Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times
GARDEN CITY, Utah. April 9, 2015. Norm Mecham appeared
before the Council. A decision needs to
be made as to whether the City will buy the Shundahi tank or drill a new
well. It was determined that the existing
tank would probably be the best decision at the present time. A new well is also needed but could be
postponed for four or five years. The
tank will meet the state requirement for the amount of water storage needed and
is already in place. It will take the
City some time to find a good area to drill for a well. This work needs to be started so the City
will be ready to drill when the well becomes necessary.
Riley Argyle, Public Works, noted that there is emergency
water available as a result of the agreement that was made with
Sweetwater. Because of the dry winter
this past year; water for fire suppression may be more important this summer
than in the past. He suggested that the
City buy the tank and get the well in 6 to 8 years to take care of water needs.
Mayor Spuhler felt that getting the tank would be the best
option for the City at this time. The
Board members were in agreement.
It was decided that the city needs to begin immediately to
get the preliminary engineering report with all the necessary documents
required. There needs to be an addendum
of alternatives, the agreement needs to be formalized and documented, there
needs to be an environmental report, a biological report on plants and animals
must be compiled, and so on.
An application needs to be submitted. There will be a review process of this
application that must be completed in 30 days after it is submitted. It will take up to 150 days to get financing. The tank can then be purchased. It is important to keep all parties invested
in the project to keep things moving.
Zan Murray, the City Engineer, will be able to help the City through the
process and keep things on track.
City funds can be used for the study phase, or the City can
ask for a planning advance and put that amount into the overall financing of
the project.
Mecham was told that it will be 4 to 5 months—about the end
of August to allow Murray to get the application prepared. A trustee note needs to be prepared for
$92,000 for the land (approximately 7,900 linear feet) owned by Mecham that the
City needs to complete 150 South. This
amount, however, will be forgiven if the City buys the water tank.
There will not be a large circular turn around but here will
be enough area at the bottom of 150 South for a three point turn around. Signage will be needed to let people know
that no large vehicles or trailers will be allowed on 150 South.
The Council was in agreement with the changes and items
discussed. It was noted that Norm will
write up an agreement memo and asked that all members of the Council sign. They were in agreement.
Mecham will finish up the easement and get it on the agenda
for next month so that the City can give their formal approval. Mecham was told to go ahead and move forward
with what he needs to do to get everything moving. It was noted that Murray will move the project
forward as well, Mecham will get signatures, and Darrin Pugmire will read all forms.
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