Work
Session
We
reviewed the agenda for Council meeting. Resolution for Herb Wilkinson has not
yet been prepared so that item will be read at next meeting. For the Silver
Beaver BSA award we will have everyone present except for Sherman Varney
(injured) and George Reynolds (it was his dad who received the award). CM
Jackman will have some changes to cattery ordinance. Ordinance on buildings over
$400,000 changed to remove clause providing for retroactive enforcement (not
legal) and to require a majority of votes not a majority of all registered
voters. There will be an Emergency Management town hall in February. Ideas for
Cedar Hills Champions program include having the day after the resolution be
that Champion’s day, each will receive a certificate and be included on the
plaque, invite them to be in the parade at Family Festival, encourage more
nominations from residents.
Council Meeting
Public
Comment
Michelle
Demille - Three houses on her street were damaged after vandalism occurred in
sewer system causing those houses to be flooded with sewage. She wants to put
some closure to frustration. She was told it would be taken care of. Overall
there were 350 gallons of sewage. She could have done cleaned it up herself
instead of paying someone else if had known they would have no coverage from
the City or homeowners insurance. She wants to have a settlement with city,
would rather not hire an attorney. $9000 worth of belongings are now in her garage
that was sitting in waste. Mayor Gygi said he would speak with other mayors who
sit on the appeal board for City insurance as our insurance carrier has stated
they will only reimburse each home $5000 as this issue was caused by vandalism.
**The City is in the process of appealing this decision. We sent pictures of
the vandalism (someone lifted the manhole cover and put a basketball, football,
and several large branches wrapped in towels into the sewer system) and are
asking our insurance carrier to reconsider their decision. Each manhole cover
weighs over 100 pounds so it wasn’t little kids who did this.
Suzy Butler – Suzy was also affected by the sewage backup. She has been a resident for 30 years. Spent 15 years on septic tank but allowed easement when sewer main went through. Her house has been flooded 4 times, 3 times due to a faulty sewer pipe and this time from vandalism. She has cleaned up mess herself in the past. This last time was the worst as she suffered $25,000 worth of damage. She stated she is not convinced it is vandalism, thinks someone is purposely sabotaging the system. She thinks an adult lifted off the cover because it is heavy. She was told the city would cover it and would have cleaned it up herself if known that it would not be covered. She didn't find out insurance wouldn't cover the cleaning crew ($5000) until a week and a half later. When there is vandalism to park bathroom, the City pays for it so why not this? She wants us to have a remedy in place in case the insurance company doesn't come through
Suzy Butler – Suzy was also affected by the sewage backup. She has been a resident for 30 years. Spent 15 years on septic tank but allowed easement when sewer main went through. Her house has been flooded 4 times, 3 times due to a faulty sewer pipe and this time from vandalism. She has cleaned up mess herself in the past. This last time was the worst as she suffered $25,000 worth of damage. She stated she is not convinced it is vandalism, thinks someone is purposely sabotaging the system. She thinks an adult lifted off the cover because it is heavy. She was told the city would cover it and would have cleaned it up herself if known that it would not be covered. She didn't find out insurance wouldn't cover the cleaning crew ($5000) until a week and a half later. When there is vandalism to park bathroom, the City pays for it so why not this? She wants us to have a remedy in place in case the insurance company doesn't come through
David
Butler - Confirmed his wife's statements. He wants to have a remedy for the
future to be sure this doesn't happen again. Wants to know why the City manhole
covers are not locked down so this can’t happen.
Review/Action
on Recognizing Cedar Hills Champions
From
the City press release - As
part of the Cedar Hills Champions program, the City Council recognized those
residents who have received the Silver Beaver Scouting Award. This includes
Sherman Varney, Sheldon Talbot, Arlene Smith, Gary Smith, Andrew Gibbons, Reed
Swenson, Grant Bangerter, Grant Iverson, Pauline Iverson, Greg Harris, Bob
Ogden, Jeffery Pyne, and Brad Sears. The Silver Beaver award is the highest
recognition a Boy Scout council can bestow on an adult volunteer leader. The
award is presented to those volunteers who have made outstanding contributions
to the Scouting program through hard work, sacrifice, dedication, and many
years of service. Nominations are recommended by the local council and approved
by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
Discussion
on Temporary
Island Cutout on Cedar Hills Drive
Amsource
is requesting a temporary cutout on Cedar Hills Drive so that drivers can exit
the businesses on the corner by turning left onto Cedar Hills Drive. This has
been discussed and rejected in the past due to safety concerns. The Council
unanimously agreed to not allow this as the safety concerns still exist and we
did not allow this for Harts.
City
Reports
David
Bunker - New TSSD sewer plant 80% complete and is very impressive. Recommends
Council go on a tour.
CM
Jackman - Finance committee met today to kick off budgeting process. Timeline
setup to make periodic presentations to Council.
CM
Rees - Issued press release on Silver Beaver Award recipients. Discussed Daily
Herald article on Lehi and executive retreat where City Council, City Manager, and
department heads all get together to plan vision and goals. Called City Councilmember
from Lehi to get feedback and was told they do this every year to work on year
goals and 6 year goals. Feels it is important to have the city staff on board
with goals and have buy in.
CM
Zappala - Finance committee met. Agrees that we should have a retreat each year.
Working on Emergency Preparedness townhall meeting. Lone Peak Fire has a system
for radios that works great even when phones are down. Can receive calls from
neighborhood leaders (Stake leaders, schools). Cedar Hills needs to get this
information out and be sure stakes and schools have them, as well as area
leaders for a neighborhood. Wants to meet once per month with three cities and
schools and council and get that frequency up and running with drills. Radios
are $175. City has several radios. LPPSD also has a big snowmobile trailer to
rescue people in canyon and are getting a new heavy duty trailer to be a mobile
EOC. CM Zappala is also working with students on helpful City Apps for budget transparency
and a virtual library.
CM
Martinez – Had interviews with YCC to assess commitment, communication, and follow-through.
Our youth have commitments elsewhere in city, but we are not communicating to
them our big events. Need to do a better job of communicating to church leaders
about events. Junior Jazz going well. Basement plans are with architect for bid
packets and will come in two parts. There are issues with elevator, so one
option is an addition to west side. An ADA ramp will not work.
Review/Action
on Cattery Ordinance
Chandler
Goodwin presented. Changed maximum number of cats to be 6 over the age of 6
months. Added language concerning outdoor exercise area. Council brought up concern
with large number of kittens under 6 months so language will be changed to only
allow for one litter for breeding purposes. Will remove section 1.B.1.A and add
as part of our business license procedures. This item has been continued.
Reviw/Action
on Ordinance to Restrict Purchase or Construction of Public Buildings in Excess
of $400,000
David
Bunker presented. In 2011 a petition was submitted to the City for this purpose.
The language required a majority of registered voters, not a majority of those
voting in election and also allowed for the law to be retroactive, which isn’t legal.
This was a hot topic at the last election. Council understands the concern and has
no problem with this ordinance giving residents the opportunity to vote on new
buildings over $400,000. This item passed unanimously.
Review/Action
on Contract with PR Firm for Branding Campaign
Would
include logo and rebranding of the City. Two firms were interviewed and Mayor and
City Manager would like to enter into a contract with Radi8 Creative. We would need
to amend budget for this in current year or wait for 2014 budget. Mr. Keith
Irwin commented and stated that commitment comes from involvement so this
process needs to involve residents. A branding process well-done engages many
constituents in the community. He did have one concern that the contract only
has one deliverable and we need to change it to include everything in their bid. CM
Jackman has also asked for legal review of the contract and more information on
where the funds will come from. Mr. Bunker recommends unrestricted funds, but
CM Jackman would like him to also look at using some of the existing
advertising funds already allocated to the Community Recreation Fund. Item has
been continued.
Discussion
on Town Hall Meeting Regarding Emergency Management
Will
be held February 21st. City responsibility is major infrastructure.
CM Zappala recommended we use the Parlant system to get word out about the
meeting. CM Jackman wants to increase the number of times we use Parlant, but
when we do a survey ask questions about what type of info should be communicated.
CM Zappala wants to be sure to use text messages where possible because they
are less intrusive and more convenient.
