OCR Text |
Show WEEKlY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, NORTH DAVIS LEADER, MAY 13, 1981 New Sunset Law Limits Parking NEW councilmember Darrel Tureson, a former basketball coach and soccer enthu- siast, says the city should make every attempt to involve as many local children as possible in the summer recreation programs he Through recreation said, most kids get a direction They don t get thar direction when they re out on the streets Of Large T rucks Bv Citv counulmen here voted SUNSET Wedncsdav to adopt an ordinanse regulat ing the number of hours large commercial trucks mav park on local streets MR. TLRESON is a graduate of Delta High School Delta Utah and attended college at Southern Utah State, W eber State and Bngham Y oung University He and his family have lived in Clearfield for 12 years COUNCIL MEMBIRS temporarilv denied approval of a second ordinance which would allow the citv to issue industnal revenue bonds to incoming businesses Addi tional information was requested bv the Ross Kearl, Clearneia's recreation supervisor, says By MARK D. MICKELSEN CLEARFIELD Summer is creeping up on the Wasatch Front again, as expected And summer recreation programs throughout Davis County are beginning to take shape In Clearfield, however, the teenagers and the pint size aren't the only ones who will be taking any more it to the ballfields ' CLEARFIELD'S new recreation advisory council has other plans Those plans include the citys elderly and siasts sports enthu- Outgoing council chairwoman Arlene Maass says too many of the community re- creation programs are oriented towards the kids I WOLLD like to see more programs for the elderly, she said, including jogging teams, racquetball competitions and tennis games She said elderly residents can soon utilize Steed Parks new jogging path and hopes that some of the other programs can be implemented this year Communities take good care of their kids, she said, but they don t take good care of the older folks " funding for most city recreation programs is tight this y ear but is hopeful that monev will be available the next couple of years to increase not only the programs but the personnel involved group The new parking ordinance for trucks sets specific hunts on the size ol vehicles to be parked on city stieets The number ot hours the commercial trucks mav remain on the streets is also limited THE ADVISORY council will continue to set policy CITV ATTV. SI ENIN R Bailee presented the council with the new ordinances at the group s bi monthly meeting Mav or Norm Sant repeated the fact that some local residents fear for the safety ot their chil dren when the trucks are parked in town Still others claim the trucks are a main source of traffic congestion 'Well work with thtm (truck drivers) on this the mavor said and give direction to the staff, Mr Kearl said This wav. he said more overall goals can be accomplished Currently, the city is planning a ten year master plan for the recreation department to determine what the citys needs will be for the coming decade One possibility being discussed by surrounding communities is the establishment of a north Davis County recreation district Here, residents from each city would be able to participate in sports activities with sister communities MR. KEARL explained recently that some 121 local resi dents volunteered to help carry out summer recreation programs during 1980 Most were honored with certificates for their service during a city council meeting Robert Browning takes over as chairman of Clearfields advisory council this year He, too, has some new ideas for the coming summer season MARK D. MICKFLSEN THE SICOND oidinance GATHERUM RECREATION COUNCIL Darrel 1 meson adusoiv touniil membei lenealioii diuitoi, Rogti I liomas (untei)Sm Hindu son adusikne Maass oiv i ou ik mem lit i adusoiv t onnulmt ihIk i and (liont) leai f it Id in it anon Ross Real supi LAYTON Concern about the management of the Valley View Golf Course in Layton was the first matter of business discussed by the Layton City Council at their meeting Thursday, JMay 7 MAYOR LEWIS G Shields opened the golf course discussion by saying the affairs of the golf course were to be administered by an appointed committee The mayor has received reports from the members of this committee that meetings are seldom held and that the financial accounts of the golf course including incoming revenue and operating costs are not readily available for inspection by Layton city officials THE MAYOR reminded council members the Valley View Golf Course was a joint venture between Layton city and Davis County The city purchased the ground and the county built the golf course Council members instructed the mayor to send a letter to the Davis County commissioners asking them for an accountability statement The mayor was also asked to set up a time when the county commission could meet with Layton city officials to clarify the management and accounting procedures of the golf course WORKING WITH Mayor Shields on this project will be Councilman Lynn Wood and Richard Hunt, parks and recreation director Mr Hunt presented the council with a letter of thanks from 70 senior citizens of Layton The letter expressed appreciation for allowing the AFTER acknowledging the need for a senior citizen program in Layton and the success that has been achieved during C WE WOUID like to have the community come in and tell us what they like about the recreation programs, he said ' After all, this is a com said the council and staff hope mumty program Echoing some earlier com ments, Mr Browning said citv recreation ' is not just for the He kids, but the adults too to make learficld s summer ' piograms the best in the C stale 1981 The Year of Disabled Persons WE HAVE some great, great citizens m this town that have disabilities, the mayor said, urging the few local residents in attendance to look "in admiration" at the accomhandplishments of the citys icapped As so many other cities hav e done, Mayor Sant asked the council to join together in hon provements Mr Schotticld said the city is looking at several ways to help relieve problems ot this tvpe in Hidden Hollow and many other new subdivisions in Layton CAPT. LUZITANO carried with him a petition asking the council for help It was signed by all 20 families living in this BECAUSE OF the high in terest rates and the other prob lems facing the housing Indus try, it is difficult to work with banks to have bond money released to pay for these im UOINCHMAN Sam f runl lo was assigned to work with the city department heads and the Hidden Hollow residents to quicklv resolve some of the subdivision located in RICHARD HINT was given the responsibility of formulating a policy for the use of the former city hall Councilman Wood will assist Mr Hunt The recommendations will be given to the council for approval very soon In other business, the council adopted a Conditional Use Ordinance This will set up an orderly and uniform procedure to review projects on their ow n merits Conditional Use permits can be issued when the request is compatible with the surrounding area UNDER THE new ordinance, the planning commission has a detailed review process to follow A Cable Television Ordinance was also approved This lengthy law follows closely the cable TV guidelines set down by the Federal Communica- tions Commission and the Utah State laws WASATCH Cable TV was given a franchise to operate in Lavton The problems of unpaved disoring those residents with abilities by supporting the proclamation First adopted by the United Nations, Sunset joins Gov Scott Matheson and a mvnad of other Utah cities m proclaiming 1981' The Y ear of Disabled Persons the northeast part of Layton By NORMA PREEUE KAYSVILLE During the regular city council meeting in Kaysville Tuesdav evening swimming pool trust agreement was brought up by Councilwoman Carol Page who states since no one had appeared from the committee in relation to the trust agreement for the swimming pool, Mrs Margaret Brough or their attorney, Henry Heath, be asked to appear before the coun cil to finalize the trust agreement at the next council meeting, otherwise the city will withdraw their support on the subject SHE ALSO ASKED that the pool com mittee furnish a draft copy of the agreement prior to the next meeting for review by the council before the meeting Other areas of concern from the council were promises made to refund any amount over S10 (coun cil felt all receipted money should be re turned) auditing of the account, where money is held until turned over to city and IRS matters John Thacker citv administrator was au thonzed to write a letter to Atty Heath informing him of the council s feelings and asking that any further solicitation be halted because of false information being used in the solicitation and reminding the group that any funds not used for the swim ming pool will be used by the city for other recreational purposes moved that Attv Heath be informed the city council would like answers to the above concerns the swimming pool and pool programs have come too far without a legal trust agree ment in place and these important issues must be resolved at the next council meet ing and in the absence of a trust agreement the city will withdraw their support of the project This was passed unanimously by council members The council discussed the Downtown Redevelopment Project and a meeting was MRS. PAGE THEN setupforMay 12from7to9p AS A PART of the celebration, and in honor of the dis- abled, Mayor Sant noted W ednesday that Sunset w ill be installing a new handicapped ramp in front of the municipal building for easier wheelchair and disabled access mdm SI BM1T AI L construction plans to the city Cover all the costs ot construction REALIZI, THAT if the requirement of the ordinance are not lully met the citv is not obligated to issue the bonds According to Mayor Sant developets utilizing the bonds stand to save a great deal ot money through reduced interest rates Bridge The Gap Will The new 12 LAYTON room Layton High School addition will bndge the space between the otfice and gy mna sium building and provide a definite entrance problems $1 1 million addition will include ten regu lar classrooms and four re source rooms all about halt the size of a regular classroom for an increase of 12 regular rooms Architect Neal Stowe of Richardson Associates of Salt lake City told the board of education last week While approval for the pro ject was given last year, architects are just now begin ning working drawings after completing extensive studies including space utilization analysis and traffic flow pat terns, he explained Meetings were held with experts in elec tromes contracting architec ture and maintenance to deter mine how the addition should will be needed with the admi- be built nistrative offices on one side and the gymnasium lobby flanking the other portion Provisions for the handicapped will be included HE NEW space w ill relieve make shift classrooms on both T sides of the stage and three houses in media center confer ence rooms Mr Stowe said In addition resource classes aie using the former taculty lunch room and the ticket office also doubles as a resource room He said building utilization stands at a level ten percent higher than in most buildings at 81 percent assuming one free period a room and he noted administration has been innovative in using available space ( LASSROOM space will be expandable within the new addition area, including a court that can be enclosed for use as a commons area, he noted The timetable calls for completion of drawings, state building review and bid openings by early August. Mr Stowe said noting construction should take about ten months Plans call for work to progress during school without interruption to regular activities and major modifications next summer STl DINT FLOW has been considered as well as coordi nating location of classrooms in departments such as mathematics and English as well as trying to make the new portion attractive Mr Stowe said No new sidewalk or flagpole THF ADDITION should ' provide a real sense ot entr ance" and space for students in a commons area as well as the classrooms he added tb Kaysville Seeks Pool Answers should be established to gov ern the use of the building Year Of Disabled joined together to proclaim Ladd Scoffield the citv building department head said the Hidden Hollow situation was not an easy problem to solve Many of the homes were occupied before a final city in spection was made felt some uniform policy Sunset Declares SUNSET Mayor Norm Sant and members of the Sunset City Council Wednesday no sidewalks no secondary water lines and no street lights was brought to the attention ot the city council by Capt Robert Luzitano, a resident of the Hidden Hollow subdivision streets, the few weeks the senior citizens had met in the East Layton City Hall, the mayor and council members began discussing the future of the East Layton building Mayor Shields said he had been approached on many occasions by people wanting to use the building The mayor of the proied on city resources and ser vices can be examined Mr Bailev con tinued 1 he ordinance requires the developer to Layton High Building mid-Ma- y senior citizens to use the East Layton City Hall for meetings PI ANS I OR THI overall development must be reviewed bv the citv so the impact Pieparnu; toi anothti Minima xtasonol utv ieireatiim an (buik It f t to i it ht) THI MAR By DONETA regarding in dustnal revenue bonds was explained by Attv Bailev He said the resolution would allow Sunset to issue bonds to incoming businesses who would in turn be able to get cheaper interest rates on their consiruc tion costs Development of the business must benefit the citv, Mr Bailev said and the council must have final sav so on the de velopment plans He said the property must be lo.ated in Sunset and zoned to meet citv bdilding requirements m todiscuss and Wallv Woodbury Also notices would be sent out on the meeting the status with Tom Kenster THE COUNCIL gave approval to hold a public auction on unclaimed bicycles and other properties with the date to be announced lakr The council discussed the easement across the Stainer propertv for waterline to St Mark s Gardtn Housing Protect RLSSIIL Williams lepresenting homeowners on Haights Creek Bair) DR ( stated he came lo outline the feelings of that group concerning storm di am water and related work on the channel and their ob jections to the Burton Lane road He said that in clearing the channel for runoff water his sprinkling svstem had been uprooted fence damaged and gener ally objected to storm drain water from Cherrywood and Alta subdivision being routed into the channel W1S stated hisloricallv BurDR. WII ton Lane was an eight foot access road to farm propertv it was located in an area on unstable ground unsuitable for a road and that he and other property owners includ ing the Utah State University Experiment Farm were not interested in donating land to widen the road He said an earlier mas ter plan indicated and through road to 1() West should go through Galley or Cameron subdivisions rather than on Burton Lane He questioned that the intent of the lane was to be other than an access road to farms specifically Riverside Stake Farm which has not been moved Dr Williams stated the lane has become a place for dumping garbage, trees have been cut down and motorcyclists race along it He stated he represented Geisler Heslops and Spencers 1 1 SPEAKING IOR Spencers Steve Hess said it was Spencers feelings that if the road was left there it should be maintained and fenced by the city Mr Hess also asked what problems would be created by closing the lane to which Mike Egginton volun teer fireman in the audience, stated it could be fire protection for Palos erdes when 10 West is closed as it was just re cently The background information on Burton Lane was reviewed bv Mayor Gar Elison and he took exception to manv of the state ments made bv Dr W llliams and informed the audience that the citv is now working through their attornev on the status of the road He added there are as manv vana tions in the surveys made of the road as there are opinions bv the attorneys HI SUGGFSTID that the council and property owners pursue the subject through a work session and after further discussion it was set for Wednesday May 27 at 9 p m A final plan was presented by Curt Lod der and Jack Balling engineer for Plat L Palos Verdes for review by the council The plan is for ten homes to be located on 10th South some of which will be twin homes lots sized between 81(H) and (KH) square feet with 30 feet of the 10th South road to be asphalted by the developer UOLNCIL WAS reminded that Dick Geisler has agreed to provide half of the 70 foot road on 10th South and improve it when his property is developed thus onlv 30 feet of road would be done at this time by Lodder There were questions on where run off would go on the other side of the crown of the road Mr Balling suggested perhaps an asphalt rolled cut would control this until such time the entire road is de v eloped There were questions from Marc Brow n city engineer on storm drain water run off and he was informed by Mr Lodder and the council that permission to run this to the ponds on 10 West has already been granted and the pipe is in place MAY OR ELISON said the other issue on Plat E is w hat tvpe of home is being planned for the lots According to Mr Lodder the zone was R 2 and would allow tor duplex and they planned both twin homes and single family dwellings and had been granted a flexibility by the planning com mission to determine how many and w here and this will depend on the market as they go along Mike Egginton resident of Palos Verdes, said residents there feel there are enough twin homes in the subdivision already and their feelings is that it w ill de tenorate their property, that the elevation of some is a dev aluation factor to their sing le family homes ON QUESTION from Mavor Elison as to whether the lots would be sold single to developers Mr Lodder stated they would sell single lots to contractors if thev used their plans According to Councilman Doug Brun nette the original twin homes were to pro vide a buffer from the freeway and the rail road tracks but allowing them in Plat E in bringing them into the subdivision itself and many of the residents of Palos Verdes object to this situation HE ASKED ABOUT plans for the east part of the property and Mr Balling said they plan a planned unit development with amenities there They questioned how the zone became R 2 from R and Councilman Brunnette stated it is his opinion there is a great dis parity between R and R 2 zones and somewhere along the line the city should be allowing single family homes on smaller lots On question of how this could be re zoned back to R Mayor Elison outlined the procedure necessary OTHIR OBJICTIONS from the Palos Verdes delegation were What will happen to our propertv values if this multiple housing continues We don t want any more multiple housing in that area We are setting a precedent of twin homes in our area Mr Egginton voiced his concern with the narrowness and conditions of 10 West which is an access to the subdivision Another woman asked how long the citv would allow further development in Palos Verses which compounds the problem of traffic on 10 West citing the hazards to school children walking daily to school along the road I I MAYOR El ISON told the group that in this case there are two things that can be W ait it out until the done propertv inbe tween the subdivision and the city limits develops and the road is improved by developers or (2) Eliminate all such leapfrog developments such as Palos Verdes He cited 200 North as presenting the same problem in event of further development there Following discussion, it was passed by the council to delay the action on the final plat of Plat E Palos Verdes until further information on the 10th South road from Mr Geisler and Mr Lodder and further storm drain input from the citv engineer is obtained ) |