MINUTES OF THE SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING HELD

NOVEMBER 22, 1982

The Board of County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, the 22nd day of November at the hour of 10:00 a.m. in the Courthouse at Monticello, Utah.

On roll call the following members were present: Commissioner Calvin Black, Chairman

Commissioner Robert Low Commissioner Kenneth R. Bailey

Minutes of the previous week were read and approved with the specified corrections upon the motion of Commissioner Low and the second of Commissioner Bailey and it carried unanimously.

LARRY RICHMAN DISCUSSES AN INSURANCE PLAN;

American Family Life Agent, Larry Richman, asked for permission to sell to County employees, as a group, an optional insurance plan to provide benefits, which would not normally be provided by other health insurance, for cancer and/or intensive care. The Commissioners stated that, as a public entity, they did not feel it would be appropriate to take action dealing with a private organization to endorse the sale of their product, but Mr. Richman could approach the employees of the county as private individuals on their own time; not at work.

RICK TERRY REPORTS ON PROPOSED SALES TAX LEGISLATION:

Mr. Rick Terry reported on House Bill 13 which would provide for the increase of State sales and use tax by 1/4% and provide for the distribution of sales and use taxes by the State Tax Commission under a formula more beneficial to the State's rural areas. If the bill is passed, Mr. Terry estimated that it will generate $30,000 in the first year for the City of Monticello, and he would be in favor of recommending 1/4% reduction in property taxes if the sales tax were increased 1/4%.

AIRPORT LICENSE APPLICATIONS APPROVED;

Upon the motion of Commissioner Bailey and the second of Commissioner Low, it was unanimously voted to approve the San Juan County Airport and Bluff Municipal Airport license applications to the State Division of Aeronautics. Chairman Black signed the applications on behalf of the County.

BEER LICENSE RENEWAL

Upon the motion fo Commissioner Bailey and the second of Commissioner Low, it was unanimously voted to renew the retail beer license for Bill's Silver Dollar Bar, in Bluff, Utah. The license was then signed by Chairman Black.

BEER LICENSE APPROVED FOR HOWARD VALLE:

The Commission reviewed the retail beer license application received from Howard Valle, Valle's Trading Post, Mexican Hat, Utah. A license had been denied to Mr. Valle in the past due to a county ordinance restricting the number of beer licenses that can be issued in a specific area. Commissioner Low felt that the county should not regulate the number of beer licenses in an area any more than groceries or service stations, and he made a motion to that affect. Chairman Black released the Chair to Commissioner Bailey to second the motion. The Commission discussed the effects of repealing the county's policy on limiting the number of beer licenses. Acting chairman Bailey felt any action should be deferred until a new beer ordinance was adopted. Commissioner Low withdrew his motion to repeal the limitation on beer licenses in all the County. Commissioner Low then moved to waive the limitation regarding issuance of beer licenses in Mexican Hat, and to approve a Class "A" retail Beer License for Howard Valle, Valle's Trading Post. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Black. Before the vote was taken, Commissioner Bailey said he objected to changing county policy on a piece-meal basis by doing away with the license limitation in Mexican Hat. Commissioner Black stated that he would agree with Commissioner Bailey, except for the fact that Mr. Valle has been patient since he first applied for a license two years ago; that his is the only business of its kind in Mexican Hat that does not have a beer license; and the Commission expects to adopt a new ordinance which will not restrict the numbers of beer licenses. The vote was then taken as follows: Commissioner Bailey..........No

Commissioner Low............Aye

Commissioner Black...........Aye

The license for Mr. Valle, having been approved, was signed by Chairman Black in behalf of the County.

COMMISSION DISCUSSES VISIT TO MONTEZUMA CREEK FOR PUBLIC MEETING:

At the request of a citizens group from Montezuma Creek, the Commission will be attending a public meeting on November 30th to be held at 7:00 p.m. in the Montezuma Creek Elementary School. The Commission person-ally invited the County Attorney, County Sheriff, and Legislative Representative, Hardy Redd, to attend the meeting to help answer questions concerning law enforcement and legislation related to beer sales and abuse. The Commission would also like to organize a special meeting of county, state, federal, and tribal officials to discuss the problems of beer regulation and law enforcement as they pertain to the state, county and reservation. The County Attorney , Bruce Halliday, will draft a letter in behalf of the county, to inform the governmental departments involved of the County Commission's desire to work toward solving the problems and to invite them to meet to discuss the issues after the first of the year.

HARDY REDD MEETS WITH THE COMMISSION:

Representative Hardy Redd reported on the legislation he is helping to draft which would allow residents of a voting district to vote on issues of concern to their area without involving the entire county in which they live. Along these same lines, the Commission received a letter from Clara May Hatch of Monticello, requesting that even with the defeat of Proposition 5 the Commissioners work for an alternate solution to the beer problem in Montezuma Creek, and she stated that she felt the people who live in the unincorporated ares of the county should have the right to decide what should take place in their area.

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Representative Redd asked the commissioners about their position on Project BOLD, and they responded that they were in favor of making more resources available to the counties and cities by releasing lands that belong to the state and lands that are locked up , but not in use, excluding the "checkerboard" lands at this time. They would also favor a state program for payment in lieu of taxes to the counties.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES (NACo) SPECIAL PAYMENT APPROVED;

Upon the motion of Commissioner Low and the second of Commissioner Bailey, it was unanimously voted to approve a one-time service fee for $100.00 to be paid to NACo by December 31, 1982. In return the NACo Board will arrange that this fee offset future dues.

NUCLEAR POWER DISCUSSED;

Chairman Black reported that a grain bin explosion in the Mid-West killed four people this past week.

He felt that if this had been a nuclear related accident it would have received headline reporting.

Chairman Black requested that Commissioner Bailey ask the County Librarians to purchase War Against the

Atom, as he has read it and feels it is a good resource book in support of Nuclear Power. The Book is

written by an independent scientist who builds a case that nuclear power is safer than most people believe

and it is actually safer than most other sources of power. He will also suggest that C.E.U. conduct a class

on energy sources.

BLUFF-MONTEZUMA CREEK ROAD PROJECT;

Commissioner Bailey reported that the County Engineer, Doug Pehrson, is mailing, today, the Notice to

Proceed to Summit, Inc. for the Bluff to Montezuma Creek Road project.

LA SAL LOOP ROAD;

Chairman Black presented a recent news article from the Times Independent complimenting San Juan County for the quality of the repair work done on the section of the LaSal Loop Road which is in San Juan County. The work was completed in time to benefit the deer hunters and Grand County extended their thanks to the county as a way to show they appreciate having San Juan County as neighbors.

MAP DECALS FOR COUNTY VEHICLES:

Commissioner Bailey reported that the Road department needs to order more county map decals for county

vehicle identification. The Commission up dated the highways and numbering on the present decal and

requested that a seperate decal with the various department names be attached under the map on the

county vehicles' doors. Commissioner Bailey will order 300 new decals to be made at the Utah State Prison

HOSPITAL GENERATOR DISCUSSED; Commissioner Low reported that the Health Care Facilities Board recommends that the present 50 KW emergency generator be replaced by a 200 KW generator inorder to adequately fill the hospital needs. He also reported that a 300 KW generator was recommended for the Nursing Home.

PRISON PROPOSAL TO STATE BOARD OF CORRECTIONS:

The Commission requested that Mr. Carl Eisemann write a letter to the State Board of Corrections expressing the county's interest in participating in a 72 bed regional facility to serve the state and local counties, and to request the Board's consideration of this proposal.

GREEN THUMB PROGRAM;

Mr. Al Haskins reported that as ,a result of Mr. Mott Robins visit in October, a new employee has started

work today at the San Juan Hospital under the Green Thumb Program.

SU-CAP BOARD MEMBERS APPOINTED FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY;

Mr. Al Haskins reported that the SU-CAP Board has amended its by-laws and three representatives from each participating county are to be appointed to serve on the Board by their county commissions. Upon the recommendations of Mr. Haskins, Commissioner Low moved to appoint the following representatives from San Juan County to the SU-CAP Board

beginning January 1, 1983; Mary Jane Cantsee to represent the Public sector

Al Haskins to represent the Provider Marsha Keele to represent the Private sector

The motion was seconded by Commissioner Bailey and it carried unanimously. The newly appointed board members are also members fo the San Juan Human Services Board, as specified by San Juan County.

Mr. Haskins reported that the SU-CAP Board has signed the contract with the Association of Local Governments to manage the SU-CAP programs, except Head Start.

2:00 P.M. BID OPENING FOR GAS AND OIL LEASE;

Having been properly advertised, at 2;00 p.m., Chairman Black opened the one sealed bid proposal which was

received for a gas and oil lease on approximately 8.4 acres east of Blanding.

The bid was as follows;

Pinnacle Energy, Inc., Englewood, Colorado

Bonus consideration...$25.00 per net mineral acre first year bonus consideration

Annual delay rental...$ 1.00 per net acre paid-up

Primary term..........5 years

Royalty...............l/8th

Upon the motion of Commissioner Low and the second of Commissioner Bailey, it was unanimously voted to deny the proposal as it would not be advantageous to the county to accept the proposal at this time.

The Commission requested that the deputy clerk write to Pinnacle Energy informing them that their bid has been denied, but if they are still interested in acquiring the lease for gas and oil, the commission would be willing to negotiate with them.

BUILDING PERMIT APPROVED;

The Commission approved a building permit for Gerald LaFont of Monument Valley for the Goulding's Lodge

area.

1983 BUDGET DISCUSSED;

The Board Of County Commissioners, made a preliminary review of the 1983 budget requests from the county departments. Because of the decrease gas and oil prices and if any of the mills should close, Chairman Black reported that he expects the county will lose approximately $40,000,000 in assessed valuation for 1983. This will necessitate a major review of the 1983 budget requests and major decisions on spending will have to be made. The Commission will discuss the 1983 budget proposals at their regular commission meeting on December 6, 1982. They will also meet at 12:00 noon on December 8th, after the public hearing to continue work on the budget so that it may be approved on December 13th at 3:00 p.m.

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BILLS PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT AND APPROVAL:

Aldrich, Nelson, Weight & Esplin Sanity Pre-hearing,etc. $ 50.00

Aquatech Pool & Patio Shoppe #1 DPD Test Tab; Freight 40.13

Wayne Ball Monticello Janitorial services at Library 220.00

Marian Bayles Travel 157.30

Black Oil Company Oil, etc. (Sheriff Office) 40.60

Blue Mountain Foods T.V. Dinners, etc. 270.10

Brigham Young University Archaeological Survey(Bluff-Montezuma Ck. Project) 4,157.58

City of Blanding Utility 12.74

Dove Creek Press IM Fingerprint Cards 83.40

Jacqueline Fuller Registration Agent 120.00

Husky Oil Company Gasoline 120.24

Mike Lacy Witness Fees 16.60

Boyd Martin Company Repair Lawn Mower 561.48

Gary Martineau Blanding Janitorial Services at Library 385.00

Mighty Distributing Parts 37.20

Montella's Repair Tubing 74.05

Mary Lou Mosher Key Operator for IBM Machine 25.00

Motor Parts Supplies 22.64

Burt Odette Monticello Grounds services for Library 165.00

National Association of Counties County Member Services Fee (Calvin Black) 100.00

Jim Posey Weed Control 150.00

Broadcast House Video Tape dubs of Nuclear Waste Editorial 87.00

Parley Redd's Food Town Anti-Freeze 25.08

Parley Redd Mercantile Batteries 8.06

Redex, Inc. Freight 26.21

Rocky Mountain Machinery Company Shaft 570.43

San Juan County Road Department Radio Repair;Supplies;Gasoline;Weed Chemicals,etc. 2,575.34

San Juan County Sheriff's Office Petty Cash 642.75

The Allen Smith Company Utah Code Annotated; Postage & Handling 29.00

Jerrold C. Smith M.D. Grant Leavitt Physical 35.00

Southern Paving Company Gravel Picked Up at Moab Pit 15,364.31

The Sportkeeper Recreation supplies 126.30

Linda Stiller Weed Control 150.00

Eric Swenson Public Defender 500.00

Robert C. Thompson Travel 40.95

Tire & Auto Center, Inc. Alignment, etc. (Sheriff Office) 20.95

TraveLodge Travel 29.73

Utah County Sanity Hearing; Youth Detention; Sanity Court/Exam 615.00

Utah Dept. of Transportation License Renewal for Bluff & San Juan Airports 7.00

U.S.U. Pre Registration for Helen Neal 134.20

Utah Power & Light company Utility 394.60

Utah's Canyonlands See & Do Guides 361.40

Western Athletic Supply Recreation Equipment 1,257.55

Young's Machine Company Locks on Doors at Swimming Pool 219.24

Monticello Plumbing & Heating Plumbing on Special Service Dist. #1 6,065.00

First Security Bank of Utah Purchase Road Capital Improvement TCD 600,000.00

Clytie Barber Travel 107.68

There being no further business for this day, the meeting was adjourned at 2:30 p.m.

Calvin Black, Chairman Mary Jane Phillips, deputy clerk