Marriott-Slaterville City History April 2009 Marriott-Slaterville City has again been named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, which honors the city's commitment to community forestry. This is the fourth year our city has received the national recognition. Lynette Deru represented the city at the award ceremony on April 15, 2009. Volunteers were requested to plant trees at the Municipal Gardens on April 25, 2009, which was the designated Arbor Day for the city. However, the event had to be postponed to May 2, because of rain. Business licenses were approved at the April 16, 2009, City Council Meeting, for Hi-Tech Self Storage, 885 West 1200 South, a self storage facility, and Bottom Line, 1554 South 1100 West, #2, which is the location of a used car auction buyer. Resolution 2009-D, which approves the agreement with Weber County for the R.A.M.P. grant for $166,000, for the Marriott Park Bowery Project was passed by the council after discussion. The city issued a request for proposals for a contractor to demolish and reconstruct the Maniott Park bowery according to the City provided plans, with a deadline of April 6, 2009. Seven responses were received, and were opened on April 7, 2009. The Park Committee, consisting of Delbert Hodson, Danny Brown, Ron Holmes, Orvil Holley and Joe Deru, used a score sheet to rank each proposal according to the criteria outlined in the RFP. Based on the highest ranked contractor, the Park Committee recommended that Overland Homes be awarded the project, for a total cost of $137,916.32. The R.A.M.P. fund allotted is higher than the bid, because it includes other park improvements and costs. The council unanimously approved awarding the contract to Overland Homes. City Administrator Bill Moms gave the annual training presentation and answered questions on the Utah Open and Public Meeting Act to the City Council and Planning Commission as part of the council meeting. This included a presentation on Unlawful Discrimination and Harassment, which outlined the process of filing and processing a complaint. Council and Planning commission members who had old code books, gave them to staff and received the new code book. A resolution adopting an interlocal agreement with the Central Weber Sewer Improvement District has been presented by the sewer district to all participating cities, giving an opportunity for changes to be made by each city to formalize a final agreement. Other cities have passed or are in the process of approving this agreement. Resolution 2009-C for this agreement was approved by the council. Jerry Stanger had expressed interest in the home on 700 South scheduled for demolition by the city, but has opted not to acquire it. He volunteered to cut down the trees around the home. The law enforcement S.W.A.T. used the home for training exercise before it was razed. The house was demolished on April 29, 2009, by Cory Maylan. The city will host an emergency management training on May 13, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. at the city office. Scott Van Leeuwen and Mayor Keith Butler are to attend the training, and anyone interested is welcome. It will highlight much which the council learned at its training in January 2009. The Central Weber Sewer Improvement District wants to close 2800 West for up to four months, but Pioneer Road should remain open during the construction. Concern about closing 2800 West was expressed, and Cory Duncan, engineer for the district, will be asked to attend the May council meeting to answer questions on the project. Mayor Butler changed the city office hours to better accommodate residents. The new hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. The office will be closed on Friday. The Mayor advised that WACOG has approved 400 North for the $7.5 million federal grant, which moves the project to the next stage. The west end of Pioneer Road will be chip sealed, as well as 1200 West and 700 South. Mr. Morris is trying to get UDOT to pave 1200 West from the park to 12*1 Street, as 149