Hyde Park City Council Meeting 8.12.2026
2026-08-13
council and the staff and chief, I I've appreciated the time working with you and serving in the community. you you've done amazing things and I think uh
council and the staff and chief, I I've appreciated the time working with you and serving in the community. you you've done amazing things and I think uh
going to do more great things for the city and I I appreciate you. I've truly feel like you've all become my friends as you know. Um, my health conditions haven't been kind to me and uh I'm currently in Salt Lake again. So, um I I appreciate you and uh if there's anything I could help with uh the city council staff, new mayor, I I'm willing
going to do more great things for the city and I I appreciate you. I've truly feel like you've all become my friends as you know. Um, my health conditions haven't been kind to me and uh I'm currently in Salt Lake again. So, um I I appreciate you and uh if there's anything I could help with uh the city council staff, new mayor, I I'm willing
to help just as much or as little as I want. So, thank you for everything and thank you for your friendship and thank you for everything that you do serving our community is you're quite remarkable group and uh you you don't get told that. You will get told if the snow's not plowed or water doesn't run or sewers don't flush. But you're you're amazing and you do great things silently in the back to keep the city function and I appreciate you. >> That's all. >> Thank you, mayor. >> Yeah. Thank you, mayor. We appreciate you and all the the years of dedication and service to our community. Um, mayor. Okay. Steph and council report. Jeff, anything? >> Uh, we have nothing. >> Nothing. >> Thank you. >> Council, anything to discuss quickly? >> I'll just make an announcement since we have a bit of an audience. We have the front porch group tomorrow. That's our 55 and older. It's um a great place for community. We're doing a plant pounding event and a potluck and you're all welcome to come. You don't have to be 55 or older. It's a community group. So, we'd love to see you there. So, um, okay. Now, we'll move on to consider the applicants for the midterm election to serve the remainder of Mayor Bryan Cox's term. Well, it's not the remainder, until the next election. >> Yeah, I will have a statement, then I'll read about that. Um, so first we will invite the candidates who are present tonight to come up and take a seat in front of the microphone while I hand something to the city council members. >> Okay. And quickly, I just need to disclose by statute that I am a member of the city council with the right to vote on this matter, but I am applying for mayor. would do what are you doing it because in place of >> we'll go through All right, thank you everybody. Um, so to begin, I have a quick clarification that we need to make. Um, we discovered there was an error on the paperwork that was sent out to the public. So, this appointment for the mayor's term is an interimm appointment subject to a special election that will happen in 2027. So, the mayor's currently finished year 1 and year two of his term. Um, according to Utah State Code 28-1-510, section 7, it applies because this res his resignation was received before the filing deadline in 2027 for the true midterm election. And so, whoever is chosen tonight to replace the mayor will fill that term until 2028. And then pending the results of a 2027 special election, that person will fill the final two years of Mayor Cox's term. And so our friends tonight who are up for appointment will only be serving until 2028. And at that time, there will be a special election for the remainder of two the remaining two years of the term. So, thank you everybody for being here tonight. >> Election will be in conjunction with a regular city council. >> Yes. So, we'll have the standard city council election where there will be three seats open and then on top of that, we will have a two-year term for mayor at the election. So, anybody who missed the deadline to be considered for this term, just know that you'll have your chance in about a year. you can file and run for office uh in about a year. With that, we will get going. Uh thank you so much to the applicants who are here tonight. We had three applications for mayor. Uh first, let me just briefly read them. Our applicants first, we had um Tiffany Atkinson. Again, she's a sitting member of the city council. We had Mr. Robert or Bob Christensen. He applied as well um previous service to the city council and then a Mr. Losiendo Farer applied for the position as well. Um and so right now the city council has an opportunity to ask some questions of the candidates on top of the questions that were asked as part of the application process. And so each of the council members has a question sheet and I'm just going to ask council member Brower to begin the questions for the candidates and what we'll do is go through and make sure that every candidate present has a chance to answer the questions on the sheet and then after that we will go back to regular meeting. You'll deliberate and make a decision. So with that I'll turn it over to council member Brower. You may begin >> here. Did he >> I do not see him. >> Did he >> should have been? No. >> So, we could vote for him. >> You could vote for him. He's just not here to answer these specific questions that will be presented tonight. >> Okay. >> So, it's my honor to ask the first question, I guess. >> Yes. And you go in any order, any order you would like. >> Any order you would like. Well, okay. Um, I'll read the question and then I'm going to we'll start with Bob to answer it and then we can maybe rotate that as we go. Why do you want to serve your community as mayor? I I believe in service uh and no better uh opportunity to serve the citizens of Hyde Park than as as a mayor. I've served before and uh I also served on the city council. I I have a lot of time on my hands. I'm fully retired. I can spend full time if it needs be. And I I just really feel that it's my obligation as a citizen by Park to give back to the community. Does Tiffany ask answer the same one or do we >> If that's how you'd like to do it, then that's fine. I'm leaving it up to the council. Decide how you want to ask the questions. >> Oh, let's do that. Can you answer the same question? >> Um, I too believe in community service and dedicating your time to give back to the community that has given so much to me. Um, I'm a big advocate for the sense of community in our community and I think that's something I can help push forward in the office of mayor. I as a council member I've worked um to get our community designated as a healthy community by the state and have implemented programs like um the front porch with my committee. Uh we are working on a community garden. We um are working on the Every Kidout Outdoor program, encouraging families to get outdoors more and be active. And I just feel like I have a lot to give back. I have served for over eight years on planning and zoning, city council. I was a member of the DRC when I sat as the planning and zoning chair. So, I've been involved on multiple levels. I helped rewrite our general plan with Mayor Cox and um am familiar with ordinances and how they're created and implemented and I'm a big believer in property rights and I just feel like I have a lot to offer the community and would love the opportunity to serve if I were chosen. Okay. So, we're going to go in a different order. So, Tiffany, you kind of get a breath because you're going to go first. >> Um, and can I just ask to make sure that both of you speak into the microphone? I'm hard of hearing and I'm sure those on Zoom are >> having a challenge, too. Thank you. >> Okay. This is your question. >> Okay. >> And Bob, this will be your question as well. The city is going through a big big changes in our zoning and development codes. These changes will affect our general plan. How would you guide the update to our general plan to recognize the changes in our city while keeping it a great hometown? >> This is something I spoke a lot to when I ran for council previously. I think the feeling of community in High Park and the feeling of of the just our town in general, what we represent is really important to preserve. And we are growing by encouragement or default. Either one it's happening to us. And um I've always said we can choose how we grow or we can let it happen to us. Can it can be forced upon us. And I I think zoning is one of my number one goals. We've talked about it a lot as a council. A a future zoning map to help us give an idea of what we want to see happen in High Park and how we want it to see how we want to see it develop is important. Um working for updates to the master plan is important. We know we need to keep that regular. I think we found or current is a better word. I think we found that last time when we were um working to update the master plan um a lot of things were really outdated and I think it having a current master plan that we stay on top of that is a living document that we work with to um implement what we want to see hide park become as we're growing is important. So, I would work on a regular basis with the council, with the planning and zoning, with the staff to make the appropriate adjustments where needed. Um, an ordinance or zoning maps or policy. >> Bob, would that that question I asked was long. Would you like me to repeat it? >> Hey, what? >> That question was really long. Do you want me to repeat it? You should. >> Well, I think I remember it. >> Okay. All right. The the master plan is is a plan to develop ordinances and to make sure that uh the things are taking place according to the to the needs of the community and it needs to be updated regularly. And if uh if it needs to be uh updated, I' i'd work with the U planning and zoning, the city council, the staff to to work out an agenda to see what what needs to be done and then implement those things so that we could continue to have the uh quality of life that we want to have in Hide Park. Okay. Well, Bob, you can stay up there. You're next. >> What do you feel is the biggest challenge facing Hyde Park at this time? probably uh in my opinion it's it's growth and uh as as long as as growth is is planned and followed according to a plan I think it'll happen. Uh I know there's certain uh restrictions that's that's put on uh I' park that we have to meet either that or uh suffer the consequences through the the state. But uh in my opinion it's it's the continuation of the growth and to make sure that the services that that is required in Hyde Park that we uh go after and see if we can't get the services that are needed to keep some business here in Hide Park and make it uh you know worthwhile for someone to to have a business here. >> Okay. So the biggest challenges that High Park is facing currently, I think growth is is the challenge that kind of becomes the domino that tips all the other challenges into place. Whether it be infrastructure, um water, the state mandates for housing, we have some hurdles we have to jump through there that that kind of um can be a challenge to us, but I think we can tackle them. Um, but I do feel like growth is probably the biggest factor and like I said, um, but I think we can control that and meet those challenges by following our master plan, identifying where the issues are and working to make High Park what we want it to be when we grow up. Um yeah, but I think growth brings challenges for housing, um infrastructure, roads, water, all of those things. But I think that we as a council and as a city have worked hard to try and stay on top of that and are headed in a good direction. >> Tiffany, I get to ask the last question. How do you plan to include residents in the decision-making processes in the city? >> I love that question because I feel like the voice of the people is so important when we talk about our community and and what's happening here. Um it's important to listen to our community. I think that open houses I would like to see I would like to figure out a way to implement time with the mayor so if citizens have a concern they have a time that they can show up and come into the office and discuss it with the mayor. Um I'm all for I like the polls that we do. I think they have good feedback when we've done them and people talk about them. It's a good way to get people talking. I I like workshops and open houses. email. My phone is always open. I can it runs my life. So, if you want to get a hold of me, that's one way you can do it. Um but I think listening to the people and then um taking their input and considering the demands we have as a city and blending the two is the challenge of public service and and I think um working together as residents members of the community serving or not serving we can we can come to good resolutions but I think public input is really important. So, I'd be open to any avenue that could create more conversation or dialogue between the city and the public. >> Thank you, >> Bob. I'll go ahead and just repeat the question. >> Okay. >> How do you plan to include residents in the decision-making processes in the city? >> First off, I I
to help just as much or as little as I want. So, thank you for everything and thank you for your friendship and thank you for everything that you do serving our community is you're quite remarkable group and uh you you don't get told that. You will get told if the snow's not plowed or water doesn't run or sewers don't flush. But you're you're amazing and you do great things silently in the back to keep the city function and I appreciate you. >> That's all. >> Thank you, mayor. >> Yeah. Thank you, mayor. We appreciate you and all the the years of dedication and service to our community. Um, mayor. Okay. Steph and council report. Jeff, anything? >> Uh, we have nothing. >> Nothing. >> Thank you. >> Council, anything to discuss quickly? >> I'll just make an announcement since we have a bit of an audience. We have the front porch group tomorrow. That's our 55 and older. It's um a great place for community. We're doing a plant pounding event and a potluck and you're all welcome to come. You don't have to be 55 or older. It's a community group. So, we'd love to see you there. So, um, okay. Now, we'll move on to consider the applicants for the midterm election to serve the remainder of Mayor Bryan Cox's term. Well, it's not the remainder, until the next election. >> Yeah, I will have a statement, then I'll read about that. Um, so first we will invite the candidates who are present tonight to come up and take a seat in front of the microphone while I hand something to the city council members. >> Okay. And quickly, I just need to disclose by statute that I am a member of the city council with the right to vote on this matter, but I am applying for mayor. would do what are you doing it because in place of >> we'll go through All right, thank you everybody. Um, so to begin, I have a quick clarification that we need to make. Um, we discovered there was an error on the paperwork that was sent out to the public. So, this appointment for the mayor's term is an interimm appointment subject to a special election that will happen in 2027. So, the mayor's currently finished year 1 and year two of his term. Um, according to Utah State Code 28-1-510, section 7, it applies because this res his resignation was received before the filing deadline in 2027 for the true midterm election. And so, whoever is chosen tonight to replace the mayor will fill that term until 2028. And then pending the results of a 2027 special election, that person will fill the final two years of Mayor Cox's term. And so our friends tonight who are up for appointment will only be serving until 2028. And at that time, there will be a special election for the remainder of two the remaining two years of the term. So, thank you everybody for being here tonight. >> Election will be in conjunction with a regular city council. >> Yes. So, we'll have the standard city council election where there will be three seats open and then on top of that, we will have a two-year term for mayor at the election. So, anybody who missed the deadline to be considered for this term, just know that you'll have your chance in about a year. you can file and run for office uh in about a year. With that, we will get going. Uh thank you so much to the applicants who are here tonight. We had three applications for mayor. Uh first, let me just briefly read them. Our applicants first, we had um Tiffany Atkinson. Again, she's a sitting member of the city council. We had Mr. Robert or Bob Christensen. He applied as well um previous service to the city council and then a Mr. Losiendo Farer applied for the position as well. Um and so right now the city council has an opportunity to ask some questions of the candidates on top of the questions that were asked as part of the application process. And so each of the council members has a question sheet and I'm just going to ask council member Brower to begin the questions for the candidates and what we'll do is go through and make sure that every candidate present has a chance to answer the questions on the sheet and then after that we will go back to regular meeting. You'll deliberate and make a decision. So with that I'll turn it over to council member Brower. You may begin >> here. Did he >> I do not see him. >> Did he >> should have been? No. >> So, we could vote for him. >> You could vote for him. He's just not here to answer these specific questions that will be presented tonight. >> Okay. >> So, it's my honor to ask the first question, I guess. >> Yes. And you go in any order, any order you would like. >> Any order you would like. Well, okay. Um, I'll read the question and then I'm going to we'll start with Bob to answer it and then we can maybe rotate that as we go. Why do you want to serve your community as mayor? I I believe in service uh and no better uh opportunity to serve the citizens of Hyde Park than as as a mayor. I've served before and uh I also served on the city council. I I have a lot of time on my hands. I'm fully retired. I can spend full time if it needs be. And I I just really feel that it's my obligation as a citizen by Park to give back to the community. Does Tiffany ask answer the same one or do we >> If that's how you'd like to do it, then that's fine. I'm leaving it up to the council. Decide how you want to ask the questions. >> Oh, let's do that. Can you answer the same question? >> Um, I too believe in community service and dedicating your time to give back to the community that has given so much to me. Um, I'm a big advocate for the sense of community in our community and I think that's something I can help push forward in the office of mayor. I as a council member I've worked um to get our community designated as a healthy community by the state and have implemented programs like um the front porch with my committee. Uh we are working on a community garden. We um are working on the Every Kidout Outdoor program, encouraging families to get outdoors more and be active. And I just feel like I have a lot to give back. I have served for over eight years on planning and zoning, city council. I was a member of the DRC when I sat as the planning and zoning chair. So, I've been involved on multiple levels. I helped rewrite our general plan with Mayor Cox and um am familiar with ordinances and how they're created and implemented and I'm a big believer in property rights and I just feel like I have a lot to offer the community and would love the opportunity to serve if I were chosen. Okay. So, we're going to go in a different order. So, Tiffany, you kind of get a breath because you're going to go first. >> Um, and can I just ask to make sure that both of you speak into the microphone? I'm hard of hearing and I'm sure those on Zoom are >> having a challenge, too. Thank you. >> Okay. This is your question. >> Okay. >> And Bob, this will be your question as well. The city is going through a big big changes in our zoning and development codes. These changes will affect our general plan. How would you guide the update to our general plan to recognize the changes in our city while keeping it a great hometown? >> This is something I spoke a lot to when I ran for council previously. I think the feeling of community in High Park and the feeling of of the just our town in general, what we represent is really important to preserve. And we are growing by encouragement or default. Either one it's happening to us. And um I've always said we can choose how we grow or we can let it happen to us. Can it can be forced upon us. And I I think zoning is one of my number one goals. We've talked about it a lot as a council. A a future zoning map to help us give an idea of what we want to see happen in High Park and how we want it to see how we want to see it develop is important. Um working for updates to the master plan is important. We know we need to keep that regular. I think we found or current is a better word. I think we found that last time when we were um working to update the master plan um a lot of things were really outdated and I think it having a current master plan that we stay on top of that is a living document that we work with to um implement what we want to see hide park become as we're growing is important. So, I would work on a regular basis with the council, with the planning and zoning, with the staff to make the appropriate adjustments where needed. Um, an ordinance or zoning maps or policy. >> Bob, would that that question I asked was long. Would you like me to repeat it? >> Hey, what? >> That question was really long. Do you want me to repeat it? You should. >> Well, I think I remember it. >> Okay. All right. The the master plan is is a plan to develop ordinances and to make sure that uh the things are taking place according to the to the needs of the community and it needs to be updated regularly. And if uh if it needs to be uh updated, I' i'd work with the U planning and zoning, the city council, the staff to to work out an agenda to see what what needs to be done and then implement those things so that we could continue to have the uh quality of life that we want to have in Hide Park. Okay. Well, Bob, you can stay up there. You're next. >> What do you feel is the biggest challenge facing Hyde Park at this time? probably uh in my opinion it's it's growth and uh as as long as as growth is is planned and followed according to a plan I think it'll happen. Uh I know there's certain uh restrictions that's that's put on uh I' park that we have to meet either that or uh suffer the consequences through the the state. But uh in my opinion it's it's the continuation of the growth and to make sure that the services that that is required in Hyde Park that we uh go after and see if we can't get the services that are needed to keep some business here in Hide Park and make it uh you know worthwhile for someone to to have a business here. >> Okay. So the biggest challenges that High Park is facing currently, I think growth is is the challenge that kind of becomes the domino that tips all the other challenges into place. Whether it be infrastructure, um water, the state mandates for housing, we have some hurdles we have to jump through there that that kind of um can be a challenge to us, but I think we can tackle them. Um, but I do feel like growth is probably the biggest factor and like I said, um, but I think we can control that and meet those challenges by following our master plan, identifying where the issues are and working to make High Park what we want it to be when we grow up. Um yeah, but I think growth brings challenges for housing, um infrastructure, roads, water, all of those things. But I think that we as a council and as a city have worked hard to try and stay on top of that and are headed in a good direction. >> Tiffany, I get to ask the last question. How do you plan to include residents in the decision-making processes in the city? >> I love that question because I feel like the voice of the people is so important when we talk about our community and and what's happening here. Um it's important to listen to our community. I think that open houses I would like to see I would like to figure out a way to implement time with the mayor so if citizens have a concern they have a time that they can show up and come into the office and discuss it with the mayor. Um I'm all for I like the polls that we do. I think they have good feedback when we've done them and people talk about them. It's a good way to get people talking. I I like workshops and open houses. email. My phone is always open. I can it runs my life. So, if you want to get a hold of me, that's one way you can do it. Um but I think listening to the people and then um taking their input and considering the demands we have as a city and blending the two is the challenge of public service and and I think um working together as residents members of the community serving or not serving we can we can come to good resolutions but I think public input is really important. So, I'd be open to any avenue that could create more conversation or dialogue between the city and the public. >> Thank you, >> Bob. I'll go ahead and just repeat the question. >> Okay. >> How do you plan to include residents in the decision-making processes in the city? >> First off, I I
would keep them informed through ways that uh where my office would always be open and I would listen to them and invite them to come and and express their concerns. And if I have a motto that is we serve better together and if uh if we include them in the the questions that are needed and in the solutions that are needed, I think we'll do much better and and try to to implement them and and keep hide park as as it should be. >> Great. Thank you, Bob. >> All right, that concludes the question portion. Again, I'll remind the council that we do have the written applications that are in the packet available for you to see. Those were also sent out and our materials made available to the public for the meeting. And so now is the time for the city council to deliberate and discuss the appointment of the person who will fill the mayor's midterm election seat. In the event of a tie, we do have a process and procedure for a tie breaker, but I will save that as and go through that if it is necessary. So, Mor Prom, you can return to your position and start the deliberations. Okay. Thank you, city council. Um, at this time, I guess, do we call for a motion or do we discuss? >> You can let them beside you. >> Discuss. We get to talk about you and Bob in public now. Like you all talked about me a couple years when I ago when I was sitting down there. It was >> And don't forget we do have a third candidate who's not here tonight but is still open for consideration. >> That's right. Well, I would I would move that we eliminate that loi right away because I mean if he's not even interested in showing up then I don't feel like he'd be interested and or dependable. >> So um Stephanie I mean I can understand that. Um, I just would ask the city council. Does anyone know him at all? >> I I do not know who he is. Okay. >> I've not even heard the name. >> So I I guess we can't just eliminate him. We can >> Well, I I would say rather than eliminating one by one, right? Let council, please have a discussion and then at the end would call for would have a motion to appoint somebody rather than elimination. Let's just have a motion to appoint somebody to fill the seat. >> Okay. >> So, it'll be a motion that we do. We won't ask for a vote across. >> We're not going to do roll call voting. I >> checked with the city attorney with this one about two hours ago to be extra certain because we did a roll call last time and he said the state statute has changed and it's appropriate to just have a motion and a second and then a call for votes. >> Okay. >> And the mayor is on Zoom and available for a tiebreaker vote if necessary. And as council member Atinson mentioned and disclosed, she is eligible to vote as well by state law since she has disclosed the conflict. >> Okay. Thank you, Marcus. >> Can I make a statement? So, I think that um the two individuals that I know, Bob and Tiffany, would both I think serve the city well, and I don't think either one of them plans to revamp the whole process here. I think they're just both here to try to improve it. And so I think we'd be served by either person. I guess that's my comment. Well, and I would add that um certainly I've had the pleasure of working with
would keep them informed through ways that uh where my office would always be open and I would listen to them and invite them to come and and express their concerns. And if I have a motto that is we serve better together and if uh if we include them in the the questions that are needed and in the solutions that are needed, I think we'll do much better and and try to to implement them and and keep hide park as as it should be. >> Great. Thank you, Bob. >> All right, that concludes the question portion. Again, I'll remind the council that we do have the written applications that are in the packet available for you to see. Those were also sent out and our materials made available to the public for the meeting. And so now is the time for the city council to deliberate and discuss the appointment of the person who will fill the mayor's midterm election seat. In the event of a tie, we do have a process and procedure for a tie breaker, but I will save that as and go through that if it is necessary. So, Mor Prom, you can return to your position and start the deliberations. Okay. Thank you, city council. Um, at this time, I guess, do we call for a motion or do we discuss? >> You can let them beside you. >> Discuss. We get to talk about you and Bob in public now. Like you all talked about me a couple years when I ago when I was sitting down there. It was >> And don't forget we do have a third candidate who's not here tonight but is still open for consideration. >> That's right. Well, I would I would move that we eliminate that loi right away because I mean if he's not even interested in showing up then I don't feel like he'd be interested and or dependable. >> So um Stephanie I mean I can understand that. Um, I just would ask the city council. Does anyone know him at all? >> I I do not know who he is. Okay. >> I've not even heard the name. >> So I I guess we can't just eliminate him. We can >> Well, I I would say rather than eliminating one by one, right? Let council, please have a discussion and then at the end would call for would have a motion to appoint somebody rather than elimination. Let's just have a motion to appoint somebody to fill the seat. >> Okay. >> So, it'll be a motion that we do. We won't ask for a vote across. >> We're not going to do roll call voting. I >> checked with the city attorney with this one about two hours ago to be extra certain because we did a roll call last time and he said the state statute has changed and it's appropriate to just have a motion and a second and then a call for votes. >> Okay. >> And the mayor is on Zoom and available for a tiebreaker vote if necessary. And as council member Atinson mentioned and disclosed, she is eligible to vote as well by state law since she has disclosed the conflict. >> Okay. Thank you, Marcus. >> Can I make a statement? So, I think that um the two individuals that I know, Bob and Tiffany, would both I think serve the city well, and I don't think either one of them plans to revamp the whole process here. I think they're just both here to try to improve it. And so I think we'd be served by either person. I guess that's my comment. Well, and I would add that um certainly I've had the pleasure of working with
with Tiffany on the city council. Uh I've also been able to work with Bob. Most people don't know he served on the safety committee and is very dependable and is here whenever we want him um and has had brought some some good input and insight and so uh he's demonstrated to me his willingness to serve and be engaged at whatever level he um he would be called to serve. So um thank you Bob and thank you Tiffany for your service. I was also involved in the city um when Bob was interim mayor for a short period of time and appreciate that service that he did and it's been delightful to work with Tiffany. So I um agree with Geralt in that we've got two excellent candidates. I did appreciate the um detailed application that Tiffany sent in and um she did put a lot of thought and time into answering our questions and so I really appreciate that. >> Tiffany, any comments? No. Sorry.
with Tiffany on the city council. Uh I've also been able to work with Bob. Most people don't know he served on the safety committee and is very dependable and is here whenever we want him um and has had brought some some good input and insight and so uh he's demonstrated to me his willingness to serve and be engaged at whatever level he um he would be called to serve. So um thank you Bob and thank you Tiffany for your service. I was also involved in the city um when Bob was interim mayor for a short period of time and appreciate that service that he did and it's been delightful to work with Tiffany. So I um agree with Geralt in that we've got two excellent candidates. I did appreciate the um detailed application that Tiffany sent in and um she did put a lot of thought and time into answering our questions and so I really appreciate that. >> Tiffany, any comments? No. Sorry.
It's got to it's got to be really awkward sitting there comment >> will you please speak in your microphone Kirk? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I'm I'm I agree with you. I can't hear either. Um, I remember a few years ago when we needed to replace um a council member and we had to go through the same process and we had candidates. It's not a fun process. Believe me, it's not fun for the council either because we we can see u good things. I mean, they're all quality people or I don't think they would put their name out there to to serve and and do the things that they do. Uh um I remember my first time I ran for the council, I lost and uh and I was really excited. I lost, but Tiffany was one that out got votes and I've watched her serve on the council for the last what eight and a half years almost >> no I've only been >> six and a half >> what >> half a term just over four because I took Brandon's term midterm and then >> maybe it just seems Kirk like it's been that long working with you I don't know >> that Bob served is mayor. Interim or mayor. >> I I'm glad we've got candidates. Let's put it that way because it would be kind of a I think sorry state of affairs that no one was interested in leading this great city because Hide Park is a great place to live. It's a great place to be from and uh we've got some some great things going on thanks to our previous mayor and others staff. I mean, uh, I I think that we still have some good things to look forward to. And so, um, unlike Geralt, I mean, it's not one of those things that's easy to to vote for, but I don't think we can go wrong either way, but I think we're going to have to make that decision. And so, um, that being said, I I'll wait and see where we're at. Well, I'm ready to make a motion. Okay. >> Opposed that. I move that we appoint Tiffany Atinson as mayor to fill Mayor Cox's remaining term. >> I'll second that. >> We have a motion by Council Member Alred and a second by Council Member Fels that Tiffany Atinson fills Mayor Cox's remainder of his term until the next election. >> All in favor say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? >> Nay. >> And I'll recuse myself from voting. I will not vote. >> So the motion carries. 3 2 1 >> one. >> Congratulations. >> Thank you, Bob, for being willing to put your name as in as well. And there's lots of opportunities to serve, so we need to visit. Um, now we'll turn the time over to Muel for the oath and office presentation for the new mayor. raise your right hand swear this office. I, state your name, do solemnly swear that I will support, obey, and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Utah, and that I will discharge the duties of my office as mayor with fidelity. >> I, Tiffany Atkinson, do solemnly swear that I will obey or support, obey, and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Utah that I will discharge the duties of my offices. Thanks everyone. All right, now we'll move on to item seven, our administrative items. >> Can I interrupt, mayor? >> Yes. Um, >> I think our previous mayor has something he would like to say. Is >> he still on? >> Yes. Yes. Brian, did you have something you wanted to say? you unmuted yourself. >> I say, you know, well, I am I just pushed the wrong button, but um I think our community this week's stat just miles of of what good people we have because I as I look and see the backs of heads and I think I know who they are, I everyone will leave that room and still be friends. Bob's a dear friend of mine. I've known him for man a long time. Bob and Tiffany, he's a dear friend and and High Park City is bigger than one person. It's it's to serve all the people and how the future goes. So, it's not about one, it's about all. And so, I I commend you for doing uh a good job. I agree. you know, both have served the city and would serve the city, and I know Bob's just wanting to find he a place where he could serve, and he will serve remarkably well. So, I would uh council, I would recommend that uh we always want to find people to serve and this is a good one there. I think Bob is an amazing man that can help help the city continue to prosper and and be a quality place to live. But with that, I thank you and I'll be reaching out to you when I know more about what's going on with me. So, uh, it's a challenge. Have a good evening. Thank you, mayor. Um, briefly, council, just to clarify a couple of things. So, since we had a city council member take the position of mayor, now we get to do all this all over again to find somebody to fill the remainder of a former council member, now mayor Atkinson's seat. So, Monday, we will post information to the city website and to our social media pages, send out a message to the public just like we did before, uh, advertising an opening for the city council seat. And we'll go through all this again, uh, probably at the end of September or the beginning of October. So, the dates will we'll keep everybody informed of the dates as they happen. >> Okay. Thank you, Marcus. All right. Now we'll move on to item seven, the administrative items of our meeting. Um the first up is consider resolution 202619, a resolution accepting a petition for annexation of this of certain real property. I'll turn some time over to Marcus. >> Thank you. So the applicant is here with us tonight if there are specific questions for them. I'll briefly go through what is being considered. If I can get my Here we go. All right. So, this petition for annexation involves property on the norththeast section of our city. This property is owned by the Nixon family, which Alex Baronson is here tonight to represent the applicants. Um, this annexation, this is the initial petition. So this is the time when the city council will if you vote in favor you're saying we are interested in this annexation. You're not doing the final approval tonight. There's a notice period where we leave it open for the public to have comment and in about oh 60 days I think is when that is. They will come back for the final approval. At that time they'll be requesting a zone and there will be a public hearing. And so at this point, it's just the city council gets to consider the application and say, "Are we interested in this annexation or not?" One important detail in our annexation future boundary map, our nice little dashed line does not go all the way to the north end of these parcels. And the way annexation works between two communities is essentially whichever community gets there first kind of has the first option to say, "Well, we want this in our area." So, since there was a conflict with the map and part of this would in theory go to Smithfield City, the applicant did reach out to Smithfield City and there is a letter from the city of Smithfield in the packet saying that they would not protest this annexation and they are in favor of it. >> So, it's not good enough to fight over, huh? >> Well, I don't know about that. I maybe peeling back the curtain a little bit. There are some concerns about how Smithfield City sewer can service these parcels with the way the landfalls. Hide Park City's infrastructure is hasn't quite caught up there yet, but we are in a much better position to service this property with our sewer system than Smithfield City would be for theirs. I think that was the biggest contributing factor to that letter. >> Similar what we did with North Logan on that one little corner on 8th east or >> correct? Yeah. Um the Lynen Lane subdivision, similar situation. >> Yeah. Okay. >> And how many acres is this, Marcus? Do you know with all the parcels that they want? >> I don't know off the top of my head. You might have to ask Alex. He would probably know better. It's approximately 60 acres. Plus or minus a little, but One of the aspects to con take into consideration is traffic. Um, what is the staff bill about traffic on if we take this parcel into hide park? Well, interesting you should ask that because one of our presentations a little later on tonight, we're going to be discussing a potent potential support for an application to construct or apply for funding to construct a large portion of 700 East, which would kind of follow that canal line um on this property. I know that the Nixon family has been working with Sunrise Engineering on a potential alignment. They've been working with Smithfield City and talking with us about this. And so it is uh in discussion that there would be a continuation of our 700 east that would go right up through this area to help with traffic concerns through there. >> And that takes care of north and south. What about east and west? >> Um our master road plan does show a road kind of coming off in the middle here that would take it down to 4,400 north and county addressing. um that's you know technically that's going to be determined at the time of a subdivision application and so we don't typically consider that heavily when we look at annexation applications but on our master road plan we do have two key roads that go north south and east west that cross through these parces. >> Yeah. So, I mean, currently right now, this is proposed to do 17 other 1,700 homes uh up there already. So, would there be additional homes besides that 1,700 on this these parcels? >> Carol, can you clarify the 1700 homes being proposed? Well, when you guys came in to request the trans um the mountain zone, what was that called, Marcus? >> Um well, they helped write the zoning code. They haven't made an application for a reasonzone yet, but um it was in conjunction with the Nixons and a couple of the property owners in the area when we redid we Okay. >> When we redid the general plan, we worked with the land owners to write the ordinance. >> Yeah. And so during that process, it was stated it would be 1,700 units. >> So if you look at the contiguous acres of the MRZ zone that is proposed, um it's basically equates to three three or three homes per gross acre. So three residences per gross acre is the the way that that code is written. And so right now we don't have a proposal and we frankly we don't know the exact count of homes but I would I would just go off as the code and the contiguous acres and the MRZ and some of that is is land that we have under control but some of it isn't. some of it south like thirsten's and two brothers as part of that >> and I would also note one of the things when we were we were initially working on this previously is there's a master plan road too that connects from 1600 east where the roundabout is and goes it's the the power line road you refer to that still
It's got to it's got to be really awkward sitting there comment >> will you please speak in your microphone Kirk? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I'm I'm I agree with you. I can't hear either. Um, I remember a few years ago when we needed to replace um a council member and we had to go through the same process and we had candidates. It's not a fun process. Believe me, it's not fun for the council either because we we can see u good things. I mean, they're all quality people or I don't think they would put their name out there to to serve and and do the things that they do. Uh um I remember my first time I ran for the council, I lost and uh and I was really excited. I lost, but Tiffany was one that out got votes and I've watched her serve on the council for the last what eight and a half years almost >> no I've only been >> six and a half >> what >> half a term just over four because I took Brandon's term midterm and then >> maybe it just seems Kirk like it's been that long working with you I don't know >> that Bob served is mayor. Interim or mayor. >> I I'm glad we've got candidates. Let's put it that way because it would be kind of a I think sorry state of affairs that no one was interested in leading this great city because Hide Park is a great place to live. It's a great place to be from and uh we've got some some great things going on thanks to our previous mayor and others staff. I mean, uh, I I think that we still have some good things to look forward to. And so, um, unlike Geralt, I mean, it's not one of those things that's easy to to vote for, but I don't think we can go wrong either way, but I think we're going to have to make that decision. And so, um, that being said, I I'll wait and see where we're at. Well, I'm ready to make a motion. Okay. >> Opposed that. I move that we appoint Tiffany Atinson as mayor to fill Mayor Cox's remaining term. >> I'll second that. >> We have a motion by Council Member Alred and a second by Council Member Fels that Tiffany Atinson fills Mayor Cox's remainder of his term until the next election. >> All in favor say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? >> Nay. >> And I'll recuse myself from voting. I will not vote. >> So the motion carries. 3 2 1 >> one. >> Congratulations. >> Thank you, Bob, for being willing to put your name as in as well. And there's lots of opportunities to serve, so we need to visit. Um, now we'll turn the time over to Muel for the oath and office presentation for the new mayor. raise your right hand swear this office. I, state your name, do solemnly swear that I will support, obey, and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Utah, and that I will discharge the duties of my office as mayor with fidelity. >> I, Tiffany Atkinson, do solemnly swear that I will obey or support, obey, and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Utah that I will discharge the duties of my offices. Thanks everyone. All right, now we'll move on to item seven, our administrative items. >> Can I interrupt, mayor? >> Yes. Um, >> I think our previous mayor has something he would like to say. Is >> he still on? >> Yes. Yes. Brian, did you have something you wanted to say? you unmuted yourself. >> I say, you know, well, I am I just pushed the wrong button, but um I think our community this week's stat just miles of of what good people we have because I as I look and see the backs of heads and I think I know who they are, I everyone will leave that room and still be friends. Bob's a dear friend of mine. I've known him for man a long time. Bob and Tiffany, he's a dear friend and and High Park City is bigger than one person. It's it's to serve all the people and how the future goes. So, it's not about one, it's about all. And so, I I commend you for doing uh a good job. I agree. you know, both have served the city and would serve the city, and I know Bob's just wanting to find he a place where he could serve, and he will serve remarkably well. So, I would uh council, I would recommend that uh we always want to find people to serve and this is a good one there. I think Bob is an amazing man that can help help the city continue to prosper and and be a quality place to live. But with that, I thank you and I'll be reaching out to you when I know more about what's going on with me. So, uh, it's a challenge. Have a good evening. Thank you, mayor. Um, briefly, council, just to clarify a couple of things. So, since we had a city council member take the position of mayor, now we get to do all this all over again to find somebody to fill the remainder of a former council member, now mayor Atkinson's seat. So, Monday, we will post information to the city website and to our social media pages, send out a message to the public just like we did before, uh, advertising an opening for the city council seat. And we'll go through all this again, uh, probably at the end of September or the beginning of October. So, the dates will we'll keep everybody informed of the dates as they happen. >> Okay. Thank you, Marcus. All right. Now we'll move on to item seven, the administrative items of our meeting. Um the first up is consider resolution 202619, a resolution accepting a petition for annexation of this of certain real property. I'll turn some time over to Marcus. >> Thank you. So the applicant is here with us tonight if there are specific questions for them. I'll briefly go through what is being considered. If I can get my Here we go. All right. So, this petition for annexation involves property on the norththeast section of our city. This property is owned by the Nixon family, which Alex Baronson is here tonight to represent the applicants. Um, this annexation, this is the initial petition. So this is the time when the city council will if you vote in favor you're saying we are interested in this annexation. You're not doing the final approval tonight. There's a notice period where we leave it open for the public to have comment and in about oh 60 days I think is when that is. They will come back for the final approval. At that time they'll be requesting a zone and there will be a public hearing. And so at this point, it's just the city council gets to consider the application and say, "Are we interested in this annexation or not?" One important detail in our annexation future boundary map, our nice little dashed line does not go all the way to the north end of these parcels. And the way annexation works between two communities is essentially whichever community gets there first kind of has the first option to say, "Well, we want this in our area." So, since there was a conflict with the map and part of this would in theory go to Smithfield City, the applicant did reach out to Smithfield City and there is a letter from the city of Smithfield in the packet saying that they would not protest this annexation and they are in favor of it. >> So, it's not good enough to fight over, huh? >> Well, I don't know about that. I maybe peeling back the curtain a little bit. There are some concerns about how Smithfield City sewer can service these parcels with the way the landfalls. Hide Park City's infrastructure is hasn't quite caught up there yet, but we are in a much better position to service this property with our sewer system than Smithfield City would be for theirs. I think that was the biggest contributing factor to that letter. >> Similar what we did with North Logan on that one little corner on 8th east or >> correct? Yeah. Um the Lynen Lane subdivision, similar situation. >> Yeah. Okay. >> And how many acres is this, Marcus? Do you know with all the parcels that they want? >> I don't know off the top of my head. You might have to ask Alex. He would probably know better. It's approximately 60 acres. Plus or minus a little, but One of the aspects to con take into consideration is traffic. Um, what is the staff bill about traffic on if we take this parcel into hide park? Well, interesting you should ask that because one of our presentations a little later on tonight, we're going to be discussing a potent potential support for an application to construct or apply for funding to construct a large portion of 700 East, which would kind of follow that canal line um on this property. I know that the Nixon family has been working with Sunrise Engineering on a potential alignment. They've been working with Smithfield City and talking with us about this. And so it is uh in discussion that there would be a continuation of our 700 east that would go right up through this area to help with traffic concerns through there. >> And that takes care of north and south. What about east and west? >> Um our master road plan does show a road kind of coming off in the middle here that would take it down to 4,400 north and county addressing. um that's you know technically that's going to be determined at the time of a subdivision application and so we don't typically consider that heavily when we look at annexation applications but on our master road plan we do have two key roads that go north south and east west that cross through these parces. >> Yeah. So, I mean, currently right now, this is proposed to do 17 other 1,700 homes uh up there already. So, would there be additional homes besides that 1,700 on this these parcels? >> Carol, can you clarify the 1700 homes being proposed? Well, when you guys came in to request the trans um the mountain zone, what was that called, Marcus? >> Um well, they helped write the zoning code. They haven't made an application for a reasonzone yet, but um it was in conjunction with the Nixons and a couple of the property owners in the area when we redid we Okay. >> When we redid the general plan, we worked with the land owners to write the ordinance. >> Yeah. And so during that process, it was stated it would be 1,700 units. >> So if you look at the contiguous acres of the MRZ zone that is proposed, um it's basically equates to three three or three homes per gross acre. So three residences per gross acre is the the way that that code is written. And so right now we don't have a proposal and we frankly we don't know the exact count of homes but I would I would just go off as the code and the contiguous acres and the MRZ and some of that is is land that we have under control but some of it isn't. some of it south like thirsten's and two brothers as part of that >> and I would also note one of the things when we were we were initially working on this previously is there's a master plan road too that connects from 1600 east where the roundabout is and goes it's the the power line road you refer to that still
>> that's still on our master plan >> so that that road comes up and it's a major corridor road that kind of connects all of the hillside and the whole idea there and with this development is we don't want right now if you go up on the hillsides there's a ton of traffic flow >> that has to weave down through all these little neighborhoods and it's just not very efficient and so that's one of the first things we did with Charles's master plan these roads >> and 700 east was one of those and then the other one was that pull line road or power line road that wraps up around and that was the intent of of those corridor roads is to prevent the >> the traffic issues. And that's I think what led to COG saying, "Hey, 700 East is a major corridor road and they they put it towards the front of the line for funding because of the the need for this eastern corridor." >> That answer, Garald. >> Yeah. No. I feel like we're covered on the north south, but I'm worried about the east west. >> Yeah. >> Where 4,400 north would be the only option and not going weaving through neighborhoods. >> Yeah. And are you talking just for this like are you worried about this this 60 acre piece and and the traffic flowing there? Well, I can see uh the north side of the the acreage would go down 4,400 north, but the southern part would weave down through I don't know, maybe second south. >> So, yeah, I mean it and we don't we'd have to look at the traffic studies on that, but but ultimately that 700 east corridor is going to take off a load of traffic that will go it will go north to south. And the idea there, Stephanie, is that it will hit the major quarter roads north and south of it. >> And so I hope that makes sense. And we I could show you on a map probably a little better and explain it, but but if you have these big veins going north to south, then that gets you to the major corridors that go east to west. >> Thank you. And Alex, my condolences on your grandfather. >> Thank you. We'll miss Jack. Any further discussion? Council, >> I move that we accept and adopt uh resolution 2026-9 accepting a petition for annexation of certain real property uh as shown in the annexation petition as exhibit A. >> And I'll second that. Okay, we have a motion by council member Fels and a second by council member Allred. Any further discussion? All in favor say I. >> I. I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries 40. I don't vote, right? >> You don't vote anymore. >> I don't vote anymore. That's going to be now. >> Okay. Okay. Motion passes. Um, our next item be preliminary plat approval for the JRMS subdivision, Juniper Ridge Middle School. We'll turn some time over to Muel. Okay, thank you. Um, hopefully you guys got a chance to look at the staff report. Um, it's basically the same staff report that I presented to planning commission last week. um where they did um give a positive recommendation to city council for approval of this subdivision. Um the update to this is um the representative for the Mure subdivision across the street has reached out and asked if we could give this subdivision conditional approval with the condition being that final plat will remove the mirror section of road from the subdivision so that they can dedicate it themselves. Um, if you look at the plat, you can see that Mirror was supposed to build half road close to the roundabout. Um, and that the school was going to build the rest. I believe um the school built everything and are are proposing to dedicate everything when in fact they don't actually own that piece that Mir owns and Mir doesn't want to redo their but they already have final plat approval and they want to be able to record it and not have to change it. So they're asking that the school district change their plat at final plat time to a half road in front of Mir. Yes. because mirrors is complete and the school districts is not. >> Mir has final plat approval. They've just been waiting to record. Um and if this plat got final plat approval, it would um it would make the mirror plat incorrect and they don't want to have to go through back through the process and redraw their myar. Um so they're asking the school district to correct their plat upon final plat submission. So your um approval would be conditional upon um corrections to the road at final plat application time. >> Since this is a preliminary plat, we don't really know when we'll get the final plat. But with the school opening in two weeks, hopefully >> you would hope it would be soon. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> Um mayor, the applicant is here. if you wish to recognize them and have them speak. I believe and the representative Fier is here as well. >> Council, do you have questions for the applicant or for the school district? >> I don't have any questions. >> Did does the school district have any opposition to this >> or any additional information they want to add? >> Yes, this is just clarification. So Blan with Heritage Development, Lance Anderson with Cash Landmark Engineering with the Cash County School District. >> Uh the mirror project actually was not dedicating the whole room that part all the way up. >> So we felt like this was the best way to get it all dedicated. A little history was that um we thank Mayor Cox and helping find this property. We kind of came up with the agreement. The property lines came to the center of the road. We had a development agreement to share the cost in developing it. Whoever came first would build it and then share the cost. The school district came in and built it first, debate it. So, we still have a couple of things. We've got a couple of punch lists before we uh finalize the final plat just because the way school districts are, we don't bond. We got a couple of things. So, we just want things cleaned up and approved and then we dedicate the road. I think that's the way we'd go. But mirror development which is this sort of thing you can see the um right there their first phase. So they have a couple of phases. Their first phase is against Wolfpack weight. That's the one that they have completed all the infrastructure and are ready to complete the final plat. And so as Muel says we don't want to really hold them up but um because we want to fill it. So we can take that little section out of our plat and have them record and then we'll record after that. So it just kind of helps the process. We appreciate you looking into that. And um and I think I do have one item that we want to add to the bunch list. We don't have our strip. So yeah, so we want to add that to it. Um but other than that, I think we're just trying to wrap things up. >> Thank you. Any other questions? I know the planning commission last week debated quite a bit about this and I appreciate their concerns and insights and discussion. Um, but I I would go ahead and agree with the planning commission's recommendation to uh to approve it. >> Is that a motion? >> Well, I'm that's >> Well, I can make it a motion. Okay. >> If you'd like. >> Can I just say one at >> Yeah. I just want to make sure that I know we get further discussion later, but >> So you're saying this is the mirror subdivision. Is that right? >> Across the street. >> The cross street is >> This is the schools. Okay. Because I mean they have roads and >> what? >> They have their roads all in there and everything and they don't have a final plat yet. >> No, they have a final plat approval. >> Okay. >> Mir has final plat approval. >> Okay. >> Um they just haven't recorded yet. they're ready to record. School district is a preliminary plat and then as soon as they have preliminary plat approval, they'll apply for a final. >> I just I would think you'd have a final platform before you started building roads and >> everything else like that. >> It's a little different. So, the school district, they get their building permit issued through the state and they have a different set of criteria than we would normally issue it from the city. Just like Lance said, at this point, the plat really is a cleanup mechanism. They're we've had an inspection done. The punch list is in here. As he mentioned, they're going to add an item themselves that they know they're missing, which is striping. So, I feel like the school district is trying their best to clean up this uh property boundary issue and get the road all ready to go for school. Um, and yeah, it's not the typical process that we have developments go through, but it's not necessarily a problem. Like Blaine, unfortunately, he gets to go through the regular process, so he can't get a building permit till his plaque gets recorded, but since the school district gets to follow different rules, they get to kind of do it after the fact. >> So, so there's no advantage us hedging on this, is there? I mean, I can't see that that's a it looks to me like we need to move forward. >> Yes. >> Yes. Make your >> just just the the frustration of, you know, the the planning commission also expressed that it would have been nice if we'd had this sooner so that we don't feel like what's going on at the at the last minute. I know you you conversed with city staff and this and that, but uh the challenge I think the planning commission faced and that we're struggling with is that this could have should have been done, you know, a year ago or two years ago just, you know, and the normal process that Blaine and everybody else has to go through in town and and I know the state rules and and you're focused on probably the building aspect. our city, the city's focused on the infrastructure, the sewer, the water, the roads, so forth and so on and and and that's I think some of the frustration that was expressed last week and that we're kind of here, but that's behind us and so let's move forward and let's fix it and get it done and get this school open and get our kids in there and and enjoy a new school. >> So I just want to say so I've done a lot of schools, a lot of work for universities. We take about two years to build buildings. A lot of times those dedications of roads come after that. Does that make sense? And so a preliminary our approvals of buildings and the infrastructure and the plans are all done. But sometimes the dedication which is a cleanup process of dedicating roads. So during that process when we met with the city was like hey what is the best way for us to take care of this dedication and we felt like a plat was we had understood and we had submitted that got it approved but Mikuel came up with a a theme we did this clear back like it was two years ago that Sunrise had approved all the preliminary plat and the construction drawings but Muel brought up the point we really didn't go through planning commission because I submitted a final plaque last year and then MueL did all research is like, Lance, you didn't get the approval. So then we're like, oops, sorry, we submitted. We thought we had the approval, but we really didn't go through the process like we should have. And that's our bad and we really should. So, and Muel was correct and we were like, so this is the process to make sure it was right. It wasn't that we didn't sub. We submitted a preliminary plaque two years ago that was approved that was there that showed all the road dedication, all the easements that everyone wanted, but we should have done better in following up that process. >> Okay. >> So, so we apologize for that, but this is a cleanup. Schools are a little bit different. University is a little different. If you're familiar with the US VetMed building that's opening up, I still haven't dedicated roads and I'll be doing that as soon as the city walks through. One of the things that's different with the school districts and university is we don't put up they don't put up bonds. You usually have to put up money to dedicate roads and file plats. That's not the way they that agency works. So that's why I do it later is because then the school the cities are okay. We check off make sure everything's done and then we dedicate the roads. So sometimes it's a little different process with that as Marcus has mentioned. So, it's not a normal process, but maybe there's something that we could have done a little bit better. >> Okay, thank you for that, Lance. Well, I move that um to approve the preliminary plat and the plans for the Juniper Ridge Middle School subdivision conditional on make sure I say the words right. That the J >> would say remove the mirror project phase one right away. that and that we remove the mirror project phase one right of way. >> I'm sorry. >> We have a motion from council member Fels and a second from council member Brower. Any further discussion? >> Without any further discussion, all in favor say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? With nay. >> Just a quick question. I know that we um require um the contractors to go back and seal the road or redo the road within a year or something. >> Who who will do this one? >> We're working on that with Lance. It's part of the punch list and so we're we may have to come up with an unconventional solution to fit the school's timeline, but it's on the list of things that we're going to get figured out with them. >> Okay. Okay, we'll move on to item eight on our agenda. A public hearing to re to consider resolution 2026-17, a resolution authorizing Sunrise Engineering to make an application to the COG for a grant to help fund the remainder of Wolfpack Way. Okay. And we'll invite Josh Nielson to come and present. >> We forgot to move this to the end of the agenda tonight. Too late now, I guess. >> I had my monster back there, so I'm good to go
>> that's still on our master plan >> so that that road comes up and it's a major corridor road that kind of connects all of the hillside and the whole idea there and with this development is we don't want right now if you go up on the hillsides there's a ton of traffic flow >> that has to weave down through all these little neighborhoods and it's just not very efficient and so that's one of the first things we did with Charles's master plan these roads >> and 700 east was one of those and then the other one was that pull line road or power line road that wraps up around and that was the intent of of those corridor roads is to prevent the >> the traffic issues. And that's I think what led to COG saying, "Hey, 700 East is a major corridor road and they they put it towards the front of the line for funding because of the the need for this eastern corridor." >> That answer, Garald. >> Yeah. No. I feel like we're covered on the north south, but I'm worried about the east west. >> Yeah. >> Where 4,400 north would be the only option and not going weaving through neighborhoods. >> Yeah. And are you talking just for this like are you worried about this this 60 acre piece and and the traffic flowing there? Well, I can see uh the north side of the the acreage would go down 4,400 north, but the southern part would weave down through I don't know, maybe second south. >> So, yeah, I mean it and we don't we'd have to look at the traffic studies on that, but but ultimately that 700 east corridor is going to take off a load of traffic that will go it will go north to south. And the idea there, Stephanie, is that it will hit the major quarter roads north and south of it. >> And so I hope that makes sense. And we I could show you on a map probably a little better and explain it, but but if you have these big veins going north to south, then that gets you to the major corridors that go east to west. >> Thank you. And Alex, my condolences on your grandfather. >> Thank you. We'll miss Jack. Any further discussion? Council, >> I move that we accept and adopt uh resolution 2026-9 accepting a petition for annexation of certain real property uh as shown in the annexation petition as exhibit A. >> And I'll second that. Okay, we have a motion by council member Fels and a second by council member Allred. Any further discussion? All in favor say I. >> I. I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries 40. I don't vote, right? >> You don't vote anymore. >> I don't vote anymore. That's going to be now. >> Okay. Okay. Motion passes. Um, our next item be preliminary plat approval for the JRMS subdivision, Juniper Ridge Middle School. We'll turn some time over to Muel. Okay, thank you. Um, hopefully you guys got a chance to look at the staff report. Um, it's basically the same staff report that I presented to planning commission last week. um where they did um give a positive recommendation to city council for approval of this subdivision. Um the update to this is um the representative for the Mure subdivision across the street has reached out and asked if we could give this subdivision conditional approval with the condition being that final plat will remove the mirror section of road from the subdivision so that they can dedicate it themselves. Um, if you look at the plat, you can see that Mirror was supposed to build half road close to the roundabout. Um, and that the school was going to build the rest. I believe um the school built everything and are are proposing to dedicate everything when in fact they don't actually own that piece that Mir owns and Mir doesn't want to redo their but they already have final plat approval and they want to be able to record it and not have to change it. So they're asking that the school district change their plat at final plat time to a half road in front of Mir. Yes. because mirrors is complete and the school districts is not. >> Mir has final plat approval. They've just been waiting to record. Um and if this plat got final plat approval, it would um it would make the mirror plat incorrect and they don't want to have to go through back through the process and redraw their myar. Um so they're asking the school district to correct their plat upon final plat submission. So your um approval would be conditional upon um corrections to the road at final plat application time. >> Since this is a preliminary plat, we don't really know when we'll get the final plat. But with the school opening in two weeks, hopefully >> you would hope it would be soon. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> Um mayor, the applicant is here. if you wish to recognize them and have them speak. I believe and the representative Fier is here as well. >> Council, do you have questions for the applicant or for the school district? >> I don't have any questions. >> Did does the school district have any opposition to this >> or any additional information they want to add? >> Yes, this is just clarification. So Blan with Heritage Development, Lance Anderson with Cash Landmark Engineering with the Cash County School District. >> Uh the mirror project actually was not dedicating the whole room that part all the way up. >> So we felt like this was the best way to get it all dedicated. A little history was that um we thank Mayor Cox and helping find this property. We kind of came up with the agreement. The property lines came to the center of the road. We had a development agreement to share the cost in developing it. Whoever came first would build it and then share the cost. The school district came in and built it first, debate it. So, we still have a couple of things. We've got a couple of punch lists before we uh finalize the final plat just because the way school districts are, we don't bond. We got a couple of things. So, we just want things cleaned up and approved and then we dedicate the road. I think that's the way we'd go. But mirror development which is this sort of thing you can see the um right there their first phase. So they have a couple of phases. Their first phase is against Wolfpack weight. That's the one that they have completed all the infrastructure and are ready to complete the final plat. And so as Muel says we don't want to really hold them up but um because we want to fill it. So we can take that little section out of our plat and have them record and then we'll record after that. So it just kind of helps the process. We appreciate you looking into that. And um and I think I do have one item that we want to add to the bunch list. We don't have our strip. So yeah, so we want to add that to it. Um but other than that, I think we're just trying to wrap things up. >> Thank you. Any other questions? I know the planning commission last week debated quite a bit about this and I appreciate their concerns and insights and discussion. Um, but I I would go ahead and agree with the planning commission's recommendation to uh to approve it. >> Is that a motion? >> Well, I'm that's >> Well, I can make it a motion. Okay. >> If you'd like. >> Can I just say one at >> Yeah. I just want to make sure that I know we get further discussion later, but >> So you're saying this is the mirror subdivision. Is that right? >> Across the street. >> The cross street is >> This is the schools. Okay. Because I mean they have roads and >> what? >> They have their roads all in there and everything and they don't have a final plat yet. >> No, they have a final plat approval. >> Okay. >> Mir has final plat approval. >> Okay. >> Um they just haven't recorded yet. they're ready to record. School district is a preliminary plat and then as soon as they have preliminary plat approval, they'll apply for a final. >> I just I would think you'd have a final platform before you started building roads and >> everything else like that. >> It's a little different. So, the school district, they get their building permit issued through the state and they have a different set of criteria than we would normally issue it from the city. Just like Lance said, at this point, the plat really is a cleanup mechanism. They're we've had an inspection done. The punch list is in here. As he mentioned, they're going to add an item themselves that they know they're missing, which is striping. So, I feel like the school district is trying their best to clean up this uh property boundary issue and get the road all ready to go for school. Um, and yeah, it's not the typical process that we have developments go through, but it's not necessarily a problem. Like Blaine, unfortunately, he gets to go through the regular process, so he can't get a building permit till his plaque gets recorded, but since the school district gets to follow different rules, they get to kind of do it after the fact. >> So, so there's no advantage us hedging on this, is there? I mean, I can't see that that's a it looks to me like we need to move forward. >> Yes. >> Yes. Make your >> just just the the frustration of, you know, the the planning commission also expressed that it would have been nice if we'd had this sooner so that we don't feel like what's going on at the at the last minute. I know you you conversed with city staff and this and that, but uh the challenge I think the planning commission faced and that we're struggling with is that this could have should have been done, you know, a year ago or two years ago just, you know, and the normal process that Blaine and everybody else has to go through in town and and I know the state rules and and you're focused on probably the building aspect. our city, the city's focused on the infrastructure, the sewer, the water, the roads, so forth and so on and and and that's I think some of the frustration that was expressed last week and that we're kind of here, but that's behind us and so let's move forward and let's fix it and get it done and get this school open and get our kids in there and and enjoy a new school. >> So I just want to say so I've done a lot of schools, a lot of work for universities. We take about two years to build buildings. A lot of times those dedications of roads come after that. Does that make sense? And so a preliminary our approvals of buildings and the infrastructure and the plans are all done. But sometimes the dedication which is a cleanup process of dedicating roads. So during that process when we met with the city was like hey what is the best way for us to take care of this dedication and we felt like a plat was we had understood and we had submitted that got it approved but Mikuel came up with a a theme we did this clear back like it was two years ago that Sunrise had approved all the preliminary plat and the construction drawings but Muel brought up the point we really didn't go through planning commission because I submitted a final plaque last year and then MueL did all research is like, Lance, you didn't get the approval. So then we're like, oops, sorry, we submitted. We thought we had the approval, but we really didn't go through the process like we should have. And that's our bad and we really should. So, and Muel was correct and we were like, so this is the process to make sure it was right. It wasn't that we didn't sub. We submitted a preliminary plaque two years ago that was approved that was there that showed all the road dedication, all the easements that everyone wanted, but we should have done better in following up that process. >> Okay. >> So, so we apologize for that, but this is a cleanup. Schools are a little bit different. University is a little different. If you're familiar with the US VetMed building that's opening up, I still haven't dedicated roads and I'll be doing that as soon as the city walks through. One of the things that's different with the school districts and university is we don't put up they don't put up bonds. You usually have to put up money to dedicate roads and file plats. That's not the way they that agency works. So that's why I do it later is because then the school the cities are okay. We check off make sure everything's done and then we dedicate the roads. So sometimes it's a little different process with that as Marcus has mentioned. So, it's not a normal process, but maybe there's something that we could have done a little bit better. >> Okay, thank you for that, Lance. Well, I move that um to approve the preliminary plat and the plans for the Juniper Ridge Middle School subdivision conditional on make sure I say the words right. That the J >> would say remove the mirror project phase one right away. that and that we remove the mirror project phase one right of way. >> I'm sorry. >> We have a motion from council member Fels and a second from council member Brower. Any further discussion? >> Without any further discussion, all in favor say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? With nay. >> Just a quick question. I know that we um require um the contractors to go back and seal the road or redo the road within a year or something. >> Who who will do this one? >> We're working on that with Lance. It's part of the punch list and so we're we may have to come up with an unconventional solution to fit the school's timeline, but it's on the list of things that we're going to get figured out with them. >> Okay. Okay, we'll move on to item eight on our agenda. A public hearing to re to consider resolution 2026-17, a resolution authorizing Sunrise Engineering to make an application to the COG for a grant to help fund the remainder of Wolfpack Way. Okay. And we'll invite Josh Nielson to come and present. >> We forgot to move this to the end of the agenda tonight. Too late now, I guess. >> I had my monster back there, so I'm good to go
way as we need to. Uh, good evening, council. Appreciate the time to come before you and present this project. Um, so Wolfpack Way, um, we are moving forward with two applications on Wolfpack Way to the Cog. Um, to kind of complete Wolfpack Way into Smithfield. Um, so tonight I'll present what we're referring to as phase B and phase C. Starting with this picture, this cover you can kind of see where the gateway project is and then um some of the dirt work from Wolfpackway phase A which is currently under construction. Um so from the north end of the gateway to 400 north up from the InstaCare to be complete in October and then phase B and C would continue from there. So this is showing the CMO plan regional plan. Um it's kind of center just left to center there R4. um county has designated this project as a phase one project um with the hopes plans of being complete um sometime between 2023 and 2032. So a very high priority for the county. Then this next slide shows the High Park City uh transportation master plan. I just wanted to show this as well. That is a plan road for Hide Park City as well. Um so this is kind of a description of the different phases that we are applying for. Um, so phase B will be from 400 North in Hyde Park to about 4,300 north in Cash County. So we're stopping just south of 4,400 north. Um, and it will include a roundabout at what would be the connection of 500 North and 450 north. So um, kind of there on the right you see that exhibit and kind of the phase lines there. And then phase C would continue from where Wolfpack Way ties into 250 east. It would connect through there. Then the roundabout at 4,400 north and connect into what is 925 south in Smithfield which is right behind Lees where they're currently constructing a half road and some new town home developments there. So come to each phase. We're planning on building a 99 foot or acquiring 99 ft of rightway for this entire section. And then we're building a partial crosssection that includes 40T of asphalt and then a 10-ft shared east path on the east side of the road. um similar to the existing phase of Wolf Pegway through Head Park City and then with future development um developers would be required to build out the rest of the road add curb gutter to both sides and then an additional sidewalk on the west side I think we have so there's the two crosssections so the top one is what would be completed as part of these projects and then the bottom one is after future development the next slide. Um we have some aerials. So this is 400 North there at the bottom of the page. Um that's the Burning Hurst Village on the development on the left side. Um so through these fields here is where we would have our roundabout and then it would kind of scurve up to 250 250 east which is there on the right side. So the round about would be about right there and then S curve up about Yeah. those mounds of dirtish. So, the next slide is another aerial. This shows more of what would be phase C. So, there's 4,400 north where a roundabout would be constructed and then build up to where um Smithfield City has their full rideway um kind of by those town homes in the distance. And then this third aerial is looking back south across um kind of the two projects as well. So, So, some project details on funding. We're applying to the Kash County Council of Governments for construction funding. That application is due Friday and then we'll know October, November on if the application is successful. Um, engineering for these projects is currently fully funded by the Cash Metropolitan Planning Organization and currently there's about $400,000 remaining in rightway acquisition budget to apply to these projects. Um if we're successful in acquiring funding, construction on these phases would begin in 2028. Um depending on what the city wants to do with utilities, um there's also a potential um for about a million dollars in utility improvements. Um that would get utilities to the future north border of Hide Park, which is 4,400 north. That would be for water and sewer improvements. >> I'm going to butt in, Josh. uh city staff are still determining if we want to go the full distance because it's it is our future annexation boundary, but there are other options we are looking into to help cut down on the non-cogible items. And if I don't say that, then our finance specialist is going to probably strangle me. We're yes, we're not probably not going to be spending the full million because we're looking at other options. I feel a lot safer talking about that without DA next to me. Um, so phase B we're estimating to be $3 million for construction, $2.2 million in rightway acquisition. Then we have budgeted $250,000 for construction management observation, $400,000 for contingency build, bringing the total to just over 5.8 million. Um, phase three is or phase C is very similar. um three and a half uh just kind of differences with construction versus rightaway cost. Um building on top of an existing road, there's already some rightaway there, so we save some money there. Um but total construction, three and a half million, 1.2 million in rightway cost. Um 250,000 for construction management observation and then about $400,000 in contingency as well, just over 5.3 million. So how those costs break down is on the next slide. Um some of these items are still being determined um as far as what the match would be. Um all in total um for COG there has to be a minimum 8% match. Um so if we go off the existing boundaries, High Park has about 300 feet of phase B, county having 1,400 feet of phase B. So if we if we go with those boundaries, um High Park portion would be about a million dollars with a match of $85,000 and then the county portion would be 4.8 28 million with a match of $385,000. Um if we go off future boundaries, um all of that project would be within Hide Park City and none of it would be within Cash County or Smithfield. And then that would bring the Hide Park portion to 5.8 million and the match $470,000. Um part of this I want to mention, um this is the part of part of why we're here tonight is to give the city an idea of what the financial contribution of the project's going to be. Um, if we move forward with this application, it isn't requiring you to pay any or all of this match. Um, if we get funded, we have to address that with the different agencies being involved. Um, and and work that out as far as who's all covering what match. Ultimately, if the city gets awarded and the county says you have to match the $500,000 and the city does not want to do that, um, you're not obligated to. And so then with phase C on the next slide, um kind of similar breakdown um existing boundaries, none of it is in hide park. Um and future boundaries um be about 28% of it in High Park. So a match somewhere between 0 and $120,000. Um and most of that switching towards Smithfield. So the conversation happens at some point somehow somewhere between whoever to determine whether we do it with current or future boundaries. How does that impact us? >> Part of the CMPO um funding is that these three jurisdictions have to enter a memorandum of understanding moving forward before any additional funds are dispersed. Um and part of that memorandum of understanding will address how um who's paying for what is my understanding. >> Yes. So as mentioned earlier the cash metropolitan planning organization or CMPO has already dedicated a significant amount of funds to the project for engineering and rightway acquisition. Like Josh said, in order for us to keep those funds with the project, we have to enter into an agreement between Hide Park City, Smithfield City, and Cash County, laying out who's responsible for paying what. Um, of course, as as good government employees, we're all trying to push the cash contribution to somebody else. U, but ultimately, it's going to be we're going to have to have some hard discussions with the city council on how much are we willing to put forward to make this road happen. I know right now from Cash County they are pushing that the cities both High Park and Smithfield handle match contributions for anything that will be in our city boundaries in the future. I do not agree with that. We have been in discussions with the county about how that's going to happen and we don't have a solution yet. However, to be eligible for the funding, we have to get this application in. And so the application is going to just list here's the total match contribution and the plan is we get to have our new mayor get a little trial by fire and we'll start meeting with the county very soon to finalize this agreement and figure out who is paying for what. But we are very hopeful uh that that will be settled long before our October presentations and deadline for funding. I have a question. So, have any of you guys tried to pull in or or take off from the corner there on 4400 North and the highway. >> I avoid it at all cost. Anyway, I guess I just think that if we're going to put this in and there's
way as we need to. Uh, good evening, council. Appreciate the time to come before you and present this project. Um, so Wolfpack Way, um, we are moving forward with two applications on Wolfpack Way to the Cog. Um, to kind of complete Wolfpack Way into Smithfield. Um, so tonight I'll present what we're referring to as phase B and phase C. Starting with this picture, this cover you can kind of see where the gateway project is and then um some of the dirt work from Wolfpackway phase A which is currently under construction. Um so from the north end of the gateway to 400 north up from the InstaCare to be complete in October and then phase B and C would continue from there. So this is showing the CMO plan regional plan. Um it's kind of center just left to center there R4. um county has designated this project as a phase one project um with the hopes plans of being complete um sometime between 2023 and 2032. So a very high priority for the county. Then this next slide shows the High Park City uh transportation master plan. I just wanted to show this as well. That is a plan road for Hide Park City as well. Um so this is kind of a description of the different phases that we are applying for. Um, so phase B will be from 400 North in Hyde Park to about 4,300 north in Cash County. So we're stopping just south of 4,400 north. Um, and it will include a roundabout at what would be the connection of 500 North and 450 north. So um, kind of there on the right you see that exhibit and kind of the phase lines there. And then phase C would continue from where Wolfpack Way ties into 250 east. It would connect through there. Then the roundabout at 4,400 north and connect into what is 925 south in Smithfield which is right behind Lees where they're currently constructing a half road and some new town home developments there. So come to each phase. We're planning on building a 99 foot or acquiring 99 ft of rightway for this entire section. And then we're building a partial crosssection that includes 40T of asphalt and then a 10-ft shared east path on the east side of the road. um similar to the existing phase of Wolf Pegway through Head Park City and then with future development um developers would be required to build out the rest of the road add curb gutter to both sides and then an additional sidewalk on the west side I think we have so there's the two crosssections so the top one is what would be completed as part of these projects and then the bottom one is after future development the next slide. Um we have some aerials. So this is 400 North there at the bottom of the page. Um that's the Burning Hurst Village on the development on the left side. Um so through these fields here is where we would have our roundabout and then it would kind of scurve up to 250 250 east which is there on the right side. So the round about would be about right there and then S curve up about Yeah. those mounds of dirtish. So, the next slide is another aerial. This shows more of what would be phase C. So, there's 4,400 north where a roundabout would be constructed and then build up to where um Smithfield City has their full rideway um kind of by those town homes in the distance. And then this third aerial is looking back south across um kind of the two projects as well. So, So, some project details on funding. We're applying to the Kash County Council of Governments for construction funding. That application is due Friday and then we'll know October, November on if the application is successful. Um, engineering for these projects is currently fully funded by the Cash Metropolitan Planning Organization and currently there's about $400,000 remaining in rightway acquisition budget to apply to these projects. Um if we're successful in acquiring funding, construction on these phases would begin in 2028. Um depending on what the city wants to do with utilities, um there's also a potential um for about a million dollars in utility improvements. Um that would get utilities to the future north border of Hide Park, which is 4,400 north. That would be for water and sewer improvements. >> I'm going to butt in, Josh. uh city staff are still determining if we want to go the full distance because it's it is our future annexation boundary, but there are other options we are looking into to help cut down on the non-cogible items. And if I don't say that, then our finance specialist is going to probably strangle me. We're yes, we're not probably not going to be spending the full million because we're looking at other options. I feel a lot safer talking about that without DA next to me. Um, so phase B we're estimating to be $3 million for construction, $2.2 million in rightway acquisition. Then we have budgeted $250,000 for construction management observation, $400,000 for contingency build, bringing the total to just over 5.8 million. Um, phase three is or phase C is very similar. um three and a half uh just kind of differences with construction versus rightaway cost. Um building on top of an existing road, there's already some rightaway there, so we save some money there. Um but total construction, three and a half million, 1.2 million in rightway cost. Um 250,000 for construction management observation and then about $400,000 in contingency as well, just over 5.3 million. So how those costs break down is on the next slide. Um some of these items are still being determined um as far as what the match would be. Um all in total um for COG there has to be a minimum 8% match. Um so if we go off the existing boundaries, High Park has about 300 feet of phase B, county having 1,400 feet of phase B. So if we if we go with those boundaries, um High Park portion would be about a million dollars with a match of $85,000 and then the county portion would be 4.8 28 million with a match of $385,000. Um if we go off future boundaries, um all of that project would be within Hide Park City and none of it would be within Cash County or Smithfield. And then that would bring the Hide Park portion to 5.8 million and the match $470,000. Um part of this I want to mention, um this is the part of part of why we're here tonight is to give the city an idea of what the financial contribution of the project's going to be. Um, if we move forward with this application, it isn't requiring you to pay any or all of this match. Um, if we get funded, we have to address that with the different agencies being involved. Um, and and work that out as far as who's all covering what match. Ultimately, if the city gets awarded and the county says you have to match the $500,000 and the city does not want to do that, um, you're not obligated to. And so then with phase C on the next slide, um kind of similar breakdown um existing boundaries, none of it is in hide park. Um and future boundaries um be about 28% of it in High Park. So a match somewhere between 0 and $120,000. Um and most of that switching towards Smithfield. So the conversation happens at some point somehow somewhere between whoever to determine whether we do it with current or future boundaries. How does that impact us? >> Part of the CMPO um funding is that these three jurisdictions have to enter a memorandum of understanding moving forward before any additional funds are dispersed. Um and part of that memorandum of understanding will address how um who's paying for what is my understanding. >> Yes. So as mentioned earlier the cash metropolitan planning organization or CMPO has already dedicated a significant amount of funds to the project for engineering and rightway acquisition. Like Josh said, in order for us to keep those funds with the project, we have to enter into an agreement between Hide Park City, Smithfield City, and Cash County, laying out who's responsible for paying what. Um, of course, as as good government employees, we're all trying to push the cash contribution to somebody else. U, but ultimately, it's going to be we're going to have to have some hard discussions with the city council on how much are we willing to put forward to make this road happen. I know right now from Cash County they are pushing that the cities both High Park and Smithfield handle match contributions for anything that will be in our city boundaries in the future. I do not agree with that. We have been in discussions with the county about how that's going to happen and we don't have a solution yet. However, to be eligible for the funding, we have to get this application in. And so the application is going to just list here's the total match contribution and the plan is we get to have our new mayor get a little trial by fire and we'll start meeting with the county very soon to finalize this agreement and figure out who is paying for what. But we are very hopeful uh that that will be settled long before our October presentations and deadline for funding. I have a question. So, have any of you guys tried to pull in or or take off from the corner there on 4400 North and the highway. >> I avoid it at all cost. Anyway, I guess I just think that if we're going to put this in and there's
going to way more people going down there, I think something ought to be done down at the highway as part of this. But I know there's pe people will figure out pretty quick, Geral that that's not the place to get on top of the highway. They'll keep going all the way to Smithfield or >> I don't think you can have two cars go through that at the same time. >> And so Do we want to put kids going out on that? I mean, I just safety issue is a real concern I think for me. >> Yeah, I won't I won't bore you with the details. We've talked about this briefly before. or the city had a different alignment in mind for this road initially, but this new alignment that uh Josh is presenting tonight is one that the county and Smithfield City have agreed that they would be willing to endorse for funding. And so >> so it sounds like they need to pay for it if they're the ones that want to endorse it. >> That's what I'm funding, right? I mean, >> if we're paying for it, then we ought to be able to put it where we wanted it, not where they want it. I mean, 4400 is a place they will put a light at sometime, right? Dot. >> Um, no. So, UDAT is not planning on putting a light at 4,400 North. They're planning on putting one at 4200 North, which is why we have this wonky roundabout that we are planning here because that's going to be a place where we have a signalized intersection on the highway. Um, and then Smithfield City has a signal here already. And so 4,400 north in its current state, unless you do change the rules, they're not going to have a light there ever because it wouldn't match the spacing requirements. >> And we ought to make that a one-way road that you could turn in from the highway, but you can't. >> So I guess my point in bringing up bringing that up is in an effort to get this designed and done, we have really stuck with the Wolfpackway corridor. Um, and so we haven't looked at improving those other accessory corridors like 4,400 North and especially where that's fully in the county right now. We've kind of turned it back to them to say, "Hey, you you guys probably should do something about your road if we're going to build this roundabout through here." But that will hopefully be tied in with this memorandum of understanding that we're going to get put together with our friends at the county and Smithfield City. So tonight essentially we need to say yes, let's move forward with this otherwise none of this happens because we need to get the application in this week and we aren't committing to any kind of funds at this point other than yeah, we're interested. >> Correct. And I will remind everybody we do still have to have a public hearing uh to hear from the public if there are any comments about the proposal. But yes, what we are asking for what Sunrise is going to be representing the city and submitting the application on our behalf. And what they're asking for is permission to do that with the knowledge that we're going to be putting a dollar amount based on the requirements for funding, but that the actual match contribution uh is still being negotiated and we will definitely bring that back to the city council for approval before we sign any checks because it's going to be way more money than I'm authorized to to spend without your approval. >> Thank you. I just and Geralt I use 4400 a lot and most people do not go down west and turn left. Most people use that road to turn north. >> Problem solved. >> There's there's very few people that turn left off of there because it becomes very evident that it's dangerous. >> Yeah, I know. I I'm just I know this is off topic so we can we can discuss it later but I So anyway Josh you just want us to vote for you this right >> after the public hearing. >> Public hearing. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> So at this time >> we get f second part here too. >> Oh >> okay we're done with the slide. >> So at this time we will open the public hearing. Um just a reminder you have three minutes per person to make comments. Having no comments, we'll close the public hearing and any further discussion, council. I I'd make a motion that we go through with go authorize the um >> resolution 2026-17. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. The to go through the application process and then then we can decide once that's approved if want to move forward. So >> second that motion. Okay, we have a motion by council member Osborne and a second by council member Alred. Any further discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries 4. Okay. Now, um, we will have a public hearing to consider resolution 2026-18, a resolution authorizing Sunrise Engineering to make an application to the COG for a grant to help fund the remainder of 700 East to Smith to the Smithfield border. Um, we will invite Josh Nelson to come and present this project. >> Good evening. >>
going to way more people going down there, I think something ought to be done down at the highway as part of this. But I know there's pe people will figure out pretty quick, Geral that that's not the place to get on top of the highway. They'll keep going all the way to Smithfield or >> I don't think you can have two cars go through that at the same time. >> And so Do we want to put kids going out on that? I mean, I just safety issue is a real concern I think for me. >> Yeah, I won't I won't bore you with the details. We've talked about this briefly before. or the city had a different alignment in mind for this road initially, but this new alignment that uh Josh is presenting tonight is one that the county and Smithfield City have agreed that they would be willing to endorse for funding. And so >> so it sounds like they need to pay for it if they're the ones that want to endorse it. >> That's what I'm funding, right? I mean, >> if we're paying for it, then we ought to be able to put it where we wanted it, not where they want it. I mean, 4400 is a place they will put a light at sometime, right? Dot. >> Um, no. So, UDAT is not planning on putting a light at 4,400 North. They're planning on putting one at 4200 North, which is why we have this wonky roundabout that we are planning here because that's going to be a place where we have a signalized intersection on the highway. Um, and then Smithfield City has a signal here already. And so 4,400 north in its current state, unless you do change the rules, they're not going to have a light there ever because it wouldn't match the spacing requirements. >> And we ought to make that a one-way road that you could turn in from the highway, but you can't. >> So I guess my point in bringing up bringing that up is in an effort to get this designed and done, we have really stuck with the Wolfpackway corridor. Um, and so we haven't looked at improving those other accessory corridors like 4,400 North and especially where that's fully in the county right now. We've kind of turned it back to them to say, "Hey, you you guys probably should do something about your road if we're going to build this roundabout through here." But that will hopefully be tied in with this memorandum of understanding that we're going to get put together with our friends at the county and Smithfield City. So tonight essentially we need to say yes, let's move forward with this otherwise none of this happens because we need to get the application in this week and we aren't committing to any kind of funds at this point other than yeah, we're interested. >> Correct. And I will remind everybody we do still have to have a public hearing uh to hear from the public if there are any comments about the proposal. But yes, what we are asking for what Sunrise is going to be representing the city and submitting the application on our behalf. And what they're asking for is permission to do that with the knowledge that we're going to be putting a dollar amount based on the requirements for funding, but that the actual match contribution uh is still being negotiated and we will definitely bring that back to the city council for approval before we sign any checks because it's going to be way more money than I'm authorized to to spend without your approval. >> Thank you. I just and Geralt I use 4400 a lot and most people do not go down west and turn left. Most people use that road to turn north. >> Problem solved. >> There's there's very few people that turn left off of there because it becomes very evident that it's dangerous. >> Yeah, I know. I I'm just I know this is off topic so we can we can discuss it later but I So anyway Josh you just want us to vote for you this right >> after the public hearing. >> Public hearing. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> So at this time >> we get f second part here too. >> Oh >> okay we're done with the slide. >> So at this time we will open the public hearing. Um just a reminder you have three minutes per person to make comments. Having no comments, we'll close the public hearing and any further discussion, council. I I'd make a motion that we go through with go authorize the um >> resolution 2026-17. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. The to go through the application process and then then we can decide once that's approved if want to move forward. So >> second that motion. Okay, we have a motion by council member Osborne and a second by council member Alred. Any further discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries 4. Okay. Now, um, we will have a public hearing to consider resolution 2026-18, a resolution authorizing Sunrise Engineering to make an application to the COG for a grant to help fund the remainder of 700 East to Smith to the Smithfield border. Um, we will invite Josh Nelson to come and present this project. >> Good evening. >>
>> Josh Nelson, Center is Engineering. Um, so I'll I'll go through this one probably a little quicker. Um, this is a Smithfield City supported project. Um, we're having the public hearing in High Park City because it it's through mostly the county and a very small portion in Smithfield and and a butts um, High Park City, but also there's annexation things going on and so covering all our bases to make sure all the projects are covered appropriately. Um, so this is for 12 East in the county, Thousand East in Smithfield, and 700 East in High Park. So, um, lots of fun names. So, the goal is to connect 700 East, Thousand East in Smithfield, and there's very few roads that currently connect, um, these projects and it's just part of this plan to help additional north south corridors throughout the county to help alleviate traffic off Highway 91. Um, this project is a phase two COG priority. Um it's also identified in Smithfield transportation master plan as well as the Hide Park city transportation master plan. Um CMO plan showing it as the phase two. This is probably the best picture of it. Kind of an aerial exhibit showing here. So there on the left you see the Mickelair then the canal and this road is just up above it and that same um annexation boundary that was discussed earlier on the agenda. So the plan is to build or require an 80 foot rideaway throughout this corridor. And there'd be a partial road cross-section built for the southern half in the kind of northern half where not half northern portion where there's development already would be a full cross-section. So um there will be a 8 foot sidewalk along the west side kind of following on the canal side um to have some awesome active transportation options. bike can walk through this area. Next slide. So that kind of shows the breakdown of partial cross-section. Where's the full cross-section? Partial is blue. Um full cross cross-section is in red. Oh, and then there's also a roundabout on the north side at 600 South and 1,000 east in Smithfield as well. I guess um so project funding, it's anticipated this project's approximately $5 million at this point. Smithfield City has not asked um for any participation from Hide Park City. Um so they're being they're preparing to match the full project amount >> which we like. That's good news. >> That's great news. >> Cross-sections. Um top one is what would be built on that north side and the the bottom one is what would be built kind of south of there. Any questions? This should be an easier project without having homes along it, right? Already? >> Yes. Much easier. >> Yeah. And so you're saying that the COG is not requiring a match. Is that what you said? >> Cog's requiring a match. Smithfield is prepared to provide the full match on their own without asking. They haven't asked anything from High Park City or Cash County. >> Did I hear you say paid for >> in the mic or correct? um to >> extend all the way to 84 Avenue. >> Um so the plan the goal through here is um there's not a lot of driveways connections or there's not really going to be any on that west side of the road because of the canal. There's just obstructions to that and um it's a a major stretch from what's 450 north in Hide Park to 600 South. So, it just be a a big opportunity to provide ample room for people to recreate along the side of the road without and doing something a little more than a regular kind of 4 foot sidewalk. People extra space. >> That'll be nice since people run along east and >> I know >> there's nowhere for them to really run. >> And part of the thing it's it's along the canal, too. So, part of it would be kind of this section of the canal trail. So just having something wider to provide people opportunities instead of just a small sidewalk >> nice. I move that we authorize sunrise. Oh, I'm sorry. >> Sorry. >> Quickly, we'll open the public hearing again. We have three minutes per person for comments. >> With no comments, we will close the public hearing. Uh, I'll make a motion to authorize Sunrise Air Engineering to make an application to COG for a grant to help fund the remainder of 700 East to Smithfield border. >> We have a motion by Council Member Alred to approve the resolution. >> I'll second it >> and a second by Council Member Brower. Any further discussion? All in favor say I. >> I. I. >> Any opposed? Motion passes. It's 4 Z. Okay. Now we will consider adoption of ordinance 2026-05. It's the use table criteria. And we'll turn some time over to Kyle. >> Kyle. Kyle. Kyle. >> How's it going, council? um this is an ordinance to um update the land use table. So there was a lot of either uh excessive definitions, some outdated language and then some uh location changes that uh the staff wanted to make. Um so all of them are shown uh apologies here. So this is what it will look like in civic link itself. There was some concerns from the planning commission over some formatting issues that occurred when transitioning to word. So this is the final product. Um the planning commission gave it a unanimous favorable recommendation. I also have um the slides that we went over with planning commission that I'd be happy to quickly go through if uh necessary. But yeah, that is the the gist of this ordinance. Thank you. >> It's really nice. So easy to read and understand. >> Really great. >> I appreciate The one comment I think they had last week was if we can have the headers on each page and doesn't show that here, but is there a way to do that when it's electronic that we could >> that >> it does that now. >> Oh, perfect. Okay. Maybe you want to looked at earlier. Um in your edit exhibit A, your spreadsheets edits. I was curious on um row 13. The column title right now is planned unit development overlay SRPUD. The future says create a centered desensity residential CDR and I'm not sure I've remember what that was discussed or if I've heard about a centered res. >> So we have changed the name to small lot residential. So, these are the small lots. Um, we previously discussed this a little bit with planning commission, but obviously we're not considering that tonight. That'll be a future item. >> Okay. >> PUD was previously on the use table like it was a zone. >> Okay. >> And it's not a zone. It's an overlay and so that's why we've removed it from the table. >> Okay. And somewhere in here we've added that um power plants are not permitted and we have them listed. Could we add like natural gas and other gas power plants not being permitted? You you've got them enumerated. I think right now is solar, wind, and something. >> You can add that to the definition of what power plants are. >> Okay. I think was on the slide maybe on the slide deck where I saw that >> solar nuclear. We can include that as well. >> Yeah. I mean, I'd be probably more in favor of nuclear before I would natural gas in town. So, okay. >> This is what I made all of they power submarines with nukes. I'm good with it. Thank you. >> So, we're gonna add also natural. Okay. >> Data sets. >> Do you want to go through the slides of the changes? >> Uh, I don't feel like that's necessary. >> Does anybody else feel like I >> I'm good with it. If we I trust the planning commission and the staff. Plus, I've sat through it once before already. I don't want to do it again. >> Okay. >> Okay. With that, um, we're looking to consider the adoption of ordinance 20265, the use table criteria, which is beautiful and clean and I appreciate it because I was on planning zoning when it was messy. We've worked through it and it was messy. You guys did a good job. I move that we adopt ordinance 2026-05 use table criteria. >> I'll second it. >> We have a motion by council member Fels and a second by council member Alred to adopt ordinance 202605 the use typo criteria. Any further discussion? All in favor say I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries. Now we will move on to consider the adoption of ordinance 2026-14 water dedication. Marcus, I'll turn some time over to you. >> Yeah, >> all right. I got to find my ordinance here. This guy. >> Yeah. >> Look at that. Thank you. All right, city council. This is a big one. So, in December of last year, there was an ordinance enacted by the city council to require that every development bring water shares or rights and we would not take any other forms of recompense for those things. That caused quite a stir amongst our friends in the development community. It was not wellreceived. We got a lot of criticism for it, a lot of concern. Um, and in response to that, and also because we were planning on doing new way, uh, we updated our 40-year water right plan and our water master plan specifically to look at our stock of water rights and where the city stands. I'm happy to report that we have a draft version of that plan, both plans, amendments, and the city's looking really good. we have sufficient for the growth for the next 30 years assuming that we grow in the same way we have been. However, we still have the concern that our resources are finite and with the amount of growth and development we are looking at, we still want to have a requirement for development to bring additional water rights as the growth happens so we can make room for the next people who are coming down the line. And so the ordinance before you tonight is a culmination of several efforts. Um it's been reviewed meticulously by the city attorney. The planning commission had a couple of comments and I'm just going to go briefly through I mean if you've read the ordinance you've seen the highlights. So I'll go through the ordinance quickly to give you the highlights and we can dive into each section if we need to. So first of all we are bringing back the fee in lie of dedication. we used to allow developers to pay a fee in lie of and then they could with the city would go out and hunt down water rights on their behalf. The big difference is now we'll be conducting a market study about every six months and updating the fee schedule and keeping that current with what we're seeing the market trends uh what we're seeing them do. The second change is we now have a lease back option. So, if developers want to lease water rights from the city, they can do a payment plan type scenario where they can pay the city out over the course of a year um to lease those back from the city and then we still would use those funds to go out and purchase more water rights. >> Does the lease have an ending point? >> Yes, in the ordinance, I believe it's a year. It would be an agree. It would have to be an agreement that's approved by the city and it would be for a year. And then the other thing that's changed is we've added in a first right of refusal provision. So on the offhand chance that the developer buys more or requires more water rights than they need and they bring them to the city and as we're doing their plan review, we say, "Well, you brought 20 but you only need 18. We're now adding in a first right of refusal where the city could acquire those last two water rights from the developer um at a market rate. And finally, we're bringing back a favorite of the development community, the discount. I'm just going to scroll straight to it. So, previously in our water dedication ordinance, there was a provision that said if a developer would go through the headache and the turmoil of going to the state and getting actual real water rights converted into the city's name, that the city would give them a 25% reduction in the total water rights required for the project. In an effort to encourage that behavior and not just collect cash from everybody because that would cause a problem for us, we're bringing back the discount. It's much more uh generous now given that the water rights are becoming more scarce and that we want to encourage more paper rights. Planning commission did not like the original proposal which was 50% so they brought it down to 40. I will admit I do not have a number in mind other than I would like to keep this provision in the code because it has incentivized developers to bring actual paper rights and we would like that to continue because those are much better than just having cash in hand. And that's the highlights. Are there specific questions about any of these? >> I'd like to know about the lease option. So, let's say that a developer says, "Oh, I want to lease water from the city for I don't know how many years you would lease water for, but how are we uh assured that those payments will be made and if they have houses in there, we just can't turn the water off." Correct. So essentially the lease agreement it it's has it right here. I can read directly from the exhibit. Um so it says the city council may upon a finding in the best interest of the city lease back any water dedicated under this section to the owner/developer. The person transferring the water shares or water rights or subsequent owner of the developed property. The parties must enter into a lease agreement whereby the city is compensated at the prevailing market rate for the lease and no single lease term will exceed 12 months. And then there's a thing about how the city can terminate at any time with cause with 30 days notice. Um, and that a lease can be renewed provided that the city council makes a written finding at each renewal saying why we're doing it. >> You anticipate people using this when they're trying to acquire and haven't yet. >> We have not had any interest in this in the past. uh based on what we've seen in previously, most developers are more than happy to write a check and wash their hands of it because this can become an ownorous process. I would guess that unless there's a financial incentive, that's probably what's going to continue to happen. So my guess is we would probably see development go towards doing the fee in lie of or the uh water right dedication with a discount before they would go into a lease agreement. But I could be wrong. We things change all the time. We get developers with new ideas all the time. So this this may become the most popular option. I I don't know based on the experience we've had. I don't see this being very popular option. Okay. >> Well, I make a motion that we adopt ordinance 2026-14. Okay. We have a motion by council member Alred to adopt ordinance 202614, water dedication. >> A second. and a second by council member Brower. Any further discussion? >> Yes,
>> Josh Nelson, Center is Engineering. Um, so I'll I'll go through this one probably a little quicker. Um, this is a Smithfield City supported project. Um, we're having the public hearing in High Park City because it it's through mostly the county and a very small portion in Smithfield and and a butts um, High Park City, but also there's annexation things going on and so covering all our bases to make sure all the projects are covered appropriately. Um, so this is for 12 East in the county, Thousand East in Smithfield, and 700 East in High Park. So, um, lots of fun names. So, the goal is to connect 700 East, Thousand East in Smithfield, and there's very few roads that currently connect, um, these projects and it's just part of this plan to help additional north south corridors throughout the county to help alleviate traffic off Highway 91. Um, this project is a phase two COG priority. Um it's also identified in Smithfield transportation master plan as well as the Hide Park city transportation master plan. Um CMO plan showing it as the phase two. This is probably the best picture of it. Kind of an aerial exhibit showing here. So there on the left you see the Mickelair then the canal and this road is just up above it and that same um annexation boundary that was discussed earlier on the agenda. So the plan is to build or require an 80 foot rideaway throughout this corridor. And there'd be a partial road cross-section built for the southern half in the kind of northern half where not half northern portion where there's development already would be a full cross-section. So um there will be a 8 foot sidewalk along the west side kind of following on the canal side um to have some awesome active transportation options. bike can walk through this area. Next slide. So that kind of shows the breakdown of partial cross-section. Where's the full cross-section? Partial is blue. Um full cross cross-section is in red. Oh, and then there's also a roundabout on the north side at 600 South and 1,000 east in Smithfield as well. I guess um so project funding, it's anticipated this project's approximately $5 million at this point. Smithfield City has not asked um for any participation from Hide Park City. Um so they're being they're preparing to match the full project amount >> which we like. That's good news. >> That's great news. >> Cross-sections. Um top one is what would be built on that north side and the the bottom one is what would be built kind of south of there. Any questions? This should be an easier project without having homes along it, right? Already? >> Yes. Much easier. >> Yeah. And so you're saying that the COG is not requiring a match. Is that what you said? >> Cog's requiring a match. Smithfield is prepared to provide the full match on their own without asking. They haven't asked anything from High Park City or Cash County. >> Did I hear you say paid for >> in the mic or correct? um to >> extend all the way to 84 Avenue. >> Um so the plan the goal through here is um there's not a lot of driveways connections or there's not really going to be any on that west side of the road because of the canal. There's just obstructions to that and um it's a a major stretch from what's 450 north in Hide Park to 600 South. So, it just be a a big opportunity to provide ample room for people to recreate along the side of the road without and doing something a little more than a regular kind of 4 foot sidewalk. People extra space. >> That'll be nice since people run along east and >> I know >> there's nowhere for them to really run. >> And part of the thing it's it's along the canal, too. So, part of it would be kind of this section of the canal trail. So just having something wider to provide people opportunities instead of just a small sidewalk >> nice. I move that we authorize sunrise. Oh, I'm sorry. >> Sorry. >> Quickly, we'll open the public hearing again. We have three minutes per person for comments. >> With no comments, we will close the public hearing. Uh, I'll make a motion to authorize Sunrise Air Engineering to make an application to COG for a grant to help fund the remainder of 700 East to Smithfield border. >> We have a motion by Council Member Alred to approve the resolution. >> I'll second it >> and a second by Council Member Brower. Any further discussion? All in favor say I. >> I. I. >> Any opposed? Motion passes. It's 4 Z. Okay. Now we will consider adoption of ordinance 2026-05. It's the use table criteria. And we'll turn some time over to Kyle. >> Kyle. Kyle. Kyle. >> How's it going, council? um this is an ordinance to um update the land use table. So there was a lot of either uh excessive definitions, some outdated language and then some uh location changes that uh the staff wanted to make. Um so all of them are shown uh apologies here. So this is what it will look like in civic link itself. There was some concerns from the planning commission over some formatting issues that occurred when transitioning to word. So this is the final product. Um the planning commission gave it a unanimous favorable recommendation. I also have um the slides that we went over with planning commission that I'd be happy to quickly go through if uh necessary. But yeah, that is the the gist of this ordinance. Thank you. >> It's really nice. So easy to read and understand. >> Really great. >> I appreciate The one comment I think they had last week was if we can have the headers on each page and doesn't show that here, but is there a way to do that when it's electronic that we could >> that >> it does that now. >> Oh, perfect. Okay. Maybe you want to looked at earlier. Um in your edit exhibit A, your spreadsheets edits. I was curious on um row 13. The column title right now is planned unit development overlay SRPUD. The future says create a centered desensity residential CDR and I'm not sure I've remember what that was discussed or if I've heard about a centered res. >> So we have changed the name to small lot residential. So, these are the small lots. Um, we previously discussed this a little bit with planning commission, but obviously we're not considering that tonight. That'll be a future item. >> Okay. >> PUD was previously on the use table like it was a zone. >> Okay. >> And it's not a zone. It's an overlay and so that's why we've removed it from the table. >> Okay. And somewhere in here we've added that um power plants are not permitted and we have them listed. Could we add like natural gas and other gas power plants not being permitted? You you've got them enumerated. I think right now is solar, wind, and something. >> You can add that to the definition of what power plants are. >> Okay. I think was on the slide maybe on the slide deck where I saw that >> solar nuclear. We can include that as well. >> Yeah. I mean, I'd be probably more in favor of nuclear before I would natural gas in town. So, okay. >> This is what I made all of they power submarines with nukes. I'm good with it. Thank you. >> So, we're gonna add also natural. Okay. >> Data sets. >> Do you want to go through the slides of the changes? >> Uh, I don't feel like that's necessary. >> Does anybody else feel like I >> I'm good with it. If we I trust the planning commission and the staff. Plus, I've sat through it once before already. I don't want to do it again. >> Okay. >> Okay. With that, um, we're looking to consider the adoption of ordinance 20265, the use table criteria, which is beautiful and clean and I appreciate it because I was on planning zoning when it was messy. We've worked through it and it was messy. You guys did a good job. I move that we adopt ordinance 2026-05 use table criteria. >> I'll second it. >> We have a motion by council member Fels and a second by council member Alred to adopt ordinance 202605 the use typo criteria. Any further discussion? All in favor say I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries. Now we will move on to consider the adoption of ordinance 2026-14 water dedication. Marcus, I'll turn some time over to you. >> Yeah, >> all right. I got to find my ordinance here. This guy. >> Yeah. >> Look at that. Thank you. All right, city council. This is a big one. So, in December of last year, there was an ordinance enacted by the city council to require that every development bring water shares or rights and we would not take any other forms of recompense for those things. That caused quite a stir amongst our friends in the development community. It was not wellreceived. We got a lot of criticism for it, a lot of concern. Um, and in response to that, and also because we were planning on doing new way, uh, we updated our 40-year water right plan and our water master plan specifically to look at our stock of water rights and where the city stands. I'm happy to report that we have a draft version of that plan, both plans, amendments, and the city's looking really good. we have sufficient for the growth for the next 30 years assuming that we grow in the same way we have been. However, we still have the concern that our resources are finite and with the amount of growth and development we are looking at, we still want to have a requirement for development to bring additional water rights as the growth happens so we can make room for the next people who are coming down the line. And so the ordinance before you tonight is a culmination of several efforts. Um it's been reviewed meticulously by the city attorney. The planning commission had a couple of comments and I'm just going to go briefly through I mean if you've read the ordinance you've seen the highlights. So I'll go through the ordinance quickly to give you the highlights and we can dive into each section if we need to. So first of all we are bringing back the fee in lie of dedication. we used to allow developers to pay a fee in lie of and then they could with the city would go out and hunt down water rights on their behalf. The big difference is now we'll be conducting a market study about every six months and updating the fee schedule and keeping that current with what we're seeing the market trends uh what we're seeing them do. The second change is we now have a lease back option. So, if developers want to lease water rights from the city, they can do a payment plan type scenario where they can pay the city out over the course of a year um to lease those back from the city and then we still would use those funds to go out and purchase more water rights. >> Does the lease have an ending point? >> Yes, in the ordinance, I believe it's a year. It would be an agree. It would have to be an agreement that's approved by the city and it would be for a year. And then the other thing that's changed is we've added in a first right of refusal provision. So on the offhand chance that the developer buys more or requires more water rights than they need and they bring them to the city and as we're doing their plan review, we say, "Well, you brought 20 but you only need 18. We're now adding in a first right of refusal where the city could acquire those last two water rights from the developer um at a market rate. And finally, we're bringing back a favorite of the development community, the discount. I'm just going to scroll straight to it. So, previously in our water dedication ordinance, there was a provision that said if a developer would go through the headache and the turmoil of going to the state and getting actual real water rights converted into the city's name, that the city would give them a 25% reduction in the total water rights required for the project. In an effort to encourage that behavior and not just collect cash from everybody because that would cause a problem for us, we're bringing back the discount. It's much more uh generous now given that the water rights are becoming more scarce and that we want to encourage more paper rights. Planning commission did not like the original proposal which was 50% so they brought it down to 40. I will admit I do not have a number in mind other than I would like to keep this provision in the code because it has incentivized developers to bring actual paper rights and we would like that to continue because those are much better than just having cash in hand. And that's the highlights. Are there specific questions about any of these? >> I'd like to know about the lease option. So, let's say that a developer says, "Oh, I want to lease water from the city for I don't know how many years you would lease water for, but how are we uh assured that those payments will be made and if they have houses in there, we just can't turn the water off." Correct. So essentially the lease agreement it it's has it right here. I can read directly from the exhibit. Um so it says the city council may upon a finding in the best interest of the city lease back any water dedicated under this section to the owner/developer. The person transferring the water shares or water rights or subsequent owner of the developed property. The parties must enter into a lease agreement whereby the city is compensated at the prevailing market rate for the lease and no single lease term will exceed 12 months. And then there's a thing about how the city can terminate at any time with cause with 30 days notice. Um, and that a lease can be renewed provided that the city council makes a written finding at each renewal saying why we're doing it. >> You anticipate people using this when they're trying to acquire and haven't yet. >> We have not had any interest in this in the past. uh based on what we've seen in previously, most developers are more than happy to write a check and wash their hands of it because this can become an ownorous process. I would guess that unless there's a financial incentive, that's probably what's going to continue to happen. So my guess is we would probably see development go towards doing the fee in lie of or the uh water right dedication with a discount before they would go into a lease agreement. But I could be wrong. We things change all the time. We get developers with new ideas all the time. So this this may become the most popular option. I I don't know based on the experience we've had. I don't see this being very popular option. Okay. >> Well, I make a motion that we adopt ordinance 2026-14. Okay. We have a motion by council member Alred to adopt ordinance 202614, water dedication. >> A second. and a second by council member Brower. Any further discussion? >> Yes,
the is 60 60 40% where we want to be. I know that's what the planning commission came to after some discussion. Um, I'm glad it helps developers and they're excited about it because in the long run, we're all working on this together and and want to encourage development the way we want to encourage it. Um, and I suspect Marcus, if you had recommended the 5050, you're in favor. You think this is the right thing to do as a city staff to give provide a discount so that we don't have to as a city spend the time, energy, so forth and so on to go out and try to find the water rights. I mean, essentially we're >> Mhm. >> Am I capturing that correctly? I want to make sure I'm understanding. >> Yeah. So, this idea was originally proposed by the city engineer um as we were previously going through our water rights discussions. He said, well, if the city really wants water rights, you should offer a discount. And we were like, we're not going to do that. But as we thought about it more and more, we said, well, this actually is not a bad idea. and we ended up having one of our developments that's being built right now take advantage of the previous discount. Um, and it wasn't it wasn't terrible, you know, it the process was not not bad. Um, and so yeah, where we have water rights adequate to serve our development needs for the foreseeable future, what we talked about with the planning commission is let's offer the discount. If it turns out every development takes it and suddenly we have a huge deficit, we can come back and amend the ordinance. But I don't want to start off at a disadvantage when we know we're in a good spot. We have room. We have some wiggle room now. And so we would rather roll the dice and get paper water rights in hand than take this option out and all we're getting is cash because then at audit time it looks really bad when you have a huge amount of money stuck in the general fund or actually this would be in the water fund. Sorry, not the general fund. This would be water fund restricted money. But it still looks bad to have a lump of cash in there with no specific goal or direction other than we'll buy we'll buy water rights when they're available. And so, yeah, this sounds really developer friendly and the planning commission wasn't super excited about it, but from our perspective as a city staff, we would rather take the risk and get water rights in hand than get a huge pile of money and have no nothing to spend it on. >> What uh what was the discount before? >> Before it was 25%. >> And and how many took advantage of that? one. >> Most were more than, like I said, most were more than happy to write a check and be on their merry way. >> 40% is I mean, everybody likes a bargain. >> They do. And if this turns out to be, like I said, if this turns out to be a problem, the ordinance is a living document. It can be changed at any time. We will be keeping a very close eye on this. And if it becomes a problem, we will definitely bring back an amendment for it. But if you're not comfortable with the 60/40, taking it back to the 25 like it was before is also a great place to start. I would just like to have some kind of incentive to encourage the development community to do the homework and go find the water rights and get them exchanged for us because that's time and money that we don't have to spend doing that. So Marcus, can you give us an example of so one water ride or one share or whatever the value what is that value and oh great point we did change that as well. So previously in in this uh ordinance we let any water right be valued at one any water right any water share they could turn in. Um, now we're saying if it's an actual right of diversion, like if it's pulled from the Logan River or the Cutler Dam or wherever it's coming from and it's a legitimate water right, we'll do a one one. If it's a canal share, partial share, uh, something like that, those are exchanged at a rate of 2:1. The big caveat is again if the developer will take that to the state legislature and they'll give them a better deal, not the legislature, who the state engineer and they'll give them a better exchange rate, then they can bring that back to us and just turn in whatever they get. But if they just want to hand over water rights or shares, we will now only consider real water shares at a one. If it's a canal share, secondary water share, it's two to one. So is that two to one? >> So you would have to give two acre feet of water from like the hide park canal to equal 1 acre foot of city well water. >> And the reason for that is in our research with the city attorney, we did not find a single case where the state engineer has given a onetoone aquatide exchange anywhere in the valley that we could find. I admit we did not scour every record that's available, but we looked into it pretty detailed. The motion stands. >> We have a motion by council member Alred to adopt ordinance 2026-14 for water dedication. >> Did we have a second? It was I thought I thought it was second. >> Did you second that? Yes. >> And a second by council member Brower. >> Um all those in favor say I. >> I. Any opposed? Okay. Motion >> for the record. I >> Oh, motion carries. Okay. I always like this. >> All right. Um, now we will move on to consider adoption of ordinance 2026-15 reszone criteria and we'll we'll turn some time over to Kyle. >> I'm back. Okay. pull up my staff report.
the is 60 60 40% where we want to be. I know that's what the planning commission came to after some discussion. Um, I'm glad it helps developers and they're excited about it because in the long run, we're all working on this together and and want to encourage development the way we want to encourage it. Um, and I suspect Marcus, if you had recommended the 5050, you're in favor. You think this is the right thing to do as a city staff to give provide a discount so that we don't have to as a city spend the time, energy, so forth and so on to go out and try to find the water rights. I mean, essentially we're >> Mhm. >> Am I capturing that correctly? I want to make sure I'm understanding. >> Yeah. So, this idea was originally proposed by the city engineer um as we were previously going through our water rights discussions. He said, well, if the city really wants water rights, you should offer a discount. And we were like, we're not going to do that. But as we thought about it more and more, we said, well, this actually is not a bad idea. and we ended up having one of our developments that's being built right now take advantage of the previous discount. Um, and it wasn't it wasn't terrible, you know, it the process was not not bad. Um, and so yeah, where we have water rights adequate to serve our development needs for the foreseeable future, what we talked about with the planning commission is let's offer the discount. If it turns out every development takes it and suddenly we have a huge deficit, we can come back and amend the ordinance. But I don't want to start off at a disadvantage when we know we're in a good spot. We have room. We have some wiggle room now. And so we would rather roll the dice and get paper water rights in hand than take this option out and all we're getting is cash because then at audit time it looks really bad when you have a huge amount of money stuck in the general fund or actually this would be in the water fund. Sorry, not the general fund. This would be water fund restricted money. But it still looks bad to have a lump of cash in there with no specific goal or direction other than we'll buy we'll buy water rights when they're available. And so, yeah, this sounds really developer friendly and the planning commission wasn't super excited about it, but from our perspective as a city staff, we would rather take the risk and get water rights in hand than get a huge pile of money and have no nothing to spend it on. >> What uh what was the discount before? >> Before it was 25%. >> And and how many took advantage of that? one. >> Most were more than, like I said, most were more than happy to write a check and be on their merry way. >> 40% is I mean, everybody likes a bargain. >> They do. And if this turns out to be, like I said, if this turns out to be a problem, the ordinance is a living document. It can be changed at any time. We will be keeping a very close eye on this. And if it becomes a problem, we will definitely bring back an amendment for it. But if you're not comfortable with the 60/40, taking it back to the 25 like it was before is also a great place to start. I would just like to have some kind of incentive to encourage the development community to do the homework and go find the water rights and get them exchanged for us because that's time and money that we don't have to spend doing that. So Marcus, can you give us an example of so one water ride or one share or whatever the value what is that value and oh great point we did change that as well. So previously in in this uh ordinance we let any water right be valued at one any water right any water share they could turn in. Um, now we're saying if it's an actual right of diversion, like if it's pulled from the Logan River or the Cutler Dam or wherever it's coming from and it's a legitimate water right, we'll do a one one. If it's a canal share, partial share, uh, something like that, those are exchanged at a rate of 2:1. The big caveat is again if the developer will take that to the state legislature and they'll give them a better deal, not the legislature, who the state engineer and they'll give them a better exchange rate, then they can bring that back to us and just turn in whatever they get. But if they just want to hand over water rights or shares, we will now only consider real water shares at a one. If it's a canal share, secondary water share, it's two to one. So is that two to one? >> So you would have to give two acre feet of water from like the hide park canal to equal 1 acre foot of city well water. >> And the reason for that is in our research with the city attorney, we did not find a single case where the state engineer has given a onetoone aquatide exchange anywhere in the valley that we could find. I admit we did not scour every record that's available, but we looked into it pretty detailed. The motion stands. >> We have a motion by council member Alred to adopt ordinance 2026-14 for water dedication. >> Did we have a second? It was I thought I thought it was second. >> Did you second that? Yes. >> And a second by council member Brower. >> Um all those in favor say I. >> I. Any opposed? Okay. Motion >> for the record. I >> Oh, motion carries. Okay. I always like this. >> All right. Um, now we will move on to consider adoption of ordinance 2026-15 reszone criteria and we'll we'll turn some time over to Kyle. >> I'm back. Okay. pull up my staff report.
So, the gist of this ordinance is um a fixing some of the language for clarity and conciseness um and b adding in factors to be considered. So, these factors include traffic, natural environment, use table consistency and city benefit. We are also removing um the extent to which their proposed amendment may adversely affect adjacent property because the language is quite vague and uh the staff believes it's covered by um the rest of the criteria. So that's all I have. Thank you. >> Awesome. Uh discussion council. I thought it was very straightforward, very and clear. >> Good job, K. >> Really good. Yeah, you're doing good work. We appreciate you. >> Thank you. >> If there's no discussion, I'm going to look for a motion. Having considered the staff report and previous discussion and recommendation from the planning commission, I move to approve ordinance 202615, an ordinance amending title 12 to include new approval standards for consideration of zoning map amendments. >> Thank you. Council member Fels has made a motion. I'll second that motion. >> Okay. Um, Chadab Ordinance 2026-15 with a second from council member Allred. Any further discussion with no discussion? We'll move forward with our vote. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Any oppose with nay. Okay. Motion carries. That is the end of our meeting this evening, right? We scratched. Yeah. So, we'll look for a motion to adjurnn. >> Oh, I'll make that motion. >> We have a motion by council member Alred. >> I'll second it. >> And a second by council member Fowls. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Thank you everybody for your time. >> Oh, yeah.
So, the gist of this ordinance is um a fixing some of the language for clarity and conciseness um and b adding in factors to be considered. So, these factors include traffic, natural environment, use table consistency and city benefit. We are also removing um the extent to which their proposed amendment may adversely affect adjacent property because the language is quite vague and uh the staff believes it's covered by um the rest of the criteria. So that's all I have. Thank you. >> Awesome. Uh discussion council. I thought it was very straightforward, very and clear. >> Good job, K. >> Really good. Yeah, you're doing good work. We appreciate you. >> Thank you. >> If there's no discussion, I'm going to look for a motion. Having considered the staff report and previous discussion and recommendation from the planning commission, I move to approve ordinance 202615, an ordinance amending title 12 to include new approval standards for consideration of zoning map amendments. >> Thank you. Council member Fels has made a motion. I'll second that motion. >> Okay. Um, Chadab Ordinance 2026-15 with a second from council member Allred. Any further discussion with no discussion? We'll move forward with our vote. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Any oppose with nay. Okay. Motion carries. That is the end of our meeting this evening, right? We scratched. Yeah. So, we'll look for a motion to adjurnn. >> Oh, I'll make that motion. >> We have a motion by council member Alred. >> I'll second it. >> And a second by council member Fowls. All in favor say I. >> I. >> Thank you everybody for your time. >> Oh, yeah.