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Show Reimschussel Named City Councilman The first matter of business acted upon by the city council at the regular meeting held last Tuesday was the selection of an individual to replace John Huntsman who had resigned effective September 30, 1978 as a city councilman. Several names were discussed and after much consideration Walter Reimschussel was selected to serve the unexpired term of Mr. Huntsman. Mr. Reimschussel Reim-schussel was contacted by phone of his appointment and soon arrived at the meeting to begin his term of office. of-fice. Councilman Reimschussell will head the street department and serve on the Community Progress Committee. Commit-tee. Lee Wimmer, city engineer, was present to present several matters of business. First presented was a progress payment to K&P Plumbing company in the amount of $28,809.72 for work completed in installing water and sewer casings under highway 89. The council voted to approve ap-prove payment for this work. Change order 1 for Thorn Rock Products to cover the costs of additional ad-ditional work done on the special improvement im-provement district and a related time extension because of this extra work was discussed. Mr. Wimmer recommended recom-mended that this change order be approved. ap-proved. The Council discussed this matter at length and decided to approve ap-prove the change order and the final payment but that the necessary corrections would have to be made before the payment would be released. Concerning the future meeting of the Board of Equalization and Review which will meet to review requests for allowances on the special improvement district, Mr. Wimmer noted those areas where consideration con-sideration will likely be requested. He suggested that for those property owners who had some existing asphalt in front of their homes prior to' the construction of the special improvement im-provement district that some consideration con-sideration be given by the city as to the proper elevation and sufficient road base of the original improvement. im-provement. It was noted that excluding administrative ad-ministrative costs and the cost of installing in-stalling some water and sewer lines that the city is participating over $5,100.00 in the project and that this figure will raise as the Board of Equalization meets to decide on the various requests that will be brought before them. Relative to a grant in aid to improve im-prove the city water system, Mr. Wimmer noted that a pre-application has been submitted to the State for their review. Concerning the surface water runoff on 900 East at Sage Drive, Mr. Wimmer noted that with the force of the water coming down Sage Drive that it is nearly impossible to keep this water from running across the road. Regarding a surface water problem at the Sage Hills Subdivision Sub-division the council agreed that action ac-tion to correct this problem must be taken in the near future. Mr. Lloyd Hone was present at the meeting to review sewer service to his new home being built at 650 South and 400 East. The council approved a temporary hookup on 400 East street until such time as the sewer line is run on 650 South. Representatives from the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers was present at the meeting to disucss the deterioration of the old bell school and the problem with the sprinkling system on the log cabin. It was decided that councilmen West and Peterson would review these (Continued on page 3) City Council Meets (Continued from page 1) problems and attempt to find solutions. Bill Hoglund, recreation director and parks superintendant attended the meeting to explain to the council the need to plan for a full time crew to work in the city parks. He noted that this year his crews have worked on from 8 to 10 acres of parks but that next year with the addition of the central park there will be more like 25 acres. The council indicated their understanding un-derstanding of the situation but noted the tight budget which the city departments are required to work under. John Backlund, city attorney was present to discuss several proposed ordinances. An ordinance which would prohibit hunting in the city limites was reviewed. After deliberation on the matter the council voted to approve this ordinance. An ordinance providing for prosecution of bad check writers without limitation to amount or time was reviewed and approved. An ordinance prohibiting use of drugs without a precription was also reviewed. After discussion with legal counsel, a vote to accept the ordinance was approved. ap-proved. Two ordinances dealing with the zoning chapter of the city code were reviewed. These ordinances provide 1) an allowance for sub-standard lots where the lots were existing prior to the new frontage requirement and 2) requirements for off street parking particuliarly in the commercial zones. A public hearing has been scheduled for October 17th to discuss the allowance for sub-standard lots and a time will be set to review the parking requirement proposal. Mr. Backlund discussed with the council the use of tax anticipation notes and their maturities. The council coun-cil indicated that it is their intention to sell properties and eliminate the borrowings on tax anticipation notes which have occured in the past. The problem of responsibility to install in-stall a pressure reducer on 100 North at about 1050 east was discussed. Councilmen West and Atwood will meet with the effected developers to work out this matter. An agreement from the Utah Department of Transportation for supplying and installing flashing yellow lights on 100 east near the elementry and Jr. high schools was reviewed. The agreement provides that the state will furnish the signs and the city will install, maintain and provide power. The council voted to approve this agreement. A letter for the Valley View PTA about traffic problems and the dangers to children walking to and from school was reviewed. Councilman Coun-cilman Reimschussell was asked to further investigate this matter. - |
