Logan council annexes 4.08 acres on 2200 South and allocates $299,912 in federal COVID-19 relief grants

Decisions at a glance

Agenda, item by item

1. Budget

   Mayor's preview of the 2020-21 budget

   Discussed

   Mayor Daines said the budget must pass by June 22. General Fund revenue includes about $2 million from property tax and $11 million from sales tax, which is expected to fall. The 2.5% employee 401(k) contribution would move into salaries, about 10 new employees are requested for the Logan/North Logan fire consolidation funded by North Logan's contract, transportation capital funding rises about $1.2 million and health insurance premiums rise 9%. Some capital projects and vehicle purchases may be delayed. Budget workshops were set for May 12 and May 26.

2. Item 1 · Budget

   Public hearing: $160,000 state reimbursement for street improvements (Resolution 20-13)

   Approved · 5-0

   The council appropriated $160,000 in state reimbursement funds for street improvements. No one commented.

   • Grant$160,000 to State of Utah Street improvements. Paid from State reimbursement
   • Resolution 20-13

   Moved by Council Member Jess Bradfield, seconded by Council Member Tom Jensen. Vote: 5-0 on roll call

3. Item 2 · Subdivision

   Vacation of public utility easements, Westfield Subdivision Phase 2, near 1115 West 130 South (Ordinance 20-09)

   Approved · 5-0 · Near 1115 West 130 South

   The council vacated utility easements so the owner can convert seven lots into three. No one commented.

   • Ordinance 20-09

   Moved by Council Member Jess Bradfield, seconded by Council Member Mark Anderson. Vote: 5-0 on roll call

4. Item 3 · Subdivision

   Vacation of public right of way near 1500 West 2100 South, Spring Creek Village Phase 1 (Ordinance 20-10)

   Approved · 5-0 · Near 1500 West 2100 South

   The council vacated a public right of way, its utility easement and a small corner area. A 48-inch canal pipe is planned. No one commented.

   • Ordinance 20-10

   Moved by Council Member Tom Jensen, seconded by Council Member Jess Bradfield. Vote: 5-0 on roll call

5. Item 4 · Annexation

   Henderson Annexation, 4.08 acres near 800 West 2200 South (Ordinance 20-11)

   Approved · 5-0 · About 800 West 2200 South

   The council annexed 4.08 acres at approximately 800 West 2200 South, filed by Kathy Hervey, Walter and Marie Lewis, with Multi Residential zoning. The original March 17 presentation was canceled because of COVID-19. No one commented.

   • Applicant: Kathy Hervey, Walter and Marie Lewis
   • Acres: 4.08
   • Zoning: Multi Residential

   Moved by Council Member Jess Bradfield, seconded by Council Member Mark Anderson. Vote: 5-0 on roll call

   Follow Henderson Annexation in the development tracker →

6. Item 5 · Budget

   CDBG-CV amendment: $299,912 in federal COVID-19 relief funds (Resolution 20-15)

   Approved · 4-0-1

   The resolution amends the PY2019 Annual Action Plan and Citizen Participation Plan to spend $299,912 in CARES Act block grant funds. Proposed allocations: Cache Community Food Pantry $25,000 for emergency food and $11,000 for coolers; CAPSA $20,000 for emergency shelter and $20,000 for rental assistance; the health department $6,000 for protective equipment and $10,000 for telehealth; $50,000 each for a small business grant program, low and moderate income resident assistance and nonprofit assistance; $25,000 for a restaurant food voucher program; and Sunshine Terrace $17,000 for a segregated patient care space and $5,000 for a staff changing area. Council members discussed mental health funding, moving $5,000 from the restaurant vouchers to food for USU student housing, $5,000 for telehealth and more for CAPSA and the food pantry. Sunshine Terrace CEO Bryan Erickson spoke, and one emailed question asked about funding for the Cache Humane Society. Chair Amy Anderson recused herself because her organization requested funding, and Vice Chair Jensen chaired; the minutes record her abstaining.

   • Grant$299,912 CDBG-CV COVID-19 relief allocations to food pantry, CAPSA, health department, small business, resident and nonprofit assistance, restaurant vouchers and Sunshine Terrace. Allocated by council from HUD CARES Act funds. Paid from HUD CDBG-CV (CARES Act)
   • Resolution 20-15

   Moved by Council Member Jeannie Simmonds, seconded by Council Member Jess Bradfield. Vote: 4-0-1; Chair Amy Anderson recused and abstained

7. City code

   Workshop: Westfield Warehouse code amendment for live/work in Commercial Services zone (Ordinance 20-12)

   Discussed · Westfield warehouse site

   Tony Johnson of HRT Holdings asked to allow live/work use, residential treatment and residential daycare (up to 16 clients) in the Commercial Services zone at 20 units per acre. Staff and the Planning Commission recommended denial 7-0, saying the zone is not meant for residential use. A May 4 memo offered a rezone to Commercial as an alternative, which Johnson preferred. Council Members Jensen and Mark Anderson liked an all-Commercial designation; Simmonds wanted live/work defined separately and worried about the commercial tax base; Chair Anderson was hesitant about project-specific zoning. Action was set for May 19.

   • Applicant: Tony Johnson / HRT Holdings, LLC
   • Request: 20 units per acre
   • Planning Commission and staff: recommended denial 7-0

   Follow Westfield Warehouse rezone in the development tracker →

8. Taxes and fees

   Irrigation and sewer rates for small lots

   No action

   Council Member Jensen relayed questions from a resident about rates. Simmonds explained bypass meter options for lots under an acre and opposed a one-off rate exception; Chair Anderson asked Public Works Director Paul Lindhardt for a history of the discussion.

What residents said

COVID-19 relief fundingSales tax declineCommercial tax base

No comment at the street, easement, right of way or annexation hearings. Bryan Erickson, Sunshine Terrace CEO, spoke on the CDBG-CV funds.