Recap! City Council 7.20.2021

 

City Council Recap!

Heyo my peeps! How is everyone doing?? A few of these items have already been addressed so I will try to keep this short and sweet. In hopes to simplify things, I will post about new business and reports tomorrow.

Davis County Sheriff's Office: Every quarter our favoirte DSCO sheriff Chris Pope comes to report to the council the latest going-ons and stats for SWC. If you haven't had a chance to listen in, I encourage you to do so. Lots of great information in terms of our public safety and all the things the officers our doing for our city. DSCO is reporting an average of 99 hours a week in our city, 52 daytime hours and 47 night time hours. We have only had 3 break-ins which is significantly less than in the past couple of years and hope it is because of the constant police presence on our streets. They have been instructed to be observing and be observed on our streets to lower crime and it appears to be working! It was reported the radar trailer is significantly helping the traffic on Old Maple Roads and most speeders on that street continue to be local traffic. Old Maples Roads will have road striping done soon to paint speed limits as well as stop sign lines as not coming to complete stop has been a problem at the intersection.

•South Weber Gateway Rezone (poll property west of Highmark): This rezone request included 8.85 acres to a residential R7 zone and 2.78 acres commercial highway zone. The concept plan attached to this rezone request included 63 townhomes and 6 commercial buildings, however the only action item was on the rezone. The concept plan will still need to go through preliminary and final approval through staff and the planning commission. This action item was passed with 3 council members in favor and 2 not. Each council member voiced their reasoning for the vote which you can listen to on the YouTube channel linked below.

•Stephens Property Rezone (corner of 475 E and Old Fort Road): This request was to rezone this property to all commercial highway. In the past this property has had a residential component to it, however, this time it was strictly commercial highway only. The council favored this rezone and as with the other property gave their reasonings for doing so before voting.

•Riverside Place Subdivision: This subdivision is located on the west end of town near the posse grounds and is phase 4 of the subdivision. It includes 13 lots. There was some discussion of the fencing that needs to be replaced adjacent to the Posse Grounds. This is also an area where we have gotten complaints of excessive trash and garbage. Staff was instructed to increase code enforcement in this area in that regard. The action item was approved unanimously.

•Pickleball court donations: Mayor Jo has been gathering donations for pickle ball courts in Canyon Meadows. Because of these funds there will be 8 total pickle ball courts (4 paid for by the city and 4 paid for by citizens). Donors will have plaques placed at the park for their donations. Mayor Jo showed 3 different types of plaques based on the donation amount, paid for by the donation fund. The parks and rec committee brought it to the council for their opinion. The council favored the plaques for the donors but wanted the total amount of donations, where the donation money was spent and the plaque costs and donation amounts as part of the public record so it was clear where donation funds were spent vs. city funds.

And that's a wrap! Stay tuned for tomorrow to review updates and reports from the mayor and council for further happenings going on in the city.

Link to the packet: http://southwebercity.com/file/2016/11/0-CC-2021-07-20-Packet.pdf

Watch the meeting live:

Recap! City Council 3.9.21

Here is the recap for city council meeting for March 9th of 2021!  You can watch the entire meeting by clicking below. If you need more information, be sure to check out the packet and the minutes.

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•YCC Logo: The YCC has created a logo for the Youth City Council. To date, the YCC has never had their own independent logo and felt they needed to be able to stand out and decipher themselves apart. They created their own logo and brought it forth to the council for approval, which passed unanimously.

•Poll Property Proposal: I have gotten a lot of questions, texts and phone calls on this property so I want to take a little more time with this. I will also attach a picture of the proposal below. This proposal came before the planning commission late last year and the council last month and is coming back again after further feedback. They are proposing approximately 15,000 sq ft of commercial space fronting South Weber Drive with 100 townhomes in the back/south part of the property – removing the apartments that were previously presented and lowering the units from 172 to 100. They are presenting three phases with both residential and commercial. This property requires a development agreement because it is cross hatched on the general plan, which indicates the property must be master planned -meaning the whole property must be developed in one uniformed piece rather than in pieces to ensure uniformity. Because there is no code or ordinances, the council is to create a development agreement that will address many items usually within a zone such as density allowed, percentage of commercial and others. Staff will work with the council to create a development agreement which will then move to the planning commission to review for a recommendation. The council in this instance has the ability to legislate what this area will look like with regards to many items that are typically within the zone. The council deliberated at length regarding the amount of commercial and specifically residential that should be allowed. The council had difficulty as roughly 2 acres of the parcel are not developable due to the slope and deliberated if acreage on undevelopable land should be included in the density calculation. After much deliberation, 3 council members agreed to allowing 100% of the parcel being included to calculate for an R7 zone (75 units). Two council members felt that only the portion that is residential should be included in the calculation of R7 and the percentage of residential needed to be addressed. Councilwoman Alberts requested that the development agreement be worked on without developers present and with staff only for all future meetings. The development agreement will be tied to the concept plan. The next steps in this process is for the committee members (Councilwoman Petty and Councilman Halverson) to work with staff to create a development agreement that includes among other things; the amount of allowed residential, the amount of property allowed to calculate residential, the amount of commercial and other standards. Once that step is completed, it will come to the council for review and vote. If the development agreement passes, the process will then begin again in Planning Commission for a recommendation, using the development agreement and concept plan as a reference point. Staff is currently working on when the most appropriate time for public hearings would be. At this time, it is anticipated one will happen when/if the development agreement comes for a vote before the council and then again at the planning commission preliminary plan. I will keep you all posted of course. 

 •Paramedic Interlocal Agreement: This agreement has been in the workings for a couple of years now and was finally able to be signed by all communities in Davis County. This will transfer the paramedic license from the county to South Weber City. This agreement will mean a truth in taxation will happen at the city level August of 2021, but it *will not* mean an increase of taxes for our citizens. It will allow the funds that currently go to the county for paramedic services to come to the city instead. Ken Letham with Davis County praised the work of all the communities involved and everyone is looking forward to an easy transition. The city will also be actively working to receive grants to help us with this process. 

 •RV Park Development Agreement Amendment: The owner of the RV park came before the council requesting to amend the original development agreement on 2 fronts. One was regarding the cable wire fencing we required of the park along I-84. UDOT informed the owner that the cable wire would not be required. The owner is requesting to instead install an 8’ solid concrete wall in its place. The owner also requested changes to the landscaping plan of the park to make it more water efficient and to save money on water as they are hooked up to culinary only. The council disagreed with the changes as it would lower the quality of the park when so much grass is replaced with gravel. The council was in agreement of the solid wall. 

•Digital Sign Update: The public safety committee was tasked to review the safety and measure of the city’s digital sign on the east side of town. The city has the ability to use CARES funds to replace the screen in the sign but the committee determined there was not enough time to use CARES funds to move the sign. The committee recommended that the city utilize the CARES funds to replace the screen which can be removed if the sign is to be moved. The public safety committee will continue to review the options available regarding moving the sign and the details and bring back to the council their findings. The committee also recommended dropping the speed limit in the area of Highmark to the Interstate to 35 mph as speeding and the amount of traffic has become concerning. The council agreed the best option was to have UDOT perform a speed study on the road and report their findings for the council to take direction from. 

New Business: 

Staff will be actively working to ensure all applicable items that passed the legislature will be addressed and accommodated and any changes or processes that need to be changed will be done. 

Reports:

•Mayor Jo:  Councilwomen Petty and Alberts were able to attend a meeting with the Wasatch Regional Front Council in regard to removing the connection to Layton from the WFRC map. The process will be to submit an amendment to the WFRC. The letter signed by the council was also sent to the representatives of the WFRC regarding this removal. 

Councilwoman Petty: Reported that the Parks and Rec requested funds from the budget to be allocated for maintenance of trails. They also met with WFRC regarding the trailhead on Cottonwood Drive. WFRC was optimistic about widening the shoulder of the road and creating a parking lot for the traffic of the trail. 

Councilmen Soderquist: Met with the gravel pits and reported they donated $80,000 this year in funds to the rec programs as part of their agreement with the city. All committees budget proposals are being reviewed as well as moving sales tax revenues to certain budgets that currently do not get any. 

Councilman Winsor: The code committee is forwarding definitions on to the Planning Commission which will begin to review them in smaller bites. The committee is in the process of making plans for the future regarding getting information to the public.

Recap! City Council January 2021

 anuary 2021 City Council Recap!

•The city had a review from Keddington & Christensen as part of an independent audit. They came back with minimal feedback for things the city can change. You can see this information in the Jan 12th packet.

•The city officially welcomed our new city planner Shari Phippen on board! I have been able to work with Shari on the code committee and she has been a great resource to us already. She brings in new fresh ideas and thoughts on processes. We are excited to have her join us.

•There was a public hearing for the sale of land to Ron and Karen Anderson in Canyon Meadows. This was a unique sliver of property that was part of Canyon Meadows Park. The Anderson family offered to purchase this small piece of property. The city felt that this was a good arrangement as it helped line up the property better both within in the park and adjacent neighbors. You can see more about this action item, including the parcel and agreement, in the Jan 12 packet.

•The city also agreed to a contract for property for a new public works building. This property is on the west side of the city, directly north of the soccer complex. The decision to buy property for a future public works building was made approximately 3 years ago. In that time, staff has looked into many properties throughout the city. The council felt this property met all the required items that were determined for a future public works building. This decision was only for the contract of sale – the sale is not yet finalized. There was a lot of questions about this property during public comment and hopefully we as a council were able to address them all. I am happy to answer any further questions. You can see the council answer a lot of questions during the meeting, which I will link below.

•Davis County Sherriff’s Department presented to the council at the January 26ths meeting for their quarterly report. Sergeant Pope took the time to review a number of interesting calls we have had in South Weber as well as stats for South Weber services. We are so appreciative of DSCO serving and protecting our community! You can see his review at the beginning of the January 26th meeting, linked below.

•An opening on the Planning Commission was made available after Taylor Walton’s 5 year term ended. Mayor Jo appoints a new member to the Planning Commission with the advice and consent of the council. The council was divided on this issue, and the motion to re-appoint Taylor Walton failed on a 3-2 vote. The mayor will need to recommend a new name to the council to fill that role. You can watch the discussion and action on this item during the January 26th meeting.

•The city has some additional CARES act money we can use. After reviewing some other potential expenditures that would qualify under the CARES act, the city opted to use the funds towards 3 potential items. One item is for a new screen to the electronic sign at Maverick. We would be able to use CARES act funds to replace it to an LED screen. The council addressed the complaints about the position of the sign and the safety concerns that have been brought up. The public safety committee was directed to discuss what could be done. In order for CARES act to be approved, the item must be implemented by June 30, 2021. Given the possibility the sign’s location may not have a solution that soon, the motion opted for the following regarding the CARES funds: 6 new radios for the fire department (current ones are over 10 years old, some as old as 20 and were previously used), and a replacement for a new sign at Maverick. If the sign can not be completed in time, the remaining funds will go towards the fire department salaries and benefits for 2021.

New Business:

Councilman Wayne Winsor brought up the need for the city to relate updates to legislative bills. Futhermore the ULCT allows for 3 votes to be a part of the Legislative Policy Committee (LPC). A new agenda item regarding Legislative Review will continue throughout the legislative session and Dave Larson, Jo Sjoblom and Wayne Winsor were chosen for this committee.

Painted lines at the intersection of the frontage road and South Weber Drive for turning left or right are fading and difficult to see - Mayor Jo directed Public Works to go see what needs to be done to fix.

There will be coming an upcoming TUF review of all the funds received and what they went towards. There was some talk of possibly adjusting the TUF regarding tax exempted entities.

Reports:

•Mayor Jo: The YCC put on a mock city council and it was fun too watch and support. The council will have a retreat the last weekend of January.

•Councilman Winsor: City Code committee worked through the holiday break and have completed the definitions for title 10. This will be going to the PC for their recommendations. The code committee will now start going through the uses of each zone.

•Councilwoman Petty: Brandon Jones has been working hard on getting bids for all the projects for Canyon Meadows. The Parks and Rec Committee will be meeting to go over those bids in early February.

•Councilman Soderquist: The admin and finance committee have been working on getting prepared for the audit and the upcoming budget for FY 2021-2022. Many of these items will be discussed in detail at the retreat.

•Councilwoman Alberts: Migration of content is now underway for the city's website. There have been some hiccups but things are continuing forward. The Council Corner section of the newsletter will be transitioning to a new resident spotlight put on by our Youth City Council.

•Councilman Halverson: Planning Commission met and the Loft's will will have their final site plan and approval coming up soon. The final plans for the salon on South Weber Drive were approved in PC.

•City Manager David Larsen: The grocery study for the Stephen's property will be completed by the end of the month. There is a developer looking into the Poll property next to Highmark. Mayor Jo created a committee comprising of Angie Petty and Blair Halverson to sit and discuss with the developers the process as this particular parcel requires a master plan and development agreement.

And that is all! If you made it this far, you may bring me a coke and a chocolate bar, some hot cocoa and an ice cream sundae. I will most likely share.

Packet for January 12th meeting: http://southwebercity.com/.../0-CC-2021-01-12-Packet-1.pdf

Packet for January 26th meeting: http://southwebercity.com/.../11/0-CC-2021-01-26-Packet.pdf

Recap! City Council November 2020

 City Council Recap: November!

•General Plan 2020: {insert celebration!!}. The General Plan was officially and finally approved by the city council. There were only a few changes from the recommendation that came from the Planning Commission. That included changing the zoning on the area south of the carwash to commercial highway with the option of adding patio homes (single family units) as a buffer, as well as adding more verbiage in the narrative regarding the history and decision of removing the connection to Layton. There was a discussion concerning the uses included in the commercial recreation which was decided to have the code committee review. I want to thank everyone who participated in the general plan feedback one final time! That plan underwent a great deal of evolving to get from what was presented to what was approved, and it wouldn’t have happened without you!

•The Fire Department has a rehab truck that was given to them from Region 1. This rehab truck was in need of replacement of the trailer, truck and supplies. All these items will be covered by funds from Region 1, *not* the city. However, it will be stationed and managed by the South Weber Fire Department. The council approved the supplies requested.

•The contract renewal of our city manager, David Larson, was approved by the council. I think I can speak for all our council members that we feel very grateful to have been able to renew this with Dave and he is a great asset to our city!

•The parks and rec committee brought forward their recommended master plans for Canyon Meadows Park. This includes pickle ball courts, basketball courts and pavilions. The Petersen Family has donated to the city a barn on their property that is over 100 years old. This donation was also discussed in council. This beautiful barn will not be able to be renovated as we had hoped, but the family would like to have a pavilion designed with barnlike elements put in its place as a way to commemorate and memorialize the barn. After discussing costs associated with this, it was determined that a pavilion can certainly take its place but additional design and elements above that may need to be received via donations as the budget for the park is already very limited.

•Blue Ox Development approached the city about paying for a market study for the Stephen’s property – which is just off 84 on the west end. They related a possible grocery store was interested in this location but wanted the city to pay for the market study to see if it was financially feasible. The council decided that while we are not opposed to discussion of a shared cost for the study, we were not comfortable with paying for the full cost of the study.

•Also presented to the city was a concept plan for the Poll property which is just west of Highmark Charter School. This plan included multiple businesses, townhomes and apartments. Some of the commercial, including Aggie Ice Cream and Dutch Brothers, had level of interest agreements. Other commercial ideas were an anytime fitness and another large area for future commercial building. The council felt the plan was a good plan – particularly the commercial aspects – but had concerns over the amount of density of the housing on both the apartments and the townhomes. The developers listened to feedback from the council as well as the planning commission to test the waters and will go from there.

•The Public Safety Committee has been working on applying for a BRIC grant from FEMA to develop a hazard mitigation plan for the city. The application requires the city to match any grant funds received at a ratio of 25:75% meaning the city would be responsible for 25% with FEMA covering the remaining 75%. The council approved budgeting $15,000 in anticipation of a nearly $50,000 grant from FEMA. This grant will apply to natural disasters so anything relating to wildfires, flooding, hurricanes, earthquakes and such. This plan will identify potential risks of natural disasters so as a city we can work on and plan for mitigation of those risks.

Reports:

Mayor Jo: The landfill will be transferring a substantial amount of waste to the new landfill which will help with the odors. The next stage of cover will begin August of 2021 for the landfill that is closest to South Weber. The life of the landfill is approximately 10-12 years, however the transfer station will continue to be in use. She also attended a channel opening on the Weber River. This was done to create channels for the Bluehead Sucker which is a threatened species. The hope is these channels will help these species to move off the main channel and provide an area where they can begin to thrive.

Councilman Blair Halverson: HAFB RAB met on the 29th of October. There is a new ORC contract put in place for the next 10 years. 2 of their objectives is to evaluate and recommend alternative solutions for OU1 and OU2 (both located in South Weber) and doing ROD amendments for OU1, OU2 and OU6. OU4 (down towards Riverdale) is not really progressing so they will be focusing on new tactics for that site. The Public Safety Committee is continuing the discussion of the paramedic service transition from a county sheriff’s department level to a city level. The CERT program citizens met and laid out the team captains and discussed the layout of a plan. Resident Brandyn Bodily has been working diligently alongside Chief Tolman on this and the city appreciates their efforts and work! This is a great asset to the city!

Councilman Wayne Winsor: Code committee is making headway though it is a bit of an extensive process. They are now meeting once a week instead of 2 times a month. They are reviewing all the uses and their definitions. The municipal utility committee had a presentation from Utopia as well as Connext. They are also reviewing other options for high-speed internet and will work with the PR Committee to get all information out to the residents. There is some concern about 5G and some health issues that Wayne will be focusing on researching further. Mosquito abatement may be losing a financial partner as far as ariel services – they are looking into other options to increase revenue to compensate for these areas though possible solutions are premature at this time.

Councilwoman Angie Petty: The YCC had a leadership retreat that was planned for November that was postponed due to Covid restrictions. They have been working very diligently in their gratitude challenge for South Weber and lighting up the city with gratitude. The parks and rec committee will take the feedback from the council on the master planning of the park and look into different options.

Councilman Quin Soderquist: Everything was discussed and he had nothing further to report.

Councilwoman Hayley Alberts: PR committee met and discussed website updates. We had budgeted $25,000 to redesign the city’s website but we were able to find other options that allows us more customization and flexibility and at a lower cost. This will be a bit of a slower process to migrate all information over, but we are excited for the upcoming abilities.

City Manager David Larson: The court hearing for short term rental Cobblestone Manor happened this month and we were successful in arguing our case that the short-term rental (STR) is operating without a business license. The city was granted a preliminary injunction which requires the STR to stop any and all short-term renting until they have obtained a business license. This is great news! We will continue to work on things on our end. The council agrees we need to look further into our code regarding STR’s in general and areas where they are and are not allowed. Our code on short term rentals was very helpful in proving our case.

That is all! Hope your November was wonderful. I want to thank all those who participated in the #LightupSouthWeber campaign. We are still counting and so continue to watch the trees at city hall. Have a great Saturday everyone!

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.**. 

Recap! City Council 9.28.2020

 City Council Recap!  9.29.2020 

•The Youth City Council was sworn in.  Advisors this year will be Hayley Alberts, Angie Petty and McKenna Winsor.  We are very excited to get started! ­­

•Coronavirus update:  The cases are continuing to increase within Davis County.  South Weber currently has 9 active cases and a total 55 cases.  Currently there are 12 hospitalizations within the county and no new deaths this week.  Utah is lowest in the country for mortality rate.  

•The city gave recognition to Stacy Whitford who has been taking care of our flags within the city for the past 8 years.  Stacy started this project to help her son with his Eagle project.  She encouraged anyone who has a flag to download the colonial flag app and it will notify you of days your flags should be at half-staff as well as other observations.  We thank her for this patriotic duty she does on behalf of our city!

•Soccer Complex Conditional Use Permit:  The council discussed this permit at great length (read: 2.5 hours!).  Most items included on the CUP were to help mitigate noise, nuisance parking and other barriers.  In the end the final CUP was quite lengthy but included hours of operation for both indoor and outdoor fields, maximum parking of 100 vehicles and paving the temporary parking lot, signs posted on 475 E and South Weber Drive to direct La Roca traffic, no parking signs posted on SWD, Raymond Drive, Kingston Drive & 6650 as well as no soccer complex traffic on streets as well.  Other items included a plan for citations in the event of violations, a masonry wall and others.

•Riverside Place Phase 5:  Council had questions regarding emails sent in for public comment regarding the condition of Phase1 and 2.  Trash on the lots as well as over flowing garbage containers have been addressed code enforcement.  The builder explained why some houses have not yet been completed as well as some other issues.  Phase 5 has outside builders willing to buy lots which will finish the project sooner.  The motion passed unanimously.  

 

•The Lofts at Deer Run: Council was presented with the latest renderings of the new plans for the Loft’s project. The developer is seeking to amend the original development agreement for less commercial and therefore less parking. The council was very firm that the amount of parking is not sufficient and because parking on 2700 E has been restricted this create a big problem. The council also requested the height of the buildings come down to 35’ vs. the 55’ the developer is allowed. Some suggestions made by the developer was to remove commercial all together or remove even more commercial than what the amended agreement was. The council expressed that in order to be able to do so would mean the parking would need to be addressed and suggested more parking stalls and less residential. There was quite a deal of discussion and questions asked. The developer will return after speaking with his staff. At this point in time the developer is looking into two options: 1) either move forward with the current development agreement signed in 2018 and the allowances within the code/agreement or 2) amend the current development agreement with adjustments to commercial space requirements, residential units and parking stalls. As this is a new version of site plans and he was seeking feedback from the council, no decision was made. If the developer chooses to amend the agreement it will need to be approved by the council. If not, he will return to the planning commission when he is ready with preliminary plans or possibly another presentation, depending on his preference.

 

•Cottonwood Waterline: The replacement of the waterline on Cottonwood Drive is being a shared cost between SWC, Uintah and Weber Basin.  After a lot of work and time from staff, the total amount came in well below budget.  South Weber City’s portion will be approximately $282,000.  The amount budgeted was $350,000 in FY2019.  This waterline is necessary to bring pressure up to state code for fire hydrants.  The contract awarded was approved unanimously.  

•Job Corp water re-pipe project: Contract was awarded for this project unanimously.  Job Corp is out of compliance with the state and asked South Weber City to take over management of this project.  Job Corp will be paying for this project with their funds and giving the city a managerial fee to compensate for time spent on it.  

•City Council Schedule: The council discussed meeting 2 times a month vs. 3 times.  There was discussion about adding a work meeting into the schedule to allow the council time to work on things that are happening within the many committees the council, planning commission and staff are a part of.  Council will try it out and see how it goes, realizing extra meetings may still be added on busier months.  

•Reports:

•Mayor Jo: Mayor reported increased crime has happened throughout the city and DCSO is advising everyone to make sure to lock up and keep valuables out of vehicles.  Stan Cook, who was injured by a falling tree during the high wind storm is recuperating well and should be able to come home soon.  Jo and Peifen from HAFB visited 14 residences for possible contaminated well water but found none of the residences were using those wells for culinary water or gardens.  

•Councilman Winsor: reported a few trees were still down from the storm and questioned about the process of clean up. 
•Councilwoman Petty: The YCC will be having their first meeting this week.  They will be revisiting the charter and making any needed amendments and bringing it before council soon.  The Parks & Rec committee will meet and discuss a number of items she will report back on.  
•Councilman Soderquist: The Admin and Finance committee will be meeting later this week.  There is also a meeting for Staker Parsons regarding the dust and studying where it is going, how far it is traveling and other concerns.

•Councilwoman Alberts: All of our equipment for live streaming has arrived! Yay! Installation will start happening this week and should be ready by our first council meeting in October.  The PR committee also discussed addressing concerns with live streaming and creating a process to help viewers find the correct stream as well as report technical difficulties.  The Country Fair Days committee met and had a recap of the events for South Weber Days.
•City Manager David Larsen: Liaison Lt. Boydston with the DSCO has been promoted to Captain and will be moving on.  In the meantime, Sargent Pope will step in his place.  

Recap! City Council 9.15.2020

You can watch this meeting below, or find the minutes to review this meeting here.   See more information on any of the agenda items in the packet, here. 

You can watch the meeting below!

•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.