Council approves Lake City Row plan change over objections it skipped review, hires engineers for three road projects
May 25, 2021, 7:00 p.m. · American Fork City Hall, 31 N. Church St.
The American Fork City Council voted 4-1 to amend the Lake City Row planned community to allow flex office-warehouse space and about 300 fewer homes, though the Planning Commission had recommended denial and the developer's new presentation was not in the packet; Councilmember Kevin Barnes voted no. The council hired CRS Engineers to design the 700 North Connection and a 300 West-Pacific Drive signal and Civil Science to design a 1100 South-500 East signal, and approved federal and MAG funding agreements for the Art Dye Trail and 700 North. It also created a city audit committee.
From the approved minutes.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item Consent 5 · Budget
Ratification of payments May 5-18, 2021, and purchases over $25,000
Approved · 5-0
Routine consent ratification; itemized list not in minutes.
Item Action 1 · Appointment
Jenny Peay and Bruce Frandsen appointed to Planning Commission
Approved · 5-0
Appointed Jenny Peay (term ending 2025) and Bruce Frandsen (term ending 2026) to the Planning Commission. Councilmember Shelton asked for attendance and removal policies for boards.
Item Action 2 · Other
City Audit Committee created
Approved · 5-0
Adopted Resolution 2021-05-16R creating an audit committee and charter, amended so mayoral appointments require council advice and consent and members may be removed with or without cause.
- Resolution 2021-05-16R
Item Action 3 · Appointment
Audit Committee appointments
Approved · 5-0
Appointed David Anderson (term ending Dec. 31, 2024), James Hansen (term ending Dec. 31, 2023) and Councilmember Ryan Hunter to the audit committee, with staggered terms.
Item Action 4 · Other
Easement encroachment agreement, 714 N. 700 West
Approved · 5-0
Approved an encroachment agreement and a 5-foot reduction of the rear-yard public utility easement on Lot 14 of Mitchell Springs so the Carnasecca family can build a pool; utility companies sent letters of support.
Item Action 5 · Development
Amended Lake City Row concept plan, about 860 E. 620 South
Approved with conditions · 4-1
Adopted Ordinance 2021-05-23 amending the Lake City Row planned community concept plan to change a Phase 1 office area to commercial allowing one- and two-story flex office-warehouse, effective only once a development agreement is signed. The Planning Commission recommended denial on a split vote over shared parking. Buck Swaney of MDP Land said residential entitlement drops from about 2,000 to 1,700 units, cutting required parking from 4,559 to 3,841 stalls and the shared-parking deficit to 118. The site is about 6 acres, half owned by Millennial development (PC zone) and half by Woodbury (PI zone). Mayor Frost and Councilmember Barnes objected that the presentation was not in the packet or seen by the Planning Commission; Barnes voted no, saying it should go back to the commission.
- Ordinance 2021-05-23
- Planning Commission recommended denial (split vote)
- Applicant: Buck Swaney, MDP Land
- Developer says it paid for road improvements partly refundable through impact fees
Item Action 6 · Roads and utilities
Partial vacation of 900 West right-of-way, 350 South to 620 South
Approved · 5-0
Adopted Ordinance 2021-05-24 vacating excess 900 West right-of-way for Lakeshore Landing Plats A-J after the road cross-section was narrowed from what was dedicated at annexation. No one spoke at the hearing.
- Ordinance 2021-05-24
Item Action 7a · Subdivision
Calvary condominium conversion, 338 E. State Road
Approved · 5-0
Adopted Ordinance 2021-05-25 approving a final plat creating a condominium unit in the Calvary Mountain View Church building, under contract to a hair salon; church representative Steve Tobias said proceeds will upgrade the church. The building also houses a restaurant and pregnancy resource center. Planning Commission recommended approval.
- Ordinance 2021-05-25
- Zone: GC-1
Item Action 8 · Roads and utilities
Art Dye Trail federal aid agreement
Approved · 5-0
Approved a federal aid funding agreement, through Mountainland Association of Governments, for the Art Dye Trail; the route had not yet been set. Amount not stated in minutes.
- GrantAmount not given to Federal Highway Administration via Mountainland Association of Governments
Item Action 9 · Roads and utilities
Pioneering agreement with Bishop Holding LLC for 1500 South improvements
Approved · 5-0
Approved a pioneering agreement letting Bishop Holding LLC recover part of its cost for system improvements along 1500 South from later developers. No discussion; amount not stated in minutes.
- PaymentAmount not given to Bishop Holding LLC
Item Action 10 · Public safety
Fireworks restrictions
Approved · 5-0
Adopted Resolution 2021-05-17R setting fireworks restricted areas, with minor language changes from last year.
- Resolution 2021-05-17R
Item Action 11 · Roads and utilities
MAG funding agreement for 700 North Connection
Approved · 5-0
Adopted Resolution 2021-05-18R, an interlocal agreement with Mountainland Association of Governments to fund the 700 North Connection. The money expires in three years; Legal Counsel Cherylyn Egner said a right-of-way purchase agreement with the property owner would come within months. Amount not stated in minutes.
- GrantAmount not given to Mountainland Association of Governments
- Resolution 2021-05-18R
Item Action 12 · Contract
CRS Consulting Engineers hired to design 700 North Connection
Approved · 5-0
Approved an engineering services agreement with CRS Consulting Engineers, which ranked first in the selection, to design the 700 North Connection. Fee not stated in minutes.
- ContractAmount not given to CRS Consulting Engineers
Item Action 13 · Contract
CRS Engineers hired to design 300 West-Pacific Drive intersection
Approved · 5-0
Selected CRS Engineers, which staff said had the winning proposal, to design a signal at 300 West and Pacific Drive, including possible widening; staff said the signal should come before one at 400 West because 300 West carries traffic under I-15. Councilmember Barnes noted CRS has staff experienced with the railroad. Fee not stated in minutes.
- ContractAmount not given to CRS Engineers
- CRS also selected the same night for the 700 North Connection design
Item Action 14 · Contract
Civil Science hired to design 1100 South-500 East intersection
Approved · 5-0
Selected Civil Science Engineers to design widening and a signal at the busy 1100 South-500 East intersection. Fee not stated in minutes.
- ContractAmount not given to Civil Science Engineers
Item Action 15 · Other
Agreement with Neal Allred et al. on land along 200 South corridor
Approved · 5-0
Approved an agreement with Neal Allred and other owners of land on the north side of 200 South that the council had removed from an agricultural protection area; signers include Tyree Lamph and his wife as trustees of one property. The referenced map was not in the packet. Terms not stated in minutes.
What residents said
Public hearings: no one spoke on vacating part of 900 West from 350 South to 620 South. Chad Carnasecca asked to reduce the rear-yard utility easement at 714 N. 700 West Circle by 5 feet to build a pool, saying utilities supported it. No one spoke during public comment.