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Cedar Hills council recognizes Champions, discusses water metering November 5, 2016, 6:26 pmIn other business, Mayor Gary Gygi and council members reported on their areas of responsibility. Councilmember Daniel Zappala told the council that the Lone Peak Public Safety District's fire and EMS budget had been approved. Rates will increase slightly. The district board discussed canyon rescue equipment that the district provides for canyon rescues. One concern is that the district is not reimbursed by the county for those rescues. They also looked at tools to help them assess how well the fire district is doing and whether current staffing is adequate. He met with staff members to discuss the State of the City report and how to best structure it to explain what each city department does. He hopes to have published by Nov. 1. and will trim its length so it can be uploaded easily. Mayor Gary Gygi attended a Mountainland Association of Governments presentation on road utility fees, which some cities are considering implementing to pay for road maintenance. Tax exempt entities such as schools and churches would be required to pay these fees. Councilmember Mike Geddes reported that he toured the new dispatch facility, which is expected to be completed by the end of October. He emphasized that Cedar Hills is not planning on withdrawing from the North Pointe Solid Waste Special Service. Councilmember Rob Crawley reported to the council that North Pointe Solid Waste Special Service District is getting ready to vote on the Bayview property. City Manager David Bunker told the council that the special service district is considering participating with the Northern Utah Environmental Resource Agency to purchase the Bayview Landfill. The NPSWSSD would be a participating member of the NUERA board, he said. While the argument is being made that it will reduce overall tipping fees, he is concerned that there is a lot of risk with landfills, which are severely regulated by the EPA. He spoke with a representative of Waste Management, Beth Holbrook, who said Waste Management just wants to haul the garbage. Bunker said with such issues as dump fires, as a part-owner of the landfill, Cedar Fort could share some liability. Zappala and Crawley said they would like to see more discussion of the issue at NPSWSSD and future council meetings. Crawley said he believes waste management should be handled by private enterprise. The council discussed an automated water metering system by Skydrop Water Conservation Systems. As a weather-based irrigation control that runs on Wi-Fi, Skydrop can determine how much water is needed based on evaporation rates and hourly weather reports. Brandon Kennedy told the council the system is affordable and can dramatically lower water consumption and that rebates are available. Skydrop is willing to offer the city the system at a cost of $100 per unit with an installation cost of $35/unit. Central Water offers a $100 rebate. Zappala asked city staff to contact the water conservancy districts to find out if the city can utilize a $100 rebate. Crawley said he is nervous about the plan, saying it would violate agency and privacy and questioned moving forward with a pilot program. He would also like to see proposals from other companies. Councilmember Jenney Rees said she supported a pilot program to collect data on all the options. The community news source for Eagle Mountain Utah, Saratoga Springs Utah, Lehi Utah, American Fork Utah, Highland Utah, Alpine Utah, and The Cedar Valley, including Cedar Fort Utah and Fairfield Utah. Copyright 2024 The Crossroads Journal LLC. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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