MARRIOTT-SLATERVILLE CITY HISTORY September 2006 The Planning Commission held a public hearing on September 19, 2006, to consider reverting back the land owned by Frank Blair to A-1 zoning designation. Mr. Blair sought and received approval from the city for the property in question to go back to the original 1990 plan and zoning that was passed by Weber County, the governing body of that time. A plan submitted subsequently did not meet the 1990 agreement and was turned down. Nothing else has been presented and passed about the property since then and the city proposes returning to the original agricultural zoning. Randy Phipps, Jim Blair, and Frank Blair's attorney, Mark Arnold, all commented during the public hearing. After the public hearing was closed, the commissioners discussed the problem. It was decided to provide copies of past meetings concerning this land to the Blair family and to the commissioners, and table the matter until later, to give new commissioners time to investigate. Buzzy Ito received the monthly Mayor's Award on September 21, 2006, at the City Council meeting. She has organized the Music in the Park during the summer months since the program's beginning. Business licenses were approved by the City Council for Imagine That Interiors, LLC, at 3650 West, interior design, Travis' Discount Outlet, 761 W. 12th Street, discount outlet store, and 5 Star Recovery, 731 W. 12th Street, resale of new and used items. Ken Martin said a fire inspection will be made of the outlet store when the Fire Marshal returns from out-of-town the end of the month. Lt. Terry Thompson presented a hand-out on crime statistics for the city to council members. Overall, crime is down in the city. Gas thefts were reduced by stations requiring customers to pay at the pump or pre-pay for their gas. Extra traffic patrols were assigned to special events during the summer. One increase in statistics was due to increased enforcement, with more traffic citations given at some of the trouble spots and high accident intersections. Bill Morris said "public education has also led to a decrease in crime. People are informed of crime trends in the newsletter, so people can watch for these things happening." Enforcement of the zoning ordinance to eliminate criminal operations and activities helped prevent theft and burglaries in areas that had such problems last year. The city council discussed a proposed compensation increase for elected officials. City Administrator Bill Morris gave a survey of Elected and Appointed Official compensation, and a copy of the powers and duties of elected officials, and the planning commission, taken from state law and city ordinance, to council members. The survey indicated our Mayor is the lowest paid among the communities surveyed. The City Treasurer, Rich Adam, recommended an increase in compensation for the mayor because of his hard work, especially on the budget. Mr. Morris presented a proposal to increase compensation for the mayor to $5,000 a year, and $250 per year as an elected city official. The proposed compensation for the planning commission is $40 per month for the chair, and $20 per meeting attended for the commissioners. The money is available in the general fund, but would require an amendment in the budget. Gerald Bischoff, a visitor to the meeting, was concerned about the minimum wage aspect in regard to the planning commission; this will be checked on. A public hearing will be held in October to discuss the matter. The question of garbage collection services for the city was discussed. It was decided to set a public hearing on the matter and issue an RFP for garbage collection services. It will cost $450.00 to publish an RFP, and $75.00 to publish a notice in the newspaper for a public hearing. The council voted 4 to 1 to set a public hearing and issue an RFP, with Mr. Scott Van Leeuwen in opposition, feeling little if any, saving would be realized by a contract. The mayor has changed the speed limit on 400 North and Pioneer Road, and 1200 West from 40 mph to 35 mph, with the goal to slow traffic. He can change speed limits to a maximum of 5 mph, unless a traffic study is completed, or sufficient time expires between changes. Mr. Morris reported that last month he