Garden City Council Meeting

Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah. January 11, 2018.  The Spa at Water’s Edge requested the City add a retail sale option to their current business license at 88 South Bear Lake Blvd.  After a brief discussion, the license was approved with the contingency that the individual must have an occupancy certificate before the business license would be valid.

Cody’s Gastro Garage requested the city to add catering to their current restaurant business license.  This business is also located at 88 South Bear Lake Blvd.  The request was made by Chris Shurian.  He noted that there have been several requests that large groups would like to have food delivered to their home or other location without having to bring the big groups to the restaurant itself.  He said that this license would allow him to buy the needed equipment to keep food at the proper temperature and have the types of equipment and vehicles to transfer food easily.  The requested was granted.

A request was made for a short-term rental license.  Scott Dotson will be the contact person for a short-term rental located at 794 N. Cambry Drive.  The owner is Streamline Consulting.  The license was granted.

Another request for a short-term rental was made by the owners, Robert and Kristi Smith for their property located at 865 Harbor Village Dr. #209.  Bear Lake Rental Properties will be the Management Company.    The dimensions of the rooms on their outline of the home as well as a lack of a diagram of the parking spots were left off from the request so the motion was made and approved with the contingency that these two missing items be drawn up and given to the City Office personnel.

Mitch Poulson, Bear Lake Regional Council,  appeared before the Council with a map showing the current and future trails throughout the County as well as other counties that are contiguous to Rich County.  The map uses different colors for trails for walking; walking and biking; walking, biking, and horseback riding; walking, biking, horseback riding; and four-wheelers and side-by-sides.  All types of facilities such as information, parking, restrooms, etc. are also included.  The maps will be available to individuals desiring to take advantage of these facilities.  He noted that the information on the map can also be made into an app that people can put on their telephones.

The Council was very receptive to the map and asked if the maps could also include trails and facilities that are also available in the winter.  There are more people coming in the winter to snowmobile, snowshoe, ski, etc.  This map could also be very helpful to those interested in winter activities. 

Poulson noted that they are trying to get the map ready for the coming summer, but there are still some items that need to be checked before final printing of the map.

The Council members re-appointed the following:

            Planning Commission Member, Lance Bourne

            Planning Commission Member, Jared Hislop

            Board of Adjustment Member, Mark Hislop

A motion was made and passed to reappoint the above individuals.

Mayor Leonhardt asked the Council members if they were satisfied with their assignments.  They responded that they were fine with the items they have been asked to work on.