Council mourns Councilmember Barbara Christiansen, hires broker to find park land
April 13, 2021, 7:00 p.m. · Electronic meeting / American Fork City Hall, 31 N. Church St.
The American Fork City Council opened with tributes to Councilmember Barbara Christiansen, who died recently. It approved a non-exclusive agreement with Mountain West Commercial to help buy park and open space land, an $85,000 UDOT grant for a transit circulator study, an amended developer reimbursement for 1100 South and a revised on-call engineering contract capped at $100,000 a year per firm. It also declared city property at 90 N. Church St. surplus.
From the approved minutes.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item Consent 3 · Roads and utilities
Notice of acceptance, 1100 West Phase 1 road project, 1100 West 200 South
Approved · 4-0
Accepted completed road improvements.
Item Consent 4-6 · Subdivision
Durability retainers released for JCW's, Osmond Retail Plaza and Wasatch-Savage Subdivision Phase 1B
Approved · 4-0
Released three durability retainers after warranty periods.
- Payment$1,328
- Payment$17,844
- Payment$45,262
- JCW's, 580 E. State: $1,327.80
- Osmond Retail Plaza, 521 S. 500 East: $17,843.62
- Wasatch-Savage Subdivision Phase 1B, 517 S. 600 East: $45,261.85
Item Consent 7 · Budget
Ratification of payments March 17-April 6, 2021, and purchases over $25,000
Approved · 4-0
Routine consent ratification; itemized list not in minutes.
Item Action 1 · Roads and utilities
Amended 1100 South reimbursement agreement with GB AF Industrial Investment LLC
Approved · 4-0
Approved an amended agreement to reimburse GB AF Industrial Investment LLC for 1100 South improvements. Councilmember Barnes noted math errors in the staff background; Public Works Director Scott Sensanbaugher said the budget-impact figure was correct. Amount not stated in minutes.
- PaymentAmount not given to GB AF Industrial Investment LLC
Item Action 2 · Other
Class B beer license for Bandera Barbeque, 496 N. 990 West
Approved · 4-0
Approved a Class B beer license.
Item Action 3 · Roads and utilities
Water banking agreement with Layne Downs for 7.75 acre-feet
Approved · 4-0
Approved a revised water banking agreement for 7.75 acre-feet, after the owner assigned 14 acre-feet of his rights to American Eagle Ready Mix.
Item Action 4 · Parks
Reallocation of 2019-20 PARC tax money to Wasatch Music Alliance
Approved · 4-0
Adopted Ordinance 2021-04-17 reallocating unspent 2019-20 PARC money to Wasatch Music Alliance. Amount not stated in minutes.
- Ordinance 2021-04-17
Item Action 5 · Roads and utilities
Easement assignment to Cedar Hills for waterline at Fox Hollow
Approved · 4-0
Assigned an old, unused waterline easement to Cedar Hills and moved it to the edge of a golf course fairway so Cedar Hills' contractor can build a waterline.
Item Action 6 · Roads and utilities
200 South waterline easement and license agreement
Approved · 4-0
Approved an easement and license east of the railroad tracks so the 200 South waterline can bore under the tracks at a right angle, shortening the bore; the contractor was mobilizing.
Item Action 7 · Contract
Revised on-call engineering master services agreement
Approved · 4-0
Approved a revised template for on-call engineering agreements with a dozen to 20 firms: three-year terms renewable once, capped at $100,000 a year in task orders per firm (previously two years and $200,000); larger jobs require an RFP, and individual purchases over $25,000 still need council approval. Typical task orders run $5,000-$40,000.
- Cap: $100,000 a year per firm
Item Action 8 · Other
90 N. Church St. declared surplus
Approved · 4-0
Adopted Resolution 2021-04-13R declaring city property at about 90 N. Church St. surplus for disposal. No one spoke at the hearing.
- Resolution 2021-04-13R
Item Action 9 · Contract
Representation agreement with Mountain West Commercial for park land
Approved · 4-0
Approved a brokerage agreement with Mountain West Commercial LLC to help buy open space and park land, changed at Councilmember Shelton's urging to non-exclusive and without limited agency so the city avoids paying a 3% commission on sellers it finds itself. Mayor Frost and City Administrator David Bunker preferred exclusivity. The firm objected and the agreement was revised again April 27.
- FeeAmount not given to Mountain West Commercial LLC
- Commission: 3%
Item Action 10 · Roads and utilities
UDOT planning grant for American Fork transit circulator study
Approved · 4-0
Approved a cooperative agreement for an $85,000 UDOT Technical Planning Assistance Program grant, with a city match of just over $6,000, for a study of a circulator linking FrontRunner, The Meadows, Main Street and the east side; a consultant will likely come from UDOT's prequalified pool. Councilmember Carroll noted how much has been spent on transportation studies.
- Grant$85,000 to Utah Department of Transportation
What residents said
No one spoke at the hearing on declaring 90 N. Church St. surplus or during public comment.