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Show r WEEKLY RtXir..' r W- V - TwS JOURNAL. JULY 20. 1978 By ROSELYN KIRK FARMINGTON Actual costs of the Davis County paramedic service are still undecided after a six month evaluation and Davis County mayors still want to know what those costs are before they make a decision to place that issue on the November ballot. SEVFRAL mayors were not satisfied with a report from an ad hoc committee, appointed about six weeks ago to study costs. Several mayors volunteered to help the committee work out a cost statement. The committee, appointed by the Davis County Health Department administra- tors, the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) council, recommended that the paramedic service not be submitted to the public for a vote at the present time. comSpokesman for that mittee, Phyllis Southwick, social services planner from the University of Utah, and Dean Holman, administrator of the Davis North Hospital, said they feared the matter might be placed on the ballot before voters had a chance to evaluate the complete service. Paramedic service south of Farmington did not begin until five-memb- last month. All dnssitl up in colorful KOA Childrens parade on costumes ready to march in the annual July 21 are to r, front, Katy Allen, Lisa Joshua Chiles and Stnngham, Amy Allen. Ba k, Susan Stringham, Scott Stnngham and Jeremy Chiles. EtCA PARADE Hey kids, join the KCA childrens parade on Friday, July at 21 5 p m. at the Kays-vill- e School Elementary grounds. IT IS being sponsored by the Kaysville Civic Association under the direction of the Kaysville JCKs and they invite every child in Kaysville and Fruit Heights areas to join in and make this the biggest and most fun parade ever held in this community. Dig out those old kimonas or other things in the closet, wear a dress and dutch hat, be an Indian, decorate your wagons, bicycles or other toys, gets the neighborhood BUT THE mayors did not buy the recommendation of the committee and approved a motion which would call for further study. Mayor Norm Sant, Sunset, said more accounting data was needud prior to making the decision. No firm date for a committee report was set nor were the names of mayors to serve on the committee firmly established Both Aug. 15 and Sept. 15 were suggested as deadlines for the completion of the committee report and the recomas deadlines for the completion of the mendation to COG (Council of Governments) 1 children and make a float, let your imagination drift, but do enter. PRIZES will be given for the winning entries and each child who registers and participates in the parade will receive a popsicle. MOST MAYORS appeared to favor taking the vote on the paramedic program to the people. Woods Cross Mayor Laurence Urry was the only mayor who reacted against placing the issue on the ballot this November. He said another year was needed to evaluate the program The majority of the mayors seemed to agree with Mayor Gar Elison, Kaysville, who said that the ad hoc committee should have arrived at some cost figure. s The colorful parade will march around the block, beginning on Center Street to Main then north to 100 North and east to the school grounds where the children will disband. THESE COST estimates varied between the $161,392 cost which Sheriff William J. Lawrence presented and $232,461 figure r that County Rodney Walker said the program would cost this year. Mr. Walker said this figure was projected to rise to $352,525 by 1979 when the paramedic program is fully staffed. The ad hoc committee had listened to a detailed budget report on May 12 by Sheriff Lawrence and Robert Goldsberry, CPA Hired by the county, reported that since actual and estimated costs were not JILL Chiles is general chairman of the MRS. event np Clerk-Audito- Zone Oliaired By Kaysville City B-- S A public hearing was held Tuesday evening at the Kaysville City chambers as advertised, to consider an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance 100 to provide for a new zone within the city limits to be known as the R S Zone. FOLLOWING comments from citizens present, Councilman Gerald Purdy moved that the amendment to the Zoning Ordinance 100 to provide for a new zone to be known as Zone be R-- S approved and the council passed the amendment. The regular meeting began at 8 p m. Bid opening for the materials for the 2nd North water line was held. The council accepted the lowest bid by Mountain Slates Waterworks of $36,088 subject to Supt Max Major reviewing the bids It was approved by the council. SUPT. MAX Major stated he had only received one bid for drilling, from Whitaker Construction of Brigham City for $72 a foot for drilling under the railroad for the 2nd North water line Councilman Gerald Purdy moved that this bid be accepted subject to the recommendations of the supervisor and it was passed bv council members. ton truck f Bids on a for use in the building inwas spector department opened and the bid from Olsen Chevrolet Company of Layton was accepted in the amount of $4,902 by the counone-hal- cil DON COTTRELL appeared before the council with annexation linen for 3.71 acres of property located on south Main Street adjoining Galley Subdivision Following review of the annexation, the council approved the annexation. David Rothschild met with the council with preliminary plat for Cherry Heights Subdivision located east of Cherrywood Councilman presented on an equivalent bases, they could make no recommendation as to which budget figure is more realistic, the ad hoc committee recommended that r cost data, including projection figures so that a more thorough cost analysis could be made. UNTIL THAT information is available, the ad hoc committee recommended that the paramedics and county-relateemergency medical programs be placed under the jurisdiction of the Davis County Health Department. The committee also of Cherrywood are developed. He stated there is sufficient power available for the Berrett development on the one side of the road at present, but further development would necessitate a new side By NORMA PREF.CE Subdivision. Howard Bonnemort said the plat had been approved wiih several exceptions noted in the planning board minutes SUPT. WALT Meacham said power could be a problem if lots on the south five-yea- feeder line extension from First South Street He felt in light of future development at the Vocational School and area to the south, a new line feeder seemed appropriate It was suggested that Jack Oram, chairman of the planning board, be alerted to this problem in this area. Also that Bangerter, Wiser and Lloyd and the school board be contacted on the possibility of sharing costs on such feeder lines. On question from Councilman Henry Scheuller on other problems in d recommended that both departments present a five year budget plan to the county commission and said that plan should set forth the authority of the governmental agencies involved in the emergency medical field. Mayor Sant and Elison questioned why the committee did not have more expertise in finances. According to Richard Johns, director of the Davis County Health Department, the newness of the program and the lack of data coming in make it difficult to project ratios He said the lay committee did not have the time or the expertise to make those fiscal judgments. Members of that committee, m addition to Dr. Southwick and Mr. Holman, were Lakeview Hospital Administrator William Moore, Gerald Van Orman, an emergency services expert from the Utah State Division of Health and Gene Moffitt officer, Utah this area, Supt. Max Major stated there were no problems that could not be worked out through engineering Following further discussion the council agreed to take the preliminary plans under advisement cost-benef- CERAMICS GLASS GLEN RAVENBERG ap peared with Marketboro plans for using the channel south of the development as a retention pond for storm drain waters He stated they were willing to encumber that property, either by deed to the city or easement, but could not build the road which would act as a natural dam because they do not own the property on the south side of the creek He stated there is a possibility for two holding ponds with the pipe going under the freeway to the west which also forms a natural dam. On question from the council, Supt. Major indicated the holding pond north of 600 North Street would be adequate until such time as the retention pond west of Highway 106 was completed THERE WAS some discussion on the retention area being used as a park and it was generally agreed that it was not suitable. Following further discus- Councilman Purdy Marketboro development be approved based on the city engineers sion, mved that acceptance of an amount to be held in escrow for completion of the retention pond, and no building permits be issued on lots 19 and 20 until the city receives a deed for the portion needed for accomplishing the road which will form the nawas dam This tural approved and passed by the council ANNEXATION pioperty on Road for the Kaysville 10th and 12th LDS Ward was unanimously approved by the council Dee Hyde appeared before the council with com ern on his request for a letter from Kaysville City authorizing UP&L to provide power service to a proposed home in West Kaysville. Following discussion with the council, the council will take the case under advisement Crestwood CONTRACT THE documents submitted by Mr. Ward of ICPA last meeting were again presented and Supt Walt Meacham recommended they accept the offer agreement to participate in Donna Painter, 59, is one of several north Davos County senior citizens who are enjoying a ceramics class being taught three days a week at the Heritage Center in the basement of the North Davos Library in Clearfield Cl asses are conducted by Kathy Kearsley on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. The Heritage Center for senior utiens also offers several other course's as well as recreation facilities and planned group activities. the IPP project to the extent of 14 5 MW and in the Emery Plant to the extent of 5 MW The council moved the resolulion be adopted as presented and it was passed unanimously Supt Max Major was authorized to make some changes in the duties of his maintenance department personnel on a trial basis to assist with the work load SUPT. MAJOR requested authorization to let bids for tennis courts and curb and gutter at the Shop Park, also bid on a new pick-utruck. He also noted receipt of $8600 from the state for the curb and gutter and sidewalk project on south Main Street and said the project could p now proceed Supt. Major was authorized to call for bids on the repaving of North Main Street from Second North to the city limits on motion by Council-womaCarol Page and n seconded passed unanimously. He stated the estimate was engineers $85,349 50. He also presented a sample of the new matting materials which will help to prevent future cracking in the road surface, np Will Hold Celebration of the In commemoration annual Pioneer week the Clearfield Fourth LDS Ward will be celebrating July 20, 21 and 22. GAMES AND excitement and doings will start on 20. On Friday Thursday, July evening, July 21 all ward and former ward members are to in a is asked participate picnic. Every family - FARMINGTON The application for the funding of a passenger bus to 20-2- 5 transport senior citizens, Helpful Hints Clearfield invited MR. HOLMAN said if the commission had wanted a citizen vote on the initiation of the paramedic service, that vote should have been called for one and years ago. Commissioners made a commitment to the State Paramedic Council to support and fund the program, just as Sheriff Lawrence is doing now, he said. Based on that commitment, both hospitals have expended large sums of money to purchase equipment necessary to expand the program, he said. One piece of equipment cost over $16,000. According to Mr. Holman, the Davis North Hospital has organized physicians to man the emerbasis and two gency room on a physicians have received additional life support training at a cost of about $2,000 each estimated that close to time and training had been expended by Davis North Hospital to support the paramedic program. It was our assumption that the county was going to fund the program," he said. I feel betrayed While Mr Walker did not want to be on the record as either for or against the service, he said, We cant see where the funds are coming from. When the state gets into it, the cost goes up. If you keep the service for another year, youll never get rid of it. MR. HOLMAN $40,000 in COMMISSIONER MOSS reminded the mayors that they had voted last December to put the issue on the ballot and at that time had called for a committee to be formed to investigate costs. Sheriff Lawrence asked the mayors not to make a political decision based on hypothetical figures." But he said, "I dont know if its possible to take the paramedic service out of politics with 16 politicians (the 16 mayors) making the decisions." Sheriff Lawrence said the commission had approved the program in 1976 at which time they committed the e county to go into a implementation program. four-phras- IF THE SERVICE were segrated away from the Sheriffs office and were created as a separate service, costs could run as high as $336,000, he said. But the dual nature of the present program, where deputies on patrol also serve as paramedics, allows the county to save money which Sheriff Lawrence said will cost $161,000 this year. Mayor Sant said he believes that paramedic service can be sold to the people when the correct statistics are available. After the meeting he said that he. Mayor Elison and Syracuse Mayor Boyd Thurgood had volunteered to work with the present committee to come up with the correct figures. THE MAYORS could work as arbiters or umpires as to cost, determining which figures are accurate. Mayor Sant said. Mayor Grant Secrist, West Bountiful, questioned whether that support from the people will be forthcoming. The citizens in our town are upset about their increase in taxes. He urged placing the matter on the ballot Let the people decide what they can afford," he said. by Councilman and Purdy Ambulance Association. it DR. SOUTHWICK said the committee recommended that continuation of paramedic services not be placed on the ballot in November unless a positive campaign were waged. If this happens,a it will likely go down the tube. After year or so with the new plan, it would be more appropriate to put it on the ballot." Mayor Sant said the decision made by mayors in a special meeting culled last December had been to provide the south end of the county with service for six months and then place the issue on the ballot. Mr. Walker said that ballot decision will have to be made by Oct. 1. Commissioners C. E. Moss and Mr. Walker were insistent that county administrators did not oppose paramedic services, but just wanted to know how the people felt about it. Commissioner Moss said, "We dont want to get rid of the program It has a gxd track report." But he added that the program, according to commission estimates, will cost about IVi mills and the commission would like response from the citizens in the county. Put a twist of lemon peel m each ice cube for added flavor to favorite beverages. Never soak wood salad bowls in water. Wash them quickly and wipe dry to prevent cracking and warping :SS:::S:SSSft5S:WSSSSKi!B to bring their own lunch with soft drinks and refreshments to be furnished by the ward. This will start at 7:30 p m. A program will follow the picnic. For more information call George Olsen at 825-017- vwb which cleared local and state planning agencies, has now been submitted to the Urban Mass Transit Administration. WALTER MARCELI, transportation superviser for the Council on Aging, said, if the grant is awarded, the federal transportation agency will pay 80 percent of the $25,000 bus cost. If the grant is awarded, the bus would augment transportation service for the elderly to the Golden Years Center in Bountiful and the Heritage Center in Clearfield Social service programs and meals are provided at the center. TWO VANS, which hold 11 passengers each, must shuttle back and forth to pick up all the passengers. Mr. Mar-cesaid that 600 trips are made each month to take passengers to the center. li Now that the grant has been approved by the Davis County Council of Governments (COG), the state planning coordinator and the Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC), the next step is to show that operation of the bus would not place the Council on Aging in competition with other carriers. MR. MARCELI said the must agency contact prevailing carriers such as taxis, in addition to the Utah Transit Authority (UTA), and get a write-of- f from them, inthe dicating if bus, purchased, will not interfere with private and public business. Many citizens are unable to get to the aging center without transportation, ac- cording to Mr. Marceli. He said, if obtained, the 20 local match will be obtained through private donation, rk |