Council adopts fiscal 2025 budget with no property tax increase, cuts Alpine Community Theater from PARC grants
June 11, 2024, 7:00 p.m. · American Fork City Hall, 31 N. Church St.
The council adopted the fiscal 2025 budget, kept the property tax revenue-neutral at a rate of 0.001537 for about $7.2 million in general fund revenue, and approved a new fee schedule with steeper penalties for unpermitted work. It approved $884,914 in PARC tax grants after removing $14,000 for Alpine Community Theater because it performs outside the city, and hired Franson Civil Engineers to design repairs for 2023 flood damage on Boat Harbor Road and Fox Hollow Golf Course.
From the approved minutes.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item PH · Budget
Public hearings: fiscal 2025 budget; surplus land at about 1500 South 100 West (173,412 sq. ft.) and about 1200 South 300 West; easement vacation at 1033 E. 1060 North
Discussed
No comments on any hearing. The surplus declarations themselves are not recorded as action items in these minutes.
Item Consent 3 · Development
Release of construction guarantee, Perri residence, 174 Grant Ave.
Approved · 5-0
Released $36,926 and accepted improvements.
- Payment$36,926
Item Consent 4 · Budget
Ratification of payments May 22-June 4, 2024, and purchases over $50,000
Approved · 5-0
Routine consent ratification.
Item 1 · Parks
Fiscal 2023-24 PARC tax disbursements
Approved · 4-0-1
Councilmembers Tim Holley, Ryan Hunter and Clark Taylor objected to $14,000 for Alpine Community Theater because it performs outside the city; Hunter also questioned Concerts in the Park growing from $5,500 to about $60,000 and buying instruments. Councilmember Staci Carroll, the PARC board liaison, supported the theater but was in the minority. Councilmember Ernie John abstained, saying his wife and daughter belong to funded groups. Approved without the theater, moving $6,060 to Live AF for the drone show and returning the rest to the fund. (The theater got $8,886 on Nov. 12.) Mayor Bradley Frost asked for an audit process.
- Grant$347,000 to American Fork Parks and Recreation
- Grant$245,000 to Timpanogos Arts Foundation
- Grant$149,507 to Harrington Center for the Arts
- Grant$45,000 to Wasatch Music Alliance
- Grant$29,097 to Friends of American Fork Library
- Grant$28,060 to Live AF
- Grant$18,000 to American Fork Library
- Grant$16,250 to Fox Hollow Golf Course
- Grant$7,000 to Timpanogos Chamber Music
- Recipients per June 25 budget: American Fork Parks and Recreation $347,000; Timpanogos Arts Foundation $245,000; Harrington Center for the Arts $149,507; Wasatch Music Alliance $45,000; Friends of American Fork Library $29,097; Live AF $28,060; American Fork Library $18,000; Fox Hollow Golf Course $16,250; Timpanogos Chamber Music $7,000
- Total: $884,914
- Ernie John abstained: family members in recipient organizations
- Minutes record ordinance number as 2025-06-25
Item 2 · Taxes and fees
Fiscal 2024-25 general fee schedule
Approved · 5-0
Resolution 2024-06-20R. Resident fitness center fees unchanged, non-resident fees up slightly; higher penalties for work done without permits, which Holley said targets those not cooperating; day care licensing moved to a commercial-type license; inspector hourly rates added; Quail Cove Park event fees clarified.
Item 3 · Taxes and fees
Certified tax rate for fiscal 2025
Approved · 5-0
Resolution 2024-06-21R accepting the county-calculated rate; Finance Officer Anna Montoya said it is revenue-neutral with no increase. General fund rate 0.001537 yields about $7.2 million; interest and sinking fund (bond) levy set at $582,638.
- Bond$582,638
- Rate: 0.001537 (general fund)
- General fund property tax: ~$7.2 million
- Debt service levy: $582,638
Item 4 · Budget
Fiscal 2025 budget adopted
Approved · 5-0
Resolution 2024-06-22R adopting the budget for July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025 after months of work sessions.
Item 5 · Roads and utilities
Vacation of utility easement, 1033 E. 1060 North (Autumn Crest Phase 1 Plat B Lot 32)
Approved · 5-0
Ordinance 2024-06-26.
Item 6 · Annexation
Annexation agreement with Jes and Claire Scott, about 330 East 620 South
Approved · 5-0
Approved agreement with the property owners.
Item 7 · Annexation
YD3 Annexation agreement, about 250 South 1160 West
Approved · 5-0
Annexation agreement with TOD zoning (agenda said about 0.16 acre).
Item 8 · General plan
Kings Court land use amendment, 555 E. Main St. (1.05 acres)
Approved · 5-0
Residential Medium Density to General Commercial. Councilmember Carroll noted the land is zoned PO-1. Minutes give the resolution number as 2025-06-23R.
- Acres: 1.05
Item 9 · Zoning
Kings Court zone change, PO-1 to GC-1
Approved · 5-0
Ordinance 2024-06-27; Main Street right-of-way dedication was a condition (deed accepted July 23).
- PO-1 → GC-1
Item 10 · City code
Code amendment: area of accessory buildings
Approved · 5-0
Ordinance 2024-06-28 amending 17.5.105 and repealing subsections of 17.4.100-300.
Item 11 · City code
Code amendment: floodplain management
Approved · 5-0
Ordinance 2024-06-29 specifying when applicants must provide flood studies and base flood elevations.
Item 12 · City code
Code amendment: historic conservation projects
Approved · 5-0
Ordinance 2024-06-30 amending 17.7.801.
Item 13 · City code
Title 10 vehicles and traffic amendments
Approved · 5-0
Ordinance 2024-06-31.
Item 14 · Public safety
2024 fireworks restrictions
Approved · 5-0
Resolution 2024-06-24R.
Item 15 · Contract
Franson Civil Engineers contract for 2024 flood repair design
Approved · 5-0
Engineering and design to repair 2023 spring runoff damage on Boat Harbor Road and at Fox Hollow Golf Course. The minutes give no amount and the packet exceeds 50 MB.
- ContractAmount not given to Franson Civil Engineers
What residents said
Code enforcement on structure straddling property lines
Eileen Miller said her HOA's surveys confirmed property lines and asked the city to act on a large structure across the street that straddles three properties, which she called an eyesore.