Council trims PARC arts grant, passes tentative budget with smaller road increase over Barnes' objection
May 10, 2022, 7:00 p.m. · American Fork City Hall, 31 N. Church St.
The American Fork City Council adopted PARC Tax disbursements 4-1 after cutting $13,200 for a Harrington Center winter festival that overlapped a Chamber event. It passed the FY2023 tentative budget 4-1, with Councilmember Kevin Barnes opposed because $500,000 had been cut from roads. It also approved a new fee schedule 4-1 (Carroll opposed), Fire Station 52's plat and site plan, a day-care rezone at 355 East 200 South, bond counsel and a public infrastructure district policy.
From the approved minutes.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item Consent · Development
Common consent: minutes; durability retainer releases for Grove Creek Plaza ($8,059.60) and Doug Smith Subaru ($9,325); payment ratification (Apr 20-May 3)
Approved · 5-0
Approved minutes of Mar 15, Mar 23 and Mar 29; released improvement durability retainers; ratified city payments and purchase requests over $50,000 (not itemized in the minutes).
- Payment$8,060
- Payment$9,325
Item 1 · Appointment
Board of Adjustment appointments
Approved · 5-0
Appointed Mike Privett (term ending 2024), Reid Shelley (2025) and Scott Williamson (2026) to the Board of Adjustment.
Item 2 · Budget
FY2021-22 PARC Tax disbursements (Ordinance 2022-05-19)
Approved with conditions · 4-1
Adopted the PARC Tax Advisory Board's recommended disbursements, except that $13,200 for a Harrington Center for the Arts winter festival was removed, lowering Harrington's allotment to $134,300. Carroll said the Chamber of Commerce already ran a holiday event at the same time and place. Shelton objected to $89,000 for Timpanogos Arts Foundation administration; TAF's Reggie Walker said no salaries were covered and the money pays rent, equipment, repairs and marketing. Shelton also questioned funding the library Learning Center.
- Grant$134,300 to Harrington Center for the Arts
- Grant$284,800 to Timpanogos Arts Foundation
- Grant$740,206 to American Fork Parks and Recreation
- Grant$50,000 to Wasatch Music Alliance
- Grant$30,002 to Friends of American Fork Library
- Grant$19,700 to American Fork Library
- Recommended requests presented May 3: Harrington Center for the Arts $147,500; Timpanogos Arts Foundation $284,800 (including $89,000 administration); AF Parks and Recreation $740,206 (including $350,000/year Art Dye Park bond payment through 2025, pickleball courts, shade structures and a Hunter Park playground); Friends of AF Library $30,002; AF Library Learning Center $19,700; Wasatch Music Alliance $50,000.
- City administrator authorized to sign disbursement contracts.
Item 3 · Taxes and fees
Updated General Fee Schedule (Resolution 2022-05-09R)
Approved · 4-1
Adopted the updated fee schedule, including hourly fire marshal plan-review fees replacing a $100 flat fee. Carroll preferred set fees; Shelton said developers complain about multiple invoices.
Item 4 · Budget
FY2023 tentative budget
Approved · 4-1
Approved the tentative budget and set the final budget hearing for June 21. Finance Director Anna Montoya said, after work-session direction, the proposed property tax increase was lowered to about $10/month per household, cutting $500,000 from roads ($4 million to $3.5 million; the city normally budgets $2.1-2.5 million). Barnes voted no, saying residents he called would pay more for roads and the city should not 'kick the can.' Shelton questioned the $250,000 urban forester program and the 36-inch water line funding.
- Budget$3.50 million
- Audited general fund balance: $11.2 million, the state maximum.
- 36-inch water line funded mainly by bond proceeds in the water fund, with debt service paid from impact fees.
- Taylor left at 9:00 p.m. but is recorded as voting yes.
Item 5 · General plan
Parks element of the General Plan (Resolution 2022-05-10R)
Approved · 4-0
Adopted an updated parks element. Community Services Director Camden Bird said the update lowers the previously adopted park level-of-service standard; Shelton suggested PARC Tax could help buy park land.
Item 6-7 · Zoning
Land use and zone change to General Commercial, 355 East 200 South (Resolution 2022-05-11R; Ordinance 2022-05-20)
Approved · 4-0
Changed a flag lot from Residential Medium Density / R2-7500 to General Commercial / GC-1 so the applicant can convert the home to a day care center. A site plan is still required.
Item 8a-b · Development
Fire Station 52 final plat and site plan (Ordinance 2022-05-21)
Approved with conditions · 4-0
Approved the final plat consolidating parcels and the site plan for Station 52, which will serve north American Fork and Cedar Hills and include a police training facility. Access from 1750 North confirmed; an evidence building could come in a future phase.
Item 9 · City code
620 South/700 South road cross section amendment
Tabled · 4-0
Proposal to remove the concrete curb between the bike lane and travel lane was tabled after concerns that fire trucks' outriggers could not clear raised bike lanes; staff will bring back another cross section.
Item 10 · Other
Municipal Wastewater Planning Program for 2021
Withdrawn
Withdrawn.
Item 11 · Public safety
2022 MAG Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan (Resolution 2022-05-12R)
Approved · 4-0
Adopted Mountainland Association of Governments' regional pre-disaster mitigation plan.
Item 12 · Contract
Bond counsel services
Approved · 4-0
Accepted the proposal of Johnson Paterson and Yellowhorse (spelled variously in the minutes) for bond counsel services; staff said it would go to market quickly. No fee amount stated in the minutes.
- ContractAmount not given to Johnson Paterson and Yellowhorse
Item 13 · City code
Public Infrastructure District (PID) policy (Resolution 2022-05-13R)
Approved · 4-0
Adopted a policy for reviewing public infrastructure district applications project by project, with council approval required.
What residents said
Main Street overpass motorcycle safetyUDOT intersection cameras not recordingPressurized irrigation meters and water-share rights
Christine Larson (Main Street overpass safety): Her son died in a motorcycle accident on Main Street; asked for a motorcycle lane or for the city to get UDOT to record its intersection cameras. The mayor said it is a state road. Newell Curtis (Pressurized irrigation metering): Owns irrigation shares and asked whether a new meter would limit his use; staff referred him to the irrigation master and Public Works.