City Council
Regular MeetingRiver Heights, UT · January 4, 2022
Minutes
River Heights City
COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
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 In person and through Zoom.
Adoption of Previous Minutes and Agenda
Reports and Approval of Payments(Mayor, Council, Staff)
Messages from Outgoing Councllmembers
State of the City Address by Mayor Rasmussen
Swearing In of Mayor Thompson and Councilmembers Glover and Mathews
Comments from Incoming Mayor and Councilmembers
Public Comment
Appointment of Jason Thompson to the Wastewater Treatment Rate Committee, COG,and CMPO
Council Discussion on Current and Future Projects
Discuss Council Assignments
Adjourn
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7 Present: Mayors: Todd Rasmussen/Jason Thompson
8 Council members: Doug Clausen
9 Sharlie Gallup
10 Tyson Glover
11 Nancy Huntly
12 Janet Mathews
13 Chris Milbank
14 Blake Wright, electronic
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16 Recorder Sheila Lind
17 Public Works Director Clayten Nelson, electronic
18 Finance Director Cliff Grover
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20 Excused: Treasurer Wendy Wilker
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25 The following motions were made during the meeting:
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27 Motion #1
28 Councilmember Clausen moved to "adopt the minutes of the council meeting of December 7,
29 2021, with one name change, and the evening's agenda." Councilmember Huntly seconded the motion,
30 which passed with Clausen, Gallup, Huntly, Milbank, and Wright in favor. No one opposed.
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32 Motion #2
33 Councilmember Gallup moved to "appoint Mayor Thompson to the Wastewater Treatment Rate
34 Committee, COG and the CMPO Executive Committee." Councilmember Milbank seconded the motion,
35 with Gallup, Glover, Mathews, Milbank and Wright in favor. No one opposed.
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37 Motion #3
38 Councilmember Wright moved to "appoint Councilmember Milbank as mayor pro tem for the city
39 of River Heights." Councilmember Glover seconded the motion, which carried with Gallup, Glover,
40 Mathews, Milbank and Wright is favor. No one opposed.
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46 Proceedings of the Meeting:
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48 The River Heights City Council met at 6:30 p.m. in the Ervin R. Crosbie Council Chambers in the
49 River Heights City Building on Tuesday,January 4, 2022,for their regular council meeting.
50 Adoption of Previous Minutes and Agenda: Minutes for the December 7, 2021, meeting were
51 reviewed. Councilmember Gallup pointed out a name that needed to be changed in the minutes.
52 Councilmember Clausen moved to "adopt the minutes of the council meeting of December 7,
53 2021, with one name change,and the evening's agenda." Councilmember Huntly seconded the motion,
54 which passed with Ciausen, Gallup, Huntly, Milbank, and Wright in favor. No one opposed.
55 Reports and Approval of Pavments:
56 Councilmember Wright was the only one with a report.
57 • He reminded the General Plan draft still needed to be adopted, along with the Transportation and
58 Trail and Park maps, and hoped it would get back on the agenda and finished up very soon.
59 Messages from Outgoing Councilmembers: Mayor Rasmussen thanked all those who had served
60 in the city while he was mayor. He presented a mayor's coin of excellency to each person. In honor of the
61 work they had done, including crossing guards, city engineer, city attorney,finance director, planning and
62 zoning commissioners, city treasurer and recorder, compliance officers, and councilmembers.
63 Commissioner Clausen publicly thanked Mayor Rasmussen for his four years of dedicated service.
64 Councilmember Huntly said she had enjoyed and appreciated her service over the past year. She
65 really enjoyed the people in the community that she has been able to get to know and serve.
66 Councilmember Clausen said each time he was elected he said it would be the last time he would
67 run for council, but he stayed for 14 years. He said the job had given him a sense of accomplishment and
68 satisfaction for being able to serve the city.
69 State of the Citv Address bv Mavor Rasmussen: Mayor Rasmussen reviewed the city's financials.
70 The city is in a very good cash situation due to past and current administrations being very careful. He
71 discussed completed and upcoming projects. Stewart Hill Park is in the process of getting started. The
72 city will be doing a water line project in the Riverdale area, which will connect to the Boulevard line.
73 They hope to clean up some easements and rights-of-way. They will work on sidewalk repair. They have
74 also started to look at a plan for the city square. He pointed out that a lot of discussion goes into some of
75 these projects and sometimes they end up getting pushed aside only to be started all over again later. He
76 hoped the city square project would gain momentum.
77 He thanked the public for being at the meetings, which had helped him feel accountable to the
78 community.
79 Swearing in of Mavor Thompson and Councilmembers Glover and Mathews: Recorder Lind
80 administered the Oath of Office to Mayor Jason Thompson, Councilmember Tyson Glover and
81 Councilmember Janet Mathews. Each took their place at the council table.
82 Mayor Thompson thanked Past Mayor Rasmussen and said had learned a great deal from him
83 about humility, as well as from the councilmembers. He explained he had met with all of them and
84 respects them for their dedication. He realized there was a big responsibility for them in the city. He
85 would like to see more people In the community get involved. He expressed excitement to work with all
86 ofthem.
87 Councilmember Glover expressed excitement to be Involved in local community. He said he was a
88 licensed engineer and his priority was to have safe water. He would like people to call him and talk to him
89 about their concerns. He planned to be informed before he votes on the issues.
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; Janet Mathews was glad to be serving the city. She sees value In everyone's opinion. She
^ discussed the responsibilities of the council and citizens to pitch in and preserve what they have in River
92 Heights. She said communication is also very important to her.
93 Public Comment: Janice Skousen thanked the outgoing city council. She appreciated the park and
94 city block master plans being visible to citizens. She hoped that citizens could volunteer and make
95 donations to help the plans move along faster. She was willing to help with beautification of the city.
96 Appointment of Jason Thompson to the Wastewater Treatment Rate Committee. COG,and
97 CMPO: Mayor Thompson expressed it would be his honor to serve on these committees.
98 Councilmember Gallup moved to "appoint Mayor Thompson to the Wastewater Treatment Rate
99 Committee, COG and the CMPO Executive Committee." Councilmember Milbank seconded the motion,
100 with Gallup, Glover, Mathews, Milbank and Wright in favor. No one opposed.
101 Discuss Council Assignments: Mayor Thompson said he had spent a lot of time thinking about the
102 strengths of those on the council and announced the following assignments:
103 Chris Milbank Parks
104 Janet Mathews Water and Sewer
105 Tyson Glover Streets and Sidewalks
106 Sharlie Gallup Community Affairs, Public Safety
107 Blake Wright Planning and Zoning
108 The council gave their advice and consent for the new assignments.
109 Discussion was held regarding the appointment of mayor pro tempore. Because Councilmember
110 Clausen had filled the position for a few years, someone else needed to be appointed.
"% Councilmember Wright moved to "appoint Councilmember Milbank as mayor pro tem for the
city of River Heights." Councilmember Glover seconded the motion, which carried with Gallup, Glover,
113 Mathews, Milbank and Wright Is favor. No one opposed.
114 Council Discussion on Current and Future Projects: Engineer Rasmussen discussed the lower well
115 improvements, which will go out to bid in February. They plan to upgrade the well with a new pump
116 casing. He expressed the need for the larger well to have a viable back-up pump. Well drillers are
117 extremely busy right now. The water line improvement project on River Heights Boulevard was intended
118 to go out to bid in January. They are working with a surveyor, who continues to put him off because he is
119 very busy as well. He hopes it will bid by February. Forsgren is doing the civil work on the Stewart Hill
120 Park Project and BioWest is doing the design. They hope to bid out the first phase in January or February.
121 Councilmember Glover had a list of projects he wanted to add. Prior to doing so, he will take a
122 tour of the city. He'd like to make the project lists public, along with a 5- and 10-year plan.
123 Councilmember Gallup would like to get something done with the Old Church. Mayor Thompson
124 agreed. Councilmember Milbank recommended giving the tenants notice to vacate the building since it
125 will most likely take a long time to remove their belongings.
126 The meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
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River Heights City
Annual City Report Summary
June 30,2021
Cash Balance By Fund
06/30/20 06/30/21
General Fund 120,434.33 301,998.19
Capital Projects Fund 174,014.12 381,307.08
Water Fund 756,353.66 873,492.10
Sewer Fund 974,331.36 775,251.85
Total Cash Balance 2,025,133.47 2,332,049.22
Interest Earnings 14,790.79 6,498.22
Revenue & Expenses 06/30/20 06/30/21
General Fund
Revenues 1,047,079.00 1,563,506.00
Expenses 631,474.00 842,068.00
Net Change 415,605.00 721,438.00
Enterprise Funds
Revenues 795,767.00 729,244.00
Expenses 519,209.00 838,252.00
Net Change 276,558.00 (109,008.00)
Combined Net Change 692,163.00 612,430.00
Impact Fee Liability
Water 31,179.00
Sewer 84,626.00 79,171.00
Roads
Parks
Total Impact Fee Liability 115,805.00 79,171.00
Projects Completed Fiscal Year Ended 06/30/21
General Fund Projects
Roads
Resurface Roads 39,920.72
600 South Road - Finish 49,656.55
400 South Road 300,110.00
Total Roads 389,687.27
Parks
Stewart Hill Park 4,985.75
Total General Fund Projects 394,673.02
Sewer Fund Projects
Sewer Line Extension - JP Subdivision 9,657.50
Water Fund Projects
Lower Well Improvements 46,901.43
Total Projects Completed Fiscal Year Ended 06/30/21 451,231.95
River Heights City
Annual City Report Summary
June 30, 2021
Capital Projects To Be Completed Fiscal Year 06/30/22
General Fund Projects
Administrative
Old School Stair Repair and Ramp 12,000.00
Master Plan City Square 10,000.00
Total Administrative 22,000.00
Roads
Sidewalk and Park Strip 400 South (600 East to 500 East) 70,000.00
400 South Sidwalk Right of Way Acquisition 65,000.00
Sidewalk Repairs City-wide 50,000.00
Sidwalk and Park Strip 400 South (500 East to 400 East) 45,000.00
Road Seal 40,000.00
Sidewalk Identified by Paint 1,200.00
Sidewalk Identified by Paint 1,200.00
Total Roads 272,400.00
General Fund Projects(Continued)
Parks
Stewart Hill Park 200,000.00
Total General Fund Projects 494,400.00
Sewer Fund Projects
New Shop 120,000.00
New Truck 35,000.00
Total Sewer Fund Projects 155,000.00
Water Fund Projects
Upgrade Lower Well 200,000.00
Upgrade Water Line Lower Well to River Heights Blvd 90,000.00
Lower Well Property Aquisition 15,000.00
Total Water Fund Projects 305,000.00
Total Projects To Be Completed Fiscal Year Ended 06/30/22 954,400.00
RIVER HEIGHTS CTTY
Impact Fee Schedule
Revenues on Hand
Fiscal Year Ended June 30,2021
Period Water Sewer Roads Paries Total
FY2016
07/01/15 $ $ 807 S $ $ 807
Funds Collected $ $ $ $ $
Interest Income S S 4 s $ S 4
Funds Utilized $ S 811 s $ S 811
06/30/16 $ $ $ $ $
FY2017
07/01/16 26,072 5 26,072
Funds Collected - $
Interest Income 136 $ 136
Funds Utilized 8,847 $ 8,847
17,361 S
FY2018
07/01/17 $ 24,254 $ 52,262 $ $ $ 76,516
Funds Collected $ $ $ $ $
Interest Income $ 126 S 272 S $ . .$ 398
Funds Utilized $ 24,380 $ 24,380
06/30/18 $ 0 S 52,534 $ $ $ 52,534
FY2019
07/01/18 $ 4,688 S 3,689 s $ $ 8,577
Funds Collected $ S s s $
Interest income $ 12 $ 20 $ $ S 32
Funds Utilized $ 4,700 $ $ $ 4,700
06/30/19 $ 0 $ 3,909 $ $ $ 3,909
FY2020
07/01/19 $ 2,237 $ 1,596 $ $ $ 3,833
Funds Collected $ $ $ $ $
Interest Income $ 6 5 6 $ $ $ 14
Funds Utilized $ 2,243 S s 5 $ 2,243
06/30/20 $ (0) S 1,604 s $ $ 1,604
FY2021
07/01/20 $ $ S $ $
Funds Collected $ 4,986 S 3,743 S 952 S 2,181 S 11,862
Interest Income S 13 $ 19 $ 2 S 6 $ 41
Funds Utilized $ 4,999 S $ 954 $ 2,187 S 8,140
06/30/21 $ (0) S 3,762 $ 0 $ (0) S 3.763
Impact Fees Summary
07/01/20 $ 31,179 S 84,826 $ $ S 115,805
Funds Collected $ 4,986 S 3,743 $ 952 S 2,181 S 11,862
Interest Income $ 157 5 460 $ 2 $ 6 S 625
Funds Utilized S 36,322 S 9,658 $ 954 S 2,187 S 49,121
06/30/21 $ 0 $ 79,171 $ 0 $ (0) S 79,171
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