Logan council adopts regional disaster mitigation plan; RDA previews $350,000 incentive for 108-unit downtown apartments
January 5, 2021, 5:30 p.m. · Electronic meeting via Zoom
Meeting by Zoom under new chair Mark Anderson, the Logan Municipal Council unanimously adopted the 2020 Bear River Region Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan and ratified a Parks and Recreation board appointment. Workshops previewed a $3.7 million sewer plant budget adjustment, new USU water rates and a disorderly house ordinance. The Redevelopment Agency heard a proposal for 108 apartments and 10 townhomes at 150 South 100 East with a recommended $350,000 incentive.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Presentation
COVID-19 update from Bear River Health Department
Discussed
Director Jordan Mathis reported a sharp rise in cases since October 2020 with active cases leveling off and positivity just over 20 percent, above the state average. He said 3,300 vaccine doses had been received and 2,095 administered and projected general availability by the end of April. Council Member Simmonds said the council received at least one email asking it not to mandate vaccines and stated that the council does not mandate vaccinations.
Appointment
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board appointment
Approved · 5-0
Mayor Daines asked the council to ratify Eric Eliason.
Development
Planning Commission update
Discussed
Simmonds reported approval, after design changes, of the Foothill subdivision (also called Foothill Loft in the minutes) and of a fuel center design at Smith's Food and Drug, 700 North Main. The A-OK RV Park extended-stay amendment will return to the Planning Commission in late February, then to the council. No action.
Appointment
2021 board and committee assignments
Discussed
Chair Mark Anderson presented assignments; López was assigned to the Cache Valley Center for the Arts board and Jensen asked to continue serving, which the mayor and council accepted. Approved by consensus with no formal motion. Jensen reported the center can operate financially until spring.
Public safety
2020 Bear River Region Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan (Resolution 21-02)
Approved · 5-0
Assistant Fire Chief and Marshal Craig Humphreys said the FEMA-required plan, updated every five years by the Bear River Association of Governments, covers Box Elder, Cache and Rich counties, and FEMA approved it the previous week. Senior Regional Planner Zac Covington presented it. Adoption carries no funding obligation but is required for certain grants.
Budget
Workshop: budget adjustment with sewer plant completion and ambulance fund (Resolution 21-01)
Discussed
Finance Director Richard Anderson presented a $17,000 fire emergency operations center grant, $10,480 in police reimbursement, $3,700,000 for sewer treatment plant completion, a $3,255 fire EMS grant, $500,000 from electric reserves for capital projects, $67,208 in state alcohol enforcement funds, a $1,205,500 shift from the General Fund to the EMS Fund for the ambulance division, $326,642 in added ambulance billing revenue, a $200,000 contingency and $200,000 in reserves for an irrigation pump. Light and Power Director Mark Montgomery's memo said the $465,000 distribution construction budget was exhausted and last year's spending ran $1.3 million over budget. Jensen asked whether the fire request stems from the end of Cache County EMS, and Anderson confirmed the contract is expiring. Action was set for January 19.
- Budget$3.70 million
- Budget$500,000
- Budget$1.21 million
Taxes and fees
Workshop: USU water rate modifications (Resolution 21-04)
Discussed
Water and Wastewater Division Manager Cameron Draney and Public Works Director Paul Lindhardt explained that a 2018 resolution raised water rates 35 percent and then 3 percent a year citywide, and USU, the sole wholesale customer, raised concerns. The city and USU split the cost of consultant HDR evenly. The change adds USU to the base-rate tables and revises consumption rates per an agreement with USU, with annual council review. Action was set for January 19.
City code
Workshop: disorderly house ordinance (Ordinance 21-01)
Discussed
Police Chief Gary Jensen said disorderly house was prosecuted as a Class B misdemeanor though no class was formally assigned, and the state treats unclassified offenses as infractions. The amendment to Section 9.12.060 names the offense and classifies it as Class B. Action was set for January 19.
Item RDA · Development
Workshop: agency assistance to L59 Multifamily, 150 South 100 East (Resolution 21-03 RDA)
Discussed
Developer Skyler Jenks proposes 108 apartments and 10 three-story townhomes in the Downtown Redevelopment Project Area, with 177 parking stalls plus 17 visitor stalls. He requested $500,000; the Economic Development Committee recommended $350,000 from the RDA Affordable Housing Fund, payable on completion. Demolition is estimated at $435,164, and the developer would buy 0.5 acres of Garff Gardens from the city for $185,000, including a $10,000 nonrefundable deposit. Jenks said the townhomes would be market-rate rentals, construction could take about 18 months and first-year cash-on-cash return is about 7.51 percent. Council Member Jensen stressed onsite management; Simmonds asked that trees north of the sidewalk and along the park driveway be preserved, and Jenks said the north side would be preserved and the south side removed. Economic Development Director Kirk Jensen said units were cut from 120 to 108, a parking structure was removed and staff added a third story without Planning Commission review. Action was set for January 19.
- Grant$350,000 to L59 Multifamily, LLC
- Land deal$185,000 to L59 Multifamily, LLC
- Units: 108 apartments, 10 townhomes
What residents said
Vaccine mandatesOnsite managementTree preservationUnshoveled sidewalks
Public comment was suspended during remote meetings; comments were directed to email or Zoom.