I ain't gonna lie, this is a long one!! Lots of good info and things to be aware of, especially during reports.
It was so great to be back in council again and see everyone face to face. I think all of us have gained a greater appreciation about the ability to gather! Thank you for those who made public comment and for all you who participated online. We had 11 public comments (one email) for this meeting.
•Coronavirus update from Mayor Jo: Davis County has had an increase in cases but our rate is 2.6%. They like to see that stay below 3%. 2 of our active cases have recovered, leaving 2 active cases left.
•We had two public hearings regarding the budget; one was to amend the FY 2019-2020 budget and the other was to review the FY 2020-2021 budget.
•Proposed changes to this FY budget: Some of the changes that we needed to make adjustments for was increased revenue due to an increase in developing. Part of those revenues will be used to put lights in new subdivision (paid for by the developer). There was also adjustments to salaries and other operations and maintenance items. You can see these changes in the packet.
•Development Agreement with Riverside RV Park: The council asked many questions about this agreement. There was a discussion on the TUF contributions. The agreement allows the developer to adjust how many long-term (any stay longer than 30 days) and short-term sites (any stay less than 29 days). The council questioned on how that report would be given to the city and when. It was determined that the developer’s software would provide the information needed. Each of these stays will contribute to our city’s TUF fund based on a ERU calculation. The disputed 4 acres that reside in Weber County will not be developed until the boundary issue is resolved. In the event the boundary cannot be resolved, those 4 acres will remain open space for this RV Park. A motion was made with amendments to the original contract regarding the reporting features and the contract to be indefinitely rather than 10 years. Resolution passed 4-1.
•Site Plan Approval for Riverside RV Park: A few more items were discussed concerning the site plan. The motion passed 5-0.
•Approval for Conditional Use Permit (CUP): Council questioned what recourse the city would have if the RV Park is out of compliance with their rules. City manager Dave Larsen said that it would fall to code enforcement and the ordinances of our city through proper processes. Resolution passed 4-1.
•Street Light Project: Developments that are 2 years or newer are now able to have their streetlights installed. The council approved a bid by Big Bear Electric.
•Uintah/South Weber border discussion: There has been a discussion with Uintah regarding our border no longer falling to the river but running alongside I84. This would then veer to the north at the RV park and Cottonwood Drive and then back up to I84 again. It was questioned why Uintah would not take the section of the RV Park and Cottonwood Drive and was answered that they didn’t want too. Council suggested a compromise that we keep the border as suggested, but we find a way to cost share the maintenance of Cottonwood Drive as it is a road they highly use. The discussion with Uintah will continue and come back to the council for final approval.
•New Business: A consideration was brought up about the possibility of a new city hall as we are out of date and space is becoming problematic. This is a very long process and could take use but it was decided the Admin and Finance Department would start looking into beginning that discussion. A public comment addressed concerns about the budget of the fire department, the public safety will take on that discussion and look into it.
•New Reports: Mayor Jo reached out to Mark Larsen to ensure the corner piece off of the frontage road where it turns into 8200 E needs to be maintained by the HOA. She also reported some interesting stats from the WFRC. In the past 3 months: fuel tax is down 14%, E-commerce is up 40%, telecommunting is up 40%, public transportation is down 70%, bicycle and open space use is up 100%, freeway volumes are down 40%, travel time by auto is down 15%, air emissions are down 38%.
•Councilman Halverson: Planning Commission met and discussed Morty’s carwash off 2700 E. They recommended the CUP and the site plans to the council. This will be coming up to the council soon. There has been lots of public comment on this development.
•Councilwoman Alberts: Public Relations met and discussed the audio and video of quality for city hall. Bids are currently out and will come before council soon. Happy to report that Country Fair Days committee had decided to move forward with Country Fair Days! Yay! It will be a modified scheduled but they have a lot of great ideas and fun activities. Our town hall meeting on Fiber will be held July 7th.
•Councilman Soderquist: Admin and Finance committee met twice to discuss salary ranges that were discussed in the budget hearing. He also met with both gravel pits. They are doing many things to help mitigate the dust. One day last week they were unable to do those mitigation processes due to high winds. They usually start the mitigation process around 9 or 10 am when they wind dies down.
•Councilmember Petty: Parks and Rec committee met with train club; they are planning to do their June train rides with some type of modification in place. The wetland restoration is expected to be completed by July 1st. Dave added in that the developers that did the do the dumping have been contacted with the hope they will help with the cleanup and save money for the city.
•Councilman Winsor reported on the townhall meeting will be a Fiber panel discussion. He and Councilman Halverson and residents that have been invited to attend will discuss the options and then take questions from the public. Mosquito abatement is still working on killing some bug with a long name that is responsible for West Nile. We do not currently have any West Nile cases in Davis County.
Holy Moley! Still with me? I know that was a lot! If you made it to this point you deserve a treat!
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