Minutes of the Iron County Commission meeting held September 22, 1997 in Commission Chambers at the Iron County Courthouse, Parowan, Utah at 9:00 a.m.

Officers in attendance included

Thomas B. Cardon Commission Chairman

Dennis E. Stowell Commissioner

Karla Staheli Asst. County Attorney

David I. Yardley County Clerk

Also Present

Dennis Lowder County Auditor

Dennis Ayers County Assessor

Merna Mitchell County Treasurer

Ira Schoppmann County Sheriff

Doug Wilson Data Processing

SYNOPSIS :

APPROVAL OF MINUTES SEPTEMBER 8, 1997 1

APPROVAL OF WARRANTS AND ADJOURN 4

ARLENE OLCOTT - MISS IRON COUNTY PAGEANT 4

CIRCLE 4 FARMS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT 3

DONEVA HUNT - NEW HARMONY PLANNING 3

ELECTED OFFICIAL REPORTS 1

David Yardley 2

Dennis Ayers 2

Dennis Lowder 2

Dennis Stowell 2

Doug Wilson 1

Ira Schoppmann 2

Merna Mitchell 2

IRON COUNTY CARE AND SHARE 2

IRON COUNTY/UTAH STATE CORRECTION FACILITY 2

MICAL TERRY - CEDAR CABLE TV SITE 4

PAROWAN HIGH BOOSTER CLUB 4

PUBLIC HEARING - CDBG GRANTS 3

APPROVAL OF MINUTES SEPTEMBER 8, 1997:

Minutes of the Iron County Commission Meeting held September 8, 1997 were approved as amended on a motion by Dennis Stowell. Second was by Tom Cardon.

ELECTED OFFICIAL REPORTS :

Commissioner Urie was out of the County and was excused from the meeting.

Doug Wilson reported that the Global Positioning System (GPS) used to help accurately determine specific locations for inclusion on the GIS mapping system has been ordered and received and is now in use.

Doug also suggested that due to increased use of computers that the wiring in the Courthouse should be looked at to determine if current wiring is sufficient to handle the electrical load safely and to provide cable for computer networks. David Yardley was ask to contact Ray Gardner at Gardner Partnership to examine the current system and to make an estimate on remodeling the wiring system.

Merna Mitchell reported that she has established a written investment policy for the Treasurer. She presented a copy of the policy to the Commission for their information. She will put the policy in a resolution and ask for the Commission to approve the policy.

Dennis Lowder reminded the Commission that budget time was approaching and he ask that department supervisors begin getting their information together so that the budget could be formulated in a timely manner.

Dennis also discussed the effects of a court ruling which will affect the judgement levy slightly. The ruling requires that the levy will be adjusted down to compensate for tax funds that were deposited in a tax escrow account by Union Pacific. The Court ruled that this account could not be included in the levy.

Ira Schoppmann reported on a flood in Paragonah. Streets were closed and emergency crews worked to keep damage to a minimum. A few homes sustained some damage and many lots were covered with water and mud.

Dennis Ayers reported that Lorraine Olsen had passed the tests required to become a certified residential appraiser. Dennis expressed appreciation for the work she has done in becoming certified.

David Yardley reported that complaints have been received that the students at Canyon View High School have been leaving trash around the building at Fiddlers Canyon. A trash receptacle may help and the Sheriff said that he would have the area patrolled to discourage littering.

Dennis Stowell discussed the use of the new Senior Citizen bus by non-county groups. Because of the wheel chair lift, many groups have request the opportunity to use the van.

A policy has been established in which the van can be rented with a County driver and they are to provide a "hold harmless" agreement for the use of passengers. They are also to provide proof of insurance for their group.

IRON COUNTY/UTAH STATE CORRECTION FACILITY :

Jimmy Stewart appeared before the Commission and formally submitted his resignation as director of the Iron County/Utah State Correction Facility effective to pursue employment in the private sector. An interim director will be appointed while a search is conducted for a new director.

Jimmy also presented a proposed budget for 1998. His budget request included an increase of $250,000 over the 1997 budget. The Commission took his budget request under advisement and will consider the request with other budget items.

IRON COUNTY CARE AND SHARE :

Sharon Downing, Care and Share Director, came before the Commission to request help in relocating the food pantry in Parowan and to relocate the Cedar City site to allow for additional bed space. She ask if the County had any buildings which would be available at either site. Cedar would need about 800 to 1,000 sq ft to move the office and pantry. The Commission explained that the County did not have any buildings available at this time.

CIRCLE 4 FARMS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT :

Karla Staheli presented a proposed development agreement with Circle 4 Farms to proceed with construction of additional hog units into Iron County. She explained that at the present time, the proposed construction is permitted in the zone and there is no provision in the land management code to require a conditional use permit or a bond as requested by a citizen's group.

Scott Hacking explained the process that will be followed by the State in issuing a waste water discharge permit. Public hearings will be held beginning in November.

Several individuals commented that they would like to have the County require a bond. These included True Ott, Jerry Wood, Craig Clark, Paul Holyoak, Mel Bulloch and Conn Smith.

Rob Adams, representing Circle 4 Farms, said the Company has investigated costs associated with bonding and have not been able to locate a bonding company that issues this type of bond. The Company will resist any effort to require bonding.

Action was tabled to allow the Commission time to review the proposed agreement. The matter is to be placed on the next agenda for action.

DONEVA HUNT - NEW HARMONY PLANNING :

Doneva Hunt representing a regional planning group from New Harmony came before the Commission to request that future subdivisions in the New Harmony basin have a minimum lot size of 21/2 acres. She explained that in studies conducted by New Harmony and Washington County that smaller lot sizes could cause problems with adequate water and sewer facilities. She also presented a map of current land uses for the Commission to review. No action was needed by the Commission at this time.

PUBLIC HEARING - CDBG GRANTS :

Dennis Stowell made a motion to open a public hearing regarding CDBG grants. Second was by Tom Cardon.

Commissioner Stowell then explained the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and the types of projects that would be considered for funding. He explained that approximately $900,000 would be available.

Connie Lloyd representing Iron County Senior Citizens has requested that a garage be constructed in Parowan in conjunction with an ambulance garage and a garage be constructed in Cedar City at the Senior Citizens Center to house Senior Citizen vehicles.

Ralph Green, representing Summit Special Service District, said they would like to apply for funds to construct fences around their water tanks and treatment facilities. This would be to curb vandalism and access to water company equipment.

Bruce Richeson representing Newcastle Fire Department said they would like to re-apply this year for building remodel and expansion project.

The applicants were informed that they would need to participate in the workshop in which grant procedures will be explained. Commissioner Stowell will be the liaison with the participants.

After all participants were heard, the public hearing was closed on a motion by Dennis Stowell, second by Tom Cardon.

MICAL TERRY - CEDAR CABLE TV SITE :

Mical Terry came before the Commission to request a right of way from the Cedar City TV site to an adjacent site they are developing as a cableless cable TV transmitter. The Commission ask about plans for future use of the site and they were assured that there were no plans to develop the site in any way that would interfere with the County TV service.

Mr. Terry also requested a right of way to develop a road across the County property to access their site. The matter was taken under advisement to allow time to review the request and allow for the Board of the company Mr. Terry represents review an agreement not to install anything that will interfere with County TV signals.

ARLENE OLCOTT - MISS IRON COUNTY PAGEANT :

Arlene Olcott, director of the Miss Iron County Pageant came before the Commission to request funds to reimburse $275.00 entree fees of Miss Iron County in the Miss Utah State Fair pageant and $100.00 for the Miss Utah program book. Dennis Stowell made a motion to approve $375.00 as requested, second was by Tom Cardon.

PAROWAN HIGH BOOSTER CLUB :

A group of parents representing the Parowan High School Booster Club came before the Commission to request changes in County Fair procedures. Their requests included allowing Parowan High School band to be first in the parade to allow the students to go back to ride on other floats, donation of booth space for fund raising concessions, and allowing groups to operate food concessions for fund raising. The Commission explained that this was the Iron County Fair and that a Chairman had been chosen to oversee the Fair activities. They also explained that the parade order was left to the parade chairman and the fair chairman and that they attempted to distribute band order between County High Schools.

APPROVAL OF WARRANTS AND ADJOURN :

After the bills were reviewed and either approved or rejected, the meeting was adjourned at 12:10 p.m. The Commission reconvened at 1:30 as a Board of Equalization to review appeals that were filed.

Signed: Thomas B. Cardon, Chairman

Attest: David I. Yardley, County Clerk