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Show STATE P3ESS LZZ'l. 467 EAST 300 SC. UTAH SALT LAKE CUT, UTAH SUU Koui t Pmm D Xpi BULK HA U PAJD Pi HUM NO 4 LAV TON UTAM MOA1 (USPS - 544-913- 3 NUMBER SIX VOLUME SEVENTY Voice NINE 1492-6000- ) 546-473- 5 Of Davis County WEDNESDAY MAY, 23 1984 20 pages Flood Watch Forces Short Council Meet By NORMA PREECE KAYSVILLE - A brief meeting by the Kaysville City Council was held Tuesday evening due to the flooding conditions of the canyon streams in the area. -- JOHN THACKER, city administrator who is serving as city director of flood control. Max Major, city superintendent, all city staff, firemen, policemen and city crews are working, conducting a 24 hour watch, alert and controling the already flooding creeks and streams. Mayor Gerald A. Purdy and council people met briefly to discuss two or three items on the agenda, before returning to assist crews at the various sites that are a threat to the public. MAYOR PURDY expressed his appreciation to the many leaders and youth who had contributed time and work at the Kaysville City Cemetery mowing lawns, trim- ming, edging around gravestones, painting the utility shed, etc. in preparation for Memorial Day. He was sorry that Vance Garfield, who is in charge of maintenance at the city cemetery, was not on hand to express his appreciation and thanks to all who so willingly contributed so much, as a service project to the city and the great savings in city funds for having this accomplished, but Mr. Garfield was working at the flooding areas with city crews. THE MAYOR then presented a momento, a framed certificate, to Pres. Russell Williams, of the Kaysville East LDS Stake who was instrumental in spearheading the project, as well as to the representatives of the various wards that were involved in the service project. It included the 2nd, 4th, 8th, 9th, 3th and 17th Wards. The council reviewed a list of new license requests that had been submitted. 1 THE MAYOR gave an up-da- te of the flooding problems facing the city at the present time. High temperatures on Sunday, May 13th caused high stream runoff and minor problems. The detention basin, east of Highway 89 was only partially completed, with completion date approximately two weeks away. At the present time there is only a dirt spillway, that cannot handle a flooding situation, so at this time they are diverting the stream around the channel, attempting to save the spillway construction un til at such time it can be completed. THE MAYOR stated that Tuesday, May 15 there was some mud and debris that fell into the basin. The crews are doing some quick sandbagging to keep the water flowing through the channel, trying to eliminate serious problems of flooding to homes in the adjoining areas. THERE WAS also some serious flooding of the stream in Hods Hol- low which was threatening an underground power line. The city crews dug out two driveways and removed a temporary culvert to help the water to How in the channel. The Mayor said the city is better prepared this year, than last. There has been extensive work done on many streams and many larger culverts completed, also two large culverts installed under the railroad tracks to carry the water west into the lake. HOPEFULLY, there will not be too many serious problems to residents and property owners, but he stated, we will do all we possibly can to prevent any serious problems, and the city people are working on shifts around the clock to try and stay on top of the situation, np Water Bills Will Go To Owners Smumset many tenants to use water without paying before the city recognizes there is a problem. By DONETA GATHERUM SUNSET - Computer purchase and changes water billing procedures were the two main -- in ' topics discussed last Tuesday evening at the regular meeting of the Sunset City Council. THE COUNCIL unanimously approved the purchase of a new computer program with some new equipment. Cost of the new system will be $29,600. Software Systems Inc. of Spanish Fork received the purchase contract. The new system will be a 40 megalite system. Included in the purchase agreement is training for the employees, 90 day warranty on hardware, one year warranty on software, a buy back clause if the city is not satisfied with the system and a maintenance payment for extended service. BEFORE DECIDING on the computer system sold by Software Systems Inc., city offi- cials heard presentations from nine computer companies. The number was narrowed down to the three best offers. Software Systems Inc. was selected by council members upon the recommendation of Mayor Norman Sant and two computer experts, Glen Thomas and Mel Stanley. Mayor Sant stated the Software Systems program offered good back-u- p support. It is a d program with information available from manuals and the company selling the equipment. THE CHANGE proposed in water billing procedures is to send the water bill to the property owner not to the occupant. The reason given for this change is to make it easier to collect money owed the city through water use. Councilman Clifford Spendlove said he recognized a need for this change because of the number of rental units in Sunset. He also observed that when you dont read meters for several months in the winter it is possible for user-oriente- WE ARE looking at a minority to begin with. These few make it bad for everybody, Councilman Spendlove stated. Mayor Sant said over 50 percent of the skip outs are renters. He observed many rental units especially single family dwellings are owned by realtors who are trying to sell the property but cant because of the housing market. COUNCILMAN SCOTT Mikesell said there would be some problem getting the property owners names so the billing could be made. He said a plus for the policy of having the property owners pay the water bill was that renters might take better care of the yard. There was some feeling that the impact on a renter would be too great. Property owners would require an upfront deposit for water that might make it hard for a renter to pay all the deposits plus a monthly rent fee. THE SUGGESTION that delinquent water bills citizens be taken to small claims court. Mayor Sant said this wouldnt work because most of the people had moved from the area and could not be located. The council members asked Mayor Sant to do more research and more comparisons between Sunsets water collection system and the methods used by other cities. Besides putting the water bill in the property owners name, the council will also consider increasing the deposit that is paid before water is turned on and holding the deposit longer. One suggestion made was that renters dont get the deposit back until they pay their final water bill and have the water shut off. THE WATER billing procedure will be considered again at the June 5th council meeting, dmg fund were listed as per item. By NORMA PREECE WHAT A NESS! The mud slide's eased, in northeast Layton, but now the fun starts, as residents continue cleanup efforts, d Waldo Miller home. such as with the heavily-damage- By DONETA GATHERUM It may not seem like a national Layton disaster to most people but I dont see how three families could have it much worse, com- mented a Layton Mountain Road resident as he leaned on a shovel waiting for a large front-en- d l?ader tractor to loosen some more of the mud bank that covered the back yard of the Dale West home. CLEAN-UALONG the section of Valley View Drive in Layton that was affected by last Mondays mud slide started Thursday, May 17. Neighbors were the first to arrive with shovels, drinks, food and encouraging words. Next came members of the neighborhood emergency prepardness team under the direction of Bill Jaques. Many workers were from the Layton 14th LDS Ward. The third group to help were also called through the county tt emergency prepardness channels. Larry is the coordinator on the district level. P Bur-de- d BECAUSE OF the heaviness of the soil, men worked in two hour shifts. Local residents with earth moving equipment like front loaders and dump trucks workwater-saturate- ed many hours with no pay. FOOD AND drinks were provided by women through local Relief Societies. A special group of men arrived to help Dale West clean up his basement. The willing and strong laborers were fellow members of Dales high school football team. BY SATURDAY, volunteers from Farming-to- n on the South to Ogden on the north had traveled to Valley View Drive to help hree families. THREE HOMES were severely damaged by the mud slide. The Blackner home had entrance ways filled with mud. Nine additional families were evacuated from their homes. Earl Jaques and his wife, Arlene were asked to leave. Mr. Jaques remembers Monday morning very well. He first learned of the mud slide from his son, Bill. Shortly afterword of the slide reached the news media, Mr. Jaques received a call from the Davis District School bus people. Could they bring a bus up Valley View Drive? ILL CHECK, said Mr. Jaques. He did. No was the answer. There is 10 feet of mud on the road. A bus will have to stop at mv house or -- THE PUBLIC hearing had been published concerning the amendments to the 1983-8- 4 1984-8- 5 budget and budget; adoption of the funds. Revenue Sharing Amendments concerning the general fund and water utility fund were noted in the 7 resolution. Adjustments showing increases and decreases to the revenues received and the expenditures in both water fund and the general 84-0- t TOTAL OF the 1984-8- 5 budget after amendment is $325,691.68. The council voted to approve the resolution as stated above as written. A DRAFT of the proposed 1985 fiscal year budgets, as proposed by the council had been prepared for review of council members. All funds showed a balanced budget. Revenues and expenditures of the general fund, $300,626. Council has desired to begin the funds for the future city complex, therefore, surplus funds and revenue sharing funds ($10,000) will establish a capital improvement fund in the amount of $40,000, this is part of the $300,626 total. AS OF PRESS time, seven families are still required to leave their homes at night. Electricity was restored to all but the damaged homes by evening. EARL JAQUES was surprised at the path the I thought it would come down slide took. Middle Fork of Kays Creek like it did in the 30s, he said. Another startled person was Becky McMillan, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kent McMillan. I was still in bed Monday morning when my father shouted at us to get up. We got in the car and drive away. We saw the mud moving down the hill. It was frightening. We didn't think it could happen here. SINCE LAST Monday, geologists have watched closely the area surrounding the mud slide point of origin. Thursday, Earl Jaques son rode up to the slide starting point on his horse. It was very wet. He made the same trip Saturday. The original slide site was dry but there was a wet spot above it. Mr. Jaques feels that if the weather remains cool and dry for several more days, the slide danger will be eliminated. HOW DO YOU start cleaning up after a mud slide? The first step is to remove the mud from around the major structures. Homes have to be freed of debris inside and out. As the mud removal process continued Saturday afternoon, it was apparent that the Waldo Miller home suffered the most extensive damage. One neighbor noted the Miller family plans to spend the summer living in their barn that is wired for electricity and sits back closer to the cliff. The barn is spacious and it was undamaged by the mud slide. Mrs. Steffie Larsen's home is landscaped with large rocks weighing several tons. Removing them will be a major accomplishment. DAVIS COUNTY has applied for and received state disaster relief under the Public Local Disaster Emergency Situation Act. The possibility of receiving state and federal aid is a bright sign for the Millers, Wests and Larsens. Cities apply to the county for relief money. The county in turn applies to the state of Utah. The program is coordinated by Sheriff Johnson. Flood insurance in this case did not cover this "natural act" which was classified as a mud slide not a flood. The council voted to approve the proposed fiscal year budgets for the general fund, water fund, sewer fund, solid waste fund, road fund (included in the general fund), Revenue Sharing fund (included in the general fund), capital improvement storm drain fund, vehicle equipment fund as written and (who also serves as building inspector for the city) informed the council that the UBC Chapter 3 states that anyone starting construction without a building permit will be subject to the cost of investigation plus double the cost of the building permit. The council agreed this should be enforced. MAYOR BRAND stated concern that many residents were doing construction of all types, without having applied for a building permit. This practice has proven unfavorable, as far as fire insurance is concerned. Residents are required to obtain building Sheriff s Department came to review with the 1984-8- 5 FRUIT HEIGHTS - Mayor Dean Brand the councilmen that a public hearing held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15 been had the to regular meeting and that no Fruit prior Heights residents attended. at Potters, Mr. Jaques informed the bus officials. By Wednesday evening, geologists had determined it was safe for Earl Jaques and Bill Jaques to return to their homes. permits. ACTING CITY administrator, Ray Phillips, CAPT. K.D. Simpson from the Davis County council the April monthly report. There were 208 service hours rendered. Violations were discussed in detail. Capt. Simpson reported that the No trespassing signs would be ready next week. The county will deliver the signs to the city for posting in the Bairs Canyon area, np |