Moab council awards $527,943 Pack Creek footbridge contract over budget, approves vendor rules 4-1
October 13, 2026, 6:01 p.m. · Moab City Council Chambers
The Moab City Council awarded the Pack Creek pedestrian bridge replacement to Fones Construction for $527,943, 5-0, even though bids came in well above budget because of a cost-estimate error by the city's engineering firm. It approved a vendor and food-truck ordinance 4-1 and a sidewalk exemption change unanimously, and heard a Safe Streets and Roads for All safety action plan. Residents asked the council to enforce slope and building rules at a 172,000-square-foot hotel project.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 30, 2026.
In brief
5 items came up for a decision or discussion: 4 approved and 1 discussed.
1 vote was not unanimous: Ordinance 2026-18: vendor and food truck rules (4-1).
The agenda records 2 dollar amounts, the largest $651,231.38.
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6 members were present.
Residents raised code enforcement, street safety, and hotel development.
The next one was on October 27, 2026: Moab council to vote on budget amendment, fee schedule changes and a $142,100 drainage easement
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Consent agenda | Approved · 5-0 |
| Safe Streets and Roads for All safety action plan | Discussed |
| Pack Creek pedestrian bridge contract | Approved · 5-0 |
| Ordinance 2026-18: vendor and food truck rules | Approved · 4-1 |
| Ordinance 2026-19: sidewalk, curb and gutter exemptions | Approved · 5-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item CA · Other
Consent agenda
Approved · 5-0
Approved letter of support for a Grand County senior homelessness prevention grant, the annual emergency operations plan, Resolution 17-2026 declaring city property surplus, prior minutes and bills of $651,231.38. Councilmember Taylor asked why Castle Valley was not a signatory on the emergency plan document.
- Payment$651,231.38
Item 1 · Roads and utilities
Safe Streets and Roads for All safety action plan
Discussed
Eric Sweat of consultant Kimley-Horn presented the plan, with four years of crash statistics, proposed crossing, speed and intersection improvements and flashing beacons. He said federal funding for the program is likely to be renewed for five years. Councilmember Taylor asked for a workshop.
Item 2 · Roads and utilities
Pack Creek pedestrian bridge contract
Approved · 5-0
Assistant Engineer Didar Charles said the bid was over budget because of an error in the cost estimate by the city's civil engineering firm, which apologized, and described new review safeguards. Seven bids were received. Charles said the bridge connects the Mountainview and Kane Creek neighborhoods to schools, markets and assisted living, and work could finish in 90 days. Council members cited the need for the connection and the number of bids. The award is to a Colorado firm that will seek Utah licensure.
- Contract$527,943 to Fones Construction, LLC
Item 3 · City code
Ordinance 2026-18: vendor and food truck rules
Approved · 4-1
Amends Titles 5 and 17 to add land uses and standards for private properties hosting vendors, and revises business license rules for vendors, peddlers and solicitors, including buffers, fencing, tables and chairs, parking and health requirements. Councilmember Taylor, who voted no, wanted brick-and-mortar business owners involved; Councilmember Myers said the proposal surprised her but supported it.
Item 4 · City code
Ordinance 2026-19: sidewalk, curb and gutter exemptions
Approved · 5-0
Updates the process for granting exemptions from sidewalk, curb and gutter requirements for highway commercial properties.
What residents said
Code enforcementStreet safetyHotel development
Brendan Cameron, who chairs the TrailMix committee, thanked the city for street safety work. Madison Snow and Melanie Snow asked the council to enforce slope and building codes at a 172,000-square-foot hotel project next door and elsewhere, saying no building permit or site plan was posted.