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Farmington, Utah www.farmington.utah.gov November 2016

Welcome the NEW U of U Medical CenTER a message from Mayor Jim Talbot

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Autumn is in full swing, bringing fallen leaves and the work of collecting them from lawns and sidewalks. Farmington City takes responsibility for picking up collected leaves from areas along State and Main streets as follows:

The sweeper will be in these areas on a regular basis. Please do not put any sticks or twigs over 6 inches long in the gutter, as such plugs the vacuum hose. If you do not live in these areas, do not put your leaves into the street. More information is available on our website. Your help and cooperation is appreciated.

Main Street from 100 South to 500 North

State Street from400 West to 300 East

200 West from State to 200 South

400 North from Main to 100 East

I don’t know about you, but when I’m finally forced to go to the doctor’s office, my heart starts racing and the sweat beads start forming on my fore-

head. The world seems to get much smaller as claustrophobia begins to set in. My wife, Karen, tells me to stop being such a big baby-after all, you’re only getting a flu shot…so man-up!!! However, at some point I need to stop going to my neighbor for my medical needs because he is an obstetrician.

My medical care choices and yours just got a whole lot broader with the won-derful addition of the U of U Medical Center in our community. On October 4, 2016, they opened their doors. Just ten months earlier, I participated in the Beam Ceremony where I was asked to sign the last beam in construc-tion, signaling the completion of the outward frame work for the Medical Center’s 150,000 square feet.

Now fast forward 10 short months to the ribbon-cutting that was at-tended by several hundred people.

David Pershing, the President of the University of Utah, along with Farmington’s own Gordon Crabtree, CEO of Utah Health Care, cut the ribbon of this new facility. It’s truly remarkable to see what has transpired in such a short time.

The 150,000-square-foot facility, located at Station Park, offers primary, specialty and urgent care. Additional services include child care, radiology, an optical

shop, a pharmacy and access to Huntsman Cancer Institute and Moran Eye Center.

University of Utah Health Care recently received the highest-ranking academic medical center in the nation for quality among university hospitals, marking seven years in the top ten—that is competing against big names like NYU and the Mayo Clinic. “Being recognized as No. 1

Pictured from left to right: Mayor Jim Talbot, David Burton, Vivian Lee, MD, Richard Anderson, David Pershing, Gordon Crabtree, Tyson Schwab, Greg Bell, Mark Davis and Craig Thatcher

Farmington NEWS

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AN ALERT NEIGHBORHOOD IS A GREAT DETERRENT TO CRIMEWork together with your neighbors to discourage crime .

DON'T BE A VICTIMA little forethought and precaution could save you f rom being a v ictim.

Vehicle burglaries in Farmington are on the rise and are happening in different neighborhoods around the town. Criminals are hitting multiple times a night. The police department is patrolling affected areas more frequently, but their presence is just one element of controlling crime. Many of these burglaries are completely prevent-able if car owners would simply lock their cars. Removing cash and other valuables from visible areas such as the car seats and the dash or even in the glove box, can help protect you from having your property stolen. It is always important to close and lock your garage as well.

a Message From Public Works

WATER STORAGE More Than Just a Good Idea

PROP 1 Visible Improvements for Farmington

Last November, Davis County voters approved Prop 1, which allocated funding for transportation options. In addition to bolstering modes of mass transportation, Utah Transit Authority is using Prop 1 resources to put Davis County streets, side-walks, trails and bike paths in a good state of repair. This in turn will improve our local economy and good air quality. Farmington is reaping the reward, as bus shelters and amenities pop up around the city. Pictured below is a new bus stop bench located near the U of U Medical Center in Station Park (pictured below). Be sure to notice the improvements as you drive around the streets of Farmington. For more information, go to the city website at farmington.utah.gov.

City ordinances state that beginning November 15 through February 29, no vehicle of any kind may be parked in the street right-of-way from 1am to 7am. Traffic citations will be issued to violators.

Also, remember that within 48 hours after snowfall stops, citizens are required to remove snow from the public sidewalks fronting their property. More snowplow information is available on the city web-site. Thank you for compliance to these or-dinances. Together we can help make this season safe for pedestrians and drivers.

Delivery of packages to homes increases during the holidays. Taking the following precautions may prevent you from being a victim.

1 Have packages delivered to a location where they can be received in person.

1 If your employer allows it, consider having your package delivered to work .

1 When purchasing online, have your package delivered to the local store for pickup.

1 Request specific drop-off times when you know that you will be home to receive the package.

1 Ask that the package be placed on a back porch or even beside the front porch where it is not visible from the street.

An alert neighborhood is a great deterrent. Signs of activity or people at home often discourage would-be thieves. Communicate with your neighbors and stay alert to what's going on in the neighborhood.

Farmington City Public Works per-sonnel is proactive in keeping water service working efficiently for the residents and businesses in the city. Even so, from time to time unfore-seen problems occur. Emergency water leaks can happen anywhere, anytime. This inevitably causes in-convenience for the people who are left without water while crews ad-dress the issue. Public works crews are quick to respond and focus on fixing the problem and restoring water service as efficiently as pos-sible. Their first priority is to find a remedy for the leak, which means there is not time to notify residents and business owners that they will be without water for a period of time.

If you have a business that depends on the use of water, such as a hair salon, restaurant, day care, etc., it is vital that you store water in 55 gallon drums and have a pump avail-able. This practice is also highly recommended for homeowners and residents. It is not the city's respon-sibility to provide culinary water when service is interrupted. It is the responsibility of businesses and homeowners to have a backup supply of water in the case of emergencies.

Thanks go to our public works crews for maintaining our culinary water system, most often seam-lessly. If you have questions about recommended water storage, please call 801-451-2624.

City InformationJames Talbot, Mayor [email protected]

City Council MembersBrett Anderson [email protected] Anderson [email protected] S. Bilton [email protected] Mellor [email protected] Ritz [email protected]

City Operations / City ManagerDave Millheim [email protected]

City Phone NumbersMain Number............................ ...451-2383Police Department..................... ..451-5453Fire Department ......................... .451-2842Public Works Department.........451-2624Storm Water Maintenance.........451-2624Parks & Recreation.......................451-0953Building Inspection.....................451-2383Water Department...................... .451-2624Planning & Zoning......................451-2383Historical Museum.............. .........451-4850Animal Control ............................444-2200Garbage .........................................825-3800Benchland Water District.......... 451-2105Weber Water District ..................771-1677

After Hours EmergencyDavis County Sheriff ...............451-4150Emergency ..........................................911

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR November 2016

4 Go into city hall, select a tag from the Giving Tree and then purchase a Christmas gift for the child described on the tag.

4 Purchase a gift card valued at around $20 and take it into city hall.

4 Make a cash donation.

Gifts and tags should be delivered back to city hall, wrapped or unwrapped, by Friday, December 11th.

Farmington City is excited to host the 3rd annual GIVING TREE. Many residents participated in 2015, so are familiar with the great cause. But if you don’t know what it’s about, keep reading. Farmington City works with Family Connections Center to help children in Davis County who are suffering from poverty and/or abuse. Because of commu-nity participation, hundreds of children received gifts, stockings, hats and gloves- Christmas gifts they likely would not have

received otherwise.

Nov 17 Farmington Trails Committee160 South Main Street

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How can YOU help provide Christmas for children this year?

Ski & Snowboard ProgramWhen? Jan 11th-Feb 15thWho? 7th-9th grade Register now- Dec 9th

PARKS & RECREATIONParks & Recreation 720 West 100 North 801-451-0953

Fall Youth Theater High School Musical Jr. When? Nov 16th-19thWho? all ages Cost? $6 in advance $7 day of the showTime? 7pm 2pm matinee on November 19th Tickets on Sale Now!

Adaptive Jr. JazzWhen? Jan-Feb Who? 6 years+ Register now-Dec 16th

Letters to SantaWhen? Nov 28th-Dec 16th

Address your letter to:Santa Claus1 Candy Cane LnNorth Pole, AK 99705

Farmington Parks & Rec 801-451-0953 720 W 100 N

Cori Connors’ Holiday ConcertWhen? Dec 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 6thWho? EveryoneTime? 7:30pm

Tickets on sale now

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For the latest P&R happenings, join our text club by texting the word “REC” to 78619, ‘like’ us on Facebook at facebook.com/farmingtoncity parksandrec, or visit our website at farmington.utah.gov

Men’s Basketball When? Jan-March Thurs eveningsRegister Nov 7th-Dec 16th

Upcoming HolidayEvents

Watch for details on Youth Theater Registration

Christmas with SantaWhen? Dec 3rdWho? EveryoneTime: 10am-3pm

Appointments will be made available prior to and at the event, but space is limitedcall 801-451-0953

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Q: What originally led you to the Farmington Police Department?

Bryant: Early in my career I worked as a part-time fireman and full time for Gold Cross Ambulance. Following that, I worked concurrently for the Davis County Sheriff’s office in the jail and reserved for Farmington Police Depart-ment until a full-time position opened. For the past twenty-one years I’ve been working my way up through the ranks.

Q: Tell us about working as a police officer in Farmington.Bryant: There’s a lot more going on in this community than residents realize. And I think that’s good and bad. It’s good to feel safe. If the public feels safe then the police are doing their job, taking care of situations quickly and efficiently, shielding residents from some of the bad effects of crime. But i t ’s also important for people to be aware of their surroundings and use caution.

Q: What are your feelings about public service and your career with the Farmington Police Department? Bryant: Overall, our community here in Farmington is very supportive of the police. There are always a few who dis-agree with what we do and what we’re about, but we see a lot of support.

With the climate toward law enforce-ment across the country, FPD has seen a huge amount of support. Residents bring cards and food into the station. Officers out in the community have had their meals purchased for them. So we can’t express enough appreciation. The job itself is often negative. Conducting our business, we see people on their worst days. It takes a toll. That support from the community really means a lot. I hope people will take the time to know police officers, to find out what we do. I think they’ll find that we have a top-notch police department here. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to find good, qualified candidates for police work. It takes a certain individual to be able to do this job and to do it well and appropriately. Being a police officer comes with stress, pain, scrutiny, emo-tions, fear of being sued, pressure on families... It’s real and it’s tough. Who would want to do a job where you’re not paid well, you’re not appreciated and you’re putting your life on the line? Even though we have the support of the community here, we still feel that pressure.

Farmington has been lucky enough to have those great candidates show up and desire to work here. The FPD

has a reputation of being a top-notch police department-throughout the state and especially here in Davis County.

Interestingly, the FPD is almost split in half-eight officers with a combined 150 years of experience and the other half is newer hires who have five years or less ex-perience. To make apolice department good, it’s important to keep officers with experience.

Q: Tell us about your family.

Bryant: Well, I have a wife and six fan-

tastic kids. My oldest son is in the Air Force, currently stationed at Hill Air Force Base. My two older daughters are pursuing career and family. And our three youngest are still in school: one at Davis High, one at Fairfield Junior and one at Morgan Elementary. We also have grandchildren. Right now we’re all living close enough to see each other often. It’s great to have family close.

Q: Tell us about the next chapter in your life.Bryant: I’ll still be working with people, but in a different way. If you’d asked me before if I would ever go into car sales I would have said heck no. But as the new Mercedes-Benz Farmington was being built, I looked into it a little bit. I was impressed. The Mercedes-Benz product is high-end, but I also looked into the company. This auto group is from Colorado. This is their first deal-ership in Utah. Everyone is into customer service, but this group goes to the extreme. They are unusual in the auto industry.

Great appreciation goes to Bryant Ives for his years of dedicated service to Farmington residents. The community is a better place because of his influence. We wish him the best in his new career.

BRYANT IVES formerly known as

Sergeant Bryant Ives

After 21 years with the Farmington Police Department and a combined thirty years of public service, Sergeant Bryant Ives has decided to retire and explore a new career in the private sector. We recently sat down with Mr. Ives and thought you might enjoy parts of our conversation.

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means our community has access to some of the best health care in the country,” said Vivian Lee, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., chief executive officer of University of Utah Health Care and dean of the School of Medicine.

“We look forward to offering patients everything from primary and urgent care to ophthalmology, cardiology, reproductive medicine and other specialties. We’re committed to helping the

people of Farmington maintain the healthy and active lifestyles that are so much a part of living in this wonderful area,” said Gordon Crabtree, CEO.

The U of U Medical is truly a wonderful gathering place for those seeking medical care. The fantastic backdrop and views of our Farmington mountains alone provide a wonderful healing effect for the patients that visit this beautiful facility.

As Mayor, I’d certainly like to publicly thank those who had the unique vision and belief that this new state-of-the art medical facility would be such a great fit for Farmington and our region. So, thank you, Gordon Crabtree and your team, including Dwayne Palmer, another Farmington resident, and others for choosing Farmington as your new medical home for decades to come.

Mayor Jim Talbot

Veterans Day MemorialFriday, 11/11 @ 11FARMINGTON CITY INVITES YOU TO HONOR OUR LOCAL VETERANS AT A SPECIAL PROGRAM ONNOVEMBER 11TH AT THE FARMINGTON CITYCEMETERY

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