MINUTES OF THE HELPER CITY COUNCIL MEETING

 

Thursday, January 18, 2007

 6:00 p.m.

Council Chambers

Helper Auditorium

19 South Main

Helper, Utah  84526

 

 

ATTENDANCE                                                       City Staff

       Mayor Mike R. Dalpiaz

                                                                            City Recorder  Jona Skerl

         Council Members:                                      Attorney Gene Strate

           Kirk Mascaro                                            Public Works Orlando Ochoa

           Robert Farrell                                           Chief George Zamantakis

           Chuck Buchanan

           John Jones

           Dean Armstrong

                                                                  

Citizen: Marie Davidson, Dave Dornan, Laura Monson, Marilou Kundmueller Dornan, Ben Steel,  Melanie Steele, Wayne Dimick, Joe Bonacci, Mike and Lydia Zamantakis, Keith Heaton, Debbie Hatt, Officers Kevin Saccomano and Stephen Boyer, Sgt. Ralph Vose, Glenna Vose , Adriana Oman, and Grant Howell.

 

The regular meeting of the Helper City Council was called to order by Mayor Dalpiaz at 6:00 p.m.

 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES – January 4, 2007. 

 

Council Member Farrell moved to approve the minutes of January 4, 2007. Council Member Mascaro seconded the motion, motion carried. Unanimous decision by council present. 

 

KEITH HEATON ON C.D.B.G. CONTRACT FOR THE RIO THEATER.

 

Keith Heaton of the Community Development Block Grant program addressed the council on the issue of the Rio Theater grant.  Part of the grant requirements are that the city creates three full time jobs or the equivalent of three full time jobs.   Mr. Heaton explained that if the jobs were not created, then the city must pay the $107, 768 back to the CDBG program.  Mr. Heaton told that council that he would accept $10,000 per year until the amount was paid in full but, the city would not be able to apply for any grants until the amount is paid in full.  Mr. Heaton gave the council thirty days to start the payments or he would have to go to the Attorney General.  The council agreed to a work meeting to discuss the city options.

DISCUSSION AND/OR APPROVAL ON DRUG TASK FORCE.

 

Attorney Strate told the council that his ruling on the interlocal agreement was that it is not a valid contact with the drug task force.   Council Member Armstrong told the council that this was a good time to negotiate and request whatever our police force needs are to fix the problems with the task force.

 

Council Member Armstrong moved ask the public safety administration to enter into appropriate discussion and negotiations to attempt to rejoin the drug task force.  Council Member Farrell seconded the motion, motion carried. Unanimous decision by council present. Roll call: Buchanan, Farrell, Mascaro, Armstrong and Jones all voting yes.

 

 

 

 

DISCUSSION AND/OR APPROVAL ON P.R.W.I.D. REPLACEMENT OF THE SEWER LINE THAT STARTS AT THE END OF BIRCH STREET AND TRAVELS SOUTH ABOUT 715 FEET.

 

Mayor Dalpiaz told the council that Price River Water Improvement District was replacing sewer line that runs from the end of Birch through the hay field owned by Chuck Buchanan and Mountain States Investment.    Mayor Dalpiaz showed the council a map of the sewer line.  The sewer line that goes from Birch Street to the Spring Glen Road was put in about 1992 so it is a new line.   P.R.W.I.D. agreed to take over the line from the city limits to the dump line.   P.R.W.I.D.  planned on relocating the line to run along the river from Birch Street. One of the board members had a problem with P.R.W.I.D. replacing the City line.  However, the pipe has already been purchased so the board agreed to replace all of the line if Helper would let them have the revenue rights for future development.  

 

Council Member Farrell moved to have P.R.W.I.D. replace all of the line and receive the revenue rights from the line if the field is ever developed.  Council Member Jones seconded the motion, motion carried. Roll call:  Farrell, Mascaro, Armstrong and Jones all voting yes. Buchanan abstained from the vote declaring a conflict of interest.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISCUSSION AND/OR APPROVAL ON ORDINANCE 2002-10 ALLOWING CITY RECORDER TO APPROVE BUSINESS LICENSE.

 

Mayor Dalpiaz stated that Ordinance 2002-10 allowed the City Recorder to approve business licenses without council approval.  Mayor Dalpiaz felt that the council should approve all licenses so they would know what new businesses are coming into Helper.

 

Council Member Buchanan moved to approve Ordinance No. 2007-1 to have all business licenses be approved by the council only. Council Member Mascaro seconded the motion. The Council roll call vote is as follows: Council Members Buchanan, Farrell, Mascaro, Armstrong and Jones all in favor Ordinance No. 2007-1 passed by a unanimous roll call vote. 

 

DISCUSSION AND/OR APPROVAL ON NEW COMPUTER FOR WATER DEPARTMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $800.

 

Council Member Armstrong moved to approve the new computer for the Water Department. Council Member Mascaro seconded the motion, motion carried. Unanimous decision by council present. 

 

DISCUSSION AND/OR APPROVAL ON RAISE FOR DEPUTY RECORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $1.80.

 

Council Member Armstrong moved to approve the six month raise for the Deputy Recorder in the amount of $1.80. Council Member Mascaro seconded the motion, motion carried. Unanimous decision by council present. 

 

DISCUSSION AND/OR APPROVAL ON LOCAL CONSENT AND BEER LICENSE FOR THE FIREMAN’S BALL.

 

Council Member Jones moved to approve the local consent and beer license for the Fireman’s Ball. Council Member Armstrong seconded the motion, motion carried. Unanimous decision by council present. 

 

DISCUSSION AND/OR APPROVAL ON RIO THEATER FUNDING.

 

Council Member Mascaro told the council about the Bulgarian dancers that Stephanie Giacoletto would like to have perform at the Rio Theater.  Stephanie had asked if the city could donate $1,000 to get the dancers here.   Council Member Mascaro explained to the council that state law prohibits us from donating cash to anyone but, we could allow them to perform in the Rio at no charge.  The council agreed to allow her to use the Rio Theater without charge.

 

 

 

DISCUSSION AND/OR APPROVAL ON SWIMMING POOL PROJECT.

 

Council Member Farrell moved to allow the committee to approve the play feature and the tile color. Council Member Jones seconded the motion, motion carried. Unanimous decision by council present. 

 

CHIEF ZAMANTAKIS POLICE DEPARTMENT YEARLY REPORT.

 

Chief Zamantakis gave the council his yearly report on the statistics for 2006.

 

ADJOURNMENT:                                     

                       

There being no further business Council Member Mascaro moved to adjourn the meeting.  Council Member Armstrong seconded the motion.  Motion carried. Unanimous decision by council present to adjourn the meeting.

 

I here by certify that the foregoing represents a true, accurate and complete record of the Helper City Council meeting held on Thursday, January 18, 2007.

 

 

 

________________________________        ___________________________

Mike R. Dalpiaz                                              Jona M. Skerl

Mayor                                                             City Recorder

 

Approved on February 1, 2007