Hiya friends! How is everyone doing? I have been living up summer and making up for what 2020 took from all of us and loving it. But I know you have all been so very anxious to read our recap of July, am I right? We have a lot of exciting and important things to be aware of in our city! One quick note – the meeting scheduled for July 13th which will have 2 rezone requests on the agenda has been moved to July 20th. We did not have everyone on the council able to attend on the 13th and the council wanted a full council to be there for that item.
•Storm Drain Capital Facilities Plan, Street Maintenance Project and Davis County Sheriff’s Office contract: A public hearing was done on June 8th for our storm drain CFP plan. The packet includes a in depth study of our storm drain (last done in 1999) functionality and any needed expansion. The costs outlined in the study include the basis for future development needs (paid for by impact fees) and storm drain fees for current residents. Also included in the packet is a review of all our street maintenance projects. This includes updates to Old Fort Road, 475 E, Raymond Drive, Kingston Drive and Harper Way and crack and fill in the Canyon Meadows area. DSCO contract was re-negotiated. The price per call to DSCO has increased from $31.51 to $32.45 resulting in an increase to services from roughly $8900 to $9900/year. These costs are based on a 5-year average and reviewed annually.
•CLFRF Funds: The money for the latest stimulus bill from the federal government, now called the CLFRF, will be bringing roughly $927,000 to South Weber. We will have 3 years to utilize these funds. The specifics for these funds are broader the CARES act funds. They can be used for infrastructure for sewer, water, or broadband among others. The council will be having many future discussions on how best to utilize this additional revenue.
RAP Tax: The council approved adding to the ballot a recreation, arts and park tax. For every $.01 spent in sales tax in SWC, $10 will come back to the city to use for parks, rec and the arts. Arguments for and against this tax can be written by the citizens. The city – who will be neutral on this item – will provide more information to help you be an informed voter. It is expected that if this passes, it will bring in roughly $40,000 a year in extra revenue to the parks and rec – which currently has no budget.
Truth in taxation: On August 17th the city will hold a truth and taxation hearing to propose an increase to the certified tax rate. This is for the paramedic services. Currently residents pay the county for these services, but as they are being discontinued at the county level, it will be redirected to the city. It is anticipated it will cost the average home in South Weber $4.65/month for the city to provide this service, approximately half of which residents were already paying to the county. There will be more information coming out soon on the city’s website to help inform you all of this action.
Fraud Risk Assessment: Our latest fraud risk assessment report has been completed. The admin and finance committee spearheaded by Council members Soderquist and Winsor had a goal to drop our risk (which was in the moderate level last year) to low this year. This report shows the city has achieved that goal and our very close to s “very low” risk standing. Good work team!
Other exciting things: Our dog park is open! Yay! I hope all of you who have furbabies are able to enjoy this newest amenity to our city. • The Youth City Council is preparing to take new applications for the 2021-2022 school year starting right Country Fair Days. • Country Fair Days is right around the corner! Be sure to check the website to get in on all the latest happenings! • A committee was created to speak with Davis County School District regarding the air conditioning at the FAC (or lack thereof) and create a new agreement to better balance the shared ownership of the FAC between the school district and the city. • The city has a new community service director, Trevor Cahoon. We have sadly said goodbye to Shari Phippen, our contracted city planner. The community service director position will now cover planning, communication, and HR. Trevor was picked after an extensive interview process and the hiring panel unanimously recommended him for the position. Trevor will be introduced to everyone at the next city council meeting on July 20th.
Reports: Mayor Jo reported that HAFB is anticipating a $75 billion dollar program which will bring a 125% increase to the economy, bring 4700 more jobs including the additional 2000 already planned. There is a great push from the state to bring in more high-density housing to help accommodate this growth.
Councilman Winsor: The code committee has met and is working on updating landscaping to include xeriscaping and water conservation for those residents who wish to do so. Staff is working on other code items such as dust mitigation and noise. The municipal utility committee is reviewing proposals for high-speed internet options.
Councilwoman Petty: The parks and rec committee is working on bringing forward an agreement with the train club for Canyon Meadows Park that will be voted on by the council. Things are underway for the updates at CMP west where new pickleball courts, a tactical bike ride course, a basketball court and other items are coming. Rising costs in supplies have required the committee to constantly revisit budget constraints and make changes.
Councilman Soderquist: US89 project is currently working at ¼ due to rising costs and shortages of the supply needed but are still moving forward. The gravel pits are also under restrictions which means they aren’t able to water down the dust in the morning. As liason to the pits, they will be placing collection bins in different areas of the city (17 boxes in all) to discover where the dust is coming from. This is a beginning step in hopes to work towards a resolution to this problem.
Councilwoman Alberts: The PR committee has been working hard on the new website and ensuring all the data and documents have been migrated over. The new website needs some additional work before it will be ready to go live but we are excited about what we will have to offer soon. All candidates running for office will be asked a series of questions which will be on the city’s website for all residents to refer to for more information on who to vote for. Because of the primary for mayoral candidates, they will be available in the next few days. We will share this information with residents as soon as it is ready.
Councilman Halverson: Lots of happened in the PC. Riverside final phasing was recommended as well as a rezone request to the council for the Poll property located just west of Highmark as well as a recommended rezone request for the Stephens property (coming to the council July 20th).
You can watch these meetings on the city's YouTube channel by clicking here.
Find the packet for the June 8th meeting here and the packet for the June 22nd meeting here.
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