Hyde Park City Council Meeting 3.25.2026

- The council approved the March 11 meeting minutes and amended the agenda to move the Cash Meadows item to the end of the meeting. No public comments were offered during the resident input period. - Staff reported there would be no April 22 council meeting because of the League of Cities and Towns conference, and the general plan workshop was rescheduled to April 15 at 6:00 p.m. before the Planning Commission meeting. - The council held a public hearing and unanimously approved Ordinance 2026-01 annexing 2.46 acres at Tymeasum to clean up a boundary issue near the former Camp Chef area. - The council approved updated language for Ordinance 2026-03, a minor subdivision ordinance, after staff and the city attorney confirmed the changes were non-substantive and mostly formatting-related. - The biggest discussion of the night centered on Cash Meadows’ request for impact fee reductions for a skilled nursing facility. The council approved the road/transportation reduction, denied the stormwater reduction, denied the water and wastewater reduction, and continued the parks reduction request to the next meeting for more data. - Staff explained that the road reduction was supported by the city’s fee schedule and traffic analysis, while stormwater was already accounted for in the city’s master plan. For water and wastewater, staff said the fees were already based on data from comparable nursing facilities, and the developer asked for more discussion using plumbing fixture unit data. - On parks impact fees, council members expressed concern that the current fee structure may not reflect this type of development well, and staff said they would bring back the spreadsheet and additional analysis at the next meeting. The developer said he was mainly focused on the parks question and the water/wastewater calculations. - The council discussed planning a city service day and leaned toward a single designated volunteer event in early May, likely May 2, to improve turnout. Members also discussed possible projects such as garden boxes and park cleanup, with staff asked to help organize and vet feasible tasks. - Councilmember Tiffany reported on a proposed free mountain bike/hiking trail project with Utah Trail Crew, including a letter of permission for state crews to work on city property. Staff said they would prepare the needed paperwork and bring the item back for formal council action. - Staff gave an informational preview of a future proposal to replace the city’s utility billing/payment software with a more integrated system. The change would cost more monthly but would reduce manual work, improve customer service, and potentially allow the city to subsidize small credit card fees for residents.