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Show 2 Saturday February 28 1 LAKESIDE 998 LdKesiue hBvtfcw Policy change allows Sunset to sell surplus property go will be damaged emergency responder vehicle First to By JaNAE FFIANCIS Standard Examiner correspondent SUNSET - A change in this citys personnel policies and procedures finally will put an October mishap to rest Tuesday the council voted to make it lawful for city workers to receive sealed bids for the disposal of surplus property, providing the procedure be designated on the agenda of a regular or special city council meeting Officials said the need for the change arose when state surplus would not accept the city's wrecked emergency-responde- r vehicle for resale and the city had no other lawful way to dispose of it On Oct , a firefighter accidentally crashed the vehicle into an ambulance at the scene of an emergency, causing an estimated $5,000 to $8,000 in damages, according to Fire Chief Rod Bockwaldt Officials had insured the Ford Aerostar with liability only Last month the city council approved spending $29,995 to pay for a 1997 Suburban to be used as a ve 1 1 er hicle It will transport fire department personnel and equipment to emergency scenes, providing basic life support until ambulances amve At previous meetings, discussion about the Suburban purchase led to questions about the viability of the program run through the fire department Council member Mel Wood told Bockwaldt at a work meeting that he remembered a previous fire chief telling city officials that the program would be free to city residents He said he didnt consider a $30,000 expenditure at a time when city officials were cutting budgets to be a good choice for effective management of city budgets dont know if we can I program, er afford this Wood said m a council meet- ing Fellow city council members and the fire chief said they didnt know if the city could afford not to have the program Public Works Director Mickey said in an interview he plans to ask city officials at their March 3 council meeting to allow him to advertise that the city is taking bids on the wrecked ve Hen-ness- hicle He said he also plans to ask permis sion to sell other city vehicles the satin way The other vehicles are a 1986 Fori Taurus experiencing transmission prob lems, formerly used by the police depart ment, and a 1986 Chevrolet Eurosport which doesnt have any problems Hennessee said he may require mini mum bids on the vehicles He plans t display them at the city shops, 472 W 1800 North, following approval to sef them. New housing law conflicts with plan housing available for a typical family with four persons who have an income of $30,800 or less, said Richard Walker, Department of Community and Economic Development. The survey also asks for information on families with incomes whicl are 50 percent or 30 percent oi median income, or $11,550 a Open space plan may come head to head with requirements By SUSAN TANNER HOLMES Standard Examiner correspdndent - A FARMINGTON higher than normal density project might put Farmington City residents on the opposing side of the state Legislature's affordable housing plan. Residents in Farmington have, in the past, rejected large JOHN PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE: The children do not come in, sit down and expect to From 1 niece, Bobbie Ross, a he enteitaincd. They all Meanwhile Nicole Rushton, e sister, Chelsea, and danced with her. 16, brought her first-grad- Marilyn Leatherwood divided her time between her two sons, Christopher first-grad- er and Marcus. third-grad- er complexes. Farmingtons new open space requirements will also affect any future projects in the city. In response to the 1996 Utah State Legislature House Bill 295, the Department of Community and Economic Development is asking all Utah cities, including Farmington, to prepare an affordable housing plan. The focus is on housing, either rental or owner occupied housing, which can be obtained by individuals and families whose income is 80 percent or less of the county median income. For most cities this would be KENNEOYSiandard-fjcammo- r Students, parents and teachers practice square dancing before the big dance at Cook Elementary School on Feb. 1 9. Dance For a week before Annie participate - Shauna Woodmansee, who helped teach dance steps to the students before the Western dance Makenna Sorenson ignored the western music and fell asleep promptly at 8 p m. m the arms of her father, Matthew Sorenson. Woodmansees had been at the They came m October as part of the former Young Audience program. The.PTA requested their return. : , Shauna Woodmansee said their assemblies are different than most assemblies. The children do not come in, sit down and expect to be entertained. They all participate, she said. Cook Elementary students The Woodmansees will return to help the students learn their steps. Kristin Statler agreed it was worth hiring a baby sitter for her toddlers to dance with her two sons, Richie and Tyler. plan to perform in a dance val for their parents. Prints send them onto the data base. He said crime scene prints are now sent to the state, a process that can take days in getting a positive identification. This is the next evolution of the live scan technology, Simpson said. From 1 SnenlT Rob Davis said three years ago he applied for the grant but waited to use the funds until the technology would be compatible with V IN and the rest of the state. He said other counties in the state have similar technology, but it is not compatible with WIN. Davis said this new system gives police the ability to scan fingerprints right in the jail. When someone is brought into the jail, rather than using an ink pad which has been known to smudge, the person instead will put his or her hand on something that looks like a copier that will read fingerprints with a scanning laser. He said the prints will then be immediately sent to WIN, giving police positive identification of the individual within a few minutes to a few hours. It starts nailing down the identification problem a little bit tighter, Davis said of the system he suspects will eliminate aliases. Davis said the system will also be used m the crime lab by taking pictures of prints at a crime scene and using the scanner to Lines snaked around the room, and parents and children tried desperately to hang on to each other as they hopped to the music. Elaine Teasdale, mother to Brady Teasdale, said she has not attended many PTA meetings over the years, but this was fun." had talked about nothing except the upcoming dance. Her mother, Neely, danced Both her parents took turnsl with Makennas sister, Maddie. her across floor. the swinging This was not the first time the ld But this time, the students were helping the parents relearn The Bunny Hop. school. festi- fifth-grad- er i f City takes stand on Legacy KAYSVILLE - The city council will sign a letter that "supports the elimination of Alternative B north of Burke Lane for the Legacy West Davis Highway. The decision on the letter, to Byron Parker of the Legacy West Davis Highway1-1- adverse social impacts are too high, the letter stated. Although councilman Robert Rees said the letter should spell out more of the reasons for the councils feelings, councilman Darrell Home said he was nappy with the letter as it was written. The mayor and all five councilmen were asked to sign it. 5 North Team, was approved at a recent meeting The cost and t i f tv Each city plan must contair some basic components, as stat ed in the law, including an iden tification of the number of af fordable housing units currenth found within your city limit'-ana projection of the need foi additional units over the next five years. Cities must conduct surveys of residential zones and evaluate how the densities affect opportunities for affordably housing. Affordable housing densities are often higher than normal, said Walker. After taking the survey of the I city, Farmington must then de velop a program to "encourage! the development of an ade quate supply of affordable! housing, he said. General plans must be amended to provide for afford able housing within the city. or condominium apartment J year. V6 fmmiim. Its something that did not come cheaply. County Commissioner Gayle Stevenson said the commission has not determined which budget the $60,000 needed for the match will come from, but the $80,000 grant received replaces a 576,000 grant the commission had for the system in the 1998 budget Sr. Peter s Episcopal Church 1204 i . HhKw Ffxx r East 1450 South Utah 64015 825-017- First United Methodist Church ierwy 2604 Jefferson Baha'i Faith A hescption For Heal Ave Ogden Utah 84401 g The Wodd 393-566- 2 Tiy com fumcogdnool Traditional Service & Sunday School 9 00 am rt K ' f From 1 fees based on city services provided and not on the businesses' gross revenues earned. The change, which received no public opposition at the hearing, also increased the citys annual basic business license fee from $25 to $35. Bippes said the needed amendment appears to be "revenue neutral" for the city, which will continue to generate yearly about $98,000 m revenues from license fees But the change will alter what some businesses pay I or exambusinesses will ple, home-base- d pay $10 more with the increase in the base fee. Apartment and mobile home park owners, in addition to the $35 base fee, will pay a $4 per unit charge. Bippes said the additional charge is due to the disproportionate amount of service time police spend responding to incidents at those dwellings. He said Ogden and Bountiful charge similar fees Those apartments which are g part of the Crime Free Program will receive a 25 percent discount off the surcharge amount because that program has proven to reduce calls Lloyd Allen, spokesman for Goldstone Apartments, credited Multi-Housin- city officials at the hearing for taking time to listen to apartment owners prior to establishing the fees, which initially were expected to be much higher. permit fees by $100 a year, bringing a Class E license to the $300 state maximum. Bippes said businesses paying less will be those making more Mayor Thomas Waggoner revenues, such as the 49er Steak said he believes three meetings Company restaurant and the Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. city officials had with apartment and business owners helped with The 49er Steak Company will that process. pay about $50 less, while Utility Bippes said businesses that Trailer will pay about $1,000 less store hazardous or flammable "That would be enough for me materials will also be assessed an to stay here," said Councilman extra $100 a year Those funds Garr Roundy about Utility Trailwill be used to help provide fireer's new fee. 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