Laketown Council Meeting Dec. 6th, 2023

 

Agenda:

Meeting Minutes
December 06, 2023
Laketown City Office
10 North 200 East Laketown, Utah

Mayor Burdette Weston welcomed those present and called the meeting to order at 3:22pm on Wednesday, December 06, 2023. Those present are as follows: Mayor Burdette Weston, Council Members: Eldon Robinson, Delora Wight, Brandon Willis, Kris Hodges and Clerk Alice Jackson. Those present in the room: Duane Robinson Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Committee. Anneleisa Peart (county recorder), Pamela Thompson Deputy Clerk, Thad Willis, Gary Teuscher and James Teuscher with Teuscher Accounting.
Brandon conducted the opening ceremony.
ACTION: The mayor called for a motion to approve the agenda. Delora made the motion and Kris seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
Anneleisa introduced herself and her deputy clerk, Pamela Thompson and described how they kept the ballots and asked the council if they had any questions on the election outcome. No questions.
Ballots were locked and sealed when box was here in the office. We have meticulous records of this. Chain of Custody was maintained.
Statistics were read. The only counties that held elections this year were three precincts. Laketown was in precinct 3 we are now 3a. Total of 309 ballots received and processed they rejected 6 due to name of the voter was torn off of the back side. There was not a way to identify the voter. Newer versions for next year will have an identifier so we can contact the voter. They looked at all ballots to ensure there were 303 votes that were cast.
179 registered voters, 139 that casts their vote 77.65% turn out. 114 mailed in or dropped at the county courthouse. (This was amazing)!
Jeff Brimhall arrived at 3:34
Next election will have a primary.
ACTION: Mayor asked for a motion to approve the canvassing of the vote. Motion made by Eldon seconded by Delora. Motion passed unanimously.  


Gary Teuscher passed out the audit report to each member of the council and reviewed the audit in detail.
*Action Item Alice-Alice to call Pelorus to ensure they receive the adjustments. Results are as of June 30th, 2023.
No noncompliance was found. Brandon questioned the dollar amount in taxes and Gary needs to delete mention Impact fees. Gary to make these adjustments and send the new final audit to Alice.
ACTION: Mayor called for a motion to approve the audit pending the changes requested. Brandon made the motion seconded by Kris. Motion carried unanimously.
ACTION: Mayor called for the November meeting minutes to be approved. Motion made by Eldon Brandon seconded. Motion carried unanimously.
Kendall Welch, Jones and DeMille joined the meeting at 4:00pm and began by presenting the newly developed subdivision ordinance as approved by Planning and Zoning. She provided a summary. 
This is not due until next year, but Laketown wanted to get this in place since out of our ordinance has not been amended since the 1980's. In addition, the funding opportunity must be complete by the end of this year. The document in front of us includes feedback from P& Z committee and the working committee made up of Brandon, Alice Duane and Kendall. P & Z duly held a public a public hearing on 29 Nov 23. There were no comments. P&Z made a unanimous decision to accept the draft we have in front of us. This ordinance meets senate 174 requirements.
Delora asked who 'Town Staff' is as defined in the ordinance-per Kendall this refers to the town clerk.
ACTION: The mayor asked for a motion to approve ordinance 2023-05. Brandon made the motion and Delora seconded. Motion passed unanimously.
Brandon noted that there may be some issues with this document not because anyone did anything wrong. This was done to comply with State requirements.
Mike Hansen with Jones and DeMille sent an MOU to the council to review/sign for future funding for this ordinance. MOU was reviewed by the council and our attorney.
ACTION: The mayor called for a motion to sign the MOU. Kris made the motion to sign MOU, seconded by Eldon. Motion passed unanimously.


Discussion took place regarding the Oldham Farms subdivision. Gary McKee wants to run a line and the council discussed that this is risky because the project has not been approved. Kris said we need to follow the rule and he needs to come in front of the town council to get approval for the project. Kris said he should not just call the mayor. Mayor agreed.
Alice presented the 2024 Proposed Meeting Schedule for 2024. 
ACTION: The mayor called for a motion to approve the 2024 meeting schedule. Motion made by Delora, seconded by Kris. Motion carried unanimously.
Jeff Brimhall asked if the Crossed Connection agenda item could be delayed until Jan meeting. Alice will add this to the January meeting agenda.
Planning and Zoning, Duane: -Cody Gomez wants to construct a lean to that will not be attached to his house. Duane does not think a building inspector needs to be involved because it's a 3 sided building.
ACTION: The mayor called for a motion to approve Cody Gomes Clearance Form. Brandon made the motion, seconded by Eldon. Motion passed unanimously.
Regarding Conditional Use Form Alice to add fee and logo. 
All other agenda items are tabled until January 2024.
Brandon made a motion to adjourn, Kris seconded. motion carried unanimously.
Adjourn: Meeting adjourned at 5:36 pm.
				

Notice of Special Accommodations:

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION DURING PUBLIC MEETINGS In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify the town clerk three days before the meeting, so arrangements can be made.