Show t I'linfrti r I' Information on building permits Garbage collection cans and water fund are the unapproved Following minutes of a Special Meeting held January 22 1991 to discuss garbage cans garbage collection and the water fund able to continue to operate tor a one and Mayor years? Draper stated that he would not feel good about waiting and seeing if we can make some money from the sewer system to pay for departments not paying for themselves Councilman Jensen stated that down the road we will cut expenses because the sewer money will help pay for some of the expenses Mayor Draper stated that we need to get things in line now Councilman Jensen stated that we need to have a public meeting and tell the public we need to raise some money to purchase the ground around our spring to protect our We could then possibly water raise the monthly water rate to and $1200 for residential $1500 for Councilman Hansen stated that we will have to have figures so we can give the people the figures of how much it will cost if we have to We need to be conchlorinate water cerned about water getting into our drinking When EPA takes over we have to do what they say no matter what the cost Would they rather pay to get the land now than to be forced to later and have to pay more Councilman Jensen asked Clyde to talk to the land owner and see how much he wants for the land Backflow prevention is a concern and especially with the sewer The meeting was called to order by Mayor Draper at 8:20 pm Those present were: Mayor Draper Councilman Jensen Councilman Hansen Councilwoman Rasmussen Councilman Stitt Clerk Crane Treasurer Hansen Clyde Crane Mayor Draper explained that the Town needs to raise money to purchase land around our spring to The protect our drinking water location of the existing water lines was discussed We may run into problems when the sewer goes in because we are not sure where all the existing lines are actually located Clerk Crane explained the itemized statement listing the water fund revenues and expenses With the samincreasing costs for repairs pling etc the Clerk stated that we are not meeting the expenses We have lost revenue since the pressurized irrigation system has been installed Councilman Hansen stated that the water prices were raised when the Elementary School came onto the system It was stated that we havoa valuable resource that is not being utilized We have 12 to 23 of our overflow that we are not utilizing in the winter but in the summer the overflow is not that coming Mayor Draper stated that he has been upset because of the ill repair of the water system We need to take care of the problems of the etc system such as the valves problems that need to be taken care much The lawyer options suggested by the were discussed Councilman Hansen asked if we would be of so we can run the water system like it needs to be run Mayor Draper stated that he feels we made a mistake in the way the He garbage issue was handled feels a mistake was made with the cans and feels we should go with CouncilTown garbage service man Jensen stated that if we go back with a contractor everyone will need a can and it will be considered a utility Garbage pickup Councilman was discussed Stitt stated that he feels we should just address the issue of the garbage cans He suggested that we either get rid of the extras or pay for them Councilman Stitt suggested that we contact some of the larger cities and see if they will help bail us out Jensen stated that Councilman the cans with the we purchased that every residence understanding would pay for a can Councilman Jensen suggested to just hang on for a year and the sewer money would be coming in The option of a franchise tax was discussed The Council decided they needed more information before they could discuss this option The Council decided to hold a Public Meeting on February 25 99 1 at 8 :00 pm at the To wn Hall to discuss the alternatives with the public Clerk Crane informed the Council that she does not feel comfortable to just ignore the problem and let the accounts sit Treasurer Hansen expressed her concern with the operation for the next six months Building Permits fan be issued in anyone in Gunnison is building structure any kind of buildings these strucfence or remodeling tures can be obtained Applications Richfrom the building inspector ard Olsen at 284 East 300 South After which the GunniGunnison son City offices will accept the application and fee and a building permit will be issued Building permits are necessary to protect the city and the citizens to make sure things are as safe as possible and to stand up to insurance claims TOP WINNERS IN ORATORICAL CONTEST Emily Har wood won first place in the District American Legion Oratorical Contest She will now go on to State Competition Placing second was GJ Wilden Continued Gunnison Lions collect and Midstate Hardware Drive Center have some to donate and cannot drop them off call our sight Marvin Fox chairman and we will make or to pick them up arrangements Please help someone else see or hear the many things we take for ACE If you granted each day We appreciate in the support of the community this worthwhile endeavor The banana plant is not a tree It Is an herb The stalk is made of leaves that overlap each other like a celery stalk Centerfield Council discusses major topics are the approved Following minutes of the Town of Centerfield Regular Council Meeting held January 14 1991 Present: Mayor next meeting Konnie was not Draper Councilman Jensen CounHansen Councilwoman Rasmussen Councilman Stitt Clerk Crane Treasurer Hansen and Clyde Crane Also present was Steven Buchanan Gunnison City Councilman and various citizens from Centerfield cilman 2 The meeting was called to order The at8:10pmbyMayorDraper minutes of the previous meeting held December 0 990 were read by the Clerk One correction was requested by the Mayor He wished to replace the wording in his statement regarding UDOT’s allocation of money from “money being spent in a less populated area like north Beaver” to “the areas of of Beaver” Councilman Jensen made a motion to accept the minutes with the one correction by Councilman Stitt Mayor Draper seconded the motion and motion passed all in favor A of the financial statecomparison ment was presented to the council by the Clerk Councilman Jensen made a motion to accept the financial statement with a second from Councilman Hansen Motion to accept the financial statement passed all in favor Bills for the month for approval were presented Councilman Jensen made a motion to accept the bills Councilwoman the motion seconded Rasmussen and motion passed all in favor The E911 proposal for emergency telephone service from the disCounty was explained and cussed Val Jean Hansen stated he feels the Town Council does not have the authority to accept or reject the proposal which would add approximately 50 to each customer’s telephone bill Councilman Jensen agreed and stated that he would personally like to see the E9 1 service available but he feels the public should be notified to see what they want Councilman Jensen was asked to contactGunnison City Council to see what they are going to do about the matter The item was tabled to be discussed at the - (JSPS PO Box Phone present at The Mayor explained that a complaint had been made against a citizen who was presumed to be dumping sewage into an open pit The Mayor and Clyde checked out the complaint and found everything to be in compliance as of now until the sewer system is completed It was explained that the garbage cans are not paying for themselves The water fund is “eating” the loss The Mayor explained that he had talked with Dave Church and his advice was to go with Town garbage pickup The Council elected to not discuss the matter at this time Val Jean Hansen stated that the annual Centerfield Old Folks Party was scheduled to be held on FebruHe explained that the ary 6 199 Town has donated funds in past years and requested the Town donate $20000 again this year to help cover the expenses Councilman Hansen made a motion that the Town donate $20000 to the Centerfield Old Folks Party The motion was secJensen and onded by Councilman motion passed all in favor Connie was at the meeting to request permission from the Council for the Tip Top to be open on Super Bowl Sunday January 27 1991 She explained that it would be the same kind of party she has had other years It would be a private party no 187 Gunnison Utah 84634 The Gunnison Valley News is published each Wednesday for $15 00 per year In Utah and $1800 in Utah and $21 00 per year out of state by the Gunnison Valley News Gunnison Utah Second class postage is paid at Gunnison Utah 84634 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Gunnison Valley News PO Box 187 Gunnison Utah 84634 Single copy $ 50 Publisher: Kevin Ashby - Editor: Kevin Ashby Correspondents: AxteU: Fayettg- Dee Sorenson - Mayfield: Shari Malmgren Helen Rasmussen Ruby Hammond - Gunnison- Rilla the meeting Mayor Draper explained her complaint She has had the pipes in her trailer freeze and break which has also caused damage to her water heater She feels it is the Town’s responsibility to pay for the damages Mayor Draper explained that he does not feel it is the Town’s responsibility because the break was inside the trailer not at the meter Taking care of the water from the meter into the trailer or home is the responsibility of the It was explained that a customer plumber had turned the water into the trailer observed the leaks in the pipes and shut the water back off at the tap It was the Council’s consensus that the Town is not responsible for the damage would be allowed and there would be no beer sales Councilman Hansen made a motion to allow the Tip Top to be open with the stipuon Super Bowl Sunday January 27 1991 Councif- man Stitt seconded Jhe motion and motion passed all in favor lations stated Tom Clark presented a list of possible activities and entertainment for Founder’s Day He encouraged anyone with questions comments or ideas to suggestions please contact him Steven Buchanan presented the idea of raising money to build a new community swimming pool He stated that the pool is packed with children all summer and it is one of the few activities the Valley has for our children He explained the problems with the existing pool The pool has gone through two furnaces during its lifetime The present furnace is not working and it will cost approximately $10000 The projected for a new furnace cost of a new pool is 12 million dollars This cost is prohibitive He asked the Council to discuss alternatives He would like to whole community to work together to see what can be done Rasmussen reCouncilwoman Brock had ported that Carolyn contacted her to inform the Council that the Economic Development Committee would be holdi ng 7th and 24th meetings on January at Snow College They would like the members of the Council to attend the meetings The Mayor stated that he would like to use $1000 of the cemetery interest money for improvements at the cemetery which would include a weed eating and fertilizing of program and the construction benches if possible Clyde informed the Council that the sampling fees for our water are He also going up dramatically informed the Council that if the Town ever has an unsatisfactory sample we will be forced to chlorinate our water He stated that we need to examine the alternatives we have to make sure we protect our system Clyde was asked to get the information together and present it at the next regular meeting Jensen Councilman made a motion to approve the purchase of two new telephones for Town Hall at the cost of $6800 per telephone Hansen seconded the Councilman motion and motion passed all in favor Jensen made a Councilman motion to adjourn the meeting with Stitt a second by Councilman Meeting was adjourned at 9:45 pan Following are the unapproved minutes of theTown of Centerfield Regular Council Meeting held February 11 1991 Present: Mayor Draper Councilman Hansen CounStitt cilman Jensen Councilman Hansen Treasurer Clerk Crane Absent: Councilwoman Rasmussen Clyde Crane arrived hue t Also present: Various citizens from the community The meeting was called to order by Mayor Draper at 8:00 pm The minutes of the previous meeting held January 141991 were read by the Clerk Councilman Hansen made a motion to accept the minutes as read by the Clerk Councilman Stitt seconded the motion and motion passed all in favor The council then reviewed the financial statement as presented by the Clerk and Treasurer Putting the Town’s Cemetery Perpetual Care money into the State Pool was discussed Treasurer Hansen was asked to check into the proposal and see what the difference in interest earnings would be if we did change our money to the State Pool Councilman Jensen made a motion to accept the financial statement with a second by Councilman Hansen Motion passed all in favor Bills for the month were presented for After review Councilapproval man Hansen made a motion to accept the bills Councilman Jensen seconded the motion and motion passed all in favor Councilman Hansen reported that the cost would be 50 per customer added to their telephone bill and that the cost would not go up This is what the County Sheriff had told him Councilman Hansen suggested that we discuss the proposal at the Special Meeting on February 25th and see what the public would like to do Councilman Stitt reported that he had contacted other cities and had found that none of them are interested in purchasing our excess cans because no cities own their own trash cans The garbage contractors supply the cans It was decided to discuss this problem at the meeting on February 25th and see what the public wants to do A group was in attendance at the meeting to discuss with the council the possibility of holding a Mexican Festival at the Park on May 4 1991 They would like to hold the festival and invite the public to come and participate with them They are in hopes that this would help promote and undera better relationship standing in the community During the daytime there would be GREAT food games entertain- ment programs etc The daytime activities would be for the entire family There would be a dance at night for the adults They wondered about the possibility of hav page city will look further into this problem said the furSteve Buchanan nace for the pool is completely of $ 10000 minimum a that and gone would be needed to replace it Blackham that asked Mayor those present put their names on a signup sheet indicating which area they would like to be involved with He said he hoped Kim Picket would coordinate all of the activities used eyeglasses frames In a continuing effort the Gunnison Valley Lions are still collectframes and ing used eyeglasses used hearing aid devices These are used to help the anywhere they are needed worldwide They are refurbished by and then distributed professionals and custom fit free of charge to anyone needing such assistance Lions have drop boxes in Gunnison at Valley Builder Rasmussens from Economics ing beer for sale at the dance The council stated that they thought the festival was an excellent idea however they wondered about the legality of selling beer at the dance and also if the community would sWPuld he fj)Y?r9(A checked into at greater length Councilman Jensen made a motion to support the activity to the extent that we can The motion was seconded by Councilman Hansen and motion passed all in favor The council was wondering about the possibility of having a representative from Centerfield on the Prison Board This will be reported about at the next regular meeting Mayor Drapersuggested that we call Gunnison and ask them about our representative on the fire deWho should our reprepartment sentative be? Does it need to be a council member or could it be someone from the community? The Clerk was asked to call and check into this matter reported that everything along well with the sewer It was decided that the project Town would charge the going rate for the rental of our equipment during Clyde is coming Utah has Conservationists meet ' A gmup of 30 Utah attended the recent s con- vention of the National Association of Conservation in Districts Atlanta Georgia Among those attending were Eugene and Nancy Jensen Centerfield and Arthur the King Ephraim representing Sanpete SCD Mr King indicated that the convention was instructed to compost everything available NACD urges cost share help in composting One Texan spoke at the convention saying that he is starting a group to fight animal rightists He said he felt they yere going too far Other speakers urged everyone to keep good records on their use of pesticides and herbicides including when applied and how much applied “Our food is the best in the world let’s keep it that was” the speaker said Arthur King Sanpete SCD Board the sewer construction Mayor Draper wished to extend a special thanks to Hal Beck and Clyde Crane for the work and effort put into the Centerfield sign at the entrance to the cemetery Clyde then expressed his appreciation to Mayor Draper for the time he spent painting the sign and also to Utah Power & Light for drilling the holes for the poles Mayor Draper also wished to express his appreciation to Lisa and Debbie for getting the records and office operations organized and to Joan Draper for making and hanging the yellow ribbons throughout the Town The Mayor also expressed his appreciation to the council members for all the work they have done N Phone News Items Gunnison City residents are urged to take a look at their yards and see what they'will need help with this year in getting rid of old items that are in your way or which are a hazard for you or those around you Gunnison City will announce the Clean up days when the trucks will be available to pick up the unwanted items from your yards Gunnison Beautification urges all residents to make use of this helping hand from the City There will be two times this spring that the City will provide this service of dates Watch for announcements Call City Hall and get your name only If Senior Citizens you would like to get some firewood from trees that have been cut down around the Vem Mickel-sohome at the comer of 3rd South and First East Gunnison bring your own tools and means of hauling it Program The GUnnison set for Gunnison in early for what you want hauled or away The number is call Marilyn Hatch at The pickup will be for yard items 528-311-1 Senior Citizens program on Monday 4 at 7 pm We will also have a nice Easter 8 so plan ahead dinner on March for these nights Don’t forget the nice quilt we would like you to take a chance on will have a night March Cleanup Day away There is plenty of good wood available here Thanks to the Gunnison City residents and city hall for making it possible for the Beautification program to keep on working well for our area |