Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times
GARDEN CITY, Utah. April 13, 2017. Mason Eborn presented an idea for an Eagle Scout project. He would like to create a bicycle repair station. It would be placed on private property somewhere near the bike path. There would be an air compressor (hand pump), several tools, and a concrete area where a person could prop their bicycle while fixing a problem. He thought it could be placed close to the rest rooms along First West or perhaps out close to Ideal Beach. Everything that is needed has already been donated so that he was not asking for anything from the City for this project other than their approval. The Council Members encouraged him to move forward with his project.
Dan Kurek requested that he be given a business license for DK Premier Construction, General Contractor Business located at 1441 South Chokecherry Drive. Approval was granted to Kurek with the notation that he can run his business from that location as long as he doesn’t store materials, equipment, tools, and other items in this residential area.
Chris Shurian asked for a license to do business as Cody’s Gastro Garage located at 88 South Bear Lake Blvd. It will be a full service restaurant. Approval was given with the contingent that he has a certificate of occupancy prior to opening his business.
Three more short term rentals were granted licenses. The first license goes to the owner Dana Conway whose home is located at 962 Gammil Lane. The second license was granted to Lyle Odendahl. This home is located at 734 N. Cambry Drive. Bear Lake Rentals will be managing this business. The third license was given to Connor and Amy Ward. Their home is located at 332 South 200 West.
Approval of the preliminary PUD Development Plan was granted to Mark Smoot. This project is located along 200 North. The PUD will include 5 commercial buildings and 27 rental houses. There is approximately 6.09 acres included in this PUD.
Smoot noted that he will build an adventure rental center first. The next item will be employee housing with access from 200 North. The third phase will be the vacation rentals.
The Council discussed some items that P&Z were concerned about concerning this PUD. It was noted that the road width is currently only 20’ wide. P&Z wanted at least a road 24’ wide. P&Z felt the current road width makes it difficult for emergency vehicles to move about the PUD easily. Also there are no sidewalks and yet there is a playground on the plans. It was noted that anyone wanting to go to the playground will be walking on the roadways. The public utilities usually require a 10’ right-of-way. The plans currently show an 8’ utility access. There are two places where roads go into and out of the PUD. Both of those locations do not allow the needed clearance for corner lots. Mr. Smoot said he would look over these items and see what he could do. Since this was a preliminary plan, approval was given for the project to move forward.
Ray Elliott owns ten acres at approximately 2340 South Kimball Lane. He requested that this area be rezoned from Residential Estates to a Commercial-2 Zone so that he could use this property as a seasonal area to park trailers—not home trailers--but trailers used to convey 4-wheelers, water crafts, and other toys that people bring with them when they come to Bear Lake.
The property on the east side of his property was zoned C-4. He didn’t want it rezoned to C-4 because he would then have to get a conditional use permit to use it for parking. Mel Maines didn’t want to see the rezone. He noted that it was in a prominent location that would detract from the area. After some discussion, the Council Members requested that they be given an opportunity to drive out that way and look over the situation. Currently, they weren’t sure exactly where it was located and how it would either add to or detract from the area. The Council members requested that this item be discussed at next month’s meeting when all had an opportunity to look the area over.
Nate Parry requested that the plat at Legacy Beach be amended to fit a pre-existing house at 554 South Bear Lake Blvd. He also noted that he needed to fix a street name and change lot 12 to a 602 address. He was told that he should go to P&Z first for their approval and then bring these items back to City Council.
Ordinance #17-03 provides a definition of the term “Agricultural Tourism.” The Council Members thought the term was clear and concise.
Ordinance #17-04, adds Agricultural Tourism to conditional uses in the Hillside Estates zone. The Council felt this would be the best fit for this particular item.
Pat Argyle thought it would be a good idea to update some ordinances that would allow couples to give certainly amounts of property to their children if they do desired. You can give land to one person and then must wait for five years before giving another piece to someone else. Pat thought there should be an easier way to take care of the problem if a couple wanted to give a certainly amount of land to each of their children at the same time. Currently, this can be done by going to the Variance Board. After a short discussion, the Mayor asked Pat to make some suggested changes to the current ordinances to make this type of transaction possible. She noted that she would be happy to work on the ordinances dealing with property transactions.
After a brief discussion by the Council, it was decided to accept Resolution #R17-01. This resolution updates the water shut off policy. Board Members felt it was easier for people to understand and easier to enforce. This decision will not have too big of an impact on the budget each year and can be enforced City wide. It seemed to be fair to individuals to handle this problem by enforcing this resolution.
Jason Waterson presented an award to Garden City on behalf of the Utah Local Governments Trust Insurance Company. This TAP Award was given to Garden City because it has put programs in place to make and keep a safe City. There was a money amount of $459 as well as a plaque. He noted that the City has tried to create programs that create solutions to problems that exist.
The Employee Handbook must be updated according to laws passed during the last legislative session. The change in Section 6 dealing with employee benefits must include the language required by the Utah Retirement Systems.
A young man will be opening a bike rental business this summer. His bicycles are battery operated. He wanted to know if these types of vehicles can be used along the bike path. Ne noted that most people are unaware of battery bikes and asked the group to go outside and try one out. He had brought a couple of the bikes for the Council Members to ride. Anyone there could try out the bicycles. Everyone who rode the bikes was excited about them. The battery only assists with pedaling, and doesn’t make the bike automatic in any way. Permission was granted to this young gentleman.
The Council terminated an Encumbrance Agreement and Covenant to run with the land for Lots 16, 17, and 18 of Buttercup Estates Subdivision. The release of this covenant was requested by John McGee since he currently has an opportunity to sell these lots. Thus, they need to be handled as individuals lots instead of as one land mass.
A rough draft of the proposed budget for the new was handed out to the Council Members. They were asked to go over the budget and make any suggestions at the next meeting. There will then be time enough to incorporate suggestions and write up the new budget for July 1, 2017. It was noted that Heritage Park will get a larger sum than usual for a sprinkling system, etc. Some of the RDA monies will be used for a land purchase, and 20 percent will be used on the new boardwalk. It was noted that the City also needs a new truck.
Elk’s Ridge water system easement and property agreement were presented to the Council. There are two agreements. There is a MOU with all of the property owners concerning the easement for the water line. It outlines what the City is willing to do and what plumbing is required, how Raspberry HOA fits into the picture, the number of water connections involved and who gets what of those, and so forth.
A crash gate will be put in place which will take care of the second access to Elk’s Ridge Subdivision. The City has promised $10,000 in improvements for phase one of the subdivision. The two agreements need to be recorded. City approved the actions taken. The second agreement is between the Webber Family and Garden City. However, because the Webber holdings are in probate, a family member will be signing on behalf of the entire family.
The Council approved the Elk’s Ridge Water system and property agreement as presented. Copies of the agreements were left with the City so the necessary signatures could be obtained...
