Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times
GARDEN CITY, Utah. April 5, 2018. Zan Murray, City Engineer, JUB Engineering Firm, could not attend the meeting. He sent a co-worker to cover for him by the name of Quin Dance. Dance reported that the water project for Third West has been put out to bid. The contractor who is given this bid will be announced on April 10. The contractor chosen will begin this project immediately, and it should be completed in June.
The Third West road project bid will be opened for bids on April 7. There will be a four-week time allowed for contractors to place their bids. The contractor given this bid will be announced about May 1. The contractor will be given until the middle of September to complete this project.
The Paradise Parkway project is also moving forward. There needs to be some adjustments concerning the road down into Hodges Canyon Road. The best grade they have found is 10 percent even with quite a bit of fill. Currently, the City is working with Mr. Thornock. His property seems to have the best location so far. Darrin Pugmire said he thought it would be best to keep the road to the lower part of the area if possible. Thornock said he will work with the City as much as possible.
Bear Lake Escape PUD has taken care of all the items that JUB had noted in their letter to Matt Nielson. The project was approved by the Planning Commission last night, so it is moving forward quickly.
Heritage Park is looking better all the time. It was suggested that the number of trees be reduced. It was noted as well that it would be good to leave the bathrooms at their current location and move the sanitation lines to the South. The City will have to cut the road in one place, but that would still be the best option. Conduit and power are moving forward.
Glen Gillies, City Ordinance Officer and Commercial Building Inspector, has been working to get everyone compliant with the City’s ordinances. He approved the work on the hill where an activity park is being built. It is located just before Shundahi and Bridgerland. Gillies had also checked out the engineering plan for a Coffee Donut Shop going into the lot east of the race track along Logan Road. Glen said he has been busy trying to clean up the City. The trailer that was to have been removed some time ago should disappear during this month.
Riley Argyle, Public Works Supervisor, reported that they swept the sidewalks through the town yesterday. He has extended the culvert at 75 North which will be very helpful in the future. The Chlorine unit quit working at the water treatment plant. They tried to have it fixed but have been put off until the end of May. Argyle decided it would be better to buy a new one instead of waiting that long. It will cost about $1,000 more than trying to get the old one repaired.
Argyle has been working to get the Parks looking good. They will turn on the restrooms sometime this month. He has been trying to get some summer workers. He has one worker that will be returning from last summer. There has been one application and a couple of individuals who have expressed an interest in working this summer.
Darin Pugmire, Council member, reported that there is too much water down south. They have stopped taking the water out of the lake, and the runoff will need to be stored here. The water will be high again this summer as a result. Pugmire noted that he had talked with individuals who have control of the lake. He made sure they knew that it was a natural lake, not a reservoir. It should be treated as such. He hopes that in the future there will continue to be more water in the lake.
Riley Argyle noted that there are some low spots on the bike path that need to be patched. He will have those types of problems completed by April 15. Argyle asked if any citizens know of other problem areas along the bike path, to let him know. Buttercup roads should be completed this spring as soon as weather permits.
George Peart, Residency Building Inspector, noted that he is doing the final inspections on two homes in Buttercup, two in Snow Meadows, and one in Legacy Beach. There are some town homes in Legacy that have been required to have fire wall separations between some homes. Also, many of the homes now being built are large enough that fire walls and sprinkling systems are required. This is really becoming an issue. There are several homes on Cherimoya that also need firewalls and inside sprinklers.
A new food business is going in behind Quick and Tasty Drive-Inn.
Howard Pope, Council member, was asked to check the meter at the pool and make sure that it is working properly. A new meter will cost about $2,000.
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