Hyde Park City Council Meeting 6.10.2026

- The council continued the Visionary Homes Aspen Grove subdivision development agreement to a future meeting after staff and the developer said more work was needed. A follow-up work session was tentatively scheduled for two weeks later, with the developer to confirm readiness. - Council adopted the wastewater master plan from Sunrise Engineering after a presentation showing higher projected growth and capacity issues in the shared Smithfield outfall line and some city trunk lines. The plan recommends future capital projects including replacing portions of the outfall line, extending sewer infrastructure in growth areas, and using impact fees to fund growth-related costs. - The council approved a sewer impact fee update tied to the wastewater master plan, with Sunrise estimating the new fees at about $4,025 for single-family units and $3,341 for multifamily units. Staff noted the increase is relatively small and is intended to align fees with anticipated infrastructure needs. - Council also approved broader fee schedule changes for building permits, administrative fees, and land use fees after a public hearing with no comments. Staff said the changes mostly reflect updated staff time and higher service costs, and they added new fees for items like sign permits, infrastructure/grading permits, zoning verification letters, and records requests. - The council approved an easement abandonment and relocation ordinance for a Smithfield spring drain line that a developer had moved during subdivision work. Staff said the city will not fully sign off until the line is tested, and they also plan to follow up with Smithfield about the lack of early coordination. - The interim FY 2027 budget was adopted after a public hearing, and staff said the city is considering a roughly 9.74% property tax increase. The proposed increase would fund an additional public works employee and more sidewalk/curb and gutter repairs, and the truth-in-taxation hearing was scheduled for August 26. - Council accepted the annual fraud risk assessment, which staff said remains very low risk. The main gaps were the lack of a CPA on staff and no formal internal audit committee, but the external audit process was described as thorough. - The council approved a utility billing policy update so that one billing invoice will be issued per meter, with special handling for multifamily properties that share a single meter. After discussion, the policy was narrowed so individually metered units can still be billed directly, while shared-meter properties will be billed through the owner or landlord. - Police Chief updates included progress on a deer trap set to be installed August 1, continued education efforts around e-bike enforcement, and expanded public-facing website resources. The department also highlighted new online tools for records requests, camera registration, training requests, victim resources, and multilingual site translation. - The council discussed traffic safety priorities, including lowering speed limits near Legacy Park, adding “children present” school-area signage, and improving parking restrictions near the roundabout and park. They also agreed to keep the safety committee informal/advisory, with spending decisions remaining with the full council, and staff will bring back memo-level engineering reviews where needed.