Ogden council adopts $18.5 million ARPA budget amendment, routing $8 million to an unassigned capital account, and approves fee changes
December 17, 2024, 6:02 p.m. · Council Chambers, Municipal Building, 2549 Washington Boulevard
The Ogden City Council voted 7-0 to adopt an $18,530,850 budget amendment of pandemic relief and other funds, placing $8 million for Union Station, the old county jail and park improvements into a non-project capital account for later decisions. It also approved, all 7-0, a $674,100 federal grant budget amendment, extended the Sustainability Committee through 2026, and adopted police, utility, cemetery and golf fee changes. Residents again criticized the 20th Street curb changes.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Presentation
Sustainability Committee sunset report and PATH to Citizenship program
Discussed
Committee Chair Dan Bedford reviewed three years of activity and the next two years' plans; the administration recommended extending the committee to December 31, 2026. Community Engagement Administrator Linda Lartigue outlined formalizing the PATH to Citizenship program, which helped 17 Weber County residents naturalize in 2024, with a preliminary $21,000 budget from grants, donations and the city; action was tentatively set for early January 2025.
- Budget$21,000
Other
Quarterly capital and financial reports; administrative update
Discussed
Finance Director Justin Sorensen presented the fourth-quarter FY2024 and first-quarter FY2025 capital improvement reports and the first-quarter financial report. Chief Administrative Officer Mara Brown said a request for proposals was issued for a paid parking hardware and software manager, a stakeholder meeting with 25th Street businesses is planned, and the funding model may need adjusting for the delay. She reported that homes in a J. Fisher Company housing project sold at an average of $481,500, that engineering is reviewing 20th Street parking, and that the Ogden Canyon waterline project starts in January 2025.
City code
Extend Sustainability Committee sunset to December 31, 2026 (Ordinance 2024-41)
Approved · 7-0
The committee's enabling ordinance would otherwise have ended December 31, 2024.
Budget
Annual Action Plan Amendment #1 (Resolution 2024-15) and $674,100 budget amendment (Ordinance 2024-35)
Approved · 7-0
The amendment adjusts the FY2025 federal housing and community development plan: carryover fell $394,955, program income rose $1,006,015 from sales of Quality Neighborhoods homes and carryover program income rose $63,040. It adds $250,000 to the Own in Ogden HOME down payment budget, doubling the goal from 25 to 50 households. Laura Lewis asked where the 30-day comment period was published; staff said the Standard-Examiner, city website and state public notice site.
- Budget$674,100
- Budget$250,000
Taxes and fees
Mid-year fee changes for Police, refuse and green waste, cemetery and golf (Ordinances 2024-37 to 2024-40)
Approved · 7-0
Police: eliminates fees for crime scene photos, license photos, landlord training and tow rotation; adds $10 solicitor background check and badge fees and folds accident reports into the $25 police report fee. Deputy Chief Tyler Ziegler said no fees increase. Utilities: allows a second recycling cart without a second refuse cart and sales of road-milling tailings at the green waste site, with CPI updates. Cemetery: raises grave space, interment, overtime, disinterment and monument inspection rates, last updated in 2019. Golf: raises cart fees at El Monte and Mt. Ogden and some green fees and ends the Monday-Thursday 18-hole discount. Laura Lewis asked about environmental effects of storing tailings; Public Services Director Justin Anderson said they would be kept apart from green waste and had been stored at the Public Works facility.
Budget
ARPA budget amendment of $18,530,850 with Alternate Schedule B (Ordinance 2024-36)
Approved · 7-0
Of $29,612,825 in federal and state pandemic relief, $9,042,825 had been allocated to general government wages and was freed for other uses. The approved schedule sends $1,042,825 to Lester Park improvements, $70,000 to 4th Street Park netting and $152,600 from the General Fund to the fleet reserve, and puts $2,500,000 for Union Station, $5,000,000 for acquiring and demolishing the county jail on the municipal block, and $500,000 for park improvements into a non-project-specific capital account under council control. Funds must be committed by December 31, 2024 and spent by December 31, 2026. Laura Lewis asked that some go to the Ogden Canyon waterline; Chair Richey said about $12 million of ARPA money is already allocated to it. Heath Satow said the revised plan saves taxpayers $5.4 million on the Marshall White Center. Mayor Nadolski said low-interest financing can cover the waterline.
- Budget$18.5 million
- Budget$1.04 million
- Budget$8.00 million
- Budget$70,000
- Budget$152,600
What residents said
20th Street parking removal24th Street interchange roundaboutDeveloper subsidy profitSupportive housing at Madison AvenuePaid parking for meeting attendees
Marie Hogge said 20th Street residents were not properly told that on-street parking would be removed. Heath Satow raised the city subsidy for a 24th Street townhome project, saying it guaranteed the developer an 11 percent profit, and asked for a public report on profit and any profit sharing; Chair Richey said the council can request sales prices. Laura Lewis asked about the 24th Street interchange, a proposed roundabout, paid parking for meeting attendees and the former wildlife center site. Teresa Bramwell opposed the Weber Housing Authority project at 23rd Street and Madison Avenue and said crime in her area affects her. Council Member Choberka said UDOT manages the interchange and many residents opposed the roundabout. Mayor Nadolski said the roundabout is not finalized and the average townhome price was $481,000.