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Friday, February 13, 2015

City Council Discusses Water Tank And Water's Edge

Bobbie Bicknell Coray, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah.  February 12, 2001. Zan Murray, City engineer, said that JUB Engineering researched whether to build a new water tank or to buy an existing tank.  They found that USDA Rural Development gan give a grant for water projects of about 45% of the cost and finance the rest at 3.5%.  That is based on the economic status of community. Garden City qualifies because its Median Gross Income of $36,000 is 88% lower than the state average of $45,000. This proposal takes the yearly cost down to $38,000 on a loan for $1.6 million at 3.5% a year. 
It also makes the cost between the new tank and the old tank comparable.
“What are the real costs of both tanks,” asked Spuhler, “if you can buy new for the same price as old and design it the way you want and where you want?   Rily Argyle, public works, said a new tank could be put in the south area where there are some water availability deficiencies.
Councilman Bruce Warner said with a new tank there is a possibility of overrun.  Argyle said, “with the old tank we will put in a pumping station at $50,000-70,000, wheras if we put in a new tank we will not have to do it.”
Warner said, “since the cost is not a factor we need to look at it on a non cost basis. A new tank would be best.”  Argyle said he agreed. 
Murray said, “excepting for the risk contingency and the time to take for it to be built, it is better to build a new one.  We can include the cost of interest and add latent capacity in our impact fees.”
Warner suggested  that the city move on it quickly.  Pugmire  would like to see if they can site a new well close to a new tank.    The City will do a site evaluation then review it for the possibility for a well.
On another matter,  the 150 S and 300 W waterline construction will be advertised, it will be over $185,000 for small construction.   It should be completed before Memorial Day.  An easement on 150 S has been discussed with adjacent land owner Norm Mecham as he is concerned about drainage.
Approval  was requested for Norm Mecham’s preliminary platt for Water’s Edge.  It has gone through P & Z, easements and drainage issues are being resolved.  Everything else meets city requirements.  City Enginner Zan Murray said that Water’s Edge’s engineers took the time to go through the city requirements and ordinances and made it comply with everything needed.  
It will be a PUD consisting of an 84 room hotel, 72 condo units and 3 commercial mixed use buildings located between 50 S and 150 S Bear Lake Blvd.  Phase one is the hotel, parking and beach frontage are part of each phases.  The entire common area will not be built out but as each phase goes in the hard surface parking will be built according to plan. There will be access to both 50 S and 150 S entrances.
Developers have talked about doing the underground parking with phase I.  It was approved.  Each phase will have to be approved as it comes on. 
Approval by Garden City means that the concept is approved.   Mecham can now invest in the final design which is expensive.
Garden City Council then approved the annexation of a piece of property in the center of town which still was considered county.  It was an island of county in the city.  This is 14.63 acres and is west of 300 west.
In addition six ordinances were approved which pertain to such things as culvert installation and size, requests for water service, updating the Garden City fireworks requirements, sidewalks, motorized access and an ordinance establishing policies and procedures for a suspension or revocation of a business license, short term rental licenses and concessionaire licenses.

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