Price council to weigh a battery storage project, EV charging rates and a $591,516 Pioneer Park basin project

Decisions at a glance

Agenda, item by item

1. Item 4e · Taxes and fees

   Resolution 2026-21: electric rate table for commercial EV charging stations

   Pending

   The council was to consider adding a rate table for commercial electric vehicle charging kiosks and stations to the city's electric rate schedule, effective Jan. 1, 2027. The resolution says such chargers draw disproportionately high demand and cost.

   • Base amount $20.83 per service connection; demand $20.00 per kW
   • Energy from $0.074441 per kWh for the first 10,000 kWh up to $0.115561 per kWh over 135,000 kWh

2. Item 4f · Other

   Resolution 2026-22: job descriptions for Master Technician I and II

   Pending

   The council was to consider updated job descriptions for the Master Technician I and II positions.

3. Item 4g · Other

   Resolution 2026-23: fleet department career ladder

   Pending

   The council was to consider an updated career ladder for the fleet department's five technician levels, from Equipment Technician I to Master Technician II.

4. Item 4c · Contract

   UAMPS battery energy storage project for Price

   Pending

   UAMPS was to present a proposed 5.04-megawatt battery, about 2.2 hours of storage, that could be running by October 2027, and the council was to consider approving continued development work. UAMPS would own, install and operate it and issue the bonds; Price would be the sole participant and pay all costs on a take-or-pay basis, with 100 percent of the benefits.

   • BondAmount not given to Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS) Battery project UAMPS would own and finance with bonds, with Price paying all costs. UAMPS's presentation gives a quoted price of $10.52 million, $5.26 million after a 50 percent federal tax credit, and about $548,000 a year over 20 years. Single-participant project
   • UAMPS's estimates: power costs fall about $5.4 million over 20 years, with payback in about six years
   • Price now spends about $3.0 million a year on power bought under contract
   • Next steps listed: a full financial projection, then a power sales contract, selected vendor and construction agreements returned to the council

5. Item 4d · Presentation

   Valar Atomics update

   Pending

   A representative of Valar Atomics was scheduled to give the council an update on the company.

6. Item 4h · Roads and utilities

   Spring water transmission line easement

   Pending

   The council was to consider paying $5,000 for an easement on private land in Utah County to replace and maintain the city's spring water transmission line, which has crossed the property since the 1930s. It includes a 50-foot permanent easement and a 70-foot construction easement.

   • Land deal$5,000 Water line easement for replacement and maintenance of the spring water transmission line

7. Item 4i · Roads and utilities

   Pioneer Park stormwater detention basin: additional federal funding request

   Pending · Pioneer Park

   The council was asked to ratify a request to the Natural Resources Conservation Service for $371,666.75 more in Emergency Watershed Protection money for the basin. Price's match plus costs for required piping that the program does not cover total $219,849.65, for a project total of $591,516.40. The request also asks for a four-month extension to Nov. 5, 2027.

   • Grant$371,666.75 to Natural Resources Conservation Service Additional Emergency Watershed Protection funding for the Pioneer Park stormwater detention basin. Paid from Federal EWP program
   • Budget$219,849.65 Price City match plus EWP-ineligible cost of required piping. Paid from Price City

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8. Item 4b · Other

   Main Street Capacity Building Grant application: $7,500

   Pending

   The Price City Downtown District asked the council to authorize an application for a $7,500 Utah Main Street Capacity Building Grant, with the city as applicant and fiscal administrator. The money would pay for administrative and staffing costs and for forming the district as an independent nonprofit. The district received $10,000 in the previous cycle. The application deadline is Nov. 2, 2026.

   • Grant$7,500 to Utah Main Street program Downtown District administration and nonprofit formation. Paid from State grant

9. Item 5b · Contract

   Audit engagement letter with Larson & Company

   Pending

   The consent agenda included an engagement letter with Larson & Company for financial and single audit services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

   • ContractAmount not given to Larson & Company Financial and single audit services for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026