Garden City Council Actions

Anita Weston, Reporter

Rich Civic Times 

GARDEN CITY, Utah. May 10, 2018. The Council Members discussed several ordinances.  Ordinance #18-11 needed to be changed to allow the Building Inspector to use the current international code standards instead of the outdated ones listed in the Ordinance.  The Council approved this change.

Ordinance #18-12 is an ordinance updating the administrator’s Code Enforcement and Procedures.  The changes were approved.

Ordinance #18-13 updates the short-term rental requirements.  The Council felt some items in the ordinance needed to be clarified.  The Council made a motion to approve this Ordinance with clarification as well as determining that the City needs to follow the Infraction Fine Schedule.

Ordinance Chapter 12-200 concerning animal control was postponed till next month’s meeting.

Resolution #R18-04 is a resolution to update the Code Infraction Fee Schedule.  The motion was made to put into effect immediately the suggested changes to the Code Infraction Fee Schedule.  The motion was passed.

The motion was made and passed to approve the 2018 Certification of Delinquency of Assessments and Charges for the Buttercup Special Improvement District.  The Mayor noted that he will sign this document immediately.

The tentative budget for the General Fund, Enterprise Fund, SID Fund, Capital Projects Fund, and the Beach Access Fund for the fiscal year July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 was discussed.  The Council Members went through each of the items and made suggestions and ideas.  The budged will be on the next month’s agenda for the Council Members’ approval.

Rich High School requested a donation from the City for scholarships for students coming from Garden City.  After a discussion, it was noted that the City does not currently have any policy that covers this item.  It was decided that a policy needs to be written so that requests like this can be treated in a logical and consistent way.

The Planning Commission needs a new member.  Jack Mckee has resigned.  The Mayor talked with Dan Kurick, and he accepted this position.

The Board of Adjustments also needed a new member.  Barbara Turnbow was asked to fill this position.  She accepted.

The City has contracted with Miles Jensen, an attorney, to work for the City.  He will bill the City according to the amount of time spent on City business.

The City has purchased a truck for the City’s Ordinance Officer—Glen Gillies. It was purchased from Montpelier City.  It cost $12,400.  It is white Dodge, 4-door, 4-wheel with 105,000 miles on it.  It has a big bumper, and there is a place on the console for the installment of a radio. 

It was decided that plastic bag dispensers need to be placed in the parks and other places where people allow their pets to run.  It is becoming a problem in several areas of the City.  They will be placed in convenient and visible locations.