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Taylorsville, UT · August 12, 2009

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Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes August12 2009 Page1 CityofTaylorsville CITYCOUNCILMEETING Minutes Wednesday August12 2009 CouncilChambers 2600 WestTaylorsvilleBlvd RoomNo 140 Taylorsville Utah84118 BRIEFINGSESSION Attendance MayorRussWall CouncilMembers CityStaff ChairmanLynn Handy JohnInchMorgan CityAdministrator ViceChairman BudCatlin JohnBrems CityAttorney CouncilMemberMorrisPratt CherylPeacockCottle CityRecorder CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach JessicaSpringer CouncilCoordinator MarkMcGrath CommunityDevelopmentDirector JohnTaylor CityEngineer ScottHarrington ChiefofFinance KeithSnarr EconomicDevelopment Director Excused CouncilMemberLesMatsumura Others BobSpringmeyer JonSpringmeyer WarrenRogers HeideePehrson BRIEFINGSESSION 1 ReviewAdministrative Report ChairmanLynnHandyconductedtheBriefingSession whichconvenedat6 03pm City RecorderCherylPeacockCottleconductedaRollCall whereinall CouncilMemberswere present exceptCouncilMemberMatsumura whowasexcused ChairmanHandycalledfor Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes August12 2009 Page2 questionson theAdministrativeReportfortheCommunityDevelopmentDepartment andthere werenone 2 ReviewAgenda 1803 39Theagenda fortheCityCouncilMeetingwasreviewed 1805 43CouncilMemberMatsumura arrivedtothemeetingat6 05pm 1806 08CouncilMemberPratt notedthat hehastwoothermattersfordiscussionduringthe regularCouncilMeeting 3 Adjourn 1807 24TheBriefingSessionwasadjournedat607 pm REGULARMEETING Attendance MayorRussWall CouncilMembers CityStaff ChairmanLynn Handy JohnInchMorgan CityAdministrator ViceChairman BudCatlin JohnBrems CityAttorney CouncilMemberLesMatsumura MarkMcGrath CommunityDevelopmentDirector CouncilMember MorrisPratt DelCraig ChiefofPolice CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach CherylPeacockCottle CityRecorder JessicaSpringer CouncilCoordinator JohnTaylor CityEngineer ScottHarrington ChiefofFinance KeithSnarr EconomicDevelopment Director MarshaThomas Judge Citizens WarrenRogers PaulKehl JayZiolkowski BobSpringmeyer JonSpringmeyer Dave Goddard JohnGidney AnthonyGarcia HeideePehrson RailiJacquet ReaganGabbitas ConnieTaney AmyBraithwaite DonaldFrame JessicaBeauchamp Noel Gilbert Delores Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes August12 2009 Page3 Martinez JoeMartinez PaulKeil MargaretPlayer EricBelnap RickRoller JeffNelson Lori Burke KathyCue JuleneInskeep DougInskeep DavidFrost ElizabethHanneman Norman Hanneman JamesGriego DonNeff LynetteNeff Michael Lortsher MarvaLortsher Heidee Pehrson KathyDavies DanDavies HughBringhurst GayBringhurst JohnDuran Jennie Duran LarryLeishman OscarCuya Ana Cuya JamesMancheyo DaveWilson DebbieWilson 1 WELCOME INTRODUCTIONANDPRELIMINARYMATTERS 1830 05ChairmanLynnHandycalledthemeetingtoorderat630pm andwelcomedthose in attendance CityRecorderCherylPeacockCottleconductedaRollCall whereinallCouncil Memberswerepresent 11 PledgeofAllegiance Opening Ceremonies YouthCouncilMember AnthonyGarcia 1830 39YouthCouncilMemberAnthonyGarciadirectedthePledgeofAllegiance 12 Reverence YouthCouncil MemberReaganGabbitas Opening Ceremonies ForAugust19 2009tobearrangedbyCouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach 18 3141YouthCouncilMember ReaganGabbitasofferedtheReverence 13 CitizenComments 1831 47ChairmanLynnHandyreviewedtheCitizenCommentProceduresfortheaudience Hethencalledforanycitizencomments 1833 32DaveGoddard ChairmanoftheLARPCommittee thankedelectedofficialsandCity AdministrationfortheireffortsattheMillraceParkBassFishingPond Hestatedthatthe improvementsthereareoutstanding Mr Goddardreferenced thestagnantwaterinthepond 1835 03MayorWallnotedthatthepond atMillracePark includesarecirculatingpumpto eliminateexcessalgae CityEngineerJohnTayloraffirmedthatthepumphasbeenrunningfor approximatelyaweek MayorWallstatedthatthepond iscurrentlybelowtheanticipatedlevel duetowaterbeingpulledfromtheTaylorsville BennionImprovementDistrict Henotedthatthe pondwillsoonbereadyand agrandopeningwillbe heldinSeptemberorOctober 1836 41Therewerenoadditionalcitizencomments andChairmanHandyclosedthecitizen commentperiod Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes August12 2009 Page4 14 Mayor sReport 1836 46MayorRussWallreferenced thebeautifulparkimprovementsattheMillrace Parkand describedaspectsoftheBassFishingPondproject 1837 40TheMayorreportedonthebaseballcomplexprojectandreportedonarecentvisitto thefacilities Hesaidthatthecomplexwillbeinoperationforbaseballleaguesnextspring The Mayordescribedthehistoryofthesite whichwas previouslyusedasalandfill and reportedon manymaterialsthatwereabletobe recycledfromthearea 1840 01TheMayor statedthatthebaseballparkisabeautifulfacility HethankedCouncil MemberMatsumura CityAdministratorJohnInchMorgan andCityEngineerJohnTaylorfor theireffortsonthisproject TheMayornotedthata ribboncutting forthenewcomplex willbe announcedinthenearfuture 15 RecognitionoftheBestofTaylorsville Home BusinessBeautification Awards DaveGoddard LARPChairman 1840 42LARPChairman DaveGoddardrecognizedtheCecalaFamilyofTaylorsville and presentedthemwiththeBestofTaylorsvilleHome BusinessBeautification Awardforthe monthofJune Mr GoddardthankedCrownTrophiesandGreatHarvestfortheirsponsorshipof thisaward 2 APPOINTMENTS Therewereno appointments 3 REPORTS 31 YouthCouncil YouthCouncil ChairAmyBraithwaite 1842 17 YouthCouncilChairAmyBraithwaitereportedonrecentactivities andupcoming eventsfortheTaylorsvilleYouthCouncil ShestatedthattheTaylorsvilleCommunityYard SalewillbeheldonSaturday August 29th withproceedsgoingtotheCitysplannedVeterans DayMemorial Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes August12 2009 Page5 4 CONSENTAGENDA 41 Minutes RCCM7 8 09 RCCM08 05 09 1843 13CouncilMemberMorrisPratt MOVED toadopttheConsentAgenda Council MemberBud Catlin SECONDED themotion ChairmanHandycalledfordiscussiononthe motion Therebeingnone hecalledforarollcallvoteThevotewasasfollows Rechtenbach yes Matsumura yes Pratt yes Catlin yes andHandy yes AllCity Council membersvotedinfavorandthemotionpassedunanimously 5 PLANNINGMATTERS Therewerenoplanningmatters 6 FINANCIALMATTERS 61 ResolutionNo 09 22 Accepting aGrantfromtheCommissiononCriminal andJuvenileJustice JohnInchMorgan 1844 06CityAdministratorJohnInchMorgan askedPoliceChiefDelCraigtopresentthe subjectresolution 1844 21ChiefCraigreferencedagrantfrom theUtahStateCommissionCriminalandJuvenile JusticeDepartmentintheamountof 10034 Hestated thatthemoniesarecollectedthrough the StateAssetForfeiture andwillbe usedbytheCitytopurchasea K9andK9suppliesforthe upcomingyear HerelayedthattherearecurrentlytwoK9 sintheCityPoliceDepartment but oneisailing 1845 50ChiefCraigansweredquestionsfromCouncilMemberMatsumura regardingthe divisionofstateforfeitureassets ChiefCraiggaveexplanationonhowgrantsareawarded 1847 02CouncilMember LesMatsumura MOVED toadoptResolutionNo 09 22 Accepting aGrantfromtheCommissiononCriminaland JuvenileJustice CouncilMemberJerry Rechtenbach SECONDED themotion ChairmanHandycalledfordiscussion onthemotion Therebeingnone hecalledforarollcallvoteThevotewasasfollows Rechtenbach yes Matsumura yes Pratt yes Catlin yes andHandy yes AllCityCouncilmembers votedin favorandthemotionpassed unanimously Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes August12 2009 Page6 62 ResolutionNo 09 23 Authorizing theAcceptanceofaGrantfromtheState ofUtahOfficeofCrimeVictimReparationsintheAmountof 3205628for theFiscalYear2009 2010 ChiefDelCraig 1847 51ChiefDel CraigstatedthatthesubjectresolutionfundstheVictimAdvocate Program fortheCity 1848 22CityAdministratorJohnInchMorgan affirmedthatthegrantfundsarealready representedinthebudget 1848 38CouncilMemberBudCatlin MOVED toadoptResolutionNo 09 23 Authorizing the AcceptanceofaGrantfromtheStateatUtahOfficeofCrimeVictimReparationsintheAmount of 3205628fortheFiscalYear2009 2010 CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach SECONDED themotion ChairmanHandycalledfordiscussiononthemotion Therebeingnone hecalled forarollcall voteThevotewasasfollows Rechtenbach yes Matsumura yes Pratt yes Catlin yes andHandy yes AllCityCouncilmembersvotedinfavorandthemotion passedunanimously 63 ResolutionNo 09 24 AcknowledgingReceiptofProperty fromTaylorsville Cemetery AuthorizingExpendituresandAppropriationsfortheOperation andMaintenanceoftheTaylorsville Cemetery AuthorizingAnyOtherActs ConsistentwithSuchOperation andMaintenance and Directingan AppropriateMidYearBudgetAdjustmentConsistentwiththisResolution fortheBudgetYearofJuly1 2009toJune30 2010 JohnBrems 1849 18CityAttorneyJohnBremsstatedthatthesubjectresolutionacknowledgesreceiptofthe Taylorsville Cemeterypropertyandauthorizesexpendituresforitsmaintenance Henotedthat thesefundswerenotincludedinthebudget buttheresolutionallowsforamidyearbudget adjustmenttoreflect fundsandexpenses 1850 33CityAdministratorJohnInchMorganandFinanceDirectorScottHarringtongave explanationonfundsthathavealreadybeenreceivedfrom thecemeteryandrelayedthatthey willbesetupinanenterprisefund 1851 37Mr Morganaddressedquestionsonmaintenanceofthecemetery Hestatedthat severaloptionswillbeexamined He notedthat fortheremainderofthisyear theCitywillpay individualsthathavepreviouslymaintainedthecemeterytocontinuedoingso 1852 49Mr Bremsstated thatthecemetery hasbeenwelltakencareofandisingood condition Hestatedthatthereissomeequipmentinassociationwith thecemeterythathasbeen transferredtotheCity ie backhoe mower pickup etc Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes August12 2009 Page7 1853 42Mr Morgannotedthatsomeoftheequipmentwillneedtobereplacedinthefuture 1854 14CouncilMemberMorrisPratt MOVED toadoptResolutionNo 09 24 AcknowledgingReceiptofPropertyfromTaylorsville Cemetery Authorizing Expenditures and Appropriationsfor theOperation andMaintenanceoftheTaylorsvilleCemetery Authorizing AnyOtherActsConsistentwithSuchOperation andMaintenance andDirectinganAppropriate MidYear BudgetAdjustment ConsistentwiththisResolutionfortheBudgetYear ofJuly1 2009toJune30 2010 CouncilMemberBudCatlin SECONDED themotion ChairmanHandy calledfordiscussiononthemotion Therebeingnone hecalledforarollcallvoteThevote wasasfollows Rechtenbach yes Matsumura yes Pratt yes Catlin yes andHandy yes All CityCouncilmembersvotedinfavorandthemotionpassedunanimously 7 OTHERMATTERS 71 DiscussionRegardingAddingChapter909 Prevention andRemoval of Graffiti JohnBrems 1854 45CityAttorneyJohnBremsdescribedtheproposedordinancetoamendCitycodein ordertodealwithtwoaspects 1 makingitillegaltopossessgraffitiimplementswithin50 feet ofidentifiable publicfacilitiesthathavepotentialfortagging and 2 establishingaCity programtoeducatethepublicaboutgraffitiandaprocedureforCitypersonneltoremovegraffiti intheCitywithin48hours Mr Bremssuggestedthattheproposedordinancebechanged to requiretheCommunityDevelopmentDepartmenttosubmitareport ongraffiti ratherthanthe Mayor 185700Mr Bremsclarifiedthattheordinance asproposed onlyreferences publicproperty anddoesnotapplytoprivateproperty Council MemberCatlinsuggestedexaminingthe ordinance furthertoaddressgraffitionprivate propertyandmakingtheordinance all inclusive 1858 35MayorWallnoted thattheproposedordinance hasbeenrecommendedbytheCity s OrdinanceReviewCommittee Hestatedthathefeelscurrent Cityordinance maybesufficient regardinggraffitiandcivil prosecutionofoffenders 1859 53Discussionwasheld regardingtheintentoftheproposedordinance 1900 13MayorWallsaidthatAdministrationisnotcertainthattheordinance isneeded 1900 50CouncilMemberMatsumura describedreasonsthattheOrdinanceReviewCommittee hasrecommendedtheordinance inordertocreate moreaccountabilityforoffenders Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes August12 2009 Page8 1901 57CouncilMemberRechtenbachsuggestedremovingthedistancerequirement and writingtheordinance totargetanyonecaughtinpossession ofgraffitiimplements 190220Mr Bremscitedpotentialproblemswith removingthe50feet requirement 1902 58InputwasgivenbyChiefDel Craigregarding graffitionpublic andprivateproperty 1904 30 DirectionwasgiventoMr Bremstoreview andreworktheproposedgraffiti ordinance and bringitbackbeforetheCouncilforfurtherconsideration 1905 28CouncilMemberCatlinexplainedreasons thathewould liketoseeabroaderordinance implemented 1905 18Mr Bremsprovidedexplanationonwaiversthatarerequiredfromprivateproperty ownersinorder toallow theCitytoconductcleanupofgraffitionsuchproperty 1905 43Mr Bremsgaveadditionalclarification oneffortstoprosecutegraffitioffenders 72 DiscussionofaProposed Memorandum ofUnderstandingBetweenGranite SchoolDistrictandtheCityofTaylorsville JohnInchMorgan 1906 39CityAdministratorJohnInchMorgan reportedthathewasrecentlyapproachedby JamesTaylor PrincipaloftheGraniteSchoolDistrictAgriculturalProgram regardingthe potentialtousetheJonesDairyTaylorsville BennionHeritageCenterproperty torunthe agriculturalprogram Mr Morganreferenced theproposal assubmittedbytheGraniteSchool District andcalledforinput andconsiderationbytheCouncil Henotedthat theproposalhas alsobeenreviewedbytheHistoricPreservationCommittee 1907 32CouncilMember Prattexpressedsomeconcernsregardingexclusiveusesofthe HeritageCenterProperty Hesaidthatsomerefinementsneedtobemadewithintheagreement inrelationtothegreenhouse Healsocitedsomeimprovements thatstillneedtobemadetothe property priortousebytheAgricultural Program Mr Pratt statedthathebelievesthatthe partnershipisagreatconcept butwillrequiremoretimeandreview 19 0937CouncilMemberRechtenbachdiscussed aspectsoftheproposedMOUandagreedthat moredetailmustbeconsideredandincludedintheagreement 1910 37MargaretPlayer CoChairmanoftheTaylorsvilleHistoricPreservationCommittee commentedontheproposedagreement Shestated thattheCommitteefeelsthepartnership has potential buthassomeconcernsaboutdetailsoftheproposedMOU Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes August12 2009 Page9 1913 23ConnieSteadmanTaneycommentedontheHistoricPreservationCommittee svision forthesubjectpropertyandreviewedaspectsofthepotentialpartnership withGraniteSchool District Shestatedthatshesupportsthepartnership butagreesthatmoredetailneedstobe workedout FurtherdiscussionregardingtheproposedMemorandumofUnderstandingwithGraniteSchool DistrictwasheldbyCouncilMembers TheconsensuswasthattheCouncilisgenerallyinfavor ofthepartnershipwith GraniteSchoolDistrict butdetailsneedtobefurtherdiscussedand refined CouncilMemberPratt CouncilAdvisortotheHistoricPreservationCommittee and CityAdministratorJohnInchMorganwillholdadditionaldiscussionswiththeHistoric PreservationCommittee andultimatelyGraniteSchoolDistrict inordertoworkoutmore specificsofanypotentialpartnership 8 NEWITEMSFORSUBSEQUENTCONSIDERATION NoAction 191633Council MemberPrattdescribed hisexperience intherecentPlanningCommission Meetingandcitedreasonsthatitiscriticaltointerviewpotential PlanningCommissionersand fillthetwocurrentvacanciesassoonas possible ChairmanHandynotedthattheCouncilis awareofthevacanciesandwillfollowup 1917 51CouncilMember Prattreportedonissues presentedatthelastPlanningCommission MeetingandnotedthatStateandFederalGovernmentrequireseachmunicipalitytoadoptan ordinance forresidential facilitiesforpersonswithdisabilities 191824Discussionensuedregardingpotentialestablishmentofanordinance toreasonably disbursesuchresidentialfacilitiesthroughoutthecommunity Itwasdetermined tohave the OrdinanceReviewCommitteeconsiderthisissueandprovidefeedback forfutureCouncil consideration Chairman Handyasked thatMr PrattemailtherestoftheCouncilwith additionalinformationregardingthepotentialordinance 192041MayorWallnotedthatbothhomesreferencedintherecentPlanningCommission Meetingdidnothavetherequiredbusinesslicenses 9 NOTICEOFFUTUREPUBLICMEETINGS NEXTMEETING 1921 18 91 RDAMeeting Wednesday August12 2009 7 00pm 92 CityCouncilBriefingSession Wednesday August19 2009 6 00pm 93 CityCouncilMeeting Wednesday August19 2009 6 30pm 94 CityCouncilBriefingSession Wednesday September2 2009 6 00pm 95 CityCouncilMeeting Wednesday September2 2009 6 30pm Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes August12 2009 Page10 10 CALENDAROFUPCOMINGEVENTS 1921 32 101 UDOTOpen House Thursday August13 2009 4 00pm to7 00pm TaylorsvilleCityHall 2600 WestTaylorsvilleBlvd Regardingthe6200 SouthRedwoodRoad CFIProject ThePublicisinvitedtoattend 102 CommunityYardSale Saturday August29 2009 8 00am to1 00pm HostedbytheTaylorsville YouthCouncil reserveyourspottoday Spaces are 20 foraparkingspotsizearea ContactJessicaat801 963 5400or jspringer@taylorsvilleutgovformoreinformation 11 ADJOURNMENT 1921 57 CouncilMemberLesMatsumura MOVED toadjourntheCityCouncilMeeting CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbachSECONDED the motion ChairmanHandycalledfor discussion Therebeingnone hecalledforavote Thevotewasasfollows Rechtenbach yes Matsumura yes Prattyes Catlinyes andHandy yes AllCityCouncilmembersvotedin favorandthemotionpassedunanimously Themeeting wasadjournedat721pm CherylPeacockCottle CityRecorder Minutesapproved CC08 19 09 MinutesPrepared by Cheryl PeacockCottle CityRecorder

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