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20 North Main * PO Box 40 Levan Town Levan, UT 84639 Phone (435) 623-1959 Fax (435) 623-2730 Minutes Levan Town Council Meeting March 9, 2022 7:00 P.M. 1. Opening ceremonies: The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM by Mayor Bruce Rowley. All present were welcomed. The invocation was offered by Councilmember Ray Evans. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Chris Webb. Town Officials present: Mayor Bruce Rowley and Councilmembers Ray Evans, Chris Webb, Amy Lowe, and Taryn Brooks. Town Staff present: Town Clerk Heather Poulsen Others present: Juab County Planning Commissioners Marvin Kenison, Clint Painter, and Richard Hansen. Rebecca Dopp from the Times News. Barbara and Rust Finlinson, Jennalyn Webb, TJ Webb, Becki Webb, Brennan Webb, Barrett Brooks, and Planning Commission Chairman Alan Paystrup. 2. Swearing in of New Elected Officials Judge Barbara Finlinson swore in elected official Chris Webb. She then swore in Amy Lowe who was appointed to fill the town council vacancy left when councilmember Bruce Rowley was elected as Mayor. 3. Discussion Items: Mayor Bruce Rowley turned the time over to Juab County Planning Commissioner Marvin Kenison. Marvin let the council know that Juab County is doing a GIS mapping and he was there to officially ask for the information from the town that they to put on that mapping system. Roads, gas lines, and meters are some of the things that would be on that map and available on line. Commissioner Clinton Painter took a minute to inform the council about some of the low-income programs that are available in Juab County to help with housing. He wanted to make sure that the public new about some of the programs that are not getting utilized as much as they could be. Levan Town Council Regular Meeting March 9, 2022 Page 1 of 5  20 North Main * PO Box 40 Levan Town Levan, UT 84639 Phone (435) 623-1959 Fax (435) 623-2730 The Town council decided to hold the town cleanup day on April 30th. Council member Amy Lowe wondered how well it was attended and if anyone thought that something like a raffle or other prize would get more attendance. Town Clerk Heather Poulsen said she would have to look and see if anything was budgeted for something like that. 4. Action Items: a. Councilmember Ray Evans made the motion to set the town cleanup date for April 30th. Taryn seconded the motion and all were in favor. b. Resolution No. 03092022-01 which sets the Irrigation Company Electric Utility Seasonal pumping rates for Levan Town. The town has never set a seasonal pumping rate for the irrigation company and due to increase costs and an independent rate study recommendation they needed to updated their fees. Councilmember Ray Evans made the motion, seconded by Councilmember Taryn Brooks, to adopt Resolution No. 03092022- 01. All were in favor. Motion carried c. Levan town owns approximately 4 ¾ acres of pasture by the cemetery that the lease expires this year. The last lease was for 5 years. Payment was due before animals were placed on the property and any damage was the responsibility of the person leasing the property to fix. It was leased on a lump sum fee instead of per head fee. Taryn made the motion to open the cemetery pasture lease for sealed bids with the same criteria as was set forth in the previous lease. Ray seconded the motion and all were in favor. d. Ordinance No. 03092022-01 External Accessory Dwelling Unit Moratorium. Levan Towns code allows for External Accessory dwelling units. The Planning Commission is currently reviewing if that is something that should be allowed. The town council felt it was best to put a six-month moratorium on building External AUD’s until the Planning Commission can review the code and pass on its recommendations. Mayor Rowley asked for a roll call vote to pass Ordinance No. 03092022-01 Levan Town Council Regular Meeting March 9, 2022 Page 2 of 5  20 North Main * PO Box 40 Levan Town Levan, UT 84639 Phone (435) 623-1959 Fax (435) 623-2730 Bruce Rowley Yes Ray Evans Yes Taryn Brooks Yes Chris Webb Yes Amy Lowe Yes Motion carried. 5. Mayor/Council Member/Department/Committee Reports: a. Mayor/Council Members: Councilmember Ray Evans reported that the JRDA is progressing is moving forward with the scales at the dump. They will soon be hiring someone to run the scales. Mayor Bruce Rowley reported that he just returned from a trip to Washington with the UMPA. They had lobbied for companies like UMPA to receive incentives for putting in solar panels. b. Office Issued Permits Report: i. Building permits: Richard Stowell received a permit to build a shop/garage ii. Business License: None c. Planning Commission: Planning Commission Chairman Alan Paystrup reported that they were still working on the subdivision ordinance and were hoping to have it done before the moratorium ended. d. Committee: None e. Other: None 6. Council Business: a. Approval of Minutes: -February 9, 2022 – CIB Public Hearing Councilmember Taryn Brooks made the motion, seconded by Councilmember Chris Webb, to approve the minutes from the CIB Levan Town Council Regular Meeting March 9, 2022 Page 3 of 5  20 North Main * PO Box 40 Levan Town Levan, UT 84639 Phone (435) 623-1959 Fax (435) 623-2730 Public Hearing on February 9, 2022. All council members present were in favor. Motion carried. -February 9, 2022- Regular Session Councilmember Ray Evans made the motion, seconded by Councilmember Amy Lowe, to approve the minutes from the Regular Session dated February 9, 2022. All council members present were in favor. Motion carried. b. Approval of Claims Councilmember Ray Evans made the motion, seconded by Councilmember Taryn Brooks, to approve the Claims dated 2/01/202 to 2/28/2022. All council members present were in favor. Motion carried. c. Approval of Payroll Comparison Report Council member Ray Evans wondered when the Mitchells would receive their last payment and Town Clerk Heather Poulsen said she would find out and get back with him. Councilmember Taryn Brooks made the motion, seconded by Councilmember Amy Lowe, to approve the Payroll Comparison Report dated 1/01/2022 to 2/28/2022. All council members present were in favor. Motion carried. d. Approval of Final Cash Receipts Report Councilmember Ray Evans made the motion, seconded by Councilmember Chris Webb, to approve the Cash Receipts Report dated 1/1/2022 to 1/31/2022. All council members present were in favor. Motion carried. e. Review of Tentative Cash Receipts Report The council reviewed the Cash Receipts Report dated 2/01/2022 to 2/28/2022. f. Budget Report Review The council reviewed the budget report for 7/01/2021 to 2/28/2022. Levan Town Council Regular Meeting March 9, 2022 Page 4 of 5  20 North Main * PO Box 40 Levan Town Levan, UT 84639 Phone (435) 623-1959 Fax (435) 623-2730 7. Adjourn: Councilmember Taryn Brooks made the motion, seconded by Councilmember Amy Lowe to adjourn. All council members present were in favor. The meeting adjourned at 7:30 PM. _______________________________________ Heather Poulsen, Town Clerk Levan Town Council Regular Meeting March 9, 2022 Page 5 of 5