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Show Wm Btfio Ohm Amdit franchises in many cities. A new line could not be run parallel para-llel to that of Utah Power and Light. Councilman Ingles said that Utah Power and Light is overbuilding. over-building. There is a need to sell bonds on the new solid waste project. COUNCILWOMAN Janes also reported on the last meeting meet-ing of her committee of community com-munity progress. They had discussed dis-cussed methods of taking care of citizens in emergencies. Police Chief Jeppson had been at the meeting to offer some suggestions. He said that the firsnask should be to work out plans for emergencies. It was noted that the two railroads could be the worst potentials for danger in this area. They might be carrying chemical substances, substances subst-ances which are poisonous and some flammable. The police department would be a very essential body during an emergency. It would be good to learn to follow the suggestions sugges-tions of the fire department also. Communications must be worked out. There are special troubles to be worked out in times of flooding. PEOPLE IN the city should be surveyed, so that it will be known where the people have had first-aid classes, and to know where the nurses are located. lo-cated. It seems that there are a lot of nurses in the various subdivisions. sub-divisions. Councilwoman Janes said that she would like to begin a youth city government in the city. They have proved helpful in other cities. COUNCILMAN Dewell again reiterated the fact that the streets need to be swept. It seems to be difficult to get anyone any-one to sweep the streets and gather up the debris. Mr. Dewell has been spending spend-ing extra hours working on the solid waste project. He said that BARD and NARD outlaying out-laying the money for the project. pro-ject. IT IS difficult to find a place where electricity can be sold. Utah Power and Light has quarterly report of the police department. Robbery and assault are up. Driving under the influence of liquor is up 300 percent. This may be due to more surveillance of the police. It is one of their plans, to try to get the drinking person per-son off the road. It was decided that the morale of the police is quite good. It was discovered that the reserve officers in West Bountiful can't ride alone in the patrol cars. The reserves are really not certified. Chief Jeppson told of the many extra hours the police have to work, as well as their legal 40 hours a week. COUNCILMAN Allman said there should be some way of lowering the hours the police have to work. It is sad that there is not enough money in the budget to pay the police more. Councilman Dewell opposed making more citations cita-tions to get more money. The purpose of officers is to teach law and order, not to make more citations to make more money. THERE WAS some discussion discus-sion concerning the fingerprinting finger-printing of the children of the West Bountiful Elementary School. The police and the clerks at the office had worked a long time to fingerprint about one-fourth of the children of the area. The parents are to keep the copy of the fingerprints, finger-prints, a lock of hair, etc. on hand to help the police to identify iden-tify children who might come up missing. Since all of the children were not fingerprinted, finger-printed, the police will continue con-tinue to take fingerprints, if the parents will make appointments appoint-ments with the personnel of the city hall. It is realized that taking of the fingerprints, etc., will not avoid the kidnapping of a child, but it will assist in the locating of those who become lost. COUNCILWOMAN Irene Janes showed the plaque the city had been given for its attractiveness and orderly growth. Lue Child, who had received re-ceived a plaque from the city thanking her for her work on the 4th of July activities, sent a thank-you card to the city and . said .that she had many good times when she was getting ready for the parades. By ALICE MITCHELL After a presentation by auditor au-ditor Ray Allan and discussion by Mr. Allan and the council, the West Bountiful City Council, Coun-cil, last Tuesday nigh, voted unanimously to accept the audit au-dit for the fiscal year of 1981-82. 1981-82. Mayor pro tern Sam All-man All-man was in charge, since Mayor Grant H. Secrist was on vacation. MR. ALLAN talked of the general fund and of assets of capital improvement funds. It is well to have assets in banks, in bonds and in other forms of reserve. Some cities put their assets in the State Auditor Funds. Mr. Allan talked of the utilities utili-ties funds. He explained that the water department had to be a separate identity, since it has to be self-supporting. COUNCILWOMAN Irene Janes interjected questions about ab-out the people who are in arrears in their payments for water. She was especially interested in-terested in what can be done with people who were behind in their payments and who had moved from the area. Councilman Sam Allman says that water users have to make a deposit and sign a statement that they will pay their payments before their water is turned on. This may be of help in keeping up to date. Everything will be done which is feasible to contact people who have moved from the area to remind them of their non-payments. COUNCILMAN Allen expressed ex-pressed his happiness that the budget was balanced. Mr. Allan complimented the clerks at the office on their efficiency in keeping the financial records. re-cords. It is good to keep a sum of $200,000 in the Capital Improvement Im-provement Fund. Mr. Allan suggested that the council should examine the city funds from time to time during the year. Mr. Allan laughingly agreed that bookkeeping is a "crazy, crazy business". MR. ALLAN was thanked for the work he does in West Bountiful. He said that he welcomes wel-comes calls at his office, if the council or clerks have questions ques-tions pertinent to the budget or other financial matters. Time was spent in discussing discus-sing the McKean Estates Subdivision, Sub-division, located 11th West and about 1150 North. David Badham, a son-in-law to David McKean Sr. and husband to the former Terry McKean. The Badhams are desirous of putting in a home off 11th West. They brought preliminary prelimin-ary plans for the subdivision. KEITH Salmon, chairman of the board of Planning and Zoning, was present to give input in-put from his committee. They feel it necessary to make a temporary tem-porary turn-around at the front of the subdivision. It c:im te made of gravei for the time being. Engineer Fred Campbell said he was glad he had been involved with the drainage drain-age in the new subdivision. He has some suggestions as to how to make a good drainage system. He talked of six inch lines and of a fire hydrant in the area. MR. McKEAN talked about the storm drains, which have been used for years. Roots have grown up through the ditches and drainage pipe. Engineer Campbell talked of having an easement for drainage. drain-age. It might prove better than pipe. MR. McKEAN talked of the flooding which often occurs. There was talk about the fact that Mr. McKean would have to post a bond, a check or lot in order to insure the completion of all of the improvements, i.e., curb, gutter and sidewalks. side-walks. Now Mr. McKean and Mr. Badham have presented their preliminary plans, they will have to get the linens of the project. The Attorney must accept the bond for improvements. improve-ments. IF MR. McKean and Mr. Badham can get their final plats on linen, they can be taken by hand to the members of the Planning and Zoning Board and to the Council for their approval. Then Mr. Badham may be able to get permission to begin on his house. He is eager to get started while there are days of clement weather. Attention was called to the fact that some of the names are missing from the plaque which honors the servicemen of World War II. Mr. McKean noted that his name was absent, ab-sent, for example. The council would encourage the citizens to check the plaque and assist in finding the missing names. The city does want to honor the young men who fought for the freedom of alt Americans and who helped their allies also. COUNCILMAN Sam All-man All-man talked of the plans which had been made to use an auger to break into the clay crust under the earth. It was to be done to see if the project might make it possible to make better drainage plans. Councilman Bud Ingles had questioned the worth of digging dig-ging the holes and what would be the cost of the project. COUNCILMAN Allman said that he had decided not to do the drilling, due to the cost and the uncertainity of success . in assisting with drainage, the city will do a study of the entire city under the direction of some men of expertise, some geophysicists. Duane Hughes could do the job, if he had the time. But it would be very expensive. ex-pensive. Councilman Dewell mentioned men-tioned the fact that the bicycle lane on 10th North is in the process of being finished. Some people are showing disapproval dis-approval because they are using us-ing good road base. It will last longer and be the best for a much traveled street. ENGINEER Fred Campbell may purchase some of the old pipe from the city of Center-ville. Center-ville. Pipe is needed for drainage all over the city of West Bountiful. Boun-tiful. CHIEF of Police Wayne Jeppson gave out copies of the |
