Council awards $698,000 waterline job, accepts Deer Park annexation petition, adds candidate filing fee
April 11, 2023, 7:00 p.m. · American Fork City Hall, 31 N. Church St.
The council awarded a $698,000 CDBG-funded 300 West waterline and infrastructure contract to low bidder Newman Construction, accepted the Deer Park-Thomson annexation petition on the condition that the owner apply to annex land to the south within 14 days, and approved Meadowbrook Plats A and B (60 lots) in the transit-oriented development zone. A new candidate filing fee passed 3-1 with Rob Shelton opposed.
From the approved minutes.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item 2 · Presentation
Utah Chiefs of Police Officer of the Year: Detective Shawn Lott
No action
Lott's 2022 work on the Utah County Major Crimes Task Force led to seizures including 21.69 pounds of heroin, 10.9 pounds of methamphetamine and about $89,000 in illegal proceeds, 40 arrests and 12 federal indictments.
Item 6 · Public safety
Flood preparations
No action
Bunker asked residents not to dump debris in the American Fork River channel (crews found a mattress). Frost said the city is coordinating with the Forest Service, federal agencies, the county, the National Guard, neighboring cities, the irrigation company and faith leaders; crews monitor the channel around the clock.
Item CC 3 · Development
Release of construction guarantee, American Fork Tower
Approved · 4-0
Release of $79,789.02 improvements construction guarantee and notice of acceptance.
- Payment$79,789 to American Fork Tower developer
Item CC 4-5 · Development
Releases of construction guarantees, Goldfish Swim School and Savage Apartments Phase 2 (Parc on 5th)
Approved · 4-0
Notices of acceptance of public improvements; amounts not stated.
Item CC 6-8 · Development
Releases of durability retainers: Alvera at the Meadows, Stonecreek Plats F and G
Approved · 4-0
Alvera at the Meadows $27,581.66 (700 West Pacific Drive); Stonecreek Plat F $102,063.57 (370 W. 870 South); Stonecreek Plat G $80,277.00 (840 S. 290 West).
- Payment$102,064 to Stonecreek Plat F developer
- Payment$80,277 to Stonecreek Plat G developer
- Payment$27,582 to Alvera at the Meadows developer
Item CC 9-10 · Other
La Costa beer license; payments
Approved · 4-0
Beer/alcohol license for Costa American Fork LLC (La Costa) at 852 E. State Road; ratification of March 22-April 4 payments and purchases over $50,000.
Item A1 · Zoning
Land use map amendment, about 96 N. 350 West, high-density residential to general commercial
Approved · 4-0
Resolution 2023-04-16R, following the Feb. 28 conditional zone change for ABE Properties.
Item A2-3 · Zoning
Smith property, 0.60 acres at about 401 W. Main St.: land use amendment and zone change to CC-2
Approved · 4-0
Resolution 2023-04-17R (design commercial to general commercial land use) and Ordinance 2023-04-13 (R2-7500 to CC-2). Shelton asked about commercial zones backing onto residential; O'Brien said that would be handled citywide in the general plan update.
- Acres: 0.60
Item A4 · Annexation
Deer Park-Thomson annexation petition, 4.35 acres at about 50 W. 1100 South
Approved · 4-0
Staff worried annexing only the north portion could leave a landlocked island to the south. Mike Horan of White Horse Development said they had worked with UDOT for 10 months on future road needs and wanted to move ahead so tenants aren't delayed; Tyler Horan cited a state code provision allowing an owner to deed part of a parcel. Legal counsel Cherylyn Egner preferred a 14-day window rather than 30. Petition accepted (Resolution 2023-04-18R) contingent on an application for the southern parcel within 14 days.
- Acres: 4.35
- Applicant: White Horse Development (Mike and Tyler Horan)
Item A5a · Development
Site plan, Perfect Dress, 424 W. Main St.
Approved · 4-0
Ordinance 2023-04-14, CC-2 zone.
Item A5b-c · Subdivision
Meadowbrook Plats A (14 lots) and B (46 lots), TOD zone
Approved · 4-0
Final plats at about 620 S. 850 West (14 lots) and 460 S. 740 West (46 lots).
- Lots: 14 + 46
Item A6 · Contract
UDOT master landscape maintenance agreement
Approved · 4-0
Approved; terms not stated.
Item A7 · Roads and utilities
UDOT cooperative agreement, 700 North/740 North connection road signal on 100 East
Approved · 4-0
City administrator authorized to enter the agreement for the city to perform the signal work for UDOT; cost not stated.
- ContractAmount not given to Utah Department of Transportation
Item A8 · Contract
CDBG 10: 300 West waterline and infrastructure improvements
Approved · 4-0
Taylor noted a $42,000 gap between Newman and the next bid and a $90,000 spread among other bids; Bunker said that in a public bid the city must take the low bidder unless it can be disqualified, and the contractor must post a bond.
- Contract$698,000 to Newman Construction, Inc.
- Low bidder; next bid about $42,000 higher
Item A9-10 · Contract
Granite Telecommunications: EPIK phone service and cellular management
Approved · 4-0
Agreements to replace the city's analog phone lines with EPIK service and to have Granite manage city cellular devices. Shelton raised security concerns about AT&T. Costs not stated.
- ContractAmount not given to Granite Telecommunications, LLC
Item A11 · Public safety
Continuity of government resolution
Approved · 4-0
Resolution 2023-04-19R under the Emergency Interim Succession Act.
Item A12 · Taxes and fees
Candidate filing fee
Approved · 3-1
Frost said a fee would help the city stay revenue-neutral and compensate the recorder's time; it was noted a primary election costs the city $45,000. Resolution 2023-04-20R. Fee amount not stated in minutes.
- FeeAmount not given
What residents said
Library Board chair Shannon Magleby thanked police and fire and said she would be willing to pay more taxes to add library staff.