Council reviews $37 million in capital requests, PARC grants including Art Dye dog park

Decisions at a glance

Agenda, item by item

1. Item 1 · Parks

   PARC Tax Advisory Board 2020-21 grant recommendations

   Discussed · Art Dye Park; Hunter and Evergreen parks; Fox Hollow Golf Course

   PARC chair Brian Thompson presented first-round grants, approved April 27. The board cut instrument purchases from Wasatch Music Alliance's $57,000 request, held back TAF's adult choir request until it showed the choir existed and pressed TAF on accounting and self-sufficiency, and left $103,891 unallocated for a second round. Parks items included a fenced three-area dog park north of the Art Dye Park playground (displacing three disc golf holes), playgrounds at Hunter and Evergreen parks, a pool climbing wall and obstacle course, and Fox Hollow driving range equipment.

   • Grant$50,266 to Wasatch Music Alliance Operating expenses (instrument request removed). PARC Tax Advisory Board recommendation. Paid from PARC sales tax
   • Grant$55,000 to American Fork Library Remodel downstairs room into children's room. PARC Tax Advisory Board recommendation (previously funded). Paid from PARC sales tax
   • Grant$68,000 to American Fork Parks and Recreation Art Dye Park dog park: fencing, relocating disc golf holes, fountain, paths. PARC Tax Advisory Board recommendation. Paid from PARC sales tax
   • Payment$350,000 Annual Art Dye Park bond payment. Recurring PARC allocation. Paid from PARC sales tax
   • Unallocated: $103,891
   • Administration fee (1.5%): $22,905, partly for a PARC brochure

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2. Item 2 · Budget

   Fiscal 2022 capital projects, general fund, fleet and RDA budgets

   Discussed

   Finance Officer Anna Montoya previewed a $27.5 million general fund (up 5.7%), with about $10.5 million in sales tax and $4.5 million in property tax; public safety is 51% of spending. Police would add two officers and a detective; fire would add five of six requested positions (+$640,118) and lease one ambulance, as American Fork's station logged over 4,000 calls, the busiest in Utah County. Requests for $37 million in capital projects were cut to recommendations including $8.67 million carried over for Fire Station 52 and a police shooting range (bond proceeds), $2.63 million for pavement management, $1.92 million for the 700 North Connection, $850,000 for 300 West-Pacific Drive, $500,000 for Art Dye parking, $637,000 for the Art Dye Trail and $300,000 for open space land. The fleet budget is $1.79 million. In the Egg Farm RDA, 1100 South widening ($1,103,313) is set for FY22 while 1500 South widening is unfunded. Montoya said the city pays about $12,000 a month in card processing fees.

   • Budget$8.67 million Fire Station 52 and police shooting range (carried over). Paid from Bond proceeds
   • Budget$2.63 million Pavement management plan
   • Budget$1.92 million 700 North Connection (carried over)
   • Budget$1.79 million Fleet fund new vehicles and lease debt service. Paid from Charged back to general and utility funds
   • Budget$1.10 million 1100 South widening, Egg Farm RDA. Paid from Egg Farm RDA tax increment
   • Budget$850,000 300 West-Pacific Drive improvements
   • Budget$637,000 Art Dye Trail. Paid from Grants
   • Budget$500,000 Art Dye Park parking lot completion
   • Budget$300,000 Open space land purchase. Paid from Park impact fees
   • General fund revenue FY13: about $18 million; proposed FY22: $27.5 million
   • Capital equipment: $9 million requested, $334,360 recommended
   • Fleet: 8 police vehicles ($432,000), 1 ambulance ($285,000), boom truck ($147,000), lease debt service ($651,911)
   • Other capital: 400 South connection to 500 East ($300,000), signal at 620 South 600 East ($279,643), Fitness Center expansion study ($20,000), police/courts building study ($36,000), Fox Hollow operating and debt service ($240,000)
   • Egg Farm RDA storm drain project ($540,674) expected to carry to FY24

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What residents said

Scott Okelberry asked about plans for pickleball courts; staff said the city is working with the school district to convert junior high tennis courts.