200 South residents air construction frustrations; council annexes Skidmore land, raises TOD parking minimums
April 30, 2024, 7:00 p.m. · American Fork City Hall, 31 N. Church St.
A crowd of residents from the 200 South construction zone asked the council to speed up the road project, add signage and oversight, fill potholes and provide better updates; Mayor Frost asked for patience and offered a meeting. The council annexed the 7.552-acre Skidmore property into the Planned Industrial zone, accepted the THN 2 annexation petition at 1054 East 300 North over neighbors' worries about building height, approved a pioneering agreement with Deer Park LLC for 1100 South, raised parking requirements for LT-8 and LT-9 lots in the TOD, adopted new road cross-sections, updated the moderate-income housing plan and approved a concrete services contract with Quicksilver Concrete. Consent items released $279,940.72 in Stonecreek durability retainers.
From the approved minutes.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item Consent 2 · Development
Release of durability retainer, Stonecreek Plat D, 290 West 700 South
Approved · 5-0
Released $81,971.96.
- Payment$81,972
Item Consent 3 · Development
Release of durability retainer, Stonecreek Plat E, 425 West 720 South
Approved · 5-0
Released $197,968.76.
- Payment$197,969
Item Consent 4 · Other
Easement from John Ragan, 425 N. 900 East
Approved · 5-0
Accepted.
Item Consent 5 · Development
Performance-in-lieu agreement with North Pointe Building "F" LLC
Approved · 5-0
Allows actual construction in lieu of an improvements construction guarantee for North Pointe Business Park Building F.
Item Consent 6 · Other
Alcohol license, GBN Enterprises dba Nori Sushi Bar and Grill, 821 N. West State Road
Approved · 5-0
Approved.
Item Consent 7 · Budget
Minutes of April 9; ratification of payments April 3-23, 2024, and purchases over $50,000
Approved · 5-0
Routine consent ratification.
Item 1 · Annexation
Skidmore Annexation, 7.552 acres at about 100 East 1500 South, into the Planned Industrial (PI-1) zone
Approved · 5-0
Ordinance 2024-04-16 with annexation agreement and road dedication plats, subject to staff report conditions. Staff confirmed the land is in the area the council redesignated planned industrial last year.
- Acres: 7.552
- Zone: PI-1
Item 2 · Annexation
THN 2 Annexation petition, 1.308 acres at 1054 East 300 North
Approved · 5-0
Resolution 2024-04-12R accepting the petition, which covers the whole unincorporated island. O'Brien said acceptance approves no development; terms come in the annexation agreement. Property owner Jack Young said Premier Family Medical approached his family in 2022 and two earlier petitions were rejected. Neighbor Terry Mills said residents oppose a tall building like the one at 300 North 1100 East.
- Acres: 1.308
- Earlier petitions rejected (applicant not owner; city wanted entire island)
Item 3 · Contract
Pioneering agreement with Deer Park LLC (Lot 3) for system improvements along 1100 South
Approved · 5-0
Approved. Councilmember Ernie John noted it is not money out of the city's pocket. Per the packet, the pressurized irrigation, culinary water and roadway improvements along 1100 South total $486,368.56, allocated pro rata to adjacent owners by frontage, with no city budget impact. (A separate $102,416.25 reimbursement agreement for upsizing was approved May 14.)
- Payment$486,369 to Deer Park, LLC
- System improvements: $486,368.56, recovered from adjacent owners by frontage
Item 4 · City code
Code amendment: Section 15.01.1531, detail drawings (TOD road cross-sections)
Approved · 5-0
Ordinance 2024-04-17.
Item 5 · Contract
Contract with Quicksilver Concrete Inc. for concrete services citywide
Approved · 5-0
Approved. Per the packet, Quicksilver was chosen through a request for proposals; there is no total, as projects are assigned within approved budgets. John praised the city's 50/50 sidewalk replacement program.
- ContractAmount not given to Quicksilver Concrete, Inc.
Item 6 · City code
TOD parking requirements: higher minimums for LT-8 and LT-9 lots (Section 17.4.608, Table 6F)
Approved · 5-0
Ordinance 2024-04-18. Hunter cited emergency-vehicle access; Carroll voted yes but warned more parking makes the area less walkable. O'Brien said best practice is 1 to 1.5 stalls and he personally opposed going higher.
Item 7 · General plan
Moderate-Income Housing Plan implementation strategy update
Approved · 5-0
Resolution 2024-05-13R (numbered as in the minutes) updating timelines.
Item 8 · Other
Closed session on real estate purchase and pending litigation
Approved · 5-0
8:29-9:24 p.m.
What residents said
Pace, signage and safety of the 200 South constructionCrosswalks on 1120 North after a child was struckBuilding height next to homes at THN 2 siteParking in the TOD area
Nathan Sheranian, whose daughter was hit by a car on 1120 North in November 2023, asked for crosswalks with flashing lights at 350 West and 670 West. Tim Hunt, Travis Morgan, Roger Gagon, Stacy Carter and Jared Sorenson (570 West 200 South) complained of slow progress, poor signage, potholes, parking and emergency access on the 200 South project; Gagon said a construction dump truck backed into his car. Morgan asked that the project be finished before July 16. Nick Merrill praised the coming bike lanes and new Main Street bike racks. Jack Young supported and Terry Mills raised height concerns about the THN 2 annexation.