Council awards $1.8 million road contract to sole bidder Geneva Rock, rezones land for 48 apartments over Carroll's objection
July 13, 2021, 7:00 p.m. · American Fork City Hall, 31 N. Church St.
The American Fork City Council awarded Geneva Rock Products, the only bidder, a $1,805,403.60 contract for the FY22 road rehabilitation of 1120 North, 300 North and 850 East. It rezoned about 2 acres at 400 South 600 East for Wasatch Residential Group apartments on a 4-1 vote, with Councilmember Staci Carroll opposed, and approved a deal with Dixie Farms developer Blue Peak Holdings to build Lakeshore Drive with the city paying for upsizing. The council also put a PARC tax opinion question on the November ballot and approved an interim transportation map over Councilmember Rob Shelton's objection.
From the approved minutes.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item Consent 3 · Subdivision
Rockwell Ranch Block 3 Phase 2 improvements guarantee released, 500 South 1030 West
Approved · 5-0
Released the improvements construction guarantee and issued a notice of acceptance for public improvements.
- Payment$127,454
- Amount released: $127,453.75
Item Consent 4 · Subdivision
Notice of acceptance for Apollo Burger public improvements, 504 N. 900 West
Approved · 5-0
Issued notice of acceptance for public improvements built with the Apollo Burger project.
Item Consent 5 · Budget
Ratification of payments June 16-July 6, 2021, and purchases over $25,000
Approved · 5-0
Routine consent ratification; itemized list not in minutes.
Item Action 1 · Zoning
Zone change at 361 E. 980 North from RA-1 to PR-3.0
Approved · 5-0
Adopted Ordinance 2021-07-30 rezoning the property to PR-3.0 Planned Residential, subject to dedication of a trail corridor and engineering conditions. Councilmember Taylor disclosed on the record that the developer had hired him to do work on the project, said he saw no conflict, and voted.
- Ordinance 2021-07-30
- Councilmember Taylor disclosed paid work for the developer and still voted
Item Action 2 · Zoning
Wasatch Residential Group zone change at 400 South 600 East from GC-2 to PC
Approved · 4-1
Adopted Ordinance 2021-07-31 rezoning a roughly 2-acre vacant parcel behind Deseret Industries from commercial to Planned Community for about 48 apartments. Adam Langford of Wasatch Residential Group, which owns the adjoining community to the south, said the site is poor for retail; staff asked the developer to donate 4 feet for 400 South right-of-way. Councilmember Shelton raised traffic and turn lanes at 400 South/500 East (a UDOT road). Councilmember Carroll voted no, citing residents' concerns about more high-density housing on commercial land.
- Ordinance 2021-07-31
- About 48 units proposed on about 2 acres
- Applicant: Adam Langford, Wasatch Residential Group
Item Action 3 · Development
Lake City Row development agreement
Withdrawn
Pulled from the agenda at the applicant's request.
Item Action 4 · Development
Development agreement with Blue Peak Holdings LLC for construction of Lakeshore Drive
Approved · 5-0
The Dixie Farms developer will build Lakeshore Drive and the city will pay to upsize it from a local road to a minor collector. The agreement drops the trail on the south side (the city keeps right-of-way to add it later) and requires an emergency access easement across one lot for about 10 lots with a single access until land to the north develops. Councilmembers Barnes and Carroll complained the packet exhibits were blank; staff said they would be attached to the minutes.
- ContractAmount not given to Blue Peak Holdings LLC
- City pays upsizing cost from local road to minor collector; amount not stated in minutes
Item Action 5 · Roads and utilities
Vacation of trail right-of-way at about 1100 South and 900 West
Approved · 5-0
Adopted Ordinance 2021-07-32 vacating a trail right-of-way that ran through approved lots; the trail had been shifted and appears on the plats in a different location.
- Ordinance 2021-07-32
Item Action 6 · Subdivision
Extension of approval of Dixie Farms Plats A-D final plats and site plans, 900 West and 1000 South
Pending
Councilmember Shelton moved to approve the final plats and site plans for Dixie Farms Plats A, B, C and D in the PR-3.0 zone, subject to the 2019 Planning Commission conditions and the Blue Peak development agreement just adopted. The minutes record the motion but no second or vote result.
Item Action 7 · Taxes and fees
Ballot opinion question on PARC tax
Approved · 5-0
Adopted Resolution 2021-07-27R putting a nonbinding opinion question on the Nov. 2, 2021 ballot on a 0.1% sales tax for parks, arts, recreation and cultural facilities, using the 'PARC tax' name on the ballot.
- Resolution 2021-07-27R
Item Action 8 · Roads and utilities
Updated Transportation Master Plan map
Approved · 4-1
Approved interim changes to the master transportation map: dropping the planned 700 East/680 East curve at State Street (the city did not want to buy the needed private land, which was blocking a developer), extending Lakeshore Drive west to 1300 West, and correcting the 1100 South loop to 570 West by the FrontRunner station. The UDOT-cleared Vineyard Connector stays on the map though staff oppose it. Councilmember Shelton voted no, objecting that the full master plan update promised 18 months earlier was still incomplete.
- Prepared with Horrocks Engineers
Item Action 9 · Roads and utilities
2021 Storm Drain Master Plan
Approved · 5-0
Adopted the 2021 Storm Drain Master Plan element of the General Plan, prepared by staff and Franson Engineers.
Item Action 10 · Contract
FY22 Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project (ST2022001) contract to Geneva Rock
Approved · 5-0
Awarded the annual road rehabilitation contract to Geneva Rock Products, the only bidder, for $1,805,403.60. Staff said more firms attended the pre-bid meeting and the bid came in under the estimate. Streets: 1120 North (150 West to 100 East), 300 North (100 East to 400 East) and 850 East (300 North to 575 North); Councilmember Barnes urged finishing before school starts.
- Contract$1.81 million to Geneva Rock Products
- Single bid; under engineer's estimate (estimate not stated)
Item Action 11 · Other
Closed session
Approved · 5-0
Council voted to enter a closed session under Utah Code 52-4-204 and 52-4-205.
What residents said
Electronic sign (EMC) rules enforced unevenly; businesses denied signs others haveMore high-density housing replacing commercial land near 400 South 600 EastTraffic at 400 South and 500 East
Public hearing on vacating right-of-way near 100 South and 900 West: a representative identified as Ken said the road dedication given at annexation no longer matched the plan once 700 West became a collector with a roundabout at Lakeshore Boulevard, so the city would return 25 feet now inside a residential lot and the developer would dedicate right-of-way matching what was built; no one else spoke. Public comment: Tim Mushata, USSSA state softball director, praised the Art Dye fields. Colton Bain, representing sign clients Baby Cubby and Highland Gardens, said the electronic message center sign ordinance is unevenly enforced: his clients were denied EMC signs while banks enlarged theirs, nearly all existing EMC signs violate brightness and animation rules, and the Recorder's Office could not produce permits; he warned of a legal challenge. Mayor Frost promised a work session on the ordinance.