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Show i UTAH P. 0. STATE D3X SAL I LA rZZZZ .ZZ'. 1327 3 Cl I?, U:a:i i 1 1 0 1 Him 1 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1977 VOLUME FORTY-THRE- FORTY-SEVEN-NUMB- E Clearfield Council Votes 'Ves In Sponsoring Local ss Fop State Contest Members of the Clearfield City Council held a public hearing Tuesday night to rezone the Arther Hardman property located at 63 W. 1700 S. from an l and 3 zone A-- C-- to an M2. THE PROPERTY is located at the southwest end of the Freeport Center. Councilman Gene Fessler made a motion to rezone the property and voting was unanimous. Also a public hearing was held to rezone property owned by Ann Maby and Lexie and Ann Sutton located at approximately 800 N. Main St. from R2 to C3. THE REQUEST for rezoning was made as an extension of the present zone to make it a more valuable and attractive piece of land. Councilman Gene Fessler moved to rezone the proposed property, voting was unanimous. Miss Cheryln Kawa approached the city council to make a request for the city to sponsor her in the State Miss United Teenager contest. At the present time Miss Kawa has won the city contest and wishes to enter the state contest but needs $150 to enter and requested this amount from the city she would be representing. THE CONTEST honors outstanding young teenagers in both civic and scholastic categories. They elect a Miss a Miss PhoCongeniality, togenic and present a patriotism award. Councilman Neldon Hamblin made a motion to support Miss Kawa to represent Clearfield City and to grant her the needed funds, voting was unanimous. IN OTHER news Council- man Gene Fessler made a motion to pay $503.27 from council unassigned funds to Whitaker Construction for oversizing the sewer line to 12 inches on 200 South, voting was unanimous. Councilman Gerald Heaton made a motion to appoint n Gene Fessler as Mayor in the mayors absence. Voting was unanimous. Pro-Ter- Neldon Hamblin made a motion to support the State Wrestling Tournament with a $30 ad m the program. Cost of the ad will be taken from council unassigned funds. Voting was unanimous. COUNCILMAN 4-- COIS City Manager Gayle Starks was asked by the council to check with other surrounding cities concerning policies and regulations related to paron replacing ticipating broken sidewalk. The council would have to budget extra money to go along with this 50-5- regulation. COUNCILMAN Fessler made a motion that Mayor Ross Sanders and Gayle Starks attend the mayor and city manager convention in Washington, D.C. on March 6. Motion was seconded and voting was unanimous. Safety council chairman Neldon Hamblin told the council he felt Clearfield should get a park fee schedule from surrounding cities before writing up an ordinance. Clearfield does not have a park fee ordinance at the present time. COUNCILMAN Ray Adams made a motion authorizing the preliminary engineering study for storm sewer going south along the power line near Westwood Estates. Motion was seconded and voting was unanimous. The city received a letter from Utah State Attorney Robert Hansen General thanking the mayor for his support on the action taken on the Gary Gilmore case. GAYLE Starks read the guideline Clearfield Police Chief Archuleta proposes be printed and distributed to the local businessmen on bomb threats. The council felt they were very well prepared. Councilman Adams made a motion they be presented to the Chamber of Commerce before final council action was taken, voting was unanimous. Upon the safety councils request, City Manager Starks stated he would again check with the Public Works Department to arrange for driving lane dividing lines to be painted on the driveway south of the high school seminary. COUNCILMAN Heaton commented that the designations were not up olT the stop signs at 800 North two weeks ago. If this has not been done council recommended they be put up. Gayle Starks was asked to request the State to repaint the crosswalks located at 700 So. 1000 East. COUNCILMAN Hamblin made a motion to petition the State to place No Parking signs beginning 50 feet south of the entrance connecting Chandlers JBs proceeding north in front of JS's to the Pizza Hut entrance. Motion was seconded and voting was unanimous. Vern Hamblin requested that Gayle Starks contact the state about sidewalk on 700 South up to the Sundowner condominiums. Mr. Starks also informed Mr. Hamblin that 700 South should be resurfaced some time this year. MR. Davis County Council of (COG) went on record as being unified in their support of a 40 per cent reduction in the use of culinary water in the county. Government WAYNE Winegar, director of Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, which supplies water to the county, urged Davis County Mayors give direction to the residents on how to conserve water." Mr. Winegar said if cities can cut back 40 per cent on culinary water use this year that amount can be reserved and kept in reservoirs earmarked for city use next year if the drought continues. conCOG OFFICIALS sidered extending the motion to include the suggestion that residents cut back 50 per cent on lawn water, but agreed to take that action later. Mr. also recommended that the city get in touch with the Utah Transit Authority to see if the bus stops could be made after a crosswalk rather than m front of them, which causes a blind soot for traf- fic. Councilman Heaton made a motion that the safety chairman work with Dale Droubay to draft a chart showing how the buses now stop and how they would like them to change, and requesting the city manager send a letter to the UTA requesting they consider our recommendations. Voting was unanimous, mnm Davis School Board Meeting Davis School Board will hold the regularly scheduled meeting on March 1 at 7:30 m the board room of the Davis Board of Education Building. DR. LAWRENCE Welling, Deputy Superintendent, said OmtM the three central items will be on the agenda. They are: school calendar a report on for 1977-7legislative action and how it affects the school district and a progressive report on boundary changes for next year, rk Dim For Less (Use By ROSELYN KIRK HAMBLIN Winegar had recommended that lawns and shrubs be watered only once a week. He suggested cities pass emergency ordinances to regulate this use. He said only cities and towns have the policing power to enforce such ordinances and can shut down pressurized irrigation systems to certain areas. IF WERE careful, we'll Mr. Winegar told be okay, COG officials. He said the day of the $6 water bill is over. If the cities pay us what they have contracted for, people who use the water will have to pay more. The conservancy district must repay their debt to the federal government which costs about one million dollars yearly. What is needed is a water he conservation program, said. People will have to do a lot more than put a brick in the toilet. CGo Or HCiaLS agreed to The snow fell Tuesday and more is expected before the weekend. Measured precipitation is far below normal. WELCOME SNOW A public hearing was held on Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Kaysville City Chambers to consider the proposal of increasing the salary of the Kaysville mayor to $750 per month for a period up to and including August 31 , 1977, to compensate for addi- tional duties and workload required of said official during said period. APPROXIMATELY 40 ci tizens attended. It seemed to be the consensus of opinion of the citizens in attendance, that this was a reasonable proposal and since it could be funded from the permanent budget, they had no objection However, it was pointed out, that a qualified person probably could not be hired for this amount on a regular basis unless they had retirement or other income COUNCIL THE ac- knowledged that this would water use, they said Each to voted community implement a water conservation program. Water was also the subject of another discussion when Gene Nielsen, consulting engineer for Nielsen, Maxwell and Wangsgard said he had received input from most Davis County cities after presenting an interim report to COG officials last month. AT THAT time he had asked for input from cities before the final priority list was presented in March. He said before this final list is available, the engineering firm must also receive input from environmentalists, as well as municipal governments. The study recommends that retention to basins detain CAROL PRICE met with the council to request that they pass an ordinance pornographic against material and obscenity. Mayor Glen W. Cundall with reported he had met meetMrs. Price prior to the ing and had reviewed several ordinances being passed by surrounding communities and also reviewed magazines, etc., which she had purchased from our local business houses and would recommend that the council consider hav- Pat Bates met with the council to request annexation approximately twelve acres of land known as Hods Hollow on the north boundary of the cemetery, bordered on the east by Lee Liston of t, said the 208 water a plan to runoff If the water study, engineers will establish design capacities for all natural streams in the county property THE COUNCIL questions whether or not the citv should be annexing more property before it is determined what the winter's drought condi- tions were going to do to the water supply. The council decided to table runs If stream the through private property, it will be the responsibility of private owners to conform he said with the design, This fr THIS WAS agreed to by the council members. be cloudburst storm run-oibuilt to hold water until it can be diverted into natural stream channels. MR. NIELSEN main thrust of the study is to provide handle snow melt the COG approves p v Waiter send out letters to residents. They agreed one way to curtail water use is to make water more costly. Individual cities would have to make regulations on how to police council convened. Bid opening on two pick-utrucks was then held. Bids on a ton, cab and chassis only and bids on the '2 ton Public Works supervisor. The council moved that the bids on both trucks be awarded to the lowest bidder, being the Olsen Chevrolet Company of Layton. ing the city attorney draft something similar to Bouorntifuls dinance, for consideration SyppofS Off also have to be considered along with the position decided upon. Hearing adjourned at 8 p.m. and the regular city would regulate individuals building on the stream as well as commercial companies. AFTER A design for water flow is established by county engineers, it will be the COGs responsibility to regulate and police the rk flow the matter until further information on the water situation was available DEI. HAYES presented the final linen on HOB No 2 sub division with the changes made as required and the council approted this final plat subject to the necessary and funding utility requirements Margaret Brough met with the council to invite them to the Tall Tall Jefferson at the presentation to be held National Educator-- . Conven tion to be held in Salt Lake City on March 28 at the Little Theater in the Salt Palace. It will begin at 8:30 a m. with the girls and boys from the Kaysville community. ALSO SHE presented copies of tapes of the Valley of Promise Pageant she had put on at the Happy Hollow Golf Course last summer and suggested that if the city was looking for a good family recreation area, they consider buying this property, as it had room for a swimming pool by the club house and would make a nice city park area. The ordinance covering the increase in the mayors salary from Feb. 1, 1977 to Aug. 31, 1977 to $750 per month was read and approved voted that the resolution be approved. The Mayor advised that vacation home check by Kaysville Police Department is a service for the public. If you are planning to be away from your home and would like this service, residents may phone the city office, and report their TO OBTAIN a license, all dog owners must have proof of current rabies vaccinations for their dog. np Layton To Review Pornography Problem In City 30-d- and the time requirement was not going to be changed However, they would look into the 30 foot maximum Councilman Thereupon, Dee Sanders moved tnat tne city enforce the ordinance or revoke By DEE CARTER Council the of pornography problem within the city during the city council meeting last ThursLayton members casions Mr. Mertiichs license. The council agreed to enforce the ordinance WELLS AND Carol Collett presented another check for Kaysville history book sales in the amount of $200 resolution was introduced to support and endorse Senate Bill 22 to create a Circuit Court System to replace existing City Court Systems City discussed day ;ven though this law was passed it would still be up to the city council as to whether or not they want to change from their present Justice of Peace system to a Circuit Court Svstem The council available on the newstands. Councilman Lynn Wood supported the commission only if it would enhance a court case. BARTON INDICATED that Layton's recently adopted or- dinance would ban por-graphic materials from n COUNCILMAN Bob Austad had placed the item on the agenda. Austad presented magazines that he had purchased in Layton including Playboy, Oui, Penthouse, Gallery and Genesis. He told the council that the publications consisted of debase literature and that they should not be sold in the community Austad discussed the feasibility of establishing a citizens commission which could review questionable material and offer recommendation to council. A THE MAYOR reported it was his understanding that com- every THEY ARE also ask to specify the model of cars left in driveways, if lights are left on in the home and etc. and return and the telephone number of an emergency contact, or person who is responsible for the home during MERLIN Mertlich met with HE WAS reminded that this had all been reviewed before the council on two other oc- in munity. their absence. name, address, telephone number, dates of departure the council in response to a letter written him allowing a trailer to be parked at his campground exceeding the limit, after he has been constantly warned about this foot length THE residents are encouraged to use this service, as a deterrent to burglary and vandalism, which is on the Citizens are being reminded that dog tags are available at the Kaysville City Hall office before March 1, 1977. If not purchased by March 1 they will be charged $20 on altered and $25 on un altered dogs. 376-423- 4 by the council Mr. Mertlich felt this requirement of the ordinance should be changed, also the 30 The police officers check these homes that are listed, on their regular patrol. sale but its constitutionality could be tested in court. Mayor Glen Shields supported the enforcement of the present ordinance rather than declaring a moratorium. The council went on record as opposing the sale of the literature that was distributed at the meeting and anything similar to it. DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL 197 "B North Main St, Layton PHONE HE MOVED to declare a moratorium on the sale of such magazines until the commission could be formed However, the question of the of the present application ordinance was raised and city attorney Bruce Barton was asked for his opinion Barton supported the citizen commission as a watchdog group to keep city officials abreast of what is 376-91- 33 Published Weekly by CUPPER PUBLISHING CO. John Stable. Jr, PiMsher Second Class Fostags Paid At Layton, Utah SUBSCRIPTION $4.50 per year Out of State Subscription (SSI Overseas Subscription IIS.9 (Payable In Advance) |