Minutes of the Iron County Commission meeting convened at 9:00 a.m. February 9, 1998 in Commission Chambers at the Iron County Courthouse, Parowan, Utah.
Officers in attendance included:
Roy P. Urie Commission Chairman
Thomas B. Cardon Commissioner
Dennis E. Stowell Commissioner
Karla Staheli Asst. County Attorney
David I. Yardley County Clerk
SYNOPSIS :
APPROVAL OF MINUTES - JANUARY 26, 1998 1
APPROVAL OF MINUTES-SPECIAL MEETING JANUARY 30, 1998 1
APPROVAL OF WARRANTS AND ADJOURN 5
BOARD APPOINTMENTS 2
Bookmobile Library Board 2
Council on Aging 2
Tourism Board 2
COURTHOUSE OFFICE SPACE 2
DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES 4
post notices 4
road kills 4
PILT 4
ELECTED OFFICIALS REPORTS 2
Dennis Stowell 2
Roy Urie 2
FIDDLERS CANYON SID - FLOOD CONTROL 3
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH PAROWAN 2
LANDFILL - RE-PERMITTING PROCEDURE 3
LEASE AGREEMENT - STATE OFFICES 3
SOLID WASTE - COLLECTION TRUCK 3
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION REQUEST 4
THREE PEAKS RESERVATION - WASATCH TRIALS 3
VALLEY VIEW MEDICAL CENTER HEALTH RESOURCE CENTER 3
VISITOR CENTER 2
WINDY RIDGE COMMUNICATIONS SITE 2
APPROVAL OF MINUTES - JANUARY 26, 1998 :
Minutes of the Iron County Commission meeting held January 26, 1998 were approved as amended on a motion by Tom Cardon. Second was by Dennis Stowell and Roy Urie voted in favor.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES-SPECIAL MEETING JANUARY 30, 1998 :
Minutes of a special meeting of the Iron County Commission held January 30, 1998 to realign voting precincts were approved on a motion by Tom Cardon. Second was by Dennis Stowell and Roy Urie voted in favor.
ELECTED OFFICIALS REPORTS :
Dennis Stowell reported that a public hearing to review Community Impact Board projects has been scheduled for the Cedar City Council Chambers on February 19, 1998 at 10:00 a.m.
Roy Urie reported that the Senior Citizens in Cedar City have expressed their thanks for the improvements to the parking lot at the Senior Citizens Center.
BOARD APPOINTMENTS :
Bookmobile Library Board: The Commission approved the expansion of the Bookmobile Library Board to seven members and approved Barbara Dystra with her term to expire in 2000, Deon Goshorn with her term to expire 2001, Kathryn Gray with her term to expire 2002, and Marie B. Adams to replace Sandra Bowler with her term to expire 2002. The motion was made by Tom Cardon, seconded by Dennis Stowell and Roy Urie voted in favor.
Tourism Board: Tom Cardon made a motion to appoint Dutch Deutschlander to an additional three year term to expire in 2001 as a member of the Tourism Board. Second was by Dennis Stowell and Roy Urie voted in favor.
Council on Aging: Dennis Stowell made a motion to approve the appoint of Vern Kupfer as Chairman and Carma Hulet as second Vice Chairman term on the Council on Aging and to appoint Vern Kupfer for an additional term to expire in 2001, Gene Grahm to replace Arnold Gurr with his term to expire in 1999 and Alma Lawrence to replace Jun Joseph with his term to expire in 2001. Second was by Tom Cardon and Roy Urie voted in favor.
VISITOR CENTER :
C & A Construction has submitted a notice of substantial completion for the Visitor Center in Cedar City. There is some rock work remaining and some landscaping that cannot be completed until spring. After reviewing the request the Commission approved the certificate with the stipulation that $30,000 be withheld until the work is completed.
WINDY RIDGE COMMUNICATIONS SITE :
Ron Johnson, Ambulance coordinator, came before the Commission to explain damage caused by high winds at the Windy Ridge Communications Site. The site is operated by the State and the County housed some equipment for dispatching ambulance and fire personnel. The County equipment sustained approximately $5,000 damage. The incident will be submitted to the insurance company.
COURTHOUSE OFFICE SPACE :
Dennis Ayers came before the Commission to discuss a request for additional office space for the Assessor's office. He would like to expand into the office area now used for microfilm storage and microfilming area. The matter was referred to Commissioner Stowell to look at the needs of each office and to decide where the best area would be for expansion of the Assessor's office.
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH PAROWAN :
An interlocal agreement with Parowan City for the County to provide Building Inspection services within Parowan was approved and the Chairman was authorized to sign the agreement on a motion by Tom Cardon. Dennis Stowell seconded the motion and Roy Urie voted in favor and signed the agreement.
VALLEY VIEW MEDICAL CENTER HEALTH RESOURCE CENTER :
Ann Ott, representing Valley View Medical Center came before the Commission to report on fund raising efforts to start a Health Resource Center at the Hospital. Start up costs are estimated to be $27,000. Intermountain Health Care is donating the space in the hospital to house the resource center plus wages and benefits for Ann Ott until the Center is operating. After the resource center is operating, continuing funding will be through grants that are available.
After listening to the report, Dennis Stowell made a motion to commit $500.00 from Iron County to help fund the startup costs for a Health Resource Center to be located at Valley View Medical Center. Second was by Tom Cardon and Roy Urie voted in favor.
LEASE AGREEMENT - STATE OFFICES :
A lease agreement between Iron County and Utah State DFCM for space in the office portion of the Visitor Center complex was reviewed by the Commission. Tom Cardon made a motion to approve the agreement subject to the County Attorney review and recommendation. Second was by Dennis Stowell and Roy Urie voted in favor. Commissioner Urie was authorized to sign the agreement after review by the County Attorney.
THREE PEAKS RESERVATION - WASATCH TRIALS :
Wasatch Trials has requested to reserve the Three Peaks Recreation Area for the weekend of May 15, 16 & 17, 1998 to conduct bicycle trials in the area. This group has used the area for several years and has cleaned the area very well when they are finished. Dennis Stowell made a motion to reserve the Three Peaks Recreation Area for the weekend of May 15, 16 & 17, 1998 as requested. Second was by Tom Cardon and Roy Urie voted in favor.
SOLID WASTE - COLLECTION TRUCK :
Alan Wade came before the Commission to present a request to purchase or lease/purchase a 31 yard solid waste collection truck. Alan explained that at the present time the County does not have a back up truck so when a mechanical problem occurs, it causes serious delays in collect the routes. Alan also explained that the larger truck would allow the outlying areas to be collected more efficiently because the entire routes could be collected in one load.
Tom Cardon made a motion to authorize specification to be drawn up and sent out for bid. Second was by Dennis Stowell and Roy Urie voted in favor.
LANDFILL - RE-PERMITTING PROCEDURE :
Alan Wade also discussed the procedure to follow in submitting an RFP to hire a firm to do the engineering work in re-permitting the landfill. The permit needs to be completed by the end of this year. The Commission authorized a Request for Proposals to be drafted so that this work may be completed.
FIDDLERS CANYON SID - FLOOD CONTROL :
Kit Wareham, representing Cedar City, came before the Commission to explain a proposed Special Improvement District for flood control development in the Fiddlers Canyon area. The project would involve moving the existing catchment basin to the East and developing a rip rap flood channel to move the water to the existing structure under I-15. Because part of the area to be included in the SID is outside the municipal boundaries of Cedar City, Iron County will be required to establish a District for the area outside of City boundaries.
The Commission requested that the Water Conservancy District become involved in the planning and to see if flood water could be diverted into a reservoir for storage and beneficial use. All property owners affected by the proposed improvements are to be contacted for their imput.
A public hearing will be scheduled for March 23, 1997 to receive public comment on the establishment of the SID.
DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES :
Jim Guymon, regional director of the Division of Wildlife Resources, presented a check to the County Commission as payment in lieu of taxes (PILT) for property owned by the Division in Iron County. The PILT payment for 1998 is $2,474,68. Tom Cardon made a motion to accept the PILT payment and authorize the Commission Chairman to sign a receipt for the funds. Second was by Dennis Stowell and Roy Urie voted in favor and signed the receipt.
Jim also discussed a problem with the disposal of deer carcasses from road kills within the County. In the past these have been removed to remote areas and dumped where they could be cleaned up by coyotes and eagles. Alan Wade brought it to their attention that this may be against the County ordinances for the disposal of dead animals.
Tom Cardon made a motion that the carcasses could be disposed of at the Landfill as required in the County ordinances. Second was by Dennis Stowell and Roy Urie voted in favor.
Jim Guymon also discussed the move that their office had made to the old UDOT building on Airport Road in Cedar City. This will not be as convenient to post lists of individuals that were successful in permit draws. Jim requested that they be allowed to develop an area at the new Visitor Center that would be accessible to the public to post notices. This request was referred to LaRee Garfield and Tom Cardon to see where this could be placed.
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION REQUEST :
Brad Mertz and Laron Rasband representing BFI Industries came before the Commission to suggest that the County look at the option of converting the collection service for solid waste in the County to a private firm. To prepare for such a proposal, they ask if they could be allowed to conduct a route audit to see if it would be feasible to privatize the service.
The Commission authorized a route audit and will look at a Request for Proposals which may be sent to interested private companies.
APPROVAL OF WARRANTS AND ADJOURN :
After the bills were reviewed and either approved or rejected, the meeting was adjourned at 3:00 p.m.
Signed: Roy P. Urie, Chairman
Attest: David I. Yardley, County Clerk