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Show Theriot Springs Water Agreement Ratified Mayor John Price stated: "That due to the unusual nature of the events of the past week, the meeting would begin with a statement by City Attorney CarlNemelka. Mr. Nemelka said that at a Special Meeting called at 6:30 p.m. on June 20, 1974 by two members of the City Council, the resignation of Mayor John Price was accepted. At the same meeting, John Price was elected to the vacant office of Mayor by a unanimous vote. Councilman Leon Uriarte was elected Mayor pro tempore at the same meeting. The attorney also stated the present term of the office of Mayor will extend only until the next municipal election elec-tion which will be held in 1975. The term of office for Mayor in the 1975 elections will be for two years, the unexpired balance of the statement to the Council and audience regarding the rift between Councilwoman Leh-mer Leh-mer and himself. He said: "Councilman Lehmer and he had agreed that the best interests in-terests of the City and the City Council would not be served by making their points of contention public' Mayor Price noted that their differences had been resolved except for the matter mat-ter of Councilwoman Leh-mer's Leh-mer's residency in Park City and eligibility toserve on the City Council. He stated he had a petition with 319 signatures sig-natures of persons who have asked him to represent them in that contention. Mayor Price added he has asked the City Council to instruct in-struct the City Attorney to make the matter a court case, rather than to tie up the City Council with the problem. Ua nrtcar hv tha nln n cr fho things. She continued that she was happy to defer to the judgment judg-ment of the gentlemen on the Council who had chosen to allow Mayor Price to govern for the next two years, and was happy to work with Mayor May-or Price. Mrs. Lehmer then wished the Mayor, the City Council and the audience well. Mayor Price then called for a motion on the minutes. Councilwoman Lehmer moved that the minutes be deferred to a later meeting because the Council had not had adequate time to read and consider them. The motion was approved. Mayor Price recessed the meeting for five minutes to consider bills. Councilman Clements P. Hansen moved that the bills be allowed and that warrants war-rants be issued by the City Treasurer. Councilman Wilking moved mov-ed to file the Library and Justice reports. A proposed land trade agreement between Mr. Tom Averill and the City was taken tak-en under advisement by the City Attorney and Councilman Council-man Hansen. Councilman Leon Uriarte nominated John C. Green to fill the PlanningCommission vacancy. The Council unanimously approved the nomination. Councilman Wilking moved mov-ed to approve the 1974-75 Revenue Sharing Budget providing pro-viding expenditures of the $39,499.00 allocation. Mayor Price asked Warren War-ren King and Scott Woodland to discuss ratification of the Theriot Springs Water Agreement. Mayor Price asked City Engineer John Probasco if the formula included in the agreement would be submitted sub-mitted with his recommendation. recommend-ation. Mr. Probasco stated he would recommend the formula form-ula and the agreement. The agreement was given to the City Attorney and the Attorney of Greater Park City Company to work out legal details. Councilman Hansen moved the Theriot Springs Agreement Agree-ment be adopted as modified this evening in two areas. Councilmen Uria rte and Hansen voted yes. Councilmen Coun-cilmen Jan Wilking and Lehmer Leh-mer abstained. Mayor Price asked City Manager Wayne Mathews to make a recommendation on the Snyderville Basin Sewer Sew-er Agreement. Mr. Mathews stated that the agreement had been approved ap-proved by the County with the change from a three-man moved to approve the Snyderville Sny-derville Basin Sewer Agreement. Agree-ment. Mr. Mathews reviewed bids of the MainStreetSpec-ial MainStreetSpec-ial Improvement District and recommended the Council sign the contracts to begin construction. Councilman Wilking moved mov-ed that the council approve and sign the contracts for the Main Street Special Improvement District. Mr. Mathews reviewed bids on the Lowell-Empire Special Improvement District Dis-trict and recommended the Council sign the contracts to begin construction. Councilman Wilking moved mov-ed that the Council approve and sign the contracts for the Lowell-Empire Special Improvement District. Councilman Wilkingstated that the Council will meet in executive session on Thursday, Thurs-day, June 27 at 4p.m.tocon-sider 4p.m.tocon-sider the 1974-75 municipal budget. The Public Hearing on the budget will be held at 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 27. to a five-man board, three of whom are to be from Park City. Mr. Mathews then recommended recom-mended approval of the agree ment to the Council. Councilwoman Lehmer vacated term. Pointing out that a court reporter was present at the meeting to record and prepare pre-pare a transcript, Mr. Nemelka Nem-elka answered questions from the audience concerning concern-ing statutes related to elections, elec-tions, special meetings and resignations. Mayor Price then made a town for accepting him back. Councilwoman Lehmer asked that the petition be filed with the City Recorder. Record-er. Mrs. Lehmer then stated that she realized that many of the things which Mayor Price said were based on mistaken information and that she understood those |