October 23, 2024 – Torrey Town Council Minutes
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Torrey, Utah
PO Box 750027
Torrey, UT 84775
torreyutah.gov
Minutes
Torrey Utah
PO Box 750027
Torrey, UT 84775
Torreyutah.gov
Approved Minutes
Notice is hereby given that the Mayor and Members of Town Council held the work meeting scheduled by the mayor under 1-5-1-B of the Torrey Town ordinances. The meeting was held on Wednesday the 23th day of October 2024 at 7:00 pm at the Torrey Town Office, Bay 1 located at 75 E 100 N. Note the agenda may be accelerated or line items may be discussed in any order. The agenda was follows:
Administrative Business
Welcome/ Opening Remarks: 7:19PM
Roll Call: Pat Kearney, Jordan Pace, Karen Mayne, Mayor Wright, Pearl Thorndal-Stewart, Richard Braaten. Brock Jackson
Agenda:
Address Planning and Zoning opening.
The advertisement states the open positions will close on October 28, 2024.
Karen will call Bill Barret and Ty Markham to see if they still want to be considered for the opening.
Recruitment for Staff Positions: Mayor Wright will talk to Brock Jackson to see if Utah League of Cities and Towns has a resource for recruiting staff. Torrey will Run ads with Workforce services, State Public Information and local papers.
Pat Kearney recommended that the council see who is interested in the treasurer’s position, transitioning from part-time assisting the office to full-time. The candidate will transition through the various activities of the Treasurer.
Mickey asked, would the trainee position be fillable or appealing since it begins as part-time? The Council will see how recruitment goes and them be adaptable.
The opening requires Treasurer training as well as cross training for other staff positions. Karen will plan to post and advertise in January. Pat will collaborate with the staff on the wording.
Short Term Rentals Selection: The council liked the merit ranking criteria that Colleen and Karen created. The Council will give it some thought before it is adopted.
Subdivision Ordinance: The updated version Mayor Wright presented was reviewed by the Council.
In Section 17, eliminate the “Minor Subdivision” language. He recommended language changes Section 18 number 4: Planning commission review; from “the planning commission will hold a public hearing” to “may hold a public hearing.”.
For property owners who wish to “split” their property there are new requirements. The staff will create a check list of items required to split property; including the “Simple Lot Subdivision.”
Example of the Simple Lot Subdivision requirements is listed in Section 17 2a-j.
Mayor Wright will compile the final modifications. The adoption of ordinance will be on the agenda for November.
Pat Kearney learned at the Utah League of Cities and Towns meeting that a state code has been changed to require Cities and Towns to approve a building permit in 14 days. Mayor Wright will be looking into the impact on small cities.
A Discussion was held regarding the makeup of the Approval Authority and the Board of Appeals that will be needed for disputes regarding the subdivision ordinance enforcement.
There are currently three subdivisions that are being planned within the Torrey Water District. Torrey Water Ordinance must contain language addressing the situation when a land use decision is made by the County. This situation needs to be discussed with the town attorney.
Each residence must apply individually for the water.
Mayor Wright has accepted a position on the state task force for the Transient room tax.
Expanded Staff hours, Colleen
The council agreed that the town office hours will expand to include being open on Mondays.
Pat Kearney made a motion to approve expanded staff hours to open the office on Monday. Pearl Thorndal-Stewart seconded the motion, and all council members voted to approve.
Other Business.
Jordan Pace requested that Jacie Johnson be added to the November agenda. She will attend to explain the process of installing a splash pad in the Torrey Park.
A public hearing is scheduled for 6:00PM on November 14, 2024 to request public input for the submission of a CDBG grant.
Concerns regarding the maintenance of Juniper Drive have recently been expressed. Torrey Town has been advised to create a contract with all property owners, on Juniper Drive. All property owners must be in agreement.
Torrey will maintain the status quo of the road. No modifications will be made unless agreed by all residents once the contract is in place. Mayor Wright is speaking with the Ensign Engineering group to help capture the water above Juniper drive, in the sand creek area.
Jordan Pace mentioned the Farmers Market contract. Pat Kearney explained that she and Mary Bedingfield-Smith have created a draft, they will sit down and finalize language for the MOU. Must be completed prior to next year. The contract will be included on the January Town Council agenda and addressed annually.
Jordan Pace listed the weed control products used by the National Park Service for Capitol Reef.
Those herbicides include: Rodeo, Polaris, Weedmaster, Garlon, Element, Roundup Ultra, Indaziflan (pre emergent, 2,4,D or Glyphosate (post emergent).
Brock Jackson discussed the software needed to have the building permit process on-line. Discussion included the possibility of sharing a license with Wayne County.
In discussing the Subdivision Ordinance, Brock suggested that a simple lot subdivision have 4 or fewer lots.
Wording was discussed in the ordinance including adding a resolution explaining how the water connections will be aloted (9 )per year. Rewrite the 2008 resolution. Create the updated 2025 resolution explaining water hookup limits for Subdivisions. Brock and Mayor Wright will write the resolution.
Mayor Wright had a grant letter of support for Carrie Torrey to sign on behalf of the Planning and Zoning commission.
He will also ask for other letters of support.
Other business : Pat Kearney has received only one bid to put up a fence around the unsightly weed dump site adjacent to the Cemetery. Pat is going to recommend selecting the powder coated painted steel posts, six-foot-high fence. This option is the middle-priced option. She is open to opinions. Pat would like the fence to be finished before Memorial Day.
Pat would like to inform the public through the Newsletter and water bill.
Trunk or treat has been changed to next Tuesday at 6:00 not on Halloween.
Adjourn:
Jordan Pace made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Pearl Thorndal-Stewart seconded the motion, and all council members voted to approve.
