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River Heights City COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Tuesday, August 4,2020 Notice is hereby given that the River Heights City Council will hold its regular council meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m., anchored from the River Heights City Office Building at 520 S 500 E. The meeting will be held through Zoom,as well as in person. Public will be admitted on site, up to 20 people in the council room. Masks are required. Those not in attendance who wish to provide comment on any of the agenda items can do so by email to office@riverheights.org(by noon on the date of the meeting). Adoption of Previous Minutes and Agenda Reports and Approval ofPayments(Mayor, Council, Staff) Public Comment Adopt a Resolution to Update Fees Discuss Old Church Proposal Discuss New Shop and Possible Locations Adjourn To connect to the live Zoom meeting dial: 1 669 900 6833, Meeting ID: 844 1812 9898 Password: 028046 Posted this 30^ day of July 2020 Sheila Lind, Recorder Attachments for this meeting and previous meeting minutes can be found on the State's Public Notice Website (pmn.utah.gov). In compliance with the American Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliar>' communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify Sheila Lind,(435)770-2061 at least 24 hours before the meeting. 520 South 500 East River Heights, Utah 84321 Phone & Fax (435) 752-2646  River Heights City 3 Council Meeting 4 5 August 4,2020 6 7 8 Present: Mayor Todd Rasmussen 9 Council members: Doug Clausen 10 Sharlie Gallup 11 Chris Milbank 12 Elaine Thatcher 13 Blake Wright 14 15 Recorder Sheila Lind 16 Public Works Director Clayten Nelson 17 Finance Director Cliff Grover, electronic 18 Treasurer Wendy Wilker 19 20 Others Present: See roll 21 22 The following motions were made during the meeting: 25 Motion#! 26 Councilmember Thatcher moved to "adopt the minutes of the council meeting of July 21,2020 27 and the evening's agenda." Councilmember Clausen seconded the motion, which passed with Clausen, 28 Gallup, Milbank, Thatcher, and Wright in favor. No one opposed. 29 30 Motion #2 31 Councilmember Thatcher moved to "pay the bills as listed." Councilmember Clausen 32 seconded the motion, which passed with Clausen, Gallup, Milbank, Thatcher and Wright in favor. No 33 one opposed. 34 35 Motion #3 36 Councilmember Wright moved to "adopt Resolution 5-2020, A Resolution to Update Fees." 37 Councilmember Thatcher seconded the motion, which carried with Clausen, Gallup, Milbank, 38 Thatcher and Wright in favor. No one opposed. 39 40 Motion #4 41 Councilmember Clausen moved to "reject the proposal that was offered to the city." 42 Councilmember Milbank seconded the motion, which passed with Clausen, Gallup, Milbank, Thatcher 43 and Wright in favor. No one opposed. 44 iiM I' jjjrrin A 520 South 500 East River Heights, Utah 84321 Phone & Fax (435) 752-2646 47 Proceedings ofthe Meeting: 48 49 The River Heights City Council started their meeting at 6:35 p.m. in the Ervin R. Crosbie 50 Council Chambers in the River Heights City Building on Tuesday, August 4,2020 for their regular 51 council meeting which was broadcast through Zoom. 52 Mayor Rasmussen led in the Pledge of Allegiance. 53 Adoption ofPrevious Minutes and Agenda: Minutesforthe July 21,2020 meeting were 54 reviewed. 55 Councilmember Thatcher moved to "adopt the minutes ofthe council meeting of July 21, 56 2020 and the evening's agenda." Councilmember Clausen seconded the motion, which passed 57 with Clausen, Gallup, Milbank,Thatcher, and Wright in favor. No one opposed. 58 Reports and Approval ofPavments fMavor. Council. Staff): 59 Public Works Director Nelson 60 • 600 South road construction has started. Concrete was done today. Tomorrow through Friday 61 the road will be closed from 600 E to 1000 E. 62 • Sewer cleaning and videoing ofthe line is complete. For the most,the system looks very good. 63 There is very little infiltration. There is one spot where the pipe is sagging on River Heights 64 Boulevard. They plan to replace that section of pipe. 65 • Seal coat is in the process now. Roads being done this year are: 525 East, Phases 1 and 3 of 66 Saddlerock,the newly repaved 400 S, and the entrance to Lamplighter. All residents affected 67 have been notified. Dan Hogan will be billed for Phase 3. 68 • Crosswalk painting will be done soon. 69 • Sewer installation on the JP Minor Subdivision is scheduled within two weeks. He suggested 70 setting up a meeting with the two residents who will be tying into the line before the work 71 begins. Mayor Rasmussen asked Mr. Nelson to set something up with the residents, the 72 mayor, Councilmember Clausen,the engineer (if available) and himself. 73 74 Finance Director Grover 75 • They are shooting for the middle of August to have all the financial statements ready for the 76 auditor. 77 78 Treasurer Wilker 79 • She presented and answered questions regarding the list of bills to be paid. 80 Councilmember Thatcher moved to "pay the bills as listed." Councilmember Clausen 81 seconded the motion, which passed with Clausen, Gallup, Milbank,Thatcher and Wright in - 82 favor. No one opposed. 83 84 Councilmembers Thatcher, Gallup and Wright and mayor Rasmussen didn't have anything. 85 86 Councilmember Milbank 87 • He walked the irrigation line trail with the Cache County trails person. Further development of 88 the trail is still on hold. 89 90 Councilmember Clausen 91 " He has been in contact with an insurance company which offers residents protection on 92 damages caused by water and sewer lines. Mayor Rasmussen reminded of last year's sewer River Heights City Council Meeting, 8/4/20  break at the Thunell's home, which wasn't covered under their homeowners or the city's insurance. The city could make residents aware ofthe additional insurance options, which 95 would cover incidences like that. Mr. Clausen would like this to be a discussion at the next 96 meeting. 97 98 Recorder Lind 99 • She discussed the council's assignments for Apple Days. 100 101 Mayor Rasmussen didn't have anything. 102 103 Public Comment: Diane Rhoton handed out copies of and discussed an email she had 104 previously sent to the council members. She expressed concern with having apartments, and thought 105 allowing them would open the door for more apartments. She has seen overdevelopment happen in 106 many places she has lived. She would like it stopped before it starts. She informed about a meth lab 107 near where her sister-in-law lives. She doesn't want there to be more problems. She hoped and prayed 108 that the council would listen to their citizens. 109 Cindy Schaub thanked public works for painting the curbs red for no parking by Ryan's Place 110 Park. 111 Troy Wakefield hoped the council recognized there were multiple ideas from citizens to be 112 addressed concerning the Old Church. He hoped they would agree to allow other proposals and more 113 citizen input. 114 Christian Mansfield praised PWD Nelson for the amazing job he did managing the 400 South Road Project. Mary Poppleton stated she had lived in River Heights for many years. She and her mother 117 didn't support apartments. She also hoped other proposals would be addressed. 118 Beth Price said the building has lost it uniqueness. She asked the council to think oflong term 119 effects and envision what type of development they want adjacent to the park in the city center. 120 Adopt a Resolution to Update Fees: Recorder Lind explained the addition of a Conditional Use 121 Permit fee and the deletion of the second offence water reconnect fee. 122 Councilmember Wright moved to "adopt Resolution 5-2020, A Resolution to Update 123 Fees." Councilmember Thatcher seconded the motion, which carried with Clausen, Gallup, 124 Milbank,Thatcher and Wright in favor. No one opposed. 125 Discuss Old Church Proposal: Mayor Rasmussen briefly discussed what he had seen and 126 discussed with each council member. He has realized the decision is much larger than a quick 127 resolution warrants. He suggested rejecting Tony Johnson's proposal and gathering more ideas. He 128 and Councilmember Wright walked around the property and discussed the possibility ofremoving the 129 new part ofthe building and restoring the old part, which would allow the city to sell two lots. He had 130 done a lot ofreflecting and guessed they may find a solution that has more benefits for the future. He 131 expressed appreciation to those from the community who contacted him and gave their opinions. 132 Councilmember Gallup would like to take a step back and look at other options. She didn't feel 133 Mr. Johnson's proposal would benefit the city in the long run. She informed that she made a pros and 134 cons list and only had one pro on her list. 135 Councilmember Wright agreed with the idea ofrejecting the apartment proposal. He thought 136 the use was becoming more important than saving the structure. He suggested the long-term impact of 1-5-7 the use should weigh heavier than saving the building. With further discussion, the council may come up with something on their own. He appreciated comments from all the citizens who contacted him. River Heights City Council Meeting, 8/4/20 139 Most of what he heard was to not have apartments, however, there were some who were supportive of 140 them. 141 Councilmember Clausen was also in favor of rejecting Mr. Johnson's proposal. He reiterated 142 that the city had done a greatjob ofletting citizens know they were having discussions about the 143 building. They have been talking about it for the last 4 years. He asked citizens to stay informed on 144 the progressing issues. He discussed the financial end of a decision. The council is very aware of how 145 much things cost and are very careful with the city's money. He pointed out that the city doesn't have 146 unlimited funds for projects. He also appreciated public comments but wished they had been given 147 sooner. 148 Councilmember MilbMt thanked all those who contacted him with their thoughts. His opinion 149 was that the building is an asset until it's a liability. He asked what prompted the city to start having 150 Old Church discussions. He was told the Utah Festival Opera Company has not kept up on their end of 151 the agreement to use the building. He agreed they should step back and have more discussion. 152 Councilmember Thatcher wanted to see the older part of the building saved. She understood 153 the reasons for not wanting apartments and especially not a daycare. She appreciated the new ideas 154 from citizens. 155 Mayor Rasmussen suggested they could reject the proposal and continue discussions. He 156 expressed appreciation to City Attorney Jon Jenkins for drafting the RFP in a broad sense which has 157 allowed them to regroup. 158 Councilmember Clausen moved to "reject the proposal that was offered to the city." 159 Councilmember Milbank seconded the motion, which passed with Clausen, Gallup, Milbank, Thatcher 160 and Wright in favor. No one opposed. 161 Mayor Rasmussen would let Tony Johnson know his offer had been rejected. He asked for 162 more community input ifthere were ideas on what to do with the building. 163 Discuss New Shop and Possible Locations: Councilmember Clausen asked to have this topic 164 put offfor a while due to the rejection ofthe Old Church proposal. They discussed how soon they 165 need to spend the impact fees, which are planned to go towards a shop. Councilmember Clausen 166 thought they had until 2022. 167 PWD Nelson asked them to keep a couple thoughts in mind for the shop: There are things they 168 need to keep, which wouldn't look good in the center oftown, such as piles of dirt and road base to 169 have on hand. He felt they should consider enough space for all future equipment. 170 Councilmember Wright wanted to discuss the Stewart Hill Park design sometime. A newer 171 concept has been drafted, which they need to review and then decide what the council wants to do 172 next. He'd like to get everyone on the same page. The first step will need to be infrastructure. He will 173 post the concepts(new and older) on the Drive. Mayor Rasmussen suggested making plans on August 174 18. Mr. Wright suggested they could go after RAPZ money next year ifthey can come to some kind of 175 a decision. 176 The meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m. 177 178 179 Sheila Lind, Recorder 180 181 182 Todd A. Rasmussen, Mayor River Heights City Council Meeting, 8/4/20  Please print your name on the roll. Q r\^ f^lir-so n \ /~Idu)q,jj iy{Xa^\ ^u-^lec^ae- Qhc-rf^ 5/yn^oyis ?!,\)t(j:Q Pftriken -p[y\dr^!^o\[ij ^ uU-t jkJi^'^ ■^\p? l(P _, ,1^AU 4 ,v- Ci^isi'if /jfnnudi^h ^-^-ri/YUcx-  River Heights City Bills To Be Paid July 28,2020 Payee Description Admin. P&Z Parks/Rec Pub. Safety Com. Aff. Roads Water Sewer Total JUNE 2020 $ 1 Ferguson new meters $11,468.00 $11,468.00 2 Utah Testing & Engineering 400 South $345.80 "$345.80 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 JULY 2020 $■ 16 Cache County Corporation Law & Animal (6 Months) $9,144.50 $9,144.50 17 Century Equipment Mower Blade $171.99 $171.99 18 City ofLogan Garbage, 911, Sewer $13,768.38 $2,022.00 $17,393.00 $33,183.38 19 Comcast Monthly Internet $28.24 S28.23 $28.22 $84.69 20 Dominion Energy Gas $9.96 $11.47 $4.37 $68.45 $4.37 $98.62 21 Ferguson Water Materials $37.91 $37.91 22 Logan City Water Consumption $478.42 $478.42 23 Patrick Kelly Utility Deposit Refund $21.25 $21.25 24 Sprinkler Supply Co., Sprinkler Repairs & Grounds Maint. $105.23 $105.23 25 Thomas Petroleum Fuel Charges $40.35 $40.34 $40.34 $40.34 $161.37 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Page 1 SubTotals $13,806.58 $329.04 $11,166.50 , $390.51 $12,142.60 $17,465.93 $55,301.16 Page 1 Total Amount to be $55,301.16  Resolution No. 5-2020 A RESOLUTION TO UPDATE FEES BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIVER HEIGHTS, UTAH THAT;The revised fee schedule is hereby adopted and shall be In effect as of October 22, 2019. ZONING CLEARANCE PERMIT DECK 50.00 COVERING (deck/patio/porch) 35.00 SHED; Fee per building Under SO square feet no ZCP required N/C Up to 110 square feet 35.00 Up to 150 square feet 75.00 Over 150 square feet 100.00 GARAGE (Building used to store vehicles) 130.00 CARPORTS(temporary and permanent) 50.00 ADDITION TO HOUSE 150.00 HOUSE 200.00 COMMERCIAL BUILDING 200.00 SIGNS(FLAT, SUBDIVISION, WALL, ETC) 35.00 SOLAR PANELS 35.00 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 100.00 FLAG LOT 150.00 MINOR SUBDIVISION Sketch Plan 200.00 Final Plat 400.00 SUBDIVISION/PUD Sketch Plan (all Developments) 200.00 Preliminary Plat(Ten lots and under) 1,500.00 Final Plat 500.00 Preliminary Plat (Eleven lots and over) 3,000.00 Final Plat 800.00 COMMERCIAL/COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT DEVELOPMENT Preliminary Layout and Design Review 200.00 Final Layout Submittal 400.00 SEAL COAT (subdivision/commercial)2018 $0.54/sq ft Includes joint seal and preparation PETITION FOR ANNEXATION 850.00 plus costs PETITION FOR ZONE CHANGE 300.00 plus costs PETITION FOR BOUNDARY CHANGE 150.00 plus costs APPLICATION TO APPEALS AUTHORITY 150.00 plus costs RIGHT-OF-WAY EXCAVATION PERMIT 650.00(600 is refundable) WATER HOOK-UP 1,500.00 SEWER HOOK-UP Improved 1,200.00 Unimproved 1,700.00 STORMWATER 100.00 UTILITY FEES Deposit 100.00 Late fee 1.5%/mo {18% annual) Shut Off Notice Delivery 20.00 Reconnect Water (M-F,9am-4pm) 25.00 Roconnoct Water (oftor 1** timo, duo to unpaid utility paymont) 50.00 Additional Reconnect After Hours 25.00 BUSINESS LICENSE FEES Commercial (less than 10,000 sqft) 150.00 Commercial (10,000 sqft or more) 250.00 Home Occupation (if impact on neighborhood) 50.00 Renew 40.00 Home Occupation (fire inspection required) 80.00 Renew 60.00 Late fee (after January 31) 30.00 Solicitor (original applicant) 50.00 Additional applicants 25.00 TEMPORARY USE FEE 25.00 DOG FEES(No card fees charged) License Spayed/Neutered 15.00 Otherwise 25.00 Late (per month after Feb 28) 10.00 Kennel License 25.00 Impound 35.00 RENTALS(No card fees charged) City Building (residents only)-first 5 hours 100.00 Additional hours 25.00/hr Pavilion - resident 25.00 Pavilion - non-resident 50.00 Deposit 50.00 Inflatable Use in Parks 50.00 BOUNCED CHECK up to $30.00 UPDATED, PASSED and EFFECTIVE THIS 4™ DAY OF AUGUST 2020, BY THE RIVER HEIGHTS MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, STATE OF UTAH. Todd A Rasmussen, Mayor ATTEST: Sheila Lind, Recorder 8/4/2020 River Heights Cify Mail - water line insurance M Om3iI Doug Clausen <dougclausen@riverheights.org> ater line insurance 2 messages Doug Clausen <dougclausen@riverheights.org> Tue, Aug 4,2020 at 1:01 PM To: Natalie.Westphal@homeserveusaxom Natalie please provide more information on your service/Insurance. How much will it cost the homeowner? Do you provide sewer coverage too ? Thanks, Doug Clausen River Heights City Natalie Westphal <Natalie.WestphaI@homeserveusa.com> Tue, Aug 4,2020 at 1:18 PM To: Doug Clausen <dougclausen@rlverheights.org> Hello Doug, Thank you for reaching out to me. Absolutely! I have attached a document that further explains our program as well as included some links below. The price for homeowners to enroll depends on a few things. But the range for external water line Is between $5.75-$6.75 /month, external sewer line $7.75/ month, in home plumbing Is $9.99/ month. The homeowners can pick and choose and do not have to get all 3. What we do is partner with communities in order to make our voluntary program available to your residents. And, we provide residents with protection on their external water lines, external sewer lines, as well as in-home plumbing. We provide these services with a complete turnkey approach for the city. Basically, we handle all aspects of the program; the marketing, billing, claims, and customer service. There is absolutely no cost for the city if you would choose to participate, and the city would receive an Incremental revenue stream for their participation. One of the things most cities find to be beneficial about our program Is that It helps to raise Awareness. When a resident has a break or an issue with their water or sewer line their first call is to the city. The city then goes out only to find that the break is on the resident's line and there is nothing that the city can do to help. . We like to think of our program kind of as a Free Public Awareness Campaign for the city. We would send a letter out to all of your residents, and the beginning of the letter is educational. It lets your residents know which portion of the lines are actually their responsibility, and that the city has partnered with us to make this voluntary program available to them. Also, our program really can provide some Peace of Mind to your residents. For a few dollars a month they can choose to transfer the risk of these lines on to us. Once they're enrolled, if they do have an issue, all they have to do is give us a call, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days of the year, and we'll dispatch a local licensed plumber to make the repair. Our website 8/4/2020 River Heights City Mail• water line insurance National League of Cities Endorsement iA/hat city officials, contractors, and homeowners say about our program (video) Please let me know if you have any further questions or would like to set up a brief phone call to discuss this information. Thank you! Natalie Westphai Business Development Specialist 1:412-216-4362 Natalie.Westphal@homeserveusa.com. vvww.servicelinepartner.com • SERVLINE NLC Service Line Warranty Program by ftHomeServe' From: Doug Clausen <dougclausen@riverheights.org> Sent: Tuesday, August 4. 2020 3:01 PM To: Natalie Westpha! <Natalie.Westphai@homeserveusa.com> Subject:[EXTERNAL] water line insurance Caution: This Email is from an EXTERNAL source. Ensure you trust this sender before clicking on any links or attachments. Natalie please provide more information on your service/insurance. How much will it cost the homeowner? Do you provide sewer coverage too ? Thanks, Doug Clausen 7/29/2020 River Heights City Mall - Old Church RFP Gmail Sheila Lind <office@riverhelghts.org> Old Church RFP 1 message Todd Rasmussen <toddrasmussen@riverhelghts.org> Wed, Jul 29,2020 at 11:11 AM To: Blake Wright <b!akewrlght@riverheights.org>, Sharlie Gallup <sharliegallup@riverheights.org>, Doug Clausen <dougclausen@riverheights.org>, Elaine Thatcher <elalnethatcher@riverheights.org>, Chris Milbank <chrismilbank@riverheights.org>, Sheila LInd <office@riverheights.org> Good morning, After discussing this situation with our attorney, the following information will. be pertinent to the direction you decide to go on the RFP from Tony. . 1-The language he wrote into the RFP gives us a lot of latitude to accept, reject, or even open back up for proposals. 2-ReJecting Tony's proposal should only be done If the council feels that there are other options that have not been brought to the table, not to "see" if there are other proposals. Example, If we feel that someone has a proposal that might be good for the city, we should reject and open the RFP back up. If we just want to see what other options there are, our attorney does not feel it would be prudent to reject the proposal we have. Having said that, we know we have one other verbal proposal from Troy Wakefield for single family dwellings. This could be good for the city and the neighborhood. The zoning is already appropriate and there Is little risk to the city. I personally think that is a good reason to reject Tony's offer and open it back up for proposals for maybe 30 days. Tony could resubmit his proposal as Is and we would have anyone else with a different proposal submit as well. I am not suggesting that we go that direction, only to point out that it is a valid and attractive option for that property. We have also talked about buying property for a new shop and this may also be an attractive site for a shop, material, and green waste. Would it be possible to tear down the newer part of the church and leave the old portion? Could we raise . some of the building and repurpose other parts for shop use and storage? I think It Is worth our time to consider all of the options one more time. • We would not want to open up the proposal if we felt someone was "springboarding" on Tony's proposal of apartments as this would give someone an unfair advantage. 1 don't think I heard any proposals for something similar to Tony's, so that shouldn't be an Issue. Of course any rejection and reopening will be done closely with legal counsel so we maintain our Integrity and options. I have this as an agenda item for Tuesday and I would like to have a vote on rejecting Tony's proposal and opening up the RFP to the public again or vote to move forward with a contract. 1 do not want to vote to accept the RFP, only to move forward with drafting the contract. We will officially accept the RFP and simultaneously approve the contract If you decide to move that direction. If you would like to discuss further, please let me know and we can meet or discuss outside of this email. I will be giving this a lot of thought and prayer. Please join me in your own way to find and come to a solution that is the right one. Thanks, Todd Todd Rasmussen Mayor, River Heights TUoer httpsy/mai[.google.com/mail/u/0?ik=589dfe4ee3&view=pt&search=a!l&permthid=thread-f%3A1673572076001452357&simpl=msg-P/o3A16735720760... 1/1 To River Heights City Council Members. We have lived in RH for 23 yrs. and have enjoyed the peacefixl community for these many years. The proposal of Tony Johnson to construct 8 apartments in the red brick church would definitely not be an asset to our community. There is over development in all of Cache Valley- especially with apartment complexes. Several years ago in the triplex in RH a SWAT team arrested those involved in a METH LAB. Ask anypolicemanandthey will tell you that the majority oftheir calls and problems come fi-om apartment complexes. A personal friend of mined just found out she rented an apartment that formally had been a METH LAB. She wondered what the weird smell was when she moved in. She asked the manager many times about the weird smell - he finally told her the truth. She has since moved to a new location. We want RH to continue to be a city that will always be a peaceful community. We know the council members will listen and hear what the citizens ofRH desire for our city. Sincerely, Dianne and Dennis Rhoton