SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMISSION MINUTES
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MARCH 28, 1988
The regular session of the San Juan County Commission convened at 10:00 a.m. at the San Juan County Courthouse in Monticello, Utah.
Commissioners Present: Calvin Black
Mark Maryboy
Commissioner Ken Bailey was excused to be with his mother who is in the hospital.
A motion to approve the minutes of March 21, 1988 as corrected was mae by Commissioner Maryboy and
seconded by Commissioner Black. UNANIMOUS.
COMMISSIONER MARK MARYBOY'S REPORT
Navajo Tribe/Lake Powell Land Exchange - Commissioner Maryboy contacted the Navajo Tribal Land Administration regarding a newspaper article which stated that the Tribe was against Governor Bangerter's land trade proposal at Lake Powell. The Tribal Land Administration had not seen the article and was not aware that the Tribe had taken any position on the issue. Coimiissi oner Maryboy will send them a copy of the article and the Tribal Land Administration will try to trace the source of the information.
Advisory Committee - The Navajo Tribal Land Administration asked if the advisory committee is going to be formed regarding the state land inholdings. Commissioner Black stated that the committee will be formed and the Tribe notified as soon as it is formed.
Reservation Indian Health Service Hospital - IHS officials asked if Montezuma Creek were selected as
the site of a new hospital for the reservation would there be a possibility of improving the airport
there. According to previous information, the airport is situated on Navajo Tribal land, State land and a
parcel owned by the Whitehorse Family. San Juan County would be in favor of the improvement of the
airport.
San Juan Area Resource Management Plan - Lester Lansing, UNDC Director, met with BLM officials in Washington D.C. to discuss the 60-day comment period on the San Juan Area Resource Management Plan. The BLM has re-opened the comment period on the final draft for sixty days. Commissioner Black feels the County should push for Alternative B as in the original draft. The BLM was very impressed with the response from the Navajo people in regard to the wood gathering areas.
Senior Citizen Center - Commissioner Maryboy met with Eva Platero of the Navajo Tribe concerning a proposal for a senior citizens center in Bluff. Mrs. Plateromnission on the oil company litigation.
COMMISSIONER CALVIN BLACK'S REPORT
San Juan Area Resource Management Plan - Commissioner Black will be meeting tomorrow, March 29th with
Acting Director Kemp Conn of the Utah State BLM to discuss the San Juan Area Resource Management Plan and
archaeological issues. There has been a proposal to send all BLM artifacts from San Juan County to the
museum in Dolores, Colorado. The County objects to this proposal.
Enterprise Zone - A response to a letter from Commissioner Black to David Adams, Utah Executive Director
of Community and Economic Development, stated that the County should closely monitor House Bill 51 and
make recommendations to the interim legislative committee for economic development as soon as possible.
Utah Retirement Board - A representative of the Utah Retirement Board will be in Blanding at the Social
Service Building on May 6th from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. The representative can essentially handle all
functions of the main office.
Del Webb Corporation - Del Webb Corporation is liquidating their recreation properties. It would be in
the interest of San Juan County, other counties surrounding Lake Powell, and the State of Utah, if a Utah
company, either an
existing one or one that can be established with predominantly Utah people to purchase one or more of the
marinas. Commissioner Black has contacted several people to see that Utah's interests are preserved.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT RICK BAILEY'S REPORT
San Juan Area Resource Management Plan - A transcript of the March 1st BLM meeting on the San Juan Area Resource Management Plan will be corrected and edited before being made available to the public. Hovenweep Resource Management Plan - A news release by the National Park Service has extended the review period of the Hovenweep National Monument Draft General Management Plan to May 4, 1988 due to the high level of public interest.
Montezuna Creek Project Contracts - Cortmissioner Maryboy made a motion to approve the contract with San Juan County and the Permanent Community Impact Board for $205,000 to help finance the Montezuma Creek Project. Conmissioner Black seconded the motion. UNANIMOUS. The project will include the purchase of a fire truck for the area, the construction of a road shed and the renovation of a building to house the Montezuma Creek Police Department. Additional funding will be $20,000 from the Navajo Tribe, $20,000 from San Juan County, and $10,000 from UNDC.
Pagers/Fire Control - A motion to approve the purchase of three pagers for $235.00 each for use by the Fire Control personnel was made by Commissioner Maryboy and seconded by Commssioner Black. UNANIMOUS. County Fires - Administrative Assistant Rick Bailey reported there had been six fires in the County during the past week. Two of the fires were in Blanding, two in Monticello, one about eight miles east of Monticello and one at Bluff. Two of the fires were caused by burning weeds which got out of control and started structure fires.
CURRENT BUSINESS
Utah Counties Finance Cooperative/Resolution 1988-4 - Commissioner Maryboy made a motion authorizing and approving the execution of a lease/purchase agreement, dated as of April 1, 1988, by and between the participating member and the Utah Counties Finance Cooperative; approving the supplemental official statement prepared for the remarketing of the counties cooperative's revenue bonds, 1988 series A-l; authorizing the acquisition of certain equipment by the counties cooperative; authorizing the taking of all other actions necessary to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this resolution; and related matters. Conmissioner Black seconded the motion. UNANIMOUS.
RESOLUTION NO. 1988-4
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH (THE "PARTICIPATING MEMBER") AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE EXECUTION OF A LEASE/PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF APRIL 1, 1988, BY AND BETWEEN THE PARTICIPATING MEMBER AND THE UTAH COUNTIES FINANCE COOPERATIVE (THE "COUNTIES COOPERATIVE"); APPROVING THE SUPPLEMENTAL OFFICIAL STATEMENT PREPARED FOR THE REMARKETING OF THE COUNTIES COOPERATIVE'S REVENUE BONDS, 1988 SERIES A-l; AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT BY THE COUNTIES COOPERATIVE; AUTHORIZING THE TAKING OF ALL OTHER
ACTIONS NECESSARY TO THE CONSUMMATION OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS RESOLUTION; AND RELATED MATTERS.
WHEREAS, San Juan County, Utah (the "Participating Member") is a body politic duly and regularly created, established, organized and existing under and by virtue of the Constitution and laws of the State of Utah; and
WHEREAS, the Participating Member desires to finance the acquisition and installation of certain road equipment described on Exhibit "A" hereto (The "Project") through the Counties Cooperative by entering into a Lease/Purchase Agreement dated as of April 1, 1988, with the Counties Cooperative (the "Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the Counties Cooperative will remarket a portion of its outstanding Revenue Bonds to be designated "Utah Counties Cooperative Revenue Bonds, 1988 Series A-l" (Pooled Capital Improvement Financing Program: San Juan County Equipment Lease/Purchase Project) (the "Bonds") for purposes of financing the acquisition of the Project to be leased to the Participating Member; and
WHEREAS, disclosure counsel for the Counties Cooperative has prepared a Supplemental Official Statement with respect to the remarketing of the Bonds, a copy of the form of which is attached here as Exhibit "B"; and
WHEREAS, the Participating Member desires to approve the Supplemental Official Statement and to authorize its distribution and use and such other actions as shall be necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated herein; and
WHEREAS, the Counties Cooperative, as lessor, desires to lease the Project to the Participating Member, as lessee, on an annually renewable basis pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Agreement, in substantially the form presented to this meeting and attached hereto as Exhibit "C" and herein authorized and approved; and
WHEREAS, the Participating Member desires to improve and promote the local health and general welfare of the citizens of the County by entering into the Agreement for the purpose of leasing the Project thereunder:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH:
Section 1. All actions heretofore taken not inconsistent with the provisions of this Resolution by the Board and by the officers of the Participating Member directed toward the leasing of the Project from the Counties Cooperative by the Participating Member are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed.
Section 2. The Board hereby approves the acquisition of the Project by the Counties Cooperative and finds and determines, pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the State of Utah, that the leasing of the Project under the terms and provisions of the Agreement is necessary, convenient and in furtherance of the governmental and public purposes of the Participating Member and is in the best interest of the citizens of the Participating Member. The Board hereby authorizes the financing of the acquisition of the Project by the Counties Cooperative in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement, the leasing of the Project to the Participating Member by the Counties Cooperative in the manner provided in the Agreement, and the delivery of the Agreement.
Section 3. The Agreement, in the form presented to this meeting and attached hereto as Exhibit "C", is in all respects approved, authorized and confirmed and the Chairman of the Board of the Participating Member is authorized to approve the final terms and conditions of the Agreement and to execute and deliver the Agreement in the form and with substantially the same content as set forth in Exhibit "C" for and on behalf of the Participating Member.
Section 4. The appropriate officials of the Participating Member are hereby authorized and directed to execute the Supplemental Official Statement (and the use and distribution of the Official Statement are hereby authorized) in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and with substantially the same content as attached hereto for and on behalf of the Counties Cooperative.
Section 5. The appropriate officers of the Participating Member are authorized to take all action necessary or reasonable required by the parties to give effect to and consummate the transactions as contemplated hereby and are authorized to take all action necessary to lease the Project pursuant to the Agreement, including, without limitation, the execution and delivery of any closing and other documents required to be delivered in connection with the delivery of the Agreement.
Section 6. The Chairman is hereby authorized to make any alterations, changes or additions in the Agreement and the Supplemental Official Statement herein approved and authorized necessary to comply with any requirements of the parties to this transaction including rating agencies, and to correct errors or emissions therein, to remove ambiguities therefrom, or to conform the same to other provisions of such instruments, to the provisions of this Resolution, or the provisions of the laws of the State of Utah or the United States.
Section 7. If any provisions of this Resolution (including the exhibits attached hereto) should be held invalid, the invalidity of such provisions shall not affect any of the other provisions of this Resolution or the exhibits.
Section 8. The County Clerk of the Participating Member is hereby authorized to attest to all signatures and acts of any proper official of the Participating Member, and to place the seal of the County Clerk on the Agreement. The Chairman and other appropriate officials of the Participating Member, and each of than, are hereby authorized to execute and deliver for and on behalf of the Participating Member any and all additional certificates, documents and other papers and to perform all other acts they may deem necessary or appropriate in order to implement and carry out the matters herein authorized.
Section 9. All resolutions of the Participating Member or parts thereof, inconsistent herewith, are hereby repealed to the extent only of such inconsistency. This repealer shall not be construed as reviving any resolution, or ordinance or part thereof.
Section 10. This Resolution shall became effective immediately upon adoption by the Board.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH, THIS 28TH DAY OF MARCH 1988.
SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH
/s/ Calvin Black_______________
Chairman
(SEAL) ATTEST:
/s/ Gail D. Johnson________
County Clerk
Tannery Operation - Joe Slade met with the Commission to report the progress of the proposal being formulated for a tannery plant to be located in or near Monticello.
Road Closure - Members of the Utah Jeep Association reported that signs have been placed on the Hole In The Rock road stating that the road has been closed to off-road vehicles. Commissioner Black felt that
the signs designated off-road vehicles only and that regular vehicles would still be allowed. Mr. Slade will check with the Park Service as to the intent of the signs.
Beer License - Chairman Black signed a Beer License Certificate for the 2nd quarter payment for Wayside Lounge/Reuben Carson. Cortmissioner Black would like to have the County Beer Ordinance amended to make stricter requirements for the selling of alcoholic beverages to known abusers.
Monticello Road Service Agreement - Commissioner Maryboy made a motion to approve the amended service agreement between Monticello City and San Juan County. Commissioner Black seconded the motion. UNANIMOUS.
Extension Secretary - The Extension secretary, Sheri Christensen, is on medical leave of absence for the next month. The Extension office would like to hire a person to fill in while Mrs. Christensen is gone. Commissioner Black will check with the other County offices to see if they can take over needed duties until Mrs. Christensen returns. The County Clerk's office will handle the responsibilities as needed.
Salary Increases - Any probationary raises or salary adjustments approved within the March pay period will be in addition to the one-step raise retroactive to January 1st approved for all full-time County employees.
Executive Session - Commissioner Maryboy made a motion to go into executive session to discuss personnel matters related to the hospital and health care. Commissioner Black seconded the motion. UNANIMOUS.
BILLS APPROVED FOR PAYMENT
Jack B. Parsons truck service bed $ 3,000.00
San Juan County Extension Office change/4-H fund raiser 25.00
Don Beck alcohol training 140.00
Utah Taxpayers Association registration/Utah Taxes Now-X 20.00
Australian Video Productions supplies library (M) 62.50
Chief Propane, Inc. fuel road department 157.95
Coleman Trucking hauling road department 799.92
Four States Tire supplies road department 792.98
Goodson Manufacturing Co. supplies and parts road department 134.77
Jensen Tools, Inc. supplies communications 39.55
Joint Highway Committee annual dues 1988 50.00
Marvel Engineering Company supplies road department 142.51
Mesa Beverage Co. supplies vending machine 18.10
Stagg & Associates 50% audit fees 1987 3,000.00
J.J. Steffen relief driver senior citizens 29.32
Tri-Arc Hotel travel Rick Bailey 30.00
The Truck Stop inspection road department 10.00
Veracorp services attorneys office 11.76
Aba jo Petroleum, Inc. diesel road department 1,260.00
American Library Preview supplies library (M) 50.60
Black Oil Company fuel road department 304.68
Blanding City Justice Court Vernon Benet - warrant 40.00
Blue Mountain Music supplies elections 6.96
Bradford Brake & Muffler parts vehicle #151 6.75
Bruce Bunker Construction loading commodities Moab 35.00
Bruce Mernard Bushore Jr. tool allowance March 1988 25.00
Century parts road department 157.71
Keith H. Chiara public defender/insurance March 1,110.40
Continental Tel Co of the West telephone charges recreation 282.16
H F Cosby Jr. hauling road department 1,732.00
Crowley Construction work county roads 3,000.00
Frity-Lay, Inc. supplies vending machine 15.14
Gall's Incorporated supplies emergency service 19.20
Grand Tire Company, Inc. supplies road department 1,499.44
Hafer's Incorporated parts road department 385.94
Max Halls tool allowance March 1988 25.00
Colleen Harvey meals served March 1988 1,482.00
James Harvey tool allowance March 1988 25.00
Hawkins, Stanley M. tool allowance March 1988 25.00
Honest Dollar Construction hauling road department 1.732.50
Industrial Supply Company, Inc. parts road department 129.59
The IAAO membership Barbara Montella 85.00
Clifford Jones subsistance March 1988 72.00
Max Ksiazkiewicz tool allowance March 1988 25.00
Robert Laws subsistance for March 1988 " 72.00
Leavitt, Grant H. professional service March 500.00
Venice Lyman restitution Deen Lyman 200.00
Martineau, Gary janitor library (B) March 1988 404.25
Kenneth Miller hauling road department 1,064.58
Victor Nebeker tool allowance March 1988 25.00
Park's Sportsman supplies recreation 265.02
Tierre J. Patterson • tool allowance March 1988 25.00
Patterson Glass & Screen repairs road department 104.65
Gus Paulos Chevrolet, Inc. parts road department 256.25
Performance Products parts road department 315.81
Phillips Petroleum Company gas purchased department aging 42.01
Provo Excelsior Hotel travel Jim Keyes 33.00
Quality Bookstore supplies library (M) 51.30
Parley Redd's Food Town supplies road department 4.25
Parley Redd Mercantile supplies library (B) 8.05
Rufina Romero janitor library (M) March 1988 225.00
San Juan County Communications petty cash reimbursement 43.34
San Juan County Extension Office reimbursement bulk mail permit 27.19
San Juan County Library (B) petty cash reimbursement 54.86
S.J. County 12th Circuit Court Joan Osborn 495.00
San Juan Pharmacy supplies recreation 2.98
The San Juan Record advertising recreation 21.50
Gaylen Schaugaard janitor library (M) March 1988 173.25
Shilo Inn Salt Lake City, Utah travel John Baker 35.00
Dayne Shumway Construction hauling road department 1,732.50
Utah Gas Service Company utilities courthouse 1,134.46
Utah Local Gov't Ins. Trust . insurance county 17,435.46
Utah Navajo Industries supplies road department 324.42
Utah Power & Light Company utilities TV boosters 28.09
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe payroll deduction:Norman Begay 50.00
Rick Warner Truckland parts and supplies road department 4.25
West Publishing Company supplies attorneys office 133.25
Wheeler Machinery Company parts road department 1,420.52
Mike Young Incorporated supplies road department 18.43
Colonial Life & Accident Ins. liability from payroll run 622.91
Equitable Life Assurance Soc. liability from payroll run 3,027.16
First Security Bank of Utah liability from payroll run 33,647.83
San Juan Credit Union liability from payroll run 997.92
Utah Public Employees Association liability from payroll run 59.61
U.S.E. Credit Union liability from payroll run 2,983.20
Utah State Retirement Board liability from payroll run 688.63
Utah State Retirement Fund liability from payroll run 17,459.02
Utah State Tax Commission liability from payroll run 5,452.78
Adjourned - There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 2:00 p.m.
Calvin Black, Chairman Merna C. Johnson, Deputy Clerk