Council divides $920,000 in PARC tax grants, requires arts foundation to match admin funds; denies 900 West site plan
May 26, 2020, 7:00 p.m. · Held electronically (COVID-19 emergency)
With Mayor Frost absent and Clark Taylor presiding, the council approved fiscal 2019-20 PARC tax disbursements of about $920,000, shifting $6,400 to the New Friends Quilting Circle for sewing machines and requiring the Timpanogos Arts Foundation to match its $47,000 administrative allocation dollar for dollar. It denied a commercial site plan at 64 N. 900 West that the Planning Commission had recommended denying, extended Dixie Farms approvals, adopted fireworks restrictions and updated floodplain and sign rules.
From the approved minutes.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Consent agenda: minutes and improvement guarantee releases | Approved · 5-0 |
| Ratify payments May 6-19 and purchases over $25,000 | Approved · 5-0 |
| FY2019-20 PARC tax disbursements | Approved · 5-0 |
| Water banking agreement with Horan Family Trust | Approved · 5-0 |
| Commercial site plan at 64 N. 900 West | Denied · 5-0 |
| Extension of Dixie Farms Plats A, B, C, D and G approvals | Approved · 5-0 |
| Continuity of government resolution | Approved · 5-0 |
| 2020 fireworks restrictions | Approved · 5-0 |
| Floodplain management (Section 15.16) | Approved · 5-0 |
| Signs and advertising structures (Sections 17.5.128, 5.32.060) | Approved · 5-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item CC · Subdivision
Consent agenda: minutes and improvement guarantee releases
Approved · 5-0
Approved minutes and releases: $13,096.60 construction guarantee and acceptance for Furry Tail Transfurmations (55 E. 400 North); $1,350 construction guarantee and $3,306.50 durability retainer for Grossgebauer Subdivision (1370 N. 100 East); $30,999.68 durability retainer for Hansen Ranch Phase 1 (480 N. 1100 East).
- Payment$13,097 to Furry Tail Transfurmations
- Payment$1,350 to Grossgebauer Subdivision developer
- Payment$3,307 to Grossgebauer Subdivision developer
- Payment$31,000 to Hansen Ranch Phase 1 developer
Item 1 · Budget
Ratify payments May 6-19 and purchases over $25,000
Approved · 5-0
Ratified; Christiansen asked about inconsistent soccer refund notations.
Item 2 · Budget
FY2019-20 PARC tax disbursements
Approved · 5-0
Ordinance 2020-05-26 approved about $920,000 in PARC (parks, arts, recreation and culture) tax allocations, with changes: add $2,000 for a New Friends Quilting Circle event; move $4,500 from the History and Heritage Pageant and $1,900 from the $110,000 library Children's Programming Room design to fund $6,400 in sewing machines for the quilting circle; and require the Timpanogos Arts Foundation to match its $47,000 administrative allocation 100% from any revenue on its IRS Form 990. Shelton said TAF raised only $20,000 last year and depends on PARC money. Unspent COVID-affected funds may roll over. PARC fund balance about $925,000.
- Grant$920,000
- Grant$47,000 to Timpanogos Arts Foundation
- Grant$8,400 to New Friends Quilting Circle
- Grant$110,000
Item 3 · Contract
Water banking agreement with Horan Family Trust
Approved · 5-0
Approved.
Item 4a · Development
Commercial site plan at 64 N. 900 West
Denied · 5-0
Denied in the GC-2 Planned Commercial zone after the Planning Commission recommended denial; Christiansen said approving would contradict the ordinance.
Item 4b · Subdivision
Extension of Dixie Farms Plats A, B, C, D and G approvals
Approved · 5-0
Ordinance 2020-05-27 extended final plat and site plan approvals for the flexible-lot PUD in the PR-3.0 zone; the developer was delayed because the sewer district could not yet provide a connection.
Item 5 · Other
Continuity of government resolution
Approved · 5-0
Resolution 2020-05-09R, adding Christiansen and Shelton to the line of succession.
Item 6 · Public safety
2020 fireworks restrictions
Approved · 5-0
Resolution 2020-05-10R. Legal ground fireworks and aerials under 150 feet may be used in streets; aerials under 150 feet in designated parks only, same list as the past two years. Shelton said the "fireworks shall only" wording was confusing.
Item 7 · City code
Floodplain management (Section 15.16)
Approved · 5-0
Ordinance 2020-05-28 adopted updated FEMA flood maps so residents remain eligible for federal flood insurance.
Item 8 · City code
Signs and advertising structures (Sections 17.5.128, 5.32.060)
Approved · 5-0
Ordinance 2020-05-29 bars political and advertising signs on public property and requires owner permission, exempting downtown A-frame signs in the overlay zone. Barnes said a campaign manager had claimed the city could not stop signs in parks.
What residents said
No public comments.