Council adopts Patriot Station CRA plan; utility credit for public safety staff passes 4-1
January 14, 2020, 7:00 p.m. · American Fork City Hall, 31 N. Church St.
Mayor Frost gave his State of the City address. The council adopted the Patriot Station Community Reinvestment Project Area Plan, which will fund 200 South improvements, distributed $30,000 in excess 2018-19 PARC tax revenue, approved a memorandum of understanding with Providence Hall Charter School for a new Rotary Park backstop, and voted 4-1 (Rob Shelton no) to give full-time front-line public safety employees a utility bill credit. Public hearings were held on the Axley-Way and American Fork South Stake annexations.
From the approved minutes.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Public hearing: Axley-Way Annexation | Discussed |
| Public hearing: American Fork South Stake Annexation | Discussed |
| Consent agenda: Vintaro guarantee release and investigative team MOU | Approved · 5-0 |
| City payments Dec. 3 to Jan. 7 | Approved · 5-0 |
| Alcoholic beverage license for Tamashi Ramen & Sushi Bar | Approved · 5-0 |
| MOU with Providence Hall Charter School for Rotary Park backstop | Approved · 5-0 |
| Distribution of excess FY2018-19 PARC tax revenue | Approved · 5-0 |
| Patriot Station Community Reinvestment Project Area Plan | Approved · 5-0 |
| Utility credit for front-line public safety employees | Approved · 4-1 |
Agenda, item by item
Item PH1 · Annexation
Public hearing: Axley-Way Annexation
Discussed
Hearing on annexing 20.649 acres at about 900 South 500 East; one owner opposed. Approved Jan. 28.
Item PH2 · Annexation
Public hearing: American Fork South Stake Annexation
Discussed
Hearing on annexing 4.307 acres at about 640 South 100 West; no comments.
Item 5 · Presentation
State of the City address
No action
Frost cited a record 795 building permits worth $180 million in 2019, 3,910 fire calls (the busiest station in Utah County), plans to seek design qualifications for a second fire station, Canal Boulevard and a 700 North link between 100 East and 200 East with MAG funding, a MAG-funded transit circulator study, $4 million in PARC-funded projects, Amazon and Built Bar arriving, a Woodbury office tower in the Opportunity Zone, and a study of using city-owned fiber.
Item CC · Other
Consent agenda: Vintaro guarantee release and investigative team MOU
Approved · 5-0
Approved minutes; released a $13,550 improvements guarantee for Vintaro 1-C Phase 2 at 340 South 860 East; and approved an MOU forming a multi-jurisdictional investigative team in Utah County. Jan. 6 minutes were pulled.
- Payment$13,550 to Vintaro 1-C Phase 2 developer
Item A1 · Budget
City payments Dec. 3 to Jan. 7
Approved · 5-0
Ratified bills; there were no purchase requests over $25,000.
Item A2 · Other
Alcoholic beverage license for Tamashi Ramen & Sushi Bar
Approved · 5-0
Approved.
Item A3 · Parks
MOU with Providence Hall Charter School for Rotary Park backstop
Approved · 5-0
The failed backstop will be replaced with a larger netted backstop with matching money from Providence Hall. The MOU runs 12 years with a buyout after five; Carroll and Christiansen wanted guaranteed public access, and Rykert said the city keeps priority. A full agreement followed Jan. 28.
- ContractAmount not given to Providence Hall Charter School
Item A4 · Budget
Distribution of excess FY2018-19 PARC tax revenue
Approved · 5-0
Ordinance 2020-01-01 distributed excess PARC tax revenue from higher-than-expected sales tax to projects backed by the PARC Tax Committee. Barnes noted $30,000 approved against a $30,400 remaining balance; the $400 difference was to come from contingency.
- Budget$30,000
Item A5 · General plan
Patriot Station Community Reinvestment Project Area Plan
Approved · 5-0
Ordinance 2020-01-02 adopted the Patriot Station CRA project area plan around the FrontRunner station, so tax increment can pay for 200 South and other TOD infrastructure once other taxing entities sign on.
Item A6 · Taxes and fees
Utility credit for front-line public safety employees
Approved · 4-1
Resolution 2020-01-01R amended the 2013 military utility waiver to add a utility bill credit for full-time front-line police and fire employees, meant to encourage living in the city for faster response. Shelton preferred incentive pay from the general fund rather than a utility credit and suggested extending it to all staff; Frost and Barnes favored the simpler, visible credit.
What residents said
Annexation costs for county property ownersParking on new sod at Art Dye ParkLack of parks on the south sideADA-accessible parkSoccer field availability
At the Axley-Way annexation hearing, property owner Ross Ford said he saw no value in annexing and did not want added costs such as buying water rights. No one spoke on the South Stake annexation. In the comment period, Parks and Recreation Committee member Lisa Berkland objected to parking cars on new sod at Art Dye Park and asked for event shuttles, said the south side has no parks and developers are not held to providing recreation, and asked for an ADA park. David Josse, president of North Utah County Soccer, asked for more field space.