Logan council presents 2021-22 budget, adopts cross connection rules; Riverside RV Park rezone workshopped

Decisions at a glance

Agenda, item by item

1. Item 5 · Appointment

   Ratify Planning Commission appointments

   Approved · 5-0

   The council ratified David Lewis Rich and Ken Heare to the Planning Commission.

   Moved by Council Member Tom Jensen, seconded by Council Member Amy Anderson. Vote: 5-0; the minutes say the motion carried unanimously, counted here as the 5 council members present

2. Item 6 · Budget

   Fiscal 2021-22 budget presentation

   Discussed

   Mayor Daines presented a budget with a 3 percent pay-for-performance increase, a restored 401(k) match, health premiums up 5 percent, $900,000 in general fund capital, one new public works capital project manager, four sewer plant positions, two forestry positions, a new Emergency Medical Services Fund after the county ambulance service ended operations on January 1, 2021, and $20 million in water reserves for a storage tank without bonding. Budget workshops were set for May 11 and 25. No vote.

   • Budget$900,000 General Fund capital spending. Paid from General Fund
   • Budget$20.0 million Water storage tank reserves. Paid from Water reserves

3. Item 9 · Annexation

   Campbell Annexation, Ordinance 21-04

   Continued · 5-0 · North of 2200 South, east of 800 West

   At staff's request the council continued the hearing to May 18 because the Boundary Commission would not meet until May 6.

   Moved by Council Member Jeannie Simmonds, seconded by Council Member Ernesto López. Vote: 5-0; the minutes say the motion carried unanimously, counted here as the 5 council members present

   Follow Campbell Annexation in the development tracker →

4. Item 10 · Budget

   Fiscal 2020-21 budget adjustments, Resolution 21-22

   Approved · 5-0

   The council approved $42,264 from Communication Center reserves for COVID-related grant expenses. No one spoke.

   • Budget$42,264 COVID-related grant expenses. Paid from Communication Center reserves

   Moved by Council Member Jeannie Simmonds, seconded by Council Member Tom Jensen. Vote: 5-0; the minutes say the motion carried unanimously, counted here as the 5 council members present

5. Item 11 · City code

   Cross connection ordinance, Ordinance 21-08

   Approved · 5-0

   The council adopted updates to Title 13 on cross connections, including letting the city restrict certified testers who do not meet testing requirements. No one spoke.

   Moved by Council Member Tom Jensen, seconded by Council Member Amy Anderson. Vote: 5-0; the minutes say the motion carried unanimously, counted here as the 5 council members present

6. Item 12 · Parks

   Land and Water Conservation Fund grant for Willow Park, Resolution 21-23

   Approved · 5-0 · Willow Park Sports Complex

   The council approved a grant application to replace dugouts, tubes, backstops and outfield fences at the four Willow Park fields, estimated at 300,000 (currency symbol missing in the minutes), with the grant covering up to half. Akina also reported a roughly $200,000 state recreation grant for the Blue Trail project (parking lot, restroom, walkway, kayak ramp).

   • Grant$300,000 Willow Park field improvements, estimated project cost; grant covers up to half. Paid from Land and Water Conservation Fund
   • Grant$200,000 to State of Utah Blue Trail parking, restroom, walkway and kayak ramp. Paid from Utah Outdoor Recreation grant

   Moved by Council Member Amy Anderson, seconded by Council Member Tom Jensen. Vote: 5-0; the minutes say the motion carried unanimously, counted here as the 5 council members present

   Follow Willow Park Sports Complex improvements in the development tracker →

   Follow Logan River Blue Trail Master Plan in the development tracker →

7. Item 13 · Roads and utilities

   Vacation of utility easements, Airport Industrial Park, Ordinance 21-09

   Approved · 5-0 · 631, 681 and 731 West 2200 North

   The council vacated public utility easements between lots 2, 3 and 4 along 2200 North because the owner is combining the lots. No one spoke.

   Moved by Council Member Jeannie Simmonds, seconded by Council Member Tom Jensen. Vote: 5-0; the minutes say the motion carried unanimously, counted here as the 5 council members present

8. Item 14 · Zoning

   Workshop: 721 South 100 West rezone, Ordinance 21-10

   Discussed · 721 South 100 West

   Planner Russ Holley presented a request to rezone about 2.07 acres from MR-20 to MR-30, raising allowed units from 41 to 62 and height from 45 to 55 feet. The Planning Commission recommended approval 6-1 on April 22 and no public comments were received. Simmonds could not find another MR-30 zone in the city; Amy Anderson and Simmonds wanted broader notification.

   • Current zone to proposed: MR-20 to MR-30
   • Acres: about 2.07

   Follow 721 South 100 West rezone in the development tracker →

9. Item 15 · Zoning

   Workshop: Riverside RV Park rezone, Ordinance 21-11

   Discussed · 447 West 1700 South

   The applicant asked to rezone about 4.7 acres from Recreation to MR-20 for townhomes, up to 94 units. Staff recommended denial and the Planning Commission voted 6-1 to deny on April 22. The site is mostly in the FEMA floodplain. Jensen said buildings would need to be elevated and fill could worsen downstream flooding but suggested not excluding the project if risks can be mitigated; Simmonds disagreed that this density belongs in a high-risk area and said she would support only a recreational zone; López said he understood the owner's frustration.

   • Current zone to proposed: REC to MR-20
   • Acres: about 4.7

   Follow Riverside RV Park rezone in the development tracker →

10. Item 16 · Public safety

    Workshop: fireworks restricted areas, Ordinance 21-24

    Discussed

    Assistant Fire Chief Craig Humphreys proposed restricted areas on the east bench, Island slopes, east of Gibbons Parkway, the gravel pit and parts of the west side, noting a dry year and a state drought declaration.

11. Item 17 · Budget

    Workshop: budget adjustments and Fire Station 70 design, Resolution 21-25

    Discussed

    Staff proposed $300,000 in state grant funds for the 700 North realignment, $4,600 in donations, $11,751 in state hazmat training funds and $325,000 from capital project reserves for design of a new Fire Station 70. Mayor Daines said the fire station item will be separated on May 18 because of expected public comment. Under the site plan, public parking would drop from 152 to 150 spaces. She said earthquake concerns prompted the project and no alternative site met response-time needs.

    • Grant$300,000 to State of Utah 700 North realignment. Paid from State grant
    • Grant$4,600 Police Department banquet donations
    • Grant$11,751 to State of Utah Hazmat training
    • Budget$325,000 Design of new Fire Station 70. Paid from Capital project reserves

    Follow Fire Station 70 relocation in the development tracker →

What residents said

Floodplain development at Riverside RV ParkRezone notice radiusFire Station 70 parking

No public comment recorded at the hearings.