  She noted that there will not be a chocolate festival this winter.  She asked that the manger scene be placed with the other Christmas decorations at Raspberry Square.  She noted that information about one of the grants has not yet been released.  Information on this grant will not become available until into January.

Mayor Spuhler noted that the City was going to set up an endowment fund whereby citizens could make donations to the City and specify how they would like to see that money used.  The Mayor, however, said that BRAG has already established such a fund.  People can specify how their money is to be used by choosing the City where the money should go and which projects it should be used on.  These grants are tax deductable and could be used for beach access, trail development, park enhancements, and so forth.

Chuck Stocking reported that the library seems to be doing well.  Two new computers have been set up.  The new computers have no serial ports, so a new receipt printer will need to be purchased.  Chuck noted that virtual computers would be easier to upgrade and allow the library to stay on top of technology easier.  He recommended that virtual computers be purchased in the future.

Stocking said that there had been some complaints about rashes and burns from swimming in the pool.  He went and checked the log book.  Chlorine levels should be kept at a range of 3.5 to 5.  The log book noted the numbers went from 2.3 up to 10.  He called on this problem and was told that the sensors at the pool need to be changed about every three years and that was probably the problem.  He made arrangements for this to be taken care of. 

Darrin Pugmire noted that since it is winter, there is very little to report concerning roads. However, there will be two culverts on 300 West put in place in the next couple of weeks.

Mayor Spuhler was concerned about the billing from Bio West and Bio Centric.  He asked that this issue be looked into.  He noted that in the future any consultants must keep a log showing the date and number hours spent on the project.  There should be enough detail that the total amount can be accounted for.