Council approves $4.5 million Spiro Mine Tunnel contract and $1.09 million Marsac Avenue waterline; pickleball ordinance continued
April 7, 2022, 1:30 p.m. · City Council Chambers, 445 Marsac Avenue
On April 7, 2022 the council held a closed session and three work sessions (special events, housing, and an arts and culture district), then a regular meeting. It approved a $4.5 million Spiro Mine Tunnel reconstruction contract and a $1.09 million Marsac Avenue waterline contract, and continued the residential pickleball ordinance to April 28 on a 3-2 vote.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Consent agenda: Spiro Mine Tunnel addendum, water master plan and asset management plan | Approved · 5-0 |
| Employee pay plan and IT infrastructure | Discussed |
| Proposed water rate changes | Discussed |
| Ordinance 2022-08: outdoor pickleball courts in residential areas | Continued · 3-2 |
| Main Street dining deck program extension for 2022 | Approved · 5-0 |
| Park Silly Sunday Market 2022 supplemental plan | Approved · 5-0 |
| Marsac Avenue waterline replacement construction agreement | Approved · 4-1 |
| Spiro Mine Tunnel reconstruction Phase 2 construction agreement | Approved · 5-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item Work session · Presentation
Work sessions: special events, housing program and Arts and Culture District
Discussed
Council discussed special-event criteria and fee waivers, housing tools including deed restrictions, buy-downs and shared equity, and a letter of intent with Sundance and the Kimball Arts Center for an arts district at a stated $85.50 per square foot purchase price, 60,000 to 90,000 square feet of added space and about 400 parking stalls. Members expressed support for moving forward and called for an area plan, an RFP and a development agreement. No votes were taken.
Item V · Contract
Consent agenda: Spiro Mine Tunnel addendum, water master plan and asset management plan
Approved · 5-0
Council approved three consent contracts.
- Contract$284,965 to Lithos Engineering
- Contract$176,000 to Bowen Collins & Associates
- Contract$132,000 to Hazen & Sawyer
Item VI.1 · Budget
Employee pay plan and IT infrastructure
Discussed
Staff recommended a 75th-percentile pay range and a 10.33% cost-of-living adjustment, with options to change employee housing assistance unchanged since 1997. Council asked for budget scenarios and more retention initiatives and generally supported replacing the aging Eden financial system. Discussion only.
Item VI.2 · Taxes and fees
Proposed water rate changes
Discussed
Staff proposed tiered rate changes, reducing the ideal residential yard size from 0.25 to 0.10 acre, with increases of up to 63% in some cases. Council agreed to recommend the 3% inflation increase for fiscal 2023. No formal vote was recorded and the item will return.
Item VI.3 · City code
Ordinance 2022-08: outdoor pickleball courts in residential areas
Continued · 3-2
After several motions were withdrawn or failed for lack of a second, Gerber moved to continue the ordinance to April 28 and have staff return with noticing and homeowner-association procedures. Dickey, Gerber and Toly voted yes; Doilney and Rubell voted no. No one spoke in public input.
Item VI.4 · Other
Main Street dining deck program extension for 2022
Approved · 5-0
Council authorized the mayor to sign leases with nine Main Street restaurants. Staff addressed a deck shortened at The Brick and a drop-and-load zone encroachment near Fletchers.
Item VI.5 · Other
Park Silly Sunday Market 2022 supplemental plan
Approved · 5-0
Council approved the supplemental plan for the Level Four event. No one spoke at the public hearing.
Item VI.6 · Roads and utilities
Marsac Avenue waterline replacement construction agreement
Approved · 4-1
Council approved a contract for about 1,000 feet of waterline. Rubell proposed adding active traffic mitigation, which the mover did not accept, and voted no. A resident near Hillside said he had just learned of the project and asked that all traffic use Royal Street.
- Contract$1.09 million to Silver Spur Construction
Item VI.7 · Roads and utilities
Spiro Mine Tunnel reconstruction Phase 2 construction agreement
Approved · 5-0
Council approved the contract with Harrison Western Construction Corporation. Only one bid was received, from the prior contractor, through a request for qualifications.
- Contract$4.50 million to Harrison Western Construction Corporation
What residents said
Hillside Avenue detourWater rate increasesPickleball noise and notice
Hillary Gilson of the Kimball Arts Center supported Arts Fest and city fee support. Chloe Tarell and Bailey Carmack of the Children's Justice Center raised child abuse awareness. Clive Bush objected in writing to a Hillside Avenue detour for the water main project and asked for notice, signage and enforcement.