Council approves $1.1 million in consent purchases and fence authority for city engineer 4-1

Decisions at a glance

Agenda, item by item

1. Item CS · Other

   Closed session: property

   No action · 3-0

   Closed 3-0 at 2:01 p.m. (Council Members Ciraco and Parigian arrived at 2:04 and 2:02) and adjourned 5-0 at 3:30 p.m.

   Moved by Council Member Molly Miller, seconded by Council Member Tana Toly. Vote: 3-0

2. Item WS1 · Budget

   Operating budget preview (work session)

   Discussed

   Arts nonprofit service contracts of $108,000 for FY27; the majority chose General Fund support for the senior center executive director while keeping the full $638,000 for grants; the council agreed to fund the $685,000 childcare scholarship request in full. Recreation cost recovery was 67% against a 70% goal. Open space would make two seasonal rangers year-round. No vote.

   • Budget$685,000 FY27 childcare scholarship request
   • Budget$108,000 FY27 arts nonprofit service contracts
   • Grant$638,000 Nonprofit grants kept whole

3. Item WS2 · Budget

   Historic district grant program (work session)

   Discussed

   The city allocates $127,136 a year; the Historic Preservation Board recommended $200,000. Council members supported funding with a mid-year review. No vote.

   • Grant$127,136 Current annual allocation
   • Grant$200,000 Historic Preservation Board recommendation

4. Item WS3 · Taxes and fees

   Proposed FY27 fee schedule (work session)

   Discussed

   Staff reviewed changes for planning, police, parking, recreation, golf and the ice arena; water fees will be discussed April 30. Council Member Parigian questioned a $437-per-unit affordable master planned development fee, refunds and the bike rack fee in lieu. No vote.

5. Item WS4 · Presentation

   Community Health Improvement Plan (work session)

   Discussed

   Summit County Health Department presented the 2024 community health assessment and a five-year plan with priorities of partnerships, food and nutrition access and immunization coverage.

6. Item P · Presentation

   FY25 library update

   No action

   The library reported a record 261,720 visitors from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025.

7. Item V · Other

   Approve March 5, 6 and 19 minutes

   Approved · 5-0

   Approved.

   Moved by Council Member Ed Parigian, seconded by Council Member Tana Toly. Vote: 5-0

8. Item VI · Contract

   Consent: transformer cabinet, playground, air dome, WSP amendment, UDOT quit claim, Olympic athletes resolution

   Approved · 5-0

   Approved a purchase of a current transformer cabinet from Consolidated Electrical Distributors (up to $150,000), playground equipment, shade and surfacing at The Mine at City Park from Sonntag Recreation (up to $923,153), an air dome over three PC MARC tennis courts from Broadwell Air Domes (up to $117,326), a $700,000 amendment to WSP USA bringing its total to $1,050,000, a no-cost quit claim of a parcel to UDOT and Resolution 05-2026 honoring 2026 Olympic and Paralympic athletes.

   • Purchase$150,000 to Consolidated Electrical Distributors Current transformer cabinet (not to exceed)
   • Purchase$923,153 to Sonntag Recreation Playground equipment, shade and surfacing at The Mine at City Park (not to exceed)
   • Purchase$117,326 to Broadwell Air Domes Air dome over three MARC tennis courts (not to exceed)
   • Change order$700,000 to WSP USA Contract amendment (new total $1,050,000); purpose not stated in the minutes

   Moved by Council Member Tana Toly, seconded by Council Member Bill Ciraco. Vote: 5-0

9. Item VII-1 · City code

   Flood damage prevention (Ordinance 2026-04)

   Approved · 5-0

   Updated the flood damage code for FEMA compliance and federal flood insurance eligibility. One speaker raised Poison Creek and firefighting water concerns. The minutes cite Title 11, Chapter 16 while the slides say Chapter 11.

   Moved by Council Member Tana Toly, seconded by Council Member Bill Ciraco. Vote: 5-0

10. Item VII-2 · City code

    City engineer authority over fences (Ordinance 2026-05)

    Approved · 4-1

    Adds fences to the list of minor encroachments the city engineer may permit. Council Member Parigian said fences are aesthetic and opposed giving the engineer that discretion.

    Moved by Council Member Tana Toly, seconded by Council Member Molly Miller. Vote: 4-1. Voting no: Council Member Ed Parigian

What residents said

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