Minutes for 2003-11-18, Direct pdf link.

Each Commission meeting is recorded on CD or audio tape, which is available to the public through the County Clerk's Office.
In accordance with the requirements of Utah Code Annotated Section 52-4-7(1)(d), the County Clerk records in the minutes the names of all citizens who appear and speak at a County Commission meeting and the substance “in brief” of their comments. Such statements may include opinion or purported facts. The County does not verify the accuracy or truth of any statement but includes it as part of the record pursuant to state law.Commissioners Present: Chair Kenneth A. Bischoff, Commissioner Camille T. Cain and Commissioner Glen H. Burton.

Others Present: Monette Hurtado, Deputy County Attorney; Margarit Nersisian, Clerk/Auditor’s Office. Fátima Blackford, Clerk/Auditor’s Office, took minutes.

A. Welcome by Chair Bischoff.

B. Pledge of Allegiance was conducted by Fátima Blackford
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C. Thought of the Day was offered by Commissioner Burton.

D. Presentations:

1. Presentation of donations to the recipients of the Weber County Commissioners’ Charity Golf Classic–The Family Support Center and the Boys and Girls Club

Chair Bischoff said that the county had organized the first golf tournament for charity. A committee was formed and worked diligently to get sponsors, players, prizes, etc., and this endeavor was very successful. There were 37 teams and two charities were selected. Bob Hunter of the United Way had approached the county wishing to participate by adding 10% to the total that the county raised. The Commission presented a check in the amount of $10,340 to the Family Support Center and another check in the same amount to the Boys and Girls Club. Mr. Hunter said that the charities in this community were looking for ways to combine their efforts, stretch the dollars and provide better and more efficient services. He gave some examples of how these two charities had accomplished this.

E. Consent Items:

1. Purchase Orders in the amount of $90,452.12.

2. Warrants #182297 - #182514 in the amount of $1,624,870.75.

3. Minutes of Regular Commission Meeting held on November 10, 2003.

4. New Business Licence Applications.
Commissioner Burton moved to approve the consent items; Commissioner Cain seconded, all voting aye.

F. Action Items:

1. 2003-2004 Assessment Monitoring for the Former Weber County Landfill- Contract C2003-181

Karlene Linford, Weber County Solid Waste Management, said that the State required assessment monitoring of ground water wells for the former Weber County landfill for 30 years. Ms. Linford said that ATC Associates, Inc. had been performing this work and she would like to continue with them. The contract amount is $10,040, which is about the same as last year.
Commissioner Cain moved to approve Contract C2003-181 with ATC Associates, Inc. for the 2003-2004 assessment monitoring for the former Weber County Landfill; Commissioner Burton seconded, all voting aye.

 2. Interlocal Cost Sharing Agreement for Long Term Landfill Disposal Alternatives - Contract C2003-182

Karlene Linford, Weber County Solid Waste Management, stated that various jurisdictions along the Wasatch Front desired to cooperate in obtaining and sharing the costs for consultant services to evaluate long term landfill disposal alternatives. Each jurisdiction will be evaluated separately to see what will benefit the citizens residing in that jurisdiction. This contract is with Salt Lake County, which will act as the sponsoring partner. Salt Lake will in turn contract with Logan, Trans Jordan and North Point. There are seven future proposed sites for waste disposal that will be evaluated. Weber County’s share of this agreement is $12,480 and Ms. Linford said this money was in her department’s budget.
Commissioner Burton moved to approve C2003-182, Interlocal Cost Sharing Agreement with Salt Lake County for long term landfill disposal alternatives; Commissioner Cain seconded, all voting aye.

3. Discussion and/or action to set a date for a public hearing to review township planning commissions and determine whether their continued existence is advisable

Commissioner Burton stated that legislation had been passed a few years ago (1997) allowing creation of township planning commissions in the unincorporated areas of the county. The law provides that after May 1, 2002, the legislative body of each county in which there is a township shall review it and determine whether its continued existence is advisable. Weber County currently has six township planning commissions. The commissioners expressed that it was important to look at the vision of where the county is going and how to be most effective in terms of the planning commissions.
Commissioner Cain moved to set a public hearing for January 13, 2004 at 6:00 p.m. to review township planning commissions and determine whether their continued existence is advisable; Commissioner Burton seconded, all voting aye.

 

4. Request for an extension of a Zoning Development Agreement recorded in conjunction with Ordinance #2002-26. Ordinance #2002-26 re-zoned property at approximately 3400 North Wolf Creek Drive from AV-3 Agricultural Valley to CVR-1 Commercial Valley Resort Recreation

Kevin Hamilton, County Planning Department, presented this request for a 1-year extension period on a zoning development agreement. He related that about one year ago this property in the Wolf Creek development area had been rezoned to CVR-1 to allow for recreational vehicle storage. At that time, the petitioner entered into an agreement with the county which gave them one year to commence construction on the project. For various reasons the petitioner had not been able to start construction, including that the county is realigning the road at the intersection of Willowbrook and Wolf Creek Drive and at this time it is not known where the property lines will be.
Commissioner Burton moved to approve an extension of a Zoning Development Agreement recorded in conjunction with Ordinance #2002-26 relating to rezoning property at approximately 3400 North Wolf Creek Drive; Commissioner Cain seconded, all voting aye.

 

5. ordinance re-zoning properties at approx. 3600 N. Wolf Creek Drive. The re-zoning consists of adjusting boundaries of existing CV-2, FR-3 & O-1 zones - Ordinance 2003-20

Kevin Hamilton, County Planning Department, said that on 11/4/2003 a public hearing had been held on this issue and it had been tabled to allow review of legal descriptions by the County Surveyor’s Office to make sure they matched the submitted maps. This has been completed. Commissioner Cain asked Mr. Hamilton to restate that the total amount of open space did not change. Mr. Hamilton said that the rezoning included adjustment of some zoning boundaries from legal descriptions that had been submitted a couple of years ago when the Wolf Creek development went through a master planning process. The net result of this rezoning was 1.96 acres of additional property being zoned Open Space. Commercial property zoning was not increased.
Commissioner Cain moved to adopt Ordinance 2003-20, an ordinance re-zoning properties at approximately 3600 N. Wolf Creek Drive from Forest Residential Zone FR-3 to Commercial Valley Zone CV-2, from Forest Residential Zone FR-3 and Commercial Valley Zone CV-2 to Open Space Zone O-1, and from Open Space Zone O-1 to Forest Residential Zone FR-3 and Commercial Valley Zone CV-2; Commissioner Burton seconded.
Roll Call Vote
Commissioner Cain aye
Commissioner Burton aye
Chair Bischoff aye

 

6. Recommendation for refund of property tax regarding LSN 15-078-0053

Douglas Larsen, Assessor’s Office, referred to the recommendation of the Tax Review Committee (Committee) before the commissioners. The property owner had brought the issue to the attention of the Assessor’s Office, which subsequently verified that a significant data entry error had been made in the square footage of this home. It had been assessed for a number of years as having 3,936 sq. ft. but actually is 3,023 sq. ft. The Committee recommended issuing a 5-year refund in the amount of $1,930.29. The county is working towards including square footage in the notification process to tax payers in the future. Linda Cheever, property owner, said that this had been a 10-year error for which she had overpaid the taxes. She realized the county could only go back five years but it had been a $60,000/year difference in the valuation of her property.
Commissioner Cain moved to approve the recommendation to issue a 5-year refund in property tax in the amount of $1,930.29 regarding LSN 15-078-0053; Commissioner Burton seconded, all voting aye.

G. Public Hearing

Commissioner Burton moved to adjourn the public meeting and convene a public hearing; Commissioner Cain seconded, all voting aye. 1.

2. First public hearing for 2004/2005 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) projects

Dennis Richardson, County Engineering, said that this public hearing was being held to supply information regarding CDBG funds, to solicit possible projects that may be eligible for the funds, and to field possible suggestions and questions about the projects from citizens.

The Weber County area can expect approximately $800,000 in CDBG funds. However, available funds will approximate $550,000 because a portion of this year’s funds were allocated last year as multi-year projects. These funds will be available for potential projects sponsored by local governments in the county. Applicants’ use of funds must meet one of the following national objectives to be eligible:
1) Project needs to primarily benefit low to moderate income persons
2) Project needs to aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight
3) Project needs to meet urgent needs because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to health and welfare
Applicants sponsored by Weber County must have their pre-application submitted by 12/5/2003.

Current county CDBG projects include:
1) a $94,000 grant for ADA improvements located at various county facilities and ADA curb ramps located at various intersections in unincorporated Weber County. This project is currently in design stage. It is expected that this project may be out to bid in January 2004
2) a $100,000 grant for sanitary sewer assistance. To date this project has provided approximately $60,000 in financial assistance to low and moderate income households for construction necessary for households to hook to the sewer located in western Weber County. The CDBG contract for this project is slated to expire 12/31/2003. An extension of this contract may be requested because there is still approximately $40,000 in unencumbered funds available,
3) Weber County is also currently sponsoring non profit organizations as follows:
a) Enable Industries–a $200,000 grant to fund the purchase of operating equipment for their facility that provides employment for persons with disabilities (approximately 25% complete).
b) Family Summit Foundation–a $30,000 grant to fund operating expenses to provide consultation to grieving families (approximately 60% complete).
c) Your Community Connection–a $30,000 grant per year for three years to fund the senior life program that helps the elderly with daily needs in order to continue to live in their homes and not require institutional care facilities.
d) Catholic Community Services–a $50,644 grant to assist in re-roofing their facility. This project is pending acquisition of the facility and demolition of a portion of the facility. A CDBG extension will be needed to complete this project next spring.

Possible County Projects for the 2004/2005 funding year could include:
a) The development of ADA standard campsites at Weber County’s North Fork Park, Memorial Park, and Fort Buenaventura Park
b) construction of sidewalks in Weber County for access to public schools

Mr. Richardson indicated that Barbara Norris with the Family Summit Foundation could not be present today but had asked him to mention that the foundation would like to apply again for funds this year for operation expenses.

Chair Bischoff invited those present to speak on this item. Cheryl Gustafson and Tracy Socwell, Ogden Weber Community Action Partnership (OWCAP), addressed the Commission. Ms. Gustafson said that they were currently planning to build a 14-unit housing project for people with physical disabilities and had applied for a federal grant. The land on the side of their building is in the Olene Walker Trust fund and they proposed to have CDBG funds help acquire the land or, if they were successful in obtaining the federal grant, to use the CDBG funds to construct the 14-unit structure on the land. Ms. Gustafson reported on the many current programs of their agency, which she said had really grown and they were challenged with space needs in their facility. She indicated they worked with Ogden City and the federal government for grant funds to enhance their programs. Mr. Socwell addressed the 811 housing project stating they had determined there was a need for it in the community. The OWCAP had not heard the announcement regarding their application for the federal grant, and they were very confident with the partnership they had with the Kier Corporation.

Commissioner Burton pointed out that Ogden City was an entitlement City and asked what types of CDBG funds they had available. Mr. Richardson outlined some of the grants available including that they had CDBG funds for non-profit organizations but were offered as a loan and generally were used for redevelopment projects. However, the City had other grant programs such as the Enterprise Grant (the original amount was $3 million) that assisted non-profit organizations. Additionally, they have the Weed and Seed grant provided by the Department of Justice. Commissioner Burton pointed out that the City received a separate entitlement for CDBG and the county had to spread out its entitlement to the remaining 14 cities that did not receive an entitlement, plus the county. Commissioner Cain explained to Ms. Gustafson that in the sponsoring process, the Commission looked at the effectiveness of the services that the funds were planned for, who would be impacted, etc. and suggested that when the OWCAP makes its presentation on this project to WACOG they include the financial plan and demographics. Ms. Gustafson said they were in the process of meeting with all the cities in the county to find out what the needs were relative to this project.  Pat Dean, representing the Ogden Area Sports Foundation, stated that they were requesting assistance to set up a fund that would help as many youth as possible to participate in sports. Initially, this organization had emphasized participation in Ogden but in discussions with other sports representatives from around the county, they found that some of the youths were not able to participate because they did not have funds for registration and participation. Mr. Dean said that originally the foundation established a scholarship for football but had opened it up to other sports. They have helped around 3,000 youths participate in sports in the Weber County area. Commissioner Cain suggested to Mr. Dean that he have available the financial plan and demographics when he makes his presentation to WACOG.

3.Commissioner Cain moved to adjourn the public hearing and reconvene the public meeting; Commissioner Burton seconded, all voting aye.

4. Action on public hearing: None was required at this time.

H. Public Comments: There were none.

I. Assign Pledge of Allegiance & Thought of the Day for Tuesday, November 25, 2003 at 10 a.m. The commission will adjourn this meeting until 6 p.m.

J. Adjourn
Commissioner Burton moved to adjourn at 11:09 a.m.; Commissioner Cain seconded, all voting aye.

Kenneth A. Bischoff, Chair
Weber County Commision

Linda G. Lunceford, CPO
Weber County Clerk/Auditor