Recap! City Council 10.27.2020

City Council Recap! 10.27.2020

 

I apologize for this getting out so late – this week has been a long year! :D

 

•Youth City Council November Project:  Members of the YCC came to introduce their gratitude challenge project for the month of November.  They will be asking the community to share their gratitude on social media and at city hall.  Everyone item of gratitude will represent a light bulb.  The city will then decorate the trees at city hall to show a visual representation of all the gratitude of South Weber.  The YCC has invited both high mark and SW elementary to participate and are excited to share something back with the community!

 

•Property Acquisition by Ron & Karen Anderson:  The Andersons live on adjacent to Canyon Meadows Park.  Their property line is unique due to the layout of the subdivision and they are requesting to buy approximately 18.29 sq ft.  This is property they have been taking care of though it is owned by the city.  They wish to better line their property up with adjacent neighbors.  

 

•Consent Agenda: There was a discussion about a concern on the language of the conditional use permit for the Soccer Complex.  Staff explained that because the owner of the soccer complex was going to look into the cost of fencing and bring back their response to the response as well as any other items.  The minutes do no reflect the final CUP and that concern will be corrected and addressed. 

•Final Plat for South Weber Drive Commercial Subdivision amendment:  4.2 acres have been subdivided into commercial.  The first amendment was split to create Alpha Coffee.  They are requesting to split again and create a 3^rd lot to put in a commercial unit for salon suites.  This was recommended by the planning commission.  

 

•General Plan: YAY!  Can you believe it!?  The council discussed a few things left on the general plan, including some changes that were recently recommended by the planning commission. 

This discussion takes place about minute on the video below.  To help simplify, I will just cover some of the talking points:

-There was a discussion about the trails, specifically the canal trail.  It was brought to attention that according to the survey, some of the trails had less than 50% of interest.  There were concerns regarding the trails and property owners who do not want a trail in their back yard and/or property.  While any trails would need property owner approval, there was still some hesitancy amongst some members of the council.  It was discussed that leaving it on the GP would allow us add money into our impact fees as well as achieve grants, where leaving it off would not.  Inevitably, 3 of the councilmembers were in favor of leaving the trail on the GP with 2 opposing, thus the canal trail will stay as planned.   It is perceived the probability of this trail will not be happening any time soon. 

-In regards to the narrative, it was expressed that the “story” behind what happened with this general plan needs to be notated and remembered.  It was proposed to add into the narrative a section regarding a connection to Layton and the reason why it was added and the reason why it was removed.   The council was agreeable to adding additional information to the narrative.  See below for more information regarding this section.  It was also requested to put the dates of the public record so anyone in the future can find the public record of the survey results and feedback.  

-Commercial south of carwash:  A change made by the planning commission was to change this area from commercial highway to high density housing.  The council whether or not to keep this commercial highway or residential.  Two main thoughts here were whether we wanted to lose more commercial area and how to create a transition from commercial to residential.  It was advocated, due to public comments and feedback of nearby neighbors, to change the density from R7/multi-family to a single-family patio zone.  After some deliberation, the final decision was to leave it commercial highway to 7800 South with the option of adding a single-family patio home as a transition.  It was also expressed that the buffers for this particular property regarding commercial will need to be addressed and considered.

 

-Some other minor verbiage and dates were also requested to be changed.  The changes will be done by staff and presented to the council at our next meeting.  

Reports:          

Mayor Jo: The Weber and Davis Commissioners met and approved a resolution to adjust the county border along 2 properties, one is the disputed 4 acres for the RV park and the other is a small section on the east side of the city adjacent to where Uintah has commercial property.  The cities will be meeting separately to discuss those borders at a later time.   Hill Air Force Base has a link on their website and social media for feedback on their interactive maps.  Interestingly enough, it was determined because of the depth of South Weber, the sound from the jets was not as impactful.  If you disagree – you are welcome to provide feedback. ;-)  Code enforcement officer Chris Tremea met with Doug at the Riverside development about the dumpsters and weeds 

 

Councilmember Halverson: The CERT program captains have been chosen and assigned by Chief Tolman and is underway with many citizens coming on board to help.  The county wide  paramedic services are proposing and interlocal agreement for transition from county wide paramedic services to municipalities providing those services.  Discussions regarding this over the next 6 months will be taking place. 

 

Councilmember Petty: Asked for the citizens to support the Youth City Council regarding their gratitude challenge.  The parks and rec committee has met to work on the master plan for Canyon Meadows Park. They have also been reviewing the park code and making adjustments to it.  Both of these will be coming to the council soon. 

 

Councilmember Winsor: The Municipal Utility Committee met to discuss fiber and other high- speed internet options, they will be having a presentation by Utopia soon.  The City Code Committee also met and started going through some of the hot topic items and start the process of making changes.  

City Manager David Larsen.  The hearing for the short term rental Cobblestone Creek was scheduled to happen this week but the other side requested to have it delayed.  A new hearing date is set for November 16^th.  

**Since this recap is so much later, included in the packet is the new addition to the narrative regarding a connection to Layton.  Since this is a hot topic, I will add a picture of it here.  If you have thoughts or comments on anything here or in the general plan, please make sure to let us know.**.