Grand County Commission, May 21, 2024
Thompson Springs Special Service Fire District Board Meeting
Begins at 7:14
Presentation: Waterwise Landscaping Requirements
Begins at 15:25
Department, Agency, General Reports
Begins at 1:00:00
Action Items
Decision On Personnel Matter
Discussed in closed session.
Job Description Update And Grade Change To The Assistant Marketing Director- Website Management And Graphic Design.
Begins at 1:07:22
Approved unanimously.
Contribution To The Thompson Special Service District For A Hydrology Study
Begins at 1:31:00
Approved unanimously.
Conditional Use Permit For Outdoor Recreational Use, Birdies And Bogies Mini Golf
Begins at 1:35:06
Approved unanimously.
First Amendment To Star Grant Contract
Begins at 1:45:00
Approved unanimously.
Reaffirming Resolution No. 3323 Respect Our Neighbors’ Rights And The Rule Of Law Regarding Fireworks
Commission members noted that this resolution was previously brought by frequent meeting attendee, Moab resident, and public commenter Marc Horowitz. “I think, going forward, this should be called the Horowitz Resolution,” suggested Commissioner Kevin Walker. “Put that in the paper,” replied Commissioner Evan Clapper.
Begins at 1:53:30
Approved unanimously.
Approval Of Consent Agenda Items
- Approval Of Meeting Minutes For May 7, 2024
- Ratification Of Payment Of Bills
- Volunteer Appointment To The Solid Waste Special Service District Board
- Purchase Of Security Solution To Address The Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
- Independent Contractors Agreement With Bombtown For 2024 Grand County Fair
- Award Of Bid For Storage Area Network (SAN) & Servers Request For Proposal (RFP)
- County Fire Warden Agreement Between Utah Division Of Forestry, Fire, And State Lands (FFSL) And Grand County
- Local Consent For A Single Event Liquor Permit For Next Horizon Events, LLC.
- Letter Of Support For The Grand County Conservation District’s Annual Crop School.
- Grand County’s 2021 Building Resilient Infrastructure And Communities (BRIC) Scoping Grant Final Report
- Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) Between The Utah Cyber Center And Grand County
- Invasive Species Mitigation (ISM) Grant Award Contract – Utah Department Of Agriculture And Food, Grand County Noxious Weeds Department
- Ratifying Intergovernmental Purchase Agreement With Morgan County Sheriff’s Office For A Patrol Vehicle For The Grand County Sheriff’s Office
Begins at 1:57:00
Approved unanimously.
Discussion Items
Public Lands Vision Statement
“We weigh in on federal land issues every now and then,” said Walker, who suggested revising the existing vision statement on the Grand County Commission’s position on land issues in order to shorten long discussions that take place every time an issue comes up. Other commissioners felt that the existing statement was still relevant and sufficient.
Begins at 1:59:30
Changes To The Open And Public Meeting Act (“OPMA”) Pursuant To H.B. 36
County Attorney Steven Stocks informed the commissioners that recent changes free elected officials to use electronic communication with a quorum, but cannot use those communications to decide on a course of action.
Begins at 2:08:00
Land Use Code Revisions Discussion And Feedback For Planning Staff
A series of revisions to the Grand County land use code were presented by Planning and Zoning Director Elissa Martin.
Begins at 2:18:00
