City Council
Regular MeetingTaylorsville, UT · August 12, 2009
Minutes
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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