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Show West Bountiful Council: Variety . By ALICE MITCHELL Many items were discussed and vital motions passed by the West Bountiful City Council Coun-cil on Tuesday night. Councilman Council-man Jay Dewell and Gary Edmonds were excused. COUNCILMAN Allman expressed ex-pressed desire to aid Beverly Haslem, city recorder, in taking tak-ing citizens who are delinquent in paying garbage fees to Small Claims Court. Mr. Allman has dealt with this court many times in his business. Mayor Secrist informed the council that police are beginning begin-ning to issue citations of warn-ning warn-ning to issue warning citations to those with unsightly yards as was discussed at the past meeting. IRVIN LAYTON informed approximately 30 percent. Mayor Secrist and Atty . Stahle were suggesting the figure of 50 percent of the cost for bonders bon-ders in West Bountiful. KENISON QUESTIONED if this figure was high enough to motivate the builders to complete com-plete the improvements. The mayor again said he felt 50 percent per-cent was ample. Councilman Hall concurred and moved that the ordinance be adopted. Passed Pas-sed unanimously. Mayor Secrist led a discussion discus-sion concerning Charnelle subdivision. Ralph Lees, city inspector, had inspected the entire subdivision to see what improvements still needed to b completed. The Mayor also walked through the development develop-ment and he listed improvements improve-ments that needed to be met. final word, the developer should meet those demands. The council should not negotiate. negoti-ate. The council felt that the revised list is the bare minimum mini-mum of what is needed in the development. ALLMAN REPEATED that the ditches should be cleaned and Councilman Kenison stressed the need to specify which ditches and the exact areas that needed cleaning. Another concern of Mayor Secrist in the Charnelle subdivision subdi-vision was the grading of lots. The drainage system that the council had approved was contingent con-tingent upon all of the lots in the subdivision being graded. He had viewed some homes not in that condition when he did his inspection. division. The motion passed unanimously. Mayo Secrist expressed concern about the fire protection protec-tion condition. He explained that Mayor Allen of Centervil-le Centervil-le was not pleased either by the offers of the fire department. The department had rejected West Bountiful's counter offer. The mayor said that now the decision would rest with the new county commission. MR. HALL said that all citizens should look seriously at the cost of government at all levels. He had researched Gov. Matheson's proposal for tax levies across the board in the state. If his proposals are met, Davis County taxes could go up as high as 100 percent and probably will increase at least 30 nercent. reminded them that Davis County has apprehended several sev-eral out-of-state escaped criminals cri-minals recently. He. himself, apprehended such an escapee from Oregon. Criminals are more mobile and the West Bountiful police force must be trained to deal with this. The chief reported that 85-90 85-90 percent of the crime in the city is from people outside of the city. He cautioned the countil to inform citizens not to want to be a spectator when they hear a loudspeaker coming com-ing from a police car as it is a high risk vehicle stop. DEAN PENROD of the Davis School District was informed in-formed that the council had passed a motion to trade the properties for the park. rWcrlu H:id.m rilv rei-nr. He informed the council that the lot on which Richard Dees is buidling must bring in landfill land-fill or he will have water on his property. Arnell Heaps had met with Richie and told him how he must fill and grade the lot. The council reiterated that the ground must be graded to the drain. They told Mr. Child it was his responsibility and he must obtain a written agreement agree-ment from Mr. Dees. The council repeated that the entire function of the proposed drainage drain-age system is dependent upon the grading of the land. MR. CHILD said that there is a four inch pipe metering the irrigation ditch iust off Porter's Lane. He felt that if the ditch was cleaned it would increase the water flow, make the ditch wider, and be more of a maintenance problem. He continued, that if the ditch on the west side is cleaned it will also create a hazard, whereas now. the natural plant growth surrounding the ditch deters the water. Mayor Secrist expressed concern over the ditch meandering mean-dering on the street and railroad rail-road and read from a letter written in 1978 giving Dean Hill the authorization to clean the ditch. COUNCILMAN Hall pointed out that the soil on the west side of the ditch is like clay, the ground stable. He didn't believe water would cross the road and felt this w as the least critical item on the list of improvements. He is con- - - cerned that digging trenches .2 with the high water table j would cause greater problems. Presently there is not a de ' fined channel and the water 't does move naturally to the north. He continued that if the ditch was to be cleaned by a ... backhoe it may cause canals in ; back of the homes in that area. . The ditch on the west side ; acts as a natural holding ; ponJ. Mr. Hall also pointed ? out that the county has a good ? graded road there. 3 BID LAYTON called the i problem of mosquitoes in that . g area to the council's attention. . 5 The council agreed to study i the matter of cleaning the ditch i on the west side further. " jj the council that Councilman Dewell and Irene Jaines, chairman chair-man of the planning and zoning committee, are drawing up a master street plan for the city. The mayor explained that the request from Dean Hill to have Hillwest subdivision accepted has been granted. Despite some flaws in the road in certain intersections, the city will accept the development develop-ment because of the time that has elapsed since the development develop-ment of the subdivison. THE COUNCIL then discussed dis-cussed the ordinance that the mayor and Atty. Keith Stahle had drawn up making it mandatory man-datory for all builders to be bonded with the city until all necessary improvements are completed and any damage repaired. re-paired. Councilman Kenison reiterated that the bond should not be released until after an inspection by the mayor and city engineer. The mayor explained that there had been some discussion discus-sion of bonding $5 per foot. Atty. Keith Stahle had pointed out that most cities have a percentage per-centage figure of the cost of the improvements. This deals with the inflation factor. Atty. Stahle had reported that most cities are bonding at figures of This resulted in a long list of improvements. I FRED CAMPBELL, city engineer, en-gineer, and Arnell Heaps, studied stu-died the list and estimated costs of the improvements, eliminating eli-minating some of the minor items listed. The mayor informed the council that they had found 536 feet of sidewalk that needed to be completed. He also suggested sug-gested that Brandt Child, the developer, be required to clean the irrigation and drainage ditches. He wondered if the cost would be less for Mr. Child to complete the project or have the city contract the work. THE MAYOR felt that the ditch on the north side of Porter's Por-ter's Lane should be open, so that it might dry up. Ralph Lees had marked all of the cracked and damaged sidewalks side-walks and curbs. Councilman Hall stated that these improvements should be mandatory and were non-negotiable. non-negotiable. He went on further to say that the city council should not capitulate to any builder of bonder. If the city engineer has inspected the site and made his recommendations recommenda-tions then that should be the HE EXPRESSED the desire to have Mr. Child take care of this matter as it is not the homeowners responsibility and Mr. Child had agreed to this condition for the drainage system. The system will not function without the grading of lots. After more discussion. Councilman Hall and Allman again stated that Mr. Child must meet the city's demands before the city will release the bond. ALLMAN REPORTED on the progress of the Barton Creek Project. The big pipe has been laid. The concrete boxes are to be poured this week. The council commended com-mended those involved with this project and the professional profession-al job done. City Engineer Campbell is pleased with the work. The state has verbally agreed to clean the ditch at the junction on the Mill Creek overflow on 500 South and 780 West. Kenison asked if the project will help prevent flooding in the city. Allman believes it will help-lower the water table along 800 West to Page's Lane. It is hoped that this project will eliminate some water problems prob-lems in the Sunnyview subdi- We must meet with and communicate with legislators and make adjustments or our taxes will soar. The mayor voiced that he is in favor of tax limitations, also. THE COUNCIL reviewed a joint agreement concerning the school property and adjoining ad-joining city property in connection con-nection with the development of the park. The Davis School District would like to trade a piece of property just off the present door of West Bountiful Elementary School for the property where the bowery now stands. It was pointed out that the school district will eventually develop most of the city's property. THE MAYOR informed the council that there are .165 acres in both pieces of property proper-ty and are of comparable value. Councilman Hall made a motion to have the mayor consumate the trade and it passed pas-sed unanimously. Irvin C. Layton expressed concern about cracks developing develop-ing on top of the city water tank. Ralph Lees reported that City Engineer Fred Campbell will examine it. Till DC tt i a mntinn In der, sought the council's advice on what to tell Lawrence Lawr-ence Barber. He had called the city office desiring to put in water pipes in his proposed development. de-velopment. The council indicated indi-cated that Mr. Barber must come before the council. MR. BARBER had met with Ralph Lees and Bud Layton. He would like to develop a car wash, a barber shop and a dry-cleaning dry-cleaning store on the property north of Child's Lane. Councilman Coun-cilman Hall detailed that each building of the development would require a separate water hookup and it will be treated as a commercial subdivision. Kenison desires to see more detailed plans. Ralph Lees had informed Mr. Barber that he must present complete plans to the planning and zoning committee. com-mittee. BRANDT CHILD came before be-fore the city council to discuss the list of improvements for the Charnelle subdivision. Mayor Secrist explained the process by which the list had been drawn up and went over each item on the list. The mayor explained that the estimates esti-mates may be high but were based on what it would cost the city if the work had to be contracted con-tracted out. THERE WAS a motion to pay all the disbursements after some discussion about the cost of fire protection both past and future. Wayne Jeppson. police chief, appeared before the council and the mayor commended com-mended him for his recent gra-duation gra-duation from the police academy. CHIEF JEPPSON showed the city council a movie entitled enti-tled "Vehicle Stop Tactics." which the city jointly purchased. purch-ased. It showed graphically factual incidents with actual police officers in so-called routine vehicle stops, resulting in the death of a police officer. Mr. Jeppson explained that particularly in the Riverside. Calif, area, deaths among policemen had increased and vehicle stops had become the second biggest cause of officer deaths. THE RIVERSIDE police force produced this movie to aid policement nationwide to reduce vulnerability in vehicle stops. The movie dealt with tactics of both law and high rUk vphirlp stuns. Chief Jenn- THE MAYOR wondered it a city could have any control of what individuals store in storage stor-age sheds. He inquired is an ordinance could be drawn up to make it mandatory to de-" de-" clare what one is placing in W storage. Jsheds.' ' Councilman Hall stated that there is no way to police this. Kenison added that there are federal laws that will protect pro-tect the city if a person stores some detrimental material and it is discovered. It was reported that city police officer, Martin Bean, had been in an accident when a car slid into his police car on New Year's Eve. It was noted that there is no question of' liability and the insurance had been taken care of. MAYOR SECRIST asked the council when they felt it was time to have street lights in the Charnelle subdivision installed. in-stalled. The council wants them as soon as possible. All-man All-man moved that the city give authorization for the placement place-ment of street lights in the sub- Mr. Child said he had agreed to finish the sidewalk and has been waiting for Ron Breinholt to finish the grading around his newly built home. He explained ex-plained that the curb and gutter must not be done too soon in this cold weather or it will cause it to crack. He also expressed ex-pressed concern about possible possi-ble cracks in the concrete with grade changes. HE POINTED out the damage dam-age caused by heavy trucks travelling over new curbs and discussed the quality of curbs done by man-made pouring of concrete versus the lay-down machine process. He felt that if he were to pour these small areas it would result in an inferior in-ferior product and would result in further damage due to tilted curbs. Councilman Hall and Mayor Secrist pointed out the need for expansion joints in the concrete con-crete and reiterated that the cracks must be repaired. They pointed out to Mr. Child that this list was a compromise. THE MAYOR acknowledged acknow-ledged the fact that it is unfor- son explained that he is work-ing work-ing with his officers on approaches to violators, taking tak-ing precautions as well as being diplomatic. Chief Jeppson was asked about ab-out concealed weapons and how they are defined. He explained ex-plained that this is not a clear-cut clear-cut matter but that it is illegal to take pistols across state lines. Shotguns and rifles can be defined as hunting weapons. THE CHIEF stressed to the council that he wanted them to be informed about what the police force faces each day. He tunate that curbs and gutters must be completed before other construction is completed, com-pleted, resulting in damage to the roads. He pointed to the Summer Tree development as an example. He stressed how important it is to have properly compacted curbs. Ralph Lees pointed out that Mike Youngberg. who has been doing concrete repair work in the city, is very careful and uses a jack hammer to take out broken pieces causing no further damage to the curb. MR. CHILD explained about ab-out the drainage in Charnelle. |
