Marriott-Slaterville City Council Report for August 2004 By Joyce VanTassell Marriott-Slaterville planning commission Marriott-Slaterville planning commission met briefly and approved a minor lot subdivision of the Will Holley property. Other matters were deferred to future meetings, planned for Aug. 25 and Sept. 8. City Council resolves Frank Blair property zoning issue MS city council met and unanimously approved an ordinance which changes the general plan of the city concerning Frank Blair's property and returns this property to the status it had in 1990, as far as zoning is concerned. Any changes from this point will have to be brought before the planning commission or city council to approve. Hearing planned for special service district The council also unanimously approved providing a notice of intent to create a special service district that will provide services such as curb, gutter, pressurized water, drainage, flood control, snow removal and park access to the new Quail Meadows subdivision. This special service district will be the vehicle to pay for those additional services, and future subdivisions could be included in this district as needed. A public hearing concerning this special service district will be held at next month's city council meeting. Emergency Mutual Aid interlocal agreement An Emergency Mutual Aid Interlocal Agreement was next discussed. This interlocal agreement concerns defining the rights and liabilities of communities as they are asked to help out in other communities in times of disaster. Presently, city emergency resources are modest, with plans to increase city preparation in progress. After concerns about losing equipment were expressed, Councilman Scott VanLeeuwen jokingly said, "If we lose one of our shovels, I'll buy a new one." The resolution to become part of the emergency interlocal agreement was passed unanimously by the council. Moderate income housing update Next on the agenda was the Moderate Income Housing Update, which is a plan from the state to make sure there is adequate housing in the city for people of moderate income. Moderate income is denned as being 80 percent of the median income of a nearby metropolitan area. For Marriott-Slaterville, this figure would be $46,160. Further figures show that income could qualify for a home in the price range of $179,000 to $224,000. Marriott-Slaterville has 454 homes, of which about 400 would be available to those of moderate income, so the city has more than enough housing for moderate income individuals. There are also state requirements for new subdivisions to have a certain percentage of the homes that meet the moderate-income requirement, to which Councilman Kim Slater objected. After noting that Marriott-Slaterville easily meets the requirements of the moderate housing plan, Slater added that he "would like to strike the whole thing," calling it "just silliness." Council Chair Dennis Ilium said, "Let them build anything they want." After discussion, the council passed the plan with an added note that that Marriott-Slaterville already has adequate moderately price housing available. Emergency preparedness manual previewed Emergency Management training was discussed, with a booklet prepared for all citizens of Marriott-Slaterville being reviewed. Ongoing organizing and training efforts for emergencies were also discussed, with plans to continue to provide ways to help the community be ready for emergencies. Weber Sentinel, September 2004