Discussion on Interlocal Agreement Between Utah County and the Cities of PG and Cedar Hills
County has come to the cities with a proposed agreement on taking care of Canyon Road. County is willing to spend approximately $9 million on fixing issues with Canyon Road, provide ongoing striping services, and ongoing pavement maintenance such as surface treatment. If fixes exceed the $9 million, the cities would have to cover the additional cost. Cities would be responsible for snow removal, perform pothole repair, removal of debris, provide law enforcement and some additional items. At the end of 20 years this agreement would terminate and the cities would be required to take ownership of the road. Cedar Hills and PG will have to agree on how to spend the $9 million. David (city manager) will be meeting with the city manager from PG to discuss further. Council was given the agreement tonight and will need to review over the next month and bring concerns to the next meeting in June. One of the concerns that CM Zappala brings up is that 20 years from now when the road is turned over to the cities, it will be in need of significant improvements that the cities will then be on the hook to pay for. He also wants to see a list of all county roads and their maintenance schedules to make sure that this road is being given the same considerations as other county roads.
Public Comment
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Consent Agenda
Minutes from the April 5, 2016, April 19, 2016, and May 3, 2016 City Council Meetings. CM requested that the minutes from the last meeting contain more information that was provided by the ULCT Director during his presentation. Feels the minutes were not adequate. Minutes from April 5th and 19th were approved, May 3rd will be tabled for next meeting.
Waste Management Report on Municipal Solid Waste and Recycling Totals
Beth Holbrook with Waste Mgmt presented. Thanked Council for continued partnership. Recycling activity is rising in Cedar Hills. Residents recycled 293 tons of aluminum, cardboard, paper, scrap metals, and plastics. 43% of that was mixed paper. Recycling tends to peak in the summer. Amount of recycling in Cedar Hills equates to enough electricity to power 69 homes for a year, conserved 3,144 trees, conserved 1,825,390 gallons of water, 1,060 cubic yards of landfill airspace, and avoided 1,041 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions. Waste Management does ship recyclables across the country and even to other countries. Working with the city to provide additional education on recycling. Will be attending the Family Festival and sharing information and will provide classroom resources for teachers. Additional information on recycling can be found at recycleoftenrecycleright.com.
City Reports
David Bunker - TSSD will meet this week. Golf Course has been affected by rain. Junior golf clinics will be in June and several tournaments are booked for June. Soccer has started. Tball starts at the end of the month. Lacrosse registration just closed.
CM Zappala - LPPSD met. There will be a small increase to the budget. Highland would like to see the budget remain steady, but it's hard to make that kind of promise as there are many factors that affect the budget. The board is discussing this.
Mayor Gygi - LPPSD continues to discuss method on how cities are charged for public safety services.
CM Rees - Parks and Trails Committee had our annual Service Day last Saturday. We planted flowers at the roundabout and added rock to the Cedar Hills sign on Canyon Road. Family Festival starts on May 31st and events are scheduled Tuesday-Saturday.
CM Bailey - Thanked CM Zappala and Mayor Gygi for representing the needs of Cedar Hills at the LPPSD meetings.
Review/Action on Changes to Conditional Use Permits
Staff has prepared conditional use code to be adopted as part of Title 10, the City’s Land Use Code. The proposed code outlines an approval process for granting a CUP, as well as the standards upon which a CUP may be granted. Based on City Council input, staff has included a table in the proposed code, outlining the CUP approval authority in each case and when a public hearing is required. Minor administrative things can be approved by staff. Other projects must go to the Planning Commission and/or the City Council. The changes with the new table were approved.
Discussion on Amendments to Code Related to Appeals Authority
Representatives from Kirton McConkie presented information and a proposal to amend City Code Title 9, chapter 1 related to Appeal Authority. Germaine to the discussion is the requirement by State Code, Title 10, Chapter 9, that municipalities provide for an administrative appeal authority which has not first acted as the land use authority. The appeal authority may consist of one or more appeal authorities (individual, multi person board, body or panel), and may consist of laymen and/or land use professionals. Subsequent a duty to exhaust administrative remedy via appeal to the appeal authority, any adversely affected person may appeal to the district court.
One area our attorneys identified that needs to be addressed is adding language that states the City Council is the land use authority unless otherwise delegated to another board or individual. Another thing that needs to be changed is the ability for an application to appeal fees that are charged under Section 10-9a-510 of LUDMA.
Discussion on Amending City Records Access and Management Program
The City of Cedar Hills last updated the city ordinance regarding the city records access management program in 1995. By state statute, UCA 63G-2-701, the city is required to comply with the Governmental Records Access Management Act (GRAMA). Numerous changes have been made to the records management program at the state level. Several of the alterations and several of the sections of the State management program do not apply to municipalities. These would include courts, school districts, special service districts, counties, state departments, etc. Under the state code, a city may adopt an ordinance in compliance with Chapter 63G, which establishes criteria and policies related to GRAMA. Once a municipality adopts an ordinance or policy, a copy shall be sent to the state archives with a summary description.
Staff also removed items that we don't have in our city, such as records for the police department or a library. There are some areas where our staff is recommending a different retention schedule than the State has. City Recorder (Colleen Mulvey) is asking for the City Council to review the new policy and provide feedback. Once it is completed, it must be adopted by ordinance and sent to State Archives. The new policy is being reviewed by legal counsel.
Discussion on Open Fires and Fireworks
For the past several years, the city has monitored fire conditions and followed the recommendations of the Lone Peak Fire Department regarding regulations of fireworks and open fires. Staff invited Chief Freeman to update the city council on conditions of the hillside interface and fire sensitive areas. Chief Freeman and David Bunker recommend having a resolution of some sort giving the minimum restriction standard that would stay in place for every year and then just discuss more strict requirements each year as needed depending on weather. Proposes no aerial fireworks east of Canyon Road, open fires are okay as long as they have screen coverings. David Bunker will work on this resolution with the fire chief and bring it back to the next Council meeting.
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