IRON COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING

JULY 22, 1996

Minutes of the Iron County Commission Meeting held July 22, 1996, in Commission Chambers at the Iron County Courthouse, Parowan, Utah.

Officers in attendance included:

Robert L. Gardner Commission Chairman

Roy P. Urie Commissioner

Thomas B. Cardon Commissioner

David I. Yardley County Clerk

Justin Wayment Assist. County Attorney

Also Present:

Ira Schoppmann Sheriff

Dennis W. Ayers Assessor

Dennis A. Lowder Auditor

Dixie B. Matheson Recorder

Doug Wilson Data Processing

SYNOPSIS :

BRIAN HEAD TOWN 3

CEDAR CITY SEWER SYSTEM 3

CONSTITUTION DAY 5

September 17, 1996 5

COX PROPERTY SALE 5

DAN DAIL 4

ELECTED OFFICIAL REPORTS 1

DAVID YARDLEY 2

DENNIS AYERS 2

DENNIS LOWDER 2

DOUG WILSON 2

IRA SCHOPPMANN 1

wilderness programs 2

FIRE AGREEMENT 4

GARRYVILLE TOWNSITE 5

IRON COUNTY FAIR 4

MINUTES 1

SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY FUNDING REQUEST 3

MINUTES :

Minutes of the Iron County Commission Meeting held July 8, 1996 were approved as amended on a motion by Commissioner Urie, second by Commissioner Cardon and Commissioner Gardner voted in favor.

ELECTED OFFICIAL REPORTS :

IRA SCHOPPMANN reported that there were several youth groups operating in the county at this time. He said he was concerned with the safety and health of the youth involved in these wilderness programs. He also expressed concern with the supervision the youth were receiving and that this was costing the County money because they were responding to calls to pick up youth they cannot handle.

Ira was also concerned that there was not enough supervision and that the youth were leaving the camps and committing crimes in surrounding area.

DENNIS LOWDER reported that valuation notices were being printed at this time and should be mailed this week. Board of Equalization will be held on August 12, 26 & 27 by appointment only.

DOUG WILSON reported that the computer trust budget has been very hard to predict. He said that they projected that Iron County's share for 1995 would be approximately $2,500.00. They are now requesting significantly more than this amount to upgrade the Recorder's program to allow for optical disc storage of documents and for upgrades in the Assessor's programs.

DENNIS AYERS discussed the process he uses in the Assessor's office to determine if a dwelling is taxed as personal property or is attached as a real estate improvement which was prompted by a request from Shearer which requested that his double wide mobile home continue to be taxed as personal property.

If a mobile home is placed on a foundation and the wheels and tongue are removed so that it cannot be readily moved or without substantial damage to the home, it is considered as an improvement to the property.

David Yardley was ask to send a letter to Mr. Shearer and to the property owner, his daughter, to explain how this designation must be appealed. It must first be heard as a Board of Equalization matter. If they are not satisfied there it may be appealed to the State Tax Commission and then to the District Court.

DAVID YARDLEY discussed the policy for work hours at the Courthouse. The hours the offices are open to conduct business are from 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Full time employees are required to work a forty hour work week which can be done by either taking a one half hour lunch or working from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. or 8:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. with a one hour lunch. Scheduling is left to the departments.

This brings into compliance work schedules and personnel policy and Federal guidelines through the Department of Labor.

BRIAN HEAD TOWN :

Judy Gubler and Terry Slade came before the Commission to discuss a concern with the way Brian Head is billed for landfill fees. Brian Head collects $3.00 per month per dwelling unit which is sent to the Special Service District for a landfill charge. The city also pays a fee at the landfill because they collect commercial and residential together. In many cases commercial businesses are in the same building as residences. Judy explained that their best estimate is that about 10% of their garbage is from commercial.

Because there was not enough information on the amount of commercial garbage being collected and to allow for time to seek solutions, the matter was tabled.

Terry also discussed a problem with cabin owners in the surrounding area using Brian Head garbage cans. He showed the Commissioners a picture of one can on July 4 which was completely covered with garbage. This will also be reviewed as part of the concerns at Brian Head.

SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY FUNDING REQUEST :

Harold Hiskey and Marsha Lundgren representing Southern Utah University (SUU) discussed plans for the "Centennial Year" for SUU. They would like to produce a program that explains who, what, and where SUU is located. The mission of SUU would also be included in the project.

They requested a $25,000.00 donation from the County to help with this project. This would be in addition to the $25,000.00 the County annually donates to the Summer Games and the $25,000.00 annual donation to the Shakespearian Festival. The Commission took their request under advisement and it will be considered in the budget process.

CEDAR CITY SEWER SYSTEM :

Rick Holman, assistant city manager, Grant Bach and Ben Ford, Cedar City employees came before the Commission to discuss a problem with accepting grease trap sludge and waste from car wash sumps at the new Cedar City wastewater treatment plant. Because of the treatment process, the new facility will not handle this waste. They requested that these businesses be allowed to dump this waste at the landfill.

The permit at the landfill does not allow for liquid wastes. Rick suggested that the County build drying beds at the landfill site. The plan he presented would cost approximately $70,000.00 to construct. The County was not willing to commit to this kind of facility at this time.

The Commissioners suggested that the old sewer site be modified and used on an interim basis until a permanent solution could be found.

DAN DAIL :

Dan Dail came before the Commission to discuss the development by Alfred Puchner of property west of Kanarraville. Mr. Dail said he was concerned with the size of the development and the effect this would have on traffic and services in the area. At the current time the area is zoned A-20 Agricultural. Mr. Dail felt this should continue as the planning commission has recommended. Mr. Dail also submitted signature cards of people opposed to the development of this area.

Because the request for a zone change has not been appealed at this time, the Commission took copies of Mr. Dail's statement and signature cards for the file.

FIRE AGREEMENT :

Ron Larsen, regional State Forrester, came to discuss a proposed agreement for wild land fire control within Iron County. Because the old agreement has not been updated for several years, they are attempting to bring all of the agreements current with State law.

The Commission discussed several concerns with supervision at fires and the extent that local fire officials will be involved. Ron assured the Commission that in emergency situations county personnel will be contacted prior to approval of fire fighting plans where private property is concerned.

After all concerns were discussed, Commissioner Urie made a motion to approve the fire agreement. Second was by Commissioner Cardon and Commissioner Gardner voted in favor and signed the agreement.

IRON COUNTY FAIR :

Art Walunas discussed ticket prices at the Fair rodeo and horse races. Tickets in the past have been $5.00 for adults. Art felt that prices should be raised because the seating capacity did not allow enough people to attend to break even on these events.

Tom Cardon made a motion to raise ticket prices to $8.00 for adults at the horse races and the rodeo. Second was by Roy Urie and Robert Gardner voted in favor.

GARRYVILLE TOWNSITE :

A petition to vacate a portion of Garryville Townsite Subdivision was submitted to the planning commission for their review. The planning commission recommended that all of the Garryville Townsite Subdivision on the North side of SR 56 (Federal Boulevard) be vacated and put back into meets and bounds descriptions.

David Yardley was ask to publish notice of the proposed action to vacate that portion of Garryville Townsite and schedule a hearing for August 26, 1996.

CONSTITUTION DAY :

A request from Jordan Ruzicka to recognize September 17, 1996 as Constitution Day was approved on a motion by Roy Urie. Second by Tom Cardon and Robert Gardner voted in favor. Mr. Ruzica has requested all Counties and Cities in Utah to designate this day as part of an Eagle Scout project.

COX PROPERTY SALE :

The Commission authorized the sale of the Cox Property located at about 500 South Main in Cedar City by sealed bid. The property was purchased as a site to build a visitor center in Cedar City. Since the County has acquired property at the Iron Mission State Park the visitor center will be located at that site and the Cox site has been declared surplus. Proceeds from the sale will be used to help finance the visitor center.

David Yardley was ask to advertise the property in the Salt Lake papers and the Spectrum. Also other prospective buyers that have expressed an interest in the site will be contacted. Bids will be opened on September 9, 1996 at 10:30 A.M.

After the bills were reviewed and either approved or rejected, the meeting was adjourned.

Approved:

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