Garden City Council Meeting

Anita Weston, reporter.

Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah.  August 11, 2016.  The regularly scheduled City Council Meeting did not begin until some time after 5 p.m. even though the meeting was opened at 4 p.m.  The Council held an executive session meeting prior to the regular business.

A business license was granted to Top Coat Nails.  Aftyn Reese requested a license to conduct a nail service at 585 N. Bear Lake Blvd.

Two short term rental licenses were approved.  The first was granted to Mr. Jakota J. Walters who is the owner and renter of property at 605 W. Dee Drive.

The second license was approved for Mr. Christopher Olsen, owner and renter, located at 620 South Stump Hollow Road.

The request was made to encumber three parcels of land located in the Real Beach Subdivision.  The parcels are 41-33-27-063, 41-33-27-012, and 41-33-27-013.  These lots are owned by Evrett Benton who will be building a home on these lots.  It was noted that a variance will be needed for one side of the proposed home in order to build on this property.  The encumbrance was approved.

Zan Murray, the City Engineer, reported on the progress being made on Elk’s Ridge.  The agreement is moving forward.  One individual lives in North Carolina.  This individual’s signature is needed and will take a bit of time to obtain.  Most of the others involved have already signed.  Dale Brower has been most helpful in moving this agreement forward.  It is hoped that all signatures will be in place within the next couple of weeks.

Water rights will be on the final plat.  Hickman title Company has started work on getting the documents ready.  USDA funding won’t be available until around December of this year.  Hopefully, all of the documents will be ready by then so that the City can apply for a grant to assist in getting this subdivision underway.  Most of the required reports will be written between now and December.  

On the Buttercup property there is a tiny strip of land on the south side of the wall that has been put up for the garbage area.  Originally, the City planted six trees for the individual owning the property next to the wall.  The trees died.  However, it was noted that this strip of land will be given to the owner of that property instead of planting new trees in that area. The owner agreed to do this, and it will be less work for the City to not have to take care of this narrow strip.