Council adopts short-term rental rules, annexes Axley-Way land and hires Horrocks for $252,000 in design work
January 28, 2020, 7:00 p.m. · American Fork City Hall, 31 N. Church St.
The council annexed 20.649 acres near 900 South 500 East (Axley-Way) into the GC-2 and PI-1 zones and replaced its short-term rental ordinance with owner-occupancy rules effective March 1. It amended the Eddington Estates infrastructure agreement at $0.23 a square foot for a mineral bond treatment, approved a Rotary Park backstop agreement with Providence Hall Charter School and a settlement with Jeffrey and Suzette Mitchell, and hired Horrocks Engineers for sewer bursting and lining design ($45,691) and culinary water transmission design ($206,288). All votes were unanimous.
From the approved minutes.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Consent agenda | Approved · 5-0 |
| City payments Jan. 7 to Jan. 21 and purchases over $25,000 | Approved · 5-0 |
| Axley-Way Annexation | Approved · 5-0 |
| Short-term rental ordinance and business license chapter | Approved with conditions · 5-0 |
| Utility easement at 900 West 620 South | Approved · 5-0 |
| Amended agreement accepting Eddington Estates infrastructure | Approved with conditions · 5-0 |
| Rotary Park backstop agreement with Providence Hall Charter School | Approved with conditions · 5-0 |
| Settlement with Jeffrey and Suzette Mitchell | Approved · 5-0 |
| FY2020 sewer bursting and lining design contract | Approved · 5-0 |
| FY2020 culinary transmission design contract | Approved · 5-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item 2 · Presentation
HERO Award to the New Friends Quilt Circle
No action
Mayor Frost gave the HERO Award to the New Friends Quilt Circle, founded by Carmen Martinez 30 years earlier, which has donated more than 385 quilts, and declared Jan. 28 New Friends Quilt Circle Day.
Item CC · Other
Consent agenda
Approved · 5-0
Approved minutes of the Jan. 6 swearing-in, Jan. 7 work session and town hall, and Jan. 14 council meeting.
Item A1 · Budget
City payments Jan. 7 to Jan. 21 and purchases over $25,000
Approved · 5-0
Ratified payments. Carroll noted 200 South work built with capital projects money would eventually come out of the CRA.
Item A2 · Annexation
Axley-Way Annexation
Approved · 5-0
Ordinance 2020-01-03 annexed 20.649 acres in the area of 900 South 500 East, with an annexation agreement and GC-2 and PI-1 zoning.
Item A3 · City code
Short-term rental ordinance and business license chapter
Approved with conditions · 5-0
Ordinance 2020-01-04 repealed and replaced Chapter 17.18 on short-term rentals, and Ordinance 2020-01-05 created Chapter 05.42 licensing them. The owner must live in the home as a primary residence, no more than four bedrooms may be rented, and owners may rent the whole home while away up to two months. The motion amended the bedroom language, referenced the registry to state code and set a March 1, 2020 effective date. Members called it a fair compromise; Barnes would have preferred a three-night minimum and noted no license fee yet existed.
Item A4 · Roads and utilities
Utility easement at 900 West 620 South
Approved · 5-0
Accepted a utility easement.
Item A5 · Development
Amended agreement accepting Eddington Estates infrastructure
Approved with conditions · 5-0
Amended the agreement for the city to accept infrastructure in the Eddington Estates subdivision, setting the high-density mineral bond (HA5) treatment at $0.23 a square foot for about 66,000 square feet. Prices had risen since the prior summer; Shelton noted a cheaper generic product and Taylor wanted any savings captured, with members comfortable with up to a 15% change.
- Contract$15,180
Item A6 · Parks
Rotary Park backstop agreement with Providence Hall Charter School
Approved with conditions · 5-0
Approved an agreement for Providence Hall Charter School to fund about two-thirds of backstop improvements at Rotary Park. Carroll worried it limited recreation programs; the motion was amended to define the school's "venue" as areas north of the bathrooms/baseball field, with events scheduled and fees paid through the Recreation Department.
- ContractAmount not given to Providence Hall Charter School
Item A7 · Other
Settlement with Jeffrey and Suzette Mitchell
Approved · 5-0
Approved a settlement and release agreement; terms were not stated in the minutes.
- PaymentAmount not given to Jeffrey and Suzette Mitchell
Item A8 · Contract
FY2020 sewer bursting and lining design contract
Approved · 5-0
Awarded design of the FY2020 sewer pipe bursting and lining project to Horrocks Engineers. Shelton asked for a refresher on how proposals are scored.
- Contract$45,691 to Horrocks Engineers, Inc.
Item A9 · Contract
FY2020 culinary transmission design contract
Approved · 5-0
Awarded design of FY2020 culinary water transmission lines, including 600 East and outside the CRA area, to Horrocks Engineers. Bunker said it was separate from the 200 South design; Shelton noted construction would come from the 2021 budget.
- Contract$206,288 to Horrocks Engineers, Inc.
What residents said
Cost of Eddington Estates road repairs
Nick Sorenson asked about the cost of the Eddington Estates item, noting asphalt costs had risen about 30%. Jon Jensen praised the HERO Award.