Council approves $1.7 million SR-248 bus lane contract and soil cover rules 3-0; Deer Valley road vacation heard in work session
June 1, 2023, 3:15 p.m. · City Council Chambers, 445 Marsac Avenue
On June 1, 2023, with Council Members Ryan Dickey and Jeremy Rubell excused, the council voted 3-0 on every action item, including a $1,743,177 construction agreement for an eastbound bus lane on SR-248, consent contracts for a water quality consultant and 2023 pavement work, and amendments to the soil cover landscaping code. A work session heard Deer Valley Development Company's petition to vacate right-of-way near Snow Park Village; no action was taken. Childcare funding and a recreation bond were discussed without votes.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item Work · Development
Deer Valley Development Company petition to vacate Deer Valley Drive right-of-way and dedicate Doe Pass Road (Snow Park Village Base Area MPD)
Discussed
The 1978 master plan has had 12 amendments, with 209.75 of 2,110 unit equivalents remaining. The company proposes a six-bus transit hub, a gondola to Silver Lake, a one-acre park and about 2,250 parking stalls. Doilney questioned a 550-car gap between current parking capacity and planned stalls; Toly asked about school buses, employee parking and the state code on material injury; the city attorney said the council's authority concerned the right-of-way question. The company will return June 15 with state code information. No action.
Item Appt · Appointment
Library Board appointments
Approved · 3-0
Greg Hembrock appointed and Seth Beal reappointed to three-year terms beginning July 2023.
Item Consent · Contract
Water quality consultant contract and 2023 Pavement Management bids
Approved · 3-0
Jacobs Engineering for a water quality consultant at the 3Kings Water Treatment Plant, and two pavement bids with Morgan Pavement Maintenance (slurry seals, trail sealcoating, crack sealing) and Morgan Asphalt (rotomilling, overlays, utility adjustments).
- Contract$145,340 to Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
- Contract$247,066 to Morgan Pavement Maintenance
- Contract$1.17 million to Morgan Asphalt, Inc.
Item NB1 · City code
Ordinance 2023-27: Title 11-15 landscaping and maintenance of soil cover
Approved · 3-0
Clarifies the rules, requires six inches of clean cover within contaminated soil boundaries (gravel or bark allowed) and repeals two sections. One speaker asked about deleted compliance dates; staff suggested a 12-month compliance timeline.
Item NB2 · Roads and utilities
SR-248 corridor improvements: construction and design agreements
Approved · 3-0
An eastbound bus lane and short-term improvements from Cooke Drive to Richardson Flat Road. Lanes would narrow from 12 to 11 feet between Wyatt Earp and Richardson Flat. A UDOT representative said an agreement could allow school buses in the lane.
- Contract$1.74 million to Granite Construction Company
- Contract$350,000 to HDR Engineers, Inc.
Item NB3 · Budget
Set June 22 public hearing: Ordinance 2023-31, FY2024 compensation for elected and statutory officers
Approved · 3-0
Includes a 5.5 percent cost-of-living adjustment. Hearing opened with no comments.
Item OB1 · Budget
Childcare discussion
Discussed
Doilney favored a significant budget allocation and a property tax increase; Toly proposed shifting $400,000 from the bollards project and adding $400,000 to $600,000 for childcare; Gerber asked for $1 million, a $200 employee scholarship and a taskforce; the mayor asked staff for recommendations on $800,000 to $1 million. No vote.
Item OB2 · Budget
FY2023-24 recommended budget: recreation general obligation bond
Discussed
Staff sought direction. A dozen speakers generally supported a bond, citing ice sheets, pickleball and the MARC expansion; Toly favored option A (three facilities) at about $8 a month. Item returns June 15. No vote.
Item OB3 · Presentation
Sundance Film Festival 2023 debrief
Discussed
Preliminary figures: police service costs of $322,875, economic impact of $118.3 million, 1,608 jobs supported and 86,824 in-person attendees. No vote.
What residents said
Deer Valley Drive trafficChildcare fundingOutdoor ice
Speakers described a volunteer stipend program for adults over 55, thanked the council for Arts Fest support and urged a permanent space for the Kimball Art Center, and asked for an outdoor ice sheet. An Aspen Wood resident raised traffic and road width concerns on Deer Valley Drive South.