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Show The Beaver Press -Page 2 THE BEAVER PRE§f : * , • ' . * Published every Thursday in \'i5^ve^btaiYby the Beaver Press* • uf Cftass' Postage Paid Beaver, Utah 84713 Martow L. Draper Sue Draper Publisher/Editor Business Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES .i : , . In Beaver County Beaver County Senior Citizen Outside Beaver County. $17.00 $15.00 $20.00 > Postmaster please send change of address to: • The Beaver Press, Box 351, Beaver Utah 84713 bpress@xmission.com Phone: 435-438-2891 Minutes Of The Beaver City Council The Beaver City Council • met at 4:00 p.m. in a regular session at the Beaver City Hall on May 11, 2010. The following members of the Council were present: Mayor Mark Yardley,. Council Members Connie Fails, Chris Smith, Craig Wright, Gary Brown, and Lynn Harris. Also, present were City Manager, Brent Blackner and City Recorder, Anona Yardley. The Opening Ceremony of an invocation, Pledge of Allegiance, and thought, was conducted by Recorder Yardley. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES APPROVED Minutes of the previous regular council meetings of April 27, 2010 were presented. Council Member Fails moved and Council Member Harris seconded the minutes be approved with typing and grammar corrections. All voted in favor of the motion. None opposed BILLS APPROVAL Bills were presented and reviewed by the City Council. Council Member Brown moved and Council Member Fails seconded the bills be approved. All voted in favor. None Opposed. JACOB CARTER EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT Eagle Scout candidate, Jacob'~Carter7*TneV"w1fh the" Council io^presehi'lris^cbrrjpiet-' ed Eagle Project of a Beaver promotional sign on State Highway 21. He had before and after pictures to show the Council. He used pictures of local interest on this billboard. Possibilities for the back of the billboard were discussed, (t was built by a Beaver City power pofe to facilitate the possibility of being lighted at night. The Council expressed their thanks for a project well done. SR. CITIZEN ACTIVITIES PAM MCMULLIN Pam McMuHin, Sr. Citizen representative for . Beaver County, addressed the Council about the programs of the Sr. Citizens such as Meats on Wheels. These programs are funded by the Five County Association of Governments and Beaver County, Transportation - The Seniors have two busses available to them. Social Activities - They participate in many social activities such as cards, Bingo, Exercising, etc. Mrs. McMuHin expressed the appreciation of the Senior Citizens for the use of the building. Lots of people use the building, happy to work with the City on upgrades for the building. They expressed their thanks for the new- ice machine and their hope for some new shelving and possible new freezers, refrigerators, and stove. Health Fare: Approximately 200 people from Beaver County came to the health fair. Suggested Improvements - Mrs. McMuHin gave a list of suggested improvement for the building. They were: new folding chairs, flooring needs to be replaced, Christmas decorations, better lighting in foyer, motion censored light in front of buifding, a place to put the vacuums and cleaning supplies. Discussion followed about programs and possibilities of combining groups and services. Grants •were also discussed/ The : Council thanked Pam for all she doejs to make this program sibfe. •" -*.-'...-.v, Fax: 435-438-8804 REVIEW OF BUILDING USAGE POLICY Manager Blackner explained to the Council the usage of the Opera House. The Council reviewed the current rules and the proposed changes were discussed. The fees were reviewed and the regularity of usage discussed. The building usage priority was determined as follows: First - the Sr. Citizens and their, programs; Second.- the Civic Arts, their \ will be approximately $2,000; v -v •1Fhe;library Commit^*and -irje-'keaufrficaUon Committees will be meeting Infs week.' . A letter will be sent to the . Golf Course Manager asking that the boat and trash trailer be ' removed from City Property as , previously requested. The fence at the Pioneer Park playground will be fixed. , Council Member Wright; _ . Golf Course - The Golf Course Path is finished. The path was shortened from the original bid resulting in a $500 savings. The number of stylettes over the fence on the,' North side of the course was questioned. Council Member Wright will look into any fence damage and take necessary, steps to fix if necessary. Golf • Cart Stall Leases - The City Attorney is reviewing the leases' and will.have a draff for the Council at the May 25th meeting:. Council Member Harris : For more information, call Lynn Chamberlain at (435) 680v : 0059. • t TROPIC RESERVOIR Free fishing events will bo A free Kids Fishing Derby held across Utah on June 5. will be held a.t Tropic Reservoir The free events are part of from 9 a.m. to noon. Free Fishing Day In Utah.;f You : The DWR will stock the don't need a license to fish in •reservoir with fish before the the state on June, 5. - v/ 1 \ ; ^ Eacji; child who attends Special fishing events ~ event wf|i receive a prize, j , Several fre^' fishing events .•'Refreshments will also be pro- x will be held on free Fishing [bay. Among those the DWR will be p Reservoir is just west involved with are the following: of Bryce Canyon National Park. SOUTHWESTERN UTAH To'feach the. reservoir, travel LITTLE RESERVOIR southeast from Panguitch on The Division of Wildlife Route 12. Five miles before you Respurces will sponsor a fishing reach the park, turn south on a . event at Little Reservoir from 9 gravel road and travel 10 miles a.m. to 5 p.m. to the reservoir. A limited number of fishing For more information, call rods and equipment will be Jake Schoppe with the U.S. available for children to borrow if Forest Service at (435) 676they don't have their own. DWR 9300'. l personnel and volunteers will also be available to help the kjds fish. And those who participate might receive a prizel .' Little Reservoir is east of Beaver. To reach the reservoir, travel east from Beaver on state Fioute 153 for about nine miles to Kents Lake Road. Then travel about one on Kents Lake Road to the reservoir. June 5 is FreelFishing Day Water Project - Council Member Harris wanted to remind residents that if workers are in your area, be patient and know that the water will be going off. Be prepared for the water to be out for 2 to 3 hours For more information, call practices and plays, Third at a time. The water pressure the OWR's Cedar City office at Paying patrons. Beaver City may also be diminished for a (43*5) 865-6100. owns the building. The Council short time. The contractor has SAND HOLLOW STATE PARK decided to have two different been knocking on doors io noti' i The Division of Wildlife 1 contracts -one for the one time fy residents a couple of days in Resources and Utah State event users and one. for weekly advance and at time of shut offs. Parks and Recreation will cousers. Each with their fee The only exception would be for sponsor a fishing event at Sand schedules and usage regula- an emergency shut off.. Hollow State Park.from 9 a.m.-to tions. Options for raising funds for 5 p.m. WORK MEETING - BUDGET ball equipment were discussed. The state park will waive the REVIEW - IMPACT & ACQUISI- Mayor Yardlev: -, entrance fee for those 14 years TION FEES, SCHOOL DIS• Radon Committee - This of age or younger who corne to TRICT committee has been very sue* tfre, park IQ . participate in the Budget - Manager Blackner cessful in helping residents event. A limited number of fishhanded out the last three years understand radon gas. \ Some of ing rods and equipment will be budget and the revenues and testing units are out checking available for children to borrow if expenditures for the current fis- homes in the area at present. they don't have their own. DWR cal year. Discussion on Sales Home Land Security - The personnel and volunteers from Tax revenue and estimated people in home land security the DWR's Dedicated Hunter expenditures followed. Future feel that there will not be a third program wilt also be available to projects and budgeting strate- round of swine flu this season. help the kids fish. ' gies were discussed. , Options -Much was learned with the To reach the reservoir from1 for balancing the budget were. • evacuation caused by the gas Interstate 15, exit at Exit i & t t h e discussed. ; line break. Those type of situaHurricane exit), and travel east Beaver County School tions were discussed. on state .Route 9 for about four District Impact of new UAMPS. - Jabkie Coombs miles to. Sand Holfow Road;' Elementary school on • from UAMPS is willing to come •Turn right on Sand Hollow Infrastructure The Council to talk to the council. Road, andtraveLsouth for-about discussed the School District's Electrical - Beaver City is on three mifes. Then turn-reft at-the suggestions for the infrastruc- track to being in compliance park entrance. ture at the proposed new ele- with Rocky Mountain and mentary School. The overall UAMPS requirements. impact of the school construc- CONSENT ITEMS: .. tion was discussed in detail Natural Hazard Mitigation including electrical, water, Plan: roads,/ fencing, covering the • * Council Member Wright canat and the City property moved and Council Member adjacent to the ball- fields.;' Brown seconded to accept the Manager Blackner' provided Plan as presented by the Five estimated cost figures fpr proCounty Association. Ail voted in jected road improvements and favor. None opposed. utility impacts. - .. ADMINISTRATIVE AND COMMITTEE REPORTS , City Manager Brent Blackner: Employees - There are two employees out for medical reasons. All crews are working on parks to get ready for big softball tournament this week end. Phase 2 Water Project - The FONS! notice for the paper will be ready by the end of the week. The publication will begin the 30-day comment period. The bid opening for Phase 2 was delayed until the 19th of May. Council Member Brown: " Hospital Board - The hospital will be doing some landscaping this summer on the west side. Would like the City to help with some lancj fill. Philo Farnsworth - A Science Fair for electronics is being planned. More informatton will be coming and will be coordinating with the schools so they can participate. '. , Council Member Smith: Opera House - The Council discussed parking for the Opera House. Manager Blackner contacted Mr. Hunt to ask about his future plans for his properties. He has not considered any sale of properties. The Council decided to move forward with a bid on the roof. The ball park steps will not to be done before this weekend's tournament. Concern was expressed that the red safety zones on Main Street are not being observed. . Council Member Fails: V-V TOe'flowers for main street -•have*been- ordered..- Fishlake Resource Advisory Committee to Hold First Meeting RICHFIELD, UTThe Fishlake Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold its first meeting on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 beginning at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Sevjer County Administration Building, 250 N. Main, Suite B46, Richfield, Utah. v The purpose of the meeting iS to conduct "welcomes'* and introductions, review the Federal Advisory Committee Act requirements, brief participants on Payments to States legislative history, discuss the guidelines for Title II and Title III funding and proposals, review projeci proposal guidelines and processes( elect a committee Chair, and receive public comments on the meeting subjects and proceedings. The meeting is open to the general public. ' A Secure Rural Schools Resource Advisory-Committee r/ (RAC) provides advice and rec- ommendations to the Forest Service'on the development e n d r ' implementation of special pro/ jects on federal lands as autho-'. rized under the Secure Rural Schools Act and, Community' Self-DetermJnalion A c t Public. Law 110343. Each RAC con- . sists of 15 people representing varied Interests and areas of expertise, who work collabora-/. tively to Improve working relationships among community members and national forest personnel. .; , Secure Rural Schools RACs were first established under the "Secure Rural School and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Public . Law 106-393). Authorization for those committees expired September 30, 2006. In 2007, to Keep these committees operable, the Act was amended and re-authorizedby additional legislation. In October 2008 the "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008, and Tax Extenders and Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 (P. L 110-343) reauthorized the Secure Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act for four years, 2008-2012. P.L.110-343 authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to renew the Secure Rural Schools Resource Advisory Committees in place prior to September 29, 2006. Generally, Public Law 110-343 allows the Secretary to reauthorize previously existing RACs or to establish new RACs as appropriate. More Information on payments to States can be found on the Forest Service national web site at: http://www.fs.fed.us/srs/. Your News Could Be Here Lease Extension Proposal UPS: - The UPS contract and fees were discussed. The current contract raises the fees yearly. Council Member Harris moved and Council Member^ Wright seconded to leave the monthly fee at $300, to move-, forward with a hew lease for UPS and to review again at the end of the • lease time. All voted in favor. None opposed. *" Requirements for Beaver City Service Award: Council Member Fails moved and Council Member Smith seconded to table matter for.the next Council Meeting. Ail voted in favor. None opposed. Mayor Yardley asked Council Member Smith to bring some recommendations to the Council for this award. l Council Member Wright moved and Council Member Fails seconded to adjourn the meeting. All voted in favpr. The" Council meeting was adjourned at 7:50 p.m. The next Council ; meeting will be held Tuesday, , May 25, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. ..' wottsdemandmg. 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