City Council Meeting Minutes February 18, 2021
Minutes of Fairview City Council Meeting held on Thursday, February 18, 2021, at 85 South State Street, City of Fairview, County of Sanpete, State of Utah.
Mayor Cliff Wheeler called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. City Council Members present were Brad Welch, Casey Anderson, Mike MacKay, Matt Sorensen. City Employees present were Steve Gray, Justin Jackson, Greg Sorensen, and Jan Anderson. Citizens present were Erma Lee Hansen, Tyler Faddis, Jerry Barensten, Behrad Tabatabaei along with Monica Hendry and Callie Walter via the bridge call.
The invocation and Pledge of Allegiance was offered by Councilman Casey Anderson.
APPROVAL OF MINTUES:
Councilman Matt Sorensen moved to approve the minutes from January 21, 2021, with the second by Councilman Brad Welch. The voting was unanimous in favor of.
PUBLIC HEARING:
Opening Public Hearing to Receive Citizens Input with Respect in Seeking Funding from Community Impact Board (CID), Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), and Rural Development in the Form of a Loan/Grant for $3,029,465 for Sewer Reuse Water at Cemetery. Councilman Brad Welch with the second by Councilman Casey Anderson moved to go into public hearing at 7:35 p.m. The voting was unanimous in favor of. Back in May of 2020, a public hearing was held to receive public input regarding this same issue of seeking funding for sewer reuse water at the cemetery. Mayor Cliff Wheeler stated that the State of Utah has mandated that the City control the phosphorus coming from the water from plant. This can be done by chemical treatment or piping the water up to the cemetery and put in a holding tank and use that water on the cemetery. The State granted the City an extension for becoming compliant. Mayor Wheeler then asked for any public comment. There was one comment made and it was from Erma Lee Hansen– just do it.
Close Public Hearing and Reconvene into Regular Council Meeting. The public hearing was then closed and reconvened back into regular meeting at 7:38 p.m.
REPORTS/ACTION ITEMS – BOARDS/COMMITTEES/STAFF/OFFICERS:
Planning Commission
Callie Walters, Business License Approval, 38 South State, Nails by Callie. Callie met with the Planning Commission. All requirements were met and recommended for approval. Councilman Brad Welch moved to approve the business license Nails by Callie. Councilman Matt Sorensen seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in favor of.
Jerry Barentsen, Lot Split Approval, 186 South 100 West. Jerry met with the Planning Commission. All requirements were met and recommended for approval. Councilman Casey Anderson moved to approve the lot split on 186 South 100 West. Councilman Mike MacKay seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in favor of.
Annual Water Report. City Employee Justin Jackson presented them with the annual water report. Last year received 19 percent precipitation of an average water available to run off. This could be the second worst drought year. Water loss is the main focus within the water department– need to fix leaks, find out where the City is losing water and plug up those leaks. Need to come up with a mitigation plan. The lower well is leaking. The City can show improvement with the money that is being spend in the water budget.
Traffic Study Discussion. Councilman Matt Sorensen led this discussion. A few years back, the City had Officer Greenwell come and do a traffic study. There
Presented by Matt Sorensen. This plan has been brought up in the last few years. Officer Greenwell came and did traffic study. Not sure the reason for where he suggested placement of the traffic signs. The question is who has the authority to decide where signs can go. The answer is it can be by a person who has jurisdiction over the city roadways. No need to have an engineer or other person do a study. This is a waste of time and money. The question now is, where dose the Council want to put the signs? The Council received information regarding information on traffic control signage along with current placement of signs and suggested placement of signage. The Council was asked to consider the proposed placement of signs and come back next month with a plan to implement.
24th of July Discussion. Sanpete County is moving forward with the County Fair. At this point in time, it would be foolish to cancel the 24th of July celebration. Councilman Brad Welch will meet with the chair people and have them proceed as if the City is holding the celebration. Brad will come back next month with tentative dates. (The Council will continue with their assigned event.)
Budget Discussion. Councilman Casey Anderson would like to hold a work meeting in March to start looking at dates and formulate a plan of how to work through the budget for next year. Suggest having a meeting in March, April along with the tentative approval in May. Final adoption is in June. (March meeting after the filling of the council vacancy, March 11, 2021.)
Annexation Discussion. Prior Mayor Dave Taylor started working on the annexation. He had Ludlow Engineering prepare the map. The area is extensive. The following is a general description of the annexation– It takes in the area north of Seely Lane all the way to the proposed subdivision Sumac Meadows north of canyon road and east of Andy Cox Lane. Fairview Heights is included continuing north grabbing the upper water tank then crosses the canyon road. It takes in the area east of Andy Cox lane up to the property line of All My T Ranch. It does not include clement lane nor the All My T Ranch. The City Council claimed they were not briefed on the annexation. The question now is—does the Council want to proceed. After some discussion, it was decided to have the resolution prepared and brought to Council Meeting in March. At that point, the Council will decide whether to proceed or not.
Note: Dog Clinic – February 25th at Fire Station from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
MAYOR REPORTS:
Mayor Cliff Wheeler – General City Business. Mayor Wheeler was approached by the Easter bunny wondering if the Easter Bunny could come this year and have an easter-egg hunt. Not sure if the Covid-19 guidelines have lifted completely but would like to have this event.
APRPOVAL OF VOUCHERS:
In the vouchers there was a payment of $3,500 made to Michael Craven. Due to an unforeseen issue with his sewer line, pump, and distance to the sewer main, he asked to have a septic tank. A negotiation was made, and an agreement was drawn up and signed. Councilman Mike MacKay moved to approve the vouchers from January 21, 2021 to February 17, 2021. Councilman Brad Welch seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in favor of.
ADJOURNMENT:
Councilman Mike MacKay moved to adjourn meeting at 8:39 p.m. Councilman Matt Sorensen seconded the motion. The voting was unanimous in favor of.
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