Ogden council adopts lease for Marshall White center tax-credit financing and names fieldhouse for Officer Nathan Lyday
April 1, 2025, 6:00 p.m. · Council Chambers, Municipal Building, 2549 Washington Blvd., Ogden
The council voted 7-0 on a resolution that supports a roughly $2.1 million New Markets Tax Credit financing deal for the Marshall N. White Community Center, and 7-0 on a joint resolution with the mayor naming the center's fieldhouse for Ogden police Officer Nathan James Lyday. Some speakers and council members said the naming should have gone first to the center's advisory committee; the mayor said he would convene it. In public comment, owners of a nearby apartment complex asked the city to revisit its definition of a sexually oriented business.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item 1 · Contract
Lease of Marshall N. White Community Center to a tax-credit entity (Resolution 2025-6)
Approved · 7-0
The council found adequate consideration for a no-cost lease of the Marshall N. White Community Center to MWCC NMTC SPE, Inc., a special purpose entity created for a federal New Markets Tax Credit transaction. Stinson LLP attorney Cody Rogers said the structure would bring about $2.1 million in private investor funding to restore parts of the project cut for budget reasons: lighting for outdoor pickleball courts, fencing, landscaping, and pool and weight equipment. The Community Development Finance Alliance, a qualified community development entity with a $40 million federal award, would invest the last $10 million of its allocation in the project. The council cited public-policy benefits such as recreation, health and a sense of belonging as the consideration for the lease.
- Grant$2.10 million to Community Development Finance Alliance / private NMTC investors
- Lease: MWCC NMTC SPE, Inc., a Utah nonprofit corporation
- Legal basis: Utah Code 10-8-2 and Ogden Municipal Code 4-3A-5
Item 2 · Parks
Naming the Marshall N. White Community Center fieldhouse for Officer Nathan James Lyday (Joint Resolution 2025-1)
Approved · 7-0
The administration proposed naming the fieldhouse inside the new community center for Officer Lyday, an Ogden officer killed in the line of duty; the center itself keeps the Marshall N. White name. A son of the late Marshall N. White and Officer Lyday's father spoke in favor, and another speaker supported honoring Lyday. Heath Satow said he did not oppose the idea but wanted a broader community discussion first. Vice Chair Hyer and Council Members Choberka and Richey said they supported honoring Lyday but were concerned the Marshall N. White Center Advisory Committee had not weighed in; Hyer moved to delay until the committee met, then withdrew the motion. Council Members Blair and Myers said they were ready to act. Mayor Nadolski said he took responsibility for not referring the matter to the committee first and would convene it to advise on how to mark the naming.
Presentation
Work session: downtown parking, river safety and Ogden Canyon waterline update
Discussed
In the work session before the meeting, Mayor Nadolski and Parking and Mobility Operations Coordinator Emil Vargason updated the council on the downtown parking program, safety near open waterways such as the Weber River in the coming months, and the status of the Ogden Canyon waterline project. No votes were taken.
City code
Residents ask city to revisit definition of sexually oriented business near 36th Street and Harrison Boulevard
Discussed
In public comment, Deanne Chaston read a letter on behalf of the owners of Ogden Brinker Apartments, a 10-unit townhome complex in a C-2 zone, about an Adam & Eve store that opened in a former Family Dollar space in December 2024. The letter said city code does not treat the store as a sexually oriented business because the adult merchandise is under 15 percent of floor space and out of minors' reach, and it cited other Utah cities that define the term by revenue or inventory. It also raised exterior lighting and window displays. Ty Chaston, another owner, raised the same concerns plus snow removal and local traffic after recent road changes. Mayor Nadolski said he has asked the chief administrative officer and Code Enforcement to review options under existing rules and asked staff to review the ordinances that allowed the business at that location. Council Member Richey commended the administration for working on land use amendments.
What residents said
Process for naming city facilitiesDefinition of sexually oriented businessesExterior lighting near apartments
Jennie Taylor, Heath Satow and the Lyday family spoke on the fieldhouse naming. Deanne and Ty Chaston raised concerns about a nearby Adam & Eve store, its classification under city code, lighting and window displays.