Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times
GARDEN CITY, Utah. July 12, 2018. Presentation of the TAP Award to the City was moved to next month’s agenda. Jason Watterson was to present the award but had a conflict and was unable to get to the meeting.
Mitch Poulson, Director of the Bear Lake Regional Commission, was unable to make it to the meeting. He asked to be placed on next month’s agenda to report on the Trails Plan.
Shelly Lusk was at the meeting to explain what CAPSA means and how they are trying to make more people aware of this organization and how they can help others. CAPSA stands for Citizens against Physical and Sexual Abuse. It is a federal program that tries to prevent domestic abuse and rape. They have safety plans, ideas and help with dating problems, how to stop bullying, and how intervention is possible in many situations. There are many forms of abuse and problems that exist in the schools and in homes today. CAPSA staff are willing and would like to come and make presentations at schools and other organizations to help people recognize some of the above problems and how to take care of them.
When they deal with problems, they keep everything confidential and the services are free. They obtain funding by obtaining federal grants and from donors. They asked everyone at the meeting to make their services known. They are available to assist in any way they can. Their office is in Logan, but they are willing to come to Rich County when problems occur.
They have scheduled two programs to be presented in the coming year. The one in October is Domestic Violence Awareness and in April the presentation is called Sexual Assault Awareness. They noted that the Sheriff here in Rich County has been very supportive of this program.
Jared Hislop requested a business license for his computer consulting business. His business deals with business intelligence, digital marketing, and analytics work. He will be working at 1168 West Cottonwood Circle. The motion to approve this request was made and passed by the Council.
Chris Bundy requested a license to conduct a BBQ food truck business called The Hot Box located at 10 South and 120 West. The motion was made and approved by the Council.
The motion was made and passed to begin a Public Hearing concerning the Zone change from the Beach Development Zone to the Hotel/Motel Zone. The Public Hearing was opened. There were a few comments. The motion was then made and passed to go back into the Regular Town Council Meeting.
A discussion was held regarding a zone change at the Water’s Edge Development located at approximately 100 South Bear Lake Blvd. The requested zone change is from the Beach Development Zone to the Hotel/Motel Zone to allow for additional height for their next buildings. This request came from Christ Shuyrian.
It was noted that the indoor water park would be the only building in the Hotel/Motel Zone. The hotel and condos don’t need to go that high. Actually, only the indoor water park needs to have the higher roof. The building will be under five acres to maintain the needed set-backs for the building. During the discussion, it was noted that the Council needs to make sure that the building height is set no higher than 35’ since there is no specific height given in the Hotel/Motel Zone.
Zan Murray, City Engineer, asked if the Traffic Impact Study has been completed. He noted that it is necessary prior to building the hotel and indoor water park. He also asked what phases were actually being built. As he looked at the plans, it was difficult to see in what order the buildings for this resort are being built. He noted that the Army Corp is Engineers needs to be involved to make sure there is no encroachment on the wetlands in that area. They need to be contacted and allowed to do their study to make sure the wetlands are protected.
Murray also noted that spot zoning generally creates problems. He felt that this change in Zone needed to be looked into in depth to make sure all areas studied. He wondered if perhaps the Zone should be changed to a C1 Zone. He had several other items that it felt needed to be addressed. It was determined that this item should be placed on next month’s agenda.
Ordinance #18-16, an ordinance prohibiting smoking and vaping in city parks, recreational areas, and near mass gatherings needed more time for discussion and research. The motion was made and passed to move this item to next month’s agenda.
A resolution, Resolution #R18-07, requires the need to update water rates for meters on line to be sized larger than ¾”. If a house is upsized, less water will be available to that home because of the bulk meter that is already in place. It was decided that if this happens, the old bulk meter needs to be upgraded to handle the needed water at the bigger structure. The cost of the upgrade, of course, is handled by the individuals upsizing the home. After some discussion on this item, it was decided to take another month to get better wording for this resolution. The motion was made to get this item placed on next month’s agenda.
Resolution #R 18-08, a resolution updating the administrative code infraction fine schedule was discussed. The motion was made and passed to accept this new resolution.
The Council discussed the fireworks problems. The City, along with the Fire Chief, talked about limiting fireworks to a couple of safe places. This really is an issue because of the dry weather, the winds that seem to come up every afternoon and evening, as well as the need to ban illegal fireworks that have been used in the past.
The motion was made and passed that the City does not allow fireworks because of this summer’s weather conditions. It was decided that the fireworks at Raspberry Days will be done by a
Commercial/professional company to make sure things will go smoothly.
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