The quarterly Pioneer Post delivered in July presented the Weber-Morgan Health Department 2001 Annual Report, which dealt with factors that influence health in our area. The percentage of citizens participating in activities to improve health are somewhat disconcerting-for example, only 28.6% maintain ideal body weight. What can we foresee in the future~a lot of obese individuals with diseases that cost us ail in finances, worry, poor health, and early death? An ad hoc committee has been formed between the City and the Central Weber Sewer District to resolve dispute problems and funding issues for problems the sewer plant creates in the community. Orvil Holley and Rob Smout will represent the city on this committee, with Delbert Hodson as an alternate. Suzie Becker, a consultant for Wikstrom Economics and Planning Consultants, has worked for some time on a study of impact fees for the City. Impact fees are tools that allow cities to make a new development "pay its own way." They are one-time payments that establish a direct relationship between the services demanded by new development and the responsible parties receiving such services. After discussion, at the City Council Meeting on August 15, 2002, Ordinance 2002-14 was passed, imposing impact fees. At the same meeting a public indecency ordinance, conforming to a new Weber County ordinance, and the state statue for lewdness, was passed. Ogden City has passed a cell phone tax of $1.00 per month on the 84404 zip code. Residents of Marriott-Slaterville share the 84404 zip code but should not be paying the Ogden City tax Becky Syme was responsible for a Marriott-Slaterville City display at the Weber County Fair. Council members and Mayor Butler expressed their appreciation for the fine display, and her hard work on it. Sheriff Brad Slater met with the City Council on September 19, 2002, and explained the interlocal agreement between Weber County and the city. The City's cost covers a full time Community Resource Officer as well as 24 hour police protection through pooling with neighboring cities for back up calls. Costs for insurance and workman compensation may increase for the coming year. The interlocal agreement, for a four year period was approved by the Council. The three year interlocal agreement with Weber County for road maintenance as requested by the City was approved by the City Council in September. This also covers snow plowing and emergency repair such as replacing a fallen stop sign. Such interlocal agreements provide needed services at a cost less than maintaining our own departments. As reported by City Administrator Bill Morris at the October Council Meeting, the Weber Fire District is assuming responsibility for emergency management for the county and interested cities. Dave Austin, Weber County Fire Chief, will help the community develop and implement our program in conjunction with the county, including training, plan preparation and implementation. A leader or "Chief" is required to coordinate and manage the CERT (Civil Emergency Response Team) program in our city. Mayor Butler asked Gerald Bischoff to fill this position, as he feels that he would work well with the Fire District and City Administrator in developing the necessary plan and team. Mr. Morris advised the council that Mr. Bischoff would be in charge of organizing the emergency management plan; the Sheriff Department, Mayor and the Fire Department would determine an evacuation in the case of an emergency. The CERT would help implement their evacuation order. Any resident who would like to volunteer for this team was asked to contact the City office. The Pioneer Post for the fall quarter gave citizens information about the program, including the Weber Fire District Training course content. The classes require 21 hours of training, three hours per night for seven weeks. A public hearing to inform the public of the availability, upon application and approval, of a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) was held during the Council meeting. It is a federal grant program for small cities targeted to moderate or low income populations. The anticipated amount for Weber County cities for the next grant cycle is approximately $700,000. To illustrate how such a grant could work in our city, Mr. Morris gave an example that if the city had to put in a sewer line using grant funds, 51% of the connections would have to be for moderate or low income housing. A senior center or a facility for the disabled could be built using the same funds. 10