SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMISSION MINUTES MAY 9, 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
A motion to approve the minutes of May 2, 1988 as corrected was made by Commissioner Maryboy and seconded by Commissioner Black. UNANIMOUS.
COMMISSIONER CALVIN BLACK'S REPORT
BLM National Advisory Council Tour - The tour began with a meeting and public comment period in Cedar City, Utah. Commissioner Black submitted the multiple use papers written by the San Juan County high school students. Three students from Panguitch, Boulder and Escalante made oral statements and presented approximately 250 papers from the Garfield County schools. The Council was very impressed by the interest of the young people. The tour continued on to the Cedar Breaks area and Zions National Park to observe BLM lands proposed for multiple use and wilderness areas as well as Forest Service and private lands. At the Uvimpa Point area the group viewed the Alton Coal Mine area. The area that can be seen visibly has previously been declared as unsuitable for coal mining in spite of the vast reserves located there. The night was spent at Bryce Canyon then proceeded on through Tropic and Escalante where they stopped at the Top of the Rocks area where the group was briefed on the buffalo herds in the area, wilderness study areas, coal, uranium and other multiple use resources. Council meetings were held at Bullfrog that night. Because of adverse weather conditions the Lake Powell ferry was not running so the tour drove across at Hite and on to the Mule Canyon/Butler Wash area. Throughout the tour, briefings were given on the areas they were going through, the uranium mining areas, the recreation aspects, oil and gas fields, the Lisbon Valley area and the Needles overlook. The tour concluded Saturday morning at a meeting in Moab where several resolutions were adopted. A resolution on the BLM resource management plans was not adopted at this meeting but is on the agenda for the Council meeting in July so the plans can be studied in depth and then recommendations made to the BLM on all of then. Resolutions that were adopted were:
Supporting oil and gas leasing on the Anwer Coastal Plain in Alaska
Supporting the National Petroleum Reserve and opposing a wildlife reserve in
Alaska.
Supporting a bill on uranium, the Revitalization Act.
A multiple use resolution.
Wild horse and burro management.
Introduction or augmentation of wildlife - transplants.
Recreation stressing multiple use management.
Local input into land use planning.
Multiple Use Student Papers -Papers that were written on multiple use by San Juan County high school students and judged according to first, second and third place at each high school were: Monticello High School
1st Helen Semadeni
2nd Candacy Miller
3rd Marie Ramstetter
3rd Matt Peterson Monument Valley
1st Lorena Clah San Juan High School
1st Shelley Hughes
2nd Julie Martineau
3rd DaNae Winder
The County will award $100 to the first place winners, $60 to the second place winners and $40 to the third place winners.
National Inholding Association - Commissioner Black reported on two issues received from the National Inholding Association. Comments are being received by various Senators opposing the Tall Grass Prairie Preserve Bill in Oklahoma. A forest fire on the Siskiyou National Forest destroyed 96,000 acres and the environmentalists want to create a wilderness area and not salvage the timber or rehabilitate the land. A motion was made by Commissioner Maryboy and seconded by Commissioner Black to authorized Mr. Black to write letters supporting these issues. UNANIMOUS.
Blue Ribbon News - The Blue Ribbon News indicated that many of the same problems on wilderness issues and land management issues are evident throughout the West.
Atlas Minerals Salvage - A letter from Atlas Minerals indicates they intend to conduct salvage operations on some of its properties located in the Lisbon Valley, San Juan County. As there is a tax lien on the property, the Commissioners will drive down to the area this afternoon to see if it would be worth the County taking over the salvage operation.
Utah Power & Light/fracifiCorp Power & Light Merger - a Letter from the Committee of Consumer Services regarding the UP&L/PP&L merger concluded after analysis that the merger is unsupportable and should be opposed in its present form.
COMMISSIONER MARK MARYBOY'S REPORT
Red Mesa Road - The Red Mesa residents are concerned that the road between Todahaidekani and Red Mesa has
not been upgraded. Road Foreman Bernal Bradford needs to be contacted to see how soon the road crews will
be able to get on that project.
Oljato Marina - The Oljato residents are protesting the lay-off of residents at the Oljato Marina when UNI
changed the management there. The UNI Board will meet this week to try and resolve the problem.
Navajo Senior Citizens Services - The Navajo Senior Citizens Services has agreed to set aside $28,600 for
services to Navajo citizens in the Bluff area.
BLM San Juan Area Resource Management Plan Hearing - The Red Mesa residents feel that the hearing for the
BLM San Juan Area Resource Management Plan will be supported better if it is moved from Bluff to Red Mesa.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT RICK BAILEY'S REPORT
Hazardous Reduction Meeting - Administrative Assistant Rick Bailey attended the Governor's Conference in
Park City last week entitled Hazardous Reduction. Enough said!
Bluff Fire Truck - The fire truck for the Bluff area was brought from Salt Lake City and is undergoing
minor repairs at the County road shop. A representative from L.N. Curtis will take the truck on to Bluff
and demonstrate the operation of the truck and equipment.
Anastacio Lopez Property - The Farmers Home Administration has completed an appraisal on the Anastacio
Lopez property for $6,300. Commissioner Bailey had made a recommendation to approve the purchase of the
property if it can be obtained at that price. A motion to authorized Administrative Assistant Rick
Bailey to negotiate with Farmers Home Administration and Mr. Lopez on the purchase of the property was
made by Commissioner Maryboy and seconded by Commissioner Black. UNANIMOUS.
Aging Department/Bus Drivers - Administrative Assistant Rick Bailey made a recommendation to hire William
D. Brown as a permanent part-time bus driver for the Monticello senior citizens to replace George Kensley.
Mr. Brown will be hired at grade 2 step 1 at $5.33 per hour. Doyle B. Rowley to be hired at grade 1 step
1 for $5.12 per hour as a relief driver replacing J.J. Steffen. A motion to approve the recommendation
was made by Commissioner Maryboy and seconded by Commissioner Black. UNANIMOUS.
Public Safety Building Payment - A request for payment by Valley Building on the Public Safety Building in
the amount of $172,410 of which $148,842 goes to Valley builders, $16,538 to retainage, and $7,030 to
Motorola who is under a separate contract. A motion made by Commissioner Maryboy and seconded by
Cortmissioner Black approved the payment. UNANIMOUS.
Hospital Administrator Position - Eight applications have been received for the position of San Juan
County Hospital Administrator and will be reviewed by the Commission during the week.
CURRENT BUSINESS
Weed & Rodent Control - Jim Heaton presented a request to hire John G. Adair as a seasonal full-time employee for the Weed and Rodent Control at grade 5 step 1 at $963.00 per month. Commissioner Maryboy made a motion to approve the request. Coimiissioner Black seconded the motion. UNANIMOUS.
Ucolo Road - John Skidmore met with the Commission regarding a gate on his property that has been placed across a county road. Mr. Skidmore reported that the gate was built approximately twenty years ago and was closed temporarily to hold his cattle in a pasture while fences can be mended in other areas. A request to close the gate temporarily will be acted upon by the Commission at their meeting on May 16th.
Bluff Property - County Attorney Craig Halls reported that a 12 foot right-of-way through some property owned by Rosalie Goldman in Bluff has been dedicated as a street. Mr. Halls stated that a street can't be dedicated unless it's dedicated to a valid city and Bluff is not an incorporated city, therefore it must have been dedicated to the County. The property was transferred to Mary Fountain Nagle and Ms. Nagle would like to sell the property but the dedicated strip needs to be settled prior to the sale. It was suggested that the County give a quit claim deed to Mrs. Nagle for the strip. The Commissioners had questions as to the proper procedures to be followed. County Attorney Halls will check on the legal aspects of the issue and report back to the Commission next week.
Southern Paving/Timber Sale - Fred and Brenda Stocks of Southern Paving met with the Conmission to see if the County would be willing to participate on upgrading a road in the LaSal mountains for hauling timber. Southern Paving has purchased some timber in Colorado and the Forest Service wants them to haul it out through Paradox. There are some steep switchbacks on this route that they would like to avoid. They are proposing an alternate route but the road would need upgrading to make it adequate for hauling. They have received approval from Paul Redd to crush some rock on his property but need to obtain approval from the Forest Service on the type of rock in the pit. Commissioner Black indicated the County would be in favor of cooperating on the road. However, it would probably only be the slick clay areas that would be graveled at the present time. The matter will be discussed further when approval has been obtained from the Forest Service to use the alternate route.
KUED/KUER Translator Maintenance - The County Communications Engineer Bill Bayles services the TV translator for KUED, and the University of Utah would like to enter into an agreement for the County to maintain the KUER FM translator as well. They have also had their antennas mounted on the towers under the large dish and when the ice melts it wipes the antennas out. A request has been made to put their translator and antenna in the County building. The Commission felt there would be no problem with putting the translator and antenna in the building but will check further into the maintenance of the equipment. The matter will be discussed further next week when Cortmissioner Bailey can be there.
Montezuma Creek Fire Truck Bid - Only one bid was received for the purchase of a new fire truck for the Montezuma Creek area. The bid was from L.N. Curtis & Sons for $96,556 for the fire truck and equipment. Administrative Assistant Rick Bailey recommended that the bid be accepted. A motion to approve the recommendation was made by Commissioner Maryboy and seconded by Commissioner Black. UNANIMOUS.
San Juan County Health Care - Hospital Administrator John Fellmeth met with the Commission to further discuss the question of the duties of the Director of Nursing Bonnie Conway.
BILLS APPROVED FOR PAYMENT
Atlantic International, Inc. supplies library (B) $ 70.05
Rebecca E. Bender transcript of testimony/Rockwell 45.00
Lorena Clark 1st place essay BLM RMP 100.00
Consumer Reports Books supplies library (M) 9.60
Dairy Council of Utah supplies extension office 7.40
1st Circuit Court sheriffs office collections 165.00
The Foundation Press, Inc. balance on invoice 14866 1.94
Halon Fire Extinguisher Sales & Service supplies fire control 61.92
Holman's Inc. survey pack/surveyors office 217.00
Shelby Hughes 1st place essay BLM RMP 100.00
Hurrican City Police Dept. sheriffs office collections 100.00
KTNN political advertising 402.00
Daniel W. Lester bail refund 20.00
Julie Martineau 2nd place essay BLM RMP 60.00
Candacy Miller 2nd place essay BLM RMP 60.00
Marie Ranstetter 3rd place essay BLM RMP 40.00
Bessie Spencer meals served April 1988 816.00
Helen Semadeni 1st place essay BLM RMP 100.00
Scientific Supply Company, Inc. supplies courthouse 74.00
Smithsonian Books natural history account 43.85
Time Life Books library (B) 16.97
Utah Farm Bureau Ins. Co. restitution/Jelly & Lyman 220.00
Utah Foundation membership 26.00
Utah State Retirement Fund replace voided check 19020 15,176.53
Utah Wool Growers handbook on sheep/library (M) 38.51
Utah Wool Growers membership extension office 15.00
DaNae Winder 3rd place essay BLM RMP 40.00
Washington County Sheriff bail Roger Johnson 83.00
Abajo Electric repairs for courthouse 259.00
Anderson and Anderson reservation tax litigitation 6,173.57
Richard M. Bailey travel expenses 211.04
Baker Sanitation library (B) 7.00
Baker and Taylor supplies library (B) 9.15
Bancroft-Whitney Company supplies attorneys office 90.75
Beacon Metals, Inc. repairs library .(M) 427.15
Matthew Bender & Co., Inc. supplies attorneys office 14.50
Black Oil Company supplies road department 315.67
Blanding City of utilities library (B) 430.76
Cheryl's Trophy fair jacket Carol Sallee 45.00
Continental Tel Co of the West telephone charges county wats 569.78
Demco supplies library (B) 13.54
Empire Electric Assoc. Inc. utilities road shop 1,161.74
First Security Bank of Utah restitution from D. Black 50.00
Four Corners Reg. Care Center meals served for April 207.00
Frito-Lay, Inc. supplies vending machine 20.52
W.W. Grainger, Inc. 8-roller pump road department 136.68
Grand Tire Company, Inc. parts for road department 173.04
Great Basin Trucks, Inc. parts road department 160.28
Heckett-Div of Harsco chips road department 274.84
Horsehead Hardware supplies library (M) 143.56
Intermountain Electric parts road department 148.61
Int. Business Machines computer 17,645.60
Gail D. Johnson travel expense Snowbird 135.00
Louise C. Jones travel expenses Snowbird 131.88
Kar Products Incorporated parts road department 94.21
Kents Foods supplies extension office 26.59
Lustre-Cal Nameplate Corp property tags county 171.70
Kenneth Miller hauling road department 815.43
Montella, Barbara travel expenses Snowbird 139.84
Monticello City Justice/Peace sheriffs office collections 1,215.00
Monticello City of utilities library (M) 63.46
Monticello Mercantile supplies extension office 106.33
Mountain States Supply, Inc. supplies golf course 367.82
New England Business Service supplies road department 261.84
Office Outpost supplies road department 19.71
Palmer's supplies library (B) 74.22
Parkway Tire Center exhaust pipe road department 46.03
Gus Paulos Chevrolet, Inc. parts road department 780.48
Quality Bookstore supplies library (M) 36.20
Quill Corporation supplies purchasing department 179.54
San Juan County fuel, parts, etc. surveyor 1,373.88
The San Juan Record stamp clerks office 131.42
Scenic Aviation travel Mark Maryboy 45.00
Sorbus printer system unit 280.06
Utah Association of Counties UAC Conference Snowbird 280.00
Utah Dept. of Transportation San Juan County maps 407.55
Utah Gas Service Company utilities library (M) 181.45
Utah League of Cities & Towns reg. fee Doug Pehrson 105.00
Utah Power & Light Company utilities Bluff building 84.77
Utah State Archives prints recorders office 24.00
State of Utah Central Stores supplies purchasing department 61.61
Utah State Library supplies purchasing department 313.52
Utah State Retirement Board dist. court judges retirement 75.00
Utah State Treasurer state coll. for April 1988 1,006.25
Utah State Treasurer collections for April 1988 3,280.00
Utah State University UMC 49 university share (auction) 262.50
Wheeler Machinery Company parts road department 218.70
Whipple Plumbing 1/2 estimate (recreation) 2,250.00
Mike Young Incorporated parts road department 175.47
Young's Machine Company repairs road department 12.48
adjournent; - There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 2:00 p.m.
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Calvin Black, Chairman Merna C. Johnson, Deputy Clerk