The meeting took place on November 21, 2019 at Huntsville Town

The meeting took place on November 21, 2019 at Huntsville Town

The meeting took place on November 21, 2019 at Huntsville Town Hall from 7:00 pm. In attendance were James Truett, the mayor, and council members Bill Wangsgard, Max Ferre’, Blake Bingham, Wendy McKay. The recorder, Beckki Endicott, was also present. However, council member William Morris was excused from the meeting. Citizens present included Lt Pledger, Willow Buttars, Suzanne Ferre, Jeff Larsen, Richard Sorenson, Kennedy Berg, Kerry Wangsgard, Terry Murphy, Liz Poulter, Carl Shupe, Ken Berg, Larel Parkinson, Bill White, and Brian Saunders (“Minutes” 1). Since the quorum was enough, the mayor called the gathering to order. Subsequently, Willow Buttars and Suzanne Ferre led the pledge of allegiance, while Wansgard led the opening ceremony. The meeting then moved to hear comments from citizens. Mr. White was the first citizen to speak. He wanted an update on a grant of easement from the Huntsville Town Monastery, which covers access to electrical lines, underground pipelines, and transmitter station infrastructure. Since the town’s attorney had approved the documents, the mayor promised to coordinate with Mr. White to sign the grant of easement.

Liz Poulter protested the low quality of water at the cemetery point. Saunders, on the other hand, claimed that he did not want the expansion of Club Rec since its shade made the grass brown. Willow Buttars supported Saunders’ arguments, claiming that the shed would devalue the surrounding property (“Minute” 2). Subsequently, Dave Robinson highlighted the sentiments in an anonymous letter regarding the intentions of Hyde’s Development not to follow the original plan. Robinson believed that Hyde’s Development wanted to add more structures onto the Compass Rose property (“Minute” 2). Mayor Truett clarified Robinson’s claims arguing that if Hyde’s decided to change the design, it would have to follow the Towns guidelines, which will involve public participation. On the other hand, Lt. Pledger praised Bingham for helping with the Gang Task Force presentation to the Valley Residents and reported that October had seen only 21 calls for service.

Max Ferre motioned to approve the minutes of October 17, 2019. McKay seconded the motion, and all attendees voted to support the minutes. Ferre then motioned to approve the preliminary subdivisions for the Pineview Point, LLC, which was then approved. After that, Terry proposed changing the venue for Balloon Fest because of the parking problems in Eden. The mayor promised to reconsider the event if Terry restructures her plan. Next in the agenda was a discussion on Kerry Wangsgard’s land use permit denial. In October, the Town’s planning commission had denied a land-use permit, allowing Bingham to replace his mobile trailer. Mr. Bingham was asked to explain his petition before the Town Council. The mayor motioned to deny the request and forward the petition to the Appeal’s Authority (“Minute” 5). The council then discussed a rezoning application for Paul Avner. Paul stated that he wanted to upgrade and beautify the original boat shed to look like a Town shed. The upgrade would see the customers enter the premiseson7350 East, instead of the current entrance off 100 south (“Minutes” 6). Beckki asked Paul to place a rezone application and promised to schedule a hearing with the planning commission, which would then make recommendations regarding the project. The Town Council then discussed the amendments to ordinances on corner lot setbacks. Bingham motioned that the council adopt the ordinances passed on 2019-11-21, which amended corner lots setbacks. All attendees voted to pass the amendments. Bingham then tabled Resolution 2019-11-21 and proposed a change from “Zoning Map Amendment to Rezone” (“Minutes” 8). The resolution would see an additional line for building inspection fees, and Huntsville conducts a cost analysis of the applied fees.

Moreover, the council members were given time to make their reports. In this regard, the mayor started by highlighting the changes in the building permit process. Following termination of inspection service contract between Huntsville and Weber County, the mayor had sought the services of Sunrise Engineering, which had placed a bid of $79 per hour for building inspections (“Minutes” 8). The attendees agreed that the price was reasonable, and Beckki promised to schedule a meeting with Sunrise to discuss a possible partnership. The mayor also indicated that the Country had conducted a visibility study in the upper valley and would present the data on December 16, 2019. Conversely, Bingham reported that he had drafted regulations banning the flying of unmanned aircrafts within the town. The regulations would be subjected to public participation of December 16, 2019, during a Planning Commission meeting. Bingham also proposed the establishment of an advisory board to address Huntsville water issues. On the other hand, Wangsgard reported that he had worked with One Eagle Scout to trim up the pine trees at the cemetery and replace the slide at the playground. Ferre then motioned to approve the bill proposed in October 2019. McKay seconded the motion, and all attendees voted to pass the bills. With no more comments from the council members and the citizens, the mayor adjourned the meeting at 9:32 pm.

Overall, the town council meeting was successful. Some of the matters discussed included approval of Pineview Point subdivisions, discussion of Kerry Wangsgard’s permit denials, and Paul Avner’s rezoning application. The mayor also informed the members that a recent visibility study by the county would significantly increase the tax on the upper valley. Besides, Bingham underscored the importance of an advisory board to address water iss