We had our first city council meeting this evening for the year in 2020. Thank you all who were able to come out and of course to Jeff Judkins for streaming via Facebook live!
•We did not have any public comment for this meeting. There was an audit presentation done by Keddington & Christensen of our budget. You can find more information about that in the packet. They reported a clean report. There were some recommendations/findings but they did not affect the numbers of the budget. You can see those on page 54 of the audit report. It had to due with making sure meeting minutes are posted within the correct timeframe and deposits not matching up. On page 54 you will also find the city's response to those findings.
•There was a presentation schedule for a development of the property next to Highmark Charter school, however the presenter was not in attendance. City Manager David Larsen will be reaching out to them.
•City Councilor Halverson was chosen as the mayor pro tem. He will stand in for the mayor if she is unable to attend meetings. There was also a new appointment to our Planning Commission. After serving for 5 years, Debbi Pitts time on the commission came to an end. A public announcement was made and 6 applicants applied for the position to the Planning Commission. Mayor Jo, City Planner Barry Burton and Planning Commission Chair Rob Osborne interviewed each applicant and relayed all the applicants were very impressive and did great in their interviews. The mayor made a recommendation that Gary Boatright Jr. be appointed to the position. The mayor related that Gary is very level headed and has land use experience while serving on the Riverdale City Planning Commission. The council asked some further questions about Gary and what he hopes to bring to the table and other information about him. You can hear that on the audio if you would like to learn more about him. I look forward to seeing him in action and thank Debbi Pitts for her service these past five years.
•The West Side Reservoir is up and running! There was a leak that was discovered and due to quick actions of staff with Jones & Associates they were able to find it and fix it in a timely manner. That added expense, as well as another expense for a needed upgrade to the city's server were approved.
•Our snow plow policy has been revised and updated. A new map will be available online soon, but you can also see it in the packet as well (last page). The biggest change here will be to cul-de-sacs, where a pass through with one in and one out will be done instead of clearing the entire "bulb" area. This is to save on time and resources as cul-de-sacs require the most amount of time and usually have the most problems.
•New Business: Councilman Winsor was added as a voting member, along with Dave Larsen and Mayor Jo for the ULCT. Concerns about parking and traffic on the east side of South Weber Elementary was brought up as well and the best course to address that. It was also discussed how to best bring up any new legislation that will affect our city directly and to be involved in that.
•Reports: There has been some vandalism around the fisherman's access and the city is keeping it's eye out on it. A meeting with Staker Parson's took place and they look forward to meeting quarterly. They have showed interest in possibly making some type of donation of some sort for a possible pickle ball court in Canyon Meadows park. If you would *not* like to have your property sprayed for misquitos, you can contact mosquito abatement for an exception on your property that will stay in place for 3 years. Also the mosquito abatement has job openings which could extend to teenagers if anyone is interested. There are some grants specific for outdoor children's activities that the parks and rec committee will be discussing soon. There was some questions on the flag that was for an Eagle Scout project that we are still waiting on more info for as well as an update on the civic building (next to the fire department) and what the future for it holds. More information should be coming forth soon.
•The US census is coming up and it is imperative that all in the city participate. Each person counted brings in thousands of dollars for the city! There will be more info coming soon and it is quite a process that we hope all will participate in.
And that's a wrap for this meeting. As always, please contact your city officials if you have any questions or concerns. I am so excited about this upcoming year and working with the great people of South Weber!
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