Garden City Fire District Board Meeting, Monday, December 23rd, 2024 - 6:30PM

Garden City Fire District Board Meeting, Monday, December 23rd, 2024 - 6:30PM

Leonard O’Reilly, Reporter

Four board members were in attendance. 

The purchase of property for a satellite station property in the south end will soon be consummated after a six month wait. This is still ongoing.

There was a discussion of the amended budget for 2024. Other than your reporter, there were no visitors for the public hearing for the 2025 budget. It was voted on and passed by the board.

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The responses for the month were:      

3 -  Carbon monoxide alarms                                             

2 -  Fire alarms                                     

7-  Medicals

1 - Structure fire                                                         

32 -  Business inspections 

And over 250 Short term rental inspections

Winterfest @ Bear Lake Jan. 24-25

The Bear Lake Monster Winterfest is Bear Lake’s biggest annual winter event being held is on January 24-25, 2025.Most activities take place in Logan Canyon, Sunrise Resort & Event Center, and the Utah Bear Lake State Park Marina and Cisco Beach. The state parks entrance fee at the Marina will be waived for those attending the event, with a hope that you’ll donate to The Family Place non-profit for which the event is fundraising. The event is put on by the Bear Lake Valley Chamber of Commerce, Bear Lake Valley Convention Visitors Bureau, Garden City Fire District, Bear Lake State Park, US Forest Service, Sunrise Resort,Event Center, and Epic Recreation.

Rich School District Calendar

 

Fri Jan 17	All Day
	4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Sat Jan 18	All Day
	10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
	10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
	1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Mon Jan 20	10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Tue Jan 21	All Day
	All Day
	10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Wed Jan 22	All Day
	All Day

Woodruff Town Board Meeting

MEETING AGENDA 

Town of Woodruff 

P.O. Box 154 

Woodruff, UT 84086 

Meeting Description: Board Meeting 

Date: January 21, 2025 

Time: 5:00 p.m. 

Location: Town Hall 

Items to Be Discussed

1 Discuss Mitigation Plan

2 Follow up from previous meeting

3 Approval of minutes from December meeting

4 Approval of January bills 

5 Review and initial bank statement/credit card statement/monthly reports

6 Other board concerns

Updated Documents Garden City Town Council 12-12-24

 Documents Updated

• agenda TC 12.2024.pdf - 12/9/24 10:01 AM
• December meeting handouts.pdf - 12/9/24 10:03 AM
• Approved Ord 24-29 and 30.pdf - 12/13/24 11:56 AM
• Resolution 2024-09 Shundahai PID.pdf - 12/13/24 11:57 AM
• Shundahai PID Boundary action No. 1 and 2.pdf - 12/13/24 11:57 AM
• TC Dec 24 minutes.pdf - 1/15/25 10:01 AM

Town Council

Town Council Meeting

Notice Date & Time: 12/12/24 5:00 PM

Description/Agenda:

        1.	Roll Call
2.	Approval of Minutes
a.	November 21st, 2024, minutes of the regular Town Council Meeting, minutes of the November 21st, 2024, Public Hearing and the November 21st, 2024, Executive Session.
3.	Public Comments - 2 minutes limit
4.	Business License Discussion/Approval
a.	Diamond C Custom Dirt Works LLC, 425 S Bear Lake Blvd. Kamren Calder
5.	Short-term Rental Discussion/Approval
a.	Brock Royall, 334 N 130 W
6.	FB Farmstead Discussion
a.	Requests time to discuss urban farming in Garden City.  Joseph & Paula Sargetakis
7.	Subdivision Discussion/Approval
a.	Requests approval to Amend Subdivision for Sweetwater Townhomes to allow different unit types and update the phasing plan. Tyson Lund
b.	Requests approval to Amend Subdivision/Lot Split for parcel # 41-17-25-0001 to split into 2 lots, each being .47 acres. Teri Eynon and Norm Mecham
8.	PID Discussion/Approval
a.	Shundahai Public Infrastructure District requests approval of Letter of Intent and Petition to Create the Genlock Public Infrastructure District Nos. 1-2 in Garden City, UT
9.	Public Hearing at 6:00 p.m. or after
a.	Ordinance 24-30, An Ordinance Updating the Water Ordinance
10.	Ordinance Discussion/Approval
a.	Ordinance #24-22, Subdivision Regulations Updated, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GARDEN CITY, UTAH, REPEALING AND RE-ENACTING TITLE 11E ENTITLE 'SUBDIVISION' TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAW; SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
b.	Ordinance 24-29, An Ordinance Updating the Building Permit Ordinance
c.	Ordinance 24-30, An Ordinance Updating the Water Ordinance
11.	Miscellaneous Discussion/Approvals 
12.	Council Member Reports
13.	Payment Vouchers
14.	Adjournment

					

Notice of Special Accommodations:

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this public hearing should notify the Garden City Office at (435) 946-2901, 69 N. Paradise Parkway, Garden City, Utah, on Monday through Friday, at least 3 working days prior to the public hearing. The office hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Notice of Electronic or telephone participation:

Contact the Garden City Office 1 business day prior to the scheduled meeting for electronic participation information, 435-946-2901.

Other information:

Location:

69 N Paradise Parkway Building C, Garden City, 84028

Contact information:

Town Clerk , townofgardencity@gmail.com, 4359462901

Updated Documents Garden City Town Council 12-3-24

 Documents Updated

• December PH 2024.pdf - 12/3/24 4:29 PM
• TC PH Dec 24 minutes.pdf - 1/15/25 10:00 AM

Town Council

Public Hearing

Notice Date & Time: 12/3/24 6:00 PM

Description/Agenda:

        1.	Roll Call

2.	Ordinance 24-30, An Ordinance Updating the Water Ordinance

3.	Adjournment


					

Notice of Special Accommodations:

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this public hearing should notify the Garden City Office at (435) 946-2901, 69 N. Paradise Parkway, Garden City, Utah, on Monday through Friday, at least 3 working days prior to the public hearing. The office hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Notice of Electronic or telephone participation:

Contact the Garden City Office 1 business day prior to the scheduled meeting for electronic participation information, 435-946-2901.

Other information:

Location:

69 N Paradise Parkway Building C, Garden City, 84028

Contact information:

Town Clerk , townofgardencity@gmail.com, 4359462901

A Photo From North Beach by Carol Ann Dyer

 

Rich County Commission Notes Jan. 8th, 2025 (Watch on YouTube)

 

Ben Willoughby-Rich County Attorney presented a discussion on the creation of a Rich County Trails Board. (This is a great opportunity for citizens to volunteer to serve on the committee). Approved by the Commission.

Reviewed the Building Permit Ordinance to tier the cost of completing construction of buildings or additions in a timely manner. The charge would be refunded upon completion within the required time frame.

The Annual Interlocal agreement with BRAG (This is Bear River Association of Governments including: Rich, Cache, & Box Elder Counties). Approved.

Resolution to impose a .03% Sales Tax for Public Safety. This tax may be used in various ways. Since Rich County is designated as a tier 6 County the Commission does not have to hold a Truth in Taxation Public Hearing. This was approved.

Resolution to amend Personnel Policy for overtime was reviewed. Each department will be in charge of reviewing the new policy. Approved.

11:00 Public Hearing about the Protection Ordinance for the canals-much discussion.

11:15 Public Hearing about the Short Term Ordinance for the County. the problem for the County is when people decide not to do a STR and don't call the Tax Assessor and then they want to be taken off. Public Hearing closed. Regular meeting amended STR an approved the new and improved version.

1:00 Bear lake Regional Commission-Mitch Poulsen-Director, discussion of Short Term Rental Contracts. Problems with provider tracking STR.

1:15 Blair Stringham, Utah Dept. of Natural resources-2024 PILT Check

1:30 Business License for Cedar & stone Contractors, LLC-Jared Hislop

1:45 Utah State Parks-2024 Status Report by Richard Droesbeck

2:00 Bear lake Regional Commission-Mitch Poulsen-Director, discussion of Short Term Rental Contracts.

Commission Business:

    Feb. meeting

 

January 12, 2025 It is STILL a dry....But a bit better!!!

The Upper Bear Basin has not has as dry a start to the water year as southern Utah but still it's been average at best. The graph on the left below shows the Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) for the Upper Bear as of December 31, 2024. Thanks to the storms from Christmas to New Years the Basin went from 68% of median to 97%. Snow has continued at a slower pace so as of today the Basin is at 99% of median SWE. This sounds pretty good but due to the overall dry early couple of months of the water year the soil moisture is much less than last year at this time, especially at the 8" and 20" levels below the surface. It is moisture at these levels that impacts the snowpack run off more than the surface moisture content.

The first streamflow forecast were released this month. Pease remember that this early in the winter the forecast are subject to change based on conditions in the next 3 months. That said, the chart on the left below is from the NCRS for the Bear River. The top 5 lines show the forecast for various location along the Bear River 'up stream' from Bear Lake. The vertical gray line shows the streamflow 100% of median value over time. The numbers above each line show the forecast for streamflow at that location. The bolded value (middle value of the 5 values shown) is for a 50:50 probability of streamflow at that amount. Notice all these 50:50 values are less than the median. The chart on the right below is from the Colorado River Basin Forecast Center (CRBFC) which uses a different forecast model from NRCS. This chart is for the forecast flow at Stewart Dam, just upstream from Rainbow Canal inflow to Mud Lake. This forecast shows a 50:50 probability of 128,000 acre feet of flow for this spring. The value is about the same as the NRCS value and is only slightly less than forecast in 2024! But we had a huge snowfall last year in March-April which maybe we'll repeat this year. Fingers crossed for sure.

The National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center's forecast for January 2025 in our area is for slightly warmer but maybe slightly wetter conditions. The seasonal forecast for Jan-Feb-March is for equal chances of above or below temperature and precipitation.

Bear Lake water level currently is as shown below, 5917.54 feet. It has risen slowly since the outflow gates were closed and the hope is the water will be at the targeted level of 5918.0 feet on April 1st. Water level on April 1, 2024 was 5918.24 feet. So again my fingers are crossed for more snow in the next few weeks. As always I want to thank the folks at NCRS, CBRFC, RMP and all the others who help me compile the Splashback.

BEAR LAKE WATER LEVEL January 12, 2025 5917.54 feet*

*All Bear Lake Elevations are given in UP&L Datum 

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