Ogden council approves $58 million utility bond parameters and five-year capital plan
April 28, 2020, 6:00 p.m. · Electronic meeting via Zoom
On April 28, 2020, the council adopted a resolution authorizing up to $58 million in water, sewer and storm drain revenue bonds, approved the 2021-2025 Capital Improvement Plan on a 5-2 vote, and adopted Consolidated Plan amendments after continuing the hearings from April 21.
From the agenda and city or news reports of the results; minutes not yet posted. Updated October 14, 2026.
In brief
9 items came up for a decision or discussion: 6 approved and 3 no action.
1 vote was not unanimous: Fiscal years 2021-2025 Capital Improvement Plan (5-2).
The agenda records 3 dollar amounts, the largest $58.0 million.
3 items here are tracked in the city's development tracker.
This write-up links 3 source documents and the meeting video.
The previous City Council meeting was on April 23, 2020: Ogden council holds work session on Marshall White Center
The next one was on May 5, 2020: Ogden council receives mayor's proposed 2020-21 budget and hears DDR zone height proposal
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Citizen Participation Plan Amendment #1 | Approved · 7-0 |
| Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan Amendment #2 | Approved · 7-0 |
| Budget amendment for Annual Action Plan Amendment #2 | Approved · 7-0 |
| Water, sewer and storm drain revenue bond parameters | Approved · 7-0 |
| Fiscal years 2021-2025 Capital Improvement Plan | Approved · 5-2 |
| Fiscal years 2021-2025 Consolidated Plan and 2021 Annual Action Plan | No action · 7-0 |
| Own in Ogden Down Payment Assistance guideline changes | No action |
| Budget amendment for strategic plan directives | No action · 7-0 |
| Center Avenue street vacation (corrected ordinance) | Approved · 7-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item 2a1 · Other
Citizen Participation Plan Amendment #1
Approved · 7-0
The council adopted Resolution 2020-9, amending the Community and Economic Development Department's Citizen Participation Plan.
Item 2a2 · Other
Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan Amendment #2
Approved · 7-0
The council adopted Resolution 2020-4, amendment #2 to the fiscal 2020 Annual Action Plan and the Consolidated Plan for 2015 to 2020.
Item 2a3 · Budget
Budget amendment for Annual Action Plan Amendment #2
Approved · 7-0
The council adopted Ordinance 2020-14, increasing anticipated revenues and appropriations by $778,175.
- Budget$778,175
Item 2b · Budget
Water, sewer and storm drain revenue bond parameters
Approved · 7-0
After a hearing, the council adopted Resolution 2020-5 authorizing the issuance and sale of not more than $58,000,000 in sewer and water and/or storm drain revenue and refunding bonds, Series 2020.
- Bond$58.0 million
Item 2c · Roads and utilities
Fiscal years 2021-2025 Capital Improvement Plan
Approved · 5-2
The council adopted Ordinance 2020-15 approving the five-year Capital Improvement Plan, as amended, on a 5-2 vote. The results report does not say which members voted no or what the amendment changed.
Item 3a · Other
Fiscal years 2021-2025 Consolidated Plan and 2021 Annual Action Plan
No action · 7-0
Resolution 2020-11 would adopt the five-year Consolidated Plan, the Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area Plan, the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice and the 2021 Annual Action Plan. The council voted to set a public hearing for May 12.
Item 3b · Other
Own in Ogden Down Payment Assistance guideline changes
No action
Resolution 2020-10 would change the Own in Ogden Down Payment Assistance Program. No action was required; public input was scheduled for May 12, 2020.
Item 3c · Budget
Budget amendment for strategic plan directives
No action · 7-0
Ordinance 2020-16 would raise revenues and appropriations by a gross $273,925 to support Strategic Plan Directives. The council voted to set a public hearing for May 12.
- Budget$273,925
Item 4a · Roads and utilities
Center Avenue street vacation (corrected ordinance)
Approved · 7-0
The council adopted corrected Ordinance 2019-54, vacating a portion of Center Avenue between 1619 South and 17th Street.
Presentation
Work session: Defense Depot Reuse zone height and multicultural affairs
Discussed
The work session included a Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs presentation on gaps and barriers faced by underserved communities during COVID-19, and a presentation on a proposed building height amendment in the Defense Depot Reuse (DDR) Zone.