Minutes of the Centerville City Council meeting held Tuesday, September 4, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in the Centerville City Council Chambers, 250 North Main, Centerville, Utah.

MEMBERS PRESENT:
  
Council Members:           Justin Y. Allen
                                            Paul A. Cutler, Mayor Pro-Tem 
                                            Jack Dellastatious
                                            David R. Gutke
                                            Sherri Lyn Lindstrom

Absent:                              Mayor Ronald G. Russell
 
STAFF OR OTHER CITY
 OFFICIALS PRESENT: 
                                           Steve Thacker, City Manager
                                           Blaine Lutz, Finance Director/Assistant City Manager
                                           Cory Snyder, Community Development Director
                                           Randy Randall, Public Works Director
                                           Karrie Carlson, Recording Secretary

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 

INVOCATION                    Father Steve Andersen, Episcopal Church of the Resurrection
  
VISITORS:                         Interested Citizens

OPEN SESSION

No one present wished to comment.

SUMMARY ACTION CALENDAR

The Council reviewed items a – d on the Summary Action Calendar.  Councilman Dellastatious made a motion to approve items a-d on the Summary Action Calendar.  The motion was seconded by Councilman Gutke and passed by unanimous roll-call vote (5-0).  Approved were:

a. Bid award to Jaketta Sweeping Services in the amount of $31,240 for 2007-2008 street sweeping.
b. Bid award to Young Chevrolet in the amount of $26,160.38 for a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD and service body for the Parks Department.
c. Authorize use of $1,000 from Contingency Budget for Volunteers’ Recognition Dinner.
d. Bid award in the amount of $19,575 to Willey Ford for a 2008 Taurus for the Police Department.
 
PUBLIC HEARING ON AMENDMENT OF CENTERVILLE CITY ZONING CODE, CHAPTER 12-54, SECTION 230-6-(b)(5), SIGNS, REGARDING CO-LOCATING SIGNS ON ONE POLE – ORDINANCE No. 2007-17

Cory Snyder, Community Development Director, explained the applicant’s desire to amend the City’s Zoning Ordinance to remove Section 12-54-120(6)(B)(v), which encourages adjoining property owners to co-locate signs on a single-freestanding structure within the Frontage Road to 400 West area of Centerville City.  The property in question was purchased from a landowner to the north of their site, who utilized this provision to secure greater sign area and height to advertise the auto repair facility and restricted the south property from establishing an independent freestanding sign.  The south property was then subsequently sold and the applicants are currently unable to co-locate their sign or install a new free standing sign to advertise their business. If this section of the Sign Ordinance is removed, it would then place the existing approved sign for the auto repair business into a non-conforming status and allow the applicants to construct a new freestanding sign for their property.

At 7:20 p.m. Mayor Pro Tem Cutler opened the public hearing.  Seeing no one wishing to comment, he closed the public hearing.

The Planning Commission has reviewed this matter and recommended approval of the proposed text amendment.  Mr. Snyder responded to questions from the Council regarding current and future non-conforming enforcement issues. 

Councilman Allen made a motion to adopt Ordinance No. 2007-17 repealing subsection 12-54-120(6)(b)(v) of the Centerville City Zoning Ordinance regarding the co-location of signs for adjoining properties located between the Frontage Road and 400 West within the Parrish Lane Gateway Commercial District of the city, based on the following findings:

1. The applicant has submitted a complete application reviewed by the Planning Commission and City Council.
2. The text change remains consistent with the goals and objectives of the Centerville City General Plan, as described in the August 22, 2007 Staff Report.
3. The proposed amendment has been evaluated using the criteria found in Section 12-21-080(e) of the Zoning Ordinance, as described in the August 22, 2007 Staff Report.
4. The co-location incentive has very little relevance for the Frontage Road area and any opportunities for its use are rather doubtful at his time and unlikely for the future.

The motion was seconded by Councilman Gutke and passed by unanimous roll-call vote (5-0).
 
UPDATE REGARDING ENFORCEMENT OF LAND REGULATIONS WEST OF I-15

Cory Snyder, Community Development Director, updated the Council on recent efforts to enforce land use regulations in the Business Park area west of I-15.  Several property owners have complained that there is not enough enforcement in the Business Park, but others have complained about staff’s recent enforcement efforts, so staff wants the Council to be aware of this initiative.  Mr. Snyder has explained that clean-up efforts are ongoing in this area and certain violators have come into compliance upon receiving an enforcement letter.  He will continue to update the Council regarding the enforcement efforts.

PROPOSAL TO INSTALL CENTRALIZED IRRIGATION SYSTEM IN CITY PARKS

Steve Thacker, City Manager, asked the Council for direction regarding the prioritization of the installation of centralized irrigation systems at Freedom Hills Park, Community Park, Founders Park or Smoot Park.  With the current budget funding of approximately $30,000 this would be adequate to bring three parks online: Freedom Hills Park, Community Park and Founders Park.  The Council needs to determine whether to find additional funding for Smoot Park to be included rather than Founders Park in this first phase.  Smoot Park has had watering issues in the past that have resulted in yellow dry grass.  This new system can help address this problem, but would cost approximately $3,000 more because Smoot Park is larger than Founders Park.  Because of citizen complaints in the past regarding dry grass in Smoot Park, the Council agreed to bring Smoot Park rather than Founders Park on line with a centralized irrigation system and to fund the additional $3,000. 

Councilman Dellastatious made a motion to approve the expenditure of $30,000 and an additional $3,000 out of the Contingency Budget for the installation of a centralized irrigation system to be installed in Freedom Hills Park, Community Park and Smoot Park.  The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Lindstrom and passed by unanimous roll-call vote (5-0).

AUTHORIZED FUNDING FOR REPLACEMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TRUCK

Randy Randall, Public Works Director, asked the Council to approve funding for the purchase of a new dump/snowplow truck for the Public Works Department to replace an existing truck.  The truck is used for transporting sand and miscellaneous items in the summer and plowing and sanding roads in the winter. Randy learned recently that the current truck which is 16 years old, needs major repairs and would be very costly to repair.  The City can sell the truck at auction to a private owner to recover a small portion of replacement costs.  The cost for the truck is approximately $64,908 plus an additional $47,751 for the bed and snowplow attachment for a total of $112,659. 

Councilman Dellastatious made a motion to authorize funding up to $112,659 from the General Fund balance for the purchase of a new dump/snowplow truck for the Public Works Department; noting that up to $30,000 may be replenished by the UTOPIA reimbursement for the Florentine Villas Conduit. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Lindstrom and passed by unanimous roll-call vote (5-0).
 
MINUTES REVIEW AND ACCEPTANCE

The minutes of the August 21, 2007 work session and City Council meeting were reviewed and amended.  Councilwoman Lindstrom made a motion to approve the minutes as amended.  The motion was seconded by Councilman Allen and passed by unanimous vote (5-0).

CITY MANAGER’S REPORT

The City Manager used this item on the agenda to discuss various items with the Council; some of which included a proposed waste transfer station, the engineers report regarding implementation of bike lanes along certain streets within the city, the Freedom Hills Park dedication, future work sessions, etc.

MISCELLANEOUS

Councilman Gutke received comments about heavy traffic congestion and safety concerns that exist at 400 West and Porter Lane.  Once Wal-mart opens, citizens are worried this situation will get worse.  Staff will conduct a traffic study after the Wal-Mart grand opening to see what can be done to address this issue.

The Council reviewed a letter of interest from Jason Nichols to serve on the Planning Commission. The Mayor has interviewed Mr. Nichols and is recommending he be appointed to a three-year term on the Planning Commission.

Councilman Gutke made a motion to appoint Jason Nichols to a three-year term on the Planning Commission, replacing David Hirschi.  The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Lindstrom and passed by unanimous vote (5-0).

At 8:50 p.m. the meeting was adjourned.

             
Marilyn Holje, City Recorder    Date Approved

Karrie Carlson, Recording Secretary