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Cedar City · City Council work session

Cedar City work meeting to take up gravel-lease expansion, airport camera bid and planning-consultant pick

October 21, 2026, 5:30 p.m. · Council Chambers, City Office, 10 North Main Street, Cedar City

The Cedar City Council's Oct. 21 work meeting agenda includes a proposed amendment adding 500,000 cubic yards to a gravel mining lease, an airport terminal camera bid, selection of an airport planning consultant, a budget policy and a water-credit agreement for the Cedar 106 parcels. A closed session on imminent litigation is also listed.

From the agenda; results are added when minutes are posted. Updated October 21, 2026.

Decisions at a glance

Agenda, item by item

  1. Item IV.1 · Roads and utilities

    Master planned road discussion near 725 N and 1450 W

    Pending · Near 725 N and 1450 W

    Applicant Platt & Platt proposed vacating master-planned roads of 55 and 66 feet, labeled Industrial Road and Airport Road, in Section 10 and Section 3, T.36S., R.11W.

    • Applicant: Platt & Platt
  2. Item IV.2 · Public safety

    Fire mitigation request for city land near the 13th Hole Trail

    Pending · City land near the 13th Hole Trail, water tank and Thunderbird Garden Trailhead

    Steven Koltvet, listed with Cedar Ridge HOA, asked the city to restrict and enforce no-motor-vehicle rules on city-owned land near the 13th Hole Trail, the water tank and the Thunderbird Garden Trailhead. His submission cites trash, fire pits, new off-road trails and a 2025 rollover accident. He said he was presenting as an individual.

  3. Item IV.3 · Contract

    Coal Creek Gravel mining lease amendment

    Pending · West of Bulldog Road, south of the old wastewater treatment plant

    Coal Creek Gravel (Paul Bittmenn) asked to amend a 2014 mining lease covering about 16.14 acres west of Bulldog Road and south of the city's old wastewater treatment plant. The lease has a 20-year term and a 500,000-cubic-yard limit; the amendment adds another 500,000 cubic yards. The city manager's Oct. 19 decision paper recommends approval.

    • Acres: about 16.14
    • Lessee has signed the amendment
  4. Item IV.4 · Budget

    Budget policy resolution

    Pending

    The finance director recommends adopting a resolution establishing a budget policy covering budget development, revenue forecasting, expenditures, fund balance, monitoring and amendments, to be reviewed at least every three years. The staff report expects no direct financial impact.

  5. Item IV.5 · Development

    Water acquisition credit allocation among Cedar 106 parcels

    Pending

    Cedar 106, LLC (Randall McUne and Jonathan Stathis) asked the council to approve an agreement reallocating 81.565 acre-feet of water credits among residential parcels in the development agreement area. The credits come from the 2006 Steve Sevy Annexation, which applied 1.2 acre-feet per annexed acre. The city attorney's memo recommends approval and notes the reallocation is limited to one development agreement area.

    • Applicant: Cedar 106, LLC; Randall McUne; Jonathan Stathis
    • Water credits: 81.565 acre-feet

    Follow Cedar 106 water credit allocation in the development tracker →

  6. Item IV.6 · Contract

    Airport terminal camera system expansion

    Pending · Cedar City Regional Airport terminal

    Airport Manager Tyler Galetka presented bids to migrate 13 existing cameras, install 15 new cameras and convert access control on 10 doors, with completion required by Dec. 4, 2026. Staff recommends awarding the base bid to DSI National, $49,621.27 below HEI Security's base bid, and authorizing the mayor to sign.

    • Contract$51,548.73 to DSI National Airport terminal CCTV expansion, base bid (recommended). RFP issued Sept. 23, 2026; 2 bids: DSI National $51,548.73; HEI Security LLC $101,170 (alternate 1 gate access $30,994). Paid from Budget estimate was $60,000
  7. Item IV.7 · Contract

    Airport planning consultant selection

    Pending

    Staff recommends selecting Ardurra (87.5 of 100 points) over Woolpert (80.75) after a qualifications-based process in which fee was not considered, and authorizing negotiation of a five-year planning consultant agreement. The panel was Tyler Galetka, Ryan Marshall, Waldo Galan and Kim Ellis.

    • ContractAmount not given to Ardurra Five-year airport planning consultant agreement, fee to be negotiated. RFQ Aug. 14, 2026; 2 firms scored: Ardurra 87.5, Woolpert 80.75
  8. Item IV.8 · Other

    Closed session on imminent litigation

    Pending

    Randall McUne is listed to present a closed session on imminent litigation. No details are given.

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