Work
Session
The
Work Session was used to discuss items on the City Council meeting agenda.
Council
Meeting
Public
Comment
Nobody
signed up for public comment.
Public
Hearing on Kennel or Cattery
Nobody
signed up for the public hearing.
Consent
Agenda
The
minutes from the October 2, 2012 City Council meeting with unanimously
approved.
City
Reports
David
Bunker – There is one meeting for the City Council in December and no meetings
for the Planning Commission. The CoRec has been decorated by Public Works
staff. An Eagle Scout project for emergency preparedness will be held in
December and this information will be in newsletter and on the City Facebook
page.
CM
Rees - One press release was issued, one is being worked on. The City will host
its first annual Christmas party for residents on December 10th from
5pm-8pm at the CoRec. Santa will be there, and there will be hot cocoa, candy
canes, and crafts for residents. We will also be collecting donations for the
YCC Santa’s Workshop.
CM
Martinez - Junior Jazz signups going on for four more days. Santa’s Workshop is
next week. Pizza Pie Cafe is having fundraiser this week, 25% of each Cedar
Hills sale goes to the workshop. We have a lot of families in need this year
who have teens. Residents can also bring donations to the City offices and to
the Dec 10th event. We have programs that need volunteers. Jr. Jazz and Lego
League both need volunteers. Residents can sign-up on the City website. Need 50
volunteers for Lego event. Also need volunteers for Family Festival.
CM
Zappala - Met with VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster). They help
mobilize various organizations that can help in disaster. Utah County does not
yet have a group but is working on forming one.
Recognition
of Golf Course Finance Advisory Committee Members
Mayor
Gygi stated he is grateful for the time and effort given by this committee.
Members had such integrity and honesty. Wishes the entire city could've seen
the work they did. This project took a lot of time away from their families. On
behalf of the City Council and City staff each member received a free meal for
their family at the Grill. Committee members are Rob Crawley, Jared Bradley,
Priscilla Leak, Rick Stewart, Mark Webb, and Rob Olsen.
Review/Action
on Ordinance Regarding Kennels and Catteries
The
City was contacted by a resident who wanted to start a business in his home to
board cats. Scott McMahon (Zoning Official) worked with the Planning Commission
to create an ordinance that would allow for this. The primary concerns were
management of noise and odor for surrounding residents. Scott contacted the
North Utah County Animal Shelter and the Board of Health to get feedback and
suggestions. The decision was made to only allow indoor boarding with exercise
facility outside, only one animal at a time could be outside and never after
8pm or before 8am.
The
new ordinance states that a business can board four dogs or cats in addition to
their personal animals. The ordinance does address space requirements for this
type of business. Making the code simple likes this makes it easier for the
code enforcement officer to enforce complaints. Anyone wanting to apply for
this license would have to go through the Planning Commission to get approval. The
City would notify any close residents regarding the application so they would
be able to attend the public hearing. The Planning Commission has the ability
to add additional conditions based upon the concerns expressed by neighbors.
During
the Council discussion it was brought up that some residents have expressed
concern over allowing dogs, so the suggestion was made that we remove the kennel
portion entirely and only allow catteries since we've only had a request for a cattery.
The following changes were requested:
·
Page 1 - change working to "up to
four" instead of four or more;
·
Page 5 - remove D1 and D2 as zoning and
size of lot don't matter;
·
Page 2 - remove the URL mentioned so we
don't have to change the ordinance if the URL is changed. Also, add fees to the
fee schedule and not the ordinance so we don't have to update the ordinance if
we change the fee;
· Page 2 – remove wording about other
licenses needed as these businesses will only need a business license from the
City;
· Add language that an annual inspection will
be required to renew business license.
· Remove all references to “kennel” and
make this ordinance specific to catteries.
This
item has been continued tabled until the above changes are made to the
ordinance.
Review/Action
on Resolution of GO Bond Refinancing by Pricing Committee
Marc
Edminster came to discuss this with the Council. He recommended we appoint a
pricing committee consisting of the Mayor, City Manager, and Finance Director who
will have authority to move forward with the refinance of the golf course bond.
Bond sale will take place next Wednesday via an online auction. The plan is to
finalize on Dec 20th. Because there is not another council meeting we would
either need to call a special meeting or authorize this committee to move
forward on our behalf. The committee must operate within the parameters
resolution previously approved by the Council. Interest rates are at the lowest
they've been in 46 years for municipal bonds, so it's a good time to refinance.
The City received AA- ratings from both Fitch and Standard& Poor. The
savings over the life of loan savings should be approximately $595,148.47 or
about $26,000k per year. Bonds won't exceed $5,725 million. This resolution was
unanimously approved.
Review/Action
on City Council Meetings for 2013
In
accordance with Utah Code, the City is required to set by ordinance the time
and place for holding regular Council meetings. Currently, there was one
meeting scheduled for April as the Council had traditionally gone to St. George
in April to attend the ULCT conferences. This will be discussed further. CM
Martinez and Jackman feel more time is spent working together in as a team in
St. George as opposed to attending the fall conference in Salt Lake. I prefer
to attend the fall as conference as it is cheaper for the City as we don’t need
to be reimbursed for hotels or transportation. In the meantime, CM Jackman
recommended we change the meeting schedule to include two meetings in April and
we can later cancel it if it is decided to attend the St. George conference
instead of the Salt Lake conference. This was unanimously approved with CM
Jackman’s recommendations.
Review/Action
on Easement Agreement with Metropolitan Water District
In
July 2012, Ammon Allen from the Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake
presented a proposal to modify the easement along Silver Lake Drive and Canyon
Heights Drive as the easement currently goes through the backyard of those
homes. This has prevented those residents from being able to build pools or
other permanent structures in their backyards. The recommendation made was to shift
the easement east, which would not affect any other private property owners. Staff
will review with the City Attorney and City Engineer to make sure there are no additional
concerns. Mr. Allen also stated that MWD will allow us to make improvements on the
easement, such as small landscaping, sprinklers, paved trails, and grass. This
item was unanimously approved.
Review/Action
on Golf Cart Lease Agreement
After
the discussion at the last Council meeting, Wade Doyle (Golf Operations
Manager) solicited bids from golf cart distributors to replace 80 existing
carts. The best agreement will increase the yearly lease payment by $20,000 but
will reduce maintenance costs by at least $60,000 as there are many carts that
need new batteries and other repairs. Year-to-year maintenance costs will go
down by about the same amount of the increase for the new leases. The lease
includes a four year bumper-to-bumper warranty. This item was unanimously
approved.
Review/Action
on Policy of Non-Related Golf Activities on Golf Course
During
the November 15th work session Brian Cloud (Golf Course
Superintendent) recommended that it would be costly to allow non-golf related
activities on the course during the winter months as the damage is extensive.
The recommendation made to the Council was to create an official policy not
allowing non-golf activities on the course and to encourage residents to
utilize parks for sledding and winter activities. This item was unanimously
approved.
Review/Action
on Options for CoRec Basement
This
item was tabled for a future meeting.
Discussion
on Paige Osmond Day
Cedar
Hills resident Paige Osmond has been given the lead role in the Nutcracker in
Tennessee, which is part of Radio City Music Hall. Mayor Gygi spoke with her
dad about having a Paige Osmond day and he is fine with it. This will occur in
2013 and will be put together in conjunction with the new Cedar Hills Champions
Program.
There
was no need for executive session so the meeting was adjourned.
