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Duchesne County
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Duchesne County
Commission Meeting

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MINUTES FOR REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING HELD
OCTOBER 25, 2004 BEGINNING AT 1:00 P.M.
IN THE COMMISSION BOARD ROOM
IN DUCHESNE, UTAH

Present:  Commission Chairman Larry S. Ross, Commissioner Lorna Stradinger, Commissioner Kent R. Peatross, Community Development Director Mike Hyde, Leslie Woods, Joey Woods, Randy Woods, Linda Kelsey and Andrea Arnold taking minutes.

Opening Comments: Commissioner Peatross gave prayer.  Commissioner Ross asked if there were any further comments.

Pledge of Allegiance:  Any wishing to participate.

1:00 p.m. Public Hearing – Randy and Leslie Woods Rezone Request
Mr. Mike Hyde stated the Woods’ purchased property east of Fruitland and would like to construct a storage unit that would be available to rent. He stated the property is located in an A-5 Zone and would need a conditional use permit to be able to build and operate the storage unit. The applicants preferred to ask for a rezone. He stated that county staff has mentioned concerns of “spot zoning” in the past and to avoid this two adjacent properties to the west were added to the rezone request. The rezone request went before the planning commission on October 6 and they are not recommending the rezone but did recommend the Woods’ apply for a conditional use permit. Mrs. Leslie Woods stated she could understand the planning commissions’ concern with rezoning the area. She stated her property is 4.65 acres and she is trying to purchase .35 acres from the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) who is an adjoining owner. Commissioner Ross asked what she intends to do with the property. Mrs. Woods stated she owns a 100’ by 20’ storage building and would like to put it on the property and rent the units. She stated she would need to remove approximately ten (10) trees. She stated she has no problem with applying for a conditional use permit if UDOT is willing to sell the remaining acres to her. Commissioner Ross asked for further comment. Ms. Linda Kelsey stated her concern is not directly with Mrs. Woods having storage units on her property but with rezoning approximately thirty (30) acres to commercial. She stated she does not want a commercial zone to affect the wildlife. Commissioner Ross thanked her for her comment.

…Darlene Otteson joined the meeting…

Ms. Darlene Otteson stated she has a couple of concerns with the rezone. She does not want taxes to increase in the area and the roads to have increased traffic. Mrs. Woods asked if a rezone would increase taxes. Commissioner Ross stated the appropriate person to ask would be the county assessor.

…Ralph Keele joined the meeting…

Ms. Kelsey presented the commission with a petition against the rezone. Commissioner Stradinger suggested that the most expedient process might be to go before the Board of Adjustments to obtain a variance. Mr. Hyde stated his opinion is that the best process would be to obtain land from UDOT and then apply for a conditional use permit. Commissioner Ross stated the issue should go back to the planning commission. Commissioner Peatross agreed. Commissioner Peatross motioned to recess the public hearing until November 8 at 1:30 p.m. to allow the planning commission time to act on the Woods’ conditional use permit request. Commissioner Stradinger seconded the motion. All commissioners voted aye and the motion passed.

Public Hearing Ended at 1:50 p.m.

Road Items
Commissioner Ross stated Road Supervisor Forrest Bird would not be in attendance today. Andrea Arnold stated Mr. Bird asked her to present a cooperative agreement from UDOT in his absence. Ms. Arnold stated the agreement is for engineering services on Project #STP-1584(1)0, Bluebell Connector Road, and the county’s match is for eleven thousand, seventy-nine dollars and eleven cents ($11,079.11). Commissioner Stradinger motioned to approve the match amount for the Bluebell Connector Road Project. Commissioner Peatross seconded the motion. All commissioners voted aye and the motion passed.

…Lorie Womack, Library Director; Sharon Mortenson, Library Board Chair; Renee Park, Library Board Assistant Chair; Jolie Opsahl, Library Board Secretary; Sue Wardle, Bookmobile Director; and Laurie Brummond, UBAOG Director (by telephone) joined the meeting…

2:00 p.m. Public Hearing – Permanent Community Impact Board Grant Application to Expand Library Services to the Duchesne Area
Commissioner Ross welcomed everyone and explained the purpose of the public hearing was to gather comments on a project to remodel the old courthouse and to expand library services to the Duchesne area. Mrs. Lorie Womack stated the library anticipates taking over the bookmobile collection on January 1, 2005 and the library board has selected this project as their top priority for 2005. Ms. Laurie Brummond stated she has reviewed the architect’s estimates for Alternative #2 and the project is short fifty-eight thousand dollars ($58,000). She stated the county could apply for a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant but they would be waiting for at least a year before they would know about that. She stated the commission could set the amount aside from revitalization funds. Commissioner Stradinger asked if they applied for a USDA grant if it could be used to pay back the revitalization fund. Ms. Brummond stated she would look into that. Commissioner Peatross asked if heating and air conditioning was included in the architect’s estimates. Ms. Brummond stated the only cost excluded from the estimate was costs for construction of the parking lot. Commissioner Ross asked if there were any suggestions to come up with the $58,000 besides revitalization. Commissioner Stradinger stated she would like them to push for the USDA funds because she would like to see participation in this project from other areas since revitalization has already promised one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to the project and she would like to see a more equal distribution of the funds to all the entities who participate. Commissioner Peatross stated he was in agreement. Commissioner Ross asked for further comment. Ms. Renee Park stated she was appreciative of all the work that has gone into this project.

Public Hearing Ended at 2:30 p.m.

…Brad Lebaron, CEO of Uintah Basin Medical Center and Brent Hales, CFO of Uintah Basin Medical Center joined the meeting…

Uintah Basin Medical Center Annual Report
Commissioner Ross welcomed the representatives of the Uintah Basin Medical Center (UBMC). Mr. Brad Lebaron stated the hospital is in a state of mourning today because of the death of Mr. Randy Bertola. He stated Mr. Bertola was an exemplary employee who brought the paramedic and EMT programs to the county.

Mr. Lebaron stated the hospital is in good financial standing and continues to be a growing business. He stated the board has reviewed objectives and strategies for the next ten (10) years and have decided to make the hospital surroundings more appealing. He provided the commission with a breakdown of the hospital’s objectives and reviewed those with them.

Mr. Brent Hales prepared a statement of the past year’s statistics and financial positions for the commission. He reviewed these statistics with the commission. Commissioner Ross thanked them for their efforts and report.

…Commissioner Stradinger left the meeting…
...Deputy Clerk/Auditor Leann Stewart joined the meeting...

Department Head Time Sheets
Deputy Stewart presented department head time sheets. All were approved.

Minutes of Meeting Held October 18, 2004
Commissioner Peatross motioned to approve the minutes as amended. Commissioner Ross seconded the motion. Both commissioners voted aye and the motion passed.

Tax Adjustments – Assessor
Andrea Arnold presented the following tax adjustment from the Assessor’s Office for approval:

Acc #	Year	+Debit -Credit	Comments
00-007-7903	99 - 01	-33.06	Write off back taxes from parcel donated to county.
00-026-9096	04	-584.74	Cabin put on 100% complete only 36% complete.
00-003-0076	04	-429.22	Reappraised MH errors on first appraisal.
00-000-4717	04	-180.59	Business discovered 97, took off penalty.
00-034-2759	04	-484.73	Cabin put on 100% complete only 50% complete.
00-029-6362	03	-17.35	Credit for 03 on state tax appeal.

Commissioner Peatross motioned to approve the tax adjustment. Commissioner Ross seconded the motion. Both commissioners voted aye and the motion passed.

…Commissioner Stradinger joined the meeting…

Tax Adjustments – Auditor
Andrea Arnold presented the following tax adjustment from the Auditor’s Office for approval:

Acc #	Year	+Debit -Credit	Comments
00-002-3634	04	-159.69	Purchased for USU – exempt.
00-002-3642	04	-171.59	Purchased for USU – exempt.
00-001-2710	04	-65.87	Exempt.
00-001-2702	04	-65.87	Exempt.
00-001-0342	04	-23.48	Exempt.

Commissioner Peatross motioned to approve the tax adjustment. Commissioner Stradinger seconded the motion. All commissioners voted aye and the motion passed.

Vouchers
Andrea Arnold presented vouchers #90200 through #90294 in the amount of one hundred eighteen thousand, nine hundred sixty-five dollars and eighty-two cents ($118,965.82) for approval. Commissioner Peatross motioned to approve the vouchers. Commissioner Stradinger seconded the motion. All commissioners voted aye and the motion passed.

Consideration of Morning Agenda Items
There were no issues to consider.

Other Business
There was no other business discussed.

Adjournment
The commission adjourned the meeting at 4:00 p.m.

 

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