Randolph Town Board

RANDOLPH TOWN BOARD PUBLIC MEETING Rich County Court Room Recorded Olympus File C, No 9 June 8, 2011 6:30 pm

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Brian Weyers Mayor Charles Winder Christine Adams Tom Britton Lana Peart, Clerk ABSENT: Lyn Weston

GUESTS: Jonathan Spendlove, Cindy Gooch, Justin Merrill, Bryan Thomson, Bren Alder, Elizabeth Winder, Alicia Winder, Jaime Cornia, Van Cornia, Teresa Smith, Glen Smith, Wally Orton, Lacey Morse, Dusty Morse.

Mayor Winder called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm. Cindy Gooch was then given the floor to make the presentation of the finalized General Plan for the Town of Randolph. She explained to those present of the 3 groups that had been involved in the creation of this plan, the steering committee, the planning and zoning committee, and the town board. They had identified areas of need and the future use of the land within city limits. She mentioned that the plan had not been updated since 1978, but should be reviewed every five years for adjustments. Jonathan handed out copies of the updated maps and the floor was opened for public comment.

Glenn Smith then raised the question of tax base for land that was planned to be zoned commercial. He was assured that no changes would happen until the land owner changed the use of the land and thus needed to change the zoning.

Discussion continued on the allowance of small commercial businesses that would be considered home occupation type. Our ordinances do allow for them now and would continue to do so.

The proposed trails were brought up. Lacey Morse expressed concern over a trail on the canal bank. She was assured that any trail would have to meet safety and liability standards, if and when it was built.

The Mayor expressed that the parks and trails section of the General Plan was a necessity to obtain funding for sidewalks, which he feels are a priority item at this time. The trails on the map are simply ideas for future development and nothing that are planned to be constructed in the near future.

1 The industrial area was a matter of concern for the visiting citizens. Cindy explained that our plan must, by state statute, provide for an area and process of industrial growth, when and if it ever happens. Our growth must be organized.

Chris Adams stated that it is important for our town to stay appealing to the people that live here. No one should feel pressured to develop. She was assured that the culture and rural character of the community were very important to everyone involved with creating the plan.

Justin Merrill quoted some figures for the cost of sidewalks. The board was well aware of the great deal of money involved. The availability of grants many times hinge on good, forward planning.

Mayor added that he was hopeful to provide a place for young families to live in Randolph, even if their employment was elsewhere. Cindy explained how the plan included life cycle housing for the young and old in areas that would least impact our infrastructure, such as water and roads.

Justin questioned the need for more recreational space for our low population and was assured that the areas we have now were being utilized.

The final comment given by Cindy was that we must have a plan in order to protect ourselves from unwanted and unorganized development that could interfere with our rural way of life and cause undo stress on the existing infrastructure of our community. We would be able to legally say no to businesses we don’t want or cannot support.

Tom Britton made a motion that we adopt the General Plan as presented. Brian Weyers seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken with all in favor. The motion was passed unanimously.

Last month’s minutes were read by clerk Lana Peart. The floor was opened for questions. There were none; Brian moved to approve the minutes with Chris seconding, unanimously approved.

The bills were read for approval by Lana. Chris then moved to approve their payment. Tom seconded and the board concurred.

Alicia Winder then gave a presentation to the board about an idea she had for a young women’s project. She would like to put in two recycling stations in the park. She would raise money for the bins and see that they were emptied and disposed of. Mayor Winder excused himself from this discussion, due to family issues. Tom Britton then took the lead and asked several questions. The board would like to consider the matter further and tabled a vote for next month’s meeting.

Bren Alder then approached the board about a business license for a photography shop in her home. She would also be creating and selling greeting cards. This would be housed

2 in one room of her home on West Canyon Street. Tom moved to approve this license for a $10 fee and Brian Weyers seconded. Mayor excused himself from the vote for family reasons. The board concurred.

Edie and Shawn Stevenson were not in attendance and will present their plan next month.

Wally Orton then addressed the board about a water metering issue. He is being metered and charged for water service to property that is not his. He explained the situation to the board. The board believed that this was an issue between property owners, but agreed to do what they could to help Wally isolate the problem and find out just what area his meter services. Bryan will meet Wally tomorrow to begin work on this issue.

At this time, the board readdressed the recycling issue and decided to bring it to a vote now. They decided to use the existing style cans for recycling that could be converted to garbage cans later on if the project did not continue. Brian moved to accept Alicia Winders proposal and Chris Adams seconded. The board was unanimous in its approval.

Bryan Thomson then addressed the group concerning plans to build a house just outside of proposed city limits. He asked if he could be provided city water. The board asked several questions. It was stated that there are several situations where water is being provided to homes outside of the limits at the present time.

At this point we moved to the Olympus recorded due to shortage of space on the previous machine.

Chris asked about the water capacity of our town and was assured that we had plenty of water for our present and future needs. The board agreed that we could provide this water to Bryan, should he build in that location. Brian Weyers moved to approve this request and Chris Adams seconded, board concurred unanimously.

Mayor then addressed old business. He believed that our preparations for flooding had been working, but offered our help to any other communities that may need it.

The speed sign issue still remains. He is looking into possibly getting some media attention to the matter. UDOT continues to put us off on their approval.

Rocky Mountain Power will be in town trimming trees interfering with power lines. We have had no further contact with our hired tree trimmers.

The refinishing of the tennis court will begin in about a month. We will be using Fast Pass funds for this project.

Carpentry without a license remains an issue. Mayor will continue to look into this situation.

3 New business brought before the board included the request for purchase of a metal detector for maintenance to locate water, power lines, etc. Tom moved to approve purchase of this tool for $3370, approximately, and Chris Adams seconded. Unanimously, approved.

Vandalism in the park was discussed. A security system was mentioned, along with a dummy system to discourage such actions. The board agreed it was willing to prosecute offenders. Mayor will look into some systems.

An extra street light by the high school and Moe Jacksons was discussed. Mayor will contact Rocky Mountain Power to get a price.

Mike and Ann Holden’s lane was discussed. The board would like to talk to the family before a decision to build up the road is made. They need to be advised of the changes it would make to their lane lease.

There was one applicant for the typist position, Katrina Winder. Chris moved to hire her and Tom seconded. Mayor Winder abstained, due to family concerns. The board concurred unanimously. She will be hired at $7.50 per hour to type up and number existing ordinances.

There will be a budget work session for the board on June 15 at 6:30. Our annual budget hearing will be on June 23 at 6:30. Immediately preceding work on the 2012 budget, will be an amendment hearing on the 2011 budget. Town Board meeting was then adjourned at 9:30 pm, moved by Mayor Winder, seconded by Tom.

The executive session immediately followed. It was decided to lower Bob Bell’s water bill $100 due to a leak that the town had been partially responsible for.

UDOT will be contacted concerning their leak, but given no allowances.

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