•Davis County Sheriff's Office Presentation: Sargent Pope reported all the work done in South Weber from December of 2019 to September 2020. Included in his presentation was all their recorded hours, the most common calls and a review of eventful calls. This presentation showed how much work is doing done by DSCO and I encourage everyone to take a moment to listen to it. A personal note here was my sadness to see such an increase in calls involving mental health and suicide in our own cute little town. We have seen a huge increase in those needing and seeking help. Please make sure to check in on your loved ones. 2020 has been a difficult year for a lot of people.
•The Cottonwood Drive Waterline replacement agreement with Uintah was approved unanimously as well as the declaration of surplas property. The budget amendments were mostly from additional CARES Act funds the city has received and distributed.
The council had a few discussions under new business:
•Mixed Use: In light of the recent presentation on the Stephen's property, the council felt it was necessary to give more details concerning the concept of mixed use. The council was unanimous in feeling neither of those areas should have a residential component. In order to better streamline the process and better direction for prospective developers, staff, planning commission and city council, the council will let the Planning Commission know.
•Census Results: South Weber City has great Census results, but encourage any who have not yet done their census to do so. The city will be sending out notifications to remind citizens.
•Cleanup Efforts: The community was commended with their clean up efforts from the storm. From a public property stance, the Posse Grounds were hit very hard. UDOT came and helped the city clean up the Posse Grounds and trees down on Cottonwood Drive area. If anyone needs additional help, please let us know. The council was concerned for Lisa Poll's bench. There was some parts of the wood that were warped slightly, but otherwise it was okay. Also if you have any garbage cans that are not yours, the city can help them get to the right person. A question was raised about declaring a state of emergency helping community members, the answer is that it does not help private citizens. It was determined to not declare a state of emergency but after getting more information, on Wednesday Mayor Jo declared a local emergency. This will allow funds that could be reimbursable on damages incurred on city property (sprinkler lines, fencing, tree removal).
•CERT program: Given the storm and the ability for a community program (and the fact there is still 4 months left to 2020!) it was brought up where the CERT program is at. Chief Tolman and Dave have talked with a few people they are working with to get 5 captains.
Reports:
•Mayor Jo: Wasatch Integrated Waste has begun transferring their waste to Tooele County. They continue to increase their daily tonnage and are hoping to transfer all residential waste by January of 2021. Regarding their new recycling plant, they encourage those who have recycling cans to continue as recycled material is cleaner and easier to sort. They are working on other recycling programs in the area too. Council members are encouraged to take a tour of the recycling plant.
•Council member Halverson: reported the Planning Commission meeting included a presentation on the Stephens property as mentioned above. The Lofts property also had a continuation of the special meeting for Wednesday the 16th. New packet and revised plans are on the city's website. The Planning Commission was ready to recommend the general plan to the city council, but due to new legislation they are required by law to first have a public hearing and then make a recommendation. This will take place on their October 8th meeting.
•Council member Soderquist: The meeting with Stake Parson's concerning funds that they donate to the city for recreation purposes went well. They would like to include their name in more places as a donor for our programs and ammenities.
•Council member Petty: Parks & Rec committee meeting met and looked closer into the look and feel of the final plans for Canyon Meadows - more info coming soon. The Youth City Council has extended their time for application to September 21st. Application is still online - one error on the application was that attendance and citizenship is not required. We had some members of the community already reach out to help in some great ideas and we hope anyone 14-18 will consider applying!
•City Manager Dave Larsen: Roger Worthen, previous city manager for South Weber and now city manager in Riverdale passed away from Leukemia on Sunday morning. It was unexpected and quick. Information on the funeral and viewing as well as a place to donate to the family are available online. He was commended for being a wonderful man and will be missed.
-The meeting scheduled for September 22nd has been been changed to September 29th. Among other things on the agenda will be the Conditional Use Permit for the Soccer Complex. Another item is the Cottonwood Waterline bids (we received 10 bids) came back much higher than what was estimated and budgeted for. Additionally, work at the dog park has been underway. We are hopeful we can do a grand opening in the spring of 2021. Unfortunately, many of the trees surrounding the trail around the park fell during the storm.
-And finally, we have received word that we have a court date for the Cobblestone Resort hearing - October 26th.
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