Anita Weston, reporter
Rich Civic Times
GARDEN CITY, Utah. September 8, 2016. Robert Peterson, City Manager, reported on all of the calls he has received
this past summer dealing with City problems.
He grouped the items into categories and included the numbers of the
items as follows:
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CALL LOG
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Beach and Parks
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Incident
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Number
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ATV On the Beach/Speeding
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8
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Cars on the Beach
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3
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Parking/Waters Edge
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3
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Issues at the Park
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3
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4
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11
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Kids on the beach after 10 PM
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1
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Dogs on beach
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2
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Camping
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2
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Camp fire on the beach
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1
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Sub Total
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38
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Short Term Rentals
(STR)
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STR Call Noise
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0
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STR Parking
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3
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General Info Call
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1
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Sub Total
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4
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Non-Short Term
Rentals
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Non STR Noise
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1
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Non STR Parking
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1
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Sub Total
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2
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Parking
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General parking
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1
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50 South Parking Lot
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2
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150 Parking Lot
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3
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350 Gate
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9
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350
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3
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Shuttle Info
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1
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Fireworks
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1
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Sub
Total
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20
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Miscellaneous
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Sign Calls
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4
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TOD’s Signs (Tourism
Signs)
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2
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Transient Business
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1
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Unlicensed Business
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3
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Sub
Total
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10
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TOTAL
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74
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ISSUES FOUND
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Incidents
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Number
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Check Boat Launch Permit
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10
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Parking Water’s Edge
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39
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ATV Speeding
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6
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50 S. Overnight Parking
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2
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Too Many Vs
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4
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2
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Total
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63
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CODE ENFORCEMENT
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Item
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Hours
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Signs Ordinance/Removal of signs
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28.5
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Beach Patrol
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129
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Park/City Patrol
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101
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STRs/Software
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34
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Service Projects (Beach)
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12
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TOTAL HOURS
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304.5
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16 Weeks Average
Hours
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19
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CITY ADMINISTRATION/SPECIAL PROJECTS
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Item
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Hours
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Development Projects
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58
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STR – State Legislature
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57.5
|
|
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75
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Beatification Project
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6
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City Meetings (Staff and Boards)
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141.5
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Ordinance Review/Rewrite
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28
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Grant Projects (Wayfinding)
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20
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CWPP
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42.5
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HOA Review Project
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9
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Water/STR Project
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29
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TODS (Tourism Signs)
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10.5
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Corridor Study
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9
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TRT Grants
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4
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TRT Tax Project
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7
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Vacation Time
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52
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TOTAL HOURS
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548
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16 weeks Average
Hours
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34.25
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Peterson went on to explain that he has been working
with the company in charge of making sure that the recreational center bond is
being handled properly. There will be
another public hearing this evening dealing with this issue.
Another project concerns water usage at short term rentals
compared with full-time residents. This
should be completed in the next few weeks.
A tax project dealing with sales tax and transportation tax
is being discussed. Currently Rich County Utah collect 4.5%. Peterson is going to write a grant and ask that 1%
this TRT (transient room tax) money be given back to the city to take care of
tourist related items.
It was noted that a meeting will be held sometime this fall
to talk with individuals who work with short-term rentals to see if they would
be in favor of increasing the collection of MTRT (municipal tax resort town)
tax to 4.0% in the future. If they are
in favor, the steps will be taken to obtain a larger sum of money from
STRs.
The fall advertising campaign is underway. A TRT grant has been used to partner with the
Aggie Sports Package. This will draw
attention to Garden City concerning winter activities and opportunities.
The effort is going to be made to obtain a grant for beach
access help.
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